*Damon's P.O.V*
Getting off the phone to Nessa's school, I was furious. Jeremy was in a fight this morning and was now excluded for two days and Vanessa had skipped one of her classes. Maybe it would be harder to look after theses kids than it looked a few days ago.
Jeremy stumbled through the door and threw his bag down on the sofa. Silas was standing behind him with a big grin on his face. Great.
"Hello Damon." Jeremy smiled uneasily and I frowned at the scene.
"Where's Nessa?" I asked the two of them. Jeremy shook his head and Silas laughed in his ear.
"I'm here to ask you the same question." He said getting a knife out if his pocket. "Give her this little message for me." Silas held the knife up high then swung it at Jeremy.
When Jeremy didn't get stabbed, I wondered what happened. Silas was pressed up against a wall...by Elijah. I looked at Jeremy, "find your sister, get her away from the house." He nodded and scurried off.
"No need." Elijah said and he snapped Silas' neck. "I have her, She's safe."
"Then give her back!" I felt my blood boil. Why does everyone have to get bad things happen to them on my watch.
"I have a opportunity for her. If she agrees, I will take her away from all of this and she will be under mine and my families protection in New Orleans." Elijah said. He goes from snapping necks one minute to being all noble the next.
"Why would I put her under the protection of your family when all they've done is bring down hell on her life?" I argued but come to think about it. She'd be safer.
"Because believe it of not Klaus is a changed man." Elijah informed me.
Ha, yeah right. "You're right, I don't believe it."
Silas began to wake up so I was getting ready to fight. Not that I'd win. "I know something about her that Niklaus wouldn't want to kill. Trust me she will be safe with me."
"What if she disagrees?" I raise an eyebrow. Silas was conscious now and had Elijah pinned to the wall.
"Then I would like you to compel her to come with me." He said kindly. Why does he always give off some calm vibe...even when he's fighting off Silas.
*Vanessa's P.O.V*
Opening my eyes, I saw that I was in ahotel room. I was laying in the centre of a king sized bed and was blinded by the warm streaks of sun, streaming through the blinds. Getting up to close them, I realised a note on a large white dresser near a massive window that covered the whole wall. It read:
'Dear Vanessa,
You are safe and to stay at the hotel until I get back from speaking with Damon about something extremely important. I understand that you must be confused but I must assure you that I will explain everything once I get back to you at the hotel. Don't go out of the room and don't answer the door to anyone, I have a key. Please try not to get into trouble...your family seems to be good at that.
Elijah.'
When I read Elijah's name my stomach flipped. This can't be good. Something bad must be going on and Damon is going to send me off to some cold county like England.
After about three hours of boredom, Elijah finally showed up. He was carrying a bag of McDonalds, that I could smell as soon as he opened the door, and a coffee. "Hey." I greeted, not knowing what else to say.
"Hello, Vanessa." He said back, handing me the bag off food.
"What's going on? How did I get here?" I asked, eating some chips. They tasted so good.
"It's not easy to explain but I need you to come with me." Elijah said. "To New Orleans."
I nearly chocked on a chip. "What?"
He walked over to me and put a hand on my cheek. I looked into his eyes, blushing a little. The butterflies in my stomach had butterflies. "It's not safe here anymore."
"And I'll be safer in New Orleans? Without people who care about me. Without Elena...or Jeremy." I questioned.
Elijah dropped his hand and turned away from me, looking out the window. "I will explain another time. You have 3 days to pack and say goodbye to your family."
"I don't understand." I was confused, how can he expect me to leave? "I can't leave them, not now." I thought of Bonnie and how everyone was finding out about her being dead. Elena will need me...Damon needs me.
"Vanessa, you're in danger and I need to protect you." He sounded frustrated now.
I laughed. "You don't need to protect me. I'm not your problem."
"Please." A strange look crossed his face. I had never known Elijah to plead. "Come with me."
"There is nothing you can do to make me change my mind. I'm not leaving my family to go to you and your brother." I spat when I said 'your brother'.
He just stared at me. Then I realise what he was about to do. I shook my head, "No! Elijah don't!" I moved back and was stopped by the wall.
Elijah held onto me so I couldn't run, he looked into my eyes. "You're going to do as I say, trust me and come to New Orleans. You have three days say goodbye."
My mind was blank for a few seconds, then I forgot why I was resisting. Why wouldn't I want to go with him? I can trust him. "I'll go with you, I trust you."
I felt soft lips on my forehead and I closed my eyes. He smelt good. When I opened my eyes again, Elijah was gone. I know what I have to do. I have to say goodbye.
