Book 1 Chapter 3
Elena awoke under a large willow tree. It was already bright out, too bright out. Even in the shade she squinted her eyes against the sun. She looked around her for Damon, but she knew that he had already left.
"Dammit I wanted him to be there when I told Stefan," she muttered to herself. "Oh well, maybe it's best," she answered.
Elena stood up and walked beneath the willow's fallen branches. She was only a block or so away from the boarding house but it was daylight now and people seeing her now is the last thing she needed. Elena started towards the side of the nearest house walking in the shadows. She kept a sharp eye out, but it seemed that no one was outside today. Elena decided to make a run for it.
The boarding house was in view now and she still did not see or hear anyone around her. Elena sprinted across the street and up to the boarding house. Once inside she felt comforted by the dimness the old house provided. She walked up the stairs and into her new home. Stefan was standing by the window. He turned and a look of happiness crossed his face, but the look quickly turned to anger.
"Where were you?" he asked. "I've been worried sick, at first I thought it was all just a dream but then I saw the candles from last night, then I wondered if you had left me. Why did you leave?" Stefan stammered out. He looked so upset, she felt bad for leaving him for so long.
"Stefan, I have something to tell you, and I hope you don't hate me for it," Elena said shyly. She walked across the room, took Stefan by the hands and looked him squarely in the face.
The look of anger quickly vanished from his face replaced by a look of bewilderment. Stefan unhooked their hands and gave Elena a light hug. In her ear he whispered "I will never hate you, I will only ever love you."
Elena sighed, it felt good hearing those words. She took a deep breath and calmed herself before she spoke the words that might ruin their relationship. "Stefan, last night. I went out to find Damon."
Stefan pulled away slightly and looked at her. "Why did you need to go find him," he asked taken aback.
Elena looked down to the floor, "Because I needed something from him, and I knew I couldn't ask you," she said trying to explain herself.
"Elena you know you can ask me to do anything for you and I would do it," he told her staring into her eyes. He really meant what he was saying and Elena knew it. She knew, though, that he wouldn't have done her this favor.
"Well," said Elena, "I have something you can do for me now."
"Yes," he said, "what is it." Stefan replied apparently glad that his wife wanted him to do something for her.
"You can kill me," Elena said back looking up into his eyes.
"What?!" Stefan almost yelled. "Why would I do something like that Elena! It was hard enough the last time you were gone and I don't think I could go through that again." Stefan had pulled away from her during this little outburst. Elena spoke quickly because she needed to explain why should would ask for such a strange request before he continued.
"Stefan, last night I went to talk to Damon. I.I asked him to change me back into a vampire. I knew you wouldn't do it because you already said it yourself you wanted to be 'careful'. Stefan don't you see, I'm not human anymore I was once, but not anymore. I would feel more comfortable now if I were a vampire again, plus you and I could be together forever." Elena got her whole explanation out in one breath. She saw Stefan gain understanding of her situation. However his expression still hadn't changed.
"Elena I can't kill you. No matter what I could never kill you. I love you too much. However since you have made your mind up, I cannot change it. You decide what you want to do. I must say that I am upset that you went to /Damon/ with this request when you know about his feelings for you. Plus you know how I feel about him, I just can't believe it." Stefan looked at her with truthful eyes. He wished he had been able to fulfill her wish, but she still should not have gone to Damon.
Elena understood where he was coming from given the past circumstances. "Stefan," she said sympathetically, "the reason I went to Damon because he is your brother; he is my brother. I have come to realize that my love for Damon is no more than the love a sister would have for a brother. I knew Damon would do me the favor, plus he knows that I now am your wife. And, surprisingly he seemed all right with it. In fact, I invited him along when we leave. Trust me Stefan, I only did what I did to better /our/ relationship." Elena felt she had said enough. She had spoken truthfully and she could see that Stefan believed her. She grabbed him in a tight hug and cried softly in his shoulder.
She was only crying a second when Stefan lifted her head up and gave her a searing kiss. Their kiss ended and Elena smiled. Stefan was so great to her; he didn't seem mad or upset anymore. He was just happy to be with her and love her again.
There was only one more thing Elena would have to do before Stefan and her could be together forever. She would just have to kill herself and wait. She smiled again at this realization and knew it's what she would have to do.
Elena awoke under a large willow tree. It was already bright out, too bright out. Even in the shade she squinted her eyes against the sun. She looked around her for Damon, but she knew that he had already left.
"Dammit I wanted him to be there when I told Stefan," she muttered to herself. "Oh well, maybe it's best," she answered.
Elena stood up and walked beneath the willow's fallen branches. She was only a block or so away from the boarding house but it was daylight now and people seeing her now is the last thing she needed. Elena started towards the side of the nearest house walking in the shadows. She kept a sharp eye out, but it seemed that no one was outside today. Elena decided to make a run for it.
The boarding house was in view now and she still did not see or hear anyone around her. Elena sprinted across the street and up to the boarding house. Once inside she felt comforted by the dimness the old house provided. She walked up the stairs and into her new home. Stefan was standing by the window. He turned and a look of happiness crossed his face, but the look quickly turned to anger.
"Where were you?" he asked. "I've been worried sick, at first I thought it was all just a dream but then I saw the candles from last night, then I wondered if you had left me. Why did you leave?" Stefan stammered out. He looked so upset, she felt bad for leaving him for so long.
"Stefan, I have something to tell you, and I hope you don't hate me for it," Elena said shyly. She walked across the room, took Stefan by the hands and looked him squarely in the face.
The look of anger quickly vanished from his face replaced by a look of bewilderment. Stefan unhooked their hands and gave Elena a light hug. In her ear he whispered "I will never hate you, I will only ever love you."
Elena sighed, it felt good hearing those words. She took a deep breath and calmed herself before she spoke the words that might ruin their relationship. "Stefan, last night. I went out to find Damon."
Stefan pulled away slightly and looked at her. "Why did you need to go find him," he asked taken aback.
Elena looked down to the floor, "Because I needed something from him, and I knew I couldn't ask you," she said trying to explain herself.
"Elena you know you can ask me to do anything for you and I would do it," he told her staring into her eyes. He really meant what he was saying and Elena knew it. She knew, though, that he wouldn't have done her this favor.
"Well," said Elena, "I have something you can do for me now."
"Yes," he said, "what is it." Stefan replied apparently glad that his wife wanted him to do something for her.
"You can kill me," Elena said back looking up into his eyes.
"What?!" Stefan almost yelled. "Why would I do something like that Elena! It was hard enough the last time you were gone and I don't think I could go through that again." Stefan had pulled away from her during this little outburst. Elena spoke quickly because she needed to explain why should would ask for such a strange request before he continued.
"Stefan, last night I went to talk to Damon. I.I asked him to change me back into a vampire. I knew you wouldn't do it because you already said it yourself you wanted to be 'careful'. Stefan don't you see, I'm not human anymore I was once, but not anymore. I would feel more comfortable now if I were a vampire again, plus you and I could be together forever." Elena got her whole explanation out in one breath. She saw Stefan gain understanding of her situation. However his expression still hadn't changed.
"Elena I can't kill you. No matter what I could never kill you. I love you too much. However since you have made your mind up, I cannot change it. You decide what you want to do. I must say that I am upset that you went to /Damon/ with this request when you know about his feelings for you. Plus you know how I feel about him, I just can't believe it." Stefan looked at her with truthful eyes. He wished he had been able to fulfill her wish, but she still should not have gone to Damon.
Elena understood where he was coming from given the past circumstances. "Stefan," she said sympathetically, "the reason I went to Damon because he is your brother; he is my brother. I have come to realize that my love for Damon is no more than the love a sister would have for a brother. I knew Damon would do me the favor, plus he knows that I now am your wife. And, surprisingly he seemed all right with it. In fact, I invited him along when we leave. Trust me Stefan, I only did what I did to better /our/ relationship." Elena felt she had said enough. She had spoken truthfully and she could see that Stefan believed her. She grabbed him in a tight hug and cried softly in his shoulder.
She was only crying a second when Stefan lifted her head up and gave her a searing kiss. Their kiss ended and Elena smiled. Stefan was so great to her; he didn't seem mad or upset anymore. He was just happy to be with her and love her again.
There was only one more thing Elena would have to do before Stefan and her could be together forever. She would just have to kill herself and wait. She smiled again at this realization and knew it's what she would have to do.