Ok, so this is total Stelena time coming up right now! I hope you guys enjoy it, because it's probably the most fun I've had writing this story to date! So here it is… [insert drum-roll here]…...CHAPTER NINE!

She was going to say something to him, when he was gone. The only evidence that he had even been there was the open window—plus the fact that she could hear his car starting. She sighed, realizing that she was alone again, and that it was almost eight. She walked over to her rug and pulled away the corner. Prying up the loose floorboard, she pulled out her diary and sat back down on the window bench.

Dear Diary,

I'm scared. I have no clue what's happening to me. There's this new guy at school named Peter Smith, and as soon as I met him, I felt like I knew him—even though I've never even met him. But it wasn't really recognition, it was more of an extreme fear of this guy—like he wanted to eat me alive. I was already feeling like crap today, I really didn't need some guy freaking me out.

So I ran out of Alaric's class (literally), and came straight home and cried. I don't know what made me so upset, maybe it's just all the pressure I've been under. Oh, and to add to that, my necklace is gone. Somebody took it and probably compelled me to do something or—oh god, I don't even want to know.

Stefan and Damon were worried about me—I'm sure Bonnie and Caroline were too, but I was too scared to notice because Peter sat down right behind me—and Damon even came over and comforted me (probably because Stefan told him to, though) .

I'm going to miss that necklace. That was the first thing Stefan ever gave me that showed me how much he cared about me—and now its gone. Not to mention the fact that any vampire could just come and make me do whatever the hell he wants me to. Gosh, I did NOT need this extra stress in my life!

Love,

Elena

She closed her diary and looked up, but gasped. "God, Stefan! Don't scare me like that!" she yelped.

"Sorry", he grinned, knowing that she had calmed down a bit since history class. She inched off the bed and reached up to kiss him. Their lips came together softly as she closed her eyes. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and he picked her up and laid on the bed. As the kiss escalated and grew more intense, Elena's head was filled with fireworks as she realized just how much she loved him. How was it possible to love somebody as much as she loved Stefan?

The longer the kiss went on, the more passionate it became. As the heat between them grew, Elena forgot about everything that had happened that day and was only able to concentrate on the amazing man holding her. They laid on her bed wrapped up in each other's arms, kissing. After a while, they broke apart, and Elena cuddled up next to Stefan. She turned her head towards him and gazed into his eyes with a look on her face that said she was going to ruin the moment. He just smiled

"You're going to ruin the moment, aren't you?" he asked.

"I'm totally going to ruin the moment", she said as she sat up, grinning. "I know Damon told you everything that happened when he came over today, just like you told him everything", she said, a smile shining brightly on her face.

"Yeah, he told me. For the record, I'm glad he actually listened to me and came and checked on you. You don't even know how worried I was about you—and Caroline and Bonnie want all the details later, by the way", he laughed, so glad that the stress seemed to be over for now.

Elena yawned and thought, 'Wow, I didn't realize how tired I am from all this stress.' She tried to hide it, wanting to just be with Stefan, but nothing fazed him. He chuckled and pulled her back into his arms.

"Elena, you need to go to sleep. You had a pretty long day, after waking up at 1 in the afternoon", Stefan joked. He saw the resistance in her eyes and laughed when she closed her eyes and shook her head. But she was already in her pajamas and laying on her nice warm bed against him. She was out in seconds.

He started to get up, but she grabbed his arm and pulled him back against her. 'Well, I guess she's not as asleep as I thought', Stefan mused. He pulled her close to him, and leaned back on the bed. Even though he was fully dressed, he realized that the stress of the past two days was pushing him to his limits, too, and he fell asleep beside her.

It was 11:30. She slowly got up and walked through the house, realizing that everybody was already asleep. Weird, asleep before 12 on a weekend?

Then she remembered. She remembered everything, and before she knew it she was running as fast as she could back to her room. She picked up the phone and tried to dial Stefan's number, but the phone disappeared from her hand.

She looked up, and there he was. Peter, the vampire that she'd thought she knew, and had tried to intimidate her in class. She gasped in terror, but before she could scream for help there was a hand on her mouth.

"Say anything, and your brother won't wake up tomorrow morning, understand?" the vampire warned. She nodded, and he released the grip on her mouth.

"W-who are you? What do you want from me?" she cried quietly, mumbling and stuttering at the same time.

"Why else would I want you? You're the doppelganger. And as for what I want from you, well…that list goes on and on…but this is number one on it", he stated, grinning from ear to ear. She knew what he was going to do.

"Oh god, please no! Please no!" she begged, but he ignored her. All she could feel was searing pain as he bit down on her slender neck. Her screaming rang through the house. It was a wonder that nobody woke up. She tried to think of Stefan, since she was probably going to die any minute. She dreamed of him calling her name, his beautiful voice making her death almost bearable.

"Elena….Elena…."

"Elena! Elena, wake up! It's okay, everything's okay!"

She opened her eyes, but instead of seeing the vampire, she saw Stefan. His eyes were as wide as golf balls, and he was trying to hold her to the bed. Suddenly, she realized that she was still fighting him, and she stopped thrashing. Tears were running down her face, as it finally dawned on her why she had been so scared of him.

"Elena, hey, it's okay. It was just a dream, it wasn't real", Stefan tried to soothe her, but it didn't work very well. She burst out in a downpour of sobs, and he pulled her to him, cradling her from whatever she was scared of.

"N-no."

"What?" Stefan asked, bewildered by her blatant statement.

"No. I-it wasn't a d-dream. It was a memory", she said, sobs still rocking her gentle frame, "It was Peter."

"What was Peter, Elena?"

"It was Peter that stole my necklace and compelled me", she cried, "It was Peter that almost killed me."

OK…so, my attempt at another epic cliff-hanger! How was it? :) I hope you enjoyed it, because like I said, it was so much fun to write! Also, it was a little difficult to write the kissing scene, so I hope it was okay :) Remember, feedback is love, people! So read and review! :D

-kiki :)