"You trapped her in her house?" Stefan asked in disbelief. Damon was standing on the other side of the entrance, holding a bag in his hands. He shrugged.

"It's for the best, trust me. Elena is on a martyr tear that rivals your greatest hits. You should be glad the witch and I are even getting along."

"And Elowen?"

Damon faltered. His eyes flickered to Katherine, who was standing a few feet away, and then to Luis, who was leaning against the wall across from her. He smirked knowingly.

"She's trying to run away, isn't she? She always was a coward, forever choosing flight over fight. She won't be much help, take my word for it."

"You, shut up," Damon growled. It only made Luis's sinister smirk widen, but he quieted down. Damon finally handed over the bag that he was holding. "Care package. Candles, lanterns, and... lunch." He pulled a water bottle out of his jacket pocket and tossed it in the air.

"Give that to me and I'm just gonna have to share with the two of them."

"Like they're gonna want your bunny diet."

Still, Stefan shook his head. "No."

"You two are surprisingly calm, considering Klaus will hunt you down and kill you if you mess with his little plan," Katherine piped up.

Damon scoffed. "I've been dead before. I got over it." He redirected his attention back to Stefan. "Once we deal with this moonstone, we'll figure out a way to get you out."

"Don't worry about me. Just make sure Elena and Elowen are safe."

Damon cast one last glance at Katherine and Luis before leaving with the bottle of blood.

xxxx

"Heading out?" Carol asked, watching as Tyler and Toby headed for the door.

"Yeah," Toby replied. "Lunch at The Grill, then Tyler has practice and we'll probably go somewhere after. We'll be late."

Somebody knocked on the door and Tyler opened it. On the other side was a woman with dirty blonde hair and blue eyes.

"Jules?" Toby questioned as he stepped into view. She practically beamed when she saw him.

"Toby! I feel like I haven't seen you in forever."

"You know her?" Tyler looked between Toby and Jules, confused.

"Uh, yeah," Toby responded. "She's a good friend of dad's."

"Speaking of your dad, have you seen him? I'm trying to track him down."

"Mason's back in Florida," Carol informed Jules. "He has been for awhile now. He asked me to look after Toby while he was gone."

"See, that's the thing. He's not."

Toby felt himself panic on the inside. Nobody could know Mason was dead. Jules was going to ruin everything. He'd have to text Elowen and let her know what was going on before it was too late.

xxxx

Jenna was sitting in The Grill with Esmeralda and Alaric. She was currently telling them about some job Carol Lockwood has assigned her.

"So now I'm playing historical society hostess to some writer who's doing his book on a small town in Virginia."

"Well, that sounds…" Alaric trailed off.

"Lame, yeah, but Carol Lockwood played the 'dead husband' card, said she was too busy to deal. I'm just confused as to why she didn't ask you to help," Jenna turned to Esmeralda, "I mean, you're the writer here."

"Maybe, but aren't you the one with family archives?"

"Good point. Look, I gotta bounce. Catch you guys later."

As Jenna left, Tyler and Toby entered The Grill and came to sit at a table with Caroline. Alaric and Esmeralda looked on in interest.

"Hey," Tyler greeted absentmindedly.

"Hey," Caroline returned the greeting. "What's wrong?"

"This girl Mason knows stopped by the house. She said he never made it back to Florida. My mom is freaking out and she was on the phone with your mom when we left."

Esmeralda and Alaric shared an alarmed look as they overheard the conversation. Toby and Caroline also exchanged a glance with each other without Tyler noticing.

"We should get going," Tyler said before things got awkward.

"Yeah," Caroline agreed. Her and Toby gave a knowing look to Esmeralda and Alaric as they passed them.

xxxx

Damon and Elowen joined Elena in her house a few hours later.

"You should really lock your door," Damon commented. Elena ignored him. "Oh, come on, pouty. At least give me two points for ingenuity."

"Do you think this is funny?" Elena snapped. Elowen's phone rang at that moment and she stepped out of the room to answer it.

"Yes, Elena. I find the hilarity in the lengths that I have to go to repeatedly save your life."

"What does Stefan say about this?"

"We had a good laugh."

"Bad news, guys," Elowen announced as she reentered the room. "That was Toby. Some woman named Jules is here looking for Mason."

"Well, she's not gonna find him," Damon replied in a 'duh' tone. Elowen hit him on the arm.

"Maybe not, but this is still bad."

"Did you tell Stefan about Elijah being alive?" Elena asked instead, turning the attention back to her. Elowen couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Yeah…. About that. I didn't tell him."

"Why not?"

"What can Stefan really do about it, Elena?" Elowen retorted. Damon pointed to Elowen in agreement and came to sit down on one of the armchairs. Elowen sat down in his lap. Damon wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his chin on her shoulder.

"What she said."

Jeremy entered the room and sat next to Elena. Damon looked around the room when he came alone.

"Where's Bonnie?"

"I thought she was meeting you," Jeremy replied with furrowed eyebrows.

"No, she's on moonstone duty and I'm on Elena patrol."

"And who's on Tyler Lockwood and the full moon?"

"Vampire Barbie asked me if she could handle it, and I said why not? Figured if she screwed up, he'll bite her and then I'll be rid of two of my problems."

Elowen elbowed him in the stomach and Damon groaned in discomfort.

"My brother is out there helping, too, need I remind you. Be careful there, Damon."

"Hold on a second, tonight's the full moon?" Elena asked. Damon's phone started to ring and he gently pushed Elowen off of his lap so he could answer.

"Yep, but you were too absorbed in all your suicidal tendencies to notice."

Elowen followed Damon out of the room as he answered the phone. He put it on speaker so she could hear. It was Alaric.

"What?" Damon asked irritably when the call went through.

"Sheriff Forbes has officially declared Mason Lockwood a missing person," he told them.

"This must have something to do with that Jules woman," Elowen noted.

"You already know? Wait, don't answer that."

Elowen couldn't help but laugh a little. "Not for the reasons you think. Toby called me a few minutes ago and filled me in."

"Well, this 'Jules' character has everyone in a tizzy."

"That's not good," Damon said. "Where are you?"

"I'm at The Grill with Esmeralda."

"Okay, we're on our way."

Damon hung up and headed back over to Elena and Jeremy.

"Change of plans," he told Jeremy. "You babysit."

Jeremy shifted his position and laid his head on Elena's lap.

"Hey, y'know, you should get out, enjoy the sun," Damon sarcastically told Elena. "Oh wait, you can't."

Elowen tried not to laugh as Elena picked up a pillow and chucked it at Damon. She missed. Jeremy, on the other hand, laughed loudly. Elena pushed him off of her and he rolled onto the floor.

Damon and Elowen took their leave and closed the front door behind them.

xxxx

Caroline parked her car and Tyler, Toby and Josiah (who she'd picked up on the way) all piled out of her car. Tyler opened the trunk and started collecting his things.

"Maybe he just stopped to go surf somewhere," Caroline was saying as she, too, exited the car. "Isn't that Mason's whole thing?"

"Maybe," Tyler replied. "This girl seemed to think he would've called. I mean, haven't you heard anything from Mason? He is your dad."

Toby shrugged. "Maybe once or twice, but nothing to set off any alarms," he lied. "Jules is just paranoid by nature. I'm sure he's fine."

"Yeah…" Tyler trailed off. "Let's just do this."

xxxx

Elowen, Alaric, Esmeralda and Damon were sitting at a nearby table when Jules entered The Grill. She was talking with Matt.

"Hmm," Damon hummed. "Mason's mystery woman."

"Where is Mason anyway?" Alaric asked.

"Decomposing in his truck."

Elowen wrinkled her nose at this piece of information. Damon turned to her.

"Getting any hits? Is she a werewolf?"

Elowen shrugged. "Not currently, but I don't need to use my power of intuition to figure out that she's a werewolf. It seems pretty obvious to me."

"Well, I hope not, being that it's a full moon, but it's all the more reason to find out."

"No, it's all the more reason to leave her alone, Damon. This is the night where she's at her strongest and a werewolf bite can kill you, remember?" Elowen fished her phone out of her pocket when it started to ring. Bonnie's name flashed across the screen. "Just don't do anything stupid, okay?" Then, she walked off to answer the call.

"What's up?"

"I've figured out how to de-spell the stone," Bonnie said quickly. "But, I need your help. Esmeralda would be nice, too."

Elowen glanced back at Damon, who was now holding a small plastic bag that no doubt contained wolfsbane. She wasn't sure if it was such a good idea to leave him on his own at the moment, but releasing the spell from the stone was top priority.

"Okay. Where are you?"

After ending the call, Elowen returned to the table. She nudged Esmeralda's shoulder.

"We've got to go. Bonnie knows how to fix our moonstone problem and she needs our help."

Esmeralda nodded and collected her things. Before they left, Elowen pointed a finger at Damon.

"Wolves have heightened sense of smell. She's gonna sniff that out in a heartbeat."

"If she's a wolf."

"She is. This isn't something to play around with, Damon. Don't do anything I wouldn't do, alright?"

"Yes, ma'am."

Elowen sighed and leaned in to kiss Damon goodbye. Esmeralda did the same with Alaric.

"Keep an eye on him, would you?" Esmeralda asked lowly. Alaric nodded.

"I will. Now go."

Elowen and Esmeralda finally took their leave. They passed Jules on their way, who smiled at them politely. Elowen prayed Damon wouldn't fuck this up.

xxxx

"Tell me you brought the instruction manual," Caroline said to Tyler.

"Tell me you brought the wolfsbane," he retorted.

"Yes. Not an easy herb to find. Josiah was the one to get his hands on it." She pulled it out of a bag and held it up. "This is it."

Tyler reached over to touch it. Toby opened his mouth to warn him, but it was too late. Tyler yelped when it burned his hand and he drew away from it.

"I packed two water bottles in the bag," Toby informed them to change the subject. "We can mix it in there." He took the two bottles out and handed them to Josiah. "You'll have to do it."

Josiah nodded, took the wolfsbane, snapped it in two and put each half in their respective water bottles. Caroline crossed her arms from her spot in the corner.

"How are you guys doing?" She asked. Toby shrugged.

"Fine. The symptoms won't start to appear until the moon is at its fullest."

He stood up and started to take his shirt off. Caroline panicked when she saw this.

"Oh my god! You're not gonna get naked, are you?"

Toby tossed his shirt over by the bags. "To be honest, that's what I usually do, but since I have company…." When Caroline stood there and kept staring at him with wide eyes, he sighed. "This isn't like the hulk where we get to keep our pants, Caroline." He snapped his shorts against his leg. "It's elastic, so don't worry."

Caroline still blushed madly and turned around. Josiah couldn't help but laugh at her. She whined and hit him against the arm.

"Shut up!"

"I didn't say anything."

"Well, ugh!"

With a smile, Josiah leaned over and pressed a kiss to her temple. "Love you, too, babe."

xxxx

Alaric, pretending to be drunk, half sauntered and half stumbled towards the bar where Jules was sitting alone. He'd decided to help Damon with his idiotic plan because if he didn't, he would've tried it by himself and that would've been a disaster. Besides, he was still keeping a watch on him this way, right?

"Well, hello," he slurred. "Can I have a scotch and whatever this beautiful woman is drinking?"

Jules laughed lightly. "No, one is my limit."

"Oh, come on, it's not like I'm a freak. I'm just being friendly to somebody who's new in town."

"Okay, if you insist," Jules gave in. "How do you know I'm new?"

"Because I've never seen you here before and I am here every night."

"With that girlfriend of yours?"

Alaric blinked dumbly. "Huh?"

"I saw you earlier with that really pretty woman and her daughter. Do they know you're just a big flirt?"

"Uhh…"

Alaric hadn't been expecting this. Thankfully, Damon showed up at the right moment. Alaric just hoped she hadn't seen Damon with them as well.

"Excuse me, is this guy bothering you?" He asked Jules.

"I'm not bothering anybody."

"Perfect. Well, do it elsewhere." He looked down at Jules. "Don't worry, he's harmless. He's sort of the town drunk. When we get tired of him we just put him in a cab and send him back to wherever he came from."

While Jules was distracted, Alaric mixed the wolfsbane into her drink. When he was done, he scoffed.

"Please don't talk about me like I'm not here."

"Why are you still here?"

Alaric slid Jules's drink over to her, raised his own glass and then left. Jules took hold of her drink, but didn't drink it. Damon made eye contact with Alaric. He didn't want to admit Elowen had been right out of stubborness, so he'd have to figure out a way to get her to drink it without being suspicious.

Here's to nothing.

xxxx

Stefan was laying down inside the tomb. Katherine was leaning against the wall nearby with her arms crossed. Luis was nowhere to be found.

"So we're fasting now?" Katherine asked. "We're so pious. How long have you actually gone without blood? I know you get desiccation in theory, Stefan, but in reality, it's much worse. Your heart still beats, struggling to pump whatever blood remains. When it's gone, your veins rub together like sandpaper. It's excruciating."

Stefan sat up. "The pleasure I'll get from watching you suffer is greater than any pain I'll ever feel."

Katherine pushed herself off of the wall and walked over to Stefan. "It's stuffy and I've been in this dress for days. You want to help me out of it?" She lifted her hair out of the way and turned her back to Stefan so the zipper was exposed. When he didn't move, she pouted. "Come on, Stefan. Don't be such a grump."

Katherine unzipped the dress herself and wiggled out of it. "We're here together. Might as well make the best out of it."

She started to strut around in just her black bra and underwear.

"You really think Damon is gonna rush to get you out? He's got what he wants: Elowen. No more sharing her or taking turns. He's got her all the himself."

"Stop," Stefan growled gruffly.

"Given what's most certainly going on out there, I'd say you're free to do whatever you want in here," Katherine continued. "Nobody will ever know."

Katherine walked up to Stefan and kissed him. He pushed her away, but she leaned in and kissed him again. This time, Stefan kissed her back roughly. She pulled his shirt off as he pushed her against the wall and kissed down to her neck. They sped back over to where Stefan had been laying down and he continued to kiss down her body.

Suddenly, Stefan woke up with a loud gasp. None of it had ever happened. Katherine was back against the wall, fully clothed, looking at him. Luis was standing nearby, his eyes lit up with interest.

"You've got to teach me how to do that."

"Stay out of my head," Stefan demanded firmly, ignoring Luis. Katherine merely smirked.

"Maybe I can do eternity in here after all."

xxxx

Esmeralda and Elowen met up with Bonnie on a balcony somewhere in town. Elowen faltered when she saw a boy she didn't recognize standing hear her.

"Who's this?" She asked nervously.

"Sorry, I'm Luka," he introduced. "I'm new here, but I haven't seen you around."

"I've been busy," she answered shortly. Bonnie shot her a look that clearly read, 'Be nice'. Luka decided not to dwell on her behavior and glanced up at the sky.

"This is good. This is really good, actually. There's a clear view of the moon and it's private."

"If anyone looks up, they're gonna think we're insane," Bonnie laughed.

"So what is this mysterious talisman we're unbinding?"

Bonnie lifted up the moonstone. Luka took it from her.

"Oh, wow, a white rock," Luka sighed sarcastically. "This is fascinating."

"Hey!" Bonnie defended. "It know it doesn't look like much…"

Luka laughed. "What's it spelled with?"

Nobody said anything.

"Really?" Luka asked in disbelief. "Help a girl and her friends out and she still keeps secrets."

"Sorry…" Bonnie meekly replied.

"I'm just teasing you."

"Okay, kids, break it up," Esmeralda spoke up. "Let's just do the spell."

Luka set the stone in Bonnie's hand and put his own hand under hers. Elowen and Esmeralda did the same. They all closed their eyes and started chanting a spell. The stone started to rise up and then exploded in a shower of sparks. They all opened their eyes and watched at the sparks rained down on them. Elowen didn't buy it.

After the spell was over and they were packing up, Luka slid the moonstone into his pocket.

"You don't mind if I keep it, do you? I have a thing for rocks and besides, it's useless now, isn't it?"

Before Elowen could open her mouth, Bonnie smiled and nodded her head.

"Go ahead. I'm actually glad to be rid of it."

"Cool. I'll catch you later."

Luka walked off and Elowen felt herself thinking quick and running after him before she could process it.

"Luka, wait up!"

At the bottom of the steps of the balcony and out of Bonnie and Esmeralda's sight, he stopped and turned around. Elowen's facade immediately dropped and she lowered her voice.

"A floating rock and some sparks? You need to try harder next time, if there even is a next time."

Luka furrowed his eyebrows and tried to speak, but Elowen cut him off.

"I don't trust you, I don't like you and I am most certainly on to you." She put out her hand. "I suggest you give me the moonstone and walk away."

After a beat of silence, Luka reluctantly took the moonstone out of his pocket and placed it in her hand. Elowen clasped her fingers around it and placed it in her own pocket.

"Good choice."

At the sound of Bonnie and Esmeralda's voices floating down the steps, Elowen put on a smile and patted Luka's shoulder. "I just wanted to say thank you so much for your help. We never would've figured this out without your grimoire."

"Yeah, thanks again, Luka," Bonnie thanked, completely missing the look on Luka's face.

"Uh… yeah, it was no problem. Don't worry about it. I've gotta go."

He turned and left without even a glance.

Elowen's phone rang and Elena's name popped up on the screen. She picked it up and had to draw the phone away from her ear at Elena's frantic yelling.

"Elena, calm down. Calm down. What's wrong?"

"Elijah's been invited into my house and he wants to talk," she spilled in one breath. "He won't say anything until you've showed up."

Elowen's face went slack. "Okay. I'll be there as soon as I can. Sit tight." She turned to Bonnie and Esmeralda, who were looking at her questioningly. "I have to go. I'll explain later."

xxxx

Tyler, Toby, Josiah and Caroline were all sitting around down in the Lockwood cellar. Both Toby and Tyler were shirtless and in shorts, with chains locked around their wrists, ankles and necks.

"What time is it?" Tyler asked.

"Almost 8," Caroline replied. "What time does the moon crest or whatever?"

"Not for awhile," Josiah said. "But Toby mentioned earlier that the first transformation can happen before the moon hits its apex."

Caroline turned to Toby. "How long will you two actually be wolves?"

Toby shrugged. "It depends. I've never been a wolf the entire night before, if that's any consolation."

Tyler got up and tried to sit next to Caroline and Josiah, but the chains were just short enough to where he was unable to. Giving up, he made a grab for one of the bottles of wolfsbane water. He handed it to Toby and picked up the other one.

"Are you sure you want to do that?" Caroline questioned quietly.

Tyler nodded. "Yeah. Toby said it'll diminish my strength so we can't break free. Mason said so, too."

Toby, having done this multiple times before, had already braced himself and started to drink. Tyler, on the other hand, hesitated. He stalled even longer as he watched Toby choke, spit out the water and gag. Tyler took a deep breath, sucked it up and took a few swallows. He met the same fate as Toby and even threw up on the floor a little. He fell to the ground, coughing. Caroline scooted closer and put a hand on his back.

"Caroline…" Josiah muttered in warning, but she ignored him and started to shush Tyler in a soothing manner. He lashed out almost immediately.

"Don't! I said don't!"

Caroline jumped back and Josiah grabbed hold of her arm to pull her back out of his reach. Once Tyler was back to normal, he shot Caroline an apologetic look.

"I'm sorry."

xxxx

Elowen entered Elena's bedroom and carefully closed the door behind her. Elijah was sitting at the windowsill. He stood when Elowen came in.

"Forgive me for the intrusion," he said calmly. "I mean both of your families no harm."

"Why did you kill those vampires when they tried to take me?" Elena asked the question that had been burning inside her since he came into the house. He refused to answer anything until the both of them were there.

"Because I didn't want you to be taken," Elijah said simply. "Klaus is the most feared and hated of the Originals, but those that fear him are desperate for his approval. If word gets out that the doppelganger exists, there'll be a line of vampires eager to take you to him and I can't have that."

"Isn't that what you're trying to do?"

"Let's just say that my goal is not to break the curse."

"So, what is your goal?"

"Klaus's obsession has made him paranoid. He's a recluse. He trusts only those in his immediate circle."

"Like you?"

"Not anymore." Elijah's eyes flickered from Elena to Elowen. "You're awfully quiet."

Elowen was staring at Elijah with not much emotion in her eyes. She wasn't going to play his game and she definitely wasn't going to let him read her.

"What do you want with me?" She questioned. "Why am I here?"

"As a Ramirez, this concerns you, too."

"But why me? Why not my mom or my brother? Why me?"

Elijah crossed his arms in front of him and watched her. She did nothing but look at him. Elena looked between the two of them like she was missing something. Finally, after a long beat of silence, Elijah turned to Elena.

"Would you mind stepping out of the room for a moment?"

Elena looked at him in disbelief. "You can't be serious?"

When Elijah stayed quiet, she huffed and left the room. When she was gone, Elijah went back to staring at Elowen.

"Well? You're free to say what is on your mind."

"Who's Marisol?"

Elijah immediately tensed at the sound of her name. "How do you know about her?"

"It doesn't matter. Who is she? And why does she look like me? Is that why you want me?"

"I will not answer anything until you tell me how you know her."

"Then neither of us are gonna get an explanation."

Elowen turned away, but Elijah stepped after her. "Wait."

She turned back around and looked at him expectantly.

"I will tell you what you want to know as long as you do the same, but not while there is a doppelganger eavesdropping on the other side of that door. I will find you at a later date so we can discuss this."

"You promise?"

"You have my word."

Elowen nodded. She took a step back and opened the door to Elena's room, who was standing there with her arms crossed.

"He's all yours."

She walked passed Elena and shared one last glance with Elijah before closing the door and leaving.