A/N This is my first one shot of Vampire Diaries. It should be pretty obvious from the story who I want to end up together. Reviews would be greatly appreciated.
Stefan's Decision
Stefan stirred in the bed. It was the best night's sleep he had gotten in a long time. He open one and squinted at the naked figure lying beside him. She was the reason for the wonderful night he had. He opened both his eyes and openly started at her in adoration.
The last few weeks had been somewhat of a blur. Ever since Silas' defeat Stefan had started to feel that he lacked purpose in life. It was Rebekah that saved him. She filled his days and nights with different escapades, dates, and eventually sex. They had grown close recently and none of them could deny the attraction they felt. Stefan gave in to Rebekah's constant teasing eventually. As soon as he gave in neither could get enough of each other.
"You're staring, Stefan. It's kind of creepy." Rebekah said in her cute accent. Stefan had always loved her accent. It was seemed that it was full of both passion and strength.
"If you were me you would be staring as well." He was in such a good mood. After all the long years of fighting and struggling, it felt wonderful to be able to just wake up and not have to worry about what horrors the day could bring.
"Sappy much this morning?" Rebekah bantered back at him. She teased him but inwardly she was thrilled with what he had just said. After centuries of being alone the feelings Stefan instilled in her were breathtaking but she couldn't allow herself to open up to him. She had been hurt too many times already. She didn't even know where they stood anymore.
When Elena first became a vampire and chose Damon over Stefan, Stefan was devastated. He turned to Rebekah for comfort. Comfort she was more than willing to give. Her attraction and feeling for him had never actually abated even after all this time. They had a mutual agreement not to bring any of their feelings into their 'relationship' but everyday it was getting harder and harder for Rebekah to adhere to the rules. Her feelings for him kept bubbling up to the surface no matter how much she tried to prevent it. Mornings like this made it extremely difficult, especially with Stefan constantly flattering her.
"Can't help it. Sorry." He leaned in to give her a slight puck on the lips. Kissing Rebekah, however, was never simple. Stefan felt her strong arms pull him close and the slight peck turned into a full make out session. Not that Stefan was complaining.
There was a time that he couldn't imagine kissing anyone but Elena. She was his whole world. He existed only for her but all that came crashing down around him. Thanks in part to the beautiful blonde in his arms. For a long time he was angry at everyone that played their part in tearing Elena away from him but that was fading now. He supposed he should still be angry but it was difficult to feel that way when he was with her.
Stefan pulled away from her kiss after a few more minutes. He was in danger of getting caught up in her again and if he did he would never leave her bed today.
"We promised Klaus that we would help him pack the rest of his today. He doesn't have his hybrids to do his dirty work anymore. Plus I really do not want to do anything to mess up this truce we have going on." Stefan was still inches from her lips. He was still having a hard time pulling away. If there was one thing that was worth risking Klaus' wrath it was a day in bed with Rebekah.
"I suppose you are right." She kissed him one final time before standing off the bed. Ever since the vampires and their allies had banded together to use the cure to defeat Silas the hostility in Mystic Falls had decreased dramatically. Katherine was gone and of course no one knew where. Klaus no longer had a reason to stay in Mystic Falls and if truth be told he was probably better off in a place where people didn't know him so that he wouldn't have to keep looking over his shoulder to see if someone was plotting against him.
Everyone was surprised by the announcement that he was leaving. They thought it a trick at first but he also said that he expected them at his mansion to help him pack since they were responsible for destroying his hybrids. The small band of friends didn't believe they were responsible since Klaus killed the hybrids himself but no one was going to argue with him. Not when he was willing to leave peacefully.
Rebekah yawned and stretched arms upward to help get her going for the day. Her eyes never left Stefan and if it was possible she would be blushing. He was openly staring at her naked body, his jaw was slightly open.
Rebekah couldn't resist any longer. With speed no human could match she jumped back onto Stefan. She locked her lips on his.
"After everything my brother put us through the least he can do is wait until I'm finished with you." Rebekah groaned under her breath.
Stefan could do nothing but surrender to her. In truth that was all he wanted to do. He was also afraid of what that meant.
That was his last coherent thought as they both surrendered to their urges.
"Where is that half-wit brother of yours?" Klaus growled angrily at Damon.
"I'm not my brother's keeper." Damon shrugged in his typical arrogant manner.
"What does it matter anyway? There was more than enough of us here to get your mansion all packed up for you." Elena defended knew it wasn't like Stefan to be late. She was sure something must have happened, after all she knew him better than anyone.
"Good morning everyone." A cheery Stefan suddenly appeared by the moving truck.
They were all surprised. Not by his sudden appearance but by who was clinging to his arm.
"It's afternoon now Stefan." Rebekah was whispered to him and then laid her head down on his shoulder.
"Oh." Stefan looked around sheepishly. "Sorry we are late."
"Since when have you become a 'we'?" Everyone turned into Elena's direction. She looked like she was ready to pounce at them.
Rebekah completely ignored Elena, like she always did. "So dear brother, I see you are all packed and ready to go."
Klaus was looking at his sister intently. "And I see that you are not."
Stefan looked at Rebekah. "You are leaving? I was going to but I've changed my mind."
Stefan smiled and was about to say something but Klaus cut him off. "I wasn't giving you a choice sister. You will come with me."
Rebekah shook her head. "No Klaus. It's time for us to part ways. My whole life has been a part of your grand scheming. I want to find my own way in life. I want to find out what makes me happy and you need to the same. Our lives cannot be the empty shells that they have been for so long. I've had enough."
"I could dagger you." Klaus threatened her. They all saw Stefan visibly stiffen at the threat, as if he was ready to jump in front of Rebekah to protect her.
Elena felt a pang of jealousy. It used to be her that Stefan had always been hell bent on protecting.
Rebekah tugged on Stefan's arm to calm him down. "Are those my choices, brother? A life of misery or nothingness in a casket? After all we have been through you would subject me to that?"
Klaus looked defeated. She was right. He was tired as well. Tired of all the fighting. He wanted his sister's love but it took him all this time to realize that he had been seeking it the wrong way. "You will keep in touch?"
Rebekah pulled Stefan along with her until she stood in front of her brother. It was only then did she detach resell from Stefan and hug her brother. "I only said that I didn't want to go with you, not that I didn't love you. You can call me anytime you want and I'm sure we will come to visit you sometime soon."
"We?" Klaus turned his attention to Stefan. When Stefan didn't have an answer for him Klaus have him a warning. "Do not dare hurt my sister. You know what I can do."
With those last words Klaus simply turned and moved into the truck he had acquired. He sped of without as much a final glance back.
Rebekah sighed. "I suppose I will have to visit him soon or later."
Stefan shrugged. "It might not be so bad. At least you will have me to keep you company during those trips." The words escaped from his mouth so smoothly that he didn't realize what he had said until he noticed Rebekah staring at him. She wasn't the only one. Everyone full attention was now on Stefan.
"You would come with me? You would leave with me?" Rebekah asked incredulously. She knew they would have to have this discussion eventually but she wasn't prepared for it to be so soon and in front of everyone they knew in Mystic Falls.
Stefan felt everyone staring at him as he turned to Rebekah. One pair of eyes in particular felt like they were burning a hole in his back. He shrugged of the feeling. Elena had made her choice, it was time he made his.
"Yes." Stefan said simply. He saw Rebekah's eyes glisten with tears so he reached to hold her hands. "If you will have me, I will follow you anywhere."
Rebekah heard what seemed like a collective gasp in the small group watching them. It didn't matter, all that mattered that after all these years she was getting something she had only dared dream about. She thought she had gotten earlier but Klaus changed all that when he took away Stefan's memory. This was different, Stefan was different now and his confession just not was just almost as good as saying that he loved her. This Stefan was kind and gentle and not prone to spur of the moment decisions based on instinct or lust. This decision came from his heart. Rebekah knew what he would be giving up for telling her this and it meant the world to her. She propelled herself forward to wrap Stefan in a tight hug.
While Rebekah's world was finally coming together, Elena's was crashing in front of her very eyes. She saw Stefan slipping away from her and she couldn't take it despite her sure bond to Damon.
"Stefan! No!" Elena was next to him in a blink of an eye. She was realizing belatedly that even the sure bond was not stronger than what she felt for him. She couldn't lose him.
Stefan turned to her with wide eyes. "Huh? What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? You're talking about leaving! That what's wrong and with Rebekah no less." Elena clutched at his arm.
Stefan shook his head at her. "You're just confused Elena. Go back to Damon."
"So that's what this is about? You are punishing me for getting together with Damon?" Elena refused to let him go without a fight.
Stefan's eyes snapped up at her in anger. She could count the number of times he had shown her that look on one hand.
"This is isn't about you Elena and don't go around saying that you were only with Damon because of the sure bond. You can't play with people's emotions like that. You flip flop between us and throw away the other like yesterday's garbage but hey what does it matter as long as you get what you want." Stefan had enough.
"That's not fair-" Elena started to say but Stefan cut her off.
"Fair? Do you really want to talk about fair? For so long I pined for you. I practically worshipped the ground you walked on. I protected you no matter the cost or pain it caused me. Who did I protect you from? Damon was one of them." Stefan was yelling now.
Damon moved to get in front of Elena to protect her but Rebekah was in front of him in an instant with her hand clutched across his throat. Damon was no match for her.
"Let him finish. He's not going to hurt her physically but she needs to hear this just as much as he needs to say it." Rebekah said softly as she released her grip.
"I even gave up my freedom for him and how did the two of you repay me? By stabbing me in the back. Oh I know you never meant for any if this to happen but it did anyway didn't it?" Stefan waited for her to answer but when none came he decided to continue but in a softer tone.
"I know you think you love me again Elena but you don't. Not really. If you really did love me you wouldn't have betrayed me with Damon the way you did. How do I know? Because if it was me i would have moved heaven and hell ti fight for you. I even broke a compulsion for you. I know the sure bond is different, stronger but think about it Elena. The sire bond only works if you were already in love with the vampire whose blood you had in your system. You were already in love with Damon before you turned. How many times did u have to endure you kissing him even though you professed to love me. I have tried to be patient and understanding but a person can only take so much. Besides I haven't been the only one who has been the good little soldier and kept quiet. Have I, Rebekah? He looked at her lovingly.
Rebekah returned his gaze and walked back towards Stefan. "No." She look Elena right in the eyes. "I love him. I have for a very long time. Even when I was in the coffin with a dagger in me, my dreams were about him."
Elena was speechless, as was everyone else. They wanted to fight against what they were hearing but their eyes could see plainly the truth Stefan and Rebekah were saying.
"She has never betrayed me, Elena. She loves me even after all this time even when she thought that that love would never be returned. I don't have to pretend around her. I don't have to feel like I am walking on egg shells like I was when I was with you. I can be who I want to be and she will accept that. It's time I showed her that I am worthy of her love." Stefan reached over and clasped Elena's cheek and wiped a tear that was falling. "I'm not saying that what we had wasn't real. It was and it will always be a part of my life that I cherish but we all have to make decisions about our lives and this is mine."
"I swear I will look after him. I will always love him." Rebekah said this not just for Elena but everyone else. They realized suddenly how much Stefan had sacrificed for all of them. He gave so much and never asked for anything in return. He deserved happiness just as my any of them.
"This isn't goodbye my friends. We will see each other again someday." Stefan promised them.
"Then how about we make it official." Damon offered. He walked up and wrapped his arm around Elena's waist. "Once a year on this day, no matter what we are doing we come back here to this very spot and Mystic Falls." They all looked at him shocked. That was the last thing they expected to hear out of Damon Salvatore. He shrugged when they all looked at him. "Even I know that suckers like you don't come everyday."
Stefan laughed. "Agreed then? Once a year we come back here." He looked at each of the small group as they nodded. Stefan smiled as he clasped Rebekah's hand tightly. None of them had expected this at the start but they all knew without a doubt that they were a family. They were not tied to get her by blood but they understood that what they had here went so much deeper and none of them would ever let that go.
A/n hope you liked that. I'm not sure if people will read this if I can get enough readers I may do more. Maybe a Jeremy and Anna story next. Please review.