I woke up with a sharp intake of breath. It felt strange like my lungs were opening for no reason. I looked around, no one was there. For a second I thought the events of last night were just a dream, being kidnapped by Matt and then Rebecca running us off the Wickery bridge, and drowning. Then it hit me. The smell, so sweet, so intoxicating. I could hear Stephan, Damon, and Jeremy downstairs talking. The scent hit me again, and I realized I was extremely hungry. Oh no. It wasn't a dream. I did drown, I was dead. A vampire in transition.
Damon must have heard me move, because in less than a second he had Jeremy out of the house and was upstairs at my bedroom door. I didn't want to see him, or Stephan. I only wanted to see one person.
"Elena, you're awake! How are you feeling?" Damon asked rushing to my side.
I glared at him and I answered with three words. "GET. ELIJAH. NOW."
He stared at me dumbfounded for a second not completely comprehending what I said. He scratched his head and before he turned around, he handed me a box.
"little miss witchy made that for you." he sounded defeated as he left my room, clearly not doing what I asked. I opened the box to see a beautiful sapphire ring inside, knowing it was my daylight ring. I slipped it on my finger and took a deep breath before opening my window and jumping out. I was never one to do things impulsively before, but this time I just had to. Something in my heart told me I needed to. Before they could notice I was gone I had jumped in my car and took off. I drove, I noticed the light was giving me a really bad headache and my hunger was increasing by the second. I hadn't completed the transition yet and I didn't know how long I had. Before I knew it, I had pulled into the driveway of the mikaelson manor. I went to knock on the door, but as I lifted my hand, the door opened. In front of me stood the ever entrancing Elijah Mikaelson.
"Elena, why are you here?" he asked. He then stepped closer and inhaled. He quickly knew that something was wrong. Something was off about my scent. "Elena, tell me what happened."
"Elijah, I died. I drown last night, Rebecca ran Matt and I off the Wickery bridge. I'm in transition. " I told him, feeling like crying.
"No, no, no. This wasn't supposed to happen. Elena I'm so sorry. Come with me." Elijah told me, grabbing my hand. I couldn't help but feel the electricity that jumped from his hand to mine. He pulled me towards his large black SUV and opened the passenger door for me.
"I didn't want you to have to be around my siblings for this." he said as he climbed in the other door.
"can you take me somewhere Damon and Stephan can't find me for at least a little while? I don't want to be around them right now." I told him, I was starting to feel tired quickly.
"Elena, you haven't completed the transition have you?" he asked me, sounding very anxious.
"No I haven't gotten the chance, I woke up and came to you. I don't know why I did, I just had to." My eyes started drooping and I felt like I would fall asleep any second.
" Elena stay with me, stay awake." Elijah said as he pulled off the road onto a small driveway leading nowhere. He stopped the car when we reached a small stone building. Before I knew it he was carrying me into the building at vamp speed.
"Elena, I have never let anyone do this before, and it would not work with anyone else. Please do as I say." he then took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeve and bit his wrist. He then held it up to my mouth. I looked at him quizzically.
"Drink Elena, please, or you will die." I did as he said and bit down on top of his own teeth marks. It tasted so good I didn't think I could stop myself, it was so much sweeter than the smell of human blood I had smelled at my house. I could feel myself getting stronger, the more I had. Before I knew it, he had started to lift my chin.
"My young Elena, you have had enough now." Elijah said as I looked up at him. There was still some of his blood on my lips and I licked them, savoring the taste. He must have seen because I could have sworn I saw a smile or maybe a smirk.
"Thank you, Elijah. Why? Why did you do that for me?" I asked him, genuinely curious.
"Why didn't I just give you a blood bag or take you to a human?" I nodded. "My dear Elena, it was my blood that turned you. You were going to die from internal bleeding when I went to the hospital to see you, I gave the doctor some of my blood. I am so sorry. None of us could ever have known what my foolish sister was planning. This was all my fault." Elijah said, I could tell his voice was shaky, he was angry.
"Elijah, this was not your fault. I would have been dead in the first place if it weren't for you, and I wouldn't have come back as a vampire. Elijah I'm not angry."I said, now sitting up, facing him. He squatted down to look me straight in the eyes.
"Elena you must know, since I turned you and let you feed on me, you will not be just any normal vampire. You are now considered my equal in every way, except age, of course. Know that I did not take you feeding on me lightly, I would not do that for just anyone. I have never let another feed on me, nor have I turned anyone." he said as he looked at me. "Then why did you do it for me?" I asked. "That, my dear is a question that I will answer another day. For now, you only need to know that what I wrote to you in that letter, is a promise I will keep." Elijah told me, not answering my question. Then I realized what he meant by keeping his promise.
"Always and forever?" I ask him, already knowing the answer.
"Always and forever." he spoke the words in my ear, so low that only a vampire could hear. It sent chills down my spine. He was so close to me, both of us now standing. He moved his hand up to my face, slowly touching my cheek, walking around towards my back, dragging his fingers across my cheek, brushing my lips. I felt the goosebumps beginning to rise on my skin. Every place his fingers touched was burning hot but freezing cold at the same time.
His fingers reached for my hair, pulling it away from my neck, the white hot sensation was killing me, I wanted nothing more than for him to sink his fangs into my neck. I knew there were things that were left unsaid since we had met, but it took me until now to realize what they were, after all being a vampire heightens emotions. His lips brushed against my neck and I thought I would burst out of my skin. Then I felt his fangs nipping at my skin. Why hadn't he ever been like this with me before. Oh, right. I was still a weak human before.
"Elijah?"
"Yes, darling?" His husky voice sounded against my neck.
"Bite me."
"As you wish, love." he whispered as he sank his teeth into my neck. It was nothing but pure pleasure. I wanted nothing to do with the Salvatore's anymore. They had done nothing but cause me pain and heartache. I had never felt anything like this before with either of them. Somehow I felt whole at the moment. As his fangs retreated and the wound on my neck healed itself, I felt complete.
"wow, that was..." he started.
"Amazing." I finished. My face flushed as he spun me around to look into my eyes.
"You taste like no other person or being that I have ever tasted before. And don't forget, I have been around over a thousand years. Elena, I am sorry I am acting so out of character, when you showed up on my doorstep, I couldn't control myself. I couldn't think straight. The one thing I cared about in this world and my own sister killed you. I am acting impulsively, please forgive me."
"Elijah, you are so noble and careful all the time. It was about time you acted impulsively. Wait, you care about me?"
"My Elena, I can never be Impulsive with you." I could tell he was beating himself up on the inside for biting me. I had known that blood sharing was a very intimate thing between vampires from the Salvatore's, but no one had ever gone into detail about it.
"You didn't answer my question. You really care for me, Elijah?" I looked at him and he looked away.
"So much more than you know, Always and forever." Elijah said in a barely audible voice, even for a vampire.