Hearing the comment from Stefan about him remembering even more than she knew about, Elena could only purse her lips together because he was right. Elena had no idea what happened after she was kidnapped by Rose to be taken to Klaus. She didn't know if she got out or how, she didn't know how her relationships changed with either brother, and she didn't know about what had happened to Aunt Jenna. That information would kill her, really. To know that her aunt had been taken, turned into a vampire and killed... because of her. Because she was the Petrova Doppelganger and Klaus needed to kill a vampire, werewolf and her. She knew that werewolves were bad, the enemy. And something had happened to Damon with one because Stefan had told her to warn him about them... But she didn't know the details. She hadn't lived through what Stefan had anymore... Was he right? Would it do no good? Had they stayed broken up? Had something happened to make him doubt that she even cared about him?
If there was something that could be said about Elena it was that she cared too much. She worried. She wanted to take care of people, help them. But half the time, she was turned away because she was just human. Because how could she possibly understand? She wasn't a witch, she wasn't a vampire. She was just human. And each time, that hurt. This was going to be one of those situations and Elena knew it. Because Stefan wasn't as he had been after Miss Mystic Falls. He seemed to relish in the blood, the killing. She had heard Lexi's comment, about him being a Ripper, and while she didn't know exactly what it meant as it wasn't explained, she could tell that it was serious. And the proof was right in front of her.
The other vampire wanting her to tell her what happened though? How could Elena do that if she herself hadn't been there? How could Elena possibly know when she'd been here for nearly a year now and Stefan only a few months, they had already discussed that they were from different points in their timeline and Stefan had never given her an answer on what had happened...
Letting out a slow breath, Elena made her way closer to Stefan, not close enough to be grabbed, but closer, kneeling down so that they were eye level.
"I'm not doing that, Stefan. Because while you don't think it will work, Lexi and I know it will. What happened, Stefan? You say you just gave into your nature but all of us know that's not the case. What made you start drinking human blood again? Why throw everything you've worked on away?" She had her theories, of course. It was Stefan. No matter what he claimed, he would never just 'give in' to it. There had been something that made him..... "Who are you trying to protect?" It was a guess, but Elena knew that Stefan would do anything for her, or admit it or not, Damon. Even if she didn't know what had happened after she was brought here, she knew that Stefan couldn't have changed that much. So she was going to make her guess and she'd keep guessing until she got them their answer.