Rachel had just gotten a text message from Jesse telling her to meet him at the grill at 6PM for their first date. It was 10 AM and she still had time and so she decided to see if Sheila Bennett could be able to find a way to help her. She wasn't as determined to let Jesse win as she let everybody think but she figured that if they were all convinced she wasn't going to fight it, then Jesse would believe it too and she would be free to act against him free of any suspiscions from him.

As soon as Sheila welcomed her inside her home and told her that, indeed, they were alone (RAchel didn't want Bonnie to hear this), Rachel explained the situation to the mentor that was the elderly Bennett.

"And you would like a magical way to keep him away from you?" Sheila asked her.

"I'm not sure... I want him to leave me and my loved ones alone... The ideal would be for him and everyone he's told to forget everything about the supernatural but I don't know if it's possible without knowing who the other or others are." Rachel explained.

"Well, it's going to take a lot of power but you have a lot of power." Sheila replied as she stood and walked towards her library.

"Aren't going to tell me that it's wrong to play with someone's mind?" Rachel asked, surprised.

"It is and I know you know it and understand it. I know you wouldn't ask for this option if there was another way. Plus, it is also wrong to work with Katherine and to force someone to be with you through blackmail. I will help you find the right spell Rachel." Sheila said before she asked:

"When can you see him again?"

"He asked me to meet him at the Grill tonight at 6." Rachel replied.

"Let's get to work then, come, we'll assemble the right ingredients. This is a potion he needs to drink and then, as soon as he has swallowed it all, you need to say a spell and he will fall unconscious and forget all about his last year. The spell will also touch the people working with him as long as you say it twice after he falls all the while concentrating on what you want them to forget. Then he will be able to be compelled again but even if it pains me to say it, it might be a better idea to kill him so he doesn't come after you again." Sheila informed the young hybrid.

"Will it be ready tonight?"

"No, I'm afraid you're going to have to play pretend for at least three weeks until the next full moon." Sheila truly looked sorry.

"Well, I'll managed to suffer through it. After all, it's training for when I'm an actress right? I'll just have to keep in mind that it's worth it to be rid of him." Rachel replied, looking sure of herself.

"You go on dear, I'll get the potion ready for you. You'll be drained enough with the spell. It might be easy to say but it will drain you... You should make a note to feed before you do it...and after you do." Sheila advised her.

"I will, thank you." Rachel replied before she kissed Sheila's cheek as a thank you before she left the house and went back to her father's.

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The next three weeks were long and hard for Rachel.

She tried to avoid seeing Klaus because it was hard to look at him and think about what almost was and she had a feeling he did the same. She heard that he had gotten into several arguments with Stefan over the coffins and she knew that Bonnie had an argument with her grandmother about helping open the locked coffin. Sheila wanted them both to stay out of it, Bonnie wanted to open it, sure that she was the only one in the right. Apparently, she had even found her long lost mother to help do it.

As she walked to the Grill in hope of some relaxation time away from Jesse, Rachel was glad that the potion would be ready the next day. She would invite Jesse to eat in her house, slip him the potion and get rid of him right there.

As she entered the Grill, she immediately heard the song "She's mine" being sung by two male voices on stage. Two voiced that she knew very well... Klaus and Jesse were singing, glaring at each other on stage.

The two rivals were so busy glaring at each other and singing to the other that Rachel was "his" that none of them noticed the young Salvatore watching them with a smile before she turned around and left before they noticed her. She wouldn't want to ruin such a great number that also was quite the ego booster for her.

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The next day, Damon had a hard time accepting to welcome Jesse into his house but he coudn't refuse anything to his beloved daughter and he ended up agreeing. He didn't want to anger her, especially after the 3 sad weeks he had seen her go through, being forced to hold hands and kiss someone that she hated was hard on her and even for him it was hard not to go back to his old ways and kill the boy.

Jesse didn't look suspicious at all. The past few weeks had made him pretty confident about his winning Rachel over and so when she offered him a glass of soda before they ate, he didn't think twice before he drank it all.

Once Jesse was on the floor, Rachel didn't stop to answer her father's questions and she immediately said the spell. When she was done saying it a first time she turned to her father and said:

"You can kill him now, I have to take care of his contacts." Before she said the spell two more times, just like Sheila had advised her to do and made it a point to concentrate on what she wanted them to forget, knowing the spell would also erase any written trace of what they had been told.

When she was done, she dropped on the closest chair and watched her father taking care of Jesse's body and calling Liz Forbes so she could find an official excuse to give to his parents.

Rachel felt completely drained but she couldn't bring herself to walk to the basement to get some blood so she stayed on her chair until her father came back to her.

"What happened honey? What about his friend?"

"It's fine. I took care of it. I need some blood daddy, I feel so...drained." She replied, slowly trying to gather enough energy to talk to him.

"I'll be right back." He said immediately before he went to get her a couple of blood bags.

When Damon came back and Rachel drank a bit of blood, she felt strong enough to tell him everything, when she was done, she excused herself and went to bed.

While his daughter was sleeping, Damon called Santana who was with Tyler at Klaus' house with Rebekah, Klaus, Sage and Finn and he told them what happened. Of course, everyone was feeling relieved but they also hoped that Katherine didn't have more plans for them.

"Damon, do you think I should ask her out again right now? " Klaus asked Damon before he hung up.

"I don't think so... I think she needs some time to remember who she is by herself first... But you don't have to worry mate, I know she won't fall for anyone else anytime soon. Just give her some time." Damon replied before he hung up and went upstairs to watch his daughter sleep peacefully for the first time in 3 weeks.

So, NO MORE JESSE! YAY!

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