Into the Deep End

Two:

It was the warmth of the sun that awoke Elena's senses, she immediately sat upright as the memories of the night before came flooding back, especially the metallic taste of Stean's blood on her lips and the car crashing into the dark waters of Mystic River.

But why wasn't she dead?

Maybe she was and this was the part where she was transitioning into the immortal life, in her panic, Elena tried desperately to find and pulse and couldn't find one.

It was here that she also realized that she wasn't exactly alone, Klaus was standing over by the window, she swore that she could see the wheels turn in Klaus's mind.

At the sound at the change of her heartbeat, Klaus turned to face her. "Ah, you're awake."

"You," She whispered, slightly prompting herself against the surprisingly comfortable headboard. "You saved me."

Obviously, Elena wasn't foolish enough to believe that Klaus saved her because 'it was the right thing to do,'
No, she had what he needed, her human doppelganger blood.

Rising to her feet, the smell of coffee and something deliciously mouth-watering hit her senses, God she was hungry.

"Am I dead?" She asked, tears threatening to fall. "I can't... I can't be a vampire."

"Elena," Klaus spoke softly, as if she was a cornered, frightened animal. "You are not dead, and you are most certainly not a vampire. You're still human."

Elena then began to laugh and cry, which was an odd reaction to Klaus, given everything she went through the previous night, was this a delayed shock reaction?

"He left me there," Elena whispers, trying to stop the tears from falling. "Stefan left me to die, why would he do that?"

Guilt swept over him, and soon he pulled Elena into an embrace, comforting her like she was a dear friend.
It was weird, but Klaus felt like she needed a friend now rather than an enemy.

"Hush love, you've had an eventful night."

Klaus honestly thought that Stefan was bluffing, now that his humanity was off, Damon was right, Stefan was unhinged and should be dealt with, in case he ends up killing Elena or worse, turning her into a vampire.

Something that she didn't want.

"How long was I out for?"

"Around eight hours, give or take."

"And you're positive that I'm not turning?"

Klaus arched an eyebrow, tucking a lock of Elena's hair behind her left ear. "Do you doubt my word that you're not dead, love?"

"Sorry," Elena let out a small breath of relief that she wasn't a vampire, not that there was anything wrong with being a vampire- Caroline made it look easy.

Caroline.

"Oh, my god- Caroline!" Elena gripped the front of his shirt, making Klaus arch an eyebrow. "She's dying! I remember I was on the way to bargain with you."

Klaus took her by the shoulders, again, giving her a little bit a of a shake. "Elena- breathe. Caroline is fine, I've already healed her."

Elena took small, needed breaths, almost laughing at the fact that she almost had a panic attack in front of Klaus Mikaelson, the human doppelganger noticed that she was still in Klaus's hold.

It was here that Elena noticed a emotion that she thought someone like Klaus was incapable of having.

Shame.