The next day Elena woke, Stefan was still by her side, he gave her a smile when he saw she was awake.

"Good morning."

She smiled at him, then sobered.

"Stefan…"

"Yes?"

"I need you to do me a favor."

"Anything."

She faced him, her eyes sober.

"I need to know, how do you feel about us now? Has anything changed?"

"No, never Elena. This changes nothing. You are still my lovely little love. Nothing ever can change that for me."

He pulled her close to his side.

"A thousand years could not change my love for you, let alone this."

She sniffed, her eyes watering,

"Really?"

"Really."

She leaned into him and sighed. It was good to be in his arms again.

Later that day in school, she was trying to stay awake in class, it was a up hill battle that she lost. She awoke with Bonnie shaking her shoulder and the entire class staring at her.

Her teacher mildly suggested that she go home as she was not feeling well.

Bonnie quickly got to her feet and asked if she could drive her. The permission was granted and they both left.

Bonnie said nothing on the drive, but there was a suppressed air of excitement about her.

She made Elena sit down, then brought out her candle.

"I want to try again, I know I did not do anything wrong last time, so it has to be something blocking it, like a counter spell that is stronger. Think Elena, did ANYTHING happen that made you think it could be supernatural?"

"No, not really…"

"Bonnie, who could be more powerful than you at spells? Why even put a spell on me in the first place? What is it, a 'No sleeping spell'? But I can sleep; I just cannot feel rested or dream. What kind of lame spell is that?"

Bonnie looked at her, her brows furrowed.

"No dreams? Elena, when was the last time you DID dream?"

"It was when I first came home, I had a nightmare, it was bad, but, but Stefan was there, or, or Damon? I.I do not remember. But they woke me up out of it, but then I was fine.

"Think, Elena! This is important; did Damon compel you to do something?"

"No, No, wait…"

Elena had a faint memory of words of comfort being whispered to her during her panicked dream. Blue eyes that held hers, mirroring her pain, then, nothing, no dreams, just sleep.

"Bonnie, I think Damon did do something, but I think he was only trying to make me feel better, I am sure he never intended this, whatever it is, to happen."

"So all we have to do is go to Damon and get him to de-compel you."

Bonnie looked slightly distasteful. The idea was not at all appealing to her, but relief filled her, she knew that this could be fixed.