I woke up as I heard voices coming from the hallway. I groaned and got up, wondering who would be up at this hour. Walking onto the scene, I saw Alaric offer a bowl of ice cream to Elena with Jenna embarassed. I went up to them and took the bowl exclaiming, "Ohh Chunky Monkey! My favorite!"

Elena then commented, "I'm not hungry, like at all, but I guess Erin is." I just gave her my 'I'm innocent' look and shrugged. Alaric then looked at us and sheepishly smiled, "Well I'm naked, so I'm gonna go." He then walked off, but not before taking my ice cream. Hey! I was going to finish that!

Elena and I then turned to leave as Jenna apologized, "I'm really really sorry about that." Elena and I waved if off, and I smirked at her. "It's okay, Jenna, don't worry about it." Elena said.

"I know that he's been staying over a lot. Are you sure it's okay?" Jenna asked, and I answered and nodded, "It seems like things are good." Aunt Jenna smiled and told, "They're extremely good." My twin and I laughed and I quipped, "Then we're extremely okay with it."

I then shuffled back into my room, climbed under the covers of my bed, and fell back asleep.

In the morning, right as I got out of the shower, Elena called up the stairs, "Erin! Get your lazy butt down here!" I groaned and complied, getting changed and hurrying downstairs. I didn't have time to curl my hair, so I just let it go down straight like Elena's. "What?" I demanded, and then I looked up to see Damon and Stefan hanging out in my kitchen.

"And again I say what? You're kind of messing with my super lazy mood today." I told them, causing them both to give me an amused smile. "We went to see Katherine." Damon explained, and I raised an eyebrow. They then told me what went down with Katherine.

"You don't believe her, do you?" I questioned them, and Damon answered, "Of course not, we just want the moonstone." "According to Rose's friend, Slater, there's a way to destroy the spell that Klaus wants to break." Stefan added while Damon spoke, "No spell, no doppelgänger sacrifice, ergo you live."

"How do you destroy it?" Elena asked, and I was mulling through my own thoughts while they were talking. "By releasing it from the moonstone." Stefan informed us. Elena looked at me for a second and knew that I wasn't going to say anything, so she asked, "How do you even know if this is going to work?"

"Because we have a crafty witch on our side." Damon said, and Elena concluded, "So, you've discussed it with Bonnie." "She agreed to do anything she could to help us." Stefan spoke, and Elena made a valid point, "It's Katherine who has the moonstone, she's not going to give it to you."

"We're gonna get it from her." Stefan argued, and Damon explained, "Well, what he means to say is that we're going to pry it from her cold dead hands if we have to." "Bonnie just has to find a way to release the seal long enough for us to get in, get the moonstone, and get out in time for her to return it."

"Wow, it sounds like you guys have it all planned out." Elena said, and Damon replied, "Yup, we're awesome." I decided to speak my thoughts, well some of them. "Except for one thing," I spoke, and all their gazes locked on me as I continued, "I don't want you to do it."

They all looked at each other, and Elena gave me a knowing look. I knew that she would do the same thing if she was in my position. "What are you talking about, Erin. We don't have a choice." Stefan told me, and I argued, "What about Klaus?"

Stefan stuttered a bit before answering, "We'll find him after we get the moonstone." "Is that before or after he kills everyone that I care about including the three of you." I pointed at my sister and the two vampire brothers in the room when I said this.

"Erin, if we can despell the moonstone, we can save your life." Stefan spoke, and I shook my head, "I know, everyone keeps saying that." I got up from the table and walked away, leaving the two vampires dumbstruck.

I texted Elena and told her to meet me at the Boarding House in 10 minutes, and she did. I filled her into what I was planning, or planning to tell Rose anyways. We walked in without knocking, as per usual. I shut the door behind us, and Rose came down the stairs in just a robe. "It's not nice to leave a girl naked so early in the morning." She spoke, but stopped when she looked up at us. "Woah, sorry I thought you were…nevermind."

Elena tensed, and I snorted at the awkward situation. Of course, I felt a pang at my heart that Rose slept with Damon, but I ignored it while Elena stood awkwardly next to me, "I uh sorry I uh.." "There's no one else here." Rose said, interrupting Elena's rambling.

"Actually, we came to talk to you." I told her, and she stated, "Well, then I better get dressed." Rose smiled as she walked back up the stairs. When she came down, in a fabulous outfit by the way, I told her the plan. "It's a bad idea." She said.

"No it's not, and from what Stefan told me, your friend Slater obviously has more information about Klaus. You and Damon just gave up before you got it." I argued, and Rose defended herself, "Because someone blew up a coffee shop with us in it."

"There's more to learn." Elena stated, and looked at Rose with determination. "We just have to find a way to learn it." I added, making Rose look at me. "Why are you coming to me with this?" "Because you owe us, the both of us. One word from one of us, and Damon and Stefan could have killed you for kidnapping us."

"Or it's because you know they wouldn't want you doing this, and that the moonstone gave you an excuse to get away." Rose deciphered. "We're having a disagreement, okay? They're willing to risk everyone that I love, and I'm not." I told her sharply.

Rose shook her head, "They're just trying to protect you." And then Elena countered, "And you've proven that you couldn't care less if she was protected or not." I then added, "So, we're back to you taking us to Slater."

Rose sank into the couch next to me, "What is it you want to achieve by this?" I dodged her question by asking, "How would you be able to walk during the daylight?" Rose then spoke, "I've been a slave to the shadows for 500 years, what do you think?" Then, Elena told, "I think that we know a witch who would do anything to help if you're willing to make a deal."

The three of us then drove to Richmond and arrived at Slater's apartment. Rose then knocked on the door and spoke, "Slater, it's Rose, open up." When there was nothing in return, Rose turned to us and said, "He's not home, sorry."

I then put up a hand to stop her and snapped, "No, we didn't come all the way out here for nothing." Rose then sighed and threw open the doors with her vampire strength. "After you." She deadpanned and Elena and I walked into the room.

Rose called for Slater and looked around until she spoke, "I don't think he's going to be much help." Elena and I ran over to where she was looking and found ,who I assumed to be Slater, dead on the ground.

I ran a hand through my straight hair and sighed. Seeing a computer, Elena and I walked over to it and started to search. "It looks like whoever blew up the coffee shop found him and killed him for his information." Elena concluded, and Rose agreed. "Yeah, probably to stop him from helping someone like us. The guy was a vampire almanac, knowing too much information just bit him in the ass."

Elena stared at a picture while Rose opened the curtains. Seeing our reaction, Rose explained, "Tempered glass, UV Rays can't penetrate. I used to just come her e and watch the day." While Rose just stared at the people in the street, I spoke, "I'm sorry about Slater."

Rose then turned to Elena who was still holding the picture and asked, "Any luck?" Elena stopped and tried to get into the computer, but she couldn't. "It's password protected, we can't get in." I explained to her, and then we all heard a noise come from a closet.

Rose told us to stay where she was, and we did. She then opened the closet carefully, and then suddenly the woman from the picture Elena was looking at jumped into Rose's arms and wept.

I decided to make some tea for us all while Rose talked to Alice. Rose then walked over to Elena and I in the kitchen, "She found him a few minutes before we did." Elena then asked as I poured the hot water into cups, "How is she?" Rose spoke, "Over reacting, big time."

I looked at Rose with a stern expression, "Her boyfriend just died, there's no such thing as overreacting." Rose shook her head and explained, "Those tears aren't for her, she didn't care about Slater. She only dated him long enough to see if he'd turn her." I felt like a total gossip, but at the moment, I didn't care.

I then walked out to Alice and gave her a cup of tea. She thanked me and then spoke, "You look really familiar, did you know Slater?" I shook my head and said, "No, not personally. I just knew that he kept detailed records of all his vampire contacts, and I was hoping that he could point me towards Klaus." Alice lifted her head up and muttered, "Doubtful, Klaus doesn't want to be pointed at."

"Do you know Slater's computer password?" I asked her, and she looked appalled at me, which made me roll my eyes, "Are you seriously asking me that right now? I just saw my boyfriend with a stake through his heart." "I understand that, do you know his password?" I asked again. "Who do you think you are?" She spoke, and I sighed and looked at Rose, "What if I could convince Rose to turn you? Will you show us his files then?" Rose looked at me with wide eyes, while Elena smirked at me.

Soon enough, we were all huddled around Slater's computer. "Someone's been here, the hard drive is completely wiped out." Alice said, and Rose added, "Yeah, probably by the person who killed him." I turned around and put my hand on my head when Alice spoke, "Lucky for you, Slater was paranoid. Everything is backed up on a remote server."

Rose then turned to me and whispered, "You know that she is not going anywhere near my blood, right?" Elena joined us while I whispered, "I know, but she doesn't." I then walked over to Alice as I heard Rose and Elena talk, "Damon was right, she really is a mastermind." "Yup, I wouldn't mess with her if I were you."

"Kristen Stewart, god was he obvious." Alice commented. "These are all leads to vampires?" I asked her, and she nodded, "Slater was obsessed, almost as much as me." Rose then pointed out a contact, "What about that one, Cody Webber, they exchanged dozens of emails about Elijah."

"I could call him." Alice suggested, and I handed her the phone. "Tell him that we're trying to send a message to Klaus, the doppelgänger is alive and ready to surrender." "What?!" Elena and Rose exclaimed, and Alice marveled at me, "Oh my god! I knew I recognized you." "Just get him the message please." I snapped at her, and walked into the kitchen.

Elena and Rose followed me, "What are you doing?" Rose asked, and I replied coolly, "Getting Klaus' attention." Elena then stated with tears in her eyes, "If Klaus knows that you're alive, he will find you and kill you." I nodded at her and Rose concluded, "Which is exactly what you wanted all along."

"It's either me or my family." I defended myself, and Rose spoke, "So you orchestrated a suicide mission, so that you could sacrifice yourself and save everyone else." Alice then came in and smiled at me, "Cody is on his way, and he really wants to meet you."

Elena and Rose left me alone as I watched the people walk by at the window. Elena grabbed her phone and called Damon, "Elena?" He asked, picking up. "Don't be mad at me." She spoke, and he questioned, "Why what'd you do?" "You need to get to Richmond immediately." She said hurriedly. "Tell me." Damon ordered, and she did.

As I was looking out the window, staring at my own reflection, another one appeared. Elijah. I gasped and turned around to see if he was behind me, he wasn't. And as I looked back to the window, he was gone.

I was sipping a glass of water, and saw that Alice was looking at me funny. I turned around to find Damon looking enraged. "What are you doing here?" Damon asked, and I asked him the same question. Rose and Elena then walked into the room and I accused Rose, "You called him." She put her hands up and said, "It wasn't me."

I then turned to Elena, the betrayal was clear on my face. "Elena, you said you understood." "Well she lied." Damon snapped, interrupting Elena before she could defend herself. Alice then came up next to Elena and exclaimed, "Damon Salvatore, oh my god!" Damon then squinted at Rose and Elena and ordered, "Get rid of her."

They pushed Alice out of the room and Damon spoke, "C'mon, we're leaving." I shook my head, "No." "I said we're leaving." Damon sneered, and I repeated, "I said I'm not going with you." "You don't get to make decisions anymore." He told, and I argued, "When have I ever made a decision, you and Stefan do that for me. Now this, this is my decision."

Damon looked at me for a second before questioning, "Who's going to save your lmife while you're out making decisions?" I groaned and said, "You're not listening to me, Damon. I don't want to be saved! Not if it means that Klaus is going to kill every single person that I love." He clearly didn't hear me, and stated, "Get your perky little ass out the door before I throw you over my shoulder and carry you out myself."

I glared daggers at him, and he grabbed my arm. "No." I repeated as he tried to grab me. I went to punch him, but he caught my hand and squeezed it, bringing it down to my face. Our faces were mere inches away from each other's and he whispered, "Don't you ever do that again." He then backed away from me, and I exhaled, not knowing that I was holding my breath.

Damon opened the closet doors as I sat next to Elena and Rose on the couch, Elena kept trying to apologize, but I ignored her. "Okay, time to go." He said, and we all got up. "Alice is soundly asleep and won't remember any of this horribly stupid day." Suddenly, the doors were flung open and three vampires stood in the entrance of the apartment.

"We're here to meet the doppelgänger." Cody said, and I replied, "Thank you for coming." When I tried to step up and go to them, Damon blocked me and threatened, "I will break your arm." He then added to the vampires, "There's nothing here for you."

Unexpectedly, one of the vampires dropped to the ground. Elijah stood behind the corpse with the vampire's heart in his hand. He flashed to Cody and then Rose ran off, leaving Elena, Damon, and I facing them. Elijah stared at me as Damon said, "I killed you, you were dead." Elijah retorted with, "For centuries now."

I chuckled a little at that, and Elena nudged me while Elijah smiled. Damon saw that and stepped in front of me to block me from Elijah's view. Elijah rolled his eyes and turned to Cody, "Who are you?" Cody retorted with the same question. "I'm Elijah." Cody's eyes widened and he stuttered, "We were gonna bring her to you." This made Elijah look at me, and he kept staring as Cody continued, "For Klaus, she's the doppelgänger. I don't know how she exists, but she does, Klaus would want to see her."

"Does anyone else know that you're here?" Elijah asked, and we locked gazes until Cody said, "No." Elijah looked back and forth between the two vampires and then ripped both of their hearts out. Elena gasped beside me, but I had no reaction, I just stared at him.

Damon looked ready for a fight as he stepped up, but Elijah just looked at me, smiled and ran away.

Damon walked Elena and I to the door of our house, and I thanked him for the ride, "Well, your ride left you stranded." Elena replied, "She was just scared, she didn't mean to run." "Yes she did, she's been running for 500 years." Damon pointed out.

"I can't believe Elijah's alive." I spoke, dumbfounded. "Why do you think he killed those vampires, and just let us go?" Elena asked, and Damon shrugged, "If I had a dollar for every evil vampire that surprised me…Or for everyone that had a thing for Erin."

I rolled my eyes and walked up to the door, but Damon caught my arm. "What you did today was incredibly stupid." Elena walked into the house and left me on the porch with Damon. "Actually, the only thing that was stupid was that I got caught." I retorted and tried to rip my arm from his grasp.

"I don't question why you and Stefan and everyone else try so hard to save me. You shouldn't question why I would try to save all of you." I stated and heard the door open. "Damon, goodnight." I turned to see Jeremy covered in blood and Elena with the car keys in her hand. "It's Stefan."

Elena and I ran into the car and I knew that Damon was right behind us. I tapped Elena's arm and mouthed for her to switch shirts with me. She did, and we also switched places at a red light. It was quite handy that I had no time to curl my hair today, so Elena and I looked exactly alike.

I told her to run into the tomb like there was no tomorrow and pretend to be me, well I whispered it to her. She nodded and did as I said, and I pretended to be her. I parked the car, and saw Elena quickly get out and sprint into the tomb.

"Stefan! Stefan!" She yelled into the tomb, and Damon came up behind her and pinned her to the wall. I walked down the steps and saw them, "Don't you dare." Damon warned her, and Elena argued, "Stefan's in there, Damon! How could you let this happen?!"

"What are you talking about? I was too busy saving you from your stupid kamikaze mission." Damon sneered, He believes it! I quickly ran into the tomb and screamed Stefan's name. Suddenly, I was pinned to the wall, quite like Elena was, but I looked up and saw Stefan. I sighed and Stefan asked, "Elena, what are you doing here?"

I shook my head and answered, "Wrong twin." Stefan sighed and pulled me into a hug. "I'm gonna get you out, okay? Whatever it takes, I promise." I mumbled, and he whispered, "Just don't get yourself into any trouble." I nodded and pulled away from him slightly so that I could kiss his cheek.

I heard Elena and Damon's fighting stop, and I guessed Damon finally figured it out. "You should go." Stefan said and I released him. Walking away, I could see Katherine smirking, "I thought you were Elena for a second, I almost attacked you. Thank god you were not the little bitch or I would have ripped your head off." I rolled my eyes and retorted, "I'll keep that in mind, grandma."

I made it to the entrance of the tomb where I ehard her yell playfully, "That's great great great great great grandma to you!" I laughed and saw Damon with a scowl on his face. "We'll talk later, Elena's waiting in the car." I huffed, and knew that I was in deep trouble.

I met Elena in the car and smiled at her, "You're a fantastic actress." She smiled at me and spoke, "I learned from the best." We laughed and reveled in this nice moment between us because we knew we wouldn't get a lot of these.