Stefan POV
Walking towards my locker I see Elena waiting for me and breathe a sigh of relief. She wouldn't be hanging around my locker hoping to catch me if she really thought I was a monster. This weekend was torturous with my brother moving in, keeping my distance from Elena, and keeping up to date on Damon's plans for Katherine knowing that I get to walk up to the sweetest and gentlest girl in the word is like a gift.
"Hey," I Say getting Elena's attention she was practically hiding behind a curtain of her hair I think she is nervous which makes her all the more endearing to me.
"Hey, did Damon give you my message?" she says the stress between her brows give away how uncomfortable she is with this conversation.
"No, I saw Damon after everything that happened between the three of us, we decided on a ceasefire and he all too happily accepted my offer to let him stay at the boarding house although apparently he took stay as move in he is really playing lord and master over their he did graciously leave my room untouched but no… no mention of a message you had wished to relay to me."
"Wow I… I'm impressed. I think this could be really great for the two of you." Ugh I sigh inwardly I had wanted to come clean to Elena straight away trusting her with my plan for Damon and Katherine since I was never given the chance to reveal myself as a vampire, no Damon took that one upon himself. But looking at her softened features and hearing sound almost proud of me… the monster, I am going to have to play along with the brother bonding she seems keen on at least until I know she is one hundred precent with me again. I look at her and all I want is to take her in my arms and have her reassure me she is still mine.
"So, what was this message?" and there goes her furrowed brow again.
Taking a deep cleansing breath she prepares as if what ever she is about to say has been carefully thought out perhaps even practiced a few time in the mirror.
"I owe you an apology, I was shaken by what I saw about what I had learned about you… and Damon. My reaction is not one that I'm proud of, you clearly don't want to hurt be because you would have done that by now in fact the only thing you have ever been towards me is kind, supportive, gentle even… not the description of a monster. Please know I am so sorry for how I handled everything."
"Elena, you have no idea what that means to me. I missed you Elena, I missed you so much." I begin to close the distance between us to lean in for a kiss put her hands on my chest stop me.
"Stefan, I want you to know your secret is safe with me and I will be here for whatever you need, these last two months you've become one of the most important people in my life and I want it to stay that way but… I don't think we should be together at least not right now. I think I need time to understand more and get to know this whole other side of you that you've been keeping from me. I don't want to hurt you Stefan, I really don't but I can't jump back in and pretend we are the same couple we were a few days ago, I can't." She raises her shoulders slightly and releases them almost as if in defeat and I feel like I have jut been staked in the gut but I know this is a lot to take on and honestly I am amazed and the grace and empathy she is showing trying to accept all of this the least I can give her is time.
"I understand." I say simply,
"You, do? You don't hate me?"
"I could never hate you Elena, if you need time trust me that's the one this I have an abudence of and will happily give to you as long as there is still hope for us I'll be here."
This makes her smile ever so sweetly she looks like she is about to say something else but the bell rings and now we are off to homeroom.
A/N Sorry I know its a really short chapter but my laptop is dead so i've been making due with my ipadmini I promise to update a much longer chapter tomorrow which will finally take us to a rating M.