Fire in the Water (Book 1)

Fire to the Water

In Mystic Falls 

Several months after

Elijah finished his account of the battle against the Hundings for Sophie's Grimoire. He then sent it via e-mail to her. Then he opened his diary. He had been doing some writing for days. This entry was of a more personal nature.

It is assumed that happiness is hard to capture. And how can one feel happy having lost so many dear people close to one's heart. Having existed now for more than a millenia, I can say with certainty that love is the driving force for all. The scars of the soul are mended with it, making it possible to look to another day, and I am witness to it. We are ruled by our fears and disbelief and it clouds our minds. Love is not a weakness but the ultimative strength.What would we be without love. I have allowed myself to believe in it. I have searched long enough for it. And it has been bestowed on me when I have least expected it. I have read a long time ago that one would know one's true love by the look in his or her eyes as they are the windows to one's soul. And it is true. 

He closed the diary as Elena came into the kitchen.

"Hey"-she said dearly-"are you done?"

"Oh, yes. For today. I am all yours."-Elijah said sweetly.

"Good. I really need some alone time with you, not that we haven't had that lately, but "-Elena said taking him by the hand and making him stand up. She kissed him.

"What was that for?"- he joked slightly.

"Just like that."-Elena said and sighed a little-"Matt and I went to the Wickery Bridge."

"You did?!"-Elijah was  somewhat surprised.

"Kind of needed closure. I don't know. My life changed twice there."

"And did you get closure?"-he asked.

Elena noded and then proceeded-

"I had dreams, thoughts about how my life would be. Whether to go to Whitmore or even NY, if I was going to move away after college. I wanted to study medicine like my-  father. And then -you know-things first changed when my parent's died."

"And second time when you were told you were a doppelganger?! Your life was never going to be completely your own?!"-Elijah concluded.

"No-but I made peace with it. It was especially weird talking about with Katherine! Both of us didn't really had a choice in the matter. You know, I get her."- Elena said.

"Well, only you can say that."-Elijah remarked.

"Klaus killed her parents as punishment for turning and disabling him from breaking the curse."

"I know, Elena."-Elijah sighed a little. 

Flashback

At the Plantation house, Elijah found Katherine at Damon's grave putting some plants in. She got up as she saw him standing there. 

"Hello"- Elijah said.

"I thought we said all there is to say?!"- Katherine said looking at him in a serious manner.

"Yes. But there is one thing I need to say. It's about Klaus."

Katherine sighed a little- "What about him?!"

"It's about me as well."

She looked at him calmly.
Elijah flashed back for a second to a moment 500 years ago when he had a conversation with her.

"What is it?" - she now urged him to speak.

"There are no words that would lessen what we had done to you. But I want you to know that I recognize the pain we had caused you."- Elijah said.