Chapter 1
A single tear escape his eye when he saw her ashen body fall lifelessly to the ground. He had not realized how much he truly cared about her until she was gone. Katherine was his first love and now she was gone. Stefan did not want Elena to see him cry so he turned his head and wiped at his tears quickly before she could see them. He still loved her. This explains every unanswered question and doubt he ever had about his relationship with Elena.
He was only with her because she looked exactly like Katherine, walked like her, talked like her, even laughed like her. She may not have been as mischievous as Katherine was but she sure was seductive like Katherine.
He shook himself and turned to face Elena with a small smile.
"Are you okay?" Her concern dripped off every word.
"Yeah, I'm fine." He whispered, sure not to give any emotion away.
He turned to face Bonnie who had been staring at Katherine's lifeless form with wide and saddened eyes. "Are you okay Bonnie? You look shaken." Stefan's own sadness was masked by his concern for Bonnie.
"I don't know," her tiny frame began to shake and tears poured out from her eyes like never ending wells, "I'm s-so sorry." She sobbed while looking at Damon. Her knees buckled and she fell to her knees with twigs cracking on impact. She hugged herself and held her head down. Her mind and body felt the pain and grief that Damon felt. She just did not know how he was able to handle it all.
Stefan ran to her side and rubbed her back, "Bonnie, shh, shh it will be alright." He soothed her and held her close to his chest. Elena was next him while holding Bonnie's hand and saying soothing words to her as well. Bonnie cried harder. She held onto Stefan with dear life and cried for the life of Katherine, the woman who hunted her best friend, who attacked Jeremy and used him as her immortal snack, a woman who crushed Stefan and used his brother to her own amusement.
"No," Bonnie sobbed, "I'm fine," she tried pushing them away but failed. "He needs your help." Her words were muffled by her hiccup.
"What?" Elena asked confused.
"Help Damon. He needs you Stefan." Bonnie said again but her voice was stronger.
He looked at her with narrowed eyes for a long while before nodding his head. "Damon." He called after his brother.
Damon was gone.