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Chapter 2

Elena looked at Caroline and Stefan with a raised eyebrow. "You two should teach Klaus and Rebekah how to drink from blood bags."

"What about Elijah?" Stefan asked while the Original himself looked at her. She smiled.

"I'll teach him." They looked at her wide eyed. "Bonnie taught Kol, I'm pretty sure I can teach Elijah." That made Bonnie burn red in her cheeks.

Caroline and Stefan flashed away to the Red Room and came back with blood bags to give to the Originals who haven't fed yet. Caroline was sitting behind Klaus as she was teaching him while Stefan was in front of Rebekah when they turned to see Elena just offering her neck to Elijah.

"I've done this before." She told them as Elijah gulped, worried about hurting her but as she moved into his lap, she looked deep in his eyes.

"You've done this before," she whispered tenderly, gently. She led his face to her carotid and he just sunk his fangs into it. The small mewling sound she made turned him on but he couldn't stop just yet until he heard her heart slow down a fraction and he removed his fangs. Blood dribbled down his chin and would have stained his white shirt if Elena hadn't wiped it away with her thumb and forefinger.

Instinct took over and as he bit his wrist, he offered it to her, allowing her to drink and when she did, he had to stifle his moan because nothing had ever felt that good. It was a light caress but he burned for more though he had a feeling that it would be wrong-she may have a significant other.

He left to excuse himself though Elena followed him out.

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Elena didn't know why he wanted to walk around the grounds but here they were when they could have easily gone into the woods.

"It was not my first time feeding off of you, was it?" he asked.

She nodded. "It was your third time doing it to be honest." She looked up and smiled. "The first time we were in the Lockwood Estate, the second time was after you saved me and this was the third time."

"The Lockwood Estate?" he looked perplexed. She couldn't stop smiling at him. "And whom was I saving you from?"

"There's a hybrid in town named Tyler Lockwood who owns that estate with his mother and you were saving me from someone." She didn't want to tell him that it was Rebekah as she knew how protective of his siblings he was.

Before he could say anything else, Damon appeared looking cocky and a little outraged.

"Well, well if it isn't Elijah the noble and Elena," Damon greeted. Elijah looked to Elena hoping she could fill in the blanks.

"Oh, what's that? You don't remember who I am?" Damon laughed. "This is rich!"

"Damon stop it!" Elena chided.

"So I hear that you're helping the Originals until their memories return," She nodded as he was sneering at her. "I'm curious-just how are you teaching Elijah?"

She instantly knew what he was implying and her eyes narrowed. "Just because Stefan and I broke up and I haven't given you the time of day to bed me doesn't mean that I'm bedding Elijah!"

"Oh sure," he drawled out. "Please-you can look all innocent and doe-eyed all you want, underneath it all, you're just like every Petrova doppelganger known to mankind!" Whatever unresolved feelings she had for Damon were burned in that instant and all the hate she felt for him boiled over.

"You're the manwhore." She spat in his face. "Not once have I ever labeled myself as that!" Damon made a move to step towards her but Elijah pushed her behind him, growling at the boy in front of him for having the audacity to say those things.

"Leave." He got out before his eyes darkened and his veins appeared. Damon sneered and made a move to attack him when Stefan appeared with Kol and Klaus-having watched and heard what was happening. Stefan looked at Damon and pushed him over to a tree.

"Let her go Damon and let her find happiness without you." He whispered. He didn't need to say anything further as both brothers knew who was being talked about.

Let Elena go Damon and let Elena find happiness without you.

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Klaus looked at the girl who had his brother all wrapped around his finger; which was easy to see and smiled at her.

"I did not believe what he was saying about you Miss Elena." He told her warmly and it was strange for her to hear that warmth in his voice.

"I agree Miss Elena. You did not deserve to be called such a thing." Kol added and in that instant, everything that she thought about the Originals was turned on its axis. Without a thousand years of history and more importantly without their memories of recent events The Mikaelsons seemed to be a close and very loyal family.

Elena wanted them to have that fresh start again and this time, she hoped that maybe they could find peace as a family.

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