"What do you want, John?"Elena asked, eyes narrowed as she looked at John.
"How about the fact that you're hanging around a dangerous Vampire."John said coolly but Elena could see the anger and worry in his eyes.
"Drop it, John."Elena said, looking just as calm as he was, but there was a fire in her eyes.
"I won't drop it. He's dangerous, Elena."John said, gritting his teeth in anger and wondered why neither of his Daughters would listen to him when it comes to Vampires."He wants to kill your Sister!"He hissed out lowly.
"Yes, he's dangerous but I trust him. You however, I don't trust, Father or not."Elena spat, glaring."No, he doesn't want to kill Emily. He wants to kill Klaus."Elena retorted, keeping her remarks short, sharp, and cryptic as possible."If you behave and stay out of his way, he won't kill you."
"You're not listening!"John hissed out."What is wrong with you and Emily?"John wondered out loud and Elena's eyes narrowed."It's like you're addicted to Vampires. I thought you were different."
"Newsflash John, I was always different. I'm a Witch, remember? And while yes, Witches should stay out of Vampire Business, I can't."Elena hissed back at John, becoming more and frustrated by the minute."And there are some Vampires I hate and want dead, but I don't want Elijah dead. And for the record, you're a hypocrite."
"Excuse me!?"John nearly yelled loud enough for everyone to hear him and looked like he was going to hit her.
"You heard me, you are a hypocrite."Elena stated firmly."You say Vampires are evil and need to die, yet you side with Isobel and Katherine, who are Vampires."John must have been seeing red because his hand came up and Elena's eyes widened as it came towards her cheek, intending to slap her.
Before his hand could make contact with Elena's cheek however, it was grabbed in a tight grip and his arm was twisted behind his back."You would dare raise your hand against a young woman."Elijah stated rather then asked, his voice nearly coming out in a growl.
He had been discreetly watching and listening to Elena's conversation with her Biological Father while making conversation with a group. When he had seen John about to raise his hand against Elena, he made a quick one of the Human's, who had been talking to him, and made his way over to where Elena and John were talking at a quick pace, knowing that they probably thought he was being rude.
He had drawn everyone's, including Damon's, who had stepped out of the Study and had hurried to Elena's side the moment Elijah grabbed John, attention on them. Everyone was looking at John in a mixture of horror and disgust that he would even think of raising his hand against his own Niece. Low mumbles broke out around them and John flushed in shame and rage. He glared at Elijah, who's eyes were as hard as steel and seemed unaffected by John's glare.
"Let go of me."John growled out and Elijah raised an eyebrow at him before letting go of the eldest Gilbert, who sneered at him.
"John, I think it's best that you leave."Carol said, stepping towards the small group with a pissed off Jenna and Alaric close behind her.
"Carol-Don't."Carol cut him off, glaring.
"Elena is highly respected at these gathering, John, and with you about to hit her for no reason-There was a reason, Carol!"John cut Carol off, spluttering as he did so.
"Oh, really? What was the reason, John?"Jenna hissed out, her glare darkening by the minute. Damon and Elijah tried to hide twin smirks while Alaric narrowed his eyes at John and Carol raised an eyebrow at him.
"She was being rude."John said weakly, as if that gave him a reason to raise a hand against Elena.
"Elena, rude?"Carol echoed as if it was the most absurd thing she had ever heard.
"Whatever she had to say to you must have been well deserved."Jenna spoke up, catching everyone's attention and they wondered what the woman meant but Jenna didn't go on with explaining."You go near Elena again with the intention to hit her ever again, I'll call Sheriff Forbes and have her arrest you."Jenna warned him, looking as though she would actually go through with that threat.
"Leave, John. You've done enough damage, don't you think?"Damon couldn't help but was referring to the fact that John had told Elena and Jenna that he was Elena's and Emily's Biological Father the other day.
Seeing that he was going to get no help, John left, rather angrily with everyone watching him leave."Are you alright, Elena?"Carol asked, turning back to Elena, looking her over, as if she was looking for signs of abuse.
"I'm fine, just startled."Elena said, giving everyone a weak smile before looking at Elijah."Thank you, Elijah."Elena said gratefully.
"Your welcome, Elena."Elijah replied softly, silently asking her with his eyes if she was really alright and she nodded slightly in reply.
"Come on, Ellie, why don't Ric and I take you home."Damon spoke up."Added protection in case John got any ideas."He explained when Jenna looked at him incredulously.
"Good idea, Damon."Carol said, looking pleased and relieved at his suggestion. Elena could do nothing but allow Alaric and Damon to guide her out of the Lockwood Estate and to Damon's car while Elijah silently gritted his teeth, not pleased at all.
Elena huffed as she stormed into her least favourite place, the Salvatore Boarding House, flopped down on the couch, glaring at Damon and Alaric as they made themselves comfortable and got talking. They tried to bring her into the conversation, more like try to interrogate her about Elijah and what his true intentions were. Her replies were all the same though;"He's not the enemy. Klaus is. He want to kill Klaus. Stop being an idiot and get your damn head out of your ass. He won't harm Emily."Other then that, Elena ignored them and searched the web for anything interesting or read online books on her phone after she had texted Elijah, asking him to come and pick her up when the Tea Party is over.
Elijah didn't reply to the message until an hour later, telling her that he was on his way. After reading his message, Elena waited a few minutes before telling Damon and Alaric that she needed air and if they followed her, she wouldn't hesitate on giving them an aneurysm. Of course, Alaric got a text from Jenna, saying that she needed him to pick her up. So Elena had no choice but to allow Alaric to walk with her to the front door, only they didn't make it.
Elena let out a startled scream when Alaric knocked something over after a knife embedded itself into his stomach."Damon!"Elena yelled and Damon was there in a flash, looking from Elena to Alaric in confusion and shock. The Witch caught Alaric as he fell back and slid to the ground with Alaric in her arms, due to Alaric leaning all of his weight on her."Behind you!"Elena exclaimed as she saw a man drop down to the floor behind Damon.
Damon turned to the attacker and darted towards him as the attacker, with super speed, but not the same type of speed as a Vampire, came at Damon. To Elena, with her Human eyes, she couldn't tell who was winning. She got her answer when she saw the attacker stab Damon with a syringe and inject something into his neck. Most likely Vervain. Throwing her hand out, palm open wide, she threw the attacker into the wall. Damon, giving Elena a quick thankful look, grabbed the man and Elena watched as they went at each other, throwing each other into a few walls.
Meanwhile, the Doppelganger Witch turned her attention to Alaric and pulled out the knife."Whew. Damn, you're strong."Elena looked back at where Damon and the attacker was, only to find Damon falling into unconscious."It took the whole syringe."He said, sounding surprise as the front door opened and Elena got up, ready to give the intruders a wicked aneurysm but before she could, one of the intruders quickly came at her and blew ash in her face, causing her to inhale it."Grab that one. He's dead."The first attacker said, gesturing to Alaric.
Elena dropped to her knees, coughing and struggling to breath as she started to see black spots could her vision."Hi, Damon. Nice to see you again."Elena heard a woman say as she fell on her side and her vision started become hazy and the last thing she heard was;"And this must be one of the Human Doppelgangers, the Witch known as Elena."
Elena groaned as she started to come too."Look who's waking up."Came an overly cheerful feminine voice as Elena's eyes fluttered a few times before everything came into focus."Hi, sweetie."A woman said, coming into eyesight as Elena straightened up, only to grunt and cry out in pain as her wrists burned. Looking down, Elena found herself tied up in rope, bound to a kitchen chair."So Witch-Hazel does work against Witches like Vervain and Wolfsbane does."The woman said, smirking and Elena glared at her before looking at Damon.
"Who the fuck did you piss off this time, Damon!?"Elena exclaimed.
"You think this is my fault?"Damon asked, his voice a mixture of feign hurt and sarcasm.
"Yes, considering the fact that you piss off every single person you meet."Elena gritted out and the woman laughed while the men chuckled as Damon glared at Elena.
"Alright, enough chit-chat."The woman said as she walked over to Elena as Damon turned glare on the woman.
"I swear, if you lay one hand on her-You'll what? Kill me? You're not in any position to make threats, Damon."The woman cut in.
"Now, sweetie, do you know where the Moonstone is?"The woman asked, looking back at Elena, who's jaw clenched."If you tell me where it is, we'll let you go."
"Yeah right, do you really think I'll believe you?"Elena asked rhetorically and smirked up the woman."You probably think, that because I'm Mortal and a Doppelganger, I could be used to break the Curse."Elena gave the woman and her friends a humourless laugh when she saw Damon's attacker nod."Yeah, you see, it's not that simple. The Doppelganger has to be Mortal and Human for the Ritual to work."Elena smiled warily up at the woman as realisation started to form in their eyes."I'm a Doppelganger, yes. I'm Mortal, yes. Am I Human though?"Elena asked rhetorically once again, tilting her head to the side."No. I'm a Witch. A Witch isn't Human. They're Servants of Nature."
"It doesn't matter."The woman spat, glaring darkly at Elena."We needed a Witch anyway to help break the Curse. Good thing we now have you."She smirked."Now, where's the Moonstone?"
"No matter how much I dislike my Sister, I'm not helping you kill her."Elena snapped back at her."And for the record, I have no idea where what my Sister and those idiots"Elena gestured to Damon, who had been surprisingly silent during Elena's speech."did with the stupid rock."
"You're lying."The woman said, not believing Elena."Where is it!?"She exclaimed angrily.
"Looking for this?"Everyone's head snapped towards the doorway.