The younger vampire emerged from deeper in the apartment and gave a small frown at her counterpart's appearance. She looked terrible and Elena couldn't help but feel a pang of something between relief and horror, knowing what this girl had suffered through...knowing that she herself could have ended up with a bad version of her boyfriend. But everything was going to be alight now. She would help Stefan keep her safe.
Elena drew nearer, reaching out to put a hand on Stefan's shoulder, and then moving it to pet the other girl's cheek. "You're okay now. I promise. And right away, we're going to start taking care of you." Her brown eyes flicked to Stefan's green ones and she wore a gentle smile. "Maybe we should let her take a bath--I can give her one of my dresses to wear and you can get her something to eat?"