Is Love Eternal

Chapter 2

Caroline ate her toast sitting at the breakfast bar in Stefan's house by her self. She had thought about waking Stefan up but decided not to because he'd need as much sleep as he could get because of how drunk he was the night before. She hoped he wouldn't drink today, it wasn't going to help him move on from Elena.

Caroline heard the front door slam shut and before she could stand up, Damon was standing in the kitchen with an evil grin on his face, the one that told her she should be afraid.

"What are you doing here Damon?" Caroline asked. "Well, this is my house Barbie, can't i come by and check on the place?"

"No, actually, this is Stefan's house, so unless he says so, no you can't come and 'check on the place.'" Damon chuckled, "You know i went to see Bonnie last night." Caroline grinned, "Yes i know." "And she had no idea why i went to see her. So why'd ya lie to me Caroline?" Damon asked, his voice getting slightly more serious.

"Well i wanted to speak to Elena alone." Caroline told him, "I didn't want you around to manipulate Elena while i was speaking to her." "i'm not manipulating anyone Barbie." Caroline snorted, "Get over yourself Damon. You're using that stupid sire bond to your every advantage. We both know she doesn't actually love you."

Caroline didn't have time to react as Damon charged at her at super speed but it didn't matter because just as his hands touched her, Damon was thrown back into the wall of the kitchen. The force of the impact broke the cupboards he hit, along with all the plates and glasses inside them as the sound of them shattering filled the room. As soon as the sounds stopped Caroline was able to focus on Stefan who stood right beside her.

He was dressed in a simple pair of jeans and a white tank top. She looked him over as he stared at Domon. She had never seen so much hate in his eyes. He was staring at Damon groaning on the ground, as though he'd like nothing better than to rip his heart out.

Damon slowly got to his feet, groaning. He stood and looked at his brother.

"Stefan," Damon began, "You couldn't have come down stairs a minute later?"

"Get out." Stefam said, coldly.

"This is my house, little brother, i'm not going anywhere if i don't want too."

Stefan walked towards Damon and stood right in front of him. "Get out Damon." He repeated, "Cause if you don't, i swear i will rip your head off right now." He said, looking into his brothers eyes. After a minute, Damon shrugged, "Whatever."

Damon moved to leave the kitchen but turned around, "Barbie, if you ever say that about me and Elena again, i'll drive a stake right through your heart." And Damon super sped out of the house before Stefan could kill him for threatning Caroline.

Stefan looked back at Caroline, "Are you okay?" "Yeah," Caroline said, "Are you?"

"No, Caroline, i'm not." Stefan said, honestly, walking towards the fridge. He opened it and pulled out a blood bag.

"What are you doing?" Caroline asked, shocked. She ran to take the bag from him but Stefan moved away from her.

"I haven't turned off my humanity Caroline." Stefan told her, "I know i can comtrol myself with one blood bag. With all the shit thats happened to me the last few days, nowone's going to deny me this." He said, taking the gap off the top of the bag and brought it to his mouth. Caroline watched, knowing she wouldn't be able to stop him and praying to God that he wouldn't become the Ripper again.

Stefan drained the bag, without taking a single breath. He savoured the taste of the human blood that tasted so much better than any animal could.

"See?" He said, holding the empty blood bag, "I'm fine. I can control it."

"Stefan," Caroline began but was cut off by her phone ringing. She pulled it from her pocket and answered it, "Bonnie? Do we have to come over right now? Ok, we'll be there soon." She said, pressing the end button on her phone.

"We have to go over to Elena's. Elijah is there and he has a lead on the cure."

Stefan sighed, "Of course we have to go over there don't we?" "You can stay here Stefan." Caroline told him, "I'll come back and tell you what they have later." "No Caroline." Stefan replied, "I have to tell everyone something anyway. I was gonna tell you later but i'll tell you all at Elena's."

Stefan opeded the front door and walked into Elena's house without knocking, Caroline following behind him. He wanted to get in and out of there as quick as possible, he wasn't planning on staying long. He entered the loungeroom where everyone was waiting for them, Bonnie, Elijah, Jeremy, Alaric, Rebekah, Tyler, Damon and...Elena, who Stefan tried not to look at, it was too painful watching her stand with Damon.

"Hey Stefan." Jeremy greeted him. Jeremy felt sorry for Stefan. He didn't like who his sister had become either and he liked Stefan alot more than Damon.

"Hey bro." Damon smirked at him, pulling Elena into his side, while Elena was looking everywhere but Stefan.

Stefan looked at Bonnie and Elijah who were standing in the middle of the room. "What's going on?"

Bonnie was about to answer but Elijah cut her off, "I've got a possible lead on the cure. And considering we're all working together to find the cure, i thought it would be best to tell everyone involved."

"Well you don't have to tell me." Stefan said, plainly, as if he were talking about the weather. Everyone looked at him confused. "What do you mean?" Jeremy asked. "I'm not working to find the cure anymore." Stefan announced to everyone, "I'm leaving town for a few weeks. I can't be involved in the search for the cure for awile."

"What do you mean?" Elena asked, finally looking at him, "You can't just leave." "Really Elena?" Stefan challenged, "And why can't i leave town. Why do i need to be involved in the search?" "Because the more people are looking for it, the faster we find it!" Elena told him, trying to convince him not to leave.

"Well i'm leaving whether you or anyone else likes it or not."

The room was dead silent for a moment. Finally Jeremy spoke, "Where are you gonna go?" "I don't know." Stefan answered, "I just know i'm leaving for a few weeks, maybe a month. I'm going home to pack now actually." He turned around and looked at Caroline who looked like she was about to cry, "Thank you for everything Caroline. I appreciate you being there for me." He told her, pulling her into an embrace. After a moment, he let her go and moved to exit the living room.

"Why do you have to leave Stefan?" Bonnie asked, sadly, "I mean, i know it's tough for you to be here right now but why are you pulling out of the search for the cure?"

Stefan turned around and looked into Bonnies eyes. His face showed no emotion, no anger or sadness. He was just completely blank. After a moment, he answered "Becasue if i stay here Bonnie, Damon is going to end up dead." He told her, with no emotion in his voice.

He stood there for a short moment, letting his answer sink in, before turning his back on everyone and walking out the front door.

A/N: I know there alot wrong in this story, so i'll set some things straight. Alaric is still alive, Elijah is still around and there is no such thing as the five vampire hunters. I live in Australia and i haven't seen any of the fourth season on tv, all i know about that season is whats shown in alot of fanfics. Please review, i hope you liked this chapter and that it wasn't too rushed. Next chapters going to focus more on Elena, i hope to have it uploaded soon.

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