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i have nothing to say really other than i'm both happy and sad right now. :)

song is District Sleeps Alone Tonight - Birdy

feel free to listen to it while reading, though i think the song would be longer than reading this :/

terribly sorry.

I DO NOT OWN THE CHARACTERS OF TVD.

Smeared black ink, your face is ashen.

And I'm barely listening to last demands.

I ran away from Mystic Falls that night, my mind finally settling for a simple home for myself somewhere in Chesapeake. I know right? 'Dream big' they said, well, I did. And anyway, I had an eternity to live. Why not start it where Hollywood made a movie about? For all anyone knew, I had done more memorable things than what had supposedly happened there.

I'm staring at the asphalt, wondering what's buried underneath where I am…

And I know that you're probably thinking of how heartless I was. Well, guess what? I was heartless. I turned off my emotions, remember? I didn't care what Stefan or Damon felt. Or how Bonnie and Caroline must have tried to look for me in the first weeks of my disappearance. Because the thing is, I didn't disappear. I left. There was a big difference. I didn't even bother to think about what Elijah did. He was completely content with the Petrova bitch, and I cared nothing for him anymore.

But, of course, before I went on my merry way, I had to steal a daylight ring from the Salvatores, didn't I? It was night, and it was as easy as hell to creep into their rooms while they slept with troubles expressions on their faces and steal one tiny piece of jewellery from the side tables. After that, I put it on, finished my transition by feeding on an unexpecting blonde and not even feeling a single thing about it, and then I ran, no guilt whatsoever. I reached my destination in two hours or so.

I stayed there, content with my simple life as a vampire, feeding on people from time to time (killing them). But not too often for the authorities to grow suspicious, just enough to keep me living. I even took occasional swims in the bay, having my fun in seducing the guards there to come take a splash with me, and eventually getting it on with two or more, all at once, in the water. It was fun, I had to admit.

I wear my badge, a vinyl sticker with big block letters, adherent to my chest.

Three months, I lived there; completely happy with my free, emotionless, and independent life, when something finally happened that ruined it all.

It tells your new friends 'I am a visitor here. I am not permanent.'

I had been taking my usual walk around town, looking for my first meal in three days. Normally, I would have waited until five, but the… pleasure that I had accustomed myself to the previous night had made me want more. And no, I did not pleasure myself. The strip club around the corner had taken in a rather cute bartender. Stupid, but cute.

And the only thing keeping me dry is where I am…

Anyway, while the sun warmed my bare shoulders and sent strange tingling sensations on my skin ever since I had worn the Lapis Lazuli ring, I felt eyes boring into the back of my head. In my three months of living in secret, I had learned to follow my gut, and my gut told me that someone, a very familiar someone, was watching me. I wasn't dumb enough to turn around and face the person head-on though. What I did, was I walked into a dark alleyway, leaned against the brick wall, and crossed my arms. I already knew who it was.

DC sleeps alone tonight… DC sleeps alone tonight…

"Hello, Elijah." I said, letting out a sigh as my gaze fell upon him. There he stood in his usual stance, with his hands in the pockets of his trousers, the same blank expression on his face that showed that, not only did he not care for me, but that he wasn't really surprised to see me here. I wanted to know how that could be.

"Hello, Elena." He replied evenly and smoothly.

The district sleeps alone tonight after the bars turn out their lights.

I started twisting my ring around and around my finger. It soon gained friction as I asked, "To what do I owe the pleasure of having you find me here after three months?"

He took a swaggering step towards me, his eyes trailing up then down my body. "You left, without even a letter to the Salvatores, or to Miss Forbes, or to the Bennett witch." I straightened when Elijah shrugged, now standing right in front of me. "Honestly, I'm starting to doubt the compassion I was so sure that you had."

A smirk travelled up my lips as I remembered that he had no idea. I uncrossed my arms. "Did you really expect me to stay in that hellhole after being killed by your sister? How is she, anyway? I hope she's okay, though Matt's probably going to break her heart anytime soon. You should be there when he does, considering Klaus doesn't really care about her. How is he, by the way?"

And leave the autos swerving into the loneliest evening.

I watched with extreme curiosity as the consistent faint smile on his face flickered, the confidence in his eyes wavering, before he backed away and inclined his head. "Niklaus is quite fine, not chasing you, thank me for that, and so is Rebekah. As far as I know, in fact, the Donovan boy is quite happy with her."

I scoffed at the impossibility of the fact, still remembering how he had broken Caroline's heart. And though I had no mind for the matter, Elijah should have known better. "Won't be long now." I started randomly picking at the loose gravel of the bricks by my side, observing the Original who had been staring at me the entire time. "Would you please stop looking at me like some piece of meat?"

Elijah shook his head slightly, looking as if he had just escaped from a trance. "I'm sorry. It's just that I've noticed something… different about you."

And I am finally seeing…

"Well, I got killed by being run off a bridge and then turned into a vampire by someone who I thought I could trust, right after that there was no one I could turn to …" A shadow fell across Elijah's face. I smirked. "And then there's you, Elijah Mikaelson." His eyebrows quirked upwards as I said this, and I couldn't help but laugh inside. He was going to enjoy this.

Why I was the one worth leaving…

i know it's a little short, but it was all i could do given the circumstances. very busy right now, since exams are just around the corner and i have to finish submitting all my requirements in time :P

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