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Lydia's P.O.V.
The suited vampire, Elijah, was standing in front of me looking like he had never seen light or a girl before. That awe seemed so confusing yet I felt no ill intent from him. "We have a long journey ahead of us. We should be going. One last piece of business and we're done." It seemed like he was almost reassuring me. He walked towards the other man, who kneeled before Elijah."I've waited so long for this day, Elijah. I'm truly, very sorry."
"Oh no, your apology isn't necessary."
"Yes, yes it is. You trusted me with Katerina and I failed you."
"Oh yes, you are the guilty one and Rose aided you because she was loyal to you and that now I honor. Where was your loyalty?"
"I beg your forgiveness."
"So granted."
The man, Trevor, seemed relieved to have earned forgiveness. He smiled gratefully up at Elijah and Elijah raised his hand, smacking Trevor's head clean from the rest of his body. Elena gasped in fright and Rose screamed in pain and horror.
"You...!"
"Don't, Rose, now that you are free."
Elijah then turned to face us both once more. I frowned, ' Why do I not feel absolutely horrified by the sight of him killing someone? I know I should be but yet all I feel is an odd sense of peace, like he would protect me at all costs. What is this?!'
"Come."
"No, what about the moonstone?"
"What do you know about the moonstone?"
"I know that you need it and I know where it is."
"Yes?"
"I can help you get it."
"Tell me where it is."
"It doesn't work that way."
"Are you negotiating with me?"
Elijah looked to Rose who shrugged, " It's the first I've heard of it." Elijah tried to compel my sister but saw the necklace. " What is that vervain doing around your neck?" He pulled it off from her body.
"Tell me where the moonstone is."
"In the tomb, underneath the church ruins."
"What is it doing there?"
"It's with Katherine."
"Interesting." There was the sound of glass breaking and Elijah was immediately beside me wrapping an arm around my waist and pulling me against his toned frame and then grabbed Elena by her arm, pulling her with him as Rose trailed after him. When we arrived to the staircase he walked us down towards the door. " Up here." Elijah released me, " Stay here little one." I nodded my head mutely, feeling oddly worried about his well being-odd since he wants my sister dead. He vamp sped to the top of the staircase. " Down here."
Damon had grabbed Rose, telling her to be quiet and I guessed that Stefan had Elena. Elijah frowned as he pulled the stake out of his hand and tossed it to the ground carelessly. "Excuse me. To whom it may concern, you're making a great mistake if you think that you can beat me. You can't. Do you hear that?" He broke a coat rack to make it into a stake. "I repeat, you cannot beat me. So I want the girl, I'm gonna count to three or heads will roll. Do we understand each other?" The original walked to me slowly and held out a hand.
I grasped it with my smaller one, feeling fear grip tight at me as I saw Elena at the top of the stairs. " Please, I will go with you, just let my sister go with my friends. They- they just wanted to help me." Elijah furrowed his brows, " What game are you playing at doppelganger? I will not release your sister, I have searched for her for a thousand years and now that I have her she will not leave my sight." Elena quickly threw a vervain bomb at Elijah and he cried out in shock- not feeling as much pain due to his age.
He heals quickly and goes towards my sister when Stefan shows up, firing a compressed weapon that fires small stakes. When it wasn't doing that much damage Stefan tossed it before tackling him down the stairs. Elijah immediately got up as Stefan stayed down. Damon showed up but got distracted by my shouting at him to stop so he missed when he staked Elijah. He got Elijah in the stomach and had him pinned to the door of another room. Whilst Elijah was pinned Stefan got up and grabbed Elena; quickly leaving with her as Damon came to me.
" DO NOT TOUCH HER BOY!" Damon stopped short looking to Elijah wide eyed. Elijah looked to me, " Come here little one." His voice was much calmer when talking to me and I stepped towards him cautiously. He grabbed the makeshift stake and pulled it out with a grunt. He tossed down and walked to me, cupping my face in his hands, " Are you harmed little dove?"
" I am fine." He nodded, seemingly much calmer now. He looked over my head and scowled at Damon. " Bring me the doppelganger, boy." Damon glared, " make me!"
Elijah's P.O.V.
When these pitiful baby vampires tried to attack me, I was merely amused by their efforts until one took the doppelganger and the other went towards my little goddess. " DO NOT TOUCH HER BOY!" I glared at him, my fangs baring at him as he still stood too close to what is mine. She looked to me and I calmed slightly, though I know I will feel better at her being closer to me, standing by my side or allowing me to kneel before her and worship her radiant beauty for eternity and bask in her light. " Come here little one." She stepped to me with only slight hesitancy in her eyes. Her lovely expressive face told me everything. She was cautious, not sure of why she felt so drawn to me.
I pulled the stake out of my stomach and tossed it to the ground as I stood in front of her. Her innocent eyes peering up at me, almost begging me to hold her, to shield her, to kill for her. Such innocence, such goodness, such grace in her lithe steps, such fire hidden within those chocolate pools that revealed her every emotion to me." are you harmed little dove?" I cupped her soft, plush cheeks in my calloused hands. " I am fine." Her voice sounded like the sweetest of songs, one I would play on repeat for the rest of my eternity. No one shall take her from me.
No one.