The group was at the Grill the next day. "So, you guys ready for the dance tonight?" Amy asked.

"Are you kidding? I've had my outfit planned for months." Melody said.

"I'm always ready." Margret said.

"I don't really see the point of these theme dances." Alex told them. "Especially when you're one of the guys who gets stuck working the party."

"That's a bummer." Melody said.

"Well, I need the extra credit."

"I guess we'll be meeting you there, then." Melody said. Margret looked over the side to see Bonnie confronting Damon.

"Uh, guys. I think we have a problem." They glanced in her direction.

"What's he doing here?" Amy asked.

"Apparently causing trouble." Margret said. "It's something he's good at." They noticed one of the Grill workers breaking it up.

"At least that's over with." Melody said.

"Please, I know Bonnie can handle herself if she ever gets into trouble." Margret said.

"Really? How?" Amy asked.

"She's a martial arts expert." Margret said. She knew that was the worst excuse she could come up with, but she knew she couldn't tell them Bonnie was a witch.

"So, what's up with your cousin and Matt?" Melody asked.

"Nothing. From what I can tell, I think she likes him." Amy said. "But I don't think he's over Elena yet."

"Yeah, but Elena's with someone else now." Margret pointed out.

"He gets it, but you know how Caroline is." Amy said.

"Margret's right, though. He needs to move on." Melody pointed out.

"Yeah, but it's only been a few months."

"Who's side are you on?"

"Okay, I'm getting out of here." Margret said. "I still have to get ready for the dance." She left the table and headed out the door without looking back.

Later that night, the group was at the dance. Melody was in a white dress with matching boots, and Amy was in a pink dress, with black lining around the edges. Margret wore an orange dress with red patches on the skirt.

"I barely recognize this place." Amy said.

"The committee did a great job with setting up." Melody said. Margret looked around to see if she could find anyone she knew, but it was impossible. The girls headed out to the dance floor together.

"Hey, nice dress." Someone told Amy. She turned and saw her cousin standing nearby.

"Thanks. You're outfit looks awesome, too."

"It wasn't easy, believe me."

"Just be grateful you didn't have to go shopping with her." Bonnie added. A few minutes later, Elena showed up.

"Hey, I was beginning to think you were a no-show." Margret said.

"I got held up." Elena told her. "Having fun?"

"No, but this took about 2 hours, so I'm at least staying half of that." Caroline said.

"Typical Caroline." Melody said.

"What's Damon doing here?" Bonnie asked. The girls turned and noticed him talking with Stefan.

"Even in a crowded room, he stands out." Amy said. Margret held her arm, not wanting her to start anything.

"He wanted to come. I promise he'll behave." Elena told them.

"So what is this, like, a threesome now, you and the Salvatore brothers?" Caroline asked.

"No, but if I'm gonna be with Stefan, then I have to learn to tolerate Damon." Elena said. "It's not like I can kill him."

"There's a thought." Bonnie said.

"I'll help." Caroline said.

"I'm in." Amy told them.

"Okay, what's with the conspiracy?" Margret asked. "Seriously, the fifties weren't about violence and hate."

"Are you sure you've got the right decade, Margret?" Melody asked.

"No, but even you have to admit this is ridiculous."

"Speaking of which, what's up with you're brother?" Amy asked. "First the history project, and now he's hanging out with some cute book girl?"

"Well, maybe he's just trying to get his life back to normal." Margret said.

"Hey, girls." They turned and found Alex standing nearby. "Can you believe this place?"

"It's like I've walked into a movie." Margret said. "Shouldn't you be at the table?"

"I'm on break." He told her.

"Think you have enough time for a dance or two?" Margret asked.

"I think so." The two of them walked away from the group.

"You think those two are…"

"Who knows, Amy?" Melody pointed out. Damon walked over to the group.

"Hi, Bonnie. Wanna dance?" He asked.

"I'm out of here." Bonnie turned to go, but he caught her arm.

"Please give me another chance."

"Back off, Damon." Caroline said. Amy left with her and Bonnie. It's probably why Melody was the only one who noticed Elena and Stefan coming over.

"Where did they go?" Elena asked.

"I don't know."

"They probably left for the Grill again. It's kinda their venting place." Melody told them.

"What did you say to them?" Stefan asked.

"I was perfectly polite." Damon said. "Elena... Would you like to dance?"

"I would love to." She turned to Stefan. "May I have is dance?" They headed out to the dance floor. Melody almost laughed.

"You just got burned." She said.

"I can see that." He looked at her. "Would you…"

"Save it, I've sworn off guys for a long time." Melody said.

"I never pegged you as a…"

"As a feminist?" Melody told him. "I'm not surprised. Most of the guys around here can be jerks, that's why I don't like them."

On the dance floor, Margret separated from Alex. "Okay, I should get back to the girls. You probably have to get back to work."

"Right." Alex said. "Thanks for helping with the break."

"Well, it was getting a little boring." Margret said. She headed back over to Melody. Alex headed back to the table, where he found Jeremy talking with the girl from the Grill.

"What are you doing here?" Jeremy asked.

"Well, seeing you also neglected to invite me, I took matters into my own hands." She told him.

"You're doing that thing again."

"What thing would that be?"

"That thing where you pretend we're dating, even though we're not."

"Oh, you mean stalking. Yeah. Get over yourself. Come on. I've never been to a school dance before. Humor me."

"Really? What about at you're old school?" Alex asked.

"Actually, she was homeschooled." Jeremy told him. The girl looked at them, confused. "Oh, right. Anna, this is Alex, one of my twin's friends."

"You have a twin?"

"Yeah, she can be a bit weird sometimes though." Jeremy said.

"You're lucky you have siblings. It's just been me and my mother for a while." Anna told him.

"I'm going to find more plastic cups." Alex said, leaving them.

At the Grill, Amy was with Bonnie and Caroline. "Let's sit up there." Bonnie suggested.

"Be a little more obvious, Bonnie." Caroline said.

"Don't rain on my hot-guy parade."

"What? It's just a drizzle. Ben McKittrick? Really?" Caroline asked.

"Do you even know the guy, Care?" Amy asked.

"He's hot."

"He's a washed-up jock who pours drinks for a living." Caroline told her. "You could do way better." Just then, Matt showed up at the table. "Hi."

"What's up?"

"I cannot believe how shallow you are, Caroline." Amy said.

Back at the dance, the girls were talking. "What's up?" Margret asked.

"Do you like him?" Melody asked her.

"Alex is one of my oldest friends, Melody. You know that."

"You know what I mean, Margie."

"No, I don't." Margret told her. "Look, there's nothing going on with us."

"Really? It didn't seem that way to me."

"Melody, I'm serious. We're not together." Margret told her.

"Okay, sorry." Melody said. "I just thought…never mind."

"I'm just glad we're not like them." They turned and saw Elena and Stefan dancing.

"Never said you were. It was just something I picked up on."

"I'm not Amy, Melody. I'm not in denial at all." Margret told her.

At the Grill, Amy saw Caroline walk out after talking with Matt. She caught up to her. "Hey, are you okay?"

"It was stupid of me to think that we could be anything more than friends." Caroline told her.

"Care, come on. It isn't your fault."

"I know that. He's not over her yet." Caroline said.

"These things take time, you know." Amy said. "I remember Margret still wasn't over the accident a few months ago. It's still hard on her sometimes."

"She's lucky she doesn't have a boyfriend or anyone close to one."

"Wow, you really haven't seen it, have you?"

"I've been a little busy with other things to worry about my friend's sister's love life, Amy." Caroline pointed out.

"I know, but maybe you need to step out of your issues and see things as they are." Amy told her. "Because you clearly have a lot to learn about the world." Caroline stopped as Amy kept walking away from her.

Back at the dance, Alex found Jeremy. "Hey, where'd Anna go?"

"She left." Jeremy told him. "It was kinda weird. She kept asking me about this journal that my ancestor kept."

"A journal? Wow, must run in the family." Alex said.

"Apart from that, she practically flipped when I told her I gave it to our history teacher."

"Why would she be interested in some old journal from your ancestor?"

"I don't know, but she's kinda strange." Jeremy said. "Really into supernatural stories and history. Anyway, how's it going with you and Margie?"

"She's cool, though it's not like we're dating or anything." Alex pointed out.

"Weird. I thought you two would be dating by now." Jeremy said. "It's obvious you have a crush on her."

"What? No, I don't like her that way." Alex told him. He sighed. "Am I really that obvious?"

"Sort of."

"Look, it's complicated, man. She's my oldest friend. I don't want to mess things up with her, not to mention our friends already think we're together when we're not."

"Just give her some time." Jeremy told him. "It's been a rough few months for all of us, and she needs to get used to the idea of going out with someone."

"You're right. Thanks, Jer."

"No problem."

Elsewhere, Melody was with Margret. "Okay, look, I know you like him, Margret."

"So what? He's my friend, Melody." Margret pointed out. "It'd be too awkward and it's not right."

"Your parents would want you to be happy, Margie." Melody pointed out.

"I don't know. I've never even been on a date before." Margret said. "Besides, I still need a little time to get things normal in my life."

"Yeah, guess you're right." Melody said.

"I have to go. I still haven't finished that homework assignment." Margret told her. She left the gym.

"Hang on," Melody caught up with her. "Maybe I can help you out. It was a partner assignment, after all."

"Till my partner bailed on me." Margret said. "Thanks." The two of them headed back to Margret's place.

Dear Diary,

I feel like something's going on with my sister and the Salvatore brothers, but I don't know what. It's like there's something they're all hiding, that they don't want anyone else to know. That Anna girl is pretty mysterious, too. I don't know what's going on, but I have a very weird feeling about all this.