Three days later
"I don't know Stefan. I've been through this before in my world. Klaus is scary". Elena was sitting on the large deck of the beach house Roman had brought them too, she was talking to Stefan on a cell phone.
"I know how Klaus can be, we've dealt with him before, but he's been looking for a reason to get Roman for a long time". Elena shook her head in exasperation.
"Why?". Stefan, who was currently in a location unknown to Elena because he wouldn't tell her, she wasn't sure why but she heard him sigh on the other end of the phone.
"It's Roman's story to tell Elena". Elena's face contorted in frustration, she was involved in this too, she needed answers, but obviously she wasn't going to get them from Stefan, whom she heard speak over the phone again.
"Look Elena I'm sorry but I have to go now, and trust me Roman will give you answers, he just needs time. Now you be safe okay". Elena nodded even though she knew Stefan could not see her.
"You too". Both Elena and Stefan hung up. Elena put the phone down the the deck chair beside the one she was sitting in and looked out at the ocean, watching the waves. Roman's beach house was beautiful. Elena was still not sure of all it's features, but when she explored it, she counted about seven bedrooms, each all ready to live in, four bathrooms. A deck that stood about fifteen feet off the ground that had an ocean view, it stopped right in the middle of the sand, the house on the inside was pretty standard when it came to decor and furniture however, with the exceptions being the many flat screen tvs and video game systems in the rooms, as well as a pool table in the dining room. Elena's favorite place in the house though was the living room, mostly because it was normal, it was the place she could go where she didn't feel so overwhelmed, it was the first room when you walked through the door and it was simple. A standard couch, chairs on each side, coffee table in the middle, but of course a huge tv mounted on the wall, it all made Elena wonder even more who Roman was, how he even had a place like this, and why he made it look the way he did.
"Hey". Elena was startled out of her thoughts as she heard Roman behind her, she turned to look at him, a smirk on his face at her reaction.
"Sorry didn't mean to scare you". Roman walked around to the chair that had his phone that Elena had used to call Stefan, he picked up the phone and sat down in the chair.
"So are Stefan and Bonnie okay?". Elena nodded at him.
"Yeah, they seem to be, he said they would try to meet us here at some point". Roman nodded in acceptance and turned his head looking out at the ocean. Elena sat and watched him for a minute, wondering what to say to him. Ever since they had gotten here three days prior he had seemed withdrawn, he hadn't said much too her, she wondered if he was scared or if he was just trying to collect himself, although he had gone out and bought her more clothes, since the ones he bought back in Mystic Falls had blown up with the Boarding house and he even cooked for her, but he was usually off by himself somewhere in the house, doing who knows what. Today was the first time Roman had even seemed willing to be in Elena's company since they had arrived at the house.
"I'm sorry". Elena looked at him now confused. Roman continued on.
"I know I've kind of hidden from you since we got here and I've dragged you into a bad situation that you don't deserve to be in with Klaus, on top of the fact that you were already in a bad situation being in this world in first place...I just wanted to apologize for that". Elena's eyes softened at him.
"Roman...you were defending yourself against Markus and his pack, Klaus reacting the way he is isn't your fault". Roman scoffed.
"That's not even Klaus's problem, it's just his excuse for finally trying to kill me". Elena sat up, her expression questioning.
"Yeah Stefan mentioned that Klaus has been after you for a long time, but Why? I mean what's the real problem?". Roman's eyebrows creased in concern, he obviously didn't want to tell Elena for whatever reason. Elena reached out and put a comforting hand on his shoulder, he looked at her.
"Roman, whatever it is. I've seen and done things...Horrible things, and I've also forgiven them, so if you're scared of the way I'll react, don't be". Roman looked away, he ran a hand through his hair and sighed.
"Elena..do you wonder why I saved you in the woods, when you got here". Elena's eyebrows creased in confusion, what did that have to do with anything. Roman continued.
"It was because...I know what you are". Elena's confused expression deepened.
"What I am?". Roman nodded.
"Doppelganger". Roman turned to look at Elena, searching for her reaction, her eyes now wide, her mouth agape in shock, she shook her head at him.
"Roman, how do you know?". Roman's head turned his eyes moving toward the ground, he deadpanned his next word.
"Because I killed the last one".