Elena is getting a lot of exercise on my laptop at the minute, I like Elejah and Delena however Stelena is not my favourite ship by far. I have decided to back up on the smut and go for some pretty romance for a pretty boy. This is set in season one which I need to get on DVD. There is a tiny hint of Stebekah if you squint really really hard. Brownie points for those of you who spot it.

Stelena

Prayed for an angel
To come in the night
Shine some sweet light on me
Found only strangers
Then you came to me

Lexi had had Stefan back on animal blood for three months now and he was finally able to control himself enough to be alone. He was snacking on bunnies once a day and usually stopped before he drained the poor creatures dry. It was nice to be back in his home town, despite the bad memories it held good ones too. Ever since leaving Damon had followed him everywhere, plaguing him, so it's not like anywhere else on the planet had good memories and being in a town where the locals were prepared to deal with vampires help him control his urges.

But he was lonely. Lexi had gone back to Chicago; she was a city girl and could never settle in a small town for long, so Stefan was alone with his uncle who didn't care for vampires at all. Stefan knew he needed to connect with people as human beings in order to stay on this diet, see humans as people not the blood bags he did when the switch was off.

A new guy was big news in a town as small as Mystic Falls where nothing but 'animal attacks' ever happen. He wanted someone to talk to, a friend, but he didn't want his whole life to be under scrutiny which would no doubt happen if he began socialising.

He wasn't hungry but being in the woods was making him want to tear some poor little animals throat out so he wandered towards the town which was usually empty at this late hour. He could hear a car coming up to the Wickery Bridge, his family had helped to build the bridge and their trees had been used in every restoration since then. He was reminiscing when his super hearing pick up on a screech of breaks followed by a splash.

He could hear screams muffled by heavy waves crashing against metal and began to run. His speed frustrated him, he was still a blur to human eyes but not nearly as fast as he had been on human blood but the fact that he cared about these strangers spurred him on as he dove into the black liquid. The cold of the water didn't bother him but he knew it was dangerous for a human to be submerged in this temperature for too long. He reached the driver's door still battling against the strong currant. There was a whole family in there, he listen to the driver and rescued his daughter first.

He immediately recognised the girl, it was Katherine. But he could hear her heart beating, weakly, but it was beating, this girl was human. He tore his eyes from her unconscious form and jumped back into the icy river, he manage to drag both bodies out but they were dead, he was unable to revive them. The girl with Katherine's face was a fighter she clung to life as did her ancestor. He rang an ambulance, compelled the paramedics and ran.

Just when I giving up
You gave me love
My world was tumbling down
You turned it around, baby

He watched the girl for the rest of the summer. He was right about her surviving; she was so brave and strong throughout. She broke up with the blonde quarterback she'd been dating and threw herself into taking care of her little brother. He couldn't stop watching her; she was a mystery to him. It wasn't just her face that was familiar, her body was identical to Katherine's, even her laugh and smile was the same. She carried herself differently as well; she was less careful, ambivalent to any eyes that may be watching. Katherine did everything as though being watched by adoring eyes, which of course she was. Elena was natural and beautiful, and there was warmth in her eyes he'd never seen in Katherine's face.

He knew he should leave town, there was always the chance she would recognise him. Enrolling in her school was clearly asking for the attention he'd wanted to avoid. This girl was full of temptation, staying close to her was a crazy risk but he couldn't resist. That was the biggest problem, by seeing Katherine he'd been ignoring everything he'd been brought up to believe. The belief that vampires were evil was ingrained in his mind from an early age but he had disregarded it all because he was in love with her. Now he was doing the same, he knew from experience that he was a danger to any human and he was ignoring that fact by enrolling himself in high school, exposing so many teenagers to him. He felt alive when he watched her, saw her try to laugh with her friends, watching her fight for a normal life something he'd almost lost the will to do. Knowing her, living in her world would either be the worst or best thing for him, and her; either way he had to speak to her.

You're some kind of miracle
You, You, You are
You're a miracle to me

It didn't take long for him to figure out she was nothing like Katherine. The physical resemblance still mesmerised him but the similarities ended there. She was kind and thoughtful, she could have gotten away with anything after the tragedy she suffered but didn't even think of it. That was understandable of course but Katherine had used the story of her family's death to gain clothes, money and her place in the Salvatore house. He doubted that her family had even died in a fire, they had died slowly over time which could be heart breaking for a vampire, if they still had one.

Strangely, she was the person he thought Katherine had been when they'd met. Vulnerable, smart, he wanted to take care of her, but despite last time he was sure it was real. She was some sort of miracle, surely. She could be his saviour, he could be hers.

Sweet revelation
That look in your eyes
Your touch in the night
I found the sweetest salvation
In your arms baby

He hadn't meant to fall in love with her, he only wanted to get to know her and feel human again but she was an angel. His greatest impulse was to keep her safe, even when she bled and his face became that of a monster he felt revolted by the images that flooded his mind. The smell of blood had a strong effect on him, it always had. When she cut herself in the graveyard it had been the same, he saw her pinned to the ground beneath him her fangs deep in her veins taking her life force, drinking her in. He'd almost vomited.

She was so full of light, it was hidden by her grief and he wanted to help her come out the other side. He was sure that she would push him away if he tried to comfort her. Her boyfriend had tried, as jealous as he was even Stefan could see the boy was a good person, as brave and strong as she was. He had problems too, it was obvious from the way he clung to her, and he did truly love her. But she accepted his sympathy and opened up to him in a way he never anticipated.

When there's no morning sun
Your tender love
Came and just lifted me up
Look what you've done baby

He fell for her within a day, even learned how to text so he could contact her. She began to move through her pain and be happy again. It amazed him that he could help her move through human tragedy. But he'd also exposed her to dangers she couldn't begin to suspect. He was foolish to believe that he could be free of his older brother's hatred, his poisonous presence had never left him alone but he wouldn't let the pollution spread into Elena's life. She didn't deserve that.

He felt like a teenage boy in love when he gave her the vervain locket. He didn't know where he'd gotten that necklace or why he'd kept it for so long but he knew it meant something to him. It would keep her safe and that was the important thing. But still, her choosing to wear something that was important to him, a gift from him, made him feel so very human.

You, you're some kind of miracle
you, you, you are
You're a miracle to me

Being with her almost made him understand Katherine, the bitch was still evil, manipulative and selfish but he could now see why she had compelled him to accept her as a vampire. When Elena found out he'd been terrified of losing her, of having to compel her to forget everything they'd felt for each other. She did love him, and he loved her; even if she was compelled to forget his darkest secret that would always be real.

He made the decision to compel her and then leave. It was the only way to keep them both safe, Damon was a lose canon and if she let everyone know that vampire's had returned… the consequences were unimaginable. There was no humanity in Damon's heart even for a pure angel like Elena. The only affect her beautiful face and silken hair had on him was to tempt him into taking her life.

But Stefan couldn't do it. Even when she looked at him with fear in her eyes, he knew this was the biggest risk he'd ever take for her but he couldn't violate her mind in that way. He had to trust her to keep his secret.

You brought joy to my heart
I found love in your arms
See what you've done to me
You set my soul so free
You came and you gave me the love that I need

Not only did she keep his secret. She accepted him, fangs and all. He was in shock when she kissed him, unafraid to claim his lips, cupping his face gently. She went willing into his bedroom. Wrapping her arms around him she let him into her body and his soul caught fire.

The monster within him died, replaced with the love of a golden angel. There was no hint of demon in her, none of the black that resided in Katherine's heart. No matter what was on the outside, and their shared ability to always survive, they were as different as possible. Katherine Peirce was a devil, a beauty bathed in hells fire. His Elena would always be a miraculous goddess, an angel strait from heaven.

She was love and goodness incarnate and she always would be.

Oh you, you're some kind of miracle
You, you are
You're a miracle
A miracle to me
Baby you are
Ohh, a miracle to me

So there's Stelena done a real weight off my shoulders. They were sweet in season one but I want some sexy Delena time people. Delighted by Ian's interest in the Fifty Shades Of Grey movie. The book was one hell of a let-down but with Ian as the dominant lead? Yes, please!

Read and review. I'm still in need of songs and paring suggestions. I'm looking forward to some threesome one-shots ;).