A few days later, before school, Elena noticed Jeremy sketching in his notebook. She headed downstairs and found Jenna. "Jeremy's got his sketchpad out."

"Are you serious?" Jenna asked.

"Yeah, but don't say anything. As soon as we encourage him, he'll put it away."

"Don't worry, I am an expert on reverse psychology." Jenna told her. Elena laughed. "So, how are things with you and Stefan?"

"We're okay." Elena said. "I mean, he's a really good friend and all, but that's pretty much it."

"That sounds kinda boring."

As much as Elena hated to admit it, her aunt was right. "I don't know how I feel around him, honestly." She told her.

"At least he's not a jerk, unlike my ex." Jenna said. "Speaking of which, he's back in town."

"What did you just say?" Elena asked. The last memory she had of Logan Fell was not a good one. He tried to kill her brother, so she had killed him in order to save him and Vicki. So then how in the world was he still around.

At the Boarding House, Stefan was starting to leave for school. "Hey, I'm sorry about Katherine." He told his brother.

"Hey, if it's between the town and the girl I care about, I know which side I'm on." Then there was a knock at the door. Stefan answered it.

"I'm here to see Damon." Sheriff Forbes told him.

"Okay."

"Sheriff, what's going on?" Damon asked.

"Sorry to bother you, but we need to talk." He led the Sheriff inside while Stefan left for school.

"So, what is it?" Damon asked.

"There's been another attack." Sheriff Forbes told him. "Female victim, drained of blood. It's the same pattern."

"I'm sorry, it's just, I thought we solved this problem after I staked that guy from the Grill."

"I think he may have turned someone or possibly others." The Sheriff said. "The cover is that it was another animal attack, but I don't know how long we can keep lying to them. The council is in an uproar. We thought we were passed this."

"So, what do we do?"

"You're the only one who has ever taken on a vampire. We were hoping you could tell us." Sheriff Forbes told him.

At school, Elena noticed Caroline and Matt together. "Did I miss something?" She asked Bonnie.

"They've been hanging out." Bonnie said.

"That's kind of weird, considering they're complete opposites." Elena pointed out.

"Well, he helped cover for her during that party after she drank too much." Bonnie said. "Besides, it's better than having her obsess over Damon."

"How are you doing?" Elena asked. "I mean since…"

"It's still a lot to take in, I mean you kept this from me. But I'm also grateful to you." Bonnie said. "You saved my life that night."

"You're my best friend, Bonnie. I'd never leave you for dead." Elena pointed out.

"So, how are you and Stefan doing?"

"I don't know. I mean, he's a great guy and all, but I'm so confused about things."

"You're still in denial." Bonnie told her.

"What? No, it's just. I really like him, but I don't know if I'll be able to control myself around him." Elena explained. "What if I accidentally hurt him, or worse?"

"I'm still hearing that you're too scared to make a move."

"Well, what am I supposed to do?"

"Look, maybe you're right and this is for the best. I mean, what kind of future can you have with him?" Bonnie asked. Suddenly, a banner fell from the ceiling.

"Did you just…"

"No, I swear." Bonnie protested.

Stefan was on the phone with Damon. "Are you sure?"

"I'm positive. There's gotta be another vampire in town. I mean, unless you're girlfriend's started killing people."

"A-she wouldn't do that. And B-She's not my girlfriend!" Everyone turned to look at Stefan. Luckily, Elena wasn't around where he was.

"Well, they probably didn't, since you were with them last night."

"So, then who is it?"

"I don't know. But I'll investigate. Trust me on this one, Stef." He hung up the phone.

Outside, Elena was walking when she noticed him. "Stefan?"

"We need to talk about something." He told her.

They sat together and he told her what was going on. "Any idea who it could be?" Elena asked.

"No, but someone found a body in the middle of the road."

"Then whoever did it must be new." Elena said. He looked at her. "Hey, I know from experience, but my brother and I adapted fast."

"Think they're trying to send a message?"

"That, or they're lazy." Elena told him.

"And I know it wasn't you either of two, I was with you last night."

"So how do we figure this out?"

"Well, Damon's looking into it." Stefan told her.

"You two should be careful. If he's new, he could be dangerous and reckless." Then Elena realized who it was.

"I'll see you in class." Stefan told her. He headed back into the school, while she sat thinking things over.

Jeremy was at home, sketching. "What do you think?" He asked Jenna. She came over and saw the sketches.

"Kind of creepy."

"I found this old journal in dad's stuff a while back." Jeremy told her. He decided not to say anything about the day they were attacked. If their aunt ever found out, she'd freak.

"Yeah, I heard about it. Johnathan Gilbert. He was a writer, mostly horror." Jenna said.

"At the time, I thought he was a drunk or a lunatic." Jeremy said.

"He was a Gilbert, maybe it was both."

Outside a warehouse, Damon was looking at the watch that Jeremy let him borrow. It was pointing straight at the building, so he went inside. Somehow, he wasn't surprised to see Logan Fell standing there. "You don't want to do this." He warned him.

"You deserve it."

"For what?"

"For siding with them." Logan told him.

"Technically, I'm not the one who killed you and for the record, you almost killed an innocent human that night, if I remember." Damon pointed out. "I'd say it's karma."

"I know about Jenna's niece and nephew." Logan said. "To be honest, I'm a little surprised they didn't show…" Suddenly, a figure blurred past him and punched him halfway across the room.

"You were saying?" Jeremy asked.

"Thanks, man." Damon said. "So, who turned you?"

"How should I know?" Logan said. "The last thing I remember, I was about to finish this kid and then his sister grabbed me. That's it until I woke up in the ground behind a used car dealership off highway four."

"Well, no one on the council liked you much anyway."

"Dude, heightened emotions, remember?" Jeremy told him. "And since he's such a hothead…"

"Oh, never thought of that." Damon said.

"Wait, my sister and I don't know who turned us, either." Jeremy realized.

"Someone must've done it, and I doubt it was one of you two kids." Logan said.

"Maybe we can figure it out together."

"I doubt that, Jeremy." Damon told him.

"One minute, I'm a small town on the rise news guy and next thing I know, I can't get into my house because my foot won't go through the door."

"You have to be invited in." Jeremy pointed out.

"I know. I live alone. I've been staying at the hotel." He told him. "All I can think about its blood and killing people. I can't stop killing people, I keep killing and I like it. I'm conflicted."

"I used to feel the same a few months ago." Jeremy said. "But I don't kill people. Not anymore."

"Hang on, the cops found a body." Damon said. Jeremy checked his wristwatch.

"Aw, man. I have to get back." Jeremy told Damon. "Can you handle things here?"

"You're talking to an expert on vampire hunting, kid." He told him. Jeremy left the warehouse as fast as he could.

"It's weird, being a vampire. All I think about is my ex-girlfriend."

"You probably still have feelings for her." Damon said. "I'm no expert on vampires, but I know a lot about people."

"Look, don't get me wrong, I still want revenge on you guys, but first, maybe I'll persuade my ex to help me."

"You leave her alone." Damon told him. "She has nothing to with any of this."

"Like you can stop me?" Logan sped out of the warehouse.

"I can try." Damon said. He walked over to his car and got his phone.

Students were walking around the school as career night went on. Jeremy noticed Vicki and Tyler looking at some of the drawings. He walked over to them. "Hey, guys."

"Hey."

"I didn't know you liked looking at art."

"Mattie and I always used to go to the art museum, when we were kids." Vicki told him. She flipped her hair over her shoulder.

"I think there's a wall panel over there." Tyler said. The two of them left. Jeremy looked at one of the drawings and saw Tyler's name on it.

Elena and Stefan were looking at the different career booths. "So, what do you want to become?" Elena asked.

"I don't know. Since my parents died, I considered joining the Founder's." Stefan told her. "Apart from that, though, I guess I want to be a doctor."

"Really? I never would've guessed." Elena said.

"I've always to help others, save lives. I guess you could say my mother inspired me."

"It's like they say, parents are our role models."

"What about you? What did you want to be?"

"I'm not sure." Elena admitted. "I haven't thought about it since my parents died."

"I'm sorry." Stefan told her. "I didn't…"

"It doesn't matter much. I'll have to leave town in a couple years, anyway." Elena said.

"Why would you…oh, right."

"I can't stay here, not with the Council around. I know your brother will protect our secret, but how long will it be before they notice I'm still a teen in five years?" Elena pointed out.

"Elena, I need to…" Stefan's words were cut off as Jenna showed up.

"Hide me." Jenna said.

"What's going on?" Elena asked. She sounded really worried.

"The scum Fell has landed."

"Logan's here?!" Elena asked, not even hiding her fear this time.

"Wait, Logan Fell?" Stefan asked. He was one of the few people who knew he was dead. Stefan looked at Elena. She seemed really scared.

It wasn't long before he found them. "Jenna, are you dodging me?"

"It's a form of self-preservation."

"Stefan, can you take Aunt Jenna somewhere else?" Elena asked.

"No problem." The two of them left.

"What are you doing here?" Elena asked. "How are you even a…"

"That's what I'd like to know." Logan told her. "And judging from you're reaction, I'm guessing you have no clue, either."

"You'd be right."

"So, think you could convince your aunt to…"

"Let me get one thing straight: stay away from Aunt Jenna or you're gonna regret it." Elena told him. She stormed off down the hall. There was no way he was letting him near her aunt.

She headed down the hall and found Jenna. "Hey. When Logan stopped by, what did he say?"

"He's the usual Logan, charming, a little more maniac than usual. He kept trying to convince me to let him in." Jenna told her. Elena looked surprised. "What?"

"Okay, listen to me very carefully. Do not, under any circumstances, talk to him again. I'm serious, Jenna, like ever!" Elena told her. Luckily, Alaric showed up then.

"Hey Elena. Jenna."

"Hi, Mister Saltzman."

"Yeah I was hoping to see you tonight."

"Career nights the new bowling." Jenna said.

"Okay, excuse me." Elena left to go find Stefan.

Meanwhile, Stefan was talking to Damon on the phone. "Logan Fell got turned into a vampire. He was bad enough normal."

"How are you doing?"

"Fine. Except for the fact I have no idea where he is."

"That's no problem. He's here at the school." Stefan told him.

"What's he doing there?"

"Working the crowd."

"I'll be right there." Damon told him.

In the hallway, Jeremy found Tyler and Vicki. "Hey, I didn't know you drew." Jeremy said.

"Oh, yeah. Ty's been doing sketches since he was a kid." Vicki told him.

"Also, I needed an elective." Tyler pointed out.

"It's really good." Jeremy told him. "You know, I'm into drawing, too."

"Really? I didn't know that."

"Guess you two have more in common than you think." Vicki said.

"Not really." Jeremy said. "I mean, besides the fact that Tyler had a crush on you long before we dated."

"Dude, seriously?" Tyler asked.

"You had a crush on me?" Vicki asked him.

"Yeah, I didn't want anyone to know about it though." Tyler told her. "Then you two started dating."

"Well, things worked out in the end." Vicki said. "Besides, I had a crush on you, too."

"So everything worked out, then." Jeremy said.

Elsewhere, Stefan and Elena were looking for Logan and ran into Matt. "Hey, guys."

"Have you seen Logan Fell, the news guy?" Elena asked him.

"Yeah, he just gave Caroline a ride home." Matt told them. Elena and Stefan looked at each other.

"Find Jer and tell him what happened." Elena told Stefan. "I'm going."

Outside, Tyler was with Vicki. "Are you okay?" He asked her. Jeremy was standing nearby, listening in.

"You're father doesn't like me very much, does he?" Vicki pointed out.

"My dad's a little judgemental."

"A little? Please, no guy would want their son to be going out with a recovering drug addict." Vicki said.

"Look, he doesn't know you. I'm not going to stop seeing you just because of what he says." Tyler told her. "Besides, it's not like we can't hang out at your place."

"I don't know. It'd be kinda awkward with Matt around."

"Right. But we can still meet outside of school, you know. We just have to be more careful so he doesn't get on our case."

"I really hate sneaking around."

"You used to do it all the time, though." Tyler pointed out.

"True." Jeremy headed back inside.

Outside, Elena spotted Logan's car heading down the road. She heard him threatening to turn Caroline, who was unconscious next to him. She ran over using her speed and stopped the car. Then, she grabbed Logan and threw him onto the ground below. She heard a gunshot and turned. She knew this wasn't the time to be thinking where in the world Damon got a gun with wooden bullets.

"Is she okay?" Damon asked.

"Yeah. I've got her." Elena told him. "I'm going to take her home."

"I can handle him." Elena ran off using her speed again.

"How can you side with them?" Logan asked him.

"I'm not siding with them, I just don't kill innocent people." Damon told him. "And you're far from innocent."

"I know a way to get in there without releasing them."

"You're lying. There is no other way." The Sheriff's car pulled up. Damon turned and noticed her. Unfortunately, Logan took the opportunity and slammed him against the car before speeding off.

"Where is she?" Sheriff Forbes asked.

"It's okay. My brother's taking her home." Damon told her. "He got away."

"We'll find him."

Back in the school hallway, Stefan was waiting for Elena to show up. She finally walked over to him. "Hey, is Caroline okay?" He asked her.

"She's fine. I took her home." Elena told him. "She doesn't know anything other than that Logan attacked her."

"Where is he?"

"Last I checked, your brother and the Sheriff were on it." Elena said. "Don't you see how dangerous things can get?"

"I understand, Elena. But that's not going to stop me from helping or being your friend." Stefan told her.

"You want me to give you a ride back?" Elena asked.

"Sure." The two of them left the school together.

Outside, Jeremy found Tyler. He looked serious. Vicki was sitting by him, looking concerned. "Hey, what's going on?" Jeremy asked.

"Not now, man."

"He got into a really intense argument with his father." Vicki explained. "I think it's because of me."

"Look, I don't think it's about you, Vic." Jeremy told her. "This was between him and his dad. Is it always like that with him?"

"Sometimes."

"It's just hard, you know?" Tyler said, addressing them. "But I don't need anyone to pity me."

"No, what you need are friends that'll help you get through things like this." Jeremy said.

"You should just go." Tyler said. "I need to be on my own for a while." He walked away from them.

"He needs to cool off." Vicki explained. "He and Mr. Lockwood don't get along so well."

"I didn't know it was that bad." Jeremy said.

"How could anyone have known? You two are similar when you're upset." Vicki said. "Not that I mean to compare you guys, but he keeps to himself sometimes."

"Will you be okay?"

"Yeah. I better find Matt."

Elena pulled up to the driveway at the Boarding House. "About earlier, before Logan showed up at the school, you were saying something."

"It's nothing." Stefan told her. "Just forget it."

"Before my parents died, I wanted to be a writer." Elena said. "My mom supported and encouraged me ever since I could read. She got me my first journal. When she died, I just couldn't picture myself being a writer anymore. It was something between us, you know?"

"Yeah. I get it."

"Look, I never asked for this kind of life, but it happened." Elena said. "I can't change what I am, just like how my best friend can't change being a witch. It just is."

"Look, I don't care about any of that." Stefan told her. "Nothing is going to stop me from being your friend." They got out of the car.

"You know, when you become a vampire, all you're feelings are heightened, not just the bad ones." Elena explained. "I can't believe I didn't realize it earlier."

"What are you saying?"

"What I'm saying, Stefan, is that I think I'm in love with you." Elena told him. He looked at her. He seemed surprised. "I know it's complicated and that it probably won't work, but I can't help how I…"

"Elena…"

"I'm don't know what…" She couldn't finish the sentence. Because the next thing she knew, his lips were on hers. Slowly, she found herself kissing him back. It wasn't long before they broke apart. Elena felt herself changing and turned around. All she could think was, why now?

"Elena?" Stefan asked.

"Don't look at me." She told him. She felt his hand on her shoulder.

"It can't be that bad." He said. Slowly and reluctantly, Elena turned around. Her eyes had turned red and there were veins underneath. Stefan ran his hand over her cheek.

"I've seen worse." He told her before kissing her again. When he pulled away, she returned to normal, looking surprised.

"You wanna talk inside? It's kind of awkward out here."

"No problem." The two of them headed into the Boarding House, holding hands.

Outside, Damon and Sheriff Forbes were still out looking. "Wait." He said. They found Logan Fell in the middle of the road, greyed with a stake in his chest.

"He's dead. I don't know how we would've handled this one." Sheriff Forbes said.

"We better get him out of here before someone sees him." Damon pointed out.

"Right." While they worked with the deputies to get rid of the body, Damon couldn't help but wonder who killed him.