Season Two

Elena finds John in the kitchen. "The Return"

Elena headed towards the kitchen and was shocked to find John on the floor bleeding to death. She ran over to him and dialed 911. John let her know that someone was behind her and Elena grabbed the knife Katherine had used earlier to stab John with. She tried looking for the attacker and Katherine just watched her, super speeding around the house, and then Katherine left the house shortly after.

Elena tries to wake Jeremy. "The Return"

Elena remembered that Jeremy was also in the house and ran up the stairs in a hurry to find an unconscious Jeremy, who had just taken her whole bottle of pills and Anna's blood. She shook him hastily and he awakened. Bonnie showed up at the hospital to see how Caroline was doing. Later, Damon offered to give Caroline some blood to make her better, while Elena disagreed, Bonnie told her that they couldn't let Caroline die.

Damon confronts Elena about the kiss. "The Return"

When Elena was alone, Damon confronted her about the kiss they shared, moments into the conversation, Elena's aunt Jenna arrived. Elena and Jenna had a confusing conversation and at that point, Damon found out that it was Katherine he kissed, not Elena. Stefan was watching Jeremy when Katherine arrives posing as Elena, soon Stefan realized it was Katherine and tossed her aside. A sound at the door bid Katherine time to flee. Damon and Elena walked in and Stefan told them that Katherine was just there. He was also not happy when Damon revealed that he kissed Katherine but thought it was Elena. Elena and Stefan later visit John at the hospital, but he showed contempt toward Stefan, offending Elena who left immediately.

Later on at the reception for Richard Lockwood, Damon asked Elena about the kiss again, and she said that it was no surprise that he would kiss her, but that it was a surprise that he thought she would kiss him back, hurting Damon immensely. A panicky Bonnie then arrived and told the two that Katherine had left with Stefan and they found him on the Lockwood grounds recovering from a wound Katherine had given him. That night, Elena found Damon drunk in her room. He tried to force her to confess that she loved him, but she denied, insisting that she only loved Stefan. Angered and heartbroken, Damon attempted to turn Jeremy and snapped his neck, much to Elena's horror, but she discovered that Jeremy wore a Gilbert ring which would bring him back.

Elena is captured by Rose and Elijah. "Rose"

Later she was also kidnapped by a vampire named Rose who wanted herself and her friend Trevor to be free, in exchange for Elena. She learned that she must die to break the curse of the moon stone. Elijah, a powerful vampire, one of the Originals, who was trying to get the moonstone heard Elena talking about it. He tried to compel her but failed to do so, because of the vervain necklace. He then rips the necklace from her neck and compels her to tell him where it is. She then is saved by Stefan and Damon, and was brought home. At home Damon comes to give return her necklace which she thought she lost, and before returning her necklace he tells her he loves her, compels her to forget he said it.

Elena helps Rose after she is bitten by a werewolf and reassures Damon he's not a monster, after he kills Rose.

Elena decides to try to keep out John in her plans with Elijah, and Elena along with Bonnie give support to Caroline after she suffered with the incident with Tyler, Jules, Brady and the other werewolves.

Elena then goes with Stefan to the Gilbert Family Lake House to get away from John and everything that was happening. They discovered a secret door containing more of Johnathan Gilbert's journals.

Elena with Stefan at the Gilbert family lake house. "Crying Wolf"

After discovering the Gilbert journals Elena starts to read it and discovers that Stefan was just like Damon back then.She confronts Stefan about and he tells her the story about what he was like back then, and how Lexi was the one that change him. Later Elijah shows up at the lake house, Elena wants to renegotiate, asking him to promise not to harm anyone, but he calls her bluff. She stabs herself in the stomach with a knife and he says she has his word, as she stumbles forward, stabbing him in the chest. He falls to the ground as Stefan feeds her his blood.

Elena stabs herself. "The Dinner Party"

In The House Guest, Elena is shocked and upset that Katherine is free from the tomb, At school she goes to Alaric as they both discus on how Jenna is answering a lot of question about Isobel, Elena states after they take care of Klaus they will tell her everything. Later that evening...Elena ,Bonnie, Caroline and Jenna go to the grill for some dancing , Jonas Martin attacks looking for Elena after Stefan gets her out he use Katherine to pretend to be Elena and attack and end up killing Jonas.

Elena upset about Damon knew that Bonnie is going to be dead. "The Last Dance'

Elena lashes out at John for Isobel's return and the fact that he invited her into the house. Later on Elena sits down and listens to what Isobel has to say. She goes with Stefan to the Lockwood house to accept a check (donation) from the Historical Society for her mother's foundation. Where Katherine then kidnaps her for Isobel. At grove hill cemetery Isobel takes Elena there to show her the grave that Isobel parent make when they could find Isobel body. Isobel then tells Elena that she is sorry that she was a disappointment to her, then she removed her lapis lazuli necklace and burned to death.

In The Last Dance Elena plans on attending the 60's decade dance with her friends and starts receiving disturbing messages from Klaus. She discovers that Bonnie might die if she channels to much power of the witch's power. Elena confronts Damon about because he knew about it and slaps him. But after Damon explains what happen she apologizes to him and then sneaks down in the basement and pulls the dagger from Elijah heart.

Elena tells Stefan that she doesn't want to be a vampire. "The Last Day"

Elena is able to strike up another deal with Elijah. Damon is very unhappy about this, but Stefan accepts that this is what Elena wants to do. Elijah has a special elixir that would bring Elena back from the dead after the sacrifice, but no-one knows if it will work 100% Elena wants to take the risk, but Damon gets upset. He decides he is the only one who knows how to save Elena and so forces her to drink his blood. This would mean that Elena will come back from the dead after the sacrifice but she will be a vampire. This new development causes Elena to break down, and confess to Stefan that "I was supposed to grow up. Decide if I want to have kids and start a family. Grow old. I was supposed to have a lifetime of those choices, and now it's all gone. I don't want to be a vampire, Stefan. I never wanted to be one."

Elena then says goodbye to Stefan and is taken away by Klaus for the sacrifice. Elena arrives at the site to find that Klaus had made some changes to the sacrifice and that Jenna was being used as the vampire, having been turned by Klaus. Jules is brought along and all three are placed in fire rings by Greta Martin, Klaus's witch. Klaus then arrives and kills Jules as the first part before adding her blood on the Moonstone that has been set ablaze. As Klaus is about to kill Jenna, Stefan arrives and asks to take Jenna's place but Klaus refuses and stabs Stefan as he says he has other plans for him. He then moves to kill Jenna as Greta breaks the flames, Jenna runs towards her and bites her. However, Klaus gets to her and kills her before she can kill Greta. As he brings Elena out for the final part of the sacrifice, he thanks her and Elena tells him to go to hell. He then drinks her blood and Elena dies.

Klaus kills Elena and breaks his curse. "The Sun Also Rises"

As Klaus starts to turn, Bonnie arrives and starts attacking him. Damon kills Greta and retrieves Elena so as to bring her back to the witch burial site. Bonnie attacks Klaus to the point of death at which point, Elijah intervenes and goes to finish Klaus but he betrays everyone when Klaus tells him that he can help him find his siblings that Klaus had killed and supposedly buried at sea. Elijah and Klaus escape and Bonnie is unable to stop them. At the burial site, Elena awakens as a human because Bonnie and John had found a spell that could return her to life as a human by binding a parent's life force to hers. As Elena returns to life, John dies. Before the funeral, Jeremy gives her a letter from John and his ring. In the letter, being read by John's voice as the others go to the funeral, he tells her that it is hard to be an ordinary father to an extraordinary daughter and that he had failed her because of his ]prejudices.

He tells her that he gave his life so that she could remain human and make the choices she wanted to make about having a child and all the choices a human could make. He tells her that the reason he gave her the ring was because he wanted her to give it to her child if she ever had one and that she would therefore succeed where he had failed. Elena is seen crying for both her father, her aunt and her adoptive parents as she places roses on each of their graves.

In the last episode of season two she was forced to confront her feelings for Damon after she finds out he is dying. In a encounter in with Damon hallucinates she is Katherine offering blood and he sucks the blood of Elena's neck she tells him to stop and surprisingly he does.

Elena is staying with Damon until the very end. "As I Lay Dying"

Later in his bedroom thinking he is gonna die Damon confesses his feelings to her and tells her he wishes she could have met him in 1864 because she would have liked him, Elena answers she likes him now, just the way he is, and kisses him.

Suddenly Katherine appears with the cure and tells them that Stefan traded himself for it and they will likely never see him again but its alright because she has Damon there to keep her company. Elena is left in shock.