The next morning, Margret headed downstairs. Jenna went over to her. "Have you seen Elena this morning?"

"No, the last time I saw her, she gave Bonnie a ride home." Margret told her. She didn't want her aunt to know she'd really been out with Stefan. "Anyway, where's Jeremy?"

"He went to school early to speak with the history teacher." Jenna told her. "To get his topic approved."

"Guess I better get going, then." Margret headed out the front door and bumped into Stefan. "What are you doing here?"

"Elena left last night and I was wondering if she…"

"She's not here, Stefan. Sorry." Margret said. "I thought she was with you. Did something happen?"

"Nothing important." He told her. "Need a ride to school?"

"Actually, yeah. I was supposed to go with Elena, but since she's not here…"

"Come on." They left the house.

As soon as Margret got to school, she ran into Melody. "Hey, you guys ditched us last night."

"Sorry about that. We had to give Amy a ride home." Melody told her. "So, what's new?"

"Not much, really. You haven't seen my sister around here, have you?"

"No." Melody said. "But she's usually hanging out with Bonnie or Caroline."

"Hey, girls." Alex said.

"Hi, Alex."

"So, I noticed Stef dropping you off. What happened to Elena?"

"She isn't here." Margret said. "I have no idea where she is." They sat down on a bench together. "Stefan said she left last night and he stopped by the house this morning to see if she was home."

"She wasn't there?" Melody asked.

"No. I'm starting to get worried." Margret said.

"Relax, Margret. Elena knows how to handle herself." Alex pointed out. "Besides, it's not like we have any idea how to find her."

Margret got up. "I think there's someone who might be able to." She turned to them. "I have to go. I'll see you later." They watched as Margret took off into the school.

"So, what happened after I left last night?" Melody asked.

"Oh, nothing. I offered to walk her home, but she turned it down." Alex told her.

"Well, I don't blame her. After that last animal attack, she probably wants to feel safe around her family." Melody said.

"Yeah, I guess so."

"Well, it's not like you guys are together or anything." Melody pointed out. "I mean, at least that's what you keep telling us."

"We're not together." Alex said. "Jeez, don't I have a right to be concerned about my friend?"

"No need to get defensive, I was just saying." Melody told him.

In the hallway, Margret found Bonnie talking with Stefan. "I was hoping you could help me with something." Stefan told her.

"Hey, guys." Margret said. They both turned and looked at her. "Guess we had the same idea about finding Elena, huh?"

"You know?"

"I thought Elena had told you by now." Margret said.

"Stefan, look, I know Elena's okay with all of this, and I appreciate what you did to help me. But I'm not really ready to dive into it with you just yet." Bonnie told him.

"I understand. But I need your help." Stefan explained. "It's Elena. She's with Damon."

"What did you say?" Margret asked.

"He must've found her last night after she drove off." Stefan told her. "I only found out after I dropped you off here."

"We have to find her, then." Margret said.

"As much as I hate to say it, I'll help." Bonnie said. "Elena's my best friend and I don't want him to hurt her."

The three of them sat down outside. "So, how's this work?" Margret asked.

"I have Elena's necklace." Stefan said, handing it to Bonnie. "I was just hoping you could use this to make some sort of a connection. I just need to know that she's okay."

"How do you know I can do this?" Bonnie asked.

"Because I've known a few witches over the years. I've seen what they can do."

"Besides, you're the only person who can help us right now."

"I'm still new at it." Bonnie told them.

"It's okay. Give it a shot." She closed her eyes and focused. They looked at her. She opened them again.

"There's nothing. Nothing's happening." She said. "Usually there's an image or..." She picked up a leaf from the ground. "Tell me if anyone's looking." Stefan and Margret nodded in agreement and an eye out as she tried to levitate the leaf. Still nothing, to Margret's surprise.

"What is it?" Stefan asked.

"Something's wrong." Bonnie said.

"With Elena?"

"With me. There's something wrong with me." Bonnie told them. "I have to go. I'm sorry. I can't help you." They watched as Bonnie hurried toward the school.

"I think her powers are blocked." Margret said.

"That is never a good sign."

"Hey, I'm sure once she gets out what's blocking her, she'll be able to use magic again." Margret told him. "Anyway, Elena's pretty strong. She can handle anything."

"I don't know about that." Stefan told her. "She was upset when she left last night. She left this," He held the necklace up. "at the house when she left."

"Relax, I gave her a bracelet with protection crystals." Margret told him. "She should be safe, no matter what you're evil brother tries."

He laughed. "Thanks, Margret." He got up and headed into the building.

A few minutes later, Melody showed up. "Hey, how'd it go?"

"Not so good." Margret said. "I even tried calling her, but the line was busy."

"Maybe she called your aunt to let her know where she is."

"Maybe."

"So, what happened? Are those two fighting again?" Alex asked her.

"I don't know. All I know is that she left and that Damon found her." Margret said.

"What?" Melody asked.

"That's what Stefan told me. When he tried to reach her this morning, Damon answered." Margret said. "And I was worried enough before."

"Hang on, I don't think he'd hurt Elena." Alex said. The girls looked at him. "Well, what if she was hurt when he found her? He doesn't seem like someone who'd take advantage of that."

"Even then, I still don't trust him." Margret told him.

"Okay, that's it." Melody said. "I'm not going to let you sit around and worry about your big sister all day. We're going to the Grill after school and don't even try to get out of it." She headed back toward the school building.

"Well, she took care of that fast."

"When did she start taking after Amy?" Margret asked.

"Who knows?" Alex said. "But she's right, you seem really stressed out. I'm coming with you two."

A few hours later, the three of them were sitting at the Grill. "So what are we doing here again?" Margret asked.

"Trying to get your mind off everything." Melody pointed out. "Anyway, I thought it was weird that Rob volunteered to give Amy a ride home last night."

"So what? We've been friends with him for a long time." Alex told her.

"You have, he used to crash our sleepovers when we were little." Margret pointed out.

"Still, I think there's something up with this." Melody said.

"What? You don't think he likes her, do you, Mel?" Margret asked.

"Well, anything's possible." Alex pointed out.

"Yeah, but this is Amy we're talking about. The same girl who wouldn't think twice about dating a basketball player or her friend's brother." Margret pointed out.

"Are you saying that just because you tried to hook her up with Jeremy that time?" Melody asked.

"Hey, how was I supposed to know he was already seeing someone? He pretty much kept it secret until the school year started."

"Still, it doesn't hurt to check before setting up the date." Melody pointed out.

"Like it matters. They found out they had nothing in common at all and called it quits before it even started." Margret said.

"Speaking of your brother…" Alex started. He was looking at the side. The girls turned and noticed Jeremy playing at one of the game tables with a cute girl.

"Who's that?" Melody asked.

"I don't know, but she's really cute." Margret said.

"Let's just hope she's nicer than the last girl he fell for." Alex said.

"I know. The last thing we need is a repeat of the whole Vicki incident." Margret said.

"I'll be right back." Melody said. She got up and left them sitting there.

"So, why'd you volunteer to take me home last night?" Margret asked.

"Well, the others had left and my place isn't too far from yours, I figured walking you back wasn't a big deal." Alex told her.

"Oh."

"Why did you turn me down?"

"Like I said, I had a ride with Aunt Jenna." Margret told him. "Besides, Jeremy seemed kinda upset. I think he was trying to figure out why Tyler wouldn't talk about his family."

"Well, some things might be personal, you know? Not everyone likes to open up all the time." Alex pointed out.

"Yeah, I know the feeling." Melody came back a few minutes later.

"Hey, what'd I miss?"

"Not much." Alex told her.

"Just talking." Margret said at the same time. She blushed.

When Margret got home, she ran into Jeremy. "Hey."

"Hey, Margret."

"Who was that girl at the Grill earlier?"

"Oh, Anna? She's just someone I met at the library. She's convinced that the history paper is centered around vampire fiction." Jeremy said.

"Wow, someone's read a lot of books."

"Well, I didn't believe her." Jeremy told her. "I mean, there's no such thing."

"I don't know, maybe she's just into it." Margret said. She headed upstairs.

The next morning, she woke up to her cell phone ringing. She picked it up. "Hello?"

"Margret, I'm sorry I didn't call back sooner."

"Elena? How are you?"

"I'm okay. I'm on my way back now."

"Where have you been?"

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." She heard Elena say.

"When I heard you were with Damon, I got worried." Margret told her.

"Relax, I made sure he didn't try to mess with me. I'll be home soon."

About an hour later, Margret heard a door slam and headed into Elena's room. She was lying down on the bed. "Hey, are you okay?"

"Yeah. It's just been a rough couple days." Elena told her.

"What happened?"

"Well, I crashed my car." Elena explained. "Damon found me and helped me get out of it. After recovering from the crash, I had him bring me back here."

"Whoa. Looks like my friends were right. I'm glad you're okay, though."

"Yeah, so am I."

"I have to do something." Margret told her. She headed back to her room to write in her diary. She had the feeling there was something else going on here, but had no idea what it was.