A/N - Hello guys. Wow. I wrote this chapter a while ago, but looking at it now, I'm realizing just how short it really is. I'm sorry it's so short. However, I promise the next chapter will be worth the wait.
So despite the fact that I have very little time to write, I got a new Steroline AU idea and had to get it down. I posted the first chapter of that under the title "Starstruck by a Forbes". It would be cool if you all went to check that out. And don't worry, this story is still my main priority, but if I ever get some extra time I might write a chapter or two of that.
As always, I love all you guys and thank you for reading my story. Please leave a review, It really does boost a girl's confidence.
October 28th 1921:
It had months since Elena's emotional breakthrough. Lexi knew immediately that at least one of her emotions had been turned back on. Granted, hate wasn't exactly the emotion that was wanted, but it was something. From there Lexi had slowly drawn other emotions out of Elena. She clung to the hatred. She used Elena's hatred to show her how the only reason she hated her sister so much, was because she still loved her. There was no reason to spend so much time hating someone you didn't still care about. There was such a fine line between hate and love and Lexi had used that to her advantage.
Once Elena had both hate and love, it was fairly easy to get the rest of her humanity to come back. About a month after the "hate breakthrough" and a few days after the "love breakthrough" Lexi let Elena out of her cell. They went out for food and talked. Lexi did her best to make Elena laugh. It was a long process, but eventually, Elena got back to normal. Well, at least as normal as a fifty year old vampire could be.
Elena actually began to enjoy spending time with Lexi. It was the roaring twenties and they were beautiful, eligible young woman. They compelled their ways into fancy parties, dressing up in the latest fashion. They drank, sang, and partied. They enjoyed life. Elena began to open up to Lexi, not because she was being forced to relive memories by a vampire mind connection, but because she wanted to.
They kept each other grounded. It would the one of the best decades of Elena's life.