It had been four weeks since Elijah and Elena finally admitted their feelings to each other. They didn't act too differently, only more openly affectionate and Elijah had become overly protective. If Elena got so much as a splinter the world came to an end. Elena had barely been allowed out of the house and she was developing a bit of cabin fever. Elijah was sitting on the couch and Elena was curled up with her head on a pillow in his lap. Jeremy was sitting in the armchair and Klaus had Caroline wrapped in his arms on the loveseat. They were all watching as Kol and Rebekah were trying to kill each other in a video game. Rebekah was winning.
"Honestly Rebekah." Klaus said as she blew Kol's head off for the twenty fifth time. "You've been playing this far too much.
"Sod off!" She countered which made Elena laugh. Elijah smiled and began stroking her hair. Klaus was about to scold his sister when his phone went off.
"Yes?" He asked not bothering to leave the room. "Ah, of course. Thank you very much." His siblings were too distracted to pay attention to him. "We'll be there shortly." And he hung up the phone. Caroline frowned at him as he removed his arm and stood up. "I'll be back soon Love." He pulled her off the seat and into a hug. "I promise." He kissed her lightly. "Elijah, Kol, Rebekah. We have to go." He told them. The three looked at him surprised. "We have some news about the Travelers, and we may know where to find mother and Finn." He said. Rebekah handed off her controller to Jeremey and stood.
"Why are we all going?" She asked. "Who's going to stay with Elena?"
"This concerns our family and we all need to be there. It shouldn't take very long and we know Elena will be perfectly safe if she stays in the house." He rebutted and glared at her.
"I'm not going anywhere." She promised and sat up so Elijah could go. Kol muttered angrily but obeyed Klaus. They all left the house promising to return soon. Elijah lingered a moment while the others waited outside. Elena stood and rubbed her head.
"Are you okay?" He asked suddenly concerned.
"I think I'm getting a headache." She explained and he nodded pulling her in closer.
"I love you Elena." He gave Elena a deep kiss before departing. She sat back down on the couch and sighed.
"You two are adorable." Caroline said sitting down next to her.
"It's disgusting." Jeremy disputed now playing his game.
"It's sweet. I didn't know Elijah was capable of being so relaxed." Caroline said. "I mean, at least around you. He's so gentle with you but not with anyone else."
"What about you and Klaus? He seems to have calmed down a lot." Caroline nodded in agreement.
"It's like he's a totally different person, a better one. He's actually really sweet." She leaned back against the couch. "Anyway. I promised my mom I'd meet her for lunch today. I should get going." She stated.
"See you later." Elena gave her a hug before she left. She felt a little dizzy when she stood but shook it off and walked Caroline to the door.
"See ya." Jeremy called as she was leaving. She returned to the couch and Jeremy offered her the other controller.
"No thanks. I'll be right back." She went upstairs and grabbed some Aspirin from the bathroom and took it. She returned downstairs with her diary and curled on the couch and began writing.
It had been nearly an hour but the Original's still hadn't returned. Out of boredom Jeremy and Elena fished some old home movies out of the attic and were watching them together. They laughed at most of the memories. Elena's headache became worse and she began to feel hot.
"I'm getting a drink; do you want one?" She offered before going to the kitchen.
"Sure, thanks." Jeremy was laughing at a video of Elena shoving his face in his own birthday cake when they were much younger.
Elena walked slowly into the kitchen and was feeling much worse then she had earlier. She let the faucet run for a minute to let the water get cold before filling one of the glasses. She guzzled down the liquid and filled her glass again. She went to fill Jeremy's glass and her hand began to shake uncontrollably. "Jeremy." She called trying not to sound panicked. She turned to go back to the living room but had to catch herself on one of the chairs.
"Yeah!" He called out to her. She dropped the glass onto the floor and it shattered. Jeremy ran into the kitchen at the noise. "You don't look so good." Her entire body felt like it was on fire and Jeremy started to become blurry. "Are you okay?" He asked stepping towards her.
"I don't think so." She touched her forehead to see if she had a fever but she couldn't feel it. She rubbed her fingers together but felt nothing. "I can't feel anything." She was getting warmer by the second and couldn't hold herself up anymore and let herself drop to the floor.
"Elena!" Jeremy was by her side realizing how hot she was. He got his phone and quickly and tried to call Elijah but he didn't answer. He called Klaus but got no answer from him either. When Alaric didn't answer his phone, he gave up and picked Elena up and steadied her against himself.
"Why are there two of you?" She was reaching for him but kept missing, she was delirious. Before Jeremy could answer her all the windows in the house suddenly burst and glass went flying everywhere. He covered Elena's head as they were both thrown to the floor. "What happened?" Elena was still confused and she grabbed a handful of the glass and it sliced her hand.
"Elena, you're bleeding!" He opened her fist and brushed the glass away.
"Okay." She laughed and Jeremy tried to pull her up but she was practically dead weight.
"Get up!" He yelled. He managed to pull her up when the front door was blasted off its hinges. "What the hell!?" There was a group of people standing in the doorway glaring at the two of them.
"Hello." One of the women said.
"Who the hell are you?" He asked still holding Elena.
"It doesn't really matter who we are. All that matters is that the two of you are going to come with us." She was glaring at Jeremy.
"Like hell!" He yelled back at her which made her laugh.
"It's your choice but the longer you stand there the faster she will die." Jeremy looked at his sister. He could barely hold her up and she was drifting in and out of consciousness. "The only way you two are leaving this house alive is if you come with us."
"You can't get us in here." He snapped.
"Maybe not but it can't stop us from casting a spell. If you don't come with us she will be dead within minutes." The woman smiled and Jeremy wished Elijah or Klaus or anyone would return. "If you need more convincing…" A fireball shot through the air passed Jeremy's head. He barely ducked out of the way and it hit the table. It burst into flames and everything around him caught fire quickly. It was moving towards them and he now had no choice but to go to the front door. Elena was immediately taken from him when he got outside.
"Hey!" He tried to push through to her but he suddenly passed out too.
