Elijah finds her curled up in her bathroom the next time he sees her, and his eyes still look how they used to. Like she's still the only person he wants to see.
"Elena," Elijah breathes and tears begin to streak down her cheeks. Elijah sits next to her and pulls her to him, holding her so tightly she thinks maybe the pressure can keep her from falling apart.
"I'm dead. I'm really dead. I'm going to die. I-I haven't even lived yet," Elena cries into his neck, and he just holds her for a few moments.
"Do you want that? Do you want to die human?" Elijah can't stop the questions, he needs to know, he's holding the woman he loves and she's slowly dying in his arms.
"I don't know. I never wanted to be a vampire. There was supposed to be so much more time. I was-I don't want to die again. Not now. I want to live and I want to be human," Elena admits and sniffles.
"I'm sorry, lovely Elena," He murmurs and she tightens her grip on him when he shifts his position. There's a sharp inhale of breath she holds for a moment and he waits.
"Please. Please don't go. Don't leave me. You promised me. Always and forever,"Elena pleads.
"I'm not leaving. I was just adjusting to a better position," Elijah informs her.
"Good. I don't know what I'm going to pick and I need you. I can't be alone and you've always been-" Elena trails off.
"How'd you know? How'd you know I needed you here?" Elena asks. Elijah's good, but someone had to tell him.
"Jeremy called and said you needed me. So here I am," Elijah says quietly. Elena knows they're close, physically at the moment and another time she might be distracted by that. Elena sighs quietly. She's not mad, she's glad Jeremy had the ability to do that when she couldn't.
"I couldn't think of what to say. Hey I'm dying and I have a dilemma and I need you please come back to Mystic Falls even though you've probably forgotten about me," Elena says and he pulls away from her to see her face.
"I could never forget you. Nor would I want to," Elijah says fiercely and Elena bites her lip. She meets his eyes for a few seconds, and then closes them.
"Elijah, I made my choice. So we should probably get off my bathroom floor," Elena says and in a few seconds, she's standing up and so is he. Elena curls her fingers into Elijah's suit jacket like she might pull him close again and he remains still.
"I want to transition if you'll help me. I don't want to be a killer," Elena says and he nods.
"Of course," He promises it so easily, because it's Elena. She wants to kiss him, but it's not the time. It's not right, they need to go let everyone else she loves know that they don't need to plan her funeral.