Baelfire only wishes to keep America and himself alive. He made a promise, and he intends to keep that promise. He learns to her, making the promise almost nothing to him. He only sees his love for her.
Elliot Jensen and Elliot Fintry have a lot in common. They share the same name, the same house, the same school, oh and they hate each other but, as they will quickly learn, there is a fine line between love and hate.