Elena
Elena entered the cemetery on the night of the new moon. In her hand was a bag which carried the book and materials she'd need for the spell. A determination had filled Elena's heart, and she wouldn't leave without getting Damon back. She would die first.

As she found Damon's grave, and considered the possibility of failure. If somehow the spell went wrong, what would happen? She knew her heart couldn't take it. Failing at this would be like losing Damon all over again. Her heart was fluttering painfully, nothing like the pounding she'd felt months ago.

Elena set everything up in exactly the same way the book instructed. She had the whole spell memorized in case anything happened. There was no possible way to be more prepared. If ever she had a chance to succeed, this was it.

Finally, the time had come. At exactly midnight, the same time the book said, she started saying the incantation and mixing the ingredients. She made no mistakes. At the end, Elena felt a rush of power leave her. She collapsed, struggling to hold onto consciousness with the small amount of energy she had left.

Bonnie
Bonnie couldn't sleep. She felt like something was wrong. Very wrong. Her intuition told her that something was amiss, and it was nearby. She knew from experience that it wouldn't let her sleep until she found out what it was.

Slowly, Bonnie walked around her room. The feeling was strongest by her bed. Cautiously, she searched through her pillows and blankets. Nothing stood out as unfamiliar or not belonging there.

Then, suddenly afraid, she looked under the bed. Her spell books and ingredients were the only things under there. As she looked through the belongings, Bonnie flashed back to Elena's visit. She'd talked about bring Damon back from the dead...she wouldn't, would she? Elena didn't steal or lie.

But as Bonnie finished taking inventory, she realized Elena had. She'd stolen from her best friend. That was so unlike her. Apparently she'd underestimated how much Elena had changed since Damon's death.

She called Stefan moments later, and he answered on the first ring.

"What is it, Bonnie?" he asked first thing. Stefan knew she wouldn't disturb him so late unless it was an emergency.

"Elena. She came her three days ago asking if I knew how to bring Damon back to life, and I just found out that she stole a spell book and some ingredients from me."

Stefan didn't waste a moment. "Is she in danger?"

"Spells like this are dark, Stefan. They change a person. And they're so powerful. She's definitely in danger."

"Do you know if there's a certain time when she has to perform the spell?"

Bonnie thought. She'd read through all of her spell books because of Grams, who insisted she know everything in case she ever needed it. Though she couldn't remember what the book had said, it was easy enough to guess. "Tonight, a new moon. New moon's are always the time when dark spells must be done."

"Where will she be?"

"Probably his grave. She must be close for the spell to work."

"How can Elena even do spells? Aren't witches the only people who can do them?"

Bonnie nodded, though of course he couldn't see. "Human's can do spells, but it takes more out of them. Being a witch means I have more stamina when it comes to magic, and no human could do things with their mind like I do." She paused, thinking. "I really think Elena could do it, Stefan."

"What can we do?" Stefan sounded anxious.

"The only thing that could help is stopping her. There is no spell that can take it back."

"I'm almost to your house. Be ready to go." He hung up, and moments later Bonnie heard a car pull up. She left the house where her parents were still sleeping, and climbed into the passenger side door.

Stefan speeded through the streets while Bonnie watched the clock. They wouldn't get there fast enough...

When they finally pulled up to the cemetery, Bonnie felt power rush through her. It was only there for a moment, and felt her with feelings of terror. She couldn't run through the graves fast enough.

When they finally reached Elena, she was slumping over. Stefan tried to pick the unconscious Elena up while Bonnie looked through the materials her friend had used. It was all there. The spell was done. After packing everything back into a bag, she followed Stefan back into the car.

He sped through the streets again, all the while asking Bonnie if Elena should be taken to the hospital.

"I can do more for Elena then any hospital can," was her only answer. She still had a terrified feeling. What Elena had done would have major consequences.

They took her back to the Salvatore mansion where Stefan lay her on a long sofa. Bonnie stood over her and did some healing spells which should replenish her energy. When she'd done everything she could, they both sat and watched Elena intently.

Twenty minutes after they'd found her, Elena woke up.

Elena
"What happened?" Elena asked, watching Stefan and Bonnie. How had she gotten here? What about Damon? Her heart gave a very painful pang.

Bonnie spoke first. "We found you right after you'd completed the spell."

So maybe it had worked. Elena was itching to go back. She needed to be there for him. He needed her. She could feel him calling out for her.

"I need to go back," she said out loud, trying to get up but only accomplishing a head ache.

Stefan held her down while she struggled. "No, Bonnie can take care of you here."

"No!" Elena tried to push him off her, but she was too weak. "I have to go!"

"Elena, there's nothing you can do. All any of us can do is wait." Bonnie spoke calmly from her chair.

"He needs me," Elena insisted, her voice intense. She didn't see the pain in Stefan's eyes, but Bonnie did.

She finally snapped. "Elena, pull yourself together! If your spell failed, that's a good thing. Do you have any idea what you've done? How much danger you might've brought upon the whole town?"

Elena glared. "I don't care."

Bonnie backed down immediately. The Elena she'd known since childhood, the Elena Stefan had fallen in love with, no longer existed.