I can hear your Heartbeat

Your Beating Heart

In New York

Elijah looked at the message he had received. He looked out of the window of the grand room into he night. The amber in his eyes exuded pain. But he was lost in the moment.

"What news, brother?" he heard Klaus swooping in the room.

Elijah was not moving.

"Hell has frozen so many times, can we just go on with the order of the day? Have you spoken to the witch?" Klaus continued.

Elijah now turned to his brother. He looked composed, but Klaus knew him all to well to just take his put on for what it was worth.

"Prey tell what had you so moved?"

"Elena Gilbert" Elijah said.

"What of her?"

"She died tonight" Elijah slipped faintly.

"And you are going to the burial?! I thought you let go? "Klaus shot at his brother.

"I never let go, I've just removed myself. Mistake I will regret forever."- Elijah said taking a deep silent breath walking out of the room.

In Mystic Falls

Damon found Bonnie sitting on the bench outside the hospital.

"Hey" he murmurred as he sat down next to her.

Bonnie looked at him and the tears she kept at bay now just burst out. He swooped taking her in his embrace letting her cry her pain out.

"I didn't want to" she said inbetween sobs.

"It wasn't you" Damon uttered gently rubbing her back to console her.

In the Grill, Caroline came to break the sad news to Matt. When he saw her all teary and moving her head indicating that the news was bad, he could not help but burst out crying himself. She swooped into a hug.

Flashback

Several days before

"Huh, sorry" Elena apologized and ran quickly into the bathroom feeling suddenly sick needing to throw up.
Bonnie followed her-

"Lena- are you-OMG- it's blood?!"

Elena raised her head after the first wave passed looking at her friend puzzled before she fainted.

Bonnie opened her veins and fed her her blood. But there was no reaction. Then she called the ambulance and Damon.

"She should never have taken the cure!" Bonnie swayed her head over to Damon.

*
Days after

Elijah watched the funeral take place standing at the edge of the woods. Being vampires, the Mystic Falls Scooby's glanced at the Original vampire. It was not unusual that he was present.

Damon wanted to go and tell him off, but both Bonnie and Stefan held him back.

And he stayed on long after everyone left. Finally he could near the grave. He crouched down.

"Elena," he said softly,"forgive me my love!"

Flashback

Some time before

Elijah knocked at the door of Elena's Withmore dorm room. She opened it.

"Elijah?" she muttered surprised to see the Original.

"Elena" he retorted in the familiar fashion accentuating the first letter of her name and then in a very polite manner continued,"I am sorry for the intrusion may I come in"

Elena moved aside and invited him in. She waited to hear what it was he needed, as his visits were never random.
Her look demanded he would come out with whatever he wanted.

"I need to speak to your brother" he said.

"Jeremy?!?" Elena slipped and now she was worried. Whatever the Originals needed from him was nothing good.

"Why?"

"We are in need of his blood" Elijah said.

"What is going on?" Elena crossed her arms, a huff escaping her mouth.

He knew he would have to tell her all and so he started,"Jeremy is not just any hunter" and then told her of the threat a witch coven has set in finding Jeremy using his blood to awake the five hybrid hunters. He then explained that he had tried to locate him, but it wasn't possible as they didn't have anything of his to use for the spell.

Elena dialed Jeremy's number. Then passed on Elijah, who spoke to the young hunter. As they finished the conversation, he passed back the phone to Elena.

"Here" Elena gave Elijah the photo of Jeremy. The Original put it safely in his jacket pocket.

Both stood silent. Not moving for a moment. There was so much to say and yet both just kept the whole range of emotions bottled up.

"I will make sure he is protected" Elijah said breaking the awkward moment between them.

Elena nodded in acknowledgment. Elijah then went to the door and as he was to open the door to leave she stepped forward,"Wait. I am going with you."

Elijah snapped out of the flashback now looking at the flowers on the grave, tears now streaming down his undead face.

And I don't know where I'm going

But I know it's gonna be a long time
And I'll be leaving in the morning
Come the white wine bitter sunlight

Wanna hear your beating heart tonight
Before the bleeding sun comes alive
I want to make the best of what is left, hold tight
And hear my beating heart one last time
Before daylight

As the red sun was showing its first rays touching his grim face, all of a sudden Elijah flinched as he heard a sound of a faint -ba-boom- boom-