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Halloween Fun (For havenosecrets)

Elijah wasn't convinced that going to the Grill was the best choice he and Jenna could make, but it was Halloween and there was a party, and she needed to feel like there was some normalcy left in her life, changed as it was. Maybe Ric would stay away and they could avoid the awkwardness all together.

His luck really hadn't been that great, lately, though.

And the knowledge that Stefan was back in town didn't help.

Nevermind Rebekah, if that rumor was even true.

Klaus was gone, and Elijah had avoided him and Jenna was safe, so the worst was surely over, yes?

Maybe his luck was changing.

So, it was, that he put on the costume he'd picked out--Victorian elegance with sweeping long coat, leather waistcoat, goggles on his top hat and clockwork pieces dangling. He'd discovered Steampunk and he was in love. The science fiction element added to the era of clothing he'd always loved best was an impossible draw, even if he felt it was a little silly to get all excited about it. He hadn't been excited about anything in a long time.

...Except he was, admittedly, really excited about going out with Jenna, even if maybe it was a bad idea. He didn't belong here. Maybe he never would. But with her...maybe he could find a way toward some sort of sense of it for a little while, at least.

Finally dressed, he headed to her place, pausing on the porch and hesitating just a moment before ringing the bell and hoping Jenna would be the one to answer and not Elena.

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All the things she'd been through was what had him hesitating--he didn't want to take advantage of her and her confusion, but to be able to be there for her, to take care of her if she needed it, and try to make up for something that never could be made up for. His own feelings, the way his stomach twisted in anticipation of seeing her?

Those were things he could ignore if she didn't want him pressing them on her. But when they got outside and she kissed him, he felt a little flicker of relief, and kissed her back, fingertips lifting to trace along her jaw.

"Hello," he murmured back.

On the flip side of the coin, Jenna worried that he would think she was clinging to him because she was scared or because she felt somewhat lost. She didn't want him thinking she had interest in him for any other reason than the fact that she found him to be someone she genuinely liked spending time with.

She leaned lightly into his touch, still smiling as he returned the greeting. She pressed another quick kiss to his lips before stepping back. "Now we can go." She chuckled, starting towards the steps.

"So how are you?" She glanced over at him again. "Busy with renovations still?"

His smile came more easily, reaching out to take her arm. With her vampire reflexes she didn't need help, he knew, but some instincts were inbred too deeply--she was in a corset, and heels. It was only polite to offer an arm. It fit their respective characters for the night, as well.

"I'm good," he said with a nod, as he led her to his car--a black Jaguar convertible (http://image.automotive.com/f/exotic-cars/2007-jaguar-xkr-ranked-1-for-best-road-trip-car/6458016+w440+cr1+re0+ar1/2007-jaguar-xkr-top-front-leftjpg.jpg) just flashy and nice enough to get noticed, but not quite outlandish enough as driving the Lamborghini would have been. "And, yes. I've had contractors in all week--there's dust everywhere, but it's starting to look reasonably livable."

He opened the car door for her, giving her a smile. "How are you doing?"

No, she didn't need the help but she still appreciated the gesture and the contact as she walked down the steps. She only made it halfway down the walk when she noticed the Jaguar convertible and actually took a moment to pause.

"Wow." She murmured, looking impressed as she eyed the sleek lines with a small smile. She wasn't really much of a car girl but she had to admit that it was definitely one of the nicest cars she had ever seen.

Trying to focus on what he was saying, she nodded. "Do you have electricity yet?" Not that she minded the candles and the fireplace. In fact, she wouldn't be against the idea of keeping the lights of sometimes.

Flashing a warm smile, she slid down into the seat as he held the door open. "I'm okay." She waited as he shut the door and moved around the car to join her. "Things have been a bit crazy lately." She admitted, thinking of all that had happened. Not that she had been involved in a lot of it but she had heard about it from Elena.

He smiled, pleased she was pleased, even by something so common and human as a car--he was enough of a boy, still, to be pleased to impress a girl however he could.

He waited until he slid into his own seat before answering her question. "I do have some--but not working throughout the whole house." He shrugged a little and gave her a wry smile. "Things never really seem to be that calm around here."

"Good, I liked the candles." She smirked at him, putting on her seatbelt out of habit even though a car accident certainly wouldn't kill her these days.

"Isn't that the truth." She commented wryly, nodding her head. "And that was before I knew about everything that was actually happening." She studied him for a moment, wondering if she should bring up what was going on or leave it for now. She didn't want to ruin their night but she didn't want him to be blind-sided either. Though, this was Elijah. There was a good chance that wouldn't happen.

Still, as his friend, she had to ask. "How much do you know about what's happening?"

"They were lovey," he agreed with a smile. "As were you by their light."

He glanced at her with an arched eyebrow, uncertainty flickering in his eyes. "I know Klaus was here, that he left Stefan behind." His eyes flickered darkly for a moment. "And Rebekah."

Who he was mildly concerned about seeing. Her loyalty still ran toward Klaus, but then she didn't know the truth. It was possible he'd have to tell her, though he'd never wanted to.

"What else?"

Her features softened with a brief tender smile but then she grew serious as she watched the uncertainty flicker in his eyes. Reaching over, she touched the back of his hand in silent comfort.

"That's really about it as far as I know." She frowned. "Well, Klaus was here and, before he left, he turned off Stefan's humanity. Elena has been trying to figure out how to get it back."

"I wanted to make sure you knew about Rebekah." A slight pause. "Are you going to be okay seeing her?" Since they both knew there was a pretty good chance that she would be at the Halloween party.

"That's got to be fun," he said dryly, making a bit of a face. And classic Klaus. He couldn't stand to let humanity get in the way--even his running from what was left of his own was the source of most of his problems.

He shifted his hand to wrap his fingers around hers. "I'll be all right. Rebekah and I were close, once upon a time. I don't hold my issues with Klaus against her."

He hadn't had the heart to tell her what he'd found out, even. He didn't want her to be shattered...and he'd never thought Klaus would hurt her. How he'd been that naive, he didn't know.

"It's certainly has everyone worried." Another pause. "Though maybe not as much as the fact that he succeeded in making a hybrid."

Curling her fingers around his own, she nodded with a faint smile as he reassured her that he didn't have a problem with his sister. She just thought that it would be best if he knew.

His fingers tightened reflexively at that, emotion flickering through him hard and fast and unsteadily.

"...It really worked?"

"It did." She confirmed once more. "Tyler Lockwood."

She let him digest the information before she finally sighed. "I'm sorry, I'm bringing the mood down but I felt I should tell you." Since she knew no one else would be rushing to tell him anything.

He shook his head a little, dismissing her apology. "I'm better at keeping on top of things, usually. I just never thought he'd make it work, not with Elena still alive."

And Jenna, as well.

"Well, it turns out that Klaus wasn't supposed to kill the doppelganger. He was supposed to use her blood to complete the transition, from what I understand."

It pissed her off that she had failed in protecting Elena again but Damon had managed to save her this time.

"That was...very clever of her," Elijah said, half to himself. All they'd studied, everything any witch had told them, they'd never quite figured that part out.

"So, now he has to keep her safe." It was the logical deduction. "At least until he has...whatever he'll consider enough hybrids."

"Of who?" She tilted her head curiously. "Of the witch who originally cursed him?"

"Yes, which is why he left Stefan behind. He is supposed to protect her." Which she knew was harder for Elena in some ways. Harder than not having any idea where Stefan was because then she still knew that he at least had his humanity. Now it was thrown in her face every day that he didn't.

"Yes," Elijah said softly, a flicker of pain there in his eyes and gone.

"That must be difficult for her." Though it put Elena in a great deal of danger--she was the one thing keeping Klaus's dream of creating an army of hybrids alive. Funny how the world shifted.

"It is." Jenna sighed, brushing her thumb against his. "I'm amazed at how she's handling it all. She's a lot stronger than I've ever realized." Which Jenna was sure was a trait that her and her niece didn't share.

"It scares me because I wish she could just walk away from it but she won't." So she'd always be in danger.

"There's nowhere she could go Klaus wouldn't find her. Katerina only managed to hide with a lot of help from a lot of powerful people--Elena hasn't her ruthlessness or her willingness to do whatever's needed to make those alliances," he said seriously.

"Better to search for a different solution."

Jenna wasn't so sure on the alliance part since Elena had made an alliance with him but he was right about the ruthlessness. Elena would never sacrifice anyone that she cared about. She wasn't as self serving as Katherine. Jenna knew that Elena would sacrifice only herself to save other people.

"But she has a lot of other people who are ruthless and willing to do anything to save her." She paused before continuing, still watching him closely. "I think the plan is still to kill Klaus."

And he'd let her down. Katerina had never believed he'd be able to kill Klaus. Even now he had to question it, whether he could have pulled his brother's heart out in the end, even if Klaus hadn't made his gambit. He'd felt sure, felt the certainty of his purpose. Vengeance had driven him as surely as anything else.

But how he'd have lived with himself after was something he still didn't know.

"There isn't any other way to free Stefan," he said, eyes fastening back on the road. "Of course that's the plan."

No matter how she felt about Klaus, she couldn't forget that he was Elijah's brother. Yes, he had sworn to kill him but they all knew how that had turned out. She figured it wasn't as easy as he had thought it would be and not just because of his family.

"Still, it can't be easy to hear." She guessed, squeezing his hand gently.

He was quiet for a long few moments as he drove, looking like he was concentrating on the road, though his mind was a million miles away.

"Klaus made his choices. He's never believed consequences applied to him. I knew it was only a matter of time..." But he wasn't going to volunteer anything to help, not again. Perhaps he should have been bent more on his brother's destruction, but it wasn't that easy. With Klaus...it never had been.

Jenna couldn't believe the words that were going to come out of her mouth but she had to ask. Maybe only for his sake. "Is there any other way to stop him?" She asked softly.

Elijah frowned, then shrugged slightly, pulling the car into a parking space. "I don't know. Once upon a time, I would have said to appeal to him, to try and change his mind, but Klaus is nearly as stubborn as Rebekah when he sets his mind on something."

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