Disclaimer: If you recognize it, then it isn't mine, and is instead due to the creative minds of others. I'm just borrowing for some fun.
CHAPTER 1
APOV
"Hello there. My name is Elijah, and who might you be?" Adalyn stood in dumbstruck silence as the accented voice swept over her. Finally, after staring in silence for too long she pulled herself together enough to respond.
"Uh, my name is A-Adalyn, um, sir."
"Tell me Adalyn, what are you doing in this house?" The man-Elijah- asked as he cocked a single eyebrow.
"W-well I don't actually know. I just woke up here a little while ago in a room upstairs and I don't know where I am or why I was taken, or where my sister is and - wait. So you're not the one who kidnapped my sister and me?" Adalyn cut her rambling off with the question.
Elijah took a moment to respond. "I am not the one who kidnapped you, no. One of those who kidnapped you is currently lying in a room upstairs. I believe you saw him? As for your sister, am I to assume that it is Miss Elena Gilbert that you speak of? She was here earlier yes, but has since left under the supervision of the brothers Salvatore."
Adalyn let out a shudder as she recalled the severed head upstairs before the rest of Elijah's words caught up with her. "Wait, Elena is gone? With the Salvatore's? They left me?" Her voice had gotten rather small by this point. "They left me….alone?"
Now rather than curiosity Elijah's face showed slight sympathy. "It appears that way Adalyn. And, I'm sorry to say, your being left behind means that you must come with me for the time being."
"I'm sorry, what? Why? What could you possibly want me for, I thought you said you didn't kidnap us, are you going to hurt me? Why can't I just go home? Please just let me go home. I won't tell anyone anything I swear. Not about the body, or being kidnapped or about your super duper healing abilities even though how did you do that I mean that was some weird shi-"
"Enough" Elijah's curt voice effectively stopped Adalyn's panicked rambling and reduced her to a silent but visibly frightened mess. "My motivations for doing this are currently none of your concern, and as long as you behave while under my supervision I shall have no reason to harm you. You will be returned to your home at some point in the very near future so have no fear on that aspect. As for my healing abilities, I would have thought that would be obvious."
Relaxing at the assurances of her returning home in one piece Adalyn felt bold enough to rather bluntly say "um, obvious, no. I've never heard of someone having a hole punched through their chest and surviving let alone healing in a matter of seconds. It was some pretty supernatural stuff."
Elijah adopted a grin that showed just a hint of teeth. "Indeed. As I can see your sister never felt it prudent to tell you I will enlighten you. I, as well as the two who kidnapped you, as well as both Salvatore brothers, are not human. We are creatures commonly known as vampires."
Adalyn snorted indelicately. "Vampires?" Seriously?What was this guy on?
The barely there grin that Elijah had been sporting morphed into a menacing snarl as his teeth extended into fangs and the veins under his oh god-red eyes suddenly turned black. "Yes Adalyn, vampires." Adalyn could barely emit a sharp gasp of fright before everything went black.
EPOV
As Adalyn fainted away Elijah allowed his face to return to normal as he adjusted his grip from her wrists in order to fully sweep her into his arms. Her shoes, which he just now noticed she had been clutching tightly in her hands, fell to the floor with a dull thud as he walked out of the house and into the mid-day sun. He was still fuming about being bested by such a young and impulsive vampire like Salvatore. That shouldn't have happened- wouldn't have happened had he not been distracted with the discovery of the doppelganger. Miss Elena Gilbert. The impossible girl, and now Elijah's new priority. If he knows of her existence then it was only a matter of time before Niklaus discovered it as well, and when that happened she would have to be protected.
Reaching his car Elijah shifted the young girl in his arms into only one and opened the passenger door with the other. After making sure she was secure he circled around to the driver's side and quickly put the car into drive. His period of deadness had made him slightly cramped for time. He needed to find the doppelganger, and soon.
Hearing a slight groan from beside him Elijah turned his head to observe his young charge. Her coloring was similar to the doppelgangers. Brown hair, olive skin, and brown eyes. Beyond that, the two looked very different. Elena, like Katarina, like Tatia, was stunning. Tall, and slim and beautiful. Adalyn was much shorter, possibly scraping 5'2" and her figure, though curvy, was not as slim and toned as her sisters. Her face itself was not one that he would consider beautiful, not in the way that the doppelgangers were, but it was pleasant enough. Her eyes were what had caught his attention the most. Bigger than her sisters, and the brown much lighter than the rich chocolate shade that all the doppelgangers' shared. The large size combined with the hints of gold and green interwoven into the Brown created a very doe-like effect. Her eyes seemed to scream that she was young, innocent, fragile. They made one inclined to protect, rather than harm. It was a rather dangerous weapon to have, though it was one that Elijah had the distinct feeling the girl currently stirring to his right had no idea she possessed.
APOV
Waking up for the second time in one day to discover that you have no idea where you are is not a fun experience, as Adalyn discovered. Waking up in a moving car with a man who has now kidnapped you and is not a man at all, he's a vampire holy crap is even less fun. Immediately becoming hyper-alert Adalyn shot up ramrod straight in her seat before pushing herself as close to her door and as far away from her captor as possible.
"Relax Adalyn, as I have already stated I have no intention of harming you so long as you do not make this journey difficult for me." The soothing voice of Elijah reached her ears and while Adalyn did relax a fraction, she was as wary as ever. They sat in silence for a number of minutes until she had worked up the courage to ask the questions plaguing her mind.
"So….uhhh, vampires? How does that work if you don't mind me asking? Is it like all the stories?"
"While we are similar to the creatures of myth there are some key differences. Garlic, holy water, and crosses do not have any negative effect on us. While we do consume blood we are also able to consume regular human food and beverage. We are able to drink from people without turning them and through a technique called compulsion, we are able to erase memories from and mentally manipulate humans. We have superior senses, strength, and speed. Our blood has incredible healing properties for humans, though we heal remarkably fast as well as you witnessed earlier. In order to become a vampire you must die with vampire blood in your system, then consume human blood in order to complete the transition. The sunlight burns us to ash, and a stake through the heart or a beheading will kill us. We are also weakened by a plant called vervain. It prevents compulsion and burns our skin. Your sister was wearing a vervain-laced necklace, but I can smell that you are wearing no such jewelry." Elijah finished his mini-lecture with a glance over to Adalyn, which had her shifting uncomfortably at the reminder of her sister's foreknowledge of all this...vampire stuff.
"Wow...that's a- that's a lot to take in. You said that sunlight burns the skin, but there's sunlight hitting you right now? Also, you had a hole punched through your chest right where your heart should be so how aren't you dead right now?" By this point in her questioning, Adalyn had turned her body fully towards Elijah as her curiosity began to take over.
Elijah glanced towards her with a small smirk. "The stake had no effect because I am a very special kind of vampire and it would take a very special kind of stake to kill me, as for the sunlight, I wear this and it protects me." He held out a hand which held a ring with a brilliant blue stone in the middle.
"Huh, how does a ring protect you from the sun?"
"It was enchanted Adalyn. By a very powerful witch."
Adalyn's jaw dropped open in shock though she thankfully didn't faint at this reveal. "Witches are real! What else is there? Werewolves? Ghouls? Mummies? Zombies? Are all the monsters of myth real?
"Werewolves are real, though I admit to being skeptical about the reality of the rest as I have never heard of the existence of any such creatures. And trust me Adalyn, I have been around for a very long time." With a heavy glance in her direction, Elijah turned his face back towards the road, leaving Adalyn alone with her thoughts as they drove on in silence.
Adalyn's head was spinning with all of the information she had learned in the past few hours, not to mention the exhausting events that had taken place. She had been kidnapped, TWICE. Her sister and her two boyfriends (vampire boyfriends what the hell!) had abandoned her and her new captor was polite, British, and also a freakin vampire! And, not only were vampires a thing, but fricken witches and werewolves were too! Now she was sitting in silence in a car with a who knows how old vampire, barefoot, still in the dress from the night before. Now that the novelty of discovering that monsters were real and being kidnapped was starting to wear off, Adalyn was starting to realize just how miserable she currently was. She desperately needed a shower, some hot food, and a toothbrush. She also needed to get home to see Elena and 1) see how far this web of lies and deceit went with her, 2) check to make sure that she was actually alright (not that Adalyn cared much right now) and 3) verbally rip into her and the Salvatore brothers for leaving her alone in that house! Surely they must have known that she was missing with Elena. Someone had to have noticed that she was gone, right?
As her thoughts continued down this depressing lane Elijah was pulling his car into a space and parking it, before beckoning for Adalyn to get out of the car. Confused, but compliant, she did before following Elijah as he walked down what appeared to be a main street in a small town. He stopped at a man playing the guitar and dropped a rather large numbered bill into his case before scooping up a handful of change. Increasingly curious now, Adalyn had to ask.
"Um, Elijah? What exactly are we doing here?"
Elijah continued to walk as he answered her. "Just, letting some mutual acquaintances know that I am very much alive, Adalyn. It wouldn't do for them to believe themselves to have beat me."
"Mutual acquaint- do you mean the Salvatores? Are they here?" Adalyn couldn't help herself. She looked around to see if she could spot them.
"They are currently seated in that cafe across the street, along with your sister and your second kidnapper." He replied, gesturing to a building that had a full wall of windows in the front."That is a special cafe designed for vampires. The glass keeps the sun's rays from touching their skin. They believe themselves to be safe in there. I'd like to remind them that they aren't." By this point, Elijah's eyes had darkened and his countenance was positively menacing.
Adalyn gulped but looked across the street at said cafe. "You said that they're just chatting with my kidnapper? All cozy? While they still think that I'm missing!" By this point, a steady surge of anger was boiling in Adalyn's gut. She looked at Elijah, her rage reflected in her eyes. "Remind them….please."
Elijah nodded his head once, then turned to the side and flicked the coins in his hand across the street in a move that looked almost gentle. The glass shattered instantly, and loud screaming could be heard from inside as the vampires scrambled for cover. Elijah gently grabbed Adalyn's arm and led her back to the car before immediately putting it into drive and tearing out of the town.
"Soo uh, now what?" Adalyn asked some minutes later.
"Now," Elijah turned to her "now I take you home."
Adalyn grinned widely.
As Elijah pulled up outside of her house in the late evening, Adalyn felt the stirrings of trepidation that she'd been feeling the entire drive home solidify into full blown anxiety. What was she going to say to anyone in that house? To Elena, who had kept this from her and put her in danger due to her ignorance. To Jeremy, or Jenna. Did they know as well? What happened now? A slight cough pulled Adalyn from her racing thoughts.
"This is the correct address, yes?"
Adalyn turned to Elijah and nodded once. "Yes, it is. Sorry, I'm just...I don't know what to say. To anyone in that house. Anyways Elijah, thank you for bringing me home and uh, not drinking my blood I guess. Or leaving me at that house to rot. As unfortunate as the circumstances are, I didn't mind meeting you."
Elijah grinned slightly and inclined his head toward her. "It was a pleasure to meet you Adalyn Gilbert."
Adalyn got out of the car and awkwardly stood there for a second before giving a short wave. "Soo, uh, goodbye, I guess."
"You and your sister will see me again Miss Gilbert, but for now, yes, it is goodbye." Giving a jerky nod Adalyn turned and began walking up her driveway, and up the porch steps. As she opened the front door she turned to see Elijah's car pulling out of her driveway and off into the night. She watched him leave until a tight hug from her Aunt Jenna knocked her off balance.
"Oh my god Adalyn where have you been! I've been worried sick, no-one's heard from you since last night and- why are you barefoot?"
AN: Soo wrote this chapter quickly because I was feeling inspired, I guess? Any and all updates from here on out should be about this long, but they won't all bee this quick to arrive. What do you think? Do you like Adalyn? Is there anything I need to work on? Let me know? Hope you enjoyed!