Ok, so I Lied. I said I would publish pretty soon. It got delayed into a week because I got sick. Stupid flu. Anyhow I got my very first review :'D it made my day. Thank you, Shelbator :3 Thank you also, Castiel Salvatore for that nice PM :)

I'll try to update as often as possible. Reviews are well accepted. Happy reading! :)

Stefan's POV

Her eyes, they were so full of trust. It's so hard to lie to her.

"We're um… we're…" I fumbled. I can't think of any good reason. Besides, I can't just go and tell her Hey, your life is at stake yet again so we're hiding here in Paris. That would sound totally wrong.

"Well we're here for… a vacation" I smiled at here, hoping she'd believe me.

She looked at me like I was a fool. "A Vacation?" She sighed.

"Yes, well everybody back at Mystic Falls said you needed it."

"uhuh", she doubted.

"Yes. They Did."

"and by 'they', you mean..?"

"I mean everyone back home" I reached out to give her a reassuring hug. "Look, Elena. Everything's going to be fine. You don't have to worry about anything."

Instead of a smile that I was hoping for, she just stood still, with such agony on the expression on her face.

"What do you mean 'everything's going to be fine'? Stefan, I NEED to know if there's something wrong. Please, tell me."

Her voice was cracking as she spoke those words. I can't help but to hug her again. "Shhh. Nothing's wrong. I promise you. Like I said, everyone just thought you needed a vacation." She's so fragile. I need to be careful with my words sometimes. I can't give her a nervous breakdown.

She nodded and hugged me tightly. "Ok."

Deep inside I know she's not going to let this one go.

Elena's POV

What were they hiding? I just got to know. I NEED to know.

I let go of Stefan knowing that he won't give it up…whatever it is that they are hiding from me. I had to make it seem like I believed them. I smiled at Stefan.

Damon came out of the bathroom wet, with a towel wrapped around his waist.

"So, ELENA stop being paranoid. I can hear your conversation from the bathroom even with the shower on"

Damon, though often tamed, can really be annoying at times.

"Damon, what are you even doing here?"

"Aren't I allowed to go on a vacation too?"

I shot him an annoyed look. He brushed it off, turned around, got his clothes then went back to the bathroom.

I sighed and shook my head, sat down on the bed and looked at Stefan. "So, Mr. Vacation, what do you plan to do now?" I made sure to put an emphasis on 'Mr. Vacation' when I said it. He cupped my face in his hands and looked me in the eye, smiling. "Anything you want" he said.

Anything I want? What I really want to know is why we are here in Paris, but I guess we can't do that. He'll only deny it. "Well If you are gonna kidnap me, might as well get out of this hotel room and look around. Leave the tag-along behind" I forced out the last part.

"I heard that!" Damon shouted from the bathroom.

"You were supposed to!" I taunted back.

Stefan laughed. I wish he would laugh more often. It felt more reassuring.

"On second thought, I know what we're going to do today. Get dressed" Stefan smiled then left the room.

Great, now I'm alone with Damon and I'm left with a curious mind.