Hello my lovely readers! I hope you're all still interested in this story because this chapter will finally reveal some of those sins that Elena had been hiding…and there will be more interaction with the Originals so…there won't be much Delena in this one, but you'll see why.

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Chapter 11: Confessions…?

Three months later...

Things had been going great with their relationship and Elena was happy that they had been able to open up to each other at least little by little. The only slight problem was that she hadn't been able to tell Damon about all of her life and it made her feel bad that he seemed so sincere and had opened up to her so much and she was keeping such a big part of her past hidden.

Now, she was standing in Jeremy's living room, waiting for her brother to arrive to his studio. Jeremy had his own little studio, where he'd come and hang out and get lost in his art. Elena was really proud of her brother for being so passionate about painting and drawing. He was really talented and Elena was more than happy to support him and enjoy his work.

Jeremy and Nik were the artists of their group and Elena loved to see them both so focused when they'd draw something or paint. She had to admit that she had more than one teased Nik for having so many sketches of Caroline, but she had to admit that it was very romantic of him to draw her.

Elena sighed, hearing Jeremy enter the studio and she was actually glad that she had her brother to talk to, even though he was a little younger than her. It was good to have real family around, not that the Originals weren't like family, but she really needed to talk to her brother and not have to deal with the constant sexual innuendos coming from either Original.

"Hey, sis! What's up? Please tell me you're not here to talk about your sex life with Damon..." Jeremy smirked as he made his way to the small fridge and pulled out a bottle of beer, taking a sip before he went over to Elena. He had been really glad that his sister had finally seemed to be happy and in an actual relationship.

"No, I'm not here to talk about that!" Elena scoffed and eyed her brother carefully as he sat down beside her on the couch. It had been a long time since she had really felt the need to talk to Jeremy about something this serious and she knew that it was probably time to do so.

"Thank God!" Jeremy chuckled and he saw Elena smile, but he also saw that she was quite serious about what she wanted to ask so he didn't press it further.

"Listen...I just needed someone to talk to...someone that knows me better than anyone. You know I have been trying to make this relationship thing work, right?" Elena asked and she watched as Jeremy nodded before he looked at her warily, his eyebrows knitting together.

"Yes...these past 3 months had been great for you from what I've seen." Jeremy encouraged her, not really understanding where she was going with this.

"Well...I haven't been completely honest with Damon." Elena said, slowly, looking away from her brother's inquisitive eyes as she tried to find a way to tell him exactly what was bothering her.

"What do you mean?" Jeremy was confused and he really didn't know what his sister and Damon were talking about in their private time, but he knew that they were getting to know each other.

"I mean that I haven't told him about my past...part of my past at least" Elena admitted and she looked back at Jeremy, seeing that he had raised an eyebrow and was currently thinking about what she said, but she continued, knowing that he wasn't really following.

"I didn't tell him anything about my past with neither Original, ok? He asked me about Kol once, but I freaked out because the thing with Kol had happened only a week before we met and I don't think he'd be ok with how we really are around each other." Elena started and Jeremy thought about it for a minute, knowing that his sister had a really complicated history with the Originals and that it wasn't even history...they would still be together if it weren't for Damon.

"Wait, but you haven't slept with anyone else since Damon and you started dating, right?" Elena heard her brother's question and rolled her eyes.

"Of course not!" She immediately defended, but she knew that despite the fact that she hadn't slept with either of them in 3 months, Damon wouldn't truly understand what she had with the 3 men.

"So what's the problem? You don't have to get into details...just tell his that you had a thing with Kol, but that it ended when you met him." Jeremy offered, smiling at his sister and thinking that he had given her the perfect advice.

"And with Klaus and Elijah? Come on, Jer...you know he's not gonna want to hear all that and he is definitely possessive and I don't want him to find out about the things I did with either Original because he won't understand..." Elena huffed, getting more worked up over the fact that she didn't want Damon to resent her and end their relationship.

"Then...you tell him that you're not comfortable talking about that and that you'll do it when you're ready. Although...you need to keep Kol in check so that he doesn't blurt it out..." Jeremy told her, making her smile as she punched him in the arm playfully. She seemed to be satisfied with that idea for now, but Jeremy knew that she'd keep beating herself up over it and would over think everything.

"I already told him that...I just hope he won't run away when I do tell him." Elena sighed, remembering the way that he had wanted to know about Kol and that she had overreacted when he had first asked her about it because it wasn't just a one night stand, but so much more.

"He won't run away, Elena. He's no saint either so he'll understand eventually." Jeremy smiled, seeing that his sister was actually relieved to have talked to him about it and he understood why she didn't want to confide in either Klaus or the others.

"Yeah...he did say he had his 'dark ages' so I hope he won't judge me so much..." Elena admitted with a small smile as Jeremy took another sip of his beer and Elena snatched it from him, bringing the bottle to her lips and taking a sip herself. She needed to be more at ease and she knew that she had to talk to the others, too.

"I've seen the way you guys are around each other, Lena, and believe me when I say that Damon is totally whipped by you so he won't judge...you are doing great with the relationship thing so just be honest and tell him you need a bit more time." Jeremy concluded, taking his beer bottle back and looking pointedly at his sister to make sure she understood what he was saying.

"Thanks for talking to me, baby brother." Elena smiled as she hugged Jeremy, hearing him mumble something about how she was suffocating him, but she was happy to have a brother that knew just what to say to make her feel better.

"Ok...you can let go now, sis. You're making me feel a bit emasculated right now..." Jeremy chuckled as Elena started laughing, letting him go as she playfully nudged him.

"Oh, shut up...you're my baby bro. I get to hug you as much as I want!" She wiggled her eyebrows as she saw him get up and place his now empty bottle on the table before turning back to her.

"Hey! I want to show you something that I made...come on!" Jeremy suddenly grabbed her hand and practically dragged her towards the other side of the studio, where he kept most of his sketchpads.

"What is it?" Elena asked, getting more anxious by the second. She knew that Jeremy was very talented and she absolutely loved seeing his sketches and drawings. Between his drawings and Klaus' paintings, Elena always had her apartment covered in beautiful art.

"I found this very old photo of you and Elijah and I wanted to draw you so that you'd have it still even though the photo is pretty much ruined...you'll have my sketch." Jeremy grinned, rushing to grab his sketchpad and search for the drawing, leaving Elena to gape at him.

"Are you kidding me? I have a photo with Elijah? Wow!" Elena grinned as she saw that Jeremy had found the drawing and she was left speechless as she saw the incredibly beautiful picture. It truly was amazingly well drawn and she had to giggle at seeing the way Elijah had held her and how she had her arms wrapped around his neck.

"I believe the photo was taken sometime in the 20's...but I wanted to draw you so that the picture would be larger and to see Elijah's face better." Jeremy smirked and Elena bit her lip, to keep from laughing as she took a closer look at Elijah's face and saw that he was looking at her with an expression that really did deserve to be drawn.

"This is awesome, Jeremy! I can't believe we actually caught Elijah in such a compromising position and with his guilty face on...you know I had caught him dancing with another woman. Dancing! Can you imagine the shock I experienced?" Elena started laughing and Jeremy joined in, both of them knowing very well that even in the 'Roaring 20's' Elijah had avoided dancing.

"Yeah...you made him dance with you every day after that and he actually loosened up!" Jeremy pointed out and Elena smirked smugly, knowing that the 20's had been Elijah's time to loosen up and they had had the best of times together.

"Can I have this? I can't to show it off and see the look on Elijah's face when he sees it!" Elena grinned, seeing that Jeremy was already putting the sketch into a frame and he chuckled, knowing that Elena would probably hang it up into Elijah's room.

"Here you go...and please tell Elijah to take care of it!" Jeremy warned her and chuckled as his sister placed it carefully inside her messenger bag.

"I promise no harm will come to it!" Elena said seriously as she placed her hand over her heart and Jeremy rolled his eyes at her antics.

"Good...now, dear sister, you should go and talk to the others because I have to go, I have a date with Bonnie..." Jeremy said, smiling as he saw her sister sticking out her tongue like a child. Wasn't she supposed to be the older/wiser one out of the two of us? Jeremy wondered as he saw Elena grab her things and head towards the door.

"Thanks again, Jer! I'll see you later and have fun on your date, lover boy!" Elena called out as she exited the studio and rushed out to grab a cab and go back to Elijah's. She heard Jeremy chuckle as she made her way down the stairs and out in the street.

xXx

As she sat inside the cab, Elena picked up her phone and quickly dialled Rebekah's number, knowing that she was her oldest friend and that she would know exactly what to tell her. She still needed a bit more advice from a girl and she wanted to meet up with Rebekah to talk to her and tell her about her fears regarding her relationship with Damon.

"Elena!" Rebekah greeted her happily and Elena had to smile at her friend's eagerness to talk to her even though they had spoken yesterday.

"Hey, Bekah! Are you home? I could use some girl talk right now..." Elena confessed, knowing that she and Caroline would surely have some girly advice for her.

"Sorry, Lena, but Caroline and I are going to that new spa today and we are currently at the mall, but we could come home and talk if you need us now..." Rebekah explained, but Elena knew that if she had prolonged the talk until now, she could wait a few more hours or even a day. Jeremy had helped her a lot and she was not freaking out anymore so she decided to let the girls enjoy their day of pampering.

"No, it's alright...we'll talk later or tomorrow, ok?" Elena smiled, seeing that the cab was almost at Elijah's house already and that she had some other thing to do to keep her mind off of the complicated situation with Damon.

"Are you sure...?" Rebekah asked warily, sensing that her friend was worried about something.

"Yes, I'm sure...enjoy the pampering, girls!" Elena replied to Rebekah, hearing her friend sigh on the other end and agree.

Elena was smiling as the car stopped just in front of Elijah's place, thinking that she really should stop freaking out altogether. There really was nothing to worry about anymore because as Jeremy had said- Damon would wait for her to be ready to tell him the whole story.

Elena shook her head as she entered the house and listened carefully, trying to figure out if there was someone home. It was weird that the house was so quiet, but she could still hear some light noises coming from somewhere upstairs so she made her way over there, already figuring out that it was Klaus and he was in his art studio.

She walked into the room slowly, seeing that Klaus was totally engrossed in his painting, his brush grazing the canvas softly. Elena had to admit that she had always loved seeing Klaus paint, the focused look on his face and the elegant way in which his hand moved making her smile.

"Enjoying the view, love?" Klaus asked, not turning to face her, but, by the tone of his voice Elena could practically see the smirk gracing his lips.

"Well yes, Nik, I am...the landscape is quite impressive." She teased him, knowing that he was definitely one to appreciate her sarcasm and witty comments.

"I haven't seen you around much lately, Elena. How are you handling your relationship with Damon?" Klaus asked, finally turning back and Elena sighed, knowing that even though she had already talked to Jeremy she could use some advice from Klaus, too. Especially since many of her concerns regarding her past involved him.

"Things are good...but it's been 3 months now and I haven't been completely honest about my past. About our past, Nik!" Elena looked at him pointedly, making sure that he understood what she was referring to.

"Ah...yes, our 'thing'...why haven't you told him?" Klaus smiled, not sure what was the big deal because to them it wasn't something that complicated and they were totally okay with all of the crazy interactions.

"I don't think he'll understand, Nik...he asked me about Kol and he overreacted when I didn't want to tell him. He got jealous for only seeing us at the concert that first day and I don't think he's ready to hear that we slept together and that I have been with all of you..." Elena was not one to talk like that, she usually didn't shy away from using the actual work 'fuck' and give explicit details about them to Klaus or any of her best friends actually, but now, she preferred to not get into detail. But, apparently Klaus was too much of a pervert to not tease her about it.

"So what? I hope he's not that stupid as to not understand that we have something more than friendship because let's face it...we've been around for centuries and the fact that we indulge in each other is not that strange, love..." Klaus smirked as he saw Elena's incredulous look.

"Oh shut it, Nik! Would you share Caroline with someone?" Elena retorted quickly, not thinking twice about the words that came out of her mouth and seeing that Klaus' smirk only grew wider.

"Well...as you might remember, love...I already did share her...with you." Klaus replied lightly and Elena shook her head, knowing that he was absolutely right. She wouldn't shy away now, though and she knew exactly how to make Klaus swallow his words.

"Yes...I do remember, Nik...and I think that we shared you..." Elena smirked, seeing that he was rolling his eyes. Klaus was still looking at her and she wondered what he was thinking that he was suddenly so quiet.

Thinking about it now, Elena didn't regret anything that she had done with either Original or anyone for that matter and she was not going to think about it now because it wasn't like Damon hadn't been with other women before.

"You can't honestly think that Damon is such a prude to shy away when you tell him, right? If he really wants to know the real you, he has to accept you as you are, with all of your past and all of your craziness..." Klaus told her and Elena was actually surprised that he had thought at it like that. But he was totally right...if Damon wanted to have a relationship with her then he'd have to accept her with all of her flaws because he was also far from perfect.

"When did you get so wise?" Elena mocked Klaus as she grinned at him, seeing that he raised an eyebrow. He was probably going for menacing and scary, but Elena knew that she'd never be able to see Nik as someone dangerous and mean because he was her Nik...the sweet man that had rescued her and taken care of her ever since.

"What are you talking about? It's in my genes...look at Elijah..." Klaus smirked as he saw Elena roll her eyes, but he soon realized that Elijah was not his only brother and Elena didn't let him forget it.

"Oh, yeah? Well look at Kol!" Elena chuckled as she saw Klaus stare at the floor as he tried to hide his smile.

"Fine...forget I said that. Now...about our past 'indiscretions'...I think that you can tell him when you want to, but don't be too detailed on the explanations." Klaus smirked and winked at her as he saw her scoff at his words, but he could see that Elena was clearly distressed about the subject.

"Look, Lena...we're all damaged and I don't think Damon is much better than any of us so don't worry about it..." Klaus concluded as he saw Elena actually smile sincerely at him and she finally got comfortable on the small couch, picking up his tumbler with bourbon and taking a sip.

Klaus chuckled as she made herself comfortable on his couch, bringing her feet under her and smirking as she drank his bourbon. He walked towards her and decided that whilst she always told Elijah that he needed to loosen up a bit, she needed it now, too.

"Just relax, Elena...you're worrying too much." Nik scolded her lightly as he stepped behind the couch and brought his talented hands to her shoulders, relieving some of that pent up tension.

"I really missed this, Nik..." She said once Klaus was massaging her sore muscles and she actually sighed contently, enjoying being pampered by Nik once again.

"I bet you miss this...you probably only come here to feel my talented hands" Klaus whispered as he heard Elena laugh, knowing that he had succeeded in lightening up the mood. He always liked to pride himself in making Elena laugh.

"I miss being around all of you all day long. I want to take part in the usual morning bickering and all of that, but I like being with Damon..." Elena sighed, not knowing why she was getting that emotional all of a sudden. Klaus frowned as he looked at her and he walked in front of the couch, watching as Elena stared at him confused.

"Are you feeding properly, love?" Klaus asked her, studying her face as he noticed that her skin was a bit paler than usual and frowned at her. She was strong and he knew that her emotions were all over the place only when she wasn't feeding enough. It had happened a few times back in the days and he had no idea how she was feeding now that she was mostly with Damon...

Elena looked up at him stunned, her brows furrowing as she took her time to actually think when was the last time that she had drank blood. Klaus saw that she was clearly counting the days and narrowed his gaze at her. She had been too busy worrying about her relationship with Damon that she hadn't even noticed how long it had been since she had last fed.

"You can't forget to feed, Elena...come here..." Klaus said gently as he sat down next to Elena on the couch and pulled back his sleeve, offering her his blood.

"You don't need to give me your blood, Nik" Elena whispered, feeling embarrassed and a bit taken aback by her stupid action of not feeding. She watched as Nik pulled up his sleeve, but he stopped once he heard her.

"Yes I need to. We don't have any more blood bags. Elijah went to get more so...drink up!" Klaus smirked, seeing that she was tempted to sink her fangs into his skin, but she thought that if they did this, at least they should do it right...so she smirked at him, scooting closer as she leaned in and kissed his neck.

"Have at it..." Nik gently ran his fingers through Elena's locks, feeling her lips brush against the soft skin just above his pulsing vein as Elena smirked, letting her fangs scrape lightly against his warm flesh before piercing his skin.

As soon as the delicious liquid hit her tongue, Elena moaned in utter pleasure, relishing in the potent taste of Klaus' blood. He gulped at sensing the intimate embrace they were in, with Elena practically straddling him as she leaned in for better access. She didn't hurt him, not in the least even though she was hungry as hell, but she took her time to fully sate her thirst.

Blood sharing was quite an intimate thing and they both knew it, but they had done this plenty of times not to get too carried away. Even though there was that pull towards each other, the pure lust that came with the blood, they were both strong enough to stay in control of those primal urges. The blood share was mostly common during sex and they both knew that it was a very pleasant experience.

As Elena pulled back slightly, she licked the remaining blood off of Klaus' skin, seeing the puncture wounds heal immediately. She looked up at him, her eyes boring into his and he couldn't help but look at her blood stained lips that had curled into a devilish smirk that could rival his own.

The sensations were overwhelming her, her body responding instinctively to the high of tasting his blood and Elena found herself leaning in to kiss Klaus just like the old times, her inhibitions running low as she gave into the haze of lust and captured his lips with hers. They usually did that...in the past, when Elena would drink from him, Klaus would've licked the excess of blood off of her lips and that usually led to more than simply kissing. SO now, they were too caught up in the moment to actually give a damn about the fact that Elena was in a relationship.

She kissed him passionately, not even thinking about it, but instinctively and Klaus responded, being too affected by the blood share to think about what he was doing. To them, this was normal, primal and instinctive. Klaus deepened the kiss, the sweet taste of blood invading their senses as they kissed hungrily.

With Elena straddling him and their mouths glued together, there was no denying the obvious and they would probably have gone all the way if it weren't for someone walking in on them and couching loudly, making sure they knew he was there.

"Well...looks like you're always starting the party without me..." Kol chuckled as he leaned on the doorframe, smirking as Elena quickly scrambled off of Klaus.

"Oh, come on, darling...it's nothing I haven't seen before, relax..." Kol continued, shrugging as he saw that Elena was glaring at him.

Truth was that Elena hadn't even realized what she was doing and that it was no longer something that she should be doing. She hadn't even thought about how kissing Nik would be wrong because she was with Damon because she had never had that to worry about before.

"Shit!" Elena muttered as she looked at Nik and Kol and they were both raising an eyebrow at her. Truth was that she hadn't thought about the fact that she had been basically cheating on Damon and her emotions were still running high and untamed. Even though she and Nik had a long history together and they were far more than friends, she felt guilty because she wasn't supposed to kiss him.

"Calm down, sweetheart. We were simply respecting the tradition..." Nik tried to reason with her, seeing that she had guilt written all over her face. He understood that maybe he should've stopped her from kissing him, but the blood sharing experience had messed with his mind.

At that, both Kol and Elena started laughing, making Klaus smirk as he had successfully managed to distract her and make her feel at ease with the awkward situation. It wasn't that big of a deal after all and Elena had probably reacted like that just because she had been too wrapped up in the thrill of the feed and her earlier fears about Damon to actually think clear.

"Well then...why don't we respect our tradition, darling, and break Elijah's piano again?" Kol asked, wiggling his eyebrows as Klaus chuckled, seeing Elena smack his baby brother playfully as she rolled her eyes at Kol's constant teasing behaviour.

"Don't push it, Kol..." She warned as she flashed over to where Klaus had left his paint brush and grabbed it, pointing it dangerously at Kol. Both Originals started laughing at Elena's sudden playful behaviour and they looked at each other in silent agreement before they both rushed to Elena.

"Hey!" She yelled as Klaus grabbed her from behind and Kol grabbed another paint brush from the table and walked towards her menacingly. Elena had to bite her lip not to burst out laughing at the sight of Kol walking towards her like that and when she heard Klaus chuckle, she took advantage of his momentary distraction and escaped his hold.

She smirked as she caught him by surprise and swiftly ran her paint brush over the tip of Nik's nose, chuckling as she saw the look on his face. Kol laughed at her brave move, but managed to get some paint on Elena's face, too.

Soon enough paint was flying through the room as they used their vampire speed to do more damage to each other's clothes. All three of them were laughing as they were practically covered in every colour of paint that Klaus had previously owned. Their clothes were smeared in blues and greens and their faces were also mostly covered in paint. It was as if a hurricane of paint had hit the room, but at least Nik's paintings hadn't been out in the open and had survived their paint war.

They knew that their behaviour was probably worse than a child's, but they were having fun and they all needed a bit of fun and games in their lives right now. At the moment they had no care in the world and simply enjoyed their time, laughing at the ridiculous amount of paint smeared all over them.

They had been too distracted to even hear when Elijah had arrived back home and had come to see what was with all the noise. But, as soon as Elena spotted him she darted towards him, using her paint brush to paint his nose just as she had done with Klaus. The look on Elijah's face was something that she'd remember forever and the sound of both Kol and Nik laughing made the moment that much memorable.

"You did not just do that..." Elijah's voice was stoic, but Elena could tell by the look in his eyes and the light tremble of his lower lip that he was about to burst out laughing, too.

"Oh, but this shade of brown matches your eyes perfectly, love..." Elena smirked, using one of Nik's terms of endearment and batted her lashes at Elijah adorably. His siblings were trying not to laugh, but they watched Elena and Elijah's interaction with amusement.

"Oh, really, now?" Elijah raised an eyebrow, his lips curling into a smirk as Elena nodded.

"Yes...and...I think you need to lose the suit if you don't want it to get ruined with all the paint." Elena winked as she grabbed more paint with her brush and turned back to see Elijah still standing there defiantly.

"This ought to be good!" Kol whispered as he and Klaus watched Elena turn back to Elijah and rush towards him with the brush, but he sped out of the way every time.

"That's not fair!" Elena whined as she tried to catch Elijah. It was funny to see their interaction what with Elena being covered in paint and Elijah flashing away from her, smirking. He looked weird with brown paint covering the tip of his nose and Kol couldn't help but laugh.

Since they had been children they hadn't been playing around like that and they all had to admit that Elena and her crazy paint war were actually a welcomed distraction from their boring vampire lives.

Even Elijah relented and let her have her way with him - well...paint him. Elena actually managed to make Elijah laugh as she jumped on him, hugging him and getting paint all over his nice suit and smearing it across his face, too. She even let out a satisfied 'gotcha' as she started laughing, too at her own silly behaviour.

"Satisfied, now?" Elijah asked as he looked at her, seeing the triumphant grin that was etched across her lips. If he knew that she'd be this happy with smearing paint all over him, he would've let her do it earlier.

"Absolutely!" Elena replied, finally releasing Elijah as she admired her work with an appreciative look. Klaus and Kol were still laughing their asses off and they all looked at the door, seeing Rebekah with a wicked grin of her face and her phone in hand, taking a picture of the memorable moment.

"This would be our Christmas card this year...you look adorable." Rebekah wiggled her eyebrows as she looked back up at the mess of paint and brushes.

"How did you manage to do that?" The blonde asked, pointing towards Elijah's ruined suit and all of their clothes. She knew that it was certainly a miracle that they were all messing around and laughing like that so she smiled at the scene in front of her.

"This was all Elena's doing..." Elijah replied, motioning at his suit and seeing Rebekah grin at her friend, knowing that she had yet again managed to make Elijah loosen up.

"Well, then congratulations, Elena!" Rebekah said, making Elena smile as she walked towards the blonde, knowing that she'd need to take a shower and borrow some clothes from her.

"Come on...you need to get out of those clothes. And you better clean this up because I sure as hell won't..." Rebekah giggled as she motioned for Elena to get out of the room and for her brothers to clean up their mess. Elena chuckled as she saw Rebekah boss her brothers around as they mumbled curses under their breath. She loved seeing Rebekah put her brothers in their places because, secretly, she did the same with hers.

"You go and clean up and I'll get us some ice cream and chocolate so you can go ahead and tell me what you wanted to talk about. We can have a girl's night just like we did before..." Rebekah offered and Elena rolled her eyes, knowing exactly how much Rebekah enjoyed to have one of their 'girl's nights'.

So...I think I'll leave it here.

What do you think of this chapter? I hope you don't hate me for the lack of Delena in it and I hope you still liked the playful banter with the Originals.

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Thank you for reading!