At home, Stefan checked in on Damon. "So, you going to see Elena today?"

"I'll probably see her at the car wash." Stefan told him.

"What's up with you two? You've been acting strange since you got here." Damon pointed out.

"I'm sure it's nothing." Stefan said. "I'll see you later."

At the car wash, he ran into her. "Hey."

"Hey." Elena said.

"Uh, guys!" Caroline called. "The event is called Sexy Suds, remember?"

"Did she just…"

"Yeah, you get used to it." Elena told him. "Sorry." They both looked at each other.

"Could you just…" They both began, then hesitated. They turned away from each other, clearly embarrassed.

"Matt, focus." Bonnie told him.

"Sorry. It's just hard trying to move on sometimes."

"Would you at least try?" Bonnie asked. "She's been distant since the accident."

Caroline was managing the counter. She seemed a little distracted and worried about something.

"Aren't you afraid that's going to come off?" Stefan asked Elena as they worked on a car. They had changed into their tank tops inside. Elena looked down at the ring she was wearing.

"It's okay." Elena told him. "I always keep an extra one on me." She indicated to her necklace.

"You're brother has one like it." Stefan said.

"I have a friend that's into protective jewelry. She said the stones were good luck." Elena mentally kicked herself for lying.

"I see. You have some interesting friends." Stefan said.

"You must think we're all crazy." Elena told him.

"No. I wouldn't think that way of you." Stefan said. Elena looked at him in surprise. No one had ever said that to her before. She had no idea what to say or do.

"I'm going to get some towls." She finally got out.

"Okay." Stefan said.

At the cemetery, Jeremy was with Vicki. "What are we doing here?"

"I thought we could get to know some of my other friends." Vicki said. It was then he noticed there were three other teens there besides them.

"Hey, Vicki." One of them said.

"Hey. This is my friend, Jeremy." Vicki said.

"So, he has issues, too?"

"Just the normal ones." Jeremy said.

At the car wash, Elena went over to Caroline. "Hey, we're out of towels and those shimmy things." She told her.

"I'll go get some more. Mind the money." Caroline told her. She ran off. Elena just stared after her.

"Caroline finally freed you, huh?"

"I have no idea what happened. She just ran off." Elena said. Then it hit her. "And I think I know where she went."

"Is she always like this?"

"Only when she's really worried about someone." Elena told him. Then he understood. "Why do you two always feel like you have to help out?"

"Well, my brother's on the Founder's Council." Stefan pointed out.

"I figured that when he questioned me the other day." Elena said. "Most of them are a little intimidating, even if some of my friends are related."

At the Boarding House, Caroline went inside. She found out the address from Elena. Upstairs, Damon heard a knock on the door. "Who is it?"

"It's me." Caroline said. She opened the door and came in. "I wanted to see how you were."

"Don't worry, I'll live."

"Thanks for saving me the other day." Caroline said. "I should've known that guy was a jerk from the beginning."

"Don't be too hard on yourself." Damon told her. "Anyone could make that mistake." Caroline smiled.

"You know a lot about this, don't you?"

"I was in the same position once." He explained. "One day, you'll find someone better than him. Someone that really cares about you."

"Did you find someone like that?" Caroline asked. He didn't answer her.

"I did once." He finally said. "One day, I hope I'll find another girl like that, though."

At the car wash, Bonnie was looking at one of the cars. It was on fire. Stefan saw her staring as if she couldn't look away. "Bonnie!" He tried to snap her out of it. "Bonnie! Look at me." Finally, she blinked.

"What just happened?" She asked him.

"You were in some kind of a trance." He told her. She looked at the damage.

"Did I do this?"

"I think so." Stefan said. He remembered what Elena said about Bonnie's family being descended from witches.

"Nobody else saw, did they?" Bonnie asked. She sounded scared. "Don't tell anybody. Please."

"Relax. You're secret's safe with me." Stefan told her.

At the cemetery, Jeremy was leaning against a stone. "You look bored." Vicki said.

"We're in a cemetery. Don't you think this is weird?"

"Not when you're used to hanging around these guys." Vicki pointed out. "Hey, guys." She tossed a bottle of pills at them.

"Wow. Nice toss." One of the guys said.

"Well, thanks to this Elena Gilbert…" Another started. Jeremy turned to Vicki."

"You took those from the house?"

"It's not like she needs it." Vicki pointed out.

"She'll notice if they're gone." Jeremy pointed out. "That's not cool."

"It's no big deal."

"Actually, it is." Jeremy said. He was really getting angry now.

"Who is this guy again?" Someone else asked.

"Fine. I'm sorry, okay?" Vicki asked.

"Why are we even here hanging out with these losers, anyway?" Jeremy went on.

"They're my friends, Jer. Like you are."

"You're better than them, Vic."

"You're different than I thought you'd be." Vicki said. "Ever since we broke up, you've been acting like a completely different person. It's better if you just leave. If I want to feel like an idiot, I'll just run to Tyler." Jeremy left the cemetery, relieved to be away from them.

At the car wash, Stefan ran into Matt. "Hey, have you seen Elena?"

"No, not for a while."

"You think she went home?"

"Not sure."

"Thanks."

"Hey, I know you're into her and all, but since her parents died, she hasn't been the same." Matt told him. "If you're trying to figure out who she is, she'll just continue to hide behind whatever's changed her."

"Thanks anyway." Stefan turned to leave. Then, the realization hit him as he put the clues together.

"I'm afraid if people knew what I was, they wouldn't accept the new me." Elena told him once. "Ever since the accident, everything's changed, including me." He remembered how she cut herself the other day, yet there was no injury and how she turned away from him so fast a few weeks ago.

That night, at the cemetery, Vicki found two of her friends dead. "Oh, w that happened?" Suddenly, she turned in time to see one of her other friends drop dead in front of her. A figure was over his body. It turned and noticed Vicki. She screamed and fainted on the ground, hitting her head on one of the stones.

"Oh, no." Jeremy went over to Vicki and picked her up. "Come on, we better get you to my place."

At Elena's house, she was upstairs when she heard the bell ring. She went downstairs to open the door and saw Stefan. "It's late. What are you doing here, Stefan?"

"Elena, what are you?" He asked.