Save My Heart

Fandom: The Vampire Diaries
Pairings: Stefan/Georgie, Damon/Katherine, Jeremy/Anna
Rating: T-M
Summary: What if Stefan took off after the Miss Mystic Falls Pageant and biting Amber. Ending up in small-town Pennsylvania, he tries to live a normal human life, only to find that the past has a way of catching up with him. Season 1 AU. Stefan/OC. Slash.

Author's Notes: I'm waiting for you guys to kill me, I really am. Three big stories going on all at once, I know, I'm utterly crazy. This story rooted after I was watching Miss Mystic Falls with my best friend and I thought "What if Stefan left after biting Amber? How would he deal? Where would he go? Who would he meet?" hence why this story came into being. I own nothing, save for Georgie and Faith right now.

Thoughts are in italics.

Prologue - A Way About Him

"You know, I think you can tell a lot about a guy the way he's dressed."

He caught the conversation between both of the cashiers easily, despite their hushed voices, thanks to his supernatural hearing, as well as the tiny and enclosed space of the gas station and convenience store. Both the boy and girl took stock of the people milling about, and felt both sets of brown eyes land on his back, purposely keeping it toward them so that they wouldn't see his face.

"Well, then the guy in the red hoodie's a douche." The boy's voice came through, adding on his own agreeing statement, as well as his own opinion of another of the patrons in the store.

The girl let off a derisive snort. "I think they're both douches."

The vampire smirked a bit at that statement, finding himself unable to disagree with the statement. Two men like the ones who prowled the store, looking for objects to steal would have been the ideal types to end up breaking his diet of animal blood for, if he had to actually say who he would break it for. Not the innocent girl he'd bitten before he left Mystic Falls and ran.

Of, course, if it wasn't for him running...

"Georgie. What are you spacing out about?"

Georgie. So that's his name. Nice to finally put a name to the face. Stefan thought to himself wryly, green eyes perusing the very small selection of car parts the store had to offer, still keeping his face hidden from the boy's view.

"I-I don't..." There was a stutter in the male's tone, as he tried to voice his thoughts, probably at seeing who he assumed was the man in the woods again. Little did he know it actually was. "...remember that guy I told you about, when I went to visit my cousin in Mystic Falls, Virginia?"

"The one in the woods?" The girl's voice held interest, the topic clearly having been discussed before.

"This is going to sound, really, really freaky..." There was a swallow, though if it was of nerves or of hesitation, Stefan couldn't be sure. "...but I think that's him, Faith."

"What?!" In her own bewilderment, the girl, Faith, her name was, almost forgot to keep her voice low. Stefan could see just above the top of the shelf that the blond boy was looking around almost frantically, as if anyone else may have overheard her. Or just me. The thought made the vampire smirk once again. "How can you be sure?"

"I'm not." The response was delivered quietly, as Stefan watched as the boy's brown eyes cut over to him quickly, then back when he though he might be looking. "I mean, I haven't seen his face...yet. But, he's built like he was. Tall, muscular, chestnut-caramel colored hair, his eyes were a dark green, like think a green of a forest or-" His sentence cut off, and Stefan most certainly knew why.

Because he stood up to his full, imposing,height and let the other male clearly see his face. And his near slack-jawed expression was all the vampire needed to know.

He definitely remembers... The thought brought Stefan unease, reminding him of the reason he'd ended up coming here in the first place. Because of this boy. This intriguing boy who ended up being immune to his compulsion.