Stefan lifted his head. He looked as if he hadn't slept. I stood in the doorway unsure of what to do or say. He began to stand up and I automatically tensed.
"Elena." He barely whispered. He walked towards me cautiously. He extended his arm and took half a step towards me. I stepped back and glared at him.
"Why do I looked like her Stefan?" I asked clenching my teeth.
"I'm not completely sure. Please just sit down and I'll tell you everything." He took another half a step towards me and touched my arm. I quickly pulled it away and stepped half a step backwards. "Elena" He breathed. I continued to glare at him. Why wouldn't he have told me about her? That I looked like her.
"Is that why you asked me out? Because I look like her?" I said.
"Trust me Elena. You may look like her but you are nothing like Katherine." I wasn't able to tell whether he was telling the truth or lying. I turned my head feeling my tears betray me. "Elena, please?" He asked pleadingly. He once again held out his hand. I stared at it for a long moment. I looked at his eyes peering into me. I walked passed him and went to look out the window. I turned to face Stefan.
"When did you realize that, Stefan?" I asked getting angry. "When we met? After our first kiss?" I said with my tears streaking down my cheeks. He took a step forward than stopped. "Tell me Stefan!" I shouted. I wiped my tears than crossed my arms.
"Before I met you." He said quietly. "The same day your parents .." He trailed off. What was he talking about?
"You were there?" I asked.
"I was near by, hunting, when I heard the crash. I went as fast as I could." He took another step closer to me. "I tried to save your father but .. " He stopped.
"But what, Stefan?" I asked annoyed. But I felt I already knew why ..
"But .. he wouldn't let me until you were safe at a hospital." He kept his eyes on me. I turned towards the window and let my tears escape. When I looked back at him again he still was looking at me with concern. "Elena, I'm so sorry." He pleaded. My legs started to shake.
"Is there anything else?" I asked.
"Elena you've been through so much .. " He started. He walked closer to me. I continued to back away until my back hit the window.
"What else is there, Stefan? Just say it!" I shouted.
"You .. you were adopted Elena." He finished reluctantly. My legs turned from jelly to numb. I couldn't feel them or any bone in my body. My mouth was hanging open staring at Stefan with shock. I was .. adopted? But-. That explains it. That explains everything. Why there wasn't birth certificate of me being born. There wasn't any hospital papers .. there wasn't anything. But Jenna .. she must know. But if I was adopted, who was my mother?
"Is Katherine my .. ?" How was I suppose to it? I looked just like her didn't I? I saw the picture of her.
"No. That means she would've had a child before she turned." He said raising his head.
"But then .. who .. ?" I trailed off. Who was my mother than? What was Stefan saying?
"Elena, I'm so, so sorry. I was waiting to tell you for another time but .. " He said.
"How long did you know, Stefan?" I asked erasing my tears from my face.
"I wasn't certain until three days ago." Three days? He didn't tell me? "I'm so sorry, Elena." He whispered.
"No Stefan," I said. "I'm sorry. I can't handle this. I need time to think. Please just .. I need some time away from all this." I finished. I started to walk to his door, expecting him to try and stop me but, he didn't. I continued to walk down the hallway and out the front door. I realized I didn't have a car. I began walking up the driveway. It started raining by the time I reached the road. I'd been walking for approximately twenty minutes. Not one car had gone by and it was still raining. I heard something coming up the road. When I turned to look I was blinded by headlights. The blue mustang come to a rolling stop in front of my and Damon rolled down a window. He stared at me than smirked.
"Wanna umbrella?" He asked.
"Maybe a car and dry clothes and a new life would be good too, thanks." I said and started walking again. I wasn't in a mood for jokes right now.
"Hey, hey, hey." He said getting out of the car. "Why so glum?" He said with a mocking face. He started laughing. I turned away from him. "Well someone isn't in a good mood." He said still following me. I tried ignoring him but he grabbed my arm gently and made me face him. He stared into my eyes seriously. "Is everything okay?" He asked. I felt water swelling up in my eyes and they over flowed. I stood there crying putting my head in my hands. Damon wrapped his arms around me tightly and swayed back and forth. I continued to cry until the tears ran dry. He finally unwrapped his arms and grabbed my hands away from my face.
"It's going to be alright." He said quietly. "After a couple days this will be silly." He continued, trying to comfort me. But he was wrong. This wasn't going to blow over. My life was just changed in less than ten minutes. I'd learned the man I loved maybe in love with someone else, and because of that I may have lost him forever, I was living a lie my whole life, my parents didn't love me enough to keep me around. This was just suppose to blow over? Right, cause thats going to happen.
"It's not going to just blow over." I said. "What happened back there is going to stick to me for the rest of my long miserable life!" I screamed.
Damon let go of my hands and held either side of my checks.
"Listen to me," He started. "Just because you lost one love doesn't mean you wont be able to love again. You weren't living a lie. No one ever told you how to live your life or how to be Elena Gilbert. And last, maybe your parents only did what they did because thats what was best." He stared intently into my eyes. He was making sense. But I didn't want to here it. I hugged him. He was right. He wrapped his arms around me rested his chin on my head. He let go after a couple seconds.
"What do you say we get you home and into nice dry clothes, hmmm?" He said. I nodded my head and we lead me back to the car. I jumped in the passenger seat while he started the engine. Before I knew it we were infront of my house. Damon turned off the engine and stared at me. When I looked at him he reached back into the backseat and got a plastic bag with my gasoline stainned clothes. I set it on my lap, trying to stall. What was I going to say to Jenna? Did she know I was adopted? She just have. But did Jeremy know?
"It's going to be okay, Elena." Damon said, reaching out to pat my leg. I undid my seatbelt and slowly opened the door.
"Thank you." I said when I'd gotten out of the car. "For everything I mean."
"Your welcome." He said, winking. I closed the car door and slowly walked up to the porch. I turned and waved to Damon when I reached the door and watched him drive away.
Well Stefan and Elena aren't doing so well lately. Too bad. Haha, not. Anyways, I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has been reading my story and thanks also for your amazing reviews. I'm in the progress of writing the fourth chapter so hopefully I'll be able to get it done over the weekend or maybe even tonight. And sorry about the short chapter, I'll try making the next ones longer. Thanks again and keep sending in your awesome reviews!
