Elena sat in her windowsill, writing about her day. It seemed to be the only way she could think lately. With everything going on, getting her thoughts on paper helped her process thing. She hoped somewhere in the scrawled words, she'd find the answer. How was she supposed to fix this one? Jeremy was a hunter, Damon was compelled to kill him. Kol was after them. Deciding she needed to clear her head for a moment, she closed the leather bond notebook and crawled out of her window seat. Elena tossed her diary onto her bed and walked into her bathroom, starting the shower and stepping inside letting the water wash away the terrible day. When she finished, she stepped out and dried off, dressing in her pjs.
Walking into her bedroom, she towel dried her hair and went to put her diary back on her shelf, when she noticed it was missing. She looked around and went through the bathroom to Jeremy's room. "Hey Jer, have you seen my-" Jeremy's head shot up and he desprately tried to hide the journal."WHAT THE HELL, JER?!" she asked, jerking it away and pulling it to her chest. "I was trying to figure it out." he said. "Figure what out?" she demanded. "Why you fell in love with the guy who tried to kill me. who did kill me, actually." he accused. Elena sighed. "Jer…Damon is—" he interrupted her. "I don't get it. If you loved me, you'd hate him, Elena. He's a dick. He snapped my neck. He's tried to kill everyone you love! I just don't get it!" he said. Elena sighed and sat down beside him on the bed. "Damon is not that man, anymore, Jer. I did hate that man. Damon has grown…he's become a different person. Think of everything he's tried to help you with. Everything he's done for both of us." she said. "Yeah. Because he's trying to get into your pants." he grumbled. "No, because he loves me. Because he cares about you…even if he won't say it. I will never forget what he did...to both of us. But I've forgiven him. I don't expect you to...I understand why you haven't...but he has changed. You have to know...I could never be with him if he was still the guy who snapped your neck." she said.
After a moment, Elena spoke again. "You know…you could have just talked to me, Jer. You don't have to invade my diary." she said. He nodded. "I love you, Jer. And I will do anything to protect you. That's why Damon is locked up. That's why we're going to kill Kol. You are my number one priority. And if Damon were still the man who snapped your neck, I would not be in love with him." she promised again. "Love you too." he said softly, looking down. "Hey..." she said, touching his arm. "We'll figure it out. We'll come out of this. I promise." Jeremy looked up and met her eyes, nodding. They would survive...somehow. They always did.