JPOV

"Anna? Vicki?" said Jeremy.

"Hey Jer," said Anna and Vicki.

"W-why are you guys here? You're supposed to be dead!"

"Did you want me dead so you can date someone else without feeling guilty?" asked Vicki.

"Or did you want me dead so that you can date that Bonnie girl without feeling guilty?" asked Anna.

"I-" started Jeremy.

"You said you only loved me," said Anna.

"You think you are some innocent, lonely guy but really, you are a heartbreaker who's on his third girl in one year," noted Vicki.

"It's been complicated," said Jeremy.

Both of the vampires walked towards him now, and Jeremy had no where to escape.

SPOV

"Excellent Stefan," Klaus smiled and patted him like a dog. "Now let us leave this horrid town, you and me together."

Stefan panted, he couldn't believe what he was doing. The blood lust was what he had fought for so long.

Then give up, embrace that part of you that is a vampire, a true vampire, said a voice in his head that sounded very like Klaus.

"But…"Stefan started.

You have already started, why give up? We vampires never give up, we have pride and our nature is to kill. Remember, this is for your dear brother...

"I...will..." Stefan said, his mind clouded with thoughts.

"You must prove one more thing," said Klaus. "Show that you really won't feel." He smiled evilly and waited for Stefan to take it.

"What is it you want me to do?" said Stefan.

"To show that you won't love. Elena is going to miss you while you are gone, so why make her lonely? And your brother is quite in love with her. She's not wearing her vervain necklace, so go compel her to love...say your brother."

EPOV

"It's okay to love hem both, I did," Katherine had said.

Months ago, that would have been the silliest line ever, but now it seemed...

Elena shook her head and thought, no, I will not be like Katherine, I will only love Stefan. Stefan would never do anything that selfish and hurt other people for his own reasons.

She looked at Damon, who was lying on his bed. Minutes ago, she had just kissed him. Because you thought he was dying, and he needed it, she reminded herself. He is going to survive now, Katherine had made sure of that with the vial of Klaus's blood.

What is Stefan doing to pay for this? Elena wondered, she walked around the house to distract herself from missing him. How long is it going to be?

At least you have Damon to keep you company, those words rang in her head like a bell chiming repeatedly.

"Elena," a voice said behind her.