Chapter Zero - Lost

Elena was sitting on the couch, unaware of her surroundings. She was, once again, thinking about Stefan. What is he doing? She couldn't help thinking, but as her mind formed the question, the answer had already been given; He was working for Klaus.
Tears formed in her eyes as it became clearer and clearer that Damon had been right; The Stefan she had known was gone and not coming back anytime soon.

Feeling defeated, Elena let herself slide down to lay on the couch.

The house she was in wasn't really helping her to get asleep; the Salvatore house contained too many memories.

Elena's tears had started to form tracks on her face. After an unknown time of crying, Elena drifted away to sleep. A sleep full of dreams. A sleep full of nightmares. A sleep of exhaustion.