Vanessa and Marina were at Elena's early the next day. They had met with Bonnie. Right now, the girls were up in Elena's room. "Now that you've got this back, what are you gonna do with it?" Elena asked.

"Right now it's what is binding the sun and the moon curse. If I can figure out a way to remove the spell from the stone, the stone becomes useless." Bonnie explained.

"Don't look at me. I am done reading those old-school ritual binding spell books." Vanessa said. "I researched for three hours straight the other day."

"You and the rest of our little coven." Marina pointed out.

"Bonnie, can't this wait?" Elena asked. "Stefan is stuck in the tomb with Katherine. We've got to get him out."

"Stefan wants me to focus on this." Bonnie told her.

"Don't listen to him. He thinks that he's protecting me but he's wrong." Elena said.

"I'm taking Stefan's side with this one. We're not gonna let you get used in some creepy sacrifice ritual."

"Yeah, no vampire, Original or not, is going to get to you this time." Marina added. Jeremy showed up just then.

"What are you guys arguing about?" Jeremy asked.

"We're not arguing about anything." Bonnie said. She put the moonstone in her bag. "I need a coffee." She got up and left the room.

"Okay, that was weird." Vanessa said. Jeremy looked at his sister.

"What?"

"Why are you on some suicide mission?" Jeremy asked her.

"I'm trying to prevent everyone else from getting hurt."

"How's bringing Klaus the moonstone so you can get yourself killed okay?"

"I tried that argument already, Jeremy." Vanessa told him. "It didn't work."

"Seriously, you should leave this to us. Even an Original wouldn't be able to stand against four element-based witches." Marina told her. Jeremy left the room. Vanessa followed after him.

"I know you're worried about her. So am I."

"Her dying isn't going to save everyone." Jeremy pointed out.

"I know that. That's why I need you to believe me when I say that me and my friends will do everything to prevent that from happening." Vanessa told him. Marina was downstairs when she came back.

"He's taking it personally, isn't he?"

"Looks like it."

"She took the moonstone." They turned and saw Elena with Bonnie. Jeremy was upstairs.

"How did you...?"

"We tested you, and you failed." Bonnie explained.

"Klaus killed Katherine's entire family just because she crossed him. I can't let that happen." Elena told them. Bonnie stepped to the side. When Elena tried to leave, she couldn't get out.

"What did you do?" She asked them.

"It's for the best, Elena." Bonnie told her. She left the house.

"I swear, we had no idea about any of this." Marina explained. "This was all Bonnie."

"Just be glad you're only stuck in the house." Vanessa told her. "The rest of us had to trap Lea in the basement so she wouldn't go after Katherine again."

"Or worse, try to kill Damon when we weren't looking." Marina said. Vanessa started to leave. "Where are you going?"

"I made plans to meet Joe at the Grill." Vanessa told her. "I'll see you later."

A few hours later, Marina was in the living room with Elena. Damon came into the room. "You should really lock your door." He told her. "Oh, come on pouty. Just give me two points for ingenuity."

"Do you think this is funny?" Elena asked.

"Yes, Elena. I find hilarity in the lengths that I have to go to repeatedly save your life." He told her.

"Hey, I'm staying over here with her tonight." Marina pointed out. "In case anything happens, you know?"

"What does Stefan say about this?" Elena asked Damon.

"Pretty good laugh."

"And what did he say about Elijah still being alive?"

"Wait, he's alive?"

"Vanessa didn't tell you?" Elena asked.

"No. She didn't. But the others probably knew, too."

"Yeah, that... I didn't tell him."

"Why not?"

"Well A: he can't do anything about it, and B: what I just said." Jeremy walked into the living room.

"Where is Bonnie?"

"I thought she was meeting you." Jeremy said.

"No, she's on moonstone duty and I'm on Elena patrol." Damon told him.

"And who's on Tyler Lockwood and the full moon?"

"Vampire Barbie asked me if she can handle this and why not? Because if she screws up he'll bite her and then I'll be rid of two of my problems."

"Hold on a second. Tonight is a full moon?" Elena asked.

"I completely forgot about that." Marina said.

"Yeah, but you were too absorb with all your suicidal tendencies to notice." Damon told her. His phone rang.

At the Grill, Terra was with Vanessa. "Hey, so how are things going with you two?"

"Great." Vanessa said. "I think he just asked me out."

"That's awesome." Terra looked around the room.

"What's up?"

Terra noticed a girl sitting at the bar. "That woman, over there." She told her. "She's a werewolf."

"Uh oh." Vanessa said. "Do you think she's part of Mason's pack?"

"I don't know, but it wouldn't hurt to keep an eye on things." Terra said. Just then Vanessa got a text message.

"It's Rose. She's at the Boarding House." Vanessa said.

"I'll go." Terra said. "You stay here and deal with wolf girl." Vanessa nodded. Terra headed out the door.

Back at Elena's house, Marina was up in Elena's room. She heard someone running up the stairs and went into the hallway. She found Elena knocking on Jeremy's door. "Elena, what's…" She froze when she noticed Elijah in the house. Jeremy opened the door and he hid somewhere.

"What is it?" Jeremy asked.

"Jenna was just asking me to get you help her with the boxes." Elena told him.

"Okay."

"She invited him in?" Marina asked when he headed downstairs.

"Wouldn't be the first time something like this happened." Elena said. Marina got in front of her as Elijah came out of hiding.

"It's a wise choice." He told her.

"What do you want?" Elena asked.

"I think it's time you and I have a little chat."

"You're not talking to her without me around." Marina told him.

"Very well." The three of them headed to Elena's room.

Vanessa was with Damon at the Grill. "Hey, I heard about her."

"Yeah, so did I."

"Okay, how do we handle this?" Vanessa asked as Alaric joined them.

"Leave that to us."

"So I'm just supposed to watch?" Vanessa asked. "Are you forgetting the full moon's tonight?"

"It shouldn't take very long."

A couple hours later, the group was walking out of the Grill. "You were saying?" Vanessa asked.

"Okay, that wasn't one of our best ideas." Alaric told him.

"Seriously, threatening a werewolf on a full moon? Do you have a death wish?" Vanessa asked.

"Look, I get it, okay?"

"You're going to have to let this one go." Alaric said. "If the legend's true, one bite from her and you're dead."

"I am out of here. I so don't want to see this go down." Vanessa walked away from them, got in her car, and left.

Back in Elena's house, the group was up in Elena's room. "Forgive the intrusion." Elijah told her. "I mean your family no harm."

"Why did you kill those vampires when they tried to take me?" Elena asked.

"Because I didn't want you to be taken. Klaus is the most feared and hated of the Originals but those who fear him are desperate for his approval." Elijah told them. "If the word gets out that the doppelganger exists there'll be a line of vampires eager to take you to him and I can't have that."

"So, I'll protect her. Me and my sisters will." Marina said

"Isn't that exactly what you're trying to do?" Elena pointed out.

"Let's just say that my goal is not to break the curse."

Marina and Elena looked at each other. "So what is your goal?" Marina asked.

"Klaus's obsession has made him paranoid. He's a recluse. He trusts only those in his immediate circle." Elijah told them.

"Like you?" Elena asked.

"Not anymore."

"You don't know where he is, do you?" Elena said. "So you're trying to use me to draw him out."

"Well, to do that I need you to stay put and stop trying to get yourself killed."

"That's why I'm here." Marina said. "To prevent that from happening."

"How do I know you're telling the truth?" Elena asked.

"If I wasn't being trustful, your family would be dead and I'd be taking you to Klaus right now."

"Right, I'd probably kill you before that would happen." Marina said.

"Instead, I'm here and I'm preparing to offer you a deal."

"What kind of a deal?" Elena asked.

"Do nothing. Do nothing, live your life, stop fighting and then, when the time is right, you and I shall draw Klaus out and I will make sure your friends remain unharmed."

"And then what?"

"Then I kill him." Elijah told them.

"Just like that?"

"Just like that. I'm a man of my word, Elena. I make a deal, I keep a deal." Marina had a feeling he was hiding something from them.

"How are you gonna be able to keep everybody safe?" Elena asked.

"I notice you have a friend Bonnie, is it? She seems to possess the gift of magic. I have friends with similar gifts."

"You know witches."

"You know my friends and I are witches, too." Marina pointed out.

"I've known for some time now." He told her. "Together we can protect you and everybody that matters to you."

"Wait, I don't know about this." Marina said. "It feels too risky."

"I understand that some of you are able to revive others in case of accidents, am I correct?" Marina nodded. But how could he have possibly known that? "So do we have a deal?"

"I need you to do one more thing for me." Elena said. Marina looked at her, surprised she'd even think about it.

"You're negotiating now?" Elijah asked.

"Just hear her out, okay?" Marina told him.

At the Boarding House, Damon got home to find Rose and Terra waiting in the library. They were talking when they noticed him. "You just can't stay away, can you?" Damon asked.

"You don't answer your phone." Rose pointed out.

"What do you want?"

"I wanted to apologize."

"Just admit it, you don't have anywhere else to go." Damon said.

"I'm sorry about Elena. I wasn't thinking straight." Rose told him. I didn't know she had a death wish but I called you, I tried to make it right, okay? I'm sorry, Damon. And I have nowhere else to go."

"There's nothing for you here, Rose."

"Hey, don't talk to her like that." Terra said. "She really feels bad about the whole incident." Suddenly, there was a crash. The group headed into the living room to find a wolf. "Let me guess, it's a werewolf."

"How many other wolves do you know that would break a window?" Damon pointed out.

"None, that's why I think you two should run." Terra said. Suddenly, it was in front of them. Terra used her powers to push it back, but it didn't work. She gasped as it broke her hold on it and rushed toward the vampires. Rose pushed Damon out of the way as it jumped on her and bit her. Terra lifted a sword with her powers and handed it to Damon. He stabbed the wolf, causing it to run off in pain. Terra ran over to Rose.

"Rose."

"How bad is it?" Damon asked.

"It hurts." She told them.

"It's healing."

"Whoa."

"Oh my God, I thought a werewolf bite was fatal and I thought…"

Back at Elena's house, Marina was still in Elena's room. She was sitting on the bed, watching Elena. She was looking out the window. Suddenly, Marina turned around and saw Stefan. It didn't take long for Elena to notice, either. Marina headed into the hallway to give them some privacy.

At the Boarding House, Terra got off the phone with Vanessa and walked over to Damon. Rose joined them in the living room. "I talked to Caroline. She said Tyler was all locked up." He told them.

"So it was Jules." Rose said. "The other werewolf, the one who attacked you."

"Yeah. I'm sorry. I picked a fight with her. She was coming after me."

"Well, provoking a werewolf was a stupid thing to do." Terra said. "Vanessa told me everything that happened."

"All's well that ends well." Rose said, trying to keep the peace.

"You're all healed?"

"Yeah. Seems that way." Terra wasn't so sure about that, though. She had a feeling this was trickier than they thought.

"I'm gonna stay and help you."

"Help me do what?"

"Save Elena, protect Elena, all things Elena."

"Really? Why?"

"Because I like you. I believe in friendship. I happen to have a vacancy in that department and you can use all the friends you can get."

"Well, he's got at least one of us backing him up." Terra said. She had a feeling about something. "Rose, let me see your back."

"What?"

"There's something I want to check." Terra placed her hand on Rose's back and tried to sense if there was something wrong. She could feel something was off, but didn't know what.

"What's up?"

"There's something…" Terra began. Suddenly, Rose touched her shoulder. Carefully, Damon removed part of her robe and saw that it was infected. "That's what I was afraid of. It wasn't fake." The group looked at each other. "I'm going to let the other know what happened." Terra headed into the hallway to call the rest of her friends. She hoped they'd be able to help.