The next morning, Margret and Elena went downstairs to find Jenna yelling at the TV. They looked to each other for a second. "Who are you talking to?" Elena asked.
"Him. The news guy, also known as Logan "Scum" Fell. Did your mom ever tell you why I moved away from Mystic Falls?" Jenna asked them.
"Oh, no way. You and him? He's cute."
"He is not cute. There's nothing cute about him."
"I have to agree with you on that." Margret said. "No one likes a guy with a big personality like that."
"What are you doing with that?" Jenna asked noticing the box Elena had.
"I went yesterday and got it from the safe deposit box. Mom had told Mrs. Lockwood she would loan it to the founder's council for their heritage display."
"That's right." Margret said. "I can't believe I forgot. I was supposed to help the girls set up today."
"I'm sure they'll understand." Jenna said. "With all that's been happening lately, and all…" The doorbell rang. Elena left to answer it.
"I'll go call Melody and let her know I'll be late." Margret told her. She ran upstairs.
Outside, Amy was with Caroline and Bonnie. "You're taking Damon to the founder's party? What about me?" Bonnie asked her.
"Go with Elena." Caroline told her.
"She's asking Stefan." She pointed out.
"Ok, go by yourself."
"Gee, thanks." Amy nearly laughed at the statement. "What about your mom? Is she ok with you bringing Damon?"
"Please, like Aunt Elizabeth would ever approve." Amy pointed out.
"Why should I care?" Caroline asked.
"He's way older than you. It could be dangerous." Bonnie pointed out.
"Is that an official witch twitter tweet?" Caroline asked.
"No more witch jokes, ok? At whole Mr. Tanner prediction thing has me freaked."
"What's she talking about?" Amy asked.
"She thinks she had a vision of the spot Tanner was killed." Caroline told her. She turned back to Bonnie. "And Damon's not dangerous. You know, he just has a lot of issues with his brother. You know, like major, deep-Rooted drama."
"Like what?" They both asked at the same time.
"I'm not really supposed to say anything." Caroline said.
"Caroline Forbes, when have you ever kept a secret in your life?" Bonnie asked.
"Ok. But you can't tell Elena."
"No." Caroline walked away from them.
"Don't feel bad. She's been like this ever since she started hanging around him." Amy told Bonnie.
"She's your family, Amy. Are you even concerned about her?" Bonnie asked.
"Of course I'm worried, but what am I supposed to do? No one ever listens to what I have to say." Amy pointed out. She walked away. "I gotta go. Margret called to apologize for not helping with the set-up. I want to make sure she's doing okay. I mean, considering what's happened and all."
"I'll be going later, too." Bonnie told her. "To help Elena with her outfit."
At Elena's house, Tyler came over. "I'm here for my mom. I was supposed to pick up a box of stuff."
"Right here. Please be careful." Elena told him.
"Yeah, careful with it, dick." Margret put her hand to her face.
"Not again."
"Hey! Not now, ok, guys? Please?"
"I'm fine. He's just being a punk." Tyler said.
"My brother's not a punk, but I'm starting to think you are." Margret told him.
"Look about the other night, I just lost it."
"You tried to kill my brother, Ty. You can't just apologize and think everything's going to be okay because of that." Margret said.
"Margie?" She heard a voice call from upstairs.
"Be right there, Mel!" Margret yelled. She turned to Tyler. "Don't talk to me until you've really thought about it." She headed upstairs.
"Look, Tyler, maybe you should go. Tell your mom that I'll see her tonight." Elena said, seeing her sister rush up the stairs.
"It's so stupid." Margret said. "All of this over a drug addict who clearly needs help."
"Not to mention she's the sister of your sister's ex." Amy added.
"How messed up is that?"
"Very. Almost as messed up as my cousin. She's been acting weird since Damon showed up." Amy said. "Anyway, has Alex asked you out?"
"Why would you ask that?"
"Well, I figured since the other girls had dates, he may have invited you." Amy said.
"I don't know, Amy. Alex is my friend, but he probably wouldn't be interested in this." Margret said. "The only reason I'm going in the first place is to see the display. She thought it'd be good if I learned about her side of the family."
"Well, Melody's going. For some reason, she wouldn't tell me." Amy said. "And I'm going to keep an eye on Care. Besides, I heard you and Alex in the hall the other day, making plans to go together?"
"He's just helping me get through this, Amy." Margret said. "There's nothing between us."
"Okay, I get it. Just friends." Amy said. "It is a formal event though."
"It's covered already." Margret told her. "I'm going to help my sister out, though. She always has a hard time deciding what to wear to these things. You can come too. You are the fashion expert."
The girls entered the room as Bonnie was helping her out. "Can we mix them?" Elena asked her.
"Look at you, getting all pretty for your date."
"Tonight's going to be a good night. But don't let that stop you from telling me whatever it is you wanted to tell me as soon as you walked in the door." Elena told her.
"What if I tell you in the morning? I don't want to ruin the night." Bonnie said.
"It's not a good idea to keep secrets from her." Margret reminded her.
"Bonnie, out with it." Elena said.
"Ok, but it has to go in the vault, because Caroline will kill me if it gets back to Damon that she squealed." Bonnie told them.
"No problem. He's all she thinks about these days." Amy pointed out.
" Apparently Stefan has a very interesting back story." Bonnie said. "Do you know what happened with his ex-girlfriend Katherine?"
"I know that they both dated her and that's why they have issues." Elena said.
"Whoa, they were in love with the same girl?" Amy asked.
"That must've difficult position for them to be in." Margret added.
"Yeah, they both dated her, only she chose Damon." Bonnie told them. "And that drove Stefan mad, he did horrible things to try and break them up. He manipulated Katherine. He filled her head with all these lies until finally it worked, and she turned against Damon."
"That sounds like one person's side of the story, meaning Damon's." Elena pointed out.
"I just wanted you to know."
"That doesn't sound like Stefan at all." Amy said. "And I don't trust a word Damon says."
"Neither do I. It was almost like he was trying to cause a rift between him and Elena the other night." Margret told her.
"His past relationships are none of my business." Elena told Bonnie.
"Unless he's a calculating, manipulative liar. That is your business."
"Stefan is none of those things." Elena said. Luckily, they were saved by the phone ringing. "Hello? Hi, Mrs. Lockwood." The girls noticed her expression changed. "What do you mean? It is? Are you sure? 'Cause I saw it. Let me check. I will find it and bring it. Ok. Bye."
"What's wrong?" Bonnie asked. Elena turned to Margret.
"The watch is missing." Elena told her.
"Need back-up?" Margret asked. The two went into Jeremy's room.
"What now?" He asked.
"The pocket watch. Where is it?" Margret asked him.
"What watch?"
"The one you stole from mom's box." Elena explained. "Look, Mrs. Lockwood just called me, freaking out. It was on the list, Jeremy. And she can't find it, and she thinks she's the one who lost it."
"Well, she is kinda forgetful sometimes." Margret said. Elena looked at her. Margret shrugged.
"Maybe she did. Maybe Tyler took it." Jeremy said.
"Don't even play that card. Jeremy, you took it." Elena said. "If I go online, am I going to find it on eBay? Is that how you pay for your pot?"
"Screw you. I would never sell this, ok?" He told them.
"Then why did you take it?" Margret asked him.
"Because it's supposed to be mine. Dad said it goes to the firstborn son. His father gave it to him."
"And he was going to give it to you." Elena said, understanding.
"Yeah."
"Look, Jeremy, it's still yours, ok? Mom promised Mrs. Lockwood. What do you want me to do?" Elena asked.
"Just take it and get out ." He told her. Elena walked out of the room.
"You know, it's not right to worry her about that." Margret said. "And to be honest, I'm kind of worried about you. I know about the drugs, Jer. I feel like I'm losing you sometimes."
"Look, you aren't going to lost me, Margie." Jeremy told her. "I'm just tired of having to deal with the pain all the time. Not all of us can take on crafts or fashion like you can."
"I remember when you used to draw." She said. "It was like you'd get lost for hours sketching, like how Elena writes in her diary."
"I'm just not up to it anymore. Ever since they died, I haven't been able to think of anything to draw."
"One day, it'll come back to you." Margret said. She got up and left the room. "Well, I have to go. Amy's helping me with my outfit for tonight."
That night, she showed up at the party wearing a purple and white dress. Alex walked over to her. "Hey."
"Hey. You really can pull that off." Margret said.
"It was hard to find the right size." Alex admitted. Amy was there, wearing a bright orange dress.
"Hey."
"I thought you weren't coming." Margret said.
"I'm keeping an eye on Caroline. Something isn't right about her." Amy explained.
"Let's go inside." Alex said. "There's no point standing around out here."
They went into the building and ran into Elena and Stefan. "Sorry about that." Margret said when she bumped into her.
"It's okay." Elena said. They looked at the display.
"Who knew our family had so much history?" Margret asked, glancing at an old white gown that was on display.
"It was cool of your mom to lend this stuff to them." Alex said. "How is she, by the way?"
"I might be into new age, but I'm not clairvoyant, Alex." Margret told him. They rejoined the others in the lounge.
"Look, it's the original guest registry." Elena pointed it out to them. "Look at all these familiar names- Sheriff William Forbes, Mayor Benjamin Lockwood." She frowned as she came across a familiar one. "Is that Damon Salvatore? And, look, Stefan Salvatore."
"The original Salvatore brothers. Our ancestors. Tragic story, actually." Margret jumped. She had no idea when Damon and Caroline had gotten there.
"We don't need to bore them with stories of the past." Stefan told him.
"It's not boring, Stefan. I'd love to hear more about your family." Elena said.
"Well, I'm bored." Caroline said. "And Damon won't dance with me. Could I just borrow your date?" She asked Elena.
"I don't really dance."
"Oh, sure he does. You should see him. Waltz, the jitterbug, the moonwalk. He does it all." Damon told them.
"I have a hard time believing that." Margret said.
"You wouldn't mind, would you, Elena?" Caroline asked.
"It's up to Stefan." Elena pointed out. Reluctantly, Stefan took Caroline out to the dance floor. Margret heard a familiar tune playing.
"Alex, mind coming outside with me?" Margret asked.
"I guess." Alex said. The two of them walked out to where everyone was dancing. "So, what are we doing out here?"
"I only know one person who can play that song." Margret told him. She walked over to where the DJ was sitting. "Oh, my god! What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to surprise you." Melody told her. "Mrs. Lockwood asked me a few days ago. I see you brought Alex with you."
"We are not on a date." Margret said. "Besides, I'm kinda helping Amy with her problem. I trust Care's date as much as her."
"Okay, no need to get defensive." Melody said. Margret walked away from her.
"Hey, you okay?" Alex asked.
"Fine."
"Wanna dance?" Margret stared at him in shock. "Well, it looks like everyone else is having fun, so I figured…"
"Okay." Margret allowed Alex to lead her out onto the floor. Luckily, a fast song was playing. The two danced beside each other. When the song ended, they both looked at each other. "Wow. Who knew you had it in you?"
"You've got some cool moves yourself." Alex pointed out.
"Former dancer, remember?" Margret reminded him. "Though it's nice to know I've still got it."
"You should totally audition for that dance competition." Caroline said, as she and Stefan joined them.
"I'm good, but I'm not that good, Caroline." Margret pointed out.
"It looked like you were having a good time out there." Caroline told her.
"For the millionth time, we are NOT on a date!" Margret nearly yelled.
"I never said that you were."
"That's what everyone's thinking, though." Margret said. Stefan turned to Alex as the girls continued talking.
"Hey, you were really good out there."
"Thanks, man." Alex said.
"It's okay if you like Margret, you know." Stefan told him.
"It's not that. She's my friend." Alex explained. "Ever since we started high school, we promised to have each other's back. After the accident, though, we decided to give her some space until she was feeling better."
"She's lucky to have a friend like you."
"I know. She'll always be my friend no matter what happens."
"Hey." Amy came over to the group. "I had no idea Melody was going to be here."
"Neither did I." Margret said. "She really surprised us."
"She's good at keeping things a secret." Amy pointed out. "Not to mention, she's an awesome DJ." She turned to her cousin. "So, where's your date?"
"He's around somewhere." Caroline said.
"Well, I don't know about you, but I'm going to see if she needs help." Amy walked away from them.
A few minutes later, Elena and Damon appeared. "What'd we miss?" He asked.
"We were just chatting." Caroline told him. Amy was nearby, listening to them.
"Drink, Damon?" Stefan offered.
"No, thanks. I'll pass." Margret noticed something off about him.
"Stefan, do you have another dance in you?" Elena asked.
"Absolutely." The group watched as the two headed to the dance floor. Margret saw how different Elena looked around him. She seemed happier.
"They look so cute together." Caroline said.
"Don't talk, please." Damon told her.
"I'm happy for her." Margret said. "I haven't seen her this happy since…" She broke off. Alex put his arm around her.
"I think it's the same with him." Alex added.
"Alex, have you heard from Rob?" Amy asked him.
"No, I only know he couldn't make it tonight."
"Well, I'm out of here." Margret said. She turned to leave.
"Are you okay?" Damon asked.
"Look, maybe I'm getting the wrong impression, but you sort of creep me out." Margret told him. "I don't know what's going on with you and your brother, but keep my sister and our friends out of it." She walked away from him. Alex and Amy followed her.
"Are you okay?" Alex asked.
"No, but I feel better saying it." She told him. "Ever since I met him, I've had a bad feeling about him."
"I know what you mean. From what I've seen, Stef isn't exactly a big fan of his brother, either."
"I can't see how they're related." Margret said. "The only thing they have in common is that they hate each other."
"I know." Amy ran over to them.
"Guys, it's worse than I thought."
"What's up?"
"I was just in the bathroom with the girls. There are bruises all over Caroline's neck." Amy told them. Margret gasped. She hadn't thought it was that bad.
"Why didn't she tell someone?" Alex asked.
"I don't know. But she'd been acting weird since they met and now…" Amy took a deep breath to calm herself. "Now, it all makes sense."
"If your cousin still has any sense left, she'll leave him." Margret said. Amy looked at her.
"Can we just try to find her?" Amy asked. "She wandered off somewhere." The girls ran off, looking for Caroline everywhere.
It took a long time, before they found her. Elena arrived at the same time they did. "Caroline? There you are. I've been looking everywhere for you. Are you ok?" She asked her.
"Yeah. I'm fine." She told them.
"I'm glad you're okay." Amy said.
"We've all been really worried." Margret added.
"Caroline, what happened?" Elena asked.
"I'm fine." She shivered.
"You're shaking." Elena pointed out.
"She's probably just scared." Margret told her. "These things tend to happen in those kinds of relationships."
"I'm fine!"
"Caroline, come here." Elena embraced the shaking girl on the ground. It wasn't long before Amy joined her.
"Come on, we should get you home." Amy said. "It's been a rough night."