I began to drive home. All of was going smoothly until I noticed a man in the road. I honked my horn but he didn't move and I hit him, flipping the car in the process. Elena was going to kill me. I then looked at the man and noticed he was getting up and screamed.

He started to walk toward me. There had to be nothing scarier than being trapped in a car while someone who can kill you slowly walks toward you, though he'd probably have to get me out first. His feet came across me before he suddenly ran away and I saw another pair of shoes that I was sure I had seen before. I didn't know why he was here, but I was pretty sure that it was a good thing and he had just saved my life…assuming that I didn't die from whatever injuries I got from this car accident.

"Are you okay?" Damon asked me as he bent down to look in the window. They were his shoes.

"I'm stuck." I declared. Driving a car wasn't all that it was cracked up to be, but I was glad that I wasn't on my bike because I probably would be dead.

"Hold on." He stated as he ripped me out of the car. I never realized how light I was. I hadn't ever weighed myself since I got turned into a girl. Of course, he was also pretty strong, so it was no surprise that he was able to lift me. "Maybe you shouldn't be driving."

"Thank you." I told him before I fell unconscious. I didn't think that I died. I was pretty sure that I just fainted.

When I woke up, I was in Damon's car, and we were driving. It was morning. Well, it was good to know that I wasn't dead. I looked around and noticed that I did not recognize the surroundings at all. How long had he been driving and why was I in his car?

"Morning." He greeted me. It looked like I wouldn't be going to school. It was a good thing that my paper was not due today. It was also a good thing that it was essentially done. I just needed to proofread it a little. I wondered if Damon could tell me anything about that.

"Where are we?" I questioned as I looked at the unfamiliar surroundings. We were far from Mystic Falls, that I knew. I wasn't even sure if we were still in Virginia.

"Georgia." He drawled. Why were in Georgia? Why did he want to go to Georgia and why did he bring me to Georgia?

"Damon, I can't go to Georgia." I responded. I couldn't believe it. I had been kidnapped.

"Too late, you're already here." He responded. I sighed. I probably should have been more focused on why we were in Georgia than the fact that I was in Georgia.

"Stop the fucking car!" I ordered. I didn't know why I thought he would listen to me.

"You know you're without that magic necklace. I could easily make you agreeable." He stated. Why did I think it was a good idea to take that off? I seriously hoped that he wouldn't compel me. He wouldn't do that to me, would he? I had to believe that he wouldn't.

"Will you please stop it?" I begged. That got him to listen and he pulled over. I got out of the car feeling sore. I hunched over a little but that may have been from the position that I was in it. I did not like sleeping doing anything but laying down. My back was killing me.

"Are you okay?" He asked me as he grabbed me. "You don't have any injuries."

"Can we please go back?" I requested. I didn't know how long it would take to get back, but I was pretty sure that I wouldn't be able to get there in time for school to be out.

"We're almost there." He stated. Where were we going?

"Where is there?" I questioned. I still didn't know why he wanted to go to Georgia.

"It's this place just outside of Atlanta." He explained before my phone started ringing, and it seemed to be coming from his pocket. Where had he gotten that from?

"Why do you have my phone?" I asked angrily. He would have had to take it out of my purse.

"It's your boyfriend." He told me as he took it out. I knew that from the tone. "Mary's phone. Yeah, she's fine and she's right here."

He tried to hand it to me, but I shook my head. I didn't want to talk to Stefan at the moment.

"She doesn't want to talk right now." Damon continued. I couldn't help but wonder what he said, but it sounded like yelling. "You have a good day."

He hung up and looked at me.

"So, what are you fighting about now?" He asked. I was a little bit surprised by the fact that he cared.

"He promised no more secrets, but he neglected to show me what Katherine looked like." I explained. I was pretty sure that he wasn't going to take me back home, so I figured that I should just do whatever he was going to do. Hopefully, it was safe. "Let's just go to this place already."

We ended up going to a place called Bree's Bar. Thank God. I needed a drink. It had been so long. I didn't think that it would be appropriate to have one to celebrate losing my virginity though.

"Compel whoever you need to get me in." I replied. I really needed a drink okay. I still couldn't help but wonder why he had decided to go to the bar, but I was not complaining.

"There's no need." He stated as we just walked in. I was a little bit surprised that it was that easy. I supposed that they didn't really have a need for security.

"It can't be. Damon?" The bartender, who was a middle-aged woman, asked as she jumped over the bar and came over and kissed his mouth. I had to admit that it looked pretty disgusting. I happened to think that it was just as gross when an older woman kisses a younger guy as it was when the opposite was true.

A few minutes later, we were seated at the bar. Bree poured a round of shots and even gave me one. She seemed confident that she wouldn't get arrested. I did want to make sure that Damon didn't try to steal it from me. I wasn't even sure what it was, but it was alcohol so I would drink it.

"Attention, I'd like to call a toast to the worst person in the world that has prevented me from loving anyone." She declared. That seemed like a very strange thing to toast to. I downed mine before Damon could steal it. I wished that I had had some more.

"So how did you meet?" I asked. I still didn't know who she was or why Damon had come all the way to Georgia to see her.

"College." Bree answered. Damon didn't strike me as the type to go to college.

"You went to college?" I asked in surprise.

"I've been around a college campus a few times in my life." He declared. Okay, I could see him prowling around college campuses trying to prey on unsuspecting girls.

"I was a sweet young freshman in '89 when I met this bad boy. You told me his little secret and I loved him more. Then I showed him mine." She explained. I really didn't need more than the simple answer. I know she was younger when it happened, but I was still a little grossed out that she had had sex with him.

"Witch." Damon said, pointing at her. I had kind of figured that out. I mean she couldn't have been a vampire considering that she got old.

"So how'd you meet this one?" She asked him. "Please tell me that you're not sleeping with her. She's kind of jailbait."

"Ew." I responded in disgust. I also didn't know if I should be offended by that. I could be older than 18. Just because I wasn't didn't mean that someone couldn't think that I was.

"She's a friend." He answered. That was a bit of a stretch. It was probably easier than describing what our relationship was. I didn't know what our relationship was.

I then noticed my phone was ringing. It was Elena. I was not going to like this. I decided to go outside to take it. I assumed some yelling was going to occur.

"Hello?" I asked nervously.

"Where are you and more importantly, where is my car?" She asked. It was good to know that she had her priorities straight.

"Your car is kind of…dead." I stated. It was a good thing that I wasn't nearby at the moment because I was pretty sure that she would have thrown something at me. "As for where I am, it's hard to explain. I'm sorry. I'll be home soon."

"You wrecked my car?! You're buying me a new one and then I'm going to kill you." She yelled. I had never heard her so angry before. I decided to hang up before I noticed that Stefan was calling me again. I sighed and answered it only because I knew that I could use a reprieve from getting yelled at. I was starting to wish that I hadn't had sex with him.

"What Stefan?" I asked in annoyance.

"Where are you? Tell me and I'll come get you." He requested. I was pretty sure that he wouldn't be able to do that. He didn't even have a car.

"You lied to me about Katherine." I pointed out.

"No, I didn't." He declared. Okay, technically he hadn't told me what she looked like, but I was still pissed at him.

"So that wasn't her that looks like Elena?" I questioned. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I'll explain everything. Just tell me where you are." He replied. I decided to just hang it up at point. He needed to know that I needed space. It was a good thing that I had it.

I then saw Damon standing in front of me looking kind of smug. Of course, he usually looked smug so it wasn't too much of a change.

"Don't say anything." I told him as we went back inside the bar. "I'm hungry and you better be prepared to buy."

We went inside and I had no idea what to get, so I decided to let him decide. We both got a burger and fries. I couldn't help but wonder if he liked his rare.

"So do you have any idea why Elena looks like Katherine?" I asked as I chomped on my pickle.

"I don't know but it's kind of creepy." He stated. I didn't know if creepy was the one that I would use, but it was a pretty big thing not to tell me.

"Is Elena part-vampire or something?" I questioned. Was that even possible? It made me even more nervous about what I had done with Stefan.

"No, vampires can't procreate as much as we'd like to try." He told me. I breathed out a sigh of relief. "For them to be related, Katherine would have had to have a child before she was turned."

"It's really fucked up how Stefan never told me about it." I declared. Maybe I was repeating it because I was pretty sure that he agreed with me, and I needed some validation.

"Well, if you were my girlfriend, I would have been upfront with you about it." He told me. I didn't want to be his girlfriend. He was too old for me. "Not that I'd want you to be my girlfriend or anything."

"How can you hold onto hope that she'll even still remember you?" I questioned. It was 145 years ago after all and they hadn't even known her for that long. Granted, she probably didn't have much else to think about.

"Vampires have really good memories." He told me. "I just have to find another way to get inside and let her out."

"Stefan didn't really make it sound like she should be let out." I remarked. It seemed like she had done some things to him without his consent. Girls could commit rape too. "I think you should ask yourself if you really want it."

"I want it." He responded as I finished my burger. I was feeling kind of thirsty.

"Then I won't argue as long as I'm not wearing vervain." I replied as Bree gave him another beer. That gave me an idea. "Can I have one?"

Bree just smiled and gave one to me. She probably had some spell to make it so she couldn't get arrested for serving minors. I grabbed the bottle, and I took a drink from it. I wanted to get really drunk today. I would think that Damon liked having someone that he could drink with. I wondered if he and Stefan were ever like that.

I then noticed that I was getting another call. This time it was Anna. I answered it. She had to be the first person that called me that I actually wanted to talk to.

"Hi." I said.

"Hey, you weren't at school today." She told me.

"I know, I'm…away right now." I declared. I still didn't know my exact location.

"So, I met your sister and she's a total babe, but she said no when I asked her out." She explained. Well, she might have been distracted by her car situation.

"Well keep trying. I'm sure she'll say yes eventually." I suggested.

"Did you ever find that journal that I was talking about?" She asked.

"I did and I even finished the paper, but I don't have it with me right now." I answered. I wondered if I should see if she wanted to proofread it for me.

"Well, I guess I'll see you whenever you get back." She replied before she hung up. I needed to invite her over some time.

I did really hope that we would get back soon. While I was glad that I could be in a place where I could drink, I also wanted to go home, but I didn't know what Damon was doing. I knew that I had to go with him because it wasn't safe for me to take the bus by myself and I also didn't have any money on me. I also didn't want to go because I wasn't drunk yet. I went back inside and saw that Bree was ready to starting a drinking contest. That seemed like a good way to make money. Maybe I could use that for the bus. Nah, it was probably a better idea just to wait for Damon.

Bree poured some shots, and I ended up winning the first few rounds with ease. I watched as she poured another and prepared myself for it. For the first time in a long time, I was having fun, and I didn't want to go home yet, partly because I didn't want anyone to see me like I was right now. They'd probably think that I was the problem child yet again, even though I didn't really care what they thought about me. I hoped that they weren't planning an intervention. I didn't need an intervention.

"Ready, set, go!" Bree remarked as I downed my glass. It wasn't about how much you could drink, but how fast and I was very good at drinking fast. I threw my hands in the air in victory. I then reached onto the table and collected my money. I probably had enough for the ride home by now, but like I said, I wasn't interested in going home. I didn't know what I would use it on, but I would think of something.

"How does it feel to lose?" I asked Damon with a smile.

"I was never interested in finishing my drinks fast." Damon told me. I just made my fingers into an L and held them in the air. "You know you're a sore winner."

I decided to go to the bathroom and I realized that I really wanted to go home. I went outside and began to cry. I could really be a weepy drunk at times. I then heard the phone begin to ring once again and answered, wondering why everyone wanted to talk to me today.

"Hello?" I answered, not looking to see who was calling me.

"Mary, where the hell are you?" Jenna asked me angrily. So in addition to wanting to talk to me, everyone also wanted to know where I was. It was very annoying.

"I'm somewhere." I answered. I wasn't exactly sure of my exact coordinates myself. I decided to see if I could find the address on the building. Then I was suddenly grabbed from behind. I dropped my phone and struggled against the vampire who had grabbed me. I needed something sharp and wooden. That would work, wouldn't it?

"I'm not going to hurt you." He told me. That didn't exactly make me feel better. "I need you to get someone else here."

"Who?" I asked before he disappeared. I then realized that Damon would come looking for me. He was setting a trap for Damon for some reason. I did hope that it wouldn't take too long.

I decided to consider my options. I didn't think that I would be able to run because he was faster and he could compel me, which I definitely didn't want. It looked like the best idea was to stay and wait for Damon and hope that he would be able to stop this guy. I couldn't believe that I was trusting Damon. He was likely the lesser of two evils, or maybe Damon was the bad guy and this guy was the good guy and I was starting to confuse myself and decided it would be a good idea to stop. He finally showed up after a few minutes.

"Damon, it's a trap." I told him before the vampire started to beat on him with a stick. If it weren't for the fact that he was my ride home, I might have enjoyed watching it. I knew that I had to stop him.

"Why are you doing this?" I questioned.

"He killed my girlfriend." The man explained before beating on him some more. "What did she do to you? What did she do to you?!"

"I don't understand." I stated. Damon probably did kill her but he killed a lot of people.

"She went to visit Stefan on his birthday." He explained. Oh…this was Lexi's boyfriend. He did not look like what I imagined he would look like. I kind of expected that he would look more like Stefan for some reason.

"You can't kill him." I told him. I needed him to get home. I tried to think of another reason why he couldn't kill him because I didn't think that he would accept that one. "Lexi must have thought you were a good person and she wouldn't want you to go after revenge. I'm sorry for your loss but killing Damon won't bring her back. It might make you feel better for a little bit, but at the end of the day, you'll feel empty inside. You need to try to move on and live your life."

He then grabbed Damon and threw him into the metal warehouse. He didn't say anything and ran off. I had just convinced someone not to murder someone. That was also the second time that I had convinced someone not to kill Damon.

We then went back to the bar where I began to feel queasy. I might have had too much to drink.

"I'm gonna hurl." I told him. I didn't know how much longer I could keep it in.

"Not in the car." He stated before I leaned over and began to puke on the ground. Damon went inside and when he came out, his hands were covered in blood. I didn't even want to know because I felt really sleepy. I may have also been a little bit dehydrated. I was going to have a really bad hangover in the morning.

In the morning, we were almost in Mystic Falls, and I woke up with a headache. Damon looked at me with a smirk.

"I happen to know a guaranteed way to get over your hangover." He told me before he bit into his wrist and shoved it in my mouth. I coughed as some of it went down. I did begin to feel better, but at the same time, I felt nervous.

"Damon!" I shouted. I didn't think that I wanted to become a vampire right now. I still wanted to find a way to become a guy again.

"You're not going to die if that's what you're worried about." He told me. "Thank you for what happened last night."

"I wouldn't have had a ride home if I didn't." I declared. It was true, but it probably wasn't the only reason. I couldn't let him know that though. "There was no way I could have driven home since I didn't even know where we were. Don't mistake it as me caring."

He then took me to the boarding house. Once I was there, I met Stefan. I supposed that I needed to talk to him. I needed some answers or else we might have had the shortest relationship ever.

"I need to talk to you." He told me.

"Okay, let's talk about you said that you weren't going to lie to me." I declared. I was still kind of pissed at him.

"I'm sorry. I just didn't know how to tell you." He stated. I mean telling me that his ex looked just like my sister would have been better than me finding out on my own.

"Why does Elena look like Katherine?" I questioned. I needed to get down to the bottom of it.

"The first time that I saw her was the day of the accident when I pulled her out of the water. I thought that maybe she was Katherine, but I spend several weeks determining that she wasn't, so I dug into your family history. I thought that maybe Elena was adopted, but she wasn't." He explained. What did he meant that he spent several weeks determining it? Just what did he do?

"No one knew how she got out of the car. You saved her. Why didn't you save my parents too?" I replied. Granted, I was thankful that he had saved her, but why did he only save her and not them?

"I went back for them but it was too late." Stefan stated. I supposed there would be a limited amount of time. "I found out something out."

"What?" I asked.

"Elena wasn't adopted…but you were." He answered. What? "You should probably go home now.

I finally got home and Jenna was pissed at me. I was having a little bit of a hard time processing what Stefan had just told me.

"Am I adopted?" I asked her. That got her to stop in her tracks. "I'm the bad child. I do things that don't make you proud, but I at least know why now."

So Mary is the one who's adopted. Is it something natural or is Katherine responsible for that too? Please don't forget to review.