It felt like she had been walking for hours but she knew she had just started. She was looking for something, someone, Stefan. She knew she needed to find him, she just didn't know where. She finally came across a large silver box. She couldn't quite make out what it was until she got closer. Suddenly she realized what it was, a safe. Taking another step closer, her hand automatically reached out and grabbed the handle. Slowly, she pulled it open. Taking another step closer, her legs only inches away from crashing into the safe, she looked down at what was inside. The next thing she saw left her speechless.

Elena quickly sat up and looked around. "Ugghh." Elena mumbled to herself in a whispered tone. Looking down at her shaking hands, Elena let out a deep breath. Another sleepless night filled with nightmares and visions, she thought to herself. The dreams had only become second nature to her. She almost had a dream about Stefan every night since she had last seen him. The dreams had only gotten worse ever since she had found out he was missing. Not only missing, but trapped. He was god only knows where all alone and scared. The thought of him being scared and alone made chills run down Elena's spine. She closed her eyes and sat back, placing her head on the bed frame behind her. She crossed her arms over her chest and tried to relax. "Elena." Damon mumbled. His voice startled her, causing her to jump and quickly sit back up. "Anyone ever told you that you don't sleep like the dead?" He smirked and placed his hand on her arm. She looked over at him and let out a quiet giggle that only she could hear. "You were restless all night, did you get any sleep?" He asked, sounding serious. Elena didn't want to lie to him, not after she had lied to him all summer, but she also didn't want to see the hurt on his face when she told him about another one of her dreams about Stefan. Carefully she thought about what to would say next. "I had another dream about Stefan." She replied simply. The minute the words came out of her mouth she immediately saw his expression change. The way he looked only made her feel ever more guilty then she had before. It only took him moments before the words flew out of his mouth. "I know you have some special connection to your ex-boyfriend but I don't need the play by play, Elena." He replied with a sharp tone. Elena looked over at him, trying not to let the guilt eat her alive. "I know, and it's weird. I'm sorry. I just-" She mumbled but was interrupted. "Try to get some sleep." He replied, with a harsh tone. She couldn't tell if he was annoyed by the whole situation, or just upset. Elena shook her head and sighed, secretly hoping he would hear it. She slipped back down under the covers and turned over towards the window. Quickly closing her eyes, she relaxed her mind, hoping sleep wouldn't elude her.

Elena was woken up out of a sound sleep to a loud noise coming from down stairs. She rubbed her eyes and turned over, not surprised when she saw the empty space next to her. She quickly sat up when she heard the noise again. Her first thought was that is was just Damon being a klutz downstairs, but the racing of her heart told her differently. She delicately jumped out of bed at vampire speed, quickly stopping when she reached the bedroom door. She peeked her head around the corner and listened carefully for another loud bang. But when she heard nothing, she suddenly felt her heart rate slow down. The let out a deep breath and a quiet giggle at how stupid she had been. What did she think it was, or who did she think it was? Silas? Elena shook her head at herself and headed down the stairs. Elena stepped off of the last step and looked around. It felt so empty, although, she knew Damon had to be home. Where else would he be? "Damon?" She shouted. "Where are you?" Elena suddenly felt a cool breeze on the back of her neck. She whipped her head around and saw that the front door was open. The sun had barely popped out from behind the fluffy clouds, but it was light enough that she could see clearly. Taking a step closer to the front door to close it, something stopped her. She noticed a shirt sitting in the front lawn. "Damon?" She managed to mumble in a hushed tone. She kept walking until she was outside on the porch. Looking around, it looked like no one was home. "Damon, if this is a game, I don't want to play-" She mumbled. Elena threw her arms up in the air and let out a sigh. "Ugh." She replied in a annoyed tone. She crossed her arms back over her chest and headed towards the door, feeling more annoyed then she had before. Nearly losing her balance, Elena realized she had almost slipped and falled down. What the hell? She thought to herself. She looked down at her feet and was nearly paralyzed with fear at what she was looking at. Blood. Her heart suddenly started to race, she looked around desperate for help. Damon's blood. She thought. She ran foward towards the shirt that was thrown in front of the house. She picked it up and looked at it for a moment. No, it can't be. Stefan's shirt? She thought to herself. Her heart was beating faster then it had before. She suddenly felt someone tapping on her shoulder. She turned around so fast, she nearly lost her balance. She was shocked when she saw who was standing in front of her. Stefan. Oh my god, why is he here? Why is he standing right in front of me? This can't be real. She thought to herself. Her heart was still pounding. Stefan took a step closer to her, wrapping his arms around her. She stood there for a moment, dazed. She wrapped her arms around his neck and embraced him. It only took seconds before she felt a sharp pain starting in her back and spreading throughout her whole body. The sudden pain she felt shocked her, causing her to drop to the ground. Stefan knelt down to her fallen body and placed his hand on her face. He rubbed her cheek with his thumb. Elena's vission blurred and the last thing she remembered before she was dead to the world was his voice, "Now you know how I feel." He replied in a hushed tone.

"Elena, Elena wake up!" Damon was shouting and trying to get Elena to wake up. Her quiet sleep talk had turned into piercing cries for help. "Elena!" Damon shouted even louder then he had before. He looked at her for a moment. She finally stopped screaming and slowly opened her eyes. "Damon." She replied in a hushed tone. Damon looked at her with a slight smile and placed his hand on her face. Like Stefan had. She thought to herself. "You must of been dreaming again." He sighed. She looked over at the clock on the night table next to the bed, 7:00. She must have fallen back asleep, which was a surprise. "I had another dream about Stefan, but this time it felt so real." She replied and turned her head back around to face him. The smile that was on his face had faded away. He replied with a nod, not knowing what to say. The look on his face had become so familiar to her, but she could never figure out exactly what he was thinking. Was it jealousy, anger, or just frustration? The mystery would remain unsolved. She could never tell exactly how he was feeling, it was hard. Damon pulled his hand away from her face and turned over on his back, letting out a quiet sigh. "Damon." She whispered. She knew he could hear her, he didn't want to answer or he just wasn't sure how. Elena placed her hands over her face in frustration. Damon didn't want to talk about it, and honestly, she didn't either. Talking about their feelings had never been something that came easily for them. Damon sat up and looked at the clock, 7:05. He wasn't going to sit in bed all day and listen to Elena's dreams about her ex-boyfriend. He ran his fingers through his hair, trying to avoid the conversation that was bound to happen one of these days. "Elena-" He replied but was hushed by Elena. She leaped into his lap at vampire speed, placing her finger over his lips. "I don't want to talk about it." She replied with a slight smile. "I just want to do this." She removed her finger from his lips and kissed him passionately. "And this." She whispered in his ear, kissing his neck. Damon wrapped his arms around her waist and brought her body closer to his. He flipped her over on her back at vampire speed. She let out a small giggle at his intentions.

Thank you for reading the first chapter, I hope everyone enjoyed it. I plan on making this fanfiction a love triangle (hopefully) with a mix of Stelena/Delena. Leave reviews and tell me if I should write more! x x