Chapter 13

Elijah looked at the book in disbelief. The likeness was him and in his arms was Jeremy.

"My son? Jeremy is...my son," Elijah gasped.

"Yours and Elena's," Rebekah said, "this is what mother is keeping from you. As awful as that is what she's trying to do to Kol is worse. They're trying to take his humanity away Elijah and make him into a monster!" Tears escaped down Rebekah's cheeks.

"I'll make sure that doesn't happen." Elijah promised his sister before looking at Elena who was in shock.

"He's mine and yours..." she was still in shock before she was angry. "Why make me forget that he's my son? Elijah-I hate your mother for doing this to us!" She looked at the lamp beside her and as she stood up, she grabbed it and threw it into the wall to vent out her anger. Elijah quickly stood up and pulled her into his arms.

"We'll find a way to fix this. I promise lovely one." He whispered. "I give you my word."

"Meanwhile do you two want to try for true love's kiss? Maybe you can break the spell," Caroline said hopefully.

He bit his lip as he looked down at her as she looked up. He did brush his lips against hers but it seemed nothing happened to everyone...except them. Pulling back, his forehead was resting on hers and he was smiling.

"I remember..." Elena gasped softly, "I remember what it feels like to love you." She smiled up at Elijah.

"I remember as well my flower." He told her with a kiss to her lips. Rebekah and Caroline stared at them.

"You two have your memories but I don't?" Rebekah asked.

"We have some of them." Elena whispered, her eyes on Elijah's. "I remember how we met, married, when I found out that I was pregnant and when Jeremy was born."

"I have those same memories." He added.

"Who else is in this book? We have to keep helping them and find some way to stop your parents!" Caroline looked to Rebekah and Elijah.

"My family." Rebekah said as Elijah settled on the couch with Elena on his lap. "Bonnie, Sheila, Hayley, the Salvatore boys and Katherine." Caroline opened her mouth but Rebekah shook her head. "I consider Elena and Jeremy as family."

"What should we do next?" Caroline asked.

"For now? Try to get Bonnie and Kol to become friends." Elena murmured. "They need to become friends. Just being around them while they argue is annoying."

"I think I'll be staying here indefinitely." Elijah told them, not wanting to be parted from Elena and Jeremy.

"What if mother finds out the two of you know and makes us forget again?" Rebekah worried. "I don't want that to happen to the two of you!"

"I'll ask Bonnie or Sheila to put a barrier around the house." Elijah whispered. "I can't leave here-not while my wife and son are in here! I can't leave them! Not again." He was filled with a bit of shame that he left them.

Elena must have realized what he was thinking and turned so that she was straddling his lap, her hands cupping his face.

"I don't blame you for leaving us. I blame your mother and father for parting us." She whispered.

"So this can be our safe house," Rebekah smiled.

VVVVVV

The next morning they sought out Sheila Bennett at the library to tell her everything they had discovered.

Sheila looked at them and nodded.

"I'll put the barrier up for you Elijah." She told him who nodded his head as he had Jeremy in his arms.

"Do you think that you could have Kol begin volunteering here so he and Bonnie can try to become friends?" Rebekah asked.

"I can try but you know that I'd have to ask your parents." Sheila told her.

"All we can do is try I guess," Rebekah worried. "I can't lose him to the darkness."

"I'll make sure that you don't." She said as she patted his hand. "I'll have him walk the straight and narrow."