Margret finished getting ready for school, when Jeremy opened the door. "Twin, don't you ever knock?"
"Sorry, I just need to know, did you see Elena last night?" Jeremy asked.
"I thought she was here all night." Margret said. "Wait, Melody did mention she saw her with Stefan at the dance last night. Maybe she's with him."
"Well, I haven't seen her car in the driveway." Jeremy said.
"Let's just go." Margret said. "Maybe she's already at school."
At the school, the two of them found Stefan near his locker. "I didn't see her car in the parking lot." Margret whispered.
"Mrs. Lockwood said her car's still at her house."
"Maybe she got a ride with him."
"Well, let's ask." Jeremy said. They walked over to Stefan.
"Hey, guys."
"Look, Elena's got to let me know if I'm supposed to cover for her. Jenna's cool with the two of you but you guys are pushing it." Jeremy said.
"What are you talking about?" Stefan asked.
"You and Elena. Look, I'm glad you guys are back together but if she's gonna sleep over…"
"Wait, wait… hold on a minute. We're not back together." Stefan said.
"Wait… she didn't stay at your place last night?"
"No, I mean I saw her at the party but that was it. She didn't sleep over."
"We thought she got a ride here with you this morning." Margret said.
"I haven't seen her since last night, you two."
"Well, she wasn't at home this morning and her car's still at the Lockwoods." Jeremy explained. They all looked at each other. The bell rang.
"I have to get to class, see you!" Margret yelled, practically running down the hallway away from the guys.
"Is she always like this?"
"It's a defense mechanism." Jeremy said. "She doesn't want anyone to know…" He cut off. "Please don't tell her I told you."
"You talk with your sibling, I'll talk with mine."
Outside, Margret was sitting by herself. "Margie? What are you doing out here?"
"Just thinking about things."
"You know you can tell me anything, right?" Bonnie said, sitting next to her. She sighed.
"Elena's missing. No one knows where she is." Margret explained.
"You shouldn't worry about this stuff."
"I didn't, until I found out about vampires and witches and who knows what else. She's been missing since last night." Bonnie's phone buzzed.
"There's something I need to do. I'll see you later, Margret."
"Look, I'm sure Elena's fine wherever she is." Jeremy said as they walked down the hallway.
"Easy for you to say." Margret said. "Our big sister's been kidnapped, Jer."
"If it's one thing I know about our sister, it's that she's a fighter." Jeremy said. "She'll find a way to keep herself safe until we can get to her." Suddenly, his phone beeped. He looked at the message. "Bonnie wants us to meet her in the classroom."
A few minutes later, they were in the classroom. There were a map and candle set on a desk.
"How does this work?" Jeremy asked.
"I'll use your blood dry the energy for the tracking spell. You're blood related; it'll make the connection stronger." Bonnie explained.
"Of course." Margret said. "Um, can you do it, Jer? I'm a little squeamish when it comes to blood."
"Alright, Alaric said we've got to clear out of here within ten minutes." Stefan told them.
"Are you ready?" Bonnie asked. Margret took a step back. The blood drops moved to Elena's location on the map.
"This is creepier than that séance we did in the living room." Margret said.
"No Bonnie. We need a more exact location than that."
"That's the closest I can get."
"We can map it." Jeremy suggested. "Area view will show us what's around there, help us bound the area."
"Perfect. Call me with whatever you find." Stefan told him.
"No, no, I'm coming with you!" Jeremy said.
"No, you're not."
"Jer, come on. If her kidnappers were supernatural, we stand no chance against them." Margret pointed out.
"No, I'm gonna just sit here. What if she's hurt okay?"
"She's not." Margret said. They looked at her. "Thanks to this charm Bonnie gave me, I can tell if my sister's in trouble."
"Okay, but you can't just go after her alone."
"He's not." They looked up. Damon had entered the room. "Let's go."
"You're coming with me?" Stefan asked.
"It's Elena."
"Please, bring her back safe." Margret told them.
"That's why we're doing this." Stefan reminded her. "See you later."
A few hours later, the group was sitting around Jeremy's room. "Alaric just left with Jenna." Bonnie said.
"He's getting her out of the house for a while so she doesn't ask questions about Elena." Jeremy said.
"Anyone else think it's a little weird our history teacher's dating our aunt?" Margret asked.
"Sort of, but how many teachers do you know that are vampire hunters?" Bonnie pointed out.
"I pulled this up based on that spell on the map." Jeremy said, showing them what he found. "there's nothing for miles except for this old house."
"Did you send it to Stefan?"
"Yeah. I hate sitting here, waiting like this." Jeremy said.
"So do I, but what else can we do? We don't have any special powers like they do." Margret pointed out.
"Hey, she's gonna be fine, you two." Bonnie said.
"You don' t know that." Jeremy said.
"We have to stay positive." Margret pointed out. "Elena knows a lot more about this stuff and she's been through worse." Bonnie pulled her grimore out of her bag.
"What are you doing?" Jeremy asked.
"There's something else I want to try." Bonnie said. "Okay, I need a candle. Margie, can you get Elena's hairbrush?"
"Yeah." The twins left and came back with the items she asked for.
"What's all this stuff for?" Jeremy asked.
"I know it's crazy but I might be able to get her a message." Bonnie told them. She crumpled up the note she'd written and lit the candle. She cast the spell, causing it to burn.
"Bonnie!" Margret looked at her. She had a nosebleed.
"Oh, no. Bonnie." She looked at them before passing out. "What just happened?"
"She passed out." Jeremy said. "Keep an eye on her, I'm going to see if we have anything that can help." Margret nodded and sat down next to her sister's now unconscious best friend.
About half an hour later, she woke up. "Good, you're awake." Margret said. "Are you okay?"
"I think so." Bonnie said.
"You fainted, but before that, you're nose was…"
"Oh, man." Jeremy returned then.
"How is she?"
"She seems fine." His twin sister answered.
"Here, drink this." Jeremy handed Bonnie a glass of water.
"Thanks."
"What happened? You scared the hell out of me." Jeremy said.
"I've been doing a lot of magic lately. It wares me down." Bonnie admitted.
"When I'm warring down, I take a nap. You were… you were unconscious." Jeremy pointed out.
"I was a little scared, too." Margret said.
"Witchcraft has its limits." Bonnie explained. "If I push too hard, it pushes back. It's like a reminder that I'm not invincible. Please don't… don't tell anyone."
"Why not?" Jeremy asked.
"Because it's a weakness and I don't want certain people to know that." Bonnie said.
"It's not a weakness, you're just not used to doing so much magic." Margret told her.
"Yeah, but if anyone finds out, they can hurt me."
"I won't tell anyone, okay? I promise." Jeremy said.
"Same here. Besides, I'm good at keeping secrets." Margret said.
"Thanks, guys." Bonnie said, smiling. "It's been hard, you know? My gram is gone and my dad, he doesn't want to know about what I am. He hasn't since my mom left. I'm all alone in this."
"It's how I feel a lot of the time, alone." Jeremy said. The two of them looked at each other.
"Anyway, you guys think that spell worked?" Margret asked.
"I have no idea." Bonnie admitted.
A few hours later, Margret was sitting in the beanbag chair in her brothers room, reading a book. Then she heard the door open downstairs. It woke Bonnie up.
The three of them headed downstairs. Elena was back. "Are you okay?" Jeremy asked.
"I'm okay." She told them. She turned to Bonnie. "I got your message." Suddenly, they were all trying to embrace her at once. Margret was relieved her sister was okay. Then she noticed a figure move away from the door.
That evening, Margret was getting ready for bed when she noticed a figure outside. "I know you can hear me. You can come up here."
"Hey."
"We're all really glad that Elena's okay." Margret said.
"I know."
"Thanks for getting her back safely."
"You know I'd do anything to help you're sister, Margret." Stefan said.
"You dropped her off here earlier, didn't you?" Margret asked. "I thought I saw you outside before."
"I didn't think anyone noticed."
"No matter what happens next, I know you'll help Elena." Margret said.
"I should get going. I'll see you around." The next thing she knew, Stefan was gone.
"I'm still going to have to get used to that." She said. She went to her bed and fell asleep.