He Needs Her

Arrival

Elena arrived at the house at three in the morning, it was pitch black outside but the isolated cottage still had the downstairs light on. She admired the simplicity and normalcy of the house, not something she would've expected from any of the Mikaelsons. She'd spent the whole drive trying to keep her mind from wondering to Damon and thinking about all the time she and Elijah spent together. She was extremely nervous to see the Mikaelsons again and terrified to see her secret crush again, the last time they'd seen each other she didn't have her humanity and Elijah was with her doppelganger, and they'd kissed but he hadn't known it was her at the time, she had been posing as his lover. It had hurt being told that another man that she loved was in love with her double, Katherine, she thought of it as a curse, no man would ever just be able to love Elena for herself, they always had a past with her ancestors.

She sat in her car for a moment, giving herself a pep talk, "Come on, Elena. You can do this. Just go in there." She turned off the ignition and opened the door without giving herself one more moment to doubt herself or convince herself that this wasn't a good idea and to return home to Mystic Falls. She stalked across the damp grass of the yard, the heels of her boots getting stuck slightly. She walked up the steps to the house and reached her hand up to knock, but she suddenly doubted herself and started to turn around, ready to leave and never come back but the door opened behind her.

"Hello? Can I help you?" A female voice asked.

Elena swore very quietly under her breath and then turned back around, a smile in place. Elena recognised the brunette in front of her but couldn't place her. She smelt familiar too but the smell made her gag, werewolf or...hybrid maybe? Her face was the perfect picture of annoyance at her not answering her. Elena decided that she wouldn't get on this girls bad side. "Oh, sorry. I'm Elena. Rebekah asked me to come." Elena replied and outstretched her hand for the other female to take but she didn't instead the hybrid looked at the hand in disgust and rolled her eyes.

"Rebekah!" She shouted somewhere behind the door and Elena winced at the high pitch, her vampire hearing being a curse right now.

"What?!" Rebekah shouted back at the brunette, now beside her. Rebekah and the hybrid shared dirty looks, like they were having a conversation before Rebekah's eyes turned to Elena. Elena felt relief as Rebekah's blue eyes lit up and she threw herself at Elena and enveloped her in a hug, surprising Elena. The hybrid left the two with a huff and an eye roll. Rebekah pulled back but didn't move far away, "I'm so glad you came! Elijah will be so happy to see you!"

Rebekah dragged Elena inside and the brunette vampire's nerves returned full force, making her feel nauseas. The cottage was warm and smelt of freshly baked cookies and it made Elena remember her old family home. The blonde Original once again pulled Elena into the living room, a bright smile in place, clearly excited to see her brother's reaction to the Petrova, however the doppelganger couldn't feel worse about intruding into their home, and did Elijah even know she was coming? In the living room were three others. The hybrid from earlier, Klaus and...Elijah.

Her question was answered as the Original of her dreams met her eyes. Elijah's eyes were filled with surprise and rage. Wait, what? Elena became confused, why was he angry to see her? "Rebekah why would you bring her here?" He said coldly and his gaze turned to Rebekah, whose eyes were wide in surprise and confusion.

"Elijah, I-" Elena started but suddenly found herself unable to speak or breath. Elijah had her pinned to the wall by her throat. Elena's hands scratched at his, trying to escape from his grasp as she desperately tried to speak, to reason with him. Her eyes watered, he hated her.

"Elijah, stop it! That's Elena!" Rebekah shouted at her brother.

Elijah's eyes widened and he dropped the doppelganger to the ground, he stared at his hands in disbelief. "Elena I'm so sorry!" He apologised frantically, regretful of his actions.

Elena dusted herself off after catching her breath and stood. She looked at Elijah and felt all the anger from the whole night and let it out, as her palm met the Originals face full force. Elijah's head snapped sideways, a large red mark on the right side of his surprised face. "Bastard!" She replied to him.

Klaus burst out in laughter at the situation and it caught Elena's attention, she'd hardly ever seen him this happy. He'd changed a lot since he left Mystic Falls. "Oh Elena, I have missed you!" He told her and she smiled slightly, despite all the horrible things he'd done to herself and her friends, she wanted to move on from that. "And Elijah, even I knew that was Elena, she's a lot different from Katerina."

Elena was surprised at that piece of knowledge, how could he tell that it was her but Elijah couldn't?

Elena now realised that the brunette hybrid from earlier was beside Elijah, fussing over him, even as he stared at Elena, effectively ignoring the hybrid. "Its fine, Hayley." Elijah told her with an undertone of annoyance.

Elena's head snapped towards the hybrid 'Hayley', "I remember you. You were that werewolf girl that Tyler was with. You were working with Katherine. You were the one that betrayed all those hybrids and got them and Tyler's mom killed." Elena narrowed her eyes, she remembered how Caroline had ranted about how she thought Tyler was cheating on her with Hayley. She hated her already. She especially didn't like how she was looking at Elijah.

Hayley looked back at her, anger and annoyance clear on her face, was her face stuck like that? "Yeah that was me but that's none of your business." She replied to Elena in a childish voice.

"Hayley don't speak to Elena that way!" Elijah scolded.

"I don't need your help Elijah," Elena said calmly, "And Hayley, yes it is my business because you got someone that I considered family killed, and you conspired with my enemy that led to the death of my only sibling." Her voice remained steady despite the mention of her dead, now returned, brother.

Everyone in the room looked at the doppelganger and Hayley in shock, except Klaus he looked at Elena with amusement and pride, and maybe even...awe. Klaus could now see what his elder brother saw in her, and he liked it. Hayley however did not, this girl was threatening her position with her lover. She would have to show her who Elijah belonged to.

Elena became annoyed at the silence in the room, "I'll just leave." She began to do just that but a hand encased her arm causing her to spin into that person, hitting their chest.

Elijah looked down at the woman in his arms, "Please, stay."

Their eyes met and it was like the whole world melted away...

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