Chapter 5
Light shown through Elena's eyelids. The light had woken her, but she decided to lie there and soak in the warmth of the comfortable bed. She knew she was smiling. The sheets felt nice against her bare skin and the bed seemed to sink nicely underneath her. While she lay there she realized that the room was not silent. She heard two voices coming from across the room whispering so quietly that to humans they would be unheard.
"Well, the plan is to travel across the United States, then head across seas," she heard the first voice say distinctly.
"And Elena planned all this?" Elena heard the second voice questioning the first.
"Yes, it was her idea.and it was her idea for you to come along." Elena recognized the voice now; it was Stefan, her love, her husband.
"Why so I can bask in all your /happiness/?" the second voice, Damon, said. He's so pigheaded Elena thought to herself. He won't let anyone know when he's giving in.
"Listen Damon," Stefan started shortly. Elena gave a silent moan so as if seeming to just wake up to avoid the inevitable fight.
Stefan quickly walked across the room and sat by Elena's side. She opened her eyes and looked at him. There were a mixture of emotions on his face, but he was overly happy that she had woken up. He bent down and gave her a small kiss on the forehead.
"Good morning sweetheart," he whispered as he sat back up. Elena heard a slight snicker come from her other side.
"Hi," she whispered back. "What were you two talking about?" She realized her voice still sounded weak. She was still tired and wished she could go back to sleep, but she needed to make sure Stefan and Damon were ok first. There was a moment of silence and Elena turned her head to face Damon to see if he would answer her.
"Your *husband * was telling me that he would like me to come along on your little honeymoon," Damon answered her, "I do need some sort of vacation, however, so as long as you two turn down the just married routine, I would gladly grace you two with my presence."
Elena turned to Stefan; he was hiding a smile she could tell. Of course Damon could never say that he *wanted * to come along, but she knew he did. Elena turned back to Damon and gave him a weak smile.
"Well," Damon continued suddenly, "I must be off there's a certain young lady I've had my eye on the last week that makes my teeth quiver." With these last words Damon's shape blurred into the form of a giant crow that flapped it's wings and flew gracefully out of the open window.
Elena turned her eyes back to Stefan. There was a slight twinkle in his eyes; she could tell that he was amused his brother had decided to come along. Damon needed someone to take care of him even though he didn't act as if he did. She wondered what Damon had done those couple hundred years without someone to talk to. Elena knew she wouldn't survive one week without a confidant to share her innermost secrets with. Now she didn't even have to speak them, her confidant knew them before she could think of the words to say.
The sun from the window shone in and was reflected in the leave green eyes of her beloved. "So," Elena spoke in barely a whisper "how long have I been out?"
Stefan looked down at the beauty in his bed. She looked childish with the covers pulled up to her chin. Her eyes were wide, taking in every little detail they looked at. "Well, I would say you've been asleep for close to 36 hours." Stefan grabbed the covers and slowly pulled them off the wide- eyed child. Her hand was lying on her stomach so lightly as though the parts of her body weren't even touching at all. She was wearing a long, satin, ice blue nightgown the showed all the curves of her graceful body. Stefan was staring he knew, but he couldn't help it. She was just too beautiful, too lovely, too sexy.
Elena gasped. The look on Stefan's face was the strangest she had ever seen. She knew what it meant though. She smiled and rose slightly putting her back against the headboard. Slowly she reached her arms out and touched his face. The touch sent prickles down her body. She pulled Stefan to her and kissed him. The kiss was always wonderful. It felt like a bolt of lightning had struck them and melted them together. With every touch, every kiss, every look, it became more and more apparent to Elena that Stefan and her would be together forever.
***** Elena ran a brush through her golden hair. She wondered to herself what Bonnie and Meredith were planning to do today. Elena wanted to spend as much time with her old friends as she possibly could before they left. Who knows when they'll all be together again? She hoped that they weren't apart too long. It seemed weird to her that the friends she'd seen almost everyday since elementary school would stay here as she explored the world.
Elena walked over to the nightstand and picked up the phone. Bonnie's mom answered the phone. "Hello, is Bonnie there?" Elena tried to mask her voice. There was a slight pause; she hoped Bonnie's mom had bought it. Elena let out a sigh of relief when she heard Bonnie's voice on the other line. "Bonnie, it's Elena I was wondering if you and Meredith were free this evening for a girls night /in/."
Bonnie squealed "That is just what I was thinking, one last hurrah before you leave us."
Elena smiled, Bonnie always got excited when you mentioned a sleepover. "Well, I think I can get Stefan to leave us alone tonight, so if you want you both could come here. I don't have much food but."
"No, no, no Elena, we can't have a girls' night at a boy's house! My mom is working all night so nobody will be around. We will just have to keep an eye out so that nobody knows you're here. This is so exciting; we can make popcorn and paint each other's nails just like we did before all this crazy stuff began to happen. Why don't you be here around 7 tonight? I'm going to go call Meredith she was supposed to go shopping today and I want to catch here before she leaves. See you later." Click.
Elena barely got one word in the whole conversation. At least she knew Bonnie was excited about this evening. Elena looked around the room. There was a lot of packing to do before they left tomorrow. So far nothing had been packed and there was lots of dirty laundry strewn on the floor. Elena sighed, cleaning and packing. /Well/, Elena thought to herself /I'd better pack before I leave for Bonnie's/.
Light shown through Elena's eyelids. The light had woken her, but she decided to lie there and soak in the warmth of the comfortable bed. She knew she was smiling. The sheets felt nice against her bare skin and the bed seemed to sink nicely underneath her. While she lay there she realized that the room was not silent. She heard two voices coming from across the room whispering so quietly that to humans they would be unheard.
"Well, the plan is to travel across the United States, then head across seas," she heard the first voice say distinctly.
"And Elena planned all this?" Elena heard the second voice questioning the first.
"Yes, it was her idea.and it was her idea for you to come along." Elena recognized the voice now; it was Stefan, her love, her husband.
"Why so I can bask in all your /happiness/?" the second voice, Damon, said. He's so pigheaded Elena thought to herself. He won't let anyone know when he's giving in.
"Listen Damon," Stefan started shortly. Elena gave a silent moan so as if seeming to just wake up to avoid the inevitable fight.
Stefan quickly walked across the room and sat by Elena's side. She opened her eyes and looked at him. There were a mixture of emotions on his face, but he was overly happy that she had woken up. He bent down and gave her a small kiss on the forehead.
"Good morning sweetheart," he whispered as he sat back up. Elena heard a slight snicker come from her other side.
"Hi," she whispered back. "What were you two talking about?" She realized her voice still sounded weak. She was still tired and wished she could go back to sleep, but she needed to make sure Stefan and Damon were ok first. There was a moment of silence and Elena turned her head to face Damon to see if he would answer her.
"Your *husband * was telling me that he would like me to come along on your little honeymoon," Damon answered her, "I do need some sort of vacation, however, so as long as you two turn down the just married routine, I would gladly grace you two with my presence."
Elena turned to Stefan; he was hiding a smile she could tell. Of course Damon could never say that he *wanted * to come along, but she knew he did. Elena turned back to Damon and gave him a weak smile.
"Well," Damon continued suddenly, "I must be off there's a certain young lady I've had my eye on the last week that makes my teeth quiver." With these last words Damon's shape blurred into the form of a giant crow that flapped it's wings and flew gracefully out of the open window.
Elena turned her eyes back to Stefan. There was a slight twinkle in his eyes; she could tell that he was amused his brother had decided to come along. Damon needed someone to take care of him even though he didn't act as if he did. She wondered what Damon had done those couple hundred years without someone to talk to. Elena knew she wouldn't survive one week without a confidant to share her innermost secrets with. Now she didn't even have to speak them, her confidant knew them before she could think of the words to say.
The sun from the window shone in and was reflected in the leave green eyes of her beloved. "So," Elena spoke in barely a whisper "how long have I been out?"
Stefan looked down at the beauty in his bed. She looked childish with the covers pulled up to her chin. Her eyes were wide, taking in every little detail they looked at. "Well, I would say you've been asleep for close to 36 hours." Stefan grabbed the covers and slowly pulled them off the wide- eyed child. Her hand was lying on her stomach so lightly as though the parts of her body weren't even touching at all. She was wearing a long, satin, ice blue nightgown the showed all the curves of her graceful body. Stefan was staring he knew, but he couldn't help it. She was just too beautiful, too lovely, too sexy.
Elena gasped. The look on Stefan's face was the strangest she had ever seen. She knew what it meant though. She smiled and rose slightly putting her back against the headboard. Slowly she reached her arms out and touched his face. The touch sent prickles down her body. She pulled Stefan to her and kissed him. The kiss was always wonderful. It felt like a bolt of lightning had struck them and melted them together. With every touch, every kiss, every look, it became more and more apparent to Elena that Stefan and her would be together forever.
***** Elena ran a brush through her golden hair. She wondered to herself what Bonnie and Meredith were planning to do today. Elena wanted to spend as much time with her old friends as she possibly could before they left. Who knows when they'll all be together again? She hoped that they weren't apart too long. It seemed weird to her that the friends she'd seen almost everyday since elementary school would stay here as she explored the world.
Elena walked over to the nightstand and picked up the phone. Bonnie's mom answered the phone. "Hello, is Bonnie there?" Elena tried to mask her voice. There was a slight pause; she hoped Bonnie's mom had bought it. Elena let out a sigh of relief when she heard Bonnie's voice on the other line. "Bonnie, it's Elena I was wondering if you and Meredith were free this evening for a girls night /in/."
Bonnie squealed "That is just what I was thinking, one last hurrah before you leave us."
Elena smiled, Bonnie always got excited when you mentioned a sleepover. "Well, I think I can get Stefan to leave us alone tonight, so if you want you both could come here. I don't have much food but."
"No, no, no Elena, we can't have a girls' night at a boy's house! My mom is working all night so nobody will be around. We will just have to keep an eye out so that nobody knows you're here. This is so exciting; we can make popcorn and paint each other's nails just like we did before all this crazy stuff began to happen. Why don't you be here around 7 tonight? I'm going to go call Meredith she was supposed to go shopping today and I want to catch here before she leaves. See you later." Click.
Elena barely got one word in the whole conversation. At least she knew Bonnie was excited about this evening. Elena looked around the room. There was a lot of packing to do before they left tomorrow. So far nothing had been packed and there was lots of dirty laundry strewn on the floor. Elena sighed, cleaning and packing. /Well/, Elena thought to herself /I'd better pack before I leave for Bonnie's/.