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The music in the club was epic. The songs weren't just technos, they were the type of songs that you could dance and sing your heart out to. Elena was on the dancefloor, her eyes closed and singing the lyrics out at the top of her voice- she was practically in her own world. She opened her eyes and realized that she didn't know anyone around her, however, as she looked behind her, she saw Meredith, Rebekah, Tyler, Caroline and Stefan dancing in a circle. She decided to join them. More or less everyone was making fun of Stefan as he was dancing like nobody was watching him. He was making a fool out of himself and he knew it. After a few minutes, Elena handed her camera to Meredith and asked her to take a picture of Caroline, Stefan and her. She handed the camera over to Meredith, but as crazy as Meredith is, she started to take pictures of herself instead of the three others. She eventually took a picture of the three and as Elena was making her way back to Meredith to get her camera when Stefan started pulling Elena outside. He was holding her at her elbow and she twisted her arm in a way that she was also holding onto his elbow. Elena was pulling him inside towards Meredith while he was puling her outside. It was as if they were having their own personal tug of war.

"Enough with the pictures.. Enough!" Stefan said with a smile. He didn't want a repeat of New Year's Eve where Elena would have hideous pictures of him, although this time he was more or less sober.

"Yeah, no more pictures. But Meredith has my camera and she's taking pictures of herself. I need my camera back", explained Elena leaning further towards the dancefloor dragging Stefan with her.

Meredith looked away from the camera and spotted Stefan and Elena in the middle of their tug of war; Elena reaching out for her camera while Stefan desperately trying to get Elena outside. She finally handed the camera over to its owner and Elena followed Stefan outside to a bar; go figure. Damon was already there and so they joined him. Damon gave a smirk to Elena, discretely reminding her of the conversation they had at Caroline's house about her and Stefan. Elena shook her head slightly and rolled her eyes.

"What do you want to drink?" both boys asked Elena at the same time and then laughed.

"Water's good. Thanks," she answered.

"Elenaaaaa. You're in a club, who drinks water in a club, seriously?" asked Damon.

"I'm just really thirsty, and I want to drink something cold and fast," Elena explained herself.

"Seriously Lena, what would you like to drink?" asked Stefan again. Elena started to respond but he cut her off by saying, "And water doesn't count." He winked at her and Elena couldn't stop herself from smiling.

"No, seriously guys, I want water," Elena insisted.

"Water for the lady," Damon told the barman half heartedly while pointing at the girl. Elena thanked Damon and the boys started talking. Elena turned around and started looking at who else was in the club, people who she might know. As she turned back around to face the boys, Damon held out a Majito to her with a smirk on his face. Elena rolled her eyes and took her drink.

"Here in Mystic Falls, we hug to say 'thank you'," said Stefan.

"I knoooow. I was about to hug Damon. No one is in a hurry," she replied with a slight tone of sarcasm. Stefan chuckled and took a gulp from his beer.

Elena hugged Damon and whispered 'thank you' in his ear. He nodded with a smile on his face. She regretted the fact that she lied to everyone about when she was really leaving Mystic Falls. She wasn't leaving the 15th like she said she was, she was leaving the night of the 6th- tomorrow night. Damon and Caroline were the only ones who knew, that would explain Caroline's almost breakdown when they were standing on the deck by her pool only a few hours ago.

"Did you also pay for my drink?" she asked Stefan, attempting to change her trains of thoughts. He didn't answer but simply nodded with a small smile on his face. Elena hugged him; she was in his arms much longer than she was in Damon's, but none of them minded at all. Damon noticed it and sighed in contempt. All he could think about was "they're freaking cute! Hookup already!" Stefan had his eyes closed and his hands on Elena's back, while one of Elena's hands were in his hair while the other was on his back. They both let go and Damon looked Elena directly in her eyes and said "You do know that he didn't pay for your drink, right?"

Elena daggered Stefan with her eyes and had her mouth open in shock, "You sneaky bastard," she said half giggling. Stefan arched his eyebrows and shrugged with a goofy smile on his face. A smile that Elena simply couldn't resist.

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Stefan, Elena, Caroline and Damon were back on the dancefloor when a song by Bruno Mars started. Elena immediately looked over to Damon and Stefan who were in their own world pulling out some crazy dance moves that no one could even think possible. Then again, it was Damon and Stefan; with both of them together, anything is possible. Elena was remembering the New Year's Eve when they were both singing that exact same song in the parking lot- Just the Way You Are. The version that was playing wasn't the original one; this one had more beat to it, so people could dance. By the time Elena got one of their attention, the song was already changing- a proof of how much in their world they were: it took an entire song to get their attention. As the song was transitioning, Elena put her hands around Stefan's neck and he encircled her waist. They were hugging in the middle on the dancefloor and Elena felt the urge to tell him the truth about her leaving date.

"This is my last night out. I'm leaving the 6th," Elena told Stefan while still hugging him. Stefan had heard her every word, but didn't believe it. At Caroline's she said she was leaving the 15th, in 10 days.

"Nooooooo, you're leaving the 15th. What are you talking about?" he asked calling out her bluff. Instead of answering, Elena let go of Stefan and as he saw her face, he instantly knew that she wasn't lying. Stefan looked over Elena's shoulder, at Damon who simply nodded; he had understood what was happening. Stefan took Elena's hand and led her outside where they could talk and not have to yell at each other over the music blaring out through the speakers.

"Why? Why are you telling everyone that you're leaving the 15th when you're actually leaving the 6th?" asked Stefan going straight to the point. He wasn't going to bother to sugar coat the situation.

"I didn't want people to know that I was leaving tomorrow night because I didn't want to hear people say: Have a good flight tomorrow, see you in a year." Stefan's throat clenched up when Elena said 'tomorrow night' because right now, he hadn't realized that they were the 5th. To him, the 6th was in another week or so, but not as soon as tomorrow.

'You can't just leave like that Elena. You just can't. No you can't. Tell me it's a joke. Tell me that this was a set up and it's a joke. You can't leave tomorrow Elena."

"You make it sound as if I'm dying Stefan. It's fine, we'll see each other in a year. You'll survive," she added with a small smile.

"How do you know?"

"You've managed two and a half years. A year without me should be a piece of cake. Besides, we don't really know each other Stefan."

"I know it might sound crazy, but I feel like I've known you my entire life. I feel comfortable around you and I can tell you absolutely anything. And now you're just leaving!" he said disbelievingly.

"I'm not dying Stefan, we'll skype and facebook each other. I'll be back next year. I just wanted you to know the truth about when I was leaving. I thought you deserved it," Elena said with a sigh. She really wished that she would have stayed another 10 days in Mystic Falls.

"At Caroline's place I saw you look down at your fingers when I said that you could start counting your days off. What was that all about?"

"I was counting the amount of days Aunt Jenna has left in Mystic Falls; she's staying an extra 3 weeks."

"I wish you could stay with her," he said and locked eyes with Elena. He held her hand and wished that she could stay with him.

"Stefan, how about we make tonight a good night? It's my last night, instead of sitting around brooding, how about we make the most of it; have a good time?"

"Let's go," he said and dragged Elena to the dancefloor.

As they reached the dancefloor, they realized that all of their friends were gone, either outside or either talking to other people. It was just the two of them surrounded by a bunch of strangers. The song 'Save the World' by Swedish House Mafia starting playing and they both started singing the lyrics out to each other when they got to the chorus.

Who's gonna save the world tonight? Who's gonna bring you back to life? They both pointed at each other during that line.

We're gonna make it, you and I. Stefan lifted his hand above his head and looked at it as a sign for Elena to do the same. Elena lifted her hand above her head and Stefan high-fived it. However instead of letting go, he intertwined their fingers above their heads.

We're gonna save the world tonight. As they were singing that line, their eyes locked and neither of them looked away. Stefan slightly pulled Elena close to him and when she was close enough, he leaned down and kissed her full on the lips. It wasn't one of those earth-shattering kisses that you see nowadays in movies, but it was the sweetest kiss that either of them has ever experienced. The gravity between them alone made their kiss worthwhile. They ended up hugging in the middle of the dancefloor, not even moving to the beat of the music, just hugging. Stefan tightened his grip around Elena, not wanting to let her go, trying to cherish every moments with her. They loosened their grip on each other, only to start kissing again. This time, it was full of passion and desire. Passion that they've been holding back from that day in the stadium during the football match. Elena had her hand in his hair and around his neck while his arms were around her waist holding her close. They both kept on dancing with their hands intertwined. As more and more people came onto the dancefloor, the room was getting stuffier.

"I'm going to go outside," Elena told Stefan, "it's getting too hot in here."

"I'll be out soon," he answered and quickly pecked her lips. As Elena was walking away, he quickly squeezed her hand, she squeezed back slightly only to have him squeeze harder. She turned around and saw him wink at her. Elena didn't try hiding her smile as she walked outside.

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The time came for Elena to go home. She started saying goodbye to everyone and they were all acting normal, as if she was leaving in 10 days and not tomorrow. She smiled, because that was exactly what she wanted. Elena hated saying goodbye, so when people said 'See you around', she simply nodded, it was much easier that way. Elena got to Caroline who already had tears in her eyes.

"Care, I'll see you in a year, okay? It'll be fine. You're heading to uni in a month and things we'll go so fast that we'll both be back in Mystic Falls before we know it," comforted Elena. Caroline nodded and hugged Elena tightly. Caroline knew that if she opened her mouth to talk, her tears will be in a constant flow and she wanted to avoid that. As soon as she let go of Elena, she turned around and headed to the girl's bathroom to avoid any more emotional encounters. Elena quickly scanned the club and spotted Stefan sitting on a stool. She inhaled quickly and paced towards him. She knew that saying goodbye to Stefan was not going to be an easy task.

"I'm leaving Stefan," Elena started. She regretted it the moment she finished her sentence because Stefan's face suddenly became one filled with pain. His eyes had filled with tears, his mouth was slightly open and his brow furrowed. He reached out for Elena's hand and intertwined their fingers.

"Please don't go," he simply said.

"Don't make this harder than it already is. Let go of my hand. Please?"

"No. No, because when I let go, you're going to walk out of this club. Then you're going to leave tomorrow and I'm not going to see you for another year. I can't let you go."

"You'll survive," said Elena sternly trying to keep a composed face. "You just finished high school. You're going to have the time of your life during your gap year and then head off to uni. What's so wrong with that? You'll be fine Stefan."

"I just wish you weren't leaving so soon, Lena."

"It's not as if I have a choice. If I could, I would have stayed longer, but I can't. I'm a year younger than you are, I still have school to go to," she said while rolling her eyes. "My hand, please?"

Stefan let go of her hand but grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him and embraced her. He gently kissed her neck before kissing her lips. Elena felt anger through that kiss, angry that she was leaving so soon, angry that he hadn't spent as much time with her as he had wished, but mostly angry that she hadn't told him about her actual leaving date. They hugged again after their kiss and he whispered to her, "I'll miss you."

Elena swallowed hard and tried not to let her tears fall. Stefan wasn't allowed to see her cry. "I'll miss you too," she was barely able to whisper. She quickly turned around and pulled the Caroline move: walk away before encountering another emotional situation. As Elena walked outside, she saw Damon who was waiting for her.

"You ready?" he asked, but as he saw her face, he placed an arm around her shoulder and asked, "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine. Let's just go, please," begged Elena while her first tear strolled down her cheeks. The first out of many tears.