Hey guys, I hope this is okay. I'm completely new to writing fanfiction but if even one person likes this I'll consider it a success also sorry if there are any mistakes, I try my hardest but sometimes it's difficult to spot out mistakes in your own work.
-Ace
"Elena!"
"Elena, wake up!"
Elena felt her body being shaken by her shoulders. She slowly opened her eyes to see Bonnie and Caroline looking relieved if slightly bewildered.
"Oh thank heavens you're awake." Bonnie breathed as her body started to relax. Caroline, held onto Elena's hand as she helped pull her up from her position, once again, on Bonnie's living room floor.
"Elena, I'm so sorry, I have no idea what went wrong with the spell!" Bonnie was practically shaking with anxiety. Elena placed her hands on Bonnie's shoulders to keep her from falling apart.
"It's okay, Bon. I'm fine." Elena reassured her. It seemed to work somewhat as Bonnie released a breath she wasn't aware she was holding. She had been so worried about what happened to Elena.
"Caroline?"
"Yeah, Bon?" Caroline asked her friend. "What's up?"
"I did something, Care." Bonnie readied herself "Something…happened. But it was an accident, I didn't mean too!" Bonnie scrambled out.
"Bonnie, calm down." Caroline soothed her through the phone. "Tell me what happened. Whatever it is we'll fix it."
Bonnie took a deep breath. "I cast a spell so Elena could see her future but something went wrong and now Elena's gone." She spoke in one long breath.
"Wait, what?" Caroline asked not sure if she had heard right. "What do you mean she's gone, Bonnie? Gone where?"
"I don't know, Care!" Bonnie was frantic at this point. "Please, just come to my house and help me figure this out."
"Okay, I'll be right over, Bon." Caroline ended the conversation.
"We've been so worried about you, Elena." Caroline told her. "What happened? Where have you been?" Caroline wanted to get to the bottom of this.
Elena thought about where she was sent and a small smile appeared onto her face, eventually morphing into a full on grin as she gave a little laugh. Bonnie and Caroline looked on slightly shocked at the response her question evoked in Elena.
"I saw my future. Well, lived it really." Elena finally revealed.
"I'm guessing by that response, it's good then?" Bonnie asked with a smile, happy that her spell wasn't a complete failure.
"Good, Bonnie? More like amazing, incredible, extraordinary, phenomenal, spectacular!" Elena gushed.
"So?" Caroline prompted "Are you going to tell us what has Elena Gilbert grinning like the Cheshire Cat?" She asked with a disbelieving laugh.
Elena knew she had no choice but to come clean. "Okay, well, you probably are not aware of this, but for the past few months I've been coming to terms with my feelings for Elijah." Elena confessed.
Bonnie and Caroline wore matching grins. "I knew it!" Caroline bellowed, surprising Elena as her eyes widened in surprise. "You're totally in love with him!" Bonnie added.
Elena was astounded to say the least. "What? How do you guys know?"
"Elena, you and Elijah make think you're being subtle, but anyone paying attention can see the magnetism between you two. The pure eye sex when you think no one is looking." Caroline said as Elena blushed. Did they really do that?
"So Elijah was in your future then?" Bonnie asked excitedly. She didn't particularly like the Original family, but if Elena was in love with the eldest Mikaelson, then she'd make an effort to be nice to them. Or at least, Elijah.
"Yes, he was." Elena smiled as her eyes sparkled with a happiness that had been missing for too long. "We're together and from what I could see very much in love."
Elena remembered the story Elijah told her. "Hey, have you two heard anything about the Mikaelson's having a Ball?"
"Nope."
"Not me."
Bonnie and Caroline answered as Elena looked slightly downtrodden.
Elena stayed at Bonnie's for the rest of the day as she told them more about her future and Bonnie and Caroline filled her in on what she'd missed.
She'd only been gone for 5 hours, as Bonnie revealed, but in Mystic Falls all Hell could break loose if you overslept.
A few hours later, Elena returned home and went straight to bed. The day had exhausted her. She tossed and turned in bed, unable to keep Elijah from invading her mind. She knew that they were meant to be together in the future but she wanted him in the here and now. How long would she have to wait? She wanted things with them to progress soon but didn't want to risk anything happening to the future she saw with Elijah. So, she would just have to wait until the ball. No matter how long it would take. Reluctantly, she removed all thoughts of Elijah from her head so she could get a decent night's sleep.
2 weeks later.
Since Elena's trip to the future, she had been anxious to see Elijah and they had bumped into each other a few times.
"Elena." Elijah greeted at the entrance to the Grill.
"Elijah," Elena breathed without being able to conceal the smile on her face, "how are you?"
"Very well, thank you Elena, and yourself?" Elijah replied.
"I'm good, thank you." Elena replied, just happy to be in his presence.
"Are you finished here?" Elijah asked, referring to the Grill.
"Yes actually, I was just going to take a walk." Elena confessed. "Clear my mind."
"Care for some company?" Elijah asked with a slight upturn of his mouth.
Elena smiled as he offered her his arm, she took it without hesitation and they began to walk towards Elena's house.
The little time she had spent with Elijah since her 'trip' had been thrilling. It wasn't much but she would take whatever she could get.
Currently, Elena was sat on her bed, finishing some homework for school when there was a knock at the door. She put down her book and descended the stairs. Upon opening the door, she found no one there, but an envelope on her doormat. Hesitantly, she picked it up and closed her door after one more glance around the street.
Walking to her kitchen, she opened the envelope and her heart skipped a beat as she read what was an invitation to the Mikaelson's Ball in 4 days' time. Four days?! She would kiss Elijah in four days and begin their forever? Elena couldn't believe it, she picked up her phone and texted Caroline and Bonnie asking them to come over. While she was waiting for them, she inspected the invitation more closely and saw on the back a note. From Esther. Asking to meet on the night of the ball. A sense of dread filled Elena as she remembered what Elijah revealed about his mother having a plan. Whatever it was, Elena would have no part in it.
Once the girls arrived, they revealed they too had received invitations to the ball. They made plans to go dress shopping the next day, the Mikaelson's didn't give much warning. Elena wanted to find the perfect dress to wow Elijah.
Another dress shop, another failure. Caroline and Bonnie had already found great dresses, Elena was having more trouble. Nothing seemed right.
"Come on, Elena. You didn't like any of those dresses?" Caroline asked. Elena was being even pickier than her and they'd been at it for almost 3 hours.
"They were nice, but not right." Elena replied feeling exasperated.
"Does this have something to do with Elijah?" Bonnie asked with an arched eyebrow and a smirk on her face.
Elena was silent.
"Ha!" Bonnie yipped in triumph. "I knew it. Spill, Elena."
"Well, when you cast that spell a few weeks ago, I learned that the ball tonight is basically the beginning of whatever it is Elijah and I have." Elena replied timidly.
"Elena! Why didn't you say anything?!" Caroline accosted the brunette. "Come on, I know of another dress shop nearby. Don't worry, we are going to find you the perfect dress that'll knock his socks off." Caroline replied easily, dragging Elena and Bonnie to the next destination.
Elena followed with a slight smile at her friend's eagerness but she was mostly grateful to have Caroline and Bonnie to help her with this.
As they entered the shop, Elena became more hopeful at finding the perfect dress.
"Okay," Bonnie began. "Everyone find two dresses each. Fan out!" Bonnie cried.
Nope, nope, nope…aha. Elena thought as she picked up the dress and returned to the dressing room where Bonnie and Caroline were waiting.
She entered the changing room and tried on first Bonnie's and Caroline's choices. She thought they were all beautiful, but as she emerged in the final dress that she had picked out Bonnie and Caroline were left speechless.
"Wow, Elena." Caroline stood there, eyes wide.
"Yeah." Bonnie agreed. "That's definitely the one."
Elena grinned as she turned to face the mirror and smoothed down the front of her dress. She couldn't wait.