Day One

Night - Gilbert House - Emma /Elena's Room

Elena lied in her bed. She was breathing hard and couldn't seem to get to sleep. She stood, walking out, leaving.

...

Kitchen

Elena placed a glass of milk in the microwave, warming it up.

"Can't sleep?" Connor asked. Elena turned around, frightened, but saw no one there. The microwave beeped. Elena jumped. She turned toward it, opening the door, taking the glass of milk out. She turned around and saw Connor leaning on the counter, his neck still blood stained, along with his shirt. Elena gasped. "You know it makes sense. Guilty conscience."

"You're not here." Elena told him. "I'm-I've got to be dreaming."

"And how do you know that I"m not here?" Connor asked, walking toward Elena.

Elena backed away, trying to keep distance between them. "Because you're..."

"Go on." Connor told her. "Say it."

"Because you're dead." Elena told him.

"Yes, I am." Connor told her. "Was that the first time that you've taken a human life?"

"You're a ghost." Elena told him. "That's gotta be it. You're a ghost, that's what's happening right now. Emma... Jeremy!"

...

Jeremy's Room

Jeremy, asleep in his bed, heard Elena's call for him, waking up.

...

Kitchen

Elena looked at Connor. "You're a ghost. You're haunting me. You're a ghost. You're haunting me."

"Can a ghost do this?" Connor asked, grabbing Elena in a chokehold, strangling her.

Elena elbowed him in his stomach, releasing herself from his grasp. She pushed him across the room. Connor stood, starting to walk toward Elena. Elena grabbed a knife.

Emma appeared in the doorway.

"No!" Emma told her. Elena didn't respond, stabbing Connor in the neck. She removed the blade from his neck and saw that she had actually stabbed Jeremy instead of Connor. Elena dropped the knife. Emma caught Jeremy in her arms, sinking to her knees with his body in her arms. "Oh, my God! Jer! Jer! Jer! Jer!"

"No, no, no, no, no, no," Elena cried. Emma frantically took Jeremy's hand, looking at the Gilbert Ring on his finger. "No, no. Jer! Jeremy!"

Emma took a deep breath of relief. She looked at Elena. "Why would you do this? What happened?"

Elena looked at the Gilbert Ring. She looked at Emma. "I didn't know it was him."

Emma looked at Elena in confusion.

...

Day Two

Morning - Gilbert House - Family Room

Jeremy was lying dead on the couch.

His sisters stood around them, still in their pajamas.

Emma knelt next to him, taking his hand in hers.

Evelyn stood next to the couch.

Elena paced in front of them.

Damon and Emma stood next to each other.

Elena shook her head, pacing. "I can't believe this happened. What am I going to say to him?"

"Thanks for not ditching the family ring after it drove Ric crazy?" Evelyn asked.

Elena gave Evelyn a look.

Emma looked at Elena. "You should have called Stefan and Morgana."

"I don't want to talk to them,." Elena told her. "Both of the have been lying to me and hiding things from me. Morgana compelled Jeremy to forget God knows what."

"In all fairness, I mean, I think you killing him kinda trumps that." Damon told her, defending Emma.

"Thank you." Emma told him.

"You're welcome." Damon told her.

Emma looked at Elena. "And you should have called Stefan and Morgana."

"I don't trust either of them right now, Emma." Elena told her.

"Ouch." Emma told her, looking down. Stefan walked and Morgana into the house. Elena looked at Emma. Emma looked at Stefan awkwardly. "PS, I called Stefan."

Stefan walked over to Elena. "What happened? Why didn't you call me?"

"I just-I need to go upstairs and shower." Elena told them. "Clean all the blood off my hands."

Elena walked out, leaving.

Jeremy came back to life, sitting up, gasping.

"Welcome back." Evelyn told him. "How are you feeling?"

"What happened?" Jeremy asked.

"Long story." Evelyn told him. "Buy the e-book."

Morgana tilted her head at Evelyn, walking out of the room.

...

Emma/Elena's Room

Elena wrapped a robe around her body.

Morgana walked into the room.

Elena saw her, walking past her.

Morgana turned after Elena. "Elena, hey, listen, I know you're still upset about yesterday and I get it, believe me, but just let me help you."

"I don't want your help right now, Morgana." Elena told her.

"But you'll accept Damon's?" Morgana asked.

Elena turned to face her. "Don't make this about Damon. You've been working with Klaus and doing God knows what with Stefan, and don't insult me by trying to deny it."

"Listen, it's not what you think, okay?" Morgana asked. "It's not like we went to a Halloween party and dirty danced and drank blood till we got high." Elena looked at her with surprise. Emma nodded. "Yeah, Evelyn told me and Emma. She told me the night that it happened, but I didn't say anything. But you should've told me yourself."

"I didn't know what I was doing, but I know that I don't want to talk to you, and I don't really wanna be around you right now, but we don't have a choice now here, do we?" Elena asked, walking past Morgana.

Morgana turned after her, grabbing Elena's arm. "Please, just-"

Elena ripped her arm out of Morgana's grasp. "No!" She showed Morgana her hands. "This is our brother's blood on my hands, Morgana. I stabbed him in the neck last night, and Emma caught him as he died. So forgive me if I'm not in the mood to listen to you try to talk your way out of this."

Elena walked into the bathroom, closing the door in her face.

Morgana looked down sadly.

...

Lockwood Mansion - Living Room

(Song:) Same Ol' - The Heavy

Hayley and Rosie sat on the couch together, with their feet propped up on the table in front of them.

Scott poured each of them another drink.

Three other hybrids were standing across the room.

Tyler walked into the room. "You're still going? I drank enough last night. And then I slept, which is what you guys should have done."

"We're just paying our respects to Dean." Scott told him, raising his glass.

"That's great, Scott, but could you pay them at a bar instead?" Tyler asked.

"Don't be mad." Hayley told him, standing, walking toward him. "We're celebrating our fallen hybrid friend."

Hayley put her glass to Tyler's lips, spilling some.

Rosie leaned forward in confused suspicion, raising one eyebrow.

Hayley wiped the excess liquor from his bottom lip with her thumb, licking her thumb.

"What's going on with you two?" Rosie asked.

Tyler and Hayley didn't answer, looking at Rosie.

Klaus walked into the room. "Well, don't let me interrupt."

"I didn't know you were here." Tyler told him, turning to face Klaus.

"Clearly." Klaus told him bitterly, walking between him and Hayley, taking a drink. Rosie leaned back into her seat, taking a drink from her glass. Hayley turned to face Klaus in annoyance. "Mm." Klaus turned to face Tyler. "Thought I'd just pop 'round to celebrate Dean's successful retrieval of the vampire Hunter. Yet, when I arrived, I learned that not only was Dean unsuccessful, or that Scott and Rosie could not follow a simple order because Caroline vervained her and you broke his neck..." Scott and Rosie exchanged a look, rolling their eyes. "But that Elena killed the Hunter."

"Well, maybe if you had let Dean use force on Connor instead of sending him in on a suicide mission..." Hayley trailed off.

"Maybe you should mind your business, wolf girl." Klaus replied.

"What do you care if Connor's dead, anyway?" Tyler asked.

Rosie looked away from them, down at her glass, swishing it around in small circles quietly.

"I have my reasons." Klaus told them vaguely. "They have ceased to mattered." He raised his bottle. "Cheers."

Klaus drank from his bottle.

There was a knock on the door.

(Song Ends)

...

Foyer

Tyler looked from the door to the hybrids, turning around, walking away, opening the door.

Caroline walked in, carrying a brown cardboard box. "Brought your stuff. Old laptop, your jersey, the charm bracelet."

"Care..." Tyler trailed off. Rosie stood, confused and curious, walking closer to the door. "This isn't a good time."

"Just take it." Caroline told him, pushing the box into his arms.

Tyler set the box down on the floor.

Klaus walked around Rosie into the foyer. "Caroline." Caroline crossed her arms over her chest. "By the break-up drama unfolding before me, I assume you've met Hayley." Rosie rolled her eyes, crossing her arms over her chest in annoyance. Caroline looked away. Klaus nodded, looking at Tyler, smirking. He looked at the hybrids. "All right, come on, let's go. Let's leave them alone. Including you, Rosie." Rosie looked away, rolling her eyes. "Your talents are needed elsewhere."

Tyler looked at Rosie protectively. He looked at Klaus defiantly. "For what?"

Scott led the other hybrids past Klaus and Rosie, out of the front door.

Klaus looked at Tyler, smirking. "I think you've got more important things to deal with, mate."

"She's my cousin." Tyler replied. "That's more important."

"Don't try to argue with him." Rosie told him. Klaus smirked, walking out of the house. Rosie stopped in front of Tyler. "I'll be fine." Tyler opened his mouth to argue. "Just stay out of it, Ty. Don't piss him off more than you've already had, because he will kill you."

"No, he won't kill me." Tyler told her. "He won't kill me because he's trying to get revenge against me. The same reason why he won't kill you. Because he's trying to get revenge against me."

"Yeah, well, there's nothing you can do about, though, is there?" Rosie asked.

Tyler didn't answer.

Rosie looked at him significantly, raising her eyebrows, walking out of the house, closing the door behind her.

Caroline, Tyler and Hayley listened to the sound of the hybrids getting into their cars and driving away.

Caroline smiled. "Do you think he bought it?"

"Hell, I bought it." Hayley told her.

Caroline laughed. "Thanks for the heads up that he was here, Hayley."

"You girls are good liars." Tyler told them, kissing Caroline.

Hayley watched them in slight jealousy.

...

Gilbert House - Bathroom

Elena was in the shower. As she cleaned herself off, she looked down, seeing blood. She gasped, backing away. She looked up at the shower head. Nothing but clean water came from the shower head. She looked down, seeing blood on the floor of the bathtub.

Elena jumped out of the shower, scared.

...

Kitchen

Morgana was cleaning Jeremy's blood off the floor.

Stefan, Isabella and Damon walked in.

Morgana looked up. "Where did Jeremy, Emma and Evelyn go?"

"School." Stefan answered. "Evelyn has them volunteering for some occult exhibit."

"Or maybe they didn't want to linger in a house where one sister just jammed a knife in Jeremy's neck and his friend compelled him to forget something that is so unbelievably important that Klaus made her do it, and that made her keep secrets from the others." Damon told them.

Morgana threw the rag she was using toward Damon.

Damon smirked, tilting his head to the side to make it miss, making the rag land in the sink behind him.

Morgana sighed, standing.

Stefan's phone rang. He looked at the screen, looking up in annoyance. "It's Klaus."

"Ooh, time to face the music." Isabella told him teasingly, leaning against the island. "Pay the piper. Dance with the devil."

"You know, I'm glad you find this amusing." Stefan told her. "If he finds out we told you, Damon and Emma about the Cure, he'll kill all of us."

"Quit avoiding him." Isabella told him. "That means shady. Shady people get outed."

Stefan answered his phone. "I don't want to talk about it."

Klaus was outside, walking through a neighborhood. "Well, I can't imagine why, what with Morgana trying to ruin all my plans for a hybrid-filled future before Elena did the deed."

"Well, it wouldn't have happened, if you hadn't sworn us both to secrecy." Stefan told him.

Morgana looked at Damon and Isabella.

Damon and Isabella nodded.

"Well, life's full of ifs, Stefan." Klaus told him. "But let's accentuate the positives, shall we? The Hunter was one of the Five. We'll find another. It may take centuries, but we've got nothing but time, right?"

"He's using his calm voice today." Isabella told them. "Someone's getting killed, and you better hope it's not you, Stef."

"Not you, if that's what you're worried about." Klaus told him. "But I am concerned about your beloved. Have the hallucinations started yet?"

Damon, Isabella, Morgana and Stefan exchanged a look.

"What do you know about that?" Stefan asked.

"I'll tell you." Klaus told him. "Where are you?"

"I'm at her house." Stefan answered.

Outside, Klaus walked up to the Gilbert House. "How convenient. So am I."

Inside, Morgana frowned in confusion.

There was a knock on the door.

Everyone in the kitchen looked toward the door.

Stefan hung up his phone.

...

Outside

Morgana opened the front door, walking outside, past Klaus.

Stefan followed her.

Klaus followed them. "You know, this would all be a lot more civilized if I was just invited inside."

"It's bad enough I'm out here talking to you." Morgana told him, turning to face him. "I'm not letting Jeremy invite you in. No way in hell. Now, what do you know?"

"I killed the original Five Hunters, remember?" Klaus asked. "When one kills a Hunter, there's a bit of a consequence."

"What kind of consequence?" Stefan asked.

"The Hunters were spelled by three witches to kill vampires." Klaus told them. "If you prevent one from fulfilling his destiny, then he'll take you down with him."

"What are you talking about?" Morgana asked. "Connor's dead."

"I mean, Connor's death won't prevent him from making Elena his final vampire kill." Klaus told them. "She'll need to come with me now. I'll lock her up. Keep her away from any sharp, wooden objects."

"She's not going anywhere with you." Morgana told him. "No-"

Klaus smirked, nodding in amusement, finishing the sentence with her. "Way in hell." Morgana crossed her arms over her chest, no longer speaking. "Your repeated lines of hate toward me have become predictable, Morgana. And if we leave your friend alone, she'll take her own life before the day is out."

"She's stronger than that." Stefan told him.

"Is she?" Klaus asked. "Believe me, it's for her own good."

...

Inside - Emma/Elena's room

Elena walked out of the bathroom. She looked in the mirror, adjusting her sweater. She saw Connor standing behind her. She gasped, turning around.

Connor touched the blood on his neck, walking toward her. "Would you like some? Your friend seemed to enjoy it when she drank from me. Before you killed me."

"I wasn't myself." Elena told him. "I was angry."

"Were you yourself when you snapped my neck with your bare hands?" Connor asked.

"You staked Morgana." Elena told him. "You tried to kill Jeremy. You tried to kill my family. And then you tried to kill me."

"Because you're monsters, and you deserve to die." Connor told her. "Admit it."

"No!" Elena told him.

Elena walked out of the room.

...

Kitchen

Damon and Isabella were cleaning the kitchen.

Elena walked into the kitchen, walking past Kaylin. "Damon... Isabella..."

Elena looked at Damon, but she saw Connor instead.

Connor stood. "Decomposition starts in the first twenty four hours." Elena turned toward Isabella, but she saw Connor instead. "I'm rotting in an unmarked grave because of you."

"No!" Elena told him, backing away.

"What's wrong?" Isabella asked.

Elena ran to the front door.

"Elena!" Damon called.

Damon and Isabella exchanged a look, turning after Elena to follow her.

...

Outside

Stefan, Morgana and Klaus were still standing on the lawn.

They heard the front door open.

Elena ran out onto the porch, slowing to a stop when she saw the three of them standing together.

Klaus rushed toward Elena, grabbing her, rushing away, leaving.

Damon and Isabella walked out onto the porch.

"Elena!" Damon called, looking at Stefan and Morgana.

Morgana looked around in worry.

...

Mystic Falls High School - Hallways

Jeremy and Matt were standing together alone.

Jeremy was looking at the new tattoo on his hand, the Hunter's Mark he had gotten after Connor had died.

Evelyn walked toward them.

Matt looked at Evelyn. "You know, I'm starting to think that you volunteering everyone for all of these events are just a distraction technique for us to get back into a human life."

"Where did you get that idea from?" Evelyn asked sarcastically.

Jeremy smiled.

Emma walked down the hallway.

Jeremy looked at Emma. "Emma. Hey." Emma stopped walking, turning to face them. "Never thought I'd see you willingly at one of these things."

"Let me guess." Matt told her, giving Evelyn a significant look. "Evelyn made you volunteer."

Evelyn smiled. "You can say that."

Emma raised her eyebrows in acknowledgement.

Jeremy looked at the tattoo on his hand.

Emma followed his gaze in confusion. She could see that tattoo. "Since when did you have that?"

Matt looked between them in confusion. "Since when does he have what?"

Emma gestured to Jeremy's hand. "You didn't notice that?"

Jeremy looked at Emma in shock. "You can see it?"

"Duh, dude, it's a freaking bold as hell tattoo." Emma told him.

"What tattoo?" Emma asked.

"The beginning of a mark like Connor's." Jeremy answered, looking at Emma in confusion.

Emma looked at him in shock. "Are you serious? That's what that looks like?"

Jeremy nodded. "It showed up after he died. He told me that I was a Potential. That that's why I could see his Mark."

"So, what are you saying?" Emma asked. "That I'm a Potential?" Jeremy nodded. "So what does that make you? Like, the next chosen one or something?"

"Could you take this a little more seriously?" Matt asked.

Emma looked between them. "I'm sorry. I'm a human Doppelgänger that lives with three vampires in my house. So, excuse me if I find a little hilarity in the fact that I just might be a Potential vampire Hunter."

"But it makes sense." Jeremy told her.

"In what world does it makes sense?" Emma asked.

"You raised yourself to fight back against the vampires after Stefan and Elizabeth left." Jeremy told her.

Emma nodded. "I did."

"And you know how to fight, plus you've got strength, character and otherwise." Matt told her.

"And you've even trained yourself." Evelyn added.

Emma shook her head. "This is not happening. I'm just recovering from a tumor that nearly made me die. How can I be a..."

Emma trailed off when she saw April and Shane walking toward them.

"Hey, guys." April told them.

"Hey, April." Liam told her.

"Well, don't let her do the heavy lifting." Shane told them. "I found her wandering the hallways with this." He showed them a giant rock. "Just teasing. I'm the guy who wrangles all the freaky stuff." He shook each of their hands. "Atticus Shane. Please call me Shane, I beg you. Thank you guys for helping. I really appreciate it. You all get free admission to my free exhibit."

Shane walked away.

"Why does he look so familiar?" April asked.

"No idea." Emma told him. "And I'm gone."

Emma started to walk away.

Jeremy took a step after her. "Wait. Emma-"

Emma held up a hand to stop him, walking away.

April looked at Jeremy, Liam and Matt in confusion. "What was that about?"

Liam shook her head. "Who knows?"

"Hey, um, have you guys seen Rebekah?" April asked. Matt rolled his eyes, exchanging a look with Jeremy because they had gone through this before. "She said she was gonna help me look into what caused the explosion at my dad's farm and then she just..."

"Disappeared, yeah, I know." Matt finished, picking up a box, walking away, leaving.

April, Jeremy and Evelyn exchanged a look.

...

Gilbert House - Kitchen

Elizabeth, Stefan, Damon, Isabella and Morgana were talking.

"You lost her?" Elizabeth asked.

"Well, lost is a very strong word" Isabella told him. "We just technically don't know where she is."

"I'm more worried about what Klaus said about this Hunter's Curse." Stefan told them.

"How does Klaus even know about this?" Damon asked.

"How does Klaus know anything?" Elizabeth replied. "Guy's like a billion years old."

"He said it was a witch's curse." Morgana told them. She looked from Damon to Elizabeth. "Head to the school. Get Bonnie and Sally from the school occult exhibit. You two do your thing. If they don't know what to do, then maybe Shane might."

Stefan looked at Elizabeth, pointing at her. "You, do not go anywhere, I will need your help soon."

"No, not Klaus bait." Elizabeth complained.

"Get used to it, Lizzie." Morgana told her, backing away.

"And where are you two going?" Elizabeth asked.

"We're gonna get her back." Stefan answered.

Stefan and Morgana turned around, walking away, leaving.

Elizabeth gave them a look they didn't see.

...

Dusk - Mystic Falls High School - Outside

(Song:) Ho Hey - The Lumineers

Sally, Bonnie and Liam stood together.

Sally looked at Liam. "You did what?"

"I signed Elizabeth up for Miss Mystic Falls." Liam answered.

"I heard that part, Liam." Sally told her. "Why would you do that?"

"Because i thought she would have fun." Liam answered.

Bonnie smiled. "I think it's a good idea."

Liam smiled. "Thank you."

Sally ignored the exchange. "She need to practice, Liam."

"Oh, dance practice is tomorrow after school." Liam told her.

"You know that's not what I meant." Sally told her.

"Oh, I know." Liam told her. "But you said it yourself, magic is harder to control for her. So maybe, if she takes a day off of practicing, then maybe it'll be easier the next time she practices."

Bonnie looked at Sally. "She makes a good point, Tor."

Sally looked to Bonnie. "Who's side are you on?"

"Both." Bonnie answered

Sally rolled her eyes expressively.

Liam smiled, looking at Sally. "Oh, and she doesn't get to know her escort, or what her dress looks like until the big day. Okay?" Sally opened her mouth to speak. Liam cut her off. "Okay."

Bonnie looked behind Sally, slowly starting to smile. "Oh, and, uh, Sally, I think we have the biggest surprise for you yet."

"What?" Sally asked. "Why?"

Bonnie nodded behind her.

Sally turned around.

A guy walked toward them, smiling a small smile.

"Oh, my God." Bonnie told them. "Derek. Jackson."

Sally smiled a wide, bright smile, running toward Derek, into his arms, giggling and laughing.

Bonnie and Liam smiled as they watched them.

Liam bounced slightly, happily, clapping his hands silently, looking at Bonnie with a wide smile.

Bonnie smiled.

Ryan and Sally pulled apart from the embrace.

"Well, I can see that nothing's changed in that department." Sally told them.

The two laughed.

(Song Ends)

...

Klaus' Mansion - Elena's Prison Room

Rosie opened the door to the room.

Klaus dragged Elena into the room.

"Let go of me." Elena told him.

"Certainly." Klaus told her, letting go. "I apologize for the lack of windows. It's to preserve the art. And, of course, to prevent you from taking off your daylight ring and burning yourself to death in the sun."

Elena gave him a look of confusion and distaste. "I'm not gonna kill myself. I would never do that."

"Oh, but you'll want to." Klaus told her. "I did. Problem is, I'm immortal."

"You went through this?" Elena asked.

"Yes, I did." Klaus answered. "For fifty-two years, four months, and nine days. I was tormented, in my dreams, my every waking moment. Relentless, never ending torture. It was the only period of my life when I actually felt time."

"So, you knew that this would happen if Connor died?" Elena asked. "That's why you got involved. Did Stefan and
Morgana know too?"

"All they knew was that the Hunter had to be kept alive." Klaus told her. "Morgana broke that rule because of her anger. You should have listened to them when they said they had it covered, love."

"What else do Stefan and Morgana know?" Elena asked.

"Well, that's one of life's little mysteries, isn't it?" Klaus asked, backing away, turning around, walking toward the now-closed, steel door.

"How did you make it stop?" Elena asked.

Klaus stopped, turning to face Elena. "I didn't. Eventually it just stopped. The hallucinations tend to appear in strange forms." He knocked on the door of the prison room. Rosie opened it, looking extremely guilty. "Don't say I didn't warn you."

Klaus walked out of the room.

Rosie started to close the door.

Elena took a step toward her. "Rosie... wait."

"I'm sorry, Elena." Rosie told her. "I don't have a choice."

...

Hallway

Rosie closed the door, locking it.

Scott stood next to her, looking at Rosie.

Rosie shook her head in annoyance. "Do not start."

"I didn't say anything." Scott told her.

"You didn't have to." Rosie replied, looking away.

Scott smirked, shaking his head.

Rosie gave him a look.

...

Night - Lockwood Mansion - Living Room

Morgana and Tyler were standing.

Caroline was sitting in a chair.

Morgana looked at Tyler and Caroline. "He's got Elena. I need you to get the other hybrids away. I know I'm probably asking the impossible, but..."

"Actually, you're not." Tyler told her. Morgana gave him a surprised look. "Hayley is the one that helped me break the sire bond. She showed me what to do, how to help. When she showed up here, I thought it was just coincidence, but it turns out she's been helping one of them, her friend Chris. And she came to help us get the rest of them out from under Klaus."

"So..." Morgana trailed off. "Are you telling me that Chris isn't sired anymore?"

Caroline smiled a smug smile. "That's exactly what he's telling you."

...

Klaus' Mansion - Elena's Prison Room

Rosie put a bag on the bed. "Clothes, toothbrush." Elena was sitting in one of the black leather chairs with her knees folded to her chest and her hands to her head. Rosie turned to her, regretting and hurt. "Klaus said you're gonna be here until he figures out where to put you."

"Just please go away." Elena told her, not looking at her.

Rosie sighed. "I'm sorry, Elena."

Elena looked at her. "How can you do this to me? Rosie, I'm your friend. Or, at least, I was."

Rosie's voice was a harsh whisper in case any one was listening. "Because I don't have a choice. I have to do whatever Klaus says, and if someone tries to get me to break the sire bond, they die. I have to kill them, and it doesn't matter if it's you, or Caroline, or Tyler." Elena's eyes widened. Rosie nodded. "Yeah. So, unless you can convince an Original to compel me to transform into a wolf, to break every bone in my body a hundred times until I'm not sired anymore, until I get my freedom, please, just try to remember that I'm not the one doing this to you."

Elena hesitated, nodding slowly. "Go. Just go."

Rosie sighed, hurt and guilt-ridden, walking toward the door, revealing Connor to be standing behind her as she closed and locked the door.

"I can't." Connor told her. "I'm going to be with you forever, a constant reminder of what you've become. So, tell me, how did it feel to drain the life out of me?"

"It was horrible." Elena told him. "It was the worst thing that I've ever done."

"You're lying." Connor told her.

"No, I'm not." Elena told him.

"Yes, you are." Connor told her. "Tell the truth."

"I am telling the truth." Elena told him.

"You're lying." Connor told her.

Elena stood, walking closer to him. "Fine! I liked it. I loved the feeling of taking your head in my own two hands, twisting it and feeling your neck crack. Are you happy?"

"I'm not happy, Elena." Connor told her. "I'm dead. Did you know I had a family? A brother, parents."

Elena seemed guilt-ridden the second she heard this. "I'm sorry. I'm-I'm really sorry."

"Are you sorry about your parents?" Connor asked. "It's your fault they died."

Elena shook her head. "Don't."

"They ran off Wickery Bridge with you and your sister in the car, but they weren't supposed to be there, were they?" Connor asked. "They died because of you. And I'm not going to stop until you've taken your last, miserable breath."

"I'm not going to let you do this to me." Elena told him.

Connor laughed. "Then get rid of me. Kill yourself. You never wanted to be a vampire in the first place. Now look at what you've become. You're a monster, and you deserve to die." Elena turned away from him, covering her ears. "You don't want to listen to me? Fine."

Elena turned around.

Katherine stood there instead of Connor. "Then how about you and I have a little chat?"

Elena looked at her in complete surprise. "Katherine?"

Katherine smirked. "Did you miss me?"

...

Mystic Falls High School - Occult Exhibit

Shane was giving a lecture on the artifacts at the exhibit. "You're looking at what people believed to be the world's first tombstone. This item was donated to Whitmore College last month."

April and Liam were watching the lecture.

"Oh, I just remembered how I know him." April told her. "Through my dad."

"That guy knew your dad?" Liam asked.

"Yeah." April answered. "He taught a theology seminar at Whitmore last year."

"It belonged to a very powerful witch, a witch so powerful in fact that Silas, that was his name, created a spell that would grant him immortality." Shane went on. "Now legend says that Silas did the spell with the help of a lady witch who loved him, a woman named Qetsiyah. Sadly for Qetsiyah, Silas wanted to give immortality to another woman, so Qetsiyah killed her and Silas' other lover, the best friend, as well. In revenge, Silas turned Qetsiyah's sister immortal. Then, in revenge against his revenge, Qetsiyah turned Silas' sister immortal. Qetsiyah's sister was also Silas' sister's best friend. She wanted to die a human death, so Qetisyah created an elixir to turn her witch once more, and then let her younger sister die the way that she wanted. Silas' sister wanted revenge against her brother for the destruction that he had caused, and she made a deal with Qetsiyah to bury Silas alive, leaving him powerless, immortal, and alone. This might actually be the origin story of 'Hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn.'"

Sally, Isabella, and Evelyn led the way through the crowd, with Damon and Bonnie following them.

Emma stood alone, looking toward them. She looked away.

Damon looked at the witches and Isabella. "You got this?"

"Yeah." Bonnie answered. "We'll bring him to you."

Damon, Evelyn and Isabella walked away.

"Legend has it, that Qetsiyah is dead, but Silas' sister is still immortal, causing pain to those who have caused her, just like her older brother," Shane told them. "Now, it's said that Silas wants to rise again." Damon, Evelyn and Isabella stopped walking. Regain his power, wreak havoc on the world, get revenge against his long-lost sister who dared turned against him after the pain he had caused her, igniting a war between the two single greatest powerful beings on this world. Maybe we should be afraid. Or maybe it's all a bunch of crap and this is just an old rock." Everyone laughed. "All right, listen, enjoy exploring the exhibit. I'll be around to answer any questions. Thank you for coming." Everyone stood, starting to wander toward the exhibits. Shane walked over to Sally and Bonnie. "Hey, you guys made it."

"Nice cautionary tale." Bonnie told him. "Qetsiyah sounds like a bad ass."

"Nothing compared to Silas, or his sister." Shane told them.

Sally and Bonnie nodded in understanding.

Emma turned, starting to walk toward the hall.

Jeremy stood in her way.

Emma looked at Jeremy in annoyance. "What do you want, Jeremy?"

"Did you really see it, or were you just messing with me?" Jeremy asked.

Emma gave him a look. "Did you tell anyone that you had seen it? Because Matt, your best friend, and Evelyn, your ex-girlfriend who you so obviously are still in love with, sure did look confused and surprised to find out that you had it."

"No, I didn't tell anyone." Jeremy answered.

"Then how would I have known about it to mess with you with it?" Emma asked. "Think that one through, Jeremy."

Emma pushed past Jeremy, walking away.

Jeremy turned after her. "You can't just pretend that you didn't see it." Emma stopped walking, sighing, looking over her shoulder to look at Jeremy. "I tried."

"Obviously not well enough." Emma told him.

Emma walked away, leaving him alone.

Jeremy watched her go, sighing.

...

Klaus' Mansion - Elena's Prison Room

Katherine was circling around Elena.

Elena was sitting in a chair, crying.

"Don't you ever stop crying?" Katherine asked. "Poor Elena, always the victim. Except now you're a killer. What does Stefan think of the new you?"

"Shut up." Elena told her.

"The girl he fell in love with is gone, you know." Katherine told her. "You're like me now. Maybe worse."

"I made a mistake." Elena told her. "I can do better."

"No, you can't." Katherine told her. "You're a vampire. You'll kill again, it'll change you, and it'll keep changing you until you're just like me."

Elena stood, staring angrily at Katherine. "I am nothing like you."

"I was you before Emma even existed." Katherine told her. "And when Stefan knew the real me, he hated me. And now he's gonna hate you, too." She turned around, walking away. "But, at least you still have Damon. But wouldn't you lose your sister forever if you fell in love with the guy she's not in love with more than you already are?"

"Shut up!" Elena told her, rushing toward her.

Katherine wasn't actually there.

Elena landed on the bed. She sat up, still crying with her hands on her head.

...

Mystic Falls High School - Alaric's Classroom

Damon was sitting in Alaric's desk.

Evelyn and Isabella stood nearby.

"Where is everyone?" Damon asked.

"They're coming." Evelyn told him. "Take a drink to chill."

Isabella sighed, leaning against a desk behind her.

Damon shrugged, opening a drawer, taking out a bottle of bourbon, smiling a small smile, propping his feet up on the desk. "You're missing all the adventure, pal." He held up the bottle for Alaric, taking a drink. He gave Evelyn and Isabella a look. "You did not just see that."

Isabella shook her head, shrugging. "I did not just see that if you stop being such a dick."

Evelyn smirked.

Bonnie, Sally and Shane walked into the room.

"Shane, this is our friends, Damon, Evelyn and Isabella." Bonnie told him. "Damon, Isabella and Evelyn are kind of like experts on this stuff too."

"We audited your class." Damon told him. "Very enlightening."

"That's right, I remember you." Shane told them. "What's your specialty?"

"The origin of a species." Damon answered.

"Ah, I think Darwin would arm wrestle you for that distinction." Shane told him.

"Not that species." Damon told him.

"You're into the monster stuff." Shane realized. Isabella scoffed, looking down. "All right, awesome."

"I was kind of hoping you might have stumbled upon this at some point, maybe." Evelyn told him, pulling out a piece of paper, handing it to Shane.

Shane took the drawing of the tattoo Jeremy had been forced to make by Klaus. "This is the Hunter's Mark. Where did you get this?"

"Came to me in a dream." Evelyn told him.

"Do you know anything about the Hunter's Curse?" Isabella asked.

"Why, you got a dead Hunter in the trunk of your car or something?" Shane asked, a little nervous.

"Metaphorically speaking." Evelyn told him.

Shane looked at Isabella. "How would you know about it?"

"Saw it in a very crappy movie that didn't do the monster stuff justice." Isabella told him. "I just wanted to know the truth."

Shane nodded. "Well, legend says that if a Hunter is killed by that which it hunts, then that person will be cursed to walk the Earth in torment until..."

"Until?" Sally asked.

"Until the new Hunter is awakened and their legacy is passed on." Shane answered. "They're called Potentials." Damon, Evelyn and Isabella exchanged a look. Evelyn pulled out her phone, dialing Jeremy's number. "Listen, I have a bunch of research on it. Why don't I go grab it for you?"

"That'd be great." Damon told him. Shane handed him the drawing back. "Hey, thanks."

Shane left the classroom.

Sally looked at the others. "How the hell are we supposed to find a potential Hunter?"

"Yeah, about that." Evelyn told them, putting her phone up to her ear. "Jer, we just might have found a way to save Elena, and we need your help to do it."

Bonnie looked at Evelyn in confusion.

Evelyn gave her a forced smile.

...

Klaus' Mansion - Parlor

Tyler, Stefan, Chris and Morgana walked into the room.

Tyler looked at Chris. "Thanks for meeting us."

"Yeah, but make it fast, Klaus will be back soon." Chris told them.

Stefan looked at Tyler and Morgana.

Tyler raised his eyebrows.

Morgana smirked.

Stefan looked at Chris, shaking his head. "No, he won't."

...

Mystic Grill

(Song:) Bedroom Eyes - Dum Dum Girls

Klaus was sitting at the bar, drinking a glass of wine.

Elizabeth walked toward him, taking off her leather jacket. "Place looks pretty good considering your hybrid got blown up in it."

"Elisaveta." Klaus told her. "To what do I owe the pleasure?"

Elizabeth stood next to him. "I want you to give Elena back."

"You mean the Salvatore brothers want Elena back, and they sent you to sweet talk me." Klaus told her. "Well, good form, but I'm afraid I can't do it."

"Why not?" Elizabeth asked.

"She needs my help." Klaus told her. Elizabeth scoffed, rolling her eyes. "Look, I'm not gonna burden you with the gory details."

"What makes you think that I don't already know?" Elizabeth asked.

"Well, maybe you can tell me what you think that you know over the drink that I may or may not be offering you." Klaus told her.

Elizabeth sighed, sitting down next to him. "Okay. Sure."

Klaus smiled.

Elizabeth looked at him.

(Song Ends)

...

Klaus' Mansion - Parlor

Stefan, Morgana, Tyler and Chris were talking.

Stefan looked at Chris. "All you need to do is get me access to Elena and we'll take it from there."

"Please, man, help us and then you can disappear." Morgana told him. "You'll be free."

"Yeah, until Klaus sends one of his other hybrids after me." Chris told them.

"Hayley and I got your back." Tyler told him. "We'll make sure nothing happens."

...

Elena's Prison Room

Katherine was still tormenting Elena. "You were such a good girl when you were human. Always willing to sacrifice yourself for your friends; except weren't they usually the ones that ended up getting hurt?"

"I never wanted that." Elena told her.

"Bonnie lost her Grams because of you." Katherine told her. "Her mom was turned into a vampire because of you. You know, she probably secretly hates you. Or what about Emma? You were stealing her boyfriend without realizing it, and now she likes Elijah when all you care about is Damon. Did you ever think of that? I bet they'd be relieved if you were gone."

"I'm not gonna kill myself!" Elena told her.

"Ugh, why not?" Katherine complained. "Your very existence brings people nothing but pain. I mean, maybe it was worth it when you were worth it, but you're nothing now. You're a monster, Elena. You deserve to die."

Elena was in tears, falling back into a chair.

...

Hallway

Scott and Rosie were still standing guard out in the hall.

"Listening to that?" Rosie asked.

"Like a one-sided, crazy-person conversation." Scott told her.

"Elena's not crazy." Rosie told him.

"No, she's just being tormented by images of a dead vampire Hunter and her twins evil Doppelganger." Scott told her sarcastically.

Rosie gave him a look.

Chris walked toward them. "Klaus said you two have to go to Tyler."

"Why?" Rosie asked.

"Something about his girl Caroline." Chris told them.

Rosie sighed an annoyed sigh, pushing away from the door. "Of course it has to do with her."

"I'll take over here." Chris told them.

Scott and Rosie nodded, turning around, walking away.

Chris watched them go.

Stefan and Morgana turned around the corner, walking toward Chris.

Chris handed Morgana the keys.

Morgana unlocked the door to Elena's room.

...

Elena's Prison Room

Stefan walked in.

Elena was sitting on the floor, with her arms wrapped around her legs. She gasped, turning to look at the door.

"Elena." Stefan told her. "Hey." He slowly walked into the room. Elena started to back away. She saw Connor instead of Stefan. "Hey, it's okay. It's me."

"No, no." Elena told him, scrambling off the floor, continuing to back away. "Stay-stay away from me."

Morgana walked in. "Let us help you."

Elena saw Katherine instead of Morgana. She rushed toward the bed, grabbing a lead pipe that was underneath it. She rushed toward Stefan.

Stefan grabbed her by the wrist, preventing her from harming him. "Elena, stop!"

Elena threw Stefan against the wall, rushing toward him, stabbing him in the stomach with the lead pipe, letting Stefan fall to the floor.

Elena rushed toward the door.

Morgana rushed in her way. "Elena!"

Elena saw Katherine instead of Morgana, rushing toward a painting, ripping off the wooden frame, rushing toward Morgana, staking her in the heart. Morgana gasped. Elena saw Katherine gasp instead of Morgana.

Morgana started to desiccate, falling to the floor.

Elena rushed out of the room.

...

Mystic Falls High School - Deserted Exhibit

Damon, Bonnie, Evelyn and Isabella were standing in the hallway by the artifacts.

Bonnie held the papers about the Five, looking from Damon to Evelyn to Isabella. "How did I not know any of this stuff about Jeremy?"

"Hey, don't feel bad." Isabella told her. "I didn't know until last night, and that was because Evelyn told me."

"The witch who loses her powers and the teen vampire who wasn't supposed to know in the first place get left out of the important conversations." Damon told them.

Bonnie gave him an incredulous look.

Isabella opened her mouth to go off on him.

"Give them a break." Evelyn told her.

Jeremy ran into the room. "Is everything okay? Is it Elena?"

"We figured out how to help her." Bonnie told him. "You need to kill a vampire."

"I still say we give him a stake and have him kill Damon right now." Evelyn told them.

"Easy, Van Helsing." Damon told her. "We'll get him one. Don't worry."

Damon's phone rang.

Bonnie looked at Jeremy. "Before you do this, you need to know what you're getting yourself into."

Bonnie handed him the papers.

Damon answered his phone. "You can rest easy, brother. We figured out how to solve our little Elena problem."

In Klaus' Mansion, Stefan pulled the pipe out of his stomach. "Yeah, well, now we have a bigger one. We lost her."

"What?" Damon asked. "Again?"

Stefan crawled closer to Morgana, pulling her desiccated body toward him. "She's in bad shape. We tried to help her and she attached us." He laid Morgana's head in his lap. "Morgana's dead. She'll come back, though. I'll stay with her until she does. Listen, you go find her, all right? Talk her down. She'll listen to you." He pulled the stake out of Morgana's heart. "Just tell me what I need to do to end this."

Stefan hung up, putting his phone away. He looked down on Morgana's desiccated form, brushing a strand of hair out of her face, waiting for her to come back to life.

...

Mystic Grill

(Song:) Away Frm U - Oberhofer

Elizabeth and Klaus were sitting at the bar, having a drink.

Elizabeth looked at her phone. She had gotten multiple messages from Stefan telling her that Elena had escaped, and he didn't know where she was. She looked at Klaus, tilting her head, smiling innocently. "So, here's the thing. I didn't just come here to try to get you to release Elena."

"You don't say." Klaus told her.

"I came here to distract you so that Stefan and Morgana could go to your house and break her out, which they did." Elizabeth told him. "And, don't get mad, but then... they lost her." Klaus stood in anger, starting to walk away. Elizabeth stood, turning after him. "Klaus."

Klaus turned to face her. "Elisaveta, you're beautiful, but if you don't stop talking, I will kill you."

"You say the nicest things." Elizabeth told him sarcastically. Klaus turned around, starting to walk away. "They figured out how to stop the hallucinations."

Klaus turned to face her. "Okay, you have ten seconds to tell me."

(Song Ends)

...

Street

Elena was walking down a street. She was having flashbacks about the night she became a vampire, feeding on people at the frat party, and killing Connor.

Connor and Katherine walked on either side of her, tormenting her farther.

"Are you ready to die yet?" Connor asked. "You know it's your only way out of this."

"You can't take back what you did." Katherine told her. "It can never be undone. You're a monster. You deserve to die."

...

Wickery Bridge

Elena stopped abruptly. She walked over to the railing, looking down into the water.

Miranda appeared. "It's okay, sweetie."

Elena looked over, seeing her mother standing beside her. "Mom?"

Miranda smiled, brushing Elena's hair behind her ear, placing a hand on her cheek. "I know what you're going through. It's okay. This bridge is where your life should have ended." She lowered her hand. "Not just once, but twice. You were ready to die, remember?"

Elena shook her head. "I don't know what to do."

"Yes, you do, honey." Miranda told her. "You know exactly what to do." She looked down at Elena's hand. Elena looked down, lifting her hand, looking at her daylight ring. Miranda looked at Elena, smiling. "That's right. The sun will come up and this will all be over. It's the right thing to do, Elena. You know it is. Admit it."

"Because I'm a monster." Elena told her. "And I deserve to die."

Elena looked over the water, taking off her ring, dropping it into the water below.

...

Elena continued to stand on the bridge. She watched as dawn approached over the mountain range. "I can't do this. I can't leave Jeremy and Emma."

"They're better off without you." Miranda told her. "Don't you see that?"

"But, Mom, they won't have anyone." Elena told him.

"Jeremy will have you." Miranda told her. "You'll be a ghost who helps him, not a monster who hurts him."

Elena started to cry. "You're-you're right. I-I-I'm sorry. I... Mommy, I didn't mean to disappoint you."

"You didn't." Miranda told her. "You were everything I ever wanted you to be. But you died. And you were supposed to stay dead."

Damon approached from behind Elena. "Elena."

Elena turned to face him. "Damon?" She turned back to see that her mother was gone. She was upset, turning to face Damon. "How did you find me?"

"Didn't take a genius to figure it out." Damon told her. "Third time's the charm."

"You were right, Damon." Elena told him. "Vampires kill people. Stefan was right, too. I can't live with myself."

"Look at you, being all glass is half empty." Damon told her. "Let's just go talk about this before you do something stupid, okay?"

Elena turned her head to see Connor.

"The sun will be up soon." Connor told her. "It's almost over."

Elena nodded, looking over the water.

The sun was slowly starting to rise.

Elena looked down.

Damon looked at Elena's hand. "Where's your ring?" Elena didn't answer. "Where's your ring, Elena?"

...

Lockwood Mansion - Foyer

Rosie walked into her own house.

Tyler and Hayley stood together in the darkness, waiting for her.

"Hey." Tyler told her awkwardly.

"This isn't about Caroline, is it?" Rosie asked.

"No." Tyler answered. Rosie tilted her head. "But, I did free you from Elena-duty for the night."

Rosie nodded. "Chris' got her so Klaus shouldn't be mad at me."

"I wouldn't be so sure about that." Hayley told her.

Rosie looked between them with confusion and suspicion. "What'd you guys do? Why did Chris switch shifts with me just for us to talk? And why does Klaus and Caroline think something's going on with you two when I know nothing's happened between you guys. Like, ever?"

"The less questions you ask, the better." Tyler told her.

"You mean, the less I know, the better, 'cause that way, Klaus doesn't find out about it if he asks me one wrong question." Rosie corrected.

"Damn, you're smart." Hayley told her. "Okay, so don't rat me out on this, but I helped Chris break his sire bond." Rosie sighed, tilting her head forward in shock. "I mean, Klaus only said someone would get killed if they tried to break yours."

"Just don't say anything to Klaus." Tyler told her. "'Cause Chris' leaving for good."

"I can only promise that if he doesn't ask." Rosie told them. "You know that. But I promise I'll try."

Hayley and Tyler nodded.

Chris walked into the house with a duffel bag, looking at Rosie, scared and nervous yet trying to remain calm. "Sworn to secrecy?"

"If Klaus doesn't ask, you're free to go." Rosie told him. She shook her head. "Just don't tell me where you're going."

"Got it." Chris told her.

"You're doing a good thing, Chris." Tyler told him.

"Yeah, well, let's see how fast a good thing could get me out of town." Chris replied.

Hayley reached out to hug him. "Call me when you're safe."

"Yeah." Chris answered.

Rosie wrapped her arms around him, pulling away. "Now get out of here before Klaus kills you."

Chris chuckled hysterically, picking up his duffel, turning to the door, opening it.

Klaus stepped inside. "Going somewhere?"

Klaus turned toward Rosie, glaring, rushing toward her, grabbing her throat, pushing her into the stairs, her feet dangling above the floor.

Tyler walked forward.

"Ty, don't." Rosie warned.

"When I said don't let her out of your sight, what did you think I meant?" Klaus asked.

"What are you talking about?" Rosie asked incredulously.

"It's not her fault!" Tyler told him. "It's mine. I was distracting her. It's my fault she got away!"

"And maybe you should be the one to die for it." Klaus told him, raising Kacie higher off of the floor by her throat. "Or would your cousins final death be a satisfying punishment?"

"No one has to die!" Hayley told him.

Klaus let Rosie go, dropping her to the floor.

Tyler stood next to Rosie, helping her stand.

Klaus turned to face Hayley angrily. "Did I not say mind your business?"

Hayley hesitated, not even the least bit scared. "Tyler's covering for me. I'm the one that let her go."

"Hayley..." Tyler and Rosie trailed off.

"No." Hayley told them. She looked at Klaus. "You want someone dead, go ahead. Kill me. I'd rather die anyway than end up as one of your sired little bitches."

"Don't tempt me, little wolf." Klaus told her.

Chris grew annoyed and impatient, wanting to protect the innocent and admit what he had done. "Tyler and Hayley are covering for me. I sent Scott and Rosie home to let her out."

Klaus turned to him, glaring. "This, I believe. Your existence is to serve me. To please me. Do you understand?"

"I'm sorry." Chris told him, still scared. "I won't fail you again."

"No, you won't." Klaus agreed, stepping out of the way of the door. "Get out of here."

Chris walked toward the door, opening it.

Stefan stepped inside, staking Chris.

"No!" Hayley told them, covering her mouth.

Jeremy walked in with a cleaver in his hands.

Rosie looked at him in shock. "Jeremy?"

...

Wickery Bridge

Damon and Elena were still on the bridge.

Damon looked at Elena. "We need to get you inside."

Elena looked at Damon.

Connor stood behind Elena. "It's almost time."

"What you're going through is a curse." Damon told her. "We know how to break it, but we just have to get you inside."

"Don't let him stop you." Connor told her. "I know you want to, but you can't. Don't."

Damon looked over the mountains, seeing the sun had inched its way further up in the sky. He looked at Elena. "Damn it, Elena."

Damon rushed toward Elena, trying to grab her.

Elena rushed around him, standing in the place he had been standing at.

Damon was standing at the place that she had been standing at.

Elena stayed a good distance away.

...

Lockwood Mansion - Foyer

Stefan, Jeremy, Klaus, Rosie, Tyler, Hayley and Chris were in their confrontation.

Tyler looked at Jeremy. "What the hell, man?"

"I'm sorry." Stefan told them, looking at Jeremy, nodding.

Jeremy chopped Chris' head off with the cleaver.

Hayley screamed, putting her hands in front of her eyes to keep herself from seeing the damage.

Rosie looked at them in shock.

...

Wickery Bridge

Elena gasped, feeling the lift of the effects of the curse, completely herself again, no longer effected by the demonic hallucinations.

...

Lockwood Mansion - Foyer

Jeremy looked down at his hand. The tattoo grew from his hand to his forearm.

...

Wickery Bridge

Elena breathed heavily. She opened her eyes.

Connor had disappeared.

Elena looked at Damon. "He's gone."

"It's okay." Damon told her.

They started to hear a sizzling noise.

Elena looked down. The flesh on her hand was starting to burn.

Damon looked at the sun, seeing it start to rise. He looked at Elena.

Elena's face had started to burn as well.

Elena looked at Damon, scared of burning to death. "Damon?"

Damon rushed toward Elena, grabbing her, making both of them fall over the railing and into the water below.

...

Day Three

Morning - Gilbert House - Emma/Elena's Room

(Song:) The Thread of the Thing - Fay Wolf

Elena woke in her bed. She looked at her hand, seeing her hand in the sunlight, with her daylight ring back on her ring. She slowly started to sit up.

She heard Damon's voice. "Fished it out of the river for you." Elena turned, looking at him. Damon was sitting on the window seat. "Little tip, vampires hate to swim. How are you feeling?"

"My head's clear." Elena told him. "I can remember everything, but not like I live it. Like it was a really bad dream." She paused, remembering. "You saved me. Thank you."

"Well, you know what they say about teenage suicide." Damon told her, standing, sitting on her bed. "Don't do it."

Elena smiled. "I just can't believe that I almost..."

"You weren't yourself." Damon told her.

Elena took his hand in hers. "Yeah, but if it wasn't for you..."

Damon looked at her hand holding his.

Elena looked down as well.

Damon held her hand up, rubbing his thumb in circles over the back of her hand. He sighed. "I'm about to take a very high, annoying road and tell you something." He took his hand away from her, placing it on top of her hand instead of holding it. "Because I know that you think Stefan and Morgana have been lying to you. Which, yeah, they have, but it is not what you think. Everything that they've been doing, they've been doing for you. To help you. And after they kill me for telling you this, I want you to throw my ashes off of Wickery Bridge, okay?" Elena chuckled. "There may be away out of this for you, Elena." Elena looked at him, confused. "There may be a Cure."

Elena was surprised.

(Song Ends)

...

Lockwood Mansion - Living Room

Hayley and Rosie were asleep on the couch.

Tyler was sitting next to them in a stupor with a bottle of Scotch in his hands.

Caroline walked into the room. "Tyler."

Tyler stirred. "It's just us. Paying our respects to Chris."

Tyler took a drink from the bottle.

"Tyler, we didn't have a choice." Caroline told him.

"I told him we had his back." Tyler told her. "I told him if he helped us he'd be free."

"But we needed to help our friend." Caroline told him.

"Yeah, we helped our friend by handing over another friend." Tyler told her.

"Chris wasn't-" Caroline started.

"Chris was a friend, Caroline." Tyler told her, standing. "He's like me. He's part of my pack. All he wanted to do was be unsired by that disgusting piece of..."

Tyler didn't finish, throwing his bottle of bourbon to the wall, making it shatter.

Caroline jumped, looking at Tyler in surprise.

Hayley and Rosie woke up, sitting up in annoyance and surprise.

"What the hell is going on?" Hayley asked.

"Nothing." Tyler told them. He looked at Caroline. "Nothing at all. Just celebrating the life of a fallen hybrid friend."

Rosie blinked, yawning, standing, looking at Caroline and Tyler. "Look, whatever's going on with you two..." She looked at Hayley. "And you..." She looked at Caroline and Tyler. "You've been through way too much to just..." She shook her head, looking for a better word choice. "Throw it all away." She looked at Caroline. "And I can tell you that nothing happened between them in Appalachia. So just get over your territorial bitch act. It's been a really long last few weeks, and your guys' 'love triangle' is the least of my worries. So, thank you, and goodbye."

Rosie turned around, walking away, leaving them alone in the room.

Caroline, Tyler and Hayley exchanged surprised, quiet looks, not daring to say a word.

...

Mystic Grill

(Song:) It's Alive - A Fine Frenzy

Isabella and Emma were sitting at the bar at the Grill.

Emma reached for the drink on the bar.

Isabella looked at Nicola. "Please tell me that Jeremy wasn't serious when he said that you could see his tattoo."

Emma stopped moving. "He told you."

"Oh, was he supposed to keep it a secret?" Isabella asked sarcastically. Emma reached for a drink. Isabella took the drink away from her. "Don't ignore me when I'm talking to you."

"Yes, Mom." Emma told her sarcastically. "Jeremy's a full Hunter now. I'm still just a Potential. I won't become a Hunter because of the four vampires that I live with, so let's just leave it as 'Make sure Emma doesn't kill a vampire'."

"Emma..." Isabella trailed off.

"Drop it, Isabella." Emma told her.

"Gladly." Isabella told her. "You're not exactly a ray of sunshine, are you?'

"Like you can do any better." Emma replied.

Evelyn walked toward them. "Oh, by the way, Elizabeth did a good job with getting Klaus to serve up one of his hybrids for Jeremy to kill, Salvatore Barbie. How did she do it?"

Isabella looked down reluctantly. "She agreed to go on a date with him."

Evelyn and Emma looked at Isabella in surprise.

Isabella didn't answer, pressing her lips together, looking down.

"All right, then." Evelyn told them. "I dug up some stuff about the explosion at the Young farm." Isabella gestured for her to go on. "So, April mentioned that her dad knew that Professor Shane guy. Which wouldn't be creepy, except, he had all that info about the Hunter's Curse, and we live in a town where, you know, anybody who knows stuff is creepy until prove otherwise."

"Evelyn, you're on the verge of impressing me." Emma told her. "Drive it home."

"I got the Sheriff to dig up the pastor's phone records." Evelyn told them. "Turns out, he made, like, a call a day to the same number the last month he was alive. And on the day that the Council got blown up at the farm, he called it ten times. The office of Professor Atticus Shane."

Isabella and Emma looked at Evelyn, impressed.

(Song Ends)

...

Whitmore College - Shane's Office

Sally, Elizabeth and Bonnie sat on the couch together.

Shane was standing in front of them. "Did your, uh, did your friends... Did they get everything they were looking for in my files?"

"Yeah." Elizabeth answered.

"Thanks." Sally told him.

"I, um, we have to ask, how do you know all this stuff?" Bonnie asked.

Shane pulled up a chair, sitting down in front of them. "Guys, look, I've been around the world ten times over. I've studied every supernatural creature known to man; and for the record, witches are hands down the most powerful so, I'm in your corner all the way, I'm your biggest ally. But let me just say one thing, when your new Hunter-and I know you have one-when he completes his Mark you're gonna want to come to me. 'Cause I'm gonna be the only one who can help, trust me on that, okay?" The girls nodded. "The only one."

...

Gilbert House - Porch

Stefan was leaning on a beam outside the house.

Elena opened the door, walking over to him. "I'm sorry that I stabbed you. I already apologized to Morgana about staking her."

"Nah, it's all right, I probably deserved it." Stefan told him. "So, um, Damon told me that he clued you in."

"You didn't kill him, did you?" Elena asked.

Stefan laughed. "Nah, screw Klaus and his secrets." He sat down on the porch steps. "We all want the same thing, we just have to work together for it."

(Song:) Walking Bling - Aidan Hawken and Carina Round

Elena sat down next to him. "Stefan, why did you send Damon to come look for me instead of you?"

"I sent him because lately it seems like he's able to get through to you in ways that I can't." Stefan answered. "You'll listen to him. You trust him, even when you can't trust me."

"I didn't mean to not..." Elena trailed off.

"Come on, Elena, I mean after everything that we've been through..." Stefan trailed off. "You can admit it."

They looked at each other for a moment.

Morgana was upstairs, in Elizabeth's bedroom, sitting on the window seat, looking through the window. She was listening.

Elena looked down and finally responded. "You've been so strong for me. Helping me, fighting for that girl that chose you, the girl that I was when I died on the bridge, and I love you so much for wanting to find this Cure. Because I'd like nothing more than to get her back, because the-the girl that she's become, that-that I've become is different, somehow. Darker. Who I am, what I want..."

"What you want, or... who you want?" Stefan asked,

"Something's changed, between Damon and me." Elena told him. Morgana was still listening. "Much more than it ever used to be. It's like-it's like everything that I felt for him before I was a vampire..."

"Has been magnified." Stefan told her. "Your feelings for him have been magnified."

"I'm sorry." Elena told him. "I don't want to lie to you."

"You know, before when I was the, uh, the Ripper, and when Isabella was pretending to have her emotions off, I understood why you cared for him." Stefan told her. "I mean, we practically drove you to it. But now... I can't do this, Elena." Elena looked at him. "Not anymore."

"I know." Elena told him.

Stefan looked away from Elena.

Elena looked at Stefan for a moment longer, turning away, fighting back tears.

Morgana was still listening, tears in her eyes.

Elena and Stefan sat on the porch steps together in silence.

(Song Ends)