„Damon! Do something!" – Elena was screaming while shaking Stefan oleh his shoulders. But Stefan did not move. He did not tampil any signs of life. But he wasn't dead. At least not in a way vampire die. Elena was crying helplessly, but she did not let go of him. She was just shaking him and screaming his name every few seconds, then she would turn around and beg Damon for help. But Damon did not know what to do. He didn't know what is happening, and he didn't know how to help his brother.
„Call Bonnie" – he finally said.
„Bonnie?"
„Yes. If someone knows how to help him, it's Bonnie. She's a witch after all, isn't she?" – Damon tried to calm Elena down.
Elena had finally let go of Stefan's shoulders. She had looked at him, but refused to think she's looking at him for the last time. Damon helped her get up, and she cleaned her face from her tears. Damon bent over and lifted up his brother.
„Go" – Damon raised his voice. „I'll be right behind you."
Elena nodded and started walking faster than usual. She was glad they didn't get too far from the house, because she would get tired oleh walking that fast. Every now and then she looked back to be sure Damon is following her. When she reached the house, she ran to the bedroom to find her cellphone. She dialed Bonnie's number. Her hands were practically shaking, and her knees were trembling, but she knew she has to keep it together. Come on Bonnie, pick up, pick up, she thought.
„Hallo?" – she heard Bonnie's voice on the other side.
„Bonnie!" – Elena screamed while trying to catch her breath.
„Elena, what's wrong?"
In that moment Damon entered the room and had put Stefan on the bed.
„It's Stefan. Bonnie, something is wrong with him. anda have to come over, now."
„But what happened?" – Bonnie asked.
„I'll explain everything when anda come here. anda need to hurry!"
„Of course, I'll be there as soon as possible."
Elena hanged up. She sat on the tempat tidur selanjutnya to Stefan, but she was afraid to touch. She didn't want to know is his skin ice cold now, atau are his lips hard. In that moment, she did not want to look at him, because the corners of his lips were not curved in a smile as usual when he was around her, and his eyes were closed. She knew he won't open them if she calls his name. But she kept sitting selanjutnya to him, partly because she was tired, partly because she was afraid to leave his side. She looked at Damon who was standing leaned on the dinding in front of her, and he was staring at Stefan. He looked worried, and confused. And Elena knew he is scared as much as she is.
After few menit they both heard front door slamming and footsteps on the stairs. Bonnie and Caroline ran in the room.
„Oh God" – Caroline berkata silently when she was Stefan's body on the bed. She had put her hand over her mouth because she knew she shouldn't say anything else, but she was afraid she won't be able to stop herself.
„Elena, are anda all right?" – Bonnie asked, while looking at Elena with one eye, and glancing at Stefan with another.
„I'm fine. He isn't" – Elena replied.
„What happened" – Caroline removed her hand from her mouth and asked calmly.
„We were taking a walk. And out of nowhere, this vampire showed up, and he wanted to take me.. and he was really, really fast and he stabbed Stefan, right in the heart. But fortunately, Damon heard everything, and he killed the vampire" – Elena looked at Damon, which made Caroline and Bonnie look at him too. Damon smirked at them.
„But wait, if he stabbed him in the heart, how come his skin is not all wrinkly and gray?" – Caroline asked.
„He didn't stab him right in the heart" – Damon replied. „It was right in front of his heart. One wrong move, and he would be dead."
„And that's why Damon took out the branch out of him carefully" – Elena continued. „But Stefan couldn't move. He could barely speak. So I made him drink my blood."
„And?" – Bonnie asked curiously.
„And when he finished, everything seemed fine. He even tried to get up. And then he fell on the ground. And he's like this since then" – Elena explained.
„I'm so sorry Elena, but I don't know how can I help" – Bonnie berkata while reaching for Elena's hand.
„Oh come on witchy, I'm sure you'll think of something" – Damon winked at Bonnie. Caroline giggled.
„Please Bonnie" – Elena caressed her hand with hers. „Do something.."
Bonnie looked right in Elena's teary eyes, and for a moment she felt all the sadness Elena felt.
„Fine" – Bonnie said. „Move."
Elena moved from the tempat tidur and stood selanjutnya to Caroline. Bonnie climbed on the tempat tidur and sat selanjutnya to Stefan. She didn't know what to do, so she lifted up Stefan's left hand. She was holding it for few seconds, then dropped it on the bed. She looked at Damon.
„What's wrong?" – Damon asked.
„He.. he has a pulse."
„He has a what?" – Elena raised her voice.
„He doesn't usually have a pulse, does he?" – Bonnie asked.
„No" – Elena replied and rushed to the bed. Bonnie moved so Elena can sit selanjutnya to him. Elena climbed to the tempat tidur and sat selanjutnya to Stefan. She touched his skin, and it wasn't ice cold. She touched his lips, and they were soft, as always. Then she leaned over and put her head on his chest. And in that moment, she heard a sound she always imagined to hear when she was resting on his chest. Tik-tok, his jantung was beating.
„His jantung is beating" – Elena berkata with such a sweet and caring voice while her head was still on his chest.
„But why doesn't he wake up then. Why does he look.. dead?" – Caroline asked.
„I don't know, I don't understand this.." – Elena replied.
„You need to contact the witches" – Damon told Bonnie.
„They don't want to talk to me. They keep shutting me down for a long time now" – Bonnie replied.
„Try" – Damon said, and he was determined. Bonnie looked at him angrily, then sighed and nodded.
„Fine" – she said. She closed her eyes and tried to concentrate. She was trying to reach the witches, but all that she heard was buzzing, and it was hurting her ears.
„He'll wake up soon" – Bonnie berkata with a very different voice.
„Bonnie?" – Elena asked.
„No" – Damon said. „It's Emily."
Bonnie turned around and smiled to him.
„What's happening to Stefan?" – Elena asked. Although she heard his jantung beating she was worried, and she did not know what does that mean.
„He's transitioning" – Emily's voice replied trough Bonnie's mouth.
„Into what?"
„Into a human."
„But how's that possible? What made it happen?" – Elena asked curiously.
„She made it happen" – Bonnie pointed to Elena's stomach.
Elena had put her hand on her stomach. „She?" – Elena asked. „Do anda know why she exists?" – she asked while looking at her stomach.
„Some things don't have explanations" – Emily said. „Some things happen only so they can be used for greater things to happen. anda both thought this baby is your gift. It's not. This baby was created in a way all bayi should be created. Out of love. This baby is the proof of your love. But this.. this is Stefan's reward. Becoming a human, this is a way universe is saying thank anda to him. And your child was used for that."
„But how?" – Elena still did not understand.
„Everything anda breathe, your child breaths too. Everything anda eat and drink, your child eats and drinks too. anda and your child are connected, it's growing inside of you. Your blood is her blood" – in that moment Elena remembered the feeling of something going trough her while she was feeding Stefan her blood. „Unborn child is something most human, innocent and pure in this world, and it's normal for the mother to connect with it. But when anda fed Stefan your blood, he connected with her too. anda two gave life to this child, and now this child gave life to Stefan too."
Elena smiled to her, and her eyes were full of tears. She kept moving her hand all over her stomach, while she was holding Stefan's hand with her other hand. She couldn't believe this was happening to her, to them. She couldn't believe how lucky and blessed she was. And she couldn't believe the amount of happiness she felt growing inside of her. She couldn't wait for Stefan to wake up, so she can share that happiness with him too.
In that moment, Bonnie turned around to Damon.
„You won't spend the whole eternity alone, Damon" – she said. „Your reward is waiting for anda too, anda just have to find it. I can't say it will be the same as Stefan's, but it will make anda as happy as Stefan's reward will make him. You're a good man, Damon, even when you're trying to fight it. Soon, you'll be rewarded too."
Damon did not know how to feel. He was looking at the girl he loves, who is expecting his brothers baby, while she's holding a hand of his vampire brother who is becoming a human. No, who probably already became a human. He felt alone, and he felt lost, but he did not ignore Emily's words. And they gave him comfort. He always thought Elena is his greatest gift. Being in her presence, spending every moment with her was the moment he appreciated. And now, he was told something will make him lebih happy than Elena. And he had to admit to himself that he couldn't wait to discover what that thing is.
„Don't worry Elena, he will wake up soon" – Emily said. And in that moment, she left Bonnie's body. Bonnie almost fell on the ground, but Damon was fast enough to catch her and help her stand on her feet.
Elena got up from the tempat tidur and approached to Damon. She was looking at him with such a warm look, and as soon as she got near him, she hugged him. And he hugged her back.
„You know, this child will be the luckiest child in the world" – Elena berkata while squeezing her hands on his neck.
„Of course, she'll have anda and Stefan as parents" – he replied.
„Yes, but she'll also have a greatest uncle in the whole world" – Elena smiled.
And in that moment, loud breath was heard. Elena had let go Damon from her hug, turned around and saw Stefan sitting on the bed. He was breathing heavily, while holding one hand on his chest. Elena ran and sat on the tempat tidur selanjutnya to him.
„I'm alive" – he berkata while trying to catch his breath.
„Yes, anda are baby, anda are" – Elena told him while making big circles on his back with her hand.
„I felt so lost Elena. I could hear everything, and I could see everything, but I could not speak and I could not open my eyes. And anda were crying, and the only thing I wanted to do is to take anda in my arms and tell anda everything will be fine" – he told her.
„So, anda heard everything Bonnie.. I mean, Emily, said?"
„Yes, I did."
Elena had looked him in the eyes, and she tried to figure out what he's thinking. But in the moment she tried to make eye contact, he looked down at her stomach. He leaned and kissed her belly. The he had put his arm around her, and leaned his head on her stomach. Elena smiled, and she was pulling her fingers trough his hair. He was still trying to breathe properly.
„Everything will be fine" – Elena said. And for the first time, she was completely sure it will be.
„Call Bonnie" – he finally said.
„Bonnie?"
„Yes. If someone knows how to help him, it's Bonnie. She's a witch after all, isn't she?" – Damon tried to calm Elena down.
Elena had finally let go of Stefan's shoulders. She had looked at him, but refused to think she's looking at him for the last time. Damon helped her get up, and she cleaned her face from her tears. Damon bent over and lifted up his brother.
„Go" – Damon raised his voice. „I'll be right behind you."
Elena nodded and started walking faster than usual. She was glad they didn't get too far from the house, because she would get tired oleh walking that fast. Every now and then she looked back to be sure Damon is following her. When she reached the house, she ran to the bedroom to find her cellphone. She dialed Bonnie's number. Her hands were practically shaking, and her knees were trembling, but she knew she has to keep it together. Come on Bonnie, pick up, pick up, she thought.
„Hallo?" – she heard Bonnie's voice on the other side.
„Bonnie!" – Elena screamed while trying to catch her breath.
„Elena, what's wrong?"
In that moment Damon entered the room and had put Stefan on the bed.
„It's Stefan. Bonnie, something is wrong with him. anda have to come over, now."
„But what happened?" – Bonnie asked.
„I'll explain everything when anda come here. anda need to hurry!"
„Of course, I'll be there as soon as possible."
Elena hanged up. She sat on the tempat tidur selanjutnya to Stefan, but she was afraid to touch. She didn't want to know is his skin ice cold now, atau are his lips hard. In that moment, she did not want to look at him, because the corners of his lips were not curved in a smile as usual when he was around her, and his eyes were closed. She knew he won't open them if she calls his name. But she kept sitting selanjutnya to him, partly because she was tired, partly because she was afraid to leave his side. She looked at Damon who was standing leaned on the dinding in front of her, and he was staring at Stefan. He looked worried, and confused. And Elena knew he is scared as much as she is.
After few menit they both heard front door slamming and footsteps on the stairs. Bonnie and Caroline ran in the room.
„Oh God" – Caroline berkata silently when she was Stefan's body on the bed. She had put her hand over her mouth because she knew she shouldn't say anything else, but she was afraid she won't be able to stop herself.
„Elena, are anda all right?" – Bonnie asked, while looking at Elena with one eye, and glancing at Stefan with another.
„I'm fine. He isn't" – Elena replied.
„What happened" – Caroline removed her hand from her mouth and asked calmly.
„We were taking a walk. And out of nowhere, this vampire showed up, and he wanted to take me.. and he was really, really fast and he stabbed Stefan, right in the heart. But fortunately, Damon heard everything, and he killed the vampire" – Elena looked at Damon, which made Caroline and Bonnie look at him too. Damon smirked at them.
„But wait, if he stabbed him in the heart, how come his skin is not all wrinkly and gray?" – Caroline asked.
„He didn't stab him right in the heart" – Damon replied. „It was right in front of his heart. One wrong move, and he would be dead."
„And that's why Damon took out the branch out of him carefully" – Elena continued. „But Stefan couldn't move. He could barely speak. So I made him drink my blood."
„And?" – Bonnie asked curiously.
„And when he finished, everything seemed fine. He even tried to get up. And then he fell on the ground. And he's like this since then" – Elena explained.
„I'm so sorry Elena, but I don't know how can I help" – Bonnie berkata while reaching for Elena's hand.
„Oh come on witchy, I'm sure you'll think of something" – Damon winked at Bonnie. Caroline giggled.
„Please Bonnie" – Elena caressed her hand with hers. „Do something.."
Bonnie looked right in Elena's teary eyes, and for a moment she felt all the sadness Elena felt.
„Fine" – Bonnie said. „Move."
Elena moved from the tempat tidur and stood selanjutnya to Caroline. Bonnie climbed on the tempat tidur and sat selanjutnya to Stefan. She didn't know what to do, so she lifted up Stefan's left hand. She was holding it for few seconds, then dropped it on the bed. She looked at Damon.
„What's wrong?" – Damon asked.
„He.. he has a pulse."
„He has a what?" – Elena raised her voice.
„He doesn't usually have a pulse, does he?" – Bonnie asked.
„No" – Elena replied and rushed to the bed. Bonnie moved so Elena can sit selanjutnya to him. Elena climbed to the tempat tidur and sat selanjutnya to Stefan. She touched his skin, and it wasn't ice cold. She touched his lips, and they were soft, as always. Then she leaned over and put her head on his chest. And in that moment, she heard a sound she always imagined to hear when she was resting on his chest. Tik-tok, his jantung was beating.
„His jantung is beating" – Elena berkata with such a sweet and caring voice while her head was still on his chest.
„But why doesn't he wake up then. Why does he look.. dead?" – Caroline asked.
„I don't know, I don't understand this.." – Elena replied.
„You need to contact the witches" – Damon told Bonnie.
„They don't want to talk to me. They keep shutting me down for a long time now" – Bonnie replied.
„Try" – Damon said, and he was determined. Bonnie looked at him angrily, then sighed and nodded.
„Fine" – she said. She closed her eyes and tried to concentrate. She was trying to reach the witches, but all that she heard was buzzing, and it was hurting her ears.
„He'll wake up soon" – Bonnie berkata with a very different voice.
„Bonnie?" – Elena asked.
„No" – Damon said. „It's Emily."
Bonnie turned around and smiled to him.
„What's happening to Stefan?" – Elena asked. Although she heard his jantung beating she was worried, and she did not know what does that mean.
„He's transitioning" – Emily's voice replied trough Bonnie's mouth.
„Into what?"
„Into a human."
„But how's that possible? What made it happen?" – Elena asked curiously.
„She made it happen" – Bonnie pointed to Elena's stomach.
Elena had put her hand on her stomach. „She?" – Elena asked. „Do anda know why she exists?" – she asked while looking at her stomach.
„Some things don't have explanations" – Emily said. „Some things happen only so they can be used for greater things to happen. anda both thought this baby is your gift. It's not. This baby was created in a way all bayi should be created. Out of love. This baby is the proof of your love. But this.. this is Stefan's reward. Becoming a human, this is a way universe is saying thank anda to him. And your child was used for that."
„But how?" – Elena still did not understand.
„Everything anda breathe, your child breaths too. Everything anda eat and drink, your child eats and drinks too. anda and your child are connected, it's growing inside of you. Your blood is her blood" – in that moment Elena remembered the feeling of something going trough her while she was feeding Stefan her blood. „Unborn child is something most human, innocent and pure in this world, and it's normal for the mother to connect with it. But when anda fed Stefan your blood, he connected with her too. anda two gave life to this child, and now this child gave life to Stefan too."
Elena smiled to her, and her eyes were full of tears. She kept moving her hand all over her stomach, while she was holding Stefan's hand with her other hand. She couldn't believe this was happening to her, to them. She couldn't believe how lucky and blessed she was. And she couldn't believe the amount of happiness she felt growing inside of her. She couldn't wait for Stefan to wake up, so she can share that happiness with him too.
In that moment, Bonnie turned around to Damon.
„You won't spend the whole eternity alone, Damon" – she said. „Your reward is waiting for anda too, anda just have to find it. I can't say it will be the same as Stefan's, but it will make anda as happy as Stefan's reward will make him. You're a good man, Damon, even when you're trying to fight it. Soon, you'll be rewarded too."
Damon did not know how to feel. He was looking at the girl he loves, who is expecting his brothers baby, while she's holding a hand of his vampire brother who is becoming a human. No, who probably already became a human. He felt alone, and he felt lost, but he did not ignore Emily's words. And they gave him comfort. He always thought Elena is his greatest gift. Being in her presence, spending every moment with her was the moment he appreciated. And now, he was told something will make him lebih happy than Elena. And he had to admit to himself that he couldn't wait to discover what that thing is.
„Don't worry Elena, he will wake up soon" – Emily said. And in that moment, she left Bonnie's body. Bonnie almost fell on the ground, but Damon was fast enough to catch her and help her stand on her feet.
Elena got up from the tempat tidur and approached to Damon. She was looking at him with such a warm look, and as soon as she got near him, she hugged him. And he hugged her back.
„You know, this child will be the luckiest child in the world" – Elena berkata while squeezing her hands on his neck.
„Of course, she'll have anda and Stefan as parents" – he replied.
„Yes, but she'll also have a greatest uncle in the whole world" – Elena smiled.
And in that moment, loud breath was heard. Elena had let go Damon from her hug, turned around and saw Stefan sitting on the bed. He was breathing heavily, while holding one hand on his chest. Elena ran and sat on the tempat tidur selanjutnya to him.
„I'm alive" – he berkata while trying to catch his breath.
„Yes, anda are baby, anda are" – Elena told him while making big circles on his back with her hand.
„I felt so lost Elena. I could hear everything, and I could see everything, but I could not speak and I could not open my eyes. And anda were crying, and the only thing I wanted to do is to take anda in my arms and tell anda everything will be fine" – he told her.
„So, anda heard everything Bonnie.. I mean, Emily, said?"
„Yes, I did."
Elena had looked him in the eyes, and she tried to figure out what he's thinking. But in the moment she tried to make eye contact, he looked down at her stomach. He leaned and kissed her belly. The he had put his arm around her, and leaned his head on her stomach. Elena smiled, and she was pulling her fingers trough his hair. He was still trying to breathe properly.
„Everything will be fine" – Elena said. And for the first time, she was completely sure it will be.
