Waking up Elena feels happy.
She may not have feelings for Stefan, but it doesn't mean she doesn't care about him.
Last night she saw a side of him that was rarely ever shown on the show and she loved it.
She's really glad she decided to befriend him instead of just ignoring him until he leaves.
But today she has to tell him the truth and she's afraid he won't want to be her friend anymore.
She's going to help him either way, because she thinks he deserves better.
Elena wakes up Jeremy for school and gets ready for the day.
"Originally discovered nearly five centuries ago, it hasn't been over Mystic Falls in over 145 years. Now, the comet will be its brightest right after dusk during tomorrow's celebration. Are we bothering you, Mr. Salvatore? Ms. Gilbert?" Tanner asks interrupting Elena making weird faces at Stefan and him laughing.
"Honestly?" Elena asks in a fake curious tone and the class laughs.
"Hey, thanks for last night. It's been a while since I talked about my brother or Katherine." Stefan says to Elena while walking down the hallway.
"It was not problem. After I spilled all my emotions on you at the party, I owed you." Elena tells him.
"Still meant alot. You know I wasn't expecting to make so many friend in my first week." Stefan says when Bonnie and Caroline wave at him as they pass them in the hall.
"Well you are very easy to like. Hey, I'm gonna go catch up with them, but we should meet up at the grill after school. Yeah?" Elena basically tells him instead of asking.
Stefan smiles at her invitation. "Yeah sure. The grill?"
"Yep. See you there. Bye." Elena waves and walks away.
When their food arrives, before Elena can start the conversation Stefan asks.
"So, was there any particular reason you wanted to get food or did you just want to spend time with me?" Stefan asks fake cocky.
Elena smiles at his joke, still caught off guard when he plays around.
"Cute. As much as I love hanging with you, there is some stuff I wanted to talk to you about."
"Oh, really? Well, what's up?" Stefan asks with mild concern.
"Uh, it actually involves your brother as well. Maybe we should go to your place when we finish?"
"My brother? Uh, sure." Stefan responds seriously confused.
After they finish their meals they head over to the the boarding house.
Stefan opens the front door still confused and gestures inside.
"After you."
"Thanks. What a gentleman." Elena teases him and he cracks a small smile.
"So what exactly did you want us to talk about and why did we need to be here to do it?" Stefan asks leaning closer to Elena.
Elena swallows and takes a step back.
"We're gonna need Damon for this so... Damon get your ass down here!!" Elena hollers making Stefan jump and look at her like she's crazy.
Damon appears behind Stefan... subtle.
"Well hello there, Ellie. I told you we would see each other again." He says smugly covering up his confusion.
"Yes, you did. It's good to see you, Ocean eyes." Elena greets while Stefan asks even more confused
"Wait, you guys have met?"
"Yes, Stef, catch up. But that is not why I'm here. I'm gonna need you two to have a seat." Elena motions to the couch.
When they sit down Elena begins.
"Okay, I'm about to lay a lot of stuff on you and I'm gonna need you to just hear me out. Okay?"
"Of course." Stefan says concerned.
"Sure." Damon fakes being bored to cover up his curiosity.
"Alright. I know."
At their confused faces Elena continues.
"That you guys are vampires." Their jaws drop and before they can collect them off the floor, Elena states
"I know about Katherine. A lot to share there by the way, but that's for another time."
The only thing Stefan can ask is "How?" While Damon is silent trying to process.
"I know the future. Well a version of the future, that I probably already completely fucked." Elena says while rubbing the back of her neck.
"Who else?" Stefan asks recovering a bit.
"Umm, just... the whole group?" Elena says more like a question than an answer.
"How long?"
"My whole life." Elena answers.
"Why?"
"What?" Now Elena was the confused one.
"If you knew what I was and that I was lying to everyone, why did you talk to me? Why didn't you blow me off?" Stefan asks
Elena smiles "Because your worth knowing, Stefan." She tells him honestly.
"What about me?" Damon finally speaks.
"Why did you talk to me at the cemetery? Why not run the opposite direction?"
"Same answer." Elena tells him seriously.
"Now that that's settled, any more questions?" Elena asks gaining her confidence back.
"How much do you know?" Damon asks no doubt worried about his plans to open the tomb.
"I know why you're here, if that's your question." Elena says a little too smug for Damon's liking.
Elena surrenders with her hands when he appears in front of her.
"Now, Damon before you snap my neck, just let me explain."
Stefan speeds infront of Elena and pushes Damon away. Elena puts a hand on his arm and shakes her head.
"Please sit back down." When they do Elena continues. " I don't just know the future. I know alot of the past too."
"So you know I'm a-" Elena cuts Stefan off.
"Yes, I know your a ripper. And I think I can help. I don't want you to get your hopes up though." Elena says while looking into his eyes.
"What do you know about why I'm here?" Damon interrupts them annoyed.
"Everything. And I think you should tell Stefan." She tells him sternly.
"Tell me what?" Stefan says looking between them.
"That's not happening." Damon says sternly.
"You tell him and I'll help you."
Elena raises an eyebrow at Damon and he huffs loudly.
"Fine! Katherine's not dead. She's been stuck in a tomb for the last 145 years and I'm here to get her out."
"Eh, true enough." Elena mutters before Stefan can respond and Damon's head snaps towards her.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"What that means, is that you don't just want her. You want revenge on this town. Which is something I'm not gonna let happen. And also...
"Um... Stefan do you mind just standing right here?" Elena asks while pulling Stefan off the couch and placing him infront of her. What? She likes the guy, but doesn't feel like dying today.
"Well, Kitty Kat is alive, but she's not in the tomb." Elena tells him sympathetically.
All she hears is crashing as Damon jumps up and runs towards her while Stefan holds him back.
"Take it back! You're wrong! She's in there! She has to be in there!" Damon yells with his face vamped out.
"I'm sorry Damon, I wont bring it up again, just calm down. Please." Elena says walking closer to them.
After a few minutes of silence Elena starts talking again.
"Look, there is tons of stuff I need to tell you but the first thing Damon needs to do is compel that guy he attacked at the party. We can't have a someone singing vampire to anyone who will listen, because there are people in this town who will believe him."
When Stefan and Damon just look at her she continues.
"Next thing, I'm gonna need you to promise not to hurt any of my friends."
Damon laughs and asks mockingly "And why would I do that?"
Elena smiles sarcastically
"Because all my friends happen to be from founding families and we all know what that means..." When they just stare at her she remembers how early they are in the timeline.
"Right, you don't know what that means yet. Well, let's just say you need to go shopping for some clothes appropriate for council meetings."
"Uh- uh, no way. It's been 145 years. How much could they possibly know?" Damon argues.
"I'm sorry. Which one of us knows the future? Is it you? Because I'm pretty sure it's not you." Elena snaps annoyed.
Stefan smiles a little and looks down to hide it.
"What this means Damon." Elena says as though he's a small child. "Is that you need to stop killing random people and start doing snatch, eat, and erase. The fewer people the better. The council might get suspicious if suddenly everyone starts wearing scarves.
Now, do you give me your word or do I need to show you what 10 years of training by a vampire hunter looks like?" She finishes with a raised brow.
Damon holds up his hands. "Okay. You have my word."
Elena sees the wheels turning in his head and nips that thought in the bud.
"And before you say it, no you can't just kill all the council members." She says in a scolding tone.
"Why not." Damon asks in a whiny tone.
"Because I know something you don't know." Elena sing songs.
"That's gonna get old, very fast." Damon states annoyed.
"So, how much have you changed about the future?" Stefan asks curiously.
"A fair amount." Elene answers.
"Well? Are you gonna tell us our future's?" Damon asks amused.
"Nope. I don't do that. Trust me, it'll get very messy. Just live your lives and if you think you're about to do something that could have a lot of consequences, give me a call and I'll let you know." Elena tells them.
"What did you mean "a version of the future?" Isn't there just one?" Stefan asks.
"Well, it's really complicated, so how I explained it to my friends was to ask them to think of their lives and everything they've done so far. And then think about if someone hit the reset button and you got to fix all the things you wanted to fix. Wouldn't you be entirely different person?
So I think of the future I saw as the OG timeline and everything in this timeline has been affected since the day I was born. Because I inadvertently changed really subtle things. Even now I'm changing your future and that could change the people you meet or would have mets future. The butterfly effect is very real." Elena tries to explain to them.
"So why wont you tell people their futures?" Stefan asks.
"Too many variables. If I change something and could think out all the foreseeable potential outcomes, I have some control. But If I tell you something that will happen or would have happened in the future and you make a decision I didn't think out, there could be tons of change. This is why I try not to be a control freak in my every day life, because I'm already responsible for changing so many people's lives."
"What's the most significant?" Stefan asks.
"This one." Elena says part jokingly.
"Bedsides this."
"The biggest change I've made is probably saving and storing some things I'm gonna need in a few months. But the biggest change I've tried to make is saving my parents." Elena looks at him and he knows she knows he saved her.
"Thank you. For saving us. In the OG timeline, me and my parents went over a bridge. You jumped in the water to help and my dad told you to save me. When you saw me you were freaked, but saved me anyway. They didn't make it."
"I'm so sorry." Stefan grabs her hand.
"I tried to save them. I thought I could save them, but I just made it worse. If you hadn't of been there, me and Remy would be dead." Elena hugs him.
Elena pulls away and clears her throat.
"God, what is it about you that keeps making me spill my soul to you?" She asks with a laugh and he joins.
Elena looks over at Damon who has an awkward look on his face.
"Anyway, one of the main things I wanted to talk to you about is Augustine." When look of realization comes onto his face Elena adds. "And before you ask, Yes, Damon, I'm aware of your game of Whack-a-Whitmore. Creative... Really fucked up, but creative."
Seeing the look on Damon's face Stefan asks.
"What's Augustine?"
Elena sends a look to Damon and he huffs and tells Stefan.
"Augustine is a secret society, filled with vampire-probing, blood-testing, organ-removing freaks who imprisoned me for five years in the Fifties." Damon says getting angry, probably thinking about Enzo.
"You were imprisoned and tortured for five years, and I never knew!?" Stefan shouts at Damon.
"Yes." Damon says calmly.
"Yes? Fine. What does "Whack-a-Whitmore" mean?" Stefan asks and Damon grimaces.
"Now Stef, before he tells you just remember that you literally tore apart an entire migrant village and are an actual serial killer, with a cool name and everything. So, maybe don't judge." Elena tries to help Damon out.
"When I finally escaped, I decided to get a some revenge. I killed all the members, like Dr. Whitmore." Elena send him a look and he continues. "And their families." When it looks like Damon's not going to tell the best part Elena cuts in.
"Whack-a-Whitmore is what I like to call him killing every single Whitmore in a generation except one, so they can carry on the name, just so he can do it again." Elena explains in a way too amused tone for the topic while Stefan's jaw drops.
"That's horrible Da-" Elena cuts Stefan off.
"Ripper of Monterey, Stefan. No judging." She says as Damon points to her and nods his head.
"Think whatever you want, Stefan, but Ellie likes it." Damon says with a smug smile.
"That's not a good thing, Damon. I'm a terrible person." Elena says laughing.
Before Stefan could defend her she starts talking.
"That wonderful/horrible killing game is not why I brought Augustine up. The reason is because a pretty high priority on my list of things I'm going to change is titled "Liberate Lorenzo st. John." Elena says with a cocky smirk.
Damon is stunned into silence.
Elena giggles at Damon's dear caught in headlights look and leans closer to a very confused Stefan.
"Did you hear that Stefan? That was sound of me blowing his mind." She whispers to him.
After a moment, Damon recovers and questions Elena.
"What do you mean liberate? Enzo's dead. I saw him die." Damon said
"No, what you saw was his heartbroken face as you backed away and left him for dead. Cold hearted. Someone saved him. He's still at Whitemore. Possibly being tortured right now." Elena muses.
"Oh, my God." Damon mutters.
"Wait, who's Enzo?" Stefan asks confused.
Seeing that Damon is done answering questions Elena talks for him.
"He was Damon's cellmate and only friend for five years, when they planned to escape there was an accident and Damon couldn't get him out. Knowing he could only save himself, Damon turned off his humanity and left him behind." Elena gave him the basics.
"And he's still there? What do we do?" Stefan asks panicky.
"What do you mean "what do we do?" I'm gonna get him out!" Damon raises his voice and stands up.
"Hold on, hold on." Elena walks up to him.
"I have a plan. It might take a little while, but we will get him back." She tries to assure him.
"Yeah? Well I have a better plan, I'm gonna go there, kill everyone, then get Enzo." He says while Stefan stands in front of him.
"Great plan, Day. But, quick question. How are you gonna get through the door?"
"What do you mean? It's a school. Not a home. I don't need an invite." He tells her like she's dumb.
"Not where they keep him. Augustine has the place listed as a residential building so vampires can't get in. I have been planning this for years. I promise you this is important to me. If I were you, I would use this time to think up an amazing apology." She tells him sincerely.
"Enzo will understand. I had to get out of there. He would have done the same." Damon defends.
"Oh, for sure. Gotta look out for #1. But what I meant was an apology for killing his precious Maggie."
"What the hell are you talking about? I never even met Maggie, Enzo compelled her to forget about him."
"Yes, well do you remember the night Kennedy was elected?"
"Oh shit." He mutters.
"Oh shit is correct, Ocean eyes." She tells him.
"What happened on election night?" Stefan asks.
"Oh nothing really. Damon here just tore her head off. No big deal." Elena says a little amused.
"What!?" Stefan shouts.
Noticing the looks on their faces, Elena gets up and walks towards the door.
"Look, I think you two need to talk. I'm gonna go. If you have anymore questions, give me a call."