"This isn't our battle." Caroline hissed angrily across the table.
"Caroline, Please. Elena could get hurt. Fight for her, not for them." Bonnie pleaded.
Caroline's angered softened, but she still seemed hesitant about fighting alongside Klaus. "Okay." She finally caved, agreeing with Bonnie softly.
Alaric and Stefan were talking in the corner, and Alaric had out weapons. Klaus, Lacey and Henry were huddled together on the opposite side of the room. I stood in hte middle of everything, unsure of my place in this room, in this town, in my old life.
Alissa would be here before sundown, and from what Bonnie guessed, she had herself two or three friends. I wasn't worried or scared, for myself anyway, I knew I would be safe. It was everyone else in this room, everyone else who was fighting for me.
"I want to fight." I said out loud, to no one in particular. The room fell silent, and they all turned to me.
Klaus was the first to speak up, "No." Which was followed by compliant nods from the rest of the room.
"Why not?" I asked defiantly.
Klaus' lips curled up into a sneer, "Because you're pathetic and weak, and you'll only be in the way."
His words stung, but I kept a straight face. "Okay, if you're all out there fighting, whoever the hell you're going to be fighting, where exactly, am I going to be?" They all shared blank stares, which then turned alarmed.
"You can come with me." said a voice behind me, I whipped around to see Damon leaning casually against the door frame. I saw someone behind him, and I stepped closer and saw Jeremy's messy dark brown hair, and innocent brown eyes.
"Jeremy!" I cried, and ran over to him, hugging him tightly. I couldn't help but let the tears that escaped fall from my eyes. I had missed him so much, it hurt.
When I pulled back form Jeremy with a grin, I saw Damon and Klaus staring each other down. "She's coming with me." Damon hissed, taking a courageous step towards a fuming Klaus.
"Not a chance." Klaus growled back.
"It's the best idea." Bonnie interjected, not intimated by Klaus' stare.
"We really don't have another option." Caroline agreed, just as oblivious to Klaus' anger.
Klaus thought it over for a moment. "Okay, you three," he gestured to me, Jeremy and Damon, "Will stay upstairs. While we," he gestured towards everyone else, "Will be outside. You will not make a noise and you will not make yourself known. No matter what happens."
I knew it was directed towards me, and in his own way, I knew Klaus was protecting me, trying to keep me from harms way. I wanted to interject, to argue that I should be out there, fighting too, but I could spend this time with Jeremy, so I just nodded my head obediently.
I sat in the attic next to Jeremy, anxiously watching the sun set slowly. I turned away from the window, not ready to face the fact of imminent battle. I pulled my knees up to my chest and said, "Jeremy, How have you been?" The words sounded foreign and cold as the spilled from my mouth,like an inquiring long-distance relative. What I really wanted to ask was, How have you been without me?
"It's been hard. I'm really lonely, but then again I suppose that's what you're supposed to feel, when you don't have any family left." He said bitterly.
The words stung, and I winced. "I suppose I deserve that." I admitted quietly. I searched desperately for the words to explain how I felt. "I left because I had too, Jer. It was the only solution."
"Stop using that as an excuse, Elena. You left me here, alone. Mom and Dad are gonna, Aunt Jenna's gone, and you ran off with her murderer." his voice was cold and his eyes were trained on the dusty, yellowing wall paper in front of us.
I was crying audibly now, but Jeremy was indifferent "Jeremy. Please. You have to understand, it's not like that. What would you have done. If our roles were reversed, if you could have saved my life by going with him. wouldn't you have done the same?"
He was crying now, too. He looked at me with red-rimmed, watery eyes, and said, "Elena, I know you're trying to protect me, but you're only hurting me. You left me all alone, Elena. You were all I had left." Y heart broke, and I was consumed with guilt. It wasn't fair. Jeremy was right, I left him alone.
"Jer. I am so sorry." I murmured over and over again, holding him close. He let me hold him while he cried, and I wanted to protect him from the hurt and the pain. When he stopped crying, he scooted away from me, leaning against the wall, and staring into space with empty, hollow eyes.
I stood up pacing aback and forth in the cramped, dusty attic. Damon watched me as he took gulps from a small silver flask, and leaned against the door frame, which was locked tight. I waked over to the window, suddenly remembering why we were locked up here in the first place. I saw nothing but a pink-rose colored sky as the sun set. There were no vampires, hybrids, or withes to speak of, and the forest terrain that surrounded the house and driveway was oddly peaceful.
I continued pacing back and forth, shooting worried glances Jeremy's way. Eventually I grew tired, and walked over to Damon. "Why aren't you out there, trying to fight?" I asked almost accusingly.
"Maybe it because you're up here." He said with a sly smile, I gave out an impatient huff, and when I didn't give him a smile, his face turned more serious. "Listen Elena, stop beating yourself up about this. Yes, you shouldn't have left, but you're intentions were pure. Jeremy doesn't mean to blame you, he's just lost." I turned around to see if Jeremy had heard his name, but he still continued to stare, empty and aching. My heart broke all over again watching him.
"He's right Damon, it's all my fault. I don't know what to do." I started to cry softly again, running a hand through my long, dark hair, pulling it away from my face.
Damon watched me with bright blue, speculative eyes, a small frown set on his face. "What?" I asked him.
"You've changed. You're a different person then when you left here." His frowned deepened, and I looked at him and my brow furrowed.
"How so?" I asked. I felt like the same person, but at the same time I didn't. So much has changed.
"You're just different. I haven't figured out if that's good or bad yet. You seem more happy than I would of imagined, almost as if you were leaving home, instead of coming back to it." He said, his voice sad, and disappointed.
"Maybe I didn't change, maybe this was who I was supposed to be all along. I just never had any time to grow." I shouldn't feel so apologetic, this is who I am, and I shouldn't feel the need to change for anybody. A loud, shriek pierced my eras sharply, interrupting g my thoughts, Damon was over to the window in a flash, peering out. I ran over right behind, watching Jeremy's gaze become alert as he got up off the ground and come over.
As I looked out the window, another scream rang out into the night,and I searched the ground frantically trying to match the scream to the person. I saw Bonnie sprawled out on the ground, Alissa's long, lean body stretched out over her. She rolled off Bonnie clutching her head in her hands. Henry was standing off to the side, his face looked torn, ans he glanced back and forth between Bonnie and his sister.
Besides Alaric, Caroline, Stefan, Lacey and Klaus, there were four other dark, looming figures. Everyone seemed ready to engage in battle, but no had yet started. The stood, sizing each other up. Klaus was the first to leap out into battle, I cringed as he tore out the throat of the nearest person, their body crumpling to the ground. Alissa's friends jumped into attention, suddenly engulfed with a furious rage they each lashed out. The first took down Caroline, who let out a loud growl, and they rolled around on the ground. The other two, cornered Stefan backing him up into the house, snarling rising up deep from their throats.
I watched Alaric sneak up behind them, shooting them with one of his guns, an they rumpled ot the floor, long, perfectly carved staked sticking out of the ir backs. Caroline had finished off her vampire, whose body was left on the ground in a bloodied heap. Klaus tried to help her up, but she shrugged away the offer, standing up quickly.
My attention turned back to where Henry, Bonnie, and Alissa stood. Bonnie stood over Alissa, who was writhing in pain on the ground. Henry watched his face contorted in pain. He let out a defiant roar, and then shoved Bonnie down roughly. It wasn't enough to hurt her but her spell broke, and Alissa flew up tackling Bonnie. Jeremy yelled out, "BONNIE!", from behind me, and I turned, watching him smash open the door and fly down the stairs.
Damon, glanced back and forth from me and the doorway, and then was gone in a flash. I ran down after him. I got outside, to see Klaus and Stefan holding back a snarling and angry Alissa. Bonnie was on the ground, Jeremy kneeling next to her, helping her get up. She seemed more annoyed than hurt, "Why is it everyone always pushes me down?" she snapped, sending a furious gaze over to an apologetic looking Henry.
I looked in horror at the bodies form the pother vampires, my stomach rolling in disgust. I looked from the bodies to Alissa, whose eyes locked with mine, flashing angrily She let out a growl, and attempted again to get loose form Klaus' and Stefan's iron grip.
They started to take her inside, where Jeremy and Bonnie had already retired with Alaric. When she passed by me, she said, "It's not over yet, little birdie."
I shivered at the cold, merciless promise for revenge, her words sharp and full of unforgiving rage. I was relieved when they took her inside, my heart rate slowing down back to normal. Alaric and Damon were talking in hushed whispers near the steps, and I looked up at the stars, feeling out of place. This isn't my home anymore, I thought to myself. My heart ached with regret, and I was too exhausted to cry.
Someone grabbed me, their strong hands wrapping around me roughly, and yanking me down to the ground. I let out a strangled scream as their hands wrapped around my throat, choking me. I looked up into murderous Rebekah, and gasped out a shocked, "Rebekah?"
Done! :) I'm putting this up later than I originally wanted, but it's also longer than I intended. I hope you like it. Yet another one of my infamous cliffhangers! Anyway, I hope you liked, and I plan on updating tuesday as long as I don't have work lol REVIEWS PLEASE! I love it when you guys review, it truly makes my day! 3 GAH! I wanna know what you gusy think!