The information was still playing inside Elena's mind as she entered her home. The eerie silence was enough to tell her that something was going to happen and she would not like it. Licking her lips, Elena walked upstairs and stopped when she saw her door was ajar. Saying a small and quick prayer she pushed open the door and let out a silent sigh of relief. "Stefan, you scared me." When he looked up at her she quickly felt her heart drop. He knew and he was mad.
"What were you doing today Elena? Why weren't you home?"
"Does it matter? You don't need to know everything about me." Shit, why was she acting so mad? Stefan's face fell and he turned around to start and play with a stuffed toy he had given her.
"It does matter Elena, you know that. You could have gotten hurt-"
"But I didn't. I am fine Stefan! See!" Elena held out her arms to show that no scratch or bite could be seen on her.
"But you could have!" He whirled around to show the worry and fear clearly displayed on his face. "Don't you understand that you could have gotten hurt or worse…" His voice cracked and he couldn't finish the sentence. "God Elena…The reason why I tell you to stay home is because I love you."
"And I love you as well Stefan. It's just that I can't just sit here and do nothing as everyone I know risks their lives." She placed a hand and cupped his cheek while gazing into his eyes. Elena wanted him to know that she didn't go off and risk everything to defy him but to help them.
"But I risk my life for you Elena." He mumbled. "We all risk our lives for you and this town but if you go risk your life and die then it means nothing." He took her hand on his cheek in his own and gave it a squeeze. "You must know that I care for you and don't want anything to happen to you but if you keep doing this I wont be there to help you."
"Maybe I don't need your help! Maybe I can take care of myself!" Her anger was starting to grow again and Stefan could tell that she was not going to back down. She was so stubborn and headstrong that it was making him angry.
"You can't Elena! You are only human they are vampires! Can't you understand that! Or maybe you are too blind by being stubborn that you wont see it!" Elena opened her mouth to say something but was too shocked by his statement that she couldn't say anything. Stefan could read the hurt in her eyes and sighed while reaching out to comfort her. "Elena…I am sorry…You just get me so worked up that I say stupid things sometimes and-"
"Get out."
"Elena please…"
"Get out! Get out! Get out!" She swung the door open so harshly that it banged up against the wall with a loud thud. Stefan walked slowly towards the door but turned to face his mortal love whom he hurt greatly. "Elena…I am sorry." She just stood there, trying to hold back the tears that were welling up in her eyes.
"Stefan, get out. Don't come near me anymore and don't talk to me. You said what you thought and I don't want to hear anymore of it." Her voice was a soft whisper but contained enough anger to scald his heart. His own tears were starting to well up in his eyes but he turned his face away in time to hide them. If she was not going to show her tears then he didn't have to.
As soon as he was out of her room Elena threw herself on the bed and began to sob. That jerk! How could he say that to her? The sad part about the whole thing was that it was true. She was blinded by her stubbornness sometimes, but he didn't have to throw it in her face like he did.
She screamed all her anger into a pillow trying to get rid of all the emotion that was building up inside her. "I hate him…" The words felt weird on her tongue and even more weird when she heard it. "I hate Stefan Salvatore." The words hardly came out right, it didn't sound or feel right to her. Not wanting to try it anymore she got up out of bed and walked into the bathroom to splash some cold water on her tear streaked face.
As she stared at herself in the mirror she came to a startling conclusion. She would prove to him that she was not just a 'stubborn human' but that she was strong. She could take on strong vampires and beat them as easy as they do. Well, maybe not as easy but easier then they thought it would be. With a determined look she walked into her closet and began to get changed into clothes she would not mind getting dirty. As she packed her purse up once more a Salvatore brother was gazing at her with interest and worry.