The Vampire Diaries Imagines

Nightmares

Pairing: Elijah x reader

Genre: Angst, Fluff

Characters: Elijah, Y/N

T/W: Bullying, Abuse, mention of death

A/N: If you're being bullied in anyway, please don't hesitate to message me.

Description: When Y/N was in school, she got bullied pretty badly. Years later, she is having nightmares about it and finally tells Elijah about her past.

Flashbacks of painful past memories run through your mind. You can hear the threats and and name calling ringing in your ears like it was yesterday. Tears began streaming down your cheeks in your sleep as you seen punch after punch land on your face.

When the last punch landed on your face, you sat bolt upright in the bed, cold sweat covering the entirety of your body. You closed your eyes and let out a deep, slow breath in an attempt to calm your nerves. You slid off the side of the bed slowly so you didn't wake Elijah and walked to the bathroom.

You stared at your face in the mirror and sighed. All your life you had been tormented about your looks and was always told you weren't enough for anybody. You were told so many times that you had started to believe it. Even though you left that life a long time ago, the scars that had been cut were still very raw.

You switched on the tap and cupped your hands under to splash water on your face. Again, you took a deep breath and walked back into the bedroom to try and get some more sleep. As you slipped back into bed, Elijah began to stir. He moved over and wrapped his arms around you, nuzzling into your neck.

"Darling, are you ok?" You wanted to tell him, you really did, but you were afraid that he would see and treat you differently. "I'm ok, Eli. Go back to sleep." You absolutely hated lying to him but it was the best thing for you, he didn't need any of your burdens.

"Y/N, I know you're lying to me. I felt your heart jump a little as you spoke." Tears began to prickle at the edges of your eyes as you heard the sincerity in his voice. He supported his head with his hand and turned your head towards his.

"Please tell me. I hate seeing you like this." You took a deep breath and began to explain everything that had happened to cause you such pain. The major bullying in high school, the death of your mother and the angry fists of your father.

Elijah ambushed you with a bear hug and rubbed the back of your head as you broke down crying. You could feel the relief swarming through your body at the realisation of letting somebody know what had happened to you. Finally, you weren't alone.

He cradled you in his arms as you lay on his chest, letting the soft beats of Elijahs heart lull you to sleep. Elijah stroked the back of your head in an attempt to calm your nerves further.

After a while, he could hear little snores coming from you and placed a soft kiss to the top of your head.

"I would have never imagined that somebody as beautiful as you would have been subjected to such traumas. I am going to spend the rest if my life making sure that nothing, or nobody, hurt you ever again. You are my world, my love."

Elijah kissed the top of your head one more time before slowly drifting into a deep sleep.