AN: I updated it slightly. Tried to correct some of the mistakes I had made.
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Always and Forever
Elena had been driving for almost nine hours, there was still six and a half more to go before they'd arrive back in New Orleans. So far she had to stop five times, once because Kol and Rebekah insisted they were starving, three times because they had to use the bathroom, and once because Rebekah and Kol had started fighting in her car and she needed to pull over to break them apart. How could they call themselves one thousand years old when they acted like they were five? Elena thought begrudgingly. She had actually met more mature five year olds, and that was saying something.
"Elena!" Rebekah whined from the back seat, "When are we going to stop? I'm tired." Elena sighed heavily. They had just drove through a quaint little town five minutes ago! "We'll stop as soon as we reach the next city." Elena huffed through clenched teeth. Rebekah had the biggest grin on her face, Elena rolled her eyes at Rebekah which in turn earned her a glare. The next half hour was spent with Kol and Rebekah arguing over which superhero was cooler. "Spiderman is way cooler than Batman!" Rebekah disputed. "On the contrary little sister Batman has all the cool gadgets, plus he has the Batmobile and the Batcave!" "Well Spiderman can climb on the side of buildings, shoot webs out of his hands, and has the porportionate strength of a spider. Not to mention the Spidercycle!" Rebekah belittled her brothers opinion with her own. "Okay first of all he doesn't shoot webs out of his hands. He is like a scientist or something, He designed a dispencer that attaches to his wrist. That is how he shoots his webs. Second, Batman is a badass." Elena decided to intervene before things got hideous. "Okay, both Spiderman and Batman are equally cool. Now will you two SHUT. UP." Elena growled lowly. The vehicle became silent, but that silence was short lived as only moments later the two siblings were arguing all over again.
Around eleven pm Elena pulled into a fancy hotel, deciding that if she was going to have to put up with those two she was going to need a nice warm bath and a soft bed to sleep on.
Elena made sure Caroline saw that they were stopping at the hotel. As she pulled into a parking space she saw Caroline's Fiesta edging into the parking lot. Elena walked right into the luxurious hotel. The whole hotel had this aura that was so unlike most other hotels, it was muggy, but an exotic kind of mugginess. Which is understandable because there were plants and trees everywhere. In the distance Elena could see a pool with a hot tub a few feet away, it was surrounded by these trees, like it was part of a jungle, and the pool was like a man made oasis. The shimmering water was crystalline in appearance and looked oh so warm. The front desk was located at the corner of the room, behind the desk along with three people was a door which lead to a room filled with an assortment of monitors, some showing the parking lot while others showed hallways, the front desk, and even that room. Elena strides toward the front desk with purpose. A red headed lady in her late thirties was typing away furiously at a keyboard. The woman ignored the group; continuing on with her incessant typing. "Ahem," Elena cleared her throat rather loudly. The lady just hummed under her breath. Her eyes remained glued to the monitor screen. "Welcome, what can I do for you." Her tone was extremely monotone, and the woman in general was really starting to get on Elena's nerves. "I would like two of your largest rooms. ASAP." Elena snapped. The woman's eyes widened as she looked up at Elena. "And on top of that all, whenever someone comes in here I want you to do your job." Elena demanded, compelling the lady. "Oh and you are going to give me the keys to our room, and by the time morning comes you are going to forget we were ever here. Have a nice night." Caroline's eyes nearly shot out of her head as she listened to her friend. It was like seeing a whole new person in Elena's body. Jeremy was just as surprised, usually his sister was calm and understanding. She wouldn't be okay with compelling people on a whim. "What? She couldn't remember that we were ever here." Elena looked between her brother and Caroline, willing them to test her if they dared. As the lady handed her keys Elena stormed off to find their rooms The rest of the group hot on her heels.
Elena set one key into Kol's hand. "Is this your way of saying you don't want to share a bed with me?" Kol feigned hurt, pouting while holding his hands over his heart. "Yes," Elena said bluntly, but the smile on her face didn't make her seem that serious. "Tyler, Kol, and Jeremy take room 438. Rebekah, Caroline, and I will take room 439." Elena stuck the key card into the slot of the girls' room. Hearing the click of the lock she pushed the handle down opening the door. As she looked around the room she saw a queen sized bed in the main room along with a flatscreen TV and a coffee machine with mugs beside it. The bathroom was at the back of the back of the room. To the left was an adjacent room with another queen sized bed, flatscreen TV with a bathroom on it's own. Elena threw herself onto the bed in the main room, kicking her shoes onto the floor at the foot of the bed. "So, who's sleeping where?" Caroline questioned while examining the room. "Bekah and I will share this bed while you take the queen in the other room. Elena suggested, knowing that Caroline wasn't the best sleeping partner. When they were younger Caroline had punched her in the face while still asleep. Caroline nodded while her cheeks flamed slightly, obviously remembering what had happened. "I haven't done that since!" Caroline muttered under her breath but with advanced hearing Elena heard every word. "Don't lie Care! Remember that one time when you pushed me off the bed!" They heard Tyler's voice through the walls that were as thin as paper. "Fine," Caroline huffed going into her room and slamming the door shut behind her. Elena chuckled to herself while checking her cellphone.
3:27pm. When are you three coming home? Your expertise would be great come tomorrow. -Klaus
Elena couldn't help but roll her eyes. Before typing at the touch screen keyboard.
10:13pm. What expertise? Ripping vampires to shreds? Because I'm pretty sure you and Elijah have much more experience than I do. And what's going on tomorrow? -Elena
The reply was almost instant.
10:15pm. Ah come on, love you know your the best ;) And I heard from a reliable source that Marcel is planning to rise against us. He will attack tomorrow. -Klaus
Elena sat on the bed flabbergasted, staring in shock at her phone. "What? What is it Elena?" Rebekah asked hurriedly seeing the hybrid doppelgänger's reactions. From shock to undeniable anger. Her eyes a golden blaze. She shook her shoulders slightly to get her to snap our of her reverie. Her eyes became a swirl of gold and dark brown as she focused back onto her phone harshly.
10:20. We'll be there first thing in the morning. We are five hours out of New Orleans. I have Jeremy and Caroline with me. Jeremy says he has someone to help with our M&E problem. -Elena
With that she looked at Rebekah, but spoke to everyone. "Where leaving in a few hours." With that Elena was out of the room in a blur. Rebekah heard a faint howl and guessed that Elena had to go for a run. The only thing was what had set her so on edge... Caroline cautiously stuck her head out of her room. "Did you hear a howl? I didn't know it was a full moon tonight." "It's not." Rebekah sighed throwing the curtains back to reveal the sliver of the moon that was seeable. "It was Elena. Something has her worked up." Rebekah snatched Elena's cell off of the bed where she had carelessly thrown it. She clicked the top button only to see that Elena had a four number passcode. "Do you know Elena's passcode?" Rebekah said while trying '1234' the obvious. " I have no clue! Haven't you become her new bestie?" Caroline snarked. Obviously jealous of the Original sister. There was a curt knock at the door. Rebekah walked over before throwing the door open, her vampire visage evident. "Try 1992. That's her birth year." Rebekah punched the code in only to see in red letters 'Wrong Passcode try again'. She looked back at Elena's little brother. "2009? Death year of our parents, and also the year she became exposed to the supernatural." Typing in the numbers she was again barred of access. She hissed lowly. "Three more tries Gilbert. Better make them good."
The last two tried were fails. They had one more try before the phone would go into lock down. "The day she was turned and the last two or three digits of 2012?" Rebekah could tell this was a risk and a last resort. Rebekah slowly tapped on each number, hesitant that it would disable device. '0612' She thought while making sure that she pressed the right button, even double checking. She let out a sigh of relief as she saw Elena's home screen saver. A picture of her and Klaus in their wolf form. She smiled lightly. Even as wolves they were polar opposites. Except when they were angered, then they were deadly accurate in their revenge. They pulled up Elena's texting app and saw exactly what had angered Elena so much. She hissed and snarled at the iPhone in her grasp.
"Marcel is planning an attack on us. Except it's only Elijah and Klaus at the mansion along with some hybrids. They stand no chance alone." The room was dead silent.
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Elena was growling while shredding anything that got in her way. As she finally regained control she looked at her surroundings to see trees that had toppled over. pine needles, leaves, and stray branches everywhere. She almost didn't see them, but in the distance surrounded by darkness were probably twenty silhouette's that were quickly approaching, half were hybrids while the others bore vampiric features. The odd thing was that the hybrids were moving with Marcel's vampires. 'Not hybrids' Elena thought growling lowly. As they came nearer she caught their scent. Werewolves. Elena pulled in a great amount of air before lifting her head to the sky and howling louder than she'd heard any wolf howl before. She watched in surprise as she saw all the werewolves quiver, but they instantly regained their composure pushing toward her. She knew that Tyler would definitely hear and understand the meaning behind her howl.
The vampires and werewolves stopped at the opposite end of the newly made clearing Elena had just torn up. In the distance behind her she could hear four beings approaching. Caroline, Tyler, Rebekah, and Kol. They showed up seconds later, freezing momentarily when they saw the reason she had called for them. She noticed that Marcel's vampires and werewolves didn't press forward she ran into the trees to shift. She came back out in human form. She stood slightly in front of her group. A vampire in his early twenties with reddish/blond hair and green eyes stepped forward. He was slightly pale in complexion, but in a handsome kind of way. "You are wanted in New Orleans by Marcel, Miss Gilbert. Come peacefully and you friends may live, challenge and they will surely die." The vampire spoke confidently. "I warned the last vampire that if I saw any of you here I wouldn't hesitate to kill you. Let me give you a chance to back down. 'Cause let me tell you this; I don't believe in empty threats. I believe in promises, and I made a promise to him that I intend to keep. I got my morals from Elijah. My rage from Klaus. And my revenge technique from Kol." Elena growled from deep in her throat. "What did you get from me?" Rebekah asked while looking at Elena. "I got my heart from Rebekah. Each of the siblings taught me valuable lessons in the years that I've known them. I want you to understand that I am a Mikaelson through and through. Whether I obtain the name or not. Forever and Always. And as a Mikaelson we stick together. There is no way I am going to Marcel owing my own free will." She said while holding onto Rebekah and Kol's hands. They both squeezed her hands in reassurance that they were behind her no matter what. Always and Forever.
"Well as heart warming as your little sentiment is you are very outnumbered. Now we can't kill you or the two Originals behind you. But we can kill the hybrid and vampire you have with you." He said snidely with his upper lip turned up in disgust. Elena sent him a death glare her eyes golden and canines lengthened and bared. Veins protruded from under her eyes and snaked down to her cheek bone. "Have it your way, but I assure you it will be your heart in my hand by the end of this all. Actually I have a better idea. I will sink my fangs into you and let you die from werewolf venom. I have seen the effects a couple of times and it is gruesome, definitely the worst way to die." She gnashed her teeth together for emphasis. She watched as all the vampires and even some of the werewolves flinched back. Even Caroline edged slightly away from her. "We are under strict order from Marcel. We can't back down." He didn't only seem to be reminding his comrades, but also himself. "Have it your way." Was all Elena had to say for the vampires and werewolves to close in, attacking the group. Elena saw two werewolves going to attack Caroline, before they could get anywhere near her Elena had snapped their broad necks. Caroline flashed her a grateful smile while ripping out a vampires heart, and flipping another one off of her back and decapitating it.
Elena saw five vampires encircling her. She back up slightly, only to bump into someone. She looked behind her to see her back to back with Kol. "I got your back, doppelicious. Always and Forever." He made brief eye contact with her. She scowled for a second, but the vampires commenced with their attack. Elena made sure to keep her back behind Kol so he could ward off any attacks from behind. She was fighting with all her might. Ripping out hearts, decapitating heads, and mutilating some bodies to no recognition. There were more vampires and werewolves that pressed in as others died. It definitely didn't seem like it was only twenty vampires and werewolves.
Elena had shifted into her wolf a little while into the attack. She jumped a werewolf that had gotten too close to Caroline. Savagely tearing it's throat out. Something tackled her too the ground, she had only a millisecond to realize it was the leader of this attack. The auburn haired vampire. He wrapped his hands around her neck, trying to suffocate her. She knew it wouldn't work, but it would knock her out for some time. She pulled in her hind legs and pushed them out, leaving gashes in his stomach and knocking the wind out of him long enough for her to wriggle free and change her attack from defensive to offensive. She pounced back on him. Restricting any movement whatsoever. He looked around quickly to find that all the other vampires and werewolves alike were scattered across the ground. Fear etched his features as his vampire look faded. "P-Please have mercy!" He begged for his life. Elena felt like scoffing. If the situation had been reversed he wouldn't hesitate to kill her. She shifted back into her human form, miraculously still fully clothed. She had no clue why her clothes hadn't shredded, but was obviously grateful. "You have no compassion. Had the circumstances been different you would not flinch before killing me." She voiced her throats, practically spitting venom at the vampire that lay prone beneath her. With that being said she allowed her hybrid face out, sinking her canines into his neck leaving a deadly bite. It would be a long and drawn out death though. Maximum damage on her part, and she believed that both Klaus and Kol would be very proud.
The vampire looked horrified as he felt the effects of the werewolf venom setting in. He hissed in pain scratching vigorously at his neck as if that would save him. Elena had stepped away from the vampire who took the chance to make his escape.
It had been two hours since the attack and the entire group sat in the girls' room. They had recounted he experience to Jeremy who stared bug-eyed, with mouth agape at the supernatural beings that were seated around him. "Elena you really didn't kill that vampire?" Jeremy asked, absolutely astounded. "Well he will be dead by tomorrow night." Elena smiled deviously. Jeremy looked almost horrified along with Caroline. They were not used to seeing this side of Elena. "You sound like Klaus. You do realize that right?" Caroline narrowed her eyes in her classic way saying that she wouldn't say anything but she was judging you kind of way. "I've changed. I'm a hybrid now and it has reformed me." Elena nodded. "Do you really consider yourself a Mikaelson? Even after the horrible things we've done to you in the past?" Rebekah queried quirking an eyebrow. Elena smiled while nodding her head. "Everything I said was true. I pick up habits from everyone I am close too. When I am suspicious I brood like Stefan, I am reckless like Damon, I drive for perfection like Caroline, and I have my rebellious moments like Jeremy. I love you all, even Stefan and Damon despite the fact that they have spited me." Everyone nodded at Elena's explanation, they saw those traits in themselves, but they also saw traits that were specific to Elena. Like her compassion, selflessness, her uncanny ability to forgive anyone with the wave of her hand, and bravery to list a few, but there was so much more that described Elena Gilbert.
"We love you too, 'Lena. Always and Forever." Jeremy hugged his sister tightly planting a chaste kiss on the top of her head. "Always and Forever." The rest recited while pulling in for a group hug.
AN: Okay can anyone else say AWE?! I have to say I enjoyed writing this chapter and for myself I found that it was more on the emotional side what with Elena's exclamations. The Mikaelson's have definitely become like a part of Elena's huge family. What is going to happen in New Orleans though? Whatever happens let's pray that the gang will save the day... Oh wait, they usually do!
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