"Dad, I said I am not leaving her!" 

This was the first thing I heard as soon as I regained my consciousness. Slowly, all the events of last few days came rushing back to my mind. My mom;s death- Stefan being the leader of the Kings- My breakup- Me invading the King house- My fight with Stefan- Someone almost killing Stefan- And then I passed out. I wonder how long I have been out this time.

"She is the Elites, Stefan. We do not mix with them." I heard another voice shout. They are definitely talking about me. And Stefan? What is he doing here?

"Stefan-" "Dad. I am not leaving her until she wakes up. And that is final." Stefan said. 

"And what if she doesn't?" His dad asked. I wanted to shout and say that I am awake and you are not allowed to talk about me like that. But I could barely open my eyes. My whole body was numb.

 "She will." Stefan sighed. 

"She tried to kill you." His father said. Well, that is true. I did try to kill him. But I couldn't. The moment I held my gun towards, I just couldn't. 

"She saved my life." Stefan argued. No. Why is he not listening to his dad? He is right. I tried to kill him. He should stay away from me.

"But she was the one who tried to kill you in the first place." His dad growled. Before anyone could say anything, another familiar voice shouted from nowhere. 

"Hey! That's my sister you are talking about." Ethan shouted. He should not get involved in this. Why is he talking? I have already caused enough trouble for him.

"Whatever. If anything happens, it's on you son." Stefan's dad said and then I heard his receding footsteps. At the same time, another set of footsteps came near me and I felt someone else's presence around me. 

"I think she is taking revenge from me." Ethan sighed, as he slowly stroked my hair. I have missed him so much. But Revenge? For what? 

"Revenge for what?" Stefan asked, as if he read my mind. 

"When I was in the hospital, she was- well, not at her best. Now, she is making me go through all of it." He said as I felt him kiss my forehead. No. I am not taking revenge. Why would I even do that?

"Well, I am going to grab a coffee. Want one?" Ethan asked. 

I didn't hear any reply from Stefan but I heard Ethan's receding footsteps. Even I want one coffee. I heard Stefan sigh and then I felt his kiss on the back of my hand. Wait? Why is he holding my hand? He is not supposed be here. Finally, I gained the strength to lift my eyelids, only to see Stefan resting his head on the bed, his smooth brown hair glowing under the light.

I think he felt me move because he raised his head, his eyes meeting mine. But I immediately lowered my face and snatched my hand away from him. His bruised face only reminded of how much I had hurt him. "Princess?" He slowly asked. 

Why is he still calling me that? I almost killed him. I hurt him. He should shout at me, call me names. Why is he not doing that? Plus he is the Gang Leader of the Kings, who killed my mom. Two gangs don't mix. And I don't even know what more things he might be hiding. What if he tries to hurt me? Take advantage of me? Do I even know him?

I was snapped out my thoughts when Stefan's expression changed. Wait. Please tell me I did not say that out loud. I think you did. "Oh." Stefan sighed. I saw his eyes glistening. He was trying not to cry. 

"You don't remember me." He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion and disappointment as he slowly got up and walked away till he reached the door. He gave me a last glance sighed and stepped out of the room.

Oh God! Now Stefan thinks I have amnesia. But it might not be all bad. My brain is right. If he thinks I don't remember him, he will leave me alone and never see me again. But I don't want it like that. My thoughts were interrupted when the door opened and Lena barged inside.

"Nessa! Tell me you remember me!" She shouted. I just chuckled and nodded. 

"Thank god! Wait. How do you not remember Stefan?" She asked. 

"I remember everything Lena. Everyone and Everything. Happy New Year, by the way." I figured I must have been out for quite sometime, so the next year must have started. 

"Whatever. Happy New Year to you too. But then why is Stefan freaking out?" She asked me.

"Because I may or may not have said 'do I know you' as the first thing after he called me Princess?"

"What! Are you crazy? That person has not left your room since the day you got here. And the first impression you give him is that you have amnesia?" Selena shouted as I felt more guilt take over me. He didn't leave the room? 

"I didn't mean to say it out loud." I sighed, trying to convince me more than her. 

"Well, you did. But I am sure he will be thrilled to know you don't have amnesia." She shrugged.

"Don't tell him." I blurt out before I could think.

"What? Why?" She asked.

"Just don't." I shrugged. 

"Okay. For now, I'll call the doctor." She rolled her eyes and went out of the room, leaving me alone with my thoughts.

**********

"I messed up pretty bad, didn't I?" I shook my head. 

Selena and Ash had just finished explaining me the events of last few days. Selena also told me about the huge misunderstanding. Turns out, the Kings never killed my mom. I also learned that Ryan, Melvin and Kevin are also a part of the Kings. And Kevin betrayed their Gang. This just keeps getting better and better.

"It's not that bad. And everyone makes mistakes." Ash shrugged.

"This mistake would have ended up me killing Stefan. I already lost my mom. I am not losing him too." I sighed.

"Hey. It's okay." Selena smiled.

"No it's not. Why did Kevin do that? What had I ever done to him that he had to kill my mom?" By now, tears had started streaming down my face. 

"Hey. Don't stress yourself. When he wakes up, you guys can talk to him." Ash suggested. 

"Yeah. Talk to him." I mumbled under my breath as I tried to calm myself. 

Suddenly we heard a knock at the door and Ethan's peeked inside. "Can I have my sister back?" He asked. I just chuckled as Lena and Ash nodded and walked out of the room, leaving me with Ethan.

"Hello brother." I smirked.

"Hey sis." He chuckled as he hugged me. 

"Happy New Year." I chuckled.

"Yeah. Whatever." He shook his head.

"How did you land up here?" I asked. I thought he would be in Australia.

"I went to Australia. But you were not there. And then I get a call that you are in the hospital. I had told you not to do anything stupid." He playfully glared at me.

"Like I would follow your orders." I smirked.

He just chuckled. "I am sorry." I sighed.

"What? Why are you apologizing?" He asked.

"I am the reason mom is gone." I looked away from him. 

"And how is that?" He asked as he turned my head so that I looked at him.

"Well, if you hadn't stepped in to protect me, you wouldn't be in the hospital. If you weren't in coma, mom and dad would have never divorced. If they wouldn't have divorced, mom wouldn't have sold the house and moved to Australia. If mom wouldn't have moved there, she would still be alive. It is all my fault." I sighed.

"Wow. You really have to stop overthinking things." He chuckled.

"But it's true." 

"It's not. You cannot control everything, Nessa. Whatever is supposed to happen, it will happen." Ethan reassured.

"And I am not taking any revenge, okay?" I stated.

"Oh. You heard that." He sighed.

"Yes. I did." I gave him a small smile. "Did dad talk to you about mom?"

"Yes."

"What did he say? Did he blame it on me? Is he angry with me?" I nervously asked.

"I am not telling you what he said. You don't have to worry about him." Ethan stated. I just nodded. "Well, I am going to let you rest." He said as he got up to leave.

"You can stay, you know." I shrugged.

"I don't think Prince Charming would like that." Ethan smirked. Stefan. I am not ready to face him.

"Tell him, I am asleep." Like that, he won't disturb me. At least I hope.

"Whatever you say sis." He chuckled as he walked out of  the room, closing the door behind him. But before I could even close my eyes, another head peeked inside the room. "Princess?"

"What are you doing here, Stefan?" I asked.

"So you do remember me." He smirked as he properly entered the room. 

"What are you doing here?" I repeated my question.

"I am here to see my girlfriend." He sat down on the chair beside the bed.

"We broke up, remember?"

"More like, you broke up with me."

"Stefan, you can't be here." I sighed. How was I going to convince him when I was not convinced myself?

"And why is that?" 

"Stefan. Don't you see. You are the leader of the Kings. I am the leader of the Elites. We can't be together." I tried to convince myself more than him.

"I don't care." He shrugged.

"Stefan. For God's sake. I tried to kill you."

"You saved my life."

"I hurt you."

"I hurt you back."

"I broke up with you. Without even giving a proper reason."

"You kissed me after that."

"Stefan-" "Princess, whatever you say, I am going to have a answer for that." He cut me off.

"Stefan. I messed up okay. I did not think. I am the worst person in the world. I killed my mom. And when I learned it was the Kings, I was furious. Red. That's what I saw when I saw your name on that file. I was so angry I wanted to kill you. I almost did. You cannot forgive me for that. You are supposed to hurt me. Call me names. Shout at me. I blamed you for everything. I hurt you. You-" I was interrupted when he smashed his lips on mine.

I was still. I didn't know how to react. But then I slowly gave in. I mean, how in the world was I going to resist Stefan kissing me. I felt him smirk against my lips. Our lips moved in sync as I felt a familiar chill run through my spine. I immediately melted into the kiss. All the doubts vanished into thin air. Slowly, we parted for breath. And the next thing he said, blew my mind away.

"I love you, Vanessa Cassandra Macbeth."

A/N:

Hey guys!!

I hope you liked this chapter...

I know you all are planning on different ways to kill me because the way I ended the last chapter and also this one and because of my late updates, I am just keeping my riffle ready...

He said the three golden words *does a happy dance*

I can't wait for you guys to read the next chapter...

See you soon...