"Present"

Mystic Falls, Gilbert House- Oct 26th, 2010

Elena POV:

Stefan stayed with me all night, I missed my sister. I know it wasn't fair that I had kept her at arms length over all this and now that it was out all I wanted was her to tell me it was all going to be okay but I did. As much as I love Stefan, he wasn't the one I wanted in bed with me. I miss when Lo would sneak in and cuddle with me in the middle of the night, I always acted annoyed but when she would hold me... I never felt safer.

Stefan convinced me to give her the space she was asking for, but as soon as the next full moon was approaching I was gonna drag her ass back here... I didn't care how mad she was at me I wasn't going to leave her with a werewolf during a full moon.

I make my way downstairs and Jenna is on the couch looking dazed.

Elena: "Jenna? You okay?"

She doesn't respond to me so I go over and sit next to her, as soon as I put my hand on her shoulder she jumps finally noticing my presence.

"What's going on? Did something happen?"

Jenna: "Your sister called..."

Elena: "Ookay?"

Jenna: "She told me about vampires and werewolves... dopplegangers."

I laugh nervously and tried to play it off like it was a ridiculous fantasy,

"Said if I didn't believe her to remember the Gilbert journals... to go up and sneak a peak at your journal."

Elena: "Wait, you read my diary?"

Jenna: "Why? feeling betrayed?"

Elena: "Look Jenna, I'm sorry I was only trying to protect you."

Jenna: "Thats not your job, it was supposed to be mine. but you never wanted me to succeed at it did you?"

Elena: "What? No! That's not true..."

Jenna: "your not the only one who lost Miranda, Elena, I lost her too. She was my big sister and the only thing that has kept me strong since she died was thinking I was looking after the three most important things she left behind... keeping them safe, the three of you. But I have one lying to me and secretly running the show, another hiding in the mountains, and Jeremy looking to Damon Salvatore like a suitable male role model."

Elena: "Jenna please, I'm sorry."

Jenna: "You don't have to be, Rick can come and stay here if he wants, he's clearly the guardian you wish you had been left with, I'm gonna go back to campus focus on school for a while."

Elena: "What, no please... you can't just go!"

Jenna: "Well, I can't stay here not for a while anyway."

Jenna got up off the couch and left Elena even more devastated then she was last night, she couldn't understand how everything seemed to be falling apart.

Salvatore Boarding House:

Katherine barges in,

Damon: "Well, well, look what satan dragged in."

Katherine: "Where is he?!"

Stefan: "Where's who?"

Katherine: "Don't play dumb! Mason, he was supposed to meet me last night and he never showed... I know you did something with him."

Damon: "Wrong! I tried to do something with him but Buffy Gilbert shot me in the head, when I came to the two had run off into the sunset together."

Katherine looks to Stefan, "What is he talking about?"

Stefan: "Elora found Damon torturing Mason, and not understanding the whole situation shot him."

Damon: "Sorry but it seems your wolf boy preferred another woman, guess you've lost your touch."

Katherine was furious over being left and not even for her doppelgänger... that she could almost understand but this was an insult and a wrench in her plans she would not let slide.

In the Mountains, Oct 26th

Thanks to the past year Elora had spent constantly working out Mason didn't have to do much to whip her into shape it was mostly teacher her how to get out of holds and where to attack someone bigger and stronger than you.

The two sat down near a stream to catch their breath after another training session.

Mason: "Do you regret it? Telling Jenna?"

Elora: "No, Elena put her life in constant danger, she should at least have every chance at defending it now."

Mason: "Its okay to be upset... I see you shutting down, turning into an ice queen, you can be hurt... it doesn't make you weak."

Elora: "Yeah well, I never really learned how to do anything half way, I seem to swing in extremes... a healthy balance is completely foreign to me. And right now the opposite extreme... a blubbering mess, is not an option."

Mason: "Well I promise, when all this is over... I'll help you find your middle ground."

Elora: "Thanks. I appreciate you looking out for me these past few days but I think its time I called my uncle to come get me. no offense but I'm ready to wash myself in something other than a lake."

Mason chuckles, "I completely understand, and I'm the one who should be thanking you... you save my life."

Elora smiles sadly at him, "It shouldn't have needed to be saved in the first place... but your welcome."

Lockwood Estate, October 27th 2010

Tyler was out for a jog around the property when Matt showed up holding a bat.

Tyler: "Hey, what's up?" he asked not recognizing the look in Matt's eyes. Suddenly his friend took a swing at him and Tyler ducked just in time.

Tyler: "Wow, what the hell man?"

Suddenly Matt took another swing at him, Tyler kept trying to talk him down but it was like Matt couldn't even hear him. He just kept attacking Tyler, and finally Tyler had no choice but to fight back... all he did was wrestle the bat out of his hand but in the process Matt ended up being flung back, he fell on the ground hitting his head on a rock in a weird angle... he wasn't moving.

Tyler: "Matt? Matt! No no no no no, please, come on please no!"

In the woods looking on was Katherine with a sadistic smile on her face... if she couldn't have her first choice werewolf she'd have to settle for someone off the b-team, plus it would kill Mason to see his nephew struggle through what he had to... so it was two birds with on large rock currently embedded in Donovan's head...

shame, he had such pretty blue eyes Katherine thought.