A/N I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING! This is the last chapter. I'll have more information about my future stories at the A/N at the bottom. Until then enjoy the rest of this chapter.

It was the last day of their romantic getaway. Neither of them wanted it to end they both knew they didn't have much of a choice.

"So, it's our last day, what do you want to do?" Stefan asked.

"Race."

"What?"

"Since we've gotten here every time I tried to run you use your vampire speed and beat me. I want to see how fast you are without using your vampire speed. I want to see if I can beat you."

"Ok, where do you want to race too?"

"Go from the front door to the end of the driveway and back. First one to step inside wins."

"Ok."

"And no using any of your vampire powers."

Stefan laughed. "Ok, but you're still going to lose."

"We will see about that."

They both went to the front door.

"Ready, on your mark, get set….GO!"

They both took off running. Stefan hated not being able to use his vampire speed. Elena was actually a pretty fast runner but Stefan knew without the vampire speed he'd lose. They reached the end of the driveway and both made a sharp turn and running back to the house. Elena ran up the stairs and inside to the house Stefan following close behind.

"YES! I TOLD YOU I WOULD WIN!" She cheered.

"Ok, ok you win. I used to be the slowest runner before my change they only reason I'm so fast now is because I'm a vampire. "

Elena giggled. "What's my prize?"

"A vampire boyfriend who is the slowest runner in the world." He said.

She giggled and they shared a deep kiss. When they pulled away Elena sighed. "We really should clean up. The front door still isn't perfectly fixed from our run in with Elijah and the wolves plus there are dirty dishes in the sink. We can't just leave it like this. So we need to clean and you are not allowed to super clean either. If I have clean so do you."

Stefan laughed. "All right, I'm going to run to the store and grabbed some nails and stuff for the door, why don't you get started."

"Ok."

Stefan left and Elena got started washing the dishes. The fun was over. Now it was time to go home and face reality. They had to find out why Kat was back, why Damon went nuts and nearly killed her and how to destroy Klaus without getting herself killed in the process. All the fun parts of her abnormal life.

After she finished the dishes she started to mop the floors. Her parents had always liked a clean house so that was the way she was going to keep it. She sighed her 'parents' who were her parents anyway, Isobel and John or Grayson and Miranda? What was the meaning of a 'real' parent. Why did her life have to be so crazy? Why did her parents have to die? Everything was perfect until they died. She was such idiot, why on earth would she ever want to miss family night for a party? What was she thinking?

"You know, you can scrub that spot as much as you want the stain isn't going to come off." A voice said.

She jumped startled and saw Stefan.

"When did you get back?"

"About five minutes ago. You've been scrubbing that same spot since I walked in. Everything ok?"

"Yeah, just thinking. I'm fine."

"Having another moment?"

"Something like that. Did you get the nails?"

"Yep."

"Great thanks. Let's get back to work."

Stefan nodded and started to work on fixing the door as Elena mopped the rest of the floor.

"It's really quiet when neither of us are talking." Stefan said.

Elena giggled. "I'll turn on some music."

"Ok, but I'm not teaching you how to dance." He laughed.

"I know how to dance. It's just old dances I don't know. Unlike some I wasn't alive in the fifties." Elena teased. Stefan rushed over to her and grabbed her around the waist making her squeal.

"You better take back that last statement otherwise you're going to get a little visit from the tickle monster."

"I take it back!" she squealed.

"Good girl." Stefan laughed.

"I wish I could compel you to make you forget I was ticklish." She pouted.

He just laughed. "I'd find out again anyway."

She whined. "When I become a vampire can I like become un-ticklish or something?"

"No, you're less ticklish but you won't not be ticklish at all. You could always ask Bonnie, maybe there is a spell or something." Stefan laughed.

"Oh no, Bonnie is the one person who doesn't know I'm ticklish."

Stefan smirked. "Really?"

"Stefan I swear if you tell her anything I'll strangle you."

Stefan laughed "With what?"

"Vervain."

"You love me too much to kill me." He teased.

She whined again. "Stefan!"

He laughed, he loved her whine. He was having too much fun at the moment to stop.

"Hey it's only fair; you told her I was a vampire. I can tell her your secret."

"I had to tell her! Damon nearly killed her then you brought her back to life."

Stefan finally managed to stop laughing. "Ok, ok you win I won't tell her anything."

Elena glared at him. "You are so mean!"

Stefan bust right back into laughter. Elena couldn't help it. She burst into laughter with him.

Finally their laughed calmed down.

"Did you finish the door?" she asked.

"Yep, it's perfect, just as it was when we first got here."

"Ok, I just need to clean up the living room a bit and then we can move upstairs."

"Remind me again why I can't just use my powers and get this whole house clean in five minutes flat?"

"Because today you're normal, like me. So we are cleaning the house like normal people."

"Ok, whatever you say. What can I do?"

"Go check the kitchen is cleaned and everything is neat."

"Aye, Aye, Captain." He teased.

Elena shook her head giggling as he walked away. Once they were finished with the downstairs they went upstairs and started to clean. As Elena was cleaning up her parents room, Stefan was supposed to be cleaning the other rooms….key word supposed. He walked in and said "Time for a break."

"Stefan, we have to get this done before we leave."

Elena went over to the draws to put something away.

"We've got lots of time. We've been working too hard."

"We've been working for like five minutes. I know to you that might seem like a lot but to a normal person it's not."

She leaned down to grab something off the floor.

Stefan went up behind her. "Normal? I don't know what you're talking about." He lightly tickled her underarms making her stand.

"Hey!" she giggled.

Once she was standing Stefan gently turned her face to him and started to kiss her. She fought off the giggles and tried to stay stern.

"Stefan."

"You being normal? Nope haven't heard of that."

"Stefan." Elena giggled her sternness quickly fading.

He gave a playful growl and lifted her up and carried her over to the bed. Elena lost it and giggled. "Stefan, ok five minutes, only five minutes."

He laid her down on the bed getting on top of her and growled again."Only five minutes." She giggled and they started to kiss deeply.

Five minutes later Elena giggled and tried pushing Stefan off her. "Ok time to get back to work."

"Nope." He said.

"Stefan I said only five minutes."

"It hasn't been five minutes yet that clock is fast."

Elena shook her head giggling as Stefan kissed all the ticklish spots on her neck.

"Stefan!"

He laughed. "All right, all right. You win, we can get back to work."

"Thank you."

"If…you can get me off you." He teased.

"Fine." She smirked.

She reached her hands up and tickled his sides. He jerked his arms down and rolled off her. She giggled and stood up.

"That was too easy."

"I'll get you back for that later." He growled playfully.

She just giggled and continued to clean the room. Stefan got up and went over to her. "What can I do?"

"You finished the other room already?"

"Yep."

"Go make sure that secret room is boarded up good. We don't need anyone else finding it."

"The one in your father's closet?"

She nodded. Stefan went into the closet. A second later he came out.

"Done."

"What did we say about using your powers?" she asked.

"It's so much easier that way. Plus the faster we clean the faster we can get back to having fun."

Elena sighed. She really didn't want to clean anymore. Stefan was offering, so it's not like she was using him.

"Ok, you win. Super speed around and clean the house."

"Really?" he asked.

She nodded. He smirked and took off. Elena sat down on her parents bed. She laid down and hers mother sent caught her nose. How was it possible that even after all this time it still had her sent, as if she had just been there yesterday? That wasn't possible. It had been a little over a year since they died and they weren't ever coming back. Elena grabbed the pillow and pressed it to her face as if doing that would press the tears back. She softly started to cry into the pillows.

Stefan came back inside.

"Done, the whole house is spotless."

Elena didn't answer. Stefan saw her body shaking.

"Elena?"

When she didn't answer Stefan listened closer and realized she was crying. He rushed to her side.

"Hey, hey, Elena, baby what is it?" he asked rubbing her back.

Elena looked up at him tears falling down her cheeks "It still smells like her." She said, her voice all choked up.

"Oh baby." He whispered as he stroked her hair using his thumb to wipe away her tears.

"I can't lose any more people Stefan. That's why I made that deal with Elijah, I couldn't handle it if anyone else I love died. I can't feel this pain again I can't."

"I know baby. I know it hurts but there is another way to keep you all safe, you as well. We just need to figure out what it is. You need to trust me."

"I do trust you."

"Good, because I am not going to let you give yourself up without a fight. I am going to fight and do whatever I have to in order to keep you and anyone else you care about safe."

Elena just nodded. She didn't know why she was suddenly so emotional but she was just so scared about the ones she loved dying like her parents did and she couldn't hide it anymore.

Stefan pulled her into him and let her cry on his shoulder. He held her and comforted her. After a few minutes Elena pulled away and laughed. "I'm sorry. Me and my stupid moments."

"They aren't stupid Elena and you don't need to be sorry."

"I'll fight Stefan. I'll fight but I want you to promise me that no one else I love is going to die, including you."

Stefan sighed. He'd do everything in his power to make sure of that but there was nothing he could promise. He had no idea how this would play out or who would live or who would die but he needed Elena to fight for herself and not give up.

"I promise. I promise you no one you love will die."

"Including you?"

"Yes, including me."

Elena nodded. "Good, so Mr. Salvatore is my house done being cleaned?" she teased.

"Yes. Ms. Elena I made sure your house was just the way it was when we got here." He teased back.

"Thank you, that will be all then."

"Of course Ms. Elena."

Stefan left the room. Elena giggled. "Stefan?"

He didn't come back in.

"Stefan, come back inside."

Still nothing happen.

"Stefan? Stefan!"

She got out of bed and walked out the door. Suddenly she was grabbed from behind and thrown over a shoulder.

"Stefan!" she squealed.

He laughed and reached down the stairs and out the back door. He ran to the edge of the dock and threw her into the lake. She screamed and resurfaced spitting out water.

"What was that for?" she asked.

He laughed. "I thought you could use a swim help cool you down after working so hard on cleaning the house." He teased.

She giggled shaking her head. "Come join me."

"Nope, sorry."

He smirked and went back inside. She swam over to the side and climbed out. Stefan smiled as he came out with a towel. He wrapped it around her then held her in his arms. He sighed.

"Everything is cleaned up, we just need to pack up all our stuff."

Elena nodded. "This was the most fun I've had in a really long time. Thank you."

"You deserved it. I'm glad you had a good time." He kissed her cheek. "Now you've had some new moments. So now when you come back with Jeremy or Jenna you will be having moments of our time here."

She giggled and nodded. He helped her dry off and they went back inside. They packed all their bags and went into the car. Elena sighed as they drove away. She would never forget all the fun she had at the lake house.

A/N ok that's the end. Thank you to TwilightElena for her help writing this story. Now I am working on a new story only this one a drama filled story here is the summary: What if Jeremy wasn't wearing the ring when Damon killed him? What if Stefan couldn't get to Caroline in time to save her from Damon? Can Stefan help Elena learn to cope with these deaths or will she go back to being "gloomy graveyard girl"?