"I will give you a choice." Klaus said blatantly, as he walked into the living room and sat in an armchair. At this point Elena attempted to cover herself better, but to no avail. They kept their eyes on Klaus, as he let the anticipation of the moment boil just long enough to make it awkward.
"You or Elena…or I kill Bonnie" Elena tensed at the very notion.
"What exactly do you want with us?" Elena asked
"Well, I think it should be fairly obvious." He said as he stood up once again. "I want your blood," he said gesturing to Elena. "And I want your methods." To Stefan.
They did not respond, Stefan only took one step in front of Elena.
"Now Stefan, Elena will not be in any danger. She won't even be sad; she wouldn't remember your name. I would take it all away" At this point Elena felt the need to step in.
"No way." Elena simply stated, grabbing hold of Stefan's arm. "What if you take both of us?" She said looking from Klaus to Stefan.
"No, Elena." Stefan started, turning to her. "When I'm with him, I'm not myself… I…I'm the ripper, you know that." He said grabbing her hand
"I can't loose you, Stefan." She said reaching up to touch his face. "It could be the only way." Stefan closed his eyes, his brow furrowed. He knew how she felt. He felt the same. He knew he couldn't loose her either, not without losing himself. He didn't want to put her through that. But maybe he could survive, knowing she was safe… maybe? He opened his eyes, meeting her big brown ones. No. No, he couldn't.
He turned back to Klaus.
"Well?" he asked. Klaus smirked, obviously pleased with himself.
"Of coarse! I'll give you half an hour to pack." He said and walked out with his hybrids.
Elena held Stefan close as he stroked her hair. "What are we going to do?" She asked, in a weak voice.
"The only thing we can." He pulled back to look her in the eyes. "Survive."
She began to tear up, "Don't cry, Beautiful." He said, as she let the first tear fall. Wiping her tears away, she started shaking her head.
"Just, don't leave me again… I mean you." She said pointing to his heart. He nodded and pulled her head back to his chest.
"I won't." He said, running her hair through his fingers. He knew that much was true. He didn't think he could, not again. She was his soul purpose, without her he would deteriorate. He would crumble. He needed her. And he needed her to need him. "We don't have much time, we need to pack." Pushing her back to arms length, I'll go home, I promise I'll be five minutes." She nodded, as he kissed her forehead, and sped off, through the door.
He met her just ten minutes before Klaus arrived. They handed their bags to a hybrid and climbed into one of the many black SUV's lined up outside. Which, aside from the hybrid driver, they had to all themselves. They had no idea where they were going. No idea what lay ahead. All that they knew was that the other was there, and so far they were both safe. Sometime around midnight, they were still driving, Stefan woke up noticed that Elena was awake as well. As Elena looked out the window trying to focus the scenery through the heavily tinted windows trying to get a better idea of where they were, Stefan looked at her. He took her hand in his, and she smiled turning to him and unbuckling her seatbelt. She leaned over and kissed him on the lips. When she pulled back she brought him over with her. So he, sprawled across the seats on his back and his head lay on her lap. He closed his eyes as she stroked his hair, and soon enough, they were both asleep.