Disclaimer: this doesn't belong to me or someone would of busted Esther's evil champagne plan in the show at the ball. Alas we can't all have what we want.

Chapter 6

"Are you insane?" were the first words to come though the mysterious strangers mouth.

"Probably," I admitted thinking back to some of the things that I've done in my life, "Are you okay?" The look on his face was reminiscent to the one that Klaus had shot me whenever I did something that baffled him more than usual.

"I just bit you and your asking me if I'm okay?" he paraphrased. I nodded and he just shook his head and decided to go with it. "I feel much better, thank you," he said politely, "Are you alright? I apologise for attacking you."

"You looked starving, it isn't your fault," I waved his apology away, "And I've had worse. It'll be gone in a couple hours." He looked curious.

"What are you doing all the way out here?" he asked me eyeing my hand again.

"I could ask you the same thing, but I wont," I replied, "My name's Mina."

"I'm Elijah," he said finally taking my hand and examining it gently, "What is that?" I briefly debated on whether or not to tell him, before decided that I didn't have anything to lose by fessing up.

"Rope burn," I answered, "Any idea how to get back to town?" He nodded.

"I know my brother lives down the highway a couple hours," he said, "We could hitch a ride." A normal teenaged girl would of baulked at the idea of getting into the car of a stranger but it was probably one of the least dangerous things I'd ever done, so what the hell.

"I get the feeling that you could be gone already," I said mock-accusingly, "So why are you sticking around?"

"I almost killed you, it's only polite that I accompany you to civilisation," Elijah said raising an eyebrow, "Not to mention I'm waiting for the endless barrage of questions that have yet to come." I laughed.

"I don't want to know," I responded twirling around, "Not what you are, or what's going on. Not even what my cousin Elena has gotten herself into. It isn't any of my business, or my problem."

"There's a woman alive that can resist a mystery?" he shot back before he seemed to realise what I had said, "Elena Gilbert?"

"Yes," I told him, "I only got into town around about a week ago, I'm staying with her."

"You really got thrown into the supernatural deep end," he commented, "Most girls would be desperate to find out more about real magic."

"Most girls like Twilight," I retorted, "Vampires that sparkle… just no. I already know way more about Elena's secret life than I want to. As her and her friends have yet to master the fine art of whispering."

"Why don't you want to know?" he asked curiously as a car pulled over.

"Because I have secrets of my own and I figure that if I extend the same curtsy to everyone else then maybe they'll leave mine alone," I informed him truthfully.

"What could you possibly have to hide?" he said frowning lightly as the sun started to come up. I was saved from having to answer by him going and taking to the Japanese man in the car. What I had to wonder was how he was making the guy do what he wanted.

"So you can make people do what you tell them to?" I asked conversationally from the back of the car. His eyes caught mine in the review mirror.

"I was speaking Japanese," he said looking at me.

"I know, I've lived there for most of my life," I replied and he looked slightly sheepish. That is if the man were capable of having a sheepish look, but that's what I thought anyway.

"Ah," he said delicately.

"Also, I may be new but even I know that Mystic Falls is in the opposite direction than where we're going," I pointed out. He let out a surprised chuckle and I couldn't help but shake my head. Men are idiot's, I decided.

"Have you seen yourself?" he asked me seriously, "We could both benefit from a shower and some clean clothes. Would you care to share what happened to your shoes?" I looked down at my bare feet, wincing as I took in the blood and mud coating them.

"Fair point," I conceded, "As for my shoes, I was kidnapped and then I was drunk, then Elena showed up and I climbed out of a window and hiked through the woods till I found you."

"Really?" he asked surprised, an eyebrow rising reflected in the review mirror. I nodded. It didn't take long to get to the hotel, that bossing around magic stuff was really kind of cool. Free five star rooms, free clothes to wear until we got to go shopping.

"Dibs," I called, locking the bathroom door. The shower was heavenly, and I let all the dirt fall down the drain. As wonderful as it was I made my way out of they're as quickly as I could, wrapping myself in one of the tiny towels they had there.

"I ordered room service," he said before turning around. There was the tiniest tightening of his hands the only tell that he was even bothered about my attire.

"Bathrooms yours," I offered, stealing a fry off the plate sitting on one of the tables. He left silently and I shrugged on the fancy yoga clothes, eating the burger and fries. I spotted the balcony and hit the non-emergency call button on my communicator.

"Hey Mina," Serena practically squealed. I was going to tell them what was happening to me, but looking at their happy faces I couldn't disrupt that. So I smiled and asked how they were going. There was something that they weren't telling me either.

We managed to finish by the time Elijah was out of the shower and then we made our way out to the clothing boutique just up the block. He went to browse the suits immediately, even though he looked incredibly hot in his borrowed casual clothes.

I turned to the racks eyeing gorgeous clothing. In the end I left with designer jeans, a silky tank top in red and heels. The shoes were my favourite. Black lace slippers tilted upwards on a six-inch thin spike of metal.

"Thank you," I said, blindsiding the blood drinker with a huge hug, "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you."

"Your welcome," he said with a fond smile.

"These shoes are amazing," I praised, he just looked at them in horror as if he could imagine being able to walk in these. Truth be told heels are only torture devices when you are still in training. "I should probably ring Elena," I sighed.

"You can do that later," Elijah said directing me back to the hotel. I stopped and looked at me.

"Are you kidnapping me to?" I asked flatly, "Because being leverage makes me feel so used." He looked guilty and I laughed. "I wanted to mess with Elena again anyway," I said reaching towards the phone, "I wont tell her where I am, promise." He studied me for a moment as if trying to determine my truthfulness before sighing.

"I will make you hang up if you do," he said in a dangerous voice. I flashed him a happy smile and took his mobile.

"Hey Elena," I said listening to her babble about where are you and how did you get out. I rolled my eyes and laughed.

"What do you mean how did I get out, it wasn't like I was kidnapped," I lied smirking, "I went to walk back and got a bit lost. I'm going back, so if you could come pick me up?"

"No, not there," she said hurriedly, "Tell me where you are. I'll pick you up from there."

"Nah, I don't feel like waiting around in the hot sun," I said to her, "I'll see you at Klaus's." I tapped the hang up button before she could say anything else and looked up at the surprised look on Elijah's face.

"You said you were kidnapped?" he asked me, "Why would you tell her that you weren't. Especially by Klaus." I bit my lip debating on how best to tell him the truth. He looked out of the window of the car he had procured.

"He was going to kidnap me so I said, hey you know what I'm just going to go with you and save myself the concussion," I explained, "I sat in his mansion, talked about art and drank his tequila. Elena showed up and I thought it was a good idea to climb out a window and hide in the woods."

"So he didn't hurt you?" Elijah said quietly, "Niklaus is usually more violent when going about getting what he wants."

"Yeah well I went willingly and I didn't merit chains and dungeons," I answered breezily, "I think I like Niklaus better than just Klaus. Klaus reminds me of the evil guy in Swan Princess 2. So you've met then?"

"You could say that," he said when I'd finally finished chattering, "He's my brother."

So, temporarily kidnapped by both Original brothers un-daggered in that small a time space. Review and tell me what you think.