Elijah was after Elena for being the doppelgänger but in the course of getting to her, you were one of Elena's friends and the most conspicuous for him... maybe because he knew about your daddy issues and could take advantage of that... or, well, he did, after all, he was a strategist.

"Hello, beautiful" he greeted you by approaching you in the woods, where you usually spent your time outside "What are we doing today?" he asked, sitting down next to you, looking to distract you