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Elena the Sacrifice

Imarina's POV

I wake up on my own and stretch happily. I got ready for the day and go downstairs to see Rose in a bathrobe talking to Elena. "Am I interrupting?" I ask them.

"No actually, I came to talk to you both" Elena states.

"Then I should probably get dressed" Rose states. Rose smiles broadly and walks back up the stairs. After Rose has exchanged her robe for real clothing. We converse in the parlor room. "It's a bad idea" she states.

"Jaguar agrees with Elena, but I agree with you Rose" I tell them.

"No, it's not. From what Stefan told me, your friend Slater obviously has more information about Klaus. You and Damon just gave up before you got it" Elena tells us.

"Because somebody blew up a coffee shop with us in it" Rose retorts and Jaguar growls inside my head.

"There's more to learn. We just have to find a way to learn it" Elena states.

"Why come to us with this?" I ask Elena.

"Because Rose owes me. One word from me, and Damon and Stefan could have killed you for kidnapping Imarina and I" Elena tells her.

"Or maybe it's because you know that they wouldn't want you doing this. And their moonstone caper gives you a chance to sneak away" Rose retorts.

"We're having a disagreement, okay? They're willing to risk everyone that I love and I'm not" Elena tells us.

"They're just trying to protect you" Rose tells her.

"And you've proven that you couldn't care less whether I'm protected or not. So, we're back to you both taking me to Slater" Elena states. "Imarina, because Jaguar won't let anything happen to me as the vampires she protects care for me" she adds.

'Got you there' Jaguar tells me and I roll my eyes.

"What exactly do you hope to achieve by this?" I ask her.

"How would you like to be able to walk during the daylight?" she asks Rose.

"I've been a slave to shadows for 500 years, what do you think?" Rose asks her.

"I think I know a witch who's willing to do whatever it takes to help, if you're willing to make a deal" Elena states. So they make a deal and we get into Rose's car. She drives us to Slater's apartment.

(Apartment)

Rose parks her car in an underground parking lot below Slater's apartment. We ascend the staircase to the apartment. Rose bangs her fist on the door while Elena and I stand nearby. "Slater, it's Rose. Open up!" she yells. But no one answers and the door doesn't open.

Jaguar kicks the door in and the others look at me. "What? It was Jaguar" I tell them as I rub my leg. We enter the apartment, Rose leading the way.

As Rose moves towards the back of the apartment, she looks through a doorway and her face falls in shock. As I smell blood. "I don't think he's gonna be much help" Rose tells us. Elena rushes over to where Rose is standing and gasps at the sight of Slater's dead body. It looks like he drove a stake through his own heart.

'I smell Elijah, be on your guard' Jaguar tells me. I look around the room putting my senses on high alert. I smell a human. I grab Rose's attention and nod towards a door.

"Rose!" a young woman shouts. She runs forwards and hugs Rose tightly. "He's dead!" she wails crying heavily. I go open the curtains and stand by it.

Rose rubs Alice's hand comfortingly as Alice tries to regain her composure. Rose gets up and walks into another room where Elena is pouring hot water into teacups. Rose sits down next to Elena. I look at Alice briefly, before looking back out the window.