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"So, to what do I owe this pleasure, Eric? I thought you made it perfectly clear you wanted nothing to do with me?" Damien looked at his old friend. He looked much different than Damien remembered. The old Eric was timid, naive, and blond. This new Eric was confident, self-assured, and brunette.

"Oh Damien, I've thought about it and I think we can let bygones be bygones" Eric said with a wave of his hand.

Damien looked at Eric suspiciously, "What do you want, E?"

"Fine," Eric grimaced, "I don't suppose you've heard about my mother marrying that Brooklyn ex-rockstar? Have you?"

Damien smiled, "Well as a matter of fact I have. Is that why I'm here? To get rid of the Brooklyn loser? Oh Little E, you've grown so much." Damien reached out to pinch Eric's cheek, "Scheming against your family. I'm so proud of you."

Eric slapped Damien's hand away, "No. Believe it or not, I find having an actual father rather refreshing."

"Well then. But you'd think Daddy would do a better job keeping you away from big bad drug dealers like me, wouldn't you? But then again when have you ever listened to anything one of your fathers ever said?" Damien teased.

Damien hit on a hard subject and he knew it. But it was fun to tease the boy who decided one day he was too good to hang out with Damien. "Don't talk about what you don't know, Damien."

Damien's eyes lit up, "But Eric, I do know. Remember how you'd always talk about it. You'd be amazed all the things that came out of your mouth."

Eric changed the subject before Damien could remind him about any of their past events, "I didn't call you here to reminisce I called you here because I have job for you."

"And what job does the great Eric van der Woodsen have for me?" Despite his teasing, Damien was very interested to hear what Eric had to say.

"My new step-sister Jenny insists on challenging me. She's become the bitch of the Upper East Side and I tried to save her, but instead she tried to take me down. She's taken too much. I want my life back and for that to happen, I need her gone, destroyed. And then I thought who better to help me than you Damien? Take downs are your specialty."

Damien smirked, he was never one to back down from a challenge, especially from Eric. "What's the plan, E?"

Eric grinned evilly, "Well I figured induct her into the drug business, do whatever it takes to keep her spiraling down. I don't really care what else. Date her, dump her. Keep her miserable, but not miserable enough to leave. Separate her from everything she cares about. Make her feel what I felt." "That's a lot to ask of me, Eric. Risk my business and force myself to be with some loser? What's in it for me?" Damien asked.

"Well there's the fact that its me asking you. There's the fact that this is a way to prove yourself worthy of my forgiveness." Eric said.

"Not good enough, Eric."

Eric shrugged, "Okay then, well how about the fact that you brought me, an innocent fourteen-year-old, to a party and got me drugged up. Then what happened next."

Damien stiffened, "You practically begged me for those drugs. And then you heard about the party and you begged me to take you. And what happened next wasn't my fault."

Eric glared at Damien, "I bet Serena will love to hear all about it. What you did to me. Maybe I should call her right now."

"Fine," Damien gave in, "But how will I meet her. She might suspect something if you just introduce me to her."

"All ready thought about that. You're going to check into the Empire, the other step-brother Chuck's hotel. Then you'll ask him to give you a tour of New York, which he will of course do because you are the ambassador's son. Then Chuck will get bored and try to find someone to dump you off on. He'll think of me and come to the penthouse, but of course you will have told me when you're coming and I won't be there. But Jenny will be. Then Jenny, who is looking for a new guy will volunteer to take you around. That's when you make your move," Eric explained.

"Fine," Damien agreed, secretly impressed my Eric's scheming abilities. Damien got up to leave, but turned to face his new partner in crime. "Just remember, I loved you more than he ever did."

Eric stood up to face him, "Well then go out and prove it."

Damien smirked and leaned in as if he was going to kiss him he pulled back, his lips having barely grazed Eric's, "Oh believe me I will." Damien laughed and left Eric standing there stunned.