A/N Thank you guys to everyone who has followed, favourite and reviewed its so nice to know you guys all want to see what happens next, so here you go, again not any actual Elejah, but despite this being an Elejah fic, it is going to feature the relationships of other characters as well and not just romantic ones, so enjoy.
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Chapter 3
Caroline sits on Elena's bed hardly being able to believe what she was hearing, but at the same time totally understanding it.
"So it would've killed Klaus, but also Elijah and his siblings?" asks Caroline again.
"Yes, and I just, god I know its stupid and you probably hate me, but I couldn't do it Care" sighs Elena tears welling in her eyes.
Caroline pulled her friend into a tight hug, she'd always admired and been a little jealous of Elena's selfless nature, it was something she'd never fully grasped, but was getting better, and now she knew there were potential feelings for Elijah sat under the surface she couldn't fault her best friend.
"I don't hate you Elena, I could never hate you, I can't speak for others though, but I do understand why you told Elijah, it's who you are, plus you have feelings for the guy" assures Caroline.
"I don't know what I feel Care" sighs Elena.
"Okay then lets try something, I know a way you can be totally honest and can't lie to me or yourself, I promise I'll lift it after" suggests Caroline.
"Compel me to tell the truth, I guess it could work as long as you lift it" replies Elena as she drops the vervain she'd had on her onto the bed.
"Okay then" nods Caroline.
Leaning forward she uses her compulsion, "answer all my questions honestly" she says.
"I'll answer all questions honestly" replies Elena in a monotone voice before blinking and leaning back.
"Can you ever forgive Stefan for what he's done to you?" asks Caroline curiously.
"Yes" replies Elena.
"Do you love him?" asks Caroline.
"Yes" answers Elena.
"Do you love Damon?" asks Caroline.
"Yes" replies Elena.
"Do you love Damon more than Stefan?" asks Caroline.
"Yes" agrees Elena.
"Wow, well um guess that rules out Stefan's chances" muses Caroline to herself.
She turns to Elena.
"Do you love Elijah?" she asks.
"Yes" replies Elena.
Caroline smiles, Elena deserved to be happy and being in a tug of war wasn't helpful, despite how much she shipped Stefan and Elena as a couple.
"Alright then, now for the big one, do you think you'd be happier with Elijah or Damon?" asks Caroline.
"Yes" replies Elena.
"Well I guess its bye, bye Salvatore's, one last question, why do you love Elijah now?" asks Caroline.
"Because when I'm with him, I feel like an equal, he respects me, and he understands me, he gives me options and doesn't force me to choose or make choices for me, he accepts me as I am, and when I'm with it feels right, and he's really hot" adds Elena.
Caroline laughs at Elena's ending.
"I release you from all my compulsion" says Caroline.
Elena blinks, "wow" she gasps.
"You are in love with Elijah, no denying it now you've told me under the truth of compulsion you are in love with him, and he is really hot" agrees Caroline.
"What do I do know Care?" asks Elena.
"Firstly, I suggest you tell Stefan and Damon, and then I suggest you tell Elijah and go from there, though this could probably do with waiting until after this crisis with his mother is resolved" suggests Caroline.
"You're right, I'll talk to Damon and Stefan and we'll go from there" nods Elena.
"I hope this works out for you Elena, you deserve to be happy, if anyone does its you, and if its with Elijah then I accept that, and I am behind you 100%, with both the fact you told Elijah about the spell, and that you're in love with him" assures Caroline.
"Thank you Care" smiles Elena hugging her friend.
Caroline just smiled.
"Now care to discuss the other original brother?" asks Elena.
"There is nothing to discuss, sometimes he's so sweet and so damn charming, but then I remember everything he's done, he killed you, he killed Jenna, he took Stefan away from you, he stole Tyler from me, I just feel so confused, I love Tyler, but sometimes for a brief moment I look at Klaus and I forget everything he's done when he smiles at me with smirk of his, and he looks at me like I'm the most important thing in the world, but then I get back to he killed you" sighs Caroline sadly.
"We're screwed you do realise that right?" asks Elena.
"I do, why do things have to be so complicated?" asks Caroline.
"The universes way of saying screw you, I don't know Care, I doubt Klaus will love the idea of "his doppelganger" and his brother, he wants me to marry and have children to keep the Petrova line going, but now I don't even know" says Elena sadly.
Caroline feels her heart clench, she'd always known Elena would make a wonderful mother, but now, she knew her friend would never wish the danger or the curse of the doppelganger on anyone, especially not her children, and so she'd resolved not have any, and she knew it hurt because she'd wanted them as well, Katherine had stolen that from her.
"I'm so sorry Elena" says Caroline.
"You didn't do anything Care, its not your fault, its just I always saw myself having a family, raising children of my own, but now, now I know I could never do it, I can't, I won't put another girl in my place in a hundred years for Klaus to drain, and with everything wrong in my life and all of Katherine's enemies, they might never be safe and I can't risk that, I've lost too much already" sobs Elena tears spilling down her cheeks.
Caroline pulls her into her arms and lets her own tears fall.
"I know, I always wanted it, I wanted the perfect family, but now I never will, Katherine stole it from me and Klaus has stolen it from you" sobs Caroline.
They held each and just cried for everything they had lost and given up.
Eventually they fall asleep tear tracks still down their cheeks.
A/N I'm sorry sad a I know but I want to explore this friendship, along with others though so please forgive me (holds hands up in surrender)
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