Hey guys! Long time no update, eh? Sorry, been busy. Pimps gotta live. Anyways…. I was having a shower this morning and I had this really super random idea for the season 3 finale. It probably won't happen, and to be honest I don't think I would be too happy if it DID happen because it would mean back to square one for Delena but I think it would be a really epic moment. And we all know that epic moments are what TVD is all about. Am I wrong?

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Damon was still reeling from the events of the day. It had all started with a phone call. After Rebekah had witnessed Khol's death at Matt's hands she had flown the coop; promising her brother that she would never cross paths with him again, telling him that wherever he went darkness not only followed, but flourished. Damon admired her strength; she was such a child still in so many ways. Even he had lived more in his 171 years than she had in 1000. For her to leave Mystic Falls now, without the brother who had acted as a constant security blanket was a bold choice for someone who had never been on her own. A short phone call from her was all it took to set everything in motion:

That morning…

Damon had been pacing the Salvatore parlour room for what seemed like hours. He had just poured himself a bourbon; the first of what would become an entire bottle by the end of the day, when his phone went off in his pocket. Reading the name on the screen had him flinching involuntarily as the painful memories of an afternoon of torture came flooding back. Sighing, he answered.

"Hello Rebekah. Or am I speaking with Esther? Who are you today you naughty little minx?" Retain smart-ass composure, avoid subject at all cost. THIS was how Damon Salvatore remained placid …

"Damon, its Rebekah," she spoke in her usual estuary accent. After a pause: "Real Rebekah. And I'm leaving Mystic Falls. I'm leaving now."

Damon stopped pacing. People seemed to come and go from this god-forsaken town more often than they stayed, her departure didn't come as a shock. What stopped Damon in his tracks was what this could mean for Elena, the girl who he was hell-bent on protecting, the soul doppleganger key to Klaus' hybrid army… "Klaus is going with you I assume?"

"I should have known your simple thoughts would flit straight to Elena. Don't worry darling, she's safe; for now at least. Niklaus told me that he plans on staying in Mystic Falls; however, you and I both know how he hates the solitude of an empty house. I expect he will start packing any day now; and I'm sure I don't have to remind you that he will never leave town without his blood source…."

"Why are you telling me this?" He cut in, unable to stomach the taunting. "I am well aware of what drives Klaus. I'm not playing games with you Rebekah, if you have a point, make it now. Otherwise I'm done with this conversation."

"Elijah turned a vampire named Vikrahm in 1405." Damon took a seat on the couch. Now THIS, was something he was willing to listen to.

"Continue…."

"He turned him for me. I guess he had hoped that Vik would court me and that I would become someone else's problem once we were together. It didn't really work out that way. He took interest in another girl, a human. Are you following me Damon?"

"Wait a second, are you telling me that someone chose Mary Porter over you? Like, Scary Mary? Please tell me I'm on the same page here…" Damon tried his best not to seem too over-eager, not to let on that he was secretly bursting from within after practically being handed this piece of information on a silver platter. "…because if so, THAT is priceless. I mean, tell me 'Becks, did you even MEET Scary Mary?"

"You can laugh all you want Damon but I know that this is a puzzle that you have spent weeks trying to figure out. You would never have known the answer if I hadn't told you. Vikrahm didn't even tell Elijah about Mary."

Damon let all the humour in his tone drift away… "Okay Rebekah, you've done me a great favour here. Why? Why the change of heart?"

"It doesn't matter why I chose to tell you Damon; because come morning, I will be nothing but a memory to you and your sad little friends. But I intend to leave you with a parting gift. Information: Klaus is on his own; no family, no hybrids. And your blood line comes from Elijah. What you choose to do with those two pieces of information is no longer my problem." Rebekah paused, taking a breath before continuing. "You and I could have had something Damon… Why you chose to betray me for someone who will never return your love…. Oh well, I supposed none of that matters now. Goodbye Damon. I really do wish you the best."

"Goodbye Rebekah. Thank Y-" The line went silent before Damon could finish his apology. He had exactly 7 seconds to bask in the slight feeling of regret that was tugging lightly on his subconscious before he made a series of phone calls that would change everything.

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BOO. OMG. This is honestly torture to write. I can't wait to get to the end were my idea comes into play. This was originally supposed to be a one-shot but I'm not sure I'm capable of writing a one-shot. Too much has to be set up before I get to the good stuff. Anyone else get that? Anyone else get really awesome ideas that they wanna share but never do because of how much backstory has to be written first? Anyways, I'm in it now. I'll be up all night. *grumble* REVIEWS ARE LOVED!