Elena stood up from the couch and started to pace as she rubbed her hands together in a nervous gesture. She didn't want to agree to this and then die, leaving them alone and in pain, with broken hearts that would take years to heal.

She stopped her pacing in front of the couch and looked at the two men that had unknowingly stolen her heart. "When I first met you both, I had no idea what was happening to me."

"What do you mean, love?" Nik asked gently.

"It started around Elijah first, my stomach would feel tingly and I would blush and feel light headed." Elena explained. "Then it started to happen around Nik as well and I asked my Aunt if I was sick or dying. She told me that I was in love with you both, I didn't really believe her at first but after I spent more time with you both I finally accepted that she was right."

"Does this mean...?" Elijah was up and at her side faster than she could blink.

"That I love you both too? Yes." Elena nodded but held up her hand when Elijah was about to talk. "But what if I agree to this and then something happens to me and you two are left with broken hearts? I could never hurt you like that. Or what if something happened to you both? What would I do then? I could not bear the thought"

"Nothing's going to happen to you or us." Nik assured her with certainty as he walked up to her.

"You can't know that Nik." Elena protested. "In case you've missed it, our lives isn't exactly a dance on roses."

"Is that your only concern?" Elijah asked.

"Yes, but..." Elena started but was interrupted by Elijah's lips against hers.

Elena felt like an electric current went through her body. The kiss wasn't demanding or deep, just soft and with a gentleness that made Elena go a little light headed. Another concern she had thought about but hadn't said was that she was scared that she would freak out when it comes to intimate touches thanks to Tanner and Brady, but Elijah's kiss just made all thoughts about them disappear from her mind.

"Wow." Elena said as Elijah pulled back with a smiled mixed smirk.

Before she could collect her thoughts, she was pulled into another kiss, this time by Nik. Nik was a little more demanding but still soft and gentle as he kissed her. He used a hand to cup her face before he pulled back.

"Yes." Elena murmured when she finally could think again.

Luckily both Nik and Elijah understood that she was agreeing to be in a triad with them and gave her a peck on the lips, both of them having bright smiles on their faces, making Elena blush and smile back.

"How about we go for a walk?" Elijah offered, then he smirked teasingly at Elena. "With shoes on this time."

"What?" Elena asked, she knew she had to keep up the lie about being in a 'trance' like thing when she found Finn and Kol.

"What do you remember about yesterday?" Nik wanted to know.

"It's blurry... I needed to find something?... someone?... There was a pull..." Elena made it look like she had a hard time remembering. "You both were in pain... I wanted to stop it... then everything is..."

"You walked out of the mansion without shoes and found Finn and Kol's coffins and then you were possessed by Death." Nik informed her.

"Huh, cool." Elena said softly.

"Well. Of course, you would react like that." Elijah chuckled. "So, how about that walk?"

"I would love to." Elena smiled. "But I don't have any clothes."

"You can borrow some of Rebekah's." Nik shrugged.

"Where is Rebekah?" Elena almost felt ashamed for having forgotten about her friend.

"She said that she was planning revenge with Caroline and Bonnie." Elijah chuckled. "She wanted me to tell you that they wouldn't finalize the plans for revenge until you and Jenna could join them."

"That's my girls." Elena smirked viciously.

Elena felt like she was floating on clouds as she made her way up to Rebekah's room to find something to wear. They loved her! She almost couldn't believe it was true but she knew it was and she was so very happy.

Half an hour later Elena was walking through Mystic Falls holding hands with Elijah and Nik, smiling all the while. She had found a pair of dark blue skinny jeans, a pink top and a pair of black high heels. She had searched for a jacked but hadn't been able to find one before Nik had given her one of his sweaters, making her silently squeal at wearing one of her boyfriends, are they her boyfriends?, sweater.

They walked all around town, never buying anything, just looking and ignored the stares and whispers from the other people out and about.

"How about we go to the grill and save your brother from ours?" Nik asked with a smile as he looked at Elena.

"I'm more worried about your brothers than mine, honestly." Elena smirked. "I've thought Jeremy everything I know about torture, mischief and mayhem."

"And suddenly I feel like letting Jeremy and Kol meet was the worst idea ever." Elijah hummed with amusement.

Before they could make it far they were stopped by a screech, "Elena!!"

"Amanda?" Elena asked calmy as the cheerleader stormed up to them.

"What are you doing?" Amanda demanded to know.

"Walking." Elena said slowly.

"Why are you holding hands with two older men?" Amanda hissed, ignoreing said older men.

"Because I want to." Elena stated firlmy.

"You're sleeping with them for their money, aren't you?" Amanda stuck her nose in the air with a sneer. "You are such a slut. You probably begged Mr. Tanner for it huh?

Anyone else would have stopped speaking at the looks they were getting from the two men but Amanda just kept talking.

"What? Did he refuse to pay you and that's why you accused him of rape?" Amanda huffed. "That's so typical. I bet you're letting your brother tap that too, I mean, why else would he get so mad at that jock that slapped your ass."

Elena knew that Amanda continued ranting but she couldn't hear her, the blood rushing in her ears was making her dizzy. How did people find out about Tanner? And was that really what they thought?

"Elena, love, I need you to breath." Nik's face came into focus in front of her.

"Nik?" Elena managed to gasp.

"That's it, love, that's it." Nik smiled at her.

Elena looked over Nik's shoulder and saw a pissed off looking Elijah holding Amanda by the throat. They were lucky that Amanda had confronted her in a place that was almost hidden, so now one would see Elijah holding a teenager by the throat.

"I'll take the trash to the basement." Elijah said with a deep growl. "I'll meet you two at the grill in a few minutes."

Elena gave a brittle smile and held up her hand in the ALS sign for I Love You. Elijah smiled warmly back as he mouthed the words back at her.

"Come along, love." Nik picked her up into his arms as soon as Elijah was gone with Amanda. "Let's run the rest of the way."

A second later the only sign that anyone had been there was Elena's bright laughter on the wind.

XOXOXOX

When Elena and Nik arrived at the grill, they found Jeremy teaching Finn and Kol how to play pool. Her little brother had a bright smile on his face as he enthusiastically gestured with his hands and explained the game.

"Jere-Bear!" Elena skipped over to hug him.

"Sister-mine!" Jeremy hugged back.

"Cub." Nik nodded with a smile before greeting his brothers.

"Do you wanna play?" Jeremy asked as he looked between Nik and Elena.

"I would love too!" Elena bounced in place while Nik declined.

"So how should we do this?" Kol asked, confused how the game would work with four people.

"Well, how about me and Finn against you and Jeremy?" Elena offered as she looked at Kol.

"Yeah, that works." Kol nodded.

"I would be delighted." Finn smiled as he came up to her.

"Before you four start, do any of you want something to eat or drink?" Nik offered.

"Oh, oh, oh," Elena jumped up and down. "Vanilla milkshake, hot wings and lost and lost of fries."

"Of course love, anyone else?" Nik chuckled.

"Hamburger and fries with a coke, please." Jeremy shrugged a little.

"Whiskey." Kol smirked.

"Surprise me." Finn said as he knew nothing of the food or drink of the modern day.

"I'll get right on that." Nik kissed Elena before he walked over to the bar.

"I don't know whatever I should be glad for you or threaten him." Jeremy looked like he couldn't decide if he should glare at Nik's retreating back or not.

"Shall we play this game or no?" Finn spoke up with a small smirk.

They played for a while with Finn and Elena winning, and if that was because Elena was cheating, well is it really cheating if no one notice? As Elena gave the pool que to Finn Elijah sped into the bar and up to the pool table where they were gathered.

"Elena." Elijah smiled and kissed her softly.

"You go girl." Jeremy hooted as he noticed them.

"You don't mind?" Elijah asked, knowing how protective Jeremy was of his sister.

"That both you and Nik are in a relationship with my sister? That you both love her and would do anything for her?" Jeremy asked as Nik walked up to a table nearby with the food and drinks. "You and Nik are the only two men I would trust my sisters' heart with... Don't screw it up!"

"Because if you do, Jeremy will have a lot of back up to take you guys down." Enzo said darkly as he and Damon walked up to them.

"I would never intentionally hurt Elena." Nik declared strongly as he put an arm around her waist.

"We'll protect her." Elijah promised.

"And there is no relationship that doesn't have arguments." Elena spoke up. "To have emotions, likes and dislikes is to sometimes not agree with the other parts of you. What different love and care makes is compromise."

Elena walked over to the table with their food and sat down with Elijah on one side and Nik on the other, as she waved goodbye to Enzo and Damon. Jeremy took a seat opposite her with Finn opposite Elijah and Kol facing Nik.

"So, Lena, when did you finally figure out that you were in love with Elijah and Nik?" Jeremy asked as he picked up his burger. "No offence meant, sister-mine, but you are a tad oblivious to people having feelings for you and you having feelings for people."

"..." Elena mumbled something that even the Originals couldn't hear.

"Can you repeat that?" Jeremy looked at her oddly.

"Aunt Jenna had to point it out to me, okay?" Elena's whole face was burning from the blush she could feel traveling up to the tips of her ears.

Jeremy shocked on a piece of food and started to cough before he burst out laughing. "Aunt Jenna had to tell you? Oh my God, that's hilarious."

"Shut up." Elena grumbled even as a smile twitched on her lips.

"Is your Aunt the woman you were telling me about in the forest?" Finn asked with curiosity shining in his eyes.

"Yeah." Elena nodded. "Aunt Jenna is my hero!"

"I like Jenna, she's very kind but also fierce." Elijah took a fry from Elena's plate.

"I would like to meet her." Kol said as he sipped his whiskey.

"That can be arranged." Jeremy hummed. "But only if you promise to behave."

"You people are no fun." Kol grumbled. "First I wasn't allowed to kill anyone here and now I have to behave?"

Elena and Jeremy shared a look before they started to laugh. After calming down for a bit Jeremy smirked at Kol. "We just don't want you killing anyone in the grill because you don't know who is off limits and who's not."

"And the only person we want you to behave around is out Aunt." Elena chuckled. "We tend to go out of town when we feel like going on a killing spree or two."

"Yeah, we did go on a killing spree a few days ago." Jeremy hummed. "It was fun. Nik and Elijah helped."

"Elijah helped...?" Kol looked very shocked.

"He gave a whole new meaning to 'killer suit'." Elena giggled and kissed Elijah on the cheek.

"Elijah helped?!" Kol now had the look of someone whose whole world had been turned upsidedown.

"Wanna try?" Elena offered her fries to Finn as she ignored Kol and his existential crisis.

"What are they?" Finn curiously took a fry.

"One of the best things humanity has ever come up with." Elena declared. "It's made of potatoes and they are fried."

Finn looked at the fry again before he slowly put it in his mouth. After chewing slowly, he smiled at Elena, "Not bad."

"They are even better if you dip them in milkshake." Elena smiled.

"Can I try?" Kol asked, seemingly having gotten over his prim and proper older brother going on a killing spree.

"Of course." Elena placed the fries and milkshake in the middle of the table. "You are all welcome to my food."

"Wow." Jeremy said with wide eyes.

"What?" Nik looked at him.

"Elena must really like all of you." Jeremy looked around at the tables occupants.

"And why is that?" Finn wanted to know.

"Food to Elena is sacred." Jeremy started to smirk. "I once saw her stab Damon in the thigh with a fork when he tried to steal a chicken nugget from her plate."

The Originals turned to look at Elena with wide eyes.

"What?" Elena smiled.

"I adore you." Nik chuckled as he kissed her.

"I know." Elena's smile turned into a small smirk.

"Really Elena?" Jeremy huffed in amusement. "Star Wars quotes."

"Star Wars is awesome!" Elena maintained, even after all these years. Then her eyes lit up. "We should have a Star Wars Marathon!"

"Sure, you know I'm always up for Star Wars." Jeremy smiled. "But in which order should we watch? The order they were produced or chronological?"

"Should we watch Clone Wars too or skip it?" Elena hummed thoughtfully.

"Are not all movies made in chronological order?" Fin asked softly. "And what is a movie?"

"A movie is a story with moving pictures and sounds." Jeremy smiled at the oldest Mikaelson brother.

"And not all movies are made in chronological order." Elena explained. "Star Wars started with the Original Trilogy, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi."

"Those three came out 1977, 1980 and 1983 respectively." Jeremy continued. "Then in 1999 Star Wars episode I: The Phantom Menace came out followed by Star Wars Episode II: The Attack of The Clones in 2002 and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith in 2005."

"So they made them in the order 4, 5, 6 and then a decade later they made 1, 2, 3?" Kol asked slightly confused.

"Yup." Elena and Jeremy chorused.

"I think I would like to watch these Star Wars movies." Finn said with his head tilted to the side.

"Movie weekend at the Mikaelson Mansion." Elena declared.

"Why the Mansion?" Nik asked as he nuzzled her neck.

"Bigger tv, of course." Elena smiled, not at all worried about having a vampire so close to her neck.

As Elena sat there, basking in the feeling of her family around her, she started to plan on how to go forward from there. She knew Death had a plan on how to deal with Esther and Stef but Elena wondered if they had an idea on how to get Kai out of the prison world.

She intertwined her fingers with Elijah as she leaned her head against Nik's shoulder, those heavy planning thoughts could be left for another day, right now she was just going to enjoy the moment.