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"Talk"
'Thought'
Chapter 1
Four months had passed since that day, in which Elena told no one about it. It was one of those secrets she would be taking to the grave. Nobody knew what had happened and Elijah had gave nothing away, much to her relief. He pretended that they were just allies, which they were, and that they had only talked. Tonight was Senior Prank night, but she wasn't really feeling it. After everything that had happened it kind of seemed stupid to her, but there was also something else.
She had been feeling sick ever since the sacrifice, which she blamed on that. When she had awoke that morning it was suddenly gone, but replaced with dizziness and frequent urination. Elena knew what the signs meant, any woman would, especially when she noticed that morning she had started developing a little belly. Pregnancy had been her first thought, but the last person she slept with was a vampire.
Vampires couldn't procreate, remembering what Damon told her long ago in that bar in Georgia. But all the signs were there, so denial wasn't going to work. Elena knew she needed to tell someone about this and soon, especially before she couldn't hide it anymore. Elena had put on a slightly bigger shirt to cover the small bump before heading to Bonnie's place. Bonnie was a safe bet at finding out if she was pregnant.
When she arrived there she knocked on the door. Bonnie opened the door, somewhat surprised to see Elena. "Hey Elena, I thought I wouldn't see you until tonight" Bonnie said. "I need your help Bonnie, magical help" Elena said urgently. Bonnie gained a serious look before ushering her friend inside. "What's the matter" Bonnie asked once they were sitting down in the living room. "I think I'm pregnant" Elena said.
Bonnie raised an eyebrow in shock. "Pregnant, you mean with Stefan's baby, but vampires can't procreate" Bonnie said quickly. "It wasn't Stefan" Elena said. "Damon, seriously" Bonnie said with disgust. "Not Damon either" Elena said. Now Bonnie was confused, and rightfully so. "Then who" Bonnie asked. "I slept with Elijah" Elena said, staring at the floor.
Bonnie was shocked speechless for a few minutes. "You slept with a vampire who betrayed us and got you killed" Bonnie said quietly. "Yes, it was before the sacrifice" Elena said. "If you are pregnant, how is it alive" Bonnie questioned. Elena had questioned this herself, coming up with only one plausible answer. "It might be half-vampire since when you kill a vampire with anything but a stake they come back to life" Elena said.
Bonnie's eyes widened at this. "And you came to me for what" Bonnie inquired. "Confirmation, it's still hard to believe" Elena said. "I'll also look into how this is possible" Bonnie said before walking out of the room. A few minutes later she came back with her families grimoire. Bonnie lit a candle with her magic, setting it on the table. "I'll need some of your blood" Bonnie said. Elena grabbed the knife she handed her and slit open her palm, allowing the blood to drip onto a blank piece of paper.
Immediately the wound healed itself, surprising the two girls. "If you are pregnant the kid definitely has some vampire powers" Bonnie said before starting the spell. "So how does this work" Elena asked. The blood on the paper began to move, creating a swirl and weird looking symbol. "Looks like your pregnant, but this symbol is odd, I don't know what it is" Bonnie said.
The symbol intrigued Elena. It was a bunch of lines crossing over each other with three forked ends on each end. Elena took a picture of the symbol with her phone when Bonnie wasn't looking. "I'll look up the symbol too" Bonnie said. Elena nodded, thinking about what was happening. "Elijah is daggered, I doubt he will be brought back anytime soon" Elena said.
"To do that Klaus would have to find out your still alive, which we don't want" Bonnie said, putting a comforting hand on Elena's shoulder. "It'll be okay, do you want to… get rid of it" Bonnie asked softly. "No, I won't" Elena said, standing up. Elena didn't care whose child she was carrying, she was going to be a mother. No one could take this away from her. "I'm four months along, so I should be do in early February" Elena said.
Elena left right after that, wanting to get home and rest for a little bit. When Elena got home she went straight up to her room, shutting the door behind her. She walked over to her desk to grab her journal, but stopped when she saw something that wasn't there before. It was a necklace on top of a folded sheet of paper. Elena grabbed the paper and began to read it:
What you carry is truly special, one of a kind. It is a Mikaelson through and through, strong and a survivor. The child inside you will be strong, able to do things that come from being not just twice blessed, but four times blessed. Wear this necklace as long as you carry the child, it will protect you. Once the child is born pass the necklace onto it, the one it was meant for. Be safe and we shall meet soon.
,Freya M.
Elena was confused by this, but slid on the necklace. It felt nice against her skin, like it was meant to be there. It was a good replacement for her other necklace from Stefan, which she had lost. Elena put a hand on her belly, feeling the bump. Suddenly she felt little flutters against her hand. The baby had moved within her, much to her joy. They baby began to poke and nudge all over her belly.
"Someone has a lot of energy, you must get it from your daddy" Elena said softly. At the mention of it's daddy the baby moved around even more. "Why don't we fetch us something to eat, hmm" Elena said before heading to the kitchen. She knew what she wanted right away, chicken curry. It was a good thing that they had made it last night for dinner, so she pulled out the leftovers. Spicey food wasn't recommended for someone who was pregnant, but she'd be damned if she ignored her craving.
Elena waited impatiently as the curry cooked in the microwave. When it dinged she quickly took a bite, not even waiting for it to cool down. Of course it burned her mouth, but it tasted way too good for her to spit it out. It didn't take her long to finish her delicious meal. 'Now how to break the news to everyone else' Elena thought. She couldn't hide it now that she was in her fourth month, so might as well tell people point blank.
Jeremy entered the kitchen, only to groan. "Did you eat all of the curry, there was at least enough left for three people" Jeremy said, frowning. 'Looks like Jeremy is first' Elena thought. "We were hungry" Elena said, confusing her younger brother. "We, there's nobody else here" Jeremy said. "Yes there is, I'm pregnant" Elena said. Right when she said those words Alaric had walked in, only to stop beside Jeremy.
The two men stared at Elena, their mouths agape from surprise. 'Two birds with one stone' Elena thought. "H-how, you've only been with a vampire" Alaric said. Elena was silent for a few minutes, debating on whether or not to tell them who the father is. "The father is Elijah, might as well air it all out now" Elena said simply. "Please tell me there is another Elijah running around, not who I think it is" Alaric asked.
"Sorry Ric" Elena said sheepishly. "I-I don't understand" Jeremy said weakly. "Seriously, it's not exactly rocket science" Elena said incredulously. Jeremy shook his head to get rid of his lingering shock. "I mean I don't understand why you slept with a vampire who let you die" Jeremy said venomously. Elena's features softened at his words. "It was before the sacrifice, when we talked" Elena said.
"This shouldn't be possible, last I checked vampire's can't have kids" Alaric insisted. "I know that, but it's really happening" Elena said. "What happens now, I mean with Stefan and Damon" Alaric asked, secretly worried at how his best friend would react to the news. "I'm starting to accept the fact that Stefan won't be coming back for a long time" Elena said sadly. The search for Stefan was getting them nowhere.
"As for Damon, I don't need to explain myself to him, we aren't and have never dated" Elena said. True Damon and her were getting closer in the past few months, but she was, still is, in a weak state after everything that had happened. The last thing she needed was to be in another relationship. "Some people aren't gonna take this well" Alaric said.
"I don't care, this is my child and they will deal with it" Elena said stubbornly. Jeremy walked over to his sister and engulfed her in a hug. "I'm happy for you Lena" Jeremy said before pulling away. "Thanks Jer" Elena said, tears in her eyes. "Look at that, the hormones are already kicking in" Jeremy teased. This earned him a hit on the arm.
Alaric hugged Elena as well. "If your happy I'm happy, I guess" Alaric said. "Thanks you guys, this means so much to me" Elena said, finally crying. "Gotta love hormones" Jeremy joked.
(Night time - Mystic Falls High School)
The school was filled with high school seniors setting up pranks for the first day of school. Matt Donovan entered a dark classroom, only to stop at the snapping noises. Flipping on the light he saw that it was a bunch of mouse traps and his friends in the room. Everyone stood up, different emotions on their faces. "Oh come on, seriously, do you know how long it took for us to set all this up" Caroline demanded dramatically.
"Forgot about senior prank night, huh" Tyler asked Matt. "Clearly" Matt said. "How could you forget,, we've only been waiting for this since like freshman year" Caroline said. "Yeah Matt, if I'm doing this, you're doing this" Elena said jokingly. "I'm kind of surprised any of you are doing this" Matt said. "Caroline's making us" Bonnie said in way of explanation. "We're about to be seniors, these are the memories that stay with us forever, and if we don't-" Caroline said, only for Elena to interrupt her.
"And if we don't create these memories now, then what is the point of it all" Elena said sarcastically. "You have no right to make fun of me pregnant lady" Caroline accused. Elena had come clean to the group right away that night. But Caroline, Bonnie, Alaric, and Jeremy were the only one's who knew who the father is. "Wait a minute, Elena's pregnant" Matt said. "Oh yeah, I didn't get a chance to tell you, I'm four months along" Elena said.
"Which means you will be skinny in time for graduation" Caroline said. "Why am I just finding out about this" Matt demanded. "Because you forgot about senior prank night, she just told us an hour ago" Bonnie said. "Not you, she told you like five hours ago" Caroline accused. "Now the only one who doesn't know is Damon" Bonnie said.
"I'm gonna wait a bit on that one" Elena said, not ready to face Damon's reaction. "The town's population thanks you" Caroline said, half serious. "You're all lame, and I've got ten more classrooms to prank" Tyler said before leaving with a bag. Elena started for the door. "Hey, where are you going" Caroline demanded.
"To superglue Alaric's desk shut, I'm making memories" Elena said, grinning with superglue in her hand. "I love you" Caroline said. Elena exited the classroom, passing by Tyler who was talking with some other seniors. Going through a set of double doors she comes face to face with her worst nightmare, Klaus. The smile dropped from her face at the sight of the smirking hybrid.
"There's my girl" Klaus said cheerfully, too cheerfully. "Klaus" Elena said in terror. "You're suppose to be dead, what are we going to do about that" Klaus said. Elena turned to run away, but Klaus grabbed her by the arm in a tight grip, yanking her back. With that they began to speed walk down the halls. "You put a rather large kind in my plans sweetheart, the whole point of breaking the curse and becoming a hybrid was to make more hybrids, I haven't been able to do that" Klaus said angrily.
All Elena could think about was her baby and what Klaus would do to them. "Now my bet is it has something to do with the fact that you're still breathing" Klaus said. "If you're going to kill me, just do it" Elena said, not wanting to give anything away on her child. "Not until I know I'm right, but I do have ways of making you suffer" Klaus assured. They entered the school gym to find some seniors setting up pranks.
"Attention seniors, you have officially been busted, prank night is over, head on home" Klaus said in an american accent. The students start to leave, but Klaus stopped Dana and Chad. "You two, I remember you" Klaus said. "I'm sorry, who are you" Dana asked, confused. "Oh don't worry, I wasn't in my right head last we met" Klaus said.
Klaus compelled them, filling anger with fear. "Don't Klaus, you don't have to hurt anybody" Elena pleaded. "Oh come on love, of course I do" Klaus said. "Where's Stefan, what did you do to him" Elena demanded. "Stefan's on a time out" Klaus said simply. The gym doors suddenly opened to reveal Matt and Bonnie. "Ah I was wondering when you would show up, now we can get started" Klaus said.
Klaus ordered the two compelled teens to relax by the bleachers. "I assume you're the reason Elena's still walking around alive" Klaus said to Bonnie. Bonnie stared down the hybrid with no fear. "That's right, if you want to blame someone, blame me" Bonnie said defiantly. "Oh there's no need for blame love, just your witchy interference seems to have caused some undesirable side effects, and since you caused the problem, I'm going to have you find the fix" Klaus said.
A young woman with long blonde hair and blue eyes entered the gym with Tyler in her clutches, who was struggling to break free. "Get off of me" Tyler snapped. "Hush now" the blonde ordered calmly. "I'd like you all to meet my sister Rebekah, word of warning… she can be quite mean" Klaus said. "Don't be an ass" Rebekah said before throwing Tyler over to Klaus, who landed at said hybrid's feet. "Leave him alone" Elena yelled.
Klaus grabbed Tyler by the neck and lifted him onto his knees. "I'm going to make this very simple, every time I attempt to turn a werewolf into a vampire hybrid they die during the transition, it's quite horrible actually" Klaus said. Klaus proceeded to bite into his wrist and feed Tyler his blood. "I need you to find a way to save my hybrids Bonnie, and for Tyler's sake… you better hurry" Klaus said. With that he snapped Tyler's neck, dropping him to the floor.
The three teens are shocked by the sight of their dead friend. Matt and Bonnie run over to his body, crouching over him. "He's dead" Matt whispered sadly. "He's not dead, Klaus' blood will turn him into a vampire" Elena assured. "And if Bonnie's successful he'll live through his transition, go on then" Klaus said, ushering Bonnie and Matt away. Bonnie was hesitant to leave Elena alone with Klaus, which showed.
"Go and fetch your grimoires, and enchantments and what not, I'll hold onto Elena… for safe keeping" Klaus said, a deadly smirk on his face. Elena nodded for the two to leave, which they did reluctantly. Rebekah studied Elena with disgust. "So this is the latest doppelganger, the original one was much prettier" Rebekah scoffed. "Enough Rebekah, take the wolf boy elsewhere would you" Klaus ordered.
Rebekah grabbed Tyler by his arm and dragged him out of the gym. "Just ignore her, petty little thing" Klaus said. Elena ignored Klaus, making her way over to a crying Dana to comfort the distraught girl. A little bit later Stefan entered the gym with a neutral look on his face. "Stefan" Elena whispered. "Klaus" Stefan said once he was in front of the hybrid, ignoring Elena.
"Come to save your damsel mate" Klaus teased. "I came to ask for your forgiveness, and to pledge my loyalty" Stefan said. "Well you broke that pledge once already" Klaus pointed out. "Elena means nothing to me anymore, and whatever you ask of me… I will do it" Stefan said. "Fair enough, let's drink on it, kill them" Klaus said, gesturing over to Dana and Chad. Stefan became hesitant at this. "What are you waiting for, kill them" Klaus said angrily.
"No, Stefan don't, he's not going to hurt me, he already said-" Elena insisted, only to get slapped back a few feet by Klaus. She landed hard on her back, cutting her face open. This is when Stefan rushed Klaus, his fangs out. Klaus caught him by the neck, a frown of anger on his face. "She means nothing to you, your lies just keep piling up" Klaus accused. "Let her go, I'll do whatever you want, you have my word" Stefan said desperately.
"Your word doesn't mean much, I lived by your word all summer, during which time I never had to resort to this" Klaus said. Elena looked on in horror as Klaus began to compel Stefan. "Stop fighting" Klaus said. "Don't do this, don't do this" Stefan pleaded. "I didn't want to, all I wanted was your allegiance, now I'm going to have to take it" Klaus said. Elena climbed to her feet slowly, resisting the urge to feel her baby bump.
"You will do exactly as I say when I say it; you will not run, you will not hide, you will just obey" Klaus compelled. "No, Stefan" Elena said in terror. Klaus released Stefan after that. "Now kill them, ripper" Klaus ordered. Stefan rushed over to Dana and Chad, doing as ordered. "It's always nice to see a vampire in his true element, the species has become such a broody lot" Klaus said with a wicked smile.
"No, you did this to him" Elena said. "I invited him to the party love, he's the one dancing on the table" Klaus insisted. Suddenly the gym doors flew open to reveal a pissed off Rebekah, who was making her way over to Elena. "Where is it, where is my necklace" Rebekah demanded once she was within arm distance of Elena. "What are you talking about" Klaus demanded.
"She has my necklace, look" Rebekah said, showing her brother a picture on a cellphone. Klaus took the phone and examined the photo. "Well, well… more lies" Klaus said, staring at Elena. "Where… is it" Rebekah asked in a deathly cold voice. "I don't have it anymore" Elena said. "You're lying" Rebekah screeched, noticing how she had a necklace on. When she went to grab it she was shocked, making her pull back.
"This isn't your necklace" Elena said, pulling it out from under her shirt. Klaus raised an eyebrow at the obvious norse necklace, but didn't say anything. Rebekah went to bite Elena, but was stopped by Klaus. "Knock it off" Klaus yelled at his sister. "Make her tell me where it is, Nik" Rebekah demanded. Klaus turned to Elena.
"Where's the necklace sweetheart, be honest" Klaus asked with a hint of a warning. "I'm telling the truth, Katherine stole it" Elena said. "Katerina, of course, well that's unfortunate, if we had the necklace it would make things a whole lot easier for your witch, but since we're doing this the hard way let's put a clock on it shall we" Klaus said impatiently. Klaus activated the clock, putting twenty minutes up on the board. "Twenty minutes, if Bonnie hasn't found a solution by then I want you to feed again" Klaus said to Stefan. Elena exchanged glances between the two.
"Only this time I want you to feed on Elena, you know you want to" Klaus said. Klaus starts for the gym doors, Rebekah following him. "No one leaves, if she tries to run, fracture her spine" Klaus ordered. With that the two were gone, leaving Stefan and Elena alone.
(Sometime later)
Time was almost up, much to Elena's fear. She had tried to plead with Stefan, insist that he could beat Klaus' compulsion. But Stefan knew he couldn't and had said so. "Elena, you're going to have to run" Stefan insisted. "But Klaus said that if I run-" Elena said, only for Stefan to interrupt. "I know what he said, but if you stay it won't matter, Elena please, there's no other way" Stefan urged.
"There is another way Stefan, it's for you to fight" Elena said, believing in him. The buzzer went off at that moment. "Stefan, I love you, fight Stefan, don't give up" Elena pleaded. "I can't hold it" Stefan said, grunting. Stefan starts for her, but gripped a wall to stop himself. "Elena, run, go" Stefan yelled. Elena knew she had no choice as she spun around and took off. Elena can hear him chasing her, but also trying to stop himself.
When she enters through a door she topples into Klaus, who catches her. "We have got to stop meeting like this" Klaus said. Stefan entered the room, which was the cafeteria, but he drove a stake through his body to stop himself. "Now this is fascinating, I've never seen this before, the only thing stronger than your craving for blood is your love for this one girl, why don't you turn it off" Klaus said.
"No" Stefan growled. Klaus made his way over to Stefan. "Come on, your humanity is killing you, all the guilt must be exhausting, turn it off" Klaus said. "No" Stefan yelled. "You're strong" Klaus said. Klaus removed the stake from Stefan's body. "But you're not that strong, turn… it… off" Klaus growled. "NO" Stefan screamed, pushing Klaus.
Klaus pushed Stefan against a wall and held him there. "Turn it off" Klaus roared. Stefan slowly loses all emotion on his face until there is none left. "What did you do" Elena demanded. "I fixed him, but I think a test is in order, don't you" Klaus said, releasing Stefan. Klaus appeared behind Elena. "Ripper, perhaps you'd like a drink… from the doppelganger's neck" Klaus said. Stefan's face changed into that of a vampire before he rushed over to her, intent on drinking from Elena.
But right when he bit into her neck, Klaus and him were launched back by a white wave. The two flew into two different walls. Elena was shocked by the turn of events. But also relieved since her and the baby weren't hurt. It was obvious that she had knocked the two vampires away, but Elena knew immediately that it was her baby trying to protect her. Klaus was the first to recover, speeding over to Elena with a snarl.
"What was that" Klaus demanded. "I don't know" Elena said, choosing to play dumb. "Don't mock me with your lies" Klaus roared. "I really don't know" Elena said hysterically. Klaus knew better than to touch Elena this time, but his eyes widened as he saw the vampire bite on her neck heal close as if she were a vampire. Klaus knew he needed to figure out what was going on and soon.
Suddenly Elena was thrown into darkness.
(Sometime later)
Damon had brought Elena to the Salvatore house after getting her from the hospital. Damon poured two glasses of scotch and held one out to Elena. "I can't" Elena denied, nervous. "Of course you can, there's no one here to say no" Damon insisted. "You don't understand Damon… I-I I'm pregnant" Elena whispered. She didn't realize it would be this hard to tell Damon the news. Damon frowned at her words.
"That's not possible, the last person you slept with was my brother" Damon said. "No he isn't, I slept with Elijah before the sacrifice" Elena said softly. Damon chucked the glasses against a wall, shattering them. Elena jumped at the act. "He's still a vampire" Damon yelled. "Well somehow I'm pregnant with his baby" Elena screamed.
"I can't believe this" Damon muttered, running a hand through his hair. "So that's what happened when I tried to attack you" a voice said. The two turned around to find emotionless Stefan standing in the entryway of the living room. "Elijah of all people, of course you would be a whore like her" Stefan said. Damon had been thinking just that, but he didn't have a chance to say it. "What are you doing here Stefan" Damon demanded.
"Last I checked I live here, Klaus is gone, but he's asked me to keep an eye on you until he returns" Stefan said, staring at Elena. 'Great, just what I needed' Elena thought.
