Chapter 26: Masquerade
March 23, 2010
After what felt like a million years, the doctors had finally deemed Jenna healed enough to go home. It had been a rush of paperwork as Jeremy and Elena gathered all of the 'get well' presents and balloons that Jenna had been given and Ellie gathered the blonde's clothes. While Matt went to pull the car around, the three siblings were given very strict instructions by the doctors to try and make sure that Jenna healed up smoothly.
They'd given Ellie a set of medications for Jenna to take. It was filled with things to make sure she didn't get an infection, things for pain, things to help with healing. Jeremy may have made a joke about Jenna having enough meds to start her own pharmacy. Ellie might have whacked him over the head at Jenna's request.
The ride home had been slow. Matt wasn't going to risk going too fast and hitting a pothole or something else and hurting Jenna. Really, throughout all of this, Matt had been an absolute life saver. When the three siblings were being too stubborn and not getting the rest or food they needed, Matt wouldn't back down until they left to do what they needed. He was really the one that kept them sane when they were worried sick.
Matt had especially been Ellie's life saver. She'd been so confused as to what happened. When she'd nearly gotten sick while cleaning up Jenna's blood from the kitchen floor, he'd held her until she calmed down and then helped her clean it up. It wouldn't surprise her if she'd cut the circulation off in his hand from holding on too tightly, but he never complained and she would love him forever for it.
When they arrived home, both Matt and Jeremy moved to support the injured blonde. Jenna looked like she wanted to protest, like she wanted to say something about being able to do it herself but Ellie cut her off before she had the chance. "Don't try and say you don't need their help. You do. Fight me on this and I won't make those cookies you've been wanting." Ellie warned. Surprisingly, the threat of no cookies was enough to get Jenna to go with it.
Ellie moved ahead of them to unlock the door, before opening it so that they could walk inside. "Easy…" Matt said as they moved through the doorway. "Grab the door, Jer."
"Stop fussing, I'm fine." Jenna told them.
As she dropped her arm from where she'd had it wrapped around Jeremy, she moved to hold a hand over her wound. "The doctor said that you have to take it easy." Elena reminded her.
"Yeah, you don't want to rip your stitches, hemorrhage and die, right?" Jeremy said as he closed the door.
Ellie kept a hand out in front of Jenna as she and Matt carefully made the small step down into the living room. "Yeah, the only thing I'm gonna die from is embarrassment." Jenna shot back.
"No…" Matt assured her.
"I 'walked' into a knife. How does somebody do that?" Jenna questioned.
"It was a freak accident." Elena offered up.
"Yeah, it happens." Jeremy agreed.
Matt added in, "Yeah, I mean, I've done it, like, twenty times at The Grill." Jenna couldn't help but laugh as Ellie grinned. The sudden movement must have pulled at her injury given her small 'ow'. "Ok, I'm being nice." Matt admitted. "Be careful, all right, easy." He said as he helped lower Jenna down onto the couch. "What should I do with this?" Matt asked as he held up the paper bag he was holding.
"I got it." Elena told him as she took it, and all the get well presents she was holding, into the kitchen. Jeremy followed Elena as Ellie and Matt sat down onto the coffee table.
Jenna just sighed and gave them an awkward smile. "Bikinis are totally gonna be ruined for me." Jenna groaned as she made a face at where her injury was.
"I don't think Alaric's gonna mind Jenna." Ellie shot back and she grinned when her aunt's cheeks turned a very pretty rosy color. "Besides, if it scars, because it might not, you could always say that you got into a fight with like an angry troll or something."
"What?" Matt asked as he and Jenna looked at her.
"Not a whole lot of people know what happened, and there's no rule that says you can't have fun with the backstory behind a scar." Ellie told them. When they continued to give her funny looks, and shrugged. "What, am I wrong?"
"I'll be back!" Jeremy called to the three in the living room. Both Matt and Ellie waved him off as he headed out.
"Ellie, are you still going to the masquerade ball tonight?" Jenna asked as she shifted in her spot. "Please tell me you're still going. I need someone to be there so I can be there in spirit."
"Yes, Jenna. I'm still going. It would be a shame to let that dress go to waste." Ellie joked.
The blonde nodded. "Good. Good."
It wasn't long after that Matt had decided to head out. The three teens walked side by side as Elena offered, "You know, you're welcome to hang out. Alaric's coming over. It's gonna be pizza and bad TV."
"Uh, I'd love to but I'm going to the masquerade party at the Lockwood's." Matt confessed. "Aren't you?"
Elena looked hesitant but replied, "Uh, no… not with what's going on with me and Stefan."
"I've got to go. There's something that I've got to do." Matt told her.
"What?" Elena asked curiously.
"Just something. I can't talk about it." Matt said. "But I've got to go."
That was odd. Ellie couldn't think of anything that he'd need to do that he wouldn't be able to tell the two of them about. She leaned over and whispered in Elena's ear, "He's probably going to watch Caroline the same way she's been watching him."
Elena grinned at her sister slightly before turning back to Matt. "Ok, well, have fun."
"Yeah, me in a suit."
"You look good in a suit." Elena assured him.
Instead of replying to that, he told her, "You and Stefan will work it out."
"Um, I don't think so, Matt." Elena replied softly. "There's so much about me and Stefan that will never work."
He took a look at her sad face and moved towards her to take a hold of her arms. "You know I'm here for you. Always." He promised her.
She pulled him into a grateful hug and when they broke apart, he moved to hug Ellie just as tightly. "Thank you for everything." Ellie told him sincerely. She didn't know what she would do if she didn't have Matt in her life.
"You don't have to thank me." He said. When he released her he said, "So, Ellie, I'll see you at Tyler's?"
"Mmhmm, you better save me a dance." She warned him playfully.
"Of course." He agreed. "Well, I gotta get going."
"Bye." The girls said together as he headed out. Once he was gone, Elena turned to Ellie. "You're still going to the masquerade?"
"Yeah. I promised Jenna I would." Ellie admitted. "You could still go too. Alaric's going to be here with Jenna. You'll be fine if you want to go."
Elena shook her head. "I just don't know."
"Well, if you change your mind. You know where I'll be." Ellie offered. Elena nodded and Ellie headed up to her room. As she gathered her stuff to make sure it was all where it needed to be, she called Caroline. "Hey Care!" Ellie greeted excitedly.
"Hey! What's up?" Caroline replied.
"Please tell me that you're still going to the party tonight." Ellie begged.
"Yeah. Are you?"
"Yeah, but Elena's not. She said with what's going on with Stefan she wasn't feeling up to it." Ellie explained. "Maybe she'll change her mind."
"Maybe, but Elena's stubborn. We both know that." Caroline reminded her.
"Very true. But hey! Want me to come to your place and we can get ready together?" Ellie asked.
"Definitely! You're always better at curling my hair just right. I always feel like I mess up the back because I can't turn my hand the right way." Caroline said.
Ellie laughed as she started packing her makeup into a kit. "I'm just talented like that. Are you at home? If you are, I can be headed that way in a few minutes."
"Yeah, I just got home from running errands. So you can come over whenever. The door will be unlocked." Caroline informed her.
"Ok. I'll head that way shortly." Ellie said before hanging up. She gathered up her makeup and hair products before taking her dress out of her closet and grabbing the matching mask and shoes. As she headed down the stairs she called out, "I'm going to Caroline's!"
Jenna called back, "Ok, have fun!"
The drive to Caroline's was filled with excitement. The duo had been waiting for the masquerade ball for ages. She could remember with startling clarity all the dress hunts they went on. When she arrived, Caroline was waiting excitedly at the front door. "Come on. We need to get a move on so that we have time to take pictures."
Ellie followed her best friend inside and they headed for the bedroom. As they got ready they chatted easily as Ellie filled Caroline in on everything that had been going on with Jenna since she'd been in the hospital. They worked in sync. Being best friends for so long made it easy to work without getting in each other's way. Ellie carefully curled Caroline's hair as the blonde put on her makeup before they switched positions.
By the time they'd finished their hair and makeup, the sun had already set. Caroline had picked out a beautiful one shoulder dress that had a silver embellishment at the side of her waist and fell to her knees. "You look beautiful Care." Ellie said sincerely as she pulled on her own dress and moved to let Caroline zip her up.
"You too, Ellie." Caroline replied just as honestly. Ellie had picked a deep emerald green dress with a cut out back that flowed to her knees. Part of the reason she'd bought it was for the way it looked when she twirled. "Come on, let's take pictures before we go." Once they'd taken enough photos, they grabbed their masks and their bags and headed for Caroline's car.
Once they arrived, they wandered around arm in arm before finding Bonnie looking at some of the people dancing with fire. "Bonnie!" Ellie exclaimed as she threw her arms around the other witch. "You look absolutely stunning!" She told her. Bonnie had picked out a beautiful black lace dress with a white slip underneath and like Caroline's it was also a one shoulder dress. Her outfit was paired with a black and red mask that she'd already put on.
"Thank you!" Bonnie replied. "You guys look great."
"Ellie, we almost forgot to put our masks on!" Caroline said in surprise and Ellie quickly secured her mask in place and Caroline lifted hers up since she'd opted for one that was attached to a stick. "Wait, I'm sure Mrs. Lockwood set up a photo station. Let's go!"
"I don't know, Care." Bonnie tried, but the blonde wasn't having it. Instead, Caroline latched on to Bonnie's wrist before grabbing Ellie as well and pulling them through the party. It didn't take long for them to find a spot to take photos and despite Bonnie's original protest, the two witches gave into Caroline's request. "Ok, ok, ok, I have to go do something, but I'll see you guys later." With that, she slipped away before Caroline could stop her.
"Mrs. Lockwood really outdid herself." Caroline commented as they moved through the house. "Everything looks amazing."
Ellie nodded in agreement. "Yeah, but it's no surprise. The woman has an eye for design. It took forever to get set up though." Caroline didn't reply. When she turned to see what had caught her friend's attention, she found the blonde staring longingly at Matt. Deciding that it wouldn't hurt to give the blonde some space to either stare or actually go talk to her ex, Ellie said, "I'm gonna go get a drink. I'll be back in a bit."
"Ok." Caroline said distractedly as she continued to stare at Matt.
There were lots of people floating about the party and she was constantly having to sidestep to avoid bumping into some of the ones that were already tipsy, verging on drunk. She did actually end up going to get a drink, and downed it before she continued on. To her extreme surprise, she spotted Elena walking alone. "Elena?" Ellie called out in surprise. Her twin had on a tight black dress with a wide belt pulling in her waist and her hair was straightened with part of it pulled back.
"Ellie! Hey!" Elena called as she walked over to her sister.
"What happened? I thought you weren't gonna come because of everything with Stefan?" Ellie asked curiously. "You look drop dead gorgeous!"
Elena smiled brightly at her before replying, "You too. Really that green suits you so well." Elena told her.
"Come on, we should take some pictures because I'm sure Jenna will want to see." Ellie said as she began pulling Elena back in the direction that Ellie had come from.
"Oh, I don't know." Elena said hesitantly.
Turning back to face her, Ellie gave her sister a look. "Elena, you look like a literal goddess. It would be a waste if we didn't take at least some pictures." She told her. "Come on, we didn't even get to take pictures at the decade dance. I'm not taking no for an answer."
Thankfully, Elena gave in and allowed Ellie to loop their arms together as they made their way to the photobooth. "Elena, Ellie, you guys look amazing!" A red headed girl in a dark blue dress said as she walked their way.
"Thank you!" The twins replied as they passed the other girl. "Who was that again?" Elena asked curiously as she spared a glance at the girl over her shoulder.
"That's Katie. She's in our history class. She sits in like the very back on the left I think." Ellie explained as they found the photo station. They took several photos together but Ellie's favorite was definitely the one of her standing behind Elena as she sat on a stool with Ellie looping her arms around Elena's shoulders. As they headed back into the party, Ellie commented, "Caroline and Bonnie are both here. I don't know if Stefan is though. I can always fight Stefan if I need to." She offered and Elena gave her a surprised grin. "You're my sister, Elena. I'm always going to have your back."
Elena looped their arms together again as she replied, "Thanks."
"Plus, if it's worth anything, I think Matt's right. I think you and Stefan will work out whatever it is that's going on." Ellie added.
"I hope so. I just don't know if it's going to happen." Elena confessed as the duo pulled drinks off a tray as a waiter walked by.
Ellie shrugged. "Well then, I guess whatever happens happens. So instead of talking about boy drama and getting sad, how about we go dance instead?"
"That sounds like an excellent idea." Elena agreed as they made their way towards one of the dance floors. Because, of course, Mrs. Lockwood had more than one set up. The dance floor they found was playing more upbeat music and Elena took Ellie by surprise by pulling her into a quick spin and then dipping her back lowly.
"Oh, so you've got moves my darling sister." Ellie teased.
"You've got no idea." Elena shot back as they moved smoothly past a drunk guy who looked about three seconds away from blowing chunks.
Elena wrinkled her nose in distaste at the drunk guy. "You think he'd have a better tolerance." Ellie said sarcastically as the guys continued to stumble towards the house.
"Honestly." Elena agreed.
"Do you know if Jer came tonight? I haven't seen him since he left the house when we brought Jenna home." Ellie asked.
Her sister shrugged as they twirled around each other. "No clue. Haven't seen him since I've been here."
Ellie looked through the crowd and spotted Stefan walking in the opposite direction of where Ellie and Elena were dancing. "Hey, I know you and Stefan are having issues, but maybe things would be a bit better if you two talked things out?" She suggested and Elena slowly stopped dancing and stared at Ellie.
"What makes you say that?" Elena questioned.
"Talking typically helps at least a little bit when stuff is complicated." Ellie offered. "Plus, I just saw him."
Elena straightened up almost instantly. "Where?" She asked as she turned to look around the dance floor.
"He was walking that way. I think there's another dance floor and refreshment station that way." Ellie said as she pointed her in the right direction.
"You know what. I think I'll take your advice. I'm gonna go try and talk to him." Elena told her.
"Good luck." Ellie smiled at her before giving her hand a squeeze. "I'll see you later. Go get your man." Elena returned the smile before smoothly walking between the dancing people to head in the direction Stefan had gone. She made her way off the dance floor a moment after Elena and headed back inside the house.
"Ellie!" Matt called loudly and cheerfully and she turned to see him standing with Tyler. "Hey Ellie!" He called again and headed her way. She immediately picked up on the way he was swaying slightly. He was tipsy and verging on drunk.
"Hey Matty." She replied as he pulled her into a tight hug. She could smell the vodka on him. "Smells like you've been having fun so far." Ellie said as she walked over towards Tyler. "Have you been having fun too?"
Tyler laughed as he too hugged the Gilbert girl. "Not as much fun as him. Surprisingly enough, he'd been the one corrupting me tonight. I'm kind of proud to be honest." Tyler joked. "Want a drink?"
"Oh, if I'm going to have to deal with you two then yeah I'm gonna need it." She said as she let out an over dramatic sigh. Tyler rolled his eyes at her as he passed her his cup. She couldn't help but wince slightly at the burn as it ran down her throat. "Well someone went for the strong stuff tonight." She commented as she passed the cup back to him.
"Ha ha you're so funny." Tyler told her as he looped his arm around her shoulders. "Though we have been hanging out with Sarah and Aimee since you were nowhere to be found. Maybe you've been replaced."
Ellie couldn't help but scoff. "Yeah, ok, sure. Aimee's been following you guys around because she has a crush on Matt and she's Sarah's friend. You wouldn't know what to do with yourself if I left you two alone for too long." Ellie informed him.
"You are very very right." Matt agreed as he took another drink. "The best friend in the whole wide world, that's Ellie."
"What am I? Chopped liver?" Tyler asked with faux-offense.
"No, that's too fancy for you." Ellie shot back. "But if you've been hanging with Sarah and Aimee so much, where are they now?"
"I don't know. I'm not their keeper. I'm sure they'll find their way back when they want more alcohol." Tyler replied.
Almost as if on cue, Sarah appeared at the end of the hallway and smiled brightly when she spotted the trio. "Speak of alcohol and the drunks shall appear." Ellie said more to herself than the boys.
"Oh my gosh, Ellie, you look fantastic." Sarah told her as she gave the other girl a once over. "I saw Elena earlier too, where do you guys go shopping because your dresses are to die for?"
Ellie laughed at the compliment. "Well, I'm not sure where Elena got her dress to be honest. I'll have to ask her about it later. But I'm pretty sure I got this at that little boutique in the mall." Ellie admitted.
"Come on, let's go drink." Matt told them as he started pulling them along. Ellie raised an eyebrow but didn't protest. Tyler obviously knew where Matt intended to go from the way that he took the lead and Ellie couldn't help but laugh along as Sarah tried to retell something funny she'd heard, but she was too amused to tell them without laughing. As they walked along, Matt somehow fell behind and Ellie turned to wait on him. "Thanks for waiting." He said as he made his way to her and she continued on the path Tyler had taken.
"No problem, Matty." She assured him. They ended up in what had been Mayor Lockwood's office. Sarah was pouring herself a drink as Tyler lounged in one of the plush leather chairs that decorated the office. Ellie dropped down beside Tyler and gave him a once over to see how drunk he was. From the looks of it, he was barely buzzed. "Hey." She said softly, her voice dropped low enough that it was unlike that Matt or Sarah would overhear.
"Hey." He replied. His voice was also lowered to a near whisper.
For the most part, he looked ok, but she knew him well enough to know that he wasn't perfectly alright. "Are you ok?" She asked him worriedly.
His glance flickered over to the two drunk teens before replying, "Yeah, why."
"I don't know. I mean this is the first big Lockwood function since…" She trailed off, but she didn't need to finish the statement for him to understand. "I just wanted to check on you."
Tyler looked, for a split second, like he was going to lie before he thought better of it. "Mom's really missing him tonight. I kind of miss him too. I don't know why though. He was a dick most of the time."
"He was still your dad, Ty. It's ok to miss him." She told him sincerely. "I know I probably don't have to remind you, but if you ever need to talk, I'm here."
"I know."
"Did you ever get a hold of Mason? I've been trying to call him, but it just goes to voicemail." Ellie asked.
He shook his head. "I've been calling and texting, hell I even emailed him, but it's been radio silence since he bailed."
"Maybe something came up and he had to go back suddenly? Hopefully he calls one of us or comes back soon. I'll kick his ass for bailing without so much as a goodbye."
"Oh let me know when you do so I can get it on tape." Tyler told her with a small grin.
Before the atmosphere around the two teens could turn gloomy, Sarah spoke loud enough to catch their attention. "So, what happened to Aimee?" Sarah asked as she poured herself another drink.
"I don't know, she disappeared." Matt replied as he took a heavy drink from the bottle.
"She's probably drunk somewhere." Tyler offered as he laughed with the girls.
"Like me." Matt said.
Out of nowhere, Matt turned the bottle and poured it over Mayor Lockwood's desk. "Whoa! Don't do that." Tyler told him seriously.
"What, man? It's a party." Matt was very clearly wasted.
"Not that kind of party, Matt." Ellie warned.
Matt ignored her, instead he picked up a framed photo of Mayor Lockwood and Mrs. Lockwood. "Right, dad?" He asked. "You know, it looks like your dad wants a drink." Matt unscrewed the cap to the bottle and poured it over the picture frame.
"Matt!" Ellie said sharply as she and Tyler rose from their seats.
"Hey. That's not cool." Tyler told him and Ellie could see he was trying hard to keep his emotions in check. "What's wrong with you?"
"What? The guy was a dick." Matt said uncaringly.
"Come on, you're being mean. His dad's dead." Sarah said from her spot in one of the chairs. She looked incredibly uncomfortable with the way Matt was suddenly acting.
"Give me the picture." Tyler said as he carefully kept his tone even.
Instead of letting him take it, Matt snatched his arm back behind his head and out of Tyler's reach. "Whoa!" Matt told him. "Remember how your dad used to slap you around?" Ellie's jaw dropped when Matt reached out and slapped Tyler across the face.
"Ok, seriously Matt what the hell have you been drinking? You are way out of line!" Ellie snapped at him.
"Are you kidding?" Tyler asked in disbelief. No matter what Matt drank he had never acted the way he was acting right now.
"Just having fun."
"This is most definitely not fun nor is it funny, Matt." Ellie told him. This was about half a second away from turning into a shit show.
"Put the picture down, man." Tyler demanded.
Tyler managed to take a half step towards Matt before the other boy slammed the picture against the desk and Ellie flinched back as the shattered glass flew out. She yelped but Tyler advanced on the other boy. "Ok, you need to calm your drunk ass down right now!"
Matt pushed Tyler away from him. "Do something about it."
"I'm not going to fight you." Tyler insisted. Sarah stood up suddenly and Ellie moved to try and block the other girl so that she wouldn't get hurt in case it turned into a fight. It seemed that wasn't the answer that Matt wanted. Suddenly, he tackled Tyler and started throwing heavy punches.
The Lockwood was trying his best to not hit back, but Ellie knew the punches Matt kept landing were very solid hits. "Matt stop it!" She shrieked.
"Get off me!" Tyler managed to push Matt back until he fell off of Tyler and onto the floor. Finally, Tyler threw a punch at Matt and the duo struggled against one another.
"What is going on?" Caroline asked as she rushed in. "Stop!" She must have managed to catch Matt when he wasn't balanced because when she grabbed him he stumbled back before collapsing on the floor. He was quick to get back up to try and go back at Tyler. "Stop!"
"I can't! Let me go! I have to finish!" Matt yelled.
"Ellie, go get him a glass of water and some food to sober him up, now!" Caroline shouted and despite being worried that one of her friends would end up hurt, she did as asked and rushed out of the room to try and get something to help Matt sober up.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Tyler was asking as she rushed out. She forced her way through the crowded halls as she searched for something that would be heavy in his stomach. The more bread the better. It would help absorb the alcohol. A first aid kit would probably also be helpful. With the way Matt was acting, it would probably be necessary by the time she got back.
The first aid kit was actually the easiest to find. She'd been in this house enough to know where she could typically find one. Some people were starting to leave by the time Ellie finally found something that Matt could eat. She picked up a bottle of water and headed back to the office. The last thing she'd been expecting was to see Sarah lying motionless on the ground next to the desk as Caroline talked to her mom. "Wait, what?" Ellie asked in shock.
Caroline and Sheriff Forbes turned at the sound of Ellie's voice, Tyler and Mrs. Lockwood also jerked when they heard her. "Oh my gosh, Ellie." Mrs. Lockwood said as she walked over to the teen hastily. "You don't need to see this."
While she appreciated Mrs. Lockwood's attempt to protect her from the horrific sight of Sarah's clearly dead body, Ellie wanted to know what happened. "Ty, what's going on? What happened to Sarah?"
Tyler looked like he was on the verge of getting sick. "She fell and hit her head." Mrs. Lockwood supplied. "It was a horrible accident." It almost sounded rehearsed, not dissimilar to the way Elena had said 'I'm fine, thank you' at the beginning of the year.
"Ty, do you want me to stay?" Ellie asked him worriedly as she set down the things she'd been holding to reach for his hand instead.
He shook his head. "I have to give my statement to Sheriff Forbes about what happened and then once we can get people cleared out they're going to have to come get Sarah. It's going to be a bit of a mess." He told her. "It would probably be better if you just went home."
"Are you sure?" She pressed. He didn't look like he was sure.
"Yeah, I'm sure." It still sounded like a lie, but she knew now wasn't the time to push.
"Ok." She said instead. "Just text me later?"
"I will." He promised. "Get home safe."
She wanted to ask where Matt was. She also wanted to mention that Caroline had been her ride. But it didn't seem like the time. If she was lucky, Elena was still at the party. "I'll talk to you later." She told him and once he nodded in understanding, she turned and left. The sight of Sarah's lifeless body was probably going to follow her into her nightmares. Ellie wandered out into the parking lot as she scanned the crowd for Elena. Luck was on her side and she spotted Elena walking through some of the cars. "Elena!" She called as she rushed towards her.
Elena turned in surprise and Ellie could see that she was on the phone with someone. That would explain why she hadn't responded to Ellie's texts. "Ellie?" She asked in surprise.
For whatever reason, Elena had changed out of her stunning dress and was back in the clothes she'd been wearing before the party. It was a bit of a smart thing to do, in Ellie's opinion. By bringing a spare set of clothes to change into once she was ready to leave, it would definitely make the drive home way more comfortable. "When did you change out of your dress?"
"Uh, just a few minutes ago." Elena said hesitantly. Whoever she was speaking to must have said something that caught her attention. "It's just Ellie, Jer. And yes, Jeremy, I've got my car."
"Perfect, do you think you could give me a lift home? I came here with Care and she's…" She hesitated over what to say about Sarah. Given that she didn't want to get into the details at the moment, she glossed over it. "She's got something that's going to keep her here for a bit and I'm ready to go home."
"Ok." Elena agreed. Ellie turned to walk ahead of her sister and could somewhat hear Elena telling Jeremy to tell Bonnie something, but she didn't bother to pay much attention to it.
Ellie walked ahead to the car and tugged on the handle when she realized it was still locked. "Elena, open the door." She groaned as she turned to glare at her twin. Only, Elena was nowhere to be seen. "Elena? Where'd you go?" When Elena didn't reply, she walked back to where they'd come from. "Elena? This isn't funny, come on, I want to go to bed." She walked around an SUV and choked on a gasp when she saw Elena's collapsed body. "Oh my god! Elena!" She shouted as she rushed over to her. "What happened?" She asked in a panic as she reached to try and find a pulse. She'd already seen one dead body tonight. She absolutely could not handle seeing her sister's dead body.
Thankfully, she found a pulse with ease. The steady thrumming only did a bit to ease her racing heart. Something in the air shifted and Ellie turned to look behind her only to see a man in a full mask. He snatched her and put a thick cloth up to her nose and mouth before she had a chance to react. Her scream did nothing with the cloth and his hand muffling her. It was almost instantly that she started to feel fuzzy. Her eyes started to roll back as she tried to claw at his hand to get it off. It did no good. The last thing she saw was the man reaching for Elena's unconscious body before everything just faded into nothingness.
Author's Note:
Enter Katherine! Next chapter we get Elijah! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! If you guys have any questions or thoughts about this chapter, please leave a review and let me know!
To Muskan Jain: I'm so glad you enjoyed the last chapter! I hope you enjoyed this one just as much. Elijah will be here in the next chapter, so make sure to be here next week to see how their first interaction goes!
To mulyreckarina: Hi! I used google translate to try and understand your review, so if something was translated wrong, my apologies. And you're right Elena is definitely going to have something to say to Ellie about everything. But when it comes to Jeremy, he wanted to tell her a long time ago, but Elena insisted to that it would be too dangerous to tell her or Jenna, which is why he's kept the secret. As much as he wants to tell her, he would never intentionally put her in danger. Don't worry, Klaus will have an interesting relationship with Ellie, but it will not be a romantic one. I'm a big Klaus and Caroline shipper too, so don't worry. I love Kol, but you're right he's not the most stable plus I loved him with Davina. Finn is just to meh for me personally. I'm glad you're enjoying this story and thank you so much for reviewing!
-Madame Magic
Posted: 8/8/20
