"Damon? I'm back," Elena screams excited that her and Damon can finally have some alone time seeing as her brother, Jeremy finally moved in with Caroline. They had the whole house to themselves now. She runs to the bedroom but Damon's not there. "Hello? Is anybody here?" She stands in the bedroom wondering where he could be.
She pulls out her phone and dials Stefan's number but it goes to voicemail, "Hey, It's Elena. I was wondering if you've seen Damon. I came back from school and he wasn't here. Eh, he's probably just out messing around. Anyways, call me back if you hear from him?" She clicks and throws the phone down. "I need a drink," she walks to the living room and pours herself a drink when a note catches her eyes. She picked it up and read it.
"Dear Elena,
I'm sorry I had to say this in a note but I couldn't bear see your face when I tell you this.
I have to leave town, there's stuff that I have to take care of and people that are after me,
I can't risk it. I tried dodging them for years but they found me. I'm sorry, but you can't be
apart of this. I know how much this is going to hurt but it's the only thing I can think of to
keep you safe, I have to disappear for good. I'm not going to ask you to wait for me simply
because that wouldn't be fair; I only ask for you to be happy. If you find someone else while
I'm away, don't think about how I feel. I left you, I abandoned you. I don't deserve you after
this. So please, be happy and live your life without me. Know this though; I have never loved
anyone like I love you. You are by far the greatest thing that has happened to me in my 176
years of existence. I will forever regret this, I promise you that.
D."
Elena's eyes filled with tears as she realized what this letter meant. The love of her life was gone, Damon was gone. The man she choose a year ago to love was gone within a blink of an eye and there was nothing she could do about it. She ran to the bedroom and packed her things. There was no way she could stay in a house full of memories of her and her lost love.
She drove five miles out of town to her brother's house. She rang the doorbell and Caroline opened the door, "Oh my god, Elena! What are you doing here?" Caroline's smile was so big it almost made Elena barf. "I'm here to stay." I confused look went across Caroline's face, "Wait, where's Damon?" Elena sighed, "I have no idea."
Jeremy came into the room that was now Elena's, "So did I hear me and Caroline have a new roomie? Where's your boyfriend?" Elena looked at her little brother as tears fell from her eyes, "He's gone, he left me. I have no idea where he went!"
As Jeremy was about to go comfort his broken up sister, the doorbell rang. Elena jumped, "I'll get it." She walked to the door and swung it open to find Damon's brother, Stefan at the door. "Why are you here?" Elena stared at the man she used to love; Damon would've never just left her like this. He wouldn't have left her a note saying goodbye, possibly forever. "I moved in, why? What's up?" Stefan looked at her, he was confused. "I went by your house to find Damon and he wasn't there. Wait a second, if you moved in here, where the hell is Damon?" Jeremy walked up to the door, "Stefan, Damon's gone. He disappeared without even saying goodbye."
Before Stefan could respond, a girl across the street caught Jeremy's eye. "Is that Katherine?" Stefan and Elena turned to look and sure enough it was Elena's doppelganger, Katherine Pierce. The woman that Stefan and Damon loved 160 some years ago. The woman who turned them and has caused them nothing but misery for the past 4 years.
So now everyone was wondering two things, what was Katherine doing back? What was her evil plan this time? And where the hell was Damon?