Chapter 2: The Visit

Two weeks had gone by since Elena pulled the white oak dagger from Elijah's chest, resurrecting him. Two weeks since he fled and that being the last time she saw him, leaving her wondering where he was. She was up in her room getting ready to go out to dinner with Alaric and Jeremy.

Elena had music playing when suddenly she heard the window open, causing her to turn around thinking it was Damon. Sighing when she saw Elijah standing there instead, she turned back to her mirror.

"What do you want, Elijah?" She asked, rolling her eyes. Elena was getting annoyed with how he would come and go. He obviously wasn't too respectful of her privacy as she was in the middle of getting dressed.

You, Elijah thought to himself. He was taken aback by the hostile tone in her voice. Elijah looked and felt hurt by her edgy tone, leaving her feeling bad. "Elena, I am truly sorry for betraying you. But, Klaus did give me his word that I would be reunited with my family again" he said hesitantly.

Elena looked him straight in the eyes before replying. "Yea, well, look where that got you. Dead, in a coffin" she said, turning around and leaving the room.

He sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. It was a risk I had to take Elijah thought to himself.

One hour later…

After dinner with Ric and Jer, Elena was up in her room getting ready for a shower. Once she was out of the shower, she threw on a towel and opened the bathroom door to her bedroom. Gasping in shock when she saw Elijah standing there with chocolates and flowers, Elena clutched the towel tighter to her body.

"What's this?" Elena asked. She smiled slightly at the sight. It was a sweet gesture but at very bad timing. Knowing he would have heard the shower running from outside, she grimaced.

Elijah was hoping that he'd made the right move. He wanted Elena to forgive him. Somewhere along the time since he met her, he had fallen for her. "It's an apology" he replied quietly, scratching the back of his neck in embarrassment.

Jeremy appeared at the entrance to Elena's bedroom. "Looks like more than an apology to me" he stated before glancing over to his sister. He rose an eyebrow at her. "Aren't you a little underdressed?" He asked his sister, causing her face to redden before turning to glare at the older man. Jer was very protective of his sister lately with her involvement of the vampires.

"Jeremy, would you mind giving me a moment alone to talk with your sister?" Elijah asked him. He could see the protectiveness in her brother's eyes. Knowing all to well how that felt, he smiled at him.

"Sure" Jeremy said, turning around and heading back to his room. Even though Elijah was a vampire, he could feel the heat creeping up his neck the longer he was in Elena's room.

He cleared his throat awkwardly. "Elena, I have feelings for you" Elijah said. Not waiting for a reply, he leaned down and knotted his fist in her hair. When their lips met in a steamy kiss, he pushed his tongue through her lips. His tongue met hers, causing Elena to immediately give in to the kiss.

Drawing the towel closer around Elena's body, Elijah picked her up and wrapped her legs around his waist. He carried her over to the bed and sat her down before ripping his shirt off. Laying her down, he hovered over her while planting kisses down her neck.

Gaining her senses back, she pushed him away a bit. "Elijah, we can not continue" Elena said softly. Pain flashed across his face but not before Elena noticed it. "Another time" Elena promised, causing hope to glimmer in his eyes.

Elena got up quickly and grabbed her night clothes, changing into them. "So where did you go that day that I revived you?" Elena asked, full of curiosity.

"I didn't want to hurt you, so I fled to feed" Elijah answered her.

"Taking you two weeks to do so?" She teased him.

"I needed time to think Elena" he replied quietly.

Elijah paced around her room, looking through her things. Again. It reminded Elena of the first time he was in her room. She had to admit, Elijah was damn good looking but technically she was still with Stefan. She bit her lip, starting to feel guilty about giving in to Elijah's kiss.

"I should be leaving now" Elijah said, startling Elena out of her thoughts. Minutes had gone by and he still had not taken a step to leave.

"Um, Elijah, is something wrong?" Elena asked in worry. She could tell that he was feeling nervous about something.

Elijah looked out the window instead of meeting the girl's eyes. "I don't exactly have a place to stay" he mumbled.

Elena groaned quietly. He had stayed away for over a week, so she was immediately suspicious about his intentions. If he really didn't have anywhere, then she wondered where exactly he had stayed those two weeks. She didn't believe what he said but didn't voice her disbeliefs.

"Alright, you can stay the night. Only for tonight but you better be gone before anyone wakes up. You can't be seen here" she sighed. She went to the bathroom to brush her teeth. When she came out, Elijah was already laying in the bed. He was only in his boxers. Not able to help it, she let her eyes travel down the length of his body. Snapping herself out of it, Elena laid down and pulled the covers over herself.

Turning her back to him and snuggling into the covers, she smiled softly. "Good night, Elijah" she muttered, sleepily.

"Good night, Elena" he replied, pulling her flush against him. Hearing her breaths slow, he knew she had fallen asleep. He leaned over and kissed her on the forehead before falling asleep as well.