I'm sorry for the readers who don't like Elena's POV, but I needed her in the house for a part which is coming up! :) And I know, I know guys, I can't wait for Mitsao to meet her very deserved ending, but patience is a virtue ;)

The Day It All Ends Part Two - Stefan's POV (1):

10:00am

Stefan looked up at the apartment. Mitsao owned all the rooms? Wow, she was rich.

Shaking his head, he strained to hear any movement inside. There wasn't any, but he felt the presence of a being in every room. With the same smell of Mitsao's. Whoever they were, they were like her. Whatever she was.

Slipping in was easy, with the key. There were so many rooms, he didn't know where to start.

Walking along the hallway, he saw each door had a name on it: 'Brady', 'Alaric', Matt', 'Tyler' [they're not the characters from the books/show, I just wanted to put some significant names :p], 'Damon'. He stopped.

Why would Damon already have a room in the apartment? Unless...Unless the wedding is today! Controlling his breathing, he pressed his ear to the door, hearing nothing inside.

The door easily opened and Stefan immediately caught his brother's scent. Tears came to his eyes when he recalled last night's events. He missed his brother's familiar presence already.

Taking a deep breath, he controlled himself yet again. This was the only way he could save him, and he would make his brother proud. That is, if he wasn't really in love with Mitsao. If Damon was, then he'd be truly dead in a heartbeat. Better not think of the consequences, if it was a mistake.

Stefan scanned the room. Where to start? There was a bed, a desk, a bathroom.

The bed was unmade, and he had an urge to make it. Obviously Mitsao wasn't going to be a great mate/wife if she didn't tidy things properly.

Walking closer to it, he pulled back the covers and almost gagged. It reeked of her.

If there was really going to be a wedding, he was definitely going to anonymously leave some perfume for her. Or maybe soap?

Grimacing, he picked up a strand of her hair. A flicker of intuition sparked in his mind.

Quickly, he gathered all the strands of hair he could find in a clump (What the heck, was she MOULDING?) and straightened up, flushed with excitement.

He turned to the door and almost died with fright (which was happening a lot recently) when he saw a shadowy figure creeping outside. He'd stupidly left the door open.

Suddenly it jumped through the doorway into the room. Stefan backed away.

The guy looked no older than himself. He took in the whole surroundings in a single glance, then focussed on Stefan.

This was it. It was either kill or be killed. He had to escape.

Taking a more predatory stance, Stefan was about to pounce when the guy's eyes flashed, and he was immobilised.

No...! He found he could still move and spat out "What are you?"

The guy looked at him pitifully. He opened his mouth and croaked "I don't know."

Stefan tried to move his limbs, but to no avail. "Please, just let me go. I need to save my brother!"

It seemed to dawn on the guy who he was talking about. He gasped "Yes, you must! The power will not work if he has a connection with someone, something to live for. For you; sibling love, hope - that will break the spell. You must hurry. You see, she'll make him just like her - like me. My name's Peter Akroyd."

"Akroyd? Aren't you the vampire famous for his notorious killing of the Senator of Mystic Falls, then disappeared out of the blue 2 years ago?"

Peter went up close to Stefan, staring into his eyes "I had someone to live for. My soul mate. But she snatched me for her own cause. We had a wedding, made me believe she loved me - and I her. She changed me. It's only when my true mate died in my arms, trying to protect me from her, did the spell break. But it was too late." He gulped "Abbie was dead forever, so I played along with that bitch, and I've been trapped here for 2 years!"

Taking a deep breath, he stepped back "So I suggest you save your brother from eternal hardship and go kick her ass... Before she -"

"But what is she? What are you people?"

"I honestly can't say. A demon? Sure feels like hell here." His eyes flashed and Stefan would have fallen forward if Peter hadn't caught him. "But I think you should know -"

"Sorry, no time! I need to go!" He raced forward then turned around "But thank you for your help!" He turned once again to go but was stopped by a booming "Stefan!"

He whipped around. "How do you know my name?"

"Never mind that now. I think you should know...My vampire mate tried to stop her from changing me, the same way you'll try to..."

Stefan gulped "How...err...How did she die?"

Peter lokoed at him sadly "Just one word. I think you know. By the way, if you're successful, don't forget me. Please." It looked like it was the first time he'd ever been nice for quite a while.

"Don't worry, I won't."

They clasped each other's hands in a pact of friendship, then he raced away. It was time he took some action against Mitsao, before she did anything worse to Damon.