A Journey to Love

Bonding

Chapter 8: Bonding
Stefan walked out of the Mikaelson house in the early morning. The sun had not risen and the coolness of the night still lingered. He just wasn't able to sleep all night. There was a time when he drifted off but was immediately awakened by Kol's laughter. Kol had spent a lot of time talking about this new girl he had met in the village and teasing Klaus about Tatia. At point Klaus wanted to knock him out but Stefan stepped in and prevented the them from fighting.

He sat down on the log and started to think about what might be happening back at home. Ayana had done a spell that prevented the future from changing but she did say that there were side effects. Just then he heard the front door open. He saw Rebekah step out of the house and quietly close the door behind her. When she turned around, she saw Stefan in front of her.

"Oh! Stefan. You gave me a fright." She said out loud hopefully no one heard her.

"Sorry. I didn't expect someone to be awake so early." Stefan asked quietly.

"Same here." Rebekah said as she walked towards the logs near the fire pit. "Why are you up so early?"

"I couldn't sleep. How about you?" Stefan said.

"Just going somewhere." Rebekah said now walking towards the woods.

"Where? May I join you?" Stefan asked walking after her. Rebekah stopped and Stefan almost bumped into her. Her face was close to his, her light blue eyes gazing into his. She put her index finger on her pink lips, "Shhhhhh" she said as her eyes sparkled with mischief. Then she gestured him to follow her.

Stefan and Rebekah walked through the woods quietly. They had been walking for a while now. Stefan helped her over large logs and around thorn filled bushes as they continued. Finally, Rebekah walked into an open meadow. She started to walk through the meadow and sat down on a subtle grassy area. Stefan came and sat down beside her.

"I come here once in a while to watch the sun rise." Rebekah said. Stefan looked around, the sun was about to rise and the golden rays started to spread across the night sky. It was amazing, as it became brighter, the beautiful colours of the flowers stood out. The sun slowly came into view in the horizon.

"Isn't it breath-taking?" Rebekah said as she watched the sun rise.

"Beautiful." Stefan said looking at her. The sun's rays got brighter shining upon them, Rebekah glowed. He had never seen her like that before and he continued to stare at her. She caught him looking at her and blushed. He lifted his hand and softly touched her red cheeks with the back of his fingers. Rebekah closed her eyes. His hands felt amazing and slowly leaned into him resting her head against his shoulder. It felt so natural being together. They stayed there and watched the sun rise higher into the sky. After a while Rebekah lifted her head from his shoulders and said,

"I think I should be going now. Mother might start looking for me."

Stefan nodded and got up. He extended his hand to help her get up.

"I think you should go first and I'll come later." Stefan said.

Rebekah nodded and started to walk towards the woods. If her family found out that they were together, there would be chaos. Stefan lied down on the grass for a while soaking up vitamin D. He had not been able to do this since he was last human. It felt amazing and especially now with some new feelings.

Ester couldn't find Rebekah and thought she must have gone to wash up so Caroline had volunteered to make breakfast. She made omelets for everyone. They had never tasted anything like it.

"This is delicious Caroline!" Kol said as he went and got another serving.

"I agree. Where did you learn to cook eggs like this?" Rebekah asked. From her mom was what Caroline wanted to say but instead she said,