Stefan rushed down the stairs into the living room. Caroline was talking to Titiana and Bonnie while Adelina,Amber,Courtney,Abigail, and Talia were huddled in the corner of the room. Seeing Stefan's worried face, Caroline asked,"What's wrong Stefan?" "Elena is... gone." Caroline gave him an I'm sorry look and rushed in front of him to give him a hug. Titiana was behind her and took the note that Stefan still had clutched in his hand. After examining it she had a panicked look. "No, no it can't be." Talia rushed to her sister's side and looked at the piece of paper. "What is it", Caroline asked. It was Titiana who responded,"I know who this handwriting belongs to. I've known this person for thousands of years so of course I know it's not Damon if that's what you're all thinking. This handwriting belongs to Haven." Caroline turned back to Stefan; her mouth shaped in an O.
One month later
Bonnie came downstairs into the living room after failing an attempt to talk to Stefan, who hadn't spoken a word in an entire month. Seeing her face, Caroline decided to go and try went into Stefan's room. He was standing by the window looking outside. She clutched the blood bag in her hand tightly. "Come on, Stefan. You're starting to desiccate, you need blood." He turned around and looked at her with his beautiful green eyes that never seemed to age. Slowly, he shook his head. "Seriously Stefan? Why don't you just eat?" "This is my punishment", he replied after not using his voice since Titiana had discovered Haven was back,"For not being able to help her. There's an incredibly likely chance that I'll never see her again." Caroline realized now that he refused to say her name. She set the blood bag down on the table next to him. "Okay Stefan, suit yourself. But, I'm going to leave this here if you decide to change your mind." Caroline left the room and quickly went back downstairs. "Well, he talked to me."
Stefan went to go lie down on the bed. The only reason he hadn't already taken off his daylight ring and expose himself to the sun was because of her. She was still alive for another 5 months. She was the only reason he still woke up every morning. He glanced at the empty space beside him where she used to lay. He hadn't fed, slept, or talked for a whole month until Caroline made a successful attempt to book she had been reading the day she disappeared was still where she had dropped it; the bookmark in it still marking the page she had left off on. The spine was facing Stefan and the title read: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. It was the book they had talked about in Mystic Falls High School's hallway when he had first arrived. He shook away the memory before it could begin. He missed her so much, but it hurt him to think about her golden hair and blue eyes. It even hurt him to think about her name. Suddenly, the window opened and Damon stepped in. "It's customary to knock,Damon." Damon shot him an eye roll. "So, I take it that Elena is still gone from poor little ." "Why, do you know something?" "Maybe." Stefan shot him a glare. "Alright, alright. She left town because she didn't love you and didn't know how to let you down easy. She didn't love you as much as you loved her. She wanted to get as far away from here as wanted to leave you and never cared about you, in fact, she only used you to turn her into a vampire." "You're lying." "Au Contraire. If she still loves you and was taken away, why did she leave the two symbols of your love for her here? Why didn't she take them with her if she was kidnapped to have something to remember you by? Why would she leave her wedding ring and her special necklace that you and I both know she never took off? Think about that little , when you're ready to join the winning side,give me a call and we'll chat." He flashed out of the room and was gone. Stefan looked at the blood bag Caroline had left , he opened it and drank all of its contents. He was going to find Elena. Even if it killed him in the process.
Caroline held in her hand a letter from Abigail. She,Meredith,Stefan, and Bonnie decided to make them leave Mystic Falls and finish high school in another small town in Virginia to keep them safe. So, they had sent them to Fell's Church, which wasn't that far away from their homes and enrolled them in Robert E Lee High School. Caroline had arranged for them to mail letters instead of calling because phone calls could be easily heard. Just as she was about to open the letter, the front door opened. "Hello", called out a familiar voice. The person walked into the living room and said,"Oh hey Caroline." Caroline couldn't believe who it was.
So, who is this mystery person? Was Damon actually telling the truth? Stay tuned...