An Unwanted Visitor:

Some days I find myself contemplating if anything will ever go as planned. This is one of those days. With all that happened at the dinner party and the lake house, I wouldn't mind for it to be a regular day. Sadly, that's obviously not going to happen with Katherine out of the tomb. Yes, that is correct. I wrote that right. Damon called me this morning. The bitch is back. Apparently, when Elijah died his compulsion on her wore off, granting her release from the tomb, another reason why Damon should have listened to me.

Still this may work to our advantage. She claims she wants to help and right now we need all the help we can get. It seems like Katherine knows more about my past, then Damon. There are things he can't seem to answer and Katherine is always hinting at. I want to find out what. And with all of this going on, I still have to deal with regular high school drama. Matt admitted he liked me, which would be amazing cause I like him. But, Caroline is my best friend. She probably still has feelings for Matt too. I don't know what to do. I'm so confused. I miss Tyler too, even after what he did. I could have talked to him about this and even though he can be a dick, he would know what to say. I have to go for another day that's sure to be filled with drama and confusion.

Beth

"Hey!" Beth turned and saw Jeremy running up towards her. She smiled as he caught up to her. She was hoping that this would be a normal day for once. Dinner Party events left her exhausted and in need of a nice boring day without any problems. "Hey. How are you doing? Elena told me what happened last night." He told her as they walked up to her locker

"I'm fine. A bit of vampire's blood and I'm good to go." She joked and Jeremy chuckled. He leaned on the locker next to hers, waiting since they had their next class together. Bonnie walked pass as Beth shoved her books in. She saw the exchange of smiles between the two and couldn't help but smirk. "So you and Bonnie, huh?"

Jeremy quickly looked up. "What? No. No, of course not. She's Elena's best friend." He said. Beth scoffed and gave him a look of disbelief. She wasn't blind. She could see there was obviously something going on between the two of them. "Ok, fine, but you can't tell Elena about us. Not until we tell her first."

"I won't." She said closing her locker door. "She'll understand, Jeremy. Trust me, she's dating a 150-year-old vampire. I'm pretty sure, she'll have no problem with her best friend and brother dating." She assured him and he smiled. She saw Matt coming over from out of the corner of her eye. She couldn't deal with this right now with everything that was going on. It would be less dangerous for both of them. "Come one, Algebra is waiting." She pulled on Jeremy's arm towards the classroom as the bell rang.

xxxxx

"It was bad." Alaric told Elena and Beth. They were in an empty classroom and he was filling them in on the Jenna fight. Beth knew most of what happened but Alaric wanted to tell Elena himself. "You know, John planted all these seeds about Isobel and now Jenna knows I'm lying about something."

"I'm really starting to hate this guy." Beth muttered under her breath.

"John's going to end up dead on the kitchen floor if he's not careful." Elena said, convinced. John may be her father but he was pissing everyone off, especially Damon. He doubled crossed him and that's something that you do not want to do Damon, particular if he doesn't like you.

Alaric sighed. "Yeah, well, easier said than done. I gave him back his ring so…"

"Wait! What? You gave him the ring?" Beth asked and he nodded. She couldn't believe it. He would be dead if it wasn't for that ring. John had no right to take it from him. Elena gave them a sympathetic look. "Are you serious? That thing has saved you more times than I can count. You're going to need that!"

"Beth, I'll be fine. I still drink and wear vervain. John's going to need anyways, after making Damon angry. Don't worry about me." He said putting his hands on her shoulders. She gave a reluctant nod of her head and he continued, turning back to Elena. "Look, Jenna keeps asking about Isobel. You know, was she murdered? Why haven't they found the body? I mean, how much longer can she stay in the dark?"

"You think we should tell her the truth?" Elena asked. She honestly wasn't sure how Jenna would handle it. When she found out, she was freaking out about it but she did come around.

"I'm saying, I can't be with her and not tell her." Alaric told them, sadly. Beth knew that it wasn't easy for him to lie to her and they had been lying to Jenna a lot longer than they had Beth. "It's not fair to her and it's not the kind of relationship I want."

"And it's becoming more dangerous for her not to know." Beth added.

"I know. I thought we'd at least hold off until we dealt with Klaus. You know, and even then, how do we tell someone what we know? How does someone hear that?" Elena asked them. They were in a tight spot and it was affecting everyone's lives.

"Look, I'm sorry to put this on you." Alaric apologized to her. "But I feel it's your decision to make. And whatever you decided to do, I'll respect it. I want to be honest with her. But until then, Jenna and I are done." He was resigned to that fact. Elena left soon after that, to let them talk.

"How you holding up?" Alaric asked her. Beth gave him a small smile. He was worried about her, as he should be but she was more worried about him. She knew that the Jenna fight got him really upset. He had hardly gotten any sleep last night. She heard him walking around the house. She wished there was something she could do to fix it. Damon, as promised kept the stabbing to himself. They both knew it wouldn't do any good to have him more concerned than he already was, especially when she was okay now.

"I'll be okay." She assured. "You?"

"I'll be fine. I'll go to the grill to drown my sorrows in drinking." He half-joked. He gave her a sad smile.

"I'll find a way to protect you. I'll look for some spells and see what I can do." She told him. She couldn't help him with Jenna but she could help keep him safe. With him safe, she wouldn't worry as much. Before he could open his mouth to argue, she interrupted. "And it is necessary, Ric, especially since you don't have the ring."

Alaric smiled at her. "Okay, you win. You know, you're just like your mom." Beth felt her heart tug at the mention of her mother. It seemed like just yesterday, she was teaching her spells and cheering her on with Alaric, at her piano recitals. "She was stubborn about everything too, almost always got her way." He kissed the top of her head. "She'd be so proud of you, Beth."

"I hope so." She said so softly, he could barely hear her. A silence fell between them before she spoke up again. "I have to go talk to Damon. I'll see you later." She waved at him before hoisting her bag over her shoulder and exiting the classroom.

xxxxx

Beth walked into the boarding house. She heard inaudible voices coming from the living room. She walked in to see an angry Damon hovering over Katherine, on the piano bench, his hand tightly wrapped around her neck. He looked up at her, once he heard her. "If you're going to kill her, please don't get any blood on the piano." Beth asked walking completely in the room. She didn't like Katherine for obvious reasons, especially knowing how she hurt Damon. She herself didn't understand why they didn't just kick her out but she trusted Damon. Damon had a small smirk on his face as he let Katherine up.

He walked over to Beth who was now going through the journals that were on the table. "Don't worry. Your precious piano would be stain free. I'd do it outside, so I don't get blood in the house." Katherine glared at her as she stalked over to them.

"What are we looking for?" Beth asked Damon as he handed her one of the journals. She took it and sat on the couch. Damon carefully kept an eye on Katherine while Beth was in the room. He didn't trust her especially with Beth.

"A place where a bunch of witches were massacred in this town a couple hundred years ago." He told her.

"Emily Bennet told me about the massacre." Katherine spoke up. "It was a big deal in witch folklore. When a witch dies violently, they release a mystical energy marking the place of their death with power."

"Elijah wanted to know the site of the massacre." Damon realized.

"What was he going to do when he found it?" Katherine asked interested. Damon wasn't keen on sharing anything with her though.

"I don't know." He said looking at the journals. Katherine looked disappointed. "What did papa witch and baby witch have to say?" Damon asked suddenly. Beth looked up from the journal and saw Stefan leaning in the doorway. He looked at Katherine.

"Isn't she gone or dead yet?"

"I can gladly help will either of those." Beth added giving Katherine a pleasant smile. Stefan didn't hide his smile either.

"For the last time, I'm here to help. Can we please skip the secrets, hmm?" She asked impatiently. Damon rolled his eyes but allowed Stefan to continue to reveal what he found out.

"Elijah had no weapon to kill Klaus but he believed if a witch could channel enough power… they wouldn't need one."

Damon and Beth exchanged a look. "Like the power you get from a spot marked with a hundred dead witches."

"Yeah I think that would do it." Beth agreed.

"We just need to find it." Stefan said. He was mostly talking to Damon and Beth. It was unspoken but they all knew they couldn't trust Katherine. So, when one of them found it, they would know better than to tell her.

Stefan left to go upstairs, which left Beth with Damon and Katherine. Beth read through the journals on the couch with her feet on Damon's lap, who was sitting right next to her also reading one of the journals. He wasn't going to let her out of his sight, not with Katherine around the house. Speaking of, she watched their interactions with slight jealousy. As soon as Katherine left the room for a second, Beth grabbed a nearby pen and paper, she quickly scribbled on it. 'Do you know where the witches where burned?' And tossed it in Damon's lap.

He read it and quickly wrote back on the other side. 'I think so. Tell you later. Burn this.' And handed it back to her. Beth nodded and proceeded to do as he said by placing the paper on fire with her powers and letting it burn in an ashtray. Katherine strolled back downstairs. "So, we find anything yet, cause I'm getting bored."

"Make yourself useful then." Damon tossed a book to her, barely looking up from what he was reading. Katherine sighed but took it and sat down.

"Actually since you're so bored, you can shed a little light on a specific subject." Beth said putting the book down and turning so she was facing Katherine, who's interest spiked. Damon gave her a wary look. Anything between the two of them was not good. "How did I die?" She asked the vampire simply.

A mischievous smile grew on Katherine's face as she sat lazily on the empty chair. Before she could speak, Damon did. "I have to show you something upstairs." Damon said suddenly standing up, throwing a glare at Katherine. He was already pissed at her for knowing that the dagger would kill him if he used it, he didn't need her to worry Beth than she already was.

"Bring it down." Beth said through clenched teeth. She didn't understand why he was doing this now. He knew how much she wanted the truth, granted it was from Katherine but for right now she was her only shot at knowing anything.

"I can't." He hissed back, pulling her up. Katherine smiled, victoriously at the fighting friends. Beth reluctantly went with him as he pulled her upstairs to his bedroom. He shut the door behind them as she crossed her arms, glaring at him. "What are you doing?"

"What are you doing? She might know something!" Beth said pointing towards the door.

"She's trying to play you! Katherine's manipulating you. You can't believe anything she says." Damon told her. He honestly wasn't sure if Katherine was lying or not but he couldn't let her trick Beth. She would be even more worried than she already is. "I told you, El, I'll help you find out whatever we can but just don't go to her. It's not worth it."

"Fine." She agreed, reluctantly. She knew he was probably right but she was desperate to know how Elijah and Klaus know her and why Klaus wants her dead. She'd have to figure something else out. Her phone rang in her pocket and she saw a text from Caroline. 'Live band at Grill. Come hang. Please?' She would love to chill for a bit but Matt was going to be there. She never replied to his calls and avoided him at school. "It's Care. She wants me to come with her to the Grill."

"You should go then!" Damon agreed quickly. He knew she probably wanted to avoid Matt but the wanted her out of the boarding house. The farther away from Katherine she was, the safer she would be. "We can finish up the journals. Don't worry. Go have fun." She hesitated but nodded.

"Yeah, I-I'll go." She agreed.

"Good." He smiled. He saw she was still nervous, probably about seeing Matt there. "Hey, El? You should take a chance on this jock. If you really like him, Barbie will understand." He said. He honestly thought that Matt wasn't her type but he was a good guy. He could tell he liked her and he wouldn't hurt her. Beth smiled at him.

Don't do anything I wouldn't do." He winked and Beth laughed at that.

"There's nothing you wouldn't do."