Chapter 2

After she got off the phone with Bonnie, Elena went to her closet to get dressed. She started pulling out different outfits, one after the other until she had a huge pile on the bed. "Uh! I have nothing to wear!" She yelled in frustration.

Just then her Aunt Jenna walked in, Aunt Jenna was a slim average woman, she had tender eyes and long dirty blonde hair. Aunt Jenna had become Elena and Jeremy's guardian after their parent's death.

"El, what's wrong?" Jenna asked kindly.

"I have nothing to wear Aunt Jenna, I am supposed to be going out for supper with a friend." Elena said as she twirled her hair in her fingers.

"A friend?" Jenna asked with a glimmer of curiosity.

"Yes, Aunt Jenna a friend. Stefan, he's Zach Salvatore's nephew." Elena explained in a slightly annoyed manner.

"Okay, no need to get snappy Elena, if you'd like you can borrow something from my closet." Jenna said trying to smooth things over.

"Thanks Aunt Jenna, I am sorry I didn't mean to snap at you. It's just… I haven't gone out on a date since Matt and I broke up, and I am nervous. I like Stefan he's a nice guy I just don't want to mess anything up. We are good friends." Elena sighed. 'with everything going on right now I don't know if I even want to date...' Elena thought to herself remembering all the supernatural things her and Bonnie have been going through.

"Awe, 'Lena. It's okay dear, I know things have been hard on you. So, tell me about this Stefan. How did you meet? Is he hot?!" Jenna asked inquisitively, she was after all the cool Aunt, as she liked to tell everyone.

"Jenna!" Elena squealed, "He is cute, there's something about him, I can't describe it." She told her Aunt how they met, conveniently leaving out the time at the cemetery, she didn't want to upset her Aunt. Aunt Jenna had taken it hard when her sister and brother in-law had passed away, so hard she couldn't even bare to go to the grave site.

"Well El, you do whatever makes you happy sweetheart. But don't forget to use protection! You are on the pill, right?" Jenna asked very concerned.

"Aunt Jenna! No of course I am not on the pill I am a virgin!" Elena almost yelled, she felt her cheeks getting hot. 'why would Aunt Jenna think I would sleep with Stefan, I barely know him.'

"I am sorry Elena that was out of line. I just assumed with being with Matt you would have you know…" Jenna stammered obviously embarrassed at her mistake.

"No, its okay Aunt Jenna, I realize a lot of girls sleep with their boyfriends, it wasn't like that with Matt and I we were best friends, that's one of the reasons we broke up. There was no chemistry." Elena explained. 'that and I want to wait, I feel like I haven't met my soulmate yet, if anyone is going to get to have all of me it is going to be my soulmate.' Elena smiled to herself.

"Again, I am sorry Elena, I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions. I know you are a smart girl." Jenna smiled. "How about we go find you that outfit. What time are you meeting Stefan for supper?"

Elena looked at the clock, 4:45 "Crap, I only have a half an hour to get ready! Stefan is picking me up at 5:15." Elena said in a rushed voice.

"Oh dear, well we better go get at it then!" Jenna said rushing to her closet.

Jenna found Elena a nice top, it was black and flowy with speckles of blue sparkles. Elena matched it up with a pair of her own tight dark wash skinny jeans. She borrowed Aunt Jenna's black pumps, the ones that her aunt always wore to special meetings. After she touched up her make-up she admired herself in the mirror. She wasn't a little girl anymore, her body had curves, her once small lips were full, her brown eyes glistened with excitement. 'This is going to be a good night! I am going on an adventure.' You want passion, adventure even a little danger!" That voice attacked her senses again this time it was accompanied with a vision of shocking blue eyes.

"Ah!" Elena yelled as she sat down on the edge of the bed holding her head. 'what the hell was that!' she thought as reality rushed back to her.

She glanced at her phone 5:10, 'shit I don't have time to phone Bonnie,' Elena thought as her mouth twisted.

Just then the door bell rang.

"I've got it!" Elena yelled as she ran down the stairs.

She opened the door and was surprised to see Stefan standing there with a bouquet of flowers. A dozen yellow roses. Elena gulped.

"Stefan, these are beautiful! You didn't have to get me flowers." Elena gasped.

"Hey, now don't get any crazy ideas El, ha-ha. They are just a token of our friendship see they are yellow roses they mean friendship" Stefan laughed, his warm smile radiating.

"Oh! Well in that case I'll go and get a vase for them, are you coming in?" Elena said puzzled to why her friend was just standing at the door.

"Oh of course if that's all right with you?" Stefan said apprehensively.

"Why wouldn't it be? Ha-ha come on in Stefan. I'll just be a minute then we can go." Elena said, 'how weird, why wouldn't he just come in, its as if he couldn't or something…' Elena thought to herself as she went to the kitchen to find a vase for her flowers. She smiled as she placed the flowers on the table.

Aunt Jenna came down from her room to see Elena setting the flowers down.

"Ooo, were did you get those beautiful flowers from?" Aunt Jenna squealed.

"Aunt Jenna, shush there from Stefan he's in our living room." Elena whispered looking seriously at her Aunt.

"Okay sorry, can I meet him?" Aunt Jenna also whispered, smiling jokingly at Elena.

"Yes, of course." Elena said.

"Stefan, this is my Aunt Jenna, Aunt Jenna, this is my friend Stefan." Elena introduced them.

"Its so nice to make your acquittance Mrs.?" Stefan asked.

"Its Sommers but just call me Jenna, its really nice to meet you Stefan, Elena has told me all about you." Jenna said winking at Stefan.

Elena felt her cheeks getting hot 'what is Aunt Jenna trying to do?' Elena thought to herself trying to contain her embarrassment. "Uh, hey Stefan we better get going before the Grill gets too busy." Elena forced out.

"Yeah of course, was nice meeting you Jenna." Stefan said taking Jenna's hand and placing a small kiss on it.

"Oh my, it was nice meeting you too, you are quiet a little gentleman." Jenna said getting quite warm.

Elena chuckled to herself as they left the house 'serves Aunt Jenna right, now she got a taste of her own medicine. But that was a little weird...'

They got to the end of the drive way and Stefan held the car door open for her. His car was a 1963 Porsche 356B Karmann Coupe. Elena had never seen a car quite like it in Mystic Falls.

"This is a really cool car, where did you get it?" Elena asked

"My dad bought it me before he died." Stefan lied.

"Oh, I am sorry I didn't realize…" Elena stumbled on her words, she felt like she had put a foot in her mouth.

"No, its okay. It's been years. He had a heart attack when I was 13." Stefan lied again, 'I wish I didn't have to lie to her, but its for the best, she can't know the truth. She wouldn't believe me even if I told her.' Stefan rationalized.

The rest of the ride over to the grill was quiet. Elena zoned out, her mind started thinking of the night at the Lockwood party again, and the voice. You want what everyone wants… love that consumes you, passion, adventure and even a little danger… the words kept ringing in her head, the vision of blue eyes burned into her brain.

"Hey El, were here." Stefan said shutting off the car. "El? You okay?" Stefan said lightly brushing her arm.

Elena snapped out of her thoughts. "Uh, yes I am sorry I just sort of zoned out." Elena said as she got out of the car.

The grill was packed. Vikki Donavan came up to them. "We have like one table left." She said to Stefan smacking her lips together. She looked down at Elena giving her dagger like stares. Vikki was Matts older sister, she had dark hair and wore very revealing clothes.

Elena gulped, "Okay here's your table. Can I get you a drink, maybe a condom?" Vikki spit out at Elena.

"Excuse me?" Stefan said flabbergasted.

"It's okay Stef," Elena sighed. Tonight, was going to be a long night she knew Vikki was mad at her for breaking her brothers heart.

"I'll have a water Vikki." Elena said ignoring her previous comment.

"Okay a water for the slut. And what about you sexy what do you want?" Vikki said eying Stefan.

"I'll have a water to please," Stefan said gob smacked by the audacity of the waitress.

As Vikki walked away to get their waters Stefan motioned to Elena "What was that all about?" he whispered.

"I dated her brother, we broke up and now she thinks I am a whore." Elena sighed.

Vikki came back with the waters, "So what do you want bitch?" Vikki asked Elena

"I'll have the burger no pickles and fries." Elena smiled ignoring Vikki's attitude there was no point in fueling the fire.

"And you pretty boy?" Vikki asked Stefan, leaning over so her chest was almost touching his face.

"I uh, I'll have the same as Elena, thank you." Stefan said as he took a deep breath. It was for sure going to be a long night.

Vikki left and gave the order to the kitchen. "Hey Matt! I am going for my smoke break, you wanna cover my tables. Your bitch of an Ex is here though with that new hot guy from your history class." Vikki yelled at her brother who also worked at the grill. She stepped outside lighting up her cigarette.

The alley was dark, Vikki breathed in the night air. She butted out her smoke and turned to go back in the restaurant. It was then she was attacked.