Twisted Bonds

Chapter 43: Kiss

Emma's POV

Elijah and Elena left the room. I decided to leave, too. I went up to the room I was given.

I was laying on my bed when I heard a knock on the bedroom door. "Come in!" I called out.

The door opened to reveal Elijah. I immediately sat up on the bed. "Hey." I greeted with a smile.

"Hey Emma." Elijah greeted back. He came over and sat beside me on the bed. "I want to know how you're processing the situation."

"Which situation? The sacrifice situation or the soulmate situation?" I asked.

"Both..." he said.

Let's start off easy. "I'm a little nervous about tonight. I know that Elena's survival may not be definite, even with the elixir. And I know that if there is any sort of kink in the plan that everything could go south very quickly. I just hope it goes as planned." I told him.

Elijah stayed silent for a moment. After a few seconds, he grabbed my hand. Tingles shot up my arm. "And the other situation?" he asked me.

"I'm still not sure how to feel about it. I'm still confused and a bit scared..." I started. "But I don't want to be. I know that there's danger that comes from being the soulmate of an Original. But I can't help but feel somewhat excited." I tightened my grip on his hand. I looked up at him with a small smile. "I can't help but smile when I see you."

A gentle smile graced his face. It made my heart feel warm. Gazing into his eyes, I can see the love and adoration he holds for me. Before I knew it, he started leaning in. I, myself, couldn't help but lean in as well. Before our lips touched, he stopped briefly to ask me something. "Is it alright if I kiss you?" he asked gently.

"Yes." I whispered out.

Once he had my answer, he didn't waste another moment. He closed the little distance between us. The kiss itself felt electrifying. It was a gentle kiss, but I could feel sparks fly through my body. It was absolutely euphoric.

When we pulled apart, we both smiled. "Wow..." I whispered.

The moment was ruined when we heard shouting coming from downstairs. We both dashed out of the room. When we made it to the entrance of the boarding house, we saw Jenna aiming a crossbow at Alaric who was standing just outside the door. "Jenna, put the crossbow down, okay? It's me." Alaric pleaded with Jenna.

"Stay away from me!" Jenna spat out, the crossbow still trained on Alaric.

Elena, Damon, and Stefan joined us at the door. "What's going on?" Elena asked.

"It's me, Elena, I swear, okay? He let me go. Klaus let me go." Alaric told Elena.

"Prove it." Damon demanded.

"Okay, uh, the first night you and I spent together, Jeremy walked in right when I was about to-"

Jenna cut him off before he could finish. "Okay, it's him." Jenna lowered the crossbow.

"Why did he let you go?" Stefan asked.

"He wanted me to deliver a message. The sacrifice happens tonight." Alaric announced. The boarding house went silent.

Everyone except for Damon moved to the living room. Stefan was the first to speak up once we were all settled. "Do you remember anything that happened while Klaus was possessing you?"

"No. It's like I blacked out and woke up three days later. Katherine was there." Alaric answered.

"She's under compulsion. Damon snuck her some vervain, but she can't leave until Klaus tells her she can." Stefan told him.

"Where is Damon?" Elena asked.

"I saw him go upstairs." Jenna replied. Elena gets up and leaves; probably to go find Damon.

"So what did I do?" Alaric asked.

"You were hellbent on ending Bonnie's life. After getting your butt kicked, you succeeded in your mission. Beforehand, Bonnie cast a spell that would help her come back after she died." I answered.

After a few more questions, we heard Elena yell from upstairs. Stefan used his vampire speed to rush upstairs. The rest of us dashed after him.

I was the first one after Stefan to arrive. I saw Elena with blood on her face and Damon had a few drops of blood on his wrist. No... He didn't...

"Go ahead. Wish me an eternity of misery. Believe me, you'll get over it." Damon spat at Stefan.

Stefan rushed at Damon and harshly pushed him. "Stefan!" Elena yelled.

Damon got up and pushed Stefan against the wall. "Admit it. You just wish you had the balls to do it yourself." Damon spat back at Stefan.

Stefan started punching Damon's face. One of the punches had Damon falling to the ground. Damon quickly recovered and drove a piece of wood through Stefan's abdomen. I decided that enough was enough. I used my wind ability to throw Damon away from Stefan. Elijah, Jenna and Alaric arrived just in time to see me throw Damon against the wall. "What the hell's going on?!" Alaric shouts out. Appropriate reaction.

"Just get him out of here!" Elena demands while gesturing to a still recovering Damon.

"I'll go grab some blood bags." I said as I made my way out of the room. I returned a minute later with two blood bags. I handed them over to Stefan. He immediately opened one and started drinking.

Once the blood bags were emptied, he handed them back to me. "Thank you." he said to me. I gave him a short nod and left to dispose of the bags.

After everything that had just occurred, I needed to get out of that house. I wanted to go to the grill. But seeing as I had no car or license, and Elena was off somewhere with Stefan, I decided to just endure the hour walk there.

When I made it there, I sat at the bar and ordered a pepsi and some cheesy fries. Not long after I ordered, Damon and Alaric came in. They noticed me there and sat with me. Alaric to my right and Damon right next to Alaric.

Alaric and Damon ordered the same alcoholic beverages. Once their drinks came, Damon spoke up. "I screwed up..."

"Yeah. Yeah, you did." Alaric confirmed.

"Now, why so glum?" we heard an accented voice say from behind us.

"Ugh, Klaus I presume." Damon said while we all turned around.

"In the flesh." Klaus responded. Well, damn, I guess all of the Originals are gorgeous. It's so not fair...