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Damnit," Elijah cursed, throwing his cell phone across the room and watching as it shattered to pieces on the floor, after hitting the wall. He and Klaus had arrived back home, only to discover both Elena and Bonnie gone. Elijah had called Elena's number, not really expecting much, but still felt the crushing hopelessness overtake him when he heard her cell ringing upstairs.

Klaus sniffed the air, smelling the human who had lead the charge against him and Caroline earlier. He had been here, and in that little space of time –barely half an hour- Bonnie and Elena had disappeared.

"Niklaus," Elijah roared, appearing in front of his younger brother. "Elena is gone. They came for her!" His eyes portrayed how furious he was. "Because youhad to throw a temper tantrum, I was not here to protect her and our children!" He pointed at Klaus, his lips pursed.

"I'm sorry, Elijah," Klaus said. And he was sorry. He had pushed his siblings before, but he knew they would always still be there for him if push came to shove. He had killed lovers and offered ultimatums. He had compelled and manipulated actions and lied. But he had no doubt that if anything happened to Elena or the twins, Elijah really would never forgive him. He would never forgive himself. It had been so long since he felt real guilt, in the last four months he had been feeling more guilt than he had in centuries.

"Sorry is not good enough," Elijah said. "We still do not know where the council are keeping everyone and now our only way of knowing is gone… Along with the mother of my children!" Elijah lashed out, his fist coming into contact with Klaus' jaw. Klaus went flying, passing the table and over the back of the couch.

"We'll find them brother," Klaus said, getting up and fixing his clothes, the bloodied ones he was wearing earlier. "I will do anything in my power to get Elena back to you, I promise."

"You said earlier that you could not lose Caroline," Elijah said, despair settling in his eyes. "I cannot lose Elena. I will not lose Elena! I refuse to even think on it, I would not survive." He pushed one of his hands into his left jacket pocket, where the small box was. The one he had been carrying around all night since he had gone shopping for what it held with Bonnie yesterday afternoon. His hand circled around the box and he hoped beyond hope that he would have a chance to give it to Elena.

Klaus averted his eyes, he had never seen Elijah look at him like that. He had seen his brother upset, angry, furious, murderous, annoyed, frustrated and any number of emotions in between, but never has he seen his brother so broken. His eyes fell on the table, and the map sitting there.

"Brother," Klaus said. "Elijah, look." Klaus went to the table and pointed to the directions drawn on the map. "It appears that the little witch had much more merit than any of us gave her credit for. Even while being kidnapped, she has left us a map."

"Ten miles east of town," Elijah smiled a little, tracing the path with his finger. "They are just ten miles east of town. Thank God."

"Come on, brother," clapping his hand on Elijah's shoulder and giving a smirk. "We have our family to save."

"Get comfortable, girls," Pastor Younge said, opening the door and letting Elena and Bonnie pass. "The house has been made witch-proof. A little gift from a witch named Esther. She left some objects with Mr Saltzman in case he failed, including those shackles you're wearing, Bonnie, and some nifty little bags with cloaking spells on them."

"So that's how you've been blocking the locator spells," Elena said, sitting at the table.

"Yes," Pastor Younge said. "Now, you'll both need to be here for the next two weeks, until the full moon."

"What happens on the full moon?" Bonnie asked, sitting at the table next to Elena.

"We rid the world of the abominations known as vampires, that's what." Pastor Younge then went about making a coffee and frying some bacon. "Hungry?" he asked.