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Refresher: Katherine and Klaus go on to find the Websters, Elena's former adoptive parents. They are then informed that while the Websters did in fact adopt Elena, a woman claiming to be Ruth came back for her and they had to legally hand her over. At the Gilbert family dinner, Stefan unexpectedly drops by to take Damon home, saying that it was a family emergency. It turns out that Bon's father's accomplice had framed Damon for stealing Kath's laptop. Because of this, Elena no longer knows who she can trust and begins to doubt her bond with Damon. When they return to Klaus' place, Kath and Klaus find out that the house had been broken into and that the laptop had been used. At Care's party, Justin tells Elena (posing Katherine) that he likes Laurel, and Elena gives him her address since Laurel planned on staying home that night. He later shows up at her door and Laurel agrees to go on a date. Elena goes to apologize to Damon and they share a romantic moment, although they pull back because Damon was supposed to be in love with the real Katherine, not Elena. Back at the Gilbert house, Katherine video-chats with Elena and shows her a picture of her as a baby, with their birth mother, a photo which was given to Kath by Mr. Webster. In between the conversation Damon comes in and he gets into a fight with Kath over who stole the laptop.

Elena was out on a trail jogging, she has a habit of jogging daily and normally she would jog after she the sun has came up but she knew she didn't have that liberty here, in Mystic Falls. Jogging always clear up her mind and Elena needed to sort things out desperately, so she let her thought consume her as she jog.

Who was that women? If she really was her mother, then why did she ended up in foster care? Did she gave her up again after a few years? Was Elena so much of a disappointment that her mother has to give her up? Again? Why did she gave her and Katherine up in the first place? And why did she came for Elena? Why not Katherine?

There were so many thought running through Elena's head. She was trying hard to search for answers. Throw her self in the trance. Think about any memory. She can't remember anything about her childhood. It was blank. Nothing. Like she didn't had one. But how's that possible, right? There has to be something. Elena started thinking harder when she heard a car following her. Elena started to panic. Who would be out here at 4 in the morning?

Her heart, which was already beating hard from her run, began to hammer harder against her chest. Her sweaty body became more sweaty. If I want to get out of here safe, I have to think faster! Elena thought to herself. What are my options? I could call someone! But who? Kath? What will she do from L.A.? John or Jenna? They will ask me what I was doing out here at this point of time. Damon? Yes! I could call him. He won't ask anything, and even if he did, I could tell him the truth! Yes! I will call him!

Elena quickly took out her phone from her pocket and dialed his number. The phone rang and rang but Damon didn't picked up. I tried again 3 time, but still no answer. Oh, he might be sleeping! Of course! Who would wake up at 4:30 in the morning?! Knowing I have no-other option I left him a message, telling he to call me A.S.A.P.

She was so in trying to escape that she didn't noticed she had reached a dead-end. There was a wall ahead of her and trees all around. She could still see the car stalking her, she started trembling with fear as a figure got out of the car and approached her. She couldn't see who he was as there was no light and there was still a fair amount of distance between her and her stalker. She kept her trembling hand in front of her face, wishing if she couldn't see him he also won't see her.

"Young lady, you've got some explaining to do." A familiar voice said. Elena relaxed for a second but then she thought what was he doing here and tensed.

"Mickel?" Elena confirmed.

"We worked like hell for three years to get that new state-of-the-art facility at MFH, and this is where you choose to run?" Mickel asked.

"All right. So where you headed?" Mickel questioned. There was no way ahead of them and behind the was all forest.

"I got turned around." Elena lied.

"Really? This is the same route I used to drive you and Bon to Little Tykes Gymnastics twice a week all through elementary school." Mickel said. He knew this wasn't* Katherine. That this was Elena. And that she hasn't ever been on this route but I was so amusing ti grill her about it when he knows the truth.

"Things look different at night." Elena spoke. She didn't like him but it wasn't like she could tell him that.

"Come on. I'll give you a ride home." Mickel told Elena to follow him to his car. Elena agreed reluctantly. Don't think she likes him or trust him but it's not like she could tell that to her supposedly Godfather.

"I'm telling you, John, she was shaking. That girl was terrified." Mickel told his best friend. They were both sitting on the couch with there tea in their hands.

"I think I know my own daughter. You're describing a totally different kid." John said, defending Katherine.

"I know she was asking a lot of questions about her mother this summer, right?" Mickel questioned.

"And I told her what I always tell her: the woman's dead." John said in a hushed voice.

"What are we gonna tell her when she finds out that isn't true?" Mickel demanded.

"Look, I'm just following the script, okay? You're the one who wrote it." John reminded him.

"Yeah, to protect you, right? You're the one who screwed up." Mickel said in a bit high voice, but not high enough to reach Elena or Jenna who were in the kitchen.

"I have not forgotten." John said with sadness.

"Look, we both have a lot to lose, okay?" Mickel said.

"Yes."

"And I can't afford to lose any more. So you keep an eye on your kid. The last thing we need is her snooping around L.A." Mickel said, even though he knew Katherine was in L.A. and this, here was Elena.

"Yeah, well, last time I checked, she's still here in Mystic Falls. Can't be in two places at once, right?" John said clueless.

"You don't think that it's freaky that Mickel just happens to pull up behind me?" Elena asked Katherine.

"Honestly, no." Katherine told her twin sister.

"Maybe I'm just still weird out about the whole laptop thing. I mean, if it was planted in Damon's car, then that means somebody is out to get him, but who and why?" Elena questioned.

"Okay, Elena, the clock is ticking, and sooner or later someone is bound to figure out that I'm not there. And to be honest, I'm starting to miss my life. Do you know the last time I went this long without talking to Care or Bon? Never." Katherine said, changing the topic.

"They're pretty amazing. I mean, they just seem it to me. They're your friends." Elena explained.

"Right. And eventually I'm going to need to take my life back." Katherine reminded her.

"I know." Elena told.

"So we need to work really fast to find our birth mother. And that photograph is our only clue. Does it trigger any memories?" Katherine asked.

"No, nothing. I mean, I can't remember stuff that happened last month much less a random day when I was three." Ena said.

"Really? I can remember in detail almost anything from my childhood." Katherine answered.

"Well, you lived a life worth remembering." Elena stated.

"Okay, I know this is hard, but I'm not the one in that picture, you are. And you're the one with the memories and you are the one that can lead us to our mother." Katherine told Elena.

There was a knock at Elena's window. Elena got up and went to the window, thinking who whould be here at 6 in the morning.

"You are fine? Did something happened? Why did you called me at 4 in the morning? Something's wrong?" Damon shot as soon as I oped the window.

"Damon, I am fine." I tell him going to the bed to sit.

"Why did you messaged? What happened?" He asked genuinely concerned and sat beside me.

"Well, when I went jogging at 4 in the morning-"

"When?! 4 in the morning?!" He asked shocked.

"Yeah." I said slowly.

"Are you mad? This is MF Elena! Not Vegas! You don't know the routes! Don't ever go out again! And that also at this point of time!" He yelled.

"Okay. Okay. I will remember. But should I continue?" He nodded,"So as I was saying I was jogging and then a car pulled up behind me. I took a few turns and so did the car. It was like he was stalking me. I freaked out and called you, but I guess you were sleeping." I finished.

"Who was in the car?"

"Mickel."

"Mickel? What was he doing out there so early? Weird." Damon muttered.

"I also thought but Katherine said it was not weird. He's the D.A. could have been out on duty." I tell him.

"Maybe." He said half-heatedly.

"Now, at the arraignment, the first thing your attorney's gonna do is enter a 'not guilty' plea." Stefan told Damon,"You just better hope the judge doesn't look at all your priors and try you as an adult."

"Whoever planted the laptop is trying to break up Katherine and me. The only ones who knew about us were you, her parents and Laurel and whoever stole it." Damon said.

"Sounds like an ironclad defense to me. Ever think about going to law school?" Stefan asked,"Yeah, just be sure and tuck your shirt all the way in to hide the chili stain." Stefan told Damon.

"You must love your job." Damon said sarcastically.

"Just look the judge in the eye, don't give him any more reasons not to believe you." Stefan told Damon, ignoring his comment.

"Katherine Gilbert keeps a journal? Or are you updating your enemies list?" Nisha asked coming up behind Elena who was looking through her childhood photos that she had. They were less, a bit too less, but Elena was looking through them thinking maybe some would tiger a memory or something. When Nisha came Elena quickly opened a new folder, before Nisha could see anything.

"Hello, to you, too, Nisha." Elena greeted.

"Anything about me in there?" Nisha indulged.

"No, sorry. It's before I knew you." Elena lied.

"Before you knew? You mean, when you were three? Oh, I see, so we're just revising history, huh? That's how we're playing it? So we were never friends**? Oh, okay, cool. Whatever. I'm fine with it." Nisha said and walked away before Elena could answer.

"Are you interested in the ballet class?" An old lady, Luka's mom asked Nisha as she entered the ballet hall.

"Me? Uh, no. In fact, ballet's, like, the last thing in the world I'd want to do." Nisha said and rolled her eyes.

"Good, 'cause it requires talent and grace." Bonnie remarked from where she was practicing.

"My tennis coach is riding me about my footwork. Said I have to take some classes if I want to keep the number one singles spot, so this is basically detention in a leotard." Nisha told the old lady ignoring Bonnie's comment.

"Ooh, does he teach?" Nisha asked as Luka entered. Mrs. Martin didn't like Nisha so she said,"Luka? Oh, no, he's a guest choreographer. He doesn't give private lessons."

"It's okay, Mom." Luka said keeping his hands on his mother's shoulder.

"Okay. How do you feel about teaching gifted athletes?" Nisha asked batting her lashes.

"Got a minute?" John asked as he knocked on Katherine's bedroom door.

"Yeah." Elena said, keeping her laptop aside. John entered the room with Jenna on his tail.

"Why does that sound so ominous?" Elena questioned after silence for some minutes.

"It's just we haven't had a chance to really talk about things since the dinner with Damon and-" Jenna fumbled with words so John did the honer for her.

"We need to know that you're not seeing him." He told Elena in a stren voice.

"But what if he's innocent? I mean, what if I know that he didn't do it? If I know that he couldn't have broken in?" Elena tried to change their mind.

"Hey, this isn't just about the laptop, okay? I'm just not crazy about this kid. He's got a juvie rap sheet a mile long." John glowed.

"So he's made some mistakes. Are you telling me that when you were younger you didn't make mistakes?" Elena demanded.

"Look I'm gonna get that. Okay." John said.

"Seriously, have you always been perfect? There's nothing that you did that you wish you could undo?" Elena stressed on the question again.

"Well, yeah, you know, actually, I did sport a mullet briefly freshman year. What- what I thinking, right?" John also started fumbling on his words, his hand playing with the bed-sheet.

"This is making you uncomfortable." Elena observed.

"Honey, okay, look, you have to trust us on this. We only want what's best for you. Okay?" Jenna said from beside John.

"There he is. You must be Justin." John said as he opened the door and Justin was standing there for his first date with Laurel.

"Pleasure to meet you, ." Justin greeted.

"I'll go get Laurel." Jenna said.

"Thank you." Justin said.

"So, Laurel tells me you're quite a golfer." John said when Jenna has left.

"I wouldn't say that. I mean, I like getting out there and walking the course, but I did make the school team, though. Pretty stoked about that." Justin said.

"I'd love to get you out there for a round at the club if you wouldn't mind hacking around with an old duffer." John offered.

"Sure. That'd be awesome." Justin said.

"All right." John returned.

"Hi." Laurel said coming out. She was wearing a knee length purple dress.

"Hey." Justin said when he saw her.

"Hey. Who's this beautiful girl?" John said.

"We haven't even had our first date yet, and you're already hitting on him?" Laurel asked.

"He's a golfer. Honey, find out his handicap." John joked and left.

"You look amazing." Justin said when they were in his car.

"Thanks." Laurel blushed. I blushed! I don't blush! Oh, God! What is this guy doing to me?!

"Ready?" he asked.

"Mm-hmm." Laurel hummed in affirmation.

"Okay then." Justin said and started the car.

"I've had a great time tonight." Laurel told Justin when they were finishing there dinner.

"Me, too." Justin said back.

"I'm just glad you finally took the hint and asked me out." Laurel said.

"What hint was that exactly? Um, giving my phone number out to random girls?" Justin questioned.

"Okay, that might have been a mistake." Laurel answered.

"Yeah. You're telling me." Justin said and rolled her eyes.

"One hint, please?" Caroline pleaded Bonnie.

"No." Bonnie said.

"I'm hating this. First, Katherine bolts from my party for some cryptic reason then you bail to chase after your mystery guy. The last time I felt this left out, I was wearing that headgear in middle school." Caroline told her.

"Oh metal mouth." Bonnie corrected.

"So not funny. Seriously, what's happening to us? We used to tell each other everything and now it's secrets, secrets-" Caroline was cut off when Bonnie gasped,"Oh, my God. Justin and Laurel."

"Hmm." Caroline said narrowing her eyes.

"Hey, guys." Caroline greeted with fake sweetness.

"We were just leaving." Laurel said.

"Oh, and we just got here. Crazy, huh? So when did this happen?" She asked.

"I would say since the first moment I saw her." Justin replied.

"Oh." Caroline said in shock.

"See ya." Laurel said.

"Bye." Justin said and they left.

EPOV

There is water all around me! I can't breath. I open my mouth to take some oxygen but there is none. I am gasping fighting to stay awake when all my body wants to do is let go. I try to shout for help but nothing comes out of my mouth all I can get out is a voiceless scream.

"Kath? Honey? Kath. Oh, you're having a bad dream. Katherine! It's okay." Jenna wakes Elena up.

"It's okay, I'm right here." Jenna said rubbing Elena's back.

"It. Was. So. Real." Elena said still gasping form her dream.

"It's just a dream. Do you want to tell me about it? The dream?" Jenna asked and Elena was still gasping so Jenna said,"Breathe. In and out. In and out."

"I was- I was trapped and I thought I was dying, like, I couldn't breathe, and I was drowning." Elena explained.

"Oh, God. It's the first time in ages."

"What?" Elena asked confused.

"Well, you had that nightmare all the time." Jenna told her.

"No, I know, I did. I-" Elena fumbled.

"Wait, what? Well, don't tell me you've forgotten?"

"When I was a kid? Elena asked and Jenna nodded.

"You're still shaking." Jenna told still rubbing her arms,"I'll tell you what, why don't I rub your back until you fall back asleep? That's what always used to work." Jenna offered,"I mean, unless you don't want me to. Then-" Jenna added.

"No, I- I would really love that." Elena said and lay down.

"Okay. Okay. You're safe. I'm always here." Jenna kept on saying soothing words till Elena fell asleep.

"And you can't draw a breath?" Elena asked her sister as they were video calling.

"Totally. It's like I'm drowning and I try to scream." Katherine said.

"Yes, yes, but nothing comes out." Elena completes for her."Whoa, this is this is weird." Elena stated.

"You know, I read about this. It's a psychic connection between identical twins. They even call it twinsense. I always thought it was a little, like, woo-woo New Age-y, but obviously it's real. Maybe something traumatic happened to you and our mother and that's what the recurring nightmare's about." Katherine said.

"I don't know, that sounds kind of crazy." Elena said.

"No, think about it. Whatever horrible thing I'm dreaming, I never actually experienced, but.." Katherine left it hanging for Elena.

"It really happened to me."

"Maybe you can access the memory of that trauma and that will lead us to our birth mother." Katherine suggested.

"It's impossible. I am alone here. I have nobody to talk to. Should I ask your parents?" Elena asked.

"No, forget it. They'll just tell you more lies. Okay, there's one person that you can talk to, Damon." Katherine said.

"I don't want to I don't want to cause a problem." Elena declined. Damon has told her about his and Kath's video chat and from that it seem Katherine doesn't want Elena near Damon. Then they also had a fight.

"Then don't." Katherine snapped and ended the call.

"I mean, I'm used to losing guys to you or Bon, but getting screwed over by a sophomore? Not cool." Caroline told Elena as they were walking down the hallway to Katherine's locker.

"Okay, don't be mad, and I'm really sorry, but I'm kind of the one that set them up." Elena confessed.

"What?" Caroline glowed.

"They already met, and they were so into each other." Elena explained.

"I'm sorry, you're taking your sister's side over your friend's? Bon, can you remind her how wrong this is, because my head is about to explode." Caroline stated.

"I mean, sometimes you can't just decide who you're going to be with. Sometimes it's destiny. And look, we can always find you another guy." Bonnie tried to do some damage control.

"It's not about the guy. It's about us. We used to have each other's back, and now it's like we're drifting. I'm hating this." Caroline said and stomped off.

"My palms are actually sweating. I hope Kath's friends are going to be okay with, you know, us." Laurel said as they were walking towards the cafeteria.

"Well, they will have plenty of time to get used to it." Justin told her.

"Oh, that was so the right thing to say." Laurel said as they reached their table.

"I am going to get us something to drink." Justin said and disappeared in the crowed. Laurel sat looking around, while she was waiting for Justin to come.

She saw Katherine sitting on one of the table, alone looking around like she was searching for someone,"Waiting for anyone I might know? Number one on the parental disapproval list- name begins with "D"?" Laurel asked Elena going to sit next to her.

"Look, I know Mom and Dad want me to break it off, but I just I really need to see him." Elena said.

"Well, you're not going to find him here. Have you not heard? Damon's been suspended. For stealing your laptop. He even lost his job at the club. Kath, your boy's in some deep doo-doo." Laurel informed her.

"Thanks." Elena said, collected her bag and left towards her car.

"Damon. Oh, my God, are you are you okay? How are you doing?" Elena asked as soon as Damon opened his apartment door.

"Uh, suspended, fired, arraigned. Same old, same old." Damon shrugged.

"No, seriously, I'm worried about you. Why won't you tell me?" Elena questioned a bit hurt.

Damon picked up on the hurt and told her,"Figured you were pretty busy with that picture. So how's that going, anyway?"

"Uh, so far, nada. Actually, I was hoping that you could help me dredge up some memories or interpret some dreams." Elena asked.

"Oh, yeah, sure. You know what, I'll bring along some peyote and my favorite dream catcher, and then we can go off and do a harvest dance and duck into my sweat lodge." Damon said sarcastically.

"Not because of your heritage." Elena laughed and said,"No, because you're the only friend that I have. We have, Kath and me."

"All right. How about tonight, the overlook? We can meet up there around 9:00. We could try to put it off, but then it might have to be behind bulletproof glass." Damon said.

"What are you talking about?" Elena demanded confused.

"Guess they were tired of seeing me in juvie. They set my trial for next week. As an adult." Damon told her.

"Oh God! We have to do something! Soon!" Elena panicked.

A/N: So how was it? Did you liked it? I hope you do. Share your thoughts. Comment! You know I live for them. I just updated my other story, Loss of Memories, please check that. If you like this you might as well like that one. And REVIEW!

* Mickel know it's not Katherine but Elena because the was the one who took Katherine's laptop, remember? And I forgot to add but the one who break-in in Klaus' room in L.A. was also him.

** If anyone of you is wondering Nisha's and Katherine's story: They were best friends then because Kath found some new friends their friendship ended. And now they both hate each other. Elena doesn't know the story so well, that's why she's acting like kind to Nisha. Well, as kind as she can be with Nisha being a bitch.