So, I haven't done a bonus chapter for a while so I decided to write this - the farewell to Jeremy and a little bit of family bonding! Enjoy (: ps. THANK YOU AGAIN READERS/REVIEWERS :')

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His yellow eyes plague her dreams; his lips curl back in to a snarl of rage, showing his elongated fangs and canines. The face that she once found beautiful does nothing but terrify her, now. She runs, but he is much, much faster... What are you supposed to do when the man you love is the one you fear more than anyone else? It is ridiculous, wanting to be close to him yet wanting to run so far away at the same time. The hybrid soon catches up to her, and Evelyn shrieks as his fangs puncture her neck-

She jolts awake much like she had done the previous morning, only this time she has a trail of tears on her cheeks and a coat of perspiration covering her body. Evelyn sighs, steadying out her breathing, frowning as she waits for a reaction that her body should have to fear... The thumping that is usually felt within her chest... Where is it?

Oh, she remembers sadly. I don't have a heartbeat, anymore.

Sniffling, the newly-turned vampire throws her legs over the side of her bed and lets out a sigh. Another day, a new life... She wants to say that her new life should consist of letting her humanity go and that she should be embracing who she really is, but she cannot bear to part with herself... The human she once was. She cannot let go of her humanity, because when she does then who knows what kind of monster she will become? No. She has sworn to never allow herself to kill anyone, and she will not. She may be a predator, now, but she will not act like one. The doppelganger ties her curly brown hair upon her head and takes a quick shower, taking care to not wet the brunette locks as she does so. When she is done she quickly pulls on some blue jeans, a green-and-white striped vest top and a denim three-quarter sleeved jacket.

"Good morning," She greets Alaric, walking in to the kitchen and digging through the freezer for a blood bags. Damon had brought these around last night for her – the raven-haired vampire had told her that he would let her have ten but she can go take her own supplies, from then on. Evelyn had argued, begging Damon to let her share his supply, but gave up when he made it clear that giving her ten was a big enough step for him – she'll have to start stealing her own supplies, from now on. Evie pulls out one of the bags and squeezes the contents in to a mug before placing them in the microwave – Jeremy's eyes widen as he looks at the bag in Evie's hand and then in to her eyes.

"Katherine?" He asks, genuine fear filling his eyes.

"No, Jer," Evie sighs as she runs a hand through her hair – she'll have to get used to this. "Don't worry; I'm Evelyn – just a dead Evelyn."

"When did you turn?" Jeremy yells, clinging on to the kitchen counter to support his suddenly weak legs. She pouts, throwing the empty blood bag in the trash and then taking her mug of now warm blood out of the microwave.

"Yesterday – long story short, Klaus had fed me blood and Stefan took advantage of it," She sighs, taking a drink as Elena walks in, looking at Evie's hand that is still on the microwave door and then at the steaming cup of blood. She chokes on her coffee as she realizes what her sister just did.

"EVIE! Jeez, don't use the microwave for that!" She growls, glaring at her sister in annoyance. Evelyn just frowns.

"It tastes weird cold," She murmurs nonchalantly.

"I don't care! If you want to use a microwave for... Warming up blood," She shivers, "Then go buy your own."

"You're just jealous 'cause you can't have any," She smirks, watching as Elena cringes and Jeremy laughs, although the sound is still slightly strained. The sixteen-year-old heads out of the room after that, shaking his head at the sisterly banter. Elena watches as her sister stares out of the window, her eyes seem to be full of sadness as she does so...

"Are you ok?" She asks, breaking Evelyn from her thoughts. The vampire turns her eyes back to her sister, sighing.

"I'll be okay, this," She holds up the mug, "Is just going to take some getting used to... A few days ago I was worried about boyfriend problems, and now I'm a vampire..."

"It's going to be ok," Elena murmurs, taking another sip of her coffee. "I'm sorry this happened, though – Stefan should never have turned you."

"Klaus should never have bit me," Evelyn scoffs, her brow furrows as she glares down at the deep red liquid within her mug: if Klaus had never bitten her then this would have never happened.

"You're right..." Elena sighs, her tone brightens slightly. "But he did, you turned and you're still here..." She meets Evie's eyes seriously, "I'm glad you decided to turn – I don't think I would have been able to go on, losing anyone else."

"I know," Evelyn nods. "You are one of the few reasons why I decided to stick around..." The vampire smiles, "And I can tell that you feel guilty about sending Jeremy away, but you're doing the right thing – Bonnie told me about what went down yesterday, and she was wrong to talk to you like that."

"No," Elena shakes her head, her eyes on the ground. "Bonnie was right – I have no right to take Jeremy's free will away but I don't feel like I have any other choice." The only human doppelganger looks up from the ground, the guilt causing her eyes to fill with tears. "I'm so scared that he's going to find out I got him compelled – he got so mad at me last time."

"Last time?" Evelyn shakes her head, understanding why Bonnie must have got so worked up about this, if it is the second time... "What did you compel him for last time?"

"Vicki Donovan – Matt's sister – had just been turned in to a vampire and she couldn't control her thirst; she ended up attacking me in the school parking lot. Stefan had to stake her, and Jeremy had been in..." Elena trails off as she sees Evelyn's face go a sickly pale colour; she realizes what she just said and her own eyes widen. With a blink, Evelyn is suddenly gone, a gust of wind giving away the direction that she ran in. "Oh, god – Evie!" Elena calls after her, running through the kitchen and in to the foyer where Jeremy's suitcase is sat – both Alaric and Jeremy are staring at the stairs with wide, confused eyes. The doppelganger rushes up them, attempting to open Evie's bedroom door, to no avail – it's locked. "Evie, I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking-"

"Go away, Elena!" Evelyn yells from the other side of the door, sitting with her back pressed against it and her knees pulled to her chest. Elena knew that Evie has been worrying about the bloodlust that comes along with being a vampire – the tragic little story of Vicki Donovan has only confirmed that she should be afraid! Elena sighs in defeat, turning away from the door – Evelyn's emotions are all over the place, she will probably be better off being left alone for a while.

"What's up with her?" Alaric asks, glancing from Elena to the top of the stairs uneasily. He can imagine that playing house with an emotional, freshly-turned vampire is going to be far from easy – which gives them yet another reason to believe that having Damon compel Jeremy to go to Denver is a good thing.

"I didn't think before opening my mouth," Elena snaps, but she is aiming it at herself more than she is Ric. "I told her about Vicki's death."

"Nice job," Ric scoffs sarcastically, earning a glare from the doppelganger – her step-dad sighs, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder as she looks down at the floor, fighting off her tears. "Elena, don't worry about it – getting yourself worked up won't change anything, and Evie needs our support right now. She'll come around."

"I know," Elena whimpers, "But I scared her – fear is terror when you're a vampire and-"

"Elena," the doppelganger raises her watery chocolate eyes from the ground and inhales deeply as she sees Alaric's eyebrows rise at her. He has already told her not to worry about it – Evelyn will come around. Besides, the History teacher is more concerned about Jeremy right now... Over the past year or so he has grown close to the Gilbert children; it will be sad to watch Jeremy go, but everyone knows that this is for the best. He turns to the stairs, listening to the banging noises that are presumably coming from said Gilbert child. "Hey, Jer – you ready to go?"

"I will be in a minute; I just need to find my wallet!" The teen calls from upstairs, making Alaric chuckle lightly.

"Ok – I'm going to put your case in the car and wait in there!" Alaric calls before sighing, looking at a glassy-eyed Elena. "Elena?"

"Huh," She breaks out of her thoughts, looking up at Ric with a small smile. "Oh, sorry. Need any help?" She asks.

"It's only one suitcase," He grins before picking the object up. "I'll see you when I get back – stop worrying about everything, even if it's just for a little while."

Meanwhile, Jeremy Gilbert is turning his bedroom upside down as he searches for his wallet. What has he done with it? He groans in frustration, checking under the bed again. Finding it to be void of any objects, he hits the mattress with his fist and stands up – his breath catches in his throat as he notices that he is not alone.

"Evie," Jeremy gasps. "You scared me."

"Sorry," She smiles sheepishly, holding out her hand. He looks down and rolls his eyes.

"Where'd you find it?" He chuckles, thanking her as he puts the wallet in to his pocket.

"In your bathroom," She murmurs, slowly heading over to the window and pushing the blue curtains aside. The sunlight beams down from the slightly clouded sky, and she closes her eyes at it warms her face. "I'm glad that I can still come out in the daylight," the doppelganger sighs, reaching to play with the Original family ring that hangs on a golden chain at the base of her throat.

"When did you get your daylight-thing?" Jeremy asks, going to stand beside her. She turns to him and smiles, slightly.

"Klaus gave me it – this," She holds the ring up higher so that he can see – Jeremy eyes the ring curiously.

"Doesn't he need it?" He asks.

"Nope – apparently hybrids don't burn in the sunlight." Jeremy nods, taking this information in. The teen watches his cousin bask in the glow of the sun whilst trying to imagine what it would be like to be trapped in the darkness – to be a creature of the night... He knows Evelyn never wanted this, and now she is stuck with it for an eternity. A deep sorrow twists his stomach as he exhales, causing her big brown eyes to open and look at him. She sees his sadness and frowns.

"What's up?" She asks, turning to him. Jeremy shrugs.

"I just... I'm sorry, Evie – about what Stefan did... I know you never wanted to be a vampire; he shouldn't have forced you in to it."

Evelyn smiles bitterly, looking out of the window again. "Yeah, well, when life gives you lemons..." She shrugs, forcing a brighter smile on to her lips. "I'll be fine, Jer. There are some bright sides to it."

"I guess so," He lies. "Anyway, Ric's going to be pissed if I leave him waiting any longer." He goes to leave, but hesitates a moment. The teen looks down at his cousin once more before pulling her in for a hug. At first, Evie stiffens, worried that she may bite him... The scent of iron fills her lungs, making her mouth water and the monster within mock her. She can feel the veins rising and falling under her eyes and her fangs threatening to elongate – but she pictures her Dad; his disappointment... Inhaling and exhaling as steady as possible, she fights off the bloodlust, and when they separate she really is smiling.

"Have a safe trip, Jeremy. Text us when you get to the airport... I'm going to miss having my baby cuz' around," She grins as he chuckles.

"I will do," He laughs, "I'm going to miss you too. Good luck with the whole vampire thing."

"Thanks," She sighs before disappearing; making him jump slightly with the sudden gust of wind passing him by. She can hear his laughter from upstairs, and how Elena's heart begins to run a marathon once Evelyn comes to a stop in front of her.

"EVIE!" Elena yells, "Stop doing vampire stuff in the house!"

"Aww, but it's so fun," She pouts, turning around to see that a laughing Jeremy is making his way down the stairs.

"You're going to enjoy that, aren't you?" He chuckles.

"Yup!" Evie nods, smiling at her cousin fondly. Elena meets his eyes and a sob escapes her throat. She pulls her adoptive brother in to her arms for a hug. She is going to miss him so much, even if this is for the best. She fights off her tears, reminding herself that this is saving his life – even if she did make a deal with Klaus, he cannot be trusted... Who says Stefan won't push him off of the edge and that Klaus will not try to kill him again? Klaus' 'word' has no true meaning... Even Evelyn knows that. Despite all of that, she cannot bring herself to let go of her brother – the only person left who she has grown up with in her family. It's going to be lonely without him, even if she is crowded with her family (of sorts) and friends. Jeremy drops his arms from around his sister's waist, but she still refuses to let go. Evelyn giggles as her cousin rolls his eyes.

"You're going to have to let me go, eventually," he chuckles. Elena finally does pull away, placing her hands on his shoulders as she meets his eyes with her own – she looks scared, and sad.

"Be safe, okay?" She asks; Jeremy's joking is pushed aside momentarily as he nods.

"Ok, alright," He speaks soothingly, and then chuckles again as she refuses to loosen her grip on the sleeves of his jacket. "Look, Alaric's waiting." Elena unwillingly releases his jacket, looking down to the ground sombrely as he heads out of the front door. Evelyn's interest is piqued as she hears Bonnie's erratic breathing, she turns to the door and Elena soon follows suit as the witch comes to a stand-still in front of Jeremy.

"Good – you haven't left yet!" She pants, intending to tell Jeremy about what Damon has done to him. She can't let him leave... Elena won't be the only one who will be lonely with him gone. Jeremy smiles, shock is evident in his eyes as he walks closer to her.

"Bonnie, what're you doing here?"

She inhales, glancing at Elena and Evelyn... And suddenly she is at a loss for words. She sees Elena's panicked expression and Evie's saddened one – they were hoping that he would be safer, but now Bonnie is going to ruin that. Don't let selfishness get in the way, Bonnie, Evie lip-speaks to her friend as she stares at her sadly. The teen gulps, and then looks up at her ex-boyfriend in defeat... She knows that as wrong as taking his free will away is, he will be safer, in Denver.

"I came to say goodbye," She replies, her voice is full of sadness as she does. Jeremy smiles again before pulling her in for a hug, wrapping his arms around her tightly. She buries her head in to the crook of his neck, inhaling his scent as she holds him close. When they pull away from one another they both exchange smiles – Bonnie hides her sadness as she watches him pick up his carry-on baggage, and then frowns at Evie and Elena angrily as he walks out of the front door. He looks back, sharing a sad look with Bonnie before looking at his adopted sister and cousin – Elena nods at him whilst Evelyn wraps an arm around her sister's waist, leaning her head on her shoulder to comfort her. Bonnie's eyes swim with tears as they watch the car set off, Jeremy's eyes stay on the three girls who he will miss more than anything before they travel out of view. Bonnie leaves straight away, not speaking a word to the twins as she slams her car door shut and drives away.

"Well... It's just me, you and Ric."

"I guess it is," Elena nods, her eyes glaze over as she stares out the door. Evie sighs, walking out and sitting on the porch steps, making Elena frown as she notices that her sister has not set on fire. The human doppelganger follows, taking a seat next to her as they admire the beautiful sunny day. The air has a twinge of cold to it, making Elena wrap her arms around herself, but it does not affect Evie in the slightest.

"Where'd you get a daylight amulet?" Elena asks quietly, admiring the blooming rosebushes in Mrs Whitewood's garden.

"Oh, Klaus gave me his," She replies, holding the ring up for her sister to see. Elena looks down at it and touches the lapis stone in the centre.

"It looks familiar," She murmurs.

"I think the other Originals have the same ring – it's the same as Rebekah's, from what I remember," Evie explains, turning to Elena as she drops the necklace.

"How are you – about the whole Klaus thing?" She asks, her expression is full of sympathy for her sister. She is worried about her; the vampire has hardly spoke about Klaus ever since he bit her... Which doesn't surprise her, really, but she is not buying the whole 'I hate him' act.

"I'll be fine. He tried to kiss me last night but I had to stop him... I do love him, but I'm just scared. I trusted him not to hurt me and he bit me..." Evie trails off, twiddling her thumbs as she frowns down at her hands. Elena watches her, listening closely.

"I know what you mean – you know the bridge that Stefan was threatening to drive me off?" Evie nods – how could she forget? "That's the bridge where the car accident took place. The one that killed my parents... And almost killed me."

Evelyn balls her hands in to fists at this – holding back the snarl that is threatening to leave her lips. She can see that Elena is shaking, slightly, as she remembers the fear she felt... How could he make her re-live that experience after everything they have been through together? He saved her from that! Evie sighs in frustration, resting her chin on her hands as she glares down at the garden in front of them.

"Why are guys such dicks? You'd think the ones that have been around for over two-hundred years would be a little more respectable, but they are even more messed up than the human ones are!"

"Evie," Elena smirks, "I hate to burst your bubble, but the 'guys' we are talking about are bloodthirsty vampires who will kill without a second thought. You'd hardly expect them to be 'respectable'." Evelyn's bad mood diminishes immediately as she looks at her sister with raised eyebrows. Who knew that Elena has this side to her? The vampire cannot help but laugh as she stands up, reaching out a hand to help Elena up, too.

"Wow, Elena – strong words." She giggles, "But I see where you're going with this – enough about boyfriends and vampires and all the other stuff; it's about time we did something human."

Something human... Elena grins.

"Ok, vampire – let's go do something human."

Evie rolls her eyes and elbows her sister playfully, rolling her eyes.

"Shut up," She laughs.

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