It's Right (A Delena Story)

Strange circumstances

Elena tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep she went downstairs into the kitchen and made herself a cup of cocoa. "Can't sleep?" Connor queried, he was her new companion, his lifeless dead body was now talking to her, one she assumed Stefan and Damon had buried hours before, Elena turned around seeing no one there she turned her attention back to the cup and its hot contents "Makes sense. Guilty conscience?" Dead Connor asked, Elena shook her head "You're not here, I must be dreaming" Elena mumbled looking into her drink, "And how do you know that I'm not really here?" Connor asked dipping his fingers into the blood dripping from his neck, "Because you're.." Elena shook her head, "Because I'm what?" Connor walked closer, he held out his bloody finger "Go on say it" Connor urged, "Because you're dead. Because  I killed you" Elena sobbed, "Yes. Was that the first time you've taken a human life?" Connor boxed Elena in, "You're a ghost, you're not real. My mind is just playing tricks" "Jeremy, Jeremy, Jeremy. Help" Elena shouted up the stairs, Connor grabbed her throat "Can a ghost do this" Elena elbowed him in his stomach and threw him across the kitchen floor, Connor stood up and ran towards Elena, Elena picked up a knife and jammed it into Connor's neck, Elena put the knife down and looked up at the sight of Jeremy with a knife in his neck, "No. Jeremy. No" Elena screamed, she looked at his hand where his eternity ring was "I'm so sorry, Jer" Elena sighed, tears falling from her eyes, Elena sat with him all night.

Elena called Damon telling him he needed to come to the house, she didn't specify why as frankly she was too terrified to speak of it, even though she knew Damon would never judge her, they moved his dead body onto the couch, and Elena sighed.
"I can't believe this happened, what am I supposed to say to him?" Elena sighed, she ran her hands through her hair "Thanks for not ditching the family ring after Ric went crazy" Damon joked attempting to lighten the mood, Elena glared at him "You should have called Stefan" Damon stated, Elena shook her head "I don't trust him right now, he's working with Klaus, he's snapping people's necks, he's compelled Jeremy to forget God knows what, I don't want to see him" Elena stated, she sat down next to Jeremy and held his hand, "In all fairness, I think you killing him kind of trumps that" Damon poured her a glass of bourbon, Elena took it "Thanks" "I was being polite, I thought you hated whiskey" Damon narrowed his eyes, Elena shook her head "It's an acquired taste, since I became a vampire I depended on it to stop me from killing people" she grimaced "Now I kind of like it" Elena shrugged, downing the glass, Damon's eyes widened at her actions, he took the glass from her hands "You should have called Stefan" Damon stated, "No" Elena poured another glass, Damon snatched the bottle of bourbon "You're not thinking clearly Elena" Damon assessed, at that moment Stefan walked in "Hey" he smiled sadly at Elena, Elena looked at Damon then Stefan and then back to Damon "P.S I called Stefan" Damon shrugged, Elena stood up "I need to get this blood off me" Elena headed upstairs.
Jeremy woke up from the dead, Stefan and Damon were watching him "What happened?" Jeremy looked around, "Where's my sister?", "She's upstairs, it's a long story. Buy the e-book" Damon smirked, he sighed "Seriously, Jeremy leave it alone, your sister has enough to deal with" Damon added his tone serious, Stefan shook his head and went to Elena's room.
Elena was changing into a robe when Stefan walked into her room, she walked past him into the bathroom, "Elena, is everything ok?" Stefan asked concerned, Elena scoffed "No Stefan everything isn't ok, I killed my brother, yes he came back to life but that's not the point. I have my brother's blood on my hands, Stefan" Elena shouted holding her hands up, "Elena, I'm sorry. I know you're upset about yesterday and I get it, but just let me help you. I want to help you" Stefan smiled softly, "I don't want your help, Stefan" Elena rolled her eyes, "But you'll accept Damons?" Stefan shouted, Elena shook her head "Don't make this about Damon, this is about you. You working with Klaus, You hiding things from me, You lying to me, You compelling Jeremy. This has nothing to do with Damon, you just won't accept responsibility for your actions. I killed Connor to save Jeremy who wouldn't have even been kidnapped if you hadn't interfered in the first place. And Connor certainly wouldn't have been dead if you didn't ignore Damon's plan. But you just had to get your way. As always Stefan" Elena shouted, Stefan gripped her arm gently "Please, it's not what you think Elena, I'm trying to help you" Stefan sighed, "You want to help me, Stefan, stop lying to me, tell me the truth or leave" Elena stated, she fiddled with her robe "It's your choice" Elena breathed closing the bathroom door. Stefan made his way down the stairs and wordlessly left the house.