The next day, Elena was deep in thought, thinking of ways to keep Stefan interested in her when her brother's ex girlfriend, Anna, appeared in front of her. They were in a small street in town and there were very few people around.

"Anna? What do you want?" Elena asked with surprise in her voice.

"Well, if you're offering… You see, I thought kidnapping Rachel would be enough to get Damon to help me open the tomb but apparently Rachel Salvatore is smarter and stronger than I gave her credit for… So I figured I'd take you and your little witch friend instead… Bonnie is already with my…friend… Now all that is missing is you… Stefan and the old Bennett witch will help me and in no time, I'll be reunited with my mother, reviving her with the blood of a Gilbert...your blood!" Anna said before she knocked Elena out and dragged her to the motel room that was right next to the one she used for Rachel… Hidden in plain sight…

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Stefan was supposed to meet with Elena but when she didn't show up at the grill he went to see her at her house only to have Jena telling him she left over 3 hours ago…

"What's wrong Uncle Stefan?" Rachel asked him when he got back to the house. He jumped…he was still getting used to being called uncle by that sweet innocent voice.

"Something's not right… Elena left her house 3 hours ago and yet she wasn't at the Grill when we were supposed to meet…I can't find her anywhere..." He replied as Damon came in the room.

"Maybe she's with Bonnie or Caroline. Don't worry too much brother or you'll be the first vampire to ever go grey." Damon was about to add something when his cell phone rang.

"Damon speaking." He replied, not recognising the number.

"Damon, it's Sheila… Please, I need your help."

Damon but her on speaker and asked:

"What's going on Sheila?"

"Bonnie was late to come home and I had a bad feeling so I did a spell to know what was wrong… She's been kidnapped by that Anna girl… I think Elena is with her."

"Do you know where they are?" Damon asked as Rachel looked scared and Stefan worried.

"The spirits only told me it was the same motel Rachel was in, only a different room... One very close by though... That's all they could tell me." Sheila said.

"Listen, Stefan and I will go and take care of this, why don't you come to the Boarding house and wait safely with Rachel? We're leaving right away."

"Thank you Damon… I owe you." The old woman replied softly.

"Not at all. You promised to train and mentor my princess, we're even." Damon replied before he hung up.

"Please be careful daddy…" Rachel said.

"Don't worry baby… Anna is just as old as we are, she was changed a couple of months before we were and her size makes her even weaker than I am." Damon reassured her.

"But she has that guy with her…" Rachel reminded him as both brothers got ready.

"And I have Stefan and Bonnie… Don't worry Star… Why don't you start some tea for Sheila and you? We'll be back before you know it." Damon replied before he kissed her forehead and left the Boarding house behind Stefan, running through the woods toward the motel Rachel had mentioned but that he hadn't had the time to check out yet.

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While Rachel and Sheila were waiting anxiously, Stefan and Damon burst though the door of the motel, immediately opening the curtains while the other blocked the door. Anna wasn't anywhere to see so Stefan gestured for the girls to wait for them outside, in the sun, while Damon held the guy by the throat against the wall.

"Where is Anna?" Damon snarled.

"She's waiting at the tomb with Jeremy Gilbert. If you want him to survive the night, you better get the tomb opened before midnight." The guy laughed and Damon staked him.

"You're just going to leave him there?" Stefan asked his brother.

"I'll call the sheriff on the way and ask her to take care of it… I'll tell her that it was an accomplice of the one who took Rachel, she'll buy it." Damon replied as he dialled Liz's number on his cell phone and texted her with the information, saying he couldn't call right now.

Seconds later he got a reply saying she was taking care of it.

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When they arrived at the Boarding house and everyone settled in the living room, Damon and Stefan decided to reveal what was going on.

"Apparently Anna is waiting at the tomb with Jeremy… She'll kill him if we don't open the tomb by midnight." Stefan said while Rachel hugged her father.

"Would it be so bad to give Anna her mother back? Everyone deserves to be with their parents if they want to. Family is important!" Elena stated.

"With one comes all… If we let one vampire out, we have to let all 27 of them out…" Sheila replied sadly.

"26… Katherine was never inside…" Damon corrected.

"How about we open it so she can step inside, let her walk in and then close it right up behind her? It won't be breaking a promise since she'll be reunited with her mother." Rachel suggested.

"That could work…" Sheila replied, impressed by the young girl.

"Will we have enough power though?" Bonnie asked her grandmother.

"You can always use Emily's medallion… It was designed for this anyway right?" Rachel asked.

"Yes, it was…I can't wait until you turn 18 so I can start working with you young Rachel…You're so smart already!" Sheila replied.

"What do you need?" Stefan asked, getting up.

"Candles, a bowl with water inside it… I think there are torches down there so I'll just have to light them." The witch replied as Stefan nodded and left to go buy what was needed.

I really hope you liked it.

Next chapter, things don't go as planed...but then again, when do they go as planed?

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