Chapter 6

Disclaimer: I don't own the Vampire Diaries. I'm just borrowing. Only the story is mine.

Note: Previously, in "Hunter's Moon," Katherine explains her reasons for wanting Elijah to help Damon and Elena with finding Silas.

Thank you for the reviews so far! My apologies for the late update, real life has been busy lately, and other writings were demanding my attention. Anyway, I'm here now, so let's get this chapter rolling.

ON WITH THE SHOW!

Bailey's Diner – Later on...

"So, do you think we should trust Elijah?"

Elena had a skeptical look on her face as she and Damon sat at the table in the diner they pulled into after the leaving the prison. She was obviously conflicted about her sister's plan, and rightfully so. The woman was a convicted murderer who was pretending to help them so that she could get what she wanted.

"To be honest, Elena, I really don't know," he replied. "Given my experience with his family, I highly doubt that Elijah is trustworthy. In fact, Katherine isn't exactly the picture of trustworthiness herself. I'm even having second thoughts about granting her requests after we catch Silas."

"You're not the only one, trust me," said Elena. "It's just...I don't get why we can't just have a normal life. Why the hell couldn't we just go somewhere that crime didn't exist and that we didn't have to worry about people like Katherine, Silas, or Elijah and his family?" She sighed. "Damon, I don't think I can do this anymore. I thought I could handle being a cop and save the innocent from those who would do them harm? Now, I'm not so sure."

Damon placed a gentle hand on his wife's hand. "Tell you what, after this bullshit with Silas is over, we can retire from the force and then we can take the kids and move away. Hell, I can probably convince my mom to sell her house in Atlanta so that she can move with us and be closer to her grandchildren."

"That's kind of jumping the gun a little, wouldn't you say, Detective Salvatore?"

Damon and Elena were startled by a familiar voice and turned to see Elijah sitting at the next table. What the hell was he doing there?

"It's rude to eavesdrop, you know," said Damon. "And what the hell are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with Katherine at the prison? I hear she loves conjugal visits, and since you two are a couple, I thought you'd take advantage of it."

"I am completely aware of what Katerina likes," said Elijah. "To answer your first question, I'm here because I'm doing what I was hired to do."

"Yeah, yeah, I know, help us with Silas, we get it," said Damon. "Just don't think that because we're working together that we're going to be friends, because we sure as hell aren't. We don't trust you, and we probably won't either. So, you do your thing, we do ours."

Elijah nodded. "Fair enough. And if you're worried that I'm going to go back on my word, I can assure you that nothing like that is going to happen. Elena will come to no harm." He cleared his throat. "Though, I will have to ask you if I can stay with you at your house. I'm having my apartment fumigated for termites and I need a place to stay until it's done."

"I'm sure you can find a hotel," said Damon. "After all, you FBI guys make a shit load of money, right?"

Elena listened to this and said, "If we let you stay with us, what's the catch?"

"No catch," said Elijah. "I just need a place to stay for a few days. I won't be a bother."

Elena looked at Damon and before she could say something, she heard her cell phone go off. "Hold that thought. I need to take this." She pressed "SEND" and placed the phone by her ear. "Gilbert."

"We just got word that Silas has struck again," said Captain Forbes. "A witness saw him flee from an apartment a few miles from where you are."

"All right, we're on our way." She hung up and looked at the two men. "That was Captain Forbes. Silas just claimed another victim. An eyewitness saw him flee from the apartment not too far from where we are."

Damon nodded. "I guess it's true about there not being any rest of the wicked, huh?" He gave Elijah a look. "Looks like you're about to show us what you're capable of, FBI Guy. Yeah, that's right, you're FBI Guy from now on. Somehow, I don't think you deserve to have me say your name."

Elijah nodded as well and got out some money, placing it on their table. "Your meal is on me, Detectives." He stood up and went outside. "I'll be waiting for you by my car."

Damon and Elena looked at each other in amazement. He actually paid for their meals, which was odd, considering that they didn't ask him to pay for them. However, since they had a call to get to, there was no time to be trying out to figure out the reason behind his motives.

Pine Meadow Apartments – Several Minutes Later...

The scene of Silas' latest murder was just crawling with CSU people when Damon and Elena arrived, followed closely by Elijah. Underneath the sheet on the living room floor was the victim, who was being looked at by Anna Char, the medical examiner and an old friend of theirs.

"This is definitely Silas' doing," she said before anyone could say a word. "Poor girl didn't even have a prayer against him." She ran a hand through her hair. "If I had to estimate time of death, I'd say it was anywhere between an hour to half an hour ago. The blood on the floor is still fresh."

Elena nodded. "My God. It's crime scenes like this that really make me look forward to retirement."

Anna nodded as well and then examined the victim's head. "Looks like he hit her with a blunt object, like a baseball bat. No doubt he wanted her to suffer." She bit her lip. "I'll have to get her to the lab for an autopsy."

Elijah listened to this and went over to the doorknob. Damon saw him looking at it. "Got anything?"

"There are no signs of forced entry," the older man replied. "Silas tricked her into letting him in and it wasn't long until he attacked and murdered her." He looked at the pictures adorning the apartment. "She was a ballet dancer and she was in the middle of rehearsing for either a recital or a competition."

"How did he trick her?"

"He pretended to be either her lover or a family member," said Elijah. "Serial killers sometimes disguise themselves to fool their victims." He looked at the victim again. "Why Silas chose her as his victim remains a big mystery. But, that doesn't mean we won't find out.

Note: I didn't know what else to put here, so I'll end Chapter 6 here. Stay tuned!

ENJOY THE UPDATE AND REMEMBER TO REVIEW!