Burning Bodies Made Of Roses

Elena Gilbert | 16 | A mundane in a world of Shadows I’m scared that if I let myself be happy for one moment, the world is gong to come crashing down.

[noonehurtsmyfamily-deactivated2]

Elijah let out a sigh as he looked down at Elena. “You do not remember the Salvatores bringing you to New York to escape my brother?” Elijah asked, his mind wandering as to what to do with this information. Should he tell Niklaus or keep it to himself? “Yes, darling, you did. I saw you fall just as I rounded the corner but was too late to catch you, I’m afraid.” After helping her up off the ground he wiped his hands on a handkerchief in his pocket before looking back at the youngest doppelganger. “You’re very welcome, Elena.” he said. He looked her over and didn’t notice any immediate injuries that would cause her amnesia. Perhaps she was compelled? “What is the last thing that you remember?” he asked, raising an eyebrow.

[lovely-elenagilbert]

“No, I remember that… Sorry, I don’t know why I said I don’t remember.” Elena frowned. “Oh. That’s alright, I’m alright now.” As far as she could tell she was unharmed, in fact she felt strangely healthy. Despite the state of the ground and that she had apparently fainted, Elena just felt a growing coldness and confusion. “I…was at home. No, I was walking home.” After that there was simply nothing. “Then I opened my eyes here.”

[theoriginalvampire4d-blog]

* It was time for a change. Klaus started to walk down an empty road leading out of the city, sometimes he needed to escape from the sights and the sounds of New York and go to somewhere more familiar. As he turned the corner he noticed a figure further along in the road, she seemed to be walking unsteadily down the white line in the center of the tarmac. Who ever it was, they were looking for trouble and they had now found it.*

*His fangs slid from their sheaths as the veins under his eyes began to become visible. He longed for the taste of blood. As he watched, the girl dropped to the ground, he thought that she must be drunk or lost because no one in their right mind would be wandering these streets alone at night. As he approached her he could see her face more clearly, until it finally clicked in his mind who it was. Klaus stopped, bending down so that his knee brushed the gravel that she lay on, his face looking down onto hers. Looking around to see whether anyone was with her but she was completely alone. Just his luck.*

Breathing her name, he asked “Elena?”

[lovely-elenagilbert]

At the sound of her name, Elena’s eyes opened. A face she couldn’t quite place was staring down at her with laughing eyes and as awareness began to seep through the emptiness a small trickle of something akin to panic or perhaps fear bled through her. “K…Klaus?” Eyes widening, his name came back to her along with why she was supposed to be wary of the man, although Elena found that she still couldn’t quite find a way to move out of his reach. “What have you done?”

[judgey-little-witch]

Pulling off her coat, she draped it around Elena and helped her to stand up. “We’re still in New York and we’ll discuss the rest when I get you home, okay.”

[lovely-elenagilbert]

Elena accepted her help gratefully, although usually she would have insisted Bonnie keep the coat. “Thanks.”

She folded her arms around herself. “Where’s Jeremy? Is he okay?”

[noonehurtsmyfamily-deactivated2]

Elijah knelt down beside Elena, checking her over for injury but finding none before raising a questioning eyebrow at her. “You don’t know where you are?” he asked her, a bit surprised. “You’re in New York. I was on my way back from taking care of some business when I saw you pass out.” he adds looking at her with a look of concern etched across his usually stoic features. “Please allow me to help you up, Elena, you shouldn’t be lying out here on the filthy and cold ground as you are.” he says offering his hand once again with a slight quirk of his mouth and tilt of his head to assure her he meant no harm.

[lovely-elenagilbert]

“No. I don’t remember anything.” She said it fluidly, as if it required no thinking but as soon as the words left her mouth she frowned. "I passed out?" Elena couldn't even remember being outside, let alone passing out. It was only when he mentioned the state of the ground that she actually noticed how cold she was, and how ill-dressed she was for the temperature. Her frown deepened, especially when Elijah offered his hand, but she quickly took it anyway. "Thank you."

[lovely-elenagilbert]

"Jeremy?"

[jer-bear-gilbert]

Jeremy heard the voice he hadn’t heard in months and he paused looking at her”Elena? Is… it really you?” without hesitating Jeremy approach her hugging her tightlyy.

[lovely-elenagilbert]

Elena didn’t know what to expect. As far as she knew, she could have been gone for weeks, maybe even months, so a large variety of reactions would be justified. “It’s me.” Immediately, she wrapped her arms around him, relieved that he didn’t seem too angry.

“I…I’m so sorry Jeremy.” She told him softly.

[lovely-elenagilbert]

"Jeremy?"

She called, taking a step forward hesitantly.

[noonehurtsmyfamily-deactivated2]

Elijah made his way down the streets of New York, having just disposed of a would-be rapist before he could hurt an unsuspecting girl in an alley. That’s when he saw her, Elena, just as she fell to the ground. He had been wondering where she had been all this time but found it in his best interest not to ask around about it. After all, he and and his family weren’t exactly on the best of terms with the young doppelganger. As he approached he saw her eyes open and a look of confusion cross her features. It was as if she had no clue where she was or how she got there which was a disturbing thought for Elijah. “Elena?” he asked softly as he looked down at the beautiful brunette.

[lovely-elenagilbert]

A voice broke through her thoughts and Elena’s eyes focused on a face she knew well but hadn’t expected to see. “Elijah?” She stayed exactly where she was on the ground, hardly moving a muscle as she stared up at him. “What are you doing here?” She asked, not unkindly. It was only then that she noticed she was not somewhere she recognised, and so she hesitated before adding on “Wherever here is.”

[judgey-little-witch]

"Hi?" The witch fumbled for words at her friend’s weird sense of humour. "You’re lying in the middle of the road after going missing all this while and all you can say is a hi.” She crouched down next to her brunette friend. “Come on! Let’s get you home first. It’s freezing!”

[lovely-elenagilbert]

“Missing? What are you talking about?” Elena forced herself to sit up, her limbs like lead. “Where are we?” She frowned, gazing around herself in confusion and then blinking at her, having not noticed the temperature until Bonnie mentioned it. “It is?”

[judgey-little-witch]

Bonnie was returning home from her regular jog when she noticed the lonely figure on the road. Concerned, she approached cautiously only to be shocked at seeing the person. “Elena….?”

[lovely-elenagilbert]

Elena opened her eyes at the sound of the familiar voice but didn’t move. “Bonnie…” She tried the name out, almost as though she hasn’t spoken in a while. “Hi.”

[lovely-elenagilbert]

*Elena’s mind is blank. She can remember everything and everyone she met before her ‘disappearance’, but where she went and what happened to her is a mystery even to herself. Every step she takes along the road is forgotten as she transfers weight onto the next foot. The halt she comes to seems almost as if on cue, as does the drop to the floor that comes next. It’s almost as if time hasn’t passed for her since she last saw anyone she knew - she just opened her eyes and here she was, lying in the street at night with no phone or any item for that matter on her person.*