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Elena was surprised that she managed to spend the entire night uninterrupted. She had shut her door and made her way to have a nice long, hot shower to scrub the dirt and debris from her skin. Once she managed to drag herself from the pressure shower head she shuffled her way to the walk-in closet. Peering inside she saw that most of the clothes followed her usual styles. Opening the drawers she came across one that had camisoles on one side and booty shorts on the other. Quickly grabbing a pair of TopShop dark grey shorts and a lavender Camisole she crawled into the large queen-sized bed.
As tired as she felt she found that she couldn't manage to sleep. She just laid there in the the bed contemplating her new life. A few things were for sure: She is a hybrid. How this was possible she wasn't quite sure. Though she didn't know her family's exact history she was certain there were no werewolves. Which made the Gene improbable. She wasn't sure how Klaus managed to do it but he did.
She also found out from the alarm clock on the side table that she had been in Klaus' clutches for just over a week. Much longer than she originally thought. The time range made her positive that the Salvatore brothers were well on their way to rescue her.
That thought sent her reeling all over again. What would Damon and Stefan think when they saw her? Would they want to try and fix her (does she actually want to be fixed)? Would they tear her heart out on the spot? Her stomach turned and clenched doing gymnastics inside her.
Elena wasn't sure what Klaus wanted with her. Why had he turned her? Surely he doesn't expect her to join his hybrid army! As if she was qualified. She had what, five how-to-fight-vampires training sessions with Damon and Alaric? As if that would help her.
Another problem that presented itself around three o'clock in the morning: Was she sired to the demonic hybrid like the rest of his hybrids or did she still possess her free will? She'd probably find out one way or another tomorrow.
Elena also learned that her new hybrid status made her core body temperature skyrocket. The heavy duvet made her impossibly warm. Several times she kicked off herself subconsciously. Eventually she gave up and remade the bed completely. Instead of getting under the duvet she grabbed a fluffy, dark grey throw blanket. It was much cooler from then on.
Around six in the morning Elena finally passed out from exhaustion. When she woke up her room was bathed in the soft warm glow of the afternoon sun. Elena's heart sped up a moment as she forgot that hybrid's didn't have the sensitivity to daylight that vampires possessed. Perhaps the only good thing that comes out of all of this.
As her feet touched the cool laminate flooring she cringed. Looking around the room she saw a pair of faux fur bootie slippers beside the bed. Pulling them onto her feet she was surprised to see that they fit perfectly. As she walked towards the door she also grabbed a housecoat off the back of the door. It was a little bit childish being that the hood was a teddy bear face. Nevertheless it was soft and comfortable falling just at the back of her knees.
Elena probably would've just stayed in her room had it not been for the hunger that clawed at her stomach. Unfortunately she was certain it wasn't for a hearty bowl of Harvest Crunch.
"God I'm hungry!" Elena moaned as she trudged into the kitchen. Throwing the fridge door open she didn't have to look far before she came across blood bags. She didn't let herself think about it as she closed her eyes and tore into the bag. Instantaneously she felt as blood rushed into her face and with it the hybrid canines and golden eyes hidden under her eyelids.
Sure she might still be in denial. She didn't care. She'd rather think the bag in her hand was a delicious kool aid bag than what it really was.
Elena heard him before she felt his hand wrap around her wrist. "Elena?" She released the now empty blood bag and turned herself away from the all too familiar voice. She remembered how Stefan would control his bloodlust with his breathing, suppressing it under self-control. It took her quite a few seconds before she felt her face return to normal. "Tyler." She breathed out as she turned towards him with a smile gracing her face. "'Lena what are you doing here drinking that?" The fact that Elena couldn't see a smidge of betrayal from Tyler made her feel all that much more guilty. "I-" Elena wasn't sure exactly how to tell him so she decided to just change the subject. "Why are you here? Klaus lives here you know?" Elena shoved him lightly as a smile lit her face. "I tried getting out of here. I tried getting rid of the sire bond but it's no use. I take one step forward and Klaus sends me tumbling five steps back down. Caroline must be so mad at me." Tyler shook his head. "Care'll understand. You can make her. She loves you!" Elena placed her hands on either of Tyler's upper arms; forcing him to face her. "No she won't," Tyler spoke with bitterness dripping from every word, "Klaus won't even let me see her."
Elena became more and more furious the more she talked with Tyler. "Anyways you didn't answer my question earlier. What are you doing here?" Elena shuffled as she weighed the pros and cons of telling Tyler the truth. "I-" It turned out Elena didn't have to tell him anyways.
"Ah, well it looks like my newest hybrid has found the blood supply." Klaus swaggered into the kitchen observing the empty blood bag on the counter. Elena froze. Instead of looking at Klaus she watched Tyler carefully judging his reaction. His jaw drop before he was able to school his features and offer her a tight smile. "Tyler, why don't you go make yourself useful and help Jesse and Scott." Klaus spoke dismissively as he used the sire bond to get Tyler out of the room. Though he tried to resist within seconds Tyler was scurrying out of the kitchen leaving Elena with the Devil himself.
Elena sent him a startling glare as she stalked forward at an alarming pace. Not realizing she was using supernatural speed. "Really Klaus? How insecure can you get?" Elena hissed as she stood chest to chest with her worst nightmare. "I'm sure I haven't a clue as to what you're talking about, love." Klaus spoke ominously. "I'm talking about you using the sire bond to keep Tyler away from Caroline! You'd think that after so long of pining you'd finally get the hint and move on. She doesn't love you!" Elena knew she sounded uncharacteristically harsh but at that moment she was too upset with him to care. She watched with morbid fascination as hurt flashed across his face before rage took over.
She expected him to lash out when she said what she did. She chose her words knowing that Klaus would act like this. It's exactly what she wanted. Faster than she could bat an eyelash Klaus had her pinned against a wall with a hand to her throat cutting off air. His body pressing her so forcefully into said wall that she was surprised it didn't leave indents. "I'd watch what you say around me, love, you know all too well how touchy I can be." Elena scoffed raspily as she pried Klaus' hand from her throat with considerable effort. "Touchy is an understatement." She turned her back to him causing him to growl at her menacingly.
Instead of paying him a millisecond of her attention she opened the fridge once more and grabbed a second blood bag. She had started heading back to her room before Klaus grabbed her wrist. "We have places to be." Klaus removed the blood bag from her hand and placed it back into the fridge. "And this means I can't have a blood bag? I'm sure you wouldn't want me going around ripping people apart while we're out. Surely that'll lead Stefan and Damon right to us." Klaus turned back towards her. "On the contrary dear. If you eat now you won't be hungry when we find someone tasty." Elena guffawed at him wanting him to retract what he had said. Surely he didn't expect her to eat people. "Oh don't look at me like that. I can't have you surviving off blood bags; plus, I'd really like you to learn control so you don't rip people to pieces like your boyfriend. Unless I tell you to that is. Meet me in the garage in an half an hour." Klaus moved to leave the kitchen but turned back to give Elena one last comment. "Oh and by the way, I'm not worried about Stefan and Damon finding you. They won't make it before we are well on our way to the next place I need us to be." Elena was unable to ask him what he meant as he breezed out of view. Elena rolled her eyes as she followed the corridors back to her room.
Showering in twenty minutes Elena was out of the shower and inside her closet with ten minutes. She dressed comfortably in a red cotton blouse, blue jeans, red converse, and a brown leather jacket. As she walked in the direction (she hopes) of the garage she throws her hair up into a high ponytail.
Elena got lost of course. Who'd blame her? She had never received the grand tour. She stumbled across the kitchen with three minutes before Klaus would be expecting her. In the room was three men, hybrids she deduced from their scents. All of them turned towards her with stunned eyes. The taller of them stepped forward. "Hello, I'm Scott. You must be Klaus' newest hybrid. Isn't he expecting you though?" He quirked an eyebrow. "I'm actually looking for the garage. Klaus expects people to follow his every order and yet neglects to give tours." Elena muttered as her eyes flickered around the room. She was uncertain still around the hybrids even though she was one herself. "Don't worry about it. I'll take you down there." Scott nodded curtly to the two other hybrids as he lead Elena towards the garage.
With only seconds to spare Elena made it to the garage with the help of Scott. Elena thanked him for his help as she walked through the door connecting the garage to the rest of the mansion. "Glad you could join me, love. Let's be on our way, shall we?" Klaus held open the passenger side door of his Lincoln Navigator. Elena watched Klaus warily as she slid into the car. Klaus walked around the car and within seconds they were out of the garage and gliding effortlessly across asphalt.
"So we're just going in to eat people?" Elena said nonchalantly. She sat stiffly in her seat. She settled for only keeping Klaus in her peripheral vision instead of staring at him the entire ride. Despite part of her insisting on trusting him (he is her alpha after all) she clung to the side of her that remembered every single bad thing he'd ever done to her. "For the most part. There's actually a quite popular farmer's market within the next couple kilometers. We can wander and I'll try and teach you some control and moderation." Klaus never took his eyes off the road. Neither did Elena. Both were still paying most of their attention to the other.
Within ten minutes the car was mobbed by dozens of people entering the farmer's market. Elena's newly heightened senses were overloaded by the concentrated scents of so many humans in one place. Their hearts pumped endlessly from everywhere all at once. Her face morphed and she had to slip her dark tinted sunglasses over her vibrant gold eyes to ensure that no one saw her odd eye colour. "Breath, love. Trust me you'll be a natural." Klaus opened his door and waited for her to be ready enough to get out herself. Elena practised breathing deeply for several moments until she felt her face return to normal.
Bracing herself she swung the door open and was hypothetically punched in the face by the many human scents. Taking a few deep breaths Elena closed her eyes and tried to fight her way past the cravings. She struggled in his grasp when he interlaced their fingers. He held strong and whispered into her ear, "Use me to anchor yourself. Let yourself go and embrace it." Klaus began walking forward dragging Elena along with him. She opened my eyes to avoid running into someone.
They maneuvered their way through the throngs of people with Elena having minimal control issues. Once they were surrounded completely by possible donors Klaus stopped and leaned in towards Elena. "Pick one." Elena's eyes scanned them. She wasn't liking the idea of feeding off of people but she supposed it was better to learn control before it was too late. Elena broke away from Klaus and prowled towards a ginger girl around twenty years old. She was browsing around a jewellery stand. She was currently holding a necklace with some sort of pendant on it. Elena didn't waste a second as she zoned in on the girl who would quickly become her victim.
"Wow that goes so well with your shirt." Elena complimented as she hovered over the girl's shoulder. "Thanks I guess it does." Elena cast a brief glance over the table to see it had numerous pendants. Picking up one that caught her eye she examined it to see the humor in her find. The pendant was a celtic symbol in the center with three wolves dancing and the outer edge. Elena smiled as she thought of coming back to buy it. Setting it down she turned back to the girl. "My name's Elena. You're Leah right?" Elena had looked the girl over and saw a name keychain on the girl's bag. "Yeah," She sounded a little bit suspicious but played it off, "I'm sorry but do I know you?" Elena smiled charismatically. "No not really. I'm in your Psych 101 class at the university." Leah immediately became less tense and smiled at her. "Oh yeah, come to think of it I'm pretty sure I've saw you around actually!" Elena knew she couldn't have actually saw her but took it as her chance. "You'll follow me and won't make a sound." Elena compelled the girl with surprising ease. Klaus was right; she is a natural.
Elena was successful in leading the girl into a more isolated corner of the marketplace. Once she was out of view from prying eyes she let her face retake it's hybrid visage. "You won't move. This won't hurt." Elena compelled once more before she sank her canines into the girl's throat drawing out her life essence. The blood drove her to a new high as she was able to pick up the chemosignals from the girl.
Klaus watched his newest hybrid stalk her victim and only came closer once she had lead the girl to a quiet corner. Klaus listened carefully to the girl's heartbeat waiting until she was on the brink of death before stepping in to stop Elena. He did this partially to help Elena partially to let her know he wasn't Stefan. He'd let her kill and let her revel in it.
"Elena, love. You've almost killed the girl. Let her go now or else she will die." Elena hesitated not wanting to release her prey. Her advanced hearing caught the fading heartbeats causing the old Elena to resurface and throw her away from the girl. She shivered in disgust as she tried to wipe the remainder of blood from her chin. "Well I'm not going to clean her up for you. Your hunt you deal with her." Klaus jutted his chin towards the girl bleeding out on the pavement. Elena regained her composure and inched towards the girl.
Klaus stunned as he watched Elena tear into her arm and feed the girl her blood. "You won't remember any of this. You came to the market and ended up falling. Go clean yourself up and go back to your dorm." Elena had sure mastered the art of compulsion. Klaus was sure she flowed through all of this much faster due to her relationships with the Salvatores as well as her kinship with Caroline.
Once the girl was on her way to clean up Elena turned back towards Klaus and smiled. "I didn't kill her." Elena pushed her way passed him rejoining the busy market. "Still hungry, love?" Klaus took hold of her hand once again only to have Elena rip her's out when she sped up all of a sudden. "Isn't that normal?" Elena tossed over her shoulder as she cast her predatory gaze over the people once more. "What about them?" She quickly found the 'them' Klaus was talking about. A couple was between two vehicles were oblivious to the world around them as they barely stopped their intense make out session to breath. Elena grabbed Klaus' hand and dragged him towards the couple. Her fangs were already itching to be sunk into somebody else's neck.
The couple didn't even realize when Elena and Klaus had arrived. Klaus was in front of the woman within seconds leaving Elena to take care of the man. Both compelled willing victims and ate until heartbeats dimmed to a mere whisper. Elena found it a little bit easier to pull away as her bloodlust had diminished since she had first made it to the market.
After Klaus and Elena got their fills they were on their way back to the mansion.
Elena didn't waste a second as she jumped out of the car and booked it for her room. She heard Klaus right behind her. She wondered what he wanted but refused to turn around and ask him. Instead she continued to her bedroom. Klaus stuck his foot in the way of the rapidly closing door and shoved his way inside.
"Did you have fun today, love?" Klaus caressed the side of her face causing Elena to lean out of his reach. "Yeah, sure." Elena muttered as she stripped off her jacket. "Where are your siblings anyways? Still keeping them in their boxes?" She spoke flippantly completely expecting Klaus' rage that followed. Klaus easily flung her onto her bed and hovered over her keeping her from being able to get up. "If you must know: my siblings are happily living their lives away from me. Rebekah and Kol are travelling throughout Europe." Elena scoffed, "More like terrorizing it." She said under her breath. It didn't escape Klaus' hearing as he growled and pressed her farther into the bed. "And I currently don't know the location of your beloved Elijah." Elena growled and thrashed underneath Klaus. She was largely unsuccessful in getting him off of her.
"Well you're alone now. How does it feel to not have control over your family for once in a millennia." Elena smirked. "I've got you, love. That's gotta count for something. You however are possibly more alone than you've ever been. I highly doubt you consider me to be a friend of yours." Elena was a deer caught in headlights with that statement. She wasn't sure how to respond so she chose a different approach to get him off of her. Drastic times call for drastic measures. Reaching out her splayed her fingers over his clothed chest. His chest rumbled under her touch causing her breath to get caught in her throat. Klaus was unsure what Elena was up to but wasn't ready to get her to stop yet. Elena's fingers danced across his chest as she tried to rile him up a bit.
Klaus wasn't skeptical anymore. He was revelling in the touch of his latest hybrid. He began feeling her up as well; rough calloused hands skimmed the strip of exposed skin at her waist fleetingly. He lowered his face to the crook of her neck and inhaled her heavenly scent.
Elena pushed Klaus' shirt up and he lifted himself up just long enough to whip it off before he was back on her lifting her shirt up as well. Before the red cotton material could pass her lacy black bra she had him sprawled out of the bed beneath her. He growled in surprise and frustration. Knowing he'd been played for a fool and not being very happy about it. "Let's get one thing straight. You may be the pack alpha but I will never submit to you wholly. I will never let you rule me the way you do Tyler and the rest of your hybrids." She jumped off of him and was out of the room before he could do anything to her.
She stormed down through the house trying to get as far away from Klaus as she possibly could. As she encroached on the kitchen she saw someone she didn't recognize. A young witch with strawberry blonde hair and yellowish orange eyes. "Hello, Elena. I see the transition went well." The woman inquired softly as she whisked about the kitchen. "And who may I ask are you?" Elena demanded defensively. "My name is Irene and I'm the witch that helped Klaus turn you into a mindless hybrid." Elena's blood began to boil as she let out a deep growl showing her distaste for the witch. Irene probably figured Klaus would use the sire bond to protect her from any hybrid style revenge.
Elena threw the witch against a wall. She crushed the witch into the same wall. "I am not mindless. I will not surrender to Klaus. I most definitely will not let him use me in any way, shape, or form." She snarled in the witch's face. Irene's hands clasped at Elena's trying fruitlessly to get the hybrid to release her throat so she could breath properly. How was this hybrid not listening to what her sire had surely warned her not to do? With whatever strength she could gather, Irene gave Elena a brain aneurysm. The hybrid didn't even flinch much to Irene's confusion.
Right as Elena felt the life of Irene slipping from her fingers she was thrown off of the witch. Elena howled in annoyance as she watched Irene slip to the floor unconscious. Elena leaped back up and fought her way back towards the witch only to have Tyler get in her way. He managed to keep the raging hybrid at bay while another hybrid went to check Irene's vitals. "Let me at her, Tyler! That bitch witch is the reason I'm going to be stuck like this for the rest of eternity!" Elena continued trying to get past Tyler only to have him pick her up and throw her over his shoulder. She pounded on his back but it didn't keep him from carrying her outside and away from the witch.
"Tyler!" Elena seethed as Tyler and two other hybrids were holding her back, away from the house. Once Elena was able to shake her pack brothers off of her she started pacing and ranting incoherent phrases. Her pack brothers stared at her as she looked to be on the brink of insanity. Tyler caught words like stupid witch or all her fault. Most along those lines.
After probably ten minutes of spaced out pacing and ranting Elena stopped and looked around. "What the hell happened? Why am I outside?" Elena wore a face of absolute befuddlement. She couldn't for the life of her remember what had previously been happening. Tyler looked on at her with his eyebrows raised in surprise.
"What in the... You don't remember throwing a major temper tantrum in the kitchen with Irene?" Trevor inquired. "Who's Irene?" Elena looked so lost it was kinda sad, with a hint of comicality to it. "What in the bloody hell is going on? Why am I being told that you almost killed my witch?!" Klaus stormed in front of Elena. To say he was angry would be a massive understatement, Klaus was fuming. Steam coming out of the nose and ears! "W-what? I-I almost did what?" Elena was muttering again, but she got up and ran into the house where she was sent into a wall. Elena tried to move but an invisible force pinned her to it. A witch with strawberry blond hair and pale orange/yellowish eyes stared at her in rage.
"Irene lay off my hybrid. Something is not right."
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