This is my first fanfiction, so I apologize if it isn't the best!
Stefan opened his eyes. Where am I? He looked around and saw trees. What am I doing in the woods?
He felt something heavy in his arms. Whatever it was, it was barely breathing. Since it was night, it was pitch black. A normal human's eyes would never be able to see a thing. Of course, Stefan was no human, so he could see perfectly. He looked down in horror at what was in his arms. It was Elena.
Who was almost completely drained of blood.
Stefan picked her up and ran into town as fast as his vampire reflexes could take him. He burst into the hospital, begging for a doctor. When two paramedics came to take Elena in a stretcher, Stefan compelled a nurse into getting Elena a private room. He then went off into a corner to call Damon and the rest of Elena's friends.
After all the calls, he went up to Elena's room. His heart almost broke at the sight of her. She was lying in a bed with many tubes attached to her. Each tube was flowing blood into her almost dead body. Because of wanting to keep her alive, he didn't go near the blood bag; other vampires wouldn't be able to resist draining it.
Soon, the nurse came in. Even though she was talking, all Stefan could concentrate on was the beeping of the monitor watching Elena's heart rate. As soon as the nurse left, Damon walked in. Behind him were Bonnie, Caroline, and Matt. Both Matt and Damon displayed looks of worry and pain at the sight of Elena.
"How is she doing," Damon asked.
"I don't know," replied Stefan. He really should've listened to that nurse. "She lost a lot of blood. I don't even know how it happened. I just woke up in the woods with her in my arms."
"So you don't remember a thing about what happened?" asked Caroline.
"No. Not a thing."
"Sh," Bonnie commanded. Everyone fell silent. All that could be heard was the beeping of the machine that was watching Elena's heartbeat.
There has to be something wrong with the machine, Stefan thought. But the truth was that there wasn't a single thing wrong with it. Everyone was concerned because the beeping was slowing down.
Apparently, the nurse heard the beeping slowing down, because she had come straight into the room.
"I need to get the doctor right away!" she proclaimed.
"What's going on," Caroline asked worriedly. Even though she wasn't one to lose her cool, Caroline's face was filled with worry and fear, just like everybody else.
The doctor came rushing into the room with three nurses and a stretcher.
"She'll need an emergency blood transfusion right now!" he hastily told the group. Then, he ran to the nurses who were taking Elena into the nearby emergency room.
Finally, at what seemed like an eternity, the nurses brought Elena back into the room. One of the nurses happily told the group that Elena would be just fine. With that, everyone gave a huge sigh of relief. Even though Elena would be fine, Stefan still wasn't happy.
"May we all have a moment alone with her?" he asked.
"Of course," the nurse responded. She left the room and shut the door behind her.
"Since all the vervain left her system, she is able to be compelled now. Which is exactly I need to do."
"What are you saying Stefan?" Bonnie questioned.
"I'm saying that I'm going to compel her to forget about me. As soon as that's done, I'm leaving Mystic Falls. Most likely for good."
"What?!" the group shouted in unison.
"Why Stefan? We finally built proper lives here and you're just going to throw all that away?" Damon interrogated. "Elena almost died tonight, Damon. Even though I don't remember what happened, it was most likely my fault we're in this hospital room right now."
"Stefan..." Bonnie began.
"No. I have to leave. As much as I don't want to, I need to leave to protect Elena. I'm sorry, but this will probably be the last time you'll all see me".