-1I stayed in my room as much as possible the next day. I felt that Klaus was watching me with every move I made. I felt dirty every time I saw one of my family. Fortunately, the bathroom was adjoining so I only had to risk leaving my room for food. I had cancelled my plans with Stefan claiming stomach pains. He was worried but I insisted it was natural and I just needed to sleep. I wished it was that simple. I couldn't sleep. I was too worried about Stefan and what Klaus might do.

In the end I called Damon. I didn't particularly want to but I needed to warn him.

"Hello Elena" he didn't sound happy. Maybe I'd woken him up.

"Damon"

"What do you want?"

"I needed to tell you something…"

"Really?" he interrupted me "I thought I wasn't worthy of being told anything by you Elena" Okay, he was pissed off. And probably drunk too.

"Damon, stop it. This is important. I think you and Stefan might be in danger"

"Really? Why?"

"I pissed off Klaus"

"You did what?" all traces of sarcasm was gone from his voice "Doesn't that mean you're the one in danger?"

"No…I don't think so…."

"What did you do?"

"I rejected him" I muttered.

"What?" there was a noise at the end of the phone. It took me a minute to work out that Damon was laughing.

"Damon! It's not funny!"

"No…you're right" he promptly burst out laughing again. I rolled my eyes.

"Look, I just wanted to warn you that he might try something. I'll leave you to your laughter" I hung up. Why didn't he understand that I was serious about this? I'd rejected Klaus, for Stefan. I didn't think Klaus would harm me for some reason which meant he'd go after Stefan! I groaned and threw myself down on my bed. Fucking vampires. Always thought they were so damn indestructible!

My phone beeped and I glanced absentmindedly at it. A text message from an unknown sender. My curiosity sparked, I clicked open.

Why so glum, lover?

K~

I almost screamed and threw up simultaneously. I raced to the window and peered out, but there was no sign of him anywhere. Just a crow in a tree.

I didn't want to but I had to know. With shaking hands I texted my reply.

What are you doing? Where are you?

There was no reply for a minute or two and I wondered if he was going to respond at all. Then the phone beeped again.

Watching you. You look cute in blue.

K~

I closed my eyes and counted to ten, trying to calm myself down. Then I counted to twenty. And thirty. I had finally got myself to a reasonable state of calm when the phone beeped again. I screamed against gritted teeth and hurled the phone against the wall. I dashed into the bathroom and locked myself in. I pressed my head against the side of the bath. I couldn't do this. Klaus was driving me to insanity and beyond.

The door which adjoined the bathroom to Jeremy's room opened.

"Oh…Elena. I didn't realise you were in here…are you okay?" I looked at him and weighed up my options. I could have said 'No, I'm really not. I'm in trouble and I'm scared for my life and I'm worried about everyone I care about getting hurt' but what would that have achieved?

So I smiled and nodded.

"I'm fine. I'll get out" I said. I left the room and closed the door. I caught the sight of my phone on the floor, sighed and went to pick it up. My last, unopened message was still on the screen. I flicked it open, knowing in my heart it wouldn't be anything good.

Get some sleep Elena. I have big plans for us.

K~

I felt my blood run cold. The world spun and I fainted.

A/N: This was just a short filler chapter. Next chapter will reveal Klaus's big plan! Which means…sob….this story is drawing to an end! There's still time to vote for the final pairing in a review! Klaus, Stefan, Damon or none? Klaus is winning big time at the moment.