Chapter 7-

Aria's POV

Elena's phone rang, waking me up from my blissful sleep. I gave her a shove and covered my ears with my pillow, a thud followed and she answered the phone.

"Elena!" I heard Caroline and Bonnie yell in annoyance.

I heard Elena leave the room, I'm pretty sure that it would be Stefan she would be talking to, as he is the only one who would call way too early in the morning to check in.

My ever so annoying sister just had to jump on the bed. I lifted the pillow from my head and saw that Bonnie, Caroline and Elena were all awake in the bed.

"So, did you know that it was Elijah that saved you?" Elena said, there must have been something about that in the phone call.

"Yep." I said it without thinking. All eyes were on me now. "Well…" I paused, need a good lie…"Heard your phone call with Stefan. He worries too much you know." Everybody nodded in agreement.

It's not that I don't want them to know about Elijah, it's just that I wouldn't know what to say.

Elena was at our parent's lake house with Stefan for the entire weekend, Jenna was busy with rick and Jeremy hopefully wasn't doing drugs. Which meant that I now had the whole house to myself.

I was dancing to Britney Spears in my underwear when I felt a cold breeze. I took my earphones out and looked behind me to see Elijah standing there, he had a smirk on his face. He saw me dancing in my underwear. Crap.

"What are you doing here?" I asked trying to cover up my embarrassment.

"Just enjoying the show." I hit him on his chest and tried to find wherever I put my pants. I looked back around to see him dangling them. I reached for them but he pulled them just out of reach. Oh were playing this game are we? Well then.

I leaned in and pressed my lips onto him and savoured the taste of his mouth. Our tongues brushed and I wrapped my legs around his waist. He lowered me to the couch and started to press kisses to my neck. Perfect opportunity. My pants were in perfect reach. Oh screw the pants. His lips were making a slow trail of fire down my neck, his hands were slowly pushing up my top and resting on my flat stomach. My hands found their way to his back, I felt the muscles rippling under my hands. I tugged his shirt further up his back exposing more skin, he pulled away and pulled his shirt the rest of the way off. His hand touched my cheek, caressing it. Our eyes held contact, he kissed my lips again and my eyes closed.

I trailed my hands up and down his smooth back. His shoulder blades. His strong, buff arms. I kissed his jaw, down his neck to kiss his Adam's apple. His hands were playing with the hem of my grey tank top. My legs were locked around his waist.

Suddenly we weren't on the couch anymore, he was laying me down onto my soft bed.

The bright morning sun warmed my face as it streamed in through my curtains. There were arms around my waist, hugging me to their firm chest. I opened my eyes and saw Elijah's peaceful, expressionless face.

Last night was amazing.

I felt him shift beside me, his beautiful chocolate eyes fluttered open. A smile graced his lips and he kissed me softly and chastely on the lips. I smiled and looked at my alarm clock, it was nine in the morning. I heard the door open and close, someone was home.

"Aria! You home?" I heard Jenna yelling from the bottom of the stairs.

"You should go." I whispered it so softly but I knew he heard. I didn't want him to go but if Jenna came upstairs and found him here, in my bed, then she might just flip. He nodded and kissed my forehead. "When will I see you next?" he was putting on his pants and I sat up. I think I had the most unpredictable boyfriend ever. And I didn't even know if he was my boyfriend.

"Soon." He was buttoning up his shirt. He sat back down on the bed and I kissed his sweet lips.

"So mysterious." I pouted and kissed him again. He smiles and I hear the door knob move. He flashes off and I quickly slip on my lemon yellow, fuzzy robe just as Jenna walks in.

"Wow. Looks like someone had a party here." I look around at my room, the clothes that I had worn last night were littered around my floor and everything was out of place.

That's what a night with a vampire does.

"Uh yeah, it was a rough night." I scratched the back of my neck, she looked like she knew what I was doing last night.

"Uh huh." She nodded and left the room.

I got dressed in my black short sleeved top and my jeans that had holes in both knees, I put on my leather above the knee high heeled boots. I braided my hair and pinned it into a bun. Jenna was sitting on the couch and reading a magazine.

"Historical society meeting today and we've been invited." I grimaced, I totally forgot.

"Can't Elena or Jer go?"

"They're all busy. Looks like it's up to you."

We walked through the doors of the Lockwood mansion. I saw Damon talking to Elijah, which was never good. I saw Elijah look this way and I waved. He smiled and walked away from Damon without a goodbye. Damon gave me a questioning look, didn't think about him when I waved.

Jenna walked away in the direction where I saw Rick was. Elijah walked over and I wasn't sure if I should kiss him or shake his hand.

"Hey." He picked up my hand and kissed it.

"Such a gentleman." I was mocking him and he knew it. He chuckled and we linked arms, he led me to where everybody was drinking tea and champagne.

"So, what are you doing here?" he handed me a glass with a long stem and grape coloured champagne in it.

"Jenna practically dragged me here by my hair." She's a very influential and persuasive person.

I didn't realize it but he had walked me into an empty hallway where no one was. Our lips met and he walked me backwards till my back met the wall behind me. I ran my fingers through his perfect and kept hair. Our tongues tangled and his hands were squeezing my waist.

"Well isn't this cosy." I stopped kissing Elijah and turned my head, Damon was standing at the end of the hallway, his tousled hair and blue grey eyes judging me. "Sleeping with the enemy. I never expected that from you, Aria." He slow clapped. He was walking towards us and I saw Elijah roll his eyes at Damon.

"Go away Damon." He was going to tell Elena and everybody else and then they would all judge me.

"Don't be like that Aria. Actually could I talk to you, Elijah. Alone." It wasn't a question.

Elijah nodded and they left, he turned back around and smiled at me reassuringly.

Then I saw someone I hadn't seen in a long time. My uncle john. He walked over. How did I not know that he was back?

"Uncle John? When did you get to Mystic Falls?" I leaned in for a hug. Elena, Jenna and Jeri weren't big fans of him, actually they hated him, but I never had any problems with him and with my family members dying all the time then I couldn't afford to hate them.

"Just taking care of some business."

"How long will you be staying?" he never stayed longer than a week.

"I don't know. However long it takes to straighten you kids out. Your dating an original." Straighten us out?

"What do you mean by 'straighten us out'." Colour me confused.

"You're dating an original. Elena is torn between two vampires. Jeremy's been doing drugs." He looked around to make sure that no one was looking before he leaned in and whispered to me, "Your sister's boyfriends will kill anyone who is a threat to her and that's your boyfriend." He looked over my shoulder, "I have to go and talk to Rick, see you around?" I nodded and saw him start to have a heated discussion.

I went back to where the party was and grabbed another drink, because I really needed one. It was only ten minutes before Elijah walked back into the room. He looked mad, no doubt because of Damon. I watched Damon closely, John was right.

"What did he want?" I was worried for Elijah, Damon and Stefan always found a way to get rid of a problem. That was Elijah.

"It doesn't matter." He kissed my fore head and I saw Jenna watching us.

Elijah was pulled away by Carol, the mayor and Jenna walked over.

She raised an eyebrow and didn't say anything at first, "Elijah?" I nodded, she nodded. "Well, he's hot, a little old for you but still hot." I smiled and she walked off. Did she approve?

"So should we leave? This party is getting quite boring." Elijah walked back over and wrapped his arm around my waist. I nodded.

He drove me home. We kissed and I walked up the cracked pathway.

Elena was standing on the first step, "Elijah?" I should've known that this was going to happen.

"Yeah." Then I saw that Damon and Stefan were also there, standing in the living room. Damn him.

"You do know that he's planning to sacrifice your sister still." Damon said it so smugly it made me want to punch him. I wanted to cry or scream. But I held it all back. I could not show weakness. This couldn't be right. Elijah would've told me.

I shouldered past Elena and walked calmly to my room. I slammed my door shut. My moves were mechanical, controlled. I threw my purse onto my bed and tugged at my hair, pushing my fingers through my white-gold hair. My breaths were harsh and ragged.

How could he not tell me?

And worse, how could he do this? She is my sister. And he was planning to sacrifice her so that his brother can become a stupid, bloody hybrid.

I don't know if this is forgivable.