The Vampire Diaries

Previously on "The Vampire Diaries"...

I'm Elena. I'm Stefan.

Love brought me to Mystic Falls.

Love drove me away.

I am not sorry that I am in love with you, Damon.

We've all made sacrifices.

Phasmatos, raverus un animun.

I did a spell that brought you back.

You can see ghosts. We can talk.

No, you can't be dead.

Uhh!

Have a nice human life, Katherine.

But our greatest threat is still out there.

Silas. Hello, my shadow self.

Man: Ooh! Uhh!

And he looks just...like...me.

Elena, voice-over: Hey, Bonnie.

How is the summer almost over,

and yet I feel like I got nothing done?

Elena, voice-over: Sounds like you're having fun

traveling with your mom.

I still don't know how I'm supposed to do this

whole college thing without you.

Elena, voice-over: And Caroline agrees.

She spent the summer designing the color palette

for her dorm room while Tyler's been away

helping some wolf pack in Tennessee.

Don't worry. I already

sent them your application, Tyler.

All you have to do is

register for classes and show up.

Elena, voice-over: Matt and Rebekah have been sending postcards.

I think that they're in Amsterdam now, or was it Prague?

I can't keep track. And honestly,

I'm not sure I really want to.

Chci te misto.

Elena, voice-over: Anyway, I can't wait to see you.

When do you get back? Love, Elena.

Dear Elena.

Wait. Don't start with "dear."

It's bad enough you're dead.

Now you're a control freak?

I'm just saying. People don't say "dear" anymore.

Fine. How about "hey, Elena, what's up?"?

Thank you.

Bonnie, voice-over: Hey, Elena.

What's up?

You guys have no idea how much I miss you.

I've been e-mailing with Jeremy.

He says it's been surreal to be alive. Again.

Hey, um, sor-- I thought you left.

I did. Uh, 5 hours ago.

Well, there's-- there's pizza in the fr--

Bonnie, voice-over: If Katherine ingesting the only cure on this earth

and having to live as a human isn't justice...

I don't know what is.

I miss you guys. I'm glad you're having a great summer.

P.S. Have you heard from Stefan?

You ok?

Yeah. I've just got this weird feeling,

like something bad's about to happen.

Well, it is. You're leaving tomorrow.

You're trading all this for communal showers

and a meal plan.

Can't you just be a normal boyfriend

and support me as I attempt to have

a normal college experience?

I'd rather ply you with champagne

and spend the night convincing you to stay.

Hmm.

== sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man

Jeremy: There were issues at home.

Ever since I lost my parents and my aunt,

I've been acting out.

Drugs, drinking. I was looking for attention,

so, I lit my house on fire and faked my own death.

Really stress the drug thing,

and I'd definitely say that the fire was an accident,

because there's crazy and then there's...

Well...Me.

Or I could just not go back,

considering my school already had

a memorial for me.

Damon: Caroline just pulled up.

I--I can't leave. I should stay

and at least wait until

Jeremy settles into school.

Damon: You're leaving. You're going to college.

You're gonna drink cheap beer and you're gonna protest

things you don't care about.

And I am gonna take care of your little brother.

Trust me. You have nothing to worry about.

Ok, well, at least

Whitmore is only a few hours away,

so, if there's anything

you need, Jer, just call me.

Hey, see you on laundry day. Ahh.

So, how do you think this whole

long-distance thing is gonna work?

Well, I personally plan on forgetting about you

the second you walk out the door.

I love you.

And I love you.

All right.

Off you go.

Yeah, no. We're not doing this.

Go to school.

Caroline: You're dreaming about Stefan?

Elena: They're not dreams. It's more of a feeling.

Maybe I should call him.

So we can hear how happy you are with Damon?

Absolutely not.

He'll call you when he's ready.

So, I should just live with this

nagging pit in my stomach?

Ok, Elena, that pit is called guilt.

You feel terrible because you broke Stefan's heart,

and that nagging feeling is your brain

waking up to tell you that you've made

a horrible yet completely reversible mistake.

Nice try. Besides, Stefan and I

left things in a good place.

It doesn't mean he hasn't been thinking about you

shacking up with his brother all summer long.

Hello. Mom ears. Still here.

We're in college, Caroline.

We actually made it. We're here.

We're all here together.

You brought a Panini press?

Small appliances by the fridge.

Ok. That's the last one.

All right. Give me a good-bye hug

before I change my mind

and drag you home with me.

Oh. You can call as much as you want, you know?

Mom, I'll be fine.

Come here.

This is where your dad fell in love

with medicine, you know?

He would be really proud to see you here.

Thank you.

Ok, go! Before I change my mind

and make you stay.

I'm going. I'm going. I love you.

Bye, girls.

So, roomie, I think we should drink to something.

I couldn't agree more.

Roomie. Ha ha!

To us, and college, and being functional vampires.

To the next chapter of our life.

Ha ha!

Hi!

Uh, who are you?

I'm Megan. Your roommate.

Caroline says, "get your ass to Whitmore, Bonnie.

We need you."

Tell her I'm at the Grand Canyon.

You realize you're just postponing

the inevitable, right?

What happens when your dad finds out

you've been dead all summer?

How many postcards have I sent him?

How many times has he called?

I've done enough. He's clearly not missing me.

What about Elena?

I just saw her at college.

She seemed genuinely happy.

I am not taking that away from her.

We're lucky, jer.

How many people die and still get

to talk to their best friends?

How many best friends can't feel each other?

I should get going. The freak who faked his own death

can't also be late for math.

Damon: Wait a minute. How did that happen?

There must have been a mix-up at the housing office.

Compulsion. It's the ultimate unwanted roommate repellent.

That's exactly what Caroline said.

Right. So, then just compel her ass out the door.

Damon, what's the point in going to college

if we're just gonna recreate

what happened in Mystic Falls?

Look at you, giving it the old college try.

Did Jeremy get to school ok?

Yup. Showered, groomed,

even cut the crust off of his pb&j myself.

So, what you're saying is that

me being here, you being there,

this could actually work.

Exactly. Heh. Listen, I gotta...Go.

It's been a long summer, Damon.

Katherine.

5-star restaurants in Paris

to tapping kegs in a park.

Tragic.

I thought we said no strings.

Who said there were strings?

Weren't you leaving town?

I thought I'd give you one last chance

to come with me.