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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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"What if we're too late?" She looked uneasy, glancing towards the Grill as though she almost expected to see this Mikael waiting there for them. "What if they've already found him?"

Elijah made a little face and said something he never wanted to say, but which...even Klaus had been smart enough to do.

"Then the best thing we could do is leave."

"Do you think he'll kill us too?" He had said that his father fed on vampires after all. "Would he kill you?"

"I don't know. It's...highly possible," he admitted, looking down, taking a breath to try and steady the sudden racing of his heart. "In his mind, I betrayed him when I chose Klaus's side over his. That I later ... amended my position against Klaus doesn't mean I went back to him, or that he's forgiven me."

He'd once been the favored son. He had no thought that might be the same now.

"Don't you think it's possible to reason with him?" It really didn't sound like it though and so she sighed. "I can't just leave Elena and Jeremy. And you know Elena won't leave Stefan or Damon."

"I don't know," he said, shaking his head. "Once upon a time, I would have said yes, but he has spent the years on a quest for vengeance, as determined to destroy so many things--just like Klaus." He reached out to touch her cheek. "I won't leave you alone."

"Elijah." She said his name softly, leaning into his hand as her eyes fluttered closed just for a second. Lifting her hand to cover his, she savoured his touch before opening her eyes to give him an imploring look. "If you're in danger, I don't want you here. You could go somewhere till he leaves. We won't give him any idea that you're here or anywhere nearby."

He kept his hand on her skin, brushing fingers back and forth over her skin. "I'm the only one with a chance of reasoning with him. But if he comes...I want you to pretend we don't know each other all that well. Hopefully...he won't even notice you." Which was meant as a "because you're so young" not anything about her not being noticeable. Which she totally was.

"You think I'll be in more danger because of you?" She asked softly, arching a brow. "What if he finds out that Klaus made me a vampire?"

"He won't hold that against you, if he knows you were part of the sacrifice," Elijah reasoned. "But if he thinks that I...if he were to find out about our...involvement, he might take it amiss, depending on how angry he is with me."

"I won't say anything but I won't just stand by if he tries to hurt or kill you." She warned him softly, shaking her head as she brushed her fingers over the back of his wrist.

"You will not do anything to interfere if he comes after me," Elijah said, eyes darkening in worry, and a near command in his voice. He wasn't compelling her, yet, but he was not above it by any means.

Instantly she was frowning at him as he told her that she wouldn't interfere. "How can you expect me to just stand back?"

"Because I already let...this happen to you. If you are any further hurt because of me...he might as well kill me, because I will not be able to live with myself."

"And how would I live with myself if I just turned away while you were in danger?"

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"Hopefully for a very long time," he said with a tiny grimace.

"Not funny, Elijah." She commented dryly, shaking her head as she turned to open the door since the car felt a little crowded now. She wasn't pleased at the idea that he expected her to stand back and do nothing if his father came after him. Not that she thought she had a chance against an Original but that wasn't the point.

He hadn't been joking, but dead serious, but given she was now annoyed, he didn't think that was something to point out. He let himself out, as well, unsure what to do.

She moved in the blink of an eye as he closed the door of the car, moving from her side of the car to his so that she would be standing in front of him when he turned around.

"I'm sorry." She didn't want things to be tense between them and so she sighed. "Can we just agree to disagree for right now? We don't even know if they've found him." They would deal with it if Mikael ever showed up.

And Elijah would have to deal with her getting involved if he was in trouble, that much she was sure of.

He watched her for a long moment, then nodded, giving her a crooked smile. This was supposed to be a fun night out at a party -- even though he didn't always remember how those went -- and their debut appearance as...whatever they were. His debut as her date, perhaps?

"I'm sorry, as well," he said quietly, hand coming up to cradle her cheek again. He bent his head and kissed her softly.

She relaxed as he flashed the crooked smile that she was coming to adore. Flashing her own smile, she leaned up to kiss him back, curling a hand around the back of his neck so he wouldn't pull back too quickly.

When the kiss finally broke, she touched her forehead to his gently as she let out a little contented sigh. "Ready to go in?" She wasn't so sure she was.

Pulling back was the last thing on his mind--in fact, he was a little disappointed when the kiss did end, but he chided himself that most likely that was because, no, he wasn't ready to go in, or to think about his father or do anything else but see how quickly he could get her out of that costume.

Some of that flickered in his eyes as he smiled at her again. "As ready as I'll ever be..."

How did he expect her to concentrate on normal things they should be doing when she could see certain thoughts crossing his mind. She had already considered how easy it would be to work around her costume, even in spite of the many details and intricate designs.

Her eyes darkened slightly as she leaned up to press another slower kiss to his mouth. "That didn't sound very convincing, Elijah." She murmured huskily, his name rolling silkily off of her tongue.

He murmured something wordless, kissing her back slowly, tongue teasing against her bottom lip. The intensity of craving everything didn't get any better the older you got, even if he could control himself better.

"Maybe you should remind me why I should be convincing?"

But she was younger and so her control was much more shaky than his which was why she found it harder to pull back when he was teasing her. She made a soft noise as the hunger for him spiked but she still managed to give a soft laugh as she tilted her head back to look up at him.

"Reminding you to be convincing of what?"

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