I woke up after sleeping next to Jeremy. He was still asleep as I noticed Elena looking into the room. I got out of bed and walked over to her. I can't lie and say the house wasn't depressing. She didn't say anything as I watched her look into Jenna's empty bedroom. Someone would need to do something about that sometime and I had a feeling that it would be me. I then noticed Damon. I decided that I should let him and Elena talk. He seemed regretful. I headed to the shower and began to bathe myself. I was kind of rooting for Damon and Elena. I was probably the only one.

I went pretty simple on my outfit: just a purple tunic and black leggings with a black choker. Once I was dressed, I returned to Jeremy's room to see that he was up.

"You're up." He noted.

"Yeah, I noticed Elena and decided not to wake you." I explained. "I saw you on Facebook last night and your status was depressed. Is there anything that I can do to help? If there is anything I can do to fix it, from emotional to sexual just let me know and I'll do it."

"I don't know if anything is going to help me other than just regular grieving." He responded. "I know I can't make the same mistakes that I did when my parents died, and I am thankful that I have you to help get me through and I'm sorry if I don't seem emotionally invested in this relationship right now."

"It's okay." I told him. "You know I haven't lost anyone you have in over five hundred years. There has been anyone that I was really close to, no one that I considered family, no one that I could say that I loved. Just know that I will be here for you. I promise."

"You know if this is too much for you, you can go." He explained. "I understand if you don't want to stay here. You wanted to kill Klaus and you failed. If being here and being reminded of that is too much, you can go."

"What kind of person would I be if I did that?" I asked. "And don't point that I'm not a person because I'm a vampire. I do have feelings. You know I wish I could have known your parents so I could show them that not all vampires are evil."

Before I could say anything else, I noticed my phone was ringing. I don't know why I left it in Jeremy's room, but I decided to answer it. It was Stefan.

"Yes?" I answered.

"I need your help." He told me. "The other night Tyler bit Damon."

That must have happened after I left. I'm glad that I left when I did.

"I just wonder why you sound so urgent. You know that he is going to die and there's nothing that we can do about it." I pointed out.

"I don't want to accept that. I have Bonnie looking for a solution. If there is anything that I can do to cure him, I'll do it."

"Well if you find anything out, even though I don't have much hope, call me." I responded before I hung up. "I don't know if we should tell Elena about this."

Minutes later, Elena came into the room.

"Let's do something fun." Elena suggested. "We need to move on. They're showing Gone with the Wind in Town Square.

"There is no way that I'm seeing that movie." Jeremy told us.

An hour later, we were in Town Square.

"I can't believe that you two brought me here to see a three-hour girl movie." He complained.

"Jeremy we need to get out of the house and deal with stuff." Elena stated. At that point, Caroline showed up, bubbly as ever. I think it was her favorite of all time. She probably liked it more than I did, and I was an extra in it.

"Are we really doing this?" Jeremy groaned.

"Yes we're doing it." Caroline chided him. "We need to take a page from Scarlett. We made it through the war and even though there were casualties, we persevere."

I think she was a little bit in denial, but her bubbly expression made it hard not to smile.

After a little while, Stefan showed up.

"Look who you couldn't resist an epic romance." Elena remarked.

"I need to talk you. Joey can come too." Stefan said.

The two of us got up and walked with him. I figured he had found out something.

"You're breaking the rules you know." Elena told him. "Movie night is supposed to be a distraction and tomorrow we can return to our regularly scheduled drama."

"I know. I wish this could wait, but it can't." Stefan explained. "The other night, Tyler bit Damon when he was starting to change."

"What?" Elena asked in shock. "Is he going to die? He came to the house asking for forgiveness and I turned him down."

"You still have a chance to forgive him." Stefan replied. "I also need to talk to Joey. Bonnie thinks that Klaus might know something about the cure to a werewolf bite."

"Klaus will kill you two." Elena responded.

"Klaus had his chances to kill us and he didn't." I reminded her. "Maybe we can make a deal with him in exchange for the cure."

"Talk to Damon." Stefan instructed. Elena nodded and left.

"So where are we going to find Klaus?" I asked.

"Well we could start with what we know and check Alaric's apartment." Stefan suggested. So we went and then went inside having both been previously invited in. Klaus wasn't there, but Katerina happened to be.

"I've waited for two days. I'm supposed to be free of Klaus's compulsion. He's supposed to be dead." My sister complained.

"Well he's not. Elijah betrayed us." I explained. "Right now we need to find him."

At that time, Klaus and Elijah walked in. Had Alaric terminated his lease because I'm pretty sure he hadn't been invited in?

"You two just keep popping up." The hybrid commented.

"I need your help for my brother." Stefan remarked.

"Well whatever it is will have to wait a few minutes because I have an obligation to my brother." Klaus stated. I glared daggers at Elijah. I don't think my death glare had any effect on him, but at least it made it known how I felt about him. Klaus walked off. I wondered if I had time to talk to my sister.

"Both of you understand how important family is, or you wouldn't be here." Elijah remarked. "My brother gave me his word that he would reunite me with my own."

"And so I shall." Klaus said before he suddenly stabbed Elijah with a silver dagger that had undoubtedly been dipped in white oak ash. I guess he was going to be putting him with Finn, undoubtedly Kol and Rebekah. At that point, he grabbed Stefan and held him against the wall. "Now what is it that the two of you want? I imagine that it has to do with a werewolf bite."

He seemed to want to cause Stefan pain, but not me. Maybe it had to do with the fact that Klaus still possessed a small sense of chivalry.

"He just wants to help his brother." I stated.

"Just give me the cure and I'll do whatever you want." Stefan proposed.

"Does that offer apply to both of you?" Klaus asked curiously.

"What?" I questioned. Why exactly was he asking me this?

"Will you make the same offer as he is?" Klaus clarified. "Will you do whatever I ask of you in exchange for Damon's life?"

I had to think about this. Damon was someone that I considered my friend. He was also very important to Elena even if she refused to admit it.

"Yes." I answered.

"Well, maybe there is something that you can do. Stefan might be useful to me, but the truth is I miss my best girl. Our years together were quite fun to me. You were my protégé and it hurt when you run off. I am a bit concerned, though. When was the last time that you drank directly from a human? I worry that your time here has made you soft." Klaus replied as he poured himself a shot…of blood.

"How do I know that you even have a cure?" I inquired.

"Katerina, come here." He requested of my sister. What was he doing? He grabbed my sister's hand and bit into it. I was shocked. I could see the mark of a werewolf bite forming. This was how he planned on getting me to help her? He was going to kill my sister?

"No, I did everything that you asked. Why?" Katerina asked. He then bit into his wrist and fed his blood into her mouth. What was going on? I then noticed that the wound from bite was disappearing.

"So it looks like you already owe me, but since I am in a good mood today, I will heal Damon as well." He replied.

"Your blood is the cure." Stefan replied.

"It looks like you would be in quite a pickle if you managed to kill me."

"So you want me to come with you when you leave town?" I asked. I know that I had made a promise to Jeremy, but I don't know if this was an offer that I could refuse. I don't even know if I would have a future with Jeremy. I don't think that he wanted to become a vampire. I had basically already agreed to it.

"I think we should discuss our terms." He proposed.

"I want to talk to Jeremy and tell him goodbye." I requested.

"Fine." He agreed before I called my boyfriend.

"Joey now isn't the best time." He stated.

"Well I needed to talk to you. You see Klaus…" I started before I heard a gunshot. "Jeremy? Jeremy? JEREMY?"

I didn't get a response, but I did hear Sheriff Forbes saying something. I couldn't believe it. I think Jeremy was dead. I dropped my phone and began to cry.

"What that's a pity." Klaus commented. There was nothing keeping me here now. He was currently filling a vial with his blood. "I guess I don't have to set a number of years. You know it's going to be interesting to have both Petrova sisters at my side. How about the two of us have a drink? Stefan you're free to go. I'll make sure that your brother is healed."

He slid a bag of blood over to me. I was hungry in my grief. I was still crying a little, but I didn't want to turn it off. I didn't want to be like that again. I squeezed the bag like it was a pouch of Capri Sun. I drank it pretty fast. I didn't want to wait. I had made my choice. I didn't want to be here anymore. I didn't want to be reminded of Jeremy wherever I went.

"Be careful Joey." Stefan told me before he left.

"Joey." Klaus scoffed. "Such a name is not fitting for such a beautiful creature. I want to tell me your name. I want you to tell me your real name."

"My name is Joey." I replied adamantly. He couldn't compel me because I still was on vervain.

"You know I could still cancel our deal. This isn't going to work unless you do what I say." Klaus told me. "Now what is your name?"

"Yoana." I muttered.

"What was that?" He asked.

"I know you heard me." I stated.

"Yes, but I want to hear you say it aloud." He remarked with a smirk on his face.

"My name is Yoana Petrova." I replied. It was the first time that I had said it in almost 250 years. I had been going by Joanna at least since the revolution.

Not long after we had exited Alaric's apartment and Klaus put Elijah's body in a coffin. I was positive that his other siblings were in the other ones.

"Now before we go, I brought you a gift." Klaus replied as he brought a man out. "I could compel him, but I like it better when they run. Go after him."

The guy began to run and I chased after him because I had no choice. I bit into his neck and fed on his sweet and delicious blood.

To Be Continued

So instead of taking Stefan, Klaus wanted Joey back. That's the end of this story, but the sequel Yoana will be out...eventually. Please don't forget to review