Bonnie looked at Caroline as she came out of the bathroom. She felt Matt tense beside her. Caroline looked awful there was no getting around that. Something had scared the other girl. Bonnie thought back to a few minutes ago when she thought she had spotted Tyler. It could have been anybody because they weren't turned toward them but he had the same muscular build has Tyler. It had to be Tyler, right?

Bonnie placed an almost steady hand on her brow and turned toward the door. The room was too crowded and she was too tense. She had to get some air. Zipping up her jacket she tossed a look toward the occupants of the room. "I'm going outside for a minute. You're right Stefan, we don't have to worry about Tyler right now. I just need some air." Matt looked as if he was going to follow her so she held up a hand and smiled. "I'll be fine by myself, I've faced worse things than the dark lately." she simply said and made her way down the stairs. Bonnie kept hearing Stefan's offer to Elena in her mind and she wondered what her best friend was going to decide. It would be easier for her to leave and start a new life somewhere else that was clear but could she really let her family believe she was dead?

The chilly night air caressed her face as she stepped outside and sat on the front steps of the boarding house. They weren't getting anything accomplished that was for sure but figuring out how to place a supposed dead girl back in the Fell's Church list of citizens wasn't going to be easy. Tugging on a strand of her newly straightened hair she played with it deep in thought.

Matt watched Bonnie walk out the room and fought the urge to go after her. Whether or not Tyler was out there asking for a fight it was still too dangerous for any of them to be alone. For some reason he felt like evil hadn't really left Fell's Church. Hell, it probably never would. 'They really should mention it in the brochure, Hey welcome to Fell's Church a place with plenty of fun family activities and the occasional bloodthirsty vampire.' He suppressed the urge to laugh, now wasn't the time for jokes. They had to figure out how to tell Elena's aunt that she wasn't really dead. It had been a little over six months and they had just graduated.

Kids were making their preparations for the summer break before college, that is those that were going to college. Matt was relieved that he would be one of those. Everything had gone good with his scholarship and the recruiter loved him. He just hopped his teachers would be just as pleased with him. He looked briefly at Elena and Stefan and felt a tightening in his heart. That was him about this time last year but instead he was saying good-bye to her before she went to France. 'It's amazing what time could do to everything. One day you're worrying about a test the next you're worried about getting your throat ripped out by your ex-girlfriend.

Matt was happy to have her back of course but he wondered if she was happy. Anyone would be happy to be alive but she seemed different, timid... not at all like the queen of Robert E. Lee that she used to be. They had all changed. Meredith hadn't changed that much, she started to let more emotion show but she was still the same calm collected Meredith. Stefan had changed; he was now more open and friendly around the group because he wasn't hiding a huge secret anymore. Caroline was completely different. Gone was the sly determined look, now she looked like a scared little girl. She reminded him of Vickie shortly before Klaus murdered her. Damon was different even though he didn't want to admit it. He had stuck around with everything had gone from bad to worse but then had acted so cool and detached afterwards. He himself had changed; he was more open minded about things. Last year if someone had told him that Fell's Church was going to be attacked by supernatural beings he would have laughed their face.

Last was Bonnie. She was no longer the one to hide in Elena's shadow. She and Meredith had taken on Tyler and it was Bonnie who had knocked him out and Bonnie who had stood between Klaus and Stefan. No Bonnie was no longer the same as she was before all this and now she was not only different on the inside she had changed her appearance. She looked good, he couldn't deny that but why had she decided to change over night. New cloths and a new hair do. He thought the perm had been drastic but this was all together overwhelming. He had always thought of her like a sister but when she had found her in Damon's clutches and saw him kissing her everything changed. A girl as innocent as Bonnie deserved someone better than Damon. The possibility of him and Bonnie came to mind but he pushed it away. It would be too weird and he was still not completely over Elena yet, no there would always be a part of him that loved her.

Caroline felt a chill run through her body. Sheer fear. The purest terror one could feel. She felt her skin get cold and her knees weakened. Whatever it was. It was close. Like the shark in her dreams. Its power was entering and circling. You could feel it but couldn't see who or what was generating it. All she could do was stare at Elena and Stefan. Her mouth trembling. Eyes wide.

Stefan stood there, in front of Elena, waiting for her answer. He didn't rush her though; he knew that a decision like that didn't come natural or quick. His eyes flickered towards Caroline, something wasn't right with that girl. She almost seemed to be shaking. He turned his attention back to Elena, but he kept watching her out of the corner of his eyes.

Klaus had kept her alone for quite some time. There was no telling what he had done with her. She had seemed all right in the clearing after Elena had come back, but you never knew. Katherine was the only other person that Stefan knew who had dealt with Klaus. And look what happened to her. Stefan dismissed that thought as quickly as it came. Caroline wasn't a vampire. He would have been able to tell if she was. No, there was something else wrong with the girl. And as soon as he and Elena figured out where things were going, they would have to deal with Caroline.

Looking up at Stefan, in contrast, not the least self conscious with having this conversation in front of everyone, she smiled at him, not doubting for a second that he *would* take care of her.

"We should stay," Elena said firmly. "Aunt Judith, Robert, Margaret... especially Margaret. I can't just leave when I have a chance to tell them that I'm back. And that I'm alright."

Her dark blue eyes shifted to look around at the other occupants of the room, a little bit of the old Elena fire flaring in her eyes. "You don't all have to take an active part in this. You've all done more than your share."

Stefan nodded. He figured that was what she would choose. It would have been easier the other way, much easier. To leave and start over somewhere else. But if Elena wanted to stay, then Stefan would stay too. Shoot, they would probably accept Elena coming back to life better than they would Stefan back in town.

Caroline grew more uneasy. Something was going down and she could almost smell death in the air. But whose was it? Her nostrils flared. Then a blinding picture hit her eyes. She saw blond hair and blood as she hit the floor screaming.

She mumbled shaking her head eyes clenched shut. "Elena? No!!!" was all she said before passing out cold.

Matt shook his head as Elena told them that they didn't have to stick around. "No Elena, we're your friends and friends stay by each other. Maybe we should get someone to tell you aunt that you're alive. Get her use to the thought of it and then have you two meet. You can't just turn up on her doorstep. Suddenly his attention was drawn to Caroline as she screamed out Elena's name a dropped to the floor. He was at her side in an instant cradling her head in his lap, slapping her gently on the face. "Caroline? Wake up Caroline."

Bonnie looked up as she heard Caroline scream and a loud thud followed. "Oh god what now?" she asked aloud and ran back up stairs. When she got back to Stefan's room she saw Caroline on the floor, her head in Matt's lap. "What happened?" she asked and dropped down beside them. Remembering what Mary had told her about emergency care and all of that other medicine stuff she checked Caroline for a pulse. It was racing but her skin was cold and clammy like she had just suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. 'What the hell happened to make her have a reaction like this?' she thought as she looked around the room.

Stefan shook his head. He walked over and stood above Caroline, Matt, and Bonnie. "There's no telling." He answered with a slight shake of his head. "I think maybe she needs some sleep, and a lot of it."

He picked Caroline up off of the floor and laid her on his bed. Even though it was technically summer, the air was slightly chilly. He pulled the sheet over her and stepped back. "We need to find out what Klaus did to her."

Bonnie watched as Stefan placed Caroline on the bed. "Maybe it was like a walking nightmare or something." she said and walked to the window. She noticed Matt was keeping his distance from her now, placing himself across the room. 'What the hell is that about?' she asked herself. Shrugging she took her coat off. It might be a slightly chilly night outside but the temperature in the room was comfortable, even with the window open. She felt her stomach growl and realized she hadn't had anything to eat. She wondered if Mrs. Flowers would mind her raiding the fridge, if she promised to replace anything she took. She looked at Stefan as he stared down at Caroline. "Uh Stefan, do you think Mrs. Flowers would mind me getting a little something to eat? I really don't feel like driving back into town or to my own house."

Stefan nodded at Bonnie. "Go ahead. She keeps the refrigerator well stocked. When I first moved in here, she told me to take whatever I liked, and she'd just add it to my room rent."

Matt had watched from the floor as Stefan had lifted Caroline up like she was a feather and placed her on the bet. Then he had walked across the room close to where Meredith was while Bonnie walked to the window on the other side. 'Better to keep away than to ruin a perfectly good friendship. If I go over there I'll probably say something stupid anyhow like uh nice shoes or something.' he thought bitterly. The whole dating thing had never come naturally to him anyways and it had been a shock to his system when Elena had actually agreed to go out with him. He'd had a crush on her as far back as he could remember and now he was starting to have those feelings for her best friend. With a sigh he closed his eyes and rested the back of his head on the wall. This was going to be a long night.

Elena's eyes registered concern for Caroline as the redhead fell to the floor, screaming. She neared Stefan as he picked Caroline up and placed her on the bed.

*If she didn't look so obviously terrified, I'd think this was another one of her stunts,* Elena thought, resisting the urge to raise an eyebrow. But Caroline screaming 'Elena! No!' sent a chill up and down her spine. She angled a glance towards Stefan. "What's wrong with her?" Elena asked quietly, posing the question to the entire room even though her attention was on Stefan.

Stefan stood up from Caroline, and sighed. He felt the way everyone else did he was sure, confused. "I don't know." He said shrugging slightly. "If it was Bonnie I would have said it was a premonition of some kind. But Caroline's not psychic." He started pacing. "Elena, no." He repeated what Caroline had said before she collapsed. "The best I can come up with is that she had a flashback."

Katherine smiled as she made her way back to the ruined church, careful to mask her Powers. "I'm going to do this right, this time. No more shadow games, no more playing. They're still going to pay..." she thought as she pushed the tomb's lid off and dropped down into the large room leading to the bone infested Fell Family Crypt. "Home sweet home," she said with a laugh that echoed off of the damp walls and into the darkness. With a wave of her hand, the candles that covered the walls lit up and illuminated the bones that covered the floor. Everything was covered in something. The gate that she had kept Stefan, Damon, and Elena tied up to was still against the wall, and the bloodstains were all over the floor. "Ah..." she sighed. "It's so beautiful."