The light of the morning was filtering through the thick curtains of Elijah's bedroom. The Original vampire should be happy, yet he woke up early, worried about his mother's intentions. He was lost in his thoughts, his fingers were moving on Julie's bare shoulder and he could feel her breath on his chest. Sometimes, she would move her hand on his chest up to his shoulder and he would look down at her and smile and tuck her hair behind her ear. But a few minutes later he would be thinking back to his troubles and forget everything else. He could feel her cold skin on his so he picked up his white shirt from the floor and tried not to wake her up as he put it on her. He brought the covers up so she wouldn't be so cold.

Suddenly, he got taken away from the room, as he listened to his mother and brother leave the house. This surprised him and worried him even more. Where were they going? What were they plotting? He could hear Klaus and Kol were in the living room, unsuspicious.

Julie woke up slowly and rubbed her eyes before she noticed that Elijah was in his underwear and that she was wearing his shirt, and only his shirt. She looked up and quickly looked down when she met his gaze. She blushed, both embarrassed and nervous.

"Good morning."

She could hear Elijah grin which made her blush harder.

"Hey," she shyly responded.

He moved so he was on top of her and she grabbed the edge of the shirt and pulled it down.

"How are you feeling?" he asked.

"I'm great," she smiled, putting her hands on his shoulders, finally looking up. "How did you sleep?"

He smiled, he didn't want to lie to her, and leaned to kiss her. She kissed him back, sliding her fingers in his hair but he quickly moved away.

"Come on," he said. "We have work to do."

She sighed and nodded. As much as she wanted to stay in bed with him, she knew they had to make sure that Elena hadn't lied. She put her feet on the cold floor and he put his hands on her waist and kissed her neck. She giggled when he lifted her up and started kissing her throat.

"Elijah," she laughed as he scooped her up into his arms. He walked to the bathroom and sat her on the countertop and immediately put his lips on hers. She kissed him back and wrapped her legs around his waist. She moved her hands up his chest to his face and then slid her fingers in his hair. He broke the kiss, breathed and smiled.

"I'll let you clean up," he said and he was about to walk away but she didn't let him. She crashed her lips against his and slid her tongue into his mouth and he was surprised at first to feel her legs tighten around his waist. His hands travelled down her body and slid under the large shirt. She moved her right hand down his chest and Elijah stopped her when her fingers reached his boxers. "Not now," he whispered. He tried to move away and chuckled when she didn't let him. She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his neck. "Later," he whispered before he placed a kiss in her hair. "I'll use the other bathroom," he told her.

She sighed, let him go and watched him walk away. "Mean," she mumbled and she heard him laugh and she laughed too.

She tried not to stay too long in the shower. She wrapped a towel around her and pulled her wet hair in a bun. When she stepped in the bedroom, it was empty. She got dressed and went to the kitchen which was empty. She took an apple from the bowl on the counter and started to look for Elijah. She entered a living room where Klaus was drawing in silence and Kol was battling with his new iPhone.

"Hey."

Klaus looked up and smiled when he saw her walk in the room. "Hello, love."

"Hey Nik," she smiled at the hybrid before she looked back at Kol. "You're gonna break it," she told him.

"Good. I don't understand what this is for anyway," he sighed.

Julie chuckled, sat next to him and took his phone from him. "It's turned off," she said.

"I don't know what that means," he told her and she rolled her eyes. "Well, well, well. There's our girl," he said next, which confused Julie but when she turned around she saw Rebekah walk in the room, her shoes in her hands, still wearing last night's dress. He got up and placed himself in front of his sister, stopping her.

"Get out of my way, Kol," she ordered him.

"Out all night. What a scandal," he mocked. "I trust you did better than that commoner. Matt, was it?"

Julie looked up, suddenly interested.

"If you don't shut your mouth the next thing to come out of it will be your teeth," she threatened which made both Julie and Klaus laugh.

"Don't start, Nik."

"I didn't say anything," he told his sister.

"I'm bored," Kol sighed, letting himself fall on the couch, almost falling on Julie. "Our sister is a strumpet, but at least she's having fun. I need entertainment," he said, looking down at Julie, his face dangerously close from hers.

"What are you looking at me for?" she arched an eyebrow. "I can only help you with new technologies," she joked.

"No, thank you," he sighed. "Brother?" he said, looking back at Klaus.

"What are you waiting for? Go on. Have at it."

"It's no fun to go alone," he complained. "Join me, Nik. It's the least you could do after sticking a dagger in my heart."

Julie looked up at Klaus to see if it was actually working.

"Ok. Why not?" he sighed which made Julie laugh. "Something I said, love?" Klaus asked.

"Your family's weird," she said, handing Kol's phone back to him.

"I don't want that," he told her.

"You'll need it," she said and he sighed and took it and put it in his jeans' pocket.

"I didn't have nearly enough to drink last night, what with you trying to murder Rebekah's date."

"Yes, please go," Rebekah told them as they were leaving the room. "This house has enough men rolling around in it."

"Just like you, Bekah," Kol said.

"Good riddance both of you," she shouted as she threw one of her shoe at her brother who quickly stepped out of the room.

Julie laughed, leaning back in the couch.

"Rebekah."

Julie looked up as she heard Elijah's voice coming from the other room. He seemed distracted as he walked into the room.

"Not you too Elijah," Rebekah sighed.

"I'm worried about mother," he told her. "Have you not noticed her strange behavior?" he asked.

"She's been dead for a thousand years. What's strange for her?"

"Burned sage," he showed her what he had found and she took it from him. "She was doing a privacy spell."

"You know she fancies such things," Rebekah told him. "Why don't you ask Finn? He's been doting on her."

"I don't trust Finn," he merely told her. "He hates what we are. He always has."

"That's not true," she told him. "And as for mother she returned for one reason. To make her family whole. She loves us. What trouble are you looking to find?"

Julie watched the blonde with sad eyes. It was impossible for her to even think about her mother lying about her true intentions. Her mother loved her. She would never do anything to hurt them. Would she? The blonde sighed and left the room, leaving Elijah with Julie.

"So what are you going to do now?"

"I think we need to pay a visit to Miss Gilbert."

"If she lied last night, she's not going to tell you the truth now."

"She will," he said. "She won't have a choice."

Julie frowned. "What is that supposed to mean?"

"I will protect my family, Julie," he told her. "Even if those who try to hurt us are a part of it."

"You think your mother is trying to hurt you?"

"I don't know," he said. She could see this wasn't easy for him. This situation wouldn't have been easy for anyone. She took a few steps and took his hands in hers.

"Let's go then," she said.

Elijah drove to Elena's in silence. This was going to be a long day. Julie hoped for the best but she knew nothing was ever easy with the Mikaelson family.

When Elena opened the door she was surprised to see Julie but she looked nervous to see Elijah standing on her porch.

"Elijah, Julie," she frowned then smiled.

"I don't mean to intrude," Elijah said. "I was hoping you might accompany us. I want to show you something."

Julie tried to keep a neutral attitude even though deep down she was angry. If Elena lied last night and put Elijah and his siblings in danger she was going to be sorry about it. Elena nodded, obviously, she couldn't say no. Elijah drive them into the woods and even Julie had no idea what he was going to do.

"Forgot how much I missed this land," he said as he got out of the car.

"I can't even imagine what it must have been like a thousand years ago," Elena said.

"You know, your school was built over an Indian village," he told her. "Where I saw my first werewolf." Julie looked up at him as he took her hand and started to walk away from the car, followed by Elena. Julie was captivated every time he would speak about his past. She was dying to know more about him. To know everything. And every day, she learned something new and she felt like her life wasn't going to be enough to get to know all of him. "The town square was where the natives would gather to worship. Matter of fact, near that was a field where wild horses used to graze," he seemed amused by his words. He clearly missed that time, where he lived here as a human with his family.

"That's incredible," Elena mused.

"Mmh," Elijah nodded. "Come."

He took them a little deeper in the woods and he stopped near a huge rock and Julie looked up at him to see him smile. He let go of her hand and walked towards the rock and rested his hand on it.

"Do you know this place too?" Elena asked.

"I do," he sighed. "Below us is a cavern I used to play in as a boy." Julie tried to imagine him younger but it was impossible for her to picture her thousand years old vampire as a kid. "It connects to a system of tunnels that stretch across the entire area. Perhaps it was nature's way of providing us with shelter against the savagery of the full moon. My mother said there must be a balance..."

"Elijah, I should probably go home," Elena tried to leave.

"You're not going anywhere," Julie told her which made the doppelganger frown. She saw Julie was angry even though she had no idea why.

"I admire you, Elena," Elijah said. "Just like Julie, you remind me of qualities I valued long before my mother turned us. It's not in your nature to be deceitful, and yet, when I asked you about your meeting with my mother the other night, you lied to my face."

Elijah could hear Elena's heart beat faster. Julie carefully watched Elena's face and saw her getting more and more nervous and scared.

"That's not true," she lied. "I told you that all your mother wanted was a new start..."

I can hear your heartbeat," he stopped her. "It jumps when you're being dishonest with me. You lied to me at the ball. You are lying to me now." He took a few steps towards her and what surprised Julie is that she didn't even step back. "Tell me the truth."

"I never wanted this to happen," she whispered.

"What, Elena?" Elijah asked, starting to get impatient.

"We were told that whatever was gonna be in that coffin was gonna kill Klaus. When we found out that it was your mother, I..." she took a deep breath. "We didn't know what to think."

"Since her return, she said she only wants this family whole again," Elijah said.

"When she asked to see me, I...I thought that maybe she could help. That she would find a way to kill Klaus." Julie sighed, angry. But she had to stay calm, she was surrounded by trees and it wasn't the moment to start a fire. "It's not just Klaus she wants to kill," he told her. Julie's heart jumped in her chest.

"She wants to kill us all, doesn't she?" Elijah asked even though he already knew the answer. Julie saw his disappointment and his pain on his face. "She wants to undo the evil she created."

"Don't say that," Julie frowned.

"I'm so sorry, Elijah," Elena whispered. "I wish there was something I could do to help."

A tree instantly took fire at her words but it disappeared as fast as it started. "Are you serious?" Julie asked. "When will you stop lying?"

"You know, one thing I've learned in my time on this earth..." he sighed. "Be careful what you wish for."

Julie frowned, as did Elena, confused. Elijah stomped his foot so hard it opened a hole in the ground in which he jumped in, taking Elena with him. Julie took a step back and watched him disappear. A few minutes later he was back up in the forest with her and he wasn't happy.

"Wh...What did you do?" Julie asked.

"Elena will be stuck here for the day," he said, taking his phone out of his jacket pocket.

"Who are you calling?"

"Rebekah. Miss Gilbert needs a babysitter. Come."

Julie followed him back to the car. He called his sister and told her about what he knew. He asked her to come down the cavern and watched Elena, promising her that she could kill her if he didn't get the results he wanted.

"Where are we going now?" Julie asked as she closed the car door.

Elijah started the car and said, "Elena just told me my mother required the Benett witches' help. We'll need the Salvatores'. They'll want to help Elena."

"You're gonna ask them to help?"

"I'm not going to ask," he growled. She nodded and leaned back in her seat. "My mother is planning on using the full moon to kill us tonight. They need to be stopped before 9."

Before 9? Julie was scared. This time, Elijah could die but he could die for good and never come back. She would lose him forever, and then what? What will she do next? Elijah could hear a heartbeat getting faster and he turned to see the worried look on her face. He took her hand which made her look up at him.

"It'll be fine," he told her. She knew he couldn't possibly know that and that he was just saying it to make her feel better but it didn't work. She squeezed his hand, tried to smile and nodded. She wished she could do something, anything to help. But then again, she was completely useless. Just a powerless spectator.

Elijah didn't knock and enter the Salvatores house like he owned the place.

"What are you doing here?" Damon asked, making a face, a glass of blood in his hand.

When she saw the vampire, Julie immediately got closer to Elijah and took his hand.

"I know my mother is planning on killing my siblings and I," he said. "And if you'd like Miss Gilbert to stay alive, I suggest you do as I say."

"What did you do to her?" Damon growled, taking one step forward.

Elijah let go of Julie's hand and pushed Damon against the wall. "Let's wait for your brother to come home so we can continue this conversation," he said. Damon growled but nodded, he had no other choice. Julie walked towards the chimney, the fire didn't make her feel warm anymore, but powerful. Elijah sat in the armchair near the fireplace and Damon just stood there, in the doorway, waiting for his brother to come back.

"I can't find her anywhere," Stefan said as he opened the front door. He met with his brother's back and was surprised to see Elijah and Julie in his living room.

"Hello, Stefan," Elijah said. Julie crossed her arms over her chest and watched the vampire approach his brother.

"He has Elena," Damon told him.

"Actually, she's with Rebekah," Elijah told them. "As you can imagine my sister's just dying to tear her throat out," he threatened. "So if you want to save Elena's life, I need you to help me stop my mother."

"I'm a little embarrassed to admit but when it comes to killing thousand year old resurrected witches, I'm a little rusty," Damon said.

"Yes, unfortunately even when killed my mother doesn't seem to want to stay dead. Not with the spirits of nature at her side."

"So what are we supposed to do?" Stefan asked.

"The witches that released my mother," he said. "She's drawing her power from their bloodline. That line needs to be broken."

"Broken?" Stefan asked.

"He wants us to kill them," Damon explained.

"You know, I'd do it myself, but I absolutely have no idea where they are," he merely said. "Besides, seeing me, they'd immediately know my intent. They won't expect to be harmed by the likes of you. In any case," he said, getting up and holding his hand out to Julie. "You have until 6 minutes after 9 to find them."

"Oh, how super specific of you," Damon said.

"By 9:07 the moon will be full. My mother will have the power she needs to kill me and my family. If you do not stop her before then, Rebekah will kill Elena," he explained. "So we all have our timeline. I suggest you get started."

"Really, Julie, you're gonna let him kill Elena?" Stefan asked. Elijah turned towards her. She frowned and tilted her head and the fire in the chimney went out which surprised the two vampires. But then, it started again, almost like a small explosion which startled them and she grinned as they took a step back.

"Really, Stefan. And be sure that if Rebekah doesn't kill her before she dies, I'll be more than happy to do it myself. So you better find Bonnie and fast."

"And you don't care if she dies too?" Damon asked.

"She's trying to kill Elijah," she told him and she didn't have to say anything else. She took Elijah's hand and walk out of the house without turning back.

"They'll try to find a way to save Elena without stopping your mother," she told him, once in the car.

"I know," he sighed. "We need to find my brothers."

"They're probably still at the Grill...And drunk..."

It was already late and there wasn't a lot of time left to find and stop Esther. Elijah parked the car near the Mystic Grill but as soon as he stepped out of the car, a strong pain in his chest made him gasp and cry out and he fell on the ground, unconscious. Julie rushed towards him and her heart stopped as she saw him lying on the ground, his skin grey as if he had just been daggered.

"No, no, no," she started to cry as she kneeled and brought his head on her lap. He couldn't be dead now, it wasn't even 9, and she couldn't believe he was dead. This wasn't over. She stroke his cheek with her thumb, begging for him to come back. "Please, please," she whispered, tears falling down her cheeks. She cried and sniffed and begged and cried again, thinking this was it, he was dead, and there was nothing she could do about it. Nothing anyone could do to help her. A few minutes had past when, suddenly, he gasped his way back to life, startling her as he grabbed her arm. "Elijah!" she breathed out. He sat up, quickly and confused. She threw her arms around him, burying her head in his neck. She couldn't stop crying. Elijah breathed heavily as his skin was painfully taking a pink shade again. He hugged her back and stroke her hair, trying to calm her even though he wasn't sure of what had just happened. "Please, don't leave me," she wailed.

"I won't," he said. "I won't..." He took a deep breath and gently put his hands on her face so he could look at her.

"What happened?" she asked as he wiped the tears off her cheeks.

"Someone must have daggered one of my siblings," he explained. "Because we're linked, it affected me too."

"Kol!" she thought. Nobody knew where Rebekah was and Klaus wasn't affected by the dagger.

"Come on," he said and helped her get back on her feet.