~Chapter 13

Elena POV

I felt myself wake up, later that day as I heard some frantic whispers.

"No, go away…" I whispered as I shifted in my position and placed my hands in front of my face as a shield.

"Leave me alone..." I groaned again in attempt to block everything out and get some sleep.

"Elena…" I heard someone whisper again. I recognized that voice. I quickly opened my eyes and frantically searched the room as a figure made its way over to me.

"Elijah?" I whispered back, not knowing if I felt happy or not, "Please, not you too. Don't hurt me," I begged softly as I tried to cover my own body and shelter myself with my arms.

"I would never do such thing," he replied softly as he neared the cell and pressed himself against the door since he could not get in.

"I am not working with my family, they think I am, but I am truly not," he whispered quietly as he looked around the room like he was searching for someone listening in to our conversation.

"No?" I whispered back in relief, joyful tears slowly creeping from the ends of my eyes.

"No," he whispered back as a smile crept across his features. I was truly delighted that I had someone on my side, especially since it was Elijah. He was like a brother to me.

"I love them Elena, they're my family, but I cannot stand by them while they torture an innocent like you are," Elijah added with a sad smile.

"But you stood by Niklaus, how come?" I whispered back, curiously.

"What Niklaus and I have is… complicated," he murmured as his voice trailed off. He missed his brother, I could tell, even though he was evil and a killer. Elijah and I were not so different; we both loved a cruel man.

"Elijah, we have to stop them, they got Niklaus and they're feeding on me and –" I managed to say before he interrupted me.

"I know, they held me a prisoner, and when they asked about you, I told them that I had nothing to do with you and that all I wanted was to be reunited with them. I was always the honest and honorable one in our family so they did not use witches to control me," he replied sadly.

"So they did use compulsion…" my voice trailed off before asking confused, "How can an Original compel another one of its kind?"

"My father was in fact the first vampire on this Earth, so he can just as easily control everyone and everything with his compulsion. Even Originals," he explained as I softly cried for my now long lost husband. I realized that I had truly lost Nick.

"Please don't cry Elena," Elijah softly whispered to me.

"How can't I? He's gone Elijah… I've lost him forever," I replied hoarsely as more and more tears came sliding down my cheeks.

Elijah just stared at me sympathetically, not knowing what to do.

"I'm sorry my dear," he told me softly before standing up, and speeding away.

I continued sobbing and rotting in that dusty old cellar with the hope that one day I would be free and so would my Niklaus.

I could hear some faint footsteps from the slight hearing sense I had left.

"Who goes there?" I whispered from my dim cellar as I saw a shadow creeping near.

"It's me again," a very familiar voice murmured in a soft voice.

"Oh thank god it's you Elijah!" I sighed in delight as I realized that I was not going to be tortured just yet.

"I have news my dear. Good news," he whispered as he sat just outside my closed cellar door.

"I once heard that compulsion will wear off once the one who compelled is dead. I am not sure that's even true, but we can give it a try," he replied with a smile.

"Really?" I asked, my face I could guess was filled with hope, "but how can we kill him Elijah? He must be truly immortal," I replied sadly, as I crawled towards Elijah.

"No one on this Earth is truly invincible, dear Elena, not even my father, not even Niklaus," he explained softly to me. He put his hand through the cellar's door. Then he placed his hand over mine.

"I can get a silver dagger dipped in white oak ash. With it one can temporarily kill any kind of Original, except my brother of course, but it's enough to rid Klaus from father's compulsion," he whispered as he squeezed my arm and smiled at me.

"I'll have to ask my fellow witch to do a spell for me since the dagger can kill any demon who tries to kill another one of its kind," he continued. "After all she owes me after I saved her life," he muttered to himself. I realized that everything should turn out just fine.

"Oh, thank you!" I cried with happiness. I wanted to hug him, but of course I could not because of the goddamn cell's door.

Then I heard footsteps. Oh my god, we were going to get caught. My eyes flickered to Elijah's face. He searched frantically around the room and placed his forefinger in front of his mouth, signaling me to be quiet.

I hoped it was not Michael. He would torture both of us and we would never see the end of it. I gasped softly as Niklaus came into our view.

"Brother, why is it that you are here?" Niklaus asked Elijah with a stern look as his empty eyes flickered from Elijah's to mine and then back to Elijah's.

"I was about to take a sip, brother. After all isn't that what she's here for?" he replied back shrugging and smirking. My eyes widened. I trembled at Elijah's tone and his smirk. I never saw this type of smirk on him before. He was truly a marvelous actor.

"Go ahead then brother, I won't stop you," Niklaus replied back pointing towards me as he signaled a guard to open the cellar.

"Never mind, I will come down another time then, brother," Elijah replied back casually, shrugging, signaling the guard to stay where he was.

"I said, go ahead, brother," Niklaus hissed in Elijah's face. Elijah turned into my direction and looked into my empty eyes and locked his gaze with mine. I knew what was coming next. He nodded slowly towards Niklaus, and stepped into the cellar.

Elijah slowly neared me and tilted my chin, just like Niklaus did the last time he fed on me. Elijah's eyes looked sorry and I was sure mine looked horrified.

"I'm sorry," he mouthed. I sighed before biting my lip in order to control my screaming this time.

Elijah then, sank his fangs into my delicate skin. I could not restrain my screaming with the sudden sharp, penetrating stab in my neck. After what seemed like forever, he let go of me and left me stumble to the floor weakly. He stood up, unhurriedly and made his way over to Niklaus.

"There. Done," he told Niklaus simply as he shrugged once again and left the room.

I felt I was going to break down and cry, but no. I had to be strong in front of Niklaus; I wasn't going to give him any satisfaction. He was now staring at me intently.

"What are you staring at?" I spit at him from the floor as I heard him chuckle lightly.

"You're so beautiful, my dear. Even in such a mess..." he replied, his voice trailing off as his lips curled into a soft smile. It was a genuine smile that he used to share with me after we made love. Oh, how much my heart longs for you Niklaus.

"I love you Nick…" I whispered to him as a single tear came rolling down my cheek, "For now and forever," I continued, repeating his words he once said to me before closing my eyes, to hold the tears back.

"Elena..." he whispered as he came near. He sounded so much like Niklaus I knew. Was he remembering me? A spark of hope lit up inside me.

"Do you have any idea how pathetic you sound?" he whispered as his lips once again curled into his usual malevolent smile. If I did not know any better I might have shivered.

He slowly opened the door to my cell and entered it, walking in monotonously. He signaled a guard, and the guard immediately brought him a wooden chair. Niklaus sat on it and motioned for me to go to him.

"Go to hell!" I screamed with all my might as I punched at his chest with the remaining strength I had left, but he did not even stumble back. He just let me beat him while giving me a sympathetic look.

"Only if you're there with me…" he continued his eyes as soulless as ever.

"Go away," I hissed at him as I shut my eyes for what must have seemed the millionth time that day in order to make the tears go away. His face twisted into an angry expression and he suddenly sat up and grabbed me with his speed and made me sit on his lap.

"Let me go," I growled emphasizing each word. I tried to move but I could not even budge, his hold was far stronger than mine.

"Now, now. What do we have here? A damsel in distress…" he whispered before sinking his fangs into my throat.

A/N: Updated as fast as I could :) And there is Elijah! Hope you don't find the compulsion thing too freaky. Enjoy :)

Shannon x