A Thousand Years, Stefan Salvatore

101. TIME, DOESN'T IT GIVE SOME PERSPECTIVE

Chapter one hundred and one

"Time, doesn't it give some perspective."

Lying in bed, Athena woke up to the smell of pancakes and bacon being made, as she got up and headed downstairs, she walked into the kitchen finding Stefan cooking breakfast "ugh! I'm starving!" Athena voiced, walking over and sitting down at the kitchen island, Stefan looked at her with wide eyes "no, no, you're supposed to still be in bed!" he voiced "mm." Athena said, reaching over and grabbing a piece of bacon, taking a bite out of it.

Stefan grabbed the chocolate chip pancakes, putting whip cream on them and chocolate syrup as he then put the plate in front of Athena, he grabbed his plate and walked around the table, putting it down next to her's, Athena brought her hands up to his face, pulling him down and kissing him, Stefan kissed her back, as the two pulled away, Stefan sat down next to her, as the two began to eat their breakfast, as the sun shined in from outside. 

Later that night, Athena was napping on the couch, and as she did, Stefan was making dinner in the kitchen, he put everything he chopped up onto the pan, and turned looking over at Athena who was still sleeping, as he turned walking to the fridge, opening it, he grabbed a blood bag out of the fridge and opened it up, drinking from it, although unlike this morning where the smell of food woke Athena up, this time it was the smell of blood, as she sat up, she looked at Stefan drinking it.

A knock on the door snapped her out of it, as she turned her head to the front door, so did Stefan "were you expecting anybody?" Stefan asked her "no. Nobody knows where we live." Athena shared, getting up from the couch, she walked over to the front door, unlocking it, she opened it to find Enzo and Caroline standing on the other side "Mrs Salvatore! You and your husband are very hard to track down. So how about you invite me and your older sister in, eh?" Enzo asked, as Stefan walked up to the door "we're not exactly prepared to have visitors." he shared, stepping in front of Athena protectively.

Enzo went to walk in but as he did a forcefield stopped him, and as it did, Caroline realized the house was under her sister's name "Athena?" she asked her, and when she did, Athena looked to Stefan and when she did, Stefan looked to her, and they both knew that Enzo and Caroline showing up her randomly wasn't some coincidence and they wouldn't be leaving until they invited them in, as Athena turned back to them "come in." she told them, as Enzo and Caroline stepped inside "got any bourbon?" Enzo asked, walking away from them, while Caroline stared down her sister and brother in law, shutting the door behind them.

Sitting at the dinner table, Caroline sat to the left of Athena while Enzo sat across from her, Stefan walked over with the rest of the food, as he sat down "good stuff, mate." Enzo told him "yeah, Stefan makes everything himself." Athena shared "so how are things going for you two?" Caroline asked "well, I co teach kick boxing classes and teach self defense classes." Athena shared "and I work at a mechanic." Stefan shared "you teach kick boxing classes? And you work in an auto repair shop?" Caroline asked "it's fun." Athena told her "it's relaxing." Stefan said.

As Enzo laughed "oh, you have a lovely clavicle." Enzo told Athena, as Athena stabbed her fork into her chicken "so you still kick ass, Stefan are you still a neck person?" Enzo asked "not anymore." Stefan told him "well, that's silly. You can't just stop being a neck person." Enzo shared, as Athena looked to Caroline "I'm sorry, are you two together or something?" she asked "oh, god no! Would you date that?" Caroline asked, as her and Athena laughed "um, hello. I'm right here." Enzo shared, Athena ate a piece of her chicken "had to get a witch to do a locator spell to find you two." Enzo shared, and as he did, Athena stabbed her fork into her chicken again, making the table shake as she ate it, Stefan looked at her worried.

And as dinner was finishing up, Stefan got up to open another bottle of wine "so, Mr and Mrs Salvatore, tell us. This house, very charming. When'd you get it?" Enzo asked "about. a month or so ago." Stefan shared, and when he did, Athena chuckled "what are you talking about? We've lived here for four months now." she shared "you've lived here for more than two months?" Caroline asked her, as Athena turned to her with furrowed brows "why'd you say it like that?" she asked her "she's just surprised that's all." Stefan shared.

"Well, because just like when I was told you were going on a trip when you were six, I thought you were living somewhere else, and your jobs were supposed to be investigative work, not kick boxing classes and auto repair." Caroline shared, with that nasty tone that Athena never liked, where she felt this protectiveness surge through her "don't talk to me like that, Caroline." she warned her "like what?" Caroline asked "like I'm that six year old circus freak!" Athena voiced, as Stefan reached his hand out to her's "no, no, she's not." he told her.

"Just like you can't move on from investigative work until you've solved the investigation, Stefan." Caroline shared, and when she used that same tone with him, Athena felt that protectiveness again "hey, don't talk to him like that either!" she voiced "she's right, because we're happy doing what we do now and that's all that should really matter, right?" Stefan asked, looking to Athena, and when he did, Enzo realized that Athena had no idea about Stefan's lies to all their old friends "there, darling, no need to make a scene." he shared, as Athena looked to him "really it's all probably just some big misunderstanding. Perhaps this will clear it all up." Enzo shared, stabbing Stefan in his right hand.

And when he did, Athena looked to it and as she saw the blood, she felt both sick and hungry at the same time where that was beating out any rage she might've felt "Enzo!" Caroline voiced "what the hell's wrong with you?" Stefan asked Enzo "so many secrets. Secrets from your own wife it seems. What are you running from, Stefan?" Enzo asked, pulling the knife out, Athena looked at the blood and all she felt was sick like she was gonna throw up, as she quickly stood up and ran upstairs "Athena!" Stefan called after her.

"I got it." Caroline told him, standing up and running after her sister, and when she got upstairs, all she heard was her sister throwing up "Athena?" she questioned, walking into the bathroom, Athena threw up again "hey, hey.." Caroline told her, running up to her and pulling her hair behind her, Athena threw up again, and in the distance someone being slammed into the fridge could be heard "no, no, Caroline..you have to help Stefan..." Athena shared, throwing up again "no, Stefan can handle himself. I am helping you. And I know I was being a total bitch. But now I am really worried about you. So just tell me what's.." Caroline shared.

As the sound of a table shattering could be heard from downstairs, Athena threw up again "what's going on? And don't tell me it's Stefan's cooking because he's cooked for you far longer then four months!" Caroline voiced, and when she did, Athena was breathing heavy as she didn't feel sick anymore, she brought her hand up and flushed the toilet, and as she did, Caroline's phone rang "I'll be right back." she told her, standing up and walking out, and as she did, Athena nodded, feeling tired.

But Caroline never came back, as Athena pushed herself up off the floor, but when she stood up, she felt dizzy, but she managed to make it downstairs "Stefan? Something's wrong.." she told him, but when she did, she felt her legs give out on her, as Enzo caught her "Athena?" Stefan asked, walking in from throwing the broken pieces of wood away, but he stopped seeing Enzo holding onto her "let her go." he told him "ok." Enzo told him, snapping Athena's neck as her body fell to the floor "no!" Stefan yelled, speeding toward's him, Enzo pushed him back as he sli against the floor.

"These girls cry over you because they care so much, and I'm here trying to figure out why. But I can't see wha's worth caring about." Enzo shared, as Stefan didn't hear Athena or the babies heartbeat as he stood up "you know, Damon once told me that he promised you an eternity of misery, and I remember thinking, well, what could his brother have ever done to inspire so much hatred? But now I get it. Your not a brother to him. Brother's don't give up. So every time I see you doing anything that looks like you've done so, every time you try to start over in a life that's nothing but a lie, I will make you pay. I will be the one to bring you the misery you deserve." Enzo shared.

Yet Stefan wasn't listening to him, as he sped toward's him, Enzo snapped his neck as he fell down right next to Athena "see? We're all still neck people." Enzo shared, turning and walking out of their house.

And when Stefan woke up, he groaned, looking to his left, Athena was still on the floor "no, no, no.." he said, crawling over to her, he pulled her into his arms as he ran his hands through her hair "baby, baby please. Please! Please!" he voiced, holding her in his arms "open your eyes baby, please!" he voiced, but she didn't, as he leaned his forehead down to her's.