One week later, Elijah had set up in one of the room upstairs without really letting to Katherine the choice. Their conversations were awkward during the first days, what they have done really meant something but it seems like none of them wanted to talk about it. Elijah had tried many times to get closer to Katherine but she had pushed him away –sometimes not really sweetly- every time. Their research weren't really going well but things were not awful too. Katherine didn't have any news of Hayley, but she was used to it. Elijah has asked to his "minion" to spy mostly on his brother, he was certainly the one who knows the most about all this. It was a Monday evening, both of them had spent the day out of the house, they ate together, sat at the kitchen's table, discussing about their advancement in the search.

After dinner, Katherine went to her bathroom to take a shower and then she put a pajama on, ready to go to bed. She hadn't slept last night and had spent the night out, she was really tired. She went back to the kitchen to warn Elijah that she was going to sleep.

"I'm tired; I'm going to bed now. I'll talk to you tomorrow morning." She smiled softly at him, before to turn on her heels.

"Wait!" Elijah quickly skirted the table and reached Katherine. He encircled her with his arms, his hands on the table next to each side of her hips, pushing her lower back against the table. "Why don't you sleep in my bed tonight?" He said with a timid smile trying to look more confident than he really was.

Katherine raised one of her eyebrow before to burn into laugher. "No, Elijah. I won't sleep in your bed." She answered, smiling of amusement.

Elijah's hand slid from the table to her lower arm, and then slowly slid it up in a gentle move. He rested his hand on the back of her neck, his fingers touching the base of her curly wet hair. He pushed on her neck to force her head to come closer to his. He murmured, his lips softly blowing on hers. "Come on. In memory of the good old times. Remember how much you used to like when I was encircling your waist, keeping your body safe against mine while we were asleep."

Katherine closed her eyes. Which was not a good idea, memories and images of them together in the bed suddenly came back in her mind in flashes. She shook her head and violently pushed him away from her. "No." She walked outside of the kitchen, without showing any emotions.

Elijah stayed perplexed at her reaction, there were no hate in her look when she walked away, she wasn't mad at him for that. But it didn't seem to him like there was envy, she didn't seem interested by his proposition, she just looked lost by the memories. Again.

Katherine was elongated in her bed, fixing at the ceiling. Why was he doing that? She has been pushing him away all week. She doesn't understand why he wanted her, after everything he said at that dinner. He must have meant at least a part of all the horrible things he said. He apologized but that doesn't mean he didn't meant what he said. And if he had meant it, why would he want her?! Katherine was torturing her mind, rolling on the bed without finding sleep. Yes, she wanted to sleep in his arms, she probably wanted it more than anything right now. But then what?! It would only makes things more awkward the morning. It could also worth the try. When she called him the first, that's what she wanted. She wanted the cure but she also wanted him, but since the dinner she had pushed that idea far far away.

Katherine shook her desperately; it's by torturing her mind that she will get some sleep. She got up and wrapped a blanket around her. She walked toward Elijah's room like she was forced to do it by her –inside?- She walked in without asking and laid in on his bed under the sheet, her blanket still wrapped around her, her back turned at Elijah who was also lay on his bed, reading.

Elijah had control himself to not burn into laughter. Without saying anything, he unwrapped Katherine's blanket and covered her body with his sheet. He was surprised that she actually let him do, without objection. He finally murmured. "I'm glad you changed your mind." He kissed Katherine's shoulder chastely.

Katherine mumbled. "I was cold."

This time Elijah couldn't keep his laugh. "This is the worst excuse I have ever heard!" He turned off the light and laid behind Katherine, his chest against her back, his arm wrapped against her waist. "But I'm very glad you came." He said more sincerely.

Katherine shrugged softly and grabbed his lower arm. "Avoiding things won't make them disappear."

Elijah nodded once thinking about what he has been dying to ask her. He didn't want to make her run away from him now that she was here and just admitted that something was happening. But it could also be the right moment. With the most sincere voice he quietly asked her. "Why do you keep pushing me away, Katerina? I know I have said some pretty horrible stuff but I was angry and you know I didn't mean them."

Katherine's breath became jerky but she managed to say. "You hurt me." She took a deep breath. " When I called you, I wanted more but this dinner remind me all the hold you have on me."

Elijah sighed, he had really screwed thing up that night. He accentuated the hold on Katherine waist, pressing her back against his chest. "I'm sorry. Admittedly I can hurt you, but I'm also sure that I can make you happy, like I did 500 years ago. You have to see if be happy worth the risk of being hurt."

He was right and she knew it, she rolled in the sheet to face him, her right arms passing under his to grab his shoulder by behind, pulling him into a tight hug. She hid her face against his neck, taking the time to appreciate the safety of this embrace, she whispered. "I'm scared, Lijah."

Elijah closed his eyes and hugged her back, his hand stroking ups and downs her back slowly. "I know and yet you're here. It's a first move, a beginning."

"I'm here because you were right, I use to feel safe, sleeping in your arms." She kissed really softly the base of his neck.

Elijah smiled and kissed her temp before to rest his chin on the top of her head. "Then sleep."

"Ok, master." Katherine answered sarcastically, rolling her chocolate eyes up.

Elijah laughed softly. "Don't call me like that, you're giving me ideas." He said, pinching her butt.

Katherine giggled and hit his chest gently. "Ouch!"

They both closed their eyes, Katherine's head resting on Elijah's chest, falling into a calm and deep sleep.

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15 December 1492.

All England was recovered of snow, lost into a cold and hard winter.

Elijah was walking in the garden next to the manor. He shivered once again, stroking his arms with his hands trying to warm himself up. "Can we go back inside now?"

Katherine dressed in a long emerald dress was staring at a flower which was covered of snow. "Stop being grumpy. I love snow." She answered without looking at him.

"I can see that, but I don't want you to get sick." He said, getting close to her. He stood behind her, staring at the flower with her.

Katherine took carefully the flower between her hands before to face him, smiling. "You are the one who is shivering." She giggled. "Have a walk with me, please Lijah." She crossed their fingers before to start walking, without really letting him the choice.

They walked together in the garden, looking at bush which will only bloom in months. They reached a shanty next to a small lake which was completely frozen.

Elijah entered quickly, shivering one last time. "Finally, it's hot here."

Katherine laughed behind him before to enter too. "Thank you for this walk, I know it has been a torture for you." She giggled quietly before to be gently pushed against the wall by Elijah.

He passed the back of his hand on her cheek, murmuring. "Do you have any idea how beautiful you are, Katerina?"

Katherine stayed motionless; her eyes were shining, staring into his. "Lijah…"

Elijah's fingers went to her mouth, passing on her lips sweetly. He let a trail of kisses from the base of her ear to the corner of her lips before to brush his lips against hers.

Katherine just closed her eyes without moving for the first seconds. Her hands slid to his hands, grabbing them before to finally kiss him back.

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Katherine opened her eyes slowly, woke up by the smell of the mix between blood and coffee and the light coming from the hallway. She wished she hadn't wake up; her dream was too good and so peaceful. She ran the room with her gaze, Elijah wasn't here.

The door of the room slowly opened, being pushed by Elijah's feet. He was holding a tray, he walked next to the bed, smiling widely. "Morning beautiful! How was your dream?"

Katherine coughed, hiding her mouth with her hand. She was definitely not going to tell him that she dreamed about their first kiss. "I don't remember it."

"Ok then…" He put the tray on the bed and sat next to Katherine. "Hungry?"

Katherine raised an eyebrow and asked with the most critical ton in her voice. "You did not make me my breakfast and brought it to me in bed?"

Elijah's smile disappear, he rolled his eyes and grabbed his cup of coffee. "Come on, eat." He drank a sip.

Katherine shook her head, sighing. She grabbed a cup which was full on blood; she drank a sip before to pull it back on the tray. She asked, frowning. "Is that your blood?"

Elijah nodded, swallowing another sip. "Yes, I thought you like it."

A mix of a naughty and evil smirk appeared on Katherine's face. "I do but not like that."

Elijah sighed. "Of course, I should have guessed it." He got up and took off his shirt. "This time I'm sure you won't put blood on my shirt" He sat back on the bed and tilted his head.

Katherine passed her tongue on her upper lips before to showed her fangs and thrust them into Elijah's flesh.

Later in the morning, Katherine was laid randomly on the couch when her phone vibrated, she sighed of exasperationwhen she the person who was calling her. "Hayley, finally! What did you find?"

"Good morning to you too! And I have a lot of information so this time I'm gonna ask for what you know about my family first."

Katherine rolled her eyes up, Hayley would have really do anything for some information about her family but telling her where they were now wasn't a good decision, she knew Hayley would run to them the minute she knows their location. A piece of indication would be enough for now. "Your family arrived in USA in 1895, most of them got scattered through the years but a pack is still formed, and for the location of this pack is for when you will tell me where is the cure. Now tell me."

"Klaus' sister has now a dagger in her heart, apparently she was a problem for them, Klaus daggered her. And Elena's brother, Jeremy, I think. He is a hunter something to do with the Five."

Katherine frowned, biting her lower lips. Elijah wasn't going to like that. "What the hell is "the five"?"

"I have no idea yet, I'll contact you later."

Great, she thought. She will have to wait at least 2 weeks before to get some news again. "Ok, try to be faster this time." She hung out and got up. She needed to talk to Elijah.

She climbed the stairs quickly and stopped in front of his door, how was she supposed to announce him that?! She slowly turned the handle and took a step in.

Elijah who was reading the news-paper turned his sign toward her, smiling when he heard the door opening. He looked rapidly at the phone in her hand and asked. "Any news?"

Katherine passed her tongue on her lips before to join him next to the desk disposed in a corner of the room. She took a chair and put it in front of him before to sat on it. "I do have news. But I have a good and a bad new. Which one do you want to know first?"

Elijah put the news-paper on the desk and swallowed in stress. "The bad one."

"Your sister is in a coffin. Klaus daggered her." She looked right through his eyes before to grab his left hand.

Elijah suddenly got up, pushing his chair away. He passed his hand on his face, closing the other in anger. "Fuck! He really can't help himself!"

Katherine followed him and grabbed his fist, forcing him to look at her. "Elijah, listen to me. We are going to find this cure as soon as possible. Then we will go in Mystic Falls and help your sister, ok?"

Elijah squeezed Katherine's hand as hard as it hurt her. He let them go before to turn around the room, passing his hands through his hair. He punched the wall next to the bed.

Katherine looked down at her red hands, before to straddle when she saw him hit the wall. He needed to let his anger go outside, but hitting wall wasn't the solution. She suddenly scratched her neck with her nails, making it blood a lot. She grabbed Elijah's shoulder and made him turned. "Drink from me."

"No, I'm going to kill you if I do that." He yelled at her, walking away from her as he shook his head to forget the smell of her blood. He wouldn't be able to control himself if start to drink from her now. He knows it.

Katherine followed him using her vamp-speed. She stood in front of him. "No, you won't. You need to let him Elijah." She took his hand and passed it on her neck.

Elijah violently pushed her against the wall and asked her angrily. "Give me one good reason to not kill you right now."

Katherine passed her hand through his hair and answered with a smirk. "Because there is a part of you which can't stop loving me."

Elijah let go the hold he has on her and slowly slid his head to the side of her neck which wasn't cut to sink his teeth into.

"You have almost drain all my blood." Said Katherine laid on Elijah's bed, her head resting on his chest.

"Sorry. Your blood is an attractive poison." He brought Katherine's hand to his mouth and kissed it softly. "You shouldn't have done that… It was dangerous."

Katherine nodded. "I know." She rolled and laid on her belly to look at Elijah. "About the good new! Do you know something about "The five"?"

Elijah straightened and nodded once. "Yes, it was 900 years ago. Five brothers, all hunters. Their purpose was to kill every vampire. They apparently had a weapon which was supposed to kill us, I never knew what it was…" Elijah stopped his sentence to think. "It was the cure. Their ultimate weapon."

Katherine listened him carefully. "So what? Do you know where they could have hid it?"

"Unfortunately no. They daggered us, Klaus saved us and killed them in the process."

"Jeremy, Elena's brother is a hunter."

Elijah got up and walked to the chair where his coat was put to took it and wear it up. "I'll go in Mystic Fall. Just the time I see what the hunter has to do in it."

Katherine sighed from the inside and swallowed. "How long will you be gone?"

Elijah shrugged. "I don't know." He walked to the door of the house and opened it.

Katherine followed him and fake a smile. "Ok, then be careful."

"I'm indestructible honey." He smirked and bend over to kiss Katherine's cheek.

Katherine closed her eyes as he kissed her cheek and grabbed the edge of Elijah's jacket. She slowly turned her head to make her lips meet his.

Elijah kissed her back, lost. When Katherine stepped away from him, she directly closed the door to his face without letting him the time to see her face, to react or even to say anything. He touched his lips, blinking many times before to started to walk to his car, thinking about what happened 5 seconds ago.

This chapter was a bit longer that I wanted it to be but I guess it's not a bad thing, right?

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