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AFTER THE DEATH OF ROSE, Damon has been off the charts but soon fell back into place after finding his new "play toy" the newscaster, Andy. Ophelia couldn't help but feel a little jealous at this.

However, this was an unfitting time for Ophelia to think about Damon and his new lover as the pair were now strapped to chairs, being held hostage at the Salvatore boarding house by the werewolves.

Since Ophelia was human, they felt pity and gave her a less gruesome punishment, whereas, for Damon, he was strapped down with wooden spikes on his neck and vervain ropes wrapped around his wrists.

"You know what the great thing about buckshot is? It scatters through the body. Maximum damage." Jules and Damon were bickering back and forth, trying to figure out where the moonstone is. Knowing how stubborn Damon is, he didn't budge on the hiding spot, even when he had torture devices impaled in him.

"You're never going to get it out of him, so just leave you bitch," Ophelia said, not even caring if Jules tortured her. Right when Jules was about to walk up to Ophelia, a voice interrupted them.

"You looking for this?" Elijah said. Ophelia smirked slightly at him, knowing that if a werewolf crosses Elijah, they're as good as dead.

Elijah walked down the steps and placed the moonstone on a book, making it seem easy to retrieve. "Go ahead, take it."

A werewolf apparently had a death sentence and tried to take the moonstone, but Elijah quickly ripped out his heart and the other wolves tried their luck as well, but still, nothing. Dead.

Damon smirked at Ophelia, knowing they were in good hands with the Original vampire.

Jules immediately left, feeling threatened by Elijah which made Ophelia scoff at her for leaving her pack. 

Ophelia always thought family was everything. She would do anything for them.

There was one more werewolf who tried to hide with his hoodie. Elijah walked up to him slowly.

"How about you sweetheart? Do you want to take a shot? No? Yes?" Ophelia couldn't help but burst out into laughter at the sarcasm in Elijah's voice.

Once Elijah knocked out the werewolf, he broke Damon free. He went over to Ophelia and freed her as well.

"Are you hurt? Is there pain?" Elijah scanned her body, making sure there wasn't any need for her to inject vampire blood.

"No, I'm fine, thank you. But Elijah, why are you always so worried about me? Like I get that I'm human, but you seem to focus more on me."

"You just remind me of someone I know," Elijah said with a sad smile. Once Elijah left, Damon turned to her and mouthed, "creepy" which made Ophelia laugh.

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"You sure you want to this Damon? It is already clear that he can't be killed." Ophelia felt a pang in her chest when Damon told her that they will be daggering Elijah during dinner. She wasn't sure why she felt this way, but it was a feeling deep inside of her.

"Yes, I'm sure. You have nothing to worry about. He will be Sleeping Beauty in no time."

As if on queue, the doorbell rang. Ophelia went up to answer it to reveal Elijah.

"Good evening, Ophelia."

"Thank you for coming, please come in."

"Just one moment. Can I just say that if you have less than honorable intentions about how this evening is going to proceed, I suggest you reconsider," Elijah said while looking at Damon.

"No, nothing, nothing dishonorable. Just getting to know you," Damon said, with the fakest smile on his face.

Damon left Elijah and Ophelia alone to help Alaric with the food.

"Is he your boyfriend?" Elijah said, referring to Damon. Ophelia turned her head to Elijah, surprised by the sudden question.

"Oh, no he isn't. He's with someone else," Ophelia said, slightly saddened at the thought of Damon dating someone else that wasn't her.

"Huh, that's good to hear." Ophelia scrunched her eyebrows in confusion, wondering why he was so invested in her love life.

"Why do you ask?"

"Oh, I just know you can do much better than that cynical vampire. Now shall we eat?" Nodding her head, Ophelia directed Elijah to the dining room.

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Once dinner was finished, Ophelia felt as if she was going to go into a food coma. She got up from her seat lazily as she saw Elijah walk out of the living room. Ophelia was about to speak until she saw Damon and Alaric in a frenzy.

Curious about the commotion, Ophelia lurked her head over Damon's tall figure to see a note saying how the dagger will be fatal if a vampire uses it.

Everyone sat back at the dinner table to wait for dessert. Andy was about Elijah more questions about Mystic Falls' history, but that was cut short when Elijah let out an agonizing scream, making Ophelia gasp loudly.

Ophelia grabbed Damon's arm out of reflexes and he immediately gave her a comforting hand on the waist.

Elijah's skin started to turn grey and soon after, he was in a peaceful slumber.

"Get rid of him before Jenna comes back with desert."

"I feel kinda bad for doing that to him. He was really nice and honorable," Ophelia said, having a guilty conscience for doing this to Elijah.

"What? No, no, no, no, no, don't feel bad. He deserves it. Plus, he won't be a threat to your or Elena."

"I guess, but there's something about him that I just... connect with? I don't know how to explain it."

"Well, he's gone now, so let's celebrate come on. I'll even let you have a glass of bourbon." Ophelia rolled her eyes playfully as Damon dragged her hand into the room where all the expressive liquor was and got drunk together for the rest of the night.

i'm rewatching TO and it still amazes me how incredibly hot the mikaelsons are lol.