Elena had killed Jeremy last night. But he had been wearing his Gilbert ring, so he came back.
In the Gilbert house, I stood in the kitchen with Damon when Stefan walked in.
Damon was cleaning the blood off the floor. "Where did Jeremy go?"
"School," Stefan answered. "Bonnie has him volunterring for some occult exhibit."
"Or maybe he didn't want to linger in a house where his sister just jammed a knife in his neck," Damon said.
Stefan's phone rang. "It's Klaus."
"Ooh, time to face the music," I said tauntingly. "Pay the piper. Dance with the devil."
"You know, I'm glad you find this amusing," Stefan told me. "If he finds out I told either of you about the Cure, he'll kill all of us."
"Quit avoiding him," I told him. "That means shady. Shady people get outed."
Stefan answered the phone. "I don't want to talk about it."
"Well, I can't imagine why, what with you ruining all my plans for a hybrid filled future."
"Well, it wouldn't have happened if you hadn't sworn me to secrecy."
Stefan looked at Damon and me.
I nodded.
"Well, life's full of ifs, Stefan. But let's accentuate the positives, shall we? The Hunter was one of the Five. We'll find another. It may take centuries, but we've got nothing but time, right?"
"You're using your calm voice today. Who's getting killed?"
"Not you, if that's what you're worried about. But I am concerned about your beloved. Have the hallucinations started yet?"
Stefan, Damon and I exchanged a look.
Damon gestured for him to ask Klaus about it.
"What do you know about that?"
"I'll tell you. Where are you?"
"I'm at her house."
"How convenient, so am I."
There was a knock on the door.
I looked down the hall to look at the front door.
Stefan hung up, walking toward the door and outside.
"You know, this would all be a lot more civilized if I was just invited inside," Klaus told him.
"It's bad enought I'm out here talking to you," Stefan told him. "What do you know?"
"I killed the original five hunters, remember? When one kills a Hunter, there's a bit of a consequence."
"What kind of consequence?"
"The Hunters were spelled by witches to kill vampires. If you prevent one from fulfilling his destiny, then he'll take you down with him."
"What do you mean? Connor's dead."
"I mean, Connor's death won't prevent him from making Elena his final vampire kill. She'll need to come with me now. I'll lock her up, keep her away from any sharp wooden objects."
"She's not going anywhere with you."
"Well, if we leave her alone, she'll take her own life before the day is out."
