Elena, who was sitting at her desk and was on her laptop, wasn't even half way into looking for possible Colleges, that suited her and what she was interested in doing for the rest of her life, when Damon appeared out of nowhere, most likely trying to scare her, but because she was used to him popping in and out of her life, along with the fact that she had been around him for so long that she could sense him, he didn't scare her.
"Isn't it a little early too be looking into applying for Colleges?"Damon asked, looking over her shoulder.
"It's never too early, Damon."Elena stated as she shut her laptop and turned to look up at him with a raised eyebrow."What do you want?"
"Wanna go on a road trip out of town?"Damon asked, smirking at Elena.
"Yes, she does."Jenna said, before Elena could say anything, as she came into the room with a basket filled with laundry."What? You need to get out and if it's out of town, who knows, there might be a College nearby for you to look into."Jenna explained, smirking at Elena, who gave her a sour look.
"Well, let's go, Ellie."Damon said and practically dragged Elena to his car.
"Never call me Ellie, ever again, got it."Elena hissed out before she got in the back of the van and her eyes widened before she glared."What is she doing here?"Elena growled out the moment she saw Rose.
"She's taking us to a friend of hers."Damon said before Rose could get a word in.
"Great."Elena mumbled under her breath.
"Back entrance, how convenient."Damon said sarcastically as he came around to the other side of the car as Rose and Elena shut their doors.
"That's the point. We all can't have little Daylight Rings."Damon just rubbed in Rose's face more by showing her the Daylight Ring.
"How do you know this Slater guy's even here?"Damon asked suspiciously as he and Elena followed Rose.
"I called him. He's here. He's always here."Rose said cryptically and Elena pursed her lips into a thin line but didn't say anything.
"Good."Damon said as he suddenly grabbed Rose and slammed her into the nearest wall."Just one thing. If you are setting me up in any way, I will rip your heart out and shove it down your throat."Damon threatened Rose, who looked extremely annoyed."Something I'm very good at."The next thing Damon knew, he was shoved up against the car with his hands pinned behind his back.
"I'm older then you and stronger."Rose stated, a clear warning in her voice."Don't get on my bad side."Rose let him go and he turned to face her."You can trust me."Rose said before she turned and started walking away.
"Some help you were."Damon grumbled at Elena, who looked up at him as they followed Rose.
"I'm sorry, was I suppose to help you?"Elena asked, raising an eyebrow at Damon while hiding her amusement.
"Uh, yes!"Damon said sarcastically."Why is it that you got Magic and your Sister didn't? She would have been a lot more helpful-AH!"Rose whirled around to find Damon withering on the floor while holding his head in pain while Elena stood there, glaring down at him.
"You wanna know I didn't help you, Damon?"Elena asked as she eased up on giving him an aneurysm, but it was still there in his head, throbbing lightly in warning, and bent down next to him as he looked up at her with furious blue eyes."I didn't help you when she shoved you up against the van because to be completely honest with you, I don't like you, I hate you, and, even though my twin and I don't get along, if it were up to me, you'd be nowhere near Emily, and I also want you dead."Elena stated coldly as she looked down at Damon with icy chocolate brown eyes and he inwardly shivered at the look in her eyes.
Standing up, Elena turned her attention to Rose, who held her hands up in a I surrender fashion. Raising an eyebrow, Elena made a gesture for the other brunette to continue showing them to where Slater was. Glancing at Damon, who was getting up, Rose turned on her heels and continued walking again after the blue eyed Vampire gave her a nod of reassurance.
"How is she a Witch and her Sister isn't?"Rose asked as Damon came to walk beside her.
"Don't know but she does and she won't tell us."Damon said, glaring over his shoulder at Elena.
"That's because you won't like the answer."Elena stated."Or maybe you will. Either way, I'm not telling you and it's a good thing Witches can't be Compelled."Elena added, smirking at Damon, who's glare darkened at her smuggest."A coffee shop."Elena muttered as they entered a back door and headed over to the bar.
"Wow, what about the, uh, sunlight?"Damon asked, eyes wide and Elena rolled her eyes as Rose took off her jacket.
"Double paned and tempered. UV rays can't penetrate."Elena and Rose said in unison.
"You see the appeal now?"Rose asked Damon, who hmmed.
"That and the free Wi-Fi."Elena, who was hiding behind Damon, turned to see a Vampire, most likely Slater, come over to them.
"Oh, hey."Rose said, happy to see her friend as she hugged him.
"Hey."Slater said, hugging her back.
"How are you?"Rose asked him.
"Good."He said before they let go."I saw you come. What are you doing here?"
"That's a long story."Rose stated cryptically."But I want you to meet..."Rose trailed off as they both turned to Damon.
"Damon Salvatore."Slater said knowingly and Damon raised an eyebrow at him."Turned 1864, Mystic Falls by Katherine Pierce, a.k.a. Katerina Petrova."Damon smirked grimly."So I take it I was right?"Slater looked back at Rose."What I told you about the tomb under the Church?"
"Yes, it was right."Rose said, smiling back at Slater."Thank you for the tip."
"Oh, it was more then just a tip if you ask me."Elena said as she finally stepped out from behind Damon and Slater, who had turned at the new voice, stared at her with wide eyes.
"Katherine?"Slater choked out and Elena rolled her eyes.
"Nope, I'm her Doppelganger. Elena, Elena Gilbert."
"Wait, I-I thought that her Doppelganger's name was Emily?"Elena looked amused at Slater stuttering."Did I get the name wrong?"Slater asked Rose, who shook her head.
"No. Turns out, there were twins, that's why there were two photos of the same girls, only one with short hair and one with long hair."Rose reassured him.
"Oh, well, it's nice to meet you both."Slater held out his hand to shake and Damon took it while looking at Rose."Maybe."He added and Elena chuckled as the two let go of each other's hands."What's going on, Rose?"Slater asked, looking back at Rose."Where's, uh, Trevor?"Rose gave him a grim smile.
"And I'm gonna get a coffee while you guys talk."Elena said and walked away before Damon could stop her.
"And you're sure Elijah's dead?"Slater asked just as Elena came back with her coffee and sat down next opposite Rose.
"Beyond dead."Damon stated firmly.
"Trevor was a good man."Slater stated and gave Rose a sad look."Helped me with my dissertation on sexual deviance in the Baroque period."Slater explained."I was going for my Psych PhD."
"Slate's been in college since '74."Rose explained at Elena's curious look.
"Really?"Elena asked, turning to Slater, who nodded."Know any good ones?"
Slater smiled."A few, but it depends on what you're interested in."Slater said and Elena nodded, agreeing with him."When I was turned."Slater looked back at Damon, referring to the date Rose gave Elena and Damon."I have 18 Degrees, three Masters and four PhD.s."
"The point?"Damon wondered, looking annoyed.
"Exactly. I mean, ugh, what is the point?"Slater replied, sounding amused."What should I be doing with my eternity? If you have an answer, please enlighten me."Elena snickered when she saw that Damon didn't have an answer.
"We need your help."Rose spoke up when Damon shot her a look."If someone wanted to get in touch with Klaus, how'd you hook him up?"
"Craigslist."Slater answered without missing a beat.
"Really?"Damon asked and Elena hid her smirk behind her coffee, which she took a sip of.
"Seriously, I respond to a personal ad that gets sent to somebody who knows somebody who knows Elijah..."Slater trailed off."Who's dead. And that's where my connection ends."
Elena went to say something sarcastic but snapped her mouth shut when she saw the same man she had seen early this morning, looking right back at her from across the street. Pursing her lips, Elena returned her attention back to the trio.
"Here's what I don't get,"Damon leaned forward in his seat."Elijah moved around during the day."Damon stated."Which means the Original people knew the secret of the Day Ring. Now, why would Klaus wanna lift the Curse of the Sun and the Moon?"Damon asked Slater
"To keep the Werewolves from lifting it."Slater said seriously."If a Vampire breaks the Sun Curse, the Werewolves are stuck with the Curse of the Moon forever and vice-versa."
"But Werewolves are all but extinct."Rose said softly.
"Well, true, I've never seen one, but rumour has it."Slater retorted.
"Not such a rumour."Elena and Damon said in unison and Rose turned to them sharply.
"Mystic Falls?"Slater asked, looking between them and Elena nodded."God, I've got to visit this place. It sounds awesome."Slater said in awe.
"'Awesome' doesn't even begin to describe it."Damon said.
"Can say that again."Elena grumbled.
"Wait, can we stop the Curse from being broken at all?"Damon suddenly asked.
"What do you mean?"Slater asked.
"Can we render the Moonstone useless and stop the curse from being broken?"Elena rolled her eyes at this, knowing that it wasn't the Moonstone that they had to make useless but rather the Doppelganger.
"Well, yeah, probably, but why would you wanna do that?"Slater asked, looking confused for a second before looking at Elena, who offered him a small smile.
"Tell me how."Damon demanded.
"You think I'm gonna help you do something that will piss of an Original and keep me from walking in the Sun?"Slater retorted."Eh, sorry."He added, looking at Elena, who waved away the apology and glanced out the window, only to find Elijah still standing there.
"He's got a point. Pissing off an Original doesn't sound like fun, Damon."Elena said, her eyes narrowed when she finally noticed the Daylight Ring on Elijah's finger.
"Shut up and drink your coffee."Damon snapped at her."If you haven't noticed, I'm trying to find a way to save you and your Sister."
"No, you're trying to find a way to save my Sister because if you had the choice of choosing who you wanted to sacrifice for this Ritual, it would be me."Elena retorted, still not looking at Damon."However, we both know that if you ever vocalised this in front of my Sister, who is a Martyr, she will say no and demand a valid reason why you ever thought it was a good idea."
Damon pursed his lips, knowing that Elena was right, and turned his attention back to Slater."You wanna walk in the sun?"Damon asked."I can make that happen, if you help us."
Elena's eyes widened when she saw Elijah throw something shiny at the windows and suddenly the glass shattered into a million tiny pieces. Unlike everyone else who either got thrown off their seats or ducked under the tables to try and hide from the sun, Elena sat there in her spot, her palms out in front of her and pieces of glass frozen in mid air in front of her.
With the chaos going on around, Damon had turned his complete attention on Rose, who was being burned by the sun, after looking out the window to find out who did what to cause the explosion, didn't see Elijah appear by Elena, who stood up and let her hands fall to her side, along with the glass falling down in front off her and looked for Elijah in the crowd outside.
"Looking for someone."Elena's eyes widened and she whirled around to find Elijah standing there. Before she could do anything, Elijah grabbed her and Vamp-Sped away.