It took Emily a couple of hours to drive out of the city during the day it would have taken much longer but that was why she loved driving at night, clear roads a good time to actually enjoy driving without the constant stopping and starting of traffic. Once she was out of the city she turned down a few turns she picked at random as the scenery around her grew more and more rural, eventually she found a back road which went through a forest where she stopped. "Perfect" she thought getting out the car "no one will find his place i don't think even i could" Emily retrieved Nicky and dragged her deeper into the woods, luckily she found a clearing close by so Emily left Nicky there and went back for the shovel in her boot, "That spot will do nicely, away from the trees and those roots" she thought.
Emily opened the boot of her car and pulled out her shovel which she slung over one shoulder before heading back to Nickys body. Digging the grave was hard and lengthy work by the time she was satisfied with the hole the sun was already beginning to poke out from the top of tree line. Emily threw the shovel out of the hole and jumped up grabbing onto the ledge before using it to lift herself out of the grave, once she was up she brushed the dirt from her clothes as best she could and took a moment to admire a job well done.
CLANG the cold dirty metal of the shovel collided with the back of Emilys head and the ground at the bottom of her hole rushed up to meet her as she fell.
After Stefan and Caroline left the hotel Nadia tailed them as they headed back to the campus, which made sense it was the last place they saw her, as soon as they arrived they picked up Nadias previous scent and followed it to Emily dorm room. The pair went inside the building and a few minutes later they reappeared, Nadias face screwed up in confusion "thats it?" she asked "they just found their dead friend's corpse and no reaction not even another tantrum". The pair quietly headed towards a different building leaving Nadia confused, once she was out of sight Nadia went into Emilys dorm, she was wary at first this could all too easily be a trap they set but those fears subsided when she entered Emilys room and saw..
Nothing. "Where's Nicky?" she exclaimed as she checked the bathroom looking for a sign of the corpse, unable to find the dead girl Nadia gave a low growl and kicked Emilys nightstand in frustration sending it hurtling at the wall before it exploded into wooden shrapnel. Nadia kicked over a few more pieces for good measure before she left the dorm and headed back to the hotel, she had a bone to pick with Katherine. Unfortunately when she got back to the hotel katherine was fast asleep and with all the running around and killing Nadia did today sleeping sounded like a really good idea. So Nadia retreated into the darkness of her room and resolved to talk to Katherine tomorrow.
As sleep claimed Nadia the hotel room fell away and was replaced by the memory she liked to relive every night, she opened her eyes and she was no longer in her bed but in a swinging chair on the porch of a log cabin.
"What do you mean their going to take you back?" Katherine asked, Elena could feel worry creep into Katherine along with fear, the fear of losing a new part of herself one she had only just discovered was vital. "Thats all the message said" Past Elena replied handing Katherine her phone, the message was already open on the screen.
Elena you need help we're your friends so whether you like it or not pack your things we're taking you home
Caroline xxx
"Well do you want to go home?" Katherine asked handing back the phone, Past Elena shook her head "no i want to stay here with the girl i love" she said as she got up from the bed and walked over to Katherine placing a hand on her cheek. Katherine smiled and hooked her hands behind Past Elenas knees and pulled the girl into her lap. "Good" Katherine said Elena could feel the worry leave Katherine replaced by happiness "cause i want the girl i love to stay right here" she said, Past Elenas smile beamed and she nervously tuck her hair behind her ear "sounds like heaven but i think we'd both get a ton of bed sores". Katherine giggled and kissed Elena quickly "right here's what were going to do..
Suddenly the bedroom faded away and so did Katherines body, Elena was alone in the darkness again. "What the hell? why? we weren't done" but the Darkness didn't last long a few seconds after Elena was pulled back in a doorway appeared and Elena was slowly drawn towards it. Once she was pulled through the door Elenas senses returned along with her body and the strong smell of flowers wafted towards her, she was in the cabin once again, "Nadia?" she called hoping the woman would be here as she had the other both times before, a loud sigh came from the porch so Elena headed out of the cabin. She found the reluctant vampire swinging from the porch swing looking out over the field of yellow before her "oh look its Elena" Nadia groaned her feet touching the floor stopping the swinging motion of her seat "what do you want Miss Gilbert?" she asked. Elena walked in front of the woman purposely blocking her view and crossed her arms forming a confident pose she had seen Katherine use many times before "did you tell her?" Elena demanded Nadia shrugged "no i didnt really feel like it" she said smugly as she resumed swinging. Anger was beginning to rise in Elena she strode forwards and stopped the swing with her boot and leaned closer to Nadia "what?" she spat through a clenched jaw, Nadia met Elenas stare the look in her eyes reminded Elena of Katherine "i was never going to tell her" she explained not breaking eye contact.
Anger was quickly becoming rage Elena could feel the telltale black veins emerge onto her face and fangs begin to slip from her gums "WHY?" she demanded to infuriated to form a sentence. "why would i?" Nadia asked rising to her feet as she squared up to Elena "you've only ever been a thorn in my mother side you stole from her, humiliated her you've tried to murder her on more than one occasion and then you ACTUALLY KILLED HER" Nadias voice grew louder with each accusation by the end she was practically screaming in Elena face. it was all she could do to hold her expression and not show Nadia that any of this was getting to her, but the hear someone say these things she knew to be true was heartbreaking, she had done these things to the person she loved and it would probably eat away at her until she saw Katherine again so she could have a chance to hold her and make up for the things she had done.
But she would never get that chance if Nadia didn't cooperate, the sadness and self pity vanished replaced once again by her rage, Elena grabbed Nadia by her coat lifting her clean off the ground and slammed her into the wall behind her. "Listen to me you bitch you're going to tell Katherine that im here then you're going to find a way to get me out do you understand?" Elena ordered her fangs bared as she dropped Nadia and walked back into the cabin.
Nadia got to her feet and brushed the wrinkles out of her jacket before she followed Elena into the cabin, coming up behind the girl Nadia grabbed Elena and slammed her into the wall just as Elena had just done to her "What the hell?" Elena exclaimed but Nadia didn't answer instead she grabbed a fistfull of Elenas hair and bounced her skull off the wall behind her. Dazed and confused Elenas world was spinning the only sensations that was fixed was the pain in the back of her head, the blow had made her go weak the only thing holding her upright was Nadias firm gripp which she quickly released, Elena fell to the ground groaning loudly as her wound complained as the harsh motion. As Elenas vision began to steady she felt a strong pressure on her face as Nadia grabbed her and forced her to look up "Now why don't you listen to me" she said a smug superior smile plastered across her face "im not going to do a damn thing" she said and slammed Elena's head into the wall again causing more agony to erupt inside her skull. "This is my dream you idiot i decide what happens here you think you can intimidate me?" Nadia taunted as she slammed Elena into the wall once more "now get out of my sight" she ordered.
Elena ,unable to even speak or fight or move in anyway, was pulled helplessly towards the spot she had entered the dream as the doorway appeared again. "Back to the darkness" Elena thought "back to the memories of my sweet Katherine" a weak smile formed on her bloody face. "Nadia?", the call made the older vampire turn towards the doorway "you can't kill me Nadia" Elena whispered it was as loud as her fractured head would allow her "this is just a dream as soon as you fall asleep i'll be back, i'll allways be back". She began to chuckle but a new wave of pain stopped caused it to die on her lips "i'm going to make Freddy Kruger look like a scared schoolgirl once im done with you" Elena threatened before the doorway consumed her.
The darkness claimed Elena as all sensations of a body vanished, for once she was glad "cannot be in pain when you don't have a body" she thought chuckling dryly at the small piece of luck she had been given.
Once Elena was through the doorway it vanished and Nadia was left alone in the cabin, the blood on the floor and the dent in the wooden walls were the only evidence there had ever been anyone else. Nadia returned to the porch and resumed her seat, as she began to swing Nadia thought about what Elena had said "well i can't have that" she said to herself "looks like i'm going to need a Traveler"