ELENA GILBERT POV FIVE DAYS BEFORE ISABELLA ARRIVES
I bustled around the kitchen preparing a small lunch for me and Jeremy. If Jeremy decided to join me. He was always so moody now. It's gone back to like it was after our parents died. He's all closed off and isn't really talking to anyone. I can't believe he lost his second job in two months. Is he trying to aggravate me? Or Jenna? Or Rick?
I'm pretty sure he's doing it to get at me because of the choices I've made lately. But they were my decisions and he shouldn't have to bare them. It's been three weeks since I chose Damon and two since I told him I wanted to be a vampire. To say people were shocked would be an understatement. Caroline was quite happy for me, saying how she would love a vampire girlfriend she could relate to. Bonnie was super pissed; I know she hates vampires more than anything but I can't keep holding back because of other people's views. Damon taught me that. Matt, of course, was disappointed but at the same time supportive, I know he would do pretty much anything for me and if this is what I want he would gladly let me drink from him if I asked. Tyler asked if I was sure, I said yes, and then he said he was happy for me. I was quite surprised at that actually. I thought he would want me to stay human so I wouldn't have more problems from being a vampire. That's exactly what Stefan said except he also threw in a 'damning my soul' and 'insatiable hunger'. I just rolled my eyes at that and ignored him. Jenna and Rick weren't that surprised, saying that they had seen this coming and as long as I was sure then they would support me.
Jeremy freaked. He reacted worse than Stefan did. He kept saying 'How could you leave me?' and 'I thought you were my sister' and 'what happens when you get bored of Mystic Falls and leave? I'll lose you!' I have to admit, that last one stung a bit. In the end I would get restless and Damon and I would probably leave but we would come back for tons of visits, if we didn't Caroline would hunt us down and drag us back. After that Jer just went into a sulk. I tried talking to him every day, determined to get him on my side. I haven't quite got him yet but I won't give up.
As I made a pot of tea, the door sounded. I grinned. It was probably Damon. I jogged to the front and opened it, then froze.
"Hello Elena." Said Esther, as polite as ever. I took a shaking breath.
"Hello Esther, what can I do for you?"
At that she smiled. "It is not what you can do for me, but what I can do for you. I can get rid of you Original problem."
I was shocked. I had almost completely forgotten about the Originals. We hadn't had any trouble with them in ages. Klaus has broken the curse, created some Hybrids and still has a bit of my blood left over so they have no need to bother us. Are they still a problem? "You believe they are still problem?" I asked her.
She laughed quietly. "Of course they are! They never stopped. How long do you think it will be until they strike at you again, perhaps killing someone else you know. Maybe someone you love? Are you happy in the knowledge that they could still do that?"
I felt like I was being sold something on my doorstep and I didn't like it. There was something more to this that she was not telling me. "What are you hiding?" I said simply.
She raised her eyebrows in shock. "Me? Nothing. Why would I hide something from the one person on this earth who has the blood to destroy all the Originals?"
Oh my God. "My blood?"
"Just a drop." She said quickly, sensing my distress. "One little drop, a spell from me and they will all be bound together, as one."
I was confused.
Esther carried on. "One they are bound, what happens to one, happens to them all. Say, if one was daggered, they would all suffer the same reaction, apart from Niklaus of course. If Niklaus could be daggered, that is what I would do instead of killing them but sadly there is no other way." She said the last bit with force, obviously desperate to convince me that it was the right thing to do. And that is exactly what convinced me not to do it.
I shook my head. "I'm sorry Esther but you are hiding something from me and I will not do this spell until I have all the facts in front of me. Besides, your children haven't bothered us in months; we have no reason right now to want them dead." I explained slowly. "Goodbye." I made to close the door but suddenly some invisible force held it back. Esther walked through, into the living room, with me unable to stop her.
"I am sorry to hear that Elena because I didn't come here for your permission." She snapped. She turned and looked at me hard. I lost all feeling in my legs and they began a slow walk towards her. I suddenly felt drained; I had no will to fight this. I didn't know what she was doing to me but it couldn't be that bad, could it? I reached Esther and held out my hand. She produced a knife and a vial from inside her pocket. My heart raced but I felt extremely calm, like nothing could hurt me. I felt no need to fight what was happening. I just stood and watched as Esther dragged the knife down my palm, drawing blood and twisting my hand so the blood flowed into the little vial. When it was full she let my hand go and it flopped lifelessly by my side. "So sorry to have to do it this way but you gave me no choice, Elena." Her voice was quite foggy, I couldn't quite make out what she was saying and my vision was beginning to blur. I stumbled back a step or two before completely collapsing onto my living room floor. Esther was in the middle of saying something but I never found out what it was when darkness took over my senses.
I was floating. I felt as light as a feather. I swopped through multi-coloured lands and passed familiar faces that I couldn't quite remember. Every now and again these faces would reach out and speak to me but they never stayed for long because soon I would be off again flying on stars and swimming through oceans. Whatever I wanted. Where ever I wanted to go. I never wanted to leave this dream land. However at the same time I kept on feeling like there was something I have forgotten. Something important that I have to tell the faces. But every time I got close to it, it ran away, or just disappeared. I could see the memory right in front of me but something kept on taking it away. At first it didn't seem very important but now the urgency seemed to have grown enormously. I instantly understood that I had to leave my dream world in order to warn somebody about something. A plot, a plan. Someone's life hangs in the balance. More than one person? A group of people? I was getting very scared. I wanted Damon. Got to wake up. Got to wake up.
Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake
"-up, Elena!" A familiar voice cooed into my ear. "Please, please, baby, wake up for me. Please."
Something was wrong. I wanted to wake up, I really did but I couldn't. Something was stopping me; something that didn't want me to remember and didn't want me to wake up was stopping me, holding me down under the water. I could see the edge of the pool but something was grabbing hold of my leg, pulling me down. I have to wake up now. People were in danger. It was my fault. I wasn't strong enough. What is wrong with me? I looked down at my captor and saw Esther with a malicious smile on my face holding my ankle with a clawed hand. I screamed but only bubbles came out of my mouth. I couldn't breathe, I needed air, I'm drowning, I'm drowning. Oh God. Suddenly I was in the back of a car. Oh God, oh no. My parents were in the front. I'm living my nightmare. Oh please let me wake up. Please! We had just gone over Wickery Bridge and I knew Stefan wouldn't be here to save me this time. I've got to do it myself. I looked to my left and saw Jeremy unconscious. Oh no, not Jeremy too. I looked back at my parents are realised they had been replaced by Jenna and Rick. Oh God no! I opened my mouth and screamed.
Suddenly I was wrenched from my nightmare by a pair of very strong arms. "Elena? Elena, it's me Damon. You're OK baby. You're OK." Damon cradled me against his chest while I gasped for air that had always been there. It had all been a dream. All a really bad dream but it was over now. Esther wasn't going to do anything. Jenna, Rick and Jeremy were safe and I was safe in Damon's arms.
Damon pushed me back so I could look into his eyes. They were really wide and wild. He looked so worried, I felt bad for putting him through such an ordeal. I noticed he was saying something so I tried to tune in onto his words. "Jenna found you unconscious. She called me straight away and put you on the couch. You hand was bleeding. What happened?"
Then I realised that it hadn't all been a dream. Esther had come to visit me and she was going to kill her children. It was my fault. She had taken my blood and I had been too weak to stop her. I needed time to figure all this out but I couldn't while Damon was so busy fretting. I focused back onto his face and saw he was mumbling gibberish. I put my hands on either side of his face and made his eyes focus on me. "I'm fine." I said. My voice sounded stronger than I felt. "I am, I guess I just feel and hit my head." I lied.
He didn't look convinced. I sighed and tried again. "I am fine baby. I just want to go to bed. I feel dizzy and tired." His eyes brightened up a bit.
"OK." He lifted me up and ran with me to my bed room then laid me down on the bed. "Can I get you anything? Pain killers? Water? Food? You name it."
I shook my head then stopped because it made the world spin. "No, nothing. I just want to sleep." He came and knelt down beside my bed and kissed me gently. I sighed, happy for such a normal, comforting gesture amongst the madness in my head.
"How about I come see you in two hours to make sure you're OK?" He suggested and I jumped at the chance for some alone time. "Yes, that's good. See you in a bit." I nodded. I kissed him once more before he got up and left. I flopped back against my pillow then raised my hand and studied the scar on my palm. I would have to ask Damon was some blood to heal it. I closed my eyes and let my arm flop against my side. I had some serious thinking to do.
Theres chapter ten for all you lovely people. You would be even better people if you reviewed and told me what you thought of this chapter!
Also I want to know what you think of Elena and Damon staying together. Should she go onto Elijah once she realises that she could lose him? Or have the Originals ruined her life so much that she can't even think about loving one of them? Gimmie your thoughts and i'll see what the most popular vote is then weave it into my story. Needing your reviews ppl. Love you guys :):):)
