Elena was heading to her tree to see Elijah. She was waiting till lunch rather than in-between classes because she wanted to see him for longer than 4 minutes. She saw him leaning against a tree once she was deeper in the forest and smiled. She truly had missed him.

"Hi" she said he smiled and pulled her in his arms "I miss you" he said into her ear. She let go and said "I missed you too." He smiled before asking "What would you like to do during your lunch?" "Well" Elena said "How about lunch?" he paused for a moment before smiling "Sounds good" she didn't get to reply before he picked her up and zoomed out of the forest the back way and took her home.

He sat her down in her kitchen and said "What would you like?" she smiled and thought about it "How about just something simple like a PB&J sandwich." He smiled and said "I'm on it." In seconds he had her sandwich made and they were sitting at the table. After she finished she looked at him and said "I'd like to do this more often." Elijah nodded and smiled "I'd like that, but next time I'm cooking."

They had a few minutes left so they cuddled on the couch. It was 16 minutes before her next class which made her sad. Elijah stood and held a hand out to her. She took it and he helped her stand. They were inches from each other which made Elena's heart beat faster. She blushed because she realized he could probably hear it. He smiled softly and she smiled back.

She had to get to class so she reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck. He pulled her into his arms and they were gone. It didn't take long [obviously] to get back to their tree. He sat her down and said "I'll see you later in your room" after he said this he kissed her on the cheek and vanished leaving her to go to class.

Elena was glad she didn't have class the next day. She found herself thinking about being close to Elijah. They hadn't kissed yet, but she found herself wanting to. She didn't want to move fast with him and thought it was too soon to her break up with Stefan. Elena then found herself wondering if Elijah had ever thought about kissing her … other then on her cheek. She liked that he did that every time before he would leave, but she wished just once he would kiss her.

After class was over Elena went to her car. She got in and drove home. No one was home and she was used to that. Jeremy always went to the grill after school and Jenna was at work. She headed up stairs and walked into her room. Elijah was laying on her bed waiting. "Hello Elena" he said as he stood. She returned his hello and dropped her bag on the floor. After she placed her keys on her dresser she took her shoes of.

Elijah walked to her and gave her a hug. "How was school?" he asked "It was fine, but I have a history homework page due tomorrow" She smiled "Wanna help?" she asked. "I'd love to he said. The sat on her bed and began to look over her homework. There were only 5 questions so it wouldn't take long. The only thing the teacher wanted was clear full sentences.

Elijah only had to help her with a few things here and there. Elena was pretty good at History. Once she finished she looked over at Elijah. She wanted to kiss him. The thought of doing so made her heart race. It had gone quiet for a while so Elijah asked her "What are you thinking about?" she blushed why had he picked that moment to ask? "I was thinking about …" she swallowed before saying "Kissing you." Her heart jumped when she said the last two words. Elijah could hear her heart hammering and smiled. He leaned in and could hear her heart speed up even more. He brushed his lips against her cheek like he always did. He wanted to kiss her too, but wanted her to be over Stefan before they did.

Elena smiled at the soft stroke of his lips against her cheek. He was sweet and a tease. He knew she wanted t kiss, but she liked that he wanted to take things slow. She came out of her thoughts and saw him looking at her. She smiled softly and said "That was nice, but not what I meant" "I know… and I want to kiss you too… but I don't want you to be in love with Stefan when we do" he replied softly. Her heart clenched when he said Stefan's name. She was still in love with him, and knew it would be a while before that changed. Elijah was helping with that though. Her break up was hard. They both knew she would always have some feelings for Stefan, but she wouldn't be in love with him forever.

He pulled her into his arms and scooted them back. She rested her head on his chest. For the first time she realized he didn't even move to breath. It was weird to think about, but she didn't care. She felt his hand slide on her back and around her waist. She loved it when he held her; it reassured her that this was real. Elijah was silent and so was Elena until Elena sat up with a thoughtful smile on her lips. He knew she had an idea. "What is it Elena" he asked. "I was just thinking… Jenna won't be home till later… I think she said past 6 and Jeremy is going to be out later because there is no school tomorrow… It's a teacher work day" she said "So what did you have on mind" Elijah asked. "I want you to stay for supper… we can cook together" she smiled. Elena was a bit worried he might not like the idea, but he reassured her by saying "I'd love to." Elena smiled and went back to lying in his arms.

They began to discuss ideas for supper. They went through many ideas like Pizza, Spaghetti, Tacos, and even Enchiladas before finally landing on the perfect idea.