EDITED: 29/05/15. When I first started writing I was young and my writing wasn't perfect, so I've decided to improve my story by reviewing every chapter. It won't change the story, it will only make it more pleasant to read. Some mistakes may still be there, I'm not a professional.


Hello, everyone.

It took me tons of time to update, but I had personal problems, I was feeling too awful to write, I'm sorry...

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Damon was standing at the doorstep. He was looking at Elena with a furious look on his face. After a few seconds, Elena heard someone run upstairs and arrive at her door after the vampire.

"I'm sorry... I couldn't stop him..." Alaric said, breathlessly.

Alaric might have sprinted to get there as fast as possible to stop Damon, but obviously the vampire was way faster. Damon was ready to step in the room, but Caroline stepped in front of him, blocking his way.

"Get out, Damon. You're not welcome here." The Blonde said, her face looking cold and unwelcoming.

"I need to talk to her," Damon said as he tried to push Caroline aside.

"You want to talk to her after what you've done to her?" Caroline's eyes widened. "She needs to rest, so leave her alone." Caroline snapped quickly.

While the two were arguing, Elena was feeling really bad. Some bits of what happened earlier were popping in her mind: she was finally remembering what happened.

Rebekah was really mad at her... Elena closed her eyes and recalled the moment when the blonde Original vampire slammed her into that tree. As she tried to move, the pain aching in her back was the proof that it really happened.

Elena took a deep breath and brought her hand to her forehead. Caroline saw her and gave a mean look to Damon, then looked at the Brunette.

"Elena, you alright?" She asked, seeing that her best friend was not doing well.

She remembered that Rebekah's face was torn with anger and sadness. As she mentioned her ancestors Tatia and Katherine, Elena suddenly knew why Rebekah was so mad... She thought that Elena was the same as her ancestors and that her only goal was to tear her two brothers apart. Elena sighed deeply, wishing that Rebekah listened to her before hurting her...

Little fragments of the scene were popping up in her mind, and Elena was assembling them in a really quick way.

"Elena, tell us what the fuck is happening to you!" Damon said with his usual tact.

The Doppelgänger was feeling even worse. She started to understand what was happening and she didn't like it at all.

The Original vampire ripped Elena's necklace off her neck, and Elena remembered feeling really exposed. What could Rebekah do to her without her protection? Suddenly, she heard a voice coming from behind them, and as she saw who it was, she sighed in relief.

Kol arrived, and Elena knew it was going to be okay. He was going to save her. When Elena looked at him, his face showing only anger, the brunette's hope faltered a little. Rebekah accused her of tearing her two brothers apart, but if Kol saved her, it would tear Rebekah and Kol apart. At this moment, she understood Rebekah's speech towards her... Elena was an embarrassment.

But then, the sharp truth abruptly came back into her mind. Kol didn't move to save her. Elena recalled seeing him stand there while Rebekah choked her to death... He had a pensive look on his face, and his sister was screaming at him, something she didn't remember.

"No, no... this is not possible... he... he didn't do this..." Elena stammered in a low voice.

Why didn't he move to help her?

She brought her hand to her chest to grab her necklace, but it was not there, obviously. It made Elena even more anxious than before.

"No... no..." She said again.

Was he lying when he said that he'd let no one hurt her?

Jeremy, seeing his sister's distress, took her in his arms to hug her, but Elena was too shaken to be hugged at the moment.

But then, she heard Rebekah's mocking voice in her head, as if the vampire was standing in front of her, in her own bedroom.

"It's not your lucky day, your boyfriend's giving up on you apparently."

Elena looked up suddenly, staring at the wall in front of her as if she's seen a ghost. She was remembering every little detail, and now it was as if she was living the scene again, the pain in her back, the lack of air and the sharp pain in her neck when Rebekah buried her fangs into her flesh...

Lifting her hand to touch her neck, she winced when she pressed her fingers to the big dressing stuck on her neck.

The doppelgänger widened her eyes and screamed as she finally realized why she passed out. She bit her. Rebekah bit her.

As she kept screaming and crying, Elena brought her hands to her ears, hoping that it could stop the memories to rush back into her mind.

"...after what happened to Camille..."

"...speak of this story..."

"...Elena will end up like her..."

Who was Camille?

Elena's hands started shaking and she looked around at everyone. They were staring at her with wide eyes as if they've just seen a ghost.

"I... I need to be alone." The Brunette said, stammering slightly.

"No, Elena. We need to..." Damon said, his tone harsh as if he didn't have compassion for her.

"I said, I need to be alone." Elena snapped, cutting Damon off.

Caroline looked at her with wide big blue eyes, but she understood. Jer watched the scene and he was not being able to hide all of his emotion. His eyes were shining, and tears were ready to burst out of his eyes. Bonnie remained quiet, her face closed and her feelings in place. She was being herself, she was not being emotionless and uncaring... No, it was just not in Bonnie's habits to show her emotions in public.

Elena heard Damon scoff loudly, then she heard him walk away, furious.

Everyone left the room and The Doppelgänger was alone... And she started crying. She started crying because remembering all of this has been such a horrible experience... She was crying because Kol didn't try to save her, but a part of her wanted to know if he was okay, though... She didn't know what to think anymore.


CAROLINE'S POV

"Ugh! Why did you have to be so rude to her, seriously?" Caroline yelled after Damon when they were all gathered in the kitchen.

The Blondie couldn't stand Damon anymore. He was always out-of-place about Elena.

"I wasn't rude, I was trying to help her!" Damon spat angrily.

"Well, it seems like every time you try to do that, the percent of success equals zero." Jeremy spat, joining in the argument.

Elena's brother stood next to Caroline and folded his arms, as if he was showing that he was standing up against Damon.

"Shut up, Gilbert." Damon said, joining a roll of eyes to his speech.

"Listen to me, Salvatore." Jeremy started, adding a little sarcastic tone to the way he said 'Salvatore'. "You have no right to tell me to shut up. You have no right to act like this with Elena and oh, did you forget that Elena is not yours?" He finished off, his eyes glowing in anger.

Caroline knew that when it was about Elena, Jeremy could do anything and no one could stop him.

"Elena told me what you tried to do the other day when she was on this date with Kol. She told me every detail. Now, you cannot measure how much you disgust me. Using your vampire skills to seduce her? You've fallen really low, you dick." Caroline snapped angrily, stepping closer to the dark-haired vampire.

"Oh, come on...I don't need this to seduce her." Damon chuckled.

This was the worst move Damon could make. Caroline growled and grabbed Damon by the collar of his shirt, and slammed him against the fridge.

"Obviously you do." She yelled, her eyes blazing Damon.

"Course not. I know Elena will end up with me and you'll..." The Salvatore started speaking with a smirk on his face, not even trying to fight with Caroline.

"Shut up! Shut up, shut up, shut up!" Caroline screamed, slamming Damon against the fridge with her supernatural force as he kept laughing maniacally.

"Stop it, both of you!" Bonnie yelled as she threw a wave of power through the room.

The lights flickered for a split second and the glasses in the cupboards were clinking against each others. Damon pushed Caroline away and they both stood, being both shaken by the little fight.

"You, Damon, go home. You're not welcome here anymore." Jeremy ordered, his voice being as cold as possible.

"Don't even have to beg." The vampire spat, then walked off.

Caroline let out a loud sigh and ran a hand through her blonde hair.

"Ugh, Damon." She finally let out after a minute.

"He'll be grumpy for a while but he'll get over it." Alaric said simply, and shrugged. "Meredith, I'll bring you home if you don't mind." He added then, looking at the slim and pretty doctor.

"Of course, my purse and jacket are in the living room. Let's get going." Meredith replied, smiling slightly at Elena's friends.

Caroline appreciated her. She was a confident woman and she knew about vampires, but didn't judge them at all.

"I'll come with you." Jeremy simply said, and followed the two others outside.

There was only Caroline and Bonnie left. They both glanced at each others, and they both read the same emotions in their faces : sadness, anxiety and tiredness.

"Care, we.. we should go tell Elena about Kol, should we?" The Witch asked after a long moment of silence.

Caroline only nodded quietly. She knew this moment was coming and she was not ready for Elena's future reaction. Elena was her best friend since they were in nappies and she hated seeing her hurt so bad that she felt her heart clenching already.

Caroline just wished nothing would have happened today. She wished that she didn't have to do this as well but she had to be there for Elena, she couldn't let her down.

The two girls walked upstairs to Elena's room. Bonnie knocked on the door and opened the door but only a few inches only.

"Honey, you there?" Bonnie whispered softly in a reassuring tone.

"Hm-hm." A muffled sound only came from the room.

Caroline and Bonnie looked at each others, then they came in.


ELENA'S POV

Elena was still in her bed, but her hair was tied up in a messy bun, and her face was pale, very pale.

"Hey, Lena..." Caroline said, a little smile on her face.

"Hey..." The Doppelgänger replied, but without any trace of smile on her face.

The two friends climbed on the bed, one next to Elena and the other between their legs. It was Bonnie, who was sitting on her knees in front of Elena, who started to speak.

"Elena.. We gotta tell you something... It's about Kol." She said, her voice being a little weak.

"What. What's wrong?" The Brunette asked, sitting up a little.

"When he brought you to us, he... he told us everything that happened, and then he said some other few things." Caroline spoke up after clearing her throat.

"What kind of things?" Elena asked again, her voice being a little high-pitched from the curiosity and the anxiety.

Caroline glanced at Bonnie and joined her hands together then squeezed them as if she wanted to give herself courage.


Kol's POV

As he climbed the stairs leading to his bedroom, Kol sighed deeply. Reaching his room, he leaned against the door once he got inside, relieved that his mother hadn't heard him. She'd ask questions and he didn't want to speak to anyone for now. So much happened today. Why did he think he could have a relationship with someone without hurting her? Cursing himself in a low voice, he went to his wardrobe to get his clothes, trying not to think about what he had done.

But he couldn't help it. Quickly, he recalled the moment when he left Elena dying in front of her. What happened to him? He just stood there, lost in his thoughts, unable to move a single muscle to go help her. He was like paralyzed... Until he head a body drop to the ground. Elena's. But it was too late, her body was almost drained of all her blood and Rebekah already vanished.

What could he do? He had to think fast. He didn't want to feed her with his blood because he thought that he didn't deserve to have this privilege... Elena didn't trust him enough for that.

He had to bring her to someone she trusted.

Then, Kol sped to the Gilbert House with Elena in his arms, unconscious. He didn't know what to do so he just brought her there, hoping that someone would be there to help him. He knocked loudly on the front door for a few seconds and waited, praying for someone to open the door. Caroline was there, as well as Bonnie and Jer to prepare the dinner they all planned to do a few weeks ago.

After he explained everything that happened to the three, and after Elena was safe in her room with Caroline's blood in her system, Kol, Caroline and Bonnie were in the kitchen, discussing. Jeremy stayed with his sister upstairs.

"No, you can't do this! Not to Elena!" Caroline said, widening her eyes.

"I have to. She's not safe while I am around." Kol said with a cold voice.

"She won't be safer if you're a hundred miles away from her." Bonnie said, joining the conversation.

"Klaus is not going to give up, he..." Kol started.

"We don't care about what Klaus wants!" Caroline shouted, and slammed her fist on the kitchen counter.

Kol sighed and leaned against the kitchen counter, then brought his hands to his face to hide his worry. What was the best for Elena? How will she react? Was he making the best decision or not? Questions were rushing through his mind and the Original didn't know what to do.

If he stayed with Elena, Klaus and Rebekah will try to hurt her over and over again. Kol would be with the woman of his dreams, though. But, if he left Elena there, she will be safe but she will be alone, hurt and upset... So would he.

Kol didn't know what to do. The safety of Elena, or their Love?

"I'd rather know that she's safe than putting her in a permanent danger because I'm around." Kol finally said.

He made his choice.

"No, Kol, you can't do this." Caroline said, then stood in front of Kol.

She put both of her hands on his shoulders and looked straight at him.

"You, Kol Mikaelson, are nothing like the other guys to Elena. I swear when Elena talks about you, it's like... She's happy. like Happy happy, not only so-so happy. And Elena Gilbert, is nothing like the other girls to you, I know it. The way you look at her, the way you care about her, the way you talk about her... it's unreal. She wasn't afraid of who we told her you were, she wanted it to figure it out by herself. Finally, I'm Caroline Forbes, I know a lot about relationships and trust me, the one you got with 'Lena is nothing like the others. It would be a big, big, big, very huge and bad mistake to leave her alone." Caroline explained. "Get it?" She added, then.

"I-I can't stay. I wish I could, trust me, but she's not safe anymore if I'm around... Rebekah or Klaus could show up and I don't even want to know what they would do to her." Kol said as he stood properly.

"She will suffer a lot, do you now that?" Bonnie mumbled, her eyes looking sad.

"I know, but she will suffer a lot more if I don't do something." The Original vampire replied, then grabbed his jacket.

"You're an ass." Caroline spat angrily, but sadly as well.

"I don't care to be an ass if it keeps my Elena alive." He stated, smiling a little despite himself.

Bonnie shook her head and stepped to Kol to pat his arm.

"You stay in contact with us and tell us what's up." The Witch ordered, but in a friendly way.

"And you, you both, look after Elena and tell me what's up." He replied simply, after grinning like he always does.

Caroline scoffed and shook her head, then walked off without looking at the brown-haired vampire.

"Don't pay attention to her. She... She doesn't like love stories with a bad ending." Bonnie whispered, but not smiling this time.

"Heard this." The Blonde yelled from the living room.

"I love you too." Bonnie laughed softly.

Kol nodded and looked around at the house. The thought of Elena being alone and sad because of him was like sticking a dagger through his heart, but he deeply knew it was for her own good.

"Tell Elena I love her," Kol said in a sigh, then sped off quickly.


ELENA'S POV

Elena sucked in a breath and looked at both of her friends. Kol left her. He, Kol Mikaelson, left her, Elena Gilbert. He left her to keep her safe.

"Is he serious?" The Doppelgänger screamed, not believing what Caroline has just told her. "No, he can't be..."

"Elena Darling, please don't..." Caroline started to talk.

"Is he serious? He left me because he wanted me to be safe?" Elena shouted again and slapped the blanket that was on her legs.

This was not possible! She thought. He would never leave her! He was not an idiot, she knew he was the thing that made her strong.

"I can't believe it. He... he is gone." Elena said, then shut up, her eyes left wide open.

She was realizing. He left her. Kol was the person that kept her from falling apart. What would she do without him? Nothing. Clearly nothing. She knew it was selfish to think that, but she needed him by her side.

"'Lena, listen. We're here for you and we won't let you down..." Caroline said, her eyes shining slightly as she saw her best friend's pain.

Elena didn't respond, not having enough strength to do so. The Brunette brought her hands to her face and hid her eyes. After a few seconds, Bonnie and Caroline could hear her cries.

"He left me!" Elena cried.

Hot tears were flowing down her cheeks and she couldn't stop them. The thought of being alone, of being without Kol, was horrible and she knew she couldn't stand up again after knew that after a few weeks only, Kol could mean so much to her?

Two arms pulled her, it was Caroline, who was hugging her. The Witch wrapped her arms around both of her friends, in a protective way.

The three girls remained there, in each other's arms, with a broken Elena.


KOL'S POV

Kol closed the car trunk and a loud smack could be heard. Then, he got in the car and looked at the Mikaelson mansion, lit up by the standard lamps around it, and the lights that were coming through the large windows.

He was ready to go.

For a moment, he thought of staying here, drive to Elena's house and kiss her like he'd never kissed someone else. But no. Because his relationship with that girl, the Petrova Doppelgänger, was starting the end of her life.

For a second, he wished he'd never walked into this boudoir to meet the youngest Petrova. He wished he'd never done such a thing because he should have known it was too dangerous for her. But then he shook his head, pushing the thought out of his mind. If he had a second chance, he would do it again without any doubts. The way he was feeling for her, the way he was looking at her, the way he was talking to her... He'd never done anything like this with any other girl. Why?

Because it was Elena Gilbert. One unique and beautiful girl. Her eyes, her smile, her aura, everything was unique. In all those years roaming the Earth looking for someone special, he'd never met someone like her.

So, he didn't regret meeting her in that boudoir. He'd never regret. But he had to let her go, for her own safety.

The Original vampire turned the engine on and drove off, not looking back at the huge building that was once his home.


AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Chapter 7, there you go!

I know it was a bad chapter, like, a filler chapter. Did you like it though?

I hope you guessed that the Italics were the flashbacks.

A few things:

:: I think I was not really clear about this stuff but Kol and Elena met already a few weeks ago. Sorry for not writing well enough to make you guess it.

:: I apologize about the late updates. I always come up with an excuse I know but I still feel mean to make you wait a lot between every chapters. Life's complicated, and it's complicated to write. I feel actually very bad about my late updates, because I'm making you wait and I'm making you hate me.

:: So, I think I'm gonna update the chapters on Sundays, because that's when I have all the time to write properly. I hope it doesn't disturb you too much to wait one week during every chapter. :/

::I'll do my best to update on Wednesday, but I don't promise anything. Gosh I'm such a bad writer. It's holidays in a week so I'll have more time for you all.

:: Tell me your thoughts about how the story's going!

P.S.: I really need to know what you want me to do. Please REVIEW about what's at the end of the last chapter. It's really important!