Sorry it took so long to get this one up, but it's finally here! And I liked writing this one because it has about five different ships in it. :) And there is some smuttiness. ;) But thanks for reading, and I hope you guys like it.

"I can say it, but you won't believe me. You say you do, but don't deceive. It's hard to know they're out there. It's hard to know that you still care. I can say it, but you won't believe me. You say you do, but you don't deceive me. Dead hearts are everywhere."~Dead Hearts-Stars

Elena

I walked into the boardinghouse to find Damon sitting on the couch. He looked over when I came in. "How'd it go this time?" He asked. He stood up and came over to me. "What happened?" He asked after he really looked at my face.

I had been crying and I knew that my hair was a mess and I probably looked terrible. I'd been outside for about five minutes before I came in, and I'm surprised that Damon didn't hear me. After Klaus dropped me off I'd kind of fallen apart.

Damon grabbed my hand. "Elena, answer me. Are you ok? Did he hurt you?"

I shook my head. "He didn't hurt me. I'm fine."

"Then what's wrong?"

I didn't know how to explain what was wrong with me. He probably wouldn't understand. I didn't even understand. "I got Klaus to tell me about Charlotte, and he told me everything that happened. And I felt bad for him, and I could see that he has all this guilt that he carries around, and I feel that too, all the time. And now I'm just so confused and I don't want to hurt him, because I think he actually cares about me, and he wants to feel again. And I just—" I lost it again. I started crying and Damon pulled me to him and held me there.

He just stood there and rubbed my back and held me until I was ok again. He pulled back so that he could look at me. "Elena." He looked into my eyes. "Listen to me. Klaus killed you. And he killed Jenna. And he took Stefan. We need to stop him. But I'll respect whatever you want me to do. If you decide that you don't want to kill him, then I won't."

"No, I know that we have to do this. I just—"

He nodded. "I know. But I'm right here Elena. And I love you, and I'll do everything I can to protect you."

"Thank you. And I'm sorry for doing this to you. I know that it hurts you."

He pulled me a little closer. "This is how our whole relationship has been Elena. And I've gotten better at accepting it to some extent." His eyes went down and stopped at my lips. I slid my hands up to his neck. He raised an eyebrow and I nodded. I needed Damon right now.

My lips parted as Damon's met mine. His hands pulled me closer and the kisses became quicker but still gentle and soft. I wanted to somehow be even closer to Damon and I wasn't sure where this was going to go, but all I could think about was how good it felt actually letting myself give in to the things I felt for him.

Damon suddenly pulled back. "What?" I searched his face. "What's wrong?"

He was looking past me. "Turn around Elena."

I did as he said, and turned to see Elijah, with Stefan standing beside him. Eyes wide, mouth slightly open, looking heartbroken. I completely let go of Damon. "Stefan—" I tried to move toward him. He shook his head and then used vampire speed to be gone before I could even blink. The door slammed and my heart crumbled.

"Elena." Damon tried to grab my arm.

I shook him off. "I have to go find Stefan." I started toward the door.

"No. Stop Elena!" Damon said forcefully.

"I have to go find Stefan. I have to go tell him it was a mistake."

Damon's face changed when I said mistake. He grimaced. "Then go run and tell him that Elena."

I sighed. "Damon I didn't mean it like that and you know it." He just turned away. "Fine. I'm going then."

"Don't let your feelings get in the way of this right now Damon." Elijah stepped forward. "We need you here right now Elena. And looking for Stefan right now is probably a bad idea."

"Aw. Where'd Stefan go?" Katherine came into the room.

Damon's eyes narrowed. "You knew."

Katherine nodded. "Mhm. I guess I could've told you, but I wanted someone else to have to walk in on you lovebirds. I think Stefan knew you both felt something for each other, but he didn't know Elena felt that much—" Damon's hand was around Katherine's throat. Elijah instinctively moved closer.

"Stop." Damon said to Katherine.

She pushed him off. "Fine."

I turned back to Elijah. "So why do you need me here right now?"

"It's time to test Klaus' feelings for you."

"How?"

"We have a plan." Katherine came over beside him.

"Of course. What is it?"

Katherine's eyes met mine. "I don't know. Are you sure you can handle it? From what I heard earlier, you might love him."

I held her gaze. "I can handle it."

Elijah came over to me. "We need to see how much he cares for you Elena, so that we can be closer to killing him. You gave him your necklace tonight, correct?"

"How did you?"

"You were wearing it when you left, and now you're not."

"Paying close attention to Elena, aren't we?" Katherine said. She was jealous. Maybe she cared about him as much as he cared about her?

Elijah ignored her. "Klaus knows that he may need it and it's important to him. We can use that."

"So what's the plan?"

"Klaus doesn't know I've been undaggered. We'll set it up to make him think I've taken you and I'm going to kill you, unless he gives me the necklace. If he gives it up we'll know he has strong feelings for you. I don't want to actually hurt you, but we have to make it look realistic. Katerina and I discussed maybe sneaking you off and giving you her blood to heal you before we handed you back over to Klaus."

"How will Klaus know you took me?"

"I'll have Damon call and tell him that, and then they'll both be there."

"Where are we going to do this?"

"In the woods. Where Klaus did the sacrifice ritual."

"Ok. I can do it." I wasn't going to have to do anything that hurt Klaus yet, and I was pretty sure it would be ok.

Damon was beside me now. "You sure you want to do this?"

I nodded. "Yes."

"Alright, tomorrow night then." Elijah said.

"Tomorrow?"

"It has to be soon."

"Ok. That's fine."

He smiled. "Goodnight Elena." He left the room and Katherine followed him out.

I turned to Damon. "I should go home."

"Ok." He walked to the door with me. "I'm sorry Elena. I didn't know he was there."

"It's not your fault, it's mine." His face fell. "Goodnight Damon."

He kissed my forehead. "I'll see you tomorrow."

Katherine

I followed Elijah back to his room. "What was that all about?" I asked when he closed the door.

"You're five hundred years old Katerina. Have you not learned to control jealousy by now?"

"You didn't use to know how."

He half smiled. "That was a long time ago."

I walked over to him. "Do you still get jealous over me?"

He sighed. "Let's not talk about that."

"You won't ever talk about it."

"Goodnight Katerina." He opened the door.

I pushed it back. "No. Elijah, if you love me why won't you tell me?"

"Because you don't love me!" I definitely wasn't expecting that.

"Do you really think that?"

"I know that."

"Oh, are you like Damon and Stefan now? You think I'm incapable of love?"

"I don't think you're incapable, you just won't let yourself very often. You're just like Charlotte in that way."

"Don't compare me to her."

"Fine. I'm sorry."

I nodded. "I should go." Elijah had an affect on me that was stronger then he knew.

As I was closing the door behind me Elijah stopped it. "Katerina wait."

"What?"

"I've been doing everything I could to protect you from the day I met you, but I've never gotten too close or told you what I needed to because of something that happened a thousand years ago and I didn't want to face losing you. But, I love you."

I came back in the room and shut the door behind me. Elijah just watched me. I slowly stepped toward him. I brought my lips to his. He started pulling my shirt up. I giggled against his lips. "In a hurry?"

He smiled. "I've waited a very long time to tell you that."

I let him pull my shirt over my head and I tore off his. I pushed him down on the bed. He quickly spun over and put himself on top. He started putting kisses all over my neck and trailed them down my chest and stomach. He stopped where my pants were and pulled them off. He quickly took his own off and then his lips found mine again.

I pulled away. "Elijah."

"Yes?" He breathed out.

"I love you too." Something sparked in his eyes and he smiled like I hadn't seen him smile since I was eighteen.

His lips were on my neck and I let out a breath as I felt him sliding my underwear off.

Klaus

The next night

I heard the front door quietly open and knew it was Stefan. He went straight to the liquor cabinet and didn't even look up until I spoke.

"Stefan. Where have you been? I was starting to get concerned. I was about to file a missing vampire report or something like that." I smirked. He rolled his eyes. "What happened?"

"Nothing that we need to talk about." He started to walk off.

"Did it have something to do with Elena?" That stopped him. He turned back to me. "Your silence screams yes."

He nodded. "Fine."

"So what happened?" He looked away. "I could always compel it out of you Stefan."

He sighed. "I went to the boardinghouse to see Elena, and when I walked in Damon was kissing her."

Elena went back and kissed Damon? It bothered me more then I wanted to admit.

Suddenly my phone rang. "Speak of the devil." I said to Stefan. I brought the phone up to my ear. "Damon."

"Klaus!" He said quickly. "It's Elena."

"What about Elena?" Stefan came closer when he heard her name.

"Elijah took her. He wants you to meet him in the woods where you did the ritual and bring the necklace or he's going to kill her."

"How do you know?"

"He called from her phone."

I was still unsure. "Is this a trap Damon? Because I will kill you if it is."

"It's not. Just come help her. I'd do it myself, but we're fresh out of daggers."

"I'm on my way." I hung up the phone and made sure the necklace was in my pocket. I turned to Stefan. "Sorry mate, but I can't take any chances." I looked into his eyes. "Stay here until I come back, and don't even talk to Rebekah."

His face changed when he realized I'd compelled him. "If you let her get hurt, I will figure out a way to kill you myself tonight."

I smiled. "You don't have to worry about that."

Elena

I was standing in the dark woods with Elijah tightly gripping my arm and Katherine waiting close by to give me her blood waiting on Damon and Klaus to get here.

"Elijah." Klaus arrived with Damon seconds behind him.

Elijah smiled and tightened his grip on me. "Hello Klaus. I believe you have something I want."

"And you have something I want."

"Do you actually care for her?"

"What do you want with the necklace?"

"Oh, dodging the question. I don't blame you though. Elena is very lovely." He cleared the hair away from one side of my neck and I shivered under his touch. I had never seen Elijah like this, and even though I knew it wasn't real I was scared.

Klaus clenched his fists. "Leave her alone."

"Give me the necklace."

"Why do you want it?"

"That's not good enough." Elijah suddenly bit into my neck, and in seconds Damon pulled us apart. Elijah snapped Damon's neck and jerked me up from the ground. Even though I knew Damon wasn't dead, the tears came.

Klaus was standing in front of Elijah now. "Here." He held the necklace out.

"Thank you." Elijah released his grip on me and I ran like hell, just like I was supposed to.

Katherine grabbed my arm. She looked at my neck wound. "Damn. He bit you hard." She bit into her arm and held it to my mouth, then quickly pulled it away. "I can only give you enough to heal it a little bit so that Klaus doesn't get suspicious."

I looked at her face. "Thank you."

She tilted her head. "He's coming. I'll take care of Damon. Bye Elena."

Just as soon as Katherine was gone, Klaus was here. He put his hands on my face. "Elena. Are you ok? I'm so sorry. Does anything hurt?"

"Just my neck." I leaned in to him. "Can you take me home?"

"Of course. Do you want some of my blood? I'll make sure you don't turn before it leaves your system."

I nodded, and he gave it to me.

Damon

I knocked frantically on the door. I had to see Elena. I had to hold her and know that she was ok.

Jeremy opened the door. "Damon."

"Where's Elena?"

"She's in her room." He stood in the doorway, blocking me from coming in.

"Can I go see her?" I asked impatiently.

He shook his head. "I don't think that's a good idea."

"Why? I just need to see her and make sure she's ok. Do you know what happened tonight?" I was getting really annoyed.

"Yeah, she told me. And she's fine now. And I'll tell her you came by. I just don't think you want to go up there right now."

I stepped forward and clenched my teeth. "Jeremy. You're wearing that stupid ring, so if you don't move I will snap your neck as hard as I possibly can."

"Fine." He stepped aside. "But don't say I didn't warn you."

I moved past him and headed upstairs. What the hell was he talking about?

The door to Elena's room was cracked open and I started to go in, but then I heard voices. I peeked in. Elena was laying in her bed and Klaus was laying beside her. They were both under the covers and she was cradled up against his chest and she had an arm wrapped around him. He had his arm wrapped around her and he was stroking her hair and her back. He was telling a story and she giggled at something he said. He kissed her forehead and her whole face lit up. I felt numb.

I made my way back downstairs and Jeremy was standing there frowning. "I'm sorry." He said.

I nodded. "She actually cares about him, doesn't she?"

He sighed. "Yeah, I think so." He watched me. "She loves you though, and Stefan."

I shook my head. "I know."

I opened the door to leave and found Rebekah standing on the porch. "What are you doing here?"

She seemed surprised. "You know who I am?"

"Elena told me Klaus had a blonde sister who had a thing for Stefan, and I'm assuming that's you."

"You assume correctly. Is my brother in there?"

"Yes. He's upstairs cuddling with my…Elena."

"Your Elena?"

I rolled my eyes. "Feel free to go break it up if you want to. I'm leaving."

She sighed. "I'd rather not." She started walking beside me. "Where are you going?"

"Home. Why don't you go back to wherever Klaus is keeping you and Stefan."

"Klaus compelled Stefan to stay there and not talk to me until he gets back, so he's no fun. And you know that I could easily kick your ass, right?"

I smirked. "Go ahead."

She pushed me, and when I went to push her back she was gone. She suddenly appeared in front of me and pushed me down on the ground so that she was on top of me. "And that's not even half of it."

I pushed myself up. "You know, I actually like you."

She laughed. "Well then I guess it's too bad that I don't like you."

"You're lying."

"Fine. I'll give you the rest of the night to entertain me and change my mind. Deal?" She raised an eyebrow.

My mind drifted to Elena, but I pushed those thoughts away. She was with Klaus. I was probably the last thing on her mind right now.

"Deal." I said.

How did you feel about the Katherine/Elijah moments and the possibility of something between Damon/Rebekah? And Klaus/Elena of course. ;) A lot of stuff happening between Elena/Klaus/Stefan in the next chapter. Thanks for reading, and reviews are always appreciated! :)