Caroline looked up and saw Damon and Elena enter the room.

"Care, what's wro—," Elena saw Stefan lying, dead, on the couch. "Oh my God, Stefan."

"I couldn't just leave him outside, so I brought him here!" Caroline sobbed, "Liv's working on a spell, right? We can bring him back, right?"

Elena hugged Caroline, "Everything will be okay, I promise." While hugging Caroline, she looked at Damon. His gaze was fixed on Stefan's lifeless face. Elena slowly stood up.

"Damon…?" Elena saw Damon's face expression change from sadness to anger.

"What happened, Caroline?! You sure as hell better tell me now or I swear—,"

"Damon, stop."

"No! I leave him for two seconds and he's dead! He's dead! There has to be someone to blame, and Blondie here is first on the list."

"You sound just like Julian when he ripped Stefan's heart out of his chest!" Caroline screamed. She squeezed her eyes shut, reliving the horrible moment over and over.

"What?" Damon's face softened.

"We were waiting for Bonnie, and then Julian came and asked where his wife was, and we told him she was dead, and then he got all worked up and I tried to snap his neck," she was choked up for a moment, "and then he and Stefan got into a fight and he ripped out his heart. There was nothing I could do."

Damon knelt beside the form of Stefan, and touched his desiccated face.

"I'm sorry," he whispered. He stood up, "Well, we aren't helping him by looking at him," Damon covered Stefan with a blanket, "It looks like we have a traveler to hunt."

Stefan watched as Damon yelled at Caroline. Stefan would do something, but he knew it was no use. They couldn't hear him. He was on the other side now. The other side which was falling apart and could blow him into oblivion at any second.

As he thought this, he felt the wind pick up. This is weird, he thought, I'm inside. He then was getting pulled backwards out the window behind him. He tried to grab onto something but it was too late. Right when he was about to get sucked into oblivion, he heard a familiar voice.

"I got you!"

Stefan looked up and saw Lexi, grabbing his hand and pulling him away from the window.

"Lexi?"

"Damon, you can't do this," Elena cut Damon off as they were walking to his car.

"You're right; I can't, because Markos already has him. I got a text from Liz. I'm sure he'll give him hell."

"But if he kills Julian, then he kills Tyler too," Caroline said from behind them.

"Then if we're bringing back Stefan, we'll bring Tyler back too. Simple as that," Damon went around Elena to his car, and Elena and Caroline went to theirs.

"I don't think he's taking this well," Elena said to Caroline.

"I don't think anyone can. Do we know if Bonnie saw him?" Caroline replied.

"Hold on, let me call her." Elena took out her phone as Caroline started the car.

"Hello?" Bonnie answered.

"Hey, Bonnie. We were wondering if, uh, you've seen Stefan…by any chance."

"I haven't seen him…,"

"We know that he's dead, Bonnie. Just tell us the truth."

Bonnie hesitated, "He passed on. I think I might have seen him with Lexi."

Elena let out a small sigh of relief. At least Stefan was with his best friend, and he wasn't alone. As long as he wasn't pulled into darkness, Damon wouldn't go insane. "Good. I don't think Damon is taking this all very well, so—,"

"Um, speaking of Damon, I think he's here."

"Like, dead?!"

"No! I just saw him pull up. I don't know if you were just with him, but can you come by soon? I don't feel safe around Damon, considering he isn't in the best mood."

"We'll be over as soon as we take care of something first."

"Alright, bye," Bonnie hung up.

"Now, let's find Liv."

Liv and Luke were driving down an old highway when they saw Elena Gilbert in front of their car.

"Luke, stop!" Liv yelled. The car screeched to a halt. "Hmm, I bet if we try to back up…."They then saw Caroline Forbes behind them.

"Great. They're using our trick," Luke said as they both got out of the car.

"We need your magic," Elena said.

"I'm sorry. I really am. But as long as you and Stefan are alive, I can't use magic," Liv said, putting her hands up.

"That's why we need you. Stefan's dead, and we need your help to bring him back."

"What? How did it happen?"

"It doesn't matter how, we need you, so will you help us or not?" Elena took a step forward towards Liv.

"Look, we're trying to get as far away from Mystic Falls as we can. Besides, I don't know a spell to bring people back from the other side."

"Then you better learn one," Caroline snapped Luke's neck, "because your brother is there now too."

"Bonnie!"

Bonnie heard Damon yell as he kicked down her dorm room door.

"Look, Damon, I know what happened, and I am doing everything I can—," Bonnie tried.

"Enough excuses! You know how to bring people back, don't you? You just won't tell us what it is!"

"It's impossible! Unless you have multiple dead travelers, I can't bring anyone back."

"If that's what you need, I can get you that. Easily. I just need them all in one place."

"It's still too hard! We also need a spell—,"

"We have that," Elena and Caroline appeared in the doorway.

"What do you mean?"

"We persuaded Liv to find a spell, so now she'll help us."

"Alright then. It looks like that part is settled. Now I'm gonna go clear my mind, and figure out how to get all the damn travelers in one spot." Damon pushed past all of them.

"I'll come with you," said Elena.

"No. You girls stay here and do your portion. I need some time alone." With that, he vampire-sped away.

"I'm worried about him," Elena said.

"You were really bad when you're brother died, remember?" Caroline crossed her arms.

"I just hope he doesn't do anything he'll regret."

Damon entered the building in which he first saw his brother dead. He took the blanket off of him and stared at his face. Out of the many days that Damon had lived, this was the worst one. Yes, Damon hadn't always gotten along with Stefan. Hell, he'd tried to kill him before, and although he could have, he never would. Throughout all of these years, no matter what Stefan did, Damon had always loved his little brother. But Damon had never known how much he loved him until he was gone.

Damon felt rage replace his sadness. He smashed all of the tables, broke the windows, and slammed his fist against the walls.

"Damnit, Stefan! Why do you always have to be the hero?!" Damon yelled, "How come the best people always get the worst in return?! WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME?"

Stefan watched his brother destroy the room around him.

"WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME?" Stefan heard him cry.

"I never meant for this to happen, Damon! Do you think I want you to feel this way? I didn't mean to hurt anyone else!" Stefan got up in his brother's face, but Damon looked right through him.

"It's no use. He can't hear or see you." Stefan turned around to see Lexi.

"I was just trying to save Caroline! I didn't want anyone to go through any trouble! If Markos hadn't drained me of my blood…maybe I could've stayed alive."

"Hey," Lexi put her hand on his shoulder, "you gave it your best shot. That counts for something."

"Just, please give me a moment. Maybe I can get his attention."

Lexi nodded and exited.

Damon collapsed on the ground, broken. His brother was gone, his only family left. They had gone through so much together. Everything was starting to hit him, hit him hard. Stefan had given himself over to Klaus to save Damon's life, he'd saved Damon numbers of times, and he had lost Elena to Damon. The last time Stefan saw him and Elena was when they were about to drive away, when they kissed. That must have stung, no matter how much Stefan insisted they be together. He'd been locked in a safe, drowning for months, and he had gotten his memory wiped. And what did he do to deserve that? Nothing. What did Damon do to help save him? Nothing. And nothing was all Damon wanted to feel.

Damon looked at where Stefan lay. For the first time in years, maybe decades, Damon began to feel tears roll down his cheeks, and they wouldn't stop coming. He knew he couldn't break down at a time like this, but he couldn't help feeling remorse.

"I'm so sorry brother. You didn't deserve any of this. I'm going to bring you back, and you will have everything you ever wanted." Damon put his head against Stefan's empty chest.

A few minutes later, Damon got up. He couldn't complete the task at hand feeling this way. He had to turn off his emotions. Before he could, Damon heard scratching on one of the tables. He looked behind him, and saw a message scratched on it. It read:

I'm here

Damon looked around.

"So, did you see all of that brother? You could've sent me a message earlier, save me from embarrassment."

Damon knew he couldn't stay any longer. The other side was falling apart, and if he wanted to save Stefan, he needed to find some travelers.

"I'll see you soon. I promise you that."

With that, Damon left behind his little brother until they met again, living or dead.