Complicated

Chapter 9 - Season 3

"Rose, Trevor?" I was in disbelief at the fact my best friends were standing in front of me. I'd told them to stay away because of Stefan being completely unhinged.

"Before you say anything, there was no way that we were going to stay away from here after what Stefan did to you. With Klaus, Elijah and Damon trying to get these coffins back they didn't want to leave you here unprotected. No one knows we're here so if Stefan tried anything he wouldn't get far" Rose explained to me. I crushed both of them in a hug as more tears escaped.

"I've missed both of you so much!" they laughed a little before telling me they missed me too before I looked at my three soulmates, "thank you. So much" I gave each one a kiss on the cheek before curling back up on Damon's lap.

"That isn't all. You will be moving in here for the foreseeable future. Stefan is less likely to try anything if you're here" Damon's voice was quiet, I looked at him quickly as my eyes filled with tears.

"But what about you?" Damon shook his head a placed a finger on my lips to shush me.

"I'll be round to see you everyday baby. I promise" I nodded at Damon before curling up and laying my head under his chin. I closed my eyes and just listened to the others come up with a plan to get the coffins. I wanted nothing to do with it, but I did tell Nik I would do a locator spell in the morning, but as for right now I just wanted to have a hot bath, a stiff drink and my bed. I went to push myself up off of Damon, making me cry out in pain when I used my broken wrist. Damon bit his wrist allowing me to take some blood, so my wrist heals. "Remind me to kill Stefan" he got some muttered agreements from around the room.

"I'm going to go and have a bath. Nik can I use your tub?" I looked over at Klaus, when he nodded a kissed Damon goodbye and ran off up the stairs. Klaus had this stunning soaker tub with a free-standing tap hanging over the side and into the tub. Quickly turning it on I opened Klaus's draw and pulled out on of his t-shirts. Damon had fetched my overnight back that I always keep stocked and on hand, but I just needed the comfort of my soulmates tonight. When the water was filled I stripped off and lowered myself into the water, sighing at the heat as I felt all my muscles start to relax. I closed my eyes and leaned my head back when the events of tonight flashed through my mind, stuck on a horrible loop that didn't end even when my eyes opened and for the second time this evening I felt myself falling further into a pit of anxiety, wanting to scream for help but my throat feeling so clogged up with emotion I couldn't breathe. Not being able to stand it any longer I slipped under the water and all at once the noise stopped. I kept my eyes closed as I enjoyed the quiet that being under the water had given me, I felt my heart beginning to slow and my lungs started to burn, begging for me to come up for air. But I didn't, I couldn't. I needed this peace. Suddenly I was pulled out of the water and into a solid wall of muscle.

"Darling what were you doing?" Elijah's voice managed to ground me enough to look up at him.

"It was quiet. Everything got too loud, my heartbeat, my beathing and then the flashbacks started and the second I sank under the water it all just stopped" I looked down, avoiding Elijah's gaze, he didn't say anything for a while before he too stripped off and climbed into the tub with me, letting me lean against him as he held me.

"You had me worried. We were all listening to you heartbeat downstairs and when it slowed down too much I rushed up here" Elijah had his head resting on mine as I smiled at him.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't actively trying to hurt myself. It was just so peaceful" Elijah hummed but didn't say anything more, just consistently asked if I was feeling alright. Eventually though we got out of the bath, and I dressed into Klaus's shirt I had pinched before and my underwear. Elijah came back into the room just as I was leaving.