Coming for the crown

Chapter 6; The Awakening

The room was silent, Elena had laid dead on Klaus' bed for hours. The night had past and the morning had arrived. Klaus stood by the window in his room staring out of it, wondering what he would do about Elena. Part of him was saddened, he felt guilty like her death was his fault. He wished he could've saved her, he wish he would've done something quicker. But Klaus was torn away from his train of thought by the faint sound of a breath nearby.

Elena's pov

I woke suddenly gasping for air as I sat up quickly. I looked around almost in a panic. Where was I? What happened? I looked towards the window to see a tall, handsome silhouette stood there, when my eye sight finally came clear. I spoke up softly..

Elena: Klaus?

He looked over his shoulder towards me and I saw the concerned look on his face, for some unexplainable reason it made me sad. I looked down and saw that I was wearing the same dress I wore last night at the ball. Then it hit me. The dress.. the ball.. Klaus.. Diego!!! I looked up and Klaus looked even more worried.

Elena: Am I.. am I dead?!

He didn't respond and my eyes teared up and my voice became shaky..

Elena: I don't wanna be.. I can't be a vampire!

I slowly got to my feet and looked at Klaus almost begging for his help with my expression.

Klaus: You'll adjust

I couldn't bring myself to understand why but I just started to laugh. But my laughs turned into a cry as Klaus pulled me into a hug.

The day went passed slowly, I stayed in the mansion all day. Klaus went out with Elijah and left Rebekah in charge of keeping an eye on me but we all know she's not exactly my biggest fan. She just did her own thing and told me to shout if I needed her. I sat on the sofa watching the tv all day and hallucinating all the I had been compelled to forget. Honestly, it was the highlight of this transition. Eventually I got extremely hungry, my body had become weak and my skin had gone an odd colour almost like I was desiccating slowly. My breath had weakened and my eyes were droopy. How man hours had I been out?

I didn't want to bother Rebekah so I pushed my self to my feet with all my decreased amount of strength and stumbled towards the kitchen using anything I could to try and keep my balance. I made it to the kitchen and grabbed some left over food out of the fridge and slumped down on one of the stools at the breakfast bar. I started to eat but it only made me feel sick so I quickly stopped and threw the rest in the bin. I stayed sat on the stool and buried my head in my hands. I knew only one thing could curve my cravings and that thing was blood.

I tried to fight it. I never wanted to become a vampire. I told Stefan before when I had Damon erase Jeremy's memories of Viki's death that part of me wished I could forget meeting him and finding out he was a vampire and everything since. But I couldn't. Everything that happened is a part of me and who I am now.

I was snapped out of my thoughts by the sound of the front door opening. I assumed Klaus and Elijah were home and that was confirmed by Klaus shouting Rebekah. I heard them squabbling over me and my current location because they all last saw me sitting on the couch. I couldn't even bring myself to shout and tell them I was in the kitchen but it didn't matter, they soon found me.

Klaus: What are you doing in here all by yourself? Don't just go wondering off, you had me worried!

His voice was stern but mine was weak. You could hear the strain in my voice when I spoke. It sounded like i was running out of air.

Elena: I'm sorry I got hungry

Klaus' expression immediately changed and I saw that same worried look he gave me this morning when I woke up.

Klaus: Have you eaten?
Elena: N..no
Rebekah: You should've shouted me, I told you I'd help you if you needed anything

She sounded sincere, not like her usually bitchy tone that symbolised just now much she hates me.

Elena: I didn't want to bother you... I.. I tried to eat.. but it made me feel sick
Klaus: I can't stand here and watch this

I thought he was going to walk out on me but instead he grabbed a glass and poured the contence of a blood bag into it before placing it down in front of me. I stared at the glass contemplating whether or not to drink it. I hated the idea of being a vampire but the urge was too strong. Elijah's words were faint behind me, I just couldn't manage to break out of my own thoughts.

Elijah: Niklaus the girl has had her own life taken away from her. Don't take her choice from her too.
Rebekah: I'm not her biggest fan Nik but the least we can do is let her make the decision herself, we weren't so lucky in that department.

But their words suddenly came to a halt and they were all taken by surprise to see that I had picked up the glass and downed the blood completing my transition into a vampire.

My eyes turned red and black veins appeared under my eyes as my fangs slowly grew. I looked towards the three originals stood beside me as they took in the sight of my new form

This is it. This is me now. Elena Marie Gilbert.. doppelgänger and vampire.

A/N so Elena is now a vampire!! What do you think will happen next? Will her and Klaus' budding friendship continue to blossom? Will Rebekah finally lighten up? Where was Klaus and Elijah all day?
Leave any and all ideas, thoughts, opinions and questions in the comments and thank you for all your love and support! Xoxo