Elena and Stefan

This is the complex, significant, yet notable relationship between the cured vampire/doppelgänger, Elena Gilbert and the cured vampire/doppelgänger, Stefan Salvatore.
Stefan and Elena were the original and main couple of the series. Stefan originally returned to town to get to know Elena after saving her from a car accident. They instantly fell in love and began a romantic relationship in season 1, which became strained when Damon fell in love with Elena and Katherine returned to win Stefan back. Though they continuously reassured each other and remained loyal throughout seasons 1 and 2. They fell out of contact at the end of season 2, when Stefan left to save his brothers life. Though they stayed faithful to each other, whilst Elena searched for him, until Damon kissed Elena. She admitted this to Stefan and at the end of season 3 rejected Damon, choosing to be with Stefan. Their relationship was rekindled and lasted into the beginning of season 4. Though they eventually broke up when Elena began to reciprocate Damon's love, and chose to be honest with Stefan about her feelings and intentions. He was determined to move on, before he came upon the discovery that Elena was sired to Damon. He stayed to help Elena in their search to cure her vampirism, throughout the sire bond. He admitted to still being in love with her, and even attempted to seduce her into finding her humanity again. But when the sire bond was broken and Elena chose Damon all the same, it became apparent that her affections for him were real, and Stefan was finally convinced to leave town.  When Stefan goes to dispose Silas' body, Silas suddenly appears as Stefan's doppelgänger and locks Stefan in a safe and throws him in the water. Stefan is trapped in the safe the whole summer, and thinks about Elena whenever he gets the urge to turn his humanity off. Throughout the summer, Elena feels that something is wrong with him and when it is finally discovered that Stefan is missing, Damon and Elena are able to find him with the help of Elena's dream. Elena and Stefan later learn that they are part of the Doppelgänger prophecy and are destined to be together. However, they learn that this prophecy is fake. Throughout Season Five, they both are able to form a close friendship post break up and move on from each other. In Season Six, Elena and Stefan fall out of contact again and both cope with Damon's death in different ways. Stefan originally comes back home after four months to seek revenge on Enzo, but is caught off guard when he runs into Elena at Whitmore College and they immediately renew their friendship. Elena also goes to Savannah with Stefan, where he teaches her about living a new life as well as how to "start over". Stefan and Elena later work together to try to get Caroline's humanity back and when Caroline forces Stefan into his humanity off, he tells Elena to "bring him back". Elena helps Damon bring back his mother and they are able to get Stefan and Caroline's humanity back. Elena later takes the cure, and soon falls under a sleeping spell, created by Kai, to link her life to Bonnie's. They share an emotional goodbye and assure each other that they will meet again soon.
They are known as "Stelena" by fans.
==Early History==
While visiting his nephew Zach Salvatore, Stefan hears a car crash near Wickery Bridge and sees a car submerged in the water. He dives in the water and goes after it and is able to get to the car. A man is still conscious and tells him to help his daughter, who is unconscious. Stefan does as he is asked, and saves Elena from drowning. When he sees her face, he is shocked to see she resembles an old flame of his, Katherine Pierce. He goes back to the car, but is too late to save her parents, Grayson and Miranda. Due to his curiosity about Elena, Stefan remains in Mystic Falls and keeps an eye on her from a distance. When school starts, he decides to become a student so that he can meet her and get to know her better. 
==Throughout The Vampire Diaries Series==
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==Dating Timeline==
First Relationship:
*Start Up: The Night of the Comet (1x02)
*Break Up: Lost Girls (1x06)
**Reason: Elena finds out that Stefan is a vampire.
Second Relationship:
*Start Up: The Turning Point (1x10)
*Break Up: Plan B (2x06)
**Reason: Katherine wanted Elena and Stefan to break up and to prove it she attacks Jenna. So for the sake of anyone she loves getting be killed, Elena does what Katherine wants, and tearfully breaks up with Stefan, despite how much she doesn't want to.
Third Relationship:
*Start Up: Rose-Marie (2x08)
*Break Up: The End of the Affair (3x03)
**Reason: Elena and Damon go in Chicago to save Stefan. But by the time she was there to save Stefan, Stefan rejects Elena and said that he doesn't want be saved; he lies and says he doesn't want her anymore.
Fourth Relationship:
*Start Up: Growing Pains (4x01)
*Break Up: We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes (4x06)
**Reason: Elena admitted to Stefan that since she became a vampire, her feelings for Damon had intensified and that she wasn't the same girl that chose him on the Wickery Bridge. Stefan consequently broke up with Elena.
==The Novels==
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Elena Gilbert is a popular teenager in her senior year, mostly referred to as the Queen of the school, but somehow felt lost in her world, wanting to fit in somewhere else. She is confident and bold and always got what she wanted, until a new student came to school, a gorgeous Italian named Stefan Salvatore. Stefan was a centuries old vampire, who still felt guilt over the lost of Katherine von Swartzschild, a young lady that he had loved very much. At first, he felt Elena's powerful personality, but had no clue who she was, and Elena was shocked that he never even noticed her, as did the other guys. During European History Class, Stefan was shocked when he saw Elena and how her appearance was exactly like Katherine's. He then purposely tried to keep away from her, and left immediately when the class was over. Elena, hurt by his behavior towards her, vowed that she'd have him.
She broke up her current boyfriend Matt Honeycutt, as she felt that their relationship wasn't what she wanted. Matt was hurt, but remained her friend. After another attempt to talk to Stefan failed, she created a rumor to make it seem that she wasn't upset. She explained the matter to Matt and got him to get Stefan to the Homecoming Dance, but was shocked that Stefan had come with her ex-friend, Caroline Forbes. Truly upset, she left the dance with Tyler Smallwood, his friend Dick, and Dick's girlfriend, Vickie Bennett. Her friends Meredith, Bonnie, and Matt went to look for her. Stefan left as well. He went to the cemetery and saved Elena from being assaulted by Tyler. He took Elena back to the boarding house and took to her room to get her a cloak to wear over her torn clothes. Finally, Elena angrily spilled out how she felt about him and asked him why he hated her, but was surprised when he said she reminded her of a friend he lost years ago. Stefan succumbed to his feelings and kissed Elena passionately and she realized that he didn't hate at all. She felt safe with Stefan, and knew where she belonged now.
Stefan took her home afterwards, where Matt, Bonnie, Meredith, Aunt Judith, Uncle Robert, and several policemen told her Vickie had been attacked. Stefan left not long afterwards, suspecting the attack was caused by a vampire, and even suspected himself, though he couldn't remember it.
|-|The Struggle=
Elena and Stefan are improving in their relationship, until Damon appear in the village and started havoc on Stefan's image in society. Caroline and Tyler begin to cause rumors among students, these rumors were saying that since the arrival of Stefan to the town, the attacks have occurred. During the celebration of Halloween, Damon kills Tanner, but it is believed that Stefan was the cause. Elena, along with Meredith, Bonnie and Matt manage to find Stefan in a water well, after the incident Tanner. Everyone thinks it was Damon, but Stefan says I can not have been because it's not his style. During the coronation celebration, Caroline and Tyler try to reveal the nature of Stefan but Damon involved avoiding the disclosure of the truth. Shortly after that, Elena and her family have strong discussion caused by Damon. Elena out of school but during her journey, she is attacked by a great power causing her death.
|-|The Fury=
Elena becomes a vampire while Stefan and Damon try to help. Elena begins to feel something for Damon and Stefan says he just wants to be happy. A large number of incidents start happening in town. Elena, Stefan, Damon, Bonnie, Meredith, Matt and Alaric investigate who is causing all this. Eventually, Elena, Stefan and Damon discover that Katherine is the cause and she just wanted to Stefan and Damon were happy. Elena manages to defeat Katherine, but she dies. Before her death, Elena asks Stefan and Damon to take care each other.
|-|The Return: Nightfall=
Elena comes back from the dead and starts acting in a strange way with Stefan and all his friends.
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==Trivia==
*Julie Plec admits that she is more Stelena than Delena.https://twitter.com/julieplec/status/594044111096709120
*Nina Dobrev admits that if she had to choose between dating Stefan or Damon, she would date Stefan.http://hollywoodlife.com/pics/vampire-diaries-season-two-photos-nina-dobrev-ian-somerhalder-paul-wesley/ She also compared Elena and Stefan's love to Allie and Noah's love story from The Notebook.
*Paul Wesley's favorite scene of all time is a Stelena scene. It's the scene where Elena touches Stefan's vampire face in The Turning Point.http://www.eonline.com/news/501384/paul-wesley-reveals-his-favorite-vampire-diaries-episode-and-scene-hint-it-s-a-stelena-moment
*Torrey DeVitto admitted that she is Team Stefan and Team Stelena.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmqhqFuxGzw&feature=youtu.be
*Charles Michael Davis, Danielle Campbell, and Daniella Pineda openly admit that they're Team Stelena.http://www.hollywood.com/news/tv/55014318/vampire-diaries-crossover-potential-the-originals-spinoff
*Steven R. McQueen is Team Stelena and states, "End of the day, Stefan and Elena are made for each other." http://www.people.com/article/vampire-diaries-steven-r-mcqueen-final-episode
* Ian Somerhalder admits that he is Team Stelena.https://twitter.com/RobstenDelena/status/594570164999454720
*According to Seventeen Magazine, "It was always Stefan from the beginning. #TeamStelena". http://www.seventeen.com/entertainment/features/things-that-make-no-sense-the-vampire-diaries?src=spr_TWITTER&spr_id=100047765
*Stefan and Elena were on the list of '21 Couples Who Really Need to Couple Again'.http://www.tvfanatic.com/2015/03/sexy-saturday-21-couples-who-need-to-couple-up-again/
*Stefan and Elena are in Wikipedia's list of fictional supercouples.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_supercouples
*According to Paul Wesley, Stelena isn't over.http://www.people.com/article/vampire-diaries-paul-wesley-steroline-stelena-season-6http://tvline.com/2015/01/22/vampire-diaries-caroline-stefan-elena-spoilers-season-6/
*About Nina Dobrev's departure from The Vampire Diaries, Hollywood Life claims that it's "unbearable to think about a world where Elena and Stefan no longer exist together." http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/04/13/paul-wesley-nina-dobrev-final-scene-the-vampire-diaries-stelena/
==Media==
===Videos===
The Vampire Diaries - Stefan give Elena a necklace 1x03
The Vampire Diaries - Elena is getting to know Stefan 1x05
Elena & Stefan final scene 1x06 TVD
Stefan & Elena dance 1x12
The Vampire Diaries Stefan and Elena in bed together than Damon comes in 1x13
Vampire Diaries 2x06 - Stefan and Elena bed scene
The Vampire Diaries Stefan and Elena your such a liar 2x14
TVD 2x14 Stelena.wmv
Stefan & Elena - 3x03 Closet Scene
Stefan & Elena - 3x03 I don't wanna be with you 
3x20 Stelena "I Don't Have Anyone Anymore" "You Have Me"
The Vampire Diaries - 4x02 - Stefan and Elena In The Woods ;)
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==References==
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