Chapter 11

By the Light of the Moon

It is the night of the full moon and the night of Tyler's first transformation, everything is in place ready and hopefully it will go smoothly tonight, and for Tyler's sake quickly.

Jasmine flips me over on the ground and I use that momentum to roll back onto my feet, Jasmine and I thought it would be a good idea to train with each other outside for some reason, as I have a perfectly good gym in the basement for this purpose but she insisted as it is more "authentic". We circle each other, waiting for the other to make a move, I go to punch her, but she grabs my wrist and uses it to twist my arm around my back,

"Rookie move." She says and I laugh,

"Actually, I have you exactly where I want you." I say

"Dimiterre" She flies over me and lands on her back, I flip and pin her down,

"That's cheating." She claims

"No, it is being resourceful." I smile and she uses her vampire speed to flip us over then she pins me,

"See resourceful." I say and she chuckles, while she is distracted I kick her off of me and go to punch her once again, but she manages to block and goes to punch me, I dodge her attack and I do a cartwheel, I pick up the two short staffs that I placed out of the way for this, Jasmine does the same and we come back to each other. She starts attacking and I block every attack then I attack her, she blocks but I start pushing and she starts to lower, soon she is on her knees and I am using every ounce of my strength to do this, I can tell that she is not using hers but she uses her leg to trip me up then once again pins me,

"You are a worthy opponent, Lily Claire, but you need to remember to be aware of all that is going on around you. As it can mean-" I cut her off before she has a chance to finish,

"As it can mean life or death. I know, I know. I am just distracted about tonight." Jasmine sits next to me and I sit up,

"I know you are, and you don't have to worry, it will be fine." She says

"I know it should be but just in case something goes wrong; can you promise me that you will get Caroline and yourself out? As I don't want either of you getting bit, it would be inconvenient, and I don't want something worse to happen like Tyler ripping either of you apart."

"I promise. Besides, if one of us gets bit you can just heal us, and we'll be fine." This causes me to look at her,

"Well could you not, as I don't want everyone to know that my blood can heal vampires of a werewolf bite, otherwise vampires will start hunting me, if it comes to it and someone that I know and is close to gets bit then I will reveal my secret but at the moment I would rather not." I say and she nods, we get up and start to head back in the house in order to get ready for later,

"Did you ever figure out why your blood cures werewolf bites?" She asks

"No, I didn't. No matter how hard I looked for answers there was nothing to tell me why this was as there has never been a cure before." I reply as I open the door for us,

"I thought maybe it was because I am a hybrid, a rare one, but no one else has this ability." I continue we go into the house and I close the door behind us, we head towards the kitchen in order to get a drink,

"I'm sure eventually you'll find out why." She says

"Maybe, but I don't think I care anymore. I've just accepted the fact I am unique." I smile at my statement and I pass Jasmine a water out of the fridge then I get out one for myself, we both drink from our bottles until they are empty, we chuck our bottles in recycling,

"Have you heard anything from Elijah?" She asks

"We might have been texting each other." I reply

"Oh really?" She raises an eyebrow "What about?"

"Oh, nothing much. Life mostly, as I know a lot about his time in New Orleans, I was curious about everything else and he wanted to know about my life, so I told him about my life. But you know just stuff."

"Wow you must really like him. I haven't known you to trust anyone this quickly except me." She points out

"I feel like I can just talk to him, you know?" She smiles and nods,

"I do. But, that can't all you been talking about."

"Nothing exciting I'm afraid." I claim

"I'll be the judge of that." She says then she vamp speeds away up the stairs,

"Jasmine!" I shout and I realise where she has gone, she has gone to get my phone from my room, I quickly spirit up to my room to see Jasmine on my bed reading my phone,

"Give it back." I warn her

"Why did you put; "Sorry about last night, Jasmine convinced me to get drunk and when that happens, I lose all self-control"?" She asks and my eyes widen, I go to take it off her, but she stands up and lifts the phone over her head, she is quite a bit taller than me so I can't reach it,

"Well?" She asks

"It doesn't matter, nothing happened." She laughs,

"You've gone red." She points out and I notice my body temperature has risen as I don't want her to read what happened between me and Elijah last night,

"Give me the phone."

"Tell me what happened, and I'll give it back. Otherwise I will read it anyway out loud." I sigh,

"Fine." I say and she smiles, she hands me the phone and I chuck it back onto my bed, I sit down and she sits next to me,

"So?" She asks

"Right you can't tell anyone because I am super embarrassed and though Elijah said he enjoyed it, and that I shouldn't be embarrassed I still am, okay?"

"Okay, I promise that I won't tell anyone." I take a deep breath,

"Right so last night after we got super drunk and we were talking about our sex stories, and we imagined what it would be like with people we know but wouldn't have sex with." I remind her,

"Yeah?" She asks confused,

"Well as you know I have been thinking about Elijah in that way a lot recently, and being drunk and having no self-control…" I trail off and she gasps,

"Did you sext Elijah last night?" She asks and I cover my face in embarrassment,

"Yes, I did." I say while still covering my face and Jasmine bursts out laughing, so I hit her on the leg,

"It's not funny." I say

"It's gets worse." I continue and she calms herself down to hear the rest of the story, once she is ready, I continue,

"After you fell asleep, it might have got to the point where I called him, and we totally had phone sex."

"Lily, oh my god. How drunk was you?" She asks

"Drunk enough to do it but not drunk enough to not know what I was doing." I reply and I groan in embarrassment then I fall backwards onto the bed,

"How was it?" She asks

"Fucking amazing." She lays next to me,

"Then why are you embarrassed?"

"Because I haven't been talking to him for long and I can see this going somewhere, I don't want to mess this up by being well let's be honest a bit slutty." I clarify and she chuckles,

"That's sweet, but don't worry about messing it up because you never could, you are amazing, and he knows that otherwise why would he ask for your life story?"

"That's true, thank you, you always know what to say."

"Well I am brilliant like that." We both laugh at that, we sit up,

"I am going to make a decision for the both of us, I am going to leave and go live in a hotel while we stay here, so after we help Tyler tonight you will invite Elijah over and you will spend time together in real life and not just over a screen." She says

"Are you sure?" I ask

"Yes, I don't really want to come in and see you two having sex." I laugh and I nod,

"Okay." I say

"Right should we get ready?" I nod and she gets off of the bed then helps me up, Jasmine goes off to get changed and I pick up my phone, I bring up mine and Elijah's messages and bite my lip remembering last night, I text him,

Me:

Hey xx

It doesn't take him long to message back,

Elijah:

Hello Lily, how are you? Xx

Me:

I'm great, how about you? Xx

Elijah:

I'm glad, I'm great too xx

Me:

I was wondering, are you free tonight? Xx

Elijah:

I have some things I have to do, but after I am free xx

Me:

Do you want to come over tonight? I have to help Tyler first, but I'll be free after that xx

Elijah:

I would love that, let me know when you finished? Xx

Me:

Yeah. See you tonight xx

Elijah:

See you tonight, Lily xx

I put my phone to my lips and I smile, I stay like that for a while before I put my phone on charge and head into my walk in wardrobe to get a simple white dress with spaghetti straps, so it is easy to get it on and off, there is no point in having a shower at the moment as I am just going to get messy later so I think I'll just have a sink wash to make sure I'm less sweaty than I am, I do that then get ready which doesn't take long and I decide to keep my hair down. Once I am ready, I get my phone and I head downstairs, Jasmine has changed into jeans and a top with a leather jacket and boots,

"Ready?" She asks and I nod, she puts on a backpack while I put my phone in my bag,

"What's in the backpack?" I ask as we leave the house and head to the car,

"Just some stuff, water, snacks, a couple of blood bags." She replies and I nod, we might need that stuff as I have a feeling it is going to be a long night. Once we are in the car with seatbelts on, we head to the old Lockwood cellar.

()()()()()()

We arrive at the Lockwood cellar and it looks like Caroline and Tyler have just got here too, as they have just gotten out of the car, we do the same

"Maybe he just stopped to go surf somewhere. Isn't that Mason's whole thing?" Caroline asks

"Maybe. This girl just seemed to think he would have called." Tyler replies

"I'm sure he's okay." Caroline assures him

"Yeah, anyway...let's do this." Tyler says as he goes in, Caroline shoots me a look and I look at her confused, we all head in after Tyler and go into one of the rooms,

"What was that about?" I ask

"This girl showed up looking for Mason, apparently Mason didn't go back to Florida." Caroline replies

"Well that is not out of the ordinary for Mason." I point out

"She seemed really worried." Tyler says

"Well I'm sure he'll turn up at some point." I assure him and he quickly smiles before getting chains out of his bag,

"Tell me you brought the instruction manual." Caroline says

"Tell me you brought the wolfsbane." Tyler retorts

"Yes. Not an easy herb to find. This is it." Caroline states and Tyler goes to take it from her,

"Tyler don't!" I shout but it is too late as he touches it and his skin burns, he yelps and draws in his breath,

"That's why you shouldn't touch it." I say

"I have a water bottle in my bag, we can mix it in there." Tyler says and Caroline mixes the wolfsbane in the water,

"The guy at the hardware store said this set-up could hold up to 5,000 pounds." Tyler says while slightly pulling on the chains,

"Is that more than a werewolf can pull?" Caroline asks

"I have no idea. Lily?" He asks while looking at me,

"It depends on the wolf. It depends on size, usually bigger the wolf the more strength they have, and age can also be a factor, as you are young and are yet to reach your prime you won't necessarily be as strong." I reply and he nods, Jasmine makes herself comfortable, me and Caroline follow suit, we all stay in silence until Caroline can't stand it,

"Hey Tyler, how are you doing?" She asks

"Still human." He replies then he takes off his shirt and turns away,

"Oh my god, you're not gonna get naked, are you?" Caroline asks

"It's elastic. What should I wear? I don't think it's like The Hulk, where I get to keep my pants." Tyler replies then Caroline blushes and looks away,

"That's true, unfortunately when you turn it generally rips your close, so if you are able to the best idea is to get naked then you have some after or at least make sure you have spare ones. I couldn't tell you how many times I have turned and had to wonder around hoping to find some clothes." I say while chuckling,

"How many times have you turned?" Caroline asks and I exhale loudly trying to think,

"I have no idea. Erm…well I activated my curse when I was 15 on a full moon so that is 1 and didn't use my magic to make it so I can change at will until I was 16 so at least 10 at the point. After that I've changed a lot as it is a good stress reliever, just being able to run through the woods with the wind in your fur." I reply

"You can change at will?" Tyler asks and immediately I know what he wants,

"Yes, I made a spell which allows a wolf to turn at will but I'm sorry Tyler it is bond to my bloodline, so I am only able to that spell for wolves I am related to. However, I know of a spell that you place onto a ring that allows the same thing." He looks hopeful "But the stone that is require is rare and I'm not entirely sure where you can find it and I do not have the original spell, but I will attempt to find these things for you because this isn't for everyone, not every person with the wolf gene likes being one, so I will do that for you. And when I find them, I will offer it to you, and you can decide then whether you want it or not." I promise then he comes over and hugs me, I hug him back,

"Thank you." He whispers in my ear

"That's alright. Let's focus on getting through tonight." I say and he nods, he sits on the floor waiting for his fate,

"Jasmine why don't you tell us about yourself?" Caroline asks in order to avoid silence,

"Well as you are both aware, I am vampire like Caroline, I am over 700 years old and I hunt vampires who are evil." She replies

"What you hunt vampires like us?" Caroline asks

"No not like us. Vampires who are pure evil, like ones who used to be serial killers for example. Only ones that would expose us because the world cannot handle knowing the supernatural walk among them." Jasmine replies

"She taught me how to fight." I say and Jasmine smiles at me,

"How long have you known each other?" Tyler asks

"About 3 years now, she saved me from a vampire who attempted to kill me. The rest is history." I reply

"Do you know other vampires, Lily?" Tyler asks

"Yes, I know loads of vampires. New Orleans, where I grew up, is a supernatural hotspot and I grew up with werewolves, vampires, witches and humans. Some of those vampires I consider family because yes there are bad vampires, but there are also vampires who have their humanity and are amazing. Plus, vampire sex is the best." I say and we all chuckle before silence falls over us.
()()()()()()

It has been a few hours now, we have had a few conversations now and there but silence always returns as we are waiting for the transformation. The full moon can be seen in the sky now and Tyler has wrapped chains around each wrist and ankle, as well as a chain looped around his neck, all attached to the walls of the underground cave,

"What time is it?" He asks

"Almost eight. What time does the moon crest or whatever?" Caroline asks

"Not for a while. Mason's journal said the first transformation can happen before the moon hits its apex." Tyler replies

"Does it say how long you'll actually be a wolf?" She asks

"A few hours. Maybe more, maybe less." He replies and he tries to sit down next to her, but he can't because of the chains, he takes the bottle with the wolfsbane,

"Are you sure you want to do that?" Caroline asks

"Yeah. Mason said it'll diminish my strength so I can't break free." He replies the he starts to drink,

"Tyler..." I say before he drinks a few swallows, but he begins to choke and then starts to gag, vomiting on the ground. He falls to his knees as he coughs, Caroline gets closer to him and touches his back,

"No." Tyler warns

"Shhh..." Caroline attempts to calm him,

"Don't! Don't!" He shouts then they look at each other,

"I'm sorry." He says then she runs her hand over his head, Jasmine and I give each other a knowing look, they have feelings for each other and that might get Tyler through tonight.

Not much time passes before Tyler is in writhing in pain, he tries to remove the chain, but Caroline is there, trying to comfort him,

"Hey. Tyler. Tyler." She whispers and he starts cry,

"I'm burning up. It burns!" He shouts

"I know. Just breathe through this, okay?" She asks

"I'm trying. You should go. You should leave." He tells her

"Not yet." Caroline claims then he screams as his bones are breaking, Caroline screams too and he cries, I motion to Jasmine to go to Caroline, I crouch next to Tyler,

"It hurts. It hurts." He says and I grab hold off him,

"I know it does, it will do. Now you must listen to me, okay?" I ask as I move his head, so we are looking in each other's eyes, he nods,

"It is going to hurt no matter what, but you can't let the pain control you. Focus on the air in your lungs and the ground beneath you. You can get through this, you will get through this." I say and he nods again, we move so he is on all fours and I am crouching in front of him. I can see that he is trying to do what I said but I can see him struggling,

"It's okay Tyler, you don't have to fight it. I am here with you." I say, Caroline and Jasmine are on the floor next to Tyler, watching him, for different reasons, Caroline as a friend who wants to help and Jasmine to know when she must get Caroline out,

"I want to help but I don't know what to do." Caroline says

"There's nothing you can do." Tyler claims then he gets up, his bones and his spine start to break, he screams and Caroline cries,

"Get out!" He shouts

"No!" She shouts back

"Get out! I don't want to hurt you." He screams

"No! No." Caroline says then she gets closer to him and she embraces him. Time passes as Tyler stays on the floor, laying quietly, his eyes are closed, and Caroline is with him, still holding him,

"It's okay. You'll fight through it, okay?" She asks then Tyler's limbs start to spasm, more bones break, he screams in pain and Caroline tries to soothe him,

"Leave!" He shouts

"No." Caroline says

"Just go, please!" Tyler pleads

"No, not yet." Caroline claims

"Just go!" He shouts

"I'm right here, and I'm not going anywhere." She assures him then suddenly he screams, his bones continue to break, his eyes turn yellow and his fangs come out,

"Jasmine now!" I shout then Jasmine vamp speeds herself and Caroline out of the cellar locking the door behind them, Tyler screams and I quickly get undressed, Tyler's transformation is over. He's a wolf. I quickly transform into a wolf, taking my own advice so it is quick. I look around and I see that Tyler is trying to break the door, I run over and bite him on the leg to divert his attention, this works as he attacks me and attempts to bite me, I dodge his attacks but he pounces on me, I bite his neck harshly, not enough to do any serious damage but enough to make him back off, he does while growling and barking at me, I stand tall and go towards him, he barks and growls become more erratic but I bark back, he attempts to do the same but whines in pain as he stands on his back leg, a gash has formed from where I bit him. It doesn't take him long to realise that he is not the one in charge, so he submits to me and all is calm.

()()()()()()

After a few hours Tyler is human again and he's lying on the floor, naked. I transform back into human form then get dressed, I sit on the floor exhausted then Caroline and Jasmine come in, Caroline goes over to Tyler while Jasmine comes over to me to check me over,

"Tyler?" Caroline asks

"Caroline." He replies

"Tyler." She says then she rushes to his side and puts a jacket over his shoulders,

"You're okay. You made it. You didn't get out. You're okay." She says as he is crying,

"No, I'm not." He says then she embraces him. It seems like forever before Caroline and Tyler try to move, Caroline helps him up and he winces in pain because of his leg,

"What happened?" Caroline asks

"It will heal, in an hour it will be like it never happened but I had to assert dominance so he wouldn't escape and hurt someone. I don't enjoy it, but it is necessary." I reply and Caroline nods, she helps Tyler get dressed before helping him back to the car, me and Jasmine pack up everything then we put Tyler and Caroline's stuff in the back of their car, I go to the window and Tyler scrolls it down so I can talk to him,

"You did good today. I know it doesn't feel like it and I imagine you feel pretty alone and scared right now, but please remember you aren't you have me and you have Caroline." I say

"Thank you for helping me, I don't know what would have happened if you weren't there today." He says

"You would have been fine, you have her..." I motion to Caroline and they look at each other with a smile "…and you are strong Tyler. Stronger than you realise, just getting through that pain shows that." I say as I grab his arm and squeeze it in assurance, he smiles as he places his hand on mine,

"What happened when you turned? You said it was a full moon when you activated it." He says and I sigh,

"I haven't lived an always happy life. When I was 15, I was kidnapped by this witch and she forced me to kill 15 people on the night of the full moon, the first one activated my curse then she continued to control me so I killed the rest, they were children like me, it was so she could gain more power and when my transformation started, she left me there on my own with their bodies…" I am crying uncontrollably at this point, but I continue "…I was alone and scared, with no one there to help me." Tyler is still holding my hand and Jasmine is holding me, hugging me, tears are in everyone's eyes threatening to fall,

"This is why I help wolves who have no one to help them, I don't want them to be alone like I was because the worst feeling in the world is feeling alone." I say

"Lily, I'm sorry, I didn't mean-" Tyler says before I cut him off,

"It's okay. You wanted to know and to be honest I should talk about these things more it is not good to keep them bottled up but I'm okay I promise. That was a long time ago and I will do everything in my will power to make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else. I made a promise to myself to help those in need and I will continue to help you Tyler." I assure him and he smiles at me,

"Right everyone I think we should all get some rest, it has been a long day." Jasmine says and we all agree, I tell Tyler and Caroline that I will call them tomorrow and Jasmine and I wave them off before getting in the car, Jasmine opens her backpack and gives me some snacks and a bottle of water, I thank her then eat some of the snacks and drink the water. Once I am finished, I start the car and we head home.

()()()()()()

It doesn't take long to get back, when reach the house I park the car and we go into the house. Once in Jasmine vamp speeds upstairs and comes back with her suitcase,

"Are you going already?" I ask

"Yeah otherwise I might not get somewhere, and besides you have to call Elijah to invite him over." I chuckle,

"Okay, just message me when you have found somewhere and call me tomorrow please." I say as I hug her,

"I promise. I would've called you anyway tomorrow for all the juicy details." She says and we laugh, after a while she pulls away and grabs her suitcase, we head over to the door and I open it for her,

"Alright be safe." I say as she goes towards her car,

"I always am." She retorts then she put her suitcase in the back of the car and gets in, we wave at each other as she drives off and I sigh before closing the door, I decide it is probably best to have some real food before calling Elijah as I am starving, I go over to my fridge and pull out just a microwave meal for one, I put it in the microwave for the correct amount of time then just watch it spin, once it is finished I get it out, put it on a plate and get a fork before heading to my dining room table and eating it. It doesn't take me long to finish it, I pull out my phone and get up Elijah's number, my heart starts beating faster as I get excited, I press call and wait for him to answer, after a few beeps he answers,

"Hello Lily." He says and it sends a shiver down my body,

"Hello Elijah, how are you?" I ask

"Very well, I had a productive day. How are you?"

"I'm good, just exhausted but looking forward to seeing you. If you are still able to?"

"Of course, I shall come over now. I won't be long, see you soon Liliana." Liliana is my full name and I hated it until it just came out of his mouth,

"See you soon, Elijah." I say then I hang up the phone, I bite my lip before cleaning up, I quickly run up the stairs so I can have a shower, I put my phone on charge then I get undressed and throw my clothes in the hamper before having a quick shower, when I say quick I mean lightening fast, I get dry myself and get dressed in a red ruffle lace cold shoulder cocktail dress, and I have a matching red lace lingerie set on underneath, I sit at my dressing table and do my hair first, I curl it then I put it up in a high ponytail clipping it in with my favourite clip, it is a butterfly clip which has a pin that goes through it to keep my hair up, next my makeup, I put on a little bit of mascara and blush before I put on my red lipstick, I check myself over in the mirror and smile, god I look hot, I find a pair of red leather high heels and put them on, thank goodness they give me some height as I am very aware that I am short, I head downstairs and make sure everything is perfect, I sit on the sofa and wait for Elijah to arrive, I turn on the TV and mindlessly surf through channels.

Soon enough I hear a knock at the door, I turn off the TV and make sure everything is in place before heading to the door, I open it to see Elijah with a smile on his face, I smile back and quickly scan his body before looking into his eyes,

"Good evening, Elijah." I say

"Good evening, Liliana."

"You know I hate that name."

"I know, but I think it is a beautiful name." I chuckle,

"Would you like to come in?"

"I would, if you permit me."

"Please come in." I open the door wider for him and he enters, I close the door behind him and I lock it before turning around to face him,

"So, how was your day?" I ask

"Productive, I made a deal with Elena Gilbert."

"Oh?"

"I've agreed to protect all of her loved ones and released Stefan from the tomb underneath the old Fell Church, in exchange she has agreed to participate in the sacrifice." I think my face gives me away as I am not sure I am comfortable with Elena dying, he cups my face and continues,

"Don't worry I have a way to bring her back to life and she will still be human."

"How?"

"When Katerina was supposed to do this, I had witches create an elixir, to do just that. I have it in my possession, so when the day comes Elena will drink the elixir and after she dies she will be brought back to life."

"Thank you, I don't know what anyone would have done if there wasn't a way to save her." I say as I squeeze his hand,

"How was your day?" He asks while pulling away, I sigh at the loss of contact,

"Tiring but helpful. We helped Tyler through his transformation, and he didn't escape which is good, he asked what happened when I first turned, and I told him."

"That must have been hard for you, I remember you saying to me you don't like talking about your past except for the good parts." He points out

"It is true, and it was hard, but also freeing and I realised that I shouldn't keep all of it bottled up because that's how you lose control. So, I have decided to make a promise to myself."

"I agree, what are you going to promise?"

"I promise that from now on I will always be honest about my feelings, so whenever someone asks me how I am, I will be honest and tell them."

"I think that is an excellent promise. Now what is it you would like to do?" I go up to him and put my hands on his chest and I notice his breath becomes shallow and his jaw tightens, I smile then I whisper into his ear,

"How about a tour of the house?" He chuckles and grabs hold of my hands,

"That would be lovely." Then I realise something,

"Oh! I'm so sorry I haven't offered you anything to drink."

"That's alright I'm not thirsty." He states

"Okay, I think it would be best to start downstairs and work our way up." I whisper and he nods, I take his hand and intertwine our fingers, I lead him downstairs into basement, I sway hips side to side giving him a show and he tightens his grip which makes me smile, we reach the bottom and I lead him into the first room,

"This is where all the alcohol is kept, I have a wide selection as you can see." We walk around the room still holding hands "I have things from all over the world, from where I've travelled."

"What are you partial too?" He asks

"I'm a bourbon girl myself, what about you?"

"I'm the same, you can't beat a nice glass of bourbon." I lead him out the room and head into the next one, when the door opens it reveals a library of different books,

"Are these…" He asks while looking around the room,

"Grimoires, yes. I collect them, I am fascinated by them, I love discovering spells that witches have created even if it is simple ones like being able to find a pen…" I stop talking as I look over and see Elijah looking at me with a smile on his face,

"What?" I ask

"Forgive me, I couldn't help but stare. You are beautiful, even more so when your face lights up talking about something you love." I blush and giggle,

"You're not so bad yourself." He chuckles and I lead him out of the room, we go into the next room which is my gym.

Me and Elijah enter my gym,

"And this is my gym." I say

"Why do you have a gym?"

"Why not?" He chuckles

"Fair point."

"The reason I have one is to train." I say then he raises his eyebrow intrigued, he lets go of my hand to look around the room more thoroughly,

"Train for what?"

"To be the best fighter and so I can defend the people I love." He nods then he takes off his jacket,

"Well let's see if you can beat me." He says

"Are you serious?"

"Of course, let's see if you can take down an Original, if you can then you can beat anyone."

"Alright then." I say then I go and take off my heals as he undoes the buttons on the end of his shirt sleeves, he rolls up his sleeves to about his elbows and he takes off his shoes, I notice my breath has become shallower as I stare at Elijah, he looks at me ready and I nod, we stand opposite each other ready to fight waiting to see who is going to make the first move then I start laughing, he tries to grab me, but I move,

"They always fall for that old trick." I say then he chuckles,

"This is how it's going to be? Alright then, you want to play dirty. I can play dirty." I laugh,

"Bring it on." He smiles, I rush over to him and start punching but he dodges my every attack, at one point he grabs my arm and he pulls me against him, he grabs onto my waist so I'm right against his chest , I look up at him and he leans in to kiss me, I take this opportunity to break the back of his knees, he falls back and he takes me with him, I'm on top of him,

"That wasn't very nice." He says

"You wanted me to play dirty so I'm playing dirty." He sits up so I sit up too, I'm straddling him and his arms are around my waist still so I'm locked in place, since I can't do anything else I look into his eyes, damn he is hot, I put my hands on either side of his face and I place a small, soft kiss on his lips, when I pull away I bite my lip and he moves one arm, keeping one arm in place so I still can't move, he places his hand on the back of my neck and pulls me in for another kiss, I respond quickly, I put my hands at the back of his neck and I deepen the kiss, he nibbles on my bottom lip and I open my mouth, his tongue darts inside my mouth and our tongues fight for dominance, he wins for now, he lifts us up and vamp speeds us to the wall, he presses me against the wall and I wrap my legs around his waist, I move my hands down and I open his shirt, he stops kissing me but then he starts kissing my neck, I push him off of me and I push him against the wall,

"If you really want this to happen then follow me." I say then I leave the gym and I go all the way upstairs to my bedroom, I look behind me to see if Elijah followed me I don't see him maybe he didn't want me after all, all of sudden I feel arms around my waist,

"You came." I say

"Of course, I did." He whispers into my ear then he starts kissing my neck again, I stop him, and I turn around,

"Are you sure? Because if we do this there is no going back."

"I'm sure, are you sure?"

"I'm sure." I reply then we both smile, I grab him and I push him onto the bed, I climb on top of him I crash my lips onto his and he responds quickly, he nibbles my bottom lip again and I open my mouth, he darts his tongue inside my mouth and we fight for dominance again, this time I win, his hands start to travel up under my dress, I sit up and I take it off, he smiles at my underwear underneath before I could lay back down on top of him he sits up so I push off the rest of his shirt off of him and he starts to kiss my neck, I moan, he flips us over so I'm on my back now and he is on top of me then I laugh,

"What's so funny?" He asks

"The fact you think that you are going to stay on top."

"You think I'm not?"

"I know you are not."

"Really?" I nod,

"We'll see." He says then I laugh, he crashes his lips back onto mine and his hands to move down to my breasts, he cups them through the fabric before ripping off my bra,

"Hey, I liked that bra." I say then he grinds his crotch against mine which makes me whimper,

"I don't care. Ever since I laid my eyes on you, I have been fascinated by you and you wanted to get to know you and since last night…" He continues to grind against me which brings out string of moans "…when you called me, saying that you needed me. It took every ounce of my self-control to not come over here and take you in every way." His eyes are no longer chocolate brown but completely black with desire and lust, I move to his ear and whisper,

"Why didn't you?" He groans

"Because it wouldn't have been gentleman like." I look directly into his eyes,

"Well maybe I don't want a gentleman." I say then I bite his earlobe and he groans,

"As you wish." And with that he fucks me into oblivion, giving me boat loads of pleasure.

()()()()()

"That was incredible." I say then I lay next to him,

"Indeed, but that wasn't a one-time thing, was it?"

"No of course not. After that…definitely not. On that day we met you weren't the only one who was intrigued, obviously I knew who you were, but I still wanted to know you, I haven't been able to stop thinking about you. I want this to go somewhere, I want to be with you if you'll have me." I confess then he pulls me in for a kiss, it is soft and quick,

"Of course, I want this to go somewhere too." We smile at each other, I look at my clock it is gone midnight,

"Do you want some ice cream?" I ask and he laughs,

"Sure, but don't you think it is a bit late?"

"If we're not meant to have midnight snacks, why is there a light in the fridge?" We move from the bed he puts on his boxers and I put on his shirt, I button up the shirt, not all the way though, his eyes scan me up and down and I do a pose for him which makes him chuckle, we head downstairs to the kitchen and I get out a tub of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, I get out a spoon and get on the counter, I get out a piece of ice cream and the spoon heads towards Elijah's mouth, he eats the ice cream but a bit ends up on his chin so I use my thumb to wipe it off and place my thumb in my mouth, his eyes watching my movements, I let out my thumb with a plop,

"What are you thinking?" I ask

"I'm thinking about how beautiful you are, your angelic features." I blush "But then I look into your eyes and I see nothing but mischief with a hint of innocence. Eyes I could get lost in…" He moves in and kisses me, I put the ice cream down and tangle my fingers in his hair, he moves in between my legs, I can taste the ice cream, he tangles his hands in my hair and we stay like that for long time before I pull away to breathe,

"God you're amazing and I would love so much to go for round two, but I think I might fall asleep as I am exhausted." I say

"That's alright, hold on." He says then he puts the ice cream back in the freezer and lifts me up bridal style, I wrap my arms around his neck and snuggle into his chest, we go back upstairs and he gently places me on the bed, I get under the covers and Elijah joins me, we lay facing each other, I place my hand on his cheek gently stroking it,

"You are so handsome." I say then I let out a big yawn which makes Elijah chuckle, he wraps his arms around me and pulls me into his chest, his smell surrounds me, the smell of old books and cinnamon, old combination but intoxicating, I feel his heartbeat, it is slightly fast but soon calms as he relaxes and soon drift off in a peaceful sleep.

Author's Note: I hope you like the chapter, like I mentioned in the pervious note if you want a more in detail sex scene between Lily and Elijah then you show check out the story on Archive of Our Own. On that note during the scene it does involve Elijah finding out that Lily's blood heals werewolf bites., just letting anyone know who is not comfortable or not old enough to check it out.