Always and forever Logs

Beyond the red door

Tatia runs through the woods as fast as she can. She turns around and looks to see if she managed to escape her pursuer. Elijah stands in front of her as if he appeared out of nowhere. He takes her by the waist and although she pleads him not to do it, he mercelessly bites into her neck. He  holds the slumped body of Tatia in his arms, and sees Katerina, in her beautiful 15th century gown smiling at him- "you're meant to catch me..."- all of a sudden from the woods he can hear a voice calling his name- "Elijah...it's me...it's Elena!"

"The hex is really strong..."- Jo said to Elena and murmurred words in Old norse. Elena could feel him getting cool as she touched his face as if he broke out of fever.

"This is a good sign...we are on the right path!"- Jo said and looked at Bonnie- "but to break it we will need him to drink from you to undo the spell completely...are you ready?"- she now looked at Elena, who nodded.

Elijah gasped for a breath as he opened his eyes looking around not understanding at first where he was for at least two seconds.

"I... can't breathe..."- he gasped.

"Shhh..."- Elena said- "calm down..."

"Ele...."- he then uttered- "how...hah.., no...go...."- he exclaimed like in a frenzy.

"Look at me..."- Elena placed the palm of her hand on his face- "you trust me, right?..."

He looked at her and nodded.

"Right..There is only one thing that can get you better..."- she said- "you have to drink from me..."

"No...no... I will kill you.... I killed her..."- he gasped and tears welled up in his eyes again- "not you...not you... I will not do it to you!!!"

"You are weak...and the hex requires that you drink from me... you will not kill me...I am a vampire..."- Elena said.

Elijah tried now to get up, but he didn't have enough strength.

"Please..."- Elena said.

"I... dreamt... I remembered...her..."- he said.

"I know...you've been talking in this delirium you were in...Elijah... look at me..."

He looked at her again. Those eyes that he knew so well spoke to him with such warmth and understanding. He could not make out how it was possible that they shone with such warmth so differently, nothing like the other two doppelgangers he had known. He trusted those eyes, that woman, completely.

"You have to forgive yourself..."- Elena then said.

"Forgive..."- he uttered faintly- "I...killed her... I couldn't stop..."

"I know... we talked about it..."

"Monster..."- he said now swaying his look away from her again- "I am no different from Katherine...and the rest..."

"Oh yes you are... you showed remorse, Elijah...she never did...not even at the end... you tried to find a way to work with Klaus to reedem himself..."

"And failed miserably... why do you love me??? I am not an honourable man..."- he said still looking in up in the ceiling.

"Elijah, look at me...please..."

He now looked at her.

"This is why I love you...I love you because you regretted it -all...and you have worked on it...You carry your regrets always and forever! A monster doesn't recognize its faults..."- Elena reminded him.

"Elena..."- he said.

She now placed a kiss on his lips and then whispered- "Trust me...everything will be all right!"

Then she took a small knife from the cupboard beside the bed and slit the neck a bit. The fresh blood invited him so violantly, he reached up and bit into the open wound.

In the other room Bonnie, Liv and Jo took hold of their hands and started murmurring the spell to reverse the hex set on him.

"Mother didn't make us monsters ... we did that to ourselves... when it suits my needs I kill, mame, torment... your compassion is a gift...carry it with you...like I will carry my regret...always and forever... I don't believe in love... Do nothing, live your life... I am a man of my word... Be careful what you wish for...  I won't make that mistake again... then the game will be over... It's you, Elena..."

Suddenly he moved away and looked at Elena who slumped in his arms.
"No...,Elena...please..."-he now moved her head up to see if she was fine.
"I...am fine..."- Elena opened her eyes and smiled a little. The wound on her neck healed.
Elijah now embraced her tightly.
The three witches got into the room to check if the spell had worked.

"Elena!"- Bonnie said- and her friend looked at her.

"It's done!"- Jo said looking at Elijah- "the ghost of the past is gone, right?!"

Elijah looked at Elena and then at Jo confirming it was so.

"Ok.. we will leave you now on your own...- Bonnie said and they left the room.

"The nightmares are over..."- Elena said.

"Elena..."- he looked at her still with a tortured soul.

"The future starts now!"- Elena said smiling at him.