Elena was staring at the crowd. Such lovely, pulsing necks. What an incredible smell.

'I bet they will taste even better!', she thought, licking her lips.

"Elena!", came an incredibly sexy voice.

'Stefan!', she thought, feeling tingles when she heard her name from those perfect lips of his. 'He makes me feel so beautiful by just saying my name. Wait! Elena, do NOT think like that. You do NOT feel'

"I know what you are thinking. Don't do that. They all get their senior prom only once in their life. Unlike us, they get to have it only once", said Stefan, slightly bitterly.

"I know what you mean", I said. Then, I suddenly realised what I had said.

"Elena...", started Stefan.

I promptly turned and walked away. I need to be more careful with Stefan. He knows me too well. Unlike Damon, he can easily see the difference in me, and what I feel, or don't feel. 'Yes. I really need to be careful around Stefan.

A while later, Stefan approached me again.

"Let's dance, Elena", he said, and grabbed my hand. I felt tingles all over my body.

He placed the hand which wasn't holding mine on my lower back, and pulled me closer to him. Oh God! I can still remember how he kissed me in the last dance I shared with him when we were a couple. I feel...

'No! No! I can't feel again. Stefan can't make me feel again', I thought, knowing even as I said it that it was a lie.

'He is making me feel again. I need to get out of this place before he realises it. I need to turn it all off again', I thought.

"Elena! Is something wrong?", he asked.

"Stefan! I feel...", I started, then clapped a hand on my mouth and ran out of the room.

I could hear footsteps behind me.

"Elena?", he asked.

"Get lost, Stefan! Leave me alone", I shouted.

"Elena? What...", he started. "Wait! Its your emotions, right? They are fighting their way back to the surface, aren't they? Love is truly the most powerful emotion on earth!".

I could hear the wonder in his voice.

"You are wrong, Stefan. I feel nothing. For you! Nothing at all", I said.

"Are you sure, Elena?", he whispered into my ear.

"I looked up, and saw him right in front of me. Those beautiful green eyes of his were staring at me with love.

I couldn't help it. I just reached up and kissed him. It was a passionate yet loving kiss. God! I missed Stefan's kisses. He wrapped his arms around my waist, and pressed my body to his, as he devoured my mouth. My body melded with his. After we broke the kiss, I realised that my cheeks were wet.

"Stefan, I killed all those people. Oh My God! The waitress. Oh My God! I hurt you. I tried killing Caroline. Please tell me that I haven't lost you, Stefan. Please?"

"You haven't, Elena. And you never will. I love you"' he said.

"I love you too, Stefan", I whispered. Will the others forgive me? Ever?"

"Yes they will. They know that it was not you. Don't worry. I will be there throughout", he said.

"I love you, Stefan!", I whispered, and continued kissing him.