CHAPTER 11
Elena's POV
Poor Stefan, he had spent the last hour reassuring and mollifying her. Yet she had hardly heard him, her mind still processing the events earlier. Is, could, Elijah be trusted? She wasn't so sure now; yes he had kept his word and freed Stefan but Katherine? Why bring Katherine here and now? Was Katherine working for him or maybe he was going to compel her to spy on them. Probably the stress was getting to her but she could have sworn Elijah had seemed too concerned for Katherine. He had grabbed her and rushed off to one of the guest rooms when she awakened, almost as if he didn't want anyone seeing her vulnerable state. Well she was definitely going to keep an eye on her and get some answers from Elijah. As for Katherine, she would find herself staked if she even squeaked trouble.
Stefan's POV
He was worried. Elena had not uttered a single word whilst he was consoling her. Who knows what was going through her head. He hoped she wasn't brooding about him and Katherine. He and Katherine did have a sordid past but things had changed a long time ago. In between Katherine and Elena, he had gone through a myriad of relationships. Some good, some bad. He wasn't Damon, obsessive, compulsive and who always lost himself in a whirlwind of unrestrained emotions. Damon was the kamikaze lover in all his relationships.
The Original would keep her in check but he did wonder what Katherine had been like when she first encountered Elijah. He was a Vampire and even he didn't dare cross Elijah, Katherine had tangled with him and Klaus and lived to tell about it! Well, he was going to keep out her way. Less said and done, the better for him. As for Damon, he knew nothing could his stop his brother if he was fixated on it.
Elijah's POV
He was thoroughly annoyed with Katherine and himself. He had behaved totally out character and this was a weakness he didn't indulge in. First things first, he needed to find Stefan and instruct him, now why was that louse Damon hanging outside Katherine's room? He had expected to have a problem with Stefan but Damon? He snorted, no self-respecting Vampire would carry on like Damon. He missed the old days, when the majority of Vampires or blood-drinkers carried themselves with finesse and stealth.
It irked him that Damon seemed to have no restraint around him. The boy was entirely too sure of himself. Demands, he actually had the audacity to demand an explanation from him an Original. Didn't he realize his heart could be crushed under his foot in less than a second? Seems like the doppleganger surrounded herself with equally suicidal friends.
In his most intimidating tone, he reminded Damon that he had no rights whatsoever and that he would gladly shorten his time on earth if he had a death wish. That had sent him scurrying away. He knew that wasn't the end of it, if anything Damon would be back with some plan or other to mess things up.
Katherine's POV
Finally, he had left her alone. She may have been compelled to act like Mother Teresa but that didn't mean she couldn't plot and plan. He's bound to run into Klaus and get himself daggered, sighing gleefully into her fluffy pillow.
So much unresolved issues with 'him'. An enigma, a handsome one though, certainly brought back blissfull memories when she had been the recipient of his affection.
When had she become so maudlin? Drat, she was stuck here and she would have to suck up to that do-gooder for something to wear.