~Chapter 4

Elena POV

"Take her away," he ordered two guards. I looked around, confused, not knowing what was about to happen. Then two guards grabbed me roughly and started descending the stairs, holding me in their grasp.

"Let go of me!" I shrieked as I struggled to get free.

"To the dungeons," Niklaus commanded, as he followed us. After a long time of struggling and kicking in vain, they threw me in a dungeon. Although I admit it was not what I expected.

"You will stay here until I say otherwise," Klaus instructed, giving me a last look before ascending the stairs and leaving me to rot in the basement.

"Come back and get me out of here you monster!" I yelled from my prison, but it was useless.

Anne and another new maid whose name was Felicia brought me some comfortable blankets, so I could sleep well. Late that night Anne brought me some food too. I did not eat much, I was furious with Niklaus, but the real question that was churning in my mind was, what was he? I saw him drinking that girl's blood, and the way his face was while doing it. I heard some footsteps from the stairs, as they interrupted me from my thoughts.

"Hello, my love," Niklaus said to me smiling.

"I am not yours, you monster," I growled at him, but not bothering to look at him.

"I've been called worse," he replied and from the corner of my eye I saw him shrugging.

"You killed that girl, I saw you," I told him, still lying down on the little cot in my prison.

"Yes and I saw you too my dear, that is why you're here," he told me simply.

"What are you Niklaus?" I told the monster as I sat up and eyed him suspiciously.

"A creature of the night, darling, a vampire," he responded simply locking his eyes with mine as I looked him bravely in the eye.

"And if you know what's best for you, you will learn to behave sweet Elena," he continued while moving near the cell.

"Stay away from me…" I told him in a low voice, giving him a cold, hard look.

"I'll see you soon my sweet," he whispered, his face pressed to my cell, before leaving me there.

"No come back! Let me out!" I screamed as I lunged for the cell. I tried to break out, but all I could hear was the sound of my echo.

I sat back down, giving up. I put my head between my hands and sighed in exhaustion.

I had probably spent three or four days in that cell, it could have been more because I did not keep count of the days and nights I spent there. I had to admit, I was treated very well although I was in a cellar. Anne and Felicia came to bring me food, but I never ate much. They were all worried about me.

"Please Miss Elena, our Master wants you to eat," they both told me quietly.

"I am truly sorry, but I do not feel like eating," I used to tell them sadly every time.

Elijah also came to visit me.

"Good day my dear," Elijah greeted me one time as he walked to my cell.

"Elijah, please tell me the truth," I told him quietly.

"What's wrong Elena?" he asked me worriedly as came near.

"Are you a vampire too, like Niklaus?" I whispered to him, my voice breaking. He remained silent for a long moment then he just looked down guiltily.

"You lied to me too Elijah. I trusted you and look where it got me," I cried, as I sat down on the floor, sobbing. I was truly hurt by his betrayal.

"Please my dear, don't be like this. I can't change who I am," he told me quietly. I looked up from the floor. He looked so sad and guilty. He must hate what he is, I thought to myself.

"Here I brought you some food, the servants told me you don't eat much," he continued as he handed me a plate with meat and mashed potatoes.

"I do not want to eat," I whispered, looking away.

"As you wish then my dear," he whispered back as he starting humming my favourite tune. The tune I would request him to play for me. He was doing to it to lighten up my mood, but it was no use.

As the days went by, I started to accept what Elijah was. I could tell he wasn't such a monster, at least not like Niklaus. He brought me some interesting books to read every day, and sometimes he also read them for me, when I had trouble sleeping.

He was exactly what I needed during those days. But my heart was aching for someone else. Someone I could not understand why my heart was aching for.

I only saw him once, the first time he came to visit me, Niklaus. I never saw him again after that night. Then, I heard footsteps coming from the stairs. At first I thought it was Elijah, because they seemed a little rough, but as I saw the shadow I knew it was Niklaus. What was he doing here? I asked myself.

"I'm back sweet pea," he spoke in a soft voice as he came close.

"And I don't care, as long as you open up this goddamned cell," I told him spitting the words.

"Tsk tsk, you really are one of a kind my sweet," he declared, looking at me in the eye. I kept staring at his beautiful pale ones as I could not find the courage to break my gaze from his.

"Let me out!" I shouted suddenly, losing my temper. I was tired of his mind games; I just wanted to go to Elijah and hear him play some music.

"Only if you promise to behave me my sweet," he spoke in an impatient tone.

"I will never obey you," I hissed at him as I shook my head.

"Then you will stay here till you get some sense into your head my dear," he hissed back. Then he hurriedly went up the stairs and left me all alone.

I sobbed softly to myself as I buried my head in my pillow. I missed mama so much. I missed the castle's gardens, and the sun shining on us as Elijah and I would take a long walk and read some books. I also missed Elijah's long fingers slowly playing my favourite tune on the piano as I dance in the room, and I missed my breath-taking, cosy room.

Some more days passed, and my life remained the same – the servants bringing me food, Elijah coming down whenever he could, and me, crying myself to sleep.

I heard footsteps once again, and I pressed myself against the cellar, curious to see who it was. Damned you, I thought sneering as I saw him descending the stairs.

"Yes it's me, my love," he told me smirking as he came to the cellar and ran his fingers through my dark hair.

"Don't touch me Niklaus!" I growled at him as I stepped back, preventing him from touching me any longer.

"Still stubborn, aren't we? You wish to spend more days down here then?" he whispered, his voice turning from arrogant to soft.

"No! Let me out! I can't stand to be in here any longer!" I whispered back. I was willing to do everything to get out of that goddamned cell.

"You promise to stop this stupidity Elena?" he told me sternly as he looked me in the eye.

"Yes! Just let me out!" I insisted as he called his guards.

"Open the cell, and make sure she stays in her chambers during the night," he told the guards.

"Now, you're going to lock me in my room?" I cried to him, not believing my misfortunate fate.

"Just for the night sweet pea, we don't want you gallivanting around the castle and into the guest rooms now, do we?" he spoke in his low, dangerous tone while his face was only inches away from mine. I shuddered slightly, as I ran up the stairs to find Elijah, and announce my freedom.

A/N: There, a new chapter! Please give me your reviews 3 I'd love to see what you think my lovelies :) Don't forget to check out my Damon/Elena fanfiction called 'Never be the Same'. Until next chapter :)

Shannon x