I am Elena Gilbert. I can do this. I need to get over the fact that they are dead. That's all I've been telling myself lately. Today is the first day of school and I need to show people that I can do this, but I am really worried about my brother Jeremy. He loved mom and Dad as much as I did. Now they are gone. Our aunt Jenna is taking care of us now. We still live in Mystic Falls, but nothing is the same.
I stopped writing in my diary to look at the time. I really didn't want to go to school but I knew I had to. My two best friends would be waiting there for me. Bonnie and Caroline are like sisters to me. I don't know what I would do without them. I grabbed my stuff, coffee, and headed out the door.
When I got to school Bonnie was there waiting for me like always. I had no idea where Caroline was, but we hadn't really been close since my parents died. Bonnie came up and hugged me really hard. We were walking passed the office when Bonnie noticed a guy standing there talking to the secretary. Bonnie stopped me and pulled me in front of the office door so I could see the guys face, but I couldn't.
"Elena, doesn't he look really hot from behind." Bonnie whispered.
"Yeah he does," I said just as the bell rang. I headed to my first class and sat down at a desk. Bonnie and my ex boyfriend, Matt, were in this class with me. The class had started out really boring until a boy came in saying he was new. I recognized his back because he had been the guy that had been in the office earlier. That's embarrassing, only recognizing someone from the back. He was really good looking. Never mind. I don't think you could say that. Let me just say he was HOT. During that whole class period I kept turning around to look at him and sometimes he would be staring back at me. When I wasn't looking at him Bonnie would be sending me texts saying how he was looking at me. During that whole day he was all I thought about. It was hard to think about anything else since he was in two of my other classes. On my way out of school Bonnie said that she, Caroline and I were going to the Grill later. I said that was fine, then I headed for the cemetery. I always go to the cemetery whenever I am thinking about my parents. I just miss them so much. I was writing in my diary when I heard something crack. I got up and looked around. It was really foggy so I could barely make anything out, but one thing I did notice was that there was someone standing behind a grave stone. I was so freaked out. I dropped everything and ran. The next thing I knew. I had fallen.
"Are you okay?"Said a voice I didn't recognize.
"Who are you?" I asked as they started to approach me. I couldn't really tell who he was until he was about two feet away.
"I'm Stefan Salvatore. We have History, French and English together."
"Were you following me?" I asked accusingly.
"No, I was visiting family when I saw you fall." He said.
"Oh I sorry, I thought you were some kind of masked killer, I'm Elena Gilbert"
"It's nice to finally meet you…..um did you hurt yourself?"
"I don't know let me check." I said as I lifted up my pant leg.
"Elena, that looks terrible." He said, but there was a hint of pain in his eyes.
"Oh it isn't too bad, I think I can make it home." I said reassuring him that I was okay.
"No your hurt. I can bandage that up for you. I live practically five minutes away."
"Ok." I said as I followed him to his car.
When we got to his place I first took in that it was enormous, and when we walked inside it was better than I thought it would be. The walls were high with nice big window. The furniture seemed like it had cost thousands. It seemed like there were over twenty rooms in the house and they all seemed to be full, not a single one empty. Stefan then brought me to the living room and went to get a first aid kit.
Stefan's POV
What am I doing? I can barely even look at her without wanting to drink from her, I had told myself that I had just wanted to make sure she wasn't Katherine when I had saved her, but now that I know that she's nothing like Katherine I can't leave her. I'm falling for her even though she doesn't even really know me.
"Hey Stefan are you okay?" Elena said bringing me back to reality. As I walked back into the living room with first aid kit. She was looking at me weirdly. My eyes to be precise, and then I realized what she was looking at.
"Yeah, I'm fine; there was just something in my eye." That had been a close one.
"Hey, Stefan if I'm a bother to you I can leave," I wondered why she had though that.
"You're not a bother to me, why would you think that?"
"I don't know, people have been feeling that when they are around me, they think that they have to be all nice and kind to me because of what happen….." She was starting to tear up for some reason.
"Elena what happened?" I asked her as I was putting the bandage on her leg. I had to pretend that I didn't have a clue of what she was talking about or else she would have thought that I was a stalker.
"My parents and I were in a car crash and I was the only one who survived" I couldn't tell her that I was the one that had rescued her; I didn't think I ever could.
Elena POV
Why was I telling him this? I barely even knew he him, but for some reason I felt like I could trust him.
"Hey Elena it isn't your fault." He said as he was coming closer to me when I realized that I had been crying. He touched my hand and I felt a small tingle. I curled myself into a ball on his really nice red couch and started balling my eyes out.
About fifteen minutes later I finally stopped crying. I realized that Stefan was sitting next to me and just holding my hand. He was so comforting.
"Elena its okay, you're alright." He said as he pulled me into a hug.
After my eyes were dry, Stefan and I talked about anything we could think of. Talking about our lives and our families. Things like that. We talked for hours. I went home later. Every day after that I would go to his house or we would go to mine and we would take for hours nonstop. One day when I went to his house, we were talking about personal stuff and I had to go to the bathroom. When I got to the bathroom I looked at my cell phone and found out I had seven missed calls for Bonnie and Jenna. I hadn't thought twice about it, but then I realized what time it was. It was 12:00 midnight.
"Stefan!" I yelled as I ran to go get my stuff from his car.
Stefan's POV
Why was she running out the door and yelling my name? What had I done wrong?
"Elena, what's the matter?" I asked.
"Have you seen the time? It's midnight, I have to get home."
"Elena, have you seen the weather outside?" I countered. I really cared about her. I didn't want anything bad happening to her.
She looked out the window before she said anything else. "Oh…. Well my aunt is going to be so worried about me, I have to get home."
It didn't feel right having to make her drive home in such conditions. I knew I had to do something.
"Elena, you can stay here tonight, I'll sleep on the couch." I said kindly. I really wanted to kiss her, but I didn't know if she felt the same way.
"Oh, I couldn't do that to you, taking you bed, no, I'd feel really bad, you don't have to."
"But I want to." Maybe that had come off a little too forward. Elena hadn't noticed though.
"Are you sure?" She asked me with an uncertain look.
"Yeah." I said assuring her that it was alright.
Elena's POV
He was so kind. I really wanted to kiss him, but I wasn't sure if he felt the same way, and I didn't want to be too forward.
He gave me shirt to wear and sent me to change.
When I came back he looked at me with a look of wonder on his face. I said that he could have his bed, but he insisted. I am a stubborn girl so I said he could sleep next to me since it was his bed.
"Are you sure? I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable," he asked kindly.
"I'm sure." I really did mean it. As climbed into his bed, I realized that I wanted to stop being the scared girl and be brave. I had to take risks. I stopped and saw that he was climbing in on the other side. When he saw me stop he looked at me with a curious look. I knew it had to be now or never.
Stefan's POV
She was looking at me with an expression I could not place. She started walking around the bed and towards me. I had no idea what she was going to do. She didn't take her eyes off of me as she walked. When she got mere inches away from my face I knew I had to do to it. I cupped her face and kissed her gently.
Elena's POV
I was going to kiss him even if he liked it or not, I just had to now. When his face was mere inches away from mine, I looked into his eyes and he had a look of adoration in his eyes. He cupped my face with his hands and kissed me. It was not like any kiss I had ever experienced before. He was so gentle, but I wanted more. The kiss grew more intense and I jumped up and had my legs around his waist. He started leading me towards the bed. Never taking his eyes off of me.
Stefan's POV
When I kissed her I forgot I was a monster. When we kissed, it seemed as if we were the only ones on the planet. I couldn't get enough. She jumped up and wrapped her legs around my waist. I led her to the bed. I didn't take my eyes of off hers. I laid her down ever so gently, not wanting to hurt her. She means everything to me. I kissed her on her lips before making a trailing of kisses down her body.
Elena's POV
I just couldn't get enough of him. He was so gentle when he placed me down on his bed. I wanted nothing more than this. At first he didn't seem that into it, and then he started trailing kisses down my body. Unbuttoning buttons until there was nothing left holding the shirt on. He pulled my shirt off of me then I took off his shirt. We were naked when he said stop.
Stefan's POV
"Elena we can't." I said. I couldn't do that to her. She barely even knew me. She might regret it in the morning.
"Why?" She asked with a hurt look on her face.
"It's not that I don't like you, it's just it's too soon. I don't want you waking up in the morning and regretting it. I really do like you, but this takes time."
"Okay, I guess you're right."
"Thank you for understanding, when the time is right you'll know." Elena got under the covers and turned around. I got under the covers and she snuggled up next to me. I knew everything would be alright as I kissed her on the head. I hadn't felt something like this in a really long time, but I wasn't ready just yet to say what it was.
