*Mystic Falls, Virginia, Morning, Back at The Salvatore Boarding House- Stefan's Bedroom- A Meeting*

Stefan is doing pull-ups on the wooden ledge of the ceiling at a fast pace, and he's listening to loud music. He's wearing no shirt and black jeans on. Damon walks in, wearing a black jacket, black t-shirt and black jeans and he comments and remarks the bout music irritated and annoyed now, "Can you turn it up, a little bit? It's not getting annoying yet!" Stefan continues exercising and apologizes sadly, "Sorry." Damon nods and goes over to radio and turns it off and then walks in the room as Stefan gets down and jumps on the floor and Damon continues and asks curious, "When, are you, going back to school?" Stefan starts doing push-ups on the floor at fast pace and retorts sternly, "Soon." He now, continues doing push-ups and Damon walks over to him, with a glass in his hand left house, kneels near him and remarks with a smile, "Ugh, come on, just drink already. Come on, this self-detox is not natural." Stefan continues doing push-ups and says serious and revolted, "Will you, get that, away from me, please?" Stefan stops exercising and walks away from him as he continues and asks sternly, "How long did it take you to wing yourself off it, since you last indulge?" Stefan says nothing and then starts bench-pressing and Damon nods, gets up, stands, comments and remarks with a smile, "Well, that's not good." Stefan responds and assures him sternly, "I'll be fine. It'll just take a little bit of time?" Damon sighs and retorts at a loss and says sternly, "I don't get it. You know, you don't have to kill to survive-- that's what blood banks are for! I haven't hunted, a human in... God, way too long." Stefan nods and remarks with a smile, Wow, I'm impressed." Damon paces him and reveals tired, "Its been completely self-serving. I've been trying, to get the town off the trail of vampires?" He walks past a chair and over to the door and continues, "Which has not been easy, seeing that there's a whole tomb of them, still running around?" Stefan stops, stands, crosses his arms and asks sternly and curious now, "Yea, what are we going to do bout that?" Damon shakes his head and admits serious, "You're not going to be, doing much of anything, unless you get your strength back?!" Stefan laughs, scoffs and looks away from him as he continues and admits sternly, "There's nothing wrong, taking in a healthy diet of human blood." He walks over to him and takes a step forward and continues with a smile, "From a blood bank. You're not actually killing anyone?" Stefan nods, and retorts with a smile, "I have my reasons!" Damon nods and admits confused and asks sternly, "You know, what are those holier than thou reasons? Because we've never actually discussed that!" Stefan sighs and says nothing as Damon sits in the chair and continues with a smile, "You know, I'd actually, love to hear this story? Stefan nods, comments and remarks with a smile, "You're really enjoying this, aren't you? Watching me struggle and suffer." He walks over to him and Damon nods, cuts him off and says with a smile, "Very much so." Stefan nods, takes a step forward and retorts with a smile, "Well, I hate to break it to you, Damon. But, um, I actually, have it under complete control!" He glares at him upset and Damon nods and retorts in disbelief, "You, do?" Stefan nods and Damon nods and retorts with a smile, Oh, Well, then you should just carry on, making the rest of those vampires look bad?" Stefan says nothing and glares at him and Damon nods, stands, takes a step forward to him and continues with a smile, "You have a great day, Stefan." He leaves and Stefan sees he left his glass off blood on the table and Stefan stares at it, contemplating and then Damon walks back in and grabs it and apologizes with a smile, "Oh, hey, I almost forgot something? Oops." Damon laughs, takes a sip and leaves the room.

*Back at The Gilbert's House- An Ambush*

Elena is wearing a brown jacket, a black tank top, and black leggings with brown boots and she says sternly to Jeremy, "C'mon, Jer, were going to school now? Walking out the door!" Jenna is right behind her, wearing a white top with blue floral pattern and navy-blue jeans and black boots on. Elena opens the front door to only find a tall man outside with light brown hair. He's wearing a black jacket, blue top and black jeans with black boots and she frowns and says upset, "Uncle John." He nods and retorts with a smile, "Elena?" Elena responds and says with a smile, "Hi." John looks over to Jenna and says with a smile, "Jenna." She nods and retorts in surprise by his arrival, "John, you made it?" He nods, walks past Elena and in the house and retorts with a smile, "I said I'd be in by noon." Elena sighs as Jenna responds and retorts with a smile upset as well, "Oh, well what you say and what you do is too very different things!" Jeremy walks down the steps with his black bag on his shoulder and he comments sadly, "Uncle John, wassup?" John opens his mouth to say something, but Jeremy walks right past him and out the door and he turns to Jenna and admits with a smile, "I had some business in town, and I thought, a visit was an order." Jenna glares at him angry as Elena nods pissed off and asks upset, "How long, are you staying?!" He nods and retorts sternly and informs them upset, "Idk yet, it depends how things go!" Jenna looks at him pissed off and Elena nods and informs her with a smile, "I'm gonna go to school, now!" He smiles and Jenna grabs the door and Elena looks back to her sad and so does she and closes the door. John moves his suitcase in and sits to the side and asks sternly, "So what's up with Jeremy?" She locks the door and admits sadly, "He just lost his first girlfriend, so try to be sensitive!" He laughs, scoffs and retorts with a smile, "I'm always sensitive." She walks over to him, steps in front of him and asks serious, "Rite. So, really? How long, are you staying?!" She glares at him and he comments hurt and retorts with a smile, "Can't you, just pretend to be happy to see me?" She plasters on a fake smile and remarks, "Oh, my God, John. It is so good to see you! How have you been?" She shakes her head and sighs upset, "No! No, I can't." He nods and retorts upset and informs her serious, "Did you really think, that I was just going to sign those SOR papers and just send them back?!" She looks at him astonished and retorts sadly, "Actually, I did." She looks at him hurt and he nods, and retorts upset and informs her serious, "I'm not going to let you sign away, my brother's office!" She responds and says sternly, "Its not up to you or me? It belongs to Elena and Jeremy!" He nods and retorts tired and says serious, "They're minors. So, I get the final say, being that I'm the Real Estate Trustee!" She looks at him upset and says nothing sad and he smiles.

*Back at Mystic Falls High School- The Hallway/The Stoner's Pit- A Meeting*

Elena and Matt are talking at his locker. Elena speaks and recalls with a smile and remarks bout Uncle John, "He said his trip was open-ended." Matt is wearing a blue jean jacket, brown and white plaid shirt and navy-blue jeans with brown boots and admits with a smile, "Uncle John? Yea, I never really liked that guy." She laughs, scoffs and retorts with a smile, "Does anyone?" He responds and retorts with a smile, "Well, if you need me, you have my moral support?" She nods and retorts with a smile, "Thanks. But I think, I'll suffer through this one alone? You've been through enough!" He nods and retorts with a smile, grateful, "Thank you, by the way for just... You know, everything? Being at Vicki's funeral and memorial. I couldn't have done it, without you." She nods and retorts sternly, "Of course, Matt." He nods and she asks curious with a smile, "So is Caroline, still baking for you guys? Around the clock." He sighs and retorts with a smile, "She finally went to her dad's, which is good thing, cause my mom, was going to strangle her, if she brought by another lasagna?!" She laughs and they walk together.

Outside, in the Stoner's Pit, Jeremy is sitting on a bench, contemplating. Tyler smiles and joins him and hands him, a cigarette. Jeremy shakes his head and puts his hand out and says with a smile, "Nah." Tyler looks over to him and comments with a smile, "What's your problem?" He sighs and retorts not in the mood, "I just don't want too." Tyler nods and retorts with a smile, "Alright. They said she O.D." Jeremy shakes his head and admits sad, "That's what, I don't get. She was doing k." Tyler nods and remarks with a smile, "Apparently not." He responds and admits confused, "I mean, how did she get buried in the woods, that's what I don't understand?!" Tyler sighs and retorts sternly, now, "Probably, whoever was with her, when she O.D.?" Jeremy nods and retorts sternly, "Yea, but you leave her there, you don't take the time to bury her?" Tyler sighs and admits sternly, "Maybe, she saw something, she shouldnt have and..." He pauses sad and sighs, "Man, idk." Jeremy sighs, nods and says nothing else.

*The Founders' Hall- The Founder's Council Meeting- Evening- A Meeting*

Damon walks in and stands near the Mayor and the others as Sheriff speaks and says sternly, "The coroners office has ruled out Vicki Donovan's death, a drug overdose." They sigh sad as she nods, continues, "Her family has been notified and the truth will stay in this room and we can put this, behind us." They nod and then Richard speaks and says with a smile, "Thank you, Sheriff." She stands near Damon who smiles. Richard continues and says sternly, now, "And now, onto a more pressing condition, John Gilbert." Damon looks at him surprised as Richard continues with a smile, "Has asked to say a few words, welcome back John." John shakes his hand as he continues, Its good to see you. John nods and retorts with a smile, now, Thank you, Mayor." Richard stands back in his spot as John now, speaks and reveals sadly, "Hello, everyone its wonderful to see you. I wish it was under better circumstances. As a founding family member, I find it, my duty to report some very distressing news!" Damon now, whispers to Caroline's mom confused bout John and asks sternly, "He's a Gilbert?" She nods, admits sadly and remarks with a smile, "He's, Elena's uncle. His name is John, but I call him, Jackass!" Damon nods as he continues and admits sternly, now, "The hospital blood bank, where a neighbor encountered, Ambrose. Has reported, several, break ins, over the last two weeks." Damon sighs upset, not liking, how this, is going as he continues and reveals, "7 hunters, two campers and two state employees have been reported missing as well!" Everybody, looks surprised and shocked, as, he continues and informs them with a smile, "All of this within, a seven-mile radius of Mystic Falls." Richard nods, responds and says sternly, "K. Alright, theres no need, to get alarmed right away at this, moment?!" They nod and Caroline's mom reveals to Damon some more info bout John, "He's the one who founded the Founder's Day kick-off party." Damon nods and says nothing in surprisement, and John continues and retorts sadly, "You think, all of your problems are over? But I'm here to tell you, nothing's been solved!" He grins and chuckles.

*Back at Mystic Falls High- Alaric's History Classroom- A Meeting*

Alaric is sitting on his desk, wearing a brown jacket, a purple shirt, and blue jeans with brown boots on and he informs Elena sternly, "I made a copy of Jeremy's paper, that he wrote for me." She looks, at him surprised and confused and he comments and retorts with a smile, "I think, you should take a look at it?" He hands it to her, and she takes it and reads the title, Fact of Fiction: The Truth about Vampires in Mystic Falls, and she says in shock, "Jeremy wrote this?" He nods and admits sternly, "He was very clear, that he didn't think, it was real, but idk?" She nods, cuts him off and retorts upset, "I hope you're right, because I've been doing so much, to protect him, from all of this!" She sighs sad and he takes the paper back and lays it on his desk and then looks back over to her and sighs sad, and asks curious, "So, how do you, deal with it?" She shakes her head, looks at him surprised and retorts confused, "What, do you, mean?" He explains and retorts sternly, "With, all the lies and the secrets. You have to lie, to everyone, who's important, to you." She nods and retorts sternly and admits with a smile, "It's not, safe for them, to know, the truth. So, yes, I keep it, from them, but it's, only, because I love them." He nods, smiles and gets up and goes behind his desk and admits sternly, "I think, Stefan is a good guy?" She looks at him sad as he sits down in the chair and continues upset, But at the end of the day? He's still a vampire!" She takes a step forward to him and admits sternly and assures him with a smile, "I know, its hard for you to understand, Ric." He nods as she continues, "But Stefan's different!" He smiles as she continues and informs him, "He'd never do anything to hurt me. You've got nothing, to worry about, k?" He nods and says with a smile, "K, if you trust him, then I do." She nods and says with a smile, "Thank you."

*Back at The Gilbert's House- The Kitchen/The Dinner Room, Afternoon- A Meeting*

Jeremy and John are sitting at the table eating dinner and discussing the Founders Day Party. Jeremy speaks and admits with a smile to John and informs him disinterested now, "I have no interest, in that, Founders Day, Kick-Off Party." He smiles. John looks over to him and retorts upset, "Sure you do, its tradition." Jenna is cooking in the kitchen and retorts with a smile, "Its best to break tradition." John glares at her upset and looks back over to Jeremy and says sternly, "The Gilbert's have been a part of this town, for 150 years. One of the Founding Families!" Jeremy nods and sighs as he nods, continues and inform him serious, "And with that disputation, comes certain obligations and responsibilities!" She looks annoyed and finishes cooking and sits at the counter and eats as he continues, "Including, going to the party?" Jeremy sighs and nods in defeat and says nothing as he continues and admits with a smile, "One day, when you, appreciate that, significance, I'll tell you, all bout, your heritage." Jeremy nods and smiles. Jenna comments and remarks with a smile, "Mmm, the Gilbert Family legacy?" They look over to her as she continues, "I forgot, how sacred, it was? I'm not a Gilbert, so I was never cool enough to hear it!" John sighs annoyed and looks away from her and he continues eating and Jeremy comments with a smile and asks curious to him, "Why, does she, hate you, so much?" John nods and reveals with a smile to him, "We used to sleep together." Jenna glares at him upset and grabs an onion, from off the counter and throws it, at his head and John comments, in shock and says upset, "Ow." Jeremy laughs in shock, as she says, pissed off and retorts in disbelief, "Hey, you bastard, I'm standing right here?!" John glares at her upset and says nothing.

*A Few Hours Later- Nighttime, Back Upstairs- Elena's Bedroom- A Meeting*

Elena is laying down on her bed, hugging her pillow and Stefan is sitting near her, wearing a black hoodie and black jeans and black boots. She speaks and asks confused to him bout Jeremy, "Why would he, write a report bout Vampires?" He sighs and says nothing contemplating and she now, comments and asks sternly, "Do you think, he's starting to remember?" He shakes his head and assures her sternly, "Damon took away those memories for good, you don't have to worry bout all that." She sighs, nods and says nothing and he moves a lock of her hair behind her right ear and continues, "I'll tell you what, why don't you just ask him?" She shakes her head and admits with a smile, "I-I can't." He responds and retorts confused, "I mean, why not?" She looks at him surprised as he continues and retorts with a smile, now, "If he doesn't know anything. Then, its just an innocent question?" She sighs sad, shakes her head and admits sadly, "I don't even know, how to talk to him anymore. I mean, we used to be, a lot more opened, with each other. But now, with all of these secrets, just piling up!" He nods in understanding as she continues and admits sternly, "You know, I haven't even told him, that I'm adopted yet?" He nods and retorts sternly, "Well, then, its time, you start opening up to him again?" She nods as he continues and retorts with a smile, "Not saying that, you should tell him everything, but at least, try to find out, what he does know, and be prepared for it?" She nods and then asks curious, "What bout you, how are you doing?" He nods and retorts with a smile, "I'm much better." She nods as continues and admits sternly, "I'm still, you know, a little jittery, a little on edge, but I'm going to be ok!" She nods, gets behind him and massages his shoulders and he smiles and looks over to her as she admits concerned, "I've been really worried bout you." He nods as she continues sad, "I've missed you." He nods and admits sadly, "I just needed to lay low, for a little awhile. Um, let my body re-adjust?" She nods and smiles and he leans forward and retorts with a smile, "Its only been a few days!" She nods, leans forward and retorts with a smile, now, "It feels like a lifetime." She kisses him and he responds to the kiss and then breaks it and cups her face with his hands and admits with a smile, "I've missed you too." She nods and kisses him again and cups his face with her hands and he responds to the kiss and then wraps his arm around her waist, picks her up and lays her down on the bed and throws the pillow out of his way and gets on top of her and continues kissing her and she responds to the kiss and then rolls on top of him and continues kissing him and he responds to the kiss and she holds his arms down above his head and starts kissing his neck and he sighs, and hisses and gets back on top of her and holds her wrists down above her head and she looks at him surprised and he kisses her again and she responds to the kiss and then he stops in shock and she comments and asks confused and worried now, "Stefan, what's wrong?" He says nothing and his vampire features start to show, and she looks astonished and says scared now, "Stefan?!" He flashes backwards into the wall and away from her on the floor, near her dresser and, she sits up and looks astonished as he's having a hard time, trying to control it, and then, he does, and she sighs in relief.

*The Next Day in The Morning- The Gilbert's House- Downstairs- Kitchen/Upstairs- Elena's Bedroom- A Meeting*

Elena is wearing a purple lace top with a purple tank top underneath and navy-blue jeans with brown boots on and she goes over to the front door and opens it and sees Damon, outside and she says, happy, "Oh, good, you're here." He nods, walks past her and retorts with a smile, "You asked, I'm here. I'm easy like that!" She closes the door and points to Jeremy, whose eating breakfast in the kitchen and he notices as she goes up the stairs and grabs his arm and he remarks with a smile to Jeremy, "No, Elena. I will not go to your bedroom with you." Jeremy doesn't pay him any mind and continues eating and she grabs Damon by the arm upset and annoyed now and they go upstairs to her room and he opens the door and comments bout their surroundings with a smile, now, "Ahh, just like I remembered it." She closes the door behind her and retorts tired, "Stop messing around." He smiles, walks over to the bed and gracefully flops on it with his head on the pillow and reveals and informs her with a smile, "Did you know, that your uncle has been kicking it, with the Founder's Council?" She walks over to her dresser and then looks over to him surprised and