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Elena sat on the dock by the lake with a hot cup of coffee in her hand. It was now the first week of December and it had begun to get a bit cold. She wore a jacket, a scarf and a pair of knee high leather boots upon her feet. She sat there waiting for Stefan. She hadn't seen him all day Friday because he said that he was busy with his family but it was now Saturday morning and she was missing him terribly. He wasn't even at school on Friday but she quickly dismissed any concerns when she got a text from him saying that he was with his father.
She sat there looking out at the water feeling the rays of sun on her face before she heard a car door shut behind her. She didn't turn around as she waited for him to get closer to her.
"Elena" she heard a soft voice call out. She turned around and she saw Stefan walking towards her with his hands in his pockets. He looked like a model for a winter catalogue. He wore a black trench coat, paired with khaki pants and a little toque that was resting fashionably upon the back of his head, not messing up his perfect hair.
Her breath caught a little at the sight of him. She couldn't believe that he was all hers and that the man that was standing before her, loved her just as much as she loved him.
She got up and walked on over to him with a small smile playing on her lips. As she met him halfway on the dock, she grabbed the sides of his body and tugged him closer until their bodies collided.
"Hi" she whispered before she got on her tippy toes to place a soft kiss on his perfect lips. She could taste the mint gum he had just chewed and she could smell his aftershave. She pulled back a little to nuzzle her face with his.
"I missed you" she whispered as Stefan brought his hands up around her and held her as tight as he could.
Truth is, Stefan was dreading the moment that he would tell Elena all that had happened, and all that had yet to happen. He was nervous because he didn't know how she would react. So he just held her in his arms not wanting to let go, ever.
"I missed you too" he said in a sad voice as he nuzzled her nose and placed a kiss wherever his lips could reach.
"What's wrong?" she asked as she pulled back to see Stefan's eyes closed. Stefan opened his eyes and there was sadness all over his perfect green eyes.
"Babe, what's wrong?" Elena asked again as she brought a hand up to cup his cheek.
"I uh, need to talk to you about something" Stefan said getting out of her embrace and moving to grab just her hand to walk over the bench bolted at the end of the dock.
"Okay" Elena said not knowing what to expect Stefan to say. She followed him and sat down by his side when he sat down.
Stefan turned around to face her without letting go of the hold he hand on her hand. He needed to be close to her right now.
"Stefan, talk to me" Elena said noticing the hesitation in his eyes before he looked away trying to recollect his thoughts for a bit.
"Elena I got a transfer to another school" he said bluntly trying not to make this any harder than it already was. He got straight to the point because he didn't have it in him to play around with Elena.
"Oh" Elena said with a bit of hesitation before she squeezed his hand and spoke again, "Where?" she asked in a tone where it was hard to decipher her emotion.
"Cherishwood, just up North of here" Stefan said looking into her eyes to try and see any type of emotion she may be displaying.
Elena took in this new piece of information and processed it. Stefan would be leaving, and it would be two hours away. She knew people had it worse than her, but in that moment, she allowed herself to be selfish.
She didn't want him to leave. She didn't know what she would do without him. Sure they could see each other every weekend but she needed to feel close to him. She didn't know what to expect out of this new move. She wanted to keep him here forever. Even though she knew that eventually he would have to leave, it was only a matter of time. He would be done his placement.
"Elena, say something" Stefan said just above a whisper when he saw a stray tear running down her cheek. He quickly moved to kiss the tear away, letting his lips linger close to her face.
Elena quickly broke out of her little thought bubble. She hadn't even realized she was crying until Stefan wiped away the tears.
"That's two hours away. There was no other school?" Elena asked quickly composing herself and allowing herself to hide what she was feeling. They needed to talk this through; she could have time later to cry if she wanted to.
Stefan looked out at the water for a second, wondering if he should tell her the real reason why he was getting transferred. He turned back to Elena deciding that honesty is the best policy and that he was not going to build a relationship on lies.
"You're not gonna ask me why they decided to move me?" Stefan said looking at Elena carefully trying to study her.
"What? Your placement with Mystic Falls isn't over, then?" Elena asked with honest confusion. She really had thought that his time was up.
"No, not exactly" Stefan said looking down at his hands before looking up at her with his brows furrowed.
Elena looked at Stefan curiously wanting him to continue and to explain to her why this was happening. Why he was moving two hours away from her and why he wouldn't be there to hold her when she needed him, and why he would now be a phone call away, instead of 15 minutes.
"Administration at Mystic High got a note from an anonymous tip, Elena" Stefan said trying to hide his anger and rage that flowed through him whenever he thought about that little fucking prick.
"An anonymous tip saying what" Elena said with a quiet powerful voice once she put two and two together.
Stefan let out a deep breath before letting go of her hand and moving to fall deeper into the bench, throwing his head back.
"Stefan" she said in a louder voice as she pushed his arm trying to get his attention back.
"What did the tip say?" Elena asked once again.
"About our relationship, Elena. It said everything we didn't want them to know, including a picture. Now Mr. Polinsky is doing me a favor here, Elena. He could report me to the board have my placement terminated and then make sure I never got a job ever again. But he's doing this for me. He isn't going to report me to the board so long as I follow through with this transfer" Stefan said fully explaining the entire situation to her.
Elena let the entire situation hit her like a ton of bricks. She let her shoulders slump and her head sag. She was incredibly grateful that Mr. Polinsky was doing this for him but at the same time she was torn; torn between killing Jake and thanking Polinsky.
Even though Elena already knew, she just needed to hear it from Stefan. "This was Jake, wasn't it?" Elena asked through a clenched jaw.
"Yes. But I don't want you doing anything. Let it go, Elena." Stefan said surprising both Elena and himself with his words.
"So what do we do now?" Elena asked in a small voice.
"Well, Nik's family lives up in Cherishwood. I think we're gonna stay with them for a week before I find my own place out there." Stefan said slowly.
"You're really leaving?" Elena asked in a small voice trying to force back the tears welling in the corners of her eyes.
Stefan moved towards her and wrapped his arms around her as he buried his face into her hair. He allowed her to cry and let it all out. Elena gripped his back tightly not wanting to let go.
They had no idea how long they were sitting like that, wrapped up in each other's arms just letting them feel.
Elena was the first one to pull away to look him in the eyes. She gave Stefan a small little smile before she spoke, "So when do we get to go apartment hunting?" she asked in a tiny little voice.
Stefan just laughed before he cupped her face in both of his hands and leaned down to kiss her hard and passionately on her lips. He needed her to know that this would not change anything and that he loved her so much. He kept kissing, and kissing and kissing until Elena pulled away breathlessly.
"I love you" Stefan said before he began kissing her face softly before trailing his lips down to her neck until he was met with her scarf that was blocking his way.
Stefan let out small little whine at the roadblock, that made Elena giggle. "But I hate this scarf" he said trying to get it off of her so he could continue the hot trail of kisses he was leaving in his wake.
As soon as he got the scarf off his lips attached back onto her neck. Her hands came to rest on his head, knocking off his perfectly placed toque, before she breathlessly whispered how much she loved him in his ear.
"Stefan stop" Elena said when she realized that he had no intention of stopping. He was fingering her jacket zipper fully intending to take it off.
Stefan let his forehead rest on her shoulder as she pulled her hands through his hair. They stayed like that for five minutes before Elena spoke again.
"What are you gonna be doing tonight?" Elena asked curiously.
"You" he said simply as he began to finger her zipper again. Elena giggled and swatted his hand away before he could pull it down.
"Stefan. I'm serious" Elena said feigning annoyance.
"So am I. Tonight I wanna show you just how much I love you. Over and over and over" Stefan said as he sucked hotly on her neck. It was quite the contrast. The cool wind of winter and the hot temperature from the way her body was responding to Stefan. She almost forgot it was winter.
"Okay" she managed to say as his hands went under her jacket to grab at the skin of her hips, massaging them slowly in his hands.
"Okay lets go" Elena said trying to remove Stefan's hands so they could get up and leave. She really wanted to see just how much Stefan loved her.
"Impatient, are we?" Stefan teased trying to lighten to mood. Knowing what they would be facing in two weeks time, they needed this right now.
"Are you complaining?" Elena asked leading the way to his car as she half ran half walked with his hand in her hand as she tugged him to his car.
"Not one bit" Stefan said as they reached the car.
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A week later Katherine was standing in Stefan's living room yelling at him so loud, he was sure his neighbors would call the cops on him.
"Who the FUCK was going to tell me huh?" Katherine bellowed as she stood in her heels and dress before Stefan.
She and Damon were supposed to be going out for dinner tonight but instead she was standing in Stefan's living room yelling at him.
"I was gonna tell you" Stefan said silently with his head lowered, his gaze on her nude heels she was wearing upon her feet.
"Yeah? When? When you were fucking two hours away from here?" Katherine said with rage. She had her little rage vein popping out of her forehead and with that, Stefan knew she was REALLY angry.
"Katherine I know you're mad but I wanted to make sure that I had all the information I needed before I told everyone else" Stefan reasoned
"I am NOT everyone else to you Stefan. How could you not tell me? Don't you think I deserve to know? You're leaving for crying out loud. How could you think this wouldn't matter to me?" Katherine said as she held her finger out at him.
"Kat, I'm sorry. But this hasn't been easy" Stefan said choosing his words carefully at this point. He knew he didn't want to get Katherine upset.
"You can say sorry when you're up in Cherishwood" Katherine said bitterly before she turned around and stormed out of his apartment.
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Another week later he was standing in the apartment that would be his. He was standing with Nik and Elena. Nik was more than happy to move closer to his family and he was more than understanding.
Even Elena had been understanding, she knew this wasn't goodbye. It was only a matter of time before his placement would end and then he would have to be going to Cherish Wood High.
Stefan and Elena stood in front of his room window with her back towards him and his arms around her waist.
"Can't wait until our first night in here" Stefan said absentmindedly as he was inhaling the smell of her perfect vanilla and honey hibiscus shampoo, paired with her perfume that drove him wild.
"Hmm, are you nervous to be going into a new school next week?" She asked as she grabbed his hand and placed a kiss on it.
"A bit, I mean, teenagers aren't easy to get on your side" he said with a chuckle.
"Didn't take much with me" she pointed out with a smile on her face. It was true, she had fallen for Stefan faster than she liked to admit.
"Yeah but then again, it wasn't just you who fell for me. I fell pretty hard too" he said quietly as he kissed her temple from behind her.
"I know, have you seen me? It's hard not to" Elena teased as she swayed them slowly side to side.
"I remember when I first saw you. You dropped your textbook and it was like this ultimate cliché moment where I came in and picked it up for you." Stefan said laughing.
"I don't even remember what I said to you. I couldn't stop looking at your eyes" Elena said thinking about how green his eyes truly were.
"Then I walked into history and there you were. I could not stop looking at your legs. Your legs are very sexy" he growled into her ear as he let his hands slide down her side past her hips and to her thighs.
"You know, I was thinking" Stefan continued, "we could really role play out this whole teacher student thing, don't you think? I mean, it would make for some amazing foreplay" he said voicing his opinion.
"Stefan!" she chided smacking his hands that were now roaming around her ass. She blushed a deep red.
"What? Why so shy now? There was nothing shy about you last night" Stefan reminded her as he thought back to last night.
Elena stopped laughing as she thought back to last night too. "Mmm, last night was really amazing. You really know how to make me feel special" she said with a soft tone full of love.
"I am pretty good, aren't I?" Stefan asked as a goofy smiled played around his lips.
"I'm not feeding your ego. It's already big enough" Elena replied with a smile.
"Oh come on. You were pretty loud last night" Stefan said with a knowing smirk that she couldn't see.
"Stefan Salvatore, I am done here" Elena said shaking her head as she wiggled out of his arms and left the room.
"Oh come on Elena!" He called after her as they both left to go see what Nik was up to. This was exactly what they needed. They needed to be playful before he finally moved away. Winter break would be over in a couple of days and Stefan's new placement would start.
They needed to remember that they loved each other and that they would support each other. Next week is when the real challenge would be.
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