Part 6
"We have a situation down here."
Elena sighed. Somehow, there always seemed to be a 'situation' going on in Fell's Church. Since she had left nothing else had happened. Up until now. She had known something had been wrong. Stefan had been acting very strangely for the last few days. He had accidentally called her 'Allegra' and she hadn't seen him since. He was deliberately avoiding her.
Who was Allegra? As far as she was aware Stefan hadn't seen the movie *Hannibal*. It was the only place she could think of where the name of Allegra came from. Now Bonnie had called.
"What kind of situation?"
"Take a guess," Bonnie's tone was dry and sarcastic. Had she and Meredith had a body-switch?
Elena frowned. There was noticeably a consistency with the odd events in Fell's Church. They all seemed to relate back to the same old thing, and she was absolutely certain she wouldn't be surprised to discover if this was a different variation of more of the same thing.
~Damn you Damon~ she thought moodily. ~Why can't you keep your teeth to yourself?~ It might not be him, but she was willing to bet he would be involved, one way or another.
"The 'V' word?" she said, in case Stefan was lurking around in the shadows somewhere. Since she had returned from the spirit world she had been human, and her senses had dulled again. She couldn't decide if she was pleased about that or not. On the one hand, she was, on the other hand, she was disappointed she and Stefan wouldn't be together forever, she wasn't immortal anymore. There just *had* to be someway around that...
"I'm not really sure at the moment, but yes, that's a good bet."
Elena was confused. "What? What's going on down there?"
"There's a new kid just moved into your old house."
"Really." Elena wasn't sure how she felt about that. Aunt Judith had moved? Maybe with all that had happened, maybe she shouldn't be all that surprised. She didn't like the idea of someone else occupying her room.
"She's more or less the exact image of you."
Elena blinked. Stefan had thought she was the image of Katherine. "She looks like me, and she's living in my house? How'd you know?"
"Everyone's talking about it. When I saw her she was reading your diary, the one we put in the library so everyone would know the truth about what really happened? I thought she was you. She seems pretty pissed off that everyone's whispering about her."
Elena remained silent. She didn't see what the problem was, really. So there was a girl who looked like her in town. What was the big deal. She opened her mouth to answer but before she could she heard a door opening somewhere in Bonnie's house and a surprised "What the hell are *you* doing here?"
"Charming as always I see," An unexpected male voice was saying, somewhat snidely.
~I knew it!~ Elena thought. "Bonnie? Bonnie!"
"Damon's here. Why aren't I pleased?"
"Because you're smarter than you think. Keep him there as long as you can, or find out where he's staying. Make him *stay* in town."
"Why?"
"Just do it. Stefan and I will be on our way ASAP." She hung up and started packing, for herself and Stefan. She didn't know how he'd feel about returning to Fell's Church, and right now didn't care. He was coming home whether he wanted to or not.
"What are you doing? Who was on the phone?" Stefan appeared in the doorway, a look of confusion furrowing his brow.
She looked up. "Bonnie. There's a situation. We're going back to Fell's Church. Now."
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"We have a situation down here."
Elena sighed. Somehow, there always seemed to be a 'situation' going on in Fell's Church. Since she had left nothing else had happened. Up until now. She had known something had been wrong. Stefan had been acting very strangely for the last few days. He had accidentally called her 'Allegra' and she hadn't seen him since. He was deliberately avoiding her.
Who was Allegra? As far as she was aware Stefan hadn't seen the movie *Hannibal*. It was the only place she could think of where the name of Allegra came from. Now Bonnie had called.
"What kind of situation?"
"Take a guess," Bonnie's tone was dry and sarcastic. Had she and Meredith had a body-switch?
Elena frowned. There was noticeably a consistency with the odd events in Fell's Church. They all seemed to relate back to the same old thing, and she was absolutely certain she wouldn't be surprised to discover if this was a different variation of more of the same thing.
~Damn you Damon~ she thought moodily. ~Why can't you keep your teeth to yourself?~ It might not be him, but she was willing to bet he would be involved, one way or another.
"The 'V' word?" she said, in case Stefan was lurking around in the shadows somewhere. Since she had returned from the spirit world she had been human, and her senses had dulled again. She couldn't decide if she was pleased about that or not. On the one hand, she was, on the other hand, she was disappointed she and Stefan wouldn't be together forever, she wasn't immortal anymore. There just *had* to be someway around that...
"I'm not really sure at the moment, but yes, that's a good bet."
Elena was confused. "What? What's going on down there?"
"There's a new kid just moved into your old house."
"Really." Elena wasn't sure how she felt about that. Aunt Judith had moved? Maybe with all that had happened, maybe she shouldn't be all that surprised. She didn't like the idea of someone else occupying her room.
"She's more or less the exact image of you."
Elena blinked. Stefan had thought she was the image of Katherine. "She looks like me, and she's living in my house? How'd you know?"
"Everyone's talking about it. When I saw her she was reading your diary, the one we put in the library so everyone would know the truth about what really happened? I thought she was you. She seems pretty pissed off that everyone's whispering about her."
Elena remained silent. She didn't see what the problem was, really. So there was a girl who looked like her in town. What was the big deal. She opened her mouth to answer but before she could she heard a door opening somewhere in Bonnie's house and a surprised "What the hell are *you* doing here?"
"Charming as always I see," An unexpected male voice was saying, somewhat snidely.
~I knew it!~ Elena thought. "Bonnie? Bonnie!"
"Damon's here. Why aren't I pleased?"
"Because you're smarter than you think. Keep him there as long as you can, or find out where he's staying. Make him *stay* in town."
"Why?"
"Just do it. Stefan and I will be on our way ASAP." She hung up and started packing, for herself and Stefan. She didn't know how he'd feel about returning to Fell's Church, and right now didn't care. He was coming home whether he wanted to or not.
"What are you doing? Who was on the phone?" Stefan appeared in the doorway, a look of confusion furrowing his brow.
She looked up. "Bonnie. There's a situation. We're going back to Fell's Church. Now."
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