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Previously on
"The Vampire Diaries"...

The spell the Travelers
cast across Mystic Falls

eliminates spirit magic.

Aah! Uhh! Uhh!

The other side is collapsing
and everyone in it is going away.

What about you?
What happens?

Jeremy, I'll be fine.

When the Travelers die,
Liv will do the spell,

and her magic will allow
the people on the other side

to push their way through.

- Damon...
- I know.

[Screaming]

My God.
Alaric, what are you...

Come on.
You gotta go.

- What about Damon?
- You need to go home to your brother.

I'll find Damon.

I can't find Damon.
I'm not leaving without him.

I won't let you die for them.

Phasmatos fumas extas.

We need to start the spell again.

- We can't. That was our one shot.
- But Damon's on the other side.

Elena. You can say good-bye.

Damon finally had
everything he wanted.

He was happy.
He should be here.

It was all a lie.

You told me you could come back.

I love you.

Bonnie, don't you dare...

Elena: Please don't leave me.

I love you, Elena.
Bye.

Bonnie!
Bonnie!

Do you think it'll hurt?

I don't know.

[Buzzing]

[Music playing]

[Whispering]
What the hell was that?

I have no idea.

- Go out there and check it out.
- You go out there and check it out.

Hey, I got the lan...
Aah!

Oh, my God.
Sheriff Forbes.

I thought you were a serial killer.

Worse, actually, because

you'll still be alive
when I call your parents.

Pack it up and strike it down.

I'm like, for real, sheriff Forbes?

You got nothing better to do

than to bust us for
a couple of beer cans?

[Scoffs] Tax money at work.

Girl: It could've been worse.

Melanie Peterson was arrested
for underage drinking last week.

I swear this place is turning into
that town from "Footloose."

Yeah, well, let's just
get out of here.

Jessie?

Yo, Jessie.

Jessie.

Oh! Oh, Jessie.

[Garbled speech] Shh. Don't talk.

You'll be ok.
I'll get help.

Look. Up.

[Music playing]

Elena, voice-over:
Today was a good day.

Summer is officially over
and I couldn't be more thrilled.

Sophomore year.

I guess this is the year
you're supposed to pick a major

and start carving out
your path in life.

So, that's what I did.

You are look at the future
Dr. Elena Gilbert.

So. Pop quiz.

Mr. Weatherly complains of
chest pain and shortness of breath.

Can anyone tell me what tests we run?

Gilbert.

Um...

A pulmonary angiogram
provides a clear picture

of the blood flow in
the arteries and the lungs,

which is what we look for
in a pulmonary embolism,

a condition in which
Mr. Weatherly's symptoms are common.

Good. Someone's read ahead.

Remember that.
You'll need that in 3 years.

Here's the bed pan you
need to know about today.

Moving on.

I was impressed.

Thanks.

Elena, voice-over: Ok, so,
maybe I spent the day observing.

But at least now we have
unlimited access

to blood bank,

and trust me, we need
all the help we can get.

Some of us are still
getting the hang of

the whole drinking other
people's blood thing.

Want some?

It's all right.
I had some on the way over.

You know, this will
never not be weird.

What? That some ancient witch
turned me into a vampire

or that 4 months ago,
I rose from the dead?

That you're my college professor.

Elena, voice-over:
In Alaric's defense,

he couldn't exactly compel himself
a job back at the High School.

Nope, the High School, grill,
the town square...

Thanks to the Travelers'
anti-magic spell,

everything in Mystic Falls

still off-limits to anyone with fangs.

A lot of us haven't been
back home in months.

On the plus side,
the crime rate is way down.

Although I'm not sure
Matt got the memo.

Man: Good move, Donovan.
Proving once again

that self-defense is the best offense.

Elena, voice-over: I will say
he's never been better.

I think he can bench-press
more than Jeremy now,

which is beyond freaky.

Speaking of Jeremy...

Actually, let's not
talk about my brother.

Let's talk about Stefan.

Last I heard, he was
chasing some lead to some

witch that could contact the dead.

[Man whistles]

Man: Hey.

Get your ass in here, kid.
Payday.

Elena, voice-over: We haven't
spoken in months,

which can only mean that his search

for answers to what happened
has been all-consuming.

He's grieving.
He lost so much.

We all did.

But we're all getting
through it in our own way.

I dropped out of Whitmore.

Why would I support
their stupid football team?

Elena: It's the opening game
of the season, Caroline.

Time to come home.

I am home.
I just signed the lease

to my new apartment.

On the border of a town
that doesn't want you.

That's not home.
That's sad.

You don't even like football.

No, but I like drinking in
the parking lot beforehand.

Caroline, you're coming.

Tyler, don't act like you
have any ground to stand on.

You skipped an entire year.

And you hounded me for an entire year.

So, here I am.
Now, get your ass back here.

Caroline, I'm picking
you up at your house

at 6 P.M. sharp tomorrow.

Ok? Bring your school spirit.
Bye. [Hangs up phone]

[Sigh]

Anyway...
As I was saying.

I haven't exactly found a spell

that can undo
an anti-magic border per se,

but this book mentions Travelers,
which isn't that helpful,

but at least it's a step
in the right direction.

- Sweetheart.
- Yeah?

- You should go with them tomorrow.
- No. We're gonna go see a movie.

We have spent
the entire summer together.

[Sigh] God.
You're sick of me.

Caroline, you just lost
one of your best friends.

It makes sense that you want to
hold on to what's familiar,

but Elena lost her, too,
and she clearly misses you.

No. Elena clearly has taken up residency
on planet denial,

where football is more
important than her boyfriend

being swept away into oblivion.

Do you know she's
barely cried for him?

She was a full-on wreck
over Bonnie for months,

but every time I mention Damon,

it's like nothing ever happened.

Caroline,
Elena has experienced more grief

than anyone I've ever met.

You should cut her some slack.
[Cell phone buzzes]

What? Someone trample over
Mr. Davis's flower bed again?

Two kids were admitted to the hospital

with suspicious wounds on their necks.

Vampire attacks? How?

Vampires can't get into Mystic Falls.

No, but they can lurk
around the borders.

I gotta cut lunch short.

I gotta take care of this.
Listen.

Consider Elena's offer, ok?
Mystic Falls isn't going anywhere.

Hey, don't forget your basket.

Elena, voice-over:
She doesn't want to let go.

I get it.

I don't want to let go, either.

I don't want to think
that everything's changed,

that I have to start over.

The worst thing that could
possibly happen actually did.

But I don't have to.

Anyway, that was my day.
How was yours?

Can we go back to the part where

Ric came back to life
to be a college professor?

[Laughs]

"Occult."

The word in its literal
translation means "hidden."

Therefore, the study of the occult...

Therefore, the study of the occult
is the study of hidden knowledge.

Today, we're going to discuss it
as it relates to resurrection.

- Is there something funny, Liv?
- More like ironic, but ok.

Oh, Mr. Lockwood.

How generous of the practice squad
to lend you to us.

Sorry I'm late.

Typically, not all occult groups
held a consensus on the topic.

Sorry, princess.

Just trying to check
what page we're on.

Shh. I'm trying to listen.

Alaric: ...Apostles, the
Athanasian Creeds Tertullian,

and the western church
were inclined to believe

in resurrection of the flesh, whereas

the Gnostics held the firm belief

that resurrection existed
only in a spiritual sense.

Elena, you know I can
smell that, right?

I'm teaching a class full of kids

who all look like
blood sausages to me.

Now, put that away.

Sorry.

Uh, whereas others,
like the early church Fathers.

Luke. Hey.

Hey, I gotta run, actually.

Oh, no, I'll be quick.
Really quick.

I just... I've been
really thirsty lately.

Do you think it's because of the...
You know.

Are you asking me if
there are side effects

to the ancient psychotropic herbs

I've been giving you, because

there haven't exactly
been clinical trials.

Obviously.

I don't... I was just
wondering if maybe

you could, like, I don't know...

Add something to the next batch?

Yeah, or maybe there
shouldn't be a next batch.

What do you mean?

Luke, it was your idea
that I see him again, remember?

You were all, "hey, Elena,
I'm sorry that I wronged you.

I'm sorry that I'm the reason
your boyfriend is dead," remember?

And I am.
I'm sorry.

Something I made clear
when I made Alaric's daytime bracelet,

because you asked.

Yeah, I know.
And when I went against

my coven rules to get these herbs,

- because you asked.
- Right.

But it's time to
return to reality here.

Look, I'm fine.

I'm ok.
I promise.

Just come by my place by 5, ok?

- Elena.
- Thank you.

Hey, Dean.
I think a zero

might've fallen off my paycheck.

- Oh, yeah. I had to dock you 200 bucks.
- For what?

Dan Zimmer said you put a ding
on the hood of his Shelby.

Dan's wife put a ding
on the hood of his Shelby.

That's funny.
Sounds like you're

calling my best customer a liar.

You're ripping me off, Dean.

What you gonna do about it, kid? Huh?

You gonna quit? Run off
to wherever the hell you came from?

That's what I thought.

[Cell phone buzzes]

Hello?
Alaric: Hey. Just checking in

to see if your contact panned out yet.

Still working on it.

Alaric: Good.
Keep me posted.

Let me know how it goes.

You already read all that?

Cover to cover, with no mention

on how to undo an
anti-magic force-field.

And if I'm going to
single-handedly take back our town,

I'm gonna need a little
bit more to go on.

Got it.
All right, well,

I brought "Ancient
Witchcraft, volume two."

I read it.

How about "The Art of Hexing"
and "Elements of Magic"?

Fine. Thank you.

- So, how's Stefan?
- He's ok.

How often do you talk to him?

I don't know.
Couple times a week.

Oh. Huh.

I'm gonna go out
on a limb here, Caroline.

Is something bothering you?

He didn't say good-bye.

Damon and Bonnie died
and he just left.

No phone calls, no e-mails,
just disappeared into thin air.

And I haven't heard
from him in months.

I actually convinced
myself that he was in some

remote mountain region
and couldn't accept my calls.

Or maybe he just
doesn't want to bother you

with every half-lead
that goes nowhere.

Or maybe I just need to get over it.
Thanks for the books.

Elena on phone:
Why isn't Jeremy answering his phone?

I don't know. He's probably
doing homework or something.

Doing homework?
Put me on speaker, please.

[Beep]

Jeremy, I know you can hear me.

Get your butt off that couch
and do something productive.

Or what?
You're gonna come here and make me?

Or I'll have the sheriff arrest you
and drag you to the town border,

where I will kick your ass myself.
Matt, a little help, please.

- Yeah, I'll deal with him.
- Thank you.

[Hangs up phone]
[Sighs]

So. This is it, huh?

Video games.
Random girls.

Drunk by noon every day.

Look, it sucks that
Bonnie's dead, Jer.

I get it.
But you need to start

living your life again.

How? By joining
the community protection squad?

What exactly are you
protecting us from?

Bike theft? Litter?

Magic doesn't work here.
The town's safe.

For now.
But Caroline's

working on a way to reverse all that.

So, it's only a matter of time before
we're dealing with all the problems

that come along with vampires again.

You're a hunter.
You have skills.

Use them.

No more magic means
I'm not a hunter anymore.

[Opens can]

Yeah, you're right, Jer.

You're not much
of anything anymore.

Hey.

Hey. You're home.
I thought you were coming over at 5.

I know you did.
Look, Elena,

I can't help you anymore.

Is it because I told you
that I was thirsty?

It's fine.
I can get more

at the blood bank at the clinic.

I work there.
It's easy.

Elena, you're going
through this stuff like crazy.

- Yeah.
- I'm not a drug pusher.

No, you're my friend.

My friend in spite of the fact

that my boyfriend got
stuck on the other side.

Elena, don't.

Because you decided

to stop the spell
that could bring him back.

My friend that owes me.

No. A friend who cares about you
and thinks you're living in denial.

I know you have more.
Elena, stop.

Where is it?

Look at you.

Where is it?

I need to see Damon, Luke,
and I'm not asking.

I kind of want to set up Ric
[music playing]

with Jo from the hospital.

I mean, we both know
he has a soft spot

for the sexy doctor type.

How long do you think it takes after
somebody comes back to life

before they can start
dating again?

Well, the fact that you can
say that with a straight face

is one more reason that I love you.

So, like, 3 months?

Can I ask why there's not
a Bennett witch in the back?

I mean, can't Luke
whip up a batch of herbs

in Bonnie flavor?

You know, if I had to drive around
with everyone that I've lost,

I'd need a school bus.

Or you just know that Bonnie
would agree with Luke.

The last thing you need
to do is conjure up

someone who's gonna
tell you the truth.

Can we not talk about this?

About what?
The fact that I'm dead?

Because I am.

Technically, you were
dead when we met.

Good point.
Now I'm just gone.

Damon, please don't say that.

And this conversation is pretty much
the smart, level-headed you

talking to the irrational
possible drug addict you.

[Scoffs]

Which is clear evidence
of your insanity.

Yeah. Ok.

[Turns up music]

[Indistinct chatter]

Oh! Watch it, dick.

Whoa. Sorry.

Still working out
the kinks of being human.

My tolerance blows.

Yeah, Tyler, not
to play chaperone here,

but are you sure somebody
with your anger issues

should be drinking at all
this close to a full moon?

My issues are under control.

Coach lets me practice
with the football team.

I get to kick ass in
a controlled environment.

Till you get plastered
and do something stupid

and trigger your werewolf
curse all over again.

Alaric, chill.
It's under control.

Good. But just in case.

Really?

You know, I haven't been buzzed
since I came back to life.

And saying that aloud while sober
really freaks me out.

Ahem.

[Chuckles]

As the only sober
person here, trust me

when I tell you this, Tyler...

That girl is so not into you.

Thanks for the beer.

[Women laughing]

Your fridge makes me
want to kill myself.

- We're gonna have to split this.
- Knock yourself out.

So. You want to grab dinner?

There's that crab shack on the harbor
you want to check out.

Uh, yeah, I would,
but, um, I told Dean

I'd stop by the garage later.

Yeah, never heard
that one before.

Hey, look, no offense, Ivy,
but, uh,

you're the one who
showed up to me today.

Hey, I'm not asking for
your hand in marriage.

Stefan, come on.

We've been hanging out
for two months now.

I don't know anything
about you or your family.

Your friends you never
talk about call you

and you get all weird.
I get weird?

Yeah. You get weird.

So, we'll play a game.

You tell me one thing about you
and I'll tell you one thing about me.

Well, I already know
everything about you.

You're from Colorado.
You love dogs.

Your dad's
a bit of a pain in the ass,

but you graciously
let him pay your rent.

[Laughs] Ok. Fine.
Your turn.

Now tell me something
I don't know about you.

I'm a vampire.

You're so annoying.

Hey.

And I like you.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Music playing]

Thank God.
Someone over 20.

The rest of the chaperones are
huddled around the burger bar.

And you're a vegetarian.

I don't eat red meat.
I look at blood all day.

Because I work at the medical center.

Not because I'm a serial
killer or anything.

I'm Jo.

Alaric.
I teach occult studies here.

I didn't know that was
an actual thing.

- Yeah.
- Not that it's not a thing.

May I?

Uh, you know, actually, I'm
a germaphobe.

A germaphobe.

So, you're like
a vegetarian of cool people.

Ha ha!
Yeah. Exactly.

Um... will you excuse me
a second?

I actually have to make a...
A quick phone call.

Ok, so, when I lost my human nature,
I also lost my game.

Where are you?

[Chimes]

Uhh.

What are you looking for?

I thought I had...
Guess not.

Elena: What's this?

Hey. Are you ok?

Depends. Am I still
in the western hemisphere?

Hang on.
I can help.

I'm sorry.
I'm from New York

and we're big on cell phone reception.

[Chuckles] Where you heading?

Mystic Falls.
My GPS died

and then I started
second-guessing myself... aah!

Aah!

Easy. This is when you wipe her slate
and let her go.

I am still hungry.

Aah! Damon: You're gonna kill her,

just like you nearly
killed the last one

and the one before
that and the one before that.

I got it, Damon.
I'm gonna let her go.

I'm just... I just need a little more.

Ooh! Aah!

Oh, my God!

What are you...

Caroline.
It's not...

Oh!

No!

Aah! Ow!
[Gasping]

Help. Help, anybody.

Caroline: What did you do?

Why the hell are you
feeding on people?

It's fine.
I've compelled everyone else.

Whoa, hang on.
So, you're the border lurker?

The what?

Did you know my mom's been out looking
for a vampire prowler?

[Sigh] It's gotta be the herbs
Luke's been giving me.

They make me so thirsty.

Maybe I'm not thinking straight.

- Whoa. What herbs?
- They make me see Damon.

I can talk to him and... and...
and I can be with him and...

Is this what you've been
doing this whole time?

Hallucinating your dead boyfriend?

I tried to grieve him, Caroline.

Trust me.
I know grief.

I've got grieving down to
a science at this point,

and I tried.

But every time...

I let it sink in that

I'm never gonna see him again...

I feel like I'm gonna die.

Look, hon, I get it.
Ok? I do.

But... there are
better ways to get through this.

Like what?

Like dropping out of school and
having picnics with my mom

near the town border?

Or maybe I could pull a Stefan

and just bounce from
country to country

chasing some false hope
that we're gonna find

a way to bring Damon and Bonnie back.

We're all getting through it.

This is me getting through it. Ok?

Yeah, but you're not
getting through it, Elena.

You're just pressing pause.

[Sigh] Look.
I'll call my mom

and she can fix all this.

But you need to get out of here
and go hide, ok?

So, just... go.

What am I doing?

Girl: Help me.

[Crying]

Please help me.

It's ok.
You have to help me.

There was this girl.
I saw her.

She looked so normal
but I swear to God,

she had these teeth
and she bit me.

- You have to help me...
- What the hell is going on here?

You know, I saw this girl.

You need to find her.

- What happened?
- There was this girl

- and I was... I was lost...
- She had a dog.

It bit her.
She was lost.

She stopped to ask this
girl for directions.

- She had a dog and it bit her.
- Is that what happened?

Look at me.

Matt. What's going on here?

This girl was attacked.
I'm not sure we're getting the full story.

Matt, get her to the hospital now.

Girl: No...
You're not listening.

Hey-hey-hey-hey.

What are you doing?
You need to talk to her.

We'll get a statement as soon
as she's been treated.

You didn't even ask her
what happened.

All due respect, Tripp, you run
a volunteer community program.

I'm the sheriff.
Let me do my job.

Go!

[Cell phone ringing]

[Ringing]

[Ringing]

[Ringing]

[Bottle top hits counter]

[Cell phone ringing]

[Ringing]

Hello?

Elena: Stefan, is that you?

I know it's been a really long time
since we talked, but...

Elena, hey.

What's going on?

I need you to tell me
that you found something.

A witch.
A guy who knows a witch

who knows something.
Anything.

I need you to give me hope
and tell me

that you're gonna find
Damon and bring him back.

Not yet.

But how do you do it?

How do you wake up
in the morning?

How do you go about your day
without falling apart?

Tell me what you're
doing to get through this,

because I'm clearly doing it wrong.

There's no right
or wrong way, Elena.

No, there's only forever.

That's why I need you
to give me hope.

Because I don't think I can
live forever without him.

I can't.
I gave up.

You just said that you
were looking for him.

I did.

And then I realized
it was pointless

and that I needed to
move on with my life,

so... I stopped.

What do you mean you stopped?

I mean I said good-bye, Elena.

I moved on.
Damon is gone.

It's time for you
to say good-bye, too.

[Phone beeps] No.

[Crying]

[Sniffles]

[Crowd chanting "let's go Whitmore"]

Tyler: Where are you?

The game's gonna start
in, like, 15 minutes.

Caroline: Do you know Elena
has some witchy drug problem?

Yeah, Luke Parker has been
feeding her some concoction

that allows her
to hallucinate Damon.

Whoa. Slow down.
What?

It gets her all
bloodlusty and confused.

- She nearly killed a girl today.
- This makes no sense.

Yeah, well, neither did the fact that

she got over Damon so
quickly when he died.

Now it's crystal clear.
She hasn't.

She's living in a fantasy land.

Is she ok?

She's a mess.
And as long as Luke

keeps playing witch doctor,

she's not going to get any better.

Let me deal with him.

Matt: We're just meeting
up with my friend here.

Everything will be fine.

[Tires screeching]

Sarah, stop, please.

Get back in the car.
Stop! Sarah!

Hey! I'm not gonna hurt you.

You kidnapped me.

Look, I know you're scared,

and I'm sorry that
this happened to you,

but all I can do is promise
that it won't happen again.

Why the hell should I trust you?

Because I've been attacked like that
more times than I can count.

I've had my throat ripped open.

I've had my neck snapped,
my hand smashed.

I've drowned.
I've died and come back to life.

And I've lost what
little family I had,

and I refuse
to lose anyone else.

I want to protect people
like you.

Like us.

That's... quite a story, but...

Thing is, I don't trust anyone. Ever.

That's probably wise.

- Hey. Have you seen Elena?
- She's not coming.

Apparently, she's not
in her right mind.

What happened?

Is this what you've
been up to all summer?

Messing with Elena's brain?

Does it help with the guilt
or are you just desperate for friends?

Where's Elena now?

Why? So you can trick her into
thinking Damon's alive?

Who does that?
She almost killed someone.

You're drunk.
Don't touch me.

Where's your magic now, Parker?

What's wrong?
You can't chant?

You stay away from Elena,

or you're gonna have a problem
your magic wand can't fix.

Hey! Knock it off.

Knock it off.

You got it under control, huh?

Huh?

You want to tell me
what that was about?

Come on.
Let's get out of here.

[Music playing]

You can't be here.

You're not even real.

It's just my subconscious
making me see

what I want to see.

One call from my brother
and you're gonna throw all this away?

You know I want to see you, Damon.

But it makes me reckless.
I hurt people.

So, why am I here?

Do you want to move on?

Move on.

I never got to say thank you.

For what?

For saving Stefan and...

For bringing back
Alaric and Tyler.

Thank you.

Elena...

No, I'm not done yet.
I...

I want to thank you for giving me
everything I always wanted.

A love that consumed me.
And passion.

Adventure.

There's nothing more
I could ever want

other than for it
to last forever, but...

It can't.

[Sniffles]

This is the last time
I'm gonna see you.

This is good-bye, Damon.

I love you.

I have to let go.

You're still holding on.

I... no. I...

- I said good-bye, Damon.
- I don't blame you.

You know what's waiting for you.

How long before you go
running back to Luke?

No. I told you.
That was the last time, Damon.

I... I'm done.

[Puts object on table]

An eternity of torment,
agony, and grief.

And you feel it all.

Stop it, Damon.
Stop it, stop it.

You're getting in my head.
Don't do this. Please.

You'll feel it forever.
No!

[Glass shatters]

[Clattering]

[Glass shatters]

[Clattering] [Crying]

[Panting]

Could you be more of
a douchebag cliche?

I got a little out of control. I know.

A little?
It's not Luke's fault

that your friend's
emotionally blackmailing him

to fulfill whatever mental head case
crap she's going through.

Grief.
It's called grief.

Your brother got
to live that day, remember?

The rest of us lost people
because of him.

I'm aware of that, Tyler.

I think about it every day.

So does Luke.

A lot of you got your lives back, too,
because of me.

So, at the very least, do me a favor
and lay off my brother.

You're right.
I'm sorry.

Yeah. Our twin powers
don't work like that.

You actually have to
tell Luke to his face.

Well, I will.
Listen.

Liv, 4 months ago,
I could do anything.

I could make anyone do
anything that I wanted.

I was stronger than
most people on this earth.

And then it went away.
And all that's left

inside of me is rage.

Why are you telling me this?

Because I want you to understand that
I am trying to deal with it.

Ok, good. Good luck dealing with it.

Why do you do that?

I'm trying to talk to you and you just
give me that look and walk away?

What would you like me to do, Tyler?

[Music playing]

Stefan on recording: It's Stefan.
Leave a message.

[Beep]

Hey. It's me.

Just leaving another message about
how today was not a good day.

Caroline, voice-over:
Everyone drifted apart.

Caroline, voice-over: It's like everyone's
pretending they can get through this alone.

Caroline, voice-over:
Elena's gone

and I think she's so scared
to accept what happened

that she's become a completely
different person.

Caroline, voice-over:
And if you ask me, Tyler's just

hiding at Whitmore,
pretending everything's fine

as if he can outrun his
werewolf gene or something.

Caroline, voice-over: And Matt and
Jeremy never leave Mystic Falls anymore.

Caroline, voice-over: There's an invisible
wall standing between us and them

and nobody's doing anything about it.

Caroline, voice-over:
Part of me wonders if they hope

we never find a way back in.

And then there's me,
just sitting in a diner

on the border of town
looking for a way

to get our home back.

We just lost two of
our closest friends.

We need each other.
We need to be together, Stefan,

or pretty soon we're just gonna end up

pictures in a yearbook
in a drawer somewhere,

and so, that is why I am
not going to stop calling you

until you pick up the phone
and I hear your voice

and you tell me that you are
going to help me fix it.

Because I am not
going to give up on us.

[Phone beeps]

[Clatters]

Elena: Do you like being a vampire?

Alaric: Why don't you get some sleep?

We'll talk about it tomorrow
when that crap's out of your system.

Because with all the funerals
and the start of the year...

We never really talked
about how you're

dealing with all this.

You mean with me
coming back to life?

Well, moving away
from Mystic Falls helped.

And since my ex-girlfriend is

happily married to
a pediatrician up in Alaska,

I didn't have any awkward
reunions to handle.

I meant the blood lust.

The heightened emotions
and immortality.

Honestly, Elena...

I hate everything
about being a vampire.

Me, too.

At least I did.

Then one day,
I discovered the good part.

You know...
The promise

that love could be eternal.

And I had that with Damon.

Which means for the rest of eternity,

I'm gonna have a hole
in my heart where

he's supposed to be.

Trust me.
It gets easier.

I know how death works, Ric.

Trust me.
I have done it. A lot.

There's no such thing
as moving on.

It's a lie.

So, if I'm ever going to be
able to fall in love again,

and make eternity bearable,

I need you to do something.

What?

You were created by
the original vampire spell,

which means you can
compel other vampires.

And since I can't
take away my vampirism,

I want you to take away Damon.

I want you to compel me
to forget that

I ever loved him.

[Music playing]

Every day I tell you I hate that.

And every day I do it anyway.

Bon appetit.