Chapter 2: Burning Rubber

She listened to the phone ring through her speakers until it went to Caroline's voicemail, "Hey…I know it's not ideal to be hearing this on the phone and by now I assume you already know that I'm gone." She sighed, "I realized today that we are defined by the promises we make and the extents we will go to uphold them. Caroline, this is what's best for everyone." She hung up, throwing her phone out the window as her Ferrari California T, a car not even released to the public, flew pass the "WELCOME TO NEW ORLEANS" sign. Her hair blew out of the convertible as her eyes started to glow in the night as adrenaline pulsed through her body. How would he react? Would he be happy to see her?

Pompeii played as she sped through the town, unaware of the night-walker's eyes that were watching her every escalation in speed. She closed her eyes, breathing in the air as she pressed the button for GPS. "Okay, let's do a more modern location spell." She touched her screen to input an address. Her eyes shifted from hybrid, to vampire, to human/witch as she tried to focus on her magic. She didn't have to speak a word or spell- the next thing she knew there was an address in her system and she was being directed towards it.

Minutes passed as she drove until vampires started coming out of the woodwork, they jumped off of buildings and came out of alleys soon surrounding her car. She took the opportunity to fix her lipstick as the group awaited a leader. She put both hands on the wheel to indicate she didn't plan on doing anything crazy.

She smirked when he stepped out from behind the crowd- and it warmed her heart when he returned the smirk. "Elena Gilbert." He laughed, "To what do I owe the pleasure?"

Elena knew it was safe to exit her vehicle. Her high heels hit the ground as she fixed her tight, almost revealing black dress. She shut the door softly, "Oh my visits not for your pleasure noble Elijah, it's for mine." She couldn't help but flirt with him- she was in fact a single woman in a beautiful city. But, she knew his heart was not empty when it came to love- he longed for what he could not have…a taken woman who carried his brother's child. A woman engaged to be married to her arranged fiancé.

"You're absolutely charming, but I sense you have more pressing matters to discuss with me. Please, come- I'll have someone park your car." He extended his elbow out to her, which she tightly wrapped her arm around as if they were dancing. They walked to a grand home in which they were met with more curious vampires. Once they were inside, Elena let him go. "What is it Elena?"

"Where's Klaus?" She nearly demanded to know, "This involves him as well."

Elijah sighed, "He's out terrorizing villages." Elijah laughed at his joke, but Elena knew better than to believe his lie. She knew something was off, and it all began with Elijah being the leader of the vampires in the area. It was a test, and Elijah failed. "Now will you please tell me why you have come to my home in the middle of the night?"

"Because it's a long drive from Virginia to Louisiana." She hesitated to tell him her real motives. Fear ran through her bones as she spoke, not because she was scared of him but because he was scared of what came next. "I thought we didn't lie to each other Elijah."

"Lie?" He said as he touched the vase guilty.

"I know something is wrong, I know you aren't telling me the truth." She admitted, "One of the highlights from my time on the other-side is to receive prophecy-like dreams." She realized Elijah would be the first to know her story and that saddened her, "Apart from running into your mother that is…"

He looked up at her, "My mother? The other-side? You have mentioned two very interesting things. Please, continue."

"As you know, Katherine was dying due to old age." He nodded, "I forgave her. I told her I forgave her and in response she took over my body and ruined my relationship with Damon and pursued Stefan pretending to be me. I was trapped on the other-side watching her live my life." She sat down on Elijah's couch. "There, your mother contacted me and the short story is she claimed she wanted to save her children and the only way to do so was to…to change me, make me stronger so I could save her children- save you." Elena sighed, "So that's what she did, she changed my DNA and made me a witch as powerful as her, and a werewolf hybrid like Klaus and obviously I'm still a vampire but I assume more like you when it comes to your abilities"

"A hybrid combining all supernatural elements." Elijah said amazed.

Elena pushed back tears, "She ruined me." Elijah whooshed over to her and touched her face with his fingertips to wipe away tears. He seemed to lack words that would mean a thing to her so he moved on with conversation.

"Why did you come, Elena?" He asked sweetly, "I assure you my mother was misinformed, we don't need any mystical saving from her."

"I had a dream that you were in danger Elijah…My dream involved the letter you left me and a promise you made to me." She touched his face as well, "Always and forever." She whispered to him, "The same promise you made your siblings, you made to me and it's time I return the favor. I'm not here because your mother sent me, I'm here because you need me."

He started to laugh, something rare and usually accompanied by dangerous situations or threats. "The witches thought my promise obliterated by recent events…then you show up tonight with these abilities and my own personal salvation from a guilty soul."

"Where is Klaus?"

"They have taken my siblings hostage in their war and I have promised to kill them but I've run into complications…until now."

"Until now."