The Vampire Diaires
Lost Love
Chapter 2. Family Meeting
Stefan awoke. Finally in decades, he was happy. The past night he had proposed to Elena Gilbert, and he couldn't be prouder. And just to ruin his starting of a perfect day. His older brother, Damon Salvatore, walked in. "And where were you last night? You didn't come home til' late Mister." Damon his evil brother mocked. "And when have you actually started caring Damon?" Stefan said as he sat up and rubbed the back of his head. "It's none of your concern." Stefan concluded. How was he going to tell Damon, when he secretly knew he had at least some strong feelings for Elena. Who knows what he would do. Who knows what he would do to Elena. "Oh come on! Spill." Damon told his brother with a smirk. Stefan arose and walked out of his bed room. He didn't have time for Damon's games. He had to go straight to Elena and straighten out everything. They needed a plan, onto how this, they were going to work.
But of course Damon followed right behind his baby brother. Stefan took a seat in the kitchen. He felt like his eyes were glued shut. He was beyond tired. He was up all night, thinking. Then Damon arrived in the kitchen, leaning against the fridge. "Why are you still here?" Stefan asked. Damon stared down his brother. He tilted his head and smirked. He obviously didn't want to answer Stefan's question. It seemed like Damon eyes were watching his every movement. "I need to get dressed. I am going to Elena's today." Stefan told his brother. In only a dark red and black robe, and underwear, Stefan walked towards the staircase. 'When is Damon going to stop following me?' Stefan thought leaving the kitchen. 'Til' you tell him, maybe.' He answered himself. He could hear Damon's footsteps behind his own. So he stopped. Stefan turned around to find his brother still staring him down. Stefan knew he had to tell Damon sooner or later. He chose sooner. If not, Damon would only get suspicious and kill or do what he wanted til' he had a answer. "Do you really wanna know where I was last night?" Stefan asked Damon. Damon nodded, "Oh yes, I'm all ears!" he said with his 'thumbs up'.
"Last night. I was at Elena's..." Stefan paused. This was so hard. He knew by telling him this, he would only hurt his brother more, he had already hurt him enough in the past. But he continued. "And I proposed to her." He finished. Damon's eyes grew wide and he said nothing. Stefan had hit a spot in what Damon had as a heart so coldly. He could barley look at his brother. Damon was stunned. "Wh-What?" Damon said. "You can't get married Stefan! Your a vampire! You have to hunt! You don't have time for a wife!" Damon continued arguing. Even though it was obvious, Damon wasn't going to let his emotions bother him about this. He would act as he always has. Judge Stefan about every move he makes, and try to persuade him to survive like he does. By killing. "It's my choice. I'm one step maturer than you are Damon. When are you going to rest? Katherine isn't coming back. And you know that but you are denying the truth! It's about time you stop! People dye around you Damon. How you can handle it I will never know, but I will never be like you." Stefan shouted. He had finally had the guts and tell his brother what he had been trying to tell him for years.
"Oh go tell it to Bambi." Damon said as he turned around and walked the other way. Damon was hurt. He really was. And he knew he was denying the truth. Katherine was the only one Damon had actually loved. The one he wanted. And she wasn't coming back. And Stefan had ruined that. And he was going to pay...big time.
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Stefan walked to Elena's house. He wondered if she had told anyone about there late night engagement. If so, he knew she must be on a ton of pressure. So he wanted to make sure she was okay. Alot of things and unanswered questions were on Stefan's mind. How were they going to tell Elena's parents? Where will they live? Will Damon hunt them down and get even? Also, Stefan doesn't age. But since Elena's not a vampire, she does. He dreaded the thought of turning her. He couldn't. But Damon easily could, which scared him the most.
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Elena sat upon her bed staring at her ring. She couldn't keep her eyes off it. 'Elena Salvatore', she thought. Kinda had a ring to it! She didn't know how it would be possible to marry a vampire but she didn't worry about that right now. All she could think of was Stefan. From now on she never locked her bedroom window, encase Stefan wanted to visit. She longed to tell Jeremy everything. About the vampires, and Bonnie her best friend being a witch, and the engagement. But she knew she never could. How could she? He would never understand. But they had been through 'thick n thin' together. Atleast she could always tell Bonnie. Bonnie was there when she needed her. She could tell her everything. But what about the engagement? Would she think she was to young? Elena was clueless. Is getting married always so stressful? She stood up and was about to exit her room, until she heard a gust of air, and to her sight, her new 'almost husband' was standing before her eyes. She blushed. Alot.
"Hey" Stefan said, smiling. "Uhh, hey." Elena said staring at the floor. It was different when he visited ever since they got engaged. Elena was more shyer. She felt as if she had to impress him as much as she could. "How you been doin? You okay?" Stefan asked, and in a flash they were face to face. She looked down at his chest. Still to shy to look at him in the face. "Yeah, I guess. I haven't told anyone if that why your here? I don't know how I will. They won't understand." Elena's voice was full of doubt. Stefan grabbed hold of Elena's chin so she would face him. "Listen, Elena. We will work on this. Together. Forever." Stefan told her trying to ease her worries. "Okay." Elena said. Stefan let go of her chin.
"So when do you plan of telling them?" Stefan asked. "I dunno." She paused. She let out a sigh. "Will you do it with me?" She finished. Stefan looked at her is she was crazy. "Of course I will".
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Elena and Stefan had called everyone to a family meeting at Elena's house. Except Damon. He wasn't family. He was a monster. Everyone was there. Aunt Judith, Jeremy, Alaric, Caroline, Bonnie, Matt, and some of Judith's friends. They all had been waiting downstairs for about ten minutes, to see what the big news was about.
Elena was pacing in her room. She was beyond nervous. Not only was the family and some friends waiting, but so was Stefan. She knew no one would approve. She was nineteen. Aren't you supposed to be like twenty three when you marry? Why did she care? She loved Stefan and she wanted to be with him for eternity, and that's all that mattered. But none of this calmed her down. Suddenly Stefan walked in her room. Using the door this time. "Elena?" Stefan asked. She sat on her bed like she was about to cry. "I can't do it. I really can't, I thought I could. I'm such an idiot." Elena whined. Stefan walked over to her and sat next to her and rubbed her back trying to comfort her. "Elena I-" Stefan started to talk but was interrupted. "I cant believe how bad of a disappointment I am! I failed. I thought I could go back to my old life and be 'Miss. Perfect'. But I can't." Elena stopped. Now it was Stefan's turn.
"Elena. You could never disappoint me. Ever. I love you the way you are, and if your not ready, thats fine. I understand." Stefan was right. Elena was under a load of pressure. And she hadn't even told anyone. But to be honest, so was he. He was nervous to. But not about the same thing. About Damon. Now that he knew the truth, what would he do? Would he kill? Would he kill ,Elena? He worried.
"Thank you Stefan." Elena wiped the few tears that had fallen from her eyes. "No problem Mrs. Salvatore." Stefan said and smiled. "I'm ready." She said. "Great." Stefan replied. They both got up and headed for the door.
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They walked down stairs together, hand to hand. When they entered the family room where everyone was waiting, to Stefan's suprise, Damon was leaned against a wall in a dark corner or the room. Stefan was stunned. "Umm-Uhh, Elena." Stefan warned her as he stuttered and pointed to his brother Damon. "What about him?" Elena was so clueless. She had no idea that under that dark and hateful side of Damon, there was a side that longed to be with Elena for ever. And ever. "Umm- Never mind." He said as they had completed walking down the stairs. Everyone was staring at them even Damon. Everyone was ready to hear the big news. There was a akward silence. Stefan and Elena shared a glance. Elena knew what she had todo.
"I have called you all here to inform you that-" Elena stopped. "That-Uhh". She stared at Stefan. "I Elena Gilbert have accepted to Umm-" She paused again. She took a deep breath. It was now or never. All eyes were on her. "To be Stefan Salvatore's wife." She finished. Everyone gasped. She got worried no one was saying anything. There were a couple of whispers. She worried. "I know most of you don't approve. But I am nineteen now. It's what I want." She glanced at Stefan. "It's what we want." Stefan looked at Damon. Damon glanced at the floor and looked hurt.
But Damon didn't get sad or hurt. He got angry and got even. Damon stormed out of Elena's house. He ran to the woods in a flash. He had to take a breath. But he was still full of rage. He screamed as loud as he could. He kicked and screamed like a child. Then he calmed down. In his mind he thought horrible things. "If I can't have her no one can." He told himself. Suddenly a near by stander came up to Damon. "Hey are you alright? I was walking and I heard screaming." The man said comforting. "Oh yeah. I'm alright. It's just to bad your not going to be." Damon said. "Wh-what do you mean, dude?" The man said worriedly. "You will see." Damon said. And Damon got up from the ground and grabbed the man and sucked the life out of him. This some how comforted Damon. For some reason Damon could see how Elena saw him from her point of view. Did she really think he was a monster? Killing was the way Damon survived. There was no way he could change it.
As Damon was drinking the blood from the innocent man, he realized killing and hurting was the way Damon felt better. And thats what scared Elena the most. Even though he would never hurt his baby brother, he made him think he was. It was exactly the same with Elena. He made her think he could hurt her. And thats why she dreaded thoughts of Damon. Stefan had already been with Katherine and had a happy eternity. He was going to watch Stefan have that life replayed again. He would do what Stefan had nightmares about. He would easily take Elena away from him. The quick way would just get Elena alone, rip that pretty little necklace off her, control her mind and suck the living day out of her. But that was to easy. He would do it slowly. Just to watch his brother suffer. Damon was always a step ahead of everyone.
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Everyone had left Elena's house. Including Stefan. He told them he would give the family time to think. Elena layed on her bed, tired. "That was the most hardest thing I have ever done." Elena thought. Unexpectedly her Aunt entered her room. Elena layed down on her bed and faced the opposite way of her Aunt. Elena was trying to show that she didn't want to talk to her Aunt she still didn't give up. "Hey." She said sitting beside Elena. "Hi." Elena replied blankly. Her Aunt Judith took a deep breath and started to talk. "Okay, listen sweet heart-" Judith tried to comfort Elena but Elena interrupted her. Elena turned to face her Aunt. "If your gonna judge me, do it quick. I don't want to hear how I'm to young, or Stefan isn't the right guy for me. I love him and I am going to marry him, whether you like it or not." Elena stated, proud to get that of her chest. "Elena I'm not judging you." Judith said. Elena had questioning look.
"Your right. You are nineteen and your old enough to make your own decisions. And I am very happy for you. A little shocked." Judith said and chuckled a little. "But I still love you and I think you made the right decision." Her Aunt finished. "Wow. Thanks!" Elena said as she hugged her Aunt tightly. "I will go make dinner." Judith said as she exited Elena's room. Elena was happy. Very Happy. Nothing could go wrong.
Authors Note: Or could It? You never say "Nothing could go wrong", because its so obvious something is! More drama in the next chapter!! REVIEW PLZ!!