Healing Hearts

Eventually I will be doing a Bella/Damon one as well but I had an idea for Stefan/Bella first and had to get with it. It's not going to follow exact story lines but does take place when Elena rips poor Stefan's heart out with the news that she loves his brother instead… Stefan's trying to find his own way of healing when he runs into the new girl in town that's about to start school and he finds out she's in the same grade as him and Elena. The two rather connect with a certain friendship and open up about Elena and Edward. What starts out with something as simple as Bella offering to help make Elena jealous in hopes to remind what she lost becomes something a bit more deeper. Stefan begins to realize the longer he's around Bella he's getting feelings for her and finds himself confused. Bella however feels the same but wants to help him get his girl back so swallows her pride and tries to ignore her feelings for Stefan that she's gathering. But how do the two of them react to a first kiss that Stefan offers in order to make a certain Eddie boy jealous when he returns for Bella as well? Furthermore how does Edward and Elena react when they see that neither Stefan or Bella are pulling away from the kiss? No sparkles in this story Eddie boy is just a regular vampire like the Salvatore's.

This is actually by special request and I hope I do it justice… And as always my stories are Rated MATURE for a reason such as slight lems, violence, language and whatever else I throw in… oh and don't own crap read and review plz thanks!

"Dad please!"

"It's already done I accepted the job no turning back."

"You… you can't do that?!"

"I'm a grown man Bella I can do what I wish."

"I'm not going dad."

"You are going and that's that."

"Dad!"

"I won't hear another word on this! HE'S NOT COMING BACK BELLS TIME TO MOVE ON! Besides you've a cousin there you have never even met she's your age I think she'd do you some good kiddo!"

Bella jumps as Charlie heads back inside the house slamming the door.

Chapter 1

"Oh my God I'm so sorry…"

The guy laughs as he looks down to his shirt.

"It's ok really just my favorite shirt that's all."

Her eyes widen.

"Really?"

He smiles.

"No just wanted to see you reaction."

She blushes and reaches over for a napkin to clean the soda off his shirt.

"Actually maybe you should…" She says realizing how awkward this is as she's wiping his shirt clean.

"Um… yeah." He nods and takes the napkin cleaning it off.

"Is that dry clean by chance?"

"No seriously all good."

"Well ok then."

"Let me get you another soda at least."

"I just ruined your shirt not watching where I was going and you want to buy me another? You're either really brave or you really hate that shirt."

He chuckles and orders her another soda.

"You want anything else?"

She narrows her eyes.

"Um I'm ok really."
He nods and hands her the soda as he pays.

"You really didn't have to do that."

"I wanted to truth was I wasn't paying attention either I was texting my brother."

"Ah…"

He walks with her to one of the booths.

"So passing through or just visiting?"

"I just moved here actually."

"Cool so you got a name?"

"Bella."

He nods.

"Stefan."

Bella nods and scoots into the booth.

"Mind if I join you while I finish this text. You know so I don't nearly knock someone else down."

She shrugs.

"Free world."

"What brings you to Mystic Falls?"

"My father got offered a job here and apparently I have some cousins here I never met."

"Really? Who?" He says placing his phone down after he hits send.

"The Forbes?"

Stefan laughs.

"Huh… So Caroline is your cousin?"

"Apparently so I've never met her. I take it you know her?"

"Actually yes she's a good friend of mine."

"My father's working with her mother here in town."
Stefan nods.

"Small world."

"Too small sometimes."

Stefan narrows his eyes wondering what she meant exactly.

"So are you going to school here?"

"I start next week."

"What grade?"

"Senior."

"Well looks like I'll be seeing quite a bit of you."
Bella sips at her soda.

"Seriously?"

He nods.

"Caroline's in the same grade as well."

"Huh…"

Bella looks out the window as if in thought about something.

"Something else on your mind?"

"Just adjusting that's all." He notices the sadness in her face though.

"The move wasn't something you really wanted?"

"Not really but then ugh who knows… Let's just say a bit too much drama seems to follow me around."

"I hear you on that…"

Bella looks back over noticing his green eyes and thinks on how attractive he his but that twinge of guilt comes about as she thinks of "him."

"You ok?"

She nods.

"So does your brother go to school as well."

"Um no… He's slightly older than me."

"Oh."

Stefan looks out and sighs as he see's Elena across the street heading into a store. Bella looks to see who he's reacting to.

"You know her?"

He nods and folds his arms.

"Drama…"

"Oh I see." Bella smiles.

"I happen to have one of those too."

Stefan breaks into a smile not really sure why himself.

"Is that so?"

Bella nods.

"That's kind of why I'm here actually. My dad rather put his foot down so to speak, thought it'd do me some good."

He takes notice of her hands shaking a bit as she speaks.

"Must've been a pretty bad break up."

She shrugs and bites her lower lip. Stefan finds himself thinking it was kind of cute in fact this new girl was actually rather hot to be honest. He sighs in thought and looks back towards where Elena is.

"So how bad did that one break your heart?"

"Let's just say she hasn't quite given it back and it gets worse."

"How's that?"

He raises a brow and looks to his phone.

"She's with my brother now."

Bella's jaw drops.

"You're freaking kidding."

"Nope not even a little, she pretty much let me know after years of being together and other events amongst our lives that she's in love with Damon and not me."

"JESUS!"

Bella shakes her head. Stefan presses his lips together.

"Seems to be a thing of ours…"
"What?"

"My brother and I…"
"What's that?"

"Falling for the same girl and then fighting over her."

"So you want her back?"

Stefan chuckles a bit.

"Sometimes but the other part of me wants to wash my hands of it. It's been a battle."

"But if you could have her back?"

He nods.

"She's very pretty." Bella says as she comes out of the store and Bella gets a closer look.

Stefan nods again watching her load something into her car.

"So who's the guy that did the number on you?"

"Ugh…"

"It's ok if you don't feel comfortable talking about it."

"It's just I don't know what to think or how to feel. It's complicated. So many damn secrets and broken promises. Sometimes I wonder just how much more can I take."

Stefan nods understanding that perfectly.

"So what's the heartbreaker's name?"

"Edward."

"So what's the story behind that?"

"I wasn't good for him is how he so quaintly put. He didn't want me with him. So he left even after promising me he'd never do such a thing."

"Ouch…"

Bella's bottom lip quivers a bit Stefan notices. Bella clears her throat.

"Um.. Hope that's not gonna cause a problem."

Stefan turns to see what she's referring to and sees Elena looking right at them with an odd expression. He shrugs.

"Not a problem don't worry about it."

"She looks rather jealous."

"I don't see why she would be she made her choice."

Elena waves and Stefan sighs waving back. Bella leans back giving half a wave not sure what to make of this girl.

"I know jealousy when I see it. I don't think she's fully over you."

Stefan half laughs.

"Believe me she is."

"What would you say to testing that theory?"

"How do you mean?"
"Well I owe you don't I? I ruined your shirt? What if I offered to help you get her back?"

"And how would you do that?"

"Just like this right here only make her believe there's more to it then just talking. You said she's in the same grade as us right?"

He nods but is wondering what the hell this Bella's plans are.

"Well what do you say to faking her out a bit. Make this girl realize what she's missing when she realizes you've moved on…"
"I'm afraid you've lost me."

Bella laughs and can't believe she's even doing this but something in this guys face made her want to help him. Besides he was cute and she needed a distraction from thinking about her old Forks life if she could help this guy get his girl back what harm was there in it?

"I'd be your fake girlfriend."

"Huh…" Stefan watches as Elena pulls out of the drive.

"Fake girlfriend huh?"

"Yep just during school hours until she comes crawling back and with the way she was looking at us I don't think it'll take very long."

"I don't think you realize what you're getting yourself into. I appreciate the thought but we just met and that's a lot to ask of you besides the fact that this is slightly more complicated than you think."

"Trust me I know complicated I just came from a world of crazy. Nothing 's too complicated or surprising even to me anymore."

Stefan tries to get a read on her but isn't sure what to think. He could charm it out of her if he wanted but he didn't want to pull something like that. That was his brother's type of move.

"So you want Elena back or not?"