To Love a Phoenix (Elijah Mikaelson story)

Chapter 10: Reawakening

The moment Elizabeth's senses came back to her, every part of her body hurt like hell. She felt sore all over and it felt as if she had gone drinking to the point of destroying her body to the max. She recognized this feeling, it almost always came back after she had lost herself to the huntress side of her.

But that was when she tensed and tried to think of where she was. Hadn't she collapsed at Mystic Falls High? Based on her senses, she knew that she wasn't at the hospital, so where was she? She cautiously opened her eyes, only to squint at the bright light that welcomed her from a nearby window. But that didn't last long as the shock settled in.

She was at the Salvatore Residence. Again. In Damon Salvatore's bed.

Grimacing, she tried to sit up carefully when the door opened and Damon peeked in. Elizabeth was breathing pretty heavily as she looked over at him while Damon said,

"You're awake. How do you feel?"

Elizabeth felt sore all over, but most of all, her hand automatically went towards the bite wound that was supposed to be on her neck. When she didn't feel anything, Damon spoke up again with,

"You were bleeding out Beth. I had to feed you blood. Otherwise, you would have just went six feet under right away."

Elizabeth sighed as she remembered refusing Klaus' blood and yet here she was, mostly healed up thanks ot Damon. She looked up at him cautiously and said,

"Thank you. You didn't need to do that."

Damon smirked a little as he realized something. This agitated Elizabeth and she snapped, "What's so amusing Damon?"

He chuckled a little as he gave her a sidelong glance while shifting through his closet,

"You're back. The normal you at least. Not the whole, dark, queen of the night and murderess that you seemed to be for the trip you were on with the big bad wolf."

Elizabeth sighed and said nothing, while he stood back up with shirt and sweatpants. He chucked them over to her as she reflexively caught them. She gave him a curious glance, to which he responded with,

"You need to change. There's blood all over you and with the ripper down there that has no humanity, I wouldn't risk walking out like that."

Elizabeth glanced down to sure enough, find herself still in her old clothes that were covered in her blood. She grimaced and suddenly had a strong urge to take a shower. Damon noticed and shoved her into his bathroom and said,

"Take as long as you need. But you're heading outside with me, regardless of what Klaus seems to have ordered Stefan to do."

Elizabeth quietly entered the shower and washed herself cleanly, thinking back to the events during the trip. What would Klaus say now that she was no longer Atalanta? She could always come back, but not for so long as she had. That was one of the longest moments she could recall staying just as the huntress and nobody else.

Once she was done and had headed down the stairs with Damon, she came upon a sight of two dead girls on the floor. The huntress immediately tried to break free, but she reigned it in as they came upon Stefan with a few girls covered in blood. Playing twister of all things. Elizabeth immediately frowned while Stefan ignored their appearance, stating,

"Uh-oh. Alexandra, left hand, please"

Damon put his arm around Elizabeth's shoulders, leaning her into him a little as his grip was protective, stating, "Hey, the two brunettes on the staircase owe me a Persian rug."

Stefan rolled his eyes as he finally acknowledged his brother by saying,

"You mean, they owe us a Persian rug? It's my house, too, brother. Ooh! Elizabeth, you're up! Would you like a spin?"