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Elena

Wanting to go out with a bang on our final day we decided to take the path through the rainforest area and then we were renting a sailboat for the afternoon. I wasn't sure how comfortable I was with sailing around the island but I was all about new experiences this vacation.

The little rainforest area was beautiful. It was lush with tropical flowers highlighted by the dappled light that filtered through from the lush canopy overhead. I could hear running water in the distance as we turned off the path that leads straight to the resort.

"Oh wow it's so beautiful!" Bonnie exclaimed as she was pulling Kol along by their conjoined hands to look at a vibrantly colored flower.

"Bonnie be careful and don't touch the frogs. Some of these tree frogs are poisonous," Kol cautioned. She smiled tenderly at him.

"Thanks for worrying about me," she said tenderly before she leaned in and kissed him.

"I like taking care of you," he said. Klaus and Caroline had already disappeared over the rise with Stefan and Rebekah behind them. As we walked around the large boulder we came to a beautiful pool of water which was feeding a small waterfall. I gasped as I admired the beauty of such a landscape.

"Watch this!" Klaus called out and a moment later he jumped over the waterfall's edge and landed cleanly in the pool below. He gave a hearty cry of satisfaction as he surfaced.

"Wait! Wait I can do that!" Caroline called out.

"Care! Care!" Klaus worried but Caroline ignored him and dove off. She too landed cleanly in the water. As the others all hurried to play in the pool below I turned around and started back towards the house. Elijah fell in at my side.

"Elena I've had a really wonderful time on this vacation," Elijah said.

"Me too," I smiled.

"I especially had a really nice time the other night just talking with you and watching the rain," Elijah said gently. I smiled that had been my favorite part of the vacation – well that and dancing with him.

"Me too," I said. "I think that was my favorite." I decided to confess.

"Elijah when you were speaking in the language you grew up with what did you say?" I asked after we had been silent for a moment.

"Little one," he said.

"No, the other part," I said. "Right before I fell asleep I heard you say something else…" The silence stretched on for so long I thought he wasn't going to answer. When he finally did his voice was tender.

"I said you have stolen my heart Elena and it is at home with you." I didn't even know what to say to something like that - words so beautiful that they stole my breath away. We had reached the deck again and I turned to look at him. My eyes were locked with his but nothing seemed to be working right. I had been rendered speechless and frozen.

He moved closer and I stood my ground. His hand reached up and cupped my cheek tenderly - still my eyes never moved from his. He leaned in closer and my eyes fluttered closed as his mouth met mine. I kissed him with everything I was feeling. I wanted him to know just how I felt about him. After a moment his tongue requested entrance and my lips parted. My knees were beginning to go weak and I think he sensed it because he scooped me up into his arms and settled us on the lounger again.

One kiss led to another and another as our mouths spoke the volumes of tender sweetness that our hearts wanted to say but our mouths couldn't confess. His hands threaded into my hair and my hand gripped his chest over his heart as my other arm wrapped around his neck. It was pure heaven. In that moment there was only Elijah and I.

It was about that time that I decided I wanted closer and straddling his lap I began to undo the buttons on his shirt. He smirked as my lips left his.

"I need to buy silk shirts," he mused.

"Closer," I said and I think he understood a moment later as my hands traced the contours of his chest. He closed his eyes and released a moan of satisfaction just at my touch before my lips were on his again. After a few minutes the kisses shifted from unbridled passion to tender expressions of love. Finally I laid my head against his chest while he ran his fingers through my hair.

"Elijah I don't want to rush this…I want it to last…"

"We'll go as slow as you want Elena but I'm not going anywhere my love," he smiled sweetly and kissed me on the forehead and I felt like I had been given everything. I leaned up and began to kiss him again.

"Woah!" Bonnie's gasp parted us. "Exxxcccuuuussseee me."

"It's okay," I smiled.

"What the…" Caroline had been a couple of steps behind Bonnie. I got up from where I had been laid against Elijah. "We came to get you for sailing."

No one said anything as we all boarded the sailboat and began our excursion around the island. It was fun watching the men work all the rigging as the boat picked up speed and began to take us swiftly through the water.

Kol was steering and he had Bonnie tucked between his arms on the wheel and leaned against his chest. They kept stealing kisses and I was so happy for them.

"Caroline duck!" Klaus called as the beam swung around again as the boat began to turn. "can't have you falling in. I just got you in my life." The boat shifted and I lost my footing only to come against Elijah's chest as he rushed to steady me.

"Elena seems to have a thing for my brother's chest," Rebekah teased.

"Actually she just has a thing for your brother," Caroline announced.

"Okay, okay…in the interest of dispensing with all of the speculation…Elena and I have decided to see what we have between us much as the rest of you have."

"Woohoo!" Caroline exclaimed and promptly fell overboard. Klaus had to dive in after her but we quickly had her back onboard.

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"Okay that's the last of it!" Kol sighed with exhaustion. "After all this BonBon you'd better not change your mind." We had spent the entire day moving things into the MIkaelson mansion. After eight months we thought it might be safe to do so.

"Would I do that to you?" Bonnie leaned in and kissed Kol, her left hand on his shoulder and his ring glistening on her finger. He smiled at her as he kissed her right back.

Klaus and Caroline had moved in together months ago and were blissfully happy in their relationship. Stefan and Rebekah were also engaged and I was undeniably happy for them. We were also a little stressed as we were busy planning the largest wedding I had ever heard of!

Elijah came back downstairs and I grinned at him.

"Is that everything?" he asked.

"Yes," I sighed happily, "we've finally got everything where it belongs."

"Not everything," he grinned and with that he swept me into his arms and carried me upstairs to what would now officially be 'our' suite.

~Finis~