The Vampire Diaries
Lost Love
Chapter 4 - The Graveyard
Elena had woken up early. She had also woken up to thoughts about yesterday. How badly she had hurt Stefan. She had to empty her head about Stefan's manipulating, evil, brother. Damon was getting to her head, which was not comforting.
Anyway, now Elena was fully dressed and ready to go to Stefan's house. She hoped it wouldn't be akward or anything. And she also hoped Damon wouldn't be there.
Elena walked to the kitchen to find Judith washing the dishes and Jeremy eating break fest. "Well don't you look all pretty." Judith said looking over her shoulder to see Elena. "Where are you going to today?" Elena's Aunt asked. Elena blushed a bit. "Well - Stefan's actually." Jeremy even smiled a bit at this. "Wedding Plans?" Judith asked drying of her hands. "Maybe." Elena replied totally lying. She was going to see if Stefan was okay, but she did wonder when they were going to get to the wedding plans. Ever since Elena was a child she had always planed out her perfect wedding with mister 'Prince Charming'. Who would have guessed her prince would be a vampire?
"Well I really got to go." Elena said eating a piece of bacon. "Thanks for break fest. Bye Jeremy." Elena said walking out with her purse around her shoulder. Elena headed outside. She stopped for a second. She looked at the surroundings around her. She smelt the fresh air. She herd the sounds of birds singing in the trees. She wondered if this is what it felt like everyday to vampires. Minus the killing and people hunting you down. As she had touch of the Earth and space around her, she continued walking to Stefan's. It was to much of a beautiful day then to drive, so she walked.
Suddenly as she was walking on the paved path, a crow from out of now where sat on a wooden fence surrounding the border of someone's house. The crow was watching her examining her every move. This freaked Elena out. A lot.
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Stefan was standing on the front porch steps to Elena's house. He tried to knock but he didn't know what to say. He was depressed and suspicious about last night, but whether he liked it or not he had to confront Elena. He got closer to the door but before his knuckles could even hit the door. The door sprung open and Elena's Aunt, Judith was blocking the entrance.
Judith was shocked at Stefan's appearance. Stefan stepped back to give Judith some room. "Sorry if I scared you." Stefan apologized. It's funny. Thats usually what he would say if Elena was in her room and she turned around to magically see Stefan. "Oh it's alright, just didn't expect to see you." Judith said. Stefan had a questioning look. "Well-umm is Elena here?" Stefan asked. "Thats what I'm surprised about. She just left about ten minutes ago to go find you. I thought you would be with her." Judith said while examining her dying Zinnia's. 'Darn', she whispered under her breath.
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Elena tried to move her feet to encourage her to continue walking, but she couldn't move. She could not take her gaze of the huge crow. Elena's heart pounded. Why was she scared of a crow? Why had she lost her breath? This wasn't a bird. It was a person.
Elena finally lost her gaze with the creature and started to run. To the graveyard. To Fells Church.
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Stefan tried calling Elena's phone. No answer, she must have turned it off. He was now standing in the front of Elena's house, on the street. He tried sensing her. He thought hard, losing concentration. He was to worried to think. He had to search, fast. Suddenly, Stefan heard a scream.
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Elena was running in the tangled up woods; her hair catching on vines and tree limbs, and branches scratching her bare arms. Why was she running? She stopped. She turned around and saw nothing. Confused and dazed, she realized where she now was; standing scratched up, bleeding, next to a headstone with big letters carved onto the back and front. 'GILBERT'.
Elena had always came here if she was sad, depressed, or angry. Now she was terrified. Elena had cuts and wounds all over her. Including her brown hair was a hot mess with small twigs poking her head. Elena had a cold feeling. Like where she had ,had when she saw the bird. Something was watching her. It was watching her. Her heart was racing and she turned around quickly to see a familiar face. Damon Salvatore.
She longed to have Stefan by her side, but now all she was left with was staring at the man she regretting even thinking about and whom she really didn't want to see today. Elena was the first to break the silence. "What are you doing here?" Elena asked. Damon tilted his head. "I would be asking you the same thing." He paused. He looked behind her to see her mother and fathers headstone. "But I think I already know." Damon said looking up at Elena. Elena felt a little ashamed and weak, she looked at her feet; her head tilted down. Elena looked up a little to see Damon's head looking down to, but not at the ground, at her wounds.
Damon's throat grew dry. He looked at her as the blood from her cuts and scratched, dripped. "Are you-Okay?" Damon asked, his voice cracked. He felt a urge of hunger grow. He hadn't killed a human in a couple of days. He needed to hunt. And here standing was Elena, the girl he wanted, bleeding, scratched up, and vulnerable. All of his instincts were calling to him, moaning. But he knew he couldn't.
"Yes." She finally said. She needed to get out of here. She needed Stefan.
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Stefan searched for Elena. He wanted her by his side. What if she was with Damon? What if he was hurting her. He tried to erase those thoughts out of his mind, but he couldn't. He asked if Bonnie, or Caroline had seen her and they both said 'no'. Stefan needed to stop and rest. He stopped and tried thinking. Trying to soul search, trying to sense her. And suddenly one place popped op in his mind.
Fells Church Graveyard.
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"I have to go." Elena said quietly seeing the hunger in Damon's eyes. "You will be okay." Stated Damon. Elena was beyond confused. She shut her eyes, coming back to reality. "What-?" Elena asked. But she realized she was talking to air. When she opened her eyes and faced towards Damon, he was gone. 'Could today get any weirder?' Elena thought. Elena felt a pain in her left arm. She examined her wounds. She had almost forgot they were there. She put her arms up to her chest defensively hoping not to get any scratches going back. Her house wasn't that far so she would go there first to get bandaged up. Suddenly, Elena felt a gust of air. She turned around to see her 'Night In Shining Armor'. Stefan. 'A little late, don't you think?' Elena thought.
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Elena was now sitting on Judith's bed, while her Aunt was bandaging her. "When you were little, about six, your mom-." She paused. "Was teaching you to ride you new bike, and you fell off. And all you could say was 'Get Auntie Jenna'. So your mom drove you to my house, which was only a few miles away, and I bandaged you." Judith said and smiled. Elena also smiled. She loved when her Aunt told her memories from the past. When her parents were- alive.
"I love this." Elena said. Even through she looked like a mess and was in major pain, she felt good. "Well you all set. Still going back to Stefan's?" Judith asked putting on the last bandage. "Yeah I guess. I want him to know I'm okay." She said grabbing her keys. "This time I will think I'll drive." Elena started to walk, but Aunt Judith stopped her. "Wait Elena. You never really told me what happened. How did you get all these cuts?" Elena's eyes got wide. 'Oh well I was going to Stefan's house, and I saw a big crow and ran to the Graveyard and my boyfriends vampire brother was there and then Stefan came.' Yeah she was really going to tell her that. Elena looked from side-to-side. "I uhh-I was walking to Stefan's and so I lost- I lost my umm-balance and fell." 'Yeah perfect explanation Elena.' She thought.
Judith looked at her suspiciously. "Okay." Her Aunt stated. "Well don't keep Stefan waiting. Be back before dark. Dinner's at six!" Judith started to yell seeing that Elena was already gone and half way to the door.
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"So are you sure you are okay." Stefan asked Elena rubbing her back. "Yeah I mean just a few scratches was all." Elena assured him. He couldn't know she was with Damon, she wasn't going to tell him. "Well that's not what it looked like. Wait, why did you goto the Graveyard in the first place?" Stefan asked. Elena looked to the ground. She couldn't tell him she ran to the graveyard because she saw a big crow and got scared. Stefan saw Elena's shyness. "Elena you can tell me, anything." He said, his head crouched down, so he could look into her eyes. Elena nodded knowing he was right. "Okay well here goes." She started. "Have you ever had the feeling like you were - I dunno - Being watched?" Elena asked Stefan.
"Elena. I'm a vampire. I'm always being watched." Stefan said smiling a bit. "Well that what I felt. And I guess I got scared at ran to the Graveyard because - well." She stopped. Stefan knew what she meant. "Well did you see anyone following you, do you think there could be another vampire in town?" He asked. "I hope not. I don't think so. All I know is I saw this really large, bird. A crow."Elena said. Suddenly Stefan's eyes started to narrow, staring at the ground. "Stefan. Are you okay?" Elena asked. "Yeah. I just-haven't, hunted, in a while, thats all." He told Elena. "Why don't you stay here and I will be back soon." Stefan told her already getting up and putting on his leather jacket. "Well, okay." She told him. "Be safe." She said going up to Stefan and kissing him lightly on the cheek. Stefan nodded and in a flash he was gone.
Elena wondered around in Stefan's bedroom. She had only been in here a couple of times, so being in here now was like a privilege. She examined all the old stuff and books lying around. She now felt her self walking, drawing, towards his Study Room, which she had never been in before. She thought it was wrong but she was curious and excited to see what was in there.
She slowly opened the door leading to the room. It creaked, a lot. She 'tip-toed', in the room. There were mostly books and papers, a few trunks, and a large wood table. She walked to the table picking up the papers, reading all of his stuff. Mostly records from other states and a few other history books. She found no interest and walked towards his book shelf. Suddenly her hand hit some book. She held the book up to the light. It was a journal. She opened to the first page and a name was wrote on it. 'Stefan'. It was Stefan's journal. She so desperately wanted to read it. But she knew she wouldn't want anyone reading hers either. She walked across the room trying to find interest in something else to get her mind off the tiny brown velvet book. She searched and searched but nothing caught her gaze. 'Elena don't! That Stefan's diary! You can't read it. You just cant!' She told her self in her head. "Well maybe a peak won't hurt-" She said aloud. She walked back across the room again and picked up the journal. She turned to the first page.
Author's Note: CLIFFHANGER!! Haha, sorry this chapter took SO long! I have been grounded. I promise next chapter will be up quicker! Well anyway.....wow.