"And things just got interesting," Katherine basically cooed and shared a glance with Lydia.
Caroline was holding a crying Bonnie as Damon raced after the runaway doppelganger, leaving Stefan alone in a room of girls.
"Leave me alone, Damon," Elena called as she made her way through the woods towards the cemetery. It seemed like ages since she had been here, sitting as she wrote in her journal and hoped she could convince herself that it made her feel close to her parents again. Making her way to their headstones, Elena sat down and cradled her head against the cold marble as the tears once again fell freely.
Damon stopped to stare at her, his heart breaking not only for her but for himself. There would never be a day when he wouldn't wish that she could live out her life with the people she loved the most. Elena deserved to have a normal life with her family, free of Klaus and Katherine. Kneeling, Damon sat next to her and cupped her face in his hands. Looking up, Elena held back to tears that were starting to choke her and leaned into his embrace. Kissing his palm, Elena moved into him and let him hold her as she broke down.
Lydia pulled her hair back in a ponytail as the original came barging into Stephan's house. Spelling herself, Lydia made sure that there was no evidence of her presence in the household as Rebekah strode up to Stefan. Bonnie and Caroline had left already and Katherine was needed elsewhere, slipping out before anyone other than Lydia noticed.
Lydia knew Stefan was having feelings for Rebekah again but hoped he wasn't stupid enough to mention anything to her about what he had just found it. It wouldn't do to have the Mikaelsons aware of another doppelganger; the entire purpose of Katherine taking the cure was so they could destroy any chance of Klaus making more hybrids and holding their family hostage for the rest of eternity.
Stefan took Rebekah out and so Lydia claimed a room for herself in the Salvatore Boarding house, her car safely hidden due to her magic. She had chosen the room closest to Damon's because she knew that was where Elena would be. This room was going to be her world for the next couple of weeks, until the ritual was complete. There could be no chance encounters with original vampires or other supernatural beings who might get in their way, so Lydia prepared the space both for her magic and her own personal sanity. She was going to need it if they were going to raise the dead.