A/N: Some reviewers have commented on how no one noticed that Elena looks the same, well that will be answered in this chapter.

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The Original Wife

Chapter 10 - Back To You

"Elijah! Can you hear me?" Elena asked in a worried voice, she couldn't see what was wrong with him. No dagger could be seen and he hadn't turned grey, Elijah looked unconscious. Could an Original vampire become unconscious? It wasn't long before everyone had approached her to see what was happening.

Elena couldn't stop the worry she was feeling, she was so close to having her family back but the man she loves was lying on the ground, and the reason was currently unknown. Klaus and Kol picked him up and place him on the sofa.

"What's wrong with him? He shouldn't be unconscious, could someone have gotten in his head like they did with me?" Elena quickly said, she had yet to explain what this unconscious man meant to her but she couldn't focus on anyone else at the moment, her mind was on her husband.

"I don't know what happened, I was doing the spell when I heard screaming, which I guess was Klaus and Rebekah." Bonnie replied to Elena, she then turned and faced the two Originals "What caused you to get your memories back?" She was curious about what the trigger was.

"I was watching you do the spell and I felt the pain before you started chanting...wait….the blood, Elena's blood, that was the trigger." Rebekah quickly searched back to the moment it all started. Smelling her blood triggered her memory.

Flashback

"Beks, stop! You're killing him!" Elena ran quickly to the weak man huddled at Rebekah's feet. He was barely breathing but from the looks of it Elena had managed to stop her in time.

"I...I...I couldn't stop, the blood… it was too strong. I've killed him Elena, I'm a killer!" She started sobbing after the bloodlust had dulled down and was coming down from her high.

"Beks listen to me, he's still alive. You hear that...his heart is still beating, he's alive. You haven't killed him." Elena told her softly.

Elena looked towards the man on the ground and bit into her wrist, she had told the others that feeding their blood to humans healed them. Rebekah wasn't in the best shape to do this so Elena took it upon herself to do it.

Rebekah watched as Elena fed the man her blood, noticing the difference in scents. She couldn't understand how her mother could have turned her family into these monsters. At this moment she was just grateful that Elena was able to stop her from killing someone. She really was trying to control her bloodlust because one day Elena may not be there in time.

End of flashback

Damon couldn't watch anymore, he felt helpless as Elena had her hands wrapped around her throat. Elijah wasn't even able to remove her hands and he couldn't match any of the originals strength. He still didn't understand how a trip to the past changed Elena's view of the original family.

He could only conclude that they compelled her, but even that was a lame attempt. They were human when she went back; he loved her and before anything could happen he had lost her. If she chose Stefan he could live with that, Stefan and he may have fought on many occasions but he still loved him.

They both loved the same woman and he was worth the competition, his brother was better than him and Damon would step aside if Elena chose him. Though watching Kol comfort Elena was too much for him to watch, he hadn't missed the way her time had been occupied by the unknown original.

He had approached the Gilbert house a few nights back, only to hear from Ric that she had gone off gallivanting with Kol Mikaelson. His brother he could handle but the originals had hurt her in many ways, how could she just forget that. Klaus killed Jenna, Isobel and John by default, yet she had saved and defended them like nothing happened.

Damon didn't understand and he couldn't stay in his own house while everyone played happy families. This wasn't how it was supposed to be, she was suppose to choose either himself or Stefan. He headed to the grill hopefully find a distraction, Elena may of let him go and moved on but he wasn't ready to do that, not yet.

Esther's Hideout

"The Doppelgänger remains protected by the Bennett witch and the Salvatore's, but what's surprising is she has formed an alliance with Kol." The male voice spoke to Finn, he had been watching from a safe distance. The Originals were currently continuing on as normal, oblivious to what lies ahead.

"Remain nearby, my mother has a task for you" The compelled vampire nodded, he didn't have a choice in the matter.

Finn returned to his mother's place of hiding, they would have to return to Mystic Falls to perform the spell. His mother had help from a powerful witch on the other side; so far she had been successful in performing the boundary spell. It didn't last for long though. A coven of witches would harness enough power to make the spell last longer. They already had a willing sacrifice, they had adjusted the spell for what they specifically wanted, all the ingredients had been collected and now they had to wait for a celestial event.

The spell Esther was trying to perform goes against nature therefore she had to hide her plans, it was all about timing. Esther, the coven and the witch from the other side had to be in sync, only then would the power combine and be enough for the desired plan.

"Mother, I have word that they do not suspect anything. The full moon is over a week away, everything is ready.

"Thank you Finn, since the Doppelgänger was meddlesome we have had to resort to such a spell, but with it we will be rid of vampires, my sisters will eventually grant forgiveness." Working against the servants of nature could mean losing her powers. Watching her children kill and torture people, she had sat on the other side enduring each kill they made. She wanted to undo the mistake she made over a thousand years ago and this was the only way.

Back at the Boarding House

"Why isn't he waking up, nothing is wrong with him. There is no white oak stake to kill him, so why is he like this!" Elena was letting her emotions get the best of her. So far no one had mentioned anything about her vampire status. With everything that had gone on it seemed to go unnoticed.

"He's fine 'Lena, only the white oak can kill an original so he's still alive...well not alive but... Uh you know what I mean!" Caroline's attempt at settling her best friend had worked a little. Her little ramble eased Elena's worries for now.

Alaric could only watch everything, he may be a vampire hunter on the side but pulling a 'Damon' would only get him killed. It didn't make sense to him that the originals seemed to change over night. Though the way they spoke and looked at Elena he could see a great deal of emotions between them, something in the past had created a great bond with each other. He could only hope they weren't making a mistake putting all their trust in them.

Bonnie's opinion of the first vampires had changed significantly, she had watched Ayana show her what would happen if Esther got her way. Vampires had become apart of the world now, removing them would be causing too much imbalance. The world had evolved with them existing; to take them away a thousand years later would be devastating.

Bonnie had seen first hand that not all vampires were bad and she certainly didn't want to lose Caroline, Stefan and possibly Damon.

"Wait 'Lena you've changed…you're…not human anymore" Rebekah slowly came to the realization that the slow heartbeat that came from the young girl was gone. It didn't make sense she knew that Elena was turned into a vampire along with her siblings, so how could they see her as human for the last few weeks.

"Well apart from Elijah, you all remember me now. Ayana used a humanity spell to cover the truth from you; you had to get your memories back in your own time. My blood triggered it and for Kol it was my ring. The spell was to prevent Esther from finding out I went to the past, if she didn't take the memories away she would have known what I did. At least this way she's out of the loop and that is an advantage for us, whatever she plans next will probably require my blood except its useless now." Elena briefly explained back to the blonde original.

"So you're a vampire?" Stefan stepped closer to Elena, his face showing curiosity and sadness. The Elena he knew wanted to remain human but here she was a vampire. How could she change her mind, he was afraid she would lose her compassion. The temptation to kill was always there and Elena wouldn't handle killing another person, he couldn't understand how she was so calm about all of this.

Elena only nodded in agreement; she looked at the shocked faces of Caroline and Alaric, while Stefan's was a face full of confusion. Elena had decided that she would transition before the night of the spell, she chose this life and hoped they would eventually understand why.

"You knew and you didn't tell me...I'm your best friend!" Caroline shouted towards Bonnie. She was upset that she was left out again, Elena had things going on and she had found out almost last. Caroline was disappointed that her friends didn't trust her enough to come clean.

"Care it wasn't like that, we weren't allowed. Ayana told us it had to stay between us two and when they finally remembered who Elena was, the spell would be lifted. You know we wouldn't have kept it from you if we had a choice. We're sorry Care." Bonnie quickly explained, Caroline was always concerned for her friendship and it had been her intention to tell the blonde of the secret but she was told not too. She did feel guilty but it was out of her hands.

"I get it! I do, but it doesn't mean I'm not upset." Caroline mumbled, this revelation clearly hurt her and she fell into Klaus's offering arms.

"Look everything is out in the open now, no more secrets. Ok…one more secret erm...I'm married" Elena started off with a strong voice but after remembering Elijah wasn't awake to know himself she quickly simmered down and whispered it out.

"YOU WHAT! WHO? IS IT KOL?" Caroline screamed, she wasn't angry but surprised and shocked. Elena was shaking her head and quickly looked at Stefan to gauge his reaction but he stood stock still.

"No it's not Kol, plus I don't think Bonnie would like that very much" Elena explained, Bonnie blushed and Kol tried to look everywhere but in people's eyes. Kol would get Elena back for that, he promised to himself. Elena glanced at Elijah longingly and it didn't go unnoticed by someone.

"Oh my god, it's Elijah isn't it. You married him and that's why you told me and Damon that we had to move on because you already did! I don't believe this!" Stefan was livid with the news; he thought that maybe Elena would change her mind, that eventually she would realize that she loved one of them more than the other. He didn't expect her to go after an original of all people.

"Yes, it's Elijah. I couldn't tell you because he doesn't even know that we are married, so I did what I could. I let you both go without telling you the main reason. I'm sorry if I hurt you Stefan but I love him, I saw forever with him." Elena hoped that was enough for him.

"Y…Y-You saw forever with him...unbelievable! You look like Tatia his first love, that's why he married you!" Stefan said furiously, he didn't care about the harsh words he was using, he was hurting and Stefan felt that she deserved to hear them.

"Stefan I would advise that you back off. You are wrong, my brother loves Elena and not because of her resemblance to Tatia" Klaus tried to take control of the situation, he didn't want to see Elena upset, he had come to see her as a sister now and he would be protective of her.

"I love Elena for who she is! Not because of Katherine, she was the opposite of her. Elijah has met all three Doppelgängers and fell for each of them. Now you're telling me that her resemblance didn't play a part in their marriage" Stefan was adamant he was right.

Stefan thought he was protecting Elena by keeping her at a distance once he was released from Klaus. After what had happened, he truly believed there was nothing left to fight for but he was wrong. When he finally realized, it was too late and she was already gone.

"Stefan, my brother was human so he only knew Tatia and once Elena came along, he only had eyes for her. She didn't look like the original Doppelgänger. Elijah did fall for Elena but not how you thought. He fell for the Petrovas, yes, but with Elena he truly fell for her even with her appearance changed." Klaus calmly stated.

Stefan looked defeated; those last words meant that his argument was false. He huffed and went to go find Damon. He wasn't about to stick around for the reunion in his own house. He had to move on, Stefan had no choice now.

"I should probably go after him" Caroline quietly said, she was always Team Stelena.

"No, I've been through the same thing when he was with Elena, I think its best if I go." Came Rebekah's voice, she smiled at the group that remained in the house and promptly made her exit.

They all watched as Rebekah left the room to follow Stefan, Caroline suddenly interrupted everyone's thoughts by speaking out loud. "That's why you look the same…." Caroline hadn't realized that she was speaking out loud, so they all heard her.

"What you on about love?" Klaus asked the confused blonde.

"Elena…I thought it was strange that she still looked the same, especially after she said that she spent 20 years with you. I just thought that because she was only gone 3 weeks our time, her appearance had reverted back to what it was when she left by the help of magic. Now I really know why…she's forever a teen like me. No one questioned it; I guess they all thought the same." Caroline said

"It makes sense to think that, if Elena wasn't a vampire I doubt the witches would want to send her back 20 years older, it would cause too much confusion amongst people in this town. It would also risk exposure to the town." Klaus replied to Caroline

A few hours had passed and Elijah was still in the same condition. They had decided to move him to Klaus's mansion, they didn't know how long he would be like this but they were all sure that Damon and Stefan would prefer them gone.

Alaric had decided to go home after they took Elijah back. There was nothing he could do and he worried for Damon, he may be a vampire but he had become a close friend recently.

Elena, Caroline and Bonnie were talking together, managing to catch Elena up on all that she had missed; she even mentioned the kisses that had happened since coming back. Caroline even though she was disappointed about hearing it now rather than before, she was glad to be back in the loop.

"So what's going on with you and Kol, you seem to be pretty close..." Caroline said in a sing song voice.

"Nothing is going on, I mean he's hot and I like talking to him but nothing has happened…I'm not sure." Bonnie was trying to convince herself that she didn't care, but her friends knew the truth. She liked him and they were going to give her a little push. Elena and Caroline looked at each other and slyly smiled and nodded at each other knowing they were thinking the same thing.

"I see you've been nicer to Nik, I take it he's wearing you down" Elena said with a big grin, she knew deep down that Caroline had feelings for him. She wasn't that good at hiding them, she understood the reason Caroline kept them hidden but things had changed now.

"I guess…I still don't like what he did but no matter how horrible I was to him, he was always nice to me. Since Tyler didn't love me enough to stay with me, I thought I'd give him a chance, you guys did." Caroline looked at Bonnie and Elena to see signs of disagreement but didn't find any.

"I will admit I don't like Klaus, after 'Lena came back she told me what he was like, and after everything Ayana told me could happen if the Originals die, I tried to put my feelings aside. He hasn't done anything since Elena came back not even asked for her blood even if she was a vampire. If your holding back because of us Care…don't, we just want you to be happy. And it's kind of hypocritical of us when she's married to his brother and I'm friends with the other."

"Yep I agree with Bon, do what makes you happy Care. We will always support you." Elena said in a cheery voice.

All three girls hugged, they had finally aired out all the tension and were back to being best friends, no secret husbands, secret crushes, secret spells. Everything was out in the open now and as long as they stuck together they would be able to get through any problems.

Elena looked over to the sofa where they had placed Elijah since returning to the mansion. Klaus had gone to make some calls to see if there were any updates on Esther, and Kol had gone to get some more blood bags, with all the vampires currently in the house their current stock was running low.

When Elena laid eyes on the sofa it was empty, she quickly shot to the sofa and looked around, and she hadn't heard him so where did he go? She turned around again to face her friends who were wondering what was going on.

"How did he get pass us without either of us seeing or hearing?" Caroline wondered out loud.

"I believe my wife was distracting you Miss Forbes" Elijah finally said while looking in the eyes of the lovely Elena, his wife.

"God! Can vampires have heart attacks? If you weren't married to my best friend I would dagger you for scaring me to death" Caroline couldn't help the giggle that came out, Elijah had startled her and it caused her to go into nervous laugh.

"No I don't think you can Miss Forbes, if you were anyone else I would not be amused with a dagger threat" Elijah smirked, he found this conversation amusing but all his focus was on Elena.

"I guess we'll give you some space, Hi Elijah, Bye Elijah!" Bonnie yelled on her way out of the room.

Elijah chuckled and quickly made his way over to Elena. He leaned down to her neck and took in her scent. This seemed like déjà vu to Elena; Elijah had done the exact same thing upon their first meeting in the abandoned house. "Hello lovely Elena" he smiled and leaned in to give her a passionate kiss.

The kiss got deepened and soon hands were running all over each other's bodies, Elijah currently had Elena pinned against the back wall, he had wanted to do this for so long.

While he laid unconscious he gained every memory he had of his precious wife, first time he saw her, first time he spoke to her and his head kept filling with more memories until it reach one he wished he did not remember, the one where he worried he would lose her.

Getting reacquainted with his wife would have to wait as a clearing of a throat could be heard. They both turned to see all four faces with smirks on their faces. The pair had finally been reunited in the right time and all feelings had simply been the same. Elijah turned back to face Elena and quietly said "I love you Elena" he placed his hand on her cheek and when Elena went to cover it with her own she felt his ring.

His ring must have been magically returned once everything was remembered. She grabbed his hand and kissed the ring and replied "I love you Elijah" they continued to be lost in their own world. Elena removed her necklace and finally placed her rings back on her fingers.

While holding hands they felt a connection between them, looking at each other they both recognized the other felt it too, but they would have to discuss it later. They looked back to the four other people standing in the room.

"Glad to see your back brother" Klaus spoke first, he had worried for his brother but when he returned to the room and saw his brother standing there, he finally realized he had his family back.

"Yeah brother sorry to interrupt again, but I'm glad to see you awake." Kol gave an evil smirk. This would be the second time he had interrupted them in a compromised position, only this time he wasn't the only one to witness it.

"We are heading out now; we thought you'd want to stay here 'Lena. We'll catch up tomorrow ok" Caroline said to Elena, huge grin on her face as she mentioned Elena sleeping arrangements.

Once all the goodbyes had been traded the reunited couple smiled at each other, it may have only been a few weeks apart for Elena, but for Elijah it was a thousand years. Although he had no knowledge or it he still had to continue living without her. Now he had her, Elijah wasn't prepared to let her out of his sight.

It didn't take long for them to begin embracing each other in light feathery kisses, they had previously been interrupted but they were both determined not to let that happen again. Even if someone needed them, it could wait until later.

Minutes had passed and all traces of clothing lay sprawled over the floor. Elijah moved Elena onto the bed and they finally made passionate love. Their bodies joined together like a puzzle, easily slipping in to the same rhythm they always did. Time had passed and nothing had changed except for their surroundings.

While the reacquainted couple lay in Elijah's bed, they simply held each other. His brothers hadn't returned home and he was thankful for that. At this moment he was just enjoying the body that lay wrapped around him.

"I missed you, I didn't know it at the time but I missed you" Elijah said quietly to Elena

"What do you mean?" Elena tilted her head back to look into Elijah's dark brown eyes.

"I felt as though something was missing, I realize now it was you. I loved you from the moment I met you and when I was made to forget I fell in love with you all over again at the abandoned house. I tried to hide my feelings for fear you would betray me"

"Maybe the spell took your memories away but not your feelings for me, when you finally met me again those feelings reignited as you unconsciously realized you found me again" Elena said hopeful, she didn't know if their was any truth to her words but it would make one hell of a romantic story.

"Possibly, it does not matter now, my memories have returned" Elijah kissed the top Elena's head, he was curious but something else was on his mind, he was deep in thought and Elena had noticed.

Elena perched her head up, resting her elbow on the pillow and looking towards Elijah. "What's on your mind?" she asked.

Elijah turned his attention to his wife, she had adjusted her position to solely focus on him, he was thinking about the kiss they shared when he first awoke. "Elena…that kiss earlier…did you see something, I thought I saw someone. A similar thing happened the time we kissed in your house." Elijah couldn't think of anything else at this time.

Elena was laying their thinking of Elijah's query and then she remembered the brief memory she had at her house after the kiss, only this time the memory was longer.

Flashback

"Elijah you must come quickly, there's no time" She could hear Kol's voice fill the forest and within moments Elijah's footsteps were heard outside their current home.

"Is she ok?" He quickly voiced his worries to his younger brother; his wife was in pain so he would always feel her pain as if he could take her place.

"She is fine brother, but she has asked for you to be with her." Kol said to Elijah reassuringly.

"I can't…It's improper for me to be with her right now…" Elijah was currently talking until he heard Elena calling his name in a scream like manner. He immediately ran in to the house ignoring his previous thoughts.

"I'm here, I'm here. Just breathe…" Elijah grabbed his wife's hand and kissed it. Elijah simply sat next to her in her moment of need as he watched his sister tend to the problem at hand.

End of Flashback

"I saw something too, it was a memory. I'm still trying to piece together the rest of it, something big is missing but I don't know what it is. What did you see?" Elena still couldn't wrap her head around the memory it was like it was being blocked, although it felt as though it was slowly unraveling.

"I think I saw a child" Elijah whispered out to Elena

A/N: I know I know I'm mean for leaving it there, but I have to keep my readers interested and wanting for more :P