At school, Elena was talking with Caroline. "Have you guys talked about it?"
"Yeah, and it's really weird." Caroline said. "Once I told her what he told me, she nearly panicked."
"What's it about, anyway?" Elena asked.
"I don't know. Something about how the necklace works only if a certain person has it." Caroline said. "It's weird, isn't it?" Elena seemed surprised for a moment, but she shrugged it off.
"Yeah, strange." Elena said. She made a mental note to ask Stefan if he knew anything about it.
"So, where's Stefan?" Caroline asked.
"He called and said he'd be running late today." Elena told her.
"Why?"
"I don't know, I didn't ask." Elena said. "I'll see you later." She turned to head to history class.
In history class, Elena noticed Bonnie. She looked scared. "Are you okay?" Bonnie nodded, indicating this wasn't the time or place to talk about it. A man stepped into the classroom.
"Good morning, everyone. My name is Alaric Saltzman. I'm the new history teacher."
"Yeah, like that wasn't obvious." Elena heard Bonnie whisper. She tried not to laugh, since they were in class and she didn't want everyone staring at her.
In the courtyard, they spoke more openly. Bonnie explained she was having dreams "And then I ended up at the remains of the old Fell's Church before I woke up back in the woods." She finished.
"And you always see Emily?" Elena asked.
"Do you believe in ghosts?" Bonnie asked her.
"Anything's possible." Elena said.
"I think I'm being haunted."
"But why Emily?" Elena asked.
"Grams said she was a powerful witch when she was alive. This necklace belonged to her, a witch's talisman." Bonnie explained.
"And you started having them when you got the necklace?"
"I think she's using it to communicate with me." Bonnie said.
"What does Grams say about it?"
"I can't call her. She's going to tell me to embrace it." Bonnie pointed out. "I don't want to embrace it. I want it to stop." Elena felt bad for her. She hadn't wanted to be a vampire, but it happened.
"Sometimes, there are just some things you can't help that are part of you, Bonnie." She told her sympathetically.
"I get it. I have to go to class." Bonnie told her. "I'll see you later." She walked off.
"Everything okay?" Elena looked around and found Stefan standing at a nearby tree.
In the classroom, Jeremy showed up. "Hey, Mr. Saltzman. I'm Jeremy Gilbert. You wanted to see me?"
"Your old teacher kept a file of old grades. It looks like yours have slipped in the past few months." Alaric told him.
"It's been rough, since I've had to deal with some changes." Jeremy told him. "But I've been trying to turn it around."
"I've noticed, but it's still pretty bad. How do you feel about extra credit?"
"Sure, no problem." Jeremy said.
"Okay, then do a paper on local history. These old towns probably have facts no one else even knows about."
"I'm on it." Jeremy said. "Nice ring." He noticed it looked familiar, but couldn't tell where he'd seen it before.
"Thanks. I got it from family. You have a week to finish the assignment." Alaric told him, getting it back on topic.
Outside, Elena was talking with Stefan. "I was starting to think you were ditching class." Elena said.
"Yeah, I got your text message. I would've been here sooner, but meeting with the guidance counselor took longer than I thought."
"Let me guess, bad grades?"
"No, just having trouble in one of the classes."
"I could tutor you sometime." Elena said before she even realized she'd said it out loud.
"I don't know if I have time to fit it in. But if I fail, I'm off the team, so I guess I could use your help."
"Thanks."
"I'll see you after school." He told her.
Bonnie was walking toward the parking lot, when she ran into Damon. "You scared me."
"Sorry about that, but I need your help."
"For what?" Bonnie asked.
"You're the only one who can use that necklace."
"Yeah, you can keep the stupid necklace. I don't care." Bonnie told him.
"Look, I want to help you. I understand you've been having dreams lately. About Emily." Damon explained.
"How do you know about that?" Bonnie asked.
"I know a lot. I know she's using the crystal to communicate with you." Damon told her. "I know how scared you are, so I'm not going to bother you again." He turned to leave. "Tell her that I kept my promise to her." Bonnie just watched him leave. She was really confused now.
A few minutes later, she and Elena were driving home. "He really creeps me out sometimes." Bonnie said. "I have no idea what he wants."
"Maybe you should avoid him as much as possible." Elena said.
"I tried. He keeps showing up."
"Why don't you sleep over at my place tonight?" Elena suggested. "You probably shouldn't be alone." Bonnie suddenly pulled over and got out of the car. "Where are you going?" Bonnie tore off the necklace and threw it into the field. "Are you okay?"
"I am now." Bonnie said. "All of my problems started cause of that thing. I should've done that a lot sooner."
"What about Grams' advice?" Elena pointed out. She knew it was probably a bad idea not to follow it.
"Grams isn't the one being haunted by an old ghost, is she?" Bonnie pointed out.
"Okay." Elena decided to drop the subject around her. She had no idea what else to tell her.
A few hours later, Elena was sitting outside. Stefan walked over to her. "Thanks for coming." She told him. "It's getting serious."
"I had a feeling about that."
"He really freaked her out, Stefan." Elena told him.
"What would Damon want with Bonnie?"
"She has this necklace. Caroline got it from Damon, she gave it to Bonnie, and he keeps asking her to help him."
"All this started because of a necklace?" Stefan asked. He was skeptical about it.
"It belonged to one of Bonnie's ancestors. A great-aunt." Elena said. She started putting the pieces together. "A Bennett."
"Emily." Stefan realized. "She lived next door to Katherine. She let her stay with her when her parents went out of town. This explains a lot."
"Wait, you know about Bonnie?" Elena asked.
"At the car wash, she went into a trance and nearly set a car on fire." Stefan explained. "I promised to keep her secret."
"For some reason, he needs her help since she's the only one who can use the necklace." Elena said.
"What did it look like?"
"There was this antique setting with an amber crystal." Elena explained.
"I'm going to go talk with him." Stefan told her.
"Will he tell you?"
"I'll find a way to get it out of him." Stefan told her. He left. For some reason, Elena felt nervous that he was going to talk with him. What if it didn't work?
At the Grill, Jenna and Jeremy were talking about the research paper. "So, what's the topic?"
"I haven't decided yet." Jeremy said. "I was thinking about using the history things that Dad boxed up."
"You really take after your father. He loved all that family history stuff." Jenna told him. Alaric came over to them.
"Hey, Mr. Saltzman."
"Jeremy. What's up?" He noticed Jenna.
"This is my Aunt Jenna."
"He was just telling me about the paper. Thanks for giving him another chance." Jenna told him.
"I think he has potential." Alaric told her. "I also wanted to make a good first impression."
Stefan found Damon sitting at the bar. "Bad day?"
"Sort of." Damon told him. "This supernatural stuff really gets me on edge sometimes."
"Wanna talk about it?"
"Not really. Why are you so concerned all of a sudden?"
"I'm not." Stefan lied.
At Elena's house, the girls were all in the kitchen. "I'm sorry if I got you into trouble with the necklace." Caroline told Bonnie.
"Would you hate me if I said I threw it away?" Bonnie asked.
"You threw it away?"
"I know it was stupid, but the necklace was giving me nightmares. I had to get rid of it." Bonnie explained.
"You could've just given it back to Damon." Caroline pointed out.
"He's who we're trying to avoid right now." Elena reminded her.
"So, are we doing manicures or what?" Caroline asked. "Who has their kit?"
"Mine's in my bag."
"So, Elena. What's up with you and Stefan? Are you two together or not?"
"For the last time, we're not dating, Care." Elena said.
"Why are you such a liar, Bonnie?" Caroline suddenly asked.
"What?"
"Caroline!" The girls gasped in shock as she held up the same necklace that Bonnie threw into the field.