I'm taking a walk through the woods, when I smell the scent of another vampire. So I follow it and before long, I see an unfamiliar vampire walking away from Elijah.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyda7dhA2O
At vamp speed, I throw him to the ground and stake him with a stake. Then I'm instantly kneeling down at Elijah's side. I smell vervain, but I don't care. It's Elijah. I pull the dagger out of his chest and toss it to the ground. His wound quickly heals, but he's still unconscious. I lightly pat his right cheek with my hand to wake him up.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKgfO6nEd6
"Elijah," I call. "Wake up. It's me."571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ztQ6SLMCu
After a few minutes, he slowly wakes up, and I smile down at him in greeting.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2U4jX5keW3
"What happened?" I question, though I'm sure I can guess.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96lN8YmAO2
"He called himself Judas and said he was sending a message to my brother. I don't know what the message was. He wouldn't tell me."571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvDzCJNvls
"Well, then we'll never know. I killed him," I inform him.
"Well done, Katerina."571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMsEBiSR88
I get to my feet, and then help Elijah to his.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6cqtEnaqB
"Are you okay?" I ask him.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSMGrnMVqC
"Not to worry, Katerina. I'm okay."571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLmeydvrQT
I smile and he smiles back.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpqq0lSk72
"What do you say I walk with you?" I ask.571Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddT1Vt72wA
"That would be very kind," he replies.
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So we walk side by side silently for a while. Sometimes, the silence between us says everything. Elijah and I don't need words. We only need the smallest gesture, or to look into one another's eyes, to know what we want or need; and if either one needs help, we'll be there for one another. That's how our relationship works.
Once outside the Mikaelson place, we say our farewells and I head home to the boarding house. It's not much of a home, but it has extra rooms for me to stay in. It's not much of a home, because Damon and Stefan show me physically and verbally that I'm not welcome. What choice do I have, though? I can't be homeless.
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