(A/N) I am soooo sooo sorry it took forever to update. I have been so busy with school, with break coming up I've been burried under school work, this week will be no different. But during break I will upload a few new chapters for you all. Yay! Here's chapter 3, sad to say it isn't edited and was a quickie but I hope you enjoy.
Avelina turned in bed, placing her arm out in the empty spot beside her. Her head shot up as she felt the cold sheets. She let out a sigh and closed her eyes. She thought that she had Elijah back, but how could she be so sure? She had gotten stupidly drunk and embarrassed herself, for all she knew she could of imagined the kiss. Subconsciously, she put her fingers up to her mouth, she didn't feel a tingle, but maybe that was because she had been drunk during the so said kiss.
Slowly, Avelina crawled out of bed and got ready for the day. After a long hot shower, she wrapped herself in a towel and went back to her room to get dress.
"Avelina." Elijah sat in an armchair, across from her bed.
She jumped a little, startled by his presence. "Elijah.." She breathed out, tightening her grip around the towel.
He looked at her for a moment, before realizing she wasn't clothed, "I apologize, I did not know you were indecent. I'll come by later." He told her before walking to the door.
"No, it's fine what is it?" She stopped him, grabbing his arm. He looked at her, trying to keep his eyes on her face. She didn't know why though, it wasn't like she was completely nude, even so, he's seen it all before.
"I am worried about my mother." He started, "I found this in her den," He held up a wand of burnt sage. Confusion hit her, why was he worried? Esther always did privacy spells before.
"She was doing a privacy spell, what is there to worry about?" She asked, walking to her closet.
"She has been acting strange lately." He sighed, watching her walk away from him.
"Elijah, she's been dead for a thousand years," She laughed pulling out underwear from her drawers, "Honestly, what is strange for her?" she asked pulling them on and clasping her bra, then dropping her towel.
Elijah adverted his gaze away from her. He wasn't sure of where they stood together, although she had confessed her feelings, that he had already knew about, he was unsure if she actually wanted what she had said. Them being together.
"Elijah, honestly, your mother is back. She wants all to be a family again. I do not know what trouble you are looking to find." She said, pulling on a tank top and leggings. She smiled at the comforting clothes they now had, wishing they had these all those years ago.
"I suppose you are right." He said, watching her put on a cardigan and boots.
"There is no need to worry, Elijah." She smiled grabbing his hand, "We are a family again, things will go back to how they were before."
Elijah nodded, trying to believe her but he couldn't. Nothing seemed to make sense to him, he knew his mother was up to something and he was going to find out. "You are right, I must go. I have some things to do." He told her. He was going to go to Elena and find out what she knew.
"Elijah... wait." She tightened her grip, "can we speak about last night?"
"Avelina, I have something to do right now, but I give you my word that we will speak about last night when I return." Her grip on his wrist fell and she gave him a sad smile.
"Yes, I'll be waiting." He kissed her forehead and left the room, leaving her alone in her room.
"Elijah, don't you ever just wish you could pack up some of your belongings and leave this horrid village?" Avelina asked as she laid flat on the ground, gazing at the night sky.
"Why would you want that?" Elijah asked, looking over to his friend.
She lifted herself up so she was holding herself up with her elbow, "Father wants me to marry, William Alfson." She scowled.
A feeling surged through Elijah, something he would feel when he saw Tatia with Niklaus. "What is wrong with William?" He asked trying to shake off that feeling, he sshouldn't be feeling anything but friendship torwards Avelina.
"Marrying him is not what I want Lijah! I do not want to be betrothed. I do not even want to be married." She nearly shouted.
"You should not speak like that." It was strange how he was getting such emotions from this conversation.
"It is how I feel. Why should I spend my life waiting hand and foot for a man, even worse one who doesn't even love me?" Elijah watched her, as she turned to watch the sky. Her eyes twinkled in the moon light and he couldn't help but adore her angry expression.
"Then you shall not marry William." He told her, grabbing her hand.
"I have to, father is already in the midst of the trade with Alf. Can you believe it? Father is trading me for three pigs and a horse. A bloody horse!" She exclaimed.
"It won't be so bad, William is a very good man, we've known him since we moved here and he has done nothing bad." He tried reassuring her.
"It will be bad! He does not love me and I do not love him, if I was to marry I would at least want to be in love."
"How do you know he does not love you? What if he secretly does and that is why he is complying." Elijah told her, although he already knew it was not true, everyone knew William was in love with Tiffany.
"Elijah are you mad? He is in love with Tiffany,they have been courting for almost a year! The only reason he is not marrying her is because his father does not approve of her." She stood up and tears glazed over her eyes. "Elijah you are supposed to be my friend. Why are you agreeing with my fathers wishes?"
"Because I am your friend. And there is nothing you can do if your father has already traded you." He told her grabbing onto her hand, "Avelina, there is nothing more I want than to see you happy, but this is not your decision. It is your fathers."
"I understand! But it should be my decision, I am the one who has to spend the rest of her life unhappily wedded to a man who is in love with someone else? It is not fair to either of us, I am only sixteen years of age, I am not ready to be wedded." By this point the tears had fallen.
Elijah pulled her into him, letting her cry into his chest while stroking her hair, he always hated it when she cried, but right now he was also upset. He did not want to marry William, he did not want to spend the rest of her life with someone who could not love her the way she deserved. She deserved the world, to have unlimited happiness, someone who would put up with her crazy behavior, her free spirit. Not someone like William who would probably go off with Tiffany behind her back. But he had no say in what her father wanted for her, and he hated that. That he could not help Avelina.
"It will all be well" He soothed,
She pulled away from him looking into his eyes, her heart thudded loudly against her chest she was surprised he couldn't hear it. She reached her hand up to his cheek. They stood there for a moment, standing in silence their eyes locked. She looked down at his lips, wishing she could just tell him how she felt for him, but she couldn't now while she was to be married and he was in love with Tatia.
"I hope so." She muttered quietly,
"I must get back to my family, it is getting late." He told her removing her hand from her cheek.
"Goodnight Elijah." She took a step back.
"I will see you soon." He kissed her forehead and left her standing there alone.
Avelina sat on the couch across from Klaus, watching as he drew in his sketchbook,
"You still draw?" She asked laying back.
"Yes, I do.'' He answered curtly, not bothering to look up from his book. Avelina sighed out loud, showing her irritation
"This is so boring. Where is the entertainment?" She asked closing her eyes,
"The entertainments right here darling!" Kols voice rang throughout the room,
Alevina sat up resting on her elbows, "I definitely was not talking about you."
"Oh we all know you were." He grinned laying on top of her.
"If you do not get off of me this instant I will reach down your throat and rip your heart out." She threatened trying to push him off, earning a chuckle from Klaus.
"You have to be kidding me..'' She muttered giving up on fighting.
"Well, well,well, there's our girl." Kol got up from the seat and walked over to his sister. Avelina got up aslo, looking over at Rebekah. A smirk formed on her face when she noticed Rebekah still in her dress from the night before.
"Out all night what a scandal!" Avelina said, walking torwards the two siblings. Rebekah tried to walk around the two but Kol blocked her way making Avelina laugh.
"Get out of my way Kol." Rebkeah growled
"I trust you did better than that commoner.. Matt? Was it?" Kol asked.
"Matt? That blonde boy from that resturaunt? He is a catch, not bad Bekah." Avelina told her thinking back to the boy Rebekah was with last night.
"If you two don't shut your mouths, the next thing to be coming out of them are your teeth." Rebekah snapped making Avelina and Klaus smirk.
"Don't start, Nik!" Rebekah warned pushing by Kol.
"I didn't say anything." Klaus defended himself.
"I'm bored." Kol complained, laying back on the armchair.
"As am I, can we do something?" Avelina groaned, sitting next to Klaus on the couch.
"Our sister is a strumpet, but at least shes having fun." Kol joked, "I need some entertainment." he said looking over at Klaus.
"Well, what are you two waiting for? Have at it." Klaus told the two, making Avelina sigh out.
"It's not fun with just Kol Nikki, join us!" Avelina begged Klaus, "It is the least you could do for us after putting daggers in our hearts."
Klaus looked at her for a moment and then to Kol, "Ok I didn't have nearly enough to drink last night what with you trying to murder Rebekahs date." He caved, exactly what Avelina as hoping for.
"You tried killing her date? What is wrong with you?" She looked at Kol in disbelief, there was something seriously off with him.
"I was itching to kill something and Rebekah offered her date he shrugged.
Avelina rolled her eyes and got up, "I have to get my coat, I'll be a minute." She told the two before walking to the door, she stopped and looked at Rebekah, "You and I will have a chat later." She wiggled her eyebrows and left the room.
Avelina pulled on her coat as she walked out of her bedroom, looking up to see Elijah standing in the hallways examining the sage wand.
"Are you still at it?" She asked Elijah walking to him.
"I am just trying to figure out what my mother is planning." He told her looking at the study.
"Elijah I am sure everything is fine, aren't you glad shes back?" Avelina put a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Of course I am, but I have my doubts. Last night I asked Elena to tell me anything that might be off and she lied to me when I asked her what mother wanted." He told her, looking in her eyes. Avelina could see the worry his eyes held. That's all it took to believe that there was something wrong, Elijah barely ever worried.
She grabbed his hands in her, "Then we'll do what ever it is to figure out what she is planning." She assured him, "I will tell Nik and Kol that I will not be joining them."
She walked off to the foyer where Klaus and Kol were standing.
"Took you long enough." Kol muttered as he began to walk out the door,
"Actually I'm staying." She told them "Elijah and I have some things to do."
Kol smirked at her, "Well, have fun with Elijah." He waved her off and left, with Klaus following.
She laughed and turned around finding Elijah with Rebekah in the den.
"What trouble are you looking to find?" Rebekah asked Elijah, Avelina sighed.
"That's what I asked also, but Elijah is set that something is wrong. We cant just beat around the bush and wait for something to happen." She said, before Elijah could answer.
"What do you suppose we do? Kidd nap Elena and force her to tell us?" Rebekah scoffed.
"I don't think that's a bad idea." Avelina said looking at Elijah, "It's the only choice we have unless we compel her, but she obviously is in possession of vervain."
" I supposed we can keep her in the old underground tunnels." Elijah spoke. Avelina sighed, seeing that he didn't like the idea of putting an innocent in harm.
"Elijah, we have to do this. If we are in danger of dying then she is hardly innocent if she's gonna stand aside and let us die." She tried convincing him, hoping he would go through with the plan.
"I know, you are right." He finally agreed,
"Are you two serious?" Rebekah asked in disbelief, she never thought Elijah would be going along with hurting the precious doppelganger, Avelina sure but never Elijah.
Avelina shrugged, "It's what we have to do so our family isn't harmed." She answered.
"I'll do it." Rebekah shrugged, of course she'd help torment the tramp, although that wasn't exactly the plan.
"Well, Elijah. Go do what you have to do." Avelina nodded and left the room.
Avelina and Rebekah walked through the dark caves, waiting for Elijah to bring Elena.
"Do you think he has feelings for her?" Avelina asked her friend as she kicked a stone.
Rebekah rolled her eyes, "Don't be silly. He has feelings only for you." She reassured.
"But do you not see how he looks at her? It's the same look he gave Tatia." Avelina couldn't help but let her insecurities flood through, and Tatia was always a huge insecurity for her. She hated it, but she couldn't help but compare herself to the original doppelganger. It was always something she did, and now she had a new doppelganger to compare herself to.
"Elijah chose Tatia over you. Do not bother with worry about Elena." Rebekah sighed, putting a comforting hand on her friends shoulder.
Avelina let out a small laugh, "You're right, Im being ridiculous."
They both fell into an eerie silence as they waited but that soon ended when they hear a loud crash.
Rebekah smiled, "Goody, let the fun begin." She said clapping her hands together.
The two made their way through the caves taking their time, knowing it was difficult to get out of this maze. Avelina looked around, remembering when the village would take shelter in these caves.
"Avelina! It is time for us to take shelter." Avelinas mother called out rushing to her.
"Mama, have you seen the Mikaelsons? I cant find Rebekah or Elijah anywhere." Avelina ran a hand through her hair, a habit her mother had always hated.
"Stop doing that," Her mother scolded, grabbing Avelinas hand. "Come on, they are probably with everyone else in the caves, Papa is waiting for us."
Avelina nodded and let her mother lead her to the caves, her eyes searching for any of the Mikaelsons.
"Come on now, we do not have all evening Avelina." Her mother rushed, Avelina picked up the bottom of her dress and crawled through the cave, brushing herself off when she reached underground. She held her hands out and helped her mother down. She searched the faces of every family until her eyes landed on her fathers, and Mikael.
"Papa!" She called out waving to her father.
"Avelina, Matilda! Come!" He waved the two over, excusing himself from the conversation he was engaged in with Mikael.
"Papa, thank god, it is crowded down here." Avelina sighed as she hugged her father, "I thought it would take ages to find you."
"Come on then, we must see to our belongings." Her father ushered them to where he was before. Avelina let out a sigh of relief when she saw Rebekah and Henrick laying near their mother.
"Rebekah," She smiled as she made her way to the blonde, "I am so glad to see you." She leaned over the sleeping boy and gave her friend a hug.
"You know my father likes to be the first in the caves Avelina, I do not understand why you are worried." Rebekah laughed as she hugged back.
"You know I am always worried on the night the beasts come out." She took a seat
"Worried for Elijah of course." Rebekah smirked, causing Avelina to give her a light shove.
"That is not true, I worry for your whole family, as well as mine." She laughed.
"We all know you fancy my brother Avelina, there is no need to hide it. Right mother?" Rebekah nudged Esther.
"Rebekah!" Avelina gasped, heat rising to her cheeks. The last thing she wanted was Esther knowing about her little crush, although Avelina already knew she knew.
"What is it?" Esther asked her daughter.
"Isn't it obvious that Avelina fancies Elijah?"
Esther smiled, "Oh, of course it is. Avelina dear, it is written all over your face, especially when you are in the same room as him."
"Am I really that obvious?" Avelina cried out while running her hand through her hair.
"Yes." Esther and Rebekah said simultaneously.
"Mother, Do you need any help with anything?" Avelina looked up to see Elijah standing there. Of course he would come around when they are speaking of him, she immediately felt her face heat up.
"No I am fine, go see your father and Eadgar. I am sure Avelina's father is in need of some assistance." Esther pointed to the two men, before turning her attention away from the children.
"Yes mother." Elijah nodded, "Rebekah, Avelina." He nodded to the two girls.
"Hello Elijah." Avelina smiled, her stomach twisting.
Elijah gave her a smile and left the three women and Henrick.
"Hello Elijah." Rebekah mocked, making Avelina laugh.
"I do not know what I am to do." She sighed, leaning her head on Rebekah's shoulder.
"Tell him how you feel." Rebekah suggested.
"Are you mad? I can not do that, he is madly in love with Tatia." She scowled, "How could ever compare to her? "
"And is a harlot. Honestly what do Nik and Elijah see in her?" Rebekah asked.
"She is not a harlot." Avelina yawned, "She just made a mistake. A very stupid one."
Rebekah let out a scoff, "Avelina, she is a harlot. She may be beautiful. But you are better, especially for Elijah. Tatia is doing nothing but ruining Nik and Elijah."
"I know. You are right." She said before closing her eyes, letting sleep take over her.
"Hello, Lina. Are you in there?" Rebekah asked waving her hand in front of Avelinas face. Avelina scowled and swatted her hand away.
"Do not do that." She told her.
"Well maybe if you didnt space out I wouldnt have the need to." Rebekah snapped, rolling her eyes. She hated when people told her what not to do.
"Sorry," Avelina sighed, "I just cant help but remember things being down here."
"Oh stop being so sentimental. We have a girl to torture." Rebekah scolded, grabbing her hand.
Avelina let out a laugh and let Rebekah pull her to the doppelganger.
Avelina watched Rebekah stop Elena, smirking as the young girl jumped.
"Going somewhere?" Rebekah tilted her head to the side.
"What are you doing here?" Elena asked, furrowing her eyebrows. Avelina couldn't help but roll her eyes. She barely knew the girl and she didn't like her one bit. She guessed it was the jealousy taking toll, but she didn't care.
"Not much," Rebekah replied, "Unless you try to run, in that case we get to kill you."
Elena took a step back, fear written all over her face, "W- We?" She stuttered out.
Avelina took a step out of the shadows walking up to Rebekah and Elena. She didn't usually like torturing innocents, but she already knew that Elena was hardly innocent.
"Yes, darling. We." She smirked, causing Elena's head to snap in her direction.
"Why are you both here?" Elena asked the two originals.
"Well, we learned about your little groups alliance with Esther. So, we had to figure out a way to put a stop to it. And what better way than holding the Salvatore's prized possession hostage?" Avelina smiled, "Now why don't you make yourself comfortable?" She asked Elena, gesturing her to sit on a boulder.
Hesitantly, Elena sat on the boulder, knowing she couldn't fight the two vampires since they were a lot stronger.
"Alright love, now look at the camera." Rebekah ordered, holding up her phone.
"Bekah... what are you doing?" She asked raising her eyebrows, confused on what Rebekah was doing.
"I'm shooting a picture to inspire her little boyfriends." Rebekah answered, keeping her eyes on Elena. "Now why dont you tell them how delightful it is to be stuck in a cave with your biggest fans?" She asked Elena.
" I guess you think I had this coming, huh? After what I did to you?" Elena asked, Avelina stayed quiet watching the scene from behind the two.
" You know, I don't know what I want more, to find out we're saved or to find out it's alright to kill you." Rebekah said, venom dripping from her sentence.
"This isn't my fault. I wanted to get rid of Klaus. At one point, so did you. I didn't know that your mom was planning on killing all of you." Elena defended herself. Avelina felt for Rebekah, knowing how much she looked up to her mother. She couldn't even imagine how hard it must have been on her.
" Do you think I want to spend what could be the last few hours of my life having idle chit-chat with a girl who literally stabbed me in the back?" Rebekah snapped, stepping closer to Elena. " Of course not! But for some reason, everybody seems to want to bend over backwards to save your life, which is incredibly annoying, but makes you the perfect hostage." Avelina hesitated on weather or not if she should step in.
"So, why don't you sit down and shut up before I ruin everything by ripping your head off" Rebekah growled.
Taking this as a cue, Avelina stepped torwards the two girls and put her hand on Rebekah's shoulder.
"Bekah, take a step back. Just wait OK." Avelina cooed, trying to calm her friend down.
"You." She pointed to Elena, making her jump a little. "I suggest you take a seat and shut your mouth, because I will not stop Rebekah in what ever she wants to do to you."
Hesitantly Elena listened and stepped back, taking a seat on the large rock behind her.
Avelina pulled Rebekah to the opposite wall and made her sit, ignoring her protests.
"Do you remember, when we would want to hide away from everyone and come down here and braid each others hair?" Avelina smiled, resting her head on Rebekahs shoulder.
"Our fathers always had such fits when they couldn't find us." Rebekah added, smiling.
"I never understood how they never caught on that we were hiding down here, all of your brothers did." Avelina laughed, "Remember that one time when Nik scare us senseless? When he pretended to be a beast?"
"Yes, my father almost had his head for that after we ran to him in tears." Rebekah laughed, forgetting Elena was even with them.
"Didn't Mikael make him clean the stables for months?" Avelina asked
"Yes, and he was forbidden to go out with anyone."
"Oh yes! And was he angry! He had to sneak out to see Tatia."
The two girls went into a fit of laughter as they remembered their past. Elena sat there, watching in disbelief. She has never seen Rebekah look like such a teenager, she almost couldn't recognize her.
"It is amazing how much the world has changed." Avelina sighed, standing up. She held her hand out for Rebekah, who gladly accepted and pulled her up.
"Do you think it'll take long to fix this problem?" Avelina asked, dusting herself off.
"Knowing the Salvatore's, they will do whatever it takes to save her." Rebekah answered, pointing to Elena.
Avelina looked over at Elena, guilt rising through her for a second but she instantly shook it off.
"Well, lets hope your boys do their job." She smiled, sitting on another large boulder.
Avelina sat back and let herself get lost in her thoughts. Wondering about what would happen with her and Elijah. What if he didn't want her back? Surely she'd be devastated, she wouldn't be able to stay here any more. She could go off to Italy or Spain. She always loved it there, surely Nik had land she could stay on.
Avelina rolled her eyes at herself, she wasn't fooling anybody. She only wanted to travel with Elijah, not herself. It made her sick of how she was so dependent on him. How her life revolved around him.
Suddenly a sharp pain went through her heart, making her gasp.
"Rebekah?" She called out, feeling her skin wither up and turn grey. Before she could even get up, she felt a darkness take over her.
Avelina felt herself revive, slowly moving her fingers to get feeling in them. She groaned as she stretched her muscles, sitting up immediately when she realized what was going on.
"Rebekah?!" She asked running to the blonde, sprawled out on the floor.
"What the hell happened?" Rebekah asked once she finally gained concienceness.
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out. Will you be OK by yourself?" Avelina asked, helping Rebekah to her feet.
"Go. I can handle that doppelganger wench." Rebekah snarled, Avelina nodded and sped out of the cave.
She sped to the Grill, knowing Kol and Klaus would be there. She sighed out in releif when she heard them in an alley.
"I'm sure Avelina and Rebekah would be more than happy to start their work early." She heard Elijah say, quickly she ran to them, seeing Klaus by the stair well.
"Nik, whats going on?" She asked, running to him.
Before he could even answer Elijah was by her side, "Avelina? What are you doing here?" He asked grabbing her shoulders to check her over.
"I came to see what was going on, Rebekah is with Elena." She said shrugging out of his grasp and taking a step back. "What are we going to do?"
"We must stop my mother." Elijah said, walking away.
Klaus, Kol and Avelina all quickly followed Elijah to his car.
"What is mother doing Elijah?" Klaus asked, anger seeping through his words.
''She linked all of us, she's planning to kill us all." Elijah said, driving to god knows where.
"So the whole thing about us being a family again was all an act?" Kol asked.
Avelina felt a pang in her heart, knowing that they all probably felt betrayed, she herself felt betrayed by Esther.
"Yes. She is using the Bennett witches to draw power." Elijah told them. Avelina leaned into the door, resting her head against the window, no one said a word during the rest of the ride.
The car came to a stop, Avelina looked out the window and saw nothing but trees.
"What are we doing here?" She asked stepping out of the car.
"My mother is holding the sacrifice behind the woods." Elijah pointed out.
She gave him a soft nod and followed him through the clearing, she could hear a few faint heart beats in the distance.
"They're coming mother!" She heard Finns voice warn.
"No it's too soon, the moon is not high enough. Go quickly!" Avelina assumed she was talking to the witches she was using. Anger rose inside her as they got closer to the sacrifice. She wasn't sure of what she should think, a mixture of emotions fled through her body.
"My sons, Avelina. Come forward." Esther called to them as they stepped to the clearing.
Avelina looked around herself, seeing the pentagram of salt that surrounded Finn and Esther.
"Stay beside me mother." Finn held out his arm infront of Esther.
"It's ok, they cannot enter." Esther told him, stepping forward.
"That's lovely, we're stuck out here while the favorite son plays sacrificial lamb. How pathetic you are Finn." Kol spat, putting his hands in his pockets.
"Be quiet, Kol. Your brother knows virtue, you cannot even imagine."
"Whatever you think of us, killing your own children will be an atrocity." Elijah said from behind her.
Avelina watched Esther quietly.
"My only regret is that I did not let you die a thousand years ago."
"Enough. All this talk is boring me. End this now, Mother, or I'll send you back to Hell." Klaus smiled, making Avelina hold back an eye roll.
"For a thousand years, I've been forced to watch you. Felt the pain of every victim, suffered while you shed blood." Esther said, stepping closer to the lot. " Even you, Elijah," She continued, looking over at Elijah, " with your claim to nobility, you're no better. All of you. You're a curse on this Earth. Stretched out over generations. If you've come to plead for your life, I'm sorry, you've wasted your time."
"Killing your children is not any better. You will be a monster yourself." Avelina spat, narrowing her eyes.
Esther ignored her and began to chant in Latin, the flames around her fading.
"No.." Esther muttered, "Sisters! Do not abandon me!" She cried out.
"Mother!" Finn called out as the flames flared up.
Avelina hissed in pain as the flames burnt her face, suddenly she felt a pair of arms wrap around her torso and pull her back. Once the flames died down, Avelina looked up to see Elijah standing there with his arm around her waist
"Are you alright?" He asked, carefully letting her go.
"I'm fine." She breathed out, her knees almost giving out because of his touch. Gathering herself together, she turned back to the pentagram finding it empty.
"Great. They've ran off." She sighed, looking around the woods "Can we just go home?"
"Yes, let me tell Rebekah to let Elena go." He said pulling out his phone. Avelina watched as he typed away on his phone. She wondered if they were still going to have that talk, she was hoping they would.
Avelina sat in silence as the car drove. The only sound in the car were the breaths of the three Originals and the humming of the engine.
Elijah pulled up to the mansion and shut the engine off. Avelina got out of the car and went straight to her room. She went to her closet and took out a bag, packing what ever necessity's she needed. There was no way she could stay, not anymore. This town only brought nothing but pain for everyone. She was going to leave in the morning, with or with out Elijah. Once she finished packing she went to the bathroom and took a steaming shower, washing away all of the stress from today.
She stepped out of the shower and pulled on a tank top and night shorts with a pair of knee high socks. After she tied her hair up, she went downstairs to find Elijah in the living area staring out a window.
"Elijah." She said quietly, making her presence know, although she knew he heard her come in, She walked over to him and put her hand on his shoulder, "Do not beat yourself up over what your mother had said, she is wrong "
He let out a sigh and turned his head to her, not saying anything. Avelina wrapped her hand around his waist and leaned onto his shoulder. She knew there was no way to comfort him, that he believed all that Esther said. Avelina felt nothing but pure hatred towards Esther. how could she try killing her own children and then fill Elijah's head with these lies?
"Where the bloody hell is everyone?" Rebekah's voice pulled Avelina out of her thoughts.
"Its over Rebekah." Elijah said, still looking out the window.
"Wheres mother?" Rebekah asked anxiously.
"We have no mother. Only Esther, and Esther was right." Elijah turned to his younger sister.
"No, Elijah she wasn't right. None of what she said to you was true." Avelina snapped.
"What do you mean?" Rebekah asked, looking between the two confused.
"My talk of virtue. When it suits my needs I kill, maim and torment." Elijah rubbed his forehead. "Even today I terrorized an innocent."
"Elijah, Elena is hardly innocent." Avelina defended grabbing his arm.
"And I used your hatred of her to get what I wanted." He said looking at Rebekah, "Wielded you as I would a sword."
"You did it to protect us Elijah, and rightly so! We deserve to live! We are better than they are
"Are we? Mother made us vampires, she didn't make us monsters, we did that to ourselves." Elijah said before walking out. Avelina watched as Elijah disappeared around the corner, tears stinging her eyes.
"It's not true." Rebekah said, tears welling up in her eyes as well. "We are not monsters. We are just as much victims as Elena and them."
Avelina shook her head, turning to the blonde. "What if we are not? What if Elijah and your mother are right. We are monsters, Rebekah. We kill and torture people for our own benefits. How is that right?"
Rebekah narrowed her eyes, "You only say that because that's how Elijah feels. You will do whatever it takes to get on his good side. All you ever do is whine on about him. And now you agree to his every word? You really are pathetic." She spat.
Avelina took a step back, surprised at Rebekahs out burst. How could her own friend feel this way torwards her? Someone she trusted. She couldn't help but feel betrayed and hurt.
"If that is how you really feel then.." She said quietly, pushing past Rebekah. She couldn't stand in the same room as her. She ran up to Elijah's room, finding him on his bed in his night clothes. Slowly she entered the room, shutting the door behind her and sat beside him on the bed.
"What are we going to do?" She asked quietly after a few moments of silence.
"What do you mean?" He asked, keeping his eyes straight forward. Avelina frowned, this wasn't her Elijah.
"You know what I mean, what are we going to do? Are we going to be together? Because I want to be with you Elijah, I don't like not being with you." She told him grabbing his face. " Do you want to be with me?"
"Avelina.." He said wiping a stray tear away, "Of course I want to be with you."
''Then why are we not together?" She asked holding onto his hand.
"How can you forgive me after what I have done?" He asked, stroking her cheek, " I left you to rot and went on with my life."
She gave him a sad smile and leaned into his hand closing her eyes, " Do you not understand? I love you Elijah, I can never be mad with you, You are the love of my immortal life, I don't want to lose you. I couldn't bare life with out you. I drive myself nuts thinking about you. You are a part of me I never want to lose, I couldn't bare to lose. Tonight, just the thought of losing you crushed me. I don't want to go on longer knowing that I am not yours. I am pathetic when it comes to you." She laughed sadly.
Elijah sat there, staring into her brown eyes. How did he get someone who loved him so much? He didn't deserve this love and yet she still gave it to him. She amazed him in every single way, and knowing that she felt this way only brought him happiness. Despite of all of the events that happened this evening, he couldn't help but smile.
"I love you too, my Avelina. I always have and always will love you." He whispered to her, bringing his lips to hers.
Avelina couldn't help but smile as she felt his lips on hers, there was nothing she loved more than feeling his warm lips. The kiss was tender and gentle, she could never get enough of him, she wanted more of him, but before she could do anything she pulled away, resting her forehead on his.
"Let's go away. Somewhere away from everything that is going on. Just the two of us." She whispered, sitting up straight.
"Where would you like to go?" He asked, watching as she crawled to the top of his bed, laying down.
"Anywhere. Paris, Spain, Italy." She smiled closing her eyes as she felt herself more and more tired by the second. "I want to see the new world."
"We can go where ever you want, my sweets." Elijah told her as he lied next to her, pulling her body close.
"I love you." She said groggily, burying herself into his chest.
"I love you too." He told her, kissing her head.