[ she's fine. her lips close; she swallows. why does it feel as if they've crossed some line elena didn't realize was drawn? there can't be a line, she's thinking, her eyes dropping down to his chest. there can't be feelings.
he starts to say something - or maybe that was just it. all elena knows is she can't let him finish whatever thought he's having, whatever feeling. she doesn't want to wait long enough for it to mean something. (there's something important to address here.) ] Rebekah and Klaus are dangerous. He killed my aunt, and he killed me. [ she's dangerous too. she's killed - daggered, staked, whatever. ] I'm the doppelgänger. My blood is... [ a precious commodity. ] It breaks curses; it turns people into... [ hybrids ] monsters. [ she's the monster. ] If something happens to you because you know this... [ her gaze is steady, strong; filled with the wetness of tears ] I won't be surprised.
You can protect yourself. [ beat. she finds the energy, the resolve to inject some sort of belief into her words. ] I can protect you.