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Chapter 27

"So how do you feel now?" Natasha asked Elena as she took a seat beside her.

"I feel okay, tired but okay" she said smiling to her.

"Interesting" Natasha said as she reached for her grimore.

"Is this something to be concerned about?" Elijah asked her suddenly.

"No, not at all. Elena is dealing with the side effects of the spell. She just needs time to rest and for the magic to leave her" Natasha said as she flipped through the pages of the worn out book.

"And you are sure?" Klaus asked this time.

"Yes, I am looking at the spell now" Natasha said as she silently read to herself.

She carefully finished reading the book and closed it before meeting the eyes of the very concerned originals.

"She will be a little out of it for at least a day or so. We tapped into some strong magic when we did what we did. She needs to allow for the magic to leave and then she will be back to her old self" Natasha said standing and touching Elena's hand softly.

"I really appreciate you coming" Elijah told her as he walked her to the door leaving her in the company of his brother.

"Of course, please if there is anything more I can do call me" Natasha said as she handed her book to Bonnie.

"I will thank you" Elijah said showing them out.

Once the Bennett witches were gone Elijah returned to Elena's side. He found her looking at a small piece of paper. Elena lifted her head to see Elijah and smiled at him as she folded the paper and tucked it inside a book beside the couch.

"What was that?" he asked her taking a seat at the foot of the couch.

"Oh just a note I found in an old book" Elena said stifling a yawn.

"Would you like to go back upstairs and rest?" Elijah asked her.

"Yes please" Elena said as she pulled back the covers.

Elijah carefully picked her up and carried her upstairs so she could sleep.

The next few days seem to fly by. Elena was feeling much better which Elijah was incredibly grateful for but he knew the battle with Alexander and Anna was still looming. Natasha and Bonnie had been working with Kol, Stefan, Damon, Katherine, and Klaus to prepare them for what Anna and Alexander could really do. Katherine had informed the originals that Alexander had put the word out that he was looking for a few good vampires who would be interested in killing and original as well as the Salvatore's. What the Salvatore's failed to understand was that they had created quite a hate club along there many years of life; Mainly Damon had. Elena remained under watch but had company in all aspects. Caroline had been staying with Elena when Elijah was called away to handle business with the battle coming and Tyler had willingly stepped in to help keep Elena safe which Elena was grateful for but she wished he hadn't volunteered. Elena was sitting at the kitchen table drinking a cup of coffee when her phone rang. It was a number she didn't recognize. She answered it.

"Hello?" she said into the phone.

"Elena" she heard softly.

"Elijah?" she said confused.

"Help me" she heard.

"Where are you?" she said her voice pained.

"I don't know somewhere dark" he said groaning.

"Elijah I…." Elena started but was suddenly aware that Elijah was no longer on the phone with her.

"Come and save your lover Elena" she heard a female voice call to her.

"Where?" Elena asked grabbing her jacket from the back of the chair.

"Wickery Bridge" the voice said clipped. "Come alone or I will run a stake straight through his heart" the voice said.

Elena understood completely and closed her phone moving quickly out the door while she still had the chance. Elena ran as fast as she could to her car and climbed in starting it and pulling out of the driveway. She quickly headed out of town to the place she knew all too well. The place she should have died that fateful night. She prayed she would make it in time to save the one person worth staying around for. She hit the gas without one last look behind.

Elijah climbed from his car and noticed Elena's car was gone. He quickly moved with vampire speed into the house.

"Elena!" he called out as he moved from room to room.

She wasn't in the house but she hadn't been gone long that much he knew. He quickly moved to the kitchen and found Elena's phone sitting on the kitchen table. Just as he picked it up he heard Caroline enter the room.

"Where is Elena?" Caroline asked Elijah.

"I thought you were watching her?" Elijah said sharply at her.

"I went to talk with Tyler. I didn't think anything would happen" Caroline said to him feeling nervous.

Suddenly Elena's phone rang and Elijah picked it up.

"Elena" he said panicked.

"Wrong, although I have to admit I was so surprised to think I could fool the lovely Elena into thinking I was you. She is more than willing to go the distance to save you" the deep voice laughed.

"If you hurt her I will rip your body a part piece by piece" he growled into the phone.

"Oh I intend on having some fun with her before I kill her" he chuckled into the phone.

"I will kill you" Elijah snapped

"You must find me first. I do love this game of cat and mouse" he said and hung up.

Elijah crushed Elena's phone in his hand as it fell to the ground in small jagged pieces. He gripped the table as the reality hit him that he may not save her this time.

Klaus appeared next to Caroline and met her eyes. She nodded to him and left as Klaus moved to his brother's side.

"We will find her brother" he told him.

"I hope you are right, Klaus. We have two days" he said his voice giving way to the pain that was now eating him alive from the inside.