The Unknown Variable

Questioning

Elena felt fear fill her as she heard voices approaching the room. Damon still hadn't woken up and she had been counting on him to get them both out of here. Of all the times he had to let her down, he chose now.

 At the sound of someone entering the room, Elena jumped back around to face the door. Elijah froze as he saw the doppelganger in front of him. Flashing forward Elijah leaned down to her neck, "Human. It's impossible. Hello, there." Elijah grinned as he looked at the girl in front of him. Seeing movement out of the corner of his eye, Elijah turned his head to see a young vampire forcing himself up on the couch.

 "Rose, who is that?" Elijah called out in earnest. "Damon Salvatore. Rumor has it Klaus has been searching for him for years." Rose informed him. Nodding, Elijah surged forward pinning the vampire to the couch. "Now," Elijah asked softly, "why would he be interested in you?"

"Get your fucking hands-off dick." Damon futilely shoved at the hand on his shoulder. Amusement filled Elijah at the young vampire's attempt to be threatening. A flash of something under Damon's shirt caught Elijah's eye as he released him. Curiosity, getting the better of him Elijah grabbed at the chain that was peeking out from underneath Damon's shirt. 

"Do you not speak English. No touching." Damon spit out shoving at Elijah again effectively dislodging him from the pendant that hung from Damon's neck. Elijah felt himself go cold at the sight of the pendant around the vampire's neck. "Where did you get that?" Elijah growled out. Glancing down Damon saw the pendant but, when he tried to remember where it had come from, he drew a blank.

 The pendant was a white gold circle with an M in the middle. As far as he could remember, he had always had it. "None of your damn business." Damon spat at him.

Grabbing the vampire in front of him Elijah slammed the boy against the wall. "I would advise you to tell me right now." Shaking his head, Damon glanced over Elijah's shoulder and saw the fear written on the other occupant's faces. 

"I am waiting, Little One." Elijah informed him impatiently as he to looked over his shoulder at the other individuals watching them. His attention snapped back to Damon as he started to struggle against his hold. "I don't remember. Now get your hands off before I shove a stake up your ass." Damon snarled as he struggled to get away from the vampire.

 Shock, echoed through Elijah as he realized the vampire in front of him was not lying. The only explanation possible was that either Niklaus or one of their siblings had gifted it to him. If that was the case, then there was no way that he was letting the boy out of his sight.

"I am sorry." Elijah apologized before snapping Damon's neck. Catching him Elijah turned to the others. "You are going to need this, Elijah. We needed to take it from him to keep him here." Rose handed Damon's daylight ring over to him before walking back over to Trevor's side. "I would suggest you, leave. If I ever see either of you again, I will not be so lenient." Elijah nodded at Trevor and Rose who took off at the dismissal. 

"What about the moonstone?" Elena bargained. "What do you know about the moonstone?" Elijah asked her. "I know that you need it and I know where it is." Elena informed him. "Where is it?" Elijah started walking towards her.

 "It doesn't work that way." Amusement bubbled up in him at her attempts to bargain with him. Laying Damon back down on the couch Elijah tore the necklace from Elena's neck. "What is this vervain doing around your neck? Where is the moonstone." Elijah compelled Elena. "It's in the tomb." "Why is it there?" "It's with Katherine." Elena blurted out.

The sound of shattering glass filled the house causing Elijah to jump away from Elena. "Who else is in this house?" Elijah growled at Elena. Shaking, her head Elena refused to answer. She had gotten a note from Bonnie while Damon was out that Ric and Stefan were on their way to get her. There was no way that she was going to tell Elijah this though.

 Elijah stared at Damon for a second before dragging Elena out of the room and leaving him on the couch.

Damon shot up as a wave of pain echoed throughout his entire body. Glancing around he breathed a sigh of relief as he saw that he was in his room in the boarding house. His legs crippled from underneath him as he attempted to leave the room. The vervain must have not completely run through his system yet. 

Grabbing the wall, he managed to make it to the bottom of the stairs when he heard talking. "Ok, so you're saying that the oldest vampire in history is coming after me?" a voice Damon pinned as Elena asked. Damon yanked himself up and pulled himself into the room to drop onto the unoccupied couch. "Damon. What are you doing out of bed?" Stefan bolted forwards to make sure he didn't fall. 

"I am not a cripple, Steffy. I can do whatever I want." Damon bit out shuddering as another wave of pain hit him. "Normally, yes but not when you're filled with vervain." Stefan chided him angrily.

"Now who's fault is that?" Damon glanced over at Rose who was shuffling uncomfortably beside him. "I'm sorry. Look Trevor and I are leaving but, I didn't want to leave you in the dark. Klaus is going to come for you," Rose nodded at Elena, "and for Damon." Damon groaned as he watched Rose, "Why would he be coming for me, exactly? I've never even met the dude." Damon pushed himself up, so he was leaning against the cushions. 

"I don't know. Rumors have spread that he has all his followers searching for you though." Rose whispered so only the vampires in the room could hear. "What did you do this time Damon?" Stefan leaned over his brother staring him directly in the eye.

"I didn't. The most I know is that Elijah guy wanted to know where I got my pendant from." Damon held it up for everyone in the room to see. The necklace glinted in the light as it swiveled in Damon's hand.

 "Where did you get it from Damon?" Stefan leaned closer examining it. The same confusion from before filled Damon as he looked at the necklace that lay in his hand. "I-I don't remember."