One Hour Later, That Night; Mystic Falls, Virginia
"Whoa there Elena! Had a bit too much to drink have you?" Damon said as he laughed.
"I've only had a couple!" He voice was slightly slurred. Elena never used to be a party girl, Bonnie thought, until she met Damon. Just then, Damon whispered into Elena's ear. Elena's smile faded.
"Excuse us, we should be right back." Elena said, then walked away with Damon. Once Damon and Elena were away from the crowd, Damon repeated what he had whispered into Elena's ear.
"I hear something in the woods." He said.
"What do you hear? Can you tell? Is it dangerous?" Elena asked.
"I don't know for sure, but I think I heard a girl."
"A girl? So what? Plenty of girls go in the woods."
"She sounded like she was repeating something, as if she had just been compelled." Damon paused as he watched Elena think about it. Then she looked at him, scared.
"You're saying..."
"There's a vampire in the woods." He replied.
"Let's go stop him!" Elena said, looking determined.
"Elena, no. You can't just walk up to a vampire and kill it. You're not coming. I should be back in just a few minutes."
"Damon, I'm coming." Damon opened his mouth, about to speak, but Elena kept talking. "You know you can't stop me unless you hurt me."
"Fine." Damon said, defeated. "But remember, stay behind me."
After a short trip to the woods, their pace slowed down. Looking down, Elena saw a dead rabbit. Poor bunny, Elena thought. Just a few steps forward, they saw it.
It was Vicki Donovan, and she was being killed. There was blood dripping all down her body. Then they saw the man. There was a man - a vampire - sucking on her arm. Once the man realized Damon and Elena were there, he looked up, dropping the body. Elena saw Vicki's arm, where the man had been feeding, there was a huge slash, and blood was still pouring out. Then Elena looked at the man's face. It was Stefan.
"Stefan?" Elena and Damon both whispered at once. The man - Stefan - made eye contact with her, than dropped to his knees, clearly upset with himself.
"What happened here?" Damon asked, breaking the silence.
"I was feeding on a rabbit, when she appeared behind me. I compelled her to forget that she saw, but then I looked at her arm..." Stefan paused, looking at Vicki's arm. "Her arm was cut, I guess she cut it on a tree or something. The blood... It was so overwhelming. I decided one little taste couldn't possibly hurt. I lost control. Then you showed up." He looked up at Elena. "I'm sorry. I know she was your friend."
"Was? She's still alive though, isn't she?" Elena looked at Damon, who was now checking the girls pulse. He shook his head.
"There's almost no pulse. I'm sorry Elena." Damon said. Elena looked at Stefan.
"There is another way..." Stefan said, looking back at the body again. He was now making his way over to Vicki. He bit his wrist, letting the blood flow.
"Stefan, no!" Elena shouted.
"Stefan, don't do it." Damon said as he slowly crept toward Stefan. Then, as Damon lunged toward Stefan, Stefan put his wrist to Vicki's mouth, then snapped her neck.
"No!" Elena yelped. But it was too late. Vicki Donovan was going to become a vampire.