Elena
I couldn't believe Stefan showed up at my game. I mean, he was pretty busy talking to that girl in the hallway today, didn't expect he'd leave her wanting.
I felt a little bad for avoiding him all day after that but I really didn't think he'd care. He was with that girl. I just thought that his lunch period would take place in a janitor's closet where he wasn't going to be eating food. I was surprised that he walked into the lunch shortly after I did and sat with Tyler.
My dad left with my sister and Damon and Katherine were flirting up a storm over by her car. "Hey," I heard behind me. I turned from putting my stuff in my trunk and saw Stefan.
"Hi," I breathed out. He looked gorgeous. He did all day but I didn't get a good look at him.
He looked down as his eyes ran up my body. Taking in the sweatpants I pulled over my shorts when I went to get my stuff in the locker room. "You're really good, Elena," He said, nodding his head toward the field.
I blushed. "Thanks." I looked over him again and soon enough, my eyes landed on his lips. Perfectly soft and pink. I had this sudden ache for them to touch me.
He sighed. "Uh, listen. About today. I don't want you to think that is what I'm about anymore. I don't sleep with anyone anymore. Not since going to Texas." He explains.
"Why do you think you need to explain that to me?" I said before I even thought about if I should say it or not.
He shrugs. "I don't really know. It's just since we talked Saturday night, I couldn't stop thinking about you. And I saw that you were a little hurt when I talked to that girl and I didn't want you to feel hurt." He said. I was beyond surprised by whoever this Stefan Salvatore was. He was not the one who annoyed me every chance he got and blocked my locker with one of his new flavors of the week.
Stefan Salvatore was completely different. "Well, thank you for explaining that to me," I say, not being able to think of any other words. He nodded and put his hands in his pockets. "Well, I should get going," I say quickly. "I'll see you tomorrow at school," I don't wait for his response, just open my door and get in. As soon as I'm buckled I back out of my parking spot and haul ass out of the lot.
All I can think about is how Stefan is acting. This is weird. It's like an alternate universe. Stefan's nice and cares about others feelings. I guess Texas did change him. But, that doesn't mean he can never go back to his old self. Stefan Salvatore cannot be like this the rest of his life. Especially when we go to college, there is going to girls lining up for him and he's not going to turn them down.
I can't start to have any sort of feelings for him. It's just going to blow up in my face.
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The rest of the week was the same. We walked to classes together; I left him alone when a girl came up to him offering to "help him with his homework." Until today. Something happened and I can't even begin to describe.
I walk to my locker to get my books for my classes after lunch. "I want to take you out," I hear from my left. I quickly look over at the person leaning against the locker. Stefan was there, his eyes boring into mine, waiting for an answer.
I stare at him. "Um. What?" I say, not understanding him. He wanted to take me out? Like on a date? What?
"I want to take you out. On a date." He said, giving the clarification I needed. I couldn't breathe. He was asking me out. "Tonight. If your available, I'd like to take you out," He repeats yet again as if knowing I still needed to comprehend everything.
I stood there, clutching my books to my chest before saying something. "Yes," I couldn't believe the word that just came out of my mouth. Yes? Why yes?
His eyes brightened and he formed a huge smile on his face. "Okay, um. Can I pick you up at 7?" He asked. I nod, no words forming. "Great," He says and walks off.
I close my locker door slowly and lean my back against it. What. The. Fuck.
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"So, he just asked you out?" Katherine asked as she sat on my bed. I paced in front of her and Caroline.
I nodded. "Yeah. I don't know why though. The first thing he says to me, instead of greeting me with a hello or sup, he says, 'I want to take you out.'" I explain to them, still pacing.
Caroline smirks as she leans against my headboard. "I knew he started liking you." She said, looking at her nails.
My brows inverted. "What do you mean?" I ask.
She looks between Katherine and me. "Are you kidding?" She asked. "He's been to both your soccer games this week, complimenting you every chance he got, walked you to and from your classes even if you guys didn't have the class together and you don't think he likes you," She says. "Oh my god, Elena. Stefan. Likes. You." Caroline clarifies again, probably seeing my skeptical look.
Katherine perked up suddenly. "It's 5:45. You said he's coming at 7 right?" She asked. I nod. "We have to get you ready." She exclaims and shoots up from my bed. She grabs my arm and drags me to the conjoined bathroom I share with my sister. "Sit," She instructs and pushes me down to sit on the toilet.
Caroline calls into us from the other room. "I'll be in your closet!" She says. I look to Katherine in the mirror and she just smirks at me.
I let them do their magic until I'm all dolled up. I have no idea where we are even going. He just asked me today. Ugh. This is so stressful when it shouldn't have to be.
I walk out of the bathroom after Katherine did an amazing job on my hair. She curled it in loose curls and put it in a ponytail but left two-pieces on each side of my face hanging down. My makeup was light because I hated makeup. I'd always end up rubbing it off.
I see the clothes that Caroline put out for me on my bed. It was a white dress that had lace on it and mesh across the middle. I forgot I even had a dress like this. She chose flats and I look at her. I like heels and I feel if your going on a date you should wear heels.
"I talked to Stefan. He said your probably not going to want to wear heels." She said with a smirk. Okay, so she obviously knew where we were going. "Put it on!" She hurried me back into the bathroom with the clothes in my hand.
I came back out and my two friends smiled. "He's going to fall to his feet." Katherine said, arms crossed and looking me over. She pulled me to stand in front of my full-length mirror and I smiled. I did look really good.
The doorbell rang and I quickly looked to them, worried. "Okay, it's fine. You are going to have an amazing time with what he has planned. I promise." Caroline said.
Katherine nodded. "And, we are going to be here when you get back so you can tell us if anything goes wrong." She assured me.
I nodded and looked at myself one more time. Okay. I'm ready. "Okay. I'm ready," I repeat out loud because I forgot they can't read my mind.
We walk downstairs and unfortunately I see my dad talking to Stefan. God. This is already turning out terribly. "Dad." I say, getting his attention. They both move their eyes to the top of stairs where I stand.
I lock eyes with Stefan and his green eyes brighten as they go over my body. I feel my face burn as it turns bright red. "Hi," He says, not taking his eyes off of me.
I smile as I descend the stairs. "Hi," I say softly. He looked so good. Jeans that hugged his bottom perfectly, a blazer over a quarter buttoned long sleeve shirt. I go stand in front of him and look into his eyes.
My dad clearing his throat pulls our eyes away from each other. "So, Salvatore. What time do you plan on bringing my daughter home tonight?" He asked, crossing his arms over his chest, making sure his biceps are shown.
I roll my eyes. "Dad," I whine and place a hand on my hip. Katherine and Caroline who are watching this all happen giggle from where they stand at the top of the steps.
I glare at them. "Is 11:30 okay, sir?" Stefan asked in a small voice I never heard come out of his mouth.
My dad stares at him for a long time. "Fine. 11:30. And you can sure as hell bet I'll be up then." He says. Stefan blushes. I try and hold in my laugh.
Stefan nods. "Yes, sir." He says. I see a small smirk form on my dads face. He's so annoying. Stefan opens the door for me and I quickly look back at Caroline and Katherine who give me a thumbs up and smiles.
God, what was I getting myself into?
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Stefan
Damn, she was beautiful. I could barely keep my eyes off of her. She sat in the passenger seat of my truck and her dress slid up her thighs just a bit. I had the sudden urge to run my hand over her legs but fought back, deciding to keep the hand closest to her on the wheel.
I didn't know what to say. How to start a conversation. It was awkward. "Did the town change at all while I was gone?" I ask, casually.
She shook her head, peering over at me. "Just got a little quieter." She said with a soft giggle. I smiled.
I laughed too. "I bet." I said. "No police cars going off every Friday night." I said looking out at the road.
Elena shook her head. "Yeah, that was a plus though." She told me. "Not just that. At school, you were the one everyone talked about. Whether it was about one of your football games or parties you through or," She stopped. "The girl you slept with that week," She muttered, looking into her hands on her lap.
I bite my lip. That wasn't my best time. "I don't do that anymore," I say, getting her attention. "Texas showed me a lot. There were a lot of girls that I wanted to…" I trailed off. "But I didn't. I realized that's not something I really want. It was just something that I thought would boost my ego I guess," I explain.
She nods. I turn on an off-road and her gaze moves out the window. "Where are we going?" She asked.
I smirk. "You'll see." I say as I keep my eyes on the road ahead.
We got to where I was taking her. There was a table with benches set up. The best part was the view though. The sun was just setting and there was that orange and pink look in the sky. The sun saying it's last goodbye until it hides behind the hills for tonight.
I parked and quickly got out of the truck; taking our food I brought and went to open the door for her. I held my hand out for her and she took it, letting her soft and small fingers wrapped around mine.
I walked her to the table and let her sit on the one side while I went around. "It's so beautiful," She said, staring at the sinking sun.
I glanced that way and then back at her. "Yeah, it is." I say and she quickly turns to me. She blushes. She so beautiful, it is taking everything in me to not just grab her and kiss her. I was saving that for after.
I pulled the food from where I placed it beside me. "Okay, so it might be takeout but it's the best damn takeout in Virginia." I say lightly.
She laughs and grabs one of the forks I placed in the middle of us. "I happen to love takeout," She noted. "Especially the best takeout in the state," She jokes and I roll my eyes with a laugh.
We ate in peace for a while until we were both done. It wasn't that much and it was really good. I stand and hold out my hand. "Come with me," I say.
She takes my hand and I get another sudden shock run through me. She felt it too because I looked into her eyes and they were bright and surprised. I smirk. I take her to sit over on a blanket that looks at where the sunset. Luckily for us, there was more to see. The way this hill looked over land for miles and miles.
Elena broke the silence. "Where did you find this place?" She asked. I stretch out my legs in front of me and look over at her.
"My mom actually took my brother and I out here a lot. She would set up a picnic," I pause briefly to wave my hand over the table and food. "We'd watch the sunset. It was a mother and sons thing I guess," I shrug.
Elena smiles. "That's really nice." She says, looking me in the eyes. I nod and shrug again. "My mom stopped doing those things when she was pregnant with my sister. She took my brother and I away to my grandparent's house in Virginia Beach. My dad was working all weekend. It was one of those long weekends we had off from school and all of our friends were going to be doing something fun. My parents had nothing planned because my dad was working." She said, looking out at the land again.
"Her parents were on vacation or something or I think visiting my aunt and we had their house to ourselves. Every morning for the four days we were there we got up and went right to the beach." She told with a smile. "Spent almost all day because their house was right on it. Then we'd go home and shower and either order in or go out. My mom can't cook," She laughed softly. "Then we'd go back to the beach and sit there, watching the sun set and do it over again." She looked down at her hands.
She shrugged. "I always imagined just going back to that. But when Brooklyn was born. She became so distant. Brooklyn didn't get raised by the mother that raised me." I felt bad for her. She had a good mother and then all of a sudden a distant one.
I take her hand and interlace our fingers. She looked over to me quickly and glanced between my eyes and our hands. Her eyes finally landed on mine and they stilled. I leaned in and just as our lips were going to touch, her phone dinged. Her fucking phone dinged.
I hear a deep groan in the back of my throat and Elena giggles as she hears it too. I pull away and let her slip her phone out of her cropped jean jacket. Her smiled quickly falters. "What is it?" I ask, trying not to be rude and look at her phone myself.
She covers her forehead with her hand showing stress and annoyance. "Its my mother," Well, speak of the devil.
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Elena
I could not have imagined this going so bad. I had my doubts about this date and yes, I thought It was going to blow up when we were sitting awkwardly in the car but it didn't. But now. After sharing about my mom who I never talk about and barely ever get to see anymore, I kind of warmed up to this and him.
The text was so unexpected. It read, 'Heard you went on a date with Stefan Salvatore?' I didn't know what to say back. I didn't know if I should show Stefan. I used to talk to my mom about my crush on Stefan. That was when we were close.
Stefan grabbed my hand that was clenching into a fist and squeezed it reassuringly. "What does it say?" He asked. I know he wasn't trying to be rude and pry so I just shrugged.
"Nothing important." I say and turn my phone off, slipping it back into my pocket. She doesn't deserve to know about my life when she is making no effort to try and be in it again.
He tilts his head to the side. "Alright," He said, knowing he probably won't get it out of me. We sat there talking for another hour. I almost completely forgot about my mother texting me. Almost.
I know I'm complaining rudely because some people had either seriously messed up mothers or no mother at all, but this is hard. She has told my siblings and I that we can't go stay at her house 3 times in a row. We go to her house every other weekend but she's cancelled because she says that her boyfriend planned something for only the two of them to do.
That's always the excuse.
My brother Jeremy is always out anyway. He barely even sleeps in his own bed. I haven't quite figured out the reason why but I plan to find out. But him not being home makes that quite difficult.
I don't want to say that I hate my mom because I don't think I ever can unless she does something really terrible.
Stefan and I both get up off the ground, brushing off the remains of grass that stuck to our clothing. It was 11:00 so we would get home a little earlier than my curfew. He held my hand as we walked to the truck, coming with me to the passenger side to open the door for me. Before he opens it, I turn around. "Thank you," I say quickly. I'm even surprised at urgency. "I mean, when my mom texted me, you let me forget about it a little by talking to me. That means a lot actually," I say, laughing.
He smiles down at me. "No problem," He says. "You know, if you ever want to talk about it," He starts. "I'm always here," Stefan's eyes are locked on mine. Sending heat through my body because the intensity illuminating from them.
I bite my lower lip. "Thanks," I mutter, looking down because I can't handle his stare anymore. I felt his fingers under my chin and him pulling my head up to meet his eyes again.
All I could think was that he was going to kiss me. His lips would finally be touching mine. I made sure my phone was off since I didn't want to deal with my mother and I didn't want it to go off the next time we almost kiss.
Soon enough though, with absolutely no interruptions, his lips touch mine. They're soft and warm but weirdly enough, I get a chill that goes up my spine. His hands are on my hips, pulling me closer so I'm pressing up against his chest. I have no choice but to wrap my arms around his neck.
I felt my back press against the truck door and his tongue slip out of his mouth, asking me for entrance. I part my lips and his tongue slips in, causing us to deepen the kiss. It was then that I realized I was on my tippy-toes, almost clinging to him like a koala bear. It felt so good to be in his arms. I felt safe.
I didn't want this night to end when I eventually had to go tell Katherine and Caroline everything that happened. I just wanted to stay wrapped up in Stefan's arms all the time. Where no one could ever get to me because his strong arms protect me.
But unfortunately my heart is still unprotected and free to get hurt. By anyone. And I'm scared it's going to be by Stefan Salvatore.
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