The Gilberts were leaving the hospital. "We better get back home and get Jenna so we can head to the Lockwood's." Elena said. "You okay, Jer?"

"Yeah, I just told him not to mess with us."

"Did you threaten him?" Elena asked.

"No." Jeremy tried to walk away, but she grabbed his arm.

"Hey, I don't like him either, but he's still family." Elena pointed out. "What's really going on with you, Jeremy? You haven't been yourself lately."

"It's not healing." Elena looked at the burn mark on his hand. It was still there, only slightly faded. Then she realized why he was so concerned.

"Oh, Jeremy." She held him in her arms.

"He called this morning, said she was stable, but seemed to still feel pain."

"Jeremy, I know this is hard for you, but the others need us right now." Elena said gently.

"I know that. And now with your evil twin running around, it's a lot to deal with."

"Hey, we'll get through this." Elena said. "After all, we got through everything else." Jeremy looked at her, nodding in understanding.

Back at the Lockwood's, Bonnie was talking with Damon. "Did you know the Gilbert device affected Tyler Lockwood?" She asked.

"That's news." Damon said. "It affected the mayor, too."

"I wonder why that is." Bonnie said. "I mean, I've known the Lockwoods my whole life. I know they're not vampires."

"Unless they kept it secret like Elena." Damon said. Bonnie glared at him. "Sorry, I'm just saying we can't rule anything out. Speaking of which, how's Caroline doing?"

"She's okay."

"It was a risk your friend took, you know." Damon said.

"Yeah, but we couldn't let Caroline die." Bonnie said. "She was the only one of us that was innocent that night."

"You really feel bad about this, don't you?"

"Even if Care did become one of them, she'd still be Caroline." Bonnie said.

"Where was that attitude when you were getting used to Elena being one?"

"Last I checked, you weren't a big supporter of her at that point, either." Bonnie pointed out. "She told me the only reason you didn't kill her is because you're always working together."

"That may have been true at first," Damon admitted. "But I've never seen her as anything besides someone willing to protect her friends, even if she is a vampire."

"Doesn't make it any less different." Bonnie said, walking out of the room. She found Elena waiting. "Man, I don't see how you can put up with Damon. Accusing me of hating my best friend just cause she's different."

"That is kind of harsh." Elena said.

"At least nothing's changed with us." Bonnie grabbed her hand, then felt something was off with her friend. Yes, she knew Elena was a vampire, but this felt different, as though her powers were alerting her. "I've gotta find Tyler. I'll be right back." She went into another room and called Elena.

"Hello?" She heard Elena say on the other end of the line.

"Elena? Where are you?"

"We're running a little late. I'll be there in five minutes." The connection dropped. Bonnie turned around and saw the Elena clone in the room.

"I don't believe we've met. I'm Katherine."

Bonnie remembered everything the group had told her about Katherine. "I know who you are."

"Of course you do. You're the best friend, right?" Katherine said. "I've been putting all the pieces of Elena's life together. Isobel told me it was a bit of a puzzle. I do know who Jenna and Jeremy are and I met her ex-boyfriend Matt, who was sweet on Caroline, and then there's you, the Bennett witch. Did I do good?" Bonnie started to run for the door, but Katherine stopped her.

Bonnie looked at her, channeling all of her powers into hurting her. The second she fell to the ground, she started to walk away. She didn't see Katherine getting up. "Is that the best you can do?" Bonnie turned around, surprised. Katherine shoved her against the wall.

Bonnie glanced at the door and focused. It opened, revealing them to everyone else around. Katherine released her. "Nice."

"Katherine." Bonnie was relieved to hear Stefan's voice.

"Stefan."

"Leave her alone."

"Okay." She left the room. Stefan looked at Bonnie.

"You okay?" Bonnie nodded, not trusting her voice. "I'll deal with her." He left the room and went after Katherine.

"What are you doing here?" He asked her.

"After the way you treated me last night, I thought that a public place would be less violent." Katherine said.

"You're taking this a little far don't you think? Elena could walk in at any moment."

"But that's part of the fun, Stefan." He looked at her. "Damon's here, somewhere, I've been avoiding him." Before Stefan could say anything, Matt came over to them.

"Hey guys."

"Hey Matt. I heard that Caroline is doing much better. Her recovery was practically miraculous, you must be so relieved."

"I am. Thanks Elena."

"I can't believe she dumped him." Katherine said the second he was out of earshot.

"You need to leave." Stefan said.

"How about we not turn this into a scene?" Katherine pointed out, indicating that the others were still there.

"Okay, so what are you doing here?"

"Maybe I just missed you guys." Katherine said. "Is that a good enough reason for you?"

"If that's the only reason, then why do I have the feeling you're hiding something?" Stefan asked.

"Let's go somewhere more private." They headed outside.

Elena, Jeremy, and Jenna headed inside. "Looks like the whole town has turned out." Jenna said.

"Yeah. Well he is ... he was the mayor." Elena corrected herself.

"Why are they doing this for the funeral?"

"That's what people do. The Lockwood's were here for us when we went through this. It'll be quick; you drop off the food and pay respects and go." Jenna said.

"In and out? It sounds like a plan." Jeremy said. Elena spotted Damon a few feet away.

"You guys go ahead, I'll be right there okay?" She told them. She walked over to him. "Hey, how are you doing?"

"Honestly, I'm a little confused about the whole Katherine thing."

"I can understand that. I didn't believe in vampires at all until I became one." Elena said. "When it happened, I was really confused as to what was going on."

"That's different. You've never fallin' for one."

"Hey, I thought the ones in the books were kinda romantic." Elena joked, trying to lighten the mood.

"I just can't believe all this."

"I know you probably don't want to hear this, but she might be messing with you're emotions." Elena said.

"I've thought about that a lot." He started to leave, then turned back to her. "I meant what I said last night, though."

"I know that. You're one of the few people I trust, Damon." Elena said.

"Elena!" Bonnie ran over to her.

"Bonnie, what happened?" She asked.

Jeremy headed into a room and found Tyler. "Sorry, I was looking for…"

"Bathroom is down the hall." He told him.

"Hey, look. I'm sorry about your dad." Jeremy said.

"Today has been a big day as sorry from people who don't really give a crap."

"That's not true, there are some of us who do care." Vicki said. Jeremy hadn't even noticed her until she spoke.

"I remember when my dad died; I had a house full of strangers telling me how a great guy he was." Jeremy said. "Anyway, I know how hard all this is."

"The difference is in your case it was true. My dad was a dick." Tyler pointed out.

"Yeah, yeah he was." Jeremy said.

"That doesn't mean he didn't care." Vicki pointed out. "And while it's not the same, it's hard for me, too, with my mom being gone all the time."

"I found this on his desk." Tyler said, holding up a flask. "He won't mind, he's dead."

"No thanks, I'm staying sober." Vicki said. Jeremy was wondering how strong his compulsion had held when Mason walked in.

"Hey, what's going on here Tyler?"

"Nothing, nothing."

"You don't have somewhere else to be?" Jeremy and Vicki left the room.

"How long have you been here?" Jeremy asked.

"A few hours. Tyler's been holding his emotions back all day and I'm afraid he's going to explode." Vicki said.

"Hey, it'll be okay."

"Anyway, how's your girlfriend doing?" Vicki asked.

"She was caught in a fire. She's still recovering." Jeremy told her.

"I'm sorry, Jer. That day at the Grill…"

"It's okay." Jeremy said. "Look, we can still be friends, but I just don't think we work as a couple anymore."

"I get it. Besides, we've both got to move on." Vicki said. "I'm sure I'll find a guy as nice as you someday."

In the huge backyard, Katherine and Stefan were walking alongside the lake. "Wow, this place is bigger than I remembered. Those actions from the tomb vampires must've been worth it."

"Why did you want them dead?" Stefan asked. "You were friends with some of them."

"There's nothing more annoying than vengeful vampire, Stefan. Just ask John Gilbert." Katherine said.

"Wow, I see vampirism's changed you in more than one way and none of them good."

"And you're still the same old Stefan." She touched his arm, but he pulled away.

"Please, I'm not the one who's been looking for you, Katherine. I have no interest in bringing up what was never there."

"Yeah, right. It does bother me a little you've fallin for someone else." Katherine said.

"I was never in love with you, Katherine." Stefan said. "You ended that the day you left without even saying goodbye."

"Right, did you forget that I never say goodbye to anyone? It's too painful."

"Whatever it is that brought you here, can't you just get on with it and leave town? Cause if you don't, my friends and I will end you personally." Stefan told her.

"One of the reasons I came here was because of you guys."

"Well, I'm done with you, for good, Katherine." Suddenly, he found himself pressed into the grass and had a heel pressed hard against his back.

"Then consider me jealous of your girlfriend." She heard voices coming outside, so she left.

A few minutes later, Elena was sitting on a bench with him. She was checking to see how bad he was hurt. "Are you okay?" She asked. She could see the heel's imprint on his back, but nothing too serious.

"Yeah, I was trying to figure her out. Guess I let her get to me." Damon rushed over to them.

"Well, Jer's trying to track her, but it looks like she took off."

"Man, you two have a crazy vampire ex on the loose and you guys are just standing around?" Bonnie pointed out. She'd gone outside with them, not wanting to be alone after her close call with Katherine.

"Better be careful." Damon said. "We're all going to have to keep our guard up." They all nodded in agreement.

"I'm going to check in on Jenna." Elena said. "Let Jeremy know."

"We will."

"I'll go find him." Bonnie said.

"So, what now?"

"Look, Katherine's going to try and play us against each other." Stefan said.

"I know, but we're not going to let her do that again." Damon told him.

"Damon, I know you still care about her." Stefan said, getting up. "She's going to use that against you."

"Haven't you learned by now, brother? I'm good at keeping my feelings hidden."

Jeremy showed up and found John packing. "Leaving already?"

"Didn't exactly have much choice." John pointed out. "You know, I was taught to hate your kind."

"Dad wouldn't have seen things that way." Jeremy said. "Even if he were still here, he'd still see me as his son."

"Well, you kids might be changing my perspective."

"That ring belonged to him, right?" Jeremy asked.

"I see you've done your research." John took it off and gave it to him.

"It won't work on me now that I'm a vampire." Jeremy pointed out.

"It'll work on any of your human friends, though."

At the Boarding House, Damon and Jeremy were headed toward the door. "We moved her to the living room."

"Thanks for this."

"Well, Elena knew how worried you were. Besides, she kept asking how you were." Damon saw a shadow move. "Go on in. I'll be right there."

"Careful out there." Jeremy said before heading into the house.

Damon investigated the exterior of the house, then he saw something move in the bushes. "You're not very subtle, you know." Katherine emerged from her hiding place.

"Well, I had to hide somewhere. I forgot I couldn't get in."

"What are you doing here, anyway?" Damon asked.

"I'm going. I know I'm not wanted here." Damon had no idea whether to stake her or to comfort her, so he just stood there. "Wow. You're quieter than I remember."

"You have a way of stunning people into silence."

"Well, I did used to be popular around here." Katherine pointed out.

"I heard you've been messing with her friends." Damon said. "What are you up to?"

"If I'm up to something, you'll know it." Katherine said. She looked at him and for a moment, Damon saw the old Katherine, but he still knew better. "So, are you going to kick me out?"

"You can't even get in. You said so yourself."

"You haven't changed, Damon."

"You have." Katherine seemed kind of sad then. The next thing he knew, she was kissing him. Again.

Suddenly, she pulled away. "I shouldn't have done that." She said, more to herself than to him.

"Do you have any idea how I felt when I thought you were captured? I need to know, did you ever even care?"

She looked at him, clearly upset about something. "Of course I care, I still do, but…I'm sorry, Damon. It's just not the right time, not now anyway. I never should've come here." Before he could respond, she sped off into the night.

Meanwhile, inside the Boarding House, Jeremy saw Anna lying on the couch. "Is that comfortable?"

"Jeremy." She turned onto her side. "Hey."

"I heard they've been trying to help." Jeremy said. "How is it?"

"Still really sore and I might have some blisters, but I'm okay." Anna said.

"I wish you could heal normally. We could really use your help again."

"I should recover in a couple days. Maybe." Anna told him.

"Can I see it?" Jeremy asked. Anna carefully exposed her back to him. The burn begun to fade, but it was all across her back. "Anna…"

"I know it looks back. And I also know my chance of recovering from it is fifty-fifty." Anna said.

"You don't mean that." Jeremy said.

"Jeremy…"

"No, I can't lose you now. You need to recover from this."

"Jeremy, you only suffered a small injury. But the vervain's still in my system. Even if it went away and I could heal by tomorrow, there's no guarantee the injury will fully heal." Anna said.

"We'll figure something out." Jeremy said. "Have you tried…"

"I'm good. The bags you two supplied earlier are still in stock." Anna said. "Don't worry so much over this. I think I have a good chance of recovering. I love you, Jeremy."

"How's it going in here?"

"He's in shock, but he's doing okay." Anna said.

"Why didn't you tell me there was a chance of her not making it?" Jeremy asked him, not bothering to turn around.

"I didn't want to worry you even more. You've been worried about Anna all day and now we have a possible new enemy in town. It's hard to fight when you've got a lot of baggage here…" He pointed to his head, "And here." He put a hand over his heart.

"Jeremy, it might not happen. I could still make it." Anna said. Jeremy looked at her, her eyes were full of hope and happiness.

"Okay." Jeremy said. He bent down to kiss Anna. It was a small kiss, but it gave both of them enough hope for the moment. "I'll talk with you tomorrow." Jeremy said, turning to Damon. He shoved something into his hand on the way out.

Damon looked and it and was surprised to see John's ring.

At home, Elena was talking with Stefan. "I'm sure he's fine."

"He should've been back by now." Elena said.

"Maybe he just lost track of time. Look, I know you're worried about the whole Katherine thing."

"I'm worried that she might get him on her side." Elena admitted. Stefan knew she was referring to his brother. "I think she might use his feelings for her against him and us."

"If it's one thing I know, no matter how he feels, he would never put the safety of the town above anyone, even if we don't agree with it." Jeremy entered the room then.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Anna's looking a little better, but it's still not good news."

"At least you made it back in one piece."

"Easy, Elena." Jeremy said. She was relieved that everyone was okay for now, but who knew what Katherine was planning next?