Stefan had Elena on his back giving her a piggy back ride as they entered the water park. Caroline and Tyler were hand in hand while Bonnie was on Matt's back as well taking advantage of the quarterback's strength. On lookers around them couldn't help but to smile when they looked at the group. So much happiness was radiating through them that it brought happiness to others.

"Stefan will you go down the biggest ride with me?" Elena asked when he set her down in the locker room where they were currently storing their things.

"Of course I will." He smiled stealing a kiss.

"Don't even ask me." Tyler shook his head with wide eyes at Caroline.

"Oh come on you can't tell me that you have a fear of heights?" Bonnie laughed.

"Even as a…" Caroline looked around making sure nobody was listening to them. "Hybird he hasn't grown out of that fear."

The group couldn't hold their laughs in as Tyler groaned pulling shirt over his head and tossing it into the locker along with his shoes. "And I call you all friends." He mumbled earning more laughs.

"Sorry Ty." Elena grinned as she stripped down to her bikini that left Stefan gawking at her opening. His eyes were running up and down her body as he tuned everyone out. His hands were twitching to reach out and caress her tan skin. Elena looked over her should to see Stefan staring at her and she blushed looking away not being able to grasp how she could have such an effect on someone as gorgeous and flawless as Stefan. The look in his eyes was hungry and if Elena would have made eye contact with him she was sure that she would be letting him have his way with her.

The others went about their business of applying sunscreen to each other while Stefan grabbed Elena pulling her out of sight of everyone before crashing his lips to hers. Elena pulled away from his gasping for air as his mouth trailed down her neck.

"Stefan?"

"I have to have you Elena."

"Now?" She whispered.

Stefan grinded himself against her letting her feel how badly he needed her. "Please." He whispered in her ear taking her lobe between his teeth and nipping at it.

"Baby we'll get caught." Elena's leg was already rising to circle around his and Stefan grabbed that leg wrapping it higher around his waist as his other hand held her neck firmly in his grip.

"I'll be fast." He promised as he swiftly pushed his shorts down barely below his ass, just enough to free himself. Elena moaned as she felt him against her bare thigh. "You just have to keep quiet for me because I promise this is going to be like never before." Stefan moved her bikini to the side and slipped his fingers inside of her. "Understand?" Elena nodded and before she knew it Stefan was inside of her with his hand over her mouth. Their eyes locked as he moved at a pace she had never experienced before. She had no cluse what was happening to her. Stefan replaced his hand with his mouth shoving his tongue in her mouth to shut her up as his other hand brought her other leg around his waist to hold her in place. Before she knew it she was throwing her head back quietly letting out her release while Stefan moved at vampire speed inside of her. This was so animalistic to her and she was loving every bit of it. Her walls clenched tightly around his bringing him overboard as his fingers dug into her waist drawing blood. Stefan's release was epic as his body collided with Elena's. He quickly withdrew himself when he was finished and pulled his shorts back up and fixed Elena's bottoms.

"My God Stefan." Elena whispered with a raspy tone. "I don't think I can go back out there." She pulled him close again. "How long did we take?" She asked into his neck as she hugged him.

"A minute tops." He whispered back before raising one of his hands to gently nudge his fingers between their mouths so they both could taste the blood on his fingertips.

"That was mind blowing."

"We should get back over there." He told her walking with her back around the edge of the lockers.

"Hey guys have you seen the sunscreen?" Elena asked.

"Like you need sunscreen." Matt told her as he tossed the bottle to her. Everyone was oblivious to what Stefan and Elena had just been up to and that made her want to go for round two with him.

"Babe will you apply some to my back?" Elena asked Stefan sweetly.

Stefan smirked as he straddled a bench and patted the spot in front of him for her to sit down. Elena gladly took her seat and brushed her hair over one shoulder so there would be nothing in his way. Stefan took the lotion from her squeezing some into his hand before massaging it into her skin. Elena couldn't bite back the moan that escaped her lips when Stefan's hands traced down her ribs and latched onto her waist pulling her flush between his legs.

"You two need to stop." Bonnie pointed at them. "I don't want to get kicked out of this place."

Stefan kissed Elena's shoulder before standing up. "Sorry Bonnie." He extended his hand to Elena helping her stand. They both had wide smiles on their faces like they had just won the lottery or something. Tyler eyed them carefully with a knowing smirk and then Caroline's eyes grew wide. "Hush!" Stefan told her. "Let's hit the water!" He grabbed Bonnie's other hand before joining the waterpark.

The group rode rides and enjoyed themselves in the wave pool for the first few hours there before all deciding to go sit somewhere for lunch.

"I could use a drink." Elena whispered to Stefan as they stood in line at some fast food place inside of the waterpark. Stefan raised an eyebrow at her in question. Elena gave him a look that it was serious. "I just need something strong."

"I don't think they have anything strong here."

"I saw a bar in the lazy river."

Stefan nodded. "Let's eat first and then we will go, just us two." He promised grabbing her hand and intertwining their fingers. Elena clung to him tightly. Her cravings for some reason today were getting the best of her. She just assumed it was a part of the process of being a vampire. It had been a while since she fed from the vein. They all ate quickly not wanting to miss a minute of the water and fun. Elena was doing a great job at covering up her uneasiness but Stefan could read her body language better than anyone around and could tell she was barely hanging on. The girl was itching to sink her teeth into someone.

"Hey I think Matt wants to go down that big twisty ride again." Caroline said as everyone started walking again.

"I want to go check it out too again." Tyler said.

"Okay sounds good." Elena said. They all started walking towards that ride and after a minute suddenly stopped. "Hey guys I left my sunglasses. I'll be right back."

"I'll go with you." Stefan told her.

"Okay meet us there."

"Awesome save a spot for us." Elena smiled as her and Stefan headed back towards the lazy river.

As they eased in Stefan grabbed them a random tube floating by putting it over Elena's head as he swam underneath it so they were secluded from the outside world. "Baby how bad are your cravings?"

Elena closed her eyes feeling embarrassed.

"Hey talk to me." He encouraged her. "It's okay I promise."

"I haven't had any issues since Bonnie and them got here but its like today I've woke up with a bad craving."

"Matt cut himself shaving this morning." Stefan told her. "You probably caught scent of his blood."

"I can't stop thinking about it."

"I'm going to help you."

"Can I just feed off of someone and compel them to forget?" She asked desperately.

Stefan shook his head. "It's not something you want to start. Lets get a few drinks and a couple of shots of whiskey and see if it doesn't help. Okay babe?"

Elena nodded kissing him. "I love you, thank you."

"I love you too sweet girl." Stefan swam back out of the tube as Elena maneuvered herself to sit in the tube while Stefan hung onto the side while the floated in peace down the lazy river until they came upon the bar. Elena quickly got out of the tube and grabbed her and Stefan a seat that was in the water. She ordered them four shots of whiskey a piece.

"I'm going to need to see some ID." The bartender said.

"No you're not." Elena looked into his eyes. "We're 21 and you won't question us again."

The guy nodded. "Coming right up." Stefan and Elena took their shots ordering up a few drinks with another round of shots. "Hey I think you've had enough." The same bartender told them.

Elena looked at Stefan and he shrugged. "Listen you are going to keep the drinks coming. Hell hand us the bottle right now and you won't remember any of this or let anyone say anything to us about it." He handed them the bottle of whiskey they were drinking from and Elena turned it up handing it to Stefan.

"You're going to get us kicked out of here." Elena giggled as she filled their shot glasses up.

"So? I'll just compel them." He smiled proudly.

"You little rebel you." Elena winked at him before throwing back her shot. "I think you are just too sexy for your own good."

Stefan laughed with her. Soon the two were drunk and the bottle was finished. Stefan gave the guy his credit card number before they both got back in their tube.

"Stefan!" Elena yelled when she felt his hand slip between her legs.

"Do you want to get us caught?" He asked with a drunk smile.

Elena shook her head before sliding her feet back into the tube so they were in the same position from when they first got in. Stefan appeared in front of her in seconds. "So are you going to make me scream or what?"

Stefan smirked wrapping her legs around his waist. "You want me in public where anybody could catch us?" Elena nodded. "Too bad I'm not fucking my girlfriend in the lazy river."

"No fun." Elena told him as she felt Stefan's fingers inch inside of her.

"I never said I wouldn't touch her."

"Ugh." Elena moaned when his fingers curled inside of her touching her walls. "You better fuck me soon."

"Such a dirty mouth." He whispered loving every second of her dirty talk.

"I can show you dirty." She threw her head back on the inside of the tube trying not to give anything away to any outsiders around them. Stefan's fingers were working her over quickly.

"How about you move that top aside." He told her. Elena did what he said and as soon as she was freed Stefan's mouth latched onto her nipple.

"Fuck Stefan I need you." Before Elena knew Stefan had her quivering and shaking from her orgasm. After she caught her breath Stefan fixed her top before kissing her sloppily. "You are so cruel." She pushed him away.

"You love it."

"Don't kid yourself." She joked as she peeked out the tube to see that they were in front of their locker room. "Come on stud." She tossed the tube and headed out of the water as Stefan happily followed her. As they were walking both stopped dead in their tracks as the scent of blood filled their noses. Stefan tensed up stopping his breathing as Elena's eyes searched all around looking for where it was coming from. Elena's eyes zoned in on a kid in the distant who had a gash on his forehead from where he must have slipped and fell. Her heart broke for the kid as she watched him cry in his mother's arms. Her hunger was no longer an issue in that moment but that didn't mean the scent of his blood wasn't enticing her cravings. "Stefan?" Elena grabbed his hand and drug him away from the crowd of people when she saw his eyes start to change. "Babe no." She told him when he started to pull away from her. Stefan let her drag him into the locker room and shove him into one of the showers. She had him pinned against the wall ready to say something when a girl walked in on them. Elena barely had time to react before she let Stefan go and was smiling at the girl. "You won't be afraid and you won't scream and you won't leave until I tell you to." She told the girl. Elena closed the curtain and turned on the water to drown out any noise. Elena's eyes turned dark as her veins began to show. Stefan was still in a haze trying to fight his own hunger to say anything to Elena to make her stop. His eyes were changing along with hers. This was so new to him. Elena sunk her fangs into the girl's neck as she began to drink from her. Stefan stood back against the wall fighting with himself on what to do now. Elena lifted her head up and walked to Stefan with a smile. "You want a taste?"

Stefan licked his lips as he watched the blood rinse away from her face from the water and then looked at the girl who was just staring at them. "I can't." He sighed. "But I want to so bad."

"Just a taste Stefan." Elena whispered as she brushed her lips softly against his. One little taste was all it took for Stefan until his tongue was in the inside of her mouth trying to get out every last drop of the blood still lingering. "Mmmm baby."

"I need more." Stefan groaned as he grabbed the girl's hand gently pulling her between himself and Elena. "Can I have more?" Stefan asked Elena.

Elena knew this was wrong but she couldn't find it in herself to stop him. This was something she had fantasized about before. Being able to feed with him, the only question was would he be able to stop? Would she even want him to stop? Elena didn't know and honestly she was too drunk to even care at the moment. The moment could be so beautiful for the two or it could turn gruesome. Elena was willing to take the risk but she wasn't willing to be the one to set Stefan off. She would never be the one to send him back spiraling down that hill because she wasn't sure she would be able to bring him back again. Stefan's eyes were hungry as he stared at the girls bleeding neck watching the blood slowly come to the surface of her skin. Elena looked at the girl and then at Stefan. This wasn't right. Elena knew this whole situation was wrong. They shouldn't be feeding off an innocent girl in public, but oh how wonderful she tasted. Elena finally looked Stefan in the eyes and shook her head. "No." She told him. Stefan calmed down as he looked into Elena's eyes. She had stopped him from stepping over the edge. He didn't know how but he was thankful. But he wanted more. Elena could see it in his eyes that he wanted another taste, she couldn't lie she wanted more for herself too. Elena turned back to the girl as she got one more drink from her and then crashed her lips to Stefan's to give him just the taste that he needed. Stefan wrestled with her mouth trying to get as much as he could and when the taste of blood was no longer in either one of their mouth's Elena pulled back and lightly kissed Stefan's forehead. "Go wait outside." Stefan was in a haze but nodded anyways. "Do you feel in control?" She asked him before he walked out. He nodded again as he slipped out of the shower making sure nobody had witnessed anything. He felt like he was high on life as he smiled sitting outside the locker room.

Elena looked at the girl and carefully cleaned her neck up. She bit her wrist and then put it to the girl's mouth only letting her have a small drop of her blood. The wound on her neck healed and Elena smiled. "You won't remember this. You came in here and showered and didn't see anybody. You won't remember me and you won't remember the guy in here. I want you to be careful for the rest of the day. Don't do anything to put you in danger." Elena was afraid if the girl died with her blood in her system Stefan would probably never be able to forgive himself for letting her feed off the girl today.

"I won't remember this." The girl nodded. Elena smiled satisfied that it was all going to be okay. She as well was feeling more alive after having a drink from the girl. She still felt drunk as well but that was okay with her.

"Have a nice day." With that Elena stepped out of the shower and found Stefan sitting on a bench outside with a frozen lemonade. He smiled and handed one to her. "My favorite."

"I may have remembered." He kissed the top of her head. "Let's go find everyone."

"Stefan what we did back there…"

"It's okay." He cut her off. "Nobody got hurt and I'm okay."

"I shouldn't have done that." The guilt was setting in.

Stefan stopped walking and pulled Elena out of the line of traffic. "Listen to me Elena it is okay. I didn't feed off the girl and you only got a drink from her. My thirst is quenched and so is yours. I think that if we could do that every few months or heck even years in my case." He chuckled before finishing. "I won't fall off the rocker so much. With you back there and how you handled things with me was incredible. I got just the right amount to keep me from losing it and since I can't have your blood anymore the way we used to the way you gave it to back there might just be my new favorite." He smirked.

"Then why do I feel so guilty?"

"Because you're afraid I won't be able to control myself." He simply told her. "That's perfectly fine too, but I do not want you to feel guilty over this. I'm fine and you are fine, that's all that matters."

"I love you."

"And I love you." He kissed her forehead. "Now let's go find those rowdy friends of yours before they get into trouble here."

After a day well spent at the waterpark everyone was worn out and just wanted to have a relaxing night with each other.

"I was thinking maybe we could go out for dinner and a movie?" Elena asked as they all sat around in the living room.

"A movie sounds great." Matt yawned. "That waterpark wore me out."

"I think last night did." Bonnie laughed.

"A movie it is tonight." Caroline confirmed their plans.

"Stefan?" Elena asked as he came back into the room.

"Sounds perfect to me. What are you wanting for dinner tonight?"

"Seafood!" Tyler exclaimed.

"Gross." Caroline rolled her eyes.

"I think seafood sounds amazing." Elena agreed with Tyler.

"Fine." Caroline groaned. "I'll just order something different."

"Even being a vampire you still don't like seafood?" Matt asked her. Caroline shook her head. "Glad to see that some things never change." A small smile spread across his face as he remembered his time with Caroline.

Just then Stefan's phone rang startling him and Elena. "Who is it?" Elena asked.

"Damon." He told her before getting up and walking outside to answer. "Hello?"

"Stefan we have a problem." Damon said.

Stefan ran his fingers through his hair knowing this wouldn't be good. He could feel Elena's eyes watching him through the glass door so he walked further down towards the beach. "Damon what is it? Is Jeremy okay?"

"He's fine, but do you remember my plan?"

"Tell me you didn't do it yourself please."

"Not exactly by myself."

"Get to the point here."

"Jeremy killed Kol."

Stefan stayed quiet for a moment letting that news sink in. He looked up towards the house to see that Elena had not made her way outside which meant she thankfully wasn't eavesdropping. "His mark is finished." Stefan stated not really looking for Damon to confirm his thought. "What happens now?"

"Rebekah wants the cure and is out for blood for us killing Kol."

"Damon she won't stop until she gets her revenge. I'll come home tonight, everyone else can stay here until we figure this all out. You have to keep Jeremy away from her."

"I'm working on it. We are inside the house, but for some odd reason Klaus is on our side."

"He has a secret agenda." Stefan told him. "That's how he works until he gets what he wants. He needs Jeremy in order to find the cure."

"Stefan I can hold it down here for a while until we figure out our next move but sooner or later we will have to leave this house and make a decision. You need to talk to Elena."

"She'll be worried sick if I tell her the mark is finished because he killed Kol."

"Brother, I need you to do what's in her best interest here. I won't let anything happen to Jeremy if you promise to not let Elena make all the decisions. You know she never makes the ones best suited for herself."

"I know."

"It's her choice to stay this way, you know that. Now promise me if she decides to stay a vampire then you will let her. I will find that cure and we will give her the option to either take it or not, but we have to let her make the choice."

"How do we get it without Rebekah?"

"Leave that to me. Is Elena around to talk to Jeremy?"

"Yeah give me a second."

"Jer?" Elena said into the phone when Stefan motioned for her to come outside. He kissed her temple before walking inside. He had a lot on his mind and needed a moment to clear his head.

"Hey sis how are you?" Jeremy asked with a happiness to his tone indicating to Elena that he was smiling on the other end of the phone which brought a joyous smile to her own face.

"I'm doing better now."

"You're happy." He stated. "I can hear it in your voice."

"I'm very happy and I'm assuming something is going well for you too there."

"Very much so." Jeremy was indeed happy about finishing the hunter's mark because that meant he was that much closer to getting his sister the cure and changing her back into a human.

"Care to share?"

Jeremy was quiet for a second pondering on if he wanted to be the one to break the news to her or not, but one look at Damon and Klaus told him not to say a word that they were saving that step for Stefan to take. Apparently there was something going on that he didn't know about. But he wasn't going to be one to argue with them over it not when he needed their protection against Rebekah.

"Jeremy?" Elena called his name. "You still there?"

"Yeah sorry. I'm just happy Elena, things are going well here and I know that you are happy."

"I wish you were here with me."

"I will be with you soon enough sis." He promised her.

"How are things with Damon, the training you know?"

"I think everything is going great. You know how Damon gets but he's been in a better mood these days."

"Is he doing okay?"

"Yeah I think he is going to survive."

"I miss you Jer."

"I miss you too. How is having everyone around?"

"Amazing, I'm so glad to have everyone in one place and for us to not have to worry about anything, well you know besides you of course."

"I understand perfectly. If I could you know I'd be there."

"We'll have to come back someday."

"Where is there?" He asked with a small laugh.

"Ears are everywhere Jer." She reminded him.

"Is it peaceful?"

"Most peaceful place I've been since our parents."

"Mom and dad would love it huh?"

"Without a doubt." She told him. "Now I better let you get back to your training. I don't need you wasting time on the telephone with me."

"Time talking to you is never wasted. Tell everyone hello and tell Stefan to give me a call sometime because I miss my big brother too." Elena's heart warmed at his comment about Stefan. She had always wanted them to grow close the way Matt and Jeremy were together.

"Will do, I love you and be careful."

"Always, I love you too." With that they hung up and Elena walked into the house to see nobody in the living room anymore just Stefan sitting on the couch with a glass of scotch.

"Babe is everything okay?" Elena asked sitting down on the coffee table in front of him.

"It's perfect." He smiled setting his glass down. "I just needed a drink."

"Are your cravings okay? You know since you had some blood from that girl today." Elena was worried about him now.

"The cravings are okay. I just needed a drink." He promised her. "How's that little brother of yours?"

"Hiding something." Elena rolled her eyes with a smile.

"Like what?" Stefan questioned.

Elena eyed him carefully and Stefan furrowed his brows knowing that she was watching him to see if he was hiding something as well. "You know."

Stefan opened his mouth and then closed it. He didn't know how to tell her what they were all keeping from her. He thought for sure that Jeremy was going to tell her, but it looked like they were going to leave it to him to break the good and bad news to her.

"What is it?" She questioned him again with a hint of irritation in her voice. "We promised no more secrets."

Stefan stood up walking to look out the window. He couldn't bring himself to tell her just yet. "Can we just talk about this after the movie tonight?"

"Not when it involves my little brother. If he is in danger and you are not telling me something and then something happens to him it is all on you!" She reminded him.

Stefan tensed up at her raising her voice.

"You know something and I know it's bad if you won't tell me. Are you forming a plan that could put all of you in danger and keeping it from me again because I swear Stefan Salvatore that if you are then so help me God I will go back to Mystic Falls by my damn self."

Stefan turned to look at her as she had the angriest look in her eyes. He only ever got this look when it involved Jeremy. "Elena I'm asking you to please not worry about it right now."

"Sorry, not going to happen." Elena walked towards him and placed her hands on her hips waiting for his response. "Stef we are a team here."

Stefan swallowed the last bit in his glass before taking a deep breath. "If you let this ruin your night then I promise I will be the one who gets mad! We have company and I'd hate for you to ruin everybody else's good time because you couldn't wait to have a civilized conversation with me about it where I had more time to process it and put it into better words for you."

Elena eyed him wondering if he was really going to tell her the truth or not. "If I wait do you promise to tell me everything and not leave a single detail out?"

"You have my word." He promised.

"Is it life threatening?"

"No." He shook his head. "Your brother is safe in the care of Damon and Klaus."

"Klaus?"

Stefan nodded. "He gave Damon his word to protect him at all cost."

"I don't know if that makes me feel any better."

"It should." Stefan assured her. "Damon won't let any harm come to him he already promised me and you that. We have to trust him."

"So I have nothing to worry about?"

Stefan smiled taking her into his arms. "Not a thing." Stefan knew he would have to come clean about everything sooner or later, but right now he just didn't want to break the news to her. Sure Elena would be furious when he told her what all was going on with Jeremy but he wanted to keep the peace for as long as possible. It was selfish of him but he wanted to keep this side of her that he was finally getting to enjoy before everything had to go back to being all life threatening where they had no time to themselves.

"Can we please get ready for dinner?" Caroline asked breaking their embrace as she came into the living room.

Stefan and Elena laughed. "Yes we can." Elena answered.

"No fooling around!" She warned them.

"You're no fun." Elena pouted and Stefan laughed throwing her over his shoulder caveman style. "Stefan put me down!" Elena laughed with him as he began walking away with her to their bedroom. Stefan playfully tossed her on the bed before he crawled on the bed laying himself down beside her resting his head on her chest. Elena instinctively let her fingers run through his hair as he held her.

"This is my favorite place to be." He mumbled into her chest.

Elena smiled placing a kiss on top of his head as she laced her other fingers with his where Stefan brought them to his mouth kissing the top of her hand. "Everything is going to be okay right?"

"I'd never let anything not be okay in your world Elena." He promised her. "I'll do whatever it is I need to do to make sure you have everything you need and want."

"What happens when we find the cure and the hunter's mark is finished?"

"We play it by ear. Damon is coming up with a game plan, one that doesn't include Klaus just in case something is up his sleeve. You'll take the cure and then everything will be back to normal again."

Elena and Stefan lay there holding each other for what seemed like hours to them as they were lost in their thoughts but only thirty minutes in reality. Elena was left wondering what it would be like to be human again and Stefan was wondering how they could ever go back to their lives in Mystic Falls with her being human. He knew more than she knew about everything and yet he was the one still with no answers. How could they ever go back to what they really were before she became a vampire? So much had changed between the two in so little time, for good and bad. Stefan wasn't quite sure what their best move would be from here. He wanted to be selfish and just runaway with her forever and never come back, but he's better side told him it was only right for her to take the cure and then if years down the road that she wanted to change and become a vampire then he would do it in a heartbeat, but he wanted that to be her choice to make. It was always going to be her choice in the end. He didn't care if it was the best or worst choice he would let her decide for herself. He never could be selfish when it came to her. Elena on the other hand wasn't so sure anymore whether she wanted the cure or not. She knew that she needed to take the cure and become her old self again, but how could she be anything other than what she was being with Stefan right now? They were living in bliss and it was amazing. Elena wanted this life with him right now, human or not. She had a lot to think about considering that they were so close to finding the cure. She knew that everyone wanted her to be like her old self again but if she was being honest with herself then she would say that these past few weeks spent with Stefan was the closest that she had felt like herself again in a long time. She was truly happy being a vampire for the first time ever. The thought of staying this way forever no longer scared her, not if it meant that she could stand by Stefan's side as an equal for all of eternity. Sure she would outlive Jeremy and she would never have kids of her own, but that didn't matter to her as long as she had Stefan. She could forever protect Jeremy and his family. She'd be able to watch their family grow for years down the road long after he was gone. Elena was okay with all of it now. Holding Stefan close in this moment as they were both lost in thoughts was peaceful and in that moment Elena was perfectly content with living this way forever. Maybe living forever wasn't such a bad thing after all, not when you had your soul mate to roam with you forever just simply loving one another. Besides they'd have Caroline and Tyler with them as well along with a few others. They'd all be a family together and that was enough for her. As long as she got to see her brother grow up and have a family of his own the way their parents would have wanted.

"Do you ever think about being human again?" Elena asked breaking Stefan from his own thoughts.

"Every day." Stefan answered without hesitation.

"Do you think there really is a cure?"

"There has to be." He said squeezing her tight. "There's no way I could ever let you be cursed like this forever. Not when it was my fault in the first place that you are like this."

Elena shook her head pulling away from him a little to make Stefan look up at her as he propped himself up on an elbow resting his head in his hand. "Don't ever blame yourself for this." She had a serious look in her eyes. She knew that Stefan felt guilty about it every day but she didn't want him to live with that guilt too. "Someone made the choice for me, not you and not I. But I'm glad that somebody did take it out of my hands because I wouldn't be here right now if it wasn't for their stupid mistake. Stefan you did what I asked you to do because you loved me you saved my best friend, you saved me as well. I wouldn't have been able to live with myself if Matt would have died that day. You understood that about me, nobody else would have been so selfless as to save Matt like you did. You went against everything in your body to save him first instead of the girl you love and I can't even be mad about it. Stefan you did what no man could have ever done for me. How could I be mad? The man I love is so amazing, so caring and so perfect." She smiled holding his face in her hands bringing his face closer to hers where she could sweetly kiss him. "How did I ever get this lucky?" She whispered to him with her eyes still closed. "My life is so perfect because of you Stefan Salvatore." She opened her eyes to see his green eyes staring into hers. They were filled with so much love that she almost couldn't contain herself.

"You make me want to be perfect. You deserve that and so much more from me. I owe you my life Elena, before you I just simply existed with no meaning. Now I have a reason to live for, now I truly know what it's like to live and love. So I think you have it wrong, you make my life perfect with each passing moment." Elena smiled with him as he wiped at a few of her tears.

"I guess we are perfect for each other."

"You two make me sick." Bonnie joked as her and Caroline walked into the room coming to join them on the bed. Stefan and Elena just laughed as they moved over giving them room to lay with them.

"Where's Matt and Tyler?" Stefan asked.

"Playing the Xbox." Caroline rolled her eyes.

"Stefan man come join!" Tyler yelled from the other room.

"That's my cue." Stefan said trying to get up but Elena pulled him back down to her making Stefan land on top of her as she kissed him no shame in front of her friends.

"Hello! We are still in the room Elena." Caroline covered her eyes. "I swear if we have to live like this forever I'm going to have to get my own house with a soundproof room."

Elena let Stefan pull away for a second before pulling him back in pecking him on the lips. "I." Kiss. "Love." Kiss. "You." Kiss.

"I." Kiss. "Love." Kiss. "You." Kiss. "Too." Kiss Stefan smiled brightly as he kissed her forehead before fully standing. "Sorry Caroline." He winked before joining the guys.

"I totally envy what you two have." Bonnie smiled as she sat cross legged in front of Elena as Caroline did the same. Elena smiled as she sat up.

"Bonnie you'll find it one day I promise." Elena assured her. "Caroline did you mean what you said about living together forever?"

Caroline smiled. "Of course I did Elena. Bonnie here is going to need some college roommates and Matt is going to need Stefan and Tyler as well out on the football field."

"So you already have this figured out I see?" Bonnie asked.

"I do have a lot of time on my hands." Caroline shrugged innocently. "It's something that's crossed my mind."

"She's right Bonnie. For the next five years we can all go to college together. I'd be lying if I said I haven't thought about it. I mean I would love to experience college like we always dreamed of. There's no reason why we shouldn't."

"You'll be human by then." Bonnie smiled hopefully.

Elena broke their eye contact as she quietly let out "Maybe." Caroline and Bonnie both looked at her with question and confusion.

"Elena?" Bonnie reached out for her hand taking it in her own. "Is there something you want to talk about?" Elena shook her head pointing to her ears and then nodding to the next room. Bonnie and Caroline both silently nodded. "You're taking that cure." Bonnie whispered. "No matter what."

Elena rolled her eyes. "Can we talk about it later guys?" She asked in the same quiet tone with a bit of annoyance in her voice. Caroline was quick to pick up on what was going on. She couldn't believe it. Elena was seriously considering not taking the cure.

"Yes." Caroline put her hand over Bonnie's mouth. "We are your best friends and we will respect whatever decision you make. Right Bonnie?"

Bonnie went to say something again and Caroline slapped her hand over her mouth again. Bonnie was mumbling something that nobody could understand before she got frustrated and shoved Caroline's hand away. "Yes I'll respect that."

"Thank you and I promise as soon as I'm ready to talk you two will be the first I come to." Elena reached over pulling them both into her embrace. "I love you two so much it's unreal. Thank you for always standing by me and never giving up on me even when I needed it. I can never repay you for that."

"You're are our best friend we could never give up on you." Bonnie smiled as they pulled away.

"Yeah even though when you slept with Damon I wanted to snap your neck I stood by your side and let you figure it out for yourself."

"Caroline." Bonnie scolded her point to the door. "They can hear you."

"It's not like I was the only one who want to do it!" She defended herself.

"Okay enough." Elena laughed. "Yes I know I made a mistake and yes I know everybody wanted to kill me for it but we're here now and on the road to happiness."

Elena quickly showered and let Bonnie and Caroline dress her up for the night while Stefan and the guys played Call of Duty until the last minute possible before having to shower.

"Stefan hurry up!" Elena said knocking on the bathroom door. "I swear you are just like a girl sometimes." She mumbled going to his closet to pick him out some clothes for the night.

"Sorry." He said with a cute pout on his face. Elena rolled her eyes with a smile as she tossed him his clothes. "You look ravishing." Stefan approached her ready to attack her lips but Elena held her hands out stopping him before he could.

"Caroline and Bonnie will kill you if you mess my hair and make-up up." She warned him. "Don't get me wrong though you do look delicious." She winked.

"You are no fair." He sighed as he dropped his towel.

"That is not fair!" Elena pointed to him.

"Don't even think about it." They heard Caroline's voice coming down the hall.

"Saved by the blonde." Stefan chuckled retreating to the bathroom.

"Am I going to have to put you two in separate rooms just so we can leave on time?" Caroline shook her head. "I feel like mother hen around her." She teased.

"Oh hush." Elena laughed grabbing her purse. "Stefan we'll be downstairs." She called out.

Within seconds Stefan was coming out the room swooping Elena up in his arms. "My princess doesn't walk anywhere." He joked.

"Stefan!" Caroline scolded him. "You better not mess her hair up!" She yelled as she chased them down the stairs and outside where everyone else already was.

"Do you two ever stop?" Tyler shook his head with a smile as Stefan placed Elena on her feet but not before stealing a sweet kiss.

"I think y'all are jealous." Elena playfully poked Tyler in the stomach making him laugh.

"So jealous!" He played along. "Like why doesn't my girlfriend carry me around everywhere?" He looked at Caroline.

"Maybe because she doesn't want to carry around a big loser like you." She shot back with just as much teasing in her voice.

"That one hurt." He pouted coming up to her and picking her up and spinning her around earning a joyful laugh from his girlfriend. "You love me and you know it."

"Unfortunately." She smiled against his lips before kissing him.

"Eww get a room." Stefan made a disgusted face.

"Yeah gross." Elena shook her head.

"Can't you two wait for all the mushy gushy stuff until we are at the movies." Bonnie chimed in.

"Oh come on!" Caroline said looking at them all. "Stefan and Elena go at it like bunnies and nobody has a problem with their affection."

"Hey I do not want to hear it." Bonnie said. "When Tyler came back into town I can't tell you how many times I walked in on the two of you."

"I agree." Matt added in.

Stefan pointed to his ears. "I can't just turn these things off, kind of scared me for life."

"That just means I'm doing my job." Tyler laughed. "Stefan must be too." He held his hand up for a high five. Caroline glared at him in disapproval and Elena gave Stefan a look that said he better not. Going against his better judgment and the gentleman that he truly is he raised his hand to high five Tyler. "Hell yeah man that's what I'm talking about. We can't let these ladies outnumber us." Tyler just smirked at Caroline knowing he only did it to piss her off and it looked like he was getting his job done. He would never disrespect their private life at all but sometimes it was just too fun not to share with their closest friends especially if it got her all railed up.

"See who gets any tonight." Caroline told him getting a jaw dropping facial expression from Tyler and a few snickers from Stefan.

"Is something funny?" Elena asked Stefan placing her hands on her hips and giving him a serious look. "Because I don't find it funny." Stefan's eyes widened as he shook his head back and forth trying to read her expression. He thought she surely had to be joking. "My Stefan doesn't find that kind of stuff funny. My Stefan is sweet and kind who respects women."

Stefan nodded. "S..sorry." He stuttered out. Elena's look was beginning to scare him.

"Caroline can I sleep in your room tonight? Tyler and Stefan can share a room since they think each other is so funny." Elena looked at Caroline who smiled widely.

"Of course."

Stefan and Tyler looked at each other and then at the girls. They clearly were no joking. Tyler looked at Matt for help and he only shook his head. "I'm not in this." He laughed and Bonnie nodded as well.

"Elena?" Stefan had a pleading in his voice that Elena thought was so cute but she was not giving in so soon.

"Nope." She shook her head. "The dinner and movie is all you get tonight babe." She smirked as his face dropped. He looked like somebody had just stole his favorite toy from him.

"Same goes for you Tyler." Caroline smiled looping her arms through Elena's and Bonnie's. "You boys get to play with each other tonight."

Tyler huffed and followed the girls to the car as they all piled in with Stefan taking the driver's seat since he knew the roads better. The car ride was full of laughter and singing from the girls while Tyler and Stefan were forming plans in their heads to get their girls back in their beds tonight. Stefan couldn't even imagine one night without Elena anymore. He had been too long without her and vowed once he got her back that she would never spend another night out of his arms. Tyler just wanted his girlfriend and didn't understand why she wanted to torture herself too.

Stefan was at least given the chance to seat by Elena at dinner were he placed his hand in her lap grasping her bare thigh in his hand. "Those shorts may be too short." He whispered in her ear. He heard Elena's breath catch in her throat at the feel of his hand on her that close to her most sensitive area in a public place. "I want to just dip my fingers in you right now." Stefan kept his voice low as to not draw attention to them as his fingers lightly grazed her on the inside of her shorts. Elena grabbed his hand quickly lacing her fingers with his.

"I told you no." She whispered back firmly before turning her face to kiss him sweetly. "Nice try though sweetie."

Stefan growled before sighing loudly as he looked straight ahead to see Tyler sitting across from him laughing loudly. "Shut up." Stefan told him. Tyler and Matt laughed even harder. "Elena." Stefan whined looking at her. "Make them stop."

"Tyler, Matt." Elena addressed them in a teasingly serious tone as Tyler and Matt straightened up trying not to smile as Elena held back her own laugh. "You guys behave and leave my 100 and something year old vampire boyfriend alone."

"Mean." Stefan rolled his eyes at her as everyone at the table busted out laughing.

"I'll show you mean." She winked at him.

"Bring it." He smirked. Elena loved that smirk. She knew she was probably going to be in for it the moment they got a chance to be alone. It wasn't like she had any true intentions of making Stefan share a bed with Tyler for the night. That would just be insane on her part. There was no way she was going to be anywhere but beside Stefan when she laid down for bed. Dinner went on with tons of laughter and smiles from the group. Everything felt like it did before they had all the drama in their lives.

"Elena carry me." Stefan yelled as he ran and jumped on her back. If she had still been human she would have fallen face first into the sidewalk, but she swiftly caught her balance and carried him all the none laughing uncontrollably because this was the side of Stefan she rarely got a glimpse of. This was her favorite side of him. "I think my legs are broke." He told the people walking by them on the sidewalk. "Baby I can't feel my legs." He yelled in her ear making Elena yelp. Stefan began to playfully bite at her neck because her hair was up. "You taste yummy." He nipped at her skin.

"Stefan quit." Elena giggled trying to move her neck away from him but was failing miserably.

"Not until you take back what you said earlier." He said tickling her neck while Elena dropped his legs.

"Never." She said through a laugh.

"Elena Gilbert you will take it back or I won't stop." After a few minutes of trying to walk/holding Stefan/laughing uncontrollably Elena finally gave up.

"I surrender." She told him trying to catch her breath.

Stefan smiled with victory at his friends. "Now repeat after me." Elena rolled her eyes. "I Elena Gilbert am sorry for hurting my amazing boyfriend's feelings and I will not make him sleep alone tonight."

"That's a bit much."

"Elena." He warned her.

"Ugh…" She groaned. "I Elena Gilbert am sorry for hurting my amazing boyfriend's feelings and I will not make him sleep alone tonight." With that Stefan kissed her cheek and slid down off her back.

"Thanks love." He wrapped an arm around her.

"You are unbelievable." She shook her head.

"Don't even think about it." Caroline turned around to stop Tyler from trying to do the same thing. Tyler's smile faded as he was shot down.

"You guys are such losers." Bonnie laughed. "We all know Caroline won't make Tyler sleep alone."

"I will too." Caroline defended herself.

"Like hell you will." Elena added.

"It's not like you would have made Stefan sleep alone either." Caroline pointed out.

Elena shrugged. "Caroline just stop breaking his heart." Stefan said with a laugh.

"Yeah babe." Tyler said while pretending to be hurting.

"I'm not a push over but since we are on vacation I'll forgive you." Tyler smiled as they all continued on their walk to the theatre.

"I can't believe I'm like the mother of this group." Bonnie said while shaking her head. Matt laughed while Elena looped her arm through Bonnie's and Matt did the same on the other side. "But I love all my crazy kids." She told them with a smile.

"And we love you." Elena said.

After the move the six of them all headed back to the house and settled into Stefan and Elena's room with Bonnie up on the bed laying by beside Elena while Elena laid in the middle. Caroline and Tyler were laying sideways across the foot of the bed cuddled up while Matt was on the other side of Bonnie. Stefan was grateful that he had let Lexi talk him into getting such a huge bed. For once in his life it was coming into use. That was how the group spent the rest of their night just all cuddled up together watching reruns of their favorite TV shows on Netflix.