(see chapter one for context)

'Elijah, what are you doing here? I thought I told you we'd have to do this without Stefan and Damon knowing. Wait, where's Damon?'

'I'm sorry Elena, but did you really think I would stay away from this place after what the big brother did to me?' Elijah was playing with a wooden stick, which made her feel dizzy.

'Where's Damon?' She said fiercely, feeling goose bumps all over her body.

'Damon is fine…for now. I left a…friend of mine "playing" with him. Lets just say I wouldn't like to be in his shoes right now.' Elena couldn't believe what she was hearing. What was that friend doing? She didn't have feelings for him but the thought of him getting hurt was surprisingly unbearable.

'I trusted you! How…how could you?' Tears were streaming down her face before she knew it.

'Well, you should know by now you should never trust a vampire. Not even your precious Salvatore brothers. They can tear you apart before you can even blink.'

'Why are you here? You already have Damon so what do you want?'

'First of all, I came to warn you that Klaus is still out there, even if you don't hear or see him. So be careful.'

'Why are you saying that to me? You obviously don't care.'

'Of course I do or I wouldn't be here and your special friend wouldn't still be alive. Look, there are many things you don't know about me and that's fine, but just know that I do care about you. You're the Petrova doppelganger after all- and I'm not saying this because of the sacrifice, I'm talking about your origins, I'm talking about Katherine.'

'What does Katherine have to do with this?'

'Oh darling, if it weren't for her, you'd be with Klaus right now. You see, it would be so easy for me to drag you to him, specially now that the Salvatore's aren't around. But Katherine, she means something to me and, even though I don't even recognize her anymore, I see a lot of her in you.'

'I have nothing to do with Katherine.'

'Of course you do. Before she was a vampire, she was exactly like you: sweet, strong and had that appeal that made everyone love her, just like everyone loves you. Of course, that brought her a lot of trouble.'

Elena looked down, watching the floor beneath her and processing what she had just heard. Could she and Katherine have any resemblance besides their looks, just like Damon had said to her once? And—

'You have feelings for her don't you?' She said, worried about the fact that she might have crossed the line.

'Does that really matter now?'

'Well-' – As she looked up, he was gone. She stayed exactly where she was for a couple of minutes, reflecting on his answer. Then reality hit her like a knife stabbing her stomach. Damon was missing and might die soon. She had never felt so sick in her life, she just left like she would be throwing up at any second but instead she grabbed her phone.

'Pick up Stefan! Please, pick up!' Her eyes went suddenly wet and she started crying as she dialled another number. 'Bonnie! It's Damon, he…Elijah took him! I don't know what's going to happen; I think he's going to kill him!' On the other side of the line Bonnie tried her best to keep her head cold.

'Calm down Elena, we're already on our way! Just be careful and don't do anything stupid!'

Elena threw her phone to the floor and kneeled down. She felt like someone had just punched her in the stomach. It was her boyfriend's brother. Stefan would be so hurt if something were to happen to Damon. She tried calling Stefan a couple more times before she decided to take the matter into her own hands.

'Elena? Elena, where are you?' Bonnie and Jeremy had arrived to the Salvatore boarding house one hour later. 'Jeremy, she's not here. God, I told her not to do anything stupid!'

'Where do you think she went?' Jeremy was sick to have everyone around him doing something stupid. How could she be so selfish? She and Jenna were the only family he had left. 'I can't loose my sister, Bonnie. What if she-'

'Hey, she's fine. We'll find her.'

'Hello?' She answered the phone with a trembling voice.

'Elena are you okay? Where are you?'

'I'm fine Bonnie. I'm just driving around abandoned houses. I'm trying to figure out where he's keeping Damon. I'm sorry, I didn't know what to do, and I couldn't just stay home waiting. I...I couldn't breathe Bonnie and—'

'Just calm down honey. Pull over and we'll meet you wherever you are.'

'Bonnie?'

'Yes?'

'I…I think I'm in love with him.'

'I know. But just pull over.'