A few days later, Margret headed into the hallway. On the way out, she passed Jeremy's room and saw him sketching. The last time he'd used it had been before the accident. She found Elena and Aunt Jenna talking.

"Jeremy's got his sketch pad out." Elena told her.

"You're kidding."

"I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it, either." Margret said.

"Just don't say word. The minute we encourage him, he'll put it away." Elena reminded them.

"Psychology major. Check that!" Jenna pointed out.

"Hey, I'm good with keeping secrets." Margret said.

"Yeah, guess it runs in the family." Elena told her.

"You and Stefan? Update?" Jenna asked.

"He knows how I feel and where I stand and I know where he stands but it doesn't matter." She told them. "He's leaving, moving away."

"Where is he going?" Jenna asked.

"I stopped asking questions. The answers get scary."

"I just hope if he goes, he takes that no-good brother of his with him." Margret said.

"I think that might be part of the reason he's leaving, too." Elena said. "I know what the other part is." She said as they headed outside.

"Elena…" Margret had no idea what to say. For once, she really had no idea what to say.

At school, Rob caught up to the others. "Hey, I heard Matt and Caroline were hanging out together."

"Really? That's new." Margret said.

"Yeah. Caroline told me that he helped her after she got drunk at that party." Amy said. "They're just friends, though."

"Really, cause it's almost like they're dating." Melody pointed out.

"Hey, I respect my cousin's privacy." Amy said. "And I refuse to believe any rumors that go around."

"So, how are you holding up?" Margret asked Melody.

"I'm doing okay." Melody told her. "Look, I've got class. I'll see you guys tonight, right?"

"Of course." Margret said. Melody left.

"So what's up with your sister and that Salvatore guy? Did they get into a fight?" Rob asked.

"I don't know. But it seems serious." Margret said. "He's moving."

"No way. He can't just leave her like this." Amy said. "We've all seen how depressed she is. He's the only person around I've seen that can make her smile these days. No offense."

"I'll see if I can talk to her." Margret said. The group headed in their separate directions. Margret found Elena and Bonnie talking. It seemed serious, so she ducked behind a row of lockers and listened to them.

"For all I know, he's already gone." Elena was saying.

"He wouldn't leave without saying goodbye." Bonnie told her.

"Yes, he will. He thinks he's protecting me: a clean break and all that."

"so what you're gonna do?" Bonnie asked.

"what am I supposed to do? I've already begged him to not go." Elena told her. "If I ask him, I'm being selfish. It is what it is."

"You okay?" A voice asked behind Margret. She turned around, worried they might have heard the person.

"Oh, it's you, Alex." Margret said.

"What's up?" Alex asked her.

"Can we talk outside?" Margret asked.

The two of them were sitting on one of the benches. "Stefan's leaving town and Elena's given up." Margret told him. "I feel so useless because I want to help her, but I don't know how to."

"That's pretty bad." Alex agreed. "But there must be a reason he's doing this."

"She said he was doing it to protect her. Probably from his brother." Margret said. "I don't know. But the situation's tearing her apart."

"I'm sure he'd never do anything to hurt her on purpose, Margie." Alex said. "Maybe he doesn't even realize it. Look, there are some relationships that need to work themselves out."

"I know." Margret embraced him. "You always know the right thing to say."

"Hey, how many football players do you know that actually read?" Alex pointed out.

"Still, I think I should talk to him." Margret said. "I don't know, but maybe it'll help."

"It couldn't hurt to try." Alex said.

When Margret got home, Jeremy was showing his latest artwork to Aunt Jenna. "That's pretty creepy."

"You always were into drawing weird things." Margret added.

"I found this old journal in dad's stuff. Some guy named Jonathan Gilbert from the eighteen hundreds." Jeremy told them. "He wrote about demons and all these people getting murdered…"

"Okay, this is getting a little too Agatha Christie for me." Margret said.

"He was a writer." Aunt Jenna told them. "Short stories, horror stuff."

"He wrote fiction?" Jeremy asked. "Think he was just a limited or a drunk?"

"He was a Gilbert. Probably a little bit of both."

"Not all Gilberts are like that." Margret pointed out.

"Yeah, little miss 'I keep a secret diary'." Jeremy said.

"How'd you know about that?" Margret asked.

"Please, if it's one thing I know, you take after your older sister." Jeremy said.

"Her diary's not a secret though." Margret pointed out. "How'd you know I even owned one?"

"Like I'd ever tell you."

"Okay, so who needs a ride to the career fair?" Aunt Jenna asked, trying to change the subject.

"I promised to meet my friends there." Margret said.

That night, everyone was at the career fair. "Still thinking of becoming a singer?" Rob asked Amy.

"Please, my singing days ended in junior high." Amy said. "I was thinking maybe I'd get into acting or maybe fashion."

"Well, the school theater could always use a costume designer." Melody pointed out.

"Well, what about you Melody? Still thinking of becoming a DJ?"

"That or anything else music related." Melody told her. "How about you guys? Any plans besides sports?"

"Well, I was thinking of a possible football career, but I also want to get into business." Rob told them.

"Wow. Impressive." Amy said.

"Yeah. I never thought you'd be into that." Margret added.

"Well, I like being able to have a back-up plan in case." Rob said.

"As always." Melody pointed out.

"What about you, Alex?" Amy asked.

"I don't know yet." Alex said. "I haven't thought about it much."

"I was thinking about working in a library or bookstore." Margret said. "I've considered writing, but I don't think I can make a living out of that."

"You'd be great at anything, Margret." Alex told her. The group was checking out the other exhibits. Alex went over to Margret. "I was thinking of doing news journalism, but my parents would never approve because according to them, they're all jerks just looking for a story."

"They can't all be that bad. Were you considering writing for a sports column?"

"How did you know?"

"Lucky guess." Margret told him. It really had been a lucky guess. She had no idea he was into that stuff.

Rob found Matt in the hallway. "Hey, man. Is it true that you and Care are just friends?"

"Yes." Matt said. "She's actually a lot nicer than people think, but…"

"She's insecure. I know." Rob said. "Amy keeps talking about her, and I can they're similar."

"Do you like her or something?"

"What? No!" Rob protested. "I mean, yes. I mean, she's my friend, man. I didn't even know she cared about anything until I saw her worried about Caroline's recent mood-swings."

"Well, maybe you should try to get to know her." Matt said. "I mean, if it's one thing I know about those two, is that while they may have similar interests, they are completely different."

"I'll see you around, man." Rob headed down the hall.

Margret found her sister talking with Stefan. "I don't wanna talk about my future, Stefan, because everything you're saying is making it perfectly clear you're not gonna be in it." Elena told him.

"Elena, it's not that I don't wanna be in it." Stefan told her.

"You can't, I get it! I heard you the first time and the second time and I appreciate you're looking out for me but please, if you're gonna leave, then just go."

"Elena, wait." Margret said, walking over to them. Suddenly, Aunt Jenna ran over to the group.

"Hide me."

"What's going on?" Elena asked.

"The scum Fell has landed." Aunt Jenna told them.

"Logan's here?"

"Wait, Logan Fell?" Stefan asked. He headed into the hallway.

"Stefan, what's going on?"

"For the record, I always knew that guy was a jerk." Margret said. He showed up a few minutes later.

"Jenna, you're dodging me!"

"It's a form of self-preservation." Jenna told him.

"Elena, how about you take these two and go somewhere else." Stefan suggested.

"Don't need to tell me twice." Margret said. The three of them left Stefan to deal with him.

Elena pulled Jenna aside. "When Logan came to the house, what did he say?"

"Fake flattery and stupid deepen grin, puppy dog eyes."

"I'm serious Jenna. How did he act? What did he say?" Elena asked.

"He's the usual Logan, charming, a little more maniac than usual. He kept try to convince me to let him in." Margret noticed that Elena tensed. Aunt Jenna must've noticed, too. "What?"

"Okay, listen to me very carefully. Do not, in any circumstances, talk to him again. I'm serious, Jenna, like ever!" Elena told her.

"Are you okay?" Margret asked.

"Yeah, it's just, he's not a good person to be around. Trust me on this." Elena said.

"I know. There's a reason I never liked him." Alaric walked over to them.

"Hey, Elena. Jenna." He noticed Margret. "Margret. Jeremy's told me about you."

"Yeah, I know we barely look alike. Most people get that reaction when they find out we're twins." Margret said.

"Hey, Mister Saltzman." Elena said.

"Yeah I was hoping to see you tonight."

"Career night is the new bowling."

"We'll just be over here." Elena said. She and Margret left together.

"I'm going to see if I can find Melody." Margret told her. She took off down the hall. After Logan left, she found Stefan by himself. It looked like he was about to leave. "Stefan, wait up!"

He turned around and noticed her. "Margret? What is it?"

"Look, what Elena said back there, she only said it because she's upset that you're leaving." Margret told him. "She's been really depressed lately because you've been so distant with her."

"I don't mean to hurt her, but I think staying away from her might be for the best." Stefan explained.

"You don't get it, do you? The only way you're hurting her is by leaving." Margret said. "She has feelings for you, and leaving isn't going to protect her from Damon or anything."

"It isn't that easy. There are a lot of bad things that have happened around her lately and I feel sort of responsible for it." He told her.

"Don't give up on her, Stefan." Margret told him. "She might act like she doesn't care about you staying or not, but she's really just trying to protect herself from getting hurt again."

"I'll be back in minute." He headed down the hallway. Margret had a feeling that he was thinking about it more clearly this time.

In the hallway, Alex caught up to the others. Suddenly, Jeremy and Tyler started fighting again. Margret and Rob showed up at the same time. "Not again. That's the second month in a row." They rushed into the fray.

"Guys, stop it!" Margret yelled.

"Seriously, break it up, you two." Rob said. He and Alex got in between them. Then Alaric and Mayor Lockwood showed up and broke up the fight.

"Okay, easy." Alaric said. "Are you all okay?" He asked the group. They all nodded.

"You two, follow me." The Mayor said. He began to escort Jeremy and Tyler away.

"Excuse me, Mayor. Where are you taking them?" Alaric asked.

"I'm gonna talk to them." He said.

"Why do I get a bad feeling when he says that?" Margret asked.

"I'm going to check on them." Alaric left the hall.

"You alright?" Alex asked.

"Yeah, it's just hard to see them fighting all the time. Even when Vicki's gone, she still finds a way to cause trouble." Margret said.

In the hallway, Amy ran into Matt, Elena, and Stefan. "Hey, anyone know where Care…" They all looked at her. "What's going on?"

"Have you seen Logan Fell?" Elena asked. "The news guy?"

"I have." Matt said. "He's giving Caroline a ride home."

"Stay here." Stefan told Elena. He ran off.

"Why would she even accept a ride with that guy?" Rob asked. Amy turned around. She hadn't noticed him there earlier.

"I don't know. Maybe it has to do something with that argument she had with Aunt Liz." Amy said. "She wants to get into broadcast journalism, but Aunt Liz doesn't exactly approve."

"Wow. That's gotta be intense."

"I just wish they'd get along for once. I know it's not easy, since her mom's the sheriff, but it's hard to see them always going at it." Amy said.

"You think our parents support Melody's career choice?" Rob pointed out. "They wanted her to choose something more practical, but I knew that music would always be her first choice. She's got a gift for it."

"Yeah, parents are so hard to agree with these days." Amy said.

"Do you need a ride or anything?" Rob asked her.

"Well, I was going to go with Aunt Liz, but with Caroline gone, I guess I could use it." Amy said. The two of them left the school together.

"Hey, you riding with us?" Melody asked as she walked out with them.

"Yeah, there's way too much family drama going on here." Amy told her.

At the school, Margret was in the hallway when she noticed Elena and Stefan. The two of them left together. Margret smiled as she watched them leave. Alex showed up. "Hey, I was looking for you. The others seem to have disappeared on us."

"I guess." Margret said. Alex looked where she had a few seconds ago.

"You think they'll be okay?"

"Yeah, I think they will be." Margret told him.

"Want me to take you home?" Alex asked.

"It's kinda a far walk, isn't it?" Margret asked. "Anyway, I think I'm going to go with Aunt Jenna."

"Have a safe night, Margie."

"You too, Alex." He watched as she headed back down the hallway.

Outside, Alex was walking toward the parking lot, when he noticed Jeremy with Tyler. "Hey, everything okay here?"

"Yeah, things just got kinda weird back there with the Mayor." Jeremy told him.

"Look, you don't need to make it everyone's business. What happened back there, I mean." Tyler told him. "You should just go."

"What is your problem, man?" Jeremy asked.

"I don't know." Tyler told them.

"Come on." Alex said. "We should get going." The group left the school. All that Alex knew was that this career night had turned out to be very weird.