Rosaline McBride stood on the porch of their new home. She liked small little towns like this. They made such easy prey. It was no wonder that there already was a band of vampires settled there. Susan was supposed to help them get rid of the vampires. She knew that these vampires weren't half as old as she was so she couldn't understand why Jason thought that they needed help this time. They had been doing fine on their own in the last five centuries. Frankly, she didn't like Susan but since Jason tolerated her, so did she.

Just then she saw Susan coming up the front yard and immediately she felt the anger rise up within her. She caught Susan by the arm and stopped her. "What do you think you're doing? You killed the town's sheriff. We're supposed to get rid of the supernatural not the innocents!"

"You think the sheriff was innocent? She's supposed to be a part of the town's secret council that keeps the citizens safe but she's actually teaming up with them. Her own daughter is a vampire. The council's leader is a vampire and she hasn't done anything about it. She is on their side and there's nothing you can do to change her mind. She needed to die."

"You said there was one more human with them?" Susan nodded. "Don't lay a hand on him until they turn him he isn't a threat. The hunter though is fair game."

"I'm not going after the hunter. Damon has managed to get himself a girlfriend. She's the one who manages to keep the group together. Most of them help Damon only because they love her. Kill her and the whole team falls apart. But if Damon's the leader of the revolution or whatever you call it, why can't we just kill him first. That would make it easier to get to the others." Truth be told, Susan couldn't wait to get at her target. The other deaths were just keeping her from going after the person she really wanted to kill.

"You know what Jason said. The others are a threat too. The only way to neutralize them is either to make them believe that their cause isn't worth dying or to kill them."

"The hybrid and his girlfriend no longer want any part with Damon and his plans. So does that mean I don't go after them?" Susan asked, still a little confused.

"That's right. We don't believe in taking life. We just want to keep the humans safe, just like you." Rosaline was a good liar. No one could argue with that. It was obvious from the way Susan seemed to be agreeing to everything she said.

-xx-

The brothers and Enzo made their way to the library. "So what really brings you here?" asked Stefan. He was convinced that Enzo wouldn't be here if there wasn't any trouble.

"Well, I do have my reasons but I would much rather hear about your vampire problem first", he said. Damon then told him everything about the threats and Susan, even showing him the picture. "Now you know our story so what's yours?"

"Remember how I was in Europe before I became an Augustine test subject?" The brothers merely nodded. "Well, when I was in Europe, there was a band of vampire friends – four of them. They tend to move from one place to another every few years. But what made them so special was the fact that they would live among the locals. Every time they move to a new town, they would rid the town of its vampire population. The vamps in Europe were quick to learn. Whenever there were even rumours that they were moving into town, everyone left as fast as they could. I've met one of them before, Kaitlin Moore, amazing girl, let me tell you. I saw her again earlier today so I figured I'd best be on my way. I did remember to warn you though."

"As if everything else wasn't enough. Why can't Mystic Falls just be a sleepy little town where nothing bad happens, huh?" Damon vented.

"I think that went out the window when you moved here, brother." Stefan then turned his attention to Enzo. "Is there anything else we should know about them? Because there's no way we're leaving Mystic Falls yet."

Enzo laughed. "You really think you can take on four vampires, much older than you when you're having trouble dealing with a child? You'll be dead before sundown unless you pack up all your little things and move out."

"Yeah, that's not gonna happen", said Damon. "We get rid of Susan and then if your Euro-Vamps really are going to settle here, we'll deal with them too. It's not like we haven't gone against vampires ten times our age!"

"And exactly how many times did you win?" asked Enzo sceptically.

"We're all alive and well, for the most part. I call that a win."

"Well, that's your problem then. How about you let me crash here for one night and then I'll be off doing my own thing in some other continent?"

"If you're only staying for one night, I don't see why not", said Stefan and then he left the library, leaving the two friends to catch up.

"I do intend to skip town as soon as I can but I wouldn't mind hanging around during the day tomorrow and possibly staking your vampire problem. What do you say? It will be just like old times?"

Damon couldn't help but smile. It was great to have his old friend back, someone who saw eye to eye with him. Tomorrow was guaranteed to be a whole lot of fun.

-xx-

Elena had had trouble falling asleep the previous night and even when she did finally sleep, it had been filled with nightmares. So, it was no surprise that she was up before both Bonnie and Caroline. She knew it wasn't safe to go out on her own. Damon had made sure that she could never forget it. So she decided to go downstairs and see if there was anything she could occupy herself with. On the way down, she heard noises in the kitchen. Thinking Matt must be up she went into the kitchen to see him trying to make himself something edible. Standing at the door she asked, "Need any help?"

Matt looked up for the first time and noticed Elena there. "Hey, Elena. I didn't think you'd be up so early."

"I couldn't sleep." She went to the coffee pot and got it started. "I'm guessing you have to get to work soon?"

"Yeah. You and the girls ditching classes today?"

"Well, given everything that's happened, I think we're allowed to miss one day of classes."

"Susan's got her sights set on you. How are you feeling?"

"I don't know. Damon's worried. He said he would pick me up today and I'll be surprised if he lets me out of his sight until Susan's dead."

"You can't blame him though. I've seen the way he looks at you, Elena. He loves you and he's just afraid of losing you."

"I know. But when Damon's worried, he does reckless things. He puts my safety ahead of everything else and I love him for that but I can't help but think that he might end up doing something that would put him in danger."

"I've seen what Damon's done in the last two years since he moved to Mystic Falls and let me tell you, he's as good as getting out of sticky situations as he is at getting into them. If you want to worry about someone, you should worry about yourself. The way I see it, Damon's going to be fine as long as you're alive and well and by his side."

-xx-

Jeremy woke up early the next morning intending to go out for a run. When he reached the bottom of the stairs, he was surprised to see Enzo sitting in a chair by the fireplace talking in hushed voice to Damon. He made his way to the two vampires and without any introductions, he looked and Enzo and asked, "What do you think you're doing here?"

"Easy there. Enzo is here to help. He's going to help me rid ourselves of our little vampire problem", said Damon.

"We don't need him here, Damon. She's just one vampire. I'm sure we can deal with her just fine. We've done it so many times before", argued Jeremy.

"I hate to disagree but you lot have proved yourselves to be ill equipped to deal with Suzie or Suzanne or whatever her name is. But if I'm correct, she'll be the least of your problems. You have a bigger threat that's just waiting to running you all out of town."

Jeremy was puzzled. "A bigger threat? What are you talking about?"

"Enzo here thinks that a group of vampires that once lived in Europe is now here in Mystic Falls. These vampires like to get rid of all the vampires living in the town that they choose to settle in. Now the two of us are first going to deal with Susan and then we're going to do some digging to find out if there really is a threat. This is the best chance we have Jeremy. Don't you think you can put up with him for just the rest of the day? He's leaving tonight so we have a lot of work to do today."

Jeremy looked uncertain but at the same time, he did not disagree.