"-ew! Drew!" Elena was shaking me awake.

Why hadn't I had a dream?

"What happened?" I asked, glancing at our dreary surroundings, it was a poorly lit house, the windows were mostly covered by wooden boards.

"We got kidnapped, but don't worry." She dug a piece of paper out of her pocket and showed it to me, she put a finger against her lips and then pointed to the paper.

Stefan and Damon are on their way

- B

I let out a sigh of relief. "What do they want with us." I whispered.

"I think they want to give me to someone because I'm the doppelgänger." She kept looking over her shoulder anxiously.

Why'd they take me then? Elena, I understood but I was just a nobody. "What does that mean for me? I don't want to be their next meal."

"I'm going to keep you safe." She promised, pulling me into a hug. "Nothing's going to happen. We just have to stay quiet until they can get here."

A woman came into the room, she was putting boards up against the windows, blocking out more sunlight. All we could do was sit there, neither of us wanted to piss off our kidnappers.

Another person came running down the stairs. "He's here." Elena's grip tightened, I watched the two, wondering why they were so panicked. Weren't they the kidnappers? "This was a mistake." The man said pointing his finger at the woman and walking towards us.

I stiffened, pressing myself as far against the couch as I could. As much as I trusted Elena, what would she do against these people.

"No, I told you I'd get us out of this, you have to trust me" the woman responded calmly. Who was here that made them so afraid?

"No! He wants me dead Rose." The man began to pace.

"But he wants her more." 'Rose' pointed at Elena.

"I can't do this, you give them to him, he'll have mercy on you but I need to get out of here." The man stumbled back towards the stairs.

"Hey." Rose snapped. "What are we?"

The man took an audible breath. "We're family, forever."

Vampire kidnappers?

A pounding on the door made everyone in the room jump. Whomever they were talking about, was on their doorstep.

"Stay here, and don't make a sound." The woman glared at us and disappeared from view.

We heard talking in another room, but we couldn't hear what was said. I turned toward my older sister. "What's going on?"

"They're scared of someone, and whoever that is, just knocked on the door" Elena whispered back.

Yes, I got that Elena. Very helpful.

Footsteps sounded down the hallway, our grip on each other tightened. When he entered the room, Elena stood, blocking me from view.

She froze as the new man appeared in front of her, and gasped. He slowly moved to her neck, and I watched my sister start to panic.

Shit. What was I supposed to do? This man had two vampires scrambling. What could a human do?

When he pulled back, we made eye contact, and his head tilted to the side. I didn't like that. He moved around my sister, despite her best efforts, and crouched down in front of me. "Hello there."

"Leave her alone!" Elena demanded, I tried to move as far into the couch as I possibly could, drawing my knees to my chest.

He lifted a hand, moving the stray hairs from my face. "And who might you be?" He asked with a raised brow.

"Drew." My voice was stronger than I expected it to be. I was shaking. "Who are you?"

"Elijah. May I?" He gestured to my hand and I reluctantly gave it to him. Was this how he was going to kill me? Drink my blood and leave me to die? "Interesting." Elijah inspected a birthmark on the inside of my wrist.

I wanted to ask why he was so intruiged by it.

Suddenly he stood, holding his hand to me, and gesturing for me to take it. "Come, we have a long journey ahead of us"

Hesitantly, I took his offered hand, scared of what he might do if I didn't, he pulled me off the couch, walking towards my sister. He didn't let go of my hand, but with his other he grabbed Elena by the arm, walking us both up the stairs, we were separated and struggling.

But it was like it was nothing to him.

It probably was. 

"Please don't let him take us." Elena begged the kidnappers, they looked away.

Cowards.

As if just remembering the other two were there, he guided me over to Elena, and walked to the guy who was now talking. "Just one more item of business, then we're done"

Should we run?

He didn't seem to be very worried about having the both of us so close to the exit. I subtly got Elena's attention and nodded toward the door.

She shook her head.

"I've waited so long for this day Elijah." The guy smiled. "Truly very sorry." He looked away in shame, Elijah walked around him.

"Oh no, your apology is not necessary." Elijah assured.

"Yes it is." The man continued. "You trusted me with Katerina, but I failed you." I cringed, why is this guy reminding him of the betrayal? It's kind of a dumb idea.

"Well yes, you are the guilty one." Elijah stepped in front of kidnapper man. "Rose aided you because she was loyal to you, that I honor, where was your loyalty?"

"I beg your forgiveness." The man finally looked up at Elijah.

Who the hell was this guy?!

"So granted." Elijah was way too calm about this. A sickening crack echoed through the room and the kidnapper man's head fell to the floor. I gasped loudly, jaw wide open, unable to look away from the gory display.

Elena screamed and seemed as frozen as I was.

The woman cried out, grief lacing her sobs. Elijah killed kidnapper man. He did it so cruelly.

"Don't Rose." Elijah warned when she moved forward, my stomach churned. "Now that you are free."

He began to approach us and Elena grabbed me, forcing the both of us back. "What about the moonstone?" Elena said desperately. We were running out of space.

"What do you know about the moonstone?" Elijah was closer now, I moved behind Elena. It was cowardly, I know.

I was still in shock.

"I know that you need it and I k-know where it is." Elena stumbled over her words, arms flung out protectively.

"Yes." Elijah urged her to continue.

"I can help you get it."

"Tell me where it is." Elijah was so calm, how was he so calm. There was a dead guy not ten feet from us.

"Doesn't work that way."

Elijah looked almost amused. "Are you negotiating with me?" He glanced at Rose like she was in on the joke.

"It's the first I've heard of it." She spit out frantically.

Elijah hummed, turning back to us. "What is this vervain doing 'round your neck." He reached and I watched the latch shatter. He threw it away from us. "Rose." He called, though it was clearly more of an order. "Take the doppelgänger. Don't let her escape like you did Katerina." There was a heavy warning in his voice, Rose visibly gulped, but tried to do as told. Elena and I held on to each other. "Drew." Elijah's voice was softer than before. "Let go of your sister."

I shook my head, Elena glanced between the two vampires. "Do what you want to me Elijah, but leave her out of this." She pleaded.

"Tell me where the moonstone is, and I might consider it." Elijah put his hands in his pockets causally.

As if this were just a conversation.

"It's in the tomb underneath the church ruins." Elena blurted.

"What is it doing there?"

"It's with Kathrine."

A crash echoed through the house, Elijah took a step back. "What was that?" He demanded.

"I don't know." Rose turned frantic.

"Who else is in this house?" Elijah narrowed his eyes.

"I don't know." Rose looked like she was about to bolt.

Elijah pried Elena and I away from each other, seemingly unaffected by either of us fighting against him. Elijah kept me close to his side, his grip on my sister firm enough that I could see the indented skin. Elena was petrified, Rose was behind us but I was scared to look back. I didn't want to see the man again. We moved into the entry way, stopping when we saw something flash past us.

Please be Stefan or Damon. Please be Stefan or Damon.

Pushing me and Elena towards Rose, he asked her once again. "Rose?"

"I don't know who it is." She assured desperately. Elena grabbed my hand.

A shape moved past us, but it was too quick to see what it was.

What if they were too late? What if Elijah killed us before the Salvatores' plan was enacted?

"Up here." A voice called out. Elijah sped toward it.

"Down here." that was definitely Damon, which made the other person Stefan. I turned toward where his voice had come from.

Something fired, I looked up in enough time to see Elijah pulling a stake out of his hand. Stefan sped forward grabbing both me and Elena, Damon took Rose.

Stefan pressed a finger to his lips, we were tucked away in the corner of a hallway and the vampire was bodily shielding us.

Everything was moving so fast, I barely felt like I had time to breathe.

"Excuse me, to whom it may concern, you're making a grave mistake if you think that you can beat me." Elijah paused, I glanced at Elena and then Stefan, my brow furrowed. "You can't, you hear that? I repeat." The sound of wood breaking echoed through the house. "You cannot beat me, so I want both of the girls on the count of three or heads will roll." Wood snapped again, I looked at Stefan fearfully. "Do we understand each other?"

Elena tried to go forward, obviously intent on facing Elijah. Stefan stopped her, pulling a grenade out of his bag, and handing to her.

Why didn't I get a grenade?!

He hugged me while Elena walked forward. Okay, this was better. "I'll come with you, just please don't hurt my friends, they only wanted to help me out." She pleaded.

"Where's Drew." I heard a rushing sound and I buried my face in Stefan's chest. Why the hell did he want me so bad? Elena gasped loudly. "What game are you playing with me?"

A clicking sound followed his questions and then a loud bang, Elijah screamed, though it was more enraged than out of pain.

Why were we making the powerful vampire mad again?

Stefan pulled away, silently gesturing at me to stay there. He tugged out a stake gun from his backpack and headed in the direction Elena went. A tumbling sound echoed through the house, but I could only see Elena cowering against a wall.

A nasty crunching sound followed.

"Drew?" Elena darted across the stairwell. "Are you okay, are you hurt?"

"No, I'm okay, you?"

She smiled. "Better now that Elijah's gone."