"sylara….sylara.." I groaned into my pillow, gripping the blankets so that I could hide from the sun that was streaming through my bedroom curtains. My mother was being loud again but I knew sooner or later she'd come to get me. Wait how'd I get home. I immediately shot up from my bed the memory of last night barely fresh at all. I flinched at the pain in my arm which was bandaged. An image of a man leaning over me, slowly carrassing my cheeks, his eyes moving from black to a slight red. They reminded me of blood.
"sylara…" I turned toward the door at the call of my name to see my mother, her hair curled in all the right places but her eyes narrowed at me for some reason. "the young man who brought you home last night is downstairs and he wanted to check on you."
I couldn't recall any man other then the suitor my brother had set me up with, but I couldn't remember anything after that. The man that I was introduced to last night had light blonde hair slicked back with bright blue eyes, and he was quite charming. But the question that continued to go through my mind was what had he rescued me from.
Without dressing myself properly I ran out my bedroom door to the stairs. My mother gave me a disapproving look but only rolled her eye as I made my way down the stair case, but paused a few feet at the sight before me. I saw my brother shakeing hands with a tall handsome man. His short brown locks combed nicely back while he wore a proper suit with a black hat in his arms. This wasn't the suitor I had met yesterday evening.
"good morning.." he smiled as he moved toward the stairs his eyes clearly on me. I only moved down till I was at eye leavely with this handsome man. His smile was something I could get use to seeing everyday, but from what I could tell he was taller then I. it neither mattered to me for the moment I saw him I was at his mercy.
"good morning good sir.." I wispered through quivering lips holding out my hand for him to take. He gently took my hand in his, those dark brown eyes never leaving mine as he placed his lips against my hand, a shiver ran down my back at the contact.
"may I ask of your name."
"you should know my dear, he was the one that recued you." I looked at her confused but then turned to my so called rescuer. "forgive her m'lord, she still must be exhausted from yester'day."
My mother had a way of insulting me in ever word she spoke, but he seemed to pay little attention to her
"it's a pleasure to meet you again, sylara." My hand still placed in his, for some reason I didn't want to let go. his touch was cold but gently.
"my name is elijah" and I was hooked.
I groaned at the light that began to shine in the room. Inwardly cringing at the bright sunlight peering into the room. Elijah was currently standing near the window, deep in thought as usual.
"elijah close the currents" I moaned, throwing the blankets over me once to hopefully hide from the light outside. Hearing elijah chuckle from some where in the room made me want to throw a pillow at him. He loved to mock the fact that he was the only once who could go out into the sunlight at the moment. I wanted my ring back desperatly.
Before I could comply on those thoughts the blankets were tossed off my body revealing the sunlight. I immediately flinched ready for pain from the bright sun that now hovered over me, but I didn't feel my skin burning only feeling the warmth of the sun once more on my flesh. Giggleing at the feeling of his lips brush up my stomach.
"open your eyes."
I moaned at the feeling of elijah on top of me once more his body blocking the sun from my eyes so that I could only look up into him. I pushed my hands up to hook around his neck, but paused at the sight of my ring on my left hand.
"hmm…I like this ring" I sighed feeling elijah move to nip at my shoulder again, growling low in his throat. "thank you." I wispered, missing the fill of the sun on my skin, it made me fill human but more powerful espically with an orignal at my side.
"I need you to do one thing for me…."
"I'm yours to command.." I wanted to laugh at the smirk on his face. He was such an arrogant man. From what I had learned long ago and with time orignals were arrogant vampires who were known for their abilities and power. my words were true, I was only his to command.
"this may not be an easy task." He nip at my collar bone. I couldn't help but roll my eyes at his stamina. We had gone at it almost all night in areas I could hardly remember, most of them happened in this room. Yet here he was causing my body to quiver beneath his form.
"well after what you put me through…" I ran my hands down his muscular back causing him to roughly bite my lip in response. The fact that I could cause him to lose his composure so easily made me tingel inside. Sylara one, elijah zero. "I think I can handel it." I bit back.
"I need you to follow the lady elena, keep an eye on her." elijah brushed a few strands of hair from my face brushing his forefinger under my chin. "keep her out of trouble."
He moved out of reach, standing once more from the bed to cross the room to the chair, grabbing his dark jacket before pulling it on with such grace it should have been illigal
"what damon and stefan not fit to protect their presciouse elena after all." From what I knew of the salvatore brothers, they had been turned over a 160 years ago by katarina the orginal dopple ganger. Both brothers were deeply in love with elena, but she only had feelings for one of the brothers.
I pulled the blankets back over my naked body and with my inhuman speed i went to stand in front of elijah his eyes watching me carefully. I moved to smooth out his collar before moving my hands to button up his light blue shirt.
"they are more distracted with persuing me and my goals that they are blinded by the dangers around them." he sounded irritated by this. This was technically true, elijah had no patience for younger arragont vampires. I had learned that the hard way.
"I'm assuming your talking about the pack of mongerals hanging around." I growled, allowing my hands to venture under his jacket to make sure his shirt was tucked in neatly. Forgetting that I was only being conceled by the sheet wrapped around my body as it fell to my feet. "don't worry, elena will be safe."
Elijah pulled my chin up to look up at him, his eyes non chalant. "do not show weakness around her, espically the witch and…" but I only placed my finger tip against his lips so that I could continue.
"you have nothing to worry about love, you have taugh me well after all." He groaned at the feeling of my chest press more against his. He held no emotion in his face but his eyes continued to glance from my eyes, to my lips to all the way down.
Without further delay I removed myself from his embrace knowing that I needed to get out and about while stefan and damon were distracted. It did not matter to me either way, I was older and stronger then both of them, but together they could easily take me on. I moved to the dressure next to our bed taking the necklace and placing it at my neck. But elijah had moved to take it from my hands before moving to tie it behind my neck. I closed my eyes at the feeling of his fingertips brushing against the back before his lips softly kissed the tender flesh beneath. We needed to feed soon, other wise we'd drain the other with our stamina in no time.
"you are strong sylara…" I turned to face him once more. "but do not underestimate them." I nodded agreeing with him.
"I never do." I took the jonathen gilbert diary and placed it inside his jacket pocket before wrapping my arms once more behind his neck, pressing my forhead against his. It was something that we naturally did, the pressing of the forehead before he chanted something in ancient tounge that I couldn't understand. He kept his hands in his pocket while I moved mine down his chest, the last words he chanted were the only things I knew. "never be afraid…" before he claimed my lips in a heated kiss. Our lips parted for a moment to tease and lick at the other.
"never be afraid…" I wispered before releasing him from my embrace. I hated being away from him, naturally do to the fact that when I died I was very much in love with him so my love was hieghten the moment I became an immortal. I watched as the door shut behind him before I moved to the bathroom, turning the water on before I moved quickly back to the window. My body hid behind the current as I watched elijah and Dr. martin speak for a moment before he left to go find jenna. Elijah would join jenna and the other founding familes later that day to descuss more about the history of mistic falls.
"time to shower." Using in human speed I jumped into the shower and quickly washed off the sex from my body. Then soon dried and dressed for the day ahead.
"alright then.." I moved to the lobby but paused subconsciously as the light signed through the windows of the complex. My natural instincts told me to run away from the light, but my human side only tingled in anticapation.
"never be afraid.." his words rang in my ear. Those words that had helped me the last hundreds of years.
"never be afraid" I growled, those words were the last words that were written on my ring finger.
With in human speed I stood outside of elena gilberts home letting my sences take over as I slowly walked up the steps to her front door. The sun would always bother my eyes so the sunglasses helped out a lot. There were so many smells that filled the air, human, wolf, female, male, and vampire. It was to diffucult to analyze at the moment but I tried to list the ones I knew of so far. Bonnie and caraloine were elenas best friend from what lucka had explaine to me except that bonnie was the witch and caraloine was a new born vampire. There scents I easily regonized. Jenna's, jeremy and alaric I memorized as well. I had not met jeremy but from what I smelled off of the porch he was a trouble maker with promise. Damon and stefan scent still lingered all around the property so they were not hard to figure out, along with elena scent.
"you better think twice before sneaking up on someone." I turned to see a man with short blonde hair and light blue eyes walking up the steps. My senses were on edge sure enough, he smelled of deseption, but strangely like elena. "you must be elena's father."
Jonathan removed the sunglasses from his eyes before he looked up at me, but he stood a good 7 feet away, like that would save him.
"your jonathan gilbert aren't you.." I could remember how elijah spoke of this man, how this man and his family were responsible for the anilatsion of the vampire here. Knowing to be on my guard I took a step to the side so that my back wasn't against the door frame.
"it seems I don't know your name." he chuckled but I could tell he was on edge as well. It only made me laugh harder to myself. I removed my sunglasses letting my vampire form show for only a moment, the veins in my eyes showing before they turned black for a moment. "I think you know what I am."
Jonathan glanced to the door then back at me, I could hear his thoughts trying to caculate about getting to the door before I caught him, but it was futile.
"you can try…." His eyes glanced back at me before I placed the sunglasses back on my nose. Even he knew the chances of him getting to the door were slim, so he only kept his distance for now.
"wheres elena…?" I asked starting to get irritated that elena was obivously not here, but the fact that jonthan was here should of given me the impression.
"why does it concern you?"
I immediately became irritated, again patients was not my virture. In the centuries that I had been with elijah he was still the one who held greater patientions then me. This man though was tempting his fate for more then one reason. The thought of my father came to my mind.
"I've been sent my elijah…"
I could hear his heart skip a beat at the mentioning of elijah his eyes slightly widening until he regained his composure till he spoke.
"your working for elijah.." but before he could finish his sentence I was standing right in front of him our bodies barely brushing against the other.
"I don't like this game of responding to my questions with another question" I threatened feeling the mans heart race slightly in fear but he seemed more calmer then usual. Smelling the familiar scent of blood coming off his skin was something that made my mouth water but I immediately took a step back at the other smell that came from his blood.
"vervain…?" the smell of vervain made my nose twitched, it was something elijah had mentioned before. Mystic falls was known for breeding vervain wildly through out the 19th century but during the 20th century they had all died out.
My eyes caught sight of a small car coming up moving to park in front of the house. I could see a young boy with a child like grin with a dark colored girl driving. It was jeremy and bonnie, elenas brother and one of her best friends.
"another time…."
I wispered before leaving jonathen on the porch. If I had stayed any longer I would have snapped his neck in two. The man strangely reminded me of my father with a cold exterior and dark aura about him. But I quickly shook the thought away as I shot off into the trees to hide my scent. My father was a ruthless son of a bitch and I held no sympathy for him.
Before long I found myself at the salvatore mansion. Stefans and damons scent from the house led me straight here. Their scents covered the terrain, even the smell of animals was over powered by their smell. It wasn't a bad smell but it just meant that this place belonged to them and no other.
"home sweet home." I murmered the memory of those times I had called a place home seemed not to long ago. I stood on the front porch, but then there was one more scent besides elena that resided in the house. My hand moved to open the door but before I could twist the nob the door pulled open to reveal a girl with long brown hair and bright brown eyes. The smell of blood pumping and heart racing immediately caught my attention.
"um…hi are you looking for damon?"
I wanted to laugh for some reason, form what lucka and jonas had told me damon was the playboy of the brothers and yet stronger of the two. Shaking my head I glanced behing her, the smell of another vampire was strong in the house.
"is there someone else in the house?"
"um…I'm sorry who are."
But I deliberatly walked passes elena to the living room my eyes searching for the smallest hint of movement, no one was there. Then I turned to face elena, she really did look like katherin the former dopple ganger.
"I'm sorry to barge in on you like this, but I was sent here." I had wanted to be nice about meeting her for the first time and not frighten her. "elijah sent me."
Elena folded her arms over her chest, giving me a skeptical look before speaking. "wait why did elijah send you to find me..?"
"because the dopple ganger must be protected." I knew of elijah's plans for elena so her safety was everything at the moment. She was apart of their plan well his plan to kill klaus. I watched as elena glanced from side to side as if contemplating on getting some where safe.
"relax elana I am here for protection nothing more nothing less." I moved to the couch keeping my guard up at the smell of vervain being somewhere close. "with this wolf business going on and jonthan gilbert around elijah wanted to make sure you were safe"
"well tell elijah I can take care of myself and besides stefan is…"
"not here" I stated taking note that both brothers were currently gone. I looked back at elena who looked skeptically but nodded in agreement at my words. "don't worry go about your day as regular it wont effect me in the least"
I watched as the girl moved toward me her arms folded over her chest. "if I can ask a question, what is your relationship to elijah?" it was a question I had been asked before but I usually never answered them correctly, with elena I did.
"elijah is my mate, elena"
It was the year 1790 and I was going to be 20 in 1years time. It excited me and yet it made me quiver in anticipation. My father has been trying to marry me off since I turned 16 and yet to no avail, no man has asked for my hand in marriage. I didn't blame them, my family was a middle class family with a large fields, but no crops to farm. I lived only a few miles from the city known as new york so I was able to get out when I could. My father was a business man while my mother stayed home to cook for me and the other children. I was the third oldest of 2 older brothers and 1 younger sister and 1 younger brother. My youngest sister was only 15 and many men were already taking great fancy into her, but then again she acted like my aunt claira who showed a little to much cleaveage to suit her fancy.
I had a theory behind the reason why men were not interested in me. Unlike me my mother and sister had bright blonde hair and blue eyes and perfreed to draw mens attention by wearing fancy clothing that father could barely afford. I on the other hand wore either the same clothing or certain dresses that were more conservative then my other siblings. Another flaw that was pretty obviouse was that I had black hair and light blue eyes.
"oh I hate when you wear that raggidy dress." My sister whines as our hand maiden amila tied my corset tighter around my body before she pulled the dress over my head so that she could tie the ties behind my back once more. Flinching at the pain in my arm, I had ti find out about last evening.
"I like this dress." I murmered through gritted teeth as amila tighten my dress more. My sister only disregarded me before moving back downstairs where m supposed rescuer still lingered. I cringed at the bandage wrapped around my arm, how did I get it in the first place. Before amila could pull away I turned to her and took her hands in mine.
"amila what happened last night.?"
All I could recall were images of me and my brothers friend walking through the park our arms barely brushing against the other. It felt nice to have a company at my side. but other then that I couldn't recall anything else that happened after that.
"my lady i am not surprised you don't remember, that suitor abandoned you and that young man down stairs carried ye here after ye fell, I believe"
So she didn't know that much either but I could see from the look on her face that she was worried about me. Before I could ask anymore question my mother came into my room her lips pressed arrogantly before she moved toward me.
"if you don't hurry down stairs your sister will steal that young gentleman away from you."
I rolled my eyes at my mothers statement, it always seemed to be true. Every suitor that met my sister seemed drown to her and yet she saw nothing fit in them and turn them to me. Of course if any suitor showed interst in me she would immediately turn their attention back towards her.
With guick pat to my dress I moved out the door and down the stairs once more, embarrassed that I had orginally came down in my undergarmets, in front of…
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting…." But I paused at the sight in front of me. My sister was currently showing to much cleavage at the man that it looked like they would fall out. She was so close to him that she could have been kissing him any moment now. I soon found myself walking in the opposite direction. I would not watch anymore of my sister nonsense.
"sylara…"
I turned at the call of my name to see him standing only a few feet away from me. From the side I could see my sister lips pushed out in a pouting questrure. Did he just disregarded my sister, I wasn't complaining.
"oh forgive me I thought you were..um preoccupied." I was nervouse no man had ever disregarded my sister before, so it was strange. He only chuckled at my reaction, but only held out my coat to me. "not at all my lady, care to join me for a walk outside."
he could see how skeptcally I was at the moment. It wasn't that I was afraid of being alone with this man, it was the fact that I wasn't nervouse or scared of him at all. It was something about men that I didn't trust them without knowing them for a time, I blamed my father for that part.
"it would be an honor"I smiled politly not use to a man looking at me with such kindness. Everyman had only look at me with lust and disgust that it made me sick to be around them, but elijah was different.
Walking out the front door taking note of amila moving outside as well to sit on a rocker placed on the pourch. My supervisor for the time being.
It was custom for woman to have their family members or a nurse maiden to fallow them so that no man would take advantage of her. although amila was neither a slave nor a nurse maid to me, so was like a mother to me. I smiled when I took note of her glancing away from us to give us some privacy.
"your safe sylara."
I turned at the sound of his voice, how his smooth tone made my cheeks redden. Trying to hide the blush I moved to walk along the path that I had walked since I was little. I could feel elijah move to walk beside me his hands placed behind his back while I placed mine in front of me. It was something of a courting ritual, when first met with the other both hands were to be kept in plain sight of the other, no touch was to ever occur.
"um good sir, if I may be so bold to ask." I desperatly wanted to know about last night that I turned to face him, not realizing that I was standing so close to the point our chest almost touch. It took my breath away at how close we were, but I quickly backed away knowing that amila was watching us and my mother and sister were probably watching from afar.
"excuse me" I murmered before looking back at him, noticing the amused smirk on his face.
"no need for apologies my'lady, and I'm assuming you wish to ask about yesterday evening." I almost giggled at how his brows moved akwardly with the swift movment of his voice, but I bit my lip to hide it. although I could tell he had heard me.
"yes, how is it that you came to rescue…" but I never finished my sentence for he pressed a fingertip to my lips, the contact small and yet sent shivers down my spine.
"does your arm hurt…"
I couldn't help but become confused at his question. It wasn't until he pulled his hand away that I remembered my own arm was bandaged.
"oh its fine, just a little sore I guess." I had not been paying attention, but it hurt more now then it did before.
"the man you were with.." I glanced up at him, noticeing that he held his gaze out towards the city. Even the sound of his voice seemed darker as he recalled the event of last night. "he was a coward, trying to force himself on a woman…." His eyes turned back to me.
I immedatly became scared at what had happened last night, but found myself comforted by the hand that was now carressing my cheek. Enjoying the soft carrassing that brushed against me.
"did he…"
"no…you fought back.." I could feel m eyebrows push together when he began to chuckle once more. "he fell to the ground and I assumed you ran."
I looked at my arm then back at him. No words left my lips before he answered me.
"he caught up with you but it was then I found you and threw him to the ground like the pathetic man he was..."
I could see slight anger in his face, but he was well gifted on not showing to much emotion "it was then I realised you had bruised your arm badly and brought you home after retrieveing the area in which you resided."
Apart of me wished I could remember all of it, but all I saw was elijah bending down before me picking me up in his arms and craddling me to his chest. I could see my suitor on the ground groaning in pain from what ever this man did to him, but at the moment I didn't care.
"you alright…" he muttered his eyes gently watching me. I moved away from the hand that was so soothing when it touched me, but I knew better then to let my guard down. I immediately found myself glaring at the man.
"thank you kind sir for saving me, but under no circumstances can I allow you to think I am a poor defenceless woman who cannot take care of herself." It wasn't that I was angery, I just dissapproved of men thinking I was weaker then them because of my sex. The look in his eyes told me he was not expecting that at all.
"forgive me sir…" I wanted to hide. This man had saved me and all I had done was snap at him for being considerate to my well being at the moment. " I shall leave.."
" why leave, do you not wish to accompany me arround your family estate." He questured around me. I took a step back unsure of what to make of his words.
"I stepped out of turn, good sir, It is improper for a …" he immdetally stepped closer to me with such inhuman speed that I was breathless to speak when he moved to wispered against my ear. I closed my eyes at the feeling of his cool breath against my neck.
"never be afraid sylara to speak your mind." I had never been this close to a man before. My sister had more experence obivously, but the smell of him was something I had never smelled before. I licked my lips subconsciously before I turned to look at him, his eyes clearly on my.
" another thing…m'lady" I could feel his breath tickle against my lips, we were so close. "call me elijah…"
I was so mezmirzed by his beatiful brown eyes that I didn't realise how close we actually were till I heard something move behind me. Instictivly I pulled away from his hands and turned to face the noise, my body becoming tense for some reason.
I soon relaxed at the sound of him chuckling next to me. tilting my head at the smirk that place on his lips, but it was a comforting feature to his emotionless expression.
"you are a strange one…"
I didn't know whether to take that as a completement or not but he soon carrassed my cheek once more to comfort my worried thoughts. It was like he knew what I was thinking, and it soothed me. "come…"
He held his arm out for me to take and without a thought I wrapped my arm around his to place my hand on his forearm while we walked down the path towards the city then up to where amila and I planted seeds for the garden. It seemed like a few moments that we had spent talking, but the sound of the bell caught my attention. It was already time for tea so it was around 3 I believed.
"forgive me for keeping you…" he murmered against me once more, I wish he wouldn't do that as the shiver ran down to my toes.
"its quiet alright, would you care to join us." I asked once we walked past the back porch for the 4thtime that day till he walked me to the porch steps before realsing me. He look conflicted, but soon he I found him close to me once more. This man did not care for personal boundry and yet it seemed strange that I didn't mind.
"maybe another time…miss sylara" he wispered my name so seductively that my heart seemed to leap from my chest. he chuckled at me once more when i took a step back to stand on the steps standing face to face with him. I was at least 5'6 and from what I could tell elijah stood at least 6'5, arragont tall men.
"sylara tea time…" amila called from the porch before returning inside.
"I'm coming" I wispered my eyes never leaving elijahs for an instents. Why did this feel so natural to me, just to stay close and not care that others would see.
"I guess this is where I bid you a good day sir."I wispered never taking my eyes off him. I wish he could stay longer, but even I knew that I couldn't stop him from leaving. I had met this man only a few hours ago and yet I felt drawn to him in ways I had never been before. It felt like home almost, but a little better.
For a moment I waited for him to answer, but when he didn't I moved to turn but the hand on my wrist stopped me.
"may I ask one thing of you m' lady." He wispered now standing extremely close to me once more.
I nodded politely not knowing what he was to ask, and nervouse if he was to ask me something more personal. He had listened to me while we walked and I had listened to him about his life, how he moved from place to place and now was settling in new york city for the time being.
"may I kiss you."
No one had ever asked to kiss me before, it usually ended up with them trying to kiss me, but then I would pull away embarrased to even try something so bold. My pride would not allow me to kiss a man unless I was to merry them, even my sister who flaunted herself on a daily basses did not kiss men she just met.
"your asking?" I question mostly to tease, my boldness sudenly coming out. His eyes slightly widened his lips pressed tightly together. His eyes glanced behind me for a secound before they landed on my'n once more.
"I thought it be polite…" he murmered, I smiled glad that he had actually asked instead of assuming that I wanted to be kissed like most men thought. Not realizing what I was doing I found myself leaning closure to him. Something about his eyes was captivating me. But just before I lips met I turned my head to place a soft kiss on his cheek.
"thank you…" I wispered before I turned away to move to my door. I turned to see him smirking at me, slightly bewildered at my actions.
"may I call apon you again, sylara " he asked before i had pulled the door open. I didn't answer but only nodded before i entered my home. He smirked at my boldness as I vanished from his sights.
Apart of me felt like a school girl just getting back from her first outting with a man. My stomach had butterflies while my mind felt like a cloud. Passing my mother and amila I moved towards the window. Wincing at the sun that poured in as I glanced out over the porch, just to see if he was still there, but he wasn't.
"so…..what do you think." I could hear my sister from behind me, but I was so lost in a daze that I didn't know what to think.
"well if you don't want him then I most certainly can take him off your hands for you…"
"don't be so crude to your sister, abagail." My mother murmered before moving toward me. "he looks very promising my dear." I nodded moving a strand of hair behind my ear before biting my lip.
"yes, yes he does…..elijah."