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Stefan is in his bedroom. He wakes up with a start and notices Elena's not there. He goes downstairs. Stefan: Elena! Andie is there in a doorway, holding a cup of coffee. Stefan: Hey. Andie: Hey. Stella: Hey Stef. Stefan: Have you seen Elena? Andie: Uh, no. Stella: Nope. Damon walks over to her. Damon: Hi, sweetie. Oh, my coffee. He kisses her. Andie: Good morning. Damon: Mm, good morning. Stella rolls her eyes. Stefan: Hey, where's Elena? Damon: I don't know, Stefan. It's your girlfriend. Mine's right here. He looks at Andie.
Damon: Oh, and how's the shoulder? Got time for a bite? I'm so hungry. Andie: Oh, it's really messy. Can you just use a blood bag today? Stefan is on the phone and looks at them. Andie: I'm already late for work. Damon: No! He pouts. Stefan leaves a message to Elena. Stefan: Hey, it's me. Where are you? Call me. He hangs up. Damon and Andie are kissing. Stefan: What are you doing? She's not a wind-up toy.
Stella giggles. Andie looks at him. Andie: It's really none of your business, is it, Stefan? Damon: Yeah. What she said. Andie: I have to go to work. She kisses him. Damon: Ugh! Bye. She leaves. Stefan and Stella see that the basement door is open. They rush over to it to investigate. Damon senses concern and follows them. Stefan and Stella arrive at the cellar and see that Elijah's not there. Damon appears behind them soon after. Damon: No, she didn't. Stella: But she did. The siblings headed back up stairs and Stella went to her room.
Stella's Room:
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Stella walked in her room and her phone started to ring and she looks at it and sees that it is Dallas. Stella answers it. Stella: Hey Dal. Dallas: Hey Stel. Stella: So what's up. Dallas: I'm here in Mystic Falls. Stella: Oh my god! Dallas: Wanna meet at the grill later and talk. Stella: Sure. They hang up and Stella grabs her phone and bag and heads downstairs,
Salvatore Boarding House:
Damon: Did she just hang up on you? Stefan: She did. Damon: She's lost it. Stella: No she hasn't Damon. Stefan: If anyone can get him to help us kill Klaus, it's her. Damon: Bonnie's the way to kill Klaus, Stefan. He thinks she's dead. We have a chance with her. Stefan: She'll kill herself in the process. Elena's looking for another way. Damon: Her way's going to get her killed. So we need to find her and stop her. He gets up. Stefan gets up too. Stefan: No, you need to back off. Damon: What?! Stefan: Look, I don't like this any more than you do. But we need to trust her. We gotta just let her do her thing. Damon: That might be your plan. Mine's better. He tries to leave but Stefan grabs his arm. Stefan: I said back off. Stella: Bye boys and don't kill each other while I'm gone. The brothers wave bye to their sister and she leaves.
Mystic Grill:
Stella enters the grill and sees Dallas and heads to the table and Stella and Dallas hug and they sit down and order drinks and food and they start to talk. Stella: Why didn't you tell me you two were here? Dallas: Well Nik wanted to keep it on the down low. Stella: Oh and he's possessing my history teacher who is my boyfriend's aunt and my brother's girlfriend's aunt. Dallas: You have a boyfriend? Stella: Yeah but we are on a break. Dallas: Oh I'm sorry. Stella: That's okay. Dallas: So who is he? Stella: the doppelganger's little brother. Dallas: Oh okay. The girls ate and then hugged bye and went back home and went to the living room and Damon handed her a glass or bourbon and she drank it.
Salvatore Boarding House:
Stefan picks up his phone. It's Jenna. Damon and Stella are in the living room too.
Stefan: Hello? Jenna: Hey, Stefan. It's Jenna. Stefan: Jenna, hey. Jenna: Where's Elena? And Jeremy? No one's answering their phones. Stefan: Ah, Elena's not here at the moment. Is, uh, is everything okay? Jenna: She left me all these weird messages telling me to stay away from Rick. What's going on? Stefan: It's really hard to explain over the phone, but, um, she was hoping that you could stay on campus for a little while longer.
Jenna: Oh, that's kinda hard to do from my kitchen. Stefan: Wait, you're home? Jenna: Yeah. What's going on? Where's Elena? I'm supposed to meet Ric at the Grill for lunch, to talk. Stefan: Jenna, listen to me carefully. Whatever you do, do not meet Alaric at the Grill. I'm going to come over right now and I'll explain everything. He hangs up and looks at his siblings, who's pouring a drink for himself and his sister. Damon: Wow, I'd love to lend you a hand, but you wouldn't want me doing anything stupid. Stefan: It's seriously going to be like this? Stella shakes her head. Damon: You and your girlfriend are calling the shots. I'm just backing off, Stefan. Stefan and Stella leave. Andie joins Damon.
Stella's phone rings and she looks at it and doesn't answer it. She gets a text and from Jeremy. Jeremy: Hey princess. Stella: Hey. Jeremy: Are we okay? Stella: Sure... Jeremy: Okay bye love you. Stella: Bye.
Salvatore Boarding House:
She leaves. Stefan and Stella enter the room. Stefan: Tired of your little play thing already? Damon: Don't start with me, Stefan. She's just my distraction. Stella: She's a person. You're victimizing her. Damon: You should be thankful she's here. She keeps me from going for what I really want.
Stefan: You're right. Thank you for being in love with my girlfriend. Damon puts his glass on the table beside him and gets up. Damon: And there it is. Stefan: There it is. You know, you can be in love with Elena all you want...If it means that you'll protect her. But I have the one thing that you never will. Damon: Oh, yeah? What's that? Stefan: Her respect. Damon punches Stefan so hard that he flies into a bookshelf and breaks it. He gets up and rushes over to Damon. They grab each other by the shoulders, trying to harm one another. Stella shakes her head and drinks her bourbon. Elena and Elijah enter the room. Elena: Stop! They break apart. Elijah is looking at them.
Salvatore Boarding House:
Stefan and Damon have stopped. They're looking at Elena and Elijah. Damon: Now you've invited him in? Elena: Elijah and I have renewed the terms of our deal. Damon: Really? Elijah: The two of you will come to no harm at my hands. I only ask for one thing in return. Damon: What? Elijah: An apology. Damon: A what? Stefan walks closer to them. Stefan: I'm sorry for the part that I played in your death. I was protecting Elena. I will always protect Elena. Elijah: I understand.
All eyes look at Damon. Elena: The sacrifice is going to happen, Damon. Bonnie will be able to kill Klaus without hurting herself and Elijah knows how to save my life. I told you I'd find another way. And I did. Damon: Is that true? Elijah: It is. Damon looks at Elena. Damon: And you're trusting him? Elena: I am. Damon: You can all go to hell. He leaves. Stefan looks at Elijah. Stefan: He's angry with me right now. But he'll come around. Elijah: Perhaps.
