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The next morning, Elena woke up to the sound of her aunt and her brother laughing, it's been so long since she heard laughter in the house.

She caught herself singing as she got dressed and did her hair, Jeremy noticed that Elena was in a good mood and decided to tease her a little.
"Good morning Elena, I assume you had a pleasant night yesterday with that guy … mm… what was his name?"
Elena glared at him "Yes, Jeremy I had a good night, thanks for your concern. You were laughing minutes ago, I wonder what you and Anna did last night "
Jenna was watching them like they were a comedy show. She missed hearing them tease each other, although sometimes it got real ugly but at least this was normal. They all seemed to be normal today; the house regained the life in it again.
"Enough you too, you have to go to school, you can finish your teasing contest when you come back "
They all laughed , had breakfast and then left.

Elena was so excited to see Stefan, as soon as she parked the car she opened the door quickly, thanking god that she didn't hit him again.
She found Bonnie waiting for her outside school door, she was giving her a I-know-there's-something-going-onlook.

"So Elena, I noticed you left with Mr. Hottie yesterday "
Elena laughed "He happens to have a name you know. "
"But that's not the point "
"What is the point exactly?"
"Just spill it Elena, what did you do?"
"We talked "
Bonnie gave her a I-don't-believe-youlook "You talked?"
"Yes Bonnie we talked "
"So you're telling me that you were in his car all alone and you just talked "Bonnie stressed the word (talked) to make sure Elena knew what she was implying to.
"Yes Bonnie, I was in his car and we talked, we stayed talking till midnight, why is that so hard to believe "
"Because you look happy"
Elena didn't get what she was saying "And …?"
They were almost in class by then.
"The Elena I know doesn't get happy from spending the night talking to a boy"

As soon as they walked in class, Elena's eyes flickered to where Stefan was sitting, he was reading something on his mobile, but when he lifted his head up and caught her eyes he smiled a beautiful smile that made Elena's heart skip a beat or two .She smiled at him and went to her seat.

"Good morning Elena "
"Morning "
"You seem better today "
"I am, actually"

Mr. Saltzman called the class to order and started the lesson . But Elena wasn't paying attention; she was lost in her thoughts. She was thinking about what Bonnie just said The Elena I know doesn't get happy from spending the night talking to a boy.Bonnie is right, Elena didn't get happy and excited from talking to a guy, she always wants more. She remembered a night when she was still with her ex boyfriend Matt , he invited her to dinner at his house , he told her he wanted to talk to her and he mentioned that the house will be empty except for the two of them but she never thought that he was serious . But he was, he said he wanted to get to know her more and they spent that night talking. But she was angry and furious, the first thing she did when she got home was call Bonnie and tell her about what had happened. So how is it possible that she's happy right now?

Elena knew that her parent's death changed her a little , she is less outgoing , a little self conscious and sad , but she never considered the idea that their death changed the way she thinks , changed the way she looks at things ,maybe even matured her a little . So yes Bonnie was right, the old Elena would be sad that nothing happened last night, but the new mature Elena is happy that she got to know a guy as amazing as Stefan is.

She came back to reality when the bell rang, she gathered her things and got up and walked with Bonnie. Stefan was waiting for her outside the classroom. Bonnie gave Elena a look and excused herself.

Stefan smiled at her "So Elena… What are you going to about this history project?"
"What history project?"
Stefan looked at her with confusion in his eye "The project Mr. Saltzman just told us about, you know the one about the history of Mystic Falls "
"Oh … I wasn't really paying attention. Is it a solo project?"
"No, he said we have to pair up and then decide on a topic and tell him tomorrow."
"Ok, so who's your partner?"
"If you're still not taken, I was hoping you "
"It seems today's your lucky day, I'm free "
They both laughed at the same time
"Lucky me! "
"Would you like to come over today after school to decide what we're writing about?"
"Yeah sure, I'll be there at 5 "
"Ok, I'll see you then "
"See you"

Elena rushed to her next class and was a little late. She had her seat quickly and she allowed herself to feel happy once again; she was going to see Stefan today and that thought alone made her want to live this day .

School passed slowly unlike the day before, when the final bell rang, she jumped out of her seat and rushed to her car, Jeremy sent her a text saying that he won't be coming home, so she didn't have to wait for him and just headed home.

When she arrived home, the house was empty, which was weird; Jenna usually arrived home before Elena. She went to the kitchen and found a note on the fridge:

I forgot to tell you
I will be late today so
order something but
DO NOT COOK!
-Jenna

Elena sighed, no one was ever going to forget the one time she burned the food. Elena wasn't hungry so she decided to take a shower, it was 3pm which means she still had two hours. She went upstairs and prepared herself to get in the shower when she suddenly felt dizzy, she caught herself almost falling down. She remembered the doctor telling her that she might feel dizzy occasionally and he gave her some pills for when this happens. Elena sat down for a minute until she was sure she wouldn't fall again and then went to her room and had 2 pills then lay down on her bed. She just wished she would be better when Stefan comes.

The next thing she knows is waking up to the sound of the door bell ringing, she sat up in surprise and looked at the clock. It was 5. She rushed downstairs and fumbled with the lock until she could finally get open the door.

Stefan was standing outside, he looked like a Hollywood star. He looked at her in a way that made her feel self conscious "You were sleeping, weren't you?"
Elena smiled sheepishly "Yeah .Come in "
"Are you sure? You look tired we can discuss this later "
She was feeling a lot better, she wasn't dizzy anymore."Nope I'm sure"

Stefan went inside."Nice house"
"Thank you. Would you like to drink something? Tea, coffee, juice, water,…?"
"No I'm fine "
"Let's go upstairs. My laptop is in my room"

They went upstairs in silent and got into her room. Stefan sat on her bed and Elena sat on her desk.

Stefan started "Since you've lived in Mystic falls all your life, what do you suggest we write about?"
Elena thought a little about it "We can write about the civil war "
"I don't know, isn't there anything more exciting?"
"Here, let's Google it "
Elena brought her laptop and sat next to Stefan on the bed.

They started reading things about Mystic Falls and discussing possible topics until they finally agreed on a topic after 1 hour. They decided to write about all the animal attacks that happened in Mystic falls throughout the years.

Elena yawned and stretched "Finally"
Stefan chuckled "Yup, but you know we have to work on it now "
Elena laughed "Yeah I know. I'm sure we'll do fine"

They stayed silent for a few minutes until Elena broke the silence first."Can I ask you something?"
Stefan was confused but he nodded "Go ahead "
"When did your parents die?" She was looking at him afraid that he'll become sad, but nothing changed. He answered her like it's just any normal question
"They died 3 years ago "
"Then why did you move in with your uncle now? You don't have to answer if you don't want to."
"It's fine. For the past three years , we stayed with our other uncle , but his financial state is not really good and he couldn't afford to give us the life he knew our parents wanted for us , so we moved with our other uncle Zach ."
Elena nodded but didn't say anything.
Then she looked at him again "Do you miss them?"
He took a deep breath "I miss them every single day, missing them is a part of my life now, and I learned to live with it "
There were tears in Elena's eyes "I wish I could get used to missing them. Every day I think I will wake up to the sound of my mom , and then my dad would make my coffee and tell me that I'm running late . I never thought I'll miss those things but I do "When she finished talking, she was crying.

Stefan came closer to her and hugged her.
Elena was very surprised, but it felt so good, she felt safe in his arms. She cried for a while and he held her, when she felt better and stopped crying, she left her head up.
"I'm sorry, I'm soaking your shirt with salty water"
He smiled at her, just a tiny smile "It's ok, you needed to get it out. Feeling better?"
"Yes I'm better. "
She looked at his eyes and found him staring at her lips, then suddenly his lips were on hers. He captured her lips in his. He held her face in one hand and put his other hand on her waist. Elena put her hands on his neck and pulled him even closer.

Elena never felt so much passion in one kiss. She had never felt that way before. It was like every nerve in her body was a live wire. Her heart was pounding so quickly. She felt home.

They kissed for a minute or so. Elena liked her relationship with Stefan but she was scared, she knew she had only few months left to live and she didn't want to be in a serious relationship when she knew they had no future. So she pulled away and looked into his eyes. She could tell he saw fear in her eyes.

Stefan looked at her "I'm sorry. I … um…" He started to get up.
Elena held his hand to keep him from leaving "No Stefan, you have nothing to apologize for. I just don't want us to rush into things. But I really like you " Elena couldn't believe she just said that , she had never admitted her feelings to a guy before he did , and she had only knew him for 2 days for crying out loud ! All her worries were erased when Stefan held her face and said "I like you too, a lot" and smiled at her.

Elena smiled too and she couldn't believe this handsome, gorgeous guy liked her. There was so much tension in the room and she knew if they stayed like this they would end up kissing again.

"Do you want t watch a movie?" Elena said the first thing that came into her mind.
"I'd love to. But I have to go; some relatives are coming for dinner tonight and I have to be there "
Elena was disappointed "Oh... Maybe another time "
Stefan smiled "Yes, definitely"

They went downstairs, Elena opened the door for him.
Stefan hugged her and kissed her on the cheek, and surprisingly it didn't feel weird, it felt somehow right.
"See tomorrow Elena. And I think you need to rest, you still look tired "
"I will. Have fun tonight"

Stefan went to his car and drove away. Elena stayed on the porch until she lost sight of his car. She went inside and sat on the couch. She had so much to think about.