Damon was standing in front of a woman, his hands placed on her shoulders.

"What's your name?" He asked.

"Jessica," the woman replied with a shaky voice.

The scene of the premonition changed, showing Jessica running past Damon towards her car, when Damon sped in front of her, grabbed her hair and roughly bit into her neck.

Elowen woke up with a gasp, her hand flying up to grab her neck. When she pulled it back, she was expecting it to be covered in blood, but found that nothing was wrong. She swallowed hard, trying to catch her breath, before scowling, pulling the covers off of herself and getting up so she could find Damon, and then figure out what to do next.

xxxx

Caroline was leaving her house to meet Josiah. She locked the door, turned around and found Tyler waiting by her car. It took her by surprise, but she recovered quickly.

"Hey. How's it going?"

"We need to talk."

Caroline made her way off of the patio and over to Tyler, confused. What could they possibly have to talk about?

"Okaaaaay. What did you want to talk about?"

Tyler put his hands in his pockets. "What happened to my uncle Mason?"

"... What?"

"He's dead and I want you to tell me what happened."

Caroline froze. How did he know that?

"I… I don't…"

"Then let me tell you: Stefan and his brother, Damon, killed him, because Stefan and Damon are vampires just like you."

"Who told you that?"

"Is it true?"

"Let me explain," Caroline said quickly, but Tyler wasn't having any of it.

"Did you know he was dead this whole time? Because Toby did. He admitted it last night. He said he tried to kill somebody and it's why he was murdered."

"... It was Elowen," Caroline confessed quietly. Tyler faltered for a moment. "He convinced some bad people that she was a vampire and they shot her. She almost bled to death. If it weren't for me and Damon, she would be dead right now. Believe me when I say it was her that kept Damon at bay, but once this happened, he was free game. Nobody could stop him."

"So you knew? This whole time?" Tyler asked angrily.

"I'm sorry, Tyler. I'm sorry."

"I trusted you! I trusted Josiah and I trusted Toby and all of you have been lying to me this whole time!" He caught his breath. "I trusted you," he said again, much quieter. He shook his head and left, leaving Caroline stunned.

xxx

Stefan and Damon were standing in Stefan's room. Stefan was telling Damon how he found John instead of Isobel.

"You brought back John Gilbert?!" Damon asked with wide eyes. "That was your big, 'Save Elena and Elowen' move?"

"I went to go look for Isobel and I got John instead." Stefan shrugged. "He said he can help us and we're desperate."

"We're not that desperate, Stefan. The guy tried to barbecue me!"

At that moment, Elowen entered the room, walked up to Damon and slapped him across the face. Stefan grimaced at the sight and Damon's hand came up to rub his cheek where she hit him.

"Uh, ow. The hell was that for?"

Elowen crossed her arms. "Does the name Jessica ring any bells?"

Damon froze momentarily, choosing to stare down at Elowen like he'd just been caught. Elowen scoffed.

"God, Damon! Every time I think you've made improvement, you take one step forward and two steps back. I can't date someone who just refuses to make any kind of change whatsoever, so you know what? I'm done."

"Wen, wait-"

Damon tried to reach out for her, but she pulled her arm away.

"Don't touch me."

"Elowen, hang on," Stefan cut in. "I'm not really sure what's happening, but I think you need to hear this. Bonnie's new witch friend is working with Elijah, so we have to assume that the moonstone was never destroyed."

Elowen sighed. "I have the moonstone. It's safe in my house. Nobody knows it's there but us."

"Okay, good. That's great, actually. Elena is putting all of her faith into some deal that she made with Elijah to keep everyone safe. I mean, do you trust Elijah?"

When Stefan asked her, Elowen stayed quiet. Part of her did trust him. She was still waiting for him to contact her so they could talk about Marisol. It was killing her to not know something for once.

"I don't trust him," Stefan continued to say. "He's an Original, he can't be trusted. It's not like we can just go up and kill him, because apparently, he can't die!"

"I'm still waiting for the part where John Gilbert is the answer," Damon drawled, finally taking his eyes off of Elowen.

"He knew about the sacrifice," Stefan explained as if it were obvious. "Isobel told him. He said he knew of a way to keep Elena safe."

"Right, Elena. What about Elowen, huh? This whole time we've been grabbing at nothing trying to figure out how to keep her from being kidnapped."

"If we keep Elena safe, Klaus will never know she's here, which means he'll never know about Elowen. It's got to work, because it's all I've got right now."

"And how do we keep Elena safe, then?"

"John's not talking. At least not to me anyway."

"Great work, Stefan," Damon sarcastically quipped. "Top notch. As if I didn't have enough problems."

Damon made to leave when Stefan spoke up again.

"Hey, I'm sorry about Rose."

Elowen made a cutting motion across her neck from behind Damon, shaking her head. Probably not the best idea to mention Rose. Damon scoffed.

"Whatever. I knew the woman for five minutes."

He caught Elowen's eye and quickly looked away. He knew she knew that that wasn't the case. She shot him a sympathetic look, despite currently being mad at him.

"And you cared about her after five minutes. I wonder what that means?"

Damon stopped and turned around. "It means I care, Stefan. It means I'm changing, evolving into a man capable of greatness. Better watch your back, because I may just have to go get a hero hairdo of my own and steal your thunder."

As Damon finally left, Stefan turned to Elowen.

"Want to talk about whatever you barged in here to slap Damon for?"

Elowen sighed deeply and walked over to Stefan's bed to plop down on it.

"I had this premonition last night where he killed this woman named Jessica." She paused. "I thought he was done with this crap, leaving a trail of bodies."

"One woman isn't exactly a trail of bodies."

At Elowen's glare, Stefan retracted the statement.

"I just mean that maybe this was a one time thing, you know? I'm in no way defending him, but maybe this was just a small slip up."

"A small slip up that cost an innocent woman her life. Look, Stefan, I don't really wanna talk about this. I'm not going to surround myself with someone who doesn't wanna change, and that's clearly what Damon is."

Stefan's phone buzzed, interrupting their conversation. Elowen looked over his shoulder to read it. It was from Caroline.

911 NOW.

xxxx

Caroline let Elowen and Stefan in when they arrived at her house.

"What's wrong?" Elowen asked immediately.

"Tyler knows about Stefan and Damon. He knows that Damon killed Mason. I didn't say a word other than the fact that he tried to kill Elowen and that's why he died, but only because he confronted me this morning and I didn't know what else to say."

"It's that woman, Jules," Stefan said. "She had a run in with Damon."

"Tyler was so upset. The look on his face, he was so betrayed."

"Wow, this is bad."

"You're not gonna tell Damon, are you?" Caroline asked worriedly.

"No! He already wants to kill him. He thinks all werewolves should die. It's a miracle he hasn't touched a hair on Toby's head."

"You know why he hasn't hurt him," Elowen cut in. It was the most obvious thing in the room. Stefan sighed, but continued anyway.

"I mean, he's not wrong to think that, Caroline. What if Tyler tries to retaliate? He has every right to. I don't think Toby could stop him even if he wanted to. He could get himself killed."

"Well, we're not gonna let that happen," Caroline said quickly. "We have to get to him and reason with him before he does anything stupid. You have to talk to him. Just try to explain, y'know? You always know the right things to say, okay? He and I… we're friends."

Elowen sighed and gave in. "I'll give Toby a call, see if he's willing to help."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Caroline stepped forward and hugged Elowen tightly. "Good luck."

xxxx

"What the hell are you doing here?" Toby asked seethingly when he saw Jules sitting on the couch in Richard's study.

"I came to see Tyler," she responded. "This doesn't concern you. Leave."

"You're an unwelcome guest, Jules. You need to leave."

"What do you want?" Tyler stepped in. "What do you really want? You blow into town, turn everything upside down and then just expect me to trust you?"

"I want you to understand that a vampire will never be your friend. It's our nature to be enemies."

"You know how stupid that sounds?"

"It's a bunch of bullshit," Toby spat. He was still glaring at Jules. "Not one vampire we came across was the instigator. It was always Brady."

"Brady?" Tyler questioned. "Who's Brady?"

"Her stupid boyfriend. Him and I never got along."

Jules clenched her jaw, but didn't say anything. Instead, she turned to Tyler. "You need to leave here. It's not safe."

"I can't just run away with you." Tyler shook his head. "I don't even know you. My mom would freak. My life is here."

"Your old life. You new life is just beginning. You have so much to learn."

"Toby can teach me," Tyler said immediately. Jules scoffed and shook her head.

"You mean you still trust him? After he lied to you?"

"I trust him more than I trust you. He may have lied, but he's still the one who's helped me through all of this, not you. I know him. He's family. You're just a stranger."

Jules looked between Tyler and Toby. Finally, she stood up. "Fine. Let me know when you're ready to put your loyalty in someone who won't betray you."

Once she was gone, Tyler and Toby sat there in silence. After a few moments, Toby started to leave the room.

"I wanna make one thing clear," Tyler started before Toby was gone. "I've lost my faith in you, but you are family. I've just got to ask. Why are you siding with them? You said there was someone you cared about who cared about them."

Toby sighed and turned back around. "Elowen," he replied. "I… I used to be in love with her, once upon a time." It felt weird saying those words, because he'd never said it out loud before, let alone admit it to himself. "I'm not anymore, but she still used to be my best friend and I would do anything I could to protect her. I know she would do the same. Besides, I never agreed with Jules and Brady's morals. I don't think dad did, either, but he was so desperate to be around people who were like him." He paused. "Look, I'll respect whatever decision you make, but please be careful."

xxxx

Elowen had called Toby to tell him Stefan was going to swing by to talk to Tyler. He'd told her that he'd let him in and try to help if he could. He was still keeping his eye on the clock, because he was supposed to meet Elena at The Grill at noon and he was worried he might not make it. The last thing he wanted to do was stand her up.

Toby had let Stefan in through the back. Carol was still home and he wanted to make sure she wouldn't find out. Which is why they were standing behind Tyler, who was still in Richard's office, on the laptop. Tyler must've finally sensed them, because he turned around in his seat, spotted them and then tried to leave. Stefan quickly stopped him.

"I'm not gonna hurt you. I just want to talk."

"Then why did you break in?"

"I didn't. Toby let me in."

Carol chose that exact moment to come downstairs. She was getting ready to leave.

"Tyler?" She called out. "Toby?"

Tyler tried to make a run for it, but Stefan stopped him and pushed him against the wall. He covered his mouth so he couldn't say anything.

"Shh. Not a word."

"Tyler?" Carol tried again. "I'm leaving for the memorial." She waited for an answer, but she when didn't, she shrugged and left. Stefan released Tyler and uncovered his mouth.

"Maybe we're getting off on the wrong foot here," Stefan said.

"What happened to Mason?"

"Tyler, there's a lot for us to talk about."

Tyler tried to leave again, but this time Toby grabbed him.

"I told you earlier to be careful. Without a full moon, you're no match for him. Just hear him out. You can trust this one. Caroline, too."

"And Damon?"

"He has his flaws, but deep down, he means well. Please, Tyler. Just this once."

Tyler swallowed, but stepped back into the room.

"Okay. Talk."

xxxx

Esmeralda and Alaric were sitting with Jenna at The Grill. They were eating lunch while Jenna complained about John being back in town.

"I can't believe it. Elena is my sister's husband's brother's daughter and her mother is my friend's deceased wife. You can't make this stuff up."

"It's definitely a little overwhelming," Esmeralda said.

"I can't believe that they kept it a secret. How is it even possibly to keep a secret like that?"

John happened to enter The Grill at that moment and Jenna noticed him immediately.

"Ugh!"

John walked over to them and stopped in front of their table.

"Hey, you guys. Do you think I can join you?"

Jenna had picked up her menu and pretended to look at it so she could try to ignore John. It didn't work.

"Do you have to?" She grumbled.

"I guess I don't have to, but I might as well. Oh, look who's here." John had turned his head and noticed Damon and Elena enter.

"We just need answers," Elena told Damon quietly. "Please don't do anything stupid."

"Yeah, but stupid is so much more fun."

"Damon, I mean it. All I'm asking is that you try to keep it together. Be the better man. It's what Elowen would want."

Damon paused and a distant look came over his face as he remember the way Elowen looked at him earlier in the morning, after she slapped him. Obviously, she was mad at him, and she had every right to be. After a moment, Damon looked down at Elena and shrugged.

"Okay then."

Damon went to join John and smiled to seem friendly. "John, buddy, how've you been?"

"I've been alright, Damon. It's good to see you," John replied.

xxxx

"Look, about Caroline," Stefan was saying to Tyler. "No matter what her flaws are, when push comes to shove, you're gonna want that girl on your side. She's your friend. Stop being a dick to her."

"I thought vampires hated werewolves?" Tyler asked.

"That's some sort of leftover idea from another time," Toby cut in. "It doesn't have to be that way anymore. You go to the same school, you have the same friends, you have the same secrets. This can work, Tyler. I mean, it's your home. It's his home, too, and I guess now it's my home as well. I really want this to work."

Tyler's phone started to ring. They all stared at each other for a moment before Tyler managed to slip past them both and answer it.

"Help, help!" He cried into the phone before Stefan grabbed it and ended the call.

"Who's number what that, huh?"

"Jules," Toby sneered when saw the number on the screen. "Damn it, Tyler! You said you would hear us out. We're trying to save your life, can't you see that?"

xxxx

"So, John, rumor has it that you know a lot and won't say anything."

John had been lighting a candle for the victims that had been lost when Damon joined him again.

"How do I know you can be trusted, Damon?" John asked. "Originals can compel vampires and according to Stefan, that's why Katherine is still in the tomb, because an Original has compelled her to stay there."

"Only because the vervain has left her system. Stefan and I, on the other hand, are chock full."

While Damon had initially thought the idea was stupid, he'd come to the realization that Elowen and Stefan were right and gave in. Not the most pleasant feeling, but he knew it would pay off in the end.

"You guys are drinking vervain?" John questioned in surprise. Damon shrugged.

"It's an acquired taste. I don't see that little ring on your stitched finger, so if you know something about Klaus, you better start talking, or I will kill you in your sleep."

"Is that any way to convince me that you and I are on the same side? First, I need to know that I can trust you, Damon, that I can count on you. Then we'll talk."

Meanwhile, Caroline was approaching her car in the parking lot. She was supposed to meet Josiah at his house ages ago, but had gotten distracted by the whole Tyler thing. She made it to her car, but turned around when she sensed somebody behind her. It was Jules.

"Excuse me. Caroline, right?"

"Yeah," Caroline answered warily.

"I'm looking for Tyler. You haven't seen him, have you?"

"No, not since earlier. Sorry."

Caroline opened her car door and moved to get in when Jules said something again.

"I know you're lying."

"Really? How? Is that one of your little wolf tricks?"

"Actually, it is."

"Well, I have a trick, too."

Caroline vamped out and turned around, hissing, but Jules, unfazed, sprayed her with vervain spray. Caroline yelled in pain and fell against her car. She healed quickly, but when she turned around again, Jules was gone and instead another man was standing there. He shot her point blank in between the eyes and she dropped to the ground, dead.

xxxx

Caroline woke up inside a cage in somebody's RV. The bullet wound hadn't healed because the bullet was still in her forehead. She braced herself and pulled it out with a small scream. It started to heal as she tried to unlock the cage, but saw the man who shot her and stopped.

"I see you got the bullet out," he said. "That was nasty. I got lots of wooden bullets, other toys. It's gonna be a long night, sweetpea."

He shot her in the chest and she screamed.

"Caroline," Elowen said. She had stopped in the middle of the living room, where she had been watching tv with Josiah and Sydney when the premonition came on. Josiah sat up quickly at this. Caroline was supposed to be here hours ago so they could have a family movie day. He was starting to get worried. Sydney looked at them both in confusion. She had never really gotten the hang of Elowen's power, especially since Eliana had sort of shielded her from the supernatural world.

"What?" She asked. "What's wrong? Who's Caroline?"

Except Elowen didn't answer her. She hastily left the room, grabbed her phone and car keys and sailed towards the door. Josiah was on his feet in seconds.

"I'm coming with."

"Wait! Who's Caroline?" Sydney asked again. She'd also stood up and by now Eliana and Esmeralda had entered the room from the kitchen. Binx had followed

"My girlfriend," Josiah finally answered as Elowen threw the door open.

"She's in danger," Elowen elaborated. "We've gotta go."

"You better be careful," Esmeralda told them as they exited the house. "And keep me updated!"

"Got it!"

"Will do!"

Were Elowen and Josiah's respective replies before they closed the door and left.

xxxx

"You want to be friends, great, we're friends," Tyler said to Stefan. "Will you go now?"

"I don't know what else to say to you, Tyler. I came back to this town because I wanted a life. I wanted to exist where I could have friends and where I could build a family. I have that here. We can both have that."

Before Tyler or Toby could say anything, the front door blew open and Elowen and Josiah came bounding through and into Richard's study. Josiah roughly grabbed onto Tyler's shirt, pulled him up from his seat and rammed him against the wall.

"Where the hell is Caroline?"

"What?" Tyler fought against Josiah's grip, but his hold on him was too anger fueled for him to get him off. "I don't know what you're talking about!"

"You're lying. Where is she?"

"What's going on?" Toby asked. Him and Stefan were wearing identical looks of worry and confusion.

"I had a premonition that someone kidnapped Caroline," Elowen explained. "I think it has something to do with Jules and her pack."

"What did they look like?" Toby asked quickly. He had a sinking feeling he knew who it was.

"Um, he had a shaved head and a kind of rugged look to him."

"Shit. That's Brady. This isn't good."

Stefan's phone rang and saw Caroline's name on the caller ID. He showed the phone to everyone in the room so they knew who it was and put it on speaker.

"Hey. Is everything okay? Where are you?"

"That depends," Jules's phone rang out instead of Caroline's. "How badly do you want to keep her alive?"

"Who is this?"

"Ask your brother. Where's Tyler?"

"Jules? Where's Caroline?"

"You made a mistake, Stefan. I'm gonna give you a chance to fix it."

"Where is she?"

"Right here. Want proof?"

There was silence on the other line for a few seconds before Caroline's screams could be heard through the phone. Josiah's grip tightened on Tyler at the sound of her in pain. Even Tyler's face contorted.

"Hurt her again and you're dead."

"I hurt her again and she's dead. Bring Tyler to me, the clearing by Wickery Falls. You have 20 minutes until she dies."

Jules hung up. The room was deadly quiet for a few moments. Finally, Tyler broke it.

"I had no idea, I swear-"

Josiah pulled his fist back and punched Tyler in the face. Toby ran forward to hold him back.

"That's the woman you want to put your trust in? Caroline is your friend!" Josiah yelled.

"That's enough," Stefan said. "We have to go save her."

"I'm coming with," Josiah replied immediately.

"No. I have an idea, but I need you to come with me." She turned to Stefan. "You call Damon and tell him what's happening. I need you two to hold them off for me."

"Can you tell him to tell Elena that I'm sorry?" Toby asked. "She'll know what I'm talking about."

Stefan nodded. "Got it. Now go."

Elowen had to drag Josiah with her while she called Bonnie on the phone.

"Bonnie? You know where Luka lives, right? Give me his address. Now."

xxxx

Elowen banged her fist against the apartment door. "Open up! I know you're in there, Luka! Open this damn door before-"

The door opened and revealed a man who definitely wasn't Luka.

"I'm Luka's father, Jonas. You must be Elowen. What seems to be the problem?"

"Elijah's deal said that he'd make sure nobody we cared about got hurt. Right now, one of our friends might die. It's time for you to uphold your end of the bargain."

Jonas nodded his head. "Very well. Let's go."

Elowen was on her phone in an instant as Jonas grabbed his coat.

"Mom? I need you and Eliana to meet us at Wickery Falls. Leave Sydney."

xxxx

Damon was at the bar at The Grill. Jenna reluctantly joined him. There was a woman with her, whom she tried to advise not to approach him, but she practically begged her to.

"So, my friend wants to meet you. Damon Salvatore, this is-"

"I know you. The news lady."

"Yeah, Andie Star. Nice to meet you. Can I buy you a drink, Damon?"

"My glass is full, Andie. Thank you."

Damon stood up and met up with Elena.

"You totally blew her off."

"Of course I did. I have a girlfriend, remember?"

Except Damon wasn't sure if this was still true. He wanted to talk to her, try to explain himself, but he wasn't sure she would hear him out. It gave him a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach that this is how things would end.

"You didn't have to be so rude."

Damon's phone rang and he answered it when he saw it was Stefan.

"What?"

After the call was over, Damon had grabbed Elena and pulled her into the bathroom to fill her in.

"They have Caroline? Is she gonna be okay?"

"Why am I just finding out about this now?" Damon asked instead.

"Stefan was probably worried that you-"

"That I'll what? That I'd kill him? Of course, it what needs to happen."

"No, Damon, not Tyler. Do whatever you need to do to get Caroline back, but just leave Tyler out of it, okay?"

"Why? He's a werewolf. He needs to die. I'm willing to kill him. It's a win-win. Speaking of werewolves, Elowen's pet mutt said he's sorry, whatever that means."

Elena, of course, knew what it meant. She shook her head. "He can make it up to me later. Look, too many people are dead. Elowen would-"

"You need to stop doing that."

"Doing what?"

"Using Elowen's name to make me try and play the good guy role."

The door opened and John stepped into the bathroom.

"Do you mind?" Damon turned around to face him.

"What's going on?" John asked.

"Nothing," Elena said quickly.

"It doesn't look like nothing."

"Well, guess what, John, trust works both ways," Damon snipped. "Get out."

"Look, we don't have time for this," Elena intervened. "We need to get Caroline back."

"We don't need to do anything. I'll take care of it. First dad duty: ground your daughter. Keep her here."

Damon left, but Elena tried to follow.

"I'm coming with you."

John stopped her. "No, no, no. I'm with Damon on this one." Elena tried to fight against his grip. "No, stop, stop. You're not going anywhere. Just tell me what's going on."

Elena refused but hoped to whatever god was out there that Caroline was going to be okay.