Rosed

Klaus

Damon was sitting with Klaus at Gloria's bar chatting and sharing copious amounts of alcohol trying to get as much information out of the Original as he could. Dangerous and idiotic to try and buddy up to the most feared vampire ever created? Sure, but it was for Rose, Elena, and now also for his brother.

Under the bar, he managed to covertly text Rose and let her know to keep Stefan away from Elena as he had learned he had been compelled by the big bad potential hybrid and might unknowingly be a danger to her.

Back in Mystic Falls 

Rose and Stefan had almost finished walking back to the boarding house when Damon's text came through.

Rose stopped walking when she felt her phone buzz in her pocket and pulled out her phone to read the incoming text messages.

A couple of feet in front of her Stefan continued walking up to the front door overall feeling really positive about the time he and Rose had spent together today. It was a relief to prove Elena wrong, now he could go over and tell her they had nothing to worry about when it came to Rose.

Unfortunately, that's the last thought Stefan has before Rose speeds forward and snaps his neck.

Once he's out she takes him down and locks him in one of the cells.

When he comes to he's tied to a chair and Rose is pacing anxiously in front of him.

He sighs, "So Elena was right," he says getting her attention.

"Hmm?" Rose asks turning around to him.

"Let me guess, you and Elijah have been working together all along... do you even really like Damon or was it all just a ruse to stay close?" He asks.

"Wow, those are some crazy conclusions you just jumped to and no... to all of it," She tells him flipping her phone around to show him Damon's texts.

"This is why I snapped your neck," she tells him before turning back her phone to study it again.

He looks shocked at what he reads.

"It's been 20 minutes since his last text. I can't call because he's likely still with him but what if Klaus hurt him or.. or killed him and I'm just here waiting for a damn text message?" She says starting to spiral.

"Rose, hey, Rose look at me, trust me, if there's one thing my brother knows how to do, it's talk... he's got this," Stefan tells her trying to calm her down.

Rose nods and takes a couple of deep breaths trying to center herself.

"Sorry I jumped to conclusions," he says after a minute.

"It's alright, sorry about your neck," she tells him.

"No, you did the right thing, I can't believe I met him... that he compelled me and I have no memory of it," he says.

"Yeah, it's weird being on this side of things isn't it?" Rose asks understanding.

"What do you mean, have you been compelled before as a vampire?" Stefan asks.

Shit, Rose hadn't meant to say that out loud, damn her and her big mouth.

"Well if I had been, wouldn't likely remember, right?" She asks trying to avoid giving a direct answer as she still wasn't sure that's what was going on with her.

"Right," Stefan says still a little suspicious of her.

Back in Chicago...