Stefan Salvatore & Maya Gilbert ~ The Vampire Diaries

It's A Yes & A No

"Is that why you actually ended things?" I don't know how to answer that. It's a yes and a no. ~ "You really broke up with my brother so he could be with Elena?" "I didn't answer your question, did I?" "I could see it on your face"

"Look, Damon, I honestly can't answer your question, ok?" "Why?" "Because it's a yes and it's a no" He raised an eyebrow. "Yes I broke up with him because if they wanna be together let them; no because he loves her and I can't date him while he loves her" "Seems reasonable enough, but-" "Ugh, please just stop with the buts! I'm not getting back with your brother"

"I wasn't gonna say that" "Ok then, go ahead and say what you were gonna say then" "You both seem way happier together, right now, he's a wreck, and your snappy and barely with it... I know you don't wanna be with someone whose in love with someone else, because that's the reason I broke up with Elena" "I know" "You were the only one who get him to turn his humanity back on" "I know and I'm so thankful about that but-"

"Do you know what that means?" "What?" "That he loves you enough to come back from whatever pain was strong enough to not want to feel anything anymore, I doubt Elena could do that anymore" "You never know though" "Maya" "I love him, Damon! He doesn't love me like I love him" "Guess your about to find out" "What?" "Hi, Maya"

My head whips to the front door and I see Stefan standing there. "Hey, Stefan" "I'll give you guys some time" Damon said and left the house. "Do you wanna drink?" "No, thanks I'm gonna need a clear head for this conversation" "Ok" He said and came to sit next to me.

"Listen Stefan-" "No, Maya, I'm sorry about what you've had to go through since you've been here" He blames himself, I can see the guilt all over his face and I can hear it in his voice. "And I can understand if you never want to talk to me or see me ever again, but there's just something that I have to tell you" "Stefan, there's nothing you can do to make me never wanna see you again" He smiles.

"I don't love you, Maya" He says slowly. My world starts to crumble and my breathing starts to increase as it trembles. "Because I'm in love with you" I chuckled and shook my head in relief. "You know, it's pretty much the same thing" "In my opinion, I'd rather say I'm in love with you first, because I think it's stronger than I love you" "So you just almost gave me a heart attack for nothing?" I chuckle and so does he.

"Well, I wouldn't call it... Nothing" He says. "Well I'm sorry but that doesn't change anything" "I know, but look" He showed me a bunch of pictures of him and Elena from when they were together. "Why are you showing me this" I ask, upset. "So, I can show you something" He stands up and one by one throws each picture into their fire place, with a blank expression on his face.

"Stefan! What are you doing?" "I don't love Elena-" He said throwing the rest of the clump in the fire. "-I love you" He said, walking to me. He took my face in his hands and said, "And if that doesn't prove to you that I don't love her anymore, then... I don't know what else to do but I'm willing to do it. I'm willing to jump off a building, to kill someone, just to prove to you that I don't love her anymore! And that... Your the one I want in my life, I want you, Maya Gilbert"

"I want you too, Stefan Salvatore" He smiles and kisses me. I smile into the kiss and wrap my arms around the back of his neck. "I love you, too by the way" I said and we chuckled.