Hello readers :)
Sorry it's been a while since an update. I have two stories on the go and I'm sad to say I have been neglecting both for massive scary movie marathons. It's dead on tv shows at the moment as everything is between seasons, so I've been slack.
But I've finally finished this chapter, and I'm happy with how it's going.
For the True Blood fans, hold on! I've sneaked a few characters into Mystic Falls, but there are many more to come! Jason Stackhouse is currently Sheriff Forbes' deputy, Lafayette is out the back of Merlotte's cooking at the grill in his fabulous fashion with Terry Bellefleur and of course, Arlene is front of house.
I'm planning to have Jessica come to town as soon as the other character's can develop a bit more.
And unfortunately, Eric and Pam probably won't be making an appearance until Season 2.
Sookie won't be present in this story as will Bill, except maybe in some flashbacks, but they have they're own main story that is just waaay too complicated to try and incorporate into TVD story line.
Of course, Klaus and the Originals are coming (as the story continues through the seasons) But sorry Klaroline fans, he won't be falling for Caroline. Instead he will be a bit more Christian Grey in his spare time, as well as his normal evil self ;)
So hopefully that sounds promising to you all so you can keep reading. I'll keep writing.
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Chapter 4
Season 1, Episode 4 - 'Family Ties'
Elena wakes up with a fright as she gasps for breath and scans her room. She hears a noise from somewhere as she looks around to see where it came from. She slowly gets out of bed and wanders downstairs.
"Hello? Jeremy?" Elena calls out shakily, "Hello?"
Elena tries to turn on the light switch in the hallway, but the power is out.
The television suddenly switched instead on, turning to the news as the news anchor looked into the camera as he spoke.
"This is Logan Fell coming to you live from the streets of Mystic Falls with breaking news of another deadly animal attack." He said, "The wild animal terrorizing the citizens of Mystic Falls has claimed another victim, local high school student Elena Gilbert. Police are certain that forensic evidence will confirm that this is the same animal responsible for recent attacks."
Elena opens her mouth and runs to the front door. She opens it and sees Damon standing on her doorstep, and slams it shut. She slowly walks back towards the stairs, but Damon appears, grabs her body, pulling it to his as his head tilts back and his fangs popped out. He buries his mouth into her neck as he pierces her skin and sucks deeply.
"Ah!" Stefan suddenly woke up and opened his eyes, calming himself and he recognized the familiar surroundings of his bedroom at their house.
"Bad dream?" Damon mused as he leaned against the desk, "Do you know how easy it was to get into your head just now? You really need some human blood. It might even the playing field."
"Football reference," Damon pulled a mock surprised expression, "Too soon."
Stefan reaches over to his bedside table and grabs a knife, quickly throwing it at his brother at it impaled itself in his abdomen. Damon pulls it out without even flinching and leans back against the desk like before.
"All right, I deserved that," Damon admitted, "But I just wanted to let you know, they caught the culprit. The animal responsible for killing coach Tanner and all those people."
"What are you talking about?" Stefan questioned him.
"It was a mountain lion," Damon explained casually, "Really big one. It attacked a hunter this morning. It's all over the news. "Deadly beast captured. All's well in Mystic Falls."
"Why would you cover your tracks?" Stefan asked him looking puzzled.
"I've decided to stay a while," Damon told him as he smiled slyly, "And I'm just having way too much fun here with you, and Elena and her sister.
"Can't touch them now." Stefan replied firmly.
"Well, the vervain keeps me out of her head," Damon said unflinching, "Maybe that's not my target. Believe it or not, Stefan, some girls don't need my persuasion. Some girls just can't resist my good looks, my style and my charm and my unflinching ability to listen to Taylor Swift."
Damon holds the knife tightly in his hands as he vamp speeds over to his brother, stabbing him in exactly the same place it hit him only moments earlier. Stefan lets out a cry as the blade enters his body, his eyes full of pain as his hands wrap around the unpacked weapon. It clearly hurts Stefan more than it did Damon, as Stefan falls to the floor.
"It wasn't vervain." Stefan says as he falls to his knees.
"What?" Damon asks angrily.
"I only had enough to give to Elena," he explains, "I don't know what stopped you from compelling her."
Damon stops and stares at him intensely, trying to piece together what this all meant.
"This is John Varvatos, dude," Damon opens his arms to show his ruined t-shirt, "Dick move."
Stefan removes the knife with one swift pull, wincing at the agony of it as his body starts to rapidly heal itself.
...
It was early morning at the Gilbert house as Jenna sat in the kitchen drinking coffee and watching the news.
"To repeat," the news anchor said confidently, "the animal terrorizing Mystic Falls has been caught."
"Scumbag," Jenna muttered under breath, "Asshole."
"Who are you talking to?" Elena asked walking in to see her Aunt staring the the tv screen angrily.
"Him." Jenna replied bluntly, nodding to the man on the news.
"The news guy?" Elena questioned.
"Also known as Logan "Scum" Fell," Jenna told her as she rolled her eyes, "Did your mom ever tell you why I moved away from Mystic Falls?"
"Oh, no way," Elena exclaimed as she looked to the tv again, "You and him? He's cute."
"He is not cute," Jenna replied firmly, "There's nothing cute about him. What are you doing with that?"
Jenna finally tore her eyes from the screen to see Elena holding a beautiful wooden box sitting as she opened it to reveal her family treasures.
"I went yesterday and got it from the safe deposit box," Elena explained to her Aunt, "Mom had told Mrs. Lockwood she would loan it to the founder's council for their heritage display."
"Is that grandma Beth's wedding ring?" Callie asked as she walked in and peered over her sister's shoulder, looking at what was inside the box with interest.
"Originally it was great-great-grandma Mary's wedding ring." Elena told her as Jeremy joined them as well, noticing the array of jewelry and gold in the box.
"How much do you think this stuff is worth?" Jeremy asked trying to sound casual as he leaned in to try and look closer at a ring, "You know, like on eBay?"
"You're not gonna find out." Elena replied as she slapped his hand away and glared.
"That stuff is Mom and Dad's," Jeremy said angrily, "You can't just give it away."
"I'm not giving it away," Elena said firmly.
"It's called a loan, Jeremy." Callie rolled her eyes.
The doorbell rings loudly as Elena jumps to answer it, opening the front door to show Stefan on her doorstep.
"Hi," he greeted her warmly as he stepped inside with a smile.
Elena drags him in the house and kisses him passionately.
"Hi," she replied as she pulls her away face from his, and lead him into the lounge room.
"How do you look in a suit?" Elena asks him with a smile.
"I can pull one off." Stefan replies modestly.
How about tomorrow night?" she asks him hopefully, "Will you be my date to the Founder's party?"
"They still do that?" Stefan asked.
"Have you been before?" Elena looks at him curiously.
"No, the Salvatores don't get invited anymore." He answered quickly.
"Well, this year, there's this heritage project that meant a lot to my Mom," Elena explained, "She was really involved in the founder's council, and it was her favorite party. I know it sounds really boring, but—"
"I would be honored to accompany you, Miss Gilbert." Stefan says as he smiles warmly.
"The pleasure is all mine, Mr. Salvatore." Elena replied as she returned his gentle gaze.
...
Caroline and Damon are in her bedroom as she tries on dresses for the Founder's party. He lounges lazily in her bed, reading a book as she poses in from of the mirror, holding a canary yellow dress and a deep blue on, indecisively.
"No yellow. Jaundice," Damon remarks as he look at her, "Go for the blue."
"I don't like the blue." Caroline replies as she drops the dress into her bed.
"Well, I do." Damon says firmly, "And if I'm gonna be your date..."
"You cannot be my date," she answers, "My mother is going to be there, and she is a very proud gun owner."
"I went through a lot of trouble to make sure this party wasn't cancelled," he explained calmly as he stepped in front of her and looked deeply into her eyes, his pupils grew wide as he spoke softly, "It's very important I be there. Please take me."
"You should come to the founder's party with me." Caroline invited blankly.
"Not if you're wearing that dress," Damon replied as he went back to his book on the bed, "What's so special about this Bella girl? Edward's so whipped."
"You gotta read the first book first," Caroline sighed, "It won't make sense if you don't."
"Ah, I miss Anne Rice," he reminisced, "She was so on it."
"How come you don't sparkle?" She questioned him curiously.
"Because I live in the real world, where vampires burn in the sun." He replied as if it were obvious.
"Yeah, but you go in the sun." She stated looking puzzled.
"I have a ring," Damon flashed her the huge silver and sapphire blue ring on his finger, "It protects me. Long story."
"Will these bites turn me into a vampire?" Caroline asked him as she flicked her hair back off her shoulder and looked in the mirror, revealing a fresh bite on her neck.
"It's more complicated than that," Damon explained, "You'd have to feed on my blood, then die, then feed on a human's,it's a whole ordeal. This book, by the way has it all wrong."
Damon abandons the book and grabs Caroline, kissing her on the neck as she smiled and laughed in delight.
"You can be very sweet when you want to be," she sighed
"Yes, I can be sweet." Damon replied as he stopped and looked into her wide eyes.
"Are you going to kill me?" Caroline asked him.
"Mm-Hmm," he nodded, "But not yet."
"Why not?" She asked again.
"Because there's something I need you to do for me." He said with a small grin.
"Anything." Caroline breathed.
"How good are you at getting this little nose Where it doesn't belong?" He touched her nose with his finger.
"Oh, I'm excellent." She replied with a smile.
"Mmm." Damon leaned in to kiss her again, pulling her closer as he held her tightly.
...
Caroline was with Bonnie at Merlotte's Bar and Grill as they caught up with each other and talked.
"You're taking Damon to the Founder's party? What about me?" Bonnie complained to her friend.
"Go with Elena." Caroline stated uncaringly.
"She's asking Stefan." Bonnie rolled her eyes.
"Okay, go by yourself." Caroline replied.
"What about your Mom?" Bonnie asked worriedly, "Is she okay with you bringing Damon?"
"And I'm supposed to care why?" Caroline turned to look at her.
"He's older sexy danger guy." Bonnie said playfully.
"Older sexy danger guy?" Caroline laughed, "Is that an official witch twitter tweet?"
"No more witch jokes, okay?" Bonnie replied as her face turned serious, "That whole Mr. Tanner prediction thing has me freaked."
"Okay," Caroline said in disbelief, "And Damon's not dangerous. You know, he just has a lot of issues with his brother. You know, like major, deep-Rooted drama."
"Like...?" Bonnie asked curiously.
"I'm not really supposed to say anything." Caroline looked down at the floor.
"Caroline Forbes, when have you ever kept a secret in your life?" Bonnie questioned her with a hard stare.
"Okay," Caroline sighed, "But you can't tell Elena."
"No." Bonnie said looking worried at what her friend was about to tell her.
...
The doorbell rings at the Gilbert house as Jeremy goes to answers it. He opens the front door and sees it's Tyler and quickly tries to close the door but Tyler's hand pushes forward, making it impossible.
"I'm here for my Mom," Tyler explains, "I was supposed to pick up a box of stuff."
"Right here," Elena comes rushing down the hallway as Jeremy opens the door to let her pass, "Please be careful."
"Yeah, be careful with it, dick." Jeremy adds angrily.
"Hey!" Elena glares at her brother forcefully, "Not now, okay, guys? Please?"
"I'm fine," Tyler replied confidently, "He's just being a punk."
"I got your punk." Jeremy spits out.
"Look, Tyler, maybe you should go," she hands him the antique box and steps back into the house, "Tell your Mom that I'll see her tonight."
"Hey," Tyler turns to her little brother as he speaks honestly, "Would it make a difference if I told you I actually like Vicki?"
"Not even if you meant it." Jeremy replies as he slams the front in his face.
...
Bonnie sits in Elena's bedroom, as they talk privately and did each others nails, getting ready for the Founder's Party that night.
"Delicate flower vs. Naughty vixen?" Bonnie asks as she holds up two different nail polishes.
"Tough call. Can we mix them?" Elena replies as she joins her friend on the bed.
"Look at you, getting all pretty for your date," Bonnie said with a smile, "You seem happy-ish."
"I am...ish," Elena replied, "Tonight's going to be a good night. But don't let that stop you from telling me whatever it is you wanted to tell me as soon as you walked in the door."
"What if I tell you in the morning?" Bonnie said looking down, "I don't want to ruin the night."
"Bonnie, out with it." Elena ordered firmly.
"Okay, but it has to go in the vault, because Caroline will kill me if it gets back to Damon that she squealed," Bonnie explained, "Apparently Stefan has a very interesting back story."
"Uh-Huh." Elena looked at her curiously.
"Do you know what happened with his ex-girlfriend Katherine?" Bonnie asked honestly.
"I know that they both dated her and that's why they have issues." Elena said hopefully.
"Yeah, they both dated her, only she chose Damon," Bonnie told her seriously, "And that drove Stefan mad, so he did horrible things to try and break them up. He manipulated Katherine. He filled her head with all these lies until finally it worked, and she turned against Damon."
"That sounds like one person's side of the story, meaning Damon's." Elena replied as she rolled her eyes.
"I just wanted you to know." Bonnie stated,
"Anyway, his past relationships are none of my business." Elena added.
"Unless he's a calculating, manipulative liar. That is your business." Bonnie said truthfully.
"Stefan is none of those things."
"Yeah?" Bonnie questioned her, "How do you know?"
...
At the Salvatore Boarding House, Stefan was getting ready for the party as he stood in front of the mirror and buttoned up his shirt.
"Do they still wear ties at this thing?"
Damon walked in and looked at him as he fixed his black tie, which perfectly complimented his suit.
"Why are you even going?" Stefan asked him as he sighed.
"It's only fitting. We were at the very first one, remember?" Damon smiled slyly as he walked around the room.
"I think it's better if we don't draw attention to ourselves." Stefan stated.
"So you should stay here. I'll see to it Elena has a good time," Damon mused to him as Stefan took a sip from the glass on his desk, "My goodness, I've driven you to drink."
"Can't seem to rid myself of you," Stefan stated as he swallowed the smooth liquor easily, "What else am I supposed to do, besides go about living my life?"
"Go about living my life," Damon replied with a smirk, "See, therein lies your eternal struggle. You're dead, dude. Get over it. What do you think?"
...
Callie had joined Elena and Bonnie in getting ready as Elena's phone starts ringing loudly, she answers it.
"Hello? Hi, Mrs Lockwood," she greets warmly into the phone, "What do you mean? It is? Are you sure? 'Cause I saw it. Let me check. Mm-Hmm. I will find it and bring it. Okay. Bye."
"What's wrong?" Callie asked as she follows Elena down the hall, where she stomps into Jeremy's room.
She hits him around the back of the head as he takes his headphones off and turns around looking surprised.
"Ahh! God, what now?" He cries as he rubs the back of his head and winces.
"The pocket watch," Elena states angrily, "Where is it?"
"What watch?" Jeremy says as he avoids eye contact.
"The one you stole from Mom's box," Elena raises her voice. "Look, Mrs Lockwood just called me, freaking out. It was on the list, Jeremy. And she can't find it, and she thinks she's the one who lost it."
"Maybe she did," Jeremy shrugged, "Maybe Tyler took it."
"Don't even play that card, Jeremy, you took it," Elena sighed as she crossed her arms, "If I go online, am I going to find it on eBay? Is that how you pay for your pot?"
"Screw you," Jeremy replies as he walk to his bookcase, moving a few things around before he finds the pocket watch, "I would never sell this, okay?"
He opens his hand to show her the family antique as he offers it to her.
"Then why did you take it?" Elena asks as she accepts the watch.
"Because it's supposed to be mine," Jeremy said honestly, "Dad said it goes to the firstborn son. His father gave it to him, and now..."
"And he was going to give it to you." Elena finished for him.
"Yeah." Jeremy nodded.
"Look, Jeremy, it's still yours, okay?" Elena sighed, "Mom promised Mrs Lockwood. What do you want me to do?"
"Just take it and get out." Jeremy said as he walked to the door and held it open as to gesture her to leave immediately.
She looks at the pocket watch in her grasp as she slowly walks out of her brother's room, staring at him sadly as she passes him.
...
Stefan and Damon are talking in the living room of their house.
"It's cool not growing old," Damon mused, "I like being the eternal stud."
"Yes, being a 150-Year-Old teenager Has been the height of my happiness." Stefan replied sarcastically as he took a sip of his drink.
"You cracked a funny, Stefan. I should have a drink to celebrate," Damon says as he walks over to the liquor cabinet and selects a bottle of bourbon, "1864. You and Katherine were the perfect couple. It was hell watching you dance with her."
"My happiness was short-Lived, as you well know." Stefan stated bluntly.
"I remember," Damon reminisces, "I left the party early, I was waiting for her. The night you dropped her off, I was waiting just inside. You were such a gentleman, gave her a kiss on the cheek. And what she really wanted was... Oh, well. Here's to history repeating itself, huh?"
Damon smiled slyly as he raised his glass to his brother before bring it to his lips, he sniffs it and discovers the scent of vervain infused into the alcohol. He dumps the drink on the floor.
"I admire your effort, Stefan," Damon says unfazed, "Pouring yourself a drink then spiking the bottle with vervain. I'm not some drunk sorority chick. You can't roofie me. But I can't help but feel a little used. I thought we were having a moment. I have to go to the party angry. Who knows what I'll do?"
...
Elena is getting ready for the party. She sighs as she walks over the her brother's room, knocking on the doorway as she walks in and places the pocket watch on his desk beside him. Jeremy tries to ignore her as he listens to his music through his headphones, as she swiftly turns around and leaves.
...
The party has just began at the Lockwood mansion, as Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood greet all the guest by the door, saying something warm and friendly as they entered their home.
"Caroline!" Mrs. Lockwood called out as the blonde and her partner walked to the front door, "You look smashing."
"Thank you, Mrs Lockwood," Caroline said politely, "This is my boyfriend Damon."
Damon stepped forward and flashed one if his intoxicating smiles, his blue eyes sparkling as he looked at her warmly.
"Oh, well, come on in." Mrs. Lockwood invited them openly.
"Lovely to meet you," Damon said kindly, "I've been looking forward to this party for quite a while."
"Well, enjoy." Mrs. Lockwood replied as they walked into the entrance.
"Let's get a drink." Damon said as he looked around for the bar.
"Wait here." Caroline whispers to him as she spots her mother, and quickly leaves his side to go and talk to her.
"Really, you couldn't even change out of the badge for this?" Caroline says as she looks at her mother embarrassingly.
"I'm working, honey," Sheriff Forbes explains, "Who's the date you just tried to sneak past me?"
"Just some guy." Caroline replies distantly as she crosses her arms.
"He's a little old for you, don't you think?" she questioned bluntly.
"Oh, 'cause otherwise you'd approve, Caroline said sarcastically, "Yeah, I doubt that."
...
Elena and Stefan arrive as the greet Mr. Lockwood at the front door.
"Hi, Mayor Lockwood," Elena says with a friendly smile.
"Hey. Hey, guys, come on in," Mayor Lockwood invites them casually.
"Thank you." Stefan replies politely as the walk into his house.
...
"Where's your dad?" Sheriff Forbes asked curiously.
"Memphis." Caroline replied, keeping it short and to the point.
"Good." Sheriff Forbes commented as she nodded.
"With Steven." Caroline added.
...
Stefan kisses Elena on the cheek, as she smiles and looks at him lovingly. Damon watches them from a distance, sipping his drink and looking slightly jealous.
...
Elena is looking at her parent's wedding rings on display at the Founder's Party, as Stefan comes up behind her.
"Your parents?" he asks curiously as Elena nodded in reply.
"There's a lot of history here." She sighs as she looks at thee the other relics on display.
...
Jenna takes a glass of wine from a butler and takes a sip as she looks around at the Founder's Party. A familiar face walk up to her with a smile.
"Jenna." He greets.
"Hello Logan." Jenna replies as she rolls her eyes.
"It's good to see you." Logan says honestly.
"I thought I might see you here." She states coldly.
"You knew it." He said.
"I dreaded." She quickly replied.
"But were secretly hoping." Logan said as his smile widened.
"And now that I have..." Jenna sighed.
"Whoa, hey, not so fast," He spoke up, "I know you. You have a lot more insults in you, I can tell."
"Your hairline's receding." She spat out.
"No, it's not. You want to have lunch?" He asked without blinking.
"Nope." Jenna shook her head firmly.
"You haven't changed a bit." Logan mused.
"Oh, yes, I have," she replied confidently, "I'm meaner now."
...
Damon and Caroline look at the display at the Founder's Party. Stefan joins them with Elena and Callie as they stare in amazement. Elena reads the first registry on the wall.
"The founding families in Mystic Falls welcomes you to the inaugural founder's council celebration." She reads out load, "Wow, look, it's the original guest registry. Look at all these familiar names—Sheriff William Forbes, Mayor Benjamin Lockwood."
"Is that Damon Salvatore?" Callie interrupts as she spots the familiar name, "And, Stefan Salvatore?"
"The original Salvatore brothers," Damon answers confidently, "Our ancestors. Tragic story, actually."
"We don't need to bore them with stories of the past." Stefan states.
"It's not boring, Stefan," Elena says enthusiastically, "I'd love to hear more about your family."
"Well, I'm bored," Caroline states, "I want to dance. And Damon won't dance with me."
"Mm-Mmm." Damon murmurs as he rolls his eyes, Callie is the only one to catch him.
"Could I just borrow your date?" Caroline asks Elena excitedly.
"Oh, uh..." Elena looks to Stefan uncertaintly.
"I don't really dance." Stefan replied.
"Oh, sure he does," Damon mused as he smiled slyly, "You should see him. Waltz, the jitterbug, the moonwalk. He does it all."
"You wouldn't mind, would you, Elena?" Caroline asks as she steps forward.
"It's up to Stefan." Elena admits.
"Well sorry, but I'm not going to take no for an answer." Caroline states as she takes Stefan's hand and leads him out to the dance floor.
"I better go save him." Elena sighs as she follows them into the crowd of people.
Damon turns to look at Callie solemnly, she feels her heart skip a beat as his blue eyes pierce into hers.
" I want to apologize to you for being such a world-class jerk the other night when I tried to kiss you," he said honestly, "There's no excuse. My therapist says I'm... Acting out, trying to punish Stefan."
"For what?" Callie questions looking puzzled.
"It's all in the past. I don't even want to bring it up," Damon replied, "Let's just say that the men in the Salvatore family have been cursed with sibling rivalry. And it all started with the original Salvatore brothers."
...
"Damon told you to ask me to dance. Didn't he?" Stefan asked as he danced with Caroline.
"Now why would he do that?" She replied casually.
Stefan stops dancing and lets go of her, turning to grab a glass of champagne for himself and Caroline from a waiter passing by.
"Would you like one?" He offered politely.
"Okay, just tell me if you see my Mom." She answered as she accepted the glass and looked around the room.
...
"The Salvatore name was practically royalty in this town," Damon explained, "Until the war. There was a battle here..."
"The battle of willow creek." Callie finished for him.
"Right." He nodded.
"I know, we talked about it in class," she spoke up, "Confederate soldiers fired on a church with civilians inside."
"What the history books left out was the people that were killed," Damon said as his expression fell, "They weren't there by accident. They were believed to be union sympathizers. So some of the founders on the confederacy side back then wanted them rounded up and burned alive. Stefan and Damon had someone they loved very much in that church. And when they went to rescue them, they were shot. Murdered in cold blood."
"Who was in the church that they wanted to save?" Callie asked curiously.
"A woman, I guess," he answered honestly, "Doesn't it always come down to the love of a woman?"
"Look, I'm sorry that you and Stefan have this thing between you, but I can't get in the middle of it, Damon," Callie replied, "He's my sister's boyfriend, and you're his brother for God's sake. I just... I hope you two can work it out."
She turned and quickly left him to join her sister and friends at the party.
"I hope so, too." Damon whispered as he watched her walk away before slowly following.
...
Bonnie is sitting at a table by herself looking bored at the party around her. The candle beside her suddenly goes out. She looks at it and it re-ignites and starts to burn again. Bonnie quickly blows it out and looks around to check no one saw what happened.
...
Damon follows Callie as she goes out to meet Stefan, Elena, Caroline.
"What'd we miss?" Damon says playfully as they join the group.
"We were just chatting," Stefan replies casually, "Drink, Damon?"
He holds out a glass of champagne to his brother.
"No, thanks, I'll pass." Damon answers without even looking up.
"Stefan, do you have another dance in you?" Elena asks.
"Absolutely." He replies as he glances between Callie and his brother, before taking her hand and leads her back out to the dance floor.
"They look so cute together." Caroline says as she watches them dance together.
"Don't talk, please." Damon replies as he sneaks another glance at Callie.
...
Back inside the house, Jenna was sitting at the bar, drinking alone as Logan walked over with his empty glass.
"Don't shoot! Only need a refill." He answered as she shot him a angry look.
"Shooting implies caring." Jenna said flatly as she rolled her eyes.
"Feigned indifference, I like it." Logan replied.
"I'm over the banter, Logan." She sighed, "I'd really rather you just left me alone."
"I'm sorry, Jenna. About your sister." He says sympathetically.
"Thank you." Jenna replied
"I came to the funeral." He continued.
"I know, I saw you." She answers.
"Yeah, I didn't want to push my way in, but I wanted to be there for you," Logan explained honestly, "And when I heard you were staying in Mystic Falls, I thought maybe... Well, maybe I could have a second chance to make things right."
"Her name was Monica, wasn't it?" Jenna replies angrily.
...
Back on the dance floor, Stefan and Elena are still dancing.
"I hope Damon didn't drive you too crazy." Stefan apologizes for his brothers antics.
"No, actually, he was on good behavior," Elena replied honestly, "He even explained why he is the way he is, and it all goes back to Katherine."
"Hmm." He said looking uncertain.
"So tell me about her," she asked curiously, "What happened?"
"It's not something I like to talk about." Stefan answered.
"I get that, I do. I just want you to know that you can," Elena explained, "I mean, I burden you with all of my drama, and I want you to do the same."
"I know. Thank you." He replied.
"The truth is, Stefan... I don't really know that much about you, and I'd really love it if you would open up to me." Elena said looking hopeful.
Stefan stops dancing and looks deeply into her eyes.
"Damon said something, didn't he?" He questions suspiciously, "He likes to play games and cause trouble, Elena."
"This isn't about Damon, it's about me trying to get to know you," she answers, "Look, you're the mystery guy, and I like that. But with mystery comes secrets, and this thing with Katherine."
"Let it go," he replies flatly, "I don't want to talk about it."
"Well, then, say something about yourself," Elena urges him, "Anything. Otherwise, I'm left with nothing but what other people tell me."
"Don't you see what Damon has done here?" Stefan asks angrily, "He's trying to get you to turn against me."
"Damon hasn't told me anything," Elena said sadly, "and neither have you."
Elena walks away as Callie rushes over to catch up with her. Damon and Stefan look at each other intensely.
...
Bonnie, Elena and Callie are inside, sitting together eating cake and talking.
"This is my fault," Bonnie exclaimed as Elena explained what had just happened to her, "I planted doubt. I'm a doubt planter."
"It's not your fault." Callie replied sympathetically.
"I just—I feel terrible because I said that I wouldn't get in the middle of it, and then that's exactly what I did." Elena said, "I got all snotty."
Just then Mrs. Lockwood walked over towards them.
"Elena, honey, there you are," she said warmly, "I notice the watch still isn't in the collection."
"Oh, um, I'm sorry, Mrs. Lockwood," Elena apologized, "I, um, I couldn't find it. I guess it's still packed up in my parents' stuff somewhere."
"I see," Mrs. Lockwood replied, "Well, please let me know if you do find it."
"Okay." Elena nods as Mrs. Lockwood smiles and walks away.
...
Damon casually walks upstairs as Caroline spots him and follows.
"Where have you been?" She asks as she stands on the doorway, hand on hip.
"Ah, looking for you." Damon replies as he walks over to her.
"Your brother barely danced with me for five minutes..." She started to complain.
"Okay, just a minute," he says as he turns her around to look out to the hallway, "Stand right...there."
Damon quickly starts searching through the collection.
"Um, you're not supposed to touch," Caroline tells him as she turns around, "What is that?"
Damon finds what he is looking for and holds it up to the light to inspect it.
"A very important crystal." He answers as he stares at the necklace in his hand.
"Well, how did you know that it was there?" She questioned curiously.
"Because I put it there." Damon rolled his eyes.
"When?" Caroline asks.
"A long time ago. Tonight, I'm taking it back, thanks to you." He explains as he smiles.
"Well, what's it for?" She looks at the crystal with an unimpressed expression.
"Never you mind." Damon replies as he quickly pockets the necklace.
"Well, you can't just steal it." She tells him worriedly.
"It's not stealing if it's mine." He answers as he takes her hand and leads her out of the room, "Come on.
"Well..." Caroline says uncertainly as is lead back to the party.
...
At the bar Jenna is still talking to Logan.
"Vodka tonic," he orders as he turns to her, "Okay, I know that this is probably going to be strike three, but I hope you can see it for what it is."
"And what is it?" Jenna asks with a raised eyebrow.
"Persistence. Groveling, commitment." He replies, "Take your pick."
"I fled town because of you. Fled." Jenna states angrily.
"I was young and stupid, and then things changed. Life got...real." Logan answers honestly, "You'd know that better than anyone."
"Hypothetically speaking, if allowed," she says as her face softens slightly, "how would you make things right?"
"Well, more groveling, of course," he replies playfully, "A recap of the past few years spent soul searching. Cheese fries."
"Obvious." Jenna states.
"I know my audience." Logan muses with a smile.
"Yes to lunch," she sighs, "Call me."
...
In the living room, Mrs. Lockwood enters to see the decorations still not completed. All the candles lay scattered around the party, all unlit.
"Look around. What's missing? The flames, the candles. Why aren't they lit?" Mrs. Lockwood demanded as one of the wait staff rushed to her, "There's matches in the kitchen."
They both walk off to fix the problem immediately.
"Bitch." Bonnie whispers to herself as she overhears them.
She looks at a candle and closes her eyes as she tries to light it but turns away. She stands to leave but turns back around to see that all the candles have lit up.
...
Elena and Callie enter the bathroom together to see Caroline is there.
"Hey." Elena greets as they stand in front of the mirror, fixing themselves up.
"Hey." Caroline replies as she slicks on some lip gloss, "So how are things with Stefan?"
"Great. Just great." Elena says unconvincingly as Callie shoots her a look.
"Really? Well, my radar must be off," Caroline states, "cause I was getting all sorts of other vibes..."
Callie starts looking at Caroline's neck intensely and sees something.
"What is that?" Callie asks curiously as she tries to look under her scarf.
"Hmm?" Caroline responses defensively, "Don't!"
Elena lifts her scarf up and sees a bad bite mark.
"Oh god, Caroline," Elena exclaims. "What happened?
"Nothing, okay?!" Caroline replies as she pulls her scarf back up.
"That is not nothing!" Callie says angrily, "Did somebody hurt you?"
"No, okay, nothing." Caroline answers quickly, "It's just... My mom would kill me."
Callie pulls down her shawl and sees another bite mark on her back.
"Did Damon hurt you?" Callie demanded.
"No! Of course not!" Caroline stated as she walked to the door, "Just leave me alone, okay, guys?!"
She quickly turns and leaves out the door as Callie and Elena try to follow her. They walk outside to see her nowhere as Elena spots Stefan and goes to meet him. Callie sees Damon and strides over to push past him purposefully, he turns around to see what the problem is.
"There is something seriously wrong with you." Callie spat out angrily, "You stay away from Caroline or I will go straight to her mother, the sheriff. You got it? Stay away from her."
Elena walks to where Stefan is.
"I'm sorry, I take it all back." She admits truthfully, "You're completely right about Damon."
"What did he do?" Stefan sighs.
"There are bruises all over Caroline's body," she explains, "Bite marks, and he has her all confused and messed up in the head. You don't look surprised."
"Um... I'm handling it." He states as he continued to look unfazed.
"Handling it?" Elena questions angrily, "Stefan, you should be having him arrested."
"Elena, please. I... I don't expect you to understand." Stefan replies.
"I don't understand anything, Stefan." Elena says looking worried, "So why don't you just clear it up for me?"
"Look, there are things that you don't know, okay?" He exclaims, "Things that I want to tell you, but I can't. And I may never be able to. And I just need you to trust me."
"Trust is earned," Elena states firmly, "I can't just magically hand it over."
Stefan sees Damon in the distance, dragging Caroline out into the yard.
"I'm so sorry," he apologizes, "I have to go."
And with that he had quickly disappeared without a trace.
...
At the Gilbert house the doorbell suddenly rings. Jeremy answers the door to reveal it's Vicki, who looks like she has just come from the Founder's Party.
"You look amazing," Jeremy exclaims "What are you doing here?"
"I was thinking maybe I could make one more wrong choice today." Vicki says playfully, "I still have 17 minutes."
She steps forward and kisses him gently as he takes her head in his hands and pulls her towards him.
...
Damon is dragging Caroline out to the lawn. She turns her around to face him.
"Don't! She took it off and I got flustered, okay?!" Caroline exclaims desperately, "I didn't know what to say. But I swear, okay, I did not tell her. I just told her that you didn't mean to hurt me."
Damon goes behind Caroline and wraps his arms around her waist.
"You make me crazy, you know that?" Damon muses, "It's okay, I forgive you."
"I swear I didn't say..." She tries to continue.
"Shh, shh, shh. It's okay." He brings his hand up to silence her, "Unfortunately... I am so over you now."
He suddenly pulls his fangs out and bury then deeply into her soft neck, biting it. But they both fall to the ground as he starts to drain her.
"What the hell?" Damon says as his head falls to the ground.
"You know, I couldn't spike your drink... So I spiked hers." Stefan states as he appears from behind a tree.
...
Caroline wakes up on the lawn as the Founder's Party continues. She looks around and spots the crystal Damon stole from the collection earlier, she quickly grabs the crystal in the lawn. Elena sees her and walks over to her.
"Caroline? There you are," she sighs as she helps Caroline to her feet, "I've been looking everywhere for you. Are you okay?"
"Yeah. I'm fine." Caroline replied as she stands up and wobbles a bit.
"Caroline, what happened?" Elena questions curiously as she helps her friend lean on her for support.
"I'm fine." Caroline replies.
"No, You're shaking." Elena says worriedly, "Caroline...What...
"I'm fine!" Caroline states as she starts to cry.
"Caroline, come here, come here." Elena hugs her gently as she reassures her.
...
Stefan locks Damon in the cellar, underneath the Salvatore boarding house, as he looks through the bars on the door at his unconscious brother.
"I did what I had to do..." He admits, "To protect Elena, to protect Callie, to protect everyone."
...
Back at the Lockwood mansion, and all the guests from the Founder's Party have left. As a select few meet together in the living room.
"Thank you for staying so late." Mrs. Lockwood says to the group politely.
"Did you get the Gilbert watch?" Sheriff Forbes questions.
"She claims it's packed away in her parents' things." Mrs. Lockwood states.
"I can get it." Logan speaks up.
"Good," Sheriff Forbes sighs, "We're going to need it."
"Are you sure?" Mr. Lockwood asks worriedly.
"Five bodies all drained of blood? I'm certain." Sheriff Forbes exclaims firmly.
"They've come back." Logan says as everybody's expression slowly turns to a mixture of fear and worry.
