AN: So here's chapter 11.. I've been really sick this weekend so i'm sorry if this chapter is disappointing in the way i wrote things.. I apologize in advance!

A week or so has passed and Elena spent more and more time with Elijah and Damon and tried to distance herself from Stefan. She still felt something for him, but seeing him as a couple with Caroline was too painful for her. Gravity is a force greater than anything, she thought. Sometimes, gravity pushes you a little too hard towards the center of the Earth that you fall hard and hurt yourself. Right now, Elena felt as though Stefan's gravity pushed her to the ground and she couldn't get back up while he was fighting it. The pull that Elena felt towards Stefan was greater than the pull he felt towards Elena.

Elena was glad that her best friend had found happiness, but it didn't mean that she had to live it with her. Elijah had caught onto the situation quickly. He hadn't asked Elena about it, but having known her his entire life, he didn't have to. She was an open book to him. Elena was ever more grateful for having her two closest guy friends with her to distract her from the situation. She knew that she couldn't avoid the newly formed couple forever, but right now it was just too new for her. The trio was on a park bench, watching people train for soccer in the field in front of them.

"You know you can't avoid them forever, right?" asked Elijah as if reading her thoughts. She smiled at how well they both knew her. It was most probably why she always hung out with them, she didn't have to lie to them or say anything-they could see right through her. They could just look at her and they would know exactly what her mood is.

"I know. Right now though they're in their 'all new, all good' phase where everything is going extremely well. I can't really watch that," explained Elena.

"Not exactly, Elena," objected Damon.

"What do you mean?"

"When we came back the other night from the club, Stefan and I had a little talk. He said, and I quote :"I'm stuck in a relationship I can't get out of."

"What is that suppose to mean?" she asked. She had an idea but she wasn't entirely sure.

"As a third party member, I see it as him being in a relationship with someone he doesn't love," said Elijah.

"Exactly," confirmed Damon.

"So why doesn't he just end it?" she asked almost furiously. Her voice was slightly louder and her brow was furrowed. She hadn't meant to get so worked up about it, but if one of them didn't want it, they shouldn't force the other person in it.

"He told me that things between him and Caroline had moved on too fast and now he just doesn't know how to tell her to stop." Elena sighed after hearing Damon's explanation. She just didn't know what to do. To top it all, she still didn't know how he felt about her. She practically opened her heart out to him at the club last week and she got no response to him.

"You're forgetting the crucial part Damon," said Elijah breaking Elena from her thoughts.

"Wait, you guys talked about this?" she asked shocked. As a response, both men chuckled.

"Well, someone's has to take care of their baby sister and we're the two people that knows more or less everything about you. So in order to make sure you're happy, we communicate," said Elijah matter-of-factly. Elena huffed, she hated it when they over protected her and they knew that, making them even more protective. They didn't only protect her physically, but emotionally as well.

"So what was the crucial part?" Elena asked trying to change the topic of conversation.

"I'm not sure whether you should know, Elena," Damon hesitated.

"Come on! You can't just leave me hanging like that. Just tell me, how bad can it be?"

"It's actually not bad, I would say it's good news," said Elijah.

Damon stayed silent for a little while before breathing in heavily and continued. "When Stefan and I talked that night, it didn't just stop at that 'Caroline and I are moving on too fast' crap. He told me that," Damon paused again. He really wasn't sure whether he should continue. Elena deserved to know, but Damon wasn't the one to tell her, Stefan was. Damon looked at Elena and saw her expectant face, waiting to hear the rest of what he had to say. "He told me that he's falling for you all over again," he finished remembering that conversation and every details.

"What?" she couldn't stop herself from asking, surely she must have heard it wrong. So was the gravity pulling from both sides, not just from her side like she thought? Elena was confused and need a minimum amount of answers.

"You heard him 'Lena," Elijah said.

"What do you mean all over again? When was there ever a first time?" questioned Elena. She couldn't remember Stefan ever telling her that he felt something. Then it hit her- the Facebook chat conversation they had right after last summer where he had mentioned something about it. However, she couldn't remember what he had told her exactly. She sighed, she couldn't handle any of it. Elijah scooted closer to her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders.

"You'll figure it out 'Lena, I know you will," he reassured her. She closed her eyes not wanting to think about it. What has she gotten herself into? She couldn't just go after Stefan. Caroline is her best girl friend she could never steal her guy away, not now, not in a lifetime. She got carried away when her phone beeped once in her pocket.

"Dinner at my place tonight. Love- C," Elena read out loud. The two boys also had their phones out reading the same message from Caroline.

"Well that's a bummer I can't come. I already promised Meredith to take her to the movies. She's been bugging me about 'Perks of a Wallflower' since she finished the book," informed Elijah.

"It's 'Perks of Being a Wallflower'," corrected Elena. "And since when do you go out to movies with Meredith?" she asked curiously.

"I like her, she's cool. We're going just as friends. Seriously, I could never picture myself dating her. She has flaws," he said emphasizing the word 'flaw'. Both Elena and Damon chuckled; Meredith could be difficult sometimes.

"It's okay, I'll go with you," Damon said. She knew that Stefan would obviously be invited tonight and she just couldn't face him alone.

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Just as Elena got home, she had barely any time to shower and get dressed for the dinner tonight. They hadn't realized how long they had spent in the park until it was starting to get dark. They gotten home at 7pm and dinner at Caroline's was at 730pm. Damon came to pick her up at 720. She opened the front door for him although she was nowhere near being ready. Her makeup was half done, she had a baggy shirt and shorts and no shoes.

"How much time do girls need to get prepared? It's sad!" he said unbelievably.

"Hey, I think I did a pretty good job," she defended herself. "I shampooed my hair, dried them and did half my make up in 20 minutes. That should be world record."

Damon just shook her head and ushered her back to her room, "GO, we have to hurry!"

Elena quickly finished off her makeup, threw on a dark slim jean and a purple shirt that molded onto her body showing off her athletic body. Damon looked her up and down and smirked.

"No Damon! Let's just drive," Elena commented feeling slightly awkward being scrutinized by Damon.

"I didn't say anything," he replied lifting his hands in the air.

"Let's go, please?"

As they got to Caroline's house, they realized it was empty. No music, no laughter was heard, nothing. Damon and Elena exchanged looks. This wasn't Caroline's type of dinners. They got out of the car and slowly made their way to the house. They slid the glass doors open and suddenly they could hear Caroline's laugh followed by her enthusiastic chatter.

"Sound proof glass doors, really?" Damon asked quietly which made Elena giggle. "Hey Caroline," he added in a more cheerful note.

"Hiiiiiiiii," she answered coming out from the kitchen. "Well, everybody had other plans, so basically it's just the four of us," Caroline said.

"Four of us?" asked Damon.

"Yeah, I'm stuck here as well," said Stefan from the kitchen. Caroline giggled and then turned her back and made her way into the kitchen again. Elena looked worriedly at Damon, who just squeezed her shoulder slightly and nodded. She knew what he meant by it 'everything is going to be okay, don't worry.' As they followed Caroline back into the kitchen, Elena could feel her palms getting sweatier, why was she getting so nervous? However, she got her answers when she entered the kitchen and her eyes locked with Stefan's from across the room. His green eyes fixed on her doe brown ones.

"Hey", he finally said. She smiled tightly and mumbled a 'hi'. She didn't know how to react around him anymore, not after what Damon and Elijah told her that afternoon. Damon cleared his throat before giving her a warning look, she squinted at him and before they knew it they were having a conversation of their own with their eyes only. Caroline and Stefan watched them and were amused by their behavior.

"Are we interrupting something?" asked Caroline.

"No, it's just Damon being stupid," Elena answered.

They all eventually had dinner and conversation flowed easily. Stefan and Elena talked as if nothing had happened and they were back to being comfortable around each other. A few times, whenever Caroline pecked Stefan, Elena looked away, but that was the only times things got awkward.

"I feel like I haven't seen you in AGES, 'Lena! Why is that?" Caroline said when dinner was over.

"I don't know. We both had stuff to do I guess," replied Elena.

"But it's not like us, usually we spend at least an hour with each other every single day. I can't believe I haven't seen you for an entire week!" the blonde said surprised.

"Girls, right?" Damon said to Stefan and rolled his eyes. "You're my brother and I don't have the need to see you everyday," he pointed out. Stefan chuckled and shook his head.

"Well I think we need some music to liven things up here," Caroline said and turned the TV onto a music channel. The song 'I Won't Give Up' by Jason Mraz started to play and Caroline held her hands on her chest, "Awwww, I love that song. It's so deep and meaningful!" she said with a face full of emotions. Her brows were slightly knitted together and her mouth was turned upside down. Elena laughed at her friend's facial expression.

"When I look into your eyes, it's like watching the night sky," Caroline began to sing. "Or a beautiful sunrise, well there's so much they hold. And just like them old stars, I see that you've come so far, to be right where you are. How old is your soul?"

"She can really sing," Damon commented while Caroline sung her heart out with the chorus.

"I think she forgot we're even here," remarked Stefan. Elena just stared at Caroline. If there was once thing that Caroline was beyond amazing at, it was singing, no doubts. Elena sat down on a single sofa and continued watching her best friend sing with her eyes closed. Then the part came when the music picked up and Jason Mraz sings a little louder. Stefan took Elena's hand without any warning, twirled her once before holding her close and started to move to the rhythm of the music. Their foreheads were pressed together, but somehow they managed to maintain eye contact. Her hands were around his neck while his were around her waist. Damon who saw it all happen made sure that they got to live their little moment by scooping Caroline in his arms. He kept Caroline's back towards Stefan and Elena the entire time.

'Cause even the stars, they burn. Some even fall to the Earth. We've got a lot to learn, God knows we're worth it. No, I won't give up.

It was during that moment that they both felt everything that had to be felt. They didn't say anything to each other, but the gravity and the pull between them spoke for itself. She suddenly knew how Stefan felt about her and so did he. Never in his entire life has he felt so sure about someone. The only problem was: they couldn't have each other. He was dating Caroline and Elena wouldn't wait forever for someone who she couldn't have. Right there, it felt as though they were the only two people in the house. Hell, it felt like they were the only two people in the world. The song continued and their dancing ended up being them just hugging each other tightly. Their bodies were molding perfectly into one another. Elena had crumpled his t-shirt into her tiny fists while he had both his arms completely wrapped around her waist holding her securely. His head was in the crook of her shoulder and he was unconsciously breathing in her honey and vanilla smell. A small tear escaped Elena's eye because for the first time, she really felt as though everything was perfect when they clearly weren't. The song was slowly coming to an end and another one was about to start. However, just before letting go, Stefan whispered to Elena, "I'll sort everything out. I promise. I won't give up." This made Elena hold onto him even more tightly, if that was even possible, before letting go. All of a sudden, their surroundings came back to them and they quickly turned around to see Damon squinting at them confused with a dancing Caroline in his arms. Elena was relieved to see that Caroline hadn't seen what happened because she knew it would have torn her. She also knew that the only reason Caroline didn't see anything was because Damon was purposely dancing with her.

"Thank you," she mouthed at the oldest Salvatore. He nodded in return and then focused back on Caroline's dancing. The mood settled back down after a while. Stefan and Elena made sure to keep their distances. It wasn't as if anything had happened, but they could both feel the magnetic charge going on between them. They talked lightly until Damon looked at his watch and gasped slightly.

"'Lena, we better go. It's 1 in the morning," Damon said slightly shocked.

"What? No way! Then yeah, we better go," she replied. None of them had realized how fast time had gone.

"I should probably get going as well then," said Stefan. Damon looked at Stefan weirdly, he was sure that Stefan was meant to sleepover at Caroline's.

"I have to wake up early tomorrow and fix a few things around and about the house," he said as if he owed everybody an explanation.

"Of course, babe. I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" answered Caroline without a hint of disappointment. Either she was good at hiding her emotions, or Stefan wasn't meant to sleep over in the first place Elena thought. But she knew her girl best friend too well, and she was being completely honest. Elena hugged both Stefan and Caroline goodbye and then headed to the car with Damon. As soon as they left Caroline's driveway, Damon cut straight to the chase.

"What the hell was that dancing with my brother?"

"I don't know. He was the one that came onto me," she said feeling slightly accused.

"You can't dance like that in front of Caroline."

"I know Damon, I know. It's not my plan either to do stuff behind her back. You know I'm not that kind of person. I thought you knew me better than that."

"I'm sorry 'Lena. I didn't mean to come out so angrily. It's just that I flipped out when I saw you two and I just didn't know what to do."

"You could have come between us," she suggested.

"No, I actually wanted you to have your little moment," he said and smirked. Elena hit his arm playfully. Soon enough they were at the Gilbert's house and Elena got out the car.

"Good night Damon, and thanks again for what you did."

"Night 'Lena. Next time however, be a little more careful."

That night, both Stefan and Elena went to sleep thinking about their little moment at Caroline's house. Stefan felt guilty though, for tagging Caroline along when he didn't want to be more than friends. She was his best friend, and to him that was more than enough coming from Caroline. Elena felt guilty herself for falling for her bestfriend's boyfriend. Nonetheless, they both fell asleep in their own houses with a smile on their faces.

AN: I'm sorry if the writing was terrible ! Please review and just maybe it will make me feel better :