Elena's POV

Dear Diary,

Why does it happen to me? Klaus is dead. I'm supposed to be free of all my problems. Then why do more keep coming in? I'm tired of being hurt. I'm tired of losing the people I love. Today, it was Stefan. He left me for that no-good Katherine. What did she have that I didn't? Only the advantage that she is a vampire and gets to stay with him for eternity? Was that the reason? Maybe he never truly loved me. Maybe he just saw me as something that reminded him of her. Reminded him of his love for her. He saw me as Katherine not Elena. He loved me as Katherine not Elena. But I loved him for who he was.

Elena.

I pondered as I read my thoughts in my diary. Nothing was going right today. I just wanted to run away, far away. I wanted to hide from my problems because I don't think I could fight anymore, not without Stefan by my side.

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Caroline and Bonnie were fast asleep. This was my only chance to get out. I tiptoed slowly out of the room, down the stairs and soon out of the door. I stood there for a minute, taking all the fresh air in and then started to think. Where will I go? How would I go there? I couldn't take my car. Caroline would hear it. So that means that I had to go walking.

I started walking down the lonely roads. The cold breeze blew through my hair. It felt comforting. I could hear the crickets chirping. It felt different. I stared at the street lights. They shone bright. I never knew there was so much to notice when you walk down a street. I loved nature and only now did I truly appreciate it. As I stepped forward, I slipped and hit my head hard against the pavement. The pain was excruciating. My eyes were closing. A world of darkness was slowly climbing in. I saw the last ray of light and then the world turned black.

I had passed out.

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Elijah's POV

After dropping Elena home, I drove the car to the side and sat in there to keep an eye on her. Of course she was going to be safe. Her vampire and witch friends were coming over. But just for my assurance I stayed back.

After a few minutes, her friends turned up screaming about how excited they were about the sleepover.

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Caroline broke the silence and started asking Elena of her new profound freedom to which Elena replied in a sad chuckle "Oh well, one problem is out and two more pop in"

This got me more interested in the conversation. I knew one was the reckless ripper. What was the other?

"Okay, one is Stefan. What's the other?" said Bonnie.

"Never mind. It's doesn't matter" she wanted to hide it from them.

"But now it does. Tell us Elena. What is it that is bothering you?" said a now concerned Caroline.

When I heard her say that her second problem were my reactions towards the Stefan issue, her heart skipped a beat. She was lying. This means she cares. At least some part of her did care for me. Even in her ride back home she wanted to know what troubled me. But could I take this all as caring or a friendly concern?

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"Elena, looks like you got another addition to your already complicated love life" smirked the blonde vampire or as Damon likes to put it – Vampire Barbie.

"Yeah Elena, I agree with Care on this one" grinned Bonnie.

Elena tried to put it off as much as she could, but no matter how much she tried, it won't change the truth. That I had fallen in love with her.

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Bonnie and Caroline formed a pretty good impression about me. Hot? Charming? I did hear many ladies say that to me before but if none of this would help me woo Elena then it wasn't of much use.

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Her friends understood the whole story without actually listening to most of it. Yet she couldn't understand. I couldn't help but smile. She was being a little naïve.

They then drifted off to talk about the stuff that normal, teenage girls would talk. Like how all of them thought that Zac Efron was THE teenage hottie, what happened in last night's episode of 'Glee'. They were so naïve. However, Elena was the most naïve and that was something I liked about her as well.

That's when her phone rang.

"Hello?" Elena's voice was quivering.

"Hi Elena. Its Stefan here" said the younger Salvatore. Wait... wasn't he locked in the basement?

"Stefan, how did you get out? I remember putting vervain on the door." Elena was getting tensed by the minute.

"Well, I had an old friend who came to the rescue" said Stefan.

"Hello Elena." No it couldn't be. Not her.

"Katherine? What are you doing?" exclaimed Elena.

"Freeing your ex. Or should I say my current boyfriend" no sooner did Katherine say these words, I heard Elena's heart break. I mean literally, it did.

"Stefan wouldn't do such a thing Katherine. Stop playing your silly mind games with him." Elena tried to get the upper hand now.

"Get one thing straight Elena, you let him to suffer out here and I came to his rescue. He loves me not you. He never did. You were just a replacement for me. It was always me, Elena. Only me" I felt the urge to rip Katherine's heart out the minute she said this.

"You know what Katherine? You can take your stupid pride and your even more stupid boyfriend and go to hell!" screamed Elena. She was hurt. Very hurt.

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After a couple of hours when all seemed quiet, I decided to head back home. Elena was going to be safe tonight. I would come back for her tomorrow. She needs her time to get over this. I was about to start the engine when I heard her door opening. She was out and all alone. Tears were flowing down her cheeks. But it wasn't safe for her to be out all on her own. I would watch over her at a distance.

She seemed to be feeling better as she walked down the street. Her heart wasn't beating as fast as it was after the phone call. She was looking all around but not at the ground and I just hoped that she wouldn't trip and fall. But Elena being Elena did trip and fall. I could smell blood. I rushed to her and kneeled down. She had passed out.

We were a bit far from her place and she was losing blood quickly, so, I decided to take her to my house since it was the closest.

I picked her up gently and placed her in the seat next to me. I sat on the driver's seat and drove fast. She was losing a lot of blood. I had to get her home quick.

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