"No, he's fine."

"You mean I'm not a vampire? Damn it!" Elena and Nat looked at each other.

"Don't say that Jeremy!" Elena said angrily.

"Jer, why would you want that?" Natalia asked, a lump forming in her throat. The younger Gilbert glared at the twins and stood up.

"Did you hear about Anna, about what happened to her tonight? She's dead." The twins widened their eyes. They had no idea that she had died in the fire.

"Jeremy. Jeremy. Come here, sit down." Stefan pushed Jeremy back down on the bed and grabs his face in his hands again, making the young Gilbert look at him.

"I'm very sorry about Anna, but it's very important that you listen to me right now. With every passing moment, Anna's blood is leaving your system. If you try to kill yourself right now, you could really die." At this, Jeremy looks away, trying to avoid his sisters' gazes. Stefan slapped his cheek, trying to get his attention.

"Hey! Do you understand me?" Nat didn't like Stefan's tone or his aggressiveness towards his little brother.

"Stefan!"

"Yeah, I understand."

"Good." Stefan gets up and stands next to the girls.

"What about the pills that he took?" Elena asked Stefan, while Natalia went to stand next to Jeremy, rubbing his shoulder reassuringly.

"He didn't take enough to die so Anna's blood actually healed him of that." An officer knocked on the doorframe of Jeremy's room, getting their attention.

"Miss Gilbert?"

Both girls looked at each other and Elena nodded. "I'll be right there." The officer left and Stefan turned to the girls.

"You both need to be at the hospital." Natalia was about to protest, but he didn't let her.

"No, no, no, don't worry, I'll stay here with Jeremy."

"No, I don't need a babysitter!"

"Yeah, you do" Elena said frowning. Natalia kissed Jeremy's head and left with Elena to the hospital.

Elena and Natalia arrived to the hospital and saw Bonnie pacing the halls

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Elena and Natalia arrived to the hospital and saw Bonnie pacing the halls. They walked over to her quickly and she looked up, relieved that they were there.

"Bonnie, how's Caroline?" Natalia asked, worried about her best friend. While her and Bonnie got along just fine, Nat was closer to Caroline. Bonnie frowned, making the girls worry even more.

"She's weak. They don't know if she's going to make it."

"What?" Elena asked incredulously. Bonnie nodded and hugged her. A tear dropped from Nat's eyes, but she quickly wiped it off. She had to be strong, for Caroline. Bonnie let go of Elena and hugged Nat next. After a few seconds they let go of each other.

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