The next morning, Elena woke up. For some reason, she felt happier than before. Almost like it was before she became a vampire. She walked out of her room.

"Do I look adult? As in respectfully parental?" Jenna asked her.

"Depends where you're going."

"Jeremy's parent-teacher conference." Jenna explained. "Hair up or down?"

"I'd go up." Elena told her.

"You're feisty today." Jenna said.

"I feel good, which is rare. So I've decided to go with it." Elena explained. "Where is Jeremy?"

"He left early. Something about getting to wood shop early to finish a birdhouse." Elena's expression fell. "There is no wood shop, is there?"

"No." Elena said. The incident from last night probably still had him feeling guilty.

Jeremy was at the hospital. "How is she?"

"She seems to be recovering fine." The nurse told him. He was relieved. If Elena hadn't given her blood to her, she would probably be doing worse. "Let her rest for now."

"Okay." Jeremy told her.

During school, Jeremy went to talk with Tyler. "Hey, Tyler. Hey, I'm sorry to interrupt. I needed to tell you something."

"What is it?"

"I'm sorry about what happened to Vicki. In a way, we were both responsible."

"Yeah." Tyler agreed. "It was stupid. Then again, I was kinda drunk when it all went down."

"Can we call a truce?" Jeremy asked. "Just until she's okay again. You're better off with her than I'll ever be."

"Don't give up on her, man." Tyler told him.

"I'm not giving up on her. I'm protecting her." Jeremy said. "I just can't be with her anymore."

At the other end of the school, Elena and Matt were talking about Vicki. "They're keeping her overnight to make sure there's no infection, but she should be able to come home tomorrow."

"That's good news." Elena said, relieved. "Vicki's lucky that she's ok. Most people would have a concussion from that kind of fall."

"Yeah." Matt agreed. "Then again, she's always been lucky when it comes to danger."

"Does she know what happened?" Elena asked.

"I don't know." Matt told her. "She was asleep when I went to see her. So what's up with you and the new guy?"

"Matt, he's just a friend. That's all that we are and can be right now." Elena told him. "I don't want to end up hurting him."

" You know, I'm... I'm actually gonna go back to the hospital." Matt told her. "I want to be there when Vicki wakes up, get the real story about last night."

"Okay." Elena said. Matt left, leaving her alone.

Outside the Grill, the girls started talking. "Well, I was talking to grams, and she said the comet is a sign of impending doom." Bonnie explained. "The last time it passed over Mystic Falls, there was lots of death. So much blood and carnage, it created a bed of paranormal activity." Elena shifted in her seat uncomfortably. If her friends learned the truth about her, who knew what would happen?

"Yeah, and then you poured grams another shot and she told you about the aliens." Caroline pointed out. "So then what?" She turned to Elena.

"So then nothing."

"You and Stefan talked all night?" Caroline started asking for details. "There was no sloppy first kiss or touchy feely of any kind?"

"No. We didn't go there and we can't." Elena told her. "I've only known the guy for like a day." She got up.

"Where are you going?" Bonnie asked.

"I was going to lend Stefan my history book." Elena explained. "He hadn't had time to pick up his books yet."

At the hospital, Matt was sitting beside Vicki. She woke up. "Matt?"

"Hey. How are you feeling?" Matt asked.

"Better." Vicki told him.

"So, what happened in the woods? Do you remember?" Matt asked.

"I tripped while running in the woods." Vicki said. "I can't remember who I was running from, though." Jeremy came into the room.

" Hey. How do you feel?" Jeremy asked

"I'm OK." Vicki told him.

"I'm gonna go grab a coffee. Hey, Jer." Matt left the room. He knew they had issues to sort out.

"Why are you here?" Vicki asked.

"I just wanted to see if you were okay." Jeremy told her.

"Tyler can be such a control freak sometimes, but he's got a good heart." Vicki told him.

"He's really worried about you." Jeremy told her. "He really felt bad about it."

"So, we're okay, then?" Vicki asked.

"Even if we're not dating, Vicki, I can still be your friend." Jeremy pointed out. "I still care about you, but I just can't be with you. You deserve someone better."

"You really think there's someone else?" Vicki asked.

"Yeah. Besides, Tyler's into you." Jeremy pointed out.

"Thanks for visiting." Vicki told him.

"Anytime." Jeremy got up and left the room.

Meanwhile, Elena was at the Boarding House. She rang the bell and waited outside. "Stefan, are you there?" She called. The door opened, but it wasn't Stefan. "Uh, is Stefan home?"

"He should be back any minute." Damon told her. "You must be the girl my brother's been talking about. I'm Damon."

"I didn't know he had a brother." Elena said.

"Yeah, we don't exactly get along most of the time." Damon told her. "Why don't you come in and wait?" He turned around and headed back inside. Elena hesitated before stepping into the house.

"Wow. This place is like something out of a movie." Elena said, glancing at the living room.

"It belonged to our Uncle. He died a few months ago and left the place to us." Damon explained. "I see why my brother can't stop thinking about you. You're really beautiful." Elena blushed.

"He seems kinda distant sometimes." She told him.

"Well, a few months ago, he broke up with his girlfriend. She was a bit too clingy." Damon explained. "Though, between us, I don't think he really liked her that much. I know I didn't." Elena laughed.

"Was she that terrible?"

"Kinda." Damon told her. "He was so over her the minute he found out what she was really like. She was completely fake."

"Well, sometimes people hide things for a reason." Elena pointed out. "Like they're trying to protect someone they care about."

"I know. But she only cared about protecting herself." Damon told her. Elena felt self-conscious all of a sudden. Then the door opened and Stefan walked in. "Hey, Stefan."

"Elena. What are you doing here?" Stefan asked.

"I came to drop off that history book." Elena told him. "I know I should've called first, but…"

"It's fine." Stefan told her.

"You know, you can come over anytime." Damon told her.

"Thanks." Elena said. She could feel the tension in the room. "I really should be going now."

"Thanks." Stefan told her. "For helping around school."

"No problem." Elena said. "Damon, it was nice meeting you."

"Nice meeting you, too, Elena." Damon told her. They shook hands and then she left.

"See you around, Stefan." She said on her way out.

"She seems nice." Damon commented. "Though she seems to be really nervous about something. Where did you find this girl?"

"She lost her parents a few months ago." Stefan told him. "Something like that can make a person self-conscious."

"Oh, right. Sometimes I forget how intimidating I can be."

"I swear, if you say anything to hurt her…"

"Will you relax? I'm not going to do anything." Damon said. "You really care about her, don't you?"

"She just really needs a friend right now." Stefan told him.

"That's how it always starts. But I can tell the signs, brother. You're falling for her."

"I've got homework." Stefan headed up to his room. But he couldn't hide the fact that his brother could be right.