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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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"Did she actually find him?" Jenna asked with a frown, hoping that it had just been a bluff on their parts. That they had simply said it, using it as a way to chase Klaus off for a little while. "Is he on his way here?"

Jenna didn't even want to think about it if he was.

"So she says," Damon said, giving Elijah a look that said he didn't appreciate being called an idiot. "What? Daddy issues? I know how that goes."

Elijah didn't rise to the bait, just shaking his head. "Mikael would happily kill all of you, simply for existing, or for getting in his way."

"I don't intend to get in his way if his way is headed toward your brother."

Elijah sighed. "Mikael considers anyone in his airspace in his way, sometimes."

"But we're not going to be in his way." Elena pointed out. "We all want the same thing."

Which sounded reasonable enough but Jenna knew that it wasn't that easy for Elijah to hear even if he had agreed that there was possibly no other way. "Are we absolutely sure that he's the best and only way?" She asked with a little frown.

Elijah fixed Elena with a look. "And in the meantime, you are the doppelganger Klaus needs to make what my father will only see as unnatural monsters. He," He nodded at Damon, "has a reputation for recklessness that my father cannot stand to allow to fester. Stefan is Klaus's bosom companion, and a Ripper--in need of putting down by any vampire hunter's definition. Jenna was a piece of the ritual, turned by blood my father has always considered unclean. Tyler is a hybrid--and all those must be destroyed. Caroline might make it out all right, and he might spare Bonnie out of a fond memory of my mother, but, though I know none of you give a damn, Rebekah and I will undoubtedly end up on his list for having ever sided with Klaus and I, doubly, for failing to follow through in killing him."

He reached for his new drink, fingers curling around it. "But, don't worry. He's only been trying to kill Klaus for a thousand years. I'm sure he'll leave you all alone until then, at least."

Elena tried her best to look unafraid as Elijah laid out all the reasons why they shouldn't use Mikael's help to kill Klaus but there was no hiding the way her heart betrayed her fear by racing a little faster. It wasn't fear for herself but fear for those she was close to. Even as she worried about Stefan, her eyes flickered to Damon as the thought of anything happening to him scared her just as much. Then she felt guilty because it took half a second to remember the tohers like Jenna and her friends.

"There must be a way we can reason with him."

"What if there's not, Elena?" Jenna asked with a soft frown. "Elijah is right. What if he comes here, kills Klaus and then comes after the rest of us?"

"Good luck with that," Elijah said, probably a little more sharply than he meant, but honestly--Mikael scared him, a lot. Mikael scared Klaus a lot, and they ought to take that into consideration.

"You're not being helpful," Damon pointed out, frowning.

"My help isn't really something you've ever wanted or welcomed," Elijah rejoined.

"Yeah, well. Your plan sucked. And you didn't even follow through."

Elijah couldn't argue with that--he should have killed Klaus. "Would you kill Stefan if saving him could ensure Elena's safety? ...Would you kill him even if it meant her death?"

"You swore you would. That you could."

"He has my family--all of my siblings--held hostage. I couldn't consign them to eternal death, if there was a chance to save them."

"How's that working out for you?"

For a moment, Elijah looked like he'd very much like to slam another pencil into Damon's neck.

Jenna watched quietly as the two of them went back and forth and she slid a hand down to curl her fingers around Elijah's with a little squeeze since she could tell his frustration with the other vampire was mounting. "It's something we're working on." She put some emphasis on the word that made it clear she was working with the Original while fixing Damon with a cold and disapproving look that he had gotten used to by now.

"Hey, guys." Caroline appeared on the edge of the gathering with a bright smile that was strained at the edges, mainly because she was forcing the cheerful look. "I know things are really stressful at the moment but this is supposed to be a party..."

"Right, maybe this is something we should talk about later." Elena reached out, touching Damon's arm even while she remained focused on Elijah. "And I would like to." She hoped he would understand that she wanted to talk to him, perhaps privately.

"That might be the best idea." Jenna nodded, still looking at Damon.

Elijah's fingers curled back around hers in response, holding her hand tightly, but not too tightly. More than Caroline's appearance, it was a reminder of what he'd wanted for the night--even if he'd been afraid of something more like this.

Damon looked vaguely annoyed at the interruption, but he shifted a little closer to Elena at her touch, almost instinctively, though he returned Jenna's look steadily, not flinching away from the disapproval. As far as he was concerned, he was in the right here, for once.

Elijah glanced between the teenager girls before focusing on Elena and nodding slightly. "Later is fine." If they were all still alive. "If we're done here, then, I'd like to dance with Jenna."

"I would like that." Jenna nodded, looking at Elijah.

"You promised me a dance too." Elena reminded Damon though who knew if she had actually asked him or not.

"Good, everyone get out and have fun!" Caroline flashed them all with a bright smile, pleased. She was convinced they all needed to have fun and to make memories, all that jazz.

Jenna refrained from rolling her eyes in slight amusement though relaxing was hard at the moment. Still holding Elijah's hand, she nodded to the dance floor. "Ready?" Or she wondered if he wanted another drink.

The look Damon shot Elena was not one of his more romantically endearing, but he gave in, if not with good grace. Shifting, he reached to take her hand, still leveling a look at Elijah.

Elijah held his gaze for a moment, then looked at Jenna with a smile. "I'm ready."

Elena knew that Damon wasn't pleased and it worried her. Damon could be a little unpredictable when he wasn't happy about something, so she hoped she could distract him for a little while. Of course, that could be hard at times with everything else going on.

"Good." Jenna nodded, smiling back. "Let's go."

Moving out onto the dance floor, Jenna looked at Elijah. "Are you okay?" She asked softly, turning to face him.

Damon wasn't particularly easy to distract when this cranky, but he was willing to let Elena try.

Elijah, in the meantime, moved with Jenna, wrapping his arms around her when they got to the floor and focusing his attention on her, though part of him was half looking for Rebekah.

"I'm fine," he said, sliding a hand up to cradle her jaw. "I'm sorry all of this got in the way."

Wrapping her arms around Elijah, there was no hiding the wry smirk as she shrugged a bit. "It's okay. You learn to accept that things never really go as planned around here." It was okay that part of him was looking for Rebekah since part of her was keeping an eye out for Ric now that Damon had mentioned him.

"At least we can enjoy ourselves for a little while, right?" She leaned into his touch.

"I should have remembered that," he said with a wry smile. "It's always been the case."

Even a thousand years ago.

"We can," he agreed. Heedless of the fact that they were still being watched, he lowered his head to brush a kiss over her lips.

Her eyes drifted close at the kiss and she smiled, seeming to forget for a moment they were probably being watched. Or maybe she didn't care at the moment since she was focused on him.

"You know, we don't have to stay." She leaned back slightly, looking at him. "We could go for a walk or just head back to your place."

"I don't know...I sort of like having you in my arms...though I suppose we could put the music on at my place, too..."

Whether or not they'd manage to dance for long before their clothes came off and they found themselves in another dance was a different question.

Elijah had one of those magnetic personalities that had a way of pulling her in while making the world fade away. She gave a low laugh at his statement, a hand brushing intimately against the back of his neck.

"I'm rather enjoying it as well." She nodded, her body brushing against his lightly as they moved together. "You know, I shouldn't be surprised but you're a good dancer."

He laughed a little bit. "This isn't really dancing. It's...swaying. But I can handle myself on the dance floor when it gets more adventurous, as well." He flashed her a teasing grin.

"Oh really?" She smirked, arching a brow at him with a playful challenge. "You should show me sometime."

"We might have to drive to Richmond," Elijah said with a chuckle. "I'm not sure they do much proper dancing here, except maybe in those ridiculous themed dances at the school."

"I'm not against doing that." Jenna smiled. "It could be fun, maybe we could even make it a weekend." They could take some time to go away for a couple days and just focus on having fun instead of all the drama at home.

A weekend away from this place with all its memories sounded perfect. If not for her, he probably would have abandoned his idea of staying. "I'd like that a lot," he agreed. "There are some nice bed and breakfasts there..."

Not that they needed the breakfast part, but the beds were nice.

Jenna had left once and she wasn't against the idea of doing so again some time in the future but she couldn't right now. Not when Elena and Jeremy still needed her, and not when things were still so bad. But she figured weekends away were definitely doable.

"Hmm." She smirked. "I think we should definitely look into it then. I love bed and breakfasts."

He hadn't really intended to come back after they buried their mother. And yet, somehow, through the centuries, he ended up back here again and again.

They all did, somehow.

That wasn't something he was sure he was ready to share, though.

"So do I,' he said, giving her a bit of a smirk. "When would you like to go?"

"I would say now if I thought we could." She admitted with a chuckle. "But I'm not sure that's enough time to plan."

"Maybe next weekend or the one after?"

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