Elijah and Elena were in the kitchen making Japanese. It included shrimp with noodles, sautéed broccoli and carrots. Elena was chopping up the carrots while Elijah cooked the shrimp and broccoli. The noodles would come last. Elena finished the carrots and put them in a pan so they would be cooked. Elena started on the noodles as soon as Elijah finished the broccoli and shrimp. Several minutes later Elena set out the noodles. They served themselves what they wanted and Elena put up the rest.
They finally sat down and began to eat. Everything tasted amazing. "Elijah, this is awesome" she said after a few bites. He was eating, but not as much as Elena… he hadn't been able to drink blood, so he wouldn't be able to properly digest the food. Elijah agreed with Elena. Elena noticed Elijah was forcing himself to eat for her sake and she hated herself for it. She knew if she said anything he would feel bad.
After they ate Elena did the dishes with the help of Elijah. They headed back up stairs. Elijah looked different than usual. Elena suddenly realized why. He needed blood. She remembered Damon telling her something about vampires being able to eat normally if they kept a normal blood diet. Once in her room Elena turned to Elijah "When was the last time you ate?" he knew what she meant, but instead replied "Just a few moments ago" she cocked her head and said "I mean blood" he shrugged his shoulders and replied "It's been a while" Elena looked worried "You need blood." Elijah shook his head and said "I'll be fine."
"No" Elena said as she moved closer to him "I know what you are and what you need. Don't sacrifice for me. I don't care as long as you don't hurt the innocent" She was inches away from him now. He looked at her and saw just how serious she was "I'll be back as soon as I can" he said. "I'll be here" he leaned in and kissed her cheek before he was gone. She plopped on her bed and fell asleep while waiting.
Elijah jumped out the window and vamp sped to the forest. He waited for his prey. He wanted to be done as soon as possible, so as soon as he had fed and was feeling better he zoomed back to Elena's room. She was sleeping on her bed silently. He smiled and walked over to her. It was rather early, but didn't want to wake her so he decided to leave. He was walking to the window when Elena sat up "Hey" he turned "You're up."
She looked tired still, but nodded. He walked over to her and slide in beside her. She moved into his arms and was happy by the familiarity of him. He had his arms around her and he smelled so good. She was never this comforted by Stefan. Elijah had never held anyone like he held Elena. The people …or Vampires rather… he had been with had never wanted this kind of romance. He liked that he shared this sort of bond with Elena.
This was the first moment that Elena felt some of her feelings for Stefan slip away… not all of it, but it was a start and she smiled.
"What are you thinking about?" Elena asked Elijah out of the blue. He was caught off guard, but answered the question anyway "I know you have no school tomorrow and I was wondering what you were planning to do. I was actually hoping I could take you somewhere… remote." A smile spread across her face, but he couldn't see this "I'd like that" Elena said. He was his turn to smile, he hadn't actually thought she would want to.
"We would have to get ready now though" he said. This caught her by surprise "how far away is it?" she asked "And how long will we be staying?" Elijah laughed and replied "It's not close and we can come home whenever you want." This sent shivers down her back. The idea of being all alone with Elijah for an entire weekend was amazing and nerve racking.