The Untold (A Vampire Diaries Fanfic)

Chapter 1: How we got Here

-Stefan-

"AAhhhhhh!" Elena cried between laughing fits as I picked her up and slung her over my shoulder. "PUT ME DOWWWNNN!" she yelled in her 'Don't make me say it twice' voice that I knew all too well. I happily obliged and set her gently on the cool granite counter tops. "Thank you" she said giving me a peck on the cheek, hopping down. "So .... what is on the agenda today?" I asked, even though I knew exactly what was on her mind. Today being our anniversary, Elena is always wondering what I will do to surprise her. Which I always do. Her eyes twinkle a bit, and her mouth slowly curves up eventually showing off her dazzling white teeth. "I don't know... any suggestions?" A playful light shines on her face, giving away that she is only dying to find out what my plans are. Her feet prance around the island, slowly yet surely leading her right in front of me. "Hmm... I don't think I have any..." we wait a few moments in silence and finally she seems to accept that I'm not going to reveal anything. Then she just turned in her heels and plodded upstairs, adding a very big pout to every step. I heard a very heavy sigh and then a slam of our bedroom door.

Yes, our. I still think every day how lucky I am to have Elena. I always wonder how things could have gone if she never accepted me as a vampire. If I had to compel her to forget, and leave, wishing I could make myself forget too. Her name added to my seemingly never ending list of guilt, pain, and lost hope.

We were married about a year ago, and then moved to another small town (We couldn't just live anywhere the neighbors would snoop could we?) and have been here ever sense. After all the tension had resolved, and Elena had said yes, we moved here to Bridgewater New Mexico. A secluded town, too miserable for any human to want to live here.

Before we left Mystic Falls, everything had changed so suddenly. That's why we realized we had to leave; I would have been less dangerous if we just left. It was when we started to get told scares about a guy named Klaus and were seeing a fearsome Original Elijah. I knew I had to get Elena out, I needed to protect her. I was on my own too, Damon had mysteriously left (undoubtedly with Katherine of all people) and Bonnie always seems so weak when she does magic, I didn't want to see what would happen if she used too much.

FLASHBACK

"I don't know Stefan, Elijah is tough and I know he wouldn't want me to leave to anywhere he couldn't find me," rang Elena's voice, with a twinge of worry," Mystic Falls has been my home all my life, if I anything was going to happen to me, I'd want it to be here."

"Nothing will happen to you, as long as we just take a sort of 'vacation' and lay-low for a while."

"Bu-"

"Elena. I need you to do this for me."

"Fine, but I'll need to see Jeremy before I leave."

"Ok. Meet me in the cemetery at midnight ready to go." Then Elena nonchalantly walked out of the Salvatore boarding house, and into her '96 mustang; revving the engine before speeding away.