Elena and Stefan were sitting in the living room of the Boarding House. "So, let me get this straight. You had a crush on me since school started?" Elena asked.

"Well, yeah." Stefan told her. "I've never met anyone who I could relate to before, about my parents and school."

"Don't forget writing. I remember seeing you journal that day we met at the grave, too." Elena pointed out.

"It helps me remember them sometimes." Stefan explained. "It's kinda a family legacy in this house, too. My father used to keep one."

"Wow. We really are a lot alike." Elena said. She got up. "I should probably get back before Jenna starts wondering where I am."

"Guess I'll see you tomorrow." Stefan told her, escorting her to the door. "I love you, Elena."

"I love you, too." She got up on her toes and gently kissed him before heading back out to her car.

On her way back, she saw someone standing in the middle of the road. The next thing she knew, the car had been flipped over and she was stuck. She couldn't undo her seatbelt. She looked and saw that the person she hit had gotten back up and was headed toward her. She began to panic. Suddenly, he ran off.

Elena was confused, but figured something must've scared him off. She heard another car pull up. "Is someone there?" She called. She was surprised when Damon looked in the window.

"You okay in there?"

"Damon."

"What happened?"

"Later, my seatbelt's stuck." She told him.

"First, you need to calm down. I'll help you out of there." He said. Elena took a few deep breaths. Then she remembered and used her strength to get out of the seatbelt. "Okay, hang in there for a second." Damon grabbed her and pulled her out of the car. "I've got you." He set her on the ground. "Are you okay?"

Elena shook her head. She was shaken, but as far as physical injuries, she was fine. "We better get you back to our place. You look like you're about to collapse."

"Okay." Damon got her into his car and they headed back to the Boarding House.

At the library, Jeremy was doing a little research for his paper, when a girl sat down near him. "Hey, you're into studying myths as well?"

"I've kinda got a history paper due, so I wanted to do something interesting." Jeremy told her. "I'm Jeremy."

"Need any help?" The girl asked.

"It couldn't hurt."

"I'm Anna." The girl told him. "So, what do you need?"

"Local 1860s. You work here or something?" Jeremy asked.

"I do all my studying here. I'm home-schooled." Anna told him. "So, what's the topic?"

"The origin of the myths in this town." Jeremy told her.

"You mean the vampires?" Jeremy was surprised she knew about that.

"You believe in that stuff?"

"Well, my grandfather would tell me stories about them when I was little. They sort of passed down through his family." Anna explained.

"Yeah, I've read a few stories myself." Jeremy told her. Then he decided to cover it up. "I always thought they referred to the enemy soldiers though and used vampires as a comparison."

"Wow. You're really smart." Anna said. "You know, I found some old articles that might help. And my grandfather used to have this old journal, but it's been missing since he died."

"He had an old journal, too?" Jeremy asked.

"Yeah."

"That's weird." Jeremy said. Anna came back with some articles.

"Here, I did some research on it the other day." Anna said. "Most of the attacks have occurred around this town for the past few decades. The victims suffered from blood loss."

"Cool." Jeremy said. "Hey, thanks for the help."

"It was nothing." Anna told him. "I'll see you around." She headed back over to the bookshelf.

Back at the Boarding House, Elena was sitting down in the living room. She was still shaken from earlier. She and Damon had explained to Stefan what happened. "I have no idea who he was, all I know was that he was definitely a vampire." Elena told him.

"Why would a vampire attack one of their own kind?" Stefan asked.

"Three reasons. A, revenge, B, they're just messing with us, or C, the most likely one, they don't know I'm not human."

"Do you remember anything about him?"

"He was wearing a hoodie. I never saw his face." Elena explained. She glanced at his wrist. He was still wearing the bracelet. "You guys better be careful."

"As long as we have these on, they can't control us." Stefan pointed out.

"I know, but still…we don't know what he's after, so we'd all better watch our backs." Elena said.

The following day at school, Jeremy was surprised to see he got an A on his history paper. "Surprised? It's a good essay." Alaric told him. "Your thoughts are clear, and your argument is well laid out. It's just, uh, you don't actually think there are vampires in Mystic Falls."

"Of course not." Jeremy said. "There are more kidnappings and animal attacks around the area, though. Then again, it could've happened anywhere."

"Interesting point." Jeremy turned to leave, but Alaric stopped him. "Oh, uh, Jeremy, the source that you cited for the 1860s info, uh, Jonathan Gilbert..."

"My ancestor's journal?" Jeremy asked. He seemed suspicious.

"I'd really like to see that sometime."

"I'm sorry, I can't." Jeremy told him. "It belonged to my father. I can't just give it away to anyone. I hope you understand."

"Yeah, I get it. I wouldn't blame you. If I had ever lost my father's belongings, I'd probably get in trouble, too."

"See you around." Jeremy said. He felt bad about lying, but he knew he couldn't just trust anyone with the journal.

At the Grill, Elena was talking with Bonnie. She'd explained the incident to her. "Why would he be after you, though?"

"I don't know. Maybe he thinks I'm some helpless victim or something. But I also don't know how much older or stronger he is." Elena said.

"The Elena I know wouldn't be into these stupid games." Bonnie pointed out. "Besides, you could probably take him down if you had to."

"You're right." Elena said. "I have to go to the store. My outfit for the dance is lacking accessories."

"See you later." Bonnie said. Elena left. As soon as Bonnie got up, she noticed Damon headed toward her. "What do you want?"

"I was just wanted to see how you were doing." Damon said.

"I'm fine, thanks for asking." She tried to leave.

"I'm just concerned, okay? The last time I saw you, your forehead was bleeding." He pointed out.

"You know I could probably throw you across the room without touching you, right?" Bonnie asked.

"Hey, is everything okay over here?" A guy asked them.

"Yeah, we're okay." Damon told him.

"I wasn't asking you." The guy said. Damon walked away. He knew it would look really bad if they got into a fight.

"Thanks." Bonnie said.

"Anytime, Bonnie." The guy said.

"You remember me?"

"I didn't graduate that long ago, now."

"Sorry, Ben. I just didn't think you knew me." Bonnie told him. She felt herself blushing from embarrassment.

Elena was on her way to the car she borrowed from Aunt Jenna, when her phone rang. "Hello?"

"Hello, Elena." A voice on the other end said.

"Who is this?" She asked.

"You hit me with your car." Elena started looking around.

"If you know what's best for you, stay the hell away from me." Elena said. She hung up and got in her car, driving away from the area.

At the Boarding House, Elena was talking with Stefan about what had just went down. "Why the heck is this creep targeting me? What does he want?" Elena asked.

"I don't know, but some vampires can be tricky, Elena." Stefan told her. "Most of them like to surprise their enemies. I think this is yours." He handed her the watch. She was surprised he had it.

"This was in our Dad's things. How'd you get it?" Elena asked.

"I found it in Damon's room." Stefan said. "Jeremy let him borrow it the other night to find
the other vampire."

"Hard to believe that back the old days, they'd use this thing to hunt people like me down." Elena said.

"That was when everyone thought all vampires were evil." Stefan told her. "But we both know that you're not. You should be really careful."

"I will." She leaned forward and kissed him lightly.

At the Grill, Jeremy was surprised when Anna came by. "Hey, how'd it go?"

"What?" Jeremy asked.

"The paper." She told him.

"I got an A. Thanks for the articles. They helped a lot." Jeremy told her.

"So, what'd he say about the vampires?" Anna asked. "Did he believe it?"

"I don't even believe it." Jeremy said. "It was just a research paper. Anyway, I should go."

"Hey, do you wanna hang out later or something?" Anna asked him.

"I can't, sorry. I'm on punch duty at the school dance."

"Oh. How'd you get stuck with that?"

"I'm failing a class, so I need to do something to raise the grade." Jeremy explained.

"Well, guess I'll see you tomorrow."

"Thanks for the help, anyway." Jeremy told her. "See you." He left the Grill, wondering how she knew about vampires.

At home, Jenna was talking with Elena. "I just spoke with the insurance company. Your car's totaled." She explained. "You can keep using mine for now."

"You coming to the dance?" Elena asked, glancing at the outfit her aunt was wearing.

"Alaric asked me to chaperone."

"Sometimes I wonder about my parents." Elena said. "If they'd know about these changes."

"Elena, there's something you should know…" Jenna began. Jeremy came in then.

"Hey, are you two ready?"

"I just need to change." Elena told him. "I'll talk to you later, Aunt Jenna." She headed upstairs to change into her outfit for the dance.

At the Boarding House, Stefan was reading through one of the journals again. He put it down as Damon came in. "I thought you'd be on your way to the dance by now. What are you looking for in their journal this time?"

"I was trying to see if there was another way to save her." Stefan told him. "Look, I know she meant a lot to you and I want to help."

"Why would you do this?"

"Because you're my brother and I hate seeing you like this." Stefan told him.

"What about the vampires trapped in there?"

"We'll find a way to get rid of them."

Elena headed downstairs after changing into her outfit from the dance. She paused and looked around. Something didn't feel right. "Jeremy?" She called. When she got no answer, she called Stefan's number.

"Hello?"

"Damon?" Elena was surprised.

"He's on his way to your place. He forgot his phone."

"Thanks." Elena hung up. She didn't notice, but the vampire from earlier was behind her. Quickly, she turned around as he jumped her. She screamed in surprise. Suddenly, Jeremy pushed him off her. He ran off.

"Oh, God! Elena, are you okay?"

"Why didn't you answer before?" Elena asked.

"I thought I heard something move downstairs. I didn't think he'd try to attack you." Jeremy explained.

"We better let the guys know about this." Elena told him.