#ELEJAH - One shots and Short Stories

Pride, Love, Hunters and Vampires

"Forgive me, I hope you are feeling better."- Elijah said as he entered the room where Elena was sitting at the table.

"I am, thank you. Would you like to sit down?!"- Elena offered.

Elijah nodded a little and then, instead of sitting down, he walked, in a very huff and puff way to the window looking out and then at the slender brunette. She didn't quite understand the vampires sudden visit, and his demeanour wasn't his usual one.

Elena nevertheless waited patiently to hear what his announced visit was about, not understanding what has brought him to her friend's house.

All that he felt and had felt  for her for quite a long time now just came out of him without no restraint and he said looking her in the eyes, his heart thumping wildly-

"In vain I have struggled, it would not do. My feelings would not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardetnly I admire and love you. In declaring myself thus I am fully aware that I will be going expressly against my family, my friends and my better judgement. But it cannot be helped - almost from the earliest moments of our acquaintance I have come to feel for you a passionate admiration and regard - which despite all my struggles has overcome every rational objections - and I beg you to relieve my suffering and consent to be my wife"

Elena's astonishment was beyond expression. She looked at Elijah with eyes that cried complete surprise. She then swayed to the window looking out for a second and then turned to the vampire, now looking at him with darkened eyes -

"In such cases, I believe, I should say yes. But I can't- I could never marry you. How would my best friend say- oh- she would say this- I have neverdesired your good opinion, and you have certainly bestowed it most unwillingly. I am sorry to cause pain to any one, but wasunconsciously done-  and- "- Elena paused, taking a deep breath said-" I hope will be of short duration."

Elijah stepped away and walked over to the chair where he had left his hat and gloves. He turned to her and feeling all the pain cut through his heart he said-

"And this is all the reply which I am to have the honour of expecting! I might, perhaps, wish to be informed why, with so little endeavour at civility, I am thus rejected. But it is of small importance."

"What? Oh - you wish to know - well- why with so evident a desire of offending and insulting me, you chose to tell me that you liked me against your will, against your reason, and even against your character? You see- ahm- even if my feelings hadn't decided against you had they been indifferent, or had they even been favourable, do you think that any consideration would tempt me to accept the man who has been the means of ruining, perhaps for ever, the happiness of my very best friend? But there are so many other things-"

As Elena said all those things, Elijah changed his colour, but he didn't say anything and listened to the brunette hunter adding-

"I have every reason in the world to think really bad of you. No motive can excuse the unjust and ungenerous part you acted  when you separated Bonnie from your brother Kol? You dare not, you cannot deny, that you have been the principal, if not the only means of dividing them from each other? Letting Kol believe that she has decided for Luka Martin and that she only played with your brother's feelings, when it really wasn't so?"

He couldn't deny it. It was so. He had played a part to separate them.

"She is a witch and- you know so very well that vampires and witches cannot be."- Elijah said.

"Yes, but- how - do you then percieve that we- a hunter and a vampire could? It is absolutely beneath you to be with woman that comes from a family that has killed your kind?"