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Unpleasantville

"I need another like a brother
For a cryin' shoulder"

I may have made a tiny mess of the house in my hours of searching for information about Emily's grimoire. Fabby Stefan's arrived – he's talking away but I only start listening when he says "Putting Elena in harm's way – that is my concern" Oh Stefan, ever the dramatic. "I'm talking about Atlanta" Yeah I got that. She didn't tell him about the vampire did she? Surely not.

"Elena and I had a blast" – oh brother if you only knew how true that is. You have seen nothin' of that girl yet.

"You're just bitter because one of us gets to be with the person that we love and poor Katherine is just out of reach – unless there's another way for you to get into that tomb" I don't even rise to it, I know what he's doing and it's pathetic. God go away Stefan. Leave me in peace for 2 minutes. You know it's a huge house...or, school...or...Elena. Do something. Thank god he leaves.

I need to take a break for all this searching and I need a drink which I could have in the house but then I would just keep searching and that would defeat the purpose. So I come to the Grill and walk right into Miss Bonnie Bennett. Another feisty little thing...honestly do the people in this town learn nothing from their history books? Movies? Anything?

"You tried to kill me" – "But I didn't – and if I wanted to I would've, does that not count for anything" – it should! – "you know I can start fires with my mind? Fires kill vampires, right?" – Well, that's not creepy at all. Damn witches.

Some guy comes up to make sure she's okay – again people with no fear. I consider doing something to change that but we're in the Grill surrounded by people and to be quite honest I just can't be bothered. I wanted to try and make nice with the witch, she's Elena's friend and it never hurts to have a witch on your side but it's really not a big deal and I haven't even had my drink yet. I think I'm...changing. Ugh.

I'm back home and back to the searching when Stefan brings me dad's journal which yes I was looking for so thank you very much for that. However he doesn't need to know the truth so I play dumb and ask him why he brought it.

"Gee, I don't know. Maybe you want to do a little posthumous bonding" – uh – no thanks I think I'm all good. "Nowhere in it does it say anything about Katherine, or the tomb or how to open it" – well I suppose it's a good thing that's not what I was looking for then isn't it? See don't know everything do ya brother?

"I'm really sorry that it won't be any help with your diabolical plan: the sequel" Ooh Stefan made a funny. Wonders will never cease. God he is so transparent. He offers to help me. Him? Help me? In what universe?

"I'll do anything to get you out of this town" Well that's a bit more believable I suppose.

"Katherine...I would consider that" I don't believe him. He's up to something. He's always up to something. Why would I trust him?

"That's your problem Damon, you apply all of your shortcomings to everybody else – if history's any indication there's only one liar among us" – um, yeah...you. You seriously want to play that game brother?

You lie all the time. You've never given me a reason to trust you and every time I have you've destroyed it. You're lying to yourself, you're lying to Elena and you're lying to me. Honestly though that is a conversation for another time – he finally leaves so I can look at dear old dad's journal in peace. Thank god the memory keeping/writing gene skipped me. Then again I do take after my mother in most ways. Another topic for another time.

Wow a man can't get a minute's peace to read in this place. Stefan's calling me. Elena was nearly attacked and all thoughts of journals and tombs and spells are left at the door as I started running.

Seriously...was I not explicitly clear when I told her to be careful who you invite in the house because I thought I'd made myself obvious.

"He was invited in...He posed as a pizza delivery guy last night" – well...points for creativity I suppose. Quite a clever ruse – "did he say what he wanted?" I ask.

"No, he was too busy trying to kill me" – yes and I'm trying to avoid focusing on that so I don't rip somebody's heart out right now Elena.

Thankfully Stefan decides now is a good time to play the blame game which takes my mind off of it but honestly – he thinks I have something to do with this?

That I would allow harm to come to Elena? I told him we had company in town. Baby bro really does not know me.

"Damon he was invited in." Yup. Got that memo brother. Could be fun for me, I might actually get to kill somebody tonight. I tell Elena to let Stefan take her to the dance, he'll show up wherever she is and the house isn't safe right now.

"I'll do it" So brave. So fucking brave. "I'll be with the two of you – I'll be safe" - I can't tell you how nice it is to be included in that sentence. That she believes she's safe with me. Which she is, obviously. I'd never knowingly allow something to happen to her.

So off to the dance we go. I try to make nice with the witch again but it's just not happening – judgy little thing. Honestly I hope this vampire shows his face soon because as beautiful as Elena is and as nice as it might be to see her having fun it's getting a little sickening to watch her dance with my brother.

The new history teacher comes and introduces himself. Hopefully I won't have to kill this one or it really will become the cursed faculty position. This guy asks an awful lot of questions though and something feels a fraction off about him.

I was dancing and then I realised she was gone. Elena. Gone. I left as quickly as possible without giving all of my secrets away and run right into Stefan. We hear her scream and get there just in time I guess.

Smart girl that she is tried to fight back. As much as I want to tear him apart from limb to limb right now we need answers. Which doesn't mean we can't have some fun in the meantime.

Stefan goes first. "Why are you doing this?" – "Because it's fun" – "What do you want with Elena?" – "She looks like Katherine" Huh? What now? He knew Katherine?

"Aw you thought you were the only ones" Well...yeah. Christ she had two brothers, where did she find time for this one as well? Never mind it's my turn for answers.

"Tell me how to get in the tomb" – "no" – hmmm well, that's not going to work for me.

"The grimoire" – Yeah I know that jackass. Where is it? "Read Jonathon Gilbert's journal" Honestly what is it with the journals? Can't anything just be simple for once? I let Stefan have the satisfaction of killing him; Elena is his girlfriend after all.

Elena seems a little...panicky. "He had to die" I try to reassure her but I have to go deal with a lurker who happens to be the teacher. I compel him to forget and go find Stefan while Elena checks on Jeremy.

Stefan knows about the grimoire now, got it all worked out. He says again that he wants to help "you and Katherine go and the other 26 vampires die" and again I ask why I should trust him. Why now?

"Because I'm your brother" Nope. Not gonna work. Not this time.

"Because I want you gone" And again. That is believable. Slightly hurtful I admit but I understand it. Don't like it but I get it. So. Okay. I'll give it a shot – this trust thing, him helping me. We'll try it. Maybe.

Dear Diary,
Stefan gave me vervain for my friends and family and I bought Caroline a necklace and filled it with vervain. I think Damon is leaving her alone and I know he rescued her when Logan Fell took her but it doesn't hurt to make sure she's protected.

The vampire from the road called me; "you hit me with your car – you got away from me – you won't next time" which wasn't creepy at all. I went to Stefan, not that he made me feel much better. He told me that they are predators. "We hunt, we stalk, it's often as exciting as the kill" – great. Just what I needed to hear.

He gave me Jers' pocket watch which turns out to be a tracking device. It's odd how safe I feel with Stefan. I know I shouldn't he's a vampire for god's sake but I do. I feel safe and protected. It's probably ODDER that I feel that way about Damon as well. But I do.

I talked to Jenna about my birth mom and she told me that she was a 16 year old runaway and her name was Isobel.

The vampire from the road got into my house and tried to kill me but Stefan arrived and he ran away then Damon came and we all went to the Decade Dance to try and lure him out. I was watching Damon dance with some girl and god he is sexy but no. So not the point.

Stefan went after who we thought was the vampire and I was looking for Damon but he called me again and threatened Jeremy so I had to go and then I was running and he was there and I tried to fight him off but honestly I thought I was going to die. And then Damon and Stefan were there. Stefan killed him.

When Stefan brought me home he told me that he told Damon he would help him get in the tomb and get Katherine back but he is lying. He let Damon believe that he could trust him. He said he was worried about telling me because Damon and I have 'bonded' lately but like I told Stefan it's going to take more than Georgia to make me forget what's happened.

Damon might be changing and I might feel...something for him but it doesn't undo the past and I don't want the tomb open or Katherine back either. If Katherine gets out when what's to stop her from taking them BOTH away from me?

It wasn't just Damon who loved her after all. So I promised Stefan I would help him, whatever it takes. That doesn't mean I don't feel a little guilty about it though. Because I do.
Elena