The Hybrid's Wife

Chapter 2: Dangerous Liaisons

MYSTIC FALLS HOSPITAL

[It's nighttime. Matt is standing in a hallway and Elena walks up to him.]

Matt: How's Mr Saltzman?

Elena: Resigned to spending the night in observation, so long as I promise to change the lock on the house.

[Someone is looking at them through a room window as they walk towards the exit.]

Elena: So I talked to Bonnie earlier. She and her mom are fine. Have you talked to Caroline?

Matt: Yeah, she's holding it together, considering how close she and her dad used to be. Any word on who's behind these attacks?

Elena: No, Sheriff Forbes said there are no real suspects at all.

[They're now walking outside the hospital in the parking lot.]

Elena: How are you dealing with everything? I mean, you keep getting dragged into all of this.

Matt: Honestly...I'm kind of lucky, the only thing that I have to worry about for tomorrow is showing up for my shift at the Grill.

Elena: Thank you, for everything today. Really.

Matt: Get home safe.

Elena: Thanks.

[She sighs and walks to her car. Matt gets into his car and reverses out. Elena waves to him from inside her car as he's driving away. She starts her car, starts reversing, and hits something. She stops driving immediately.]

Elena: What?

[She gets out of her car and checks her bumper. There's nothing there. Suddenly, Rebekah and Ash appear.]

Rebekah: Drive much?

Elena: Rebekah.

Ash: Hello there

[Rebekah grabs Elena and pushes her against her car.]

Elena: Wh-who are you?

Ash: My name is Ash Mikaelson. Original vampire, it's a pleasure.

Rebekah: Surprised? You drove a dagger through my back, Elena. It hurt.

[Rebekah tries to bite Elena and Elena screams. Suddenly Elijah rushes over, and holds Rebekah against a car by her throat.]

Rebekah: Elijah.

Elijah: Leave.

Ash: Why must you ruin our fun?

[He releases his grip. Rebekah steps forward.]

Elijah: Are you challenging me

Rebekah: You're pathetic. Both of you. Come on sister let's go.

[Rebekah disappears.]

Elijah: Well...I believe we have a little catching up to do.

GILBERT RESIDENCE

[The next morning, Elena, Stefan, and Damon are in the kitchen.]

Elena: It was their mother Esther who was sealed in that coffin.

Stefan: As in the Original Witch?

Damon: What? How is she even alive? Thought her hybrid freak show of a son ripped her heart out a thousand years ago.

Elena: I don't know. I'm guessing she has a couple of connections in the witching community. Elijah said that she wants to live in peace with her family, including Klaus.