Elena:

When Elena arrived at Elijah's house, she was ready to tell him how she felt. She was ready to tell him that she cared for him, as a friend, and that she thought maybe it could be turned into more over time. She wanted to try being with him. But when she got there, she was distracted by what he was doing.

"I thought I said no looking through my things?"

"Actually, you said no looking through your diary, nothing was said of the photo album." he replied.

She leaned over his shoulder and saw a picture of herself, Caroline, and Bonnie in cheer uniforms, with their arms wrapped around Matt. She recognized it from her last year in middle school, right before everything changed.

"You looked very happy." he said.

"I was happy. And ignorant. And naive." she said, morosely. It was hard not to be upset remembering back to when everything was normal, but she didn't regret her life now or the people that she's met. The picture also reminded her of what she had to tell him.

"Did you know that Bonnie and I used to be really close." she said, pointing at how close they were standing. Just a few seconds of thinking about Bonnie made her brow furrow and her mind wander to angrier thoughts.

"But she's just so judgmental now and thinks that she knows what is best for everyone, it's hard being around her. And the truth is, I don't really trust her like I used to. You know once she lied about spelling a vampire device so that Stefan and Damon would get caught. She lied to me. And once she used a spell to lock me in my own house because she thought it was best and she thought I would be safest there. She doesn't even listen to me anymore. I just hate it when people take away my control, using their power over me to force me to do what they want. Klaus, Damon, Bonnie…even Stefan. I hated that they had power over me, you know?" she growled. "Even now, they are stronger than me."

"Are you alright?" he asked, turning his dark, thoughtful brown eyes toward her.

"Yeah, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to go off like that." she sighed. "Ultimately, I didn't want to be a vampire but…I think there was some part of me that wanted the power so that people would stop trying to control me..."

"Elena..." he crooned, reaching out to wrap his arms around her and pull her down beside him. She only resisted for a second before she snuggled into him. After all, what could it hurt if she took the comfort that he offered her?

"I really am sorry for going off like that. The only reason that I started off telling you about how close Bonnie and I were was so that I could tell you how close Caroline and I are now. And…to tell you that she knows..." her voice failed when she glanced up at him.

His enigmatic eyes were naturally compelling her to look at him, as if he were truly compelling her. But it didn't upset her like it would have had it happened with anyone else, instead it made her warm and relaxed. It made her want to curl even deeper into him. So that's just what she did, as she explained what had happened.

"So she knows. Are you okay with it?" he asked quietly, as he brought his nose close to hers and their foreheads touched lightly.

"Yes..." she said. Their mouths were so close now that when she spoke, their lips brushed against each other and she could feel his hot breath as it fanned out across her mouth.

"Then I don't care." he said, as he leaned in to kiss her.

The kiss was long, sultry, and they took their time truly enjoying one other. His mouth was soft and warm and she realized that she truly loved kissing him. But just as she began really getting into the rhythm and was about to pull his shirt from his pants, he yanked away.

"I apologize, I know you don't want-" she interrupted him with another kiss.

"This is exactly what I want." she said, with a smile.

I am back in college so things are moving a little slow I am sorry for that and for the fact that it's yet another short chapter, but I want you to know that I plan on continuing this story. So thanks for listening.