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A LOT HAD HAPPENED in only a couple of days: Elijah had been daggered, which lead to Katherine being able to get out of the tomb. Then Elena's mum arrived, causing trouble with Jenna, who is now staying on her college campus. Isobel ended up betraying them all because she was compelled by Klaus, who now had Katherine and was also in Alaric's body. Bonnie had channelled the power of a hundred dead witches to try and kill him, but Damon knew she couldn't, so they made a plan for her to pretend to be dead, causing Klaus to be fooled.
Elena was still very angry that they hadn't told her the plan, but she was glad that Bonnie was alive. But now that she knew that Bonnie would die if she channelled all that power, she wanted to find a new way to try and kill Klaus, which was said to be impossible but Elena knew one person that had found a way--
Elijah.
She wasn't sure that it was the best option, but she was determined to not let Bonnie sacrifice herself.
So, after she had apologised to Damon for slapping him, even though he deserved it, Elena walked down to the basement and opened the door of the cell they were keeping Elijah's body in.
When she walked in, she almost didn't recognise him. They had left him in a state that made him look so different from how he normally did. His hair was tousled; his clothes were basically destroyed; dust was covering him.
She felt longing cling to her as she stared at him. She had missed him, she realised. She had missed the feelings she felt in his presence, and she had missed the feeling of his lips on hers -- no matter how forbidden it was.
Forcing her mind to focus, Elena knelt down next to him and put both of her hands on the hilt of the dagger. She looked over at the door, checking to see if someone was there -- there wasn't. She turned back to Elijah and, quickly, pulled the dagger out without a second thought.
She flinched, ready for an immediate reaction, but it seemed it took longer than normal for his body to regain its control.
Sighing heavily, Elena dropped the dagger by her side and leaned against the wall, waiting until he woke up. She had decided that she wanted to be with him when he went back to normal, so she could steady him if he wasn't focused.
It wasn't until morning when she got a reaction from him. He had shot up with a loud gasp, and Elena immediately reacted. She went to help him when he started to move in a broken way, but he flinched away from her when he saw her.
"Katerina," Elijah whispered.
Elena shook her head desperately. "No, Elijah, I'm Elena, not Katherine."
Despite her efforts, he still looked at her with wide eyes and she realised that she wouldn't be able to get through to him when he was in this state.
She cupped his face in her hands and said: "Elijah, it's me. Breathe."
