"Autumn did tell you" Jeremy looks at me as I take care of the wound on his forehead, Autumn and her birth father are downstairs talking about Isobel. I killed the two vampires who took Jeremy and hurt Matt "but"

"Damon erased my memory of it" Jeremy nods his head "I read Elena's journal—I love Elena but the things Elena does are so selfish. Autumn has such a pure heart. I'm glad your here Galen, for this family and for her"

"She tried to kill Jeremy and Uncle John!" We hear Autumn and Elena yelling at one another "yet here you are acting like she did nothing wrong!"

"I'm not saying that!" Autumn screams "If you really want to blame someone blame yourself! God! You're so selfish! I knew what Isobel was capable of from the beginning, I'm not stupid! I just choose to look away because I know Isobel won't ever hurt me, humanity on or off! But you? I'm glad she told me what happened because if she didn't Jeremy would be dead! Sure I'm friends with Damon but at the end of the day, what Katherine wants she normally gets and she brings chaos and destruction along the way! Just like you, but at least Katherine doesn't pretend to b anything she isn't!"

We hear a slap then another slap, we hear screaming and John raising his voice "Enough! Girls! Enough! Elena just go! Go!"

"How" looking at Jeremy "Elena is still alive, is beyond me"

"When our parents were alive" Jeremy explains "they kept Autumn and Elena far apart, without them here more of what has not gone by has started to surface"

In the doorway is Elena who has a broken nose with a busted lip and a handprint mark on her right cheek, her hand is on her side so Autumn must have done some real damage. I've been teaching her self defense since the vampire attack a few years back "Autumn really didn't hold back after screaming" Jeremy says "I'm not angry with her"

"Why?" Elena demands "Autumn"

"Has done nothing" Jeremy shakes his head "but done what's in my best interest, you and I have nothing to talk about"

"Galen?" Elena looks at me "Can you give us a minute?" Leaving the room but stay in the hallway since I want to talk to Elena myself "Look, I don't know what Anna told you or Autumn but there are things that you need to know"

"Really?" Jeremy demands "because I'm pretty sure your journal covered it"

"You read my journal?" Elena asks

"And save me the invasion of my privacy speech" Jeremy snaps "because I read a section about Damon erasing my memory of what happened to Vicky but also me knowing about vampires"

"Jeremy please" Elena begs "you don't...understand. The night Vicky died, it was like mom and dad died all over again. It was all over your face and it hurt so much to see you like that. I just wanted to take away your pain. I'm so sorry"

"And what Autumn told me?" Jeremy asks "what about that?"

Elena is silent "I...I wanted to protect you"

"By keeping me in the dark" he seethes "when mom and dad died, we all mourned our own way but I don't think Autumn ever got the chance to mourn since she was here for me. She has always taken care of me and loved me more than you ever could. She doesn't have other people doing her dirty work for her—get out"

"Jeremy" Elena pleads "no"

"Elena!" He raises his voice "Just get out! And don't bother trying to compel me or anything because Autumn has been giving me vervain"

He closes the door as Elena was pushed out, she turns to me and I have my arms crossed "I see many similarities between you and Katherine, but what some people don't say to you to protect your feelings since they believe your a porcelain doll ready to crack is this—Katherine became who she was due to much more traumatic trauma than you'd ever imagine, you? You're like this because of no good excuse. Your parents died months ago. You threw a tantrum and tried to ruin things for Autumn. Now? I'll be damned if you hurt her anymore than you already did. You may have the Salvatore Brothers fooled but you don't have me fooled"

Going downstairs finding John, he looks my way "Will you kill Isobel?" John asks

"The next time I see her" promising as I know Autumn isn't around "did she get the device?"

"She did" he confirms "did you really start looking for schools away from here?"

"Autumn doesn't feel safe in this town" sitting down next to John "not like before, her safety is more important to me"

"Your a good man Galen" he nods his head "I know if my brother were alive he'd approve of you, probably be furious that you and her eloped"

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"I can't believe you got married!" Caroline slaps Autumn's arm as we find her and Matt in the Mystic Grill "Are you pregnant?" She gasps looking between us "you totally are! Oh! Why didn't you use protection? I mean, you'd make such pretty babies"

"I think" Matt stood up covering Caroline's mouth "what Care is saying is this, congratulations"

"Thank you" we both say

"It's nice to meet you both" joining them in the booth

"And we" Autumn motions to us "aren't pregnant" though the thought of her pregnant it would make me more happy, I'd be worried since vampires but I'd protect them. I always will "we just love each other"

"Are you both" Caroline asks "going to have a huge event?"

"We" Autumn and I share a look nodding our heads "talked about it and yeah, one day we'll have a large event and invite our family and friends"

"So Galen" Matt asks me "do you have any siblings or"

"I had a twin" He died, because of a vampire. When I killed that vampire it's when my mark appeared "animal attack got him"

"That's so sad" Caroline says before gasping "Oh my god, if you're a twin and Autumn is a twin then imagine the amount of babies you'd have at once"

Really? She is still focused on that? Then again given Autumn's age and my age, she and everyone here probably thinks Autumn is having a baby. Probably won't help how we're going to North Carolina, this town a few hours from here. Isobel told me of this house she has there that Autumn and I can live in.

"So pink booties or blue?" Caroline asks

"What?" Autumn asks

"For what you think your babies will be" Matt shakes his head as Autumn was embarrassed while Caroline went on about how beautiful our babies would be.

She looks my way mouthing "I'm sorry for her, I love you"

"I love you" mouthing to her, she leans into me closing her eyes happy. We flinch back at the bright light and see Caroline with a camera.

"For your scrapbook" she explains "I'm going to put together this scrapbook for you both so you could show your kids one day"

Hearing a cry in pain, looking over I go to the bathroom and find Jeremy and Anna. "Jeremy" he looks my way as I cover Anna's mouth with a gag "make sure to muffle her cries"

"Galen" he stops me "what's going on?"

"Vampires are being rounded up" his eyes widen in shock "hide in the stall and if you have to make it sound like your going to the bathroom badly"

"Why?" He asks

"Your family" looking to Anna with a tense face "and Anna is important to you" but the moment she isn't is when I'll end her "now stay hidden" going out of the bathroom, Autumn and I go to the room where all the tomb vampires are.

"Why is Damon here?" Autumn demands

"He's a vampire" John tells her

"Autumn leave" I order, she looks my way about to protest "trust me" she stops and nods her head, John brings her out and I kill all the vampires here but Damon "come on, your lucky Autumn sees you like a brother" The tattoo on my arm grows a bit more, I guess this has to do with how old a vampire is. These were some pretty old vampires.