Twisted Bonds

Chapter 28: The Call

Emma's POV

When Elijah dropped me off at home, I almost didn't want him to leave. I felt completely at ease with him, safe. His voice sent shivers down my body. And every single time we touched, I felt tingles ripple through me. Fuck, I must be going insane.

I sent a text to Elena, letting her know that I was home. She texted back saying that she had gone to the lake house with Stefan for the weekend. I texted her to have fun. I was home alone. Jenna was at the 'High Tea' event at the Lockwood's, and I could only assume that Jeremy was at the grill.

I took a shower and found some clean clothes to put on. After that, I needed a distraction. A wandering mind would mean disaster for me with everything that had been happening. A mental breakdown was not what I needed. I flipped through channels on the TV. I found nothing worth watching. Well, that's just great.

When I thought that all hope was lost, my phone started ringing. I froze when I saw the caller ID. It was Enzo. I completely forgot! I haven't talked to him in weeks! Not since right before my parents died! So much happened in so little time that I forgot to call him!

In my panic, I fumbled when I tried picking up my phone. I took a deep breath, and with shaky hands I picked up the phone. "Hello?"

"Hey Emma, you haven't called me in a while. Thought I'd check in to make sure everything's okay." I heard Enzo say through the phone.

"Hey Enzo, sorry I haven't called. There's just been a lot going on lately and I completely forgot to fill you in." I responded, trying to keep the shakiness out of my voice.

"Really, like what?" Enzo asked.

"Well, you see..." I said shakily. I filled him in on everything that had been happening. He stayed quiet until I was done filling him in.

Once I was done speaking, he finally decided to speak up. "So, your parents were killed by a bitchy vampire named Katherine..." Enzo started.

"Yes..." I said.

Enzo continued. "Then you were kidnapped by two vampires who wanted to deliver you to an original vampire named Elijah..."

"Yep..."

"Then Elijah told you that you are important to him for some unknown reason, and refused to explain..." Enzo went on.

"Uh-huh..."

"Then you were captured by a pack of werewolves, and then saved by said original vampire..." Enzo said.

"Yeah..."

"And you didn't tell me!" Enzo exclaimed.

"I'm sorry! Everything happened all at once! I've been too busy trying to make sense of all of it to call you..." I said, trying to justify not calling.

I heard Enzo take a deep breath before speaking again. "I'm coming back to Mystic Falls. Someone has to keep you safe."

"Enzo, don't! I don't want you mixed up in all of this! I don't know what I would do if you got hurt!" I pleaded.

"Emma, you almost died yesterday! You can't expect me to stay away and pretend that your life isn't constantly in danger. You lost your parents, you were kidnapped twice, you were threatened and tortured, all within the last few weeks! Who's to say that the next time something happens that you won't end up hurt again! Hell, something could happen tomorrow, and you'd end up dead!" Enzo nearly yelled through the phone.

"Enzo, I can't have everybody that I know be involved in this! The farther away you are from this town, the safer you are! Please Enzo, I can't lose you!" I said, close to tears.

There was silence on the other end for a few seconds before I heard Enzo sigh. "I'm coming to Mystic Falls..." he said. I was about to speak up before he continued. "But I won't get too involved if you don't want me to. I'll try my best to stay away from everything that's going on. I just want to be close by so that I can instantly be there when you're in trouble."

I let out a sigh of defeat. "I guess I can live with that. Do you promise you won't get involved unless I want you to?"

"I promise." Enzo said.

Soon after that, the phone call ended. Enzo told me that he'd be back in Mystic Falls in three days. He said he'd get a motel room in town and try to find an apartment to rent nearby. I knew that he would eventually run into some of the supernatural residents of this town, but as long as he kept his distance from them whenever possible, he could remain unscathed. Speaking of, I wonder if he knows any of them.

I knew that once he showed up in town, I'd give him a rundown of who's who. Who knows about my power, and who doesn't. Who's aware of the supernatural, and who isn't.

Later on in the day, Jeremy came back. He told me about what he and Bonnie did. What they had done to Luka. Needless to say, if I had been there, I would have tried to stop it. What they did was morally wrong. I know that they want to protect Elena, but I'm sure that there are other ways of doing so.

The end of the day came. As I was laying down on the couch waiting for sleep, I processed all that had happened today. Overall, it was a pretty quiet day. That is if you compare it to how the days have looked recently. If no one ended up dead, kidnapped, or fatally wounded, then it would be considered a quiet day. After about an hour, sleep finally swept me away.