Hey everybody! I'm sorry for not updating sooner, I know I told some people I'd update twice a week…but with school and music, well, you guys know how it is with these busy schedules! Anyway, who saw last night's episode? I thought it was pretty dang EPIC! My favorite line: "That's not heroic, that's tragic." As much as I love Elena and Stefan, I've gotta say I'm getting sick of their constant break-ups. She just needs to get over her little suicide streak, and realize that not everybody's going to make it through the sacrifice (especially if Tyler's little pack of wolves keep trying to kidnap her and kill Stefan and Damon!)…but anyways! Here's the next chapter, and I hope you like it!

As Elena pulled into her parking spot, she realized that she'd arrived right in between classes. 'Oh great', she thought, 'I have to deal with a bunch of questions, and this stupid headache won't go away.'

Sure enough, as soon as she got out of the car and started walking towards the office, Caroline and Bonnie walked up with a worried faces.

"Oh my god, Elena! Are you okay? We started to get worried when you didn't show up", Bonnie said, giving her friend a hug, and making Elena's head throb even more.

"Oh Bonnie, I bet she and Stefan just had a long night", Caroline joked, the laughter sending another spasm of pain to Elena's head.

"No, I just overslept. And I have a horrible migraine", Elena complained, sighing at the hopelessness of having a good day at school—since she so rarely came anymore.

"Oooh, well that sucks", Caroline said, hoping to comfort Elena, who was looking paler and paler by the minute.

"Well, I can already tell that this is going to be a great day", Bonnie said sarcastically. But Elena didn't notice, because she saw Stefan walking over towards them.

"Hey, I have to go, guys. See ya next period", Elena said.

She started walking over to Stefan, and he smiled and gave her a hug. He looked keenly at her, like he was trying to see something that wasn't there. "Hey, did you feel like skipping school for the millionth time in the past month?"

"Haha", she laughed, "You would know! You skipped with me", she said grinning, then wincing from the pain it brought to her head.

He saw her wince-probably from her fall the night before-and decided to see if she was okay. "How are you doing after last night?" he asked.

"What are you talking about, Stefan?" Elena replied, bewildered at his odd question, "I was at home studying last night with Bonnie."

"What are you talking about, Elena? You passed out at the grill last night because of some vampire", Stefan stated, starting to worry about her.

"Um, no I didn't, Stefan", she stated, "I was at home all night. I even have the work to prove it." Sure enough, she pulled out her notebook and let Stefan see her notes, beautifully executed without a letter out of place. But that worried him even more—Elena always wrote notes and doodles in her actual notes. He handed the notebook back, and looked intently at her, but decided not to pry and gave up the interrogation.

As he was beginning to come down from his high off of Elena Gilbert's blood, he settled into a hiding place—perfect for spying on the young girl and her friends. Looking on from the bushes, he saw the young couple and tried to listen into their conversation.

"How are you doing after last night?" the Salvatore asked.

"What are you talking about, Stefan? I was at home studying last night with Bonnie." He grinned, knowing that his compulsion had worked. Well of course it had! He was an original, for crying out loud! He kept listening intently to their conversation.

"What are you talking about, Elena? You passed out at the grill last night because of some vampire!"

"Um, no I didn't, Stefan. I was at home all night. I even have the work to prove it."

She pulled out her notebook to show to…Stefan? Yes, Stefan. He got out of his hiding place behind bushes and walked over towards the confused couple. He caught them right before they could go inside, and began speaking to them.

"Hello, my name is Peter. Could you direct me to the front office?"

OK! I hope that was good :) I'm kind of stuck on what to do next, so it may be a while before I update again :( I hope not, though! Remember people, feedback is love! So read & review!

-kiki :)

Btw, does anybody know if there's a new episode next week? Or do I have to suffer through another hiatus like during season one? :/