Hold Me Tight - Stefan Salvatore/The Vampire Diaries

I can't.

Each of them look between the three of them then back at me. No one answers straight away, I push myself up and stand, crossing my arms in front of me, looking at them with a serious face waiting. 

I look at Elena seeing if she'll answer but she just breaks eye contact and looks down at the floor. Then to Stefan, who looks slightly scared which I tilt my head a bit yet he just looks at me with sad eyes. Finally, I reach Damon's eyes, he looks at his brother and the Gilbert but then returns to me painting is famous smirk on his face.

"Well, Kyra." He starts, I look at him suspiciously, the other two look at him with wide eyes. "I may not be the one who you want to tell you this but it seems I'm the only one willing," He carries on gesturing to the couple.

"I don't care. I need to know." I say looking at the younger Salvatore quickly who nods in understanding then puts his head in his hands.

"Have you ever believed in Vampires?" Damon asks taking a minute before carrying on. "If not you might want to start."

My eyes widen as he says this, "Your.... Vampires?" He nods in answer. I sit back down looking at them all again. "Tell me everything." I demand.

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I put my head in my hands and sigh. "I know it's a lot to take in," Elena says trying to comfort me.

"Yeah, yeah it is." I answer quietly. "How do I know you won't hurt me?" I ask looking more at Stefan, "Or just like you have with others?" I say at Damon.

Neither answer straight away, "Can I just have a moment alone somewhere" I say standing up once again.

Stefan nods, "Go to my room upstairs." 

"Thanks," I reply before walking off down the hall in the direction I needed to go.

I reach his room and look around taking in what it looks like then go and sit on his bed leaning against the headboard. "Supernatural is real?" I say to myself questionably.

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Later on, I'm still sat in the same place not knowing what to say if I go back down. Then, there's a knock on the door, I turn to see Stefan looking at me with a small smile.

"Come one in, it's your room anyway." I smile back quickly then it disappears. He walks over to me and sits next to me leaning against the headboard as well with his legs out in front of his.

We sit in silence for a few minutes, drifting away in our own thoughts. "Are you alright?" He asks me as he looks at me, I turn and face him. Looking at him for a moment.

"I honestly don't know." I say shrugging my shoulders, "It's a lot, you know?"

He nods and sighs slightly, "Yeah, I get it." It goes back to silence once again.

"Why didn't you answer my question down stairs?" I ask finally, taking in his expression, "I understand Damon not answering, he hurts people, he kills people." I say thinking about every word I say, imagining all of it. "Animal attacks on TV, there not animals. There Damon. So I get with him, he's dangerous." I scrunch my eyebrows together, "But you...?" 

"But me?" He interrupts, "Me, I'm still a vampire, Kyra. Yes I eat animals instead, but you never know."

"Stefan, You have a human girlfriend," I say breaking eye contact for a moment then turning back, "How could you do that if you were going to hurt her?" 

He looks away, "Elena's different. When I met her, she reminded me of someone who I used to know many years ago. They meant something and so that's why I needed to know her and she became apart of my life. I'll never be a hundred percent sure I won't hurt anyone again."

I twist my body properly and sit facing him, "Can you just answer the question about me? Will you hurt me?" I ask, he doesn't answer. "You may not know the answer but for some reason I trust you whether I'm meant to or not. Stefan, your a.... your a vampire and you could kill me. So if you will can you please tell me so I won't get as hurt if it ever happens?"

He looks at me with sad eyes and grabs my hands, "Please give me an answer.."

"I don't know, Kyra." He answers truthfully, "I'm not going to promise that I never will hurt you, I'm a Vampire and I can't change that."

I take my hands out of his, and put a sad smile on my face and nod, "That's what I thought."

"I'm sorry.."

"No," I start, "I'm sorry." He looks at me confused. "Your my friend, Stefan. But if you can't promise then I don't want to be hurt by you, so I'm not going to put myself in that harm."

I start getting off the bed, "Wait. What are you saying?" He asks softly.

"You've been a great friend over the past weeks, thanks for that. But goodbye Stefan."

"Goodbye?"

I head to the door and look back at him, tears escaping slowly, "I'm not going to be in danger. I can't be friends with you if I'm not completely safe, so I'm going and that's it."

He looks down, "We can't be friends? You don't want to be friends?"

"Goodbye, new guy..." I say as I walk down through the house towards the door but then the green forest eyes appear in front of me.

"Your just leaving? We can't be friends because you don't know if I'm going to hurt you?" He says, pain showing in his voice.

"Yeah, that's it. It may seem pathetic but I can't okay?" I walk around him and he doesn't stop me.

"You won't tell anyone will you?" He asks.

I turn around quickly and scoff, " Is that all you care about?"

"Of course not, but I can't chance it."

"Just like I can't with my safety." I answer and with that leave the Salvatore Boarding House. I get it to my car and lean back into the seat for a moment just sitting there with my eyes closed. I breath in and out, pain killing me inside. I put my head on the steering wheel, hitting it slightly back and forth. I lift my head up and replace it with my hands hitting the wheel with all the anger, sadness and pain inside of me.

I finally stop and sigh then start the engine and drive away back home watching the boarding house get smaller and smaller in the rear view mirror. Just seeing the youngest Salvatore in my head as I head down the road, trying to keep all tears from escape.

"Damn it." I whisper, sighing slightly.