The vampire diaries the struggle by L.J Smith chapters 1-5

Following on from where awkening ended with the death of mr Tanner and Stefan's run in with Damon, Elena goes to school to find that her fellow students won't gain her eye running late Elena has to see if Stefan is in school she goes to his language class to look through the door but Stefan is no where to be seen. Elena goes to her trig class to face the hostility of her peers, she hears that no one has seen Stefan and the police went to his bed sit to talk to him and came to school but he wasn't here either, rumour has it that the police found Stefan's car and believe he has run off, hearing this Elena leaves class and goes to the old grave yard and shouts Damon the wind blows colder and Damon appears after some banter between the pair and Elena hitting Damon, Damon threats that the winter can be harsh and that he will gets what he wants he then says he has killed Stefan. As Elena goes off in hope of finding Stefan somewhere close to were his car was found the weather becomes impossible with snow and freezing conditions, Elena finds it diffcult to move she sits down beside the road and cuddles up to try and keep warm. Meredith and Bonnie luckily find a freezing Elena. Back at home the girls say they will spend the night with Elena, it seems very pre planned to make sure she doesn't run off to try and fins Srefan. Once in Elena's bedroom she takes Bonnie into using her powers to find Stefan. The girls sit around a candle and Elena focuses on Stefan, Bonnie comes through finding Stefan's thought pattern which leads to a cold dark and wet place with stones behind his back. He is thinking about his hunger and feeling sorry for himself with past events. Elena breaks the moment trying to stop him thinking about being a vampire. Still trance like Bonnie takes on a strange voice and tells Elena that her death awaits her in the grave yard. But she has to there to see if Stefan is by the river. The girls all agree to go with her, once there Bonnie says the place doesn't feel the way she felt it from Stefan's perspective. But they check the river all the same, as they go back to the car, they see a figure stood near it, scared they hide beside the river, until they realise it is Matt who has followed them, they share with him Bonnie's vision and he suggests a well on a disused farm. They go and find the well which has had it's cover moved they push it back and find a very weak Stefan pulling him out, then carrying him through the woods to the car. He's unconscious they carrying him up to his room in the bed sit and get him out of his wet clothes and settled on the bed. She encourages Bonnie, Matt and Meredith to go and get Mary to check Stefan over. Once they have gone Elena offers Stefan some blood as that is what he needs, he refuses but in the end she encourages him to do so, he feeds only to basic needs he's worried that she could turn. Once Mary checks on Stefan she says she would be happier if he saw a doctor but his pulse is strong and that with rest and keeping warm he should be ok. The last part of chapter five shows how the cold and saving Stefan has taken it out of Elena, as she is struggling to keep herself together.