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Locket.

Bonnie and Elena hadn't been alone together in a long time. A lot had happened and Elena wanted it to be just like old times, but there was an odd silence lurking in the air. No longer were there simple mundane things to talk about like friendship squabbles and cheerleading, normal high school stuff. Stuff like that wasn't important anymore.

Elena guided Bonnie into the next tacky shop, they both starred carelessly at the racks of limp lifeless clothing, one day, what felt like years ago they would have been excited by this, but now it all just seemed pointless. They walked out, missing the annoyed look on the girl behind the counters face.

On the other side of the road stood a tiny store tucked in between two modern buildings, the hand painted sign on the outside read 'Cobwebs Antiques.' "How long has that been there?" Elena asked, again grabbing Bonnie's hand and leading her over the road. All of her life in this town she had never seen it before, they entered. It was dark and damp inside, everything was coated in a thin layer of dust, and the shop reminded Elena of the spare rooms in the Salvatore boarding house, years and years of being untouched. Bonnie shot Elena a dodgy look, she didn't like it here.

A Hunched old man eyed them from behind the counter. "Hello." Elena said politely, picking up a rusted picture frame and then quickly putting it back down, scared she might break it. Elena moved over to peer into the jewelry cabinet, everything was twisted and knotted together with chains broken and broaches turned over the wrong way. The shop assistant starred at her eagerly, he looked desperate. She was about to turn and leave when her eye's stumbled upon a little silver locket slightly out of the way of the rest of the jewelry.

"Can I see that please?" Elena asked, pointing down at the locket. The assistant let out a soft groan of happiness as he retrieved it for her. It was beautiful close up, tiny roses and vines were carefully engraved along its surface and it glistened in the small gap of light that peeked through the gap in the curtain. "How much is it?" Elena asked trying not to sound rude. The shop assistant paused, "That locket it very old you know, so usually I would say one hundred and twenty dollars, but you… Elena Gilbert are a very beautiful girl so I will offer it to you for fifty." He said in his fading voice. She wondered how his man knew her name, she had never seen him before but she shrugged it off. It was after all a very small town. "I'll take it." She smiled, handing him the money she thought about how this had probably been this mans only sale all week. Bonnie looked ready to leave. "Come here." The old man gestured as he unhooked the clasp on the necklace and draped it across Elena's neck. Elena swore she heard him mutter something under his breath as he hooked it together and then smiled at her weakly.

Bonnie and Elena left the shop and covered their eyes as they re adjusted to the light outside. "I'm going to meet Stefan later. Are you alright to get home?" Elena asked reaching forward and hugging Bonnie. Bonnie stayed quiet but she could tell it felt good for both of them to be holding each other again. It had been to long.

Elena jumped out of her car and almost ran to the door step, egger to see Stefan. He opened the door a fraction on a second before her hand went in to knock.

"Katherine?" Stefan gasped, his expression genuinely shocked. Elena took a step back. Katherine? What was he talking about? She knew they looked alike but it was unlike Stefan to mistake her like this. "Stefan?" she said back angrily. "Katherine what are you doing here? How are you alive?" Stefan still seemed to think she was Katherine. Something was wrong. Elena paused, "Stefan it's me Elena, what's wrong with you?" she was begin to worry about his sanity.

"Don't try and trick me Katherine. You're not Elena; I won't fall for it this time." He said taking a step back defensively."I'M ELENA, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU STEFAN!" Elena was getting mad now; she wasn't in the mood for games. There was a moment of silence; the only thing breaking it was Elena's heart beat. Stefan's eyes widened. "Elena," He said quietly "Where did you get that?" Stefan said pointing down at Elena's new locket. "This?" Elena said confused by his sudden interest in her necklace "Some antique store in town…Why?"Stefan's brow knitted together "Because that necklace is.. I mean was Katherine's." Elena's jaw dropped.