A week after the tomb incident, Anna had a serious headache. Most of the tomb vampires had taken up residence in their house. It was going to be even harder for her to break the news to her mom.

She headed into the kitchen, where her mom was showing Harper how to use a cell phone. "I was just showing him what you taught me."

"It's pretty cool." Harper said.

"Yeah, most changes are hard to adjust to, but some of these things can be useful." Anna told him.

"So, do you have a boyfriend?"

"Of course not. I'm not dating anyone." Anna said.

"What do you think?" Pearl asked as she showed Anna her outfit.

"Very respectable."

"That's the idea. Can't say that I miss those corsets."

"I know a short cut into town if you're willing to walk." Anna told her. She knew her mom had no idea how to drive.

"Well, lead the way." One of the vampires entered the room.

"Where are you going?" Anna rolled her eyes. Fredrick was always causing problems.

"We have some business in town. We'll be back as soon as we can. I trust that you'll keep an eye on things."

"So, I'm the baby sitter now?"

"Frederick, if this is going to work we have to cooperate with one another." Pearl reminded him.

"Besides, it's not like we'll be gone long." Anna said. "At least, I hope not."

"I'll watch things miss Pearl." Harper offered.

"Thank you, Harper." Pearl told him. Anna and Pearl headed outside.

A few hours later, she and Pearl were in the town square. "I really don't think you should've done that." Anna told her. They had left the Boarding House a few minutes ago. "He's been through a lot and trust me, you don't want to make him angry."

"Well, I understand he's already part of the council."

"Yeah, so that no one like us gets caught. Besides, you really don't know where she is, do you?" Anna pointed out. "I don't want to let him down like that ever again."

Outside, they ran into a woman. "Uh, Mother. I'm going to be over there. I'll see you in a few hours."

"Miss Sommers?" Pearl asked.

"Yes. Hi Pearl."

"This property was in my brother in law's family for generations." Jenna explained. "It's one of the originals structure in Mystic Falls. It used to be one of those old fashioned drugstore thingies."

"You mean an apothecary." Pearl said.

"Yeah." Jenna said. "Sorry if it's a little musty. No one has been here for months."

"That's perfectly okay." Pearl turned and looked around for Anna.

"Is something wrong?"

"No, I'm just trying to see where Anna went."

"Oh, Jeremy's friend? I heard she has a habit of disappearing." Jenna told her as they headed inside.

That evening, Anna was wondering how she was going to explain the ghost thing to her mom. She figured she needed to clear her head and there was only one person she could explain the problem to.

She found herself standing outside the Gilbert's house. Jeremy got the door. "Anna?"

"Hi."

"I thought you were leaving."

"Doesn't look like it. I just needed someone to talk to." Anna said.

"I'm just surprised, that's all. I haven't seen you the last few days."

"I've been a little busy." Anna told him.

"So, what's up?" Jeremy asked.

"Well, my mom got this business opportunity. It's always been her dream to open this store." Anna said. "I'll probably be spending more time at the library, though."

"You're such a bookworm."

"Well, I just wouldn't fit into the high school scene." Anna told him. "Besides, not like my mom would ever know about it."

"I was going to do more research about the vampire topic." Jeremy told her.

"I thought you would've dropped it by now."

"I just wanted to understand why people were labeled as vampires back then." Jeremy told her. "I mean, maybe they're real, maybe they're not. They might just be different from the way we pictured them."

"What do you mean?" Anna asked.

"Maybe they're just normal outsiders, like us. Misunderstood."

"If only that were true." Anna said.

"Don't you think it's possible?" Jeremy asked. "I mean, you did give me all that information."

"That's only because I have a thing for supernatural myths." Anna told him. "I focus on various studies and beings."

The two of them went into the kitchen. "I ate before I left." Anna said.

"No problem." Anna turned to wait in the living room, when she heard him curse under his breath. She turned around and saw his hand bleeding.

"What happened?"

"I hate when that happens." Jeremy told her. "Quick, get a towel or something!"

"That is seriously gross." Anna looked away and headed toward the towels.

"You don't like blood, do you?" Without looking at Jeremy, she threw a towel at him. Not only did he catch it in his non-bloody hand, but she also realized that she had used her powers to send it to him.

"No, I don't like blood." She said, turning to face him.

"Wait, if you're not a vampire, what are you?" Jeremy asked. Anna just looked at him, embarrassed that he found out this way. Jenna came in and he headed toward her. Anna took this opportunity and disappeared from the kitchen. By the time Jeremy got back, she was gone.

Anna found herself back at the house she and her mom were living in. "Where have you been?" Pearl asked.

"I needed some air." Anna told her.

"For three hours?" Pearl asked her. "It was like you just vanished."

"I'm sorry. I had to visit a friend." Anna said.

"What's going on with you?"

"It's nothing. Really." Anna told her. She wasn't ready to have this conversation. "There are some things that I can't talk about, okay?" She ran upstairs.

A few minutes later, Anna returned to the Gilbert house. She found herself in Jeremy's bedroom. "Whoa! Don't do that again." He said when she appeared in front of him.

"Sorry, it's a really bad habit." Anna said.

"How long have you been…"

"Not very long." Anna told him. "Why'd you think I was a vampire?"

"I knew this girl, Vicki." Jeremy explained. "Vicki. She was attacked by an animal, a bite to the neck. She started acting crazy, weird, and it seemed like drugs, but then you showed me those articles. And you kept appearing out of nowhere and then disappearing a few minutes into a conversation. So, are they real?"

"Yes, vampires are real. But you can't tell anyone, okay?"

"Who would believe me?" Jeremy asked.

"You'd be surprised." Anna told him.

"Why do you always show up around me?"

"I don't know." Anna told him. "You're one of the few normal humans who can see me."

"Are there others?"

"Unless they have a supernatural gift or knew me when I was alive, no one else can see me." Anna said. "Except you."

"Why is that?"

"I don't know. Why did you ask me about the vampire stuff anyway?"

"Because if it's true, then maybe Vicki's still out there somewhere." Jeremy told her. "I just wanted to know if she was okay."

"I'll see you around. I'm supposed to be at home." Anna told him. She faded away in front of him. He lay down on his bed and went to sleep. He hoped that this was all just some weird dream.