A/N I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING

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…

"Elena?"

"Stefan I'm fine!"

If the smell of blood didn't give away her lie, the sound of her voice just did. He could hear the fear clearly when she spoke.

"No, you're not."

"Yes, Stefan I'm fine. Please don't come near me."

Stefan's breathing got harder. He forced himself to stay in control. "I love Elena, I love Elena, I love Elena!" he told himself. He could see in the dark but Elena couldn't. He felt himself gaining more control over himself. He walked over to Elena.

"Stefan please don't come near me."

"It's too late."

Elena felt hands on her waist and herself being picked up and placed on the counter.

"Stefan!"

"Shhh, I'm a vampire remember I can see in the dark."

"Yeah, I remember you're a vampire and my foot is bleeding more than any vampire can handle please Stefan I can take care of it please."

"No, I'm in control Elena."

"Stefan please!"

"Do you trust me?"

"Yes but…"

"No, no buts, do you trust me."

"Yes."

"Then let me help you."

"Stefan…I can't see, please I need to see you."

Stefan reached into his pocket and took out his cell phone. He pressed a button and the room lit up. He handed her the phone.

"Look at my face Elena, I'm in control. Let me help you." Stefan said.

Elena nodded. He carried her over the couch and sat her down. "Stay here."

"Stefan where are you…." She stopped as he zoomed off…but then zoomed right back with the first aid kit in his hands.

He sat on the coffee table in front of her he took her hurt foot in his hands. He cleaned away all the blood and cleaned the cut.

"It's not too deep at all you should be fine."

"It hurts." Elena choked out.

Stefan lightly ran his figure over the wound. His finger hit something. Elena yanked her foot back.

"OW STOP!"

Stefan sighed. "You've got glass in your foot. I have to take it out."

Elena nodded.

"I'll be gentle I promise."

"I trust you."

Stefan grabbed the tweezers and gently grabbed the piece of glass and took it from Elena's skin, which of course made it start to bleed again.

"Stefan…"

"I'm fine."

He cleaned away the blood quickly.

"Ok, now comes the disinfecting, also known as peroxide."

Elena whimpered.

"I'll be gentle I promise."

Elena bit her lip and nodded.

Stefan rubbed her foot gently with a cotton ball covered in peroxide. Elena groaned holding back a scream. Once Stefan was done he covered it with a band-aid.

"Done. Well done Ms. Gilbert, you were a good girl."

Elena giggled. "You would have made a good doctor."

"You think so?"

"Yes, I do Dr. Stefan."

He smiled and placed a kiss to her wound. She squealed and tried to pull her foot back.

"Stefan don't!"

"Someone has ticklish feet." He teased.

"Stefan I swear if you tickle my feet I'll kick you in the face."

"That might have worked on someone people but it has no effect on me."

Stefan started to tickle her feet. She screamed and laughed hysterically squirming on the couch jerking her leg trying to pull away.

"Ste-Stefan Sto-stop!" she screamed.

He laughed and continued.

Elena took her other foot and kicked him as hard as she could. Only she didn't see where she was kicking and hit him right in between the knees. He stopped instantly and fell off the table and onto the floor groaning in pain. Elena giggled a bit. "I thought you weren't effected by my kicking." She teased.

"That…was…mean…" Stefan gasped.

"Sorry I warned you."

Stefan got back up and sat next to her. "I thought your underarms were your most ticklish, now I'm starting to re-think it."

"They both are, my feet and my underarms. Most people don't tickle my feet because…well you can see why."

He laughed. "I'm never going to tickle your feet again."

Elena giggled. "I am sorry, I meant to hit your leg."

"It's ok. I should have listened to you."

"Now, you stay here I'm going to make dinner and clean up the mess in the kitchen."

"We have no power."

"Right…I could always make you some bunny or something." He teased.

"Bunny on a stick sounds good."

Stefan laughed. "Stay here. I'm going to check the box."

Elena nodded. Stefan left and a little bit later the lights came back on. She sighed in relief. Stefan came back in,

"Are you ok?"

"I'm fine."

"Ok, just stay here, I'm going to cook."

"But Stefan my blood."

"I'll be fine."

"Stefan."

"Will it make you feel better cleaning it yourself?"

"Yes."

"Fine, you can clean it yourself."

Elena got off the couch and went into the kitchen. Stefan sighed. Truth was he would have lost control if he came in contact with her blood. It was hard enough the first time. This was supposed to be fun and romantic and he wasn't going to lose control here….not again. Elena came back.

"Done, no sign of blood or glass."

"Can I go cook now?"

"I was going to cook."

"Oh I get it as pay back for the tickle torture you're going to poison me." He teased.

"Yep." She giggled.

Stefan just laughed shaking his head at her. He went into the kitchen and started to cook. Elena got bored so she went into the kitchen. Once she saw Stefan she burst into laughter. He was wearing one of her mother's aprons that was all pink and covered in flowers.

Elena laughed. He looked hysterical.

"You think this is funny?" he asked.

She nodded still laughing.

"Well how funny do you think this is?"

He grabbed a handful of flour and threw it at her.

"STEFAN!" she shrieked still laughing. She grabbed a handful of flour and threw it back.

"Oh it's on Elena!"

Flour, sugar, egg, and other cooking ingredients went flying all around the kitchen landing in each other's hair and face. They were both laughing hysterically trying to get the upper hand in their playful fight.

Finally Stefan called a truce.

"If we use up any more food, we really will be having Bunny on a stick."

Elena giggled and put the egg back down. She laughed harder when she saw Stefan. He laughed when he saw her. They both just stood there laughing hysterically for a few minutes.

"Thanks a lot now I'm a mess." Elena whined.

Stefan laughed. "You're beautiful, anyone who says otherwise is blind."

"You're my boyfriend you have to say that."

"No, I'm boyfriend which means I'm honest with you, even when it hurts. If you were a mess right now I'd tell you."

Elena just giggled. "I'm going to shower…again be back later."

He laughed at her and nodded. "Ok, dinner will be ready by the time you get out."

Elena nodded and headed upstairs.

A little later Elena returned.

"You're done?"

"Yep. Why?"

"That was fast…don't most girls spend like three hours in the shower?"

"Yes, but most girls don't have vampire boyfriends or best friend witches or a doppelganger out to kill everyone she loves."

Stefan laughed. "Ok I see your point."

"Is dinner ready?"

"Not yet."

"How much longer?"

"A few more minutes."

"I'm hungry." Elena whined.

Stefan laughed. Awwww is poor wittle Elena hungwy." He mocked.

She pouted. "Stefan!"

"Relax it will be ready soon."

"If you don't hurry I will be trying that bunny on a stick."

Stefan laughed at her. "Just relax it will be ready soon enough."

Elena hopped onto the counter.

"Once the pasta is ready to drain we can eat."

"Ok…is the pasta ready yet."

Stefan laughed. "Were you always this stubborn and I was just too blind to see it?" he teased.

"Maybe…is the pasta done now."

"When the timer goes off the pasta is ready. Stop asking or I'm going to take out the tickle monster."

"Sorry!" Elena squealed.

Finally the timer went off. Elena smiled.

"Yes, Elena the pasta is ready now."

Elena giggled. "I didn't say anything."

"Your face said it all."

"Oh so now you're a mind reader."

Stefan laughed. He drained the pasta and turned to Elena. "Now we have to wait for this to cool."

"WHAT! BUT YOU SAID…."

Stefan laughed. "You are so easy."

"Stefan!" she whined.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Come on let's eat."

Stefan and Elena made a plate of food and sat down.

"I love your cooking." Elena smiled

"I love you."

Elena giggled.

"Wow you'd think with a guy who has been around for over 100 years would have a better comeback than that."

"It's true through. I'm not going to lie and say something I don't mean."

Elena smiled. He was soo sweet and wonderful.

"I love you too. Thank you for cooking."

"If I don't cook we'd starve."

"Hey!" Elena giggled.

"Elena I know you can't cook. I saw the delivery package in your trash can that night I came over for dinner with Bonnie."

"You went through my trash can?"

"They were sticking out it's not my fault."

Elena pouted. "I can cook….a few things."

"Name one thing."

"Cereal."

Stefan laughed. "Do you actually make it by hand."

"No, I pour it into a bowl then I add milk and done."

"Wow, that's really amazing. I don't think I can compete with that."

"Don't mock me, I invited you into this home I can un invite you."

Stefan laughed. "Actually you can't. Once a vampire is invited in you can't un invite them."

"Stop mocking me because it hurts my feelings." Elena said giving her famous pout.

Stefan smiled. He got up and went over to her. "You cannot cook Elena but that's one of the things I love about you."

He kissed her pout making her smile and kiss back.

He pulled away and went back to his seat. Then he saw a look on Elena's face.

"Having another moment?" he asked.

She just nodded. "My dad used to tease my mom all the time about her cooking. I always tried to help her cook but we always ended up ordering pizza. Finally a rule was made that neither my mom or I could be in the kitchen for cooking. We weren't allowed to touch any of the pots or pan or anything. I secretly think my mom could cook she just pretended not to so she didn't have to cook all the time."

Stefan laughed. "Is that what you're doing?"

"No, I really can't cook."

Stefan smiled.

"I'm sorry I keep running our fun with my 'moments'"

"I enjoy hearing stories about your childhood. I wish I could have met your mother. She sounds like a wonderful women."

"She was, my dad was too."

"I only knew him for a small amount of time but any man who is willing to die before his wife or child is a strong brave man in my books."

Tears filled Elena's eyes. "He wouldn't let you save him until you saved me."

"Then I went back for your mother but I was too late. I tried giving them my blood but they were too far gone."

"I was so scared waking up in the hospital all alone. No one could tell me what happen."

"I was there Elena, I was watching you, making sure you were ok."

Elena smiled. "You were making sure I wasn't Katherine."

"That too."

Elena giggled. "But I really did want to make sure you were ok. I owed it to your father to at least make sure you lived."

"Did he know you were a vampire."

"No."

"You know….I got to speak to them before you got there."

"What did they say?"

"That they loved me."

"What else?"

"That if I survived they wanted me to move on with my life and be happy. Also to take care of Jeremy and never let anyone split us up."

"Well you're doing both of those things."

"Jeremy hates me."

"He's gotten over the whole Vikki thing by now hasn't he?"

"He was killed and brought back and bitten and brought back by Katherine and Damon. I've done nothing but hurt him"

"Elena stop. Jeremy loves you when you went missing he was worried sick about you. He was ready to come with me to save you. If Damon hadn't offered he would have been with me. He loves you and he cares about you. Plus him and Bonnie have gotten a lot closer."

"I just wish he hadn't gotten involved in all this drama."

"I could say the same to you."

"It's worth it though because I love you."

"I love you too, and I'm sure Jeremy thinks the same way."

"Thanks Stefan."

"Any time Angel."

Elena smiled at the nickname. "I love you Stefan, so, so much."

"I love you too Elena."

Stefan got up and went in front of her. He kissed her and they shared a deep passionate kiss. Maybe this could end up having more fun than drama. Little did they know the real drama hasn't even started.

A/N next chapter Elena and Stefan face a bit more drama. How will they survive it? For updates and sneak peeks at my future work fan me on facebook here: .com/Hopelessromanticgurl