The whole trip to Bree's Bar had been spent singing along to the radio, talking and laughing. Rose had truly enjoyed driving with the top down and the sun shining.

"Who is this witch anyway?" Rose asked as she parked the car.

"Her name is Bree and she is an old friend of Damon's." Elena stepped out of the car with a smile. "She's also completely gorgeous."

"Really now." Rose laughed and then she followed Elena into the bar.

"Bree, my talk drink of chocolate, where are you?" Elena called out.

"Elena!" Bree quickly walked over and pulled Elena into a kiss.

"I've missed you Bree." Elena smiled as they pulled back. "Texting just isn't the same."

"I've missed you too, honey." Bree chuckled.

"Oh, Bree this is Rose, Rose this is Bree." Elena introduced them to each other.

"Nice to meet you." Rose held out her hand.

"Any friend of Elena's is a friend of mine." Bree smiled as she shook Rose's hand.

They made it to the bar and ordered some hamburgers as Bree asked Rose several questions. Elena just smiled and listened, sometimes piping in with a few words here and there.

Around an hour and a half after they had arrived Elena's phone rang and the caller ID said 'Unknown Number'.

"Excuse me, I'll just take this outside." Elena smiled at Rose and Bree.

As Elena walked outside, she saw a bench a few paces away and went over to sit down as she answered her phone. For some reason she decided to answer in Latin, "Salute plurimam dictit. Si vales, bene est, ego valeo." (Many greetings. If you're well, then that's good, and I'm well too.)

"Salvete Elena." Elijah said with an impressed voice from the other end. "Nesciebat ego locutus sum vobis Latine." (Greetings Elena, I didn't know you spoke Latin.)

It took a few seconds for Elena to translate and then she said, "Only a little. You know, a phrase here and there."

"Still very impressive." Elijah hummed.

"So, what can I help you with today?" Elena asked slowly. "I assume you're not calling to talk about my Latin skills."

"No, I'm not." Elijah said. "I thought we had a deal about you staying put."

"Oh, crap." Elena cursed; she hadn't really thought about that. "Sorry, I just wanted to go see a friend. I'm in Georgia at a bar and will be home tonight or tomorrow at the latest, if that makes you feel better."

"Next time you decide to go 'see a friend' outside of Mystic Falls while the deal is in effect, call me first." Elijah ordered softly.

"I didn't have your number before now." Elena pointed out.

"My apologies." Elijah sighed.

"It's human to error but divine to forgive." Elena chuckled quietly.

"Does that mean you forgive me?" Elijah laughed.

"Of course." Elena chirped happily.

"I'll let you go back to your friend." Elijah told her.

"Thank you." Elena smiled.

"But if you are not back in Mystic Fall by tomorrow at the latest, the deal is off." Elijah murmured darkly and hung up.

Elena felt a shiver go down her spine, but it wasn't a bad shiver. It was the sort of shiver that made her stomach tingle. She shook her head and made her way back into the bar just in time to hear Rose say, "My friend Elena can sing," to a man standing by the bar with her and Bree.

"Bree, Rose, what's going on?" Elena asked as she walked up to them.

"Elena, this is Marcus." Bree introduced the man; he was not overly tall but he had broad shoulders and a muscled built. "Him and his band were going to perform live but their singer is home with a high fever."

"Okay, sorry for your band mate but what has that got to do with me?" Elena dreaded the answer.

"Well, according to Rose, you can sing." Bree smirked at her.

"You can't be serious?" Elena looked between Bree, Rose and Marcus.

"If you really can sing it would be great if you could sing in our band for tonight." Marcus looked pleadingly at her. "You can choose songs you already know from this and we'll even pay you some."

Elena accepted the large binder from Marcus and opened it.

"That's all the songs we as a band can play." Marcus looked at her with begging eyes.

Elena thought about it, on one hand she hated being the center of attention and having people looking at her, on the other hand she knew that both Bree and the band would lose a lot of money if she didn't sing and well, she did love to sing.

"Fine, I'll do it." Elena agreed with a deep sigh.

"Thank you!" Marcus almost sank to the floor in relief. "You look through that binder and I'll grab the rest of the member and introduce you."

"Thank you, Elena." Bree hugged her close.

"No problem but you owe me one, Bree." Elena mock grumbled.

"This is going to be epic!" Rose laughed loudly.

Elena looked through the binder and marked five songs she was willing to sing, she marked a sixth just as Marcus came back with the band.

"Elena." Marcus walked up to her then she gestured to a young man with floppy brown hair and a bright smile. "This is Simon, he plays keyboard/mixer table."

Then he gestured to a tall, slim, dark skinned man with laughter in his eyes, "This is Six, he plays the guitar."

Finally, Marcus indicated towards the only woman in the band. She was tall, and curvy, with long blond hair which was shaved on one side. "And this is Nya, she's our drummer."

"Hi, I'm Elena." Elena waved at them awkwardly.

"So, you're the one saving our asses, huh?" Nya smirked at her. "It's going to be fun to have another woman on the stage for once."

"I like your style." Simon smiled at her as he looked at her flowy blue dress and combat boots.

"Thanks." Elena looked down a little as she blushed.

"So what songs are we doing tonight?" Six asked kindly.

"These are the ones I'm comfortable with." Elena showed them the six songs she had marked.

"This will do great." Marcus beamed at her. "We can't thank you enough for this."

"Are you ready to start now?" Six challenged her with a wiggle of his eyebrows.

"Hold that thought." Elena turned to Rose and grabbed the full shot glass in front of her and down it in one fell swoop. "Now I am as ready as I'll every be."

Elena walked with the band, who Nya told her was called 'The Shadows', towards the stage and she almost ran out of the bar as she saw how many people had arrived to listen to a live band.

Bree had walked up on the stage first to introduce them to the crowd. "Welcome one, welcome all. Today we have a special treat for you all. The Shadows have come to play live for you all."

The crowd was filled with applause and it seemed like The Shadows had some fans here because there were a group of people that screamed and whistled.

"Sadly, The Shadows lead singer had to cancel tonight due to a high fever. But luckily they met someone who could sing and she agreed to step in." Bree said into the mike to loud applause. "Let's welcome The Shadows; Nya on drums, Six on guitar, Marcus on bass, Simon on keyboard/mixer table and last but definitely not least, our guest singer Elena!"

The crowd applauded and cat called as Elena walk up to the mike and she smiled at them with a blush.

As Simon started to play Elena started to hum along, after a while Six joined in and then she started to sing, losing herself in the music.

Just one more time before I go

I'll let you know

That all this time I've been afraid

Wouldn't let it show

Nobody can save me now, no

Nobody can save me now

Stars are only visible in darkness

Fear is ever-changing and evolving

And I, I feel poison inside

And I, I feel so alive

Nobody can save you now

King is crown, it's do or die

Nobody can save you now

The only sound

It's the battle cry

It's the battle cry

It's the battle cry

Nobody can save you now

It's do or die

Nobody can save you now

King is crown, it's do or die

Nobody can save you now

The only sound

It's the...

Nobody can save you now

King is crown, it's do or die

Nobody can save you now

The only sound

It's the battle cry

It's the battle cry

It's the battle cry

Nobody can save you now

It's do or die

Just one more time before I go

I'll let you know

That all this time I've been afraid

Wouldn't let it show

Nobody can save me now, no

Nobody can save me now – Battle Cry by Imagine Dragons.

When the song was over the crowd went wild and Elena took a deep breath.

"When Rose said you could sing, I didn't think she meant like that!" Marcus looked at her impressed.

After that they played two more songs, Run Baby Run by The Rig and 21 Guns by Green Day, before they took a break.

"Damn girl." Bree said as Elena came and sat down at the bar beside Rose. "You are really good."

"That she is." Nya walked up and threw an arm around Elena's shoulders.

"Oh, Nya this is Rose a very good friend of mine." Elena gestured to Rose. "Rose you already know who Nya is."

"Nice to meet you." Rose smiled.

"Likewise." Nya nodded back.

"Hey Elena," A guy she had never seen before walked up to her. "Did it hurt when you fell from Heaven?"

"No but I did scrape my knee when I crawled out of Hell." Elena sneered at him. "Get lost."

"That was great!" Nya laughed and ordered shots for herself, Elena and Rose.

Elena swept her shot but decided to stick to water after that as she didn't want to become drunk or even tipsy.

"Can I borrow your phone?" Nya held out her hand.

"Sure." Elena gave her the phone then she felt a tap on her shoulder and turned around.

"Do you believe in love at first sight?" The guy who tapped her on the shoulder asked. "Or should I walk past again?"

"That was so bad." Elena groaned. "I'm not interested."

"Here." Nya gave her phone back to her. "I put in the bands numbers and texted myself from your phone so I have yours and can give it to the others."

"Thank you." Elena took her phone with a smile.

"So, where are you from Elena?" Six came up to them.

"A little place called Mystic Falls." Elena smiled at him.

"Sounds very...mysterious." Simon piped up. "And yes, that was a very bad joke."

Marcus came over around fifteen minutes later, "Come on, lets continue."

Nya linked her arm with Elena's as they made their way back to the stage.

The first song they played after their break was Numb by Linkin Park, quickly followed by Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day.

"We have one last song for you tonight." Marcus said into his as the rest of the band grabbed their own mikes for the last song.

A dark beat started and Elena could feel it in her bones, then she started to sing Jacoby's part in Wolf Totem by The HU feat. Jacoby Shaddix.

Four hours later a tired but happy $2000 richer, Elena walked into the Gilbert resident.

"Stefan?" Elena asked as she saw him in the kitchen. "You're home."

"Were have you been?" Stefan wanted to know, having been slightly worried.

"Me and Rose went to visit Bree in Georgia." Elena smiled. "We had fun."

"I um... I called Isobel." Stefan admitted.

"I figured you would." Elena nodded.

"I'm sorry, I had to." Stefan rubbed the back off his neck.

"It's okay." Elena assured him with a sigh. "Did you find her?"

"Not exactly." John walked into the kitchen. "Hello Elena."

"Uncle John." Elena looked at him in mock surprise, already knowing he would be coming.

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