Chapter 6

Elena smiled as she awoke the next morning and went into Elijah's room where he stood looking out the window shirtless and in a pair of sleep pants. That was a lot skin. Elena hadn't been noticed yet and decided the best course of action was just to back out. Unfortunately right about then he turned around and she got a full view of his front. Even in her dreams Elena had never had a clear vision of what Elijah looked like without the suits. He was all long lean muscle with sculpted abs and taut pecs. Elena could not stop staring and he was just standing there letting her do so.

Oh my God.

"I just-just came to take a-a shower." She stuttered out and he moved out of her way as she made it to his bathroom. She leaned against the back of the door and had to take several very deep breaths before she could even appreciate the bathroom. It was beautiful.

The floor was Italian marble as was the sink and the tub. The knobs and faucets looked to be made out of some kind of metal and as she stripped down, she turned the knob and felt the water run down her body in a waterfall like setting. Thirty minutes later, she was out and dressed with her hair up in a ponytail while the other girls were all dressed and ready.

"Okay-Klaus you go up to that studio and paint," Caroline told him while he nodded. "Kol-you go to the school with me, Elena, Bonnie and Rebekah while you Elijah-" she stopped and realized that she had no idea what he does. Luckily for her, Elena did.

"He conducts business over the phone and online." She gave the blonde a look. "How about I stay here and help Elijah with conducting his business and you both get the schoolwork that I'm sure I'll miss?"

Caroline nodded as that sounded like a great idea.

Elena smirked as she sat on Elijah's desk as she told him what to type in because he had told her all of his access codes. He had been busy running around and had needed to get certain things done so he had her fill in his passwords and access codes to his businesses. He typed in what he wanted done and how much should be good.

"Tell me about the first time we met" His question caught her off guard.

"I don't know if that's a good idea"

"I don't think it can hurt anything"

"Well you were the first original I met. Some other vampires had gotten into trouble with you so they were trying to get their freedom. They kidnapped me and called you knowing that you were looking for a doppelganger – that's someone that looks just like Tatia by the way."

"How many are there?"

"Just the three of us that I know of; Tatia, Katerina and me," Elena said. "Katerina was the one that betrayed you with the help of these other vampires. Anyhow, you didn't believe them when they told you but you came to see me anyhow. You were very…intimidating."

"I scared you"

"I think I might have been beyond scared. When you leaned in to smell my neck I was almost paralyzed by fear."

"I am sorry that I made you so uncomfortable," Elijah frowned clearly ill-at-ease with what he was hearing.

"It's okay…that was before we got to know each other," Elena smiled and Elijah offered her one back.

"I don't frightened you now though"

"No, you definitely don't frighten me now."

School was much more depressing without Elena. The two Originals were sticking close to Stefan and Bonnie who helped them fudge their way through not remembering the basics. Bonnie made a quick trip to the library during her free period and began looking up why the spell made them forget when it should have killed them.

Scrolling her finger down the lines, she began to pale as she read what the spell-if it wasn't truly interrupted-would have done.

This spell is nearly as dark as possible-with the exclusion of Expression Magic-and if the spell had been uninterrupted it would have rendered the person(s) the spell was cast upon to become human (if they were supernatural) and easily killable but if it was interrupted then they would be the same but with temporary amnesia.

"Oh crap!" she whispered.

Klaus liked painting and this room was his sanctuary as the paint splashed along the white canvas in rainbow colors.

He didn't know why he had the sudden urge to paint Caroline as a vampire-veins and fangs and all-but as he painted, he couldn't help but to smile widely.

Yes, this was probably going to end up being his masterpiece.

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