Margret was writing, when she heard something downstairs. She heard Elena enter the house. She headed downstairs, wondering what the noise she heard was. By the time she got downstairs, she found John on the floor, bleeding. "Oh my God!"

"It's okay. I've called an ambulance." She turned and saw Elena behind her. "But I don't know if Jeremy's okay."

A few minutes later, Margret was in Jeremy's room, telling him what she saw. "Uncle John was on the floor. I don't know what happened, but he's headed to the hospital. So, what happened to you? Did someone try anything?"

"I was trying to turn myself." Jeremy told her. It didn't take Margret long to realize what he meant. Just then, Elena came back, with Stefan behind her.

"What happened?" He asked.

"He said that Anna gave him her blood and then he took these pills and now… I mean he looks fine but so do you. I just... I don't know." Elena told him. Stefan went over to Jeremy and Margret got up so he could look at him.

"Look at me."

"I'm fine okay? I feel exactly the same." Jeremy told them.

"I can't believe this." Margret said.

"Should I call a paramedic?" Elena asked. "What should I do?"

"No, he's fine." Stefan told them.

"You mean I'm not a vampire? Damn it!"

"Don't say that, Jeremy! Jer, why do you want that?"

"Did you hear about Anna, what happened to her tonight? She's dead." Jeremy told her.

"Look, I know it's hard on you, but turning or killing yourself is not going to bring her back, Jeremy." Margret pointed out.

"Jeremy, come here, sit down." He sat down on the bed. "I am very sorry about Anna but it's very important that you listen to me right now. Every passing moment, Anna's blood is leaving your system. If you try to kill yourself right now, you could really die." Stefan explained. Jeremy turned away from him. "Hey!" He slapped him. "Do you understand me?"

"Stefan..." Margret just looked at the group.

"Yeah, I understand."

"Good."

"What about the pills that he took?" Elena asked.

"He didn't take enough to die so Anna's blood actually healed him." Stefan told her.

An officer entered the doorway. "Miss Gilbert?"

"I'll be right there." Elena said.

"You need to be at the hospital." Stefan told her.

"But..."

"No, no, no, I'll stay here with Jeremy."

"No, I don't need a babysitter." Jeremy protested.

"Yes, you do." Elena said.

"I'll stay with them." Margret told her. "Amy's at the hospital, too, but I don't think I can face her right now."

At the hospital, Matt and Amy were in the waiting room. Rob had left to drop Tyler off at home and check on Melody. Bonnie walked over to them. "How is Caroline?"

"She's not good Bon." Matt said.

"What happened?"

"We were driving and Tyler heard this noise and he got…"

"A noise?" Bonnie asked.

"He got this migraine or something and he lost control of the car and ... I thought Caroline was fine and then ... and then she wasn't so ..." Matt explained.

"So that's why you guys ran into a brick wall?" Amy asked.

"Well, we tried to take over the wheel, but it all happened so fast." Matt told her. "I honestly don't know what happened to your cousin back there, but…"

"I don't know what I'll do if she doesn't get through this, Matt." Amy told him. He held her.

"Neither do I." Bonnie looked at them, feeling guilty about what happened.

Back up in Jeremy's Room, Margret was looking at her phone. Amy told her about Caroline. "Hey, it's Margie. Let us know about her condition as soon as you can, okay?" She hung up as Stefan returned to the room.

"So, what's going on with Uncle John?" Jeremy asked.

"I'd almost feel bad for him if he weren't a complete jerk." Margret said. "Though he is still family."

"He's complicated, that's for sure." Stefan said. He turned to Jeremy. "Jeremy, why do you want to be a vampire?"

"When I heard Anna was dead, it…it was too much." Jeremy explained. "I just wanted to turn it off, you know? Shut out everything. And Damon said I could."

"Damon's right, you know. You can turn it off." Stefan told them. "You can turn off the hurt, feel better. But it doesn't last, Jeremy. Sooner or later, you'll have to turn it back on."

"Why would you guys turn off your emotions in the first place?" Margret asked.

"When you're a vampire, all your feelings and emotions are heightened." He told her. "So when we're hurt or angry…"

"You feel it more intensely." Margret finished.

"If you could be human again, would you?" Jeremy asked.

"Of course I would." Stefan said. "I hate what I am. It's impossible not to." The twins looked at him.

"Well, if it helps, I don't hate you." Margret told him. "In fact, I think I kinda understand why Elena kept this from us."

A few hours later, Margret was in her room. She glanced down at her crystal beads, then turned to the bracelet she'd kept on since the school year started. She heard the door open, wondering if Jenna had forgotten something.

A few minutes later, Elena headed upstairs and went into the hallway. "Jeremy? Margret? Are you guys okay?" They both came out of their rooms.

"Yeah, why do you ask?" Jeremy asked.

"Did something happen?" Margret asked her. "Is Caroline…"

"No, she's okay." Elena told her. "Did either of you see me earlier?" The twins looked at each other.

"Not since before you left for the hospital." Margret said.

"Is something going on?" Jeremy asked.

"Yeah. Katherine's back." Elena said.

"Who's Katherine?" Jeremy asked.

"Wait, you mean the girl that those two dated?" Margret asked. "Are you saying she's…"

"She's the one who turned them." Elena explained. "Back in the late eighteen hundreds. She somehow escaped the tomb and left town until now. And we're practically identical."

"How's that even possible?" Jeremy asked.

"I don't know, but I saw her picture once. We look exactly the same." Elena told them.

"So she's kinda like your evil vampire twin or something?" Margret asked.

"That's a good way to think of it." Elena said. "Just be careful, you two. With her back in town and access to our house, we could all be in trouble."

"We'll keep an eye out." Jeremy said.

"Okay." Elena said. "I need to get back to the guys. We've got to figure out what she's doing here." She headed back downstairs.

The next day, Amy, Rob, Matt and Bonnie met up at the hospital. "You've been here all night?" Bonnie asked.

"Yeah, with the sheriff and Amy." Matt told her.

"No one else?"

"I was here for a few hours, but then I had to drop Tyler off and tell Melody what was going on." Rob told them.

"Stefan's brother Damon stopped by late last night." Matt added.

"How is Caroline today?" Bonnie asked.

"I haven't gone in yet." Amy told her.

"See for yourself." They all headed into Caroline's room. They found her awake and looking like she was back to normal.

"Jersey Shore's on." Bonnie went over and hugged her. "Careful, still a little sore."

"Sorry."

"It's okay but they say I'm healing very quick." Amy hugged her next.

"I'm glad to see you're okay."

"My mom said you stayed here with her all night. You shouldn't worry about me so much."

"You might be a pain in the butt, but you're my cousin."

"Okay, my turn." Matt leaned down and kissed Caroline. Rob was smiling, glad that Caroline was okay. Then they noticed Bonnie was crying.

"Why are you crying?" Caroline asked her.

"I'm just happy you're okay."

"Oh, I love you guys!"

"We love you, too, Care." Amy said. She, Bonnie, Matt and Caroline ended up in a slightly awkward group hug. Amy felt Rob slip his hand into hers. She looked at him and smiled.

Margret was at home, getting ready for the funeral, when Melody called. "Hey, I know we're running a little late. I'll meet you guys there, okay?"

Meanwhile, the rest of the group was hanging out. "She's going to be a little late." Melody told the guys. "Anyway, Mrs. Lockwood needs me in the living room."

"Okay."

"Man, I almost can't believe…" Rob began. Then he noticed a figure enter over Alex's shoulder. "What is he doing here?" Alex looked, too, and saw some guy talking with Mrs. Lockwood.

"Who is he?"

"That's Tyler's uncle, Mason." Rob said. "I thought he was back in Florida."

"Maybe he came to support the family, you know, with the Mayor gone and all." Alex said.

"You okay, man?" Rob asked.

"Well, Margie kinda blew me off last night." Alex said.

"Knowing her, she probably had some kinda family emergency of her own to deal with." Rob said.

"Yeah, but everything seemed fine." Alex pointed out.

"Family emergency or not, she still could've shown up at the hospital. I know her sister stopped by." Amy said.

"Well, it's hard to deal with two family problems at the same time, Amy. I spent half the night telling Melody that Caroline would be fine." Rob explained. "She's been worried, too."

Melody was walking by the hallway, when she heard what sounded like a struggle. Amy found her in the hallway. "Hey, I thought…"

"Shh, quiet." Melody said. "Do you hear that?" Suddenly, the doors in front of them opened. They jumped back in surprise. A few minutes later, they walked in and found Bonnie. She seemed shaken about something. Amy looked into the hall, but didn't see anyone.

"Are you okay? What happened?" Melody asked.

"Just a little misunderstanding." Bonnie told her. "You guys haven't seen Elena, have you?"

"No, they haven't shown up yet." Amy said.

"Okay." Bonnie said. She picked up a pair of bracelets out of her purse. They had vervain in them. "Put these on and don't take them off, okay? I can't really explain, but it'll hopefully keep you safe." She left the room kinda fast.

"Okay…that was weird." Amy said.

"I wonder why she was asking about her." Melody said.

In the hallway, Matt and Alex were walking by when they saw Stefan with Elena. "Hey, guys." Matt said.

"Hey, Matt." Elena said. "I heard that Caroline is doing much better. Her recovery was practically miraculous, you must be so relieved."

"I am."

"We all are." Alex pointed out. "Poor Amy was almost a wreck."

"Thanks, Elena." Matt said. They both left. Alex noticed something off then.

"Did she seem a little…off to you or something?"

"What do you mean?"

"Like, something felt weird about her. At least, that's the feeling I got." Alex told him.

Margret walked into the mansion with her family. She was surprised by how crowded it was. "Looks like the whole town has turned out." Jenna said, echoing her thoughts.

"Yeah. Well he is ... he was the mayor." Elena corrected herself.

"Why are they doing this for the funeral?" Jeremy asked.

"That's what people do. The Lockwood's were here for us when we went through this." Jenna pointed out. "It'll be quick; you drop off the food and pay respects and go."

"In and out? It sounds like a plan."

"Could you try showing a little respect, Jer?" Margret asked. "I know you don't like Tyler. Heck, I don't even like Tyler. But he's probably miserable right now, after all, he's lost his father, you know."

"Sometimes I hate when you're right." He told her.

"You guys go ahead, I'll be right there okay?" Elena told them. Margret walked off with the rest of her family.

"Margret!" She turned around.

"Guys." She walked over to them. "Sorry I couldn't make it last night. How is she?"

"She's doing a lot better." Amy told her. "It's strange, but I'm just glad she's okay."

"Speaking of strange, Bonnie was kinda weird earlier." Melody said. "She told us to wear these so we'd be safe." She held up the bracelet. Margret recognized the pattern.

"She's probably right. She helped me make these." Margret told them. "Those crystals have protective properties."

"She also seemed pretty shaken about something. Like she got into a fight or whatever." Amy said.

"I should go find the others." Margret said. She ran down the hall.

"Okay, something's really weird about this." Amy said.

"Just let it go this time, Amy." Melody said.

Jeremy headed into a room. He saw Tyler and Rob inside. "Sorry, I was just looking for the..."

"Bathroom is down the hall." Tyler told him. Rob knew he was drunk by the way he said it.

"Hey look...I'm sorry about your dad." Jeremy told him, sitting with the guys.

"Today has been a big day as sorry from people who don't really give a crap."

"That is so not true, man." Rob said. "The entire football team, the basketball team, and my friends, have been worried about you. Ever since last night."

"Can we not talk about it right now?"

"No problem." Rob said.

"I remember when my dad died, I had a house full of strangers telling me how a great guy he was." Jeremy said. "Anyway, I know how hard all this is."

"The difference is in your case it was true. My dad was a dick." Tyler pointed out.

"Yeah, yeah he was."

"Can't argue with that." Rob added.

"I found this on his desk." Tyler said, handing a flask to Jeremy. Rob looked at them. "He won't mind, he's dead."

"Yeah, you know what, sure." Just then, Mason Lockwood walked in.

"Hey, what's going on here Tyler?" He asked.

"Nothing, nothing."

"You don't have somewhere else to be?" Mason asked Jeremy. He handed him the flask and left.

"Uh, thanks. I think." Rob said. "That guy had a bit of a substance issue a few months ago."

"What do they teach you kids these days?"

"Apparently, nothing important." Rob told him. "Anyway, I'm going to let you two talk while I find out where my sister went. I'll see you later." He left the room.

Margret was outside. She looked around. A good distance away, she saw what looked like a figure leaning over on the ground. She knew that couldn't be good and ran over to help the person. When she got closer, she realized it was Stefan. She heard her phone vibrating. She looked at it and saw it was Elena.

"Hey, where are you?"

"In the garden. Stefan's hurt." Margret told her.

A few minutes later, Elena was sitting on a bench with him, cleaning the wound. Margret sat on the bench next to them. "You gonna be okay?" Elena asked.

"Yeah, it'll heal." He told her.

"That's not what I meant."

"I was trying to figure her out. I was playing along and let her get to me."

"I might not be an expert on this stuff, but maybe you guys should be more careful around Katherine." Margret suggested.

"She's really hard to figure out at times. I think we should all be more careful around her." Stefan said. Damon ran over to the group.

"I tried to track her but she's gone. Ouch, cover up Fabio. You have a crazy ex on the loose."

"Yeah, crazy enough that Bonnie nearly got killed." Margret said. "I'm outta here. There is way too much drama around here." She got up and left.

Inside, she ran into Alex, literally. "Sorry."

"It's okay." He told her. "Anyway, what was up with you last night?"

"It's too hard to explain right now." Margret said. "Long story short, Jeremy tried to kill himself."

"Why would he do something so stupid?"

"Cause his girlfriend died suddenly." Margret explained. "We didn't know about it until after we got home."

"It must be kind of rough for you."

"You have no idea." Margret told him. "I better go find Jenna." As she made her way through the hall, she ran into Elena. "Have you seen Aunt Jenna anywhere?"

"I think I saw her in the living room." Elena told her.

"Thanks, Elena." Margret walked away.

At home, Jeremy and Margret headed upstairs to find John getting ready to leave. "What are you doing here?" Jeremy asked.

"I'm packing, leaving." He told them.

"So you figured you'd kill all you evil vampires and then you leave town?" Jeremy asked.

"Not all but enough. For now." Margret looked at him, angrily. "Can you tell Elena I say goodbye?"

"Why don't you tell her yourself?" Jeremy asked.

"Seriously." Margret said. "Let's get out of here, Jer."

"You know, I was taught to hate them, the vampires. That's what I know, that's what you father knew."

"Don't talk about our father." Margret said. "He wouldn't have been the complete jerk that you are."

"He would have seen things differently." Jeremy added.

"No, he may have done things differently but there's no other way to see it."

"Then maybe you should try and see if there's any humanity in them before you kill the ones trying to protect this town." Margret told him. She started to leave, but then Jeremy's question got her attention.

"That ring on your finger, the one's that supposed to protect you, that was my father's right?" Jeremy asked.

"Yeah."

"Then why didn't it protect him, why is he still dead?" Jeremy asked.

"What happened to your parents wasn't supernatural, it was an accident." John told them. "There's nothing that can save us from that."

"So, these rings prevent you from being killed by a supernatural?" Margret asked.

"Yes." Jeremy told her. "Mr. Saltzman has one, too."

"So that's why Elena asked him to help last night."

"I wonder what our dad would think of all this." Jeremy said.

"He would think that you're just too young. You're still finding yourself but you are a Gilbert and you've been exposed to this town's darkest secrets and with that comes responsibility." John said.

"I don't believe in that family legacy stuff." Jeremy told him.

"Sooner or later you'll have to."

"I think he has every right to decide if he wants to get involved or not." Margret said. "For now, I'm staying out of it." She went into her room.

Later that night, Margret was asleep, when she suddenly heard Elena scream. She headed into Elena's room as fast as she could. "What happ…" She noticed her twin brother on the ground. "Oh, God! Jeremy!" She ran over to him and checked his wrist. He had no pulse.

"He's got the ring on." Elena managed to get out. She was still really upset. Margret looked at Jeremy's hand and saw that she was wearing the same ring John had.

"Uncle John must've given it to him." She looked at her sister with concern. "How did this happen?"

"Damon." Elena told her. She was still holding Jeremy.

"He did this?" Margret suddenly got a feeling they weren't alone in there. "Who's there?" She called into the darkness.

"It's just me. Sorry if I scared you."

"It's going to take some getting used to." Margret said.

"How long before he wakes up?" Margret asked after a few minutes of silence. She was sitting on Elena's bed.

"He saw the ring that's why he did it, he knew."

"He didn't see the ring." Elena said.

"Guys, we can debate whether he saw it or not, but it doesn't excuse the fact that he did it." Margret pointed out.

"It's Katherine. She got on his skin, she undid everything that was good about him." Stefan told them.

"There's nothing good about him. Stefan, not anymore. He just decided what he wants. He just don't want to feel, he wants to be hated, it's just easier that way." Elena said. "He got his wish. I hate him, Stefan."

"I know."

"I knew there was a reason I never liked that guy." Margret said. Before she could continue, she heard Jeremy gasp and looked at him. He'd woken up.

"Stefan, is he okay?" Elena asked.

"He's okay."

"He killed me!" Jeremy gasped, surprised that it happened. "Damon killed me!"

"Oh god." Elena held him even tighter. Margret came over and joined them.

"Okay, girls, can't breathe!"

"Sorry!" They both let go of him.

"You had me scared until I saw you were wearing Uncle John's ring."

"Good thing I had it." Jeremy said.

"You two should probably be more careful." Elena told them. "I have a feeling that this is only the beginning."