Stefan woke up with a smile when he remembered what had happened the night before. His arm was draped over Elowen's waist and he had to detangle their limbs so he could stand up. He put on his boxers and jeans before sneaking out of the bedroom for some water (a very human thing for him to do, but since he couldn't go out hunting it would have to do). It sounded like Esmeralda and Josiah were still gone, but he was very much wrong when he rounded the corner towards the kitchen. Standing there waiting for him was Esmeralda with her arms crossed.
"And what do you think you're doing here?"
Stefan froze in his spot. He almost hated how much he felt like an actual teenager being caught by somebody's mom (says the guy who pines for humanity, ironically). When he didn't say anything, Esmeralda raised an eyebrow.
"Well?"
Stefan stuttered for a moment while he tried to gather his thoughts. "Um- I was just- This isn't- I should just-"
Then, Esmeralda did something very unexpected. She started to laugh. A full, well rounded, hearty laugh. Stefan stopped and stared in confusion. His mouth was slightly open and his eyebrows slowly furrowed. What was happening?
"I'm just fucking with you. I'm Eliana, Esmeralda's twin sister. You must be the vampire boyfriend. Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. I'm a cool aunt, so Esme will never find out her daughter had a boy over."
Stefan still stood there dumbly. When he didn't say anything, Eliana waved a hand in front of his face.
"Hellloooo? You did know Esmeralda had a sister, right?"
Finally, Stefan broke out of his stupor. "Well, yeah, I just didn't-"
"Know she was a twin. Got it."
"How did you-"
"Get in? I have my ways. Where's Elowen?"
Stefan was still trying to process what was going on. This was a lot to take in. Slowly, he pointed upstairs.
"She's still asleep."
Eliana made a shooing motion. "Well, go wake her up. I'm making breakfast." She paused. "You do eat breakfast, right?"
Stefan laughed. "Yes, I eat breakfast." He turned towards the stairs. "I'll go get her."
"Oh, and put on a shirt!" Eliana called as he left. Stefan suddenly felt incredibly naked when he remembered he was only in his jeans.
He started back up the stairs and into Elowen's room. Thankfully, she was already starting to stir when he walked through the door. She stretched, turned to Stefan and smiled.
"Mornin'."
Stefan smiled back. He leaned down and kissed her. "Mornin'," he whispered back. "Now, get up. Breakfast awaits."
"Ooh." Elowen stood up and grabbed only her underwear and her shirt, but Stefan stopped her.
"You better get all the way dressed."
She was slightly confused, but listened anyway. Once she was fully clothed, her and Stefan ventured back downstairs. To say Elowen was surprised to find Eliana and another woman Stefan didn't know standing in the kitchen was an understatement.
"Aunt Eliana?!" She eagerly ran forward and engulfed Eliana in a hug, who was laughing as she was practically trampled.
"Hey, where's my love?" The other woman asked, voice thick with an English accent. She had darker skin and her hair was in its natural afro state. It was short and cute and Stefan had to admit that she was absolutely beautiful. Elowen pulled back and embraced the second woman.
"It's good to see you, Sydney."
When she pulled back, she looked back towards Eliana. "What are you doing here? And does mom know?"
"No, she doesn't. It was supposed to be her I was surprising, not you and Angel here."
"Angel?" Stefan asked perplexedly.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer," Elowen replied offhandedly. "Eliana always preferred Buffy."
"Can you blame me? Sarah Michelle Gellar is hot."
"Faith was always my favorite," Sydney commented.
"Wasn't she like, evil?" Elowen questioned.
"No, she was more of an anti hero," Sydney defended.
"Okay, enough of this." Elowen turned to Eliana. "You still haven't explained why you're here."
"Well, your mom might've mentioned there's some big, bad vampire dude who's out to kidnap you and kill Elena, who, by the way, I barely remember except for the fact that she can really hold her alcohol, and I decided that I was going to come help."
"And, as you know, Ana and I are a package deal, so I had no choice but to follow her here."
"Oh, shut up, Syd. You had the option to stay if you wanted."
Sydney smiled and leaned over to kiss Eliana. "No need to be so serious. You know I love you."
Stefan's eyebrows shot up at this. "Oh! You two are...?"
"Yes," Eliana answered shortly. "Is that a problem?"
Stefan immediately shook his head. "No! No, don't worry."
"Good."
"So, wait," Elowen cut in. "You're moving in?"
"Mm-hm." Eliana nodded towards the living room, where their bags were perched on top of the couch. "You've got a guest room, don't you?"
"Well, I guess it's not a guest room anymore."
Elowen gasped as a thought dawned on her. "Binx. Where's Binx?"
Eliana smirked and whistled loudly. Binx came bounding through the open backdoor that Elowen never noticed was unlocked and barked in excitement at the sight of her. She got onto her knees to greet him and let him lick her face. However, when he realized Stefan was there, he rounded on him and started to growl.
"I don't think he likes vampires," Elowen said. "He did the same thing with Damon."
"Ohhh, so this is the vampire boyfriend." Sydney nodded to herself. "Wait, can he even eat the breakfast we're making?" She turned to Stefan. "Sorry. I've never met a vampire before."
Elowen, from her spot on the ground (where she was trying to calm Binx down), glanced at Stefan. "Sydney's human," she explained. "Imagine the shock she got when she found out witches were real."
"Sometimes I still can't believe it." Sydney leaned up against the island. "It's like living in a movie."
Stefan laughed. "To answer your question, yes, I can eat regular food. It doesn't taste quite the same anymore, but it helps curb the blood cravings. Don't worry," he added quickly when an alarmed look crossed Sydney's face. "I don't drink human blood. You're safe with me."
Finally, Binx relaxed but wouldn't move from his spot in front of Elowen, as if to protect her. Stefan's ears perked up.
"Your phone is ringing. Be right back." He took off using his speed, thoroughly freaking Sydney out in the process. He was back within seconds, leaving her gaping with wide eyes.
"You mean you heard that from all the way down here?" She asked in amazement. "That's so cool!"
"It's Damon," Stefan told Elowen as he handed her the phone. Sydney was still staring at him in awe while she answered it. Eliana was giggling to herself at Sydney's reaction.
"Hey, what's up?"
"Rose was bitten by that Jules chick last night."
Stefan and Elowen looked at each other in horror. Eliana and Sydney both looked confused at this. They glanced at each other and shrugged.
"Okay, Stefan and I will be there as soon as we can."
Elowen hung up and stood.
"What's wrong?" Eliana asked immediately. "Can I help?"
Elowen shook her head. "Unless you know a cure for a werewolf bite."
"Werewolves?" Sydney asked incredulously. "You didn't tell me they were real, too!"
Eliana ignored her girlfriend and grimaced. "Sorry, but I don't. Who was bitten?"
"A friend of ours named Rose," Elowen replied. "Sorry, but we're gonna have to take a raincheck on that breakfast."
xxxx
Rose and Damon were sitting in the library.
"I was born in 1450," she was telling Damon. "That makes me 560 years old."
"Well, if you were a bottle of wine…" Damon trailed off, trying to lighten the mood. He was holding a blood bag.
"So, I can die. I've lived long enough."
"Y'know, if you're gonna be like this, I'm just gonna kill you myself to put me out of your misery." He poured the blood into a glass and handed it to Rose. "Come on, it's just a little werewolf bite."
"Just a little, fatal to a vampire werewolf bite. Looks like your witch girlfriend was right after all, which means there's no cure." Rose took the glass from Damon and took a sip. "The blood feels like it's working. Give it a look, will you?"
Damon walked over and pulled her shirt down to check on the bite. It had gotten considerably worse than from the night before. He made a face, but tried to play it off.
"Definitely… better. Right, guys?"
He turned to face Elowen and Stefan as they entered the room. Elowen paused at the sight of her wound. Stefan cleared his throat.
"It's not that bad."
The sound of the front door opening and closing rang out through the house, leaving everyone in the room to look at each other in confusion. Elena rounded the corner.
"Good, you're all here. I have something to tell you."
After they were all caught up on Elena's deal with Elijah, Stefan stood from the couch, shaking his head.
"So, we're just supposed to pretend that everything is okay?"
"Yes. Elijah promised to keep me and everyone else safe as long as we play by his rules," Elena said. "He even offered to make sure Klaus doesn't take Elowen."
"Right. As long as you play by his rules."
"Well, that's not happening," Damon interjected. "I don't play by anyone's rules but mine."
"... What about Isobel?" Elowen asked quietly. "She managed to track down both Katherine and Damon. She might know something."
"No," Elena rejected immediately. "Please don't go after Isobel."
Stefan ignored her. "That's not a bad idea. Look, I just have a couple questions and she could have some answers."
"Stefan, I made a deal with Elijah," Elena stressed.
"Right, you made a deal with him. I didn't make one. None of us did. You should keep your deal."
"Stefan, I don't want anyone else to get hurt."
"When have we ever wanted anyone to get hurt?" Elowen questioned. The whole time they were talking, she'd been preparing a vervain drink for Stefan. Damon thought the idea was stupid, but Stefan wanted to build up a tolerence like Katherine did. Elena saw what she was doing and furrowed her eyebrows.
"What's that?"
"Vervain," Elowen replied. She took a sip before handing it to Stefan. "I made it as light as I could."
"Good luck with that, brother," Damon remarked. Rose scoffed.
"Knock it off. It's not a crime for him to not want to be compelled by Elijah."
"How can Elijah compel another vampire?" Elena asked, but everyone in the room simultaneously shrugged.
"He's an Original," Stefan answered. "I don't really know what that means. I don't think anybody really knows what that means. Well, except maybe Isobel. Maybe we should ask her." Stefan lifted his glass. "Bottoms up." He drank from the glass but started to cough almost instantly. Elowen, Rose and Elena all watched uncomfortably as he fell to the ground. Damon barely batted an eyelash. After a moment, Stefan recovered and stood back up.
"Are you okay?" Elowen questioned. Stefan nodded.
"Yeah. Look, I'm gonna meet up with Alaric and see if he knows how to contact Isobel. Think you'll be okay here?"
Elowen nodded. "Yeah."
Stefan leaned over and kissed her. "See you later."
Once he was gone, Elena turned to Elowen, Damon and Rose helplessly.
"You're just gonna let him go? This is going to upset Elijah."
Elowen threw her hands up. "Sorry, but I'm with Stefan on this one. You can't just give up."
"Ditto," Damon backed Elowen up. "This martyr complex thing is getting old." He stood from his spot next to Rose. "Now, if the both of you could play nurse for a little while…"
"It's not necessary," Rose cut in.
"It is necessary. Besides, Elena and Elowen are do-gooders. It's how they are. They just can't resist."
Damon started to leave the room, but Elena followed him. Elowen groaned, but trailed behind her.
"Is she gonna die?" Elena asked as softly as she could, so Rose wouldn't overhear.
"Yes," Elowen stated bluntly.
"The wolf bite caused some kind of infection and it's getting worse," Damon explained. "Which is why I'm going to pay Jules a little visit and see if she'll cough up the cure."
"First of all, I don't think that's a good idea. Second of all, I'm telling you right now that there is no cure and even if there was, she wouldn't give it to you."
"Doesn't hurt to try, does it?"
Elowen sighed and gave up. He turned and left, leaving her and Elena alone with Rose.
xxxx
"Hey, how are you feeling?" Caroline questioned. Everyone was preparing for the big barbecue at the high school and Caroline had come across Tyler.
"I'm okay," he replied. "I'm sore, every muscle aches, but Toby said that's normal."
"You did it. Y'know, your first full moon and you didn't hurt anyone. It'll get easier. You'll get better at it with Toby's help, you'll learn to control it and it won't hurt so much."
"Well, we don't know any of that for sure."
"No, but small victories, Tyler. Last night was a victory. Y'know, let's take it."
"Look, I really wanted to thank you and Josiah. I don't know what I would've done if it weren't for you two and Toby."
Caroline smiled widely. "Anyway, next month we should probably reinforce the wall, because Toby almost got me and it just would've been…" She trailed off when she realized what she was about to say. Unfortunately, Tyler picked up on it.
"What?"
Caroline quickly shook her head. "Don't worry about it."
"Wait, no, wait. What is it?"
Caroline bit her lip and hesitated. "Well, it's not a big thing. It just that one bite and it's… y'know, curtains for me."
"What are you talking about?"
"There's a legend that says a bite from a werewolf can kill a vampire and that there's no known cure."
"How do you know this?"
"Josiah told me."
In truth, it was really Elowen and Stefan who told her, but Tyler didn't need to know that. Before he could say anything else, Caroline pointed in a random direction behind him and started to scurry off.
"Gotta go, catch you later!"
xxxx
Alaric had just finished calling Damon to let him know Jules was at The Grill when Stefan took the seat across from him.
"Is that…?" Stefan started to ask. Alaric nodded.
"Yeah, that's her. I just left Damon a message. She could have a cure for Rose. I couldn't find anything in Isobel's research, except that it's fatal."
"Do you still know of a way to get in touch with her?"
"Even if I did, she isn't gonna help."
"Elowen suggested that Isobel might've known about Klaus."
"So this isn't about Rose, it's about Elowen and Elena." Alaric sighed. "I have an old number, probably out of service."
"No harm in giving it to me then?"
"You know you can't trust Isobel, even when it comes to Elena. And definitely when it comes to Elowen."
Stefan nodded. "I know that."
"Alright. I'm gonna see if I can find the number. If I do, I'll text it to you."
xxxx
Elowen's phone rang as Elena was helping Rose into Damon's bed. The caller ID showed that it was Esmeralda.
"Hey, mom. What's up?"
"How come you didn't tell me your aunt and Sydney were moving in?"
"First of all, I had no idea until I woke up this morning and second, I'm sure it's only temporary. Once this Klaus thing blows over, they'll be gone."
"Well, Ana's been telling me something different. That she's tired of the hustle and bustle of city life and that she wants to be closer to family. I think she's serious."
"Oh."
"Nevermind that. I was calling to see how Rose is doing. Ana told me what happened. That, and Sydney's asking so many questions it's starting to get on my nerves."
Elowen laughed. "Her excitement about all of this is kinda cute when you think about it. But, on a more serious note, Rose is..." She trailed off and glanced at Rose and Elena. She swiftly exited the room and lowered her voice. "She's not doing too well. I don't think she's gonna make it very long before the venom takes her."
"Rose seems like a good person. She doesn't deserve to go out like this, especially after being on the run for so long."
"I was thinking the same thing. It sucks that we can't do anything about it. Damon's gone to ask Jules if there's a cure, but I doubt it."
There was a long sigh on the other side of the line. "We can't solve everything. Anyway, Alaric is off helping Stefan with something and I think Josiah is with Caroline-"
"As usual."
"-So it's just me, Eliana and Sydney. Keep me updated, alright?"
"I will. Bye, mom."
Elowen hung up and ventured back into Damon's room. Rose was resting in his bed while Elena inspected her surroundings.
"That's right, you've never been in Damon's room before," Elowen said as she slid her phone into her back pocket. "Not what you expected?"
Elena was holding a copy of 'Gone with the Wind' in her hands and put it back where she found it. "It's just a room with a bed." She paused. "Maybe I expected there to be silk sheets."
Her, Elowen and Rose all shared a smile.
"You two are lucky, y'know," Rose started. "No one's ever loved me the way you're loved."
"I doubt that," Elena spoke, but Rose only shook her head.
"Trevor was my best friend, nothing more. I spent all those years on the run from Elijah. I just never thought it was a good idea to set up roots. The whole idea of family is not exactly compatible with being a vampire. Why are you so eager to give up?"
Elena grew uncomfortable. "I'm not giving up on anything. Here." She quickly handed Rose a fresh glass of blood in hopes that she would drop it. She didn't.
"Then what do you call this whole deal with Elijah?"
"I call it my best option."
"It's your easiest option."
"That's not fair."
"Do you really think that your witch friend destroyed the moonstone?"
Elowen cleared her throat when Elena looked at her expectantly. When she didn't say anything, she rolled her eyes and turned back to Rose.
"I spoke with Bonnie. It's been de-spelled."
Rose eyed Elowen. "But you don't think so."
Elena turned back to Elowen with furrowed eyebrows. Sighing, Elowen gave in and nodded her head.
"Bonnie and my mom fell for the show this other witch put on - Luka was his name - but it just seemed suspiciously way too extravagant for it to be real. Then he tried to take the stone afterward and it just sent off red flags, so I have it in my possession. If I'm wrong, then I'm wrong. But, if I'm right, then we're lucky I have it and not him."
"Who's Luka?" Rose asked and Elowen shrugged.
"I have no idea. Some new kid at school, I guess."
"When he did show up?"
It took a second for Elowen to process what Rose was implying, but when she did, her eyes widened her ever so slightly. "... Around the same time Elijah did."
"Elijah mentioned he has witches on his side," Elena cut in. "He just didn't say who."
"And you're sure we can trust them?" Elowen questioned. "Because Luka's already gained Bonnie's trust."
"If they're with Elijah, then yes. He said I have his word that nobody will get hurt."
"You really are determined to die, aren't you?" Rose asked after a moment. "At least I ran. You're not even trying."
"And what about Elowen?" Elena retorted sharply.
"I'm literally standing right here." Elowen crossed her arms. "The situations are different, Elena. We can stop you from dying. What can I do other than run? And don't tell me to fight. That would be rich coming from you."
The two girls glared at each other. Rose, who had stopped paying attention, had put the glass of blood on the nightstand and rolled over.
"I'm so tired."
It seemed like she fell asleep almost immediately, because she started mumbling in her sleep. Elowen and Elena tore their eyes away from each other and started to leave the room. They didn't even reach the door before Rose sat up in pain.
"I need more blood," she gasped. Elowen quickly crossed the room, picked up the glass from the nightstand and handed it over. Rose took it and drank, but instantly threw everything up onto the bed sheets.
"Elena, get me a washcloth," Elowen ordered. Elena obeyed and rushed into the bathroom. Elowen took her eyes off of Rose for just a second to watch Elena, but when she looked back, Rose was gone. Elowen freaked and started looking around the room for her, but she was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, Elena screamed and Elowen whipped around to see Rose pushing her roughly against the door.
"It's all your fault, Katerina," Rose bit out. "You, Katerina, you did this." Her fangs were out and Elowen ran forward, afraid Rose would attack her.
"Rose!" She yelled, coming up behind her and trying to pry her hands off of Elena. "She's not Katherine! Rose!"
However, Rose easily pushed Elowen off of her, who landed on the ground with a loud thud.
"It's Elena," Elena tried to say unfearfully, but failed. "Rose. Rose! I'm Elena!"
"You betrayed us!" Rose exclaimed, still not understanding.
"She's not Katherine!" Elowen shouted from her spot on the ground. Finally, Rose released Elena. She took a step back and glanced at Elowen. She seemed to be coming to her senses and took a few more steps back.
"Oh my god. I'm so sorry. I don't know what's happening to me. I'm sorry."
Elowen stood up and carefully reached out to grab her shoulder. "It's gonna be alright. It was only for a second."
"I'm sorry," Rose sobbed. "Don't be scared of me."
"We're not," Elena said. "But you need to rest."
They both led Rose back to Damon's bed and helped her lay down.
"I'm scared," Rose stated.
"You're not alone," Elowen replied. "We're right here."
"Here? Where's here?"
"Damon's bedroom. You're in Damon's bedroom."
"I want to go home."
"Tell me about it."
"St. Austell, 30 kilometers south of London, with fields and horses."
"Sounds beautiful," Elena commented.
"When you live long enough, everything disappears. So much time wasted. I just wish I wouldn't have been so afraid."
xxxx
Stefan was still at The Grill, waiting for Damon to show up. His phone buzzed. It was a text from Alaric, who'd sent him the number he had been talking about earlier. Stefan clicked on it and started to call it. Nobody answered.
"Isobel, it's Stefan Salvatore. I need to speak with you, it's about Elena. Please know that it's important."
Just as he hung up, Damon entered. He saw Jules and started towards her, but Stefan had gotten up and stopped him.
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
"Waiting for you," Stefan responded. "Listen, there's a lot of people here."
"Oh, damn. There goes my plan to rip her spleen through her back," Damon answered sarcastically.
"Hey, listen, I know you're upset about Rose."
"Why does everyone think that I'm upset about Rose? I'm fine. I don't know if you know this, but sometimes, vampires die. I'm gonna have a friendly chat with lady wolf, brother. Ease up."
Before Stefan could say anything, his phone started to ring. He looked down and saw it was the number he'd just called. Damon walked off towards Jules while he picked up the line.
"Well, if it isn't the one I meant to kill," Jules remarked as Damon took a seat across from her. "I'll have to get that right next time."
"You won't live to see another full moon, unless… unless you tell me how to cure a wolf bite and then I won't kill you."
"Promise?"
"Yes."
Jules pulled a few dollar bills out of her pocket, tossed them on the table and started to stand up.
"Bite me."
Damon quickly stood as well and grabbed her arm.
"I'm not afraid of you."
"Then you are very, very stupid."
"How's your friend? Rose, is that her name? Have the chills started? The unbearable pain?"
"If there's a cure, tell me or start watching your back."
Jules tilted her head mockingly. "Did I mention the dementia? It'll eat away at her brain. Soon, she'll be rabid. You want a cure? I'll tell you the only one that exists: take a stake and drive it through her heart."
Then, Jules left.
xxxx
Elowen was on the phone with Toby while Elena was off grabbing clean sheets for Damon's bed.
"And you're sure there's no cure?"
"I know you already know the answer to that question, Elles. For the record, I'm sorry for what Jules did. She always was a bit… revenge driven."
Elowen sighed. "How's Tyler?" She asked instead.
"He's holding up pretty well. Right now he's at the high school. Dragged me with him while he was at it."
"Ouch. I'm sure Caroline would've done the same if I weren't preoccupied."
"Speaking of that, she's really got your brother whipped, doesn't she?"
Elowen laughed. "Oh yeah, big time. He's so wrapped around her finger it hurts me."
There was a pause on the other line. For a second, Elowen thought the call dropped.
"Hey, so, uh… what's the story behind Elena?"
"She has a tragic backstory. Lost her parents in a car crash last spring. Why?"
"Well… I, uh…"
"Oh my god!" Elowen gasped. "You like her!"
"Shush! I barely know her."
"But you want to."
"... Maybe," was Toby's quiet reply. Elowen smirked and Toby could just hear it through the phone.
"I'll try to put in a good word, but she sort of hates me, so I don't know how well that'll go down. Just ask her out. The worst she could say is no."
"You're right. Still, just…. Fish around a bit for me, will you?"
Elowen rolled her eyes. "Fine. Oh! By the way, Eliana and Sydney are visiting. I think they'd like to see you."
"God, I missed those two."
"'Course you did. They practically adopted you."
Toby laughed. "I'll try to stop by sometime. Talk to you later."
As Elowen hung up, she heard a loud crash from downstairs and started toward it. Just as she made it to the bottom of the steps, Elena came running out of the basement. She headed for the door, but Rose had already sped in front of her and tried to bite her. Acting as quickly as she could at the sudden change of events, Elowen threw her hand out and cast the spell. Rose dropped down and clutched her head in pain.
"Run!" Elowen yelled. "Come on!"
Elena stumbled and made to run up the stairs. Elowen held the spell as long as she could before she took off as well. They made it to Stefan's room and Elowen slammed the door shut and locked it as Elena pushed a piece of furniture against it. They both knew it wouldn't hold, but it would at least slow her down. Elowen dashed over and tore the windows open so sun flooded the room while Elena broke off the leg of a wooden chair as a means to stake Rose if she got into the room. Seconds later, the doorknob rattled.
"Elena? I know it's you and not Katherine." Rose coughed uncontrollably and groaned. "Guys? Please, I need your help."
Except, all Elowen and Elena did was look at each other, neither of them budging in order to open the door.
xxxx
"So…" Elowen tried to start speaking as her and Elena sat in Stefan's room. Rose had stopped trying to get in ages ago and the sun was slowly going down, which meant their only means of protection was about to be gone. Elena glanced at her, but didn't say anything. "You've met Toby, right?"
Now was so not the time to ask, but sitting in silence was driving Elowen insane. Elena glanced up at her with a look that read, 'Why are you talking to me?', but she answered anyway.
"Once, I think."
"What did you think of him?"
Elena shrugged. "I dunno. He seemed nice. I guess he must be a good guy if you approve of him."
Elowen furrowed her eyebrows. "What do you mean by that?"
Elena squirmed, suddenly uncomfortable. "I mean…. I guess I mean you have a good judge of character, even if it's a bit skewed sometimes. You took a chance on Damon, which I thought you were insane for, especially when you started dating him, but," Elena shrugged, "I guess he turned out not being so bad, at least when it came to you. He really loves you."
Elowen was quiet for a moment. She was surprised it was Elena saying this to her. "Are you… complimenting me?"
Elena awkwardly shrugged again. "I guess so." She sighed. "Look, I'm sorry, about blaming you for what happened to Jenna. It was partially my fault, too, for not realizing that Katherine had been invited in and was weaning her off of the vervain. And about earlier… you were right. Our situations are different. I guess I'm just… jealous."
Elowen furrowed her eyebrows. "Of what?"
"Of you. You have Stefan and Damon ready to die for you if that's what it comes to, two powerful witch family members at your disposal and now a werewolf named Toby. Not to mention Caroline, who I've been a terrible friend to. I'm glad she found a good friend in you."
"Elena…" Elowen approached her and took a seat next to her on Stefan's bed. "You've got Bonnie, Jeremy, me, Caroline and just about everyone else you mentioned fighting for you. You're just refusing to accept our help. Why is that?"
"I don't want everyone I care about getting hurt because they got in Klaus's way. Elijah's promised to keep everybody safe, including you. He said that you would be a great ally in this and that he would make sure Klaus doesn't do anything to you. It almost seemed like he cared about you."
Elowen thought back to the whole Marisol ordeal and vaguely wondered when he would explain himself. Neither of them said anything for awhile after that. When Elowen looked out the window, she realized the sun had gone down completely and that the house had gotten eerily silent. She carefully crept towards the door and started to move the furniture Elena had put there.
"What are you doing?" Elena asked in a whisper.
"It's too quiet," Elowen replied. "I don't like it." She unlocked the door and slowly started to leave the room. Elena, not wanting to be alone, got up from Stefan's bed and trailed behind her. They reached downstairs and saw that the front door was wide open. Uh-oh.
Elowen turned around to face Elena, but came face to face with Damon instead. It startled her a bit, but she recovered quickly.
"Are you okay?" He asked her worriedly. "Where's Rose?"
Elowen and Elena shared a look before Elowen shook her head. "We don't know."
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Author's Note: don't be fooled by the elowen/elena bonding moment. it doesn't last long lol. also, the reappearance of elowen's aunt eliana! and the introduction of her girlfriend sydney. just a reminder, eliana's fc is gina rodriguez and sydney's fc is freema agyeman. hope you like their characters!