Elena Gilbert looked out the window at the sun. It looked so different now, considering so much had changed in the past four months. "Elena? You're going to be late for school."

"Coming!" Elena got her bag and headed downstairs. After the past few months, not only had she and Jeremy lost their parents, but there were changes in them as well. "Do you have your ring?" She asked Jeremy.

He held up his hand to indicate he had it. "What about you? Your necklace?"

"I never take it off." Elena pointed out. The small dark blue stone was attached to a small chain.

"Have a good day, you two." Jenna called as they left the house.

At the Boarding House, Stefan was passing through the hall. "You're actually going to go to this new school?"

"Well, I have to finish school before we leave town." Stefan pointed out. "You've already graduated, but I can't put my life on hold because of something that happened five years ago."

"Have a nice day, little brother." Damon said.

The Gilbert siblings arrived at school. A couple months after their parents died, they had gone through the journals. One night, they were visiting the grave when they were attacked. The next thing they knew, they were forced into transitioning.

One night when Elena was visiting Bonnie, her Grandmother figured it out. She gave them their daylight jewelry, so that they could continue to keep their becoming vampires a secret. No one at school knew, not even Bonnie.

"Hey, are you okay?" Bonnie asked as they walked down the hall.

"Yeah, I'll be fine." Elena told her.

"Elena!" Caroline ran over. "How are you? Are you okay? Is she okay?"

"Care, I'm fine." Elena told her. "Just, a lot has been going on."

"I know." Caroline said. "I'm just glad we're still friends." She held up her wrist. She was wearing the friendship bracelet that Elena had given to her. She had also given one to Bonnie.

"There's Matt." Elena noticed. He turned to look at her, then looked away briefly. She felt guilty, but it was better this way. She broke up with him after her parents died, but also to protect him from herself.

"It's okay. He's probably just not over you yet." Bonnie reassured her.

"Yeah, I didn't want to break up with him, but it's for the best." Elena said. "Besides, there's just too many changes in my life right now."

Outside, Jeremy was talking with Vicki and Tyler. "Look, we can't hang out anymore." Jeremy told her.

"Why not? I thought you liked having a good time."

"That was before I lost my parents. Things are different now." Jeremy told her.

"Look, man. I know you're going through a hard time, but that's no reason to act like a dick." Tyler told him.

"Like you're one to talk." Jeremy pointed out. "I'll see you around."

"Hey, check it out." Bonnie said. Elena looked her way. There was a new guy standing over by the lockers.

"So what?"

"So, you should totally check him out."

"Bonnie, I can't. Not now. It's too soon." Elena told her.

"Can I talk to you for a second?" Jeremy asked. Elena nodded. The two headed into a corner where no one would here them. "I hate this. I had to break up with Vicki."

"Why didn't you just give her vervain?" Elena asked.

"Because she always takes her jewelry off when she goes to bed." Jeremy pointed out. "At least our other friends will be protected."

"Just be careful around her, Jer. We're still pretty new at this and I don't know if our compulsion's strong enough." Elena told him. They walked out into the hallway and Elena bumped into the new guy. "Oh, I'm sorry."

"Hey, it's okay." Stefan told her. Then the bell rang. "We should probably get to class."

"Uh, right." Elena said.

After school, Elena stopped by the cemetery. There, she got out her diary and started writing in her diary. A few feet away, Stefan was doing the same. It wasn't until they got up to go that they both crashed into each other again. They practically fell down the hill.

"Oh, god." Elena said, rubbing her arm.

"Sorry about that." Stefan said. That's when they noticed each other. "Hey. We've got to stop meeting like this."

"I know. Where you visiting?" Elena asked.

"Yeah. I have family here."

"So do I." Elena admitted. They both looked at each other in silence for a moment.

"I'm sorry." They said at the same time. Then they both laughed.

"I'm Elena."

"Stefan."

"I know. We have the same history class." Elena pointed out.

"And English." Stefan added.

"Are you okay? That fall was kinda nasty." Elena said. Stefan looked at his leg. It was bleeding.

"Oh, man." Elena turned away from him. He noticed. "Are you okay?"

"You need to get out of here." Elena told him. She could feel herself changing.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Stefan asked. When he looked up, she was gone.

At home, Elena ran up to her room. "Oh, my God."

"Are you okay?" Jeremy asked.

"I almost changed in front of the new guy." Elena told him. "I don't know what I'm going to do."

"Why don't you give him vervain?" Jeremy asked.

"It's a little too soon for that." Elena said. "And besides, the best thing is if I try to avoid him for a while."