Memories → Elijah Mikaelson ✔

Chapter Twenty Eight | Journal of Truth

"I didn't do it".

Laura offers a small smile to Ric as he sits in the cell, with Liz and Damon standing near.

"You're arresting him for what this nut job Dr Fell says?".

"No I'm detaining him. The cell is for his own good. You were shot. Dr. Fell used vampire blood to heal you".

"Dr Fell is the one who shot me".

"Because you came at her with a knife!".

"Yeah with a knife I had found hidden in her things!".

"Okay, everyone calm. We aren't going to get anywhere with shouting and hasty assumptions" Laura says softly, earning a nod from Sheriff Forbes.

"Are we gonna ignore the part where he is one of the killer's victims? I mean, the guy was practically stabbed to death".

"Well, Dr Fell suggested his wounds could have been self-inflicting".

"You think I stabbed myself?".

"Look I think...I don't know what to think. I've got nothing, except murder weapons from your stash and a respected member of a founding family pointing a very long finger".

"She is setting me up. I'm being framed here!".

"Ric, they'll sort it out" The brunette says.

"Well, that may be so, but I don't have any proof of that".

"Well then we'll find some".

"No, just stay out of this, Damon, you too Laura" Liz turns to Damon "You getting involved is only going to make matters worse".

"Listen Liz".

"Don't make me put you in that cell with him!".

-

Laura sends a disappointing look towards her sister. Elena and Matt broke into Meredith's apartment to look through her stuff and find evidence.

"What were you thinking?" Sheriff Forbes exclaims.

"I know that we had no right".

"No right? You broke the law".

"But we found something that clears Alaric. It gives him an alibi in the Brian Walters murder".

"You mean this?" Liz holds up a piece of paper.

"What is that?".

"A letter from the county coroner's office correcting the error in the time of death of Brian Walters. Meredith Fell received it today. She brought it to me several hours ago, full of apologies for accusing an innocent man".

"Why would she have a copy hidden in her closet?".

"I can't ask those questions Matt, because the very fact that you broke into her home to find it. Do you know how much I'm already protecting both of you?".

Elena looks to her sister and then to the sheriff "I'm sorry".

"Just get out of my office and go home. Please. Alaric will be released as soon as the letter is authenticated. Go". Laura walks out with Matt and Elena.

"Elena..." Laura starts.

"I know, I know. It was a dumb idea".

"Matt Donovan" Matt looks at her, his blue eyes showing guilty.

"I'm sorry for helping her with it but I wanted to help Alaric".

"Both of you are coming back to our house so we can stay out of things". Laura walks off to her car and the other two go to Matt's car.

Once they arrive home, Elena  sits at the table with Matt making some tea which he brings over to her. Laura lays on the couch, closing her eyes when they start to feel heavy.

"Elijah?".

Elijah turns around, blood dripping from his mouth, veins under his eyes.

"Laura, I...".

"What is this?" She looks around before looking back at him "What are you?".

"No no no" He says, his eyes widening at the fact that she is seeing him like this.

"Elijah, you need to tell me what is happening? I don't understand".

The Original in a suit shakes his head, speeding closer and looking into her eyes. "You will not remember this, you came to look for me but you didn't find me so you turned around and went home".

Her eyes blink, the compulsion working and opens them to see no one there so she turns around, making her way back to her apartment.

"Laura!" Elena shouts, waking her sister "Ric's back".

Alaric walks into the living room, sending a small smile to the eldest Gilbert.

"Are you okay?" Elena asks the man.

"Yeah yeah, I'm alright". The two brunettes hug Alaric, making him smile.

The doppelgänger goes off to read the Gilbert journal whilst Alaric makes coffee for himself, leaving Laura to watch TV until the doorbell rings. The brunette walks to the door with Ric.

"I know what this looks like" Meredith says, receiving a glare from Alaric as the door is opened.

"Yeah well, I sure as hell don't. You shoot me, you have me thrown in jail, and then you have me freed".

"I did it for you, Ric. I forged the coroner's note to clear your name".

"Oh you know what, people are right. You are psycho".

The woman stops him from closing the door "No! Now that you've been cleared, they'll look somewhere else, they won't look your way again. Please. You have no reason, but I need you to trust me anyway. If you let me in I can explain". Alaric sighs before letting her in.

-

Alaric, Laura and Meredith are looking through folders with evidence, showing Ric's weapons that he owns. "Like the Sheriff said, the victims were killed with your weapons".

"Yeah but I was attacked".

"With your own knife. A wound that could have been self-inflicted".

"It's impossible! I would know if I were killing people".

"Would you? Have you had any blackouts, instances of lost time?".

"You're insane".

"Hey, just listen to her" Laura says, nodding at Meredith to continue.

"No, but I think you might be. You wear a ring that lets you cheat death, Ric. How many times can you die before it changes you?". Ric and her sit down "I think you're sick and I want to help you. This has happened before, almost 100 years ago".

The eldest Gilbert looks over her shoulder where her sister is now standing, holding the Gilbert journal "Ric, I think she's right".