Timeless
Chapter Seven.
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Elena rushed to the door of the office and glanced left and right. If she was quick, she might be able to get out without any of the other guards spotting her. The hallway was empty but she could hear two men talking to each other in the room next door. She let out a short breath and peeked her head out of the door once more, her body following. She had no idea where she was going but she was going to have to search for a way out. She stepped into the hallway and turned left, passing by the half open door that was obviously a staff-room. Glancing inside the room, she could see two officers with their backs to her. She stopped for a second, contemplating just stepping inside and ripping both of their heads from their bodies but she managed she stop herself. Instead, she continued on her way, looking around for an exit door. She had just turned around the top corner when she heard one of the officers say something. Using her vampire hearing, she was strained but she managed to hear him.
"I was talking to Chris this morning about sending out some patrols." Elena heard him say. "This town is crawling with vampires so the quicker we do this, the better."
Elena's eyes widened and she rushed around the corner, picking up speed as she rushed through the building. She now realized that she was running out of time. Those names on that list weren't just names, they were targets. They could be heading over to Klaus's mansion right now and there was nothing she could do about it if she was stuck here. Her eyes suddenly lit up when she spotted a door in front of her. Running forwards, she yanked on the door handle and the door opened revealing a dark stairwell. She began to climb the stairs, realizing she was obviously in a basement. Once she reached the door at the top, she gave it a soft push and found herself on a very well-lit ground level building. There were secretaries, Elena assumed, bustling about with wads of paperwork in their arms, pottering from desk to desk.
She had no idea where she was but she knew she had to make a quick exit. Spotting a door opposite, she quickly headed for it and almost fell through it in a rush to leave. Closing the door behind her, Elena looked around at the town square in front of her. She spotted the Mystic Grill across the square and she realized what building she had been in. They had kept her in specialized cells below the sheriff's office. That was when she realized that this wasn't just a case of 'wrong place at the wrong time'. This was a planned operation. They had specialized cells built-in to the bottom of the sheriff's office for gods sake! They knew what they were doing. They were planning to rid the town of vampires and they had simply caught Elena red-handed. She may have gotten away unscathed if she hadn't stopped for a snack She knew Caroline wouldn't have been so lucky, even if she hadn't been caught. They would have tried to capture Klaus eventually and Caroline would have tried to protect him. That was just who she was. Now though, her life was in Elena's hands and the brunette wasn't about to leave her best friend to die.
Pulling out her phone, Elena called Caroline's phone but sighed when she received no answer. She scrunched up her nose and shoved her phone back into her pocket.
'Would it kill Caroline to answer her phone just this once!?'
Elena shot around the back of the Mystic Grill and looked around, making sure no one was watching her. If she moved quickly, she could get to Klaus and Caroline before they did. At least she could warn them that the officers would be coming! Using her vampire speed, she rushed through the back of town, almost flying through the trees that made up the woods. Running on, she kept her eyes peeled for people, not wanting to be held up by a jogger with a set of eagle eyes.
"Please don't be there already." Elena said to herself, hoping she wasn't to late.
Trees whizzed past her head and she began to feel the familiar burning sensation in her legs as she powered through the woods, getting closer to the large white mansion outside of town. A few minutes later, Elena pulled away from the clump of trees and slowed her speed down with a gasp, trying to put some air back into her lungs. Tiring, she slowed right down to a walk and stepped into the back garden of the large mansion. Several highly expensive looking cars were scattered across the driveway but she couldn't be sure if Klaus was actually home. Silence surrounded her. Even with her vampire hearing, she couldn't hear any talking. Only the sounds of the wind in the trees and the birds chirping as they circled overhead filled her ears. She wandered around the large front door and knocked, her knuckles tapping against it.
Elena waited but no one came to the door. She tried again but after waiting again, she realized no one seemed to be home. Cocking her head to one side, she reached out and closed her fingers around the door handle. Pushing down on it, she was surprised to see that the door opened and revealed the hallway inside.
"Hello?" Elena called out, hoping to hear the sound of Klaus or Caroline coming down the staircase. She knew it was unlikely. With their vampire hearing, it was unlikely that they would miss the sound of her knocking on the door. "Klaus?"
Despite her better judgement, she even called out for the last person she would have ever expected.
"Damon? Are you in here?"
Silence. The brunette let out a sigh and closed the door behind her. At least she would be here when they came back. She just hoped they would make it back before the deputies called in for a chat. Even with her strength, she wasn't sure if she could tackle several deputies.
Elena wandered through the house, searching for any signs of when they would be due back. Elena felt around in her pocket and pulled out her cellphone. With cold and shaking hands, she called Caroline's phone once again, hoping to get an answer this time. The phone began to ring and Elena span around realizing she could hear the familiar pop tune that Caroline had set as her ringtone only a few weeks ago. Elena's mouth dropped as she followed the sound which was coming from the living room. She stepped through the door and she sighed, spotting Caroline's phone lighting up on the table. She walked over to the table, crushing something underneath her foot. She looked down and took a step backwards, bending down so that one of her knees was resting against the hard wooden floor. She picked up the slightly squashed object and her eyes widened. It was a wooden bullet.
"Oh my god," muttered Elena. "No."
Twisting the wooden bullet around in her fingers, she felt a tear come to her eye. She was too late. She had got here too late! By now, she figured that the officers would have noticed she was gone so they wouldn't take any chances in losing either of those two. They wouldn't go as easy on them as they did on her. It wouldn't just be vervain, that was for sure. Tears began streaming down her face now as she realized she may never see her best friend again. She wasn't going to give up however. She was going to try her best and if it meant she would lose her life in the process, so be it. She would do anything for Caroline.
"Well well, look who we have here." A voice from behind her said. Elena span around and saw Damon, who was leaning against the door frame with his arms crossed and a smirk set on his face.
She really wasn't in the mood to deal with him right now. She didn't have time!
"Not now, Damon-"
"What are you doing here?" He asked her.
"Caroline and Klaus are gone." She said, holding up Caroline's phone.
"What?"
"They're gone!" shouted Elena, making Damon cock his head to the side slightly.
"What are you talking about, Elena?" Damon straightened up and for once, he wasn't making a joke. He looked completely serious.
"When I left here, I was shot with vervain darts and taken to a cell."
"By who?"
"The sheriff's office but that's not the point I'm trying to make right now!"
"Calm down, Elena," said Damon, moving closer to her. Elena looked at him. His face was showing major signs of worry and Elena was finally seeing a more normal side to Damon. A side of him which wasn't him constantly ripping on her or being sarcastic. He genuinely looked scared. "Just calm down and tell me what happened."
"I managed to get free but when I was heading out, I saw a big board that had names of possible vampires on it and Klaus was dead centre."
"Well, that's not good." muttered Damon, scratching his head. "I didn't think they knew about us."
"Your name wasn't on there, just Klaus." replied Elena. "Anyway, I got here as fast as I could but I must have been too late."
"Maybe they're just out?" Damon asked but Elena shook her head. He was almost directly in front of her now. He was trying to pass off the fact that Klaus could be in danger but Elena wasn't fooled. She knew he was just as scared at the thought of losing his best friend as she was.
"Then explain this." said Elena, handing him the slightly squashed wooden bullet. He took one look at it and let out a sigh.
"Okay, what are we going to do?"
"What do you mean 'we'?" asked Elena with a laugh. "I don't need your help. I got out of there once before, I can do it again."
"No, you can't!"
"Yes I can, Damon!" snapped Elena, getting nose to nose with the man in front of her. "You can't stop me from going! She's my best friend!"
"And Klaus is mine! You can't go there on your own, Elena. You need me."
"I do not need you."
"Yes you do. You just don't want to admit it," Damon smirked and Elena huffed slightly, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Fine," said Elena. "But we have to go now."
Fifteen minutes later, Elena and Damon sat in Damon's parked car, staring at the back of the sheriff's office. Damon's arm was resting against the door and Elena unbuckled her belt.
"Come on then."
"Wait, Elena." Damon grabbed her arm and she turned around to face him, her eyebrow raised.
"What?"
"We need to think about this," Damon told her. "We can't just go charging in there. We'll be shot full of wooden bullets and vervain before we can even get into the basement."
"I never thought you would be the sensible one." replied Elena to which Damon rolled his eyes.
"I just don't feel like getting killed." He said to her and she nodded.
"I suppose." muttered Elena, sitting back in her seat. "What did you have in mind then?"
Damon sighed and turned to face her, looking her in the eye. He could see she was stressed and ultimately terrified. Her face was scrunched up and her eyes were wide. She was scared and she had every right to be. They were going in and they didn't know how many officers were going to be in there. Even though they were vampires, there was no guarantee that they would make it out unscathed. But they were going to do this for Klaus and Caroline. They were going to do this for their friends.
"We need to find a back door. Did you see a back door?" asked Damon.
"I came out of a side door which is directly opposite one of the doors leading to the basement. We could try that." Elena told him and he nodded.
"It's probably our only choice." replied Damon. "Then, we need to find a place to wait."
"Wait? Why do we need to wait!?" shouted Elena, almost not believing what she was hearing. "The longer we wait, the less chance we have of getting out!"
"Elena, listen to me!" Damon snapped at her, making Elena move back slightly in shock. "We need to plan this carefully or all four of us are going to die in there!"
"Calm down, Damo-"
"Don't tell me to calm down. This isn't just your life on the line, Elena."
"I know-"
"I don't think you do!"
"I'm not a kid, Damon! Don't treat me like one! I know the risks we're taking!"
"Well then prove it! We need to have a plan."
"Okay," said Elena with a sigh. She was finally ready to listen. This was for Caroline after all. Maybe Damon was right. Maybe she needed to take things a little slower. "You were saying?"
"We need to find a place to lay low once we're in there. The sheriff's office run a skeleton shift at night. Our best chance of getting in and out is at night when there are less officers." Damon told her and she nodded her head.
"Okay," replied Elena. "Come on then."
"Come on then," Damon copied her with a nod and a deep breath.
Elena pushed open the side door and peered inside. The sheriff's office was pretty much empty except for a single secretary sitting behind her desk, staring at her computer desktop. Elena looked behind her at Damon who was looking at her curiously.
"Quickly." She said and they both squeezed through the door and rushed to the basement door as quickly as possible, Damon keeping one eye on the secretary who was to absorbed in her work to notice them. Elena opened the basement door and checked for any sign of life. When she heard no footsteps, she rushed inside and dragged Damon with her, making him stumble. He had to hold her to stay upright. She frowned at him and he removed his hand straight away, pulling the door shut behind him as quiet as possible. He watched as she took the stairs one at a time and followed her, freezing when he stepped on a creaky step. He winced and Elena span around, eyes wide.
"Shush!" She whispered.
"Sorry," He mouthed back at her. They stood completely still for a second, listening for any sign of movement but nothing came. Elena let out the breath she didn't even notice she was holding and continued on down the staircase. She tried to remember which way to go. There was a hallway to her left and another to her right, which was mostly straight ahead of the door. She chose the right, remembering the door had been in front of her, not to the side when she had got out. She walked straight ahead, Damon hot on her heels. She never expected to be civil with Damon, not in a million years. This was an extreme circumstance, however. If being civil with Damon and having him on her side saved Caroline, she'd gladly do it.
"What about in here?" She heard behind her and she turned to see Damon pointing to a closet. It looked like a normal janitor type closet. She nodded. They weren't to far away from the cells now. They were just around the corner. It would be a perfect place to lay low for a few hours and she was very doubtful that anyone would need anything from inside here. Damon pushed the door open further and stepped inside. The closet was rather large and roomy. It stretched right back and curved around to the right slightly. Elena closed the door behind her and she headed for the back of the closet, sitting down on the floor. She was out of sight of the door if someone did happen to open it. Damon followed her, with one last look at the closed door. He sighed, knowing it was going to be a long wait. Settling down beside her, he stared at her with a soft expression on his face.
"Well, now we wait." He said to her and she allowed the back of head to fall back against the wall behind her, resting it. Her eyes shifted to his and she smiled softly at him.
"Now we wait."
Hey everyone.
I'm still looking for a beta for this story if anyone is interested?
I hope you guys like this chapter. This is the first sign of Damon and Elena starting to have a civil relationship instead of a aggressive one. Obviously they're both worried about their best friends so they have to work together ;)
Please review and let me know what you think.
See you next update!
-Dreamer