a/n: alright, I've decided I want the girls to be in charge. I love Damon, but it is time that he found out what it was like to be duped anyway! Poor guy, I'm so mean to him…perhaps he should come here so I can be really 'mean' to him. Haha….ANYWAY, on with the story!

When Bonnie arrived at the dinner she found the girls sitting in a far corner booth muttering quietly between themselves. She slipped in next to Elena and quickly delved into the conversation. "Do they know about my spell?"

"I think they know about everything." Caroline hissed. "They must have heard us talking at lunch yesterday. Those sneaky bastards."

"In their defense, you were just as sneaky, Miss I'm Gonna Hide Behind This Here Bush." Elena laughed, but quickly shut up after a sharp look from Katherine.

"Can you please get on Team Girl here?"

"Sorry." Elena mumbled, pissed that they had to get a new plan but relieved at least that she understood what the scene with Damon last night had been all about. "What do we do now?"

"Now," Katherine leaned forward, the girls sitting in a protective circle. "we figure out a new plan, a better plan- no offence."

"None taken." Elena nodded, even though she was a little hurt.

"What's the new plan?" Bonnie asked, arranging her knife and fork on the napkin so they were in perfect line.

A waitress came to the table, took their orders and quickly left. "The new plan," Katherine continued when they were alone again. "is we don't switch."

"Huh?" Elena looked at her confused. "I don't get it."

"Stefan thinks that he's going with you, but you pretending to be me. And Damon thinks he is going with me, but me pretending to be you. Right?"

"Right." Elena nodded slowly keeping track of the back and forth.

"So, we're going to turn the tables on them, and we're going to have to do it fast. We're still going over the Boarding House today, but when we go to that party, we're going as ourselves. I'll need my dress back."

"Wait." Caroline held up her hand. "Let me get this straight here before I have to draw a flow chart. Katherine is going to go with Stefan or with Damon?"

"With Stefan." Bonnie answered, understanding completely. "She will go with Stefan, but as Elena pretending to be her instead of Elena going and pretending to be Katherine."

Elena's head began to pound as she attempted to work her brain around it all. "So, they'll know who they're with?"

"No exactly." Katherine shook her head. "I'm going with Stefan, but he will think that it's you pretending to me. INSTEAD, it will be me pretending to be you, pretending to be me. I'm assuming that the boys are planning on calling us out during the course of the night before we get them home, which is where we will surprise them with the fact that we are who we are."

Caroline nodded slowly, half understanding. "Okay I get it!"

"So, you won't be needing my spell then." Bonnie said, sounding a little heartbroken that she was no longer needed. She hadn't exactly wanted to help in the first place, but now she didn't exactly like the idea of being left on the sidelines.

"No, we won't but you will still play an important part. We need you there to make the boys think that the original plan is still on."

"Me too?" Caroline asked with a hopeful smile.

It pained Katherine to be so sweet but she gritted her teeth and smiled back. "Of course."

The waitress came back and set their food down, the girl power jam session over as everyone dug in. No one spoke for a while, and then when they did it wasn't about the plan. Everything new was in order and all they had to do was wait for the opportune moment to send the ball rolling.

_Boarding House_

Damon slipped his mask back into the box and stashed it on the top shelf of his closet. Times between him and Stefan hadn't been exactly cozy as of late, but with this new plan they're bond was strengthening. He might even have to end up thanking the girls for doing this to them when it was all over. A knock caught his attention and he looked up to see Katherine standing in his bedroom doorway, a smirk on her face. Normally a look like that would have sent his pulse racing, but as he'd told her the last time they were alone; she just didn't do it for him anymore.

"Hello Katherine." He turned back to his closet, arranging the tshirts by color. "To what do I owe the pleasure?"

He heard the springs in his mattress creak as she sat herself on his bed. "I understand that Elena turned down your invitation to the Ball on Friday night."

"So she did, it seems she is going with Stefan." Damon shut the closet with a resounding click. "I'm sure that puts a damper on any plans you had to ask him."

Katherine smirked; well, well…he is going to play this very well after all. "Well of course Stefan was my first choice, but since the ones we really want to go with are going together, why not join me and help make them jealous?" She moved in front him in a flash, her fingers flicking open the first button of his shirt.

He grabbed her shoulders, rushing her back against the bed, both of their fangs out in reaction. "Don't seduce me Katherine." He lifted her up slightly, only to drop her down hard. "But, I will go with you."

Katherine stood, straightening her jacket as she left. "See you Friday, Mr. Salvatore."

A shiver ran down his back at her use of the old accent, but he didn't turn around.

When Elena got behind the wheel, she turned to look at Katherine sitting in the passenger seat. "Done."

"Done."

a/n: whoo! Girl power! Haha I think I've finally reached a happy healthy balance here. Girls are in control, they're bonding. Boys think they're in control, and they're bonding. I may have to speed up a few days to get us to the good stuff…agree to skipping a few days with me?