XIV.
They met up in Annapolis, deciding that was far enough from Mystic Falls that they could relax for a bit and try to get in touch with Elijah. After compelling a human to let them in and then locking her in the bathroom so Rebekah wouldn't kill her, they all sat quietly in living room. The Original had ranted and raved at them for letting it get so close but the Jamesons ignored her for the most part. If her brothers hadn't disappeared on them, they could still have kept their cover as Kol-hunting, Salvatore-friendly vampires. Instead they were now at the top of the Salvatores' hit list, and that wasn't a place any of them wanted to remain.
She texted Elijah their current address and added Rebekah is here. She's fine. and waited for a reply. Rebekah could do whatever she wanted, but her family was staying in the house till Elijah arrived and got this all sorted for them. Cate wasn't taking any risks with the lives of her siblings.
It was another three days they were stuck in that house, only leaving once a day, two at a time, to go and find someone to feed on before going back to the house to sit around and wait some more. Finally on the fourth day, there was a knock on the door and Rebekah jumped up to answer it. Looking through the peep hole, Cate sighed with relief when she heard the telltale shriek of excitement from the blonde, and went to fetch the human from the bathroom to invite Elijah inside. When she noticed Kol standing behind his brother, she sent them both a quick wave and turned to the human. "Can our friends come inside please?"
"Yes, of course," the woman answered, and Cate turned to drag her back to the bathroom when she realized that not two, but three people had walked into the house. Spinning around quickly, her eyes widened in surprise and she froze, unable to move, to speak, to even think, as she tried to comprehend what she was seeing. Elijah and Kol stepped out of the way to let the third pass. Elijah was looking at her, as if trying to figure out what was going on, but she was in no state to explain. She was too shocked.
When the new person was standing directly in front of her, he grinned. "Hello, love."