The Vampire Diaries

Previously on The Vampire Diaries:

For over a century, I have lived in secret, until now.

I know the risk, but I have to know her.

What are you?

- I'm a vampire. - You said you don't kill to survive.

Animal blood keeps me alive.

- But not as strong as Damon. - Hello, brother.

- Damon. - Stefan finally fessed up.

Stay away from me.

That necklace contains an herb called vervain.

- It protects you from being compelled. - I will keep your secret.

But I can't be with you, Stefan.

- What is that? - A very important crystal.

- Are you psychic or clairvoyant? - Technically, Grams says I'm a witch.

There was a time when this town was very much aware of vampires.

- Five bodies all drained of blood? - They've come back.

You just don't wanna die, do you?

She's transitioning.

- Into what? - A vampire.

- I don't know what's wrong with her. - She'll be fine.

- We'll all be fine. - Vicki.

I'll make sure that she does not hurt anybody, Elena. I promise you.

- All right, later, man. - See you, bro.

- Hi, Ty. - Whoa.

Vicki?

- Everyone's looking for you. - I know.

What's wrong, Vick?

- I'm so cold. - You on drugs?

- Everyone thinks you're off on a bender. - I wish.

What happened in those woods? Those kids that were killed.

What did you see?

- I'm so scared. - Come here.

It's okay. I'll take you home.

- I can't control it. - Control what?

I am so hungry, Ty.

And it won't go away.

What are you on? What drugs did you take?

I want it. I'm so hungry, Ty.

Okay, look, I'll get you something to eat. Just sit back. Let's just get you home.

Vicki. What is wrong with you?

Vick. Unh.

Vicki, no!

Let go of me! Unh!

What's going on? What's wrong with her?

- You don't talk. - Screw you, dude.

- "Dude"? Really? "Dude"? - Damon, don't.

Oh, come on. Who's gonna miss this idiot?

Don't you hurt him.

Forget what you saw here tonight. None of us were here.

- Sorry. - Oh, no, it's cool. I'm done.

You're up early. Where are you going?

Police station. They're organizing a search party for Vicki.

- Wait. Shouldn't you be going to school? - You're kidding me, right?

You shouldn't skip school.

If they find her, we'll know. That's what cell phones are for.

Yeah, your lips keep moving. I don't know why.

- Yeah - Matty?

Vicki, where are you? Are you okay?

- I'm okay. - Tell me where you are.

- I'll come get you. - No, Matty.

I just need some time to figure things out.

Just know that I'm okay, okay? Please don't worry about me.

I don't understand why I have to stay. Why can't I go home?

Because you're changing, Vicki, and it's not something you wanna do alone.

There's nothing about that Logan guy I killed in here. Not a word.

- Someone's covering it up. - What is that?

This is a very special, very old compass.

What was Logan Fell doing with it? Aren't you curious?

Well, if you're so worried that somebody's onto you, leave town.

We should all be worried.

Hey, I'm hungry. Do you have anything to eat?

Here.

- What is it? - It's what you're craving.

Heh. Don't lie to the girl.

It's so not what you're craving, but it'll do in a pinch.

- What is it - Yeah, what is it?

Is it skunk? St. Bernard? Bambi?

- Go on, give it a try. - She's new.

She needs people blood. She can't sustain on that stuff.

- Mm, yeah, why can't I have people blood? - Yeah.

Because it's wrong to prey on innocent people, Vicki.

You don't have to kill to feed. Find someone tasty...

...and then erase their memory. It's so easy.

There's no guarantee that you can control yourself, okay?

It takes years to learn that. You could kill somebody.

You have to carry that with you for the rest of your life, which is eternity.

Don't listen to him. He walks on a moral plane way out of our eyeline.

I say snatch, eat, erase.

Hey, look at me. We choose our own path.

Our values and our actions, they define who we are.

Okay, Count Deepak.

- I am out of here. - Yum.

Can I have some more?

- Is Stefan here? - Yep.

Where is he?

And good morning to you, Little Miss I'm-on-a-Mission.

How can you be so arrogant and glib after everything that you've done?

And how can you be so brave and stupid to call a vampire arrogant and glib?

- Lf you wanted me dead, I'd be dead. - Yes, you would.

- But I'm not. - Yet.

- Where is Stefan? - He's upstairs.

Singing "The Rain in Spain." Knock yourself out.

Stefan?

- Stefan - Yes?

- Where is Vicki? - She's upstairs.

What happens now?

My brother is searching for her with the rest of the town.

- What do I tell him? - I'm working with her.

It's gonna take time. She's a very volatile and impulsive personality.

She's a drug user. That's gonna play a part in how she responds to this.

So she's a vampire with issues?

What am I supposed to do? Because I am lying to everyone that I care about.

- What's gonna happen to her? - I'm gonna keep her here...

...until I know that she's safe. How long is that?

- We can talk about that later. - Hey.

- Vicki. How are you? - How am I? You're kidding, right?

Was our family burned in the witch trials?

No, the girls that were persecuted in Salem were entirely innocent.

You have to have more than ignorance to trap a real witch.

Well, how did we end up in Mystic Falls?

Our family fled Salem in 1692 and relocated here.

Our ancestors lived in secrecy for over a hundred years.

It's important that we still do.

Grams, everybody knows you're a witch.

They also know it's absurd. Can't be true.

I'm just a kooky lady that teaches occult at the university.

No one really believes.

They just poke fun.

And let them.

Don't let them know the truth.

Where is the witchcraft?

I mean, you've been talking history for two days.

- I wanna get to the fun part. - It's not meant to be fun.

It's real and it's serious.

And you must understand it before you practice it.

Aren't you late for school?

- Thanks for the update. - Yes, sir.

We never should've trusted that Logan...

...weasel with the watch. - How many are we dealing with?

The coroner thinks one. The wound radius and the jaw pattern...

Are we in danger? If it found the watch, then it knows we know.

And could it come after us? And should I even be saying "it"?

- Is it a he or a she? - Lf it has any historical knowledge of...

...the town, it'll know where the watch came from. Yes, we could be in danger.

- So, what do we do? - Just keep it quiet.

We can't have the entire town aware of this.

We have to find it before it finds us.

Hey, man. I heard they're putting together a search party for Vicki.

She just called. She's okay.

Good. That's great. I figured you must've been going out of your mind.

Little bit, yeah.

I was just gonna offer, you know, if there's anything I could do.

I appreciate it.

I have got your costume. It's all here.

- Seriously? - Ahh, come on.

Can someone please be excited that it's Halloween?

I just wanna have fun.

You know, just some silly, fluffy, Damon-free fun.

- Isn't this the one you got from Damon? - Yep. Wear it, toss it. I don't care.

I want it gone. Have you seen Elena? Do we know what she's wearing?

I was with Grams all weekend. I haven't talked to her. Maybe she's with Stefan.

- Riding to his castle on his white horse? - Oh, don't be bitter.

- It provokes wrinkles. - Heh.

Coffee is our friend. It's the caffeine.

It circulates through our veins and warms our bodies...

...so we're not so cold to the touch.

Well, what if I wanna drink human blood?

You have to learn to live with that urge.

Fight it on a daily basis, one day at a time.

Oh, God. Don't start with that whole 12 Steps thing.

School counselor has been down that road. It doesn't work for me.

- It can work. It's your choice, Vicki. - So you've never tasted human blood?

- Not in a long time. - How long?

Years and years.

I'm not proud of my past behavior.

Does this sketchy feeling ever go away? It's like I have a massive hangover.

This daylight thing is a bitch.

Ugh. I need more blood. Where's your bathroom? I have to pee.

Why do I have to pee? I thought I was dead.

I'm gonna, uh...

I'm gonna get her some more.

Right. I'll be quick.

False alarm. My body's feeling really funky.

It's a good funk, but it's weird.

Hmm.

- Who are you calling? - Jeremy.

- Vicki, you can't see Jeremy anymore. - Oh, come on.

- I'm gonna see whoever I wanna see. - Even though you could hurt him?

- I would never hurt Jeremy. - I know you think that.

But I can't take that risk.

- You're gonna have to let Jeremy go. - Oh, really?

And how long have you been preparing the you're-not-good-enough speech?

I assume it predates the vampire thing.

All I'm saying is Jeremy is not getting involved in any of this.

- I mean it, Vicki. - Or what?

Let's get one thing straight, you perky little bitch.

You had my brother whipped for 15 years.

Fifteen years. And then you dumped him.

When I look at you, that is all I see. Just so you know.

And I'm gonna see Jeremy whenever I wanna see Jeremy.