in the books does elena end up with stefan?
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Throughout the series, the two go through much chaos, pain and torture together, but their strong, powerful love for each other is what keeps them together. In The Hunters: Destiny Rising, Elena finally chooses Stefan over Damon to be her eternal life partner and mate.
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After a tumultuous, back and forth relationship, Damon and Elena get back together at the end of the season, and they choose to sacrifice themselves together to save Stefan and Alaric and their other friends on the Other Side.
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They are also revealed to be married, growing old, and finding peace together. As Elena reunites with her family in the Gilbert house, Damon reunites with Stefan in the Salvatore Boarding House with the words, "Hello, brother." This line is both his first and last words in the entire series.
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Katherine begs Stefan to not leave her in there but Stefan walks away to go find Elena and the two of them make up and are back together. The episode ends with Damon apologizing to Rose for picking a fight with a werewolf that led to her getting bitten.
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After asking Stefan why he wants to cure Elena, Damon tells him that he loves Elena as a vampire or human. ... In the following episode "My Brother's Keeper", Elena tells Damon he is the reason she and Stefan broke up and at the end of the episode Damon and Elena finally have sex.
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She eventually chooses Stefan in the season finale but before she can tell him, Elena drowns while having vampire blood in her system. During the last moments of season three, she awakens as a vampire in transition.
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Elena finally wakes up because Bonnie has broken the spell over her. Elena reunites with Damon and the rest of the gang. Elena gives Caroline the message Stefan whispered into her ear, saying he did hear her voice message and will love her forever.
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After stefan has his humanity switch off Damon was a constant help to Elena. So she had some feelings towards Damon. After they got back Stefan Elena died and became vampire with Damon's blood in her system. As such she was siered to him and fall in love with him.
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Damon remains entirely devoted to Elena throughout the remaining two seasons as Elena sleeps peacefully. In the season 8 finale, she is revealed to be happily married to Damon.
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In the book "The Return Shadow Souls", Elena and Damon set off to find Stefan in the Dark Dimension, while sharing romantic moments together, and eventually kissing. Although, Elena has a strong connection with Damon, she will always love Stefan much more due to the Soulmate Principle shared between her and Stefan.
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But the series finale wasn't all tears and heartbreak. It also gave us Damon and Elena (Nina Dobrev) getting their happy ending together, Caroline (Candice King) and Alaric (Matt Davis) opening up a school for (magically) gifted children and — most importantly — Stefan and Damon finally finding peace.
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After a tumultuous, back and forth relationship, Damon and Elena get back togetherat the end of the season, and they choose to sacrifice themselves together to save Stefan and Alaric and their other friends on the Other Side. ... In season 6, Elena is unable to move on from Damon's death months later.
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The Vampire Diaries: 6x03 - Elena Reunites With Stefan - YouTube.
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After a long struggle, Elena still chooses Stefan much to Damon's dismay. In the following season, Elena realizes that her feelings for Damon cannot be denied any longer. She and Stefan break up, and in the following episode Damon and Elena finally get together and have sex.
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Elena breaks up with Stefan. ... She visited a tearful Stefan at the Boarding house, saying that she'd been selfish because of her love for him. She kissed him one last time and, feeling as if she had no other choice, ended their relationship before leaving in tears. Elena tells Stefan that she can't be with him yet.
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Most romantic moment: Stelena's first time (Season 1, Episode 10 “The Turning Point”). Elena found out that Stefan was a vampire a few episodes before, leading to their first breakup. They reunite in “The Turning Point” and have sex for the first time.
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When Stefan is trapped in the Dark Dimension in "Dark Reunion," Elena gives to Damon the love she would to Stefan. He tries to kiss her but she resists. In the book "The Return Shadow Souls", Elena and Damon set off to find Stefan in the Dark Dimension, while sharing romantic moments together, and eventually kissing.