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Chapter 10

Elena was lying across Elijah's chest breathless and naked. Elijah had made love to her over and over through the night as the storm rolled around them with fury. Elena was beyond content as she slowly began to get sleepy. She knew tomorrow held its own challenges and she was well aware of what could happen with Stefan and Damon. She decided that no matter what happened she would stay with Elijah for the remaining time of her trip and maybe then she would decide what to do from there. Elena smiled as Elijah kissed her head and she closed her eyes giving into the desire to sleep. The next morning Elena awoke alone in bed. She stretched and her hand landed on a piece of paper. She sat up running her hands through her hair as she unfolded the note.

My Dearest Elena,

I shall return soon, I received an important phone call and had to leave. I am so sorry I am not with you now. I've instructed the staff to make you anything you wish for breakfast, I should be back within the hour. I can't wait to see you.

-Elijah

Elena smiled at his words and climbed from the bed. She stretched and went to get a shower. After her shower she dressed in a pair of shorts and a simple white t-shirt. She brushed her hair into a messy ponytail and went downstairs to the kitchen. The house was filled with noises from the kitchen. She smiled as she entered the kitchen to see a chef preparing what Elena assumed was lunch. He noticed her enter and Elena took a seat at the bar.

"Miss what can I get you this morning?" the small man asked in a French accent.

"Please call me Elena" Elena said smiling at him.

"Very well, as long as you call me Daniel" he smiled back to her.

"Well it's very nice to meet you Daniel. I think I'll have French toast with some orange juice" Elena told him.

"Wonderful, I'll get started. Would you like some coffee?" Daniel asked her.

"Yes, that would be lovely, thank you" Elena said as he poured her a cup of coffee.

Elena drank her coffee and talked to Daniel while he cooked her breakfast. Elena enjoyed her breakfast very much. It was the best French toast she had ever had. Once she was done Daniel retrieved her plate and filled her coffee cup with more coffee. Elena thanked him and made her way to the library off of the main foyer. She was so intrigued at wanting to see what books Elijah had. As she rounded the corner of the foyer the doorbell rang. Elena didn't think not to open the door but with her free hand she did. The door opened to reveal Damon and Stefan standing on the front steps. Elena's eyes grew large as well as the Salvatore's.

"Elena?" Damon said shocked.

"Hi, Damon. Hi Stefan" Elena said nervously.

"What in the hell are you doing here?" Damon growled out.

"I am staying with Elijah" Elena said softly.

"Like HELL you are" he snapped and grabbed Elena's arm pulling her to the door.

"Damon let me GO" Elena snapped.

"Absolutely NOT going to happen" he said and pulled her again, this time making Elena drop her coffee cup on the floor.

It crashed spilling her coffee all over her leg and the floor. Elena cried out at the burn on her skin. Damon didn't flinch as he pulled her to the front steps. Suddenly Elena found her back against the wall and Damon was lying in the yard moaning. She lifted her head and saw Elijah looking at Stefan.

"Stefan I suggest you get your idiotic brother under control. Elena is my guest and she will leave when she chooses and not until then" Elijah growled out before moving to look at Elena's leg.

He was highly agitated at the fact that Elena's leg was now blistered and inflamed. He would have killed Damon but he also knew Elena considered him a friend even if he couldn't fathom why. He met Elena's eyes and touched her cheek softly.

"Are you alright?" he asked her.

"I'll be fine really" Elena said and hissed when she moved her leg and it rubbed against her shorts.

"You don't seem fine" he growled at her.

Before Elena could protest Elijah scooped her into his arms and took her to the sitting room placing her softly on the couch. He called for Daniel the chef. Daniel appeared quickly.

"Yes, Elijah" he said to him.

"Can you retrieve some ice for Elena's leg?" he asked him.

Daniel looked at Elena's leg and then disappeared into the kitchen. He returned with a small canister of some sticky looking stuff. He took a seat beside Elena and smiled at her.

"This is an old fashion recipe from my Grandmamma, it helps heal the burn and will ease your pain" Daniel said and opened the lid.

Elena nodded when he motioned for the application. His hands very slowly applied the cream to her leg. At first Elena thought it would hurt but it was very cool and didn't hurt at all when he applied it. Elena was grateful for Daniel's kindness. After it was applied Daniel wrapped the leg softly in a breathable fabric before he told Elijah he was done.

"Thank you Daniel" Elijah said to him.

"Yes sir" Daniel said and made his way back into the kitchen to finish working on lunch.

Elijah turned his attention back to the Salvatore's. He knew he needed to be hospitable for Elena's sake and invited them in.

Damon, Stefan, and Elijah made their way to the sitting room where Elena was now sitting.

"I'm sorry about the coffee and the burn Elena" Damon told her.

He was still livid and Elena knew why, she had skipped town, ignored his calls, and most of all he had found her at the one person he hated with a passion aside form Katherine.

"It's fine" Elena said in a soft whisper.

"Why didn't you tell us you were with Elijah? We wouldn't have been worried" Stefan said to her in disgust, like she had done something so horrible he couldn't look at her.

That hurt Elena more than he knew.

"I wasn't with Elijah until about 3 days ago. I came to Savannah to get away from everything. Bonnie knew where I was and I swore her to keep it from you. I didn't need babysitters, I needed some me time" Elena told them both.

"Did you not realize what the possible danger was being alone in a city you didn't know?" Damon snapped at her.

"No dad, please enlighten me" Elena growled.

Elijah could see that Elena was near her breaking point and he couldn't keep quite any longer.

"Could it have been the fact that Elena has been hunted and guarded like some warden? She wouldn't have had to sneak away had you trusted her and allowed her to make the decisions she needed to make" Elijah said firmly.

"I suppose you know what's best for her?" Damon questioned the original.

"I know she wants and needs to make her own decisions. I have offered her nothing but the choice" Elijah growled at him.

"Wait a second, I see what's going on here" Damon grinned.

Elena met his eyes as they bored into hers.

Stefan looked between Damon, Elijah and Elena. This was going to be bad and Stefan had to step in before Damon got himself staked.