Chapter 1: The letter

My Dearest Elena-

I hate that I have to tell you this in a letter, but I'm afraid I cant tell you this in person. I cant be with you after what I have done. I am not the man you fell in love with anymore. I have done so many things that even I am ashamed of. You deserve so much better. I have left you, and cost you so much pain. I left to protect you and Damon. I should have never came to Mystic Falls to find you, I put you in so much danger being selfish. Although I am so happy that I met you, you've shown me so much passion ,love and trust in the last 2 years then the centuries ive been on earth. I do love you, more than I have ever loved anyone, and I always will. You didn't loose me, you never will. I will always be here for you even if you don't know it. You deserve to be happy, I want you to be happy, to move on. Be with someone who loves you and will never leave you, and who can protect you when I can't. Maybe some day we will be able to see each other again. Until then I will be checking on you from time to time. I love you~

Love Always,

Stefan

Elana folded the letter up and put it in her top draw. She grabbed the white rose that stefan had left with the letter and put it into a glass vase and set it on her dresser. As the tears began to fall down her cheeks she pulled out her diary from the whole in the floor of her closet.

Dear diary:

Stefan was here tonight while I was with Damon looking for him. He left me a note and a single white rose. I can't believe the stuff he had written in that letter, it ripped my heart out. How do I give up on him? How can I move on? how can he tell me he loves me so much but tell me were done, over..that I need to move on? I don't understand it. I will always love Stefan, it will be so hard for me to get over him. But why put my life on hold for a guy who doesn't want to be with me.

Elana looked at her clock 2:30am. I guess I should try and get some sleep she thought to herself. Just as she turned the light out and sat on her bed, there was a knock at her window. She jumped up and ran to the window and opened it.

"Stefan?" she said

"Sorry to burst your bubble…" said a deep voice

"Damon what are you doing at my window at 2:30in the morning?"

"I needed to come talk to you" as he pulled a piece of folded up paper out of his pocket.

"Stefan left this on my bed he must have show up when I was dropping you off." He handed Elena the paper and she unfolded it and read it.

Damon-

I cant be with Elena anymore, Im trusting her life with you. Please take care of her and make sure she is happy. Stop looking for me, when I want to be found Ill come to you.

~stefan

"He left me one too" She walked over to her dresser and handed the letter to him then sat down on her bed and put her head in her hands.

"How can I just give up like that?" Tears started to fall down her cheeks.

Damon sat down next to her and put his arm around her rubbing her shoulder, she laid her head on his shoulder.

"Shhh, It will be ok Elena, I'm here, I wont leave you." he said as he kissed her head

Elena looked at him starring into his eyes, and found herself shocked at the pain she saw in his eyes.

"I know… thank you. Are you ok? I didn't even think about how it effected you." she said thinking he was upset over his brother not want him to find him.

"Im fine Elena don't worry about me. Im here to take care of you, now lets get you to bed." He stood up as Elena laid down and pulled the covers over her.

"Ill see you in the morning ok?" and kissed her on the head and went to turn as she grabbed his arm

"can you stay with me please?" He looked into her eyes and saw all the pain and loneliness

"Scoot over" he said

Elena scooted over as Damon climbed in and wrapped his arms around elena.

"thank you Damon" she said

"Anything for Elena, ill never leave you." he said

"mhmmhm" Is all she said.

"I wish you would see whats right in front of you….." But by then he realized she was already fast asleep.