Damon finished his story just as they arrived at the Boarding house. Rachel was already waiting outside for them.
"Daddy, you're here! I was so worried! Uncle Stefan said you stayed behind but he was to busy with Elena to give any kind of real explanations…" Rachel said as she rushed to her father and they hugged.
That's when she looked up and noticed the other man who had been driving the car they arrived in.
"Oh, um…Hello… I'm Rachel Salvatore." She said politely, offering the man her hand.
Elijah took it and kissed it like a true gentleman before he said:
"I'm Elijah."
"Finn's brother? That's great! Can I invite him in daddy?" Rachel asked excitedly, making both men smile.
"Of course, that's why I brought him back here. Why don't you call Sage and tell her everything?" Damon suggested.
"Elijah, please come on in."
They all entered the house and while Damon invited Elijah to sit and gave him some bourbon, Rachel took her phone out.
"Aunt Sage it's Rachel! You'll never believe who tried to kidnap Elena today! Elijah!" Rachel said quickly and excitedly, like it was the best news ever that Elena had been kidnapped.
"Elijah? Are you okay Rachel? Did he try to hurt you?" Sage asked worriedly, showing Elijah just how much he missed.
"No, he didn't hurt me…Not even daddy… He's right here now. Daddy says you should come… I think they mean that Klaus is near and they want to be prepared to make a deal with him…" Rachel replied.
"I'm actually not far, I'll be here soon. Be careful sweetie… I'll be here in less than 4 hours." Sage replied.
Rachel could hear the sound of a car being pushed to its limit. She agreed and hung up.
"Sage considers your daughter family…" Elijah realised.
"Yes… Sage became the mother figure Rachel didn't have before we met her…" Damon replied.
"It's not like I could count on Shelby for that… She did try to kill me a few times…" Rachel said sadly.
"Yes, your father did tell me your story… It's hard to believe and quite intriguing…" Elijah said.
"You also have experience in dealing with a parent that wants you dead, I'm sure you can understand how happy I felt to have Sage in replacement." Rachel told him as she sat down with them.
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To pass the time, Damon and Rachel took Elijah to see Katherine.
She was really weak but conscious enough to be afraid of Elijah. Throughout the conversation the two had, they realised that Elijah was still a little in love with Katherine but that he was really mad at her and wanted to make her pay for betraying him and not trusting him five hundred years ago.
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They got back home with time to spare and since Stefan had gotten back home, they explained everything to him and even if he didn't truly trust the Original vampire, he knew that he could trust his brother's judgment. He also understood that if Elijah couldn't be killed, it would be a bad idea to get on his bad side. Plus, if everything he had heard about Klaus was true, they would need him to defend Elena.
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Frederick was tired of just sitting around his borrowed house and he decided to walk a little in town. Thanks to his super hearing, he managed to hear that Katherine had been in town and was now locked in the tomb. He laughed at the irony of things. The b!tch had managed to escape being locked in the tomb in 1864 but she ended up in it anyway. It was only some sort of justice.
He needed some action and he was a little curious as to how resourceful the Salvatore brothers could be. He walked up to their Boarding house and managed to catch a glimpse of Elijah, the Original vampire, sitting in their house… He seemed in a friendly mood and it only intrigued him more…
If Elijah was working against his brother with the Salvatore who already had Sage on their side, then Klaus was in trouble and could very well end up dead when he tried to break his curse… Frederick was wondering what could possibly stop them from harming Klaus… it would surely please him if he managed to prevent his enemy from acting.
Just as he was about to leave, he watched as another old vampire named Sage arrived and hugged the young human Salvatore close to her heart. It didn't take him long to form a plan in his head. He needed to hold the young Rachel away from them and tell them she would stay there until Klaus had broken his curse and walked out of it alive… Easy right?
He kept on watching and listened to what was happening inside the house. At some point, while Sage and Elijah were catching up, Rachel said she was going to get some fresh hair and walk outside a bit to get rid of the tension of the day. He took it as his opportunity and made sure he had the syringe of sedative in his pocket.
He silently came behind the fragile girl and quickly injected her with the sedative before he hid again so she would simply think it was an insect biting her or something. He watched as she started feeling bad and sat on the ground before passing out. He grabbed her before she could hit the ground and ran her up to the house he was occupying.
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"Rachel has been gone a while…" Sage said, realising her favourite human wasn't here anymore.
"That's weird, she usually doesn't stay out that long… She knows how easily I worry about her…" Damon said as he walked to the door and started calling out for her.
"I can't smell her at all…" Sage said, standing by his side.
"Maybe she went to see a friend…Teenage girls do that…" Elijah suggested.
"Not Rachel and certainly not without warning us before she does." Damon replied.
"I've called Bonnie, she can't do any magic right now, she needs to rest but Sheila is trying to do a locator spell on Rachel's necklace right now." Stefan said.
Damon and Sage were both pacing the living room while Elijah and Stefan were sitting on the couch, waiting. About 15 minutes later, Sheila called Damon with a street… She could tell him the approximate place Rachel was in but there was still a couple of houses in that circle and she wasn't sure which one it was.
"It's okay, we'll find her. Thank Sheila." Damon replied before he hung up.
"You've got Bennett witches doing magic for you… I'm impressed. Usually Bennett women try their best to keep to themselves." Elijah said as he followed them, willing, too, to try and save the young Salvatore girl that intrigued him.
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Rachel came to her senses to realise that she was tightly tied up to a chair in a room where she couldn't see outside. She didn't know how much time had passed but she knew for sure that her father would be looking for her now along with Sage. She listen closely and could hear a male voice ordering a woman to stay away from this side of the house… No, not ordering she realised…compelling.
She had been kidnapped by a vampire that lived with compelled humans… It meant that her father and Sage wouldn't be able to come in anytime soon. She really didn't know how they would be able to rescue her… She was gagged and couldn't scream for help, she couldn't ever try to loosen the ropes around her feet and hands since they were almost cutting her circulation off…
"Now, don't try to get free little girl… it won't work…You'll only manage to hurt yourself…" The vampire said to her.
Rachel would have liked to be able to reply to him but she couldn't so she settle for glaring daggers at him and doing her best to look confident.
She couldn't even scream when he started biting her and drinking from her. He made it so it would hurt her like hell and she couldn't do anything about it… She was trapped…
All the confidence and the strength in the world wouldn't have been enough to stop her tears.
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"Nobody was in the other house, it has to be this one." Sage said after a nice old lady told Damon he couldn't enter and closed the door.
"She's been compelled not to let anyone in, it's obvious…" Stefan said.
"Then we need to trick her out." Damon said.
Sage nodded and Damon rang the door bell again but hid while Sage got on her knees and acted like she was hurt. This time a man answered and rushed to Sage along with a woman that followed when he told her to call for some help.
Not willing to waste some time in trying to compel them to do as they wanted, Damon and Sage killed the couple and rushed inside to smell blood…
"Rachel's blood…" Sage said in horror as Damon growled in rage.
They all rushed upstairs and found a vampire Stefan and Damon remembered as Frederick drinking from Rachel. The poor girl was so pale and her heart was getting weak.
"Now, not a step closer or I'll kill her… I've got to say… She truly taste good this one." Frederick said.
"Do you know who you're up against?" Elijah said calmly.
"I know who I can get on my side… I keep this one here and you stay out of Klaus' business… When he gets in town, which should be very soon, he'll be thankful to me for helping him and will reward me."
"The only reward you'll get from my brother is your heart being pulled out for butting into his business." Elijah replied as Damon growled louder.
Stefan knew his brother was about to loose it and he didn't know what to do… He had a vervain grenade in his pocket but he didn't know how to use it without hurting Rachel. They couldn't do anything without the man hurting or killing Rachel before they reached him.
Suddenly, Damon and Sage both lost it and jumped toward Frederick who, understanding that he wouldn't be able to win, pushed Rachel toward them and jumped out of the closed window.
While Sage took Rachel in her arms and started feeding her some of her blood, Damon and Stefan jumped out the window too, to try and catch the vampire.
Unfortunately, they came back a few hours later, unable to locate him.
"It's okay, he won't try any thing else." Sage replied confidently while Damon hugged his sleeping daughter close to his heart and stayed with her until the next morning.
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