Chapter 16:
Elijah felt more alive than he had in months as he returned to the mansion. For a few minutes it was as though they had gone back in time. She had been the Elena he knew; all warm and soft. It only served to make him miss her more. Rebekah was raiding the refrigerator when he got in and Klaus was surprisingly quiet as he painted in his studio. As Elijah looked in he realized why; Klaus' subject matter was all too familiar as he took in the delicate blonde waves that were coming to life on the canvas. Elijah continued on to the study and settled on the couch to have a scotch before bed.
He didn't even make it to the door of his study when he heard Rebekah screech.
"We have nothing good to eat!" He wanted to open that door and have his scotch but he couldn't as Rebekah's cries were louder than he thought possible.
"What is it that you want?" Kol asked as he was beside his sister instantly. She glared at him.
"Nothing from you-for all I know it could be tainted with that witch's magic!" She hissed coldly. Klaus appeared and asked her the same question but got a different response. "I wanted some dark chocolate truffles and maybe a steak dinner with all the fixings-mash potatoes and gravy, something green-the likes and a tall glass of strawberry lemonade."
Within minutes Klaus had gone to the store for truffles, Elijah was making potatoes and steak while Kol was making turnip greens and lemonade. All of her brothers were pitching in for her.
"Is there anything I can do Rebekah?" Stefan asked as he joined her at the breakfast bar where she was watching her brothers cook.
"Bonnie?" Elijah asked Kol.
"Exhausted from all the spells and sound asleep," Kol replied. "Are you doing okay sister?" Kol was genuinely worried about her. The two of them had always been close. Before she could answer he meal had come together and that was about the time Klaus made it back from the store with the truffles.
"Stefan-no," she smiled widely at him. "There's nothing I need you to do for me." He nodded and she dug into her food with a vengeance.
"I have a feeling the few months are going to be going down this same route." Kol said with a pale look. "Elijah, brother, you know that I love you and all-"
"What is it Kol?" Elijah knew better than to listen to Kol's confession of brotherly love when he was scared. It was his 'go to' move when he was extremely scared.
"Can I live with the girls in the Compound?" he asked.
"I have a feeling we both may end up living there by the end of the third month." Elijah whispered to him.
Bonnie had forgotten to lift the spell and was shocked when she woke up the next morning with her fangs out and an overwhelming urge to bite Kol's neck which is what he woke up to. He woke up with a grin on his face.
Elijah also woke up feeling much more optimistic than he had in some time and it was all because of Elena.
Bonnie had forgotten to lift the spell and was shocked when she woke up the next morning with her fangs out and an overwhelming urge to bite Kol's neck which is what he woke up to. He woke up with a grin on his face.
Elijah also woke up feeling much more optimistic than he had in some time and it was all because of Elena.
Once everyone was downstairs, breakfast was an interesting affair as Rebekah was given only toast and tea for her stomach. After that, everyone went into the living room.
"So what's the game plan for the day?" Klaus asked as he began painting Caroline again. Rebekah was on the couch with a book about pregnancy and Stefan was sitting beside her, also reading the book.
Elijah shrugged. "I am to keep you and Rebekah reigned in." Elijah said evenly. "Though tonight I do have a dinner date." He added to their shocked looks.
"I'm visiting the girls and giving Jeremy pointers." Kol added. "Bonnie's coming with me to visit all of them as well."
Klaus and Rebekah glared at the two. "So you promised that wench that you would reign us in?" Rebekah asked spitefully.
"Yes, I did but honestly Rebekah you need to be home resting. I know you don't want anything to happen to this baby," Elijah replied. "This city doesn't need to be torn apart just to prove we're here. Now can I count on the two of you to be on good behavior?"
"Yes brother," Klaus said with a hint of unbridled loyalty to him. "You can trust me when I say that I am more loyal to you and that I will keep my word."
Kol smiled at his third eldest brother before turning to look at his baby sister.
"Will you be on your best behavior Rebekah?" Kol demanded of her.
She pouted and whined petulantly. "Yes."
"If Kol and I can't deliver your cooperation then I am sure Marcel will get involved and I don't want to have to deal with that," Elijah said firmly.
"You know Kol's more likely to rip this city apart than any of the rest of us," Rebekah protested.
"I don't think so anymore Bekah," Klaus grinned. He was beginning to see what Elijah had been talking about. Kol was taking on a different set of challenges and it had nothing to do with killing and destroying.
"Okay is it time to go see Elena and Care?" Bonnie asked as she bounded downstairs in her skinny jeans and flounced Chanel pink silk top with pin tucks down the front and lace cutouts near the bottom hem. The top was very billowing in contrast to the skinny jeans. Kol smiled as he took her in.
"Yes I think we can be on our way now," he said and with a nod to Elijah they took his BMW to the compound.
They were searched as soon as the entered and Kol rolled his eyes as they thrust him up against a wall and restrained him to do so. Bonnie was a little frightened by that but Kol shrugged with that easy grin on his face. That was when Bonnie realized that he was letting the other two vampires feel like they were in control. He was very calmly playing by their rules despite the fact that none of them could take him.
"We didn't come armed," Kol laughed, "as if we would need it."
Caroline was the first to appear in the courtyard and Bonnie hurried to her and enveloped her in a hug.
"Care it's SO good to see you," Bonnie grinned and a moment later they were joined by Elena. Kol strolled easily into the courtyard to join them as soon as his search was over. He was determined to be on his best behavior because that is what Elijah and Bonnie needed from him.
Elena smiled at the two before she glanced at the vampires who held Kol up against the wall. Walking calmly over to them, she broke each arm and leg before shoving them against the wall Kol was on.
"The two of them are here at mine and Caroline's convenience," she hissed at them. "If you want to live then do not piss me off. You will end up either heartless or headless. Understand?"
They nodded and ran off to tell Marcel about the visitors. Turning around to them, she gave them her best cutesy and innocent girly smile.
"I'm sorry about them but they shouldn't bug you anymore." She said sweetly.
"Not a problem Elena," Kol shrugged casually with an easy smile. "Is Jeremy around? I thought he and I could have a chat while you girls do your thing." Bonnie grinned at him. The nicer he was to her best friends the more she just absolutely loved him.
"He's with Davina at the ice cream shop with Thierry watching them." Elena said in an apologetic voice. "I think that they're both really serious about each other." She added.
Kol smirked. "He has been bit by the love bug as well."
"Don't you mean-he's been hit by Cupid's arrow?" Caroline asked.
Blinking, he nodded.
"Well in that case just pretend I'm not here," Kol smiled and a moment later he easily vaulted up a couple of balcony railings and was on the second story roof. Bonnie blushed at Kol's action before turning her attention back to Caroline and Elena.
"Okay so I'm here," she smiled, "let's talk."
"Hmmm what to talk about?" Caroline questioned in a teasing voice. "Maybe about Elena's mystery man?"
Elena rolled her eyes. "It was Elijah and no-we just talked." She gave Caroline a pointed look. "He and I do have a business dinner tonight-just me and him." She added.
The girls grinned at each other before Caroline and Bonnie ushered Elena up to Caroline's room to get her ready for her date.
They wanted her to make Elijah fall to his knees and let loose.
Bonnie gave Elena a bottle of body oil to use.
"What is this?" Elena asked.
"Just a little something I whipped up with Elijah in mind," Bonnie smirked, "it's Bourbon, strawberries, a hint of apricot and roses." Caroline took out the stopped and inhaled.
"It's sex in a bottle!" she exclaimed.
"I have observed that these are all things that Elijah seems to equate with pleasure so..." Bonnie shrugged. Once Elena had used the oil liberally and put a small bottle in her clutch for later Caroline started on wardrobe selection while Bonne put Elena's hair into a low French roll in the back. It was stylish and sultry at the same time. She then gave Elena some very sexy eye make-up. Finally Caroline selected a navy, one-shoulder, silk gown with a bubble hem. Bonnie found some wedges with beautiful silver metallic t-straps.
"If he can make complete sentences when he sees you then he's heartless," Caroline grinned.
"I think it's good that the two of you are at least mending fences," Bonnie said gently.
"Mending fences! There was Jazz music and dancing going on in here last night!" Caroline giggled.
"Okay Bonnie...I'm turning the tables now. I want to see your new little play toys," Elena said pointedly. Bonnie looked confused, "Elijah told me what he caught you and Kol doing last night." Bonnie turned fifty shades of red.
"Come on let me see them," Elena demanded. Bonnie looked a little nervous but then concentrated and her two friends watched in surprise as veins spread her face and she opened her mouth to reveal the delicate pair of fangs sliding out.
"OMG! Did he turn you?" Caroline exclaimed.
"No," Bonnie blushed, "it's just a spell..."
"Why would you want a spell to simulate...oh..." Caroline answered her own question and Bonnie could not get anymore red if she tried.
"They look fantastic," Elena smiled.
"Well you've seen mine. I think turnabout is fair play," Bonnie said as she felt her own fangs receding. It was getting less startling every time she did that.
"You wanna see ours?" Elena asked. She stood up and twirled a bit. She was absolutely in love with the outfit. "I actually think I should make this dinner into a lunch meeting."
Grabbing her phone, she called Elijah. She was pleasantly surprised when he answered his phone.
"Miss Elena? Is everything alright?" He asked.
"Everyone is fine but I was thinking that instead of our dinner tonight we make it lunch instead?"
"That sounds like a good idea." She was shocked that he agreed to the lunch date.
Hanging up, she smirked at the girls.
"Yes I want to see them," Bonnie urged. The first time she had lifted the spell right afterward but each time she had left it a little longer and now this time she hadn't even thought about lifting it.
The girls nodded and showed off their fangs. Bonnie looked mesmerized by them.
"Have a completely good time on your date," Bonnie grinned. They watched as Elena left and then Bonnie settled on the bed with Caroline. "I hope they can forgive each other."
Kol inhaled as the pleasant smell wafted up to him. Elena was going to drive his brother crazy. He watched her saunter through the courtyard. As she walked through the compound's entrance Elijah was leaned against a red Ferrari 458 Italia in another of his gorgeous suits. He smirked as he moved from the side of the car and opened the passenger door.
"Elena you look lovely today," Elijah smiled. As he helped her into the car he inhaled deeply and moaned as her scent turned every inch of him on.
Hearing his moan, she grinned. Seeing just how uncomfortable he was and the fact that he kept trying to control himself, she decided to make it harder for him to concentrate on anything at the moment.
Moving her hand to his thigh, she rubbed it as well as squeezed it.
"Where are we going for lunch?" She asked him casually.
"Elena don't poke a tiger," Elijah warned. He did not like to be toyed with and he wasn't going to be used and tossed aside. He wanted more from her than that. With a gentle grip on her wrist he returned her hand to her lap.
"I thought perhaps you would like to go to Commanders Palace," Elijah suggested. As he pulled up he tossed the keys to the valet and reached a hand in for Elena. He escorted her into the high-end restaurant and they were taken to the room with a view of the courtyard. Though the rest of the restaurant was teaming with patrons this room was empty save them. "I didn't want to be disturbed," he said with a smile as he pulled out her chair and she realized he'd bought out part of a restaurant for her.
"You smell delectable," he groaned.
"Really?" She gave him a flirty smile and leaned over on the table to fix his tie. His eyes dilated and his breathing was harsher. "You really should learn how to dress yourself up better."
He looked ready to take her out of the restaurant and make her cry out his name over and over again.
The waitress came and Elijah turned his attention to ordering the courses. A few minutes merlot and calamari appeared. Elijah began enjoying his food.
"So things between your little brother and the witch are going well?" Elijah asked. "I hope that's not an issue for Marcel..." While he might want to give in and flirt with her he knew that after all the animosity between them she would regret it and hate herself and quite probably him as well. So he was determined to keep things even and restrain himself.
She shook her head. "Actually he thinks they look good together and yes, they are going good. He took her out for ice cream again."
Her eyes were bright when she spoke and he smiled at her.
"What about our soon to be mother?" She asked him.
Elijah smiled gently, "Rebekah has wanted to be a mother for almost a thousand years now so now she's pretty terrified that something will go wrong. Couple that with her body being flooded with ten weeks of pregnancy all at once and she's a mess. Her emotions are all over the place, she's had some sickness which doesn't happen to a vampire and her body aches as it's trying to play catch-up. I think she's scaring Kol a little," Elijah laughed as he remembered Kol's reaction from the other night.
"I think once she gets out of the first trimester things should even out," Elijah finished.
"Kol is terrified?" Elena couldn't believe it.
"Very terrified." Elijah still thought he was in a dream as he never believed that this would happen. "Anything new with you?"
"Besides being Caroline's second in command, not much." Elena told him as she took a delicate sip of her wine.
After the calamari they were brought steak and lobster medallions with baby red potatoes and asparagus. Elijah took a long sip of his wine. That scent on her was very effective. Somehow he had a feeling that Bonnie Bennett was responsible.
"What exactly are you commanding?" Elijah asked in a very casual and neutral tone. The more he heard that the more nervous it made him. Elena was too young to know that supernatural factions had long memories and far reaches. She could get in over her head before she realized it and Marcel took after Klaus enough that Elijah could believe that the young protégé would cut ties and leave the two girls to take the fall if things went south.
"You could say that I'm her bodyguard/best friend." She couldn't stop smirking at his curious look. Taking a bite of the food, she nearly moaned about how good it was.
It was a hard job just trying to calm himself down though when he heard the moan she let out, he clutched the utensils to the point that they were almost broken.
Elijah had to concentrate to enjoy his meal. He remembered vaguely enjoying parts of the steak and lobster. The bread pudding was exquisite but by then he was spiking his wine liberally with blood. Finally he was escorting her out to the BMW and he settled her in the passenger seat. He was silent as he pulled the car out into traffic. when they arrived back at the compound he opened her door and helped her out. Her eyes raked over him and Elijah's gaze flared hot.
"I am not made of stone Elena," he growled and suddenly he thrust her gently against the outside wall and a moment later his hand slid into her hair and his lips were pressed against hers. He lost himself in her for a moment before he pulled back. Kol smirked as he could hear them from his vantage point on the roof. He had been listening to his iPhone for a while but then couldn't help listening to Bonnie and Caroline. He wasn't actually paying that much attention to the words. He mostly just wanted to hear the sound of her voice.
Elena let out a growl and pulled him back for another kiss. Her hands were over his muscles that were underneath his shirt and she jumped up, her legs around his waist.
She knew that she was upset with him but when he kissed her, she forgot everything.
His lips were trailing searing kisses over every inch of skin that he had access to.
Finally pulling back, he gave her a nip on her lower lip before smirking.
"When you're ready to fall again," he purred to her mouth. "I'll be waiting. Always and forever."
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