Part 2 of 3 c;

"You have?" he mumbled, and he looked up at me, his face tear-stained.

I nodded. "I want to be – '' I paused for a moment, trying to find the words. "Like you."

His brown eyes widened, then a huge smile spread across my face. "Oh thank god." he breathed, and peppered my face in kisses. "I was hoping so." he continued to kiss my face, until he reached my lips. "'Lena. I love you. So much. I really do." he repeated those three little words each time he kissed me.

I smiled and pulled away after a moment. "I want to wait until your birthday." I said, moments after I made my decision. "I want to tell my family and friends first, say a quick good-bye before my new hello."

"You can have all the time in the world. You'll come back to me. Take it all. All the time." he whispered, and in the dark I could see his teeth gleam as he beamed up at me.

Chills spread down my spine and across my body in some unknown emotion. I'd made a decision. No turning back now...

We continued to snuggle on the couch as we watched Iron Man 3, and during the movie I dozed off in my best friend's arms.

~A few days later, the night before Kol's birthday~

I sat in my old home, with Jeremy, Stefan, Damon, Bonnie, Caroline, Alaric, Matt, Elijah, Klaus, and even Rebekkah. Seems that she could even forgive me after I got close with her brother. Tyler was a no show, not that I expected him to show up. We had never been too entirely close.

"I still can't believe it." Matt spoke up, breaking the silence. "You're going to be...different."

Stefan and Damon nodded in agreement. "I thought you never wanted this, 'Lena." Stefan murmured and I glanced up to meet his eyes. No one would say that I was going to die and become a vampire. I guess it was so surreal for them, due to how against it I was so many years before.

I could feel the others' eyes on me, curious for my response. "I talked to Jeremy before I decided, and he helped me make my decision."

Jeremy nodded once and spoke. "I told her what she needed to hear, Stefan, stop looking at me with that expression." he punched Stefan playfully on the shoulder and smiled. They had grown closer, along with him and Matt. It was nice to see Jeremy's family growing.

Stefan's face softened and Jeremy repeated what he told me.

"I-I love him," I whispered, and all the supernaturals' heads snapped towards me.

"He feels the same, Elena. Trust me on this." a smile drifted across Elijah's lips.

I beamed and we continued to chat until it was late at night. Matt, Jeremy and I were yawning, which proved my theory that it was probably one in the morning.

Of the day I...die.

Fear ricocheted through my body. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the 'what if it doesn't work'.

"Klaus." I yawned once more and looked straight at him. "It won't not work because I'm a doppelganger, right? I won't...stay dead?"

He studied me for a moment. "You'll be back. Katherine did, and I don't think you're any different than her." Caroline slapped him on the arm and he smirked. "The only difference is that you care. She – on the other hand – doesn't."

"That's what I thought." Caroline mumbled under her breath, just loud enough for us humans to hear. Laughter erupted and I smiled wider.

"I hope the drama stays gone. I hope the rest of our lives can be like this. Us all together, all differences put aside." Bonnie said, basically reading my mind.

Damon snorted, and Bonnie glared at him.

"Don't look at me with those judge-y little eyes. You know things around here never stay peaceful for long." Damon rolled his eyes, and Bonnie scoffed, mumbling something.

"I heard that." Damon said, raising his eyebrows once, making a face.

I chuckled. "You two fight like an old married couple."

Damon raised an eyebrow and his brother and the Originals chuckled.

"Hey! That's my girlfriend you're talking about!" Jeremy protested.

Damon held his hands up in a no offense gesture. "So Elena," he changed the subject, turning to look at me. "Are you going to be on the Stefan diet, or be a real vampire?" he nudged his brother in the side.

I bit my lip and looked everyone. "I-" I chewed on my lip for a moment thoughtfully. "I don't know. What do you all think I should do?"

Elijah pushed up his sleeves and looked at me, cocking his head. "You saw how Stefan can be, do you really think you should follow in his footsteps?"

Klaus laughed. "Leave it to my brother to be the moral, logical one." a smirk appeared over his lips, and he started to say something. "I think - ''

Caroline cut him off, before he could get another word in. "I think you should drink from a human first, with us with you, to get used to control. Then -"

"Drink from blood bags." Matt and Jeremy said at the same time.

"I agree." Alaric said, finally speaking up. "Elena, you have no idea how you could react to blood as a baby vamp. It's going to be safest for you and Kol to stay home until you get used to it, right?"

I nodded. "I wouldn't want to hurt Matt, Jeremy, or Bonnie."

Matt grinned. "Yeah, it'd be nice to keep my neck scar-free for a while."

We chatted on until I was falling asleep in my seat. "I'm going to call Kol to come and get me." I said, rubbing my eyes.

"I can take you, 'Lena." Jeremy volunteered and I nodded. "Okay."

We said good-bye, and everyone said they would come over tomorrow around 2 to see me before I changed.

The drive home was silent. "I'm always going to be your little brother, right?" Jeremy spoke when we were pulling up my driveway.

"Of course Jer! Even when -" my words caught in my throat. "You're older looking than me." I looked out the window, then at him. "If you want to...become like the others, like... me... then that'd – that'd – be amazing."

He parked the car and shook his head. "I want to grow old and have a family."

I nodded. "I know."

We got out of the car and walked to the front door. I gave Jeremy a hug. "Love you." I mumbled into his chest before I pulled away.

"Love you too 'Lena." he replied with a smile, but the smile wavered when he looked at me. "Hey." he said softly. "It's okay, don't cry." his thumb came up and wiped my cheek.

I furrowed my brows, but it was then I realized I was crying – well, bawling actually. I was a bit scared, I must admit.

"I'll see you tomorrow. Sweet dreams." his smile reappeared and he kissed my forehead, hugging me once more.

He went to his car and waved before driving off. I went inside.

The house was quiet and a bit chilly, to my surprise.

I stepped into the living-room and glanced around, the light by the two couches was on, but there was no one in sight.

"Kol?" I called uncertainly to the empty house. "Love?"

I turned on my heel and walked up the stairs to our room. As I entered our bedroom, I heard a floorboard creak. Immediately whirling around, I saw...nothing. My heart stuttered nervously and my hand darted out to flick the switch on.

"This isn't funny. I'm tired and I want to go to bed." I turned back around to take in the lit room. Someone tapped me on my shoulder and I turned around, falling for the oldest trick in the book. When I turned back around, I saw Kol laying on the bed, his hands folded behind his head.

"Boo." he smirked and I kicked off my shoes, walking slowly over to him and snuggling into his chest.

"No pajamas?" he asked, his chest rumbling slightly as he spoke.

I shook my head, groaning as I fidgeted until I was under the covers. I snuggled back next to him.

"The light, it burns." I grumbled again and he laughed, disappearing for a moment. When he was back, a split second later, the light was off and he was under the covers with me. Our legs got tangled together and I fell asleep, uncertain what the day would hold.