Chapter One

Elena

A cold gust of wind hit my face. It was October in Mystic Falls. In the moment, it felt as if I had left the world, and I was completely alone. It was so calm- almost perfect. I looked to my left in the direction of the driveway. A huge moving truck had been parked there for two days, and it was leaving this weekend. Full of our stuff. We were starting our life together. Who was I starting my life with? My first true love, Stefan Salvatore. A human figure floated over me, "Elena." Reality was calling for me to come back. It was Stefan, of course. The greatest part of reality. I turned around and smiled faintly. He gestured to the driveway, " Are you excited?" he held my hands softly. I kissed his lips softly, then looked in to his gentle eyes and giggled. "Yes," I smiled again, " Everything is going back to normal!". He rolled his eyes. " Elena Gilbert! Why would you say that? You have jinxed us for eternity!" He raised his hands in to the air. I smiled again, laughing, carelessly. "You know, this was my only home?" I asked him. He sensed I was sad, " Elena," I stopped him, " No, It's fine. I'm happy to start my life with you. It just that this was my home. My parents home, Jeremy's home, Aunt Jenna's home, and Alaric's home. And it's been your home for the past six months. It's almost everyone I dearly care about lived here." he pulled me in for a hug, I kept going. "Stefan, we have been through so much together." I looked up at him, he kissed my head. "Too much!" he joked."I love you, Stefan. I'm glad I've spent it all with you. I couldn't picture it any other way. I love you too dearly much." I was getting teary-eyed. I laid my hands on his face. "Elena, it was all for you. I've always fought for you. And I always will. Forever." Forever rolled off his tongue. Making my heart sink. This was real. And my love for Stefan grew everyday. There has only been one other who I have loved maybe half as much as I love Stefan- Damon. Damon Salvatore. Stefan's older brother. And I still love him, always will. We will always be together. But now he was dating Bonnie. Bonnie Bennett. And they were so perfect and so in love. No one saw that coming. The land line phone began to ring. " I got it." Stefan ran inside. I watched him run inside. Reminded me of when Jeremy and I were children. I used to chase Jeremy up the steps of the porch and up the house stairs until our Mother would stop me. I missed her; and my father. Stefan made his way back out of the house. "Elena, that was Damon. He wants us to meet him and bonnie at the grill for dinner in an hour!" I was confused. Bonnie always called two days or more before making plans with someone because she didn't like to impose. I'm assuming this was Damon's idea, he was more last minute. " So, what are you wearing?" Stefan asked. I giggled " Whatever matches what I pick out for you!" He turned red. I've always picked out his clothes for as long as I remembered, because I liked it. It made me feel like I was his wife. But I was much more than that. He was much more than that. This wasn't a sappy teen love