"Jeremy!" Elena tried to run after him but Stefan caught her arm just in time

"No Elena, let him go, he'll be ok"

"No, we have to go after him!" she was fighting back tears and pulling against Stefan but she couldn't budge, Stefan was too strong.

"He will come back if he wants to, let him go Elena" he told her, and she gave in and let gravity take a hold of her, but Stefan caught her weight before she hit the ground and lifted her into his arms.

Anna unlocked the door of the cheap motel room and stepped inside with Jeremy in tow, she was on the bed before she could get the door shut behind them. She kissed Jeremy so passionately she thought they would both catch fire. Jeremy ripped off her clothes, which was bad, they would have to steal or buy new clothes at some point, but at that moment she didn't really care, she was with Jeremy.

In the height of their passion Jeremy extracted his fangs and sank them into Anna's neck and drank her crimson life force. A vampire drinking another vampire's blood didn't do much but it was still invigorating, and Anna didn't mind him drinking from her, because when they swapped positions she drank from him… and Jeremy's blood was unlike any other blood she had ever tasted, because his human blood still lingered in his body, he was stronger than she was because he was newer, and she could hardly stop. When she found the will to stop she just lay there in his arms and let Jeremy hold her, she could stay that way for eternity.

Stefan took an unconscious Elena back to the boarding house and lay her on his bed. Just as he did that he heard a noise behind him, he turned around protective, ready to fight, but there stood Katherine, in the doorway to his room.

"Is she dead?" she asked Stefan

"No she fainted"

"Oh what a shame, I would've liked to drink her"

"You will not touch her!" he growled, and stood between Elena and Katherine. Katherine laughed, that same laugh that had sent both the Salvatore brothers insane with lust all those years ago, and Damon all over again, but not him, he loved Elena.

"Relax Stefan I won't touch your little human lover"

"What are you doing here Katherine?"

"I'm here with Damon, he loves me" she said melodramatically and then giggled again and walked out. Stefan ignored Katherine and got a hand towel from the bathroom, wet it and put it on Elena's forehead.

Stefan made a mental note while he was caring for Elena; that he had to find out why Katherine was back in Mystic Falls and what her motive was, she couldn't really truly care for Damon the way Damon cared for her, could she? While Elena was still unconcious, he picked up his journal, opened it to a fresh page and began writing.

Dear Diary,

Jeremy's a vampire and Anna is back, I'm glad that Jeremy isn't alone anymore but im concerned for Elena, and the lack of care for Elena that Jeremy has…

But this seems all too familiar, I am forgetting that I felt the exact same way that Jeremy is feeling now when I was turned, that insane thirst and overwhelming desire for blood and only blood, I even drank my own father dry… I was a monster and still consider myself a monster… but Elena doesn't, and I can't fathom that.

Just looking at her now, I promise myself that I will do anything to protect her from Katherine…

Katherine, I cannot believe she is back in town, why is she back in town? It cannot be simply for Damon, she always has an ulterior motive, so I am going to find out that exact reason and I will not stop until I know for certain that her plan doesn't involve hurting Elena.

Oh she's waking, I must go.

Until then,

Stefan

He shut his journal just in time to see Elena's eyes flutter open, she sighed and spoke.

"Stefan, were you writing in your journal?"

"Yeah" he said with a smile as he came to sit next to her on the bed, she snuggled up to him.

"Are you feeling better?" he asked her

"Jeremy's still gone"

"He will come back" was all he could say to her, he kissed her head.

"How do you know?"

"I know"