I'm trying to tell you guys two stories in one. A story about a man who went trough hell and came back from a horrible place to see everything has change. Who tries to protect himself from everyone by pulling up a wall so big no one sees his pain, and a story about a boy who lost his brother and had everything changed on him and he just didn't know how to react or continue living knowing his brother betrayed him for his girlfriend and then out of the blue he came back. That's the main thing I wanted to write about and I hope you can find it back. The pain from them both and not only from one. That's what I think the show is about, to be honest. Well, this was my ramble about nothing and everything at the same time.. I would say enjoy the next chapter!

Stefan toke a pan out of the cast and dumped on the fire. With more strength that he had needed, he trowed a piece of butter in the frying-pan. He has a bitter laugh.

''Maybe I should not have called my father.'' Elena lifted up her shoulder. For a moment there was a deadly silence and the only thing that was making a noise was the butter who was hissing in the pan. Stefan turned around and held out four eggs out the cast above him. Without waiting he broke them and trowed it in de middle of the pan. ''But what did he expect me to do, Elena? They said he was dead.'' He trowed the eggs shells on the sink en turned himself to Elena. Tears where rolling down his face. ''Everyone told me he was dead! And then out of the blue he is standing there and god knows where hes been or what happened and.. father has the right to know that his oldest son is still alive.. or hasn't he?''

Elena nodded slowly and hugged him. "Stt.. you did good.. Stefan.. you did good..'' she whispered in his ear. ''Probably he is just scared.. but in the end he will be thankful.. just wait and you will see.'' She tried to sheer him up. Stefan only nodded and grabbed her arm

"I love you.." He whispered soft in the palm of her hand. Quickly he gave her a kiss and then he let her go. With a unfocused look he went back to make an omelet. If it just was so easy like Elena had said.

Flash Back

A little boy pulled the cover of his bed over his head, hoping to block the voices that was heard from downstairs. Tears were rolling over his cheeks. Why? Was the only question he could come up with on this moment. 'Why where they fighting?', 'Why had father been drinking again?' but mostly 'Why was Katherine downstairs?'. He squeezed his eyes closed when he heard something fall in thousand pieces. After a couple seconds, when he was over the shock Stefan climbed out of his bed.

So gent as he could he walked towards the stairs. There he could everything that was said in the living-room. Scared he grabbed the banister with both his hands.

"Worthless, a failure in every way.. just like your mother." Stefan recognized it as the voice of his father. In shock he started to cry again. ''Give me one reason boy. One reason and you can go.'' Stefan could hear someone run downstairs.

''I can give you thousands reason and even then you would wish you never even trough about asking it.'' Stefan could hear the fury in his brothers voice.

''Damon!'' Katherine's voice sounded more in distraught, like she didn't know what to do. ''Lets go to my house.'' By those words Stefan closed his eyes. Afraid that they would left him here alone with his father he runs down the stairs. His hands were shaking when he opened the door.

''Don't go! Please... don't leave me here!'' he screamed crying while he jumped in Damon's open arms. Damon catches his little brother without any effort.

"Sttt.. I won't go.. I would never leave you behind.. little bro. " He whispered in the brownish hair of Stefan. ''I have you Stef. I have you..''

Stef. Ik heb je..''

End flash back

Time skip

Elena and Stefan stood hand in hand before the door of Caroline's house. Or her mothers house. They waited a couple seconds before someone opened. A girl with middle long blond hair, that had here and there a curl in it, stood happily in the door opening. She was smiling from top to toe and welcomed the couple enthusiastically with a little bow. Elena hugged Caroline immediately. "Hello! Sorry were late!"

Stefan only nodded in greeting and went without saying anything to the living-room, were every else were talking. Caroline looked at Elena with her eyebrows raised.

"What's up with him?"

Elena smiled some what awkward. ''It's complicated..'' started she slowly. She even grubbed the back of her head. ''Did you know Stefan has a brother?'' Quick she looked behind her as if Stefan was standing there but when she saw no one she relaxed. Caroline's eyes became bigger. Elena could sworn she saw panic in the eyes of her best friend.

''Damon?'' she offers gentle. Her breathing became faster, quicker. ''Damon is back? Shit... '' Elena stared at Caroline..

''What? Did he do something to you or... ?'' she wanted to hug her friend but Caroline slapped her arms away.

''No.. he didn't do anything.'' Her words were kill. ''Come then we go to the others.'' Together they walked in silence to the living-room. Every one went to Elena to greet her. Smiling Elena sat next to Stefan on the cough.

''Hey everyone.'' she said waving. In the socked of her eyes she saw Caroline talking to Tyler. She leaned forwards in hope that she could hear what there were saying. Caroline looked for a second at her and then turned back to Tyler. ''Do you think we have to call Klaus?'' was the only thing Elena actually could hear.

She saw Tyler shake his head and the panic disappeared immediately from Caroline's face. A big smile returned in the place for it. She turned around to face the guests. Then she let herself fall backwards on Tyler's lap. He rolled his eyes and stroke her hair also smiling like a madman. Caroline grabbed his hand and lied it down on her tummy.

On that moment walked Jeremy and Matt trough the door. They both held something like soda and bags filled with ships. ''Let's the party begin!'' they said at once and give each other an high five. Bonny, who said straight before Tyler and Caroline, rolled her eyes.

''Grow up!'' mocked she irritated. Then she turned to Caroline. ''In the text you send me you said you two wanted to tell us something?'' Now, Elena looked also in full concern at the two teenagers. She looked at Bonny with a look that asked 'Did something happen?' Then she looked at Caroline.

Tyler sneezed Caroline's hand and Caroline smiled at him. ''Alright I tell you guys.'' she chuckled.

On that moment started Stefan to laugh. ''Let me guess, you two going to marry?'' Without any warning a pillow landed on his head. Caroline and Tyler only shakes they head still smiling. ''No its better then that.'' With a dreamy look they stared at each other.

With a smirk she turned around to face, yet again, her friends. She lied her hand on her tummy. Softly she bit her underlip. ''I'm getting a baby.'' she offers happily. The reactions she got was something less enthusiastically.

''Who is the father?'' Jeremy asked while he grabbed a hand full of chips and crammed in his mouth. Tyler looked at him with a look that could have killed him and Caroline rolled her eyes in irritation. Jeremy held up his hands in protection. ''Easy.. Easy.. it was just a question!''

Elena stood up and hugged Caroline for the second time that day.

''What an amazing news! congratulations!'' They let each other go and Elena went to Tyler so Bonnie could go to Caroline. But Bonnie kept sitting frozen in her chair.

''Did you tell your mother already?'' Bonnie's voice were higher then normal. Caroline just shake her head.

''No and I'm so not going to tell her.. she just going to make a scene out of this.''

''How do you think you can hold this a secret, Car?'' Asked Stefan now to.

''Well, maybe I am going to tell her..'' She answered bitter. ''About nine moth or something.'' Elena shook her head.

''What are you telling her when she asks why your tummy is growing?'' She laughed soft. ''You can't avoid her for the next nine moth.''

In frustration Caroline went to Tyler and sat down on his laps. She laughed softly when she lied her head down. ''Pff.. just watch me.''