Bloodlust → Stefan Salvatore [1]

Klaus

Elijah's eyes open wide as he gasps for air. I look down at him as he squirms around. He eyes me, I can tell he's remembering how he got here, and how I dagger him. "Elijah." I say. He looks up at me, and then passes out. I reach out to his neck, to see if there's a pulse, but he jolts up very fast. He puts his hands on the ground, and quickly jumps back up. I lean against the wall, scared.

"I can't-- I can't breathe!"

"I'm sorry, Elijah. For what I did. But I need your help." He vamp speeds towards the door, but for some reason stops.

"I can't be in this house."

"You're not invited in." I think out loud. He vamp speeds into the hall, and then disappears. I run back upstairs, and to the front door, to see him kneeling on the ground. He looks up at me, and then tries to run back inside. He hits the barrier with a loud grunt. I put my finger over my mouth, signaling him to be quiet.

"I'll tell you. Not here." I whisper, hoping Stefan and Damon can't hear me. I realize that the sun is rising, I didn't realize how long I was waiting for Elijah to awake. "Can I trust you?" I ask him, still whispering.

"Can I trust you?" He replies with the same thing I asked him. I nod, handing him the dagger. He snatches it out of my hand. He shoves it into a pocket in his jacket.

"Let's go. Now." He whispers. I walk outside, and shut the door behind me.

I pull up beside the Lockwood mansion, and put my car in park. Elijah is drinking out of a blood bag. "You look better already." I assure him.

"Where did you get the dagger?" He asks.

"I'll tell you everything, but we have to work together, Elijah. I need your word."

"Your ability to make demands has long passed."

"No demands. I'm offering you my help.And in return, I want yours."

"Why should I even consider this?"

"The same reason that you haven't killed me. You need Elena's and my help to kill Klaus. And I need you." My phone rings, I look down to see that Stefan is calling me.

"Hey. Where are you. Are you okay?"

"Yes, Stefan. I'm fine."

"Where's Elijah?" He asks me.

"Right here."

"Where? I'm on my way."

"No, Stefan. Elijah and I need some time alone."

"Listen to me, he can't be trusted. He'll use you to get to Klaus."

"Elijah is a noble man, Stefan. He lives by a code of honor, I can trust him. He knows that I'd be incredibly stupid to betray him again. By removing the dagger, i have proven myself."

"Blake, you can't do this alone."

"That's not your decision. It's mine, please respect it. Just make sure that Damon doesn't do anything stupid." I pull the phone away from my ear and hang up. I look over at Elijah, and drop it in his hand.