Playing House with the Enemy

The Intruder

I shot up, my heart beating faster than ever, my face flushed, wrapping my arms around myself in an attempt to cover myself, not wanting the third party to see my naked body. I stared at the man in the doorway, my eyes wide and my mouth opening and shutting, like a fish, unsure of what to say or do. But the intruder just stood there, an amused smirk kissing his lips, clearly enjoying my embarrassment, but his eyes, emotionless, told a different story, a story of danger and unpredictability. Elijah made no move to remove himself from between my legs, instead he remained there, is head leant against my inner thigh, his muscles tense and the only sound coming from him was the sound of his teeth grinding in annoyance. I nudged him to move and he got the message, as he straightened himself, brushing off his suit jacket. He took the jacket off and passed it to me, which I gratefully accepted with a nod and pulled it on, without looking at me before standing in front of me to shield me from his youngest brother.

Kol pushed himself off the doorframe, his smirk still in place, yet he wasn't fooling anybody, he was pissed, "Congratulations, brother! You won the wager!" He exclaimed cheerfully as he walked closer to Elijah, before patting him on the shoulder, the gesture falsely friendly however I could see the way his hand lingered slightly longer than needed and how his hand tensed as though he were squeezing. Elijah's muscles in his back flexed underneath his ruffled suit. They kept eye contact with each other as though they were having a silent conversation.

I looked between the two brothers, as best as I could from my position behind Elijah anyway, my eyebrows knitted together in confusion, "What bet?" Both brothers snapped their heads towards me, Elijah's eyes full of regret, and Kol's still remaining emotionless.

The latter pushed the elder out of the way, his eyes meeting mine, but Elijah grabbed Kol by the arm, his grip tight, to keep him from reaching me, but Kol quickly shrugged him off, his eyes menacing, "Did he not tell you Darling?" He asked falsely innocently and sympathetically, to which I shook my head in a negative way. He put his hands either side of my thighs, not touching but nearly, and I tried to ignore the urge to pull away, I could see Elijah's jaw tick from behind him and he remained tense, ready to attack if needed, "Well my brothers and I made a wager in regards to who could make their way into your bed first. And the prize was well...You." He said plainly, his eyes running across my body before meeting my eyes once again, his eyes almost black, the perfect picture of danger.

I felt my eyes water and pushed Kol away from me, which he let me, before sliding off the counter, steadying myself then squaring up and turning towards Elijah, yet he could not meet my gaze, "Is that why you were doing this?" My voice broke, "Is that all I am to you, a prize?" I said bitterly, tears hitting my cheeks yet I could not stop myself as my hand inched up before springing down, my hand meeting Elijah's cheek with force to which his head snapped to the side, "I should never have thought better of any of you!" I looked to Kol now, his eyes were on Elijah with a satisfied smile, "And you!" I pointed at him, walking closer to him, his eyes met mine and his smile fell before his face became regretful as he noticed the tears that stained my cheeks.

"Elena I'm sor-"He started but I could not listen to another word he said as I slapped him just as I had his older brother. They both kept their heads down.

"Don't either of you ever touch me again!" I shouted at them my finger, pointed at both of them, "Do you understand?!" They nodded in reply and I walked away from the pair, tears pouring down my face, no doubt ruining my makeup. Klaus, Finn and Rebekah stood in the doorway of the living room, the film now off, their faces masks of confusion. I could not help the thoughts of all of their betrayal. Finn made a move to touch me yet I would have none of it, "No! Don't you dare touch me!" I flinched away from the three of them, backing up, unknowing of what was and wasn't behind me. Their faces grew confused.