( THE WORLD HAS
TURNED AND LEFT ME HERE )

MOTEL ROOM
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         Elena still has the box open of Dean's belongings. She is reading out loud a letter she wrote to herself. "Dear me, if you're reading this then somebody spilled the beans about your selective memory loss. My mind is on Caroline." She says. "Yes, you loved Dean. You loved him with a passion that consumed you. And then when Dean died, the void you feeled was too deep, too dark." She recites. "Facing an eternity without your soulmate you went of the deep end. You turned into someone that you weren't. A monster. Alaric will restore your last memories - all you have to do is ask. But I hope that you don't. I tried it the other way and I didn't see an end to the pain. I want you to rediscover yourself in absence of who defined you. If you feel any hope for the future at all, then you're already better off. You've been given a chance to start over. I want you to take it. I want you to be happy."

SUPERNATURAL

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        "He's back?" Elena asks and Caroline nods. "How?"

       Caroline had showed up to Elena's room because she was the only one she could trust. She was just telling Elena that Dean was back to human. "I don't know, honestly everything Sam said after 'Dean's human' is kind of a blur." She says.

      "You know what, I'm going to call Alaric." Elena says as she dials his number. Of course she still remembered him, he being one of the people she knew before the Winchesters.

       "Elena. It's been a while." He says.

       "Dean was a demon and now he's human." Elena rambles. "I don't want to see him."

        Alaric sighs. "I get it, but that's how you feel now, Elena. If you thought there was even a chance you'd see Dean again you would have never asked me to compel away your memories of loving him." He says.

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       "I just need to see her, Sam." Dean says as he paced the room. "Our eyes will meet, fireworks will go off, and the balance of nature will be restored. She loves me!"

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        "He's a psychotic killer!" Elena yells. "I saw him kill a man with his bare hands."

       "You only feel that way because I erased all the good parts." Alaric says.

        "I don't see anything that could balance out the bad. Promise me you won't lift the compulsion." Elena says and Alaric sighs. "Promise me!"

       "I won't, Ok, not until you ask me to."

       "Thank you." Elena says.

       "But, Elena, I hope you ask me." He says.

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        Elena was alone in her room as someone knocked on her door. "Who is it" She asks with her hand on the door knob.

       "I just wanted to talk." Dean says softly, Elena immediately pulls her hand away stopping herself from opening the door. "Caroline told me where you were." We see Dean on the other side of the door.

       "I can't, not now." Elena sighs.

       Dean sighs. "Look. I know why you did what you did. It's not real. You know what's real?" He asks. "The way you felt for me. You once told me it was the most real thing you ever felt in your life."

       "Those feelings are gone." She says.

       "Oh, come on, Elena." Dean says. "Oh, I hear you breathing." He says and Elena gasps, pulling away. "You have no idea how long I've wanted to hear you breathe."

       She sighs and puts her hand on the door, from Dean's side he loops up and copies this motion putting his hand where her hand is.

       "Just open the door, Elena. Everything can go back to the way it was." Dean says as Elena pulls her hand away and he jiggles the door knob. "Just..." He leans his head against the door. "Just open the door, Elena, please...or, at the very least, step aside because I'm gonna kick this door in."

       Elena unlocks the door and Dean hears it click. He turns the knob as she stands there for a moment but by the time he pushes the door open she runs out the window. He looks around to an empty room and the white curtains blowing in the breeze.

        Elena was sitting in her motel room on the bed, doing nothing. She knew that she had a past with Dean, but she didn't want to dive into it any further. To make matters worse, it was getting hot in her room.

       Elena goes over to the AC unit and sees that it's on, but not blowing any cool air. She curses under her breath and heads out the door and to the front desk. She smiles at the receptionist before speaking.

      "Hi." Elena says. "The AC isn't working in my room and I was wondering if you had anyone to fix it."

       The Receptionist looks up. "Our handyman Zander is in motel room 205. He can fix it for you." He says.

       "Thank you." Elena says as she makes her way to room 205. When she comes upon her destination, she knocks twice. "Um, hello? I was told to come here for some help with my AC?"

       The door opens to reveal a half naked man with steam literally portraying from his body. He had obviously just cane from showering. His frame was covered in tattoos and he had this vibe that Elena found sexy.

      "If you're busy, I can come by later." Elena says as she starts to move away from the door.

       Zander proceeds to also check Elena out as he grabs her arm briefly. "It will just take a moment." He says. "Do you want to wait inside?"

       "I'm fine out here, but thank you." Elena says as Zander disappears behind a corner of his room. Moments later he emerges in a short sleeve button down.

       As they walk back to Elena's room, Zander decides to make conversation. "So what's a girl like you doing in a place like this?" He asks.

       "A girl like me?"

       "You just seem like you've got your whole life figured out." Zander says. "The girl with the big dreams."

        Elena chuckles. "You have no idea how much I wish that were true." She says as they finally make it to her room. "So this is it." She opens the door and they both step inside.

       Zander proceeds to check the AC, kneeling. Later, he stands and wipes his hands together. "So it looks like you just need a filter change." He says.

       "That's it?" Elena asks and he nods. "Wow, I feel dumb." She says as he chuckles.

       "And remember to keep the AC at 70 degrees or above or it'll start to rattle." Zander says.

      "Thank you." Elena says as Zander turns to leave. "Wait." She says and he turns to face her. "I don't mean to be informal, but I was wondering...would you like to have a drink with me tonight? I just need to distract myself from my life right now."

       Zander smiles. "I would love that." He says and Elena smiles back.

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        "You seriously jumped out of a window? What if somebody saw you?" Caroline asks.

       "I know, I know. I panicked. I don't know." Elena says pacing back and forth.

       "Look. He's been trapped inside alone for months." She says. "He just wants to see you."

       "Look. I get how I'm supposed to feel, but I know how I actually feel and I'm happy now." Elena says. "What if I look at him and my old feelings break through the compulsion."

       "Well, they won't, but even if they did, is that such a bad thing?"

        Elena sighs. "Yeah. I started over just like you did, Ok? I made a smart choice for myself and for my future." She says. "Care, I got asked out on a date."

       "Oh, please forget that you told me that and definitly do not tell Dean that." She says.

       "Because he's gonna kill him right just like he killed that guy!"

       "I was gonna say because he'll be heartbroken." Caroline says. "Listen what do you want to do? I mean, you have to see him eventually.

       "I know, but I just don't think eventually can be today, all right?" Elena says. "I'm not...I'm just not..ready. I got to go."

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        Sam comes down from the hallway and finds Dean drinking whisky. "So...how the hell are you?" He asks, sitting in the chair across from Dean.

       "Well let's see, Sammy...I clawed my way out of the dark only to find out that Alaric, rather than doing anything about it, decided that it was the best use of his time to compel my beautiful and lovely girlfriend to forget that she ever loved me...Heh...I'm great...Sam...Thanks for asking." He says sarcastically and drinks his whisky.

       "Look, Dean..." Sam starts.

       Dean cuts him off. "I know she was a train wreck without me but a full mind erase, seriously?" He asks.

       "She loved you too much, and it was killing her."

       "Well, I'm flattered, but I'm back..." Dean takes his feet off the desk quickly and leans toward Sam. "...so let's get this uncompulsion on the books huh."

        "Fine, as soon as Elena tells Alaric that's what she wants." Sam says.

       "Right. Here's the thing. She's not gonna want to be uncompelled." Dean says.

       "I know, and I'm sorry." Sam says.

       "Sorry?" Dean asks. "She won't even see me, Sammy. I'm losing my mind."

       "I get it, Dean but she's happy, and we're not gonna take that away from her until she asks Alaric to."

       "It's not like I don't want Elena to be happy." Dean says finishing his drink. "I just want her to be happy with me."