Chapter 4! I really appreciate all the reviews! Thank you so much : )
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It was 6am when Stefan's alarm clock went off and he groaned before he turned around and hit the snooze button. He had to admit, he did not want to get up. He lay in bed for another 10 minutes just thinking about last night.
Yeah he thought Elena was attractive, but things like 'hot', 'sexy', or 'fine' did not come to mind. Rather it was words like 'beautiful', 'gorgeous', 'pretty', and 'amazing'. He almost wanted to slap himself, he knew this girl for what? One day? Not including their childhood encounters that is, they were both too young to recollect anything properly.
He enjoyed spending time with her and couldn't wait until history first period this morning. Sighing he got up out of bed clad just in his black pinstripe briefs and made his way to the bathroom to get on with this daily routine.
On his way to the bathroom he noticed Nik's jeans in the hall of their apartment they shared. He shook his head when he noticed a thong beside his jeans. No doubt Nik had a girl over from last night at the bar. It was not even a weekend; it was a Tuesday for crying out loud.
He made his way to the bathroom and jumped when the door swung open revealing a perky brunette standing behind the door wearing one of Nik's shirt that was not buttoned.
Stefan just closed his eyes and looked down before he looked up and said, "Good morning"
"Uh yeah, I'm sorry, good morning… I'm Britney by the way" She replied
"Nice to meet you Britney, but I am naked right now and I would love to shower, if you don't mind." Stefan said attempting not to sound rude.
"Oh I do not mind at all, by all means, carry on!" she said before she ran off to Nik's room at the end of the hall.
Stefan shook his head in amusement and scoffed at this girl before he quickly jumped in the shower. He turned on the water and let out a sigh as the hot spray hit his body. The water cascaded down his body following the strong defined lines of his body. He dunked his head under the spray and ran his hand through his hair as the water relieved him of the tight kinks in his back.
He grabbed his body wash and squirt some on his hand and began to lather his body while under the spray to wash it all off.
He spent about 15 more minutes just standing in the shower before he shut it off and opened the curtain to find Britney doing her make up in the bathroom.
"Hi, it's Britney, right? Do you mind?" Stefan got out as he looked at this girl like she was out of her mind.
"Oh no not at all, you are a very attractive man and from the look of it you're pretty well gifted too" she winked as she looked down his entire body, zoning in on his area.
Stefan quickly grabbed a towel forgetting that he was naked in front of this girl. "Um, thanks" he said a little flustered at their encounter.
"I'm making coffee, I'll make you a cup!" She yelled out as she exited the bathroom.
"Yeah coffee sounds good…" he mumbled to himself as he wrapped the towel low on his waist as he stepped out of the shower. The towel hung low so you could see the defined 'V' line that dipped beneath the towel and his washboard abs that accompanied his god like body.
Briefly for just a smidgen of a second he imagined what it would be like if it were Elena and not Britney that he encountered both times this morning. Would she be so straight forward? He quickly brushed off that thought and went into his room to get dressed for the day. What a great start to my day he thought.
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"And so before he left he gave me a kiss on the cheek… and I am almost positive I was drooling after. And I think he is single but some girl named Katherine called him last night and called him babe, which really threw me off but I don't know what to make of it so I'm just not gonna do anything about it…" Elena said catching Caroline up to speed on what happened last night.
"Maybe it was a best friend, you never know! And oh my god Elena Gilbert he kissed you?!" Caroline squealed in her ear jumping up and down.
"Care" Elena reasoned right as they entered their first period history class. Ric was not here yet, and neither was Stefan. They took their seats as Bonnie came rushing in tying her hair up quickly into a pony with a huge smile on her face.
"Hey guys" she said before she sat down. Bonnie was nervous, she decided that today was the day that she was going to tell Elena about her and Jeremy. She did not know how she would react. Would she approve? Would she disapprove? Bonnie did not have an inkling of a clue.
Bonnie quietly took out her phone and texted Elena.
'Gotta talk to you today, meet me at the bleachers after school'
Elena took out her phone and replied, 'Yeah sure, meet you there!'
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Stefan stepped out of his nice Ford Fusion 2013 all white with black interior. Yes his parents were loaded, and yes they provided him with this transportation but Stefan was in every single form, modest. He was more than happy to buy his own car regardless of luxury yet his parents had insisted on this gift for him.
As Stefan walked into the school his palms began sweating a little bit from the coffee he was holding in his hands, but he also thought it was due to the fact that he would see Elena again. But he pushed that thought to the back of his mind.
He turned the corner and walked down the hall to his class, opened the door and stepped in to see all the students sitting there waiting for class to begin. He walked further into the room and right there. He felt it. He felt that same electricity almost like gravity pulling at his entire being. Like this was the sole purpose he was able to stand straight. He felt all this before he even made eye contact with her. He looked up and made eye contact with a boy. Golden blonde hair spiked perfectly, muscular and tall. Stefan coughed and set his coffee down before he turned to the student.
"Hey, can I help you?" Stefan asked with complete sincerity.
"Yeah, we just wanted to know if Saltzman is in today?"
"Uh, I really don't know but if he isn't here in about five minutes I'll call down to the office and let them know… uh, I'm sorry I'm still a little unfamiliar with names. Yours is?"
"Matt" he offered.
"Okay Matt, I'll keep you posted on Saltzman." Stefan responded with a brief smile.
When Matt walked away and sat down he finally made eye contact with the person sitting right behind him. Elena.
It was like everything froze, he was just staring at her and then before he could blink she broke out into the most breathtaking smile he had ever seen. His breath caught in his throat as he gasped and smiled back at her.
Stefan waved awkwardly when he saw that Caroline was staring at him with a smile wider than Elena's.
The bell rang and everyone settled down with eager eyes waiting for Stefan to start talking.
Stefan began, "Good morning everyone, I do not believe that is here today from the looks of it, so we're just going to have to work with our textbooks! Those I will be getting to you after I am done speaking. We're going to start off local with Virginia and talk about the Civil War, so that begins on page 87-95. So get on started with those pages and then answer questions 1-7 in full answers on page 96. Finish it in class, and it will not be homework! I am collecting this tomorrow!" Stefan ended with a smile. This was the first time he had done this and he was impressed with his ability to conduct a class with such efficiency.
All this kids began to take out binders, all expect for Elena. She stared at him with that soft timid smile that greeted him on the first day. He called her up seeing as she probably had something to say to him.
He noticed that before she got up Caroline grabbed her arm and winked at her. Stefan just chuckled before Elena finally got to him.
"Uh, would you like to come get textbooks with me?" Stefan offered.
"Yeah, sure" she replied a little too eagerly. Elena stopped and mentally kicked herself for being like that.
They exited the class and walked down the hall to the history department storage room where all textbooks were held for the summer.
"I wanted to thank you for dinner last night" Stefan said breaking the silence
"Yeah it was my pleasure, I really enjoyed your company" Elena almost bit her tongue. Was that a bit too straight forward?
"I enjoyed your company too; it was nice getting to know you. I really liked getting to know you on a personal level." Stefan said as he swung his hand and it hit hers. Both of their hearts jumped out of their chests at the brief contact and they smiled at each other.
"I know this might sound crazy but, I can't be the only one who feels that right?" Elena asked warily.
"This pull? Like a shock going through your body? Yeah, no. I feel it." Stefan said stopping and looking up at her.
Elena was as brave as to stop walking as well and now they were close. They stood in front of each other their chests about a foot away from each other. Elena made the first movie to drag the tips of her fingers across the back of his hand.
Stefan carefully watched her and was pleased with the closeness of the two. Stefan was the first one to speak out.
"Uh, listen. I'm going out to dinner with my friend Nik and his lady friend Britney tonight… I was wondering if you wanted to come with? As friends of course, I mean I rather not be the third wheel tonight."
"Um, let me get back to you," Elena replied with another timid smile before she dropped her hand and reached to open the door to the room where the textbooks were stored. She felt around for the light in the dark dingy room but couldn't find it. She stepped into the room feeling around further but, she turned around really fast when she couldn't find it and bumped into Stefan's chest.
Stefan's hands quickly went to her waist holding her in place while her hands went to his chest.
But they quickly jumped apart when they heard the door shut with a loud thud. They were left in complete darkness.
"Uh Elena…" Stefan trailed off as he turned the door knob. But as he struggled to get it open he realized that it was locked from the outside.
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I hope you guys enjoyed the fourth chapter! I will continue with the in the dark room scene and will Elena actually go to dinner with Stefan or not? Keep on reviewing so I know what you guys like and what you guys do not! I am so grateful for the response this story has gotten, so thank you so much!