A/N I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING! THANK YOU TO MY CO-WRITER TWILIGHTELENA FOR HELPING ME WRITE PART OF THIS CHAPTER! A SCENE IN THIS CHAPTER IS TAKING FROM EPISODE 15 "THE DINNER PARTY" I DO NOT OWN IT!
The next morning Elena opened her eyes and saw Stefan staring at her. She smiled and said "You're staring."
"I'm gazing." He teased.
"It's creepy." She teased back.
"It's romantic."
They both just smiled at each other. Then Elena pulled the pillow out from under her and put it over her face.
"Hey!" he laughed. He went to removed it but she held onto it tighter. "Fine have it your way."
His hands went right to her sides tickling her up and down. She burst into giggles squirming around.
Elena pulled the pillow from her face and smacked Stefan with it. He stopped tickling and grabbed his pillow hitting her back. They got into a pillow fight with feathers flying around everyone.
"You win you win." Stefan laughed after a few minutes.
Elena giggled but stopped. "I should go shower."
"I love it, let's go."
Elena giggled. "Just me."
Stefan pouted. Elena giggled again. I'll be out later."
She climbed off the bed and ran into the bathroom. Stefan laughed. "I'm going to go downstairs and start breakfast."
He ran downstairs. A little later Elena came back downstairs. Stefan was standing at the sink staring into space. Something was wrong.
"Stefan…"
"Elena…I'm sorry."
"Oh no what did Damon do this time?"
"He killed Elijah."
"What! Why!"
"Because you can't trust him Elena, you were in danger it had to be done."
"OH so you're saying I should trust Damon?"
"No."
Stefan ran and stood right in front of her and took her face in his hands making her look directly in the eyes. "I want you to trust me. I can keep you and everyone you care about safe."
"What about Klaus?"
"We've got the dagger, it works on originals."
"Wait isn't the dagger in Elijah?"
"No, Damon stabbed him and took the dagger out."
"NO!" Elena cried.
She rushed over to the journals of John Gilbert and started flipping through the pages.
"Elena what is it?" Stefan asked.
"Damon was supposed to leave the dagger in, otherwise he is alive again. It says so right here."
Stefan rushed over and took the book from his hands. He quickly reached into his pocket and grabbed his phone.
After a few minutes he hung up and sighed. "Elijah is gone. Damon has no idea where he went. We need to watch our back. He might come here."
Elena nodded. "I know you hate Damon but killing Elijah had to be done. He can't be trusted." Stefan sighed.
"You're right. Neither Elijah or Damon can be trusted, but you can. I trust you Stefan always."
"Good." He kissed her head. "Because I want you to kill yourself."
"What?" Elena asked.
"I'm going to give you my blood after but we need Elijah to think you will kill yourself."
"Why?"
"Without you, he has no deal. You can get close enough to stab him without inviting him in."
"So you're saying I need to stab myself in the stomach…and he will invite me into his arms and I stab him?"
"He will invite you into your arms to save you. That's when you stab him."
"Then…?"
"I'm going to feed you my blood and heal you. You have to trust me Elena, I will not let you die."
"I know."
Stefan pulled her into his arms and hugged her. "I love you."
"I love you too."
Stefan stiffens. "He's here"
Elijah plays with the stones in his hands looking at the house when suddenly the front door explodes open.
"You have to go. I need to talk to him alone" Elena knows that nothing will happen if Stefan is there.
"Elena..."
"Stefan, I'm ok. He can't come in the house"
Elijah hears them and moves closer to the door." You know, I might not be able to enter this house... But I'm a very patient man. I'll wait you out"
Elena goes at the door but stays inside just to be safe." They shouldn't have done what they did."
"The deal is off."
"I'm renegotiating."
"You have nothing left to negotiate with."
Elena has a knife in her hands and she shows it to him. "I'd like to see you lure Klaus into Mystic Falls after the doppelganger bleeds to death."
"Stefan won't let you die."
"No, he won't. He'll feed me his blood to heal me, and then I'll kill myself and become a vampire, just like Katherine did. So unless you want that to happen again, promise me the same as before... promise me... You won't harm anyone that I love. Even if they've harmed you."
"I'm sorry, Elena. I'm going to have to call your bluff."
Elena sighs, she really wished that he would believe her so she wouldn't have to do it but he didn't listen. She quickly stabs herself in the stomach. She's bleeding a lot. Elijah rushes over her but he can't get in.
"Yes. Yes, you can have your deal. Let me heal you!"
"Give me your word!"
"I give you my word!"
Elena staggers outside and falls into his arms. He takes her in his arms and tries to help her but she sticks the dagger into his heart killing him. He falls to the floor dead and she collapses next to him bleeding profusely. Stefan rushes over her and bites his wrist quickly before sticking it into her mouth.
A few seconds later Damon rejoins them and says "Little tip. Don't pull the dagger out…"
"Thanks Damon now get rid of the body." Stefan said. He looked back to Elena.
"What do you feel?" he asked.
"The pain is going away fast. I feel the wound healing."
"Can you stand?" Stefan asked.
"With your help."
Stefan helped her stand then let her learn on him as they walked back inside. He took her upstairs and helped her lay down on the bed.
"Just rest. I'm going to make sure Damon didn't just leave that body out there."
Elena nodded and closed her eyes as Stefan left.
"I knew you always secretly loved me."
Elena's eyes snapped open and saw Damon standing there.
"Damon, we've been over this a million times. I do not love you. I love Stefan and I always will."
"Then why did you almost kill yourself just so I was protected?"
"I almost killed myself to protect Jeremy, Jenna, Bonnie, Caroline and everyone else that I love, you just happen to be on the list of people I want to live."
"Why do you want me to live if you don't love me?"
"Everything I do for you isn't for you. I do it for your brother, Stefan, I do it for him."
"Why?"
"I know what it's like to almost lose a brother." Elena said glaring at Damon. "I love Stefan way too much to make him suffer that pain."
"Oh please, your brother is fine."
"Yeah he is. But before I saw the ring and I thought he was dead I was in so much pain I couldn't breathe. I was so scared I couldn't even think. I literally felt like my world was crashing in around me. I literally felt like the walls of my room were closing in with me inside it. I don't ever want to put someone I love through that. So yes Damon, I do want you alive but NOT because I love you, but because I love Stefan too much to let him go through the pain of losing you."
"Or you just know, there is no way to kill me."
"No, I know there are ways to kill you. All I have to do is say the word to Bonnie and she will kill you."
"I could kill her first."
"You wouldn't stand a chance. Bonnie will have you on the ground screaming in pain before you can move one step toward her. She has, remember that night of the carnival? After you almost killed my best friend."
"I still think Caroline would be better off dead but…"
"SHUT UP DAMON!"
Elena groaned as a pain surged through her head. Stefan walked in.
"What's going on? Damon what are you still doing here?"
"Nothing I was just saying goodbye to my good buddy Elena." Damon turned to Elena and said "Goodbye, good buddy Elena." With that he vampire sped out of the house.
Stefan looked to Elena. "What really happen?"
"Nothing, just Damon being Damon."
Stefan chuckled. "How's your stomach."
"Fine, it doesn't even hurt."
"How is your head, does it hurt or are you dizzy?"
"All of the above. I feel dizzy and my head hurts."
"It's just the side effects of the blood. It should be gone by morning. Just get some rest."
"Will you come lay down with me."
Stefan crawled into the bed laying on his back. Elena moved into his sides and laid on his chest.
"Much better."
Stefan kissed her head.
"Stefan are you getting the feeling we aren't supposed to have this fun weekend?"
"What do you mean?"
"Between the wolves, and now Elijah, I just…I don't know it just seems like we never get a moments peace."
"We still have a few more days here. I'll make sure you have fun. Even if I have to spend the whole week tickling you."
Elena giggled. "That wouldn't be fun."
"It would be, for me."
They both laughed.
Elena yawned. "Sorry I'm kind of tired."
"Stabbing yourself in the gut can do that to you. Plus I'm sure the headache and dizziness doesn't help. Close your eyes and get some rest. I'll be here when you wake up."
"You won't leave?"
"No, I promise."
Elena nodded and cuddled closer into him. She closed her eyes and she was out. Stefan smirked and kissed her head. Suddenly feeling tired he closed his eyes and before he knew it, he was out.
The next thing he knew he was being hit in the head with something. He groaned and opened his eyes Elena was sitting over him smacking him with the pillow.
"Wake up sleepy head!"
He grabbed the pillow stopped her from hitting him again.
"Didn't we just fall asleep?"
"No, we've been asleep for hours it's almost dinner time." She said. She grabbed the pillow back from him and hit him with it again. "Now wake up!
"Ok, ok I'm up." He laughed. "I thought you had a headache?"
"I slept through it. I'm fine now. I want to have more fun before we have to go back home and face reality."
Stefan grabbed his pillow. "You want fun, I'll give you fun." He smacked her with the pillow. "It's on Elena!"
They both smacked each other with the pillows laughing as they went. Elena knew she'd never win against his vampire strength so she'd have to weaken him. She suddenly dropped her pillow and whimpered. "Stefan stop!"
Stefan stopped and watched as she covered her face with her hands.
"Baby, what's wrong?"
"You hit me too hard." She whimpered trying not to laugh.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to are you ok?"
Elena started shaking with silent laughter.
"No Elena don't cry I'm really sorry." Stefan said.
Elena burst into hysterical laughter "That was just too easy." With that she smacked him in the head with her pillow knocking him onto his back as she climbed on top of him.
"You tricked me." Stefan said.
"No, you're just too easy." She giggled.
He playfully growled and rolled them over so he was on top of her pinning her down. "You're in trouble."
"What are you going to do to me?"
"Well I could take one of these feathers and tickle you till you say sorry or…"
"Or what?" Elena gulped.
Stefan just smirked and pressed his lips to hers. She smiled and kissed back. They were cut off by her stomach growling. Elena blushed as they pulled away. Stefan laughed "It's all right. We did skip lunch."
"I ruined the moment." She whined.
"No, I'm hungry too. Let's go see what we have for dinner."
She nodded as they climbed off the bed and went downstairs into the kitchen.
"Am I doing all the cooking again?" Stefan asked.
"I'll cook…but you might end up looking for a bottle of Vervain to wash it down with."
Stefan laughed. "All right. I'll cook." He went into the kitchen with Elena behind him. He looked in the fridge and smirked. "Perfect. We are having your favorite tonight. Chicken Parmesan."
Elena smiled. "Are you going to make your own cheese?"
"Nope not tonight."
Elena giggled. "All right I'm going to get our drinks."
Stefan started to remove the food he needed when he heard a loud bang from outside.
"Sounds like a…."
He was cut off by another loud bang only this time it knocked the power out. He heard glass breaking, then he heard Elena scream, but what scared him the most was the strong smell of her blood…
A/N what do you guys think happen to Elena? Is she ok? Can Stefan save her without losing control? Find out in the next chapter. Thank you again to my co-writer TwilightElena for her help in writing this chapter. For update and sneak peeks at my future work fan me on facebook here: com/Hopelessromanticgurl