Walking up to the Salvatore boarding house nerves were kicking in. I did not know whether I was more nervous about running into Stefan or Damon. Knocking on the door three times I stare at the door blankly mentally preparing myself for what was about to come. Hearing the door open I look up and see Damon's face smile at me.

"Elena.. Hi... thought you were still here?" He said gesturing me to come inside.

"I stayed the night but I had to leave to meet Bonnie and Caroline. It does not matter Damon... but we need to talk." Elena said

"About what?" Damon asked with a smile crawling on her face. I gave him a 'you-know-what-I'm-on-about' smirk and walked towards the sofa in the living room. He joined me as soon as I sat down and looked straight at me.

"Last night... was great for me. I had always wanted to kiss you and I finally did last night. I don't know about you but... are you wierded out by this?" He asked

"No.. not at all" I answered. The pit of Elena's stomach dropped. She had always wanted something with Damon but it was clear to her that nothing was going to happen. He wanted nothing to do with her in that way. Before Elena could say anything else Damon interjected "...Maybe we should keep things casual. Don't really want to get Stefan in a huff now do we?" He said with his signature smirk.

"What would I be getting into a huff for?" Stefan said walking down the stairs. Damon and Elena's head snapped to look at Stefan with nervous glances. The conversation was clearly over there and then. Damon smiled "Nothing brother. Nothing that you should worry about anyway" Stefan stared at his brother and smiled back. Obviously he knew that Elena and Damon kissed but he did not want to make out that it bothered him. The memory of last night creeping into his head along with a large hangover did not help the situation. He wanted to make sure that everything was okay with Elena this morning but she had already left before he got a chance to talk to her soberly. He looked at her intensely trying to read her out. She is normally an open book to him but recently she had shut him out and he could not understand why. Was it that she kissed Damon? Was it that they had both already kissed and it wierded her out? He could not tell.

"Elena? Everything okay?" Stefan asked. Elena just smiled politely and nodded. Of course it was not okay but Elena had to accept that Damon did not want to kiss her again. Great. One problem down, now it's time to talk to Stefan and sort out problem number two. Damon looked between the two and noticed something was going on. He excused himself so they could talk. They both sat themselves on the sofa in the living room. None of them spoke in a while until Stefan decided to break the silence.

"I think we need to talk about what happened last night Elena."

"We do?" Elena said not knowing where this was going to go

"Yeah" Stefan said. "But I need to know, for my own sanity, what is going on with you and Damon?" Elena was not looking forward to answering that question.

"Nothing" said Elena playing dumb.

"Oh come on Elena! I saw you two kissing last night! I knew you were into my brother but seriously? Kissing him in front of me was wierd for me, especially after you kissed me the night before! What is going on here Elena? Do you like me or him? You are my best friend and I can read you like an open book and yet now...? I don't know what is going on here! This is not you Elena!" he sighed "But if this thing thing with Damon is going to be a lasting thing I need to know." Stefan said looking at Elena right in the eyes, hoping to get something from her body language. Elena just stared at her lap.

"Honestly...Nothing is going on with me and Damon. It was a one off kiss and I did not know you saw us. I'm sorry that you did because I didn't want to hurt you Stefan. You're my best friend and he is your brother! I don't think it would ever be like that with Damon." Elena said still looking at her lap. Stefan sighed and placed one hand on her cheek stroking it and bringing her face up to look at him. Electricity ran through his hand like static shock but he did not move his hand away. He liked it where it was and did not want to move away from Elena. Then their eyes met and it was as if they were looking at each other for the first time. Elena gasped. The reason she was not so bothered about Damon was because she never felt strongly about him. It was always her best friend. She wanted to look away but she couldn't. Something inside her told her that if she looked away now, she would lose an amazing opportunity.

Elena noticed that Stefan's face was getting closer.. and so was hers! Stefan's lips touched slowly on Elena's lips as if an invitation and it felt amazing...But Stefan suddenly froze and brought his head back. What was he doing? This was his best friend! He has known her since they were both little and their parent's made them play together! He had always been in 'the friend zone' being there for her when she cried, needed someone to talk to and just being there for her in general. How could he ever think that she would want him if all she ever saw in him was a friend and nothing more? She had never made any indication that she wanted more except from in a drunken haze the other night but that's what alcohol does to you right? It's not supposed to be like this! How stupid was he to even think it was possible especially after she had kissed his brother in front of him last night! Stefan got up from the sofa and walked to the kitchen without a word not looking at Elena...