Elena: The Original Witchpire |Elejah

You Are Elena

Elena turned her head to look at Elijah with wide eyes, who stared back into her eyes with mixed emotions in his own eyes."Why?"Elena asked, trying to play off her shock.

"Because it should have been me who was there for you, to care for you, to keep you grounded, to keep you safe, to tell you that everything was going to be alright, even if it took you a long time to heal."Elijah answered possessively and Elena frowned slightly. While she was happy about the fact that he wanted to be the one who was there by her side while she went through every struggle, she didn't understand why.

"You're not making any sense-I believe you do know that I am making sense, Elena."Elijah cut Elena off.

"Do you think I don't know?"Elijah asked cryptically, causing Elena to blink rapidly and raised an eyebrow in confusion."Do you think that I wouldn't find out?"

"Know what? Find out what?"Elena snapped, starting to feel annoyed at Elijah's cryptic questions.

"That you're my Eternal Mate."Once more, Elena went rigid in Elijah's arms and he chuckled weakly."Ever since I met you, I always knew but I stayed away, I kept my distance."

"Why?"Elena chocked out.

"Because, My Lovely and Precious Girl, that is what you wanted."Elena somehow managed to turn around in Elijah's tight grip with her legs bent into a kneeling position, resting on the bed on either side of Elijah's hips, straddling him and looking at him in confusion.

"That's what I wanted?"Elena echoed angrily."I wanted that, how could I have possibly wanted that, Elijah!?!"Elena nearly screamed in Elijah's face.

"You wanted to be Human, Elena."The brunette froze at Elijah's words."And I would do anything to keep you happy, even if that meant watching you grow up and have a Family, that is what you always wanted."

"Yeah, at one point that was what I wanted, Elijah, but I started to realise that it would never happen. All because of the Supernatural, because I am a Supernatural. I'm the Doppelganger...."Elena trailed off and shook her head."That sooner or later, I would be turned into a Vampire, willingly or not."Elena looked away as tears formed in her eyes."You could have saved me, Elijah."

"Saved you?"Elijah echoed, confused.

"From the Salvatore Brothers. If you had stepped in at some point, I wouldn't feel like replacement for someone else because I share their face."Elijah unwrapped one hand from around Elena's waist and reached up to cup the left side of her face, using his thumb to wipe away the tear that escaped her eye and made her look at him."If you had saved me from that stupid Love Triangle that the Salvatore Brothers had me tangled in, I wouldn't feel like this, or maybe, I still would."

"Feel like what, Elena?"Elijah nearly whispered, afraid of her answer.

"This insecurity of being a replacement for that Village Girl Tatia, or the Peasant Girl Katerina Petrova, or Sweet and Orphaned Katherine Pierce, or Hot and Sexy Katherine Pierce."Elena said, her bottom lip trembling."I'm a Doppelganger, Elijah and it hurts so much that people, Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, want me or expect me to be like my degrading Doppelgangers!"Elena snarled, her heightened emotions that had been building up finally broke free."I'm not them, I can't be them and I don't care if you're my Mate, Elijah, if you see me as a replacement for your precious Katerina or Tatia, then leave me be."Elena glared, her eyes dark with a haunted look of deep depression, at Elijah, who stared back at her, his face frozen in an unreadable mask as he caressed her cheek gently.

"Your name is Elena."Elijah suddenly said, confusing Elena."You are not Tatia or Katherine."Elijah said strongly."You are Elena. You share their face, yes, but you are nothing like them. You are you, purely you. I see you and when I look at you, all I see as you, not them. I won't let you think that you're some cheap replacement for your Doppelgangers because you're not. There is a large difference between you and them, and I will show that to you everyday if I have to."Elijah vowed and Elena couldn't stop the waterworks from happening. She burst into tears and Elijah pulled her further into his embrace, having her hid her head in his chest and balled her eyes out while he ran his fingers through her hair.