-1A/N: I'm confused by the response I got. People said they wanted Elijah to do it but when he did it they said 'I can't believe it!' okay…well, I enjoyed the last chapter. Now, I am still waiting for an answer on a question I asked a little while back. DO WE WANT KLAUS TO BE A MAIN CHARACTER? You know, creepy Elena obsession or something? Or should Klaus have just disappeared off the planet with Gabrielle?

Chapter dedicated to Lutty for her suggestion. I told you I'd fit it in somewhere! This chapter is going to be written out twice from Elijah and Elena's POV because it's a crucial chapter.

Warning, content may offend some readers.

Elijah's POV

I was sitting in the living room, staring into space. I was officially going to hell. I was going to deepest darkest, most fiery pit of hell and when I got there Satan was going to roll out the red carpet for me because I was officially the most evil prick in the entire world. Rose entered, sat down opposite me and place a pot of rosemary on the table.

"You were too harsh on her" she said.

"Really? I had no idea" I muttered, sarcastically.
"Elijah, she's an eighteen year old girl who's been taken from her family and friends and told that everything she believed is a lie. It's natural for her to fight you and try to run away. In fact, I'd think there was something wrong with her if she didn't!" I glared at Rose but she ignored me.

"Well" I said, thinking of a positive "at least she enjoyed it"

"Actually Elijah, that's worse"

"What? I thought the basic human philosophy was pain equals bad, pleasure equals good?"

"Yes, in most cases it does but if you hadn't made her enjoy it, she could have taken the moral high ground in this situation. Now, she's just going to hate herself for not hating you for what you did. She feels weak" I stared at Rose for a few moments before speaking.

"Rose. Get out of here and go do whatever job you're supposed to be doing"

"Fine. Just trying to give you the girl perspective" she left the room, leaving the pot of rosemary on the table. I picked it up and put my hand in, letting the plant leaves run through my fingers. There was a stinging pain.

"Oh yeah! Don't touch the rosemary. That's where the vervain is hidden!" Rose called from the kitchen. I growled.
"Thanks for the warning!" I said, dropping the toxic plant.

"You're welcome!" she laughed. I sighed and reclined against my seat, staring up at the ceiling. I could hear Elena's heartbeat, her breathing. Her crying had stopped but I still hated myself for what I'd done.

I decided to go upstairs and talk to Elena. I was about to leave the room when Rose darted in front of me.
"Rose, get out of the way"

"No, Elijah, seriously. Don't go up there"

"Why?"

"because you are the last person she'll want to see right now! Give her some space!"

"Rose, get out of my face" I snarled. Rose's eyes looked over my shoulder and I spun around to see Elena standing on the stairs. Her face was blank, eyes vacant.

"I'm just getting some food, if that's okay?" she said, quietly. I nodded. She walked past me, into the kitchen. I couldn't keep my eyes off her. When I turned back to Rose I saw her expression was furious.
"What?"

"You broke her!" she snapped and stormed off. Well, if I hadn't felt like a jerk before I felt like one now.

Elena came back out of the kitchen with a plate and some cutlery. She sidestepped me, flinching as her body came too close to mine. Crap.

"Elena" I called after her. She froze, then slowly turned. She looked at me but her eyes wouldn't meet mine.

"Yes?" that one word…it sounded so hollow.

"Never mind" I was too ashamed to apologize. How could this human girl make me feel like this?

**later**

I hadn't seen any sign of Elena since she'd gone upstairs with her food and I'd chickened out of apologizing. Well, now I had managed to calm myself down and was actually going to apologize to her. I walked slowly up the stairs and hesitated at her door. I wondered, could I do this?
I had to.

I knocked. There was no answer. I wondered if she was just ignoring me or if she was asleep. I listened. Her breathing was slow. Probably asleep then.

That's when I smelt it.

Blood.

I tried to open the door but it was locked. In my frustration, I broke it down.

"Oh no…Elena!" I cried.

A/N: Can anyone guess what's happened?