Blood and Honey (Vampire Diaries FanFic)

26- Elijah

Is that...the only way..? I mean, sure, Elena's with Stefan and Damon. Plus,  Damon killed Uncle Mason...but...to sacrifice her in order to break our curse...wouldn't that make me just as bad as Damon..? Am I really going to let that happen..? Am I really going to let Elijah kill Elena..? As I struggle with these questions, I think about all the pain transforming causes. But at the same time...if the curse doesn't get broken before the next Full Moon...Tyler will suffer because of it.. "Tell me more." Elena says. Rose sighs. "In order to break the curse, you're the one that has to die." Rose says, making Elena go completely silent. After a few moments, Elena speaks again. "What else..?" Elena asks, right before footsteps approach. "Captivity's made her pushy. What do you wanna know, doppelicious?"  Trevor asks, before the brief sound of sizzling finds my ears, along with the smell of burning flesh. Definitely Vampires. Ones that can't be in the sunlight as well...that could be useful..

"Who are you running from?" Elena asks, ignoring the nickname. "The Originals." Trevor says. Rose already said that, but there must be more to it than that. Not only that but, why do they both address Elijah as 'An Original', what exactly is an 'Original'?? The way they say 'The Originals' and not 'The Original' though...makes me think there's more than one.. More questions than answers flood my mind, making me focus back on the discussion. "Yeah, she said that already. What does that mean?" Elena asks. "The first family. The Old World. Rose and I pi**** them off." Trevor says, kicking something out of his way. "Mm-mm." Rose says. Trevor sighs. "Correction, I pi**** them off. Rose had my back, and for over half a millennium, they've wanted us dead." Trevor says. So, I was right. There's more than just Elijah.. "What did you do..?" Elena asks. "He made the same mistake countless others did. He trusted Katerina Petrova." Rose explains, catching my attention immediately. Katerina Petrova..? Wait...do they mean..?! "Katherine." Elena says, putting the pieces together. "The one and only. The first Petrova Doppelganger." Rose says. "I helped her escape her fate, and now I-- sorry, we've been marked ever since." Trevor speaks up. "Which is why, we're not gonna make the same mistake again." Rose says, before I hear her and Trevor walk away.

I sit atop the grass I stood on, leaning my back against the house. So...even they were tricked by Katherine...seems my instincts about her were right...I just wish I had realized it sooner...then maybe, just maybe.. An image of Uncle Mason driving, while he and I laughed happily, rises in my mind. This image, makes my eyes water. Closing my eyes, I lower my head in sadness. Dammit...not now, focus Rae! I scold myself silently, focusing back on the situation at hand. I have to figure out what to do with this information. Do I rescue Elena, allowing Tyler to suffer..? Or...do I allow Elijah and the other Originals to kill Elena, and save Tyler..? Neither option was desirable, but that didn't change the fact that I had to make a choice nonetheless. If I let it happen...the Salvatores will no doubt come after Tyler and I. But...if I do manage to rescue Elena...there's no guarantee that one and/or all of The Originals won't come to Mystic Falls, and kill her and all who stand in their way...either way, Tyler's life is at risk.. I sigh and shake my head. Human or not, his life will be in danger regardless.. With this thought, I lower my head, shaking it in defeat, knowing what my choice had to be. Choice made, I stand.

However, before I can do anything else, something; or rather, someone; slams into the back of me, slamming me to the wall of the house. I yelp in pain from the impact, right before whoever it was, secures my hands behind me with one hand, while the other grabs a handful of my long, slightly curled, Black Hair, and yanks my head back forcefully. I yelp in pain again. "In this age, I believe Humans call people like you a 'Peeping Tom', is this not correct..?" A man's smooth voice, finds my ears, making my eyes widen in fear. S***!! I try to struggle against the man's hold, earning another yank. "You know, back in my day, we had similar names for such people. The most popular name, was Spy." The man speaks again, pressing me harder into the wall. "Would you care to know what was done with said Spies..?" He asks, making my eyes widen in fear, and I struggle even more. Due to this, the man yanks my head back even more, the angle sending shooting pain up and down my spine. I bite my lip as hard as I needed to, to stop from crying out in pain.
"If you wish for your head to remain attached, I suggest you stop struggling. In this angle, even you must know it would be all too easy for me to remove it entirely." The man warns. Hearing this, I stop immediately, eyes widened in fear. "Much better. Now then, come with me." Is all the man says, before peeling me off the wall, and forcing me to walk before him, towards the house's entrance.

Once there, he releases one of my arms. "Open the door." He orders. Knowing what would happen if I refused, I shakily reach for the door, turning the handle. Once the man I suspected as Elijah hears the click of the door, he pulls me back, and kicks the door open. The door slams into the wall with a loud bang. Hearing the door, I hear Trevor curse under his breath. "He's here! Dammit, this was a mistake!" I hear him whisper to who I assume would be Rose. He's here? So, I was right! This man is Elijah.. "No, I told you I would get us out of this. You have to trust me." I hear Rose say just as quietly. I chance a glance towards the man behind me, wondering if he heard them too.

Seeing the man before me, my eyes widen in shock. He was not what I expected a man known as 'Your Worse Nightmare' to look like, to say the least. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that he threatened my life, I would've even gone as far as calling him 'Handsome'. Snapping my attention back to why I had originally looked towards him, I focus. He was motionless, a slightly amused smile played at the corners of his lips, while he had his head slightly tilted, clearly hearing what Rose and Trevor were saying. As I watched him, I hear Trevor's voice again, which snaps my attention away.

"No! He wants me dead, Rose!" Trevor says clearly in a panic. "He wants her more." Rose says, trying to calm him down, but failing. Hearing this, Elijah pushes me forward, telling me to keep moving. I reluctantly oblige, and continue further into the house. This is fine, totally fine. It's not like I'm being led by a potentially dangerous Vampire, into a room with even more Vampires in it.. I think to myself sarcastically, in worry. Dammit..! I just had to let my conscience get the better of me...now look where that's led me! God, what's going to happen to me now..? Is he gonna kill me once he gets Elena..? Dammit, I can't leave Tyler like that! I promised Mason I'd protect him..!Trevor's voice snaps me out of my internal panic. Since we were closer now, I no longer had to use my enhanced hearing to eavesdrop. "I can't do this! You give her to him, he'll have mercy on you! But I need to get out of here!" Trevor says. "Hey! Trevor, what are we..?" Rose asks calmly. Hearing this, Trevor sighs. "We're family...forever.." Trevor says, calmer now.

With this said, Elijah makes it a point to stop, and knock on the doorway to the room they're in, startling them. Everyone looks towards us in fear, until they see me. Their brows furrow in confusion. After a few seconds of silence, Elijah speaks. "Judging by your expressions, I assume this woman was not your attempt at a welcoming party.." Elijah says, looking between them. Rose and Trevor stay silent, brows furrowed, as they try to understand why I was here. Seeing their judgmental stares, I can't help but realize how I probably looked to them right now. I'm still wearing my entire Masquerade outfit...mask included...they probably think I'm psychotic.. Seeing no one answered him, Elijah turns his gaze. "If you are not with them...then you must be here attempting to save Elena...am I correct to assume this?" He asks. I swallow nervously.

Elijah narrows his eyes, before looking to Elena. "Yet judging by your expression...you do not seem to recognize this woman either.." he says, seeing Elena's puzzled expression. "I wonder.." Elijah trails off. Before I can react, he snatches the mask off, and turns me towards Elena again. "Do you recognize her now..?" He asks. Elena looks to me in confusion for a few more moments, before she seems to recognize who I was. Once she does, her eyes widen, and her lips part in a quiet gasp. "Wait...I-I know you..! You're Tyler's..! But, wait...why would you..?" Elena trails off, her brows furrowing in confusion, as she tries to understand. Seeing Elena recognizes me, Elijah chuckles quietly. "It seems, the mystery is solved then.." he says, right before he pushes me towards Elena suddenly. I stagger forward, forcing Elena to catch me, while I caught my footing. Seeing her close to me, I turn towards her ear. "No time to explain. I'm not sure how just yet, but I'm gonna get you out of here.." I whisper quietly. Hearing this, her back stiffens in shock. Once I'm steady enough, I turn back towards Elijah, and push Elena behind me.