Elijah's POV

I stared out of my window, looking at the sun shining brightly. It calmed me down. Nature had a way of calming me down. It was peaceful.

I hadn't seen Elena yet. I missed her so much but I knew it was in the best interest of both of us. Her heart always belonged to the Salvatores. I had no place in it. I had to slowly remove her out of my heart but it would be difficult. Elena was in every nook and corner of my heart and removing her out was not an easy task.

I went out to my garden and sat by the pond, looking at nature's finest works. It was all good till I heard a heartbeat. It was too familiar to not be recognized. It was the only heartbeat I would recognize. Elena's.

Whatever she had to say, I would have to keep my distance. That was the only way I could remove her out of my heart.

"Elena, nice to see you here. What brings you to my house?" was all I could say.

"I… I came to apologize." She knew guilt and right now it was eating her.

"That's absolutely unnecessary Elena. It wasn't your fault. You have no reason to apologize." I didn't have the courage to look at her. I knew I would just break and fail in my attempts.

"No, I have to. You helped me out and I just yelled you. It is my fault." She tried to get me to look at her.

"You were angry with Stefan and you expressed that anger on me. It's alright. I completely understand." If I stayed here anymore, my heart would just pour out all my feelings for her. I decided that my best bet was if I started walking towards my house.

"Can I come in?" She was hopeful.

"I guess it's getting late, Elena. You better go back home before it becomes dark." I slammed the door on her face. I knew I was very rude and that it must have hurt her but this had to be done.

Inside, I felt like cursing myself. She came up to me herself and I just pushed her away. I wanted to scream out loud. The desire to rip Damon's heart from his chest was so strong that I even considered it. In my fit of madness my phone started buzzing. It was Rebekah.

"What is it Rebekah?" I said, pretty annoyed.

"I just called to see how you were doing, Elijah. Clearly not well, I presume." She replied, coolly.

"Well, thank you for checking on me but I've got important things to attend to." I said, trying to end the conversation.

"Matters concerning the doppelganger? What's her name again? Elena?" she sounded amused.

"That's none of your business, Rebekah." I snorted.

"So it is about her. What did she do now, Elijah?" she asked.

"Nothing." I said quietly.

"Elijah, I'm your sister. You have to share such things with your family. Maybe we can help you out. Always remember that I'm there for you." She comforted me.

"I love her, Rebekah." I said softly.

"And I know that, brother. I always did. But you have to let her know. If you never tell her, how do you expect her to return those feelings?" For the first time, I believed in Rebekah's words.

"But you hate her, don't you?" Curiosity got the better of me.

"Yes, but if you truly love her, what can I do? Anyways, good luck. And I'll try liking her. Bye, Elijah." She replied.

"Thank you and bye Rebekah." I smiled.

Rebekah was right. Elena truly loved Stefan and Stefan was gone. Damon was just trying to win her over. That meant that even I could try. I had nothing to lose. But if Elena accepts and returns my feelings, we could be together forever.

It was decided. I would go see Elena tomorrow and possibly tell her about my feelings.

Xxxx

It was around 7 in the evening when I decided to see Elena. As I neared her house I heard pleasant music playing. Perhaps she was in a good mood.

But the voice that followed after made me clench my teeth.

"It would be rude not to dance, you know." He already made a move on my girl.

"Damon" Elena was perplexed.

"Phew. I thought you wouldn't recognize me. More Beautiful flowers for a beautiful girl." Damon tried to impress her.

"Damon-"Elena wanted to say something but he cut her off.

"Ssh, Elena." I could feel him put his finger on her lips. "You were just a bit confused in the morning. But I know how much you love me. Don't worry, we'll last." I don't know what happened in the morning and I don't care. Damon had his chance. It's my turn now. "Now, can we dance?" he asked. That was it. I couldn't hear anymore. I just had to stop this. I went up to her door and started knocking furiously.

"Who is it?" Damon was annoyed now. Good. I didn't feel the need to answer him. I just continued my knocking.

"Fine. Coming." He didn't like what he saw and I was pleased. I gave him a small evil grin. He growled.

"Damon, who is it?" I heard the sweet voice from inside the house. "Elijah" she was stunned.

"Hello Elena." I smiled at her. She gave a warm smile back. I was doing well. "Damon." I snarled.

"Can I come in Elena?" I asked. She nodded, allowing me to enter her house.

Xxxx

The rest of the evening was quiet. Damon wasn't pleased seeing me here. The very sight of me annoyed him and I took pleasure in that.

Elena's eyes wavered between me and Damon. I was constantly staring at her and when she looked at me I would smile at her. My smile was well received. I even got a wonderful smile back. All this irritated Damon. It was fun.

Finally when the clock struck 10, Elena stood up. She looked tired.

"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." She said her eyes half shut.

"You heard her Elijah, time for you to leave." Damon was trying to gain the upper hand now.

"Not only Elijah, Damon. You too." I chuckled at the sight of Damon's face after Elena told him to leave. He wasn't expecting that.

"Well Damon, you heard what the lady wants. After you." I retorted.

Damon turned around to see Elena and the look was a nasty one. How dare he?

"Good night Elena. Sleep well." I said looking at her. She smiled feebly and with that I and Damon were out of her house.

Once we were out, Damon confronted me.

"What exactly were you trying to achieve by coming here?" he asked, anger filling his eyes.

"Nothing. I just came to see Elena." I said blankly.

"Elena doesn't want to see you." He growled.

"And how are you so sure about that? She never mentioned it to me." I shot back.

"Just remember one thing Elijah. She is mine." He imposed his authority on her.

"She never mentioned that to me either." I continued angering him.

"What are you trying to do?" He asked coldly.

"I'm doing the exact same thing as you are. I'm trying to get her to like me." And with that I disappeared in the night sky.