A/N: Just to clear up some confusion: in this fanfic Elena never turned into a vampire, which means she was never sired by Damon and their relationship history is non-existent. Stefan was the last serious boyfriend whom she dated. Although, Damon does still have feelings for her, Elena doesn't feel the same. Their friendship has remained platonic instead of romantic.

Chapter rating: M *some sexual content*

Music in chapter:

The xx- Chained (Liar Remix)

Empire of the Sun- Alive (Gold Fields Remix)

British Harlem - Feel So Close (Calvin Harris cover)

tajan & fwdslxsh – beautiful

The Tea Party- Release

Spoilers:

"Never have I ever… kissed Elijah."

Unfaithful

Chapter Five

"God, he is so handsome!" said Bonnie as she helped Elena fix some snacks in the kitchen.

"Shh!" Elena giggled. "He can hear you!"

"I'm just saying… if I wasn't dating your brother, I'd try and get my hooks into that sexy vampire."

"I'm surprised you'd say that, since you've always hated 'blood suckers.' " Elena popped a grape in her mouth and took a tray full of cheese and crackers to the living room. It was eight o'clock in the evening and everyone had already had their dinner. At present, they were catching up to speed with Elijah as he went over his plans to kill Kai.

The beautiful brunette placed the snack dish on the coffee table, and then she sat next to the attractive Original. Klaus had locked his gaze on Elena as soon as she had emerged from the kitchen, and even though she had given him the silent treatment all throughout the day, he was determined to get her to look at him—at least once, just so he could be assured that she was thinking about him as much as he was thinking of her.

"I believe it would be safer to keep Bonnie here," said Elijah. "At least until we figure out how to move her location and find a new safe house that will be further away from where Kai is located, which is currently in Virginia."

Rebekah sighed and sipped on a glass of wine. "Well, if he's still in Mystic Falls, he's wasting his time, considering that he's surely found out that Bonnie is no longer in town."

"He gives me the creeps," said Bonnie.

"Don't worry, Bon." Jeremy wrapped an arm around her. "You're going to be just fine. I'm not going to lose you again."

The Bennett witch tried to smile, but deep down she was scared. She'd already known what it was like to be dead and venture to "the other side," only to come back as a supernatural anchor for dead people to cross over. She'd been a ghost girl; she'd been invisible; she had been through it all. All she wanted now was to live a normal life, finish college, and some day settle down and raise a family of her own. This had been her grandmother's dying wish for her granddaughter.

"We have a house in New Orleans," Elijah expressed. "But it's been over a century since we last returned. To my understanding, Marcel is governing the city now."

"Marcel Gerard," Klaus said with emphasis. "He knows who the king of the French quarter really is."

Elena rolled her eyes. "Is that all you care about?" she said to him. "Power?"

"Divide and conquer, sweetheart… divide and conquer." He grinned when she finally met his gaze. A sexual energy glimmered in his eyes. It made Elena's thighs quiver.

Caroline didn't look too impressed by his comment as she gave his arm a playful slap.

"Maybe I should go there first," Rebekah suggested. "I could talk to Marcel and get him to gather an army to aid us in our mission."

"We won't need an army." Klaus looked irritated. "I'll bloody kill him myself!"

"And how will you manage that exactly, brother?" Rebekah smiled in a mocking way. "You haven't succeeded, thus far."

"Rebekah, darling, some of us are actually in serious, committed relationships—no offence, Matt—"

"None taken."

"Forgive me if I've been too busy with my wedding plans instead of placing that Gemini bastard at the top of my priorities."

Caroline looked frustrated as she advised her fiancé not to argue with his sister. "Well," said the bubbly vampire. "We might as well enjoy our time while we're all out here, right? No point in fretting over Kai when he's miles away and can't harm any of us." She tried to lighten the mood as she passed around a tray of shots. "Drink up!"

Elijah politely declined and settled on finishing his glass of whiskey instead.

"We need music!" Caroline stood up and docked her iPod. "Let's play 'never have I ever!' "

Elijah thought that Caroline Forbes still had a lot of growing up to do. He truly believed that Klaus was rushing into marriage with her. Of course, he did not voice this opinion because he knew it would have upset his brother. He was about to get to his feet and take a stroll outside when Caroline obstructed him and insisted that he let loose and participate.

"Sit, brother," said Rebekah. "Indulge Caroline. After all, she will be your sister-in-law very soon."

He looked at Caroline, and then everyone else. They weren't going to let him leave. After he sat down, Care filled up the shots and said, "Okay, so you guys know how this game goes. You share an experience you haven't done before, and if anyone else has done it, they have to take a drink! No cheating! If no one has experienced what the 'said player' hasn't, then that person has to grab a shot and drink. Are we all clear on the rules?"

"Yeah," said Matt. "Let's play!"

Caroline started first.

"Never have I ever… slept with Jeremy!"

All eyes were on Bonnie as she blushed scarlet red and downed a shot.

"Someone's not a virgin anymore!" Care teased.

"Oh, shut up!" Bonnie laughed off her embarrassment.

It was Rebekah's turn now. She was aware of Klaus's attraction to Elena, so she thought she'd make the game a bit interesting by revealing a few secrets or two.

"Never have I ever… kissed Elijah."

The Original gave her a queer look while everyone laughed and then gasped in shock when Elena grabbed a shot and gulped it back.

"Oh my God, Elena!" Caroline exclaimed. "When did that happen? And why wasn't I given any details?"

Elena's cheeks flared in heat when she felt Klaus's dark gaze on her. She hadn't wanted to give herself away like that and share the experience, but she didn't couldn't lie either, since Elijah was sitting right next to her. "Next person!" she said, sitting back and wishing she'd get drunk faster.

Elijah looked at his sister and wondered why she would have forced Elena to admit something that would have best stayed confidential. She had walked in on him kissing her last year when Elena had gone to the winter ball that was hosted at the Mikaelson mansion.

It was Matt's turn now.

"Never have I ever killed a human."

"Oh, bloody hell," Rebekah cursed as she, Klaus, Caroline, and Elijah all drank a shot.

Bonnie was next to go.

"Never have I ever… slept with a Salvatore."

Elena grabbed a shot and drank it eagerly.

"Dare I ask if it was with both?" Klaus teased.

Caroline slapped his arm again. "Don't be rude!"

"I never slept with Damon," said Elena. "Not that that's any of your business."

Everyone took turns going around until it was Jeremy's turn.

"Well, this one's easy," he said, looking drunk as ever. "Never have I ever slept with Klaus!"

Bonnie laughed. "Well thank God you haven't, otherwise that would make you…"

"Gay?" Rebekah giggled. "I wouldn't put it past my brother. He's been known to bend even the straightest of rulers." She laughed.

Caroline was the only person to drink down a shot, but Klaus wasn't looking at her, he was looking at Elena so intensely that even Elijah noticed.

Is it possible? Elijah pondered. No. She wouldn't.

"How hilarious would it be if Elena drank a shot, too!" Rebekah exclaimed.

"Are you kidding me?" Caroline laughed. "These two can hardly get along with each other. I've always got to force him to be nice to her. It's like they were inherently made to hate one another!"

Poor, naïve Caroline. She had no idea that her best friend had already slept with her man—very recently, in fact. Elena looked uncomfortable as she rubbed the back of her neck and tried not appear so edgy. She kept praying that Klaus would not say anything. She would deny everything if he did, anyway. She did not want to lose her friendship with Care.

They kept playing their little drinking game until the vodka bottle was empty. Elijah was able to hold his liquor the best out of all his siblings. He hardly looked intoxicated. But as for Matt, Jeremy, Elena, and Caroline… they were beyond buzzing.

"Dance with me!" said Care as she tried to pull Klaus on his feet. But he refused to get up. That didn't stop his intoxicated fiancé from showing off her carefree dance moves as she twirled around the living room and danced with Bonnie.

Elijah had stealthily managed to escape to the porch when no one was looking. He was leaning over the wooden railing, gazing at the stars. The screen door slowly creaked open as Elena stepped outside. He thought she looked so radiant in red. Her sundress was short and darted at the waist, with a plunging V neck design in the front. Elijah forced is gaze to wander back to her face instead of her ample cleavage.

"Things are kind of getting a bit crazy inside," said Elena, hovering next to him.

"I prefer quiet solitude as oppose to loud social events of this sort." His smile was subtle, and Elena noticed that he never looked more handsome than he did in that moment.

"It's nice to see you dressed so casually, for once. I don't think I've ever seen you in anything other than a suit—which always looks amazing on you, by the way."

He smiled wider this time, flattered by her remark. "Well, considering that I'll be out in the wilderness for several days, I assumed it would only be appropriate to emulate something similar to my brother's wardrobe."

What Elena really thought when she first saw Elijah was: mouth-watering sexiness.

A prelude of chirping crickets echoed from the darkness that had surrounded them. The music transitioned to a song that Elena recognized: a rock cover by Calvin Harris "Feel So Close." She thought it was a nice rendition to the original track.

"So," she began. "Are you excited about this wedding?"

"Niklaus has never experienced married life."

"Really?" Elena looked surprised. "I would have assumed that he would have had many, um—marriages, since he's been alive for so long."

"Being immortal doesn't necessarily mean that you will find your true love. The deepest of connections are rarely found. And when they are found, there will always be natural forces in the universe that will challenge and test that kind of love."

"You make it sound like our destinies are sheer entertainment for a bunch of bored Greek gods."

"It wouldn't be so outlandish to believe in their existence. It wasn't too long ago that you believed that supernatural beings such as myself did not exist in the world."

"That's true." She smiled. "I guess it's shallow of us humans to think that we are the only significant species in this cosmos."

Elijah enjoyed having deep philosophical discussions with Elena. She truly was a beauty with brains. The only reason why he had backed off from courting her last year was because he felt it was the worst timing. She had still been recovering from her recent breakup from Stefan Salvatore, And out of respect for Stefan and Elena, he thought it would be more appropriate to let time be the healer of mortal wounds.

"Thank you for coming here on such short notice," she said. "I wasn't sure if you would."

"I packed up and got in my car as soon as I received your text. I did promise you that I would always be here when you needed me."

Elena smiled bashfully and nervously brushed her hair out of her face.

They spent the next twenty minutes chatting and flirting in subtle ways. But their profound conversation was interrupted when Caroline popped her head out and insisted that they join her and Klaus in the Jacuzzi.

~oOo~

The outdoor hot tub had a built in sound system which was nice because it really set the mood. Elijah and Klaus watched a browned haired goddess emerge from a set of French doors as they both felt something shift down below. Elena was wearing a white stringed bikini, which complimented the complexion of her olive skin. She carefully stepped toward the Jacuzzi and slipped into the steaming bubbly water. Klaus was sitting on one end with his arms stretched out on the edge. He stared at Elena as if she were a delicious rack of lamb that he wanted to devour. Her bikini looked so sexy, and her hair was up in a high pony tail; the hair style accentuated her delicate neck.

"Caroline will be right out," she said. "She's just selecting a bottle of wine from the cellar." Elena felt a little uncomfortable. She was sitting in a hot tub across two very handsome Originals with a soundtrack of what she considered "sex music" playing in the background.

Klaus involuntarily licked his lips when he stared at Elena's breasts. She noticed and blushed, praying that Caroline would get her butt out there sooner.

"You've got to try this wine!"

The sound of her best friend's voice brought rushing relief as Elena slid closer to Elijah.

"Are Matt and Rebekah not joining us?" she asked Care.

"They're watching a movie with Jeremy and Bonnie in the den. So, it's just us!" She poured some wine into their glasses and made everyone raise their glass to make a toast.

"To strong friendships and a lifetime of happiness with the love of my life!" Caroline beamed at Klaus.

"Salute," said Elijah.

"Cheers!" Elena clinked her glass against everyone's and avoided the Hybrid's compelling eyes.

Caroline relaxed against her lover's arms and showered him with affection. It was extremely awkward for Elena and Elijah. After the blonde vampire was done kissing Klaus's cheek over and over as if he were a baby, she turned to Elena and said, "Oh, come on, you two! Watch and learn! Snuggle up closer already! I can totally tell that you want to! Why else do you think I invited you both into this tub with us? You guys totally have the hots for each other!"

Elijah chuckled nervously.

"You forget that my brother is a man of outdated morals," said Klaus. "Sitting in a Jacuzzi with half naked women isn't really his style."

Elena took the opportunity to shift herself on Elijah's lap. "I'm sure he can adapt." She wrapped her arm over his shoulder and smiled flirtatiously.

Klaus's jealousy was simmering hotter than the temperature in that tub, but he maintained his composure and focused his attention on Caroline with the sole aim of making Elena green with envy.

Two can play this game, he said to himself. And believe me, you don't want to play this game with me, Elena. I'll have you in tears.

~oOo~

While Bonnie was watching a movie with her boyfriend, she heard the strangest voice whisper in her ear. It was a masculine voice, almost hissing into her ear like a snake.

Bonnie… Come outside… Come to me, Bonnie.

Fearing that she was going crazy, she untangled herself from Jeremy's arms and excused herself to the bathroom.

When the Bennett witch faced her reflection in the mirror, she chanted a spell in Latin to see if any invisible marks would appear on her skin—this was how some witches hexed other witches. But no markings showed up. Everything on her body looked just fine. She'd grown her hair longer than Elena's length, and it was highlighted. Bonnie's beautiful hazel eyes were inherited from her mother, Nora. But of course, she did not know this. After she stepped out of the bathroom, she heard that voice again. Only louder this time.

Leave the house… Come to me. You know where I am. You know I won't hurt you.

She began to panic because she recognized that voice and she couldn't understand how Kai was able to get inside her head.

Jeremy suddenly appeared at the bottom of the stairs. He looked worried when he noticed that his girlfriend was somewhat distraught.

"Hey, are you okay?"

The voice quieted in her mind when she met Jeremy's eyes. "Yeah, I'm fine." Bonnie wasn't sure if she should tell him what happened. It was most definitely a spiritual attack, but she was convinced she must have hallucinated the voice because she was on edge. "Let's go finish that movie."

~oOo~

Later that night, as Bonnie lay asleep, that same voice haunted her dream world. She saw herself walking down a candlelit hallway in the dark. There were so many candles, almost as if a ritual was about to take place. She wore a blood red gown, with the straps sagging down her shoulders, revealingly. Her bare feet padded along the corridor as she approached this mysterious room. The glow of candlelight had bathed the walls with warmth.

You need to be… released…

A man was singing. She was able to hear the music now as it faintly echoed in the background, almost as if someone were performing in a cave—every sound was reverberating with delay. When Bonnie finally reached the door, she saw a big four post bed in the middle, with red satin sheets. Hot candle wax was melting on every surface and a large pentacle was painted with blood beneath the bed on the floor. Bonnie was afraid. She couldn't understand how she had entered this Hellish dimension, but she wanted to escape. Before she could turn around, a pair of arms slid around her waist and pulled her in close.

She gasped and trembled in fear.

"I've waited so long for you," Kai murmured in her ear. "This is all for you." He gently raked his fingertips down the side of her arm, taking delight in the way tiny goose bumps formed over her skin.

Bonnie's heart was beating so fast, she feared she'd have a heart attack.

"Shhhh…" Kai rested his palm over her chest. And within seconds, her heart found comfort from the warmth of his touch, beating at a regular pace. "That's better," he whispered. The slyest smile tugged at the corner of his mouth as he sensually kissed Bonnie's neck.

"What… what are you doing?"

"I'm enlightening you." Kai caressed her shoulder and planted another kiss on that spot.

When Bonnie was able to find her bravery, she turned around and stared into Kai's soulless eyes. All he was wearing was ripped Levi's that hung low at his waist. There were intricate symbols and tattoos all over his muscled chest and shoulders. He smiled darkly at his sister and caressed her face. But Bonnie recoiled and stepped back.

"Lie on the bed, Bonnie."

"Let me out of here, Kai!"

"You don't want to leave." He stepped forward and made her retract again.

"What are you talking about?"

"You're connected to me. I can feel what you're feeling. You can feel what I'm feeling. Can you guess what I'm feeling right now?" He smiled crookedly and stood inches away from her.

"I… I don't understand any of this…"

"You will, once I'm inside you."

Before she could say anything else, Bonnie suddenly found herself lying on the bed with Kai in between her thighs. He was kissing her neck and grinding himself against her while she struggled to keep her eyes open and fight the arousal. The music kept echoing around them, and she was trying so hard to stop herself from surrendering to whatever dark magic Kai was tampering with.

"Be with me, Bonnie," he said between lustful kisses. "They're all lying to you… They'll kill you when they realize the truth."

Nothing was making sense. She wanted to stop what was happening, so she chanted a spell and screamed when she saw the whites of Kai's eyes fade to black.

Bonnie woke up in bed, drenched in sweat and gasping for air. Jeremy suddenly got up and asked her if she was okay. She told him that she had just had a bad dream and needed to get a glass of water. When she ventured downstairs into the darkness, she could still hear Kai's haunting voice ringing in her ears.

Be with me… They're all lying to you.

~oOo~

Kai had finally returned to his body after hours of concentration and meditation. He went through a great deal of trouble to try and focus his powers to reach Bonnie on a subconscious level. Blood was trickling down his nose as he got up from the floor and went into the bathroom. The Tea Party was playing from his stereo, and normally he preferred absolute quiet during meditation, but the music aided his seduction. He had entered her dream world and needed that place to feel and sound as realistic as possible. What he hadn't expected was his sister using magic to bring the ugly out of him.

After Kai washed his face, he replenished himself with some blood from the fridge, and stepped out on the terrace. He knew he couldn't get what he wanted through violence and bloodshed. If he wanted to reach his ultimate goal, he'd have to gain Bonnie's trust, even if that meant manipulating her and isolating her from her friends. Keeping the truth about their blood ties worked in his favor when it came to seducing her into the bedroom, but Kai knew he could never earn her compassion unless he gave her a reason to feel empathy for him. And the only way to make her sympathize was to reveal the truth about their blood relations; to let her see how he suffered without her.