"Wait, you said that?" Bonnie asks as they walk around the school for career day.
"Well, Bonnie, what was I supposed to say? Yes, Tyler I'll go out with you even though you're not my mate meaning that one day we'll break up because I will find my mate?"
"You might not find your mate." Bonnie points out.
"Actually..." Bonnie turns and stops her from walking.
"Wait, you found your mate?"
"Not exactly." Bonnie raises an eyebrow. "Sometimes werewolves get dreams of their mates. It's not as common, but it happens and it has been happening to me lately. A man named Kol. He's my mate and he keeps telling me that he is going to be here soon."
"Can you trust him though. I mean isn't it weird to have dreams about a guy you don't know."
"Not for werewolves. It's just another common thing." Anastasia shrugs.
"I think it's weird."
"You're not a werewolf."
"True, but still it's weird." Anastasia shrugs as Bonnie and her head into another room.
Anastasia is just getting home when Elena calls. "Hey, I'm just walking through the door."
"I... I..."
"Elena? What's wrong?"
"I got in a crash."
"Oh my god..."
"There's so one here... I think it's a vampire... I need help."
"Elena, hold on. I'll be there as quick as I can." Anastasia promises as she walks back out the door, locking it behind her, before allowing herself to shift. Her eyes glow gold as she takes off running as fast as her she can.
She runs to where she sees Elena's car and sees the vampire heading towards the car, inches from it. Anastasia can hear Elena screaming, causing her to let out a loud growl, causing the vampire to look at her. She growls again, showing her canines and causing the vampire to turn and take off. Anastasia shifts back and waits a second before reaching Elena.
"Elena? Are you okay?"
"Anya?" A sudden wind comes from Anatasia's right, causing her to turn to face the wind, thinking it was the vampire again, but in fact, it was just Damon, causing Anastasia to sigh.
"Damon, you scared the crap out of me." Anastasia sighs.
"Sorry." Damon flashes her a grin, causing her to roll her eyes. "How ya doing in there?" Damon asks Elena.
"Damon?" Elena questions.
"You look stuck."
"She is stuck, genius." Anastasia says.
"It's my seat belt." Elena cries as Damon stands up.
"Move, Anya." Anastasia moves out of the way and Damon rips open the door.
"Shh, let me get you out of here." Damon says to Elena. "I want you to put your hands on the roof." Elena does it, causing Damon to nod. "Just like that. You ready?" Elena nods. "1, 2, 3," Damon rips the seat belt, causing Elena to roll out of the seat.
"I got you, El." Anastasia says as she helps Elena out of the car. "Are you okay?" Elena tries to stand, but falls, causing Damon to catch her.
"Whoa, you're fading fast, Elena. Elena, look at me." Damon orders.
"Is anything broken, El?" Elena shakes her head.
"Focus. Look at me." Damon orders.
"I look like her." Elena says, causing Anastasia to give a confused look at Damon.
"What?" Damon and Anastasia ask as Elena falls, causing Damon to catch her.
"Upsey Daisy." Damon says as he scoops her up.
"We got to get her home before Jenna worries."
"We're not taking her home."
"Damon, Stefan's going to worry. Jenna's going to worry-
"Anya, we're going on a road trip and you're coming with. I need to do something and I'd like for you both to join me."
"Are you serious? My cousin is injured. We're not going on some road trip."
"She's fine. Just a mild concussion... probably."
"Oh right, sorry just a mild concussion, nothing to worry about." Anastasia says sarcastically.
"Right, see, glad you see it from my point of view, now, let's get out of here before the vampire shows back up. Hold her."
"I can't-
"Don't even try to lie to me, Anya. You're not human, but you're also not a vampire, so I have yet to figure out what you are, but I know you can hold Elena." Anastasia rolls her eyes and takes Elena from Damon, having no trouble holding her. "See? Now hold her, while I move the car." Damon drags the car off the road towards the woods where no one will be able to see it unless they get out of their cars and walk towards the area.
"Now what?"
"Now, we get back to my car, hop in, and head for Georgia."
"Georgia?"
"Yup, darling, Georgia." Damon smiles before taking Elena and heading off for his car with Anastasia.
Anastasia sits in the back of the car singing along to the radio, causing Damon to laugh. "Never thought of you as a singing type."
"My dad used to take me on these huge trips. Most kids would hate it. Long hours in the car, nothing but music and the scenery to keep you from being bored, but I loved it. I love the times spent with my dad on the road trips. We would sing to the radio, cranking it up full blast, have the windows down, and scream all the time. My mom would always be home waiting for us to come back. The trips were my dad and I's thing." Anastasia tells him.
"So you were close to your dad then." Damon says, causing Anastasia to nod.
"Yeah, we were very close." Anastasia sighs and looks out the window. "I miss him a lot."
"So whatever happened to your-" Elena wakes up and turns to Damon and Anastasia. "Morning." Damon smiles.
"Where are we?"
"Georgia." Damon says.
"Georgia?" Elena questions. "No, no. No, we're not." Elena denies as she shakes her head. "Anastasia, we're not in Georgia."
"We're in Georgia, Elena." Anastasia tells her.
"Seriously, Damon. Where are we?" Elena asks, causing Anastasia to roll her eyes.
"Seriously, we're-we're in Georgia." Damon says as he looks her over. "How ya feeling?"
"I... I..."
"There are no broken bones, Anastasia checked." Damon tells Elena.
"My car. There was a man. I hit a man. But then he got up and-who was that?"
"That's what I would like to know." Damon tells her.
"Where's my phone?" Elena asks as she begins to search for it. "Okay. We really need to go back. Nobody knows where I am."
"I called Jenna. Told her you and I spent the night at Bonnie, I called Bonnie to have her cover just in case, and I also told Jenna we were leaving early for school today and staying after, so we wouldn't be home until late today." Anastasia says. "No need to worry, El."
"Pull over." Elena suddenly says. "Pull over. Damon I'm serious, pull over." Damon keeps driving. "Stop the car!"
"Oh, you were so much more fun when you were asleep." Damon sighs as he pulls the car over.
They all get out of the car, Elena slower than the others, causing Damon to flash over to her. "Hey."
"I'm fine." Elena tells him. "We have to go back."
"Oh come on. Look. We've already come this far." Damon says. "Your cousin is okay with this."
"It's just school." Anastasia shrugs. "We don't need to be home and I mean I really don't feel like facing Tyler, I think he's mad at me."
"Why are you doing this? I can't be in Georgia. I wrecked my car. I have to go home. This is kidnapping." Elena says.
"That's a little melodramatic, don't you think?" Damon asks.
"You're not funny. You can't do this. Anya, how are you okay with this? I'm not going to Georgia."
"Oh, you're in Georgia." Damon tells Elena. "Without your magic little necklace, I might add. I could very easily make you... agreeable."
"What are you trying to prove?" Elena asks as her phone goes off in Damon's pocket. "That's my phone."
"Mm. It's your boyfriend." Damon says, but Elena turns away. "I'll take it. Elena's phone." Anastasia looks at Elena.
"I only thought getting away would be better." Anastasia tells Elena. "You've been needing a break for awhile."
"Elena? She's right here. And, yes, she's fine." Damon assures Stefan. Damon holds out the phone. "He wants to talk to you." Elena shakes her head, causing Damon to take the phone back. "Yeah, I don't- I don't think she really wants to talk to you right now. You have a good day. Mm-hmm. Bye now." Damon says before hanging up.
"Damon, can we please just go back." Elena asks.
"We're almost there."
"Where is there?"
"A little place right outside of Atlanta. Oh, come on, Elena." Damon sighs. "You don't want to go back right now. Do you? What's the rush? Time out. Trust me. Your problems are still going to be there when you get home." He says, causing Elena to frown and think. "Look. Step away from your life for five minutes. Five minutes." Elena sighs and looks at Damon.
"Am I going to be safe with you?"
"I already promised Anastasia that I would keep both of you safe." Damon says.
"Will you promise not to do that mind control thing with me?"
"I already promised Anastasia that too."
"Can I trust you?"
"Get in the car. Come on." Damon says and the three get into the car and heads back on track.