AN: Okay so I was planning to update Sunday and then I watched all like 9.5 hours of Wynonna Earp which is on Netflix and supernatural and good, I loved it, body horror/death warning but that's like every supernatural show.
I will be updating other fics but The Mass Effect is going to be a long elejah fic, a few of the other open fics will be wrapping up soon(ish). Not all of them and again soon is kind of relative. Anyway, the chapter. Also they took Buffy off Netflix and I'm still annoyed about it, so I slipped a mention in.
Hey, I'm up and eating breakfast. Elena sends the text, wondering what Elijah's up to. Maybe he drinks blood from a mug for breakfast and reads the paper. Elena pictures him reading the morning paper with novelty slippers and probably designer pajamas on, doing that. It's funny to think about, but part of her wonders if she'll ever actually see him like that. Elijah, relaxed, not wearing a suit. Lazy breakfasts and sharing the paper, being domestic-Elena wonders if they could have that, if he wants it.
"Nice work with these frozen waffles, Jenna," Jeremy teases as he puts a few on his plate. Jenna smiles.
"I got up at the crack of dawn to put these in the toaster and get out the syrup. You should appreciate all that effort," Jenna retorts and Alaric laughs before he pours himself a cup of coffee. Elena's phone beeps.
"That your mystery soulmate you won't let us meet?" Alaric wonders and Elena looks away guiltily.
"Maybe," Elena answers and checks her phone.
Can I pick you up in an hour? It's from Elijah, speak of the vampire.
"It would be nice to meet him before you and Jeremy leave Mystic Falls and leave us," Jenna suggests. Jeremy shifts in his seat and Elena wonders if he's keeping secrets too. Has she missed something with her brother? She makes a note to investigate that later.
"You don't have plans for a while right? He wants to pick me up in an hour. You can meet him then," Elena says.
"Sounds like a plan," Jenna says.
Elijah's a vampire, has to be. Alaric knows one when he sees one, and the lapis lazuli ring Elijah wears confirms his theory. Elijah is charming, polite, handsome, it's obvious he cares about Elena, but he's still a vampire.
"Bring her back before midnight," Jenna jokes and Elena laughs. Alaric stares at the back of Elijah's head for a few seconds longer than he needs to, but turns before Elijah looks back.
"You can eat garlic, right?" Elena asks innocently over her menu and he laughs.
"I can," he confirms and she grins.
"Good. How do you feel about steak?" Elena keeps the innocent tone.
"Steaks or stakes?" Elijah deadpans and she laughs. It's fun to make jokes and keep her mind off everything she's overthinking.
"Maybe we could start Buffy later," Elena suggests and he raises an eyebrow. Still, for the amount of talking they've done, Elena hasn't really said anything. Something's on her mind, and he wonders what it is.
