Right after Stefan left, Rachel decided she needed to call Caroline, Matt and Jeremy. She needed to find a believable excuse.

"I'll just tell them that I got kidnapped for money and that you solved it but you probably should called the sheriff and find a story to get her to cover it up…" Rachel decided.

"I'll just tell her a vampire took you to get me to back the council off of their tracks. I'll tell her I busted you out and killed the vampire." Damon said.

Rachel nodded her agreement to this story and they both headed their own way to make their phone calls.

Caroline was relieved to hear from Rachel and she believed the story. She assured Rachel that she would tell Matt and Jeremy and that she should just stay home and rest.

"Are you sure you don't need me to come over? You know, some girl time or something…"

"Don't worry, I'm fine! I just need my father right now…"

"I understand. See you tomorrow then!" Caroline said before she hung up.

On his side of the living room, Damon was selling his story to Liz who was believing it all.

"And you managed to kill him on your own?" She asked him.

"Yes. She was holding Rachel in a motel room… I opened the curtains while Rachel left and since the vampire was unable to move from his dark corner, it was easy to kill him."

"Do I need to take care of the body?" Liz asked.

"No, that's fine, I took care of it." Damon said before he made an excuse to hang up. He didn't really need to hear Liz telling him what a hero he was. As much as he liked hearing just how great he was, he didn't want to deal with her flirting at the moment.

"Are you going to go to the motel daddy?" rachel asked him after they had both hung up.

"They're probably long gone by now... Don't worry, we'll get her soon enough!" He replied.

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Stefan arrived a couple of hours later with his bags.

"You didn't change your mind about this offer did you?" He asked his big brother before he stepped into the big family home.

"No…But let me warn you one time Stefan, you hurt Rachel one more time and you're out of this house. Also I don't want to see Elena Gilbert here anymore. She's rude and selfish. She's hurt Rachel for no reason and I won't allow her in this house again. If you want to see her it's outside. Don't force me to put a magical ban on this house so she can't enter!" Damon threatened his brother.

"Okay… I promise you Damon, I will do anything in my power to try and make up for everything. I… I'm sorry… I don't know how to prove it to you…" Stefan replied sincerely.

"I guess time will tell. We didn't touch your bedroom so you might want to clean it up a bit before you settle there. Dinner is at 7." Damon said before he went into the living room and grabbed a book to read while his daughter did her homework next to him.

As Stefan walked past them, he could see a truly happy family and he couldn't wait until they trusted him enough to include him into it.

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Elena was at home with Bonnie and she was just done telling her everything she had learned.

"I… I knew that already…" Bonnie confessed.

"What? Why didn't you tell me?" Elena sounded hurt.

"Because grandma told me not to… She said that even if I didn't want to be friendly with Rachel I had to keep the secret or the spirits would be mad at me…" Bonnie tried to justify herself.

"But I'm you best friend! Why couldn't I know? Your grandmother likes me!" Elena said.

"Not really no…"

"What do you mean?" Elena asked.

"Grandma said that you're not what you seem to be… Remember that vampire that looks like you? Well, apparently you won't be able to help it, it's in your blood… You will end up acting like her…"

"What? Your grandmother thinks I will become a selfish bitch and manipulate people?" Elena half yelled, getting angry.

"I'm sorry Elena but you have to look at yourself… Look at the way you've treated Rachel when she arrived… You were so rude to her…and for absolutly no reasons… I think it kind of sealed your fate…" Bonnie explained.

"What if I change? I can be nice to her…" Elena said before she added "I've been nice to her lately!"

"No, you haven't been as mean as you used to be but you haven't really been nice…" Bonnie noticed.

"I just… I don't like her… but I guess since Stefan decided to play nice and live with them I'll have to get used to seeing her… I'll be at their place a lot." Elena said.

"I don't think Damon will let you in that easily… he gets very protective of his daughter… She's his everything." Bonnie said.

"It's not like he can shut me out of the place… I'm not a vampire, I don't need to be invited in…" Elena said smugly with an amused smile on her face.

"He could ask Grandma to bane you from the place… it would work… Be careful Elena… I won't go against my grandmother and you shouldn't go against Rachel… She really has a great destiny ahead of her… According to Grandma she will be the only one capable of saving us all at some point…" Bonnie said before she left the house, leaving her best friend deep in thoughts.

Could little Rachel Salvatore really be this important? Could she really be that powerful? If Stefan decided to be with his family again, she would have to go out of her way to be nice... She had a feeling Stefan would choose his family over her anytime... After all, she was human and didn't want to be a vampire... Stefan was a vampire who wanted his brother to be a part of his life...

About an hour later, Elena received a text message form Bonnie saying: "By the way, you're supposed to keep all of this a secret and not tell anyone!" Sighting, she put her phone away, thinking of everything.

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