Rose lead Elijah into the room where Trevor and Elena were waiting. She hoped Elijah stuck to his word and let her and Trevor go. She did feel a pang of guilt at handing over Elena…but she knew there would be no way to overpower Elijah and save the girl. And really Rose always had to worry about herself first, because no one else certainly gave a damn about her life. Hell bargaining for someone else's life, like Trevor, was new to her as well. She'd never had the chance to really care about someone else, and when she had before she'd been let down.

Elena was praying that whoever was coming for her…most likely Stefan…would get here soon. As she thought this she noticed Elijah walking down the steps behind Rose.

Great…time's up Stefan.

Elijah rushed over to Elena. Elena looked nervous, but kept her mouth shut trying not to show her fear.

"Human, it really is possible. Hello. We have a long journey ahead we should be going." Elijah told her.

Elena gave Rose a pleading look. It's not like she was compelled to help Elijah, but she also knew the moment she tried to step in Elijah would kill her without a second thought.

"First there is some unfinished business." Continued Elijah. He walked over to stand in front of Trevor.

"I am sorry Elijah."

"Your apology is not necessary." Elijah told him.

"Yes it is, I failed you with Katerina, and I beg you for forgiveness."

"Granted." Elijah answered. Trevor sighed with relief but then suddenly Elijah beheaded him with one strike.

Elena gasped, so did Rose who was about to rush over.

"No Rose, do not move."

"You gave me your word that you would let us go."

"Ah ah, fine print. You said we, but I replied that I would let you go."

Damn, Rose thought. Never trust anyone, what was with people always changing deals with her. Both her and Elena were sickened by Elijah. His utter calmness in the way he dealt with Trevor before beheading him was…well frightening was an understatement.

"Let's go." Elijah commanded of Elena, ready to compel her if he had to.

"No wait, what about the moonstone?"

Elijah was surprised, but didn't show it.

"What do you know of it?"

"I can help you get it." Elena told him.

"Tell me."

"Doesn't work that way." Elena said with new found confidence. Rose was impressed.

"You are going to attempt to negotiate with me?" he asked. He then saw the vervein necklace and pulled it off of her. "Tell me where it is." He continued.

"In the tomb underneath the church." She answered.

"Why is it there?" he asked.

"It's with Katherine."

"Hmm…interesting."

He looked to Rose.

"I may be in need of your services sooner rather than later."

Great…this wasn't going as planned. She was supposed to be long gone before he could ask for her help.

They all paused as they heard a noise.

"What was that?" Elijah asked Rose.

"I don't know."

"Who else is in this house?" He demanded.

"I don't know who it is I swear." She said desperate for him to believe her.

Elijah grabs Elena, and motions for Rose to follow. They walk towards the entrance of the house. He throws Elena toward Rose as he goes to check it out.

Stefan appears before him up on the stairs.

"Up here." Stefan taunts, and blurs away as Elijah blurs up the steps. Before he can chase Stefan he hears Damon's voice.

"Down here." As he's ready to head toward Damon he notices that Damon, Stefan, Elena, and Rose have disappeared from his sight, but he could feel that they were still in the house.

Damon as Rose cornered against a wall. She is worried at first and starts to wiggle out of his grasp but he quietly puts a finger up telling her to be quiet. She nods and stays still. He was obviously here to save Elena…and if her new found knowledge meant anything than she figured he was the elder Salvatore.

They hear Elijah.
" Excuse me, to whom it may concern…you are making a huge mistake if you think you can beat me, you can't."

Elijah started breaking off pieces of a coat rack. "I want the girl. I'm going to count to three or heads will roll."

Elena finally appears up on the stairs.

"Ok I'll go with you, just let my friends go. They were just trying to help me."

He goes to stand in front of her.

"What game are you playing at?" Elijah asked her.

Elena suddenly throws the vervein in Elijah's face, and then Stefan shoots him with one of the other weapons. Elijah tries to attack Stefan since he doesn't stay down long, but Damon appears and stakes Elijah, shoving him into the door. Elijah's face turns grey and he stops moving.

Rose walks out to join Stefan, Damon, and Elena…she notices that Elijah is dead. Great…they were going to be angry with her now. She decides to rush out of there.

Damon makes a move to go after her but Elena stops him.

()()()()()()()

Rose was in her car. She'd been driving for a while after leaving the abandoned home.. It was back to running. She'd done a good job for several years of avoiding trouble, and the moment she'd tried to let Elijah help her gain more knowledge of being a vampire she'd gotten used and nearly killed again. She still had another vampire contact out there if she needed any help.

However, part of her thought about everything she learned lately. The curse, the doppelganger…it was all so much. Thing is no one else seemed to know much about it…and maybe they needed to know. Elena was in danger, and maybe even more so since they had taken her. Maybe she could make it up to her…or at least just give them the information and be on her way. After all, she had nothing else to do but run.

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