Sad Song

Summary: Set in S1 episodes "Prodigal," "Grief," "Ready," and "Vengeance." Based on We The King's song "Sad Song."

*Prodigal*

You and I

We're like fireworks and symphonies exploding in the sky

With you, I'm alive

Like all the missing pieces of my heart, they finally collide

So stop time right here in the moonlight

'Cause I don't ever wanna close my eyes

It was a beautiful day, as Clay brought a human Elena Michaels to where he lived in Stonehaven. She didn't know yet that werewolves existed, but he thought this could work out. This could be the happy life that he wanted. Someone who he could share his whole world with, though he didn't want her bitten. That would be the last resort if Jeremy didn't accept her. He figured they could do this.

When she was seated on the couch, having a drink that Jeremy gave her to drink, she set it down, seeing what she thought to be just a big dog. He approached her, being Clay in werewolf form.

Jeremy watched, as he warned him, "Clay."

She reached her hand out, the drink on the table, and he sniffed her hand, before quickly but nicely giving her a bite on the hand. Jeremy then shoved him out of the way and Clay watched in wolf form from behind Jeremy.

"Did he break the skin?" he asked her.

"No. It's okay. Really," she said, but then whatever Jeremy had put in her drink since he'd thought that she'd seen him change from wolf to human, began to affect her. "I think I need to lay down."

Hours later or so, she began to transform into a tan or cream wolf with blue eyes, as Jeremy coaxed her into it, telling her not to fight it.

*Prodigal*

Without you, I feel broke

Like I'm half of a whole

Without you, I've got no hand to hold

Without you, I feel torn

Like a sail in a storm

Without you, I'm just a sad song

I'm just a sad song

With you I fall

It's like I'm leaving all my past in silhouettes upon the wall

With you I'm a beautiful mess

It was a beautiful day, as they stood in front of each other in the house. Clay was trying to make her see that he was happy she was back. He wanted so much for her to stay. She wanted to go out there to help Jeremy though, when there were hunters out there. She just wanted to take down the mutt so she could go home. She didn't want to kill it, though. Every time he spoke to her though, she'd get snappy at him.

"Look, I'm not here to talk, or to catch up, or whatever else you had in mind," she reminded him. "I'm here because a wolf needs to be tracked. I'm not here for us."

*Grief*

It's like we're standing hand in hand with all our fears upon the edge

So stop time right here in the moonlight

'Cause I don't ever wanna close my eyes

Without you, I feel broke

Like I'm half of a whole

Without you, I've got no hand to hold

Without you, I feel torn

Like a sail in a storm

Without you, I'm just a sad song

You're the perfect melody

The only harmony

I wanna hear

It was a gorgeous day, as Clay and Elena ran together in wolf form in the woods. Then, when she was in front of him, he leapt at her so that she was on her back, Clay above her.

They looked at one another for a few moments, before she pushed him off her and got to her paws. Then she ran off and he followed her.

*Ready*

You're my favorite part of me

With you standing next to me

I've got nothing to fear

Without you, I feel broke

Like I'm half of a whole

Without you, I've got no hand to hold

Without you, I feel torn

Like a sail in a storm

Without you, I'm just a sad song

It was a beautiful day in the Stonehaven house, as Jeremy finally confessed to Elena something that he and Clay had both kept a secret about. Until now. The day she'd been bitten. He informed her that when Clay bit her, it was to save her life, because he couldn't take the chance that she'd seen him change.

"And you let him carry that?" she inquired, angry at Jeremy and mortified that both of them kept that from her. With this news, everything made sense to her now that hadn't before.

*Vengeance*

Without you, I feel broke

Like I'm half of a whole

Without you, I've got no hand to hold

Without you, I feel torn

Like a sail in a storm

Without you, I'm just a sad song

I'm just a sad song

It was a beautiful day, as Clay searched around for Elena, hearing the sound of gunshots. He knew it had been a terrible idea to split up like they'd been told to do, but he was always loyal to Jeremy. He was afraid that by splitting up though, that it had put Elena in danger with Leblanc. After all, she'd been the one that had put him in jail before he'd been turned into a mutt, her having testified against him so many years ago.

When he finally found her after sneaking up on Leblanc and killing him, she was behind a car, hiding after having had trouble controlling phasing. When she'd been able to concentrate though, she'd been able to stop it, so she was still in human form and she was okay.

He grabbed her from behind, but she thought it was Leblanc, so he told her, "It's okay, darlin.' It's me."

When she realized who it was finally, she calmed down and they hugged.