Behind blue eyes

So cold

Behind blue eyes

Chapter 1: So cold

A/N: I don't own anything except for my mistakes and OC. I sometimes changed situations so it will make more sense for my story. Also, Zach is out of the picture and Damon won't fall in love with Elena. It may happen that I use phrases from the movie, but I'll try to keep that to a minimum and only do it when I think it is fitting enough. This takes place at season 1.

A loud sigh escaped her lips as she slammed her head against the desk. A deep chuckle was heard behind her and she slowly lifted her head up, staring into the mirror that was hanging above her desk with a gold frame around it.

Her reflection showed a young girl, blonde curly locks framing her face and a pair of blue eyes drifted to the man standing in the doorway, who was looking back at her through the mirror with a genuine smile on his face. As he neared, she could make out the bowl he was holding in his hand and he placed it on the desk as soon as he reached her.

As she looked into the bowl, she could see pieces of her favorite fruit laying in there: grapes, strawberries, apple and mango. The man placed a sweet kiss on the top of her head, "Don't overwork yourself, okay? Studying for hours without a break is as effective as not studying at all." He said with a smile and she chuckled.

"I won't." She said and then looked at the book laying in front of her that displayed text she didn't understand at all. The man was about to walk away and leave her be, when she called out to him: "Stefan, can you please explain this to me?" She said and he stopped in his tracks, turning back around again and looking over her shoulder to see what she was talking about.

She was studying history at the moment, which didn't come very natural to her. She just didn't have that much interest in history, after all, the past is in the past, right? Yet, deep down, she felt slightly obligated since the man that has been taking care of her as long as she can remember, has actually lived there in the past.

Yes, sometimes a vampire of over 160 years old could be quite useful to explain history to you. Closer to the truth you couldn't get with that. So, there he was, explaining everything in great detail as to what she had to know, and only focusing on that. Telling it interesting enough for her not to get bored and sharing situations with her that happened in the past.

A half hour later, she understood more of the subject than the days of studying did. She thanked him for both the fruit and the help with a grateful smile and then finally asked him the question that she had wanted to ask for a while now.

"So, tell me, how did that goofy smile get on your face?" She said, noticing how much happier he had been lately. Nearly everyday she woke up to see him smiling, making her wonder what she had missed out on.

Stefan told her about the girl he met, Elena Gilbert was her name, and how they were slowly growing closer. At first, she was really happy for him, because after all those years, he deserved some happiness. Yet, after he saw Elena's picture, she got a little doubtful. She was more than up-to-date with his past, and happened to know a girl that looked just like Elena. So she couldn't help but wonder if that's why he liked her.

Yet, she also knew that it was none of her business, so she just kept quiet and instead focused on the joy that she felt to see her caregiver happy. Stefan had taken her in when she was just four years old, wandering around in the woods late at night, crying, after she came downstairs only to find the house empty, parents gone. Stefan had found her in the woods, and when he discovered that her parents left her on her own, he decided to take her in and take care of her. And now ten years later, he was still happily making sure that she was feeling happy and loved.