And that, my sexy koala bear, is how you hotbox." Elena says slowly as she rolls down her car windows, letting out the smoke as she and Kol get out of the car.
"Is that dangerous?" He asks as she nods with a shrug.
"Technically, because of the lack of oxygen or whatever, but most fun things are." She explains as they make their way to the front porch.
"I hear your uncle... dad." Kol warns, making Elena sigh and retract her hand from the doorknob and take a seat on the porch steps. "What's wrong?" He asks, sitting next to her as she leans her head against shoulder.
"I love the guy, but he has a very… killable face. And personality. " She says with a thoughtful expression as Kol frowns.
"You think I would kill your family?" He asks, trying and failing to keep the hurt out of his voice as she frantically shakes her head.
"No. That's not it. I just- I don't want you to have to change for me. And refraining from killing John, well that would be a pretty big change. Especially when he gives me the inevitable 'vampires bad/humans good' speech." She assures him in a genuine tone before looking back at the door with regret. "I should go in. On a scale from Cheech to Chong, how high do I look?" She asks as Kol makes a confused face.
"I have no clue what that means." He says. "But you look fine. It's how you smell we should talk about." He adds with a slight teasing tone as she laughs and stands.
"Whatever. Hey, remind me to show you 'Up in Smoke' later alright?" He nods, leaning forward to kiss her cheek before vamp-speeding away, Elena turns to the door with a grimace.
As she enters and sees no sign of John she lets out a small breath of relief, a bit too soon though, because he immediately pops into the foyer, making her smile widely.
"Heyy, John. Othan. Athan? That's a weird name. Johnathan." She repeats moving her mouth strangely as he narrows his eyes and steps closer?
"Are you high?" He asks, holding her face and examining her pupils.
"Only on life, pop." She responds with a smile. "And a little pot." She whispers with a giggle, making him sigh and remove his hands. "What? Would you rather I lie?" She asks with a mock scandalized tone as she makes her way to the kitchen while he follows.
"I'd rather you be sober." He raises his voice in frustration as she searches through the pantry.
"Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you." She says without remorse as he runs a hand over his face. "Come to mama." She whispers, reaching for a bag of potato chips and a jar of peanut butter.
"Who were you with?" He asks, following her to the living room.
"Kol." She answers while distractedly making herself comfortable on the couch.
"And you and Kol are… close?" He struggles to get out as she turns to him with a raised brow. "You know what I mean. You are 17 and your mother's not here to talk about these things." He says awkwardly as she tries to smother a smirk.
"Are you asking if I'm sleeping with Kol?" She asks in a casual tone as he looks away, avoiding eye contact and nods. "No, I'm not." She says as he lets out a small sigh of relief. "But, I am sleeping with Klaus." She says, opening the bag of chips as John stares at her in what can only be described as horror.
"Wh-what? No, absolutely not." He shakes his head as she looks at him with confusion.
"What's wrong with Klaus?" She asks in a defensive tone as he looks to her in shock.
"Besides the fact that he killed you? How about, he looks thirty-" She interrupts.
"So you'd rather I sleep with Kol?" She asks, making him glare at her with a look that very clearly reads 'knock it off.'
"You shouldn't be sleeping with anyone." He says, making her snort and look to him incredulously. "I'm serious. You shouldn't be having sex until you're able to accept the consequences of a pregnancy." He quotes what is sure to be some pamphlet that's still somehow more informative than some bullshit, abstinence only sexual education class.
"And you shouldn't say dumb shit if you don't want me to slap you." She rolls her eyes. "And insanely hypocritical, don't you think?" She gestures to her body while sending him a pointed look.
"Elena, I am speaking from experience as someone who had to watch his brother raise my daughter." He says in a quiet tone.
"Yeah, well I think Rem's a little young for a kid." She tries to lighten the mood as he sits across from her with a defeated sigh. "I'm kidding. Look, I can handle myself. And I'm not you and I'm damn sure not Isobel. I don't need you to worry about these kinds of things okay?" She asks as he looks at her hesitantly. "Okay?" She repeats herself with a soft smile, he returns after a moment with a small nod.
"Fine. But, you know you can come to me, right? If you, uh need me." He tries to say as she nods with soft eyes.
"Yeah. I know." She responds.
"What is this Mikaelson ball?" John breaks the somewhat awkward silence with a question as Elena scoots further down the couch.
"Just a little welcome home party. You know they used to live here like a thousand years ago?" Elena asks, getting crumbs across her chest as she chews her chips dipped in peanut butter. "You know, it's funny. With all those founding family members, it's kinda like an impromptu council meeting." She brings up casually with a straight face as John sends her skeptical look.
"What are you planning?" He asks straight forward as she rolls her eyes.
"Do you have some kind of accusation quota you need to meet?" She ignores the question, not going unnoticed by John.
"I wouldn't need to accuse you, if you just shared your plans with me." He argues with exasperation as her brows furrow slightly in concentration.
"Will you take Remy to get a tux, I think he outgrew his old one." She not-so-subtly changes the subject, making him sigh and stand.
"Sure." He agrees and walks towards the stairs. "And at least drink some coffee, it's the middle of the afternoon, you don't need to be high." He adds as she lazily holds a thumb in the air.
"Ellie!" Caroline squeals, running to meet Elena as she walks towards the Mikaelson mansion.
"Hey, Care bear. How goes the planning?" Elena asks as they embrace tightly.
"It has been incredible, this is like my dream event. And Rebekah knows so much, she's been amazing." Caroline compliments as Elena nods.
"Yeah, she's the best. Did you get to talk to Klaus?" Elena asks with slight urgency as Caroline's brows furrow in confusion. "For the dress." She clarifies, making Caroline nod.
"Yes, I tried it on. Rebekah really liked it. We're gonna get ready together before the ball." She trails off with a smile.
"Cool, so back to Klaus, what did you guys talk about? Horses maybe?" Elena asks as Caroline tilts her head.
"Why would we talk about horses?" She asks as Elena shakes her head with a dejected sigh.
"No reason, I love you. I'll see you later." Elena says, hugging Caroline again before entering the Mikaelson's house and looking around for the family. "Aww, look at you two." Elena teases Kol and Klaus, making them look up at her from opposite ends of the same couch. "You're in the same room with zero prompting from me. I'm so proud." She wipes a fake tear away, bringing a hand to her heart as Kol smiles in amusement and Klaus rolls his eyes with a smile.
"Did I know you were coming over?" Klaus asks, making Kol scoffs.
"Who says she's here for you? What do you need, Darling?" Kol turns to Elena with a smile as she looks down.
"I actually came to talk to him, but we can chill after." She offers as he looks away with a head shake and a shrug.
"It's whatever, I've got things to do anyway." He crosses his arms as she withholds an eyeroll.
"Don't be like that-"
"Ellie." Finn enters the room with a smile, making his brother look to each other with shock. "How are you?" He asks as Elena smiles at him in greeting.
"I'm good, just here to talk to Klaus-"
"When the hell did you two get so chummy?" Kol looks between the two with suspicion as Klaus nods and Finn rolls his eyes.
"We went on an adventure. That kinda thing bonds people." She says as Kol stands and exits the room sending his oldest brother a glare. "What's his problem?" Elena asks with confusion as Klaus smiles at her in amusement.
"I will see you this evening, Ellie." Finn says with a nod before leaving the room as Elena smiles at him as he goes.
"What did you need to talk about?" Klaus asks, making Elena walk to him and take the sketch pad out of his hands, placing it next to him while she straddles his lap as he raises his brows.
"Hey, so you know I love you, right?" She asks as he nods with a small smile. "And you know that sex isn't a condition of our friendship?" She asks as he looks up to her with confusion.
"Yes." He answers slowly.
"Okay. Good. So you know that if you enter an exclusive relationship or just don't want to bang it out any more, that I'm not gonna leave. We'll still be totally chill." She stresses the totally as he nods.
"What is this about?" He voices his confusion as she shakes her head.
"Nothing. I've got some things to take care of." She gets off his lap. "I'll see you later." She pecks his lips quickly and leaves the room as he stares after her still confused.
Elena smirks, watching heads turn her way as she makes her entrance into the new and improved Mikaelson ball.
With a confidant strut, she makes her way through the room in search of her friends.
"You're late, as always." Bonnie says with a smile as she spots Elena, making Caroline lightly hit her shoulder.
"She's not late, she's just living fashionably." Caroline defends as Bonnie laughs and Elena beams at the blonde.
"Exactly, that's why I love you, care. You get it. You two look amazing." Elena compliments, looking the two over with a smile as Bonnie blushes and Caroline flips her hair over her shoulder.
"Thank you, Ellie. You look good too." Bonnie says as Elena smirks.
"I'm aware. I literally stopped traffic outside. Alright, truth be told, it was because I ran into the street and they breaked to miss me then flipped me off, but the point stands." She says, looking around as the girls laugh. "Wow, this place looks great, you really outdid yourself, Care." Elena says, making Caroline smile proudly.
Elena spots the Mikaelsons, causing her to excuse herself and walk towards them.
"My goodness, look at you." Elena shakes her head as the siblings look to her. "Just, chef's kiss on the whole gene pool." Elena kisses her fingers as the group smiles at her in amusement.
"You look lovely." Rebekah kisses her cheeks. "What do you think? Me and Caroline did a wonderful job, right?" Elena nods frantically sending her a smile.
"It's perfect. Only one thing could make it better." Elena adds with a smirk, causing the group to follow her eye line. "It seems the guest of honor has arrived." Elena says as the Mikaelsons stare at Sage in shock.
Finn's breath hitches as his eyes widen, staring in stunned silence before blink rapidly and turning to Elena. "What-" she interrupts.
"Doesn't matter, go talk to her. I think you've kept her waiting long enough." She smiles as he squeezes her arm gently and sends her a look of gratitude before walking away.
"You really invited her without telling him?" Rebekah asks with amusement.
"How many times do I need to say I'm a dramatic bitch before you people start to believe me?" Elena throws her arms up.
"Well, I'm glad. Finn deserves to find happiness." Elijah says with a nod before gesturing to the mayor and sending Klaus a look.
"I agree, perhaps it will lighten him up. Excuse us." Klaus says, patting Elena's hand before following Elijah.
"I'm bored and hungry." Kol all but pouts as Elena laughs and shakes her head.
"You poor baby." Elena puts a hand on his cheek as he narrows his eyes. "I'm sorry you're bored, but as for the hungry thing, you are surrounded by food." His eyes widen as a smile spreads across his face.
"Excellent idea, Darling." Kol kisses her cheek before skipping away.
"I'm gonna regret that." Elena says to Rebekah as she nods.
Elena sees the look Rebekah sends Stefan and sighs. "How's that going?" Elena asks as Rebekah purses her lips.
"I don't know. I know he cares and it's very sweet the way he's trying to spare my feelings. But, I think it's time I move on." Rebekah says with a definitive nod as Elena smiles and gestures to the room.
"Well, take your pick. Anyone would be lucky to have you." Rebekah smiles at her.
"I've been 'hanging out' with Caroline." She air quotes with a small faraway smile, she shakes her head. "And the rest of your friends." She adds.
"They're your friends now too, Beks." Elena comments.
"And Caroline taught me some things about relationships and how people change and grow apart." Rebekah tells Elena.
"Well, whatever you decide or whoever you pick, just remember that you deserve the world, Bekah. So don't settle for someone who can't even give you a continent." Elena says as Rebekah sends her a look.
"Cheesy." Rebekah states as Elena laughs.
"There's nothing wrong with a little cheese." She pushes the blonde shoulder as Rebekah laughs.
"Hey." Elena greets Elijah after observing him watch his siblings with a content smile.
"Ellie." He nods.
"So, is this what you had in mind?" She asks, not needing to specify, making him sigh.
"I'm not sure. Although I'm happy, I feel strange. This is what I wanted for so long. But now that I have my family back, I feel oddly… unsatisfied." He struggles to get out as her brows lift in surprise.
"Then, what do you want to do now?" She asks, making him look to her with question. "Look, E man you've been president of the babysitters club to a bunch of immortal assholes for the last thousand years, if anyone deserves a break." He stares at her a moment before a small smile spreads across his lips.
"Thank you, Elena." He says in a genuine tone, taking her by surprise before she shrugs.
"Elijah." Sage greets tightly as her and Finn step in front of the pair.
"Sage, you look well." Elena coughs to hide a laugh at his awkward greeting as Sage's eyes find hers.
"You must be Ellie, I can't express how grateful I am to you. Anything you need, I'm in your debt." Sage takes Elena's hand as the doppelgänger blurts out the first thing to come to mind.
"Boxing lessons." Sage's eyes widen in surprise. "If you ever have the time to teach me how to box, that would be sick." Elena clarifies as Sage nods and smiles brightly.
"Done." She says before excusing herself once she sees Damon as Elijah walks away.
"Imma be honest, Finn. She's way too cool for you." Elena shakes her head as Finn chuckles.
"I know. She always was. She's fearless and strong." Finn says with emotion as the pair watch her from across the room.
"And let's not forget, insanely hot. I mean, good god, that woman's attractive." Elena shakes her head before leaning into Finn with a serious expression. "If you don't fuck her tonight, I will." Finn's eyes widen, before releasing an involuntary breath of relief when she snickers. "Kidding." His relieved smile drops at the sight of her wolfish grin. "You have a week." She takes his glass of champagne and leaves him standing alone with an open mouth and an empty hand.
Welcome, we would like to thank you all for joining our family this evening in celebration of our homecoming." Elijah says to the room as his siblings stand by his side, making Elena smile.
"So finish your drinks and find a dance partner." Kol speaks up while draining his drink and patting Elijah's shoulder as the scoobies and Elena laugh.
"Hey." Elena says to Klaus as he smiles and holds out a hand, asking her to join him, furrowing his brows when Elena pulls Caroline towards him and all but pushes her into his arms. "Have fun." She says before walking away leaving the two to look to each other in confusion.
"Ms. Gilbert." Damon says with a smirk, holding his hand out. "May I have this dance?" He asks formally as she laughs.
"And ruin your freshly polished shoes? You know I can't dance." She says, making him shrug and pull her to him.
"I'll lead." He winks as she rolls her eyes playfully.
As the dancers line up, Elena throws a small salute to the DJ, making him nod before starting the music. Elena smiles widely as the chords to 'Give Me Love' begin and the dance starts.
"Ouch." Damon hisses as Elena steps on his foot.
"I warned you, this one's on you." She says as he mock glares at her.
"Why didn't you ever learn to dance? With as many functions as this town has, it was mandatory in my day." Damon says, making her laugh at the memory of her parents many attempts at bribing her into joining her friends for lessons.
"Not really my thing." She answers, looking around the room for Klaroline, spotting Finn and Sage instead.
"You know, when you asked for Sage's info, I didn't think it was for the tall one." Damon says, following her eye line as she rolls her eyes.
"His name is Finn and their story is kinda epic. She's loved him for 900 years. How insane is that?" Elena shakes her head as Damon sighs heavily.
"As someone who loved a girl for 145 years, I can tell you with absolute certainty that the whole 'the heart grows fonder' thing is complete bullshit. Makes you wonder what's wrong with her to hold on so long." Damon whispers in her ear as Elena scoffs.
"Only you could turn a beautiful love story spanning nine centuries into a critique on her psyche." Elena trails off, catching sight of Caroline laughing at something Klaus said.
"What are you looking at?" Damon asks.
"Shh, I'm watching something." She whispers. "Hey, what are they saying?" she nods towards Klaus and Caroline when she laughs again.
"They're talking about you." Damon says, laughing at whatever Klaus said as she shakes her head.
"No, no, no. This is all wrong. They're supposed to be falling in love." She mutters with confusion as Damon raises his eyebrows in surprise.
"We're about to switch, don't trip." Damon presses a kiss to her hair before spinning her into Stefan's arms.
"Well, don't you look handsome." Elena says, making the vampire look down with a smile.
"Thank you, you look beautiful." Stefan says as his eyes drift to Rebekah, causing him to let out a small sigh.
"How are you doing with that?" Elena asks.
"I don't know. I don't want to hurt her, El. I care about her. But, I'm-"
"Different?" She asks, making him nod.
"So different. Especially from the man she knew in the twenties. I hate that guy, he's a totally douche." Elena laughs.
"But so hot." His eyes widen.
"What?" He asks as she shrugs.
"Ripper Stefan is daddy." She says with nonchalance as he pulls a face.
"Don't say daddy. And why? I was such an-"
"Asshole? Yeah, I fuck Klaus, dude. Assholes are kinda my type." He chuckles, shaking his head.
"Thank you, El." She raises a brow in question. "For distracting me. Making me feel better about Rebekah." She smiles.
"Look, Bekah is awesome. And she deserves someone amazing. If that's you, great. If not, I have complete and total faith that the two of you will find happiness with or without each other." He smiles gratefully down at her.
"I think I am happy." Stefan says with realization. "Earlier, me and Damon were getting ready together and having a drink. It felt so normal, like we didn't spend the last century and a half making each other miserable. It felt like when we were human. Before Katherine and the war. I'm happier than I ever thought I could be." Stefan trails off with slight embarrassment as Elena smiles gently, leaning in and kissing his cheek.
"You deserve it." She whispers before they switch partners and she ends up in Klaus's arms.
"What is your problem?" Elena asks, making Klaus scoff.
"I could ask you the same. You have been acting strange, all day. What's wrong?" He asks, causing her to stop dancing and pull him away from the floor in search of an empty room.
"Why aren't you into Caroline?" She asks straightforwardly as Klaus stares at her with a puzzled expression.
"I have no idea what you are talking about." Klaus says as Elena groans.
"I know. That's the problem!" She exclaims, throwing her hands up. "What do you think about her?" Elena questions. "Just go with it." She says, noticing his hesitance.
"Uh, she's intelligent. Detail oriented. Very nice. Ellie, what am I supposed to say?" He asks as she pouts.
"That she's beautiful and strong. That she's full of light and that you enjoy her, or some other swoon worthy crap!" She throws her hands up as he scoffs.
"Why would I ever say those things? What aren't you telling me?" He narrows his eyes as she rubs the back of her neck sheepishly.
"It is possible… you were in love with her." She whispers the last part as he laughs with disbelief.
"Really?" He asks with skepticism as she nods.
"Yes! You had this will they/won't they, love triangle, spontaneous woods sex thing and it was amazing! You guys are like meant to be or something. Which is why, you should be out there, making her question all her morals and slowly fall for you." She takes a deep breath as Klaus stares at her before sitting down on the nearest surface with a contemplative expression.
After a few moments, Klaus stands and shrugs. "Doesn't matter." He says, causing her mouth to gape in surprise.
"I'm sorry, what?" She asks as he sighs.
"I don't feel that way now, so it doesn't matter. We should get back to the ball." He grabs her hand.
"No." She pulls her hand away. "Maybe you just haven't been around her enough. Yes. You should give that a try." She gives an encouraging nod.
"In the future you saw, was I ever actively searching for love?" He asks as she stares in confusion.
"No."
"Exactly. When you find love, it's random and not necessarily something I'm very fond of. If I ever fall in love again, it won't be because I tried to force it." He explains as she frowns.
"Damn. That was good. But, you don't understand, she was important to you. She called you on your shit and made you show kindness and compassion. You need her." She furrows her brows as he smiles down at her.
"What? Why are you looking at me like that?" She asks.
"You do realize everything you just said could be used to describe the impact you've had on me." He quirks a brow with a smirk as she shakes her head.
"No, that's different. You need someone to-" she cuts herself off with a sigh." Dammit! Ugh, I ruined my favorite ship with my stupid meddling. I am the worst. No, that's too far, I'm incredible. Whatever, we'll just have to find someone else." She shrugs as he rolls his eyes.
"Why do I need someone? I have my family, my hybrids, and you." He tries to make her understand.
"I hear you, I do. But, honestly I'm already planning a speed dating night at the grill where everyone is compelled to be honest."
"Stop." Klaus grabs her shoulders, practically seeing her mind race as fast as her heart. "Why are you doing this?" He asks, staring into her eyes with concern.
"You need someone to take care of you, Nik." She whispers as he tilts his head.
"I have you for that, don't I?" He asks in a playful tone.
"I won't be around forever. You know what the witch who attacked me said. And when I'm gone, you'll need someone to be there for you." Elena says with determination.
"Are you serious? This is why you've been acting so odd? I'm not gonna let anything happen to you, Ellie." Klaus promises sincerely.
"You can't control everything, Klaus. But, I can, so when I die-" He cuts her off with a pained look and a head shake. "Just listen. You need to take Kol to New Orleans and find a girl named Davina Claire. But, maybe hold off for a few years, because she's a little younger than Remy. And you need to go through all my info about the Gemini prison worlds. They contain some things I need for Finn and Bekah. But before that, you need to find Freya, she's most likely at the Dowager Fauline Cottage, you know that prison for witches. Also, you're gonna need to occasionally cause some trouble so Elijah feels like he has a purpose. Maybe every few decades go on a killing spree or something, I don't know, dealer's' choice."
"Elena, stop." Klaus says firmly, ending Elena's panic driven rambling.
"You need to look after Remy, Nik." She adds through heavy breathing.
"You need to calm down, Ellie." Klaus says, leading her to a nearby couch and sitting her down.
"I don't have time. I thought I had years to take care of all this stuff, but-" she suddenly goes quiet as Klaus raises a suspicious brow.
"What?"
"I've been feeling terrible lately. It wasn't too bad at first, but the pain had been growing." Elena admits.
"Is it your… stomach?" Klaus asks cautiously, making her laugh.
"I'm not pregnant, dumbass." She rolls her eyes as he smiles at her in apology. "Whatever's happening, I just know it's happening soon. So I'm trying to make sure you're all happy before I, uh you know." She trails off awkwardly.
Klaus sighs heavily before leaning in and kissing her, causing her eyes to widen in surprise before reciprocating, Klaus pulls away with an unreadable expression.
"Are you from Tennessee? Because you're the only ten I see." Klaus smirks as her brows furrow in confusion.
"What-"
"I was feeling a little off today, but you've turned me on again." He continues with humor in his eyes, making her snort.
"Klaus, seriously." She smiles.
"Kiss me if I'm wrong, but dinosaurs still exist, right?" Elena busts out laugh at the cheesy line as Klaus gestures for her to speak, making her roll her eyes with a wide smile.
"This tux looks great on you, but it's gonna look even better on my bedroom floor." Klaus chuckles as Elena sends him a grateful smile for his attempt to cheer her up.
"Come on." He stands, holding out his hand. "We should get back, I'm sure Kol is looking for you." Klaus says, leading her out of the room.
"Or we can stay here for a little while." She wiggles her eyebrows as he shakes his head. "Oh, come on. You have to finish what you started." She whines, making him laugh. "Wow, who knew you were such a tease. I've got blue balls." She pouts as he rolls her eyes and pulls her out of the room.
"My apologies, that must be very uncomfortable." He plays along as she nods.
"Extremely." She mumbles, catching sight of Caroline and Rebekah as they walk through the crowded room.
Caroline laughs loudly with a laugh Elena's never heard from her, before giggling with a blush covering her cheeks and pushing her hair behind her ears, realization spreads across Elena's face along with a wide grin.
"Operation Rebekoline is a go." Elena whispers to herself bringing a finger to her ear.
"What was that?" Klaus asks as his eyes move between her lips and her hand.
"That was- like an earpiece from criminal minds…" she trails off with a dejected sigh. "No one gets me." She mutters sadly before walking away.
Kol approaches Elena with a satisfied smile. "We should probably do this thing." Kol says with a grin as Elena notices blood smeared across his neck, she shakes her head with a fond smile while licking her finger and and cleaning the blood off him, as she pulls away Kol catches her wrist and licks the blood off her finger as her breath catches.
"Okay, woah. That was hot. Wanna get outta here?" She asks in a distracted tone before being brought back to reality by his laugh. "Right. Come on." She grabs his hand, dragging him along as she searches for his siblings.
"Hey, 'lijah It's time." She says, receiving a nod in return before Elijah makes his way to the stairs, drawing the attention of the room.
"Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience but it seems there is an emergency, if everyone could make their way to the nearest exit." Elena snorts at his vague announcement as the guests look between each other in confusion before heading to the exit.
As the guests make their way out of the house, the Salvatores, Elena, Caroline, and Tyler stop the council members from leaving and force the confused group to follow them to the living room.
"Tyler, what are you doing?" Mayor Lockwood asks his son in a quiet and angry tone.
"What's happening, Caroline?" Liz asks Caroline as John looks to Elena, making her shrug innocently.
"The founder's council of Mystic Falls." Klaus drawls dramatically, feigning an impressed tone as he pours himself a drink.
"Yes. Is there a reason you've gathered us?" Mayor Lockwood steps to Klaus in an attempt to intimidate him as the hybrid smirks in amusement.
"Yes, actually." Klaus looks past the Mayor's head to the rest of the council with a grin before speeding towards Richard, biting into his neck aggressively, causing the rest of the council to gasp in fear as Liz and Carol try to pull their children away.
"What the hell!" Logan Fell shouts in terror as he backs away, making Jenna roll her eyes and send Elena a look.
"Calm down." John says to the council, glaring at Klaus as the hybrid pushes Richard away and wipes his mouth.
"What are you doing?" Liz whispers as Tyler and Caroline back away from their mothers with matching apologetic smiles and stand on either side of Elena in the middle of the room.
"Surprise!" Elena cheers, throwing her arms up flamboyantly as her friends look to her with amusement and John sighs.
"What is happening?" Richard brings a hand to his bloody neck as he scoots away from Klaus.
"Really? You don't have at least one clue as to what's happening? Even with all that going on?" Elena points his neck.
"Alright, enough fun, Niklaus." Elijah steps forward, adjusting his cuffs as the council members step back in fear. "As I'm sure you've figured out, my siblings and I are vampires." Klaus opens his mouth to correct him, Elijah puts his hand up. "Except Niklaus. He is something else entirely." Klaus smirks with pride as the council looks to him in confusion.
"It's true." Johnathan steps forward with a glare still aimed at Klaus. "He's a hybrid, between a wolf and vampire. An original vampire." John clarifies as the council practically shakes with fear.
"How long did you know, John? Why wouldn't you tell us?" Liz asks with betrayal lacing her tone.
"Sorry. That would be my fault." Elena raises her hand slightly with an apologetic expression.
"Elena? How are you connected to this? And how are our children connected?" Carol Lockwood speaks up as Elena grimaces.
"That would also be my fault." She admits sheepishly. "Alright, short version, I'm something called a doppelgänger, my sacrificial death was needed for this guy to become the original hybrid. He brought me back to life for reasons. Your children have known about the supernatural for months. These are the Mikaelsons, aka The original family. The first vampires to ever exist. Which also means, you can't kill them, nothing can. So don't even try. They've decided to make a home here. I thought it was pertinent we lay some ground rules. Klaus." Elena steps back, leaving the council stunned at the words of the girl they've known her entire life.
"Thank you, Ellie." Klaus sends her a smile as he steps towards the council, reveling in their fear. "From this moment on, none of you will ever ingest vervain again, without my permission." The council members' eyes widen in disbelief. "No need to worry, I have no plans to tamper with your memory, it's simply the only way I can ensure you'll follow my rules, you'll remember everything. Now, I know what you're thinking, I'm sure you're worried about the town population, but I can assure you, we have no plans to permanently harm any of this town's residents." Kol cuts in with a large smirk.
"Except the DJ." He says as Elena gasps and looks towards the DJ booth, groaning when she sees the body.
"You killed the DJ? That's like the biggest party killer ever!" She exclaims as Kol shrugs.
"Fine, not harming the residents starting now." Klaus rolls his eyes at Kol.
"If it helps, I hired him from out of town." Caroline offers as Liz gasps.
"Caroline." She reprimands, making her daughter frown.
"It's true." Caroline defends as Elena grabs her hand and sends her a smile.
"You aren't to kill any vampires in this town, that includes the Salvatores, Mr. St. John, and any of their future guests." Klaus gestures to the vampires as the council member's eyes widen in realization. "If I find out you killed any vampires, I'll-"
"Kill us?" The Mayor interrupts bravely as Klaus huffs at the man's gall.
"No actually, I'll do the one thing you'd consider worse than death." As Klaus finishes as one of his hybrids walk into the room carrying a tray of shot glasses, Klaus grins at the Mayor before biting into his wrist, letting his blood drop into the glasses.
Elena looks between Tyler and Caroline with a smile as they each grab a shot. "Bottoms up." Elena raises her shot to the Mayor with a grin before they each throw the blood back as their parents stare in horror.
As they set their glasses back down, Klaus stands behind Tyler, Rebekah stands behind Caroline, and Kol behind Elena as Klaus makes eye contact with each council member.
"A single snap and your beloved offspring becomes the thing you hate most. What an absolute shame that would be." He grins as Kol speaks up.
"I don't know if they understand, Nik. Perhaps a demonstration is in order." Kol smirks, placing a hand on Elena's neck while maintaining eye contact with the Mayor.
"It's not necessary." John spits with a dark glare aimed at Kol.
"So, we're in agreement?" Klaus's tone changes as he steps away from Tyler and smiles brightly.
"To the council and our ability to effortlessly manipulate them." Elena drunkenly toast to the room filled with her friends as they clink their cups.
"Hear, hear!" They cheer together with a laugh.
"Come on, let's dance. I'll pick the music, because someone killed the DJ." Elena glares at Kol, who rolls his eyes.
"How many times do I have to say I'm sorry?" Kol asks as she connects her ipod to the speakers.
As the music begins, Elena takes Caroline and Rebekah's hands while not-so-subtly trying to make them dance together.
"So one, two, three, take my hand and come with me
Because you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine" Caroline and Elena sing to each other before laughing as Elena twirls the bubbly blonde.
"I say you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine
Oh, four, five, six, c'mon and get your kicks
Now you don't need the money when you look like that do you honey."
Tyler spins Elena as she looks around the room, frowning slightly feeling like someone is missing before she gets an idea and pulls her friends to the living room and turns off the music.
"Guys, come here." Elena says, forcing everyone to sit around the living room, purposely sitting Caroline and Rebekah down together.
"Okay, okay. Shh. It's ringing." She says with a giggle as the room stares in confusion.
"Ellie, who are you calling?" Klaus asks with suspicion as she sends him a wink.
"Ellie?" A confused and tired voice asks on speaker phone, making the room go silent.
"Heyy, biatch! What it do, Kitty Kat?" Elena slurs slightly as the scoobies cover their mouths to smother their laughter.
"Why are you calling me in the middle of the night?" Katherine asks, trying to sound annoyed at her doppelgänger.
"I have a question, but beware, I am currently at Casa de Mikaelson with the whole clan and my scooby gang." Elena warns.
"Do I even want to know why?" Katherine asks weakly as Elena shakes her head.
"No. Who's a better kisser, Ocean eyes, Elmer Fudd, or the suit?" Elena asks, making everyone but the aforementioned laugh.
"Seriously, Ellie?" Katherine asks.
"Pleeaase, I'll send you a pick of Stefan without a shirt." She whispers into the phone.
"Goodbye, Elena." Katherine says firmly.
"Wait, wait. Never mind… I wuv you." Elena says sweetly as Katherine sighs through the phone.
"Someone get her some coffee please." Katherine hangs up, making Elena pout at the phone.
"Was that Katherine?" Kol asks as Elena nods frantically.
"Yep, she's the best." Elena answers with a smile as Damon snorts.
"Oh yeah, a real saint she is." He says bitterly, making the room laugh.
"Oh come on, Dames. You can't hold a grudge forever." Elena teases as he rolls his eyes.
"I can and I will." He states as Koll looks on in confusion.
"Why does he have a grudge?" Kol asks, making Elena laugh as Damon groans.
"That is a wonderful story, do tell Damon." Elena smirks as Damon sends her a glare.
Damon sighs dramatically sending a playful wink to Elena. "Once upon a time-"
"Boo!" Caroline says as Elena shouts,
"Lame!"
"Hey, who's telling the story? Yeah, exactly. Shut the fuck up." Elena laughs and she and Caroline hold their hands up in surrender.
"Once upon a time, an evil vampire slut disguised as an innocent orphan girl…" Elena zones out as Damon continues his very narrator biased tale, looking around at the smiling face of all the people she considers family with a feeling of pride and gratitude.
Just as she's thinking how perfect her life is, she feels a dull pain in her chest that begins slowly moving down her legs and up her neck, the pain getting more intense with each passing second, not wanting to worry her friends, Elena stands and mumbles something about 'seeing a man about a horse' before quickly walking to the restroom, trying and failing to not think about the growing pain in each step.
As soon as Elena enters the small restroom, she immediately runs to the toilet, throwing open the lid and proceeds to empty her guts, Elena wipes the tears from her eyes before they widen in concern, seeing the amount of blood she expelled, she looks down at her hands and notices smeared blood on her palms, causing her to stand and look at herself in the mirror.
"Shit." She mutters as she stares at the blood heavily streaming from her eyes and nose while her friends bang on the bathroom door.
Would the two of you quit it? Alright, this is not the way I want all of your hands on my body." Elena whines from her spot on the bed as Klaus and Kol continue fussing over her.
Klaus pulls away with narrowed eyes, "You almost bled out last night." He states in a stern voice.
"Almost, being the key word there, love muffin." She winks playfully as Jeremy enters the room, holding several bags.
"Alright, we have Mx. Bamboo, SpongeBob, and Johnny Cash." Jeremy sets the bags down on the bed and tossed the stuffed panda to Elena, making her hug it tightly.
"What's all this?" Kol asks as Jeremy sits next to Elena.
"She likes to listen to Johnny Cash when she's sick." Jeremy informs, holding up a CD.
"His voice soothes me." She inserts, wrapping an arm around her aching stomach.
"And watch SpongeBob when she's stoned." He continues as she sends him a thumbs up.
"She's not stoned." Klaus points out, making her smile.
"Not yet." She responds, pulling a joint from the nightstand drawer and bringing it to her mouth before Klaus snatches it from her hand with a disapproving look, making her whine and look to Jeremy with a pleading look.
"Guys, can you give us a minute?" Jeremy asks, causing the brothers to nod and leave the room.
"Uh oh, I know that look." Elena says, reaching over and rubbing the wrinkle in between his eyebrows after he makes himself comfortable next to her.
"What are we gonna do?" He asks with urgency, dropping the false calm demeanor he's had since the night before.
"Get high and watch SpongeBob." She replies with mock confusion, making him glare at her.
"You know that's not what I mean. What's gonna happen?" He asks as she falls back against the bed with a huff.
"I wanna be cremated." She says after a moment of silence, making him look to her with an open mouth.
"What?" He asks with anger as she looks at him.
"Yeah. Did you know the earth is littered with more corpses than there are living people?" She asks as he continues staring in anger.
"You can't be serious!" He exclaims loudly as she nods.
"It's true-"
"Not that!" He cuts her off. "Why are you being so calm about this? You can't die, Ellie. We talked about this." He stands and begins as she sits up and watches him. "Are you in denial or something? How can you not care what happens to you? Or me?" He continues ranting.
"There's nothing we can do, Rem. Might as well not tip toe around it. And you'll be fine, Klaus is gonna take care of you and Jenna and he even promised to give you art lessons." She adds with excitement as he stares at her in confusion. "I know this isn't ideal, but you know, positively and all that."
"What the fuck is wrong with you!?" He shouts as her eyes widen and jaw drops. "You're dying. You are going to die! We need to do something. So stop acting like a child and use that future knowledge to fix this." He orders, making her laugh with shock.
"Wow. When did your balls drop?" She says through a laugh as he groans. "Can you sit, please? The pacing is making me nervous." She grabs his arm and pulls him back down.
"You should be nervous, Ellie." He cries, throwing his body down next to her and burying his face in the pillows like a child.
"I'm not." She confesses, laying her head next to his. "I definitely should be freaking out, but I feel strangely… calm? Maybe I am in denial, but I think knowing you guys are set, is helping me." She says, running her hand through his hair with a sad smile.
"You promised." He mumbles into the pillow, making her raise a brow. He turns his face and makes eye contact, "You promised you wouldn't leave. You said that I didn't need to worry because you weren't going anywhere." He says with red eyes as she looks away with a quiet sigh.
"I know. I'm really sorry." She says with sincerity as he flips his body over and lays his head against her should. "But, you won't be alone. Everyone's gonna be there for you and Nik promised to look out for you. You're gonna be okay. And I'm, well I'll probably go to hell or something." She laughs as he rolls his eyes. "Kidding… kinda."
"Do you think you'll go to the same place as last time? After the sacrifice?" He asks as she shrugs.
"I don't know. I might go to the otherside, I don't really see myself finding peace." She comments as he sits up and sends her a look.
"Why not?" He asks with a sad voice, making her heart clench.
"It just seems kinda boring. And I don't think it's possible to find peace without you." She smiles brightly. "So, how about I wait around somewhere for a little while, then when you kick it, I'll find you. We can go find mom and dad or something." She adds as a tear falls from his eye.
"Or, we find a way to save you now." He argues with determination, making her laugh.
"I don't know, I think it's too late." His eyes widen as she stares blankly at the ceiling. "I see a light." She whispers dramatically, making him roll his eyes and lay back down beside her. "Oh, it's beautiful Jeremy." She continues as he tries not to smile. "There's… milfs as far as the eye can see-" She cuts herself off with a loud laugh as he hits her with a pillow.
"Could you please be serious for just a minute?" He throws his hands up as she shakes her head.
"Not likely." She pats his cheek with a smile.
"We think we found a way to save you." Kol burst through the door with a large smile, Klaus and Bonnie following behind him.
"Really?" Jeremy sits up with a hopeful expression and gestures for them to explain.
"We found something in one of Kol's grimoires, we just need Grams and we should-" Elena cuts Bonnie off.
"Not necessary, I've made my peace. I should really be on my way." Elena closes her eyes tightly, trying and failing to make her grand exit before huffing and reopening them to find the others staring at her with varying degrees of confusion. "Hmm, it's not working. Kol, dear, have you ever smothered someone with a pillow?" Elena asks, reaching behind her and picking up a pillow.
"Ellie, what the hell?" Jeremy asks, forcefully taking the pillow from her hands and staring down at her with furrowed brows. "They just said they can save you." He reminds as she grimaces.
"No, they said Grams can save me. Which she won't. Or at least I don't want her to." She responds as Jeremy stares with an open mouth.
"Why?" He throws his hands up in frustration as the group waits for her to continue.
"We got beef." Elena shrugs as Jeremy buries his face in his hands with a groan.
"Why would you have beef with Bonnie's grandmother?" He asks with frustration as Bonnie shakes her head.
"You do not have beef with Grams." The young witch rolls her eyes. "She's upset with you, but she would never let you die." Elena pulls a blanket over her head and groans.
"I don't want to talk to Grams." Jeremy pulls the blanket away from her with a glare, Elena stares up at each of them with a stern face. "I'm being completely serious when I say, I would rather die."
"Hi, Grams." Elena waves with an awkward smile as Sheila stares with a blank expression. "Okay. Alright, I get it, you're mad." Elena chuckles lightly, rubbing the back of her neck as she avoids Gram's eyes. "Look, I don't see what the big deal is." Elena scoffs, Sheila continues to stare as Elena tries to make her eyes as innocent and wide as possible. "Ugh! Alright, I'm sorry. Is that what you wanted to hear?" Elena breaks, making the witch send her a pointed look.
"And what exactly are you sorry for?" Sheila asks, making Elena sigh loudly.
"I don't know, a bunch of reasons." Elena shrugs as Sheila raises a brow. "I guess that one time I crashed your car. Which wouldn't have happened if Bon Bon could handle her booze as well as you." Elena grimaces at her own insensitivity. "I'm also sorry for that comment. And for that time I took your credit card, and for using that card to sign you up for a dating website, and then tricking you into going on a date with someone from that website, and then not telling about the set up until a few months after your break up, and-" Grams Interrupts Elena's rambling with as shush.
"What are you really sorry for, Elena?" Sheila asks, making Elena blow out a frustrated breath.
"I'm sorry for lying." Elena apologizes quietly as Sheila clears her throat.
"What was that?" Sheila asks again as Elena looks to the ceiling with a groan.
"Okay! Fine, yes. I lied, but in my defense, I really didn't want to tell the truth." Elena whines, making Sheila's lips purse. "Can't you cut a girl some slack? I am dying after all." Sheila rolls her eyes and scoffs.
"Oh, hush. You are not dying, not if I have anything to say about it." Elena looks up in surprise, making Grams smile slightly. "I'm still upset with you. But you're like a granddaughter to me, I'd never let you die." She says in a soft tone, making Elena's nose sting and eyes begin to water, Elena clears her throat and looks away with a nod.
"Yeah, that cool." She deepens her voice, subtly wiping her eyes as Sheila sends her a larger smile.
"We'll need to collect some of your blood. You can come in now." Grams says with a knowing expression as Elena's brows furrow in confusion before the door opens all the way, revealing a guilty Bonnie and Jeremy. "What have I told you about eavesdropping?" Sheila reprimands lightly as Bonnie's cheeks flush.
"Sorry." She mutters, making her way towards Elena and taking a seat next to her on the bed as Sheila turns around and reaches into the bag she brought.
"Here." The older witch says, holding out a small knife to Elena and holds a bowl under her hand. Elena winces with a grimace as she cuts her hand and watches the blood drop into the bowl before pulling her hand away, taking the small towel grams hands her and pressing it to her wound.
"Go clean up, we'll handle this." Grams orders, making Elena mumble about her being "bossy" under her breath as she leaves the room.
"What are you doing, why aren't you lying down?" Elijah corners her with a reprimanding expression, making her sigh and roll her eyes.
"Just trying not to bleed out, suit." She holds up her hand with narrowed eyes. "Is that okay with you?" She asks rhetorically as takes her hand and removes the small towel, checking her wound.
"Come on." He pulls her across the hall into a bathroom as she groans and reluctantly follows.
"Why is everyone being so bossy? I am my own person, you know." She states stubbornly as Elijah turns to her with a blank expression.
"Sit." He orders, pointing at the counter and turning on the sink faucet.
"Will you punish me if I don't?" She jokes with a smirk as she hops up on the counter, making him roll his eyes and grab her hand, placing it under the running water, smiling in apology when she sucks in a breath through her teeth.
"How do you feel?" He asks with concerned eyes as she sighs and leans her head back
"Like I'm dying, how about you?" She questions back, making eye contact as his forehead wrinkles.
"You're asking how I feel?" He clarifies with confusion as she laughs lightly at his expression.
"Yeah, since our little chat, you know, what's your plan now that you've achieved your goal of 1000 years?" She explains with raised brows as he continues tending to her hand.
"I'm not entirely sure." He answers after a moment of silence, finishing bandaging her hand with a sigh. "I had intended to track down Niklaus and avenge my siblings, but that became unnecessary when the strangest young woman I've ever met, forced her way into my life and handed everything I ever wanted to me on a silver platter." He finishes teasingly, making her giggle and smile.
"Well, she sounds super hot." Elijah smiles back at her as she smirks.
"Entirely too vain." He plays along with a faux sigh as she rolls her eyes.
"Everyone should be vain, it makes life more fun acknowledging how hot everyone is." She wiggles her eyebrows, putting her hands behind her head as she leans back, forgetting her injury and immediately curses in pain. "I mean…" she starts with a serious tone, making Elijah lean forward slightly in concentration, "even your mom's pretty hot." She giggles at Elijah's stare of judgment.
"Too easy." She mutters before narrowing her eyes at his expression, "You know, I'm starting to think my jar is having zero effect on you." She shakes her head with disappointment as the original crosses his arms and leans against the counter.
"You could die." He points out after a moment of silence as she clicks her tongue and nods, jumping down from the counter.
"I know." She pats his arm, as she leaves the bathroom in an effort to avoid the conversation.
Elena walks through the long hallways of the Mikaelson mansion, admiring Klaus's many paintings hanging from the walls when she bumps into something.
"I'm sorry, oh Ellie. How are you?" Elena remains silent, staring up at sage in shock before her eyes trail down the redheads body, noticing her wardrobe change from last night's ball, from a gown to what she thinks is Finn's shirt . "Ellie?" Sage asks with concern, snapping Elena out of her thoughts.
"Um, I'm fine. Yeah. Completely, totally fine. You?" Elena rambles, still caught off guard as Sage smiles.
"I'm glad you're okay, I was just on my way to the kitchen, Finn said I should be able to find a blood bag." Sage explains as Elena nods absentmindedly.
"Well… enjoy, I've got to, um- go." Elena rushes away from Sage in search of Finn's room with an excited smile.
"Woah," Finn exclaims with surprise as he's tackled into a hug by Elena.
"Finn, you dirty dog!" Elena punches his arm with a wide grin as his brows furrow.
"Wha-"
"I just ran into Sage in the hallway, she stayed the night. You guys totally banged!" Elena daps him up, pulling her hand away with a finger gun and a cheer.
"No." Finn says simply as Elena raises her brows.
"Excuse me?" Elena smiles falsely as Finn rolls his eyes.
"She was going to go back to her hotel, but she wanted to comfort me so I offered her my room." He explains with annoyance as Elena's mouth opens and closes like a fish.
"So- you- okay… she stayed the night… in your bed and you didn't make a move?" Elena questions slowly, making Finn scoff.
"You were dying." Finn argues with an obvious tone, making her groan.
"So? Oh my god, Finland, have I taught you nothing?" Elena cries with disbelief, "If I die, I give you permission to use my death for sympathy sex! I mean, honestly. I know you were in a box, but- I simply have no words, I'm so disappointed." Elena mutters sadly as Finn sends her look, before he can respond Elena's legs buckle, almost dropping to the ground if not for Finn catching her.
"Look at me, you've driven me to faint with stress." Elena says dramatically, making him roll his eyes again as he helps her to the nearby bed.
"Or perhaps you fainted because you're dying." He replies as he puts a pillow behind her head.
"D minus for sensitivity, your bedside manner is severely lacking. As is your ability to seal the deal." She adds as she scoots over and pulls him beside her. "Seeing as how you failed to fu-" Finn sends her a reprimanding look, making her sigh, "what did happen?" She asks.
"We talked." He shrugs as she gestures with her hand for him to continue.
"Ugh, about?" She questions when he remains silent.
"Nothing too serious, we just… caught up." He adds, making her smile at the way he said the unfamiliar phrase.
"A lot of catching you had to do. 'I got daggered, learned to drive, oh that's it'," she grins at his glare before he huffs.
"Inevitably, she had more to say. The last nine hundred years of her life seem to have been very interesting." He trails off as she nods with understanding.
"Oh, you're jealous-"
"I'm not jealous." He cuts her off with a definitive tone, "more… upset I missed it. Seeing her change through the years." She studies his face with a frown.
"I'm sorry. But you get to know her now, so what are you gonna do? Wanna go away together? Wanna stay close to the family and build a house together or something, wanna get married, adopt a kid, get a dog, what?" She asks at his overwhelmed expression.
"I was thinking dinner." He says, making her laugh and nod.
"Yeah, that works too." They smile at each other before Finn stands and walks towards the door.
"In here." He says, ushering the two Bennett witches into the room as Jeremy follows with a wide smile.
"We did it!" Jeremy sits next to Elena, vibrating with happiness as Bonnie makes a face. "Okay, they did it. But I was there for moral support." He adds as Sheila smiles at the boy softly.
"By 'we did it' does he mean you found a way to save me?" Elena asks, trying to keep the hopefulness out of her voice as Bonnie and Sheila look to each other then back to Elena.
"Can you give us a minute?" Sheila directs the question to Finn and Jeremy, making the two nod and leave the room.
"Uh oh, privacy is never good. Ask the CIA." Elena tries to joke, but the fear in her eyes causes the older witch to sit next to her and take Elena's hands in her own. "What's the prognosis, Doc?" Elena smiles slightly.
"We did a spell on your blood to determine what exactly is wrong, but it's strange. You're not quite hexed or cursed, I'm not certain what's wrong, I'll need to speak with the ancestors-" Sheila cuts Elena's interruption off with a look, "until then, we made a concoction to offset your symptoms, it's almost done, I'm very sorry we couldn't find out more." Sheila apologizes sincerely as Elena shakes her head and smiles.
"It's okay, thank you for helping me. I haven't really given you much of a reason too." Elena lays back and closes her eyes, feeling the bed move as Sheila stands and Bonnie takes her place.
"Hi." Bonnie says sadly, making Elena smile before opening her eyes and seeing the girl next to her and Sheila leave the room.
"Hey, Bon Bon. How's life?" She asks casually, making the witch giggle and lay next to her.
"Not so good at the moment." Bonnie answers as Elena leans her head on her shoulder.
"Everything will be fine, Grams will get that 'concoction' super vague by the way, and all will be well." Elena shrugs as Bonnie sighs.
"I don't know, your blood was strange, well the magic in it anyway, it was like… bonded to you or something." Bonnie struggles to find the words as Elena's brows furrow.
"Could it be because of my doppel-blood?" Elena asks.
"Maybe. I don't know, it felt different, not really natural and doppelgängers are naturally accruing, whatever. We'll figure it out." Bonnie assures as Elena gets lost in her thoughts.
"Hey, if whatever's in my blood isn't natural and it has something to do with why I'm dying, how could you remove it? Like, if it's bonded to me, would it even be possible?" Elena asks as Bonnie sits up with furrowed brows.
"I'm not sure, you haven't been a part of any rituals or anything, and your blood definitely doesn't feel like any curse I've felt, grams neither, I guess we'd have to remove the magic." Bonnie's makes a face of concentration as a smile halfway between excitement and pain makes its way onto Elena's face.
"Like something that could siphon it away?" Elena asks weakly, causing Bonnie to nod with confusion as Grams re-enters the room with a cup.
"Yeah, sure, I guess." Bonnie answers, making Elena laugh as she takes the glass from Grams with a smile of gratitude.
"Well, in that case, cheers, Honey Bee." Elena throws the liquid back before gagging. "Oh my god, that was so gross, why didn't you tell me?" Elena sends a look of betrayal to Sheila, making the woman sigh.
"How are you feeling?" Kol asks as he and Klaus approach Elena soon after the Bennett witches left the room.
"Fantastic!" She cheers happily, making them smile, "but if I'm gonna survive, we gotta go to Portland," she smiles as they look to each other, then back to her with question.