A\N Loved reading feedback! One of my reviewers definitely got Stefan's character right…Bipolar is the word she used :P

Of course, Stefan is OOC. Even though I adore Delena, I am a TVD fan and as a tvd fan, I have to be realistic and admit that Stefan loves Elena very much and he wouldn't hurt her.

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Elena woke up her back pressed to a muscular chest, and a heavy arm laid around her waist. He seemed to like the idea of pulling her to him like she was his soulmate or something, and she didn't like it at all. For a few scary seconds she thought that the night before, that the visit to Damon, was just a weird malfunctioning of her body. After all, she had been unconscious when she had the out of body experience.

But it couldn't have been. She could almost feel Damon's lips from the night before, and she remembered how her heart jumped with joy as he held her closer to his chest. As he embraced her, and the look on his face when he saw her body marked because of his brother. She thanked God Stefan wasn't there, otherwise they would've ended up killing each other.

Elena tried to scoot away from Stefan hoping to find something to eat in the small, motel room like fridge they had, but he refused to loosen his grip on her. His chin rested on her shoulder and he opened his eyes.

"How are you feeling?" He asked her with a very different tone of voice. Sweeter, in a way.

"I'm…better," Elena managed to choke. "But please, can you give me something to eat? I'm so hungry."

He refused to budge but pressed a kiss on her shoulder, in which Elena shivered involuntarily.

"Sure," He muttered after a while. "But we have to meet someone today, sweetheart."

"Who?" Elena's eyes widened, Stefan had never taken her out of there. He usually just fed on her and kept her locked up in that little room.

"Shh," a chuckle left his lips as he buckled the belt around his jeans and moved to the fridge. "Here. Eat up."

Elena hurriedly opened the container Stefan had tossed her, to find some very good-looking chicken cold sandwiches. She didn't understand how the hell they had electricity in this place since to her it looked like an underground cave, but all that mattered right now was to find more ways to connect with Damon again.

"Change to fresh clothes," He ordered her as he eyed a shirt and a skirt which were clearly new. "You have ten minutes."

With that, she heard him leave and she instantly finished eating her sandwich before changing to those new clothes.

She heard him unlock the door and he offered her his hand, which she lightly took. She also took the opportunity to study the things around her, there were other rooms next to each other. It was very similar to a hotel, only it was darker and there wasn't a single window.

Stefan guided her through a never ending corridor and she also saw men staring at her, one even licking his lips on her behalf. She decided to keep her eyes on her shoes, and Stefan suddenly whispered in her ear, "Don't worry about them, love. They want you cause you look like Katherine, she was a bitch." He raised her chin gently to face her. "But don't worry, sweetheart. You belong to me."

Elena took a long breath and fought back the urge to yell, scream, kick…anything that would've worked against all this. But she knew she was just a meal to all of them, no-not even a meal; a snack. She didn't realize that they were in a very big hallway now and Stefan said, "Give me your hands."

Before she could even ask why, her wrists were tied in front of her and Stefan lead her to the big room.

"Kneel," Stefan ordered her and at the same time a man appeared in front of them. Stefan shook his hands as Elena stood frozen, drinking in the man's features.

"Kneel," Stefan demanded again, this time his voice harsh. She sank onto her knees, avoiding any of the monsters' gazes.

"So…this is the precious Elena Gilbert."

The man came to stand before Elena and brushed her hair away from her face, staring at her like she was mesmerized. He inhaled near her neck. "So human."

"Yeah, and I look like your precious Katherine," Elena spat arrogantly. "Go ahead and undress me with your eyes all you want. I don't care."

But the second the words escaped her mouth, Elena instantly regretted them. She blushed, both of rage and shyness as she closed her eyes, waiting for something-anything-to happen.

"She's her doppelganger all right," the other smirked. "Where did you find her, Stefan?"

"She was my brother's. Apparently he screwed up and they sent her here, for a public auction. What shall I do with her, Elijah?"

Elijah smiled. "Stefan Salvatore…always the wise one. I asked you to bring her here, in front of me, because I need her for something. And, in order for that to happen, you have to make sure that you don't kill her or permanently damage her."

Elena stiffened. Damaged? What was she, a rag doll?

"What do you want me for?" She asked her voice breaking.

"It will all be explained in time," Elijah turned to Stefan. "I need some time alone with the girl."

"Of course."

The door closed shut and Elijah went near Elena, pulling her up. He untied her hands, and like a gentleman, he pulled out the chair for her.

"You and I have a lot to talk about."

"What is it that you want?" She asked tiredly, her body was still shaking. He could see the pain in her eyes, the confusion.

"First of all, I am not going to hurt you." His voice turned gentle now, and Elena found herself believing the man's words. She visibly relaxed and Elijah pulled out a chair and sat next to her. "I was never keen on keeping human slaves."

"Who are you, exactly?" Elena built up the courage to talk.

"I created this place many years ago. Nowadays, it belongs to Duncan since, as I said, I'm not keen on using humans as food. I don't have much say in all this anymore. My brothers came with the idea of having a place like this in which vampires and humans lived peacefully together."

"So it wasn't the way it is now?" Elena was surprised.

"No," He said quietly. "On the contrary, it provided refuge to people that lost their families because of werewolves and witches."

"Oh my God," Elena screamed out in surprise, "They aren't a myth?"

"My dear Elena, the world is a much more mysterious place than you can ever imagine."

Elena nodded slightly. "Why did it end up like this, then?"

"Because of my brother, Niklaus," Elijah stated matter-of-factly. "Since humans procreate the generation started to expand. As humans started to develop, they realized what we live on and started to consider us as demons."

He paused. "And when I say demons…It's not a metaphor, Elena. They considered us as the followers of the devil. And they wanted us dead."

Elena's head was spinning. This was certainly not what she expected.

"That's why lots of myths often mention holy water and crucifixes. Of course, they don't work on us, but this started a cold war between my brother and the human race. The real war started exactly when three men along with a witch killed my brother's lover, Charlotte Petrova."

"Wait…Petrova as in Katherine?"

"Charlotte Petrova was the original Petrova. Katherine and you are the doppelgangers. The two of you are the only doppelgangers in the world, since you serve for one purpose…a curse."

"The sun and moon curse?" Elena screamed out the name, and Elijah stared at her blankly. "How do you know that?"

"When vampires came out of the coffin, I read that," Elena said. "But wait. How am I connected to Katherine, Elijah?"

Elijah bit his lip, and stopped for a second before whispering, "Because you were adopted, Elena."

"Bonnie, I need you here!" Alaric screamed as a twenty year old girl in the Lockwood mansion was gripping her stomach tightly. Her white shirt was filled with blood, and she was screaming in agony.

"My baby!" She was screaming. "My baby's dead!"

"Shh, shh, hold on!" Alaric screamed, "Bonnie!"

Bonnie flashed to the girl, forcing herself to stay strong at the sight of blood. She put her hand on the girl's tummy and started to chant in Latin.

"What happened?"

"I fell down the stairs," The girl cried, panting in agony.

"Shh, shh, it's going to be okay…"

"I can't do this anymore, Alaric," Jeremy said, tears in his eyes. "There was a body count of twenty people. They died last night after they were brutally attacked by vampires. We can't help everyone. We have to fight back!"

"Jeremy, if we start the war now none of us will walk away from it," Alaric patted his shoulder for courage. "But I got Sheila and Lucy Bennett to work on finding the Dark Dimension. We have to free those people there."

"Dark Dimension?"

"It's where Jenna was," Alaric said. "But she was knocked out when they took her, and blindfolded when they brought her back. She can't help."

"Could it be that my sister's in there?"

"Yes."

Elena's tears were streaming freely down her cheeks. Elijah had also revealed that the man she hated, John Gilbert, was her real father.

"How do you know?" She whimpered.

"I've been keeping an eye on you ever since I learnt that Katherine Pierce wasn't in the tomb, when your lover Damon Salvatore opened it last year."

"But what do you w-want with me?"

"When the humans killed Charlotte Petrova Klaus made his first kill," Elijah explained. "We realized that he is part werewolf. Our mother had been unfaithful many years before so she made Klaus's werewolf side dormant after Charlotte died. I helped him create the so called sun and moon curse in order to get his hands on the doppelganger, and I almost succeeded. However, Katherine escaped from us and turned into a vampire. This lead me to you."

"So you need me to break Klaus's curse?"

"In order for the curse to be broken, a moonstone is needed. Then, a werewolf, a vampire and the human doppelganger are to be killed."

Elena couldn't believe what she was hearing. The way he said that was so natural, like he didn't care that he just threw a sentence like that to her. She didn't even have the strength to talk.

"Tell me, Elena," He continued normally, "Would you like to get out of this tragic place?"

"I can't, Duncan sent me here," Elena said as tears started welling up again.

"I have my ways."

"Of course I want to…"

"I am willing to set you free and send you back to Damon Salvatore if you stay put."

"What do you mean?"

"My brother has to be killed. I have my personal reasons why I want him dead. He will be vulnerable after the curse is broken."

Elena immediately understood. She would be dead after the curse.

"I am willing to set you free, and protect the people you love if you agree on helping me kill Klaus."

"You do realize that what you're asking me is…"

"Yes, you will die. However, all your family will be protected. I am offering you this deal as a kind gesture, Elena. I can just leave you here, or worse, give you to another vampire and then come for you whenever I like. Even worse, I can let my brother Klaus discover your existence, and he will kill you and everyone that you love if you try to run. If you accept this deal, you can be free and enjoy your last few months, or years, of human life, and your family will be protected."

He stood up. "I want you to think about it and give me an answer." He rubbed her arm softly and then he disappeared.

Elena realized that she doesn't have a choice in any of this. Despite her choices, she was going to die anyway. A lump in her throat made it almost impossible to breathe and her heart was beating way too fast. She didn't even realize that she was being held tightly by her arm and that Stefan was next to her now. In an instant, he blurred them to the room.

"What did he tell you?" Stefan said as he locked the door. Elena refused to tell him anything.

"Tell me," He urged.

"It's nothing," Elena muttered, but gasped when she found herself pinned down on the bed.

Stefan was holding her arms in an iron-like grip above her head. "When I say that you tell me something, you will do it," He growled.

"He told me about the Petrova curse," She choked out pitifully. "That he can help me get out of here."

Stefan remained on top of her. "Well princess, I don't give a damn about what he promised you. He might be the owner of this place, but you are still mine. And you'll be dead before I let you get away."

Elena closed her eyes as his lips hovered near her neck, and she heard him say, "Neck today, love."

Without hesitation, Elena leaned her head for him to have better access and then she focused on Damon's face. Surprisingly, she didn't feel any pain at all as the blood flew freely out of her neck to Stefan's mouth and after a light push, she found herself again at the same place as the night before.

"Damon," She said gently to the man that was lying on his bed.

His eyes immediately snapped open and he studied her face carefully. "Elena…Is that really you?"

She seemed puzzled by this reaction. "Yes, of course it's me…"

"I've been dreaming about you for months, Elena!" Damon cried as he held her face gently as if he feared that he would break her.

"Months? Damon, I visited you yesterday, remember?" Elena said, almost begging for him to elaborate.

"No you didn't," Damon said confused. "The last time I saw you was six months ago, Elena. You came to me in this room, and I thought it was a hallucination."

"No, no, it can't be! I saw you yesterday, Damon!"

Damon reached out for her and pulled her against his chest. "They have you all messed up, sweetheart, I swear to God I'll kill them all…"

"What do you mean, Damon?" She cried as he stroked her hair soothingly.

"Some vampires have special and favorite tricks," He whispered. "They are using our love and our connection for their entertainment. They are entering your mind, controlling it the way they like."

Damon kissed her hair. "It's going to be okay, Elena. I can feel everything that you've been going through now, but I'm not strong enough to come to you like you are doing. But I know everything. I know what my brother's been doing to you, Elena, and I will make him pay for it. And I know about the curse."

"You do?" Elena said, crying harder. "What am I going to do, Damon? You have to help me. I'm so afraid…and they will kill my family…"

"I'll protect them," Damon said in her ear. "I promise you. I will protect them. And as soon as I kill Duncan, I will come for you. Duncan said that if I ever step in there he will kill you so I'll make sure I'll put an end to him before he touches you."

There was a light knock on the door and one of the human maids said politely, "Mr. Salvatore, here are your new sheets." She made no acknowledgement of Elena.

"Only I can see you," He said softly when the girl left.

"Tell me, girl," Duncan barked to the girl that brought Damon the sheets, "What did you hear?"

"He was talking about you, sir," She said shaking. "He wants you dead. He was talking to someone, but there was no one in the room when I entered."

Fury built up in Duncan's body.

"I love you, you know that, don't you?" Damon said as he captured Elena's lips with his.

"I do," Elena replied. "I love you, too."

"Everything's going to be okay. You are my humanity, Elena. The people Duncan made me kill because of this stupid war…I can't believe I used to do it at my own free will. But don't worry, Elena I will see you again."

"And that will be granted soon enough," At that moment, the door shot open revealing a very angry looking Duncan. At that time, Elena's body disappeared from the room without her having control at all. "You want to kill me, right? You are training against humans against your will…I had hoped you wise up and change, but I was wrong. You want to see the girl? You will see her."

"What are you talking about, Duncan? I never…"

"Stop lying, Damon. I've been suspecting that you are against us, I just never thought that you could be unfaithful. You disappointed me once more, Damon. And for that, you and the girl shall both pay."

"Please, let me explain…"

"You want to feel human, I get that. And you will. By tonight, I will take you to the Dark Dimension and you shall both be punished. You better pray that the girl is strong because you won't be seeing her if she isn't."

Without warning, Duncan shoved a stake into Damon's chest.

"I know that you found a way to connect with her. I think the power of love is much greater than I have ever expected."

I just can't resist not including Elijah. No tvd story is complete without him…and well, the curse will play a part in all of this however not as strong as in the show. Please leave a review and tell me what you think.

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