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"Elijah, why did you come for me?" Elena asked in a small voice, pulling me from my thoughts.
"To be honest, I was going to tell you that I was leaving for New Orleans, however, I found you in that state, and I could not leave you there." I responded truthfully.
"Thank you. I didn't know what else I could have done to make them stop. Elijah, I have done so many terrible things." She said, starting to cry again.
"As have we all. Elena, you are not a monster, you did not have a conscious or morals at the time. This is no fault of yours, if anyone is to blame, it is Damon Salvatore." I said with disdain.
"He was just trying to-wait, you are right. He used the sire bond against me, it wasn't my choice. He didn't respect me enough to let me make my own decision." She said, standing up, floods of emotions rushing back to her.
"Elijah, my brother is dead. I have no family left. I didn't even go to his funeral!" She said, crying much harder. I walked closer to her, pulling her into my embrace, letting her grieve the proper way.
"Elena, we must let go of the past, for it will not change. We must look to the future, and find our place in it." I told her as I rubbed her back in a soothing way.
"How do you always know the right thing to say?" She laughed a little. Before I could respond, my phone began to ring.
"Rebekah, what do you need?" I asked as I answered the phone.
"Elijah, there is something wrong." Rebekah said on the other line.
"Well out with it, what is the problem, sister?" I asked.
"Silas got to the witch, Elijah the veil-" I dropped the phone before I could let her finish. I couldn't believe what I saw in front of my eyes.
"Hello, brother." Kol said, right in front of me, while I stood in front of Elena, clearly in shock. "Hello, love." He said towards Elena.
"Kol, how are you here?" I asked after my mind comprehended it.
"Looks like Silas actually came through for me, however, not so well for anyone else. You see, the veil came down, guaranteed, your witch made sure to put it back in place as soon as Silas took the cure and killed himself. So a few of us escaped. And Elijah, we need to have a little chat about compulsion. You see, on the other side, you can see the past and the present." Kol said in a sadistic voice.
"Elijah, what is he talking about?" Elena asked in a small voice from behind me.
"Elena, darling, yes, why don't you ask dear Elijah here what he took from you?" Kol spoke up. He put me on the spot. I never thought I had to go through this.
"Elijah?" She said, walking out from behind me to face me.
"Remember." I compelled. She closed her eyes and flashed through the memories as they came flooding back to her.
"Kol, I am so sorry, I-I- I killed you. And Elijah, how could you?! I thought you respected my decisions." Elena said, walking over to Kol.
"Elena, I apologize, at the time I thought it was for the best, but I have regretted it ever since." I told her, but she was too angry to listen. I decided it was my time to take my leave. I flashed away before either noticed.
Elena POV
Elijah compelled me to forget Kol, the person I had killed. When all of my memories came flooding back, it was like an overload. I remembered all of the time we spent together, since the ball. Our meadow, how we were together. Then he suddenly left town, only to be killed when he returned, trying to save us from the hell Silas has already unleashed.
"Elena, you remember?" Kol asked after Elijah left, turning to face me.
"I remember everything. Kol, how can you stand there like nothing happened, I had you killed!" I yelled, still not used to my emotions being back.
"Darling, calm down, it's not like I ever end up staying dead long. Although I must say, it did hurt a little to be killed by the girl I was in love with. But, you didn't remember our time together, so I do not blame you, love." Kol said, sadly.
"Kol, I just- you're back. That's all that matters, right? Wait, you said other people came through and stayed?" I asked quickly, thinking of my brother.
"Yes, darling." He said.
"Did Jeremy-?" I couldn't stand the thought to ask. Out of nowhere, I saw a movement in the distance, slowly realizing it was two people walking toward me. It wasn't until they were about 20 feet away that I noticed who it was... Jeremy, and- Jenna?
I couldn't believe my eyes, my family was back.
"I saved who I could, almost lost myself in the process. I saw what happened to you, and I have never had more of an urge to kill Damon as I do right now. He should have let you grieve the proper way, instead of using that God forsaken sire bond against you." Kol said as Jeremy and Jenna approached. I was overwhelmed.
"I can never thank you enough, Kol. Jeremy! Jenna! I've missed you both so much! I never thought I could have any of you back!" I ran and gave them both hugs, holding on for a while, afraid that if I let go, they would dissappear again. After I hugged them both, I ran to Kol, who was standing awkwardly watching us. I wrapped my arms around him for the first time in months and it felt amazing.
"This time, we aren't going to hide. I have clearly learned that you never know when your time is up so don't waste it." Kol said before he leaned down and kissed me full force. In the background I could hear Jeremy say 'finally' and I wondered what that meant.
After we parted, I looked at Jeremy who was smiling.
"Had a change of heart about Kol?" I asked Jeremy. He laughed.
"You could say that. Elena, on the other side, there is no humanity switch. You can see the past, and you can see how people truly are. Kol was by your side the entire time I was there, watching over you, just as Jenna and I were, maybe even closer. We all saw your past with him, and how he treated you. Then he risked being stuck on the other side to save us. Elena, we weren't going to make it out of the veil in time. He did it for you." Jeremy told me. I couldn't believe it. Kol had saved them for me. He had been watching over me the whole time he was on the other side.
"I approve." Jenna said, pulling me from my thoughts. I looked back at Kol, who was smiling.
"I can't believe this is all happening." I said truthfully.
"Believe me, darling, neither can we." Kol said looking at me. "Lets go, I believe we are all in need of a shower and you, my darling, need to feed and heal."