"Stefan."

"Hmm?"

"Are you awake?"

The only reply Elena got was a soft chuckle. She sleepily turned her head to glance over at him, grinning softly at the breathtaking sight. Stefan's green eyes looked like an endless spring pond as the Californian sunrise shone through them, making her smile. His chestnut hair, usually gelled up or back was resting carelessly on his forehead. His clothes, damp from the previous rainfall, were wrinkled, not that he really cared.

Elena decided that she liked seeing him this way. "You look happy," she noted after a comfortable silence.

Stefan grinned widely, an expression that made her heart do crazy things. "I am," was all that he said. And it was all he needed to say, because she knew exactly why.

They hadn't slept at all last night; the entire evening and morning had been replete with kisses, longing looks, and few words. After all, in the euphoric state both of them were thrown into, simple sentences would have been extremely hard to form. It didn't matter though; their lips spoke their own language, whispering things that could never be explained any other way.

Gently and gradually, Elena slid her hand down until her fingers finally entwined with his. A perfect fit. She laughed, turning on her side to face him, and he instantly turned in her direction.

"What now?" Elena asked hesitantly. His eyes locked with hers as he gave her fingers a gentle squeeze.

"You're mine," he answered pleasantly, giving her that warm grin that always managed to make her stomach flutter. "And I'm yours."

Elena bit her bottom lip timidly, simply smiling in return. "Promise?"

"Promise."

Stefan walked through the hallway of the house, a careless, happy look plastered on his face. He couldn't wipe away his smile and he definitely didn't want to. He was running on pretty much no sleep, but that was okay. He probably couldn't have slept even if he wanted to.
"Someone looks happy," he heard from behind. Startled, Stefan turned and jumped, only to be met with Katherine's seductive gaze. "Hi."

Instantly, he rolled his eyes. Mood shattered. "What do you want Katherine?"

"You," she smirked. "But that's beside the point." Her eyes shamelessly raked over his body and she seductively took a step closer. Instantly, he was overwhelmed with the alluring scent of cinnamon and chocolate, but didn't move closer like she'd been hoping.

"I'm not really in the mood for your games, Katherine," he snapped.

She laughed. "Why not? They're so easy, Stefan. No rules..." Her catlike grin grew even wider as she teasingly trailed her fingers up his chest. He slapped her hand away, but her grin remained confident, unfazed. "And if I remember correctly, you loved them last time."

He glared coldly. "Go away, Katherine. I don't need you screwing anything else up."

She huffed. "Don't act like that, Stef. You were crazy about me. Don't you remember that night last September... when we left the Lockwood party early... so that we could-"

"I call that a mistake." He still refused to give the reaction she was hoping for, and interrupted her before she could finish. "That was over a year ago. Anything I felt for you has completely diminished and faded to hatred."

"Is there a problem?" Jem's deep voice interrupted Katherine and Stefan's intense stare-down. His light, sandy brown hair fell in his eyes, and Janie, who was always at his side, sensually brushed it away as they approached them.

"No," Katherine replied with bitter politeness. "Stefan was just inviting me to hang out with him tonight in his room..."

Janie's jaw dropped, looking at Stefan in shock, causing him to glare at Katherine, furious. "Elena and I are inviting everyone," he answered quickly, finding an excuse for his ex's lie. "I was just about to find you guys and ask you."

Jem smiled kindly. "That sounds like fun. It would be great to-"
"-get to know our housemates. I mean, it's been almost three weeks and we hardly know anyone," Janie finished his sentence. They both looked up at each other with a loving smile. "We'd love to come over."

Stefan awkwardly smiled. "Great."

"I'll tell Mia and Peter," Janie offered.

"Oooh!" Katherine interjected. "I'll tell Landon and Todd. This'll be a fun night." With that, everyone exchanged smiles and parted ways. Stefan stood there for a second, wondering how on earth this had even happened. With a shake of his head, he turned the knob into his and Elena's room.

As soon as he entered, his gaze fell on Elena, laying on her stomach on the bed, absorbed in the television. He slowly made his way into the bedroom, never once letting his gaze move away from her.

He soundlessly scooted onto the bed, laying on his stomach too to stare at the television. But first, he leaned close to her, placed a gentle kiss on her cheek, and whispered softly, "Hi."

Elena giggled, her attention instantly pulled off of the television as she leaned into his touch. Playfully pouting, she looked into his green eyes. "Don't interrupt me while I'm watching Big Bang Theory." It was clear from the tone of her voice that she really couldn't care less about the program when he was beside her.

"Mmm, sorry," he whispered when he pulled his lips away from her cheek.

Elena laughed, glancing back at the TV. "We should make a relationship contract, like Sheldon and Amy."

He chuckled at her words, shaking his head. "Okay," he agreed playfully, glancing up in that way that showed he was thinking. "So that means that there's absolutely no hand holding, unless we are in one of two situations: one of us is in danger of falling off of a cliff, or for moral support during flu shots."

"Sounds good," Elena joked, amused at him quoting the show. "But I was thinking more on the lines of, 'only for a hearty handshake if one of the members of the party wins a nobel prize'. But the cliff thing, that sounds legit."

Stefan laughed, glancing at the TV then back at her. "No flu shots?"

Scooting a little closer to him, Elena shook her head. "We're such dorks," she concluded, leaning over to rest her head on his broad shoulder. "I think you're rubbing off on me."

"We're like a real life Shamy!" Stefan smiled, glancing at her head on his shoulder, loving the way it felt. He decided nothing felt better than being close to Elena like this. It wasn't awkward like he feared, it was just Elena and Stefan, Stefan and Elena in their truest element. They didn't even care about the cameras anymore... they didn't matter as much anymore. After all, they didn't have much to hide now. "Did you get any sleep?"

"Indeed we are!" Elena agreed amusedly. "And yeah. I took a nap. Have you?"

"Nope," Stefan replied.

"Then sleep!"

He simply shook his head in response. "Later, I promise. Right now, I just want to hold onto this moment." Gently, he rested his cheek on the top of her head, inhaling her sweet scent that sang of coconut and honey and summer.

Elena giggled. "That was cheesy." Instantly, Stefan apologized gently and with a laugh, but she shook her head. "No. I like it." With that, she turned her head to face him, her heart strangely picking up in her chest. Still grinning just a bit, she glanced down at his lips, feeling nervous, until she reminded herself that she could kiss him. After all, she was his and he was hers. He promised her that.

She wasted far too much time thinking, so he kissed her instead.

That move definitely had her heart doing somersaults. She knew, without a doubt, that Stefan felt the exact same way about her as she did with him. Sitting up so that he could wrap her arms around her, she followed his direction, their lips moving rhythmically with every gentle kiss exchanged.

Stefan lost all train of thought the second their lips met; she just had that effect on him. Slowly, he raised his hand and cupped her face, lightly caressing her cheekbone with his thumb. So much for keeping their attention on the Big Bang Theory. Her kisses were like rain in springtime: gentle but overwhelming, sweet, refreshing, beautiful.

Somehow, with her arms around his shoulders and one of his arms around her waist, they ended up gradually falling until her back was against the mattress and he was hovering over her, their kisses deepening and growing into something much more passionate and fiery. He could feel her body arching up to meet his, the contact of their skin igniting a desire in him that he didn't even know he possessed.

He brought up both hands to hold her face, trailing his lips down her cheek, to her neck, doing things that in response had her breathing heavily and running her hand along his back.

Suddenly, they were interrupted by a knock to their suite door. Instantly, Stefan sat up and stared in the direction of the door, realizing that they were supposed to be having their housemates over.

Elena, on the other hand, needed a moment to regroup. With a hand over her pounding heart, she stared up at the ceiling for a brief second before smiling to herself. "Are you okay?" she asked playfully when she finally sat up.

He smiled and turned back around. "Yeah, sorry. I just told some people they could come over..."
Elena nodded. "Maybe we should press pause."

"Yeah, you're probably right," he agreed. "That was getting a bit..."

Elena scrunched her nose cutely, interrupting him. "...Yeah."

"Yeah." They both laughed, and Stefan let out a sigh and went to answer the door. Elena sat there and watched him, wondering how on earth she'd gotten so lucky.

AN: Yayyy! Finally an update! I was going to update earlier, but of course, the website wasn't working. LOL! I was sooo mad. Anyways, I hope you liked this chapter. It's mainly fluff, because I was having a little writer's block. How will the get-together go? What will Katherine be up to?

BTW, for those of you who don't watch the Big Bang, Shamy is the nerdy couple of all nerdy couples, and they have a "Relationship Agreement" which is what Stefan and Elena were quoting :)


How was I with writing Stelena as a couple? I don't want to make it feel too rushed. Haha, I just had to quote that scene in 1x04 in the end :) I thought it was fitting. Please let me know what you thought: what you love, what you hate, what you want to see!


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