Playing House with the Enemy

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Elena POV

I sat on the bed waiting for the Mikaelson brother's to leave me alone, I didn't expect any of them to comply so easily, nor did I expect Rebekah to be looking at me with such sympathy. I didn't want her sympathy, I just wanted this to be over. I noticed that Elijah was the most reluctant to leave, he kept looking back at me with guilt written all over his face. I wanted to tell him it wasn't his fault, that it was my own. I didn't want to be here. I hated these people. And if I couldn't escape by freeing myself, I'd have to die. Once all of the men had left Rebekah turned to me and I couldn't stand to look her in the eyes, I hadn't looked any of them in the eyes since Elijah had saved me. I brought my knees to my chest and wrapped my arms around myself, placing my head on them, effectively becoming a human ball.

"Elena..." Rebekah started as I felt the bed dip slightly beside me. "I know you don't particularly enjoy my company and nor do I yours, but..." she seemed to think for a moment, "Would you tell me why you did this to yourself?" she inquired. I instantly shook my head, not trusting my own voice and I heard her sigh. "Can I tell you something about myself?" I didn't answer so she just continued, "Over the thousand years that I've been well... alive kind of... I've been through many heart breaks. In the twelfth century I fell in love with a vampire hunter named Alexander, at the time he was holding public vampire executions to try to gain more people for the cause. He obviously was unaware of our condition at that time. He told us of his cause and of a weapon that could kill every vampire. We were very intrigued and concerned by this, but at that time I had already began falling for him. My brothers were very adamant I stay away from Alex but I was unable to. One night he proposed to me and I was extremely happy with me, he threw a party, to celebrate and announce our engagement. Turns out the weapon he'd been boasting about was the daggers that we all know and loathe today. That night he daggered me while the rest of The Five," I looked up at her. What was The Five? She must have noticed my confusion, "Don't ask, it's a long story. Anyway, the rest of The Five daggered my brothers but, as we know, Nik wasn't affected by the dagger so when he realised what Alex had done, he killed him and the rest of The Five before un-daggering myself and the rest of my brothers. Even after Alex's betrayal I still mourned him and I buried him and his sword at the church in which we planned to marry."

By the end of Rebekah's story we were both crying, I placed my hand on her arm, an attempt to comfort her slightly, she wiped away her tears, "Anyway afterwards I didn't wish to be alive anymore so I made many attempts on my own life and I did as you did, I looked to harming myself for release. Ultimately it worked for a short while but the bliss didn't last long. So Elena I urge you not to make any more attempts on your life because my brothers would never allow you to die." She had a faraway look in her eyes and I moved to my knees and brought her into a hug, she seemed to be surprised and hesitated a moment before returning my hug. We sat like that for what felt like five minutes before a voice from behind us broke the moment.

"Can I speak to Elena please?"

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