Elena slowly pushed open to the Salvatore boarding house; it did exactly what she had told it not to. Squeak open. As soon as she took her first step into the house Jeremy's arms were around her. "Jeremy" Elena said his name quietly to herself. Stefan must have told him Elena thought. Jeremy cried into Elena's shoulder leaving tear stains on her sweater. "Jeremy I'm going to be fine but I need you to leave, stay at our house" Elena said. Jeremy knew Elena was going to complete the transition.
Eventually Jeremy left after a minor argument that could have got out of hand. Elena could smell his blood. It felt so wrong the fact that it smelt appealing to her, so he had to leave. She now sat in the boarding house. This would be the place she turned. A few seconds after that thought Stefan appeared holding a blood bag in his hands, Elena wanted to rip it from his hands. She thought it would have been more dramatic, turning. But it was so simple. Now killing, no death just blood from a bag.
Damon had spent the rest of the day in the bar drowning his sorrows with bourbon, tequila and vodka. None really had a taste to him any more they used to be bitter and spiteful now they were like friends he had become acquainted to them. His day had not gone as planned Elena chose Stefan, she had died he didn't know how yet but she died, she was a vampire and although had to die in his last moments he saw a glimpse of his friend. Damon felt that rare and painful twinge inside him. Grief and pain he tries so hard not to turn it off but this time it's too difficult not to.
"Elena, are you okay?" Stefan brings Elena's attention. She felt as though she had entered a deep trance. Elena nodded slowly. "Did you know I chose you?" she rushed quickly through the sentence not thinking. Stefan that thing Elena loved. He let out a deep sigh, raised his stressed eyebrows and grinned.
"No-not really, but a little bit of me had guessed" he was interrupted " I love you Stefan, I always will no matter what" she smiled. Stefan was consumed by her smile; it left him happy and warm. "Elena I love you, I never stopped. I tried so hard, to make it easier for you to move on but it was inevitable that it wouldn't let me. I don't deserve forgiveness for the things i have done but we can move past this, i promise you". With that Elena took her first sip of the cool blood.
It only seemed like seconds before Elena had finished the blood bag. She wiped her face clean. ' I must look like a monster to him' she thought, 'I'm starving' her thoughts switched in a second. She would have to learn to control it. "Stefan?" Elena's head lifted."Yes love" Stefan smiled at her.
"Can we go , maybe to the lake house. I need some time, I think we do too".
Stefan was running around through the Gilbert home getting everything Elena might need. He luckly just missed Jeremy leaving to go visit Matt, Elena didn't want him to know. He wasn't sure how long they would be away for so he packed a reasonable amount. All to do now was to wait for Bonnie.
He sat in the kitchen tapping his foot of the table leg and fidgeting he stopped just as the door bell rang. Bonnie opened the door herself and walked towards him. "Where is she? Where 's Elena?"Bonnie asked, she was upset Elena hadn't come to see her or tell her she was going away. "Bonnie she is fine, she is waiting for me as soon as she is ready she will be able to see you". Stefan tried to put her at ease but it wasn't working very well. Bonnie cast the spell on elena's necklace to protect her from the sun. Stefan made his way back to Elena.
"Elena?" Stefan called for her from the front room but she wasn't there. It was an easy guess as to where she had went. He rushed down to the cellar to find Elena. Her mouth covered in blood and an empty bag in her hand. "Stefan" Elena cried for him. If this had been a month or so before he would have rushed for the blood bag. But there was Elena in a state, crying. The painful memory of her face the night he almost drove off the bridge entered his mind. But he pushed it aside and rushed to her, putting his strong arms around her and hushed her."Everything is ready we can go now Elena" Stefan kissed her forehead and she let out a deep sigh. She mimicked his breathing pattern to control her own and to calm her.
Elena sat in the car as Stefan laded the porche. She didn't know how long they were going for only that she wished she might not have to turn back. Yes Klaus was dead and yes so was Alaric's alter ego but there wasn't much to go back to anymore.
Stefan started the engine and the car let out a fierce purr. He turned and smiled at Elena, she returned with a smile and laid her head on his shoulder. "Take me far away Mr. Salvatore".
