Elena wasn't sure where she was when she woke up. Everything was blurry and she couldn't remember what had happened. The last thing she remembered was being carried off by Enzo and even that was hazy. She had no idea where he had taken her. She tried to lift her head to look around but the entire world spun around her. She forced herself to sit up out of sheer panic thinking she was still in danger. Not recognizing where she was she got out of bed but only managed to take a few steps before she dropped to her knees. She heard someone say her name but it sounded far away like an echo.

"Where am I?" She heard herself ask but wasn't sure how she managed the question. She heard someone answering her but couldn't hear what they said so she just nodded. "I don't feel well." She said reaching for her head. "I want Elijah." She whispered and felt a hand touch her face. She flinched at the contact but relaxed when she recognized Elijah's touch.

"You're okay Elena. I'm here." She finally heard his voice clearly and smiled as she was lifted from the floor and set down on a bed.

"I knew you'd find me."

"I did. You're safe now." Elijah took her hand and squeezed it lightly.

"I couldn't hear you. Where am I?" She asked again, she was still out of it.

"You're home. I brought you yesterday." He told her.

"Okay." Her body was laid back and she felt Elijah's body move next to her. She moved herself as close to him as she could and started to cry softly. He pulled her close and she flinched again at his motion. It almost killed him to see her act this way. He was able to heal all her physical wounds but he knew he couldn't heal the psychological ones. "I'm sorry." She cried and held him tight.

"It's not your fault Elena." He assured her.

"I shouldn't have gone by myself." Her crying grew louder.

"You had no reason to believe you would be in any danger." He stroked her hair. "I watched the tapes." He told her and she burst into tears.

"Why?" She cried.

"I had to know exactly what they did to you. They won't ever touch you again." He promised.

"They won't stop." She argued. Elijah lifted her head and made Elena look at him.

"I will only tell you this once. They can't hurt you anymore." She understood they were dead.

Elena didn't speak for an entire week after that. She stayed curled up on her bed but Elijah kept a very close eye on her. She slept through most of the week and barely ate anything. Elijah knew this was how Elena processed things but he was becoming impatient. He wanted her to eat something but at least she was calm and not trying to hurt herself.

"Her entire world literally just shattered Elijah." Caroline told him. "You don't recover just that like from something like this. Not only was she brutally tortured for four days but the illusion of her perfect parents broke into a million pieces. Plus, everything with Damon. I can't believe I didn't recognize him. I would have remembered his face."

"You only saw him for a few seconds and it was dark." Elijah offered.

"I don't know." Caroline clearly felt guilty. "I do know Elena is hurting right now. The only thing that is going to bring her out of this is if she knows we're all here waiting for her. We need to keep reminding her there's a reason to get up again." Caroline urged.

"Maybe we should send her back to Mystic Falls for a while. She can stay with Matt. Being in a familiar place might bring her out of this." Rebekah said. "She just needs time to recover." Caroline agreed with her.

"I'm not sending her away!" Elijah growled. "We promised each other forever and that's a promise I intend to keep. I will not leave her!"

They were arguing over the best way to handle Elena not realizing Daniel was listening to them. He didn't understand everything but he knew something bad had happened to his mother.

Elena was curled up in a ball on her bed. She had kicked all the blankets to the bottom of the bed. She opened her eyes when she heard the door creak open. She was facing the wall but she knew immediately it wasn't Elijah. A small body crawled up onto the bed with her.

"Mommy?" He touched her shoulder softly. She turned over to look at him and he sat down next to her.

"Hi baby." She reached out and touched his face.

"Are you sick Mommy?" He asked, the look on his face was heartbreaking.

"Mommy's heart is sick honey." She said.

"Daddy can make you feel better." He smiled and Elena finally sat up. She rubbed Daniel's head and looked him in the eyes. Every pain she felt the last week didn't vanish but is was being drowned out at the sight of her son and thoughts of Elijah. She pulled him into a hug.

"So can you sweetheart." She told him. She got herself out of bed and caught Daniel as he jumped into her arms. "Where's daddy now?" She asked.

"Fighting with Aunt Caroline and Aunt Bekah." He told her resting his head against her. Elena laughed.

"Let's go put a stop to that." She carried him downstairs and could hear Elijah, Rebekah and Caroline arguing in the kitchen. She stood in the door way for a while, they hadn't realized she was there. They all turned to look when she laughed at them.

"Elena!" Elijah sped to her. "You're up." She pulled him in close and kissed him passionately.

"I'm up." She agreed. Caroline and Rebekah smiled and left them alone.

"I made Mommy better!" Daniel squealed and clung to her. Elijah smiled and pulled them both in close.

"You did a great job." Elijah stroked his face and Daniel smirked obviously proud of himself. "I love you both." She set Daniel down and he took off after Caroline and Rebekah. Elijah led Elena to the couch and they both sat down. "Are you feeling better?" He asked.

"Yes and no." She answered honestly feeling herself about to get worked up. "My parents." She calmed herself down a little. "They did awful things to people. I had no idea. I knew they were hunters but what they did was just wrong." Tears started flowing as she spoke. "They were great parents. I would never believe it if I hadn't seen it."

"I'm sorry Elena. I know it's hard finding out your parents aren't who they seem. It is better to know the truth." He said.

"I guess so." Elijah could feel she was shutting down on him. "I met Damon months before I ever met Stefan." She admitted and she felt Elijah tense up. "It sounds ridiculous but I actually liked him." She felt horrible telling Elijah this but she would feel worse if she wasn't honest about it.

"I know Elena. Damon told me." He responded calmly.

"I liked him a lot." He pulled her in protectively. "I went on a date with him and I let him kiss me." Damon had left out those details when he told Elijah this story but he would let it go for now. "I was alone with him in the woods when he bit me. I freaked out and pushed him into a tree. It held him long enough for me to run. He came after me and pulled me out of the car, it really was an accident." She had finally stopped crying but she was cold. "I had to tell you."

"Do you think it would have changed anything between you and Damon if the crash hadn't happened?" Elijah was genuinely curious. Elena looked him in the eyes.

"No. It would never have worked between me and Damon. It wouldn't have changed anything." Elijah knew she was telling the truth. He reached to touch her face but she pulled back. He quickly grabbed her gently and pulled her close. He knew it was just a reflex from what she had just been through. He needed to remind her that he would never hurt her. "I love you Elijah. I'm just hurt." She admitted.

"I know, I'm not mad. I'm just glad you always tell me the truth." He rubbed her back slowly. "It's one of the many reasons why I love you."

Elena was curled up in a ball on her bed. She had kicked all the blankets to the bottom of the bed. She opened her eyes when she heard the door creak open. She was facing the wall but she knew immediately it wasn't Elijah. A small body crawled up onto the bed with her.

"Mommy?" He touched her shoulder softly. She turned over to look at him and he sat down next to her.

"Hi baby." She reached out and touched his face.

"Are you sick Mommy?" He asked, the look on his face was heartbreaking.

"Mommy's heart is sick honey." She said.

"Daddy can make you feel better." He smiled and Elena finally sat up. She rubbed Daniel's head and looked him in the eyes. Every pain she felt the last week didn't vanish but is was being drowned out at the sight of her son and thoughts of Elijah. She pulled him into a hug.

"So can you sweetheart." She told him. She got herself out of bed and caught Daniel as he jumped into her arms. "Where's daddy now?" She asked.

"Fighting with Aunt Caroline and Aunt Bekah." He told her resting his head against her. Elena laughed.

"Let's go put a stop to that." She carried him downstairs and could hear Elijah, Rebekah and Caroline arguing in the kitchen. She stood in the door way for a while, they hadn't realized she was there. They all turned to look when she laughed at them.

"Elena!" Elijah sped to her. "You're up." She pulled him in close and kissed him passionately.

"I'm up." She agreed. Caroline and Rebekah smiled and left them alone.

"I made Mommy better!" Daniel squealed and clung to her. Elijah smiled and pulled them both in close.

"You did a great job." Elijah stroked his face and Daniel smirked obviously proud of himself. "I love you both." She set Daniel down and he took off after Caroline and Rebekah. Elijah led Elena to the couch and they both sat down. "Are you feeling better?" He asked.

"Yes and no." She answered honestly feeling herself about to get worked up. "My parents." She calmed herself down a little. "They did awful things to people. I had no idea. I knew they were hunters but what they did was just wrong." Tears started flowing as she spoke. "They were great parents. I would never believe it if I hadn't seen it."

"I'm sorry Elena. I know it's hard finding out your parents aren't who they seem. It is better to know the truth." He said.

"I guess so." Elijah could feel she was shutting down on him. "I met Damon months before I ever met Stefan." She admitted and she felt Elijah tense up. "It sounds ridiculous but I actually liked him." She felt horrible telling Elijah this but she would feel worse if she wasn't honest about it.

"I know Elena. Damon told me." He responded calmly.

"I liked him a lot." He pulled her in protectively. "I went on a date with him and I let him kiss me." Damon had left out those details when he told Elijah this story but he would let it go for now. "I was alone with him in the woods when he bit me. I freaked out and pushed him into a tree. It held him long enough for me to run. He came after me and pulled me out of the car, it really was an accident." She had finally stopped crying but she was cold. "I had to tell you."

"Do you think it would have changed anything between you and Damon if the crash hadn't happened?" Elijah was genuinely curious. Elena looked him in the eyes.

"No. It would never have worked between me and Damon. It wouldn't have changed anything." Elijah knew she was telling the truth. He reached to touch her face but she pulled back. He quickly grabbed her gently and pulled her close. He knew it was just a reflex from what she had just been through. He needed to remind her that he would never hurt her. "I love you Elijah. I'm just hurt." She admitted.

"I know, I'm not mad. I'm just glad you always tell me the truth." He rubbed her back slowly. "It's one of the many reasons why I love you."