::Elena, Stefan:: This Woman's Work

[Alexia 'Lexi' Lynn Branson]

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She quickly made her way towards the car, letting Elena and Stefan follow. Once Elena was in said car she shut the front door (Elena had insisted on driving of course) and turned to Stefan. "I know your pissed at me and I’m sure more than anything you want to be alone with her but I’m not going to let you. You can't promise you're not going to hurt her...the bloodlust in you is growing and until you can conquer it you're a threat to her Stefan." She stated bluntly, refusing to baby him. She loved Stefan more than anyone else in the world...he was her best friend. However that didn't mean she was going to coddle him...that's not what he needed. If it had been any other time she might let him get away with a few things but this was his girlfriend's life in his hands and she knew that he'd want her to be more concerned with Elena's safety than his own needs.

She held up a syringe of vervain, wanting him to understand. "If you get out of control I will take you down love." She stated before leading them back to the car where Elena was still in the driver's seat. Climbing in after Stefan she shut the door and nodded to the brunette to head to her house. She could see the pain on the young woman's face and knew when they got back she was going to need to help her get patched up more than she had been. Damn, she honestly wished there were two of her at the moment. She needed to keep an eye on Stefan at all times but at the same time she needed to help Elena.

Ugh, she should have vervained his ass and that way he'd be out for a bit while she took care of his girlfriend. She knew he'd probably not like her saying that but what he didn't know wouldn't hurt him. Thank god he wasn't a mind reader. She doubted he noticed yet but she figured she would tell him so she quickly grabbed his hand and motioned to his ringless finger. "Yes, I have your ring and no you're not getting back for awhile. Love you Stef but until I know you're not going to bolt you are going ringless." She told him with a frown, not liking the fact that she had to keep it from him as it was honestly safer for him to have it...however this wasn't about his safety...this was about others.

Once Elena pulled into the driveway she noted with a sigh of relief that Jeremy seemed to have listened and not come home, taking a weight off of her shoulders on levels that no one would understand. "Alright, here's what we are going to do. Elena stay in the car for a moment while I get this big lug inside the house. Okay?" She asked and when the brunette nodded she nodded to Stefan. "Inside and up to Elena's room Mr." She stated and followed him as he marched his finely toned butt up the stairs towards his girlfriend's room.

Pointing at the window seat she quickly shut the curtains before pointing again, clearly wanting him to sit there. "I don't know where your clothes are in here but I'm going to get her and I clothes and then help her get cleaned up. Do not move from that spot or I swear you'll be begging for Klaus to come get you, k?" She asked him before smacking a kiss to his cheek and heading back downstairs to gather the brunette who looked a bit pale. "Let's get you in the shower." She told her and led her up the stairs, closing the door once the shower was running.

Once she was back in Elena's room she grabbed the first pair of comfortable looking pants and tank top before grabbing a hoodie from the chair and then grabbed her own clothing, heading into the bathroom and shutting the door behind her.

Word Count:: 707
Tag:: Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore
Outfit:: Lexi’s Outfit…She truly has no shame at all
Note:: Sorry about the godmod, if you want me to change it I will.

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[Elena Isobel Gilbert]

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She drove as quickly as possible towards her house, desperately needing a shower and a soft bed. At this rate she didn't care about anything else except those two things, and in that order. Okay, that was a lie, she was worried about Stefan, well, just worried in general, but at the moment she couldn't focus on anything else except getting home, getting showered and getting to bed. She listened to Lexi in the back telling Stefan that she had his ring and she started a bit in the knowledge that she had no idea where his ring or his phone was. Granted it didn’t really matter but still…just food for thought.

Once in the driveway she nodded at Lexi who told her to stay put. It seemed like only seconds later Lexi was at her side in order to help her inside. Once inside she was all but pushed into the bathroom which was perfectly fine with her as she stripped out of her blood stained clothing, grimacing at the sight of them. Her stomach had mostly healed though it was still extremely tender and she knew that the shower was going to hurt like a sonofabitch but at the rate she was at she didn’t care.

Stepping into the warm water she hissed as it touched her wound, washing away the dry blood and making her realize that she wasn’t as healed as she thought. She had the distinct feeling she would be drinking more blood later on to speed up the healing process and grimaced at the thought but said nothing about it. She knew this had been her and Lexi’s plan all along and thankfully it had worked or else they would all be completely and utterly 100% screwed. She didn’t need to even think about how close they came either…wasn’t worth it.

Hearing the bathroom door open she peaked out and saw Lexi leaning up against her vanity. Need help? She heard the blonde ask and shook her head, ducking back in the shower and finishing her nightly ritual before turning the shower head off and grabbing the towel. Stepping out she saw Lexi had the vial of blood she had brought with her originally in her hand and Elena took it without protest, downing it with a grimace before going over to the sink and brushing her teeth while Lexi herself jumped in the shower. Lexi’s shower seemed to take only half the time as Elena’s and by the time the brunette had brushed out her hair Lexi was already done and in her pajamas. Sit. The blonde vampire told her and she did so, watching as she expertly wrapped her entire stomach in gauze after putting a large bandage on it. Once she was wrapped and taped Lexi helped her into her pajamas, to which Elena quirked an eyebrow at. She usually only wore something like Lexi was wearing, not liking to get too hot at night. I know but I need you covered up since you’re still healing. Was all she said and the brunette nodded.

Once were both situated Elena followed Lexi out into her room, waiting for instructions on what the hell they were going to do next.

Word Count:: 565
Tag:: Stefan Salvatore, Lexi Branson
Outfit:: Click here for Elena’s pajamas
Note:: Sorry this was a fairly lame post. Just setting things up. Lol

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[Stefan Demetrio Salvatore]

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Stefan didn't say anything to Lexi as she talked to him. He had plenty to say to her but he didn't want to say it in front of Elena. He sat quietly in the back seat of the car watching Elena, concentrating on her. She was the only thing he wanted to think about right now. Sure he would forgive Lexi sooner or later, but that wasn't gonna happen any time soon. She mentioned she took his ring. "You will give it back or you can bet your ass that I will walk out into the sunlight tomorrow." Stefan said to her under his breath so Elena couldn't hear.

He was tired of Lexi controlling him right now. Doing what she did to Elena was going to far and he was royally pissed at her, and the fact that she wouldn't give his ring back just pissed him off more. "She would be better off without me anyways." He mumbled under his breath. Yeah it was both true and untrue. He knew Elena would hate it if he was gone, but in the long run, she really would be better off without him, better off without this life. Stefan went up to Elena's room, not that Elena was out of ear shot he began telling Lexi what he wanted to in the car.

"You are one to talk about her safety, Lexi." Stefan said, a little more coldly then he should of. He really didn't care that she had a plan all along, that she thought that the stupid vial of blood was gonna save Elena. Stefan knew Elena better then Lexi, and he knew that Elena would wait until it is to late for her, because she loved him to much. That blood would of remained in Elena's pocket till she was laying there dead, her blood pouring out of her and Stefan looking on helpless.

"Besides, I can't hurt her even if I wanted to, remember. Klaus compelled me not to. If anything you should want me to be around her as often as possible because of the stupid compulsion I can never let any harm come to her. It would be like a built in bodyguard." Stefan pointed out to Lexi. The blood lust was one thing, but under compulsion he couldn't hurt her, he might lose control, yes, but he would be able to stop himself from doing serious damage like he did last time. Yeah he hurt Elena and it was bad, but she wasn't gonna die from it.

Stefan was pissed at Lexi. "And there is no way I am ever leaving you alone with her either, not after the stunt you pulled, and don't talk to me about your plan. You know Elena would never drink that blood, not if it meant failing and not helping me." Stefan spoke to her coldly. Stefan watched as she left the room to go get Elena. He went to Elena's window and watched as Lexi helped her in. He went back to the spot she told him to sit down at and looked away from her as they entered the bathroom.

The nerve of Lexi to talk to him about endangering Elena. Stefan scoffed at her and looked down at his shirt. He took it off to press up against Elena's wound. It was covered in her blood but he had to put it back on or come here shirtless. He sighed taking it off and looking at it. The blood was still a little fresh and he could smell it on the clothes. He moved to place it in a bag in Elena's room, he would have to discard it later. He listened in to what was going on into the bathroom, but not much was said between the two.

Right now he didn't trust Lexi at all with Elena. He went over to the dresser and opened the bottom drawer. Elena wanted to keep some of his clothes here, and he wasn't surprised when he saw a few shirts in the drawer. He grabbed one, didn't matter which one and put it on. Looking himself in the mirror. He had some of Elena's blood on his face, not to mention dust and dirt from where he fell over in the chair. His hair was seriously messed up.

He realized in this moment, seeing himself in this mirror that it was all his fault. That Lexi wouldn't of endangered Elena's life if not for him. He shed a few tears and walked over to Elena's bed. Siting back down on the soft mattress he turned his attention to Lexi and Elena who wore both coming out of the bathroom now. He glared at Lexi, but knew his anger was mis-placed. Yeah she endangered Elena, but it was still his fault.

He looked away from Lexi and at Elena. "I'm sorry Elena." He said to her, probably for the millionth time, but he lost track. He realized now just how hungry he was. He hadn't fed in 3 days and the torture took a lot out of him, but he didn't say anything out loud about it. He didn't want to mention it in front of Elena. Stefan looked at Lexi. "Give me my ring back, I won't run off, you know that." Stefan said to her, this time being more kind about it. He knew that without it, he would likely try to kill himself tomorrow, and he didn't want to put Elena through that.

Tags: Lexi and Elena
Words: 920
Notes: Stefan is probably gonna forgive Lexi in my next post, and god, didn't realize it was this long, sorry.

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[Alexia 'Lexi' Lynn Branson]

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She rolled her eyes when Stefan threatened her but said nothing in response. She knew that he felt vulnerable without his ring and once she got some blood into him, human and animal both (yes, she was going to help him work through his blood issues) then she would give him his ring back. Until then he would have to deal. And while before she would be afraid that he would actually walk into the sunlight, she knew he wouldn’t for Elena’s sake if nothing else. Thankfully the brunette couldn’t hear them or else she knew that Elena would either yell at Stefan for saying that or beg her to give the ring back. Neither were going to help at this moment.

Again, she ignored his statement about Elena being better off without him. Clearly he hadn’t been around for the past few months with the whole Damon almost killing Elena thing, Klaus almost killing Elena, Caroline having a thing for Klaus (she knew but Elena still didn’t), Elena hadn’t had a safe place to land so to speak since Stefan gave himself up for Damon and that was another thing she would be addressing once they got Elena taken care of.

She quirked her eyebrow however she remained silent once the two got into Elena’s room. She didn’t want to leave a bleeding girl out too long so she simply listened not interjecting. “What do you think she wants more Stefan? A built in body guard as you stated who was a jackass to her, constantly saying how pathetic she was because she still loved you, or the real you who would protect her not because he HAD to but because he loved her too much not too? I think you and I both know what she’d pick.” She stated with a glare before walking back and collecting the young brunette.

After helping Elena and getting dressed herself she walked out into the room. She couldn't help but laugh at the fact that most women would be extremely threatened by Lexi, and yet Elena seemed at ease with her. The blonde vampire would be the first to admit that she had absolutely no shame. Here she was alone with her best friend and his girlfriend and she was strutting her stuff in barely there clothing that most women would find appalling. Sure they were cute and on a teenager they would be appropriate (well, depending on how tall the teenager was) but on her they looked a tiny bit revealing. Her tank top was hot pink and hit her right under her belly button, leaving a small stretch of skin uncovered. Her shorts were tiny, looking more like boy short panties than the girl style boxers that they were labeled. The only part of her outfit that wasn't revealing was the white sweater that she had put on over her which was actually longer than her shorts as there was a slight chill in the air.

Twirling her ring around her finger, a habit she had picked up ever since the Powers that Be brought her back and had given her the daylight ring, she stared at Stefan with an amused look on her face. "Hi there sweetness. You were a very good boy and sat down where you were supposed to. For that you're going to get a treat." She stated, winking with a grin on her pink lips, letting him know she wasn't trying to be a bitch, she was actually trying to be funny. "Does Damon still have blood here Lena?" She asked, having shortened Elena's name down by one letter and using that as her own form of a nickname. She had a thing about calling people by their real names as she rarely did it, thus calling Stefan every nickname under the sun.

Seeing Elena nod her head she grinned. “Alright, you little missy I need you to find the boy something to clean up with. I don’t know if he has shampoo and such here but if not go grab some of Jeremy’s or if he really wants to he can use yours, don’t really care. I’m going to go fix him up something to drink.” She told her before turning back to her messy haired best friend. “And you Mr. Broody Pants, no touching until I get back. Once I get some blood in you then you two can cuddle and make me jealous all the night, but until then please refrain.” She stated, winking once more before heading downstairs.

Once down she went into the refrigerator and pulled out a bag from Damon’s stash. She then opened another drawer and found what she was looking for. She had been planning for this for a bit now and she had gone ahead and gotten a few packets of animal blood. She knew realistically that Stefan couldn’t not drink some human blood, so she planned to mix the two. At the moment she put half and half, and every few days she’d put in a little less animal blood and a little more human blood. He needed to learn control. And that’s exactly what she was planning on teaching him. Mixing her concoction she headed back upstairs and walked into the room, motioning for Elena to get behind her while she helped Stefan. She didn’t know if he’d wig out or not but better safe than sorry.

Word Count:: 955
Tag:: Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore
Outfit:: Lexi’s Outfit…She truly has no shame at all
Note:: Sorry this took me a few days. Lol. As you know Ashley was over here and I couldn’t concentrate and was in a mood, plus my laptop was giving me problems. Sorry love.

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[Elena Isobel Gilbert]

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She felt very bulky in what she was wearing, but surprisingly comfortable. She would admit to usually wearing things like Lexi wore (maybe a bit more though) but in her black yoga pants, blue tank top and Mystic Falls High School hoodie (that she didn't know who belonged to, though she assumed either Jeremy, Matt or Stefan) she was pretty bundled up. She wanted nothing more than to go head off to bed but knew there were several things to do before she could even think about going to sleep, so she sucked it up and waited for directions. Usually she would be annoyed that she was being ordered around but she trusted Lexi with this. She was completely out of her element with helping Stefan come off of human blood so she figured she would let the trained professional so to speak handle it.

Nodding at Lexi's question about Damon having blood there she waited for the blonde to tell her to go downstairs and get some. She really wasn't looking forward to walking down the stairs again with her stomach but she would do it if need be. Luckily for her Lexi seemed to think the exact same thing as she told her instead to grab Stefan some body wash and shampoo from Jeremy’s room. She waited until Lexi left the room before making her way into Jeremy’s room and grabbing an extra bottle of shampoo and body wash that she had just bought the other day. Walking back in she looked around, having heard what Lexi said about no touching. However she herself needed to know that he was there.

She quickly walked over to the side of the bed and placed a gentle kiss against his cheek. “I’m glad you’re okay.” She whispered, her eyes shown with love. She knew that she needed to be careful because he while back to normal was still coming down off of human blood and that was never a good thing. She smiled sadly before backing up, motioning to the bathroom.

"All shower stuff is in there." She told him with a smile before heading over to her vanity and sitting down, brushing her fingers and then her brush through her long brown hair, trying to get the knots out of it. She usually would have thrown her hair up into a bun or pony tail as she tried to refrain from going to bed with it wet, but at the moment she had a headache and didn't feel like adding to it so instead left it down, the wet locks framing her face.

Word Count:: 475
Tag:: Stefan Salvatore, Lexi Branson
Outfit:: Click here for Elena’s pajamas
Note:: I feel bad how short this post is compared to how long Lexi and Stefan’s were but Elena’s brain is sort of -.- right now. Lol

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[Stefan Demetrio Salvatore]

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Stefan could tell what Lexi was doing, ignoring him. He didn't care, he was just glad he told her what he wanted to without Elena overhearing. Stefan was pissed at Lexi right now, she would never understand that what she did tonight was wrong. It didn't matter if Elena agreed to it, or if they had a plan or whatever. It still shouldn't of happened. Elena should of never been put into harms way just for him. That is not how it is suppose to go. He is suppose to lay his life down for her, not the other way around, and Lexi would never understand that. No matter how often he told her.

Stefan rolled his eyes at Lexi, clearly not understanding the pretense of his comment. Yeah he would be a built in bodyguard on top of being her boyfriend. So what would change really? What difference would it make? It would be just like before all of this happened when he wanted to be with her and protect, and it would be both because he wanted to and had to. Lexi didn't understand that and it just pissed Stefan off more. "Yeah, your the one to judge what really is best for Elena, I guess in your book a knife to the gut is best for her." Stefan said harshly to Lexi.

Stefan ignored her comment about a treat. He really wasn't in the mood to laugh at Lexi's attempt at humor. She kinda owed him anyways, he has been starving for multiple days now and tortured and had to sit back and watch as Lexi stabbed the love of his life. Yeah, she owed him more then a bag of blood. Stefan knew he was being to harsh on Lexi right now. But he couldn't help it. He wondered how Lexi would react if Stefan nearly killed the love of her life right in front of her. She would probably try and kill Stefan if that were to happen to her.

Stefan didn't reply to Lexi as she went down stairs to get him some blood. He stood up and looked around at Elenas room as she went to get him some of Jeremy's shampoo. Stefan smiled at the thought of having to use Jeremy's shampoo, he made a note to take another shower whenever he was allowed to go home with his own stuff. Not that he didn't mind using Jeremy's stuff, but he didn't want to walk around all day smelling like Elena's little brother. That would be awkward for her if they began kissing and cuddling and the last thing Stefan wanted right now was to remind Elena about her brother while they were being intimate.

She returned and kissed him no the cheek. He smiled. "Thanks, I'm glad you are ok to, you scared me Elena." Stefan told her truthfully. He knew they couldn't just stand there as Lexi would be back soon, and she would throw a fit if she saw them standing that close and he was a little thankful when she moved away to her vanity. He looked over at Elena and came up behind her placing a hand on her shoulder as he stood behind her, he leaned down and kissed her on the top of her head before moving away to the bathroom. He wanted to show her that he loved her and he was grateful for what she did.

Once in the bathroom he took off the shirt he had just put on and the rest of his clothes, luckily they weren't that bad except for some dirt, so he could wear them if he had to, and he stepped into the shower. He let the water run down on him, washing away the blood and vervain and dirt and god knew what else he was covered in. He didn't really move to much, he was lost in thought. He was being to hard on Lexi, she was only helping and doing what she thought was best for him. He decided not to be mad at her any more and apoligize and thank her for all that she has done for him.

Finally, figuring that the shower had gone on long enough, he got out and put his clothes back on. He looked in the mirror, at least he looked clean and smelled clean and the bodywash got rid of the blood smell, but he didn't feel clean. Stefan walked back into Elena's room in time to see Lexi come back with his drink. For the first time since all this happened he decided to smile at Lexi. "Thanks...for everything, I am sorry for everything as well." He told her as she handed him the blood and got between him and Elena. Stefan looked down at the blood that Lexi gave him and could tell it wasn't pure human.

He had to get off of human stuff anyways. So he drank it quickly, glad to finally not feel like he was starving to death but unable to die.

Tags: Lexi and Elena
Words: 843
Notes: Sorry it took me so long, kept getting distracted, I'm a bad Phillip, XD

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[Alexia 'Lexi' Lynn Branson]

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She rolled her eyes, again. She was getting sick of his damn mouth but kept her own shut. She knew he was pissed at her, she really couldn’t blame him though she would be glad when Elena got back in here in order to tell him that it was technically his girlfriend’s ideas, not hers. She had tried to talk Elena out of it however she had insisted. Granted Lexi may not have tried very hard to talk her out of it as it had really been the only plan either of them could think of but still, Stefan really needed to chill out before she kicked his ass.

Watching Stefan she could tell the hunger was getting to him before she even handed him the mug. She also knew he would be surprised by the half and half combination she had put in as he was used to starting out on animal blood. Unfortunately they had absolutely no time to try and get him back on animal blood and then build up his tolerance. This time was going to be a tad different as they had huge problems around them and unfortunately he was just going to get on board and deal as best as he could. They were all going to have to try and figure out how the hell to get rid Klaus before things got worse.

Lexi wasn’t an idiot, she knew damn well that Klaus wouldn’t stick around here for all of Elena’s life. She knew one day he would bolt and take Elena with him if they didn’t find some way to get rid of him. There had to be a way to kill him…she didn’t believe in something being completely indestructible. She knew originals were hard to kill, Klaus even harder, but she would find a way. She was nothing if not a determined bitch with an attitude.

She really needed to get a t-shirt that said that.

Quickly taking the mug from Stefan she handed it to Elena. "Half and half." She told her and waited for the young brunette to leave before turning to her best friend. She ran a hand through his wet hair before pulling him into a hug, breathing a sigh of relief. She didn't want to admit it but she had been scared for a few moments that he wasn't going to come back to them. He might be Elena's boyfriend...but he was Lexi's best friend and that counted for a lot in her book. Pulling away she quickly smacked him upside the head before grabbing his chin and forcing him to look at her. "If you ever do something stupid like sacrifice yourself for Damon again, I will personally stake you myself...got it buddy?" She asked him before smacking a kiss on his cheek and pushing him over to the window seat.

She knew that she had to explain what was going on before Elena got back up so she did it quickly. “I know you’re wondering why I’m not sticking you on an all bunny diet but here’s the thing. I don’t plan on lowering the dosage…ever.” She stated, knowing that would most likely get a reaction from him so she held up her hand.

“I can’t.” She told him sadly, standing in front of him. She'd much rather sit down but with Elena bringing up a mug of blood any moment she figured she should probably remain standing. "Stef, I would love to be able to do this right. To start you back on animal blood and then slowly add a few drops every day until you can function completely on human blood without losing your mind. Unfortunately babycakes, we don't have that type of time. Klaus is dangerous which you know...and he wants your girlfriend. What do you think is going to happen when people stop giving him everything he wants? Hmm? He's going to take Elena and bolt, and we'll never see her again. We gotta work fast which means we need you at full strength and not hanging on to your humanity by a thread. So I know it's going to be hard...for you and Elena...but you're going to have to do this quickly. I'll be here to help, and to protect her...but it's going to be anything but slow." She told him, hoping he understood.

Word Count:: 745
Tag:: Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore
Outfit:: Lexi’s Outfit…She truly has no shame at all
Note:: No worries.

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She smiled softly when he mentioned that she scared him. “It was the only thing I could think to do.” She told him honestly. “I wasn’t dealing well without you around. You’re the one thing in this world that keeps me sane anymore and without you…it wasn’t pretty. I thought it had hit rock bottom when you were gone but with you walking around acting the way that you were…it was torture every time I saw you. And not because the things you said hurt me, it was because I knew how badly you, the real you, would feel about them. Every time I heard something else I knew how bad it would hurt.” She replied.

She felt a kiss being dropped upon her head and she smiled as he made his way into the bathroom before turning back to see Lexi, going over to where she had told her to stand. Watching Stefan drain the blood she caught his eyes as he looked at her, she could see the apology as well as the hunger imbedded in them and a part of her wanted to help him but she knew she wasn't the one who could. As much as she could be by his side while he recovered she knew he really needed Lexi, and while most girls would have a hissy fit about it...she knew better. She was secure in her and Stefan's feelings for one another and wanted nothing more than for him to come back to her fully, and for that they needed Lexi to get him there.

She took the mug from Lexi and nodded, knowing what she meant. Most women would find this especially gross to have to mix human blood with animal blood but she did it without blinking. Mixing the two she walked back upstairs, making sure to knock on the door frame before entering so she could hand the blood back to Lexi who then gave it to Stefan. She knew better than to walk over with blood in her hand and give it to him...she knew he wasn't completely in control. Once he had his second mug of blood she sat on the bed, Lexi still in between them. "So should we tell the others what's going on or keep it to ourselves?" She asked both of them, wanting to know exactly what they both wanted.

They were going to do this together, whether or not it included the others was up to them.

Word Count:: 448
Tag:: Stefan Salvatore, Lexi Branson
Outfit:: Click here for Elena’s pajamas
Note:: Sorry again for the short as heck Elena post. Lexi just sort of takes over in my posts. Lol.

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Stefan felt the blood go down his throat and drank it a little faster now. Feeling the urge take him over. Suddenly the blood was gone and he wanted more. Lucky for him Lexi sent Elena out of the room to get more. God he hated this. Why did this happen to him? Plenty of vampires dealt with this lust every day and didn't have it as bad as him? Why him, why did he have to go through this constantly? He really was the worst vampire of all time.

Stefan hugged Lexi back when she hugged him and mocked pain when she slapped him and grinned. "If I do something like this again, I will hand you the stake myself." Stefan said to her, trying to be a little bit playful with the subject. Stefan sat down on the window seat and looked up at her. He was just glad that he was no longer pissed at her for what happened. He guessed he could never stay pissed at Lexi that long. "I'm sorry I said what I said to you." He told her honestly.

Though there was worse stuff to feel sorry for, the stuff he said to her after he turned his emotions back on was way out of line and stuff that was idiotic to say. Stefan nodded when she told him that she didn't plan on lowering the dosage, and he kind of knew why. It had to do with stopping Klaus and protecting Elena, which Stefan understood. Stefan just wanted Klaus to die now after what he made him do and aver all that he has done to Elena. They had to kill Klaus, or stop him somehow or something.

Stefan just nodded as she spoke. "That's fine Lexi. Anything for Elena." Stefan said, though he couldn't help but worry that this was gonna be really difficult if not impossible. Stefan had to be at his best for whatever lays ahead for Elena's sake. Even if that meant he was gonna have to struggle for a long time for her. He watched as Elena re-entered the room with the blood. Stefan sighed feeling that normal feeling he always felt when he knew blood was present and he refrained from snatching the mug from Lexi as she handed it to him.

Stefan looked into the mug and drank it slowly, trying to refrain from just greedily gulping it down. To prove to himself mostly that he could control it if he set his mind to it. This was gonna me much harder then he thought. He heard Elena ask if they should tell the others or not. Stefan decided to keep his mouth shut. He really didn't want to think about everyone else right now, especially Caroline and Jeremy, as that would just make him feel worse. Stefan knew he would have to talk to them sooner or later.

Stefan wondered what Klaus was gonna do when he found out that Stefan had them back on. He was surely gonna be pissed about it. So what should they do about that. Stefan had a plan to get the help of a certain original vampire, but he didn't know if they could trust him. He also didn't know if he should bring it up with Lexi and Elena yet but he didn't want to start off on a lie. "What about Elijah? I think he will help us with Klaus." Stefan asked them, wanting to help out with the plan.

Tags: Lexi and Elena
Words: 584
Notes: None

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[Alexia 'Lexi' Lynn Branson]

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The blonde vampire shook her head when Stefan tried to talk, though he barely said anything except her name. "No Stefan, you can't do this anymore. I understand why you wanted to save your brother. He's Damon...he's your flesh and blood and I understand that. I also understand that you feel guilty because you forced him to turn. But guess what; he's made his choices since then. He could have gone the way you did after your first ripper phase...I offered to help him. But Sage got to him and he took her way instead of mine...which is fine. But you're not responsible for that...you're not responsible for him. If he hated being a vampire so badly, there are several ways he could have gone back. How hard is it for a vampire to die Stef? Not hard. He could have taken his ring off at anytime; he could have staked himself at any time... But he didn't. So him constantly blaming you for turning him is bullshit...and you feeling guilty constantly, is ridiculous. So calm down and think about this for a minute, okay?" She asked him, taking a deep breath before continuing.

"Stefan, it's not just you and Damon anymore. Damon is a big boy and he can take care of himself. But Elena, and Jeremy, and Bonnie and Alaric, and even Caroline...they can't. They need you to be there...because I can tell you right now that Damon can't protect them all. I can't imagine what would have happened if I hadn't been brought back to bring you back. Sure, Klaus may not kill Elena because he needs her blood... but do you think that means jack compared to anything else? What happens when Rebekah gets pissed off at Klaus? Does she go after Elena? No. She does things to hurt Elena...she'll go after Jeremy, or Bonnie, or Caroline, or Alaric...and she'll kill them...to hurt Elena, because she knows that she can't touch her. Do you think Damon is going to protect them...or protect Elena? You know the answer to that better than anyone. She needs you to be there for her...and handing yourself over to Klaus to save Damon...could have essentially killed her...whether it be bodily or spiritually, because if she loses anyone else...she won't recover." She told him, hoping he’d see where she was coming from.

"I know it's risky." She told him with a nod. "But you know the risks...and you can control it...because if you don't, you know the consequences." She stated, knowing he would understand what she meant. If he didn't control himself then he could hurt Elena...he could hurt anyone really...and he wouldn't want to live with that on his shoulders.

She was glad when Stefan finally agreed with her and stood up, hugging her back. She was surprised by that since he had been so damn mad about ten seconds ago but she was grateful for it. She wanted nothing more than to have everything back to normal…then again she doubted anything would ever be the way it had been with everything that had happened.

She looked at Elena when Stefan mentioned telling Elijah. She really didn’t know the original man but had heard rumblings about him. She didn’t know if she should trust something like that or not but at least he hadn’t said that Damon needed to know right off the bat. She might have put his ass through a wall had he wanted to tell Damon. Then again…who knew. It depended on how she reacted in the moment.

Word Count:: 609
Tag:: Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore
Outfit:: Lexi’s Outfit…She truly has no shame at all
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[Elena Isobel Gilbert]

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She nodded when Lexi stated that the less people that knew the better. She had a feeling she was going to have to tell Jeremy though since they did live together. Then again if she could keep him at Matt's for a few days longer then maybe she could think of something else. Hmm...maybe she could say she was sick...but it was a female problem which would squig him out and make him want to stay far far away for the next week at least. Damn, there were times that she truly loved being a girl...as the excuse to any guy about a period made them want to run far away. “I can probably get Jeremy to stay with Matt for another few days at least.” She told them, not wanting to go into detail about how she would do it, not that either one of them would care but still, it was slightly embarrassing.

“Also Ric has been staying at his apartment the past two weeks or so as he’s trying to translate something and it’s quieter there or something…I have no idea why other than what he said but yeah, so he won’t be here.” She told them. “Bonnie’s dad is in town surprisingly enough so I know she’s spending time with him so we’re good with her. Caroline has been fairly MIA recently so I assume she’s spending time with Tyler though don’t quote me on that. I’ll try to get a bit more of an idea what’s up with her. Matt is working and if I can get Jeremy to stay with him then he’s taken care of. So really no one will find out if Stefan stays here.” She told them, well, more telling Lexi since it seemed like Stefan didn’t really have much say in the matter, then immediately feeling bad about it and turning to Stefan. “That is if that’s alright with you. I know the boarding house is probably more comfortable for you but at least here Klaus can’t get in.” She told him. “When Jenna died, the house was transferred to me. So since he hadn’t been invited in by me…he can’t come in. So at least we’re safe in that respect.” She stated.

She was surprised when Stefan mentioned alerting Elijah and instead she waited to hear what Lexi said. However that clearly didn’t do much since both asked her opinion instead. She really didn’t know what they should do but she also had always trusted Elijah. With that being said though she also knew that he would do whatever he could to save his family…and Klaus was included in that.

“I don’t know.” She answered sadly. “I mean on the one hand we could use all the help we could get…but on the other hand I feel like telling him could cause as much harm as it could good. Maybe let’s play it by ear? Let’s get Stefan back up to normal and then go from there. I do think, and I know this isn’t going to be a popular theory so Lexi remember I’m human and you can’t smack me as hard as you do Stefan…but maybe we should tell Damon?” She asked, knowing she would more than likely going to be very unpopular after they processed her request.

Word Count:: 572
Tag:: Stefan Salvatore, Lexi Branson
Outfit:: Click here for Elena’s pajamas
Note:: Woot! A little more even! <3

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[Stefan Demetrio Salvatore]

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"Fine Lexi, I understand. But I doubt Rebekah is the biggest threat right now. Besides, what are we gonna do? If she decides to try and get to us by hurting Elena and her friends and family, what are we gonna do about it? Even you are not capable of taking her yourself." Stefan told her. Lexi was strong yes, but compared to an original, and one that was a loose cannon, like Rebekah, bound to go off at any moment. Even Lexi would be in trouble if Rebekah set her sights on them. That's why it made sense to Stefan to go to Elijah.

What better way to keep Rebekah in check and get help dealing with Klaus then to go to the one Original that they could probably trust? Stefan knew that Elijah probably felt bad about what Klaus has done. Rebekah was really the last think on Stefan's mind. He was doing all he could in fact to keep his mind off of her since he found out about their past. Elena was the only girl, the only romantic interest in his life right now. "Besides, if Rebekah plans on hurting anyone, its me." Stefan told Lexi, hoping she would know what he meant.

Stefan nodded when Lexi said that he couldn't fail because of what the consequences would be. Stefan would never really want to hurt and of Elena's friends, or Elena herself for that matter,but sometimes he couldn't control it. Stefan's lust was perhaps the worst that he has ever seen any other vampire go through. Even Caroline, who is still a young vampire seems to be able to control her lust much better then he could ever.

He looked at Elena as she asked him if he was fine staying here. "Staying here with you would be the most comfortable thing in the world." He told her honestly. He had been away from her far to long and the last thing he wanted was to leave her again. Stefan just wanted to be with Elena right now and deal with all of this, she was the one that was gonna help him the most, not Lexi, though Lexi was gonna do her part, and besides that, Stefan would hate not being with Elena every moment of the day.

When Elena mentioned Damon he looked away from her. He knew some of the stuff Lexi and even Damon had said about Damon's relationship with Elena. Not that he knew of any of it being true, but he knew Damon wanted Elena and now Damon seemed to be on Elena's mind a lot to. Stefan looked back at the two. "If we have to trust him." He simply said. He didn't like the idea, but he knew Damon would be on their side for Elena. So even though Stefan didn't like Damon's feelings for her, he would admit that they could trust him.

Stefan wondered who else could help out. It seemed like Elena wanted all her friends, Bonnie, Caroline, Jeremy, Alaric, as far away from the situation as possible. So who then. Stefan, Elena, Lexi and Damon against Klaus and possibly Rebekah? They would be doomed if it was just the 4 of them. "If not Elijah then who?" Stefan asked finally it was a valid question. Elijah might not be the best choice, and even Stefan was weary of trusting him, but they really didn't have many options to begin with.

Unless Elena and Lexi knew others that they could get to help, then they were in trouble in Stefan's mind.

Tags: Lexi and Elena
Words: 598
Notes: YAY!!!

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[Alexia 'Lexi' Lynn Branson]

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She quirked her eyebrow at Stefan’s statement about her not being able to take care of herself against Rebekah. “While she may be quite a bit older than I am…don’t underestimate me Stefan.” She stated with a glare. “I’ve seen a lot more than you know about. Remember, you’ve only known me for about 150 years, give or take a year…I was alive for about two hundred years before that and I learned from the best and I’ve seen things that not even demons dream about…so while yes again, she may be older, that doesn’t mean that she can take me down. Plus, as far as I’m aware, she spent some time locked up in a coffin, which did nothing to add to her knowledge or strength.” She stated with a sneer, though it was more at the fact that people were older and stronger than she was rather than at Stefan himself.

“Exactly my point.” She told him in reference to Rebekah wanting to hurt him. “And how do you think she’ll do that? She won’t come after you because anyone who knows a vampire knows that they can handle pain…physical that is. They can turn it off and just deal with it. However emotional pain is a lot harder to take and you more than anyone should know that. So how do you think she’ll hurt you Stef? She’ll go after the ones you love. She’ll go after your weaknesses. And that is a total of two people. Elena and Damon…they are your weaknesses. They are the ones that you care about more than anyone…so you need to be strong enough to protect not only yourself but also them. Damon can take care of himself yes, but he’s also a bonehead when it comes to making rash decisions…so you have to be the adult here.” She stated with a firm look in her eyes.

She smiled softly when Stefan showed his compassion towards Elena by saying that staying there would be the most comfortable. She knew that the two loved one another but even she, someone who could witness it, still worried about them. She knew that Elena had yet to fully understand the ramifications of being with a vampire. Even though she had seen Stefan at his best and his worst, she hadn't had to deal really with getting older yet. Eventually unless she made the decision to change, she would grow older than Stefan...too hold to be with him...at least in most women's minds.

A chuckle bubbled through her lips at the almost petulant look on Stefan’s face. “I know you don’t want him to know Stefan, but you two were just besties not two weeks ago so what’s changed? As far as I’m aware he flipped his switch before you did…so he might be able to help.” She asked before shooting Elena a wink and then turning back to Stefan. “Is this because you don’t trust him or because your brother wants into your girlfriends pants?” She asked, knowing she was poking a sleeping bear but feeling the need to know what exactly was bothering her best friend.

She shrugged at Elijah knowing, not knowing anything about the original. “I don’t know him. If Sophia was still alive I’d question her but Klaus’ hybrids killed her. However I know she kept journals and such at her place in England. I could fly out there tomorrow and get her stuff that way we’d know more about said originals… I know she was close with a couple of them.” She stated, looking to the others to see what they thought. She’d do it anyway but it’d be easier to at least have their acknowledgement.

Word Count:: 636
Tag:: Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore
Outfit:: Lexi’s Outfit…She truly has no shame at all
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[Elena Isobel Gilbert]

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Not wanting to get into the middle of what was apparently an ongoing argument between the two best friends Elena let her mind wander. She listened carefully to what the two were saying but kept for the most part quiet. This was between the two of them and they had known each other for a lot longer. She knew from experience that best friends knew how to push one another’s buttons. They would defend one another against the greatest of evils but then when it came to a ridiculous fight like ohhh, who wrote who’s lipstick last…or in Lexi and Stefan’s case, who was right about Rebekah, they would fight to hell and back.

Hence her staying as far out of it as possible.

She wasn't surprised when Stefan didn't look pleased about including Damon into the mix. She really couldn’t blame Stefan but she did feel like she should interject on Damon's behalf. Stefan was in a delicate state right now (though she doubted he’d want to hear her say that seeing as being delicate seemed to be a huge blow to the male ego) and they really didn’t need anything setting him off. “As much as you’re going to hate me saying this Lexi, I do agree with Stefan. I know you don’t like Damon, I know he’s an asshole most of the time, but he’s done nothing other than help me this summer when Stefan was gone. He promised me that he would bring Stefan back to me.” She stated, her last statement coming in on a whisper.

She didn’t want to let either of them know the true conversation that had taken place. She didn’t want Stefan to know that while yes, Damon did promise to bring Stefan back to her, that wasn’t all he had said. When I drag my brother back from the edge and deliver him back to you. I want you to remember the things you felt when he was gone. She could remember that so clearly and while some may ask why, she didn’t have too. She knew why. It was because it was true. She knew that she had grown closer to Damon over the past few months however that didn’t mean that she wanted him romantically. All she wanted was Stefan.

What she had said all those months ago, right when Katherine had blown into town, was still true. I care about you, I do but…I love Stefan, it’s always going to be Stefan. She would never go back on that…because in the end, there was no other option. Stefan was her soul-mate. That was all there was to say about it. “So I think that we need to clue him in. He’ll be pissed as hell that we’ve done this much without him, keeping him in the dark even longer will probably really grate on his nerves…and I really don’t want to have to deal with a crabby Damon if at all possible.” She told them.

“As for Elijah…I have always trusted him…however I don’t think it would be a bad idea to get some more information before we show him all of our cards. I just don’t know if it’s such a good idea for you to go. Maybe send Damon? Or maybe wait a few weeks?” She asked, not sure how she and Stefan would handle being alone. She knew she trusted him but she also knew that he was vulnerable right now. While Lexi had managed to get Stefan to flip his switch he was still under Klaus’ compulsion.

Word Count:: 610
Tag:: Stefan Salvatore, Lexi Branson
Outfit:: Click here for Elena’s pajamas
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[Stefan Demetrio Salvatore]

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"If you say so Lexi." Stefan said, pretty much making it sound like the last thing he was gonna say on the subject. Stefan knew first hand just how powerful an original can be. Yeah lexi was 350 years old, an original was almost 3 times as old. Who knew how hard it was to take one of them down, he just knew they were way more powerful then your normal vampire. Even Elijah who had been in a box longer then Rebekah seemed to be really strong. Stefan was underestimating Lexi, she seems to be underestimating the Originals.

Stefan really didn't want to argue on the matter. He already said what he wanted to say about it. Lexi doesn't know of the past that him and Rebekah have shared clearly. Stefan knew Rebekah better then Lexi did. And if Rebekah really wanted to get at Stefan, Stefan knew what she would do. "I think I know Rebekah better then you Lexi, and what she would do if she wanted to hurt me." Stefan said finally looking at Elena. He didn't want to say this in front of her, but they had the right to know. To know what happened in the 1920s.

"About Rebekah and Klaus..." Stefan began. He knew Elena wouldn't be to shocked at hearing this, but she probably wouldn't like it to much. Stefan frowned. "The thing is, back in the 1920s, when I was how I was, I knew them back then. Klaus and I were really close, almost brothers. And Rebekah and I were..." Stefan said looking away from Elena as he said this part. "...lovers. I didn't find out about this till recently. Klaus compelled me to forget about them." Stefan said looking back at Elena. She was still the only girl for him, Rebekah and him wasn't real.

Rebekah had him at a time when he really didn't care about a whole lot. Sure he probably developed feelings for her back then, but they were gone now. Whatever feelings he had for Rebekah back then were long gone. "Elena, she means nothing to me now, your the girl I love. I just want you to know that, and I wanted to tell you all of this before you heard it from someone else." Stefan wasn't sure if they knew about what happened back then or not, but he wanted to at least tell his side of the story to them.

"Anyways, I know Rebekah. If she wanted to hurt me, she would just do it. Rebekah doesn't go after people without a reason. She has no reason to hurt Damon or Elena. Rebekah would go after me and me alone. Besides, you really think she wants to piss of Klaus by going after Elena? If either of them had to worry about Rebekah, its Damon." Stefan said finally, making his point. Rebekah wasn't stupid. She may have hated Elena, but she would not piss off Klaus by going after his source for Hybrids. She would be to scared of Klaus to do that.

Stefan didn't know how he felt about Rebekah going after Damon if she decided to go after him. Then Lexi had to mention Damon getting into Elena's pants. "Can you blame me for getting along with him when we were both emotionless idiots? Fine, talk to him if you want." Stefan said, ignoring the question. Lexi and Elena both knew why Stefan didn't want to bring Damon in. And Elena's words on proofed the point to him. Damon was getting really close to Elena. Stefan knew what happened when Damon got close to the women he loved, thanks to Katherine.

Stefan didn't trust Damon. Them being brothers must of meant very little to Damon if he didn't mind stealing not 1 but two women from him over the span of 150 years. Stefan was probably being paranoid, but until Damon came out and told him that he didn't want to be with Elena, then Stefan would not trust them together. Lexi saying that to Stefan just pissed him off. It was one thing to mention it to Stefan when he had his emotions off, there was no point in bringing it up now. But again, Stefan didn't want to argue with Lexi, so avoiding the question was best.

"If you think her research can help." Stefan said in reply. It was clear neither of them wanted to trust Elijah, and that was fine. It was kinda of an odd coincidence. The one person they needed help from right now, Sophia, was gone. Klaus must of known what he was doing killing her. Maybe it was to hide something. So maybe Sophia knew something that could help them. It was a long shot, but certainly possible.

Tags: Lexi and Elena
Words: 796
Notes: Don't worry about matching me. I kinda rambled. Also, I wasn't sure if Elena or Lexi knew about Stefan in the 1920s or not, so I played it like they didn't.

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