Chapter One
I glanced at the clock on the bedside table, it was five am, and I'd been laying in my own blood and other bodily fluids, for three hours. I heard voices downstairs, "Help, please help," I shouted my voice hoarse from crying and screaming. I heard whoever was in the house coming up the stairs.
"Oh my god," said Meredith's voice. "Elena," I cried again out of relief and pain. "Oh sweetheart it's going to be okay, Alaric, call the police," he came into the room, and went white.
"Oh Elena," he said as tears rolled down his face, he called the police and then left the room, I felt so ashamed.
Caroline answered her phone as it began ringing, "Hello," she mumbled into the phone; they (Originals, plus Damon and Stefan) were all up eating breakfast after fun night.
"Caroline," said Alaric his voice sounded like he'd been crying, she woke up with a start.
"Alaric," she said. "What's wrong,"
"It's Elena," he said. Everyone in the room rolled their eyes.
"What's she done now," said Caroline.
"Caroline," said Alaric, "She's been raped," Caroline froze as did everyone else in the room. "Sometime last night," he said. "There was a break in,"
"Oh my god," said Caroline feeling tears fall from her eyes, Klaus' arms held her close. Elijah took the phone and continued to speak with Alaric, when he hung up, he had no colour in his face.
"She's coming to stay with us," he said. "Does anyone have a problem," no one did.
The police arrived and surveyed the scene they took photos, I'd never felt so humiliated, particularly as Caroline's mom was among them. "Can you tell us who did this," she said softly.
"They were called Pete and Dave," I said in a robotic voice. "That's all I know,"
"Can you tell us what they did," she said.
"Everything," I said as I started crying again, the memories still very much fresh.
"Did they rape you," she said, she was also crying at this point, she made to reach for my hand but I pulled it away. I nodded. "Okay, that's all I need for now, but you will need to find somewhere else to live for a while,"
"Why," I said.
"Well this is a crime scene, we need to collect as much evidence as possible, and I don't think you'd want to stay here at the moment," she said. I shook my head.
"Let's get her to a hospital first though," said Meredith, "She needs to be examined,"
The hospital exam was very thorough again photos were taken; I remained stoic through it all. "Elena," said Alaric as he wheeled me to the car. "We're staying with the others," I looked up.
"No," I said. "They can't see me like this," wiping away tears.
"We have nowhere else to go," he said.
"Do they know," I whispered.
"I called Caroline this morning, and then spoke with Elijah," he said. "I assume everyone else was there," the car stopped and for a moment it was silent. "Can you walk," I shook my head, my body was so sore down there that I could barely take a few steps. "I'll get Caroline to come and help you then," I nodded.
She must have been listening because she appeared out of nowhere; she opened the car door, and gasped. "What did they do to you," she whispered. "Come on can you stand for me," I nodded and stood up wincing, everything hurt at the moment. "Okay, lean on me and we'll walk slowly into the house," I did and she slowly helped me into the house. She sat me down on the couch, and I looked up and froze when I saw everyone. They all looked like they didn't quite know what to say. "I'm sorry for disrupting you guys like this," I whispered.
"Elena," said Klaus' voice. "You've done absolutely nothing wrong," I was surprised at the gentle tone to his voice.
For the remainder of the day I did nothing, I just sat there listening to their idle attempts at conversation. I felt the effects of being awake for hours and fell asleep, but the images of what happened refused to let me have a peaceful sleep. I woke up sometime later screaming at the top of my lungs. "Elena," said Rebekah's voice. "It was just a dream, you're safe here," I tried to calm down, but the dream had been so real, and I suddenly began to panic when I couldn't breathe. "Elena you need to breathe for me, in and out," Rebekah said calm but firm voice. Eventually I calmed down, and wiped the stray tears.
"Did I wake you up," I said noticing for the first time she was in a nightgown.
"No," she said. "I was just getting ready for bed," I nodded, and took in the room,
"Who does this room belong to," I asked in a quiet voice.
"No one but even if it was we wouldn't mind," she said.
"I'm sorry, for what I did to you guys," I said.
"Elena," said Elijah's voice, "May we come in,"
"We," I said confused.
"Just my brothers," said Rebekah, "Stefan, Damon and Caroline went to their respective homes,"
"It's your house," I said. "If you guys want to come in, who am I to stop you,"
"We don't want to cause you any more distress than you've been through already," said Elijah as he, Klaus, and Kol walked into the room, (Finn died in the ritual along with Esther).
"Can we hear your side of the conversation you had with our, with that woman," said Klaus, "I know I've caused you a great deal of grief, but I'd like to think that the time before the ball we were on friendly terms, I was baffled why you'd do what the witch said you did,"
"I didn't want to do it," I said. "I begged them not to go through with it,"
"Come on Elena," shouted Bonnie. "It's just a little blood," I imagined their faces, Kol, Rebekah, Klaus, Elijah, I couldn't do it especially after they'd put so much trust in me. "Elena I'm getting tired of this, give me your finger," said Esther sternly.
"No," I said. "I can't do this, Bonnie, I don't want to do this,"
"They're an abomination," said Esther.
"That you created," I said. "But I refuse to do this,"
"After what Klaus did to your Aunt Jenna," said Bonnie.
"He knows I'll never forgive him for that," I said. "But the rest of them, Bonnie, you don't know them like I do,"
"No," I said. "And for the record the only abomination is you,"
"How dare you," she growled.
"It's true," I said. "What kind of mother would kill her children," the words had no effect upon any of them,
"I didn't want to do this against your will," said Esther, she grabbed my hand and held it so tightly I couldn't move it, and she pricked my finger, a lot harder than was necessary, and got the blood she felt she required.
"No," I said. "Please don't do this,"
"I'm sorry Elena," said Bonnie. "But this is for the greater good, we can't have these things living in our society anymore,"
"I'm sorry," said Rebekah, "For not believing you,"
"I stabbed you in the back," I said yawning. "I understand,"
"Do you want some help to sleep," said Elijah softly.
"If you can keep the memories away for the night," I said.
"That we can do," said Kol. "You don't mind us in here tonight,"
"Why would you want to do that," I said.
"We want to help you," said Rebekah, "I know what you're going through, and they know how to help you, they did for me,"
"You were," I shuddered I couldn't say the word.
"Yes," she whispered. "Along time ago, but yes," I squeezed her hand in silent support.
"I'm sorry," I said.
"I'm sorry too," she said, her eyes had tears in them, I reached to hug her and she hugged me back too.
"Okay," said Klaus' voice. "Lie down Elena, and close your eyes, we'll be here when you wake up," I nodded,
"I can see why Caroline likes you," I said. "When you're like this you're not half as bad,"
"If I can do anything, to apologise for what I've done to you then so be it," he said.
"Thank you," I said, "All of you,"
"You're welcome," they all said at once, and with that I fell into a much more relaxing sleep, even though I dreaded the next day when I would have to tell Liz and in turn everyone what those men did to me.
