Elena's POV
I raced to Elijah's. I didn't quite sort out my feelings for him but at least I could apologize for my rude behavior yesterday.
I walked in his garden and was about to go to his door when I saw a tall, dark figure on the other side of the garden. I started walking towards the figure and noticed how beautiful the garden was. He definitely had a good taste. As I walked further I saw Elijah sitting by the small pond, looking at the birds on a tree further away. Before I could say anything he spoke-
"Elena, nice to see you here. What brings you to my house?" I was sure he had heard my heartbeat.
"I… I came to apologize." I stumbled.
"That's absolutely unnecessary Elena. It wasn't your fault. You have no reason to apologize." He didn't even look at me.
"No, I have to. You helped me out and I just yelled you. It is my fault." I tried to get him to look at me.
"You were angry with Stefan and you expressed that anger on me. It's alright. I completely understand." He said walking towards the house.
"Can I come in?" I asked, hopeful that he would say yes. I didn't want to leave now. I wanted him to talk to me.
"I guess it's getting late, Elena. You better go back home before it becomes dark." And the door shut on my face.
What was wrong with him? He tried to get rid of me. He was pushing me away. Was it because he was still upset with me for yesterday? I felt like killing myself. Why do I do such things?
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I entered my house and sat down on the sofa. My head was splitting. I felt horrible. I had to distract myself. I switched on the TV and tried to watch something interesting. I stayed up late and watched some lame show on TV and dozed off. When I got up the next morning, I found myself on my bed, nicely tucked in my blanket. As I turned to the side table to see the time, I saw a note. It was addressed to me.
Elena, I need to talk to you. I need to tell you something important. Can we meet today? Please? I'll meet you at 7 at your place.
Love,
Your Secret Admirer.
I kept the note down and wondered who the "Secret admirer" was. It wasn't Damon; I told him there couldn't ever be an "us". Then who was it? Could it be Elijah? But he had pushed me away today. He kept his distance from me. He didn't want to see me. Then who was it? Slowly fear crept in. Who the hell was it?
I was determined to find out and the only way was to be prepared for meeting this "secret admirer" today.
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The clock struck 5. I was still thinking of the possible people. But none made sense. Defeated, I went for a shower. As I got ready I started thinking- what if it was Stefan? Had Katherine ditched him already?
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As the clock ticked 7, I started becoming nervous. My palms became sweaty. My heart started beating faster. With every passing minute I grew more and more anxious. Then the moment I was waiting for came. The doorbell rang.
Shivering, I went towards to door. As I reached for the door handle, I started having second thoughts. What if this was some vampire out to get me? After a moment of hesitation I opened the door.
Outside the door was a bunch of red roses. I picked them up and saw a note along with them.
Elena, you may be wondering who your secret admirer is, but trust me it's worth the wait.
I turned around to see if anyone was nearby. Whoever it was was testing my patience. I took the roses and entered my house to find it lit up with candles and the lights were dim. On the kitchen counter was another note-
A Candle- lit dinner. How romantic, isn't it?
Suddenly from the living room a slow song played. I recognized the song immediately. It was give me love by Ed Sheeran.
"It would be rude not to dance, you know." Said a voice behind me.
"Damon" I didn't have to turn around to know that it was him.
"Phew. I thought you wouldn't recognize me." He said walking towards me. "More Beautiful flowers for a beautiful girl." he handed more red roses to me.
"Damon-"he cut me off before I continued.
"Ssh, Elena." He put a finger on my lips. "You were just a bit confused in the morning. But I know how much you love me. Don't worry, we'll last." He tried to assure me. "Now, can we dance?" he held out his hand.
Before I could answer, there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Damon was visibly annoyed.
There was no response, only continuous knocking.
"Fine. Coming." He ran towards the door.
Damon opened the door and growled.
"Damon, who is it?" I said running to the door.
"Elijah" I was stunned.
"Hello Elena." He smiled at me. "Damon" He said curtly. "Can I come in Elena?" he asked politely.
I just stood there and nodded and he walked in.
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The rest of the evening was pretty quiet. I had two vampires in my house out of which one was angry and the other was pretty much having fun angering the younger vampire.
Occasionally Elijah would throw me these wonderful smiles and I would smile back. But all I got from Damon was a glare. He certainly didn't like Elijah intruding his set up dinner. But I was just relieved. I didn't know how to handle this evening with Damon so Elijah coming here was good… at least for me.
Finally after a long time I took a quick glance at the clock. It was 10 pm. It was long past 7 and I was really tired. I stood up from my seat and said-
"Well if you both are just going to be staring at each other then I better get some rest. I'm feeling a little tired."
"You heard her Elijah, time for you to leave." Said Damon pointing towards the door.
"Not only Elijah, Damon. You too." I said. I couldn't let Damon stay and give him some hope about the two of us. If he didn't understand the easy way he would have to learn it the hard way.
"Well Damon, you heard what the lady wants. After you." Said Elijah opening the door for Damon.
Damon took one last glance at me although it wasn't a sad or longing glance; it was a nasty, how-could-you-do-this-to-me glance.
Elijah looked up too and smiled. "Good night Elena. Sleep well." He said and shut the door.
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Damon's back! I just felt like bringing him back. He is too good a character to leave out. Anyways next chapter is going to be more of Elena and Elijah.
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