Elena was unable to sleep that night. Her mind was reeling from her talk with Elijah earlier. The Vampire had brought her home, through her open window as to not wake up her Family, hours ago and then he left her to think over his offer. Hearing a knock on her door, Elena sat up and told whoever it, in a soft voice, was to come in. Elena raised an eyebrow at seeing Emily come into her room. Her twin never came into Elena's room without a reason and said reason was normally bad. Glancing at the time, Elena saw that it was nearly nine o'clock and wondered why Emily wasn't at School.
"I need your help."Emily said gently as she came and sat on the bed.
"With what and why?"Elena said softly and suspiciously.
"Just trust me, please."Emily demanded rather then asked.
"Emily, whenever I end up trusting you or the Salvatore Brothers, someone ends up kidnapped or dead. So the answer is no, I'm not going to 'Just trust you'."Elena snapped, finally starting to feel the affects of not being able to sleep take it's hold on her."Now go away, I haven't been able to sleep all night because of the fright I got yesterday and because it took me hours to find someone to bring me back to Mystic Falls after Damon abandoned me."Elena grumbled and Emily winced.
"He didn't mean to, he was just concerned about Rose."Emily tried to defend Damon and Elena rolled her eyes at her twin. She could defend someone who wasn't her own flesh and blood but she couldn't apologise to her own flesh and blood."About yesterday..."Emily trailed off and Elena eyes narrowed in suspicion."Where did you go anyway?"
"I never asked, but I know that it was about a two hour drive back to Mystic Falls. Ask Damon."Elena said, not understanding why Emily wanted to know where Rose had taken her and Damon. Huffing, Emily stormed out of the room and slammed the door."REAL MATURE, EMILY!"Elena yelled so that her twin could hear her. Lying back down, Elena pulled the covers up to her face as she turned on her side and faced her windows, and the short haired brunette snuggled into her sheets. Closing her eyes, she allowed her recent memory to resurface.
"What if..."Elijah trailed off as Elena looked back at him."What if I could give you a reason to live?"Elena's lips parted and she looked at him in confusion.
"What are you saying?"Elena asked and Elijah glanced down, away from her prying eyes.
"What I'm saying is, let me in, let me be your reason for living. You don't, you shouldn't sacrifice yourself for others who clearly don't care about you."Elena looked away, blinking rapidly and frowned."Sheila would not have wanted you to die just so that you could join her on the other side, do you really think that's what she would want?"
"No, she wouldn't."Elena agreed, tearing up as she looked back at Elijah."How can you be my reason for living?"The short haired brunette asked as Elijah pulled out a new handkerchief and Elena took it, wiping her eyes."Thank you."Elena muttered and handed him back his handkerchief.
"Let me be your reason to live."Elijah stated, confusing Elena.
"You, what do you mean, like a friend? A boyfriend? Because you, physically, look around twenty-four."Elena stated questionably.
"Whatever you want, Sweet Elena."Elijah said gently as he grabbed a few strands of hair in between his fingers and pushed it behind her ear."But know this, I will not let you die, I will protect you, even if it's from yourself."Elijah suddenly vowed, shocking Elena.
"Why?"Elena choked out.
"Because I see something in you that I believe no one else sees."Elijah said softly as he leaned his forehead against Elena's and they stared into one another's eyes.
"I need time to think."Elena breathed out and closed her eyes.
"Of course, anything you need, Sweet Elena."Elijah mumbled and pulled away.
However, he gave Elena another shock. He kissed her on the cheek. Elena's eyes snapped open, only to find that Elijah was starting up the car again and started driving again. Elena stared at him for a few minutes before she turned to look back out the window.
Elena was pulled out of her memory by her phone going off."Hello?"Elena answered without looking at the Caller ID.
"Hey Ellie, where's Emily?"Elena's eyebrow twitched at the nickname.
"I don't know and I don't care. And for the last time, Salvatore, don't call me Ellie."Elena snapped and went to hang up.
"Whatever, did you tell Emily where we went yesterday?"Damon asked before Elena could actually hang up.
"I don't know where we went yesterday, Damon. I just told her to ask Rose."
"Really? Well thanks a lot, you stupid little Witch Bitch,"Ok that insult actually hurt."because now Emily's over in Richmond, on some suicide mission!"
"What!?"Elena exclaimed, sitting up."What the hell are you talking about?"
"It doesn't matter. I'm going to go get her."Damon reassured her."Do me a favour and stay out of trouble. One of you mucking about and trying to get yourself killed is enough trouble."Damon said before he hung up on Elena, who pulled her phone away from her ear and stared down at it, looking rather dumbfounded.
Hours later, Elena found herself pacing in front of the couch, in the living room, when the front door opened. Turning and thinking it was Damon and Emily, Elena was surprised and horrified to find Bonnie, who had a dry blood trail which started from her nose to her upper lip, and Jeremy, who had a bloody neck, walk in and freeze when they saw her.
"What the fuck happened!?"Elena exclaimed in shock. Elena darted over to her younger Brother's side and helped him over to the couch and made him sit down before doing the same with Bonnie and quickly looked Jeremy over before she ran into the kitchen and came back with a wet towel and some bandages.
"Nothing."Jeremy said and Elena glared at him."I did something stupid."Jeremy admitted under her piercing gaze."I tried to get the Moonstone and Katherine used me as a Blood-Bag."Elena's eyes widened and she looked at him in disbelief before she shut her eyes briefly and then looked at Bonnie."I managed to get the Moonstone out of the Tomb and Bonnie tried to get Katherine out because she barged my life and when she failed,"Jeremy winced as Elena put the wet towel over his wound before grabbing the bandages and started to bandage his neck."Katherine was going to attack me again but Stefan went in and pushed me out, now he's trapped in there."
"Let me get this straight, you tried to get Katherine out of the Tomb without help!?"Elena said once she was done with Jeremy and turned to Bonnie."You could have died! Why didn't you bring me, I could have helped, Bonnie. You're not the only Witch!"
"I did have help!"Bonnie defended herself, only to inwardly curse herself when she realised what she just said and Elena raised an eyebrow at her."I was Channelling."
"Channelling?"Elena echoed and quickly went over what Channelling."Where did you learn to Channel? Who even told you about Channelling? Who or what did you Channel in the first place?"Elena questioned her and narrowed her eyes at Bonnie, who was surprised that Elena even knew what Channelling was but then she remembered that Elena came into her Magic when she was young and was taught by her Grams.
"A Warlock named Luka told me about it and he taught me."Bonnie answered truthfully."I was Channelling him."She added when Elena's eyes narrowed.
"Did he know you were doing this?"When Bonnie shook her head no, Elena paled."You Channelled him without his consent!? Bonnie, do you have any idea how much power is required to break that Spell on the Tomb?"Elena questioned her.
"A lot, obviously."Jeremy said, rolling his eyes and Elena turned to him sharply.
"You, shut it."Elena said darkly and Jeremy and Bonnie flinched, eyes wide at her tone. She never talked to Jeremy in that tone, anyone other then Jeremy, yes, but to speak to Jeremy with such anger was surprising and concerning."Do you have any idea what could have happened?"Elena asked, turning back to Bonnie."You could have not only seriously hurt yourself if you had undone that Spell on the Tomb but because you were draining this boy of his Magic, he could have gone into a coma!"Bonnie's eyes widened in horror as did Jeremy's."Or even worse, he could have died!"Elena snarled angrily and ran her hand through her hair."My god, you are so lucky you failed in undoing the Spell because it's obvious that if you're still standing then that means that the young Warlock is still alive. Count yourself lucky, Bonnie, or else you might have had your hands stained with the blood of one of our own tonight."The Bennett Witch paled at this and Jeremy stared at his oldest Sister with wide eyes."Originally, I was going to lecture Emily, but now I have to lecture you as well, Jeremy?"Jeremy flinched under his Sister's gaze."I thought you were smarter then this! And you!"Elena pointed at Bonnie, who looked down at her lap, avoiding Elena's furious gaze."I thought you, Bonnie, would look into something, like Channelling, when a Witch or a Warlock barely gives you enough information. Sometimes, I swear, I'm surrounded by idiots!"Elena exclaimed furiously.
Elena stormed off upstairs to her room and almost slammed her door shut and locked it, ignoring Jeremy calling out to her and telling her to come back downstairs and. Storming over to her bookcase, Elena pulled out one of her Grimoires. Yes, her Grimoires. Sheila had given her some of the Petrova Grimoires, that were left in Emily Bennett's care from Katherine, when she felt that Elena was ready to know more of her true history. However, when Sheila died, Elena went back to the Bennett House with Bonnie, telling her that Sheila had intended to give her more of her Family Grimoires.
Grabbing one of the Grimoires she had never read, she walked over to her bed and sat down, with the intention of looking through it find a Spell that could help get Stefan out of the Tomb. However, Elena paused when she noticed her phone siting innocently on the bedside nightstand. Elijah had put his phone number in her contacts list. Elena bit her lip as she looked between her phone and her Grimoire. Making up her mind, Elena dropped her Grimoire onto her bed and picked up her phone. Finding Elijah's name, Elena pressed the call button and put her phone to ear as she listened to it ring for a few seconds before Elijah picked up.
"Hello?"Elijah spoke, his voice sounded wearily, which told Elena that she might have just woken the Original up.
"Hi, Elijah."Elena said softly and apologetically.