The Vampire Diaries: Trinity

Chapter Eleven: Bloodlines

Elena sees the man she hit stand and begin to walk towards the car. Suddenly she hears a threatening growl. Out of the corner of her eye she sees large paws walk towards the man. He takes a few steps back and runs off. She sees a tail swish back and forth before the animal turns around and begins walking towards her. She screams.

Trinity; now in her human form leans down. "Elena it's okay. It's just me."

"Trinity?" Elena asks, tears in her eyes.

Trinity looks away from Elena. "A little help?" She asks someone.

Damon leans down. "You look stuck."

"It's my seatbelt. I can't get it." Elena breathes harder.

"Shh." Trinity shushes her. "We're gonna get you out of there." She grips the seatbelt.

Damon nods. "I want you to put your hands on the roof. Just like that. You ready? 1, 2, 3." Trinity rips the seatbelt and Damon takes Elena out of the car. "Are you ok? Can you stand? Is anything broken?"

"Uh-uh." Elena shakes her head.

He puts Elena down but she can barely stand. Damon catches her before she falls to the ground. "Whoa, you're fading fast, Elena. Elena, look at me." He grabs her face.

Trinity steps closer. "Elena!" She calls.

"I look like her..." Elena whispers.

"What?" Damon asks. Trinity eyes widen in realization. Elena faints and Damon lowers her to the ground. "Upsy-daisy." He picks her up and begins to carry her away.

"Where are you taking her?" Trinity follows after him.

"I'm on my way out of town. I'm not making any detours."

"No way. You're not taking her anywhere."

Damon turns to look at her. "What are you gonna do to stop it? The way I see it, you have two options. One; you can run to Stefan while I take Elena. Two; you can come with, and at least you can watch her. What's it gonna be?" He asks. Trinity stares at him with conflict in her eyes. "She's obviously found out about Katherine, which means she might not want to see Stefan anyway. So get in the car or get lost." He puts Elena in the back seat.

Trinity sighs and walks towards the car. She gets in with Elena.

"Gonna cuddle her?" Damon asks.

Trinity rolls her eyes. "I need to check her for injuries." She leans over Elena, grabbing her chin. "If there's any internal bleeding, I'll be able to smell it."

Damon shrugs and closes the door. "I'll be back in a minute."

Trinity winces and puts her hands over her ears when she hears the car scraping against the pavement. Damon comes back, dusting off his hands. He gets into the driver's seat and starts the car.

In the morning Elena groans as the light hits her eyes. She wakes up finding her head in Trinity's lap. She sits up and notices Damon driving.

"Morning." Damon looks in the rearview mirror.

"Where are we?" Elena asks, looking out the window and seeing only green fields.

"Georgia." Damon answers.

"Georgia? No, no." Elena shakes her head. "No, we're not. Seriously, Damon. Where are we?"

"Seriously, we're...we're in Georgia. How ya feeling?" He asks.

Elena grabs her side. "I-I"

"There's no broken bones." Trinity says. "I checked."

"But my car...there was a man...I hit a man. But then he got up, and...who was that?"