So after counting up all the votes the two that were the highest were OPTION 1: Hayden/Katherine with Rebekah as best friend with benefits, and OPTION 3: Hayden/Katherine/Rebekah.

To be honest desire the way I made it sound the vote wasn't to see which idea to go with...well slightly. But one thing that I forgot about is that many of the comments mentioned is that Rebekah does get her happy ending finding love and all that shit with Marcel Gerard.

But...looking at it from a fanfic point of view Rebekah is seriously lacking her happy ending.

Also I apologize for it being an entire month before I updated but a lot of things have been happening but one of my classes is about to end and I only have one more for another 5 weeks so that's 5 weeks to write.

Don't be afraid to comment it always helps so I don't feel so uncertain of what you guys want to see.

PLEASE READ END OF CHAPTER FOR MORE NOTES

So here he was being the double agent for both sides or playing peacekeeper for now until he can figure a way out of his current situation with Klaus. Then of course, there's his little minxy business partner whose in the same boat, Katherine. Who's still currently sticking to the shadows outside of town. Hayden doesn't know why he puts up with that bitch, or even more so why he kissed her a while back or told her about his family. Either she's good at wrapping people around her dirty little fingers or there just something about her that…Hayden can't figure out?

But currently he, Damon, a freed Alaric and Dr. Fell were on their way to the old Wickery Bridge. Yeah that whole mystery serial killer thing was somewhat figured out. He got the whole story this morning when he reluctantly went over to Elena's house. Hey, we've all got to make sacrifices remember. And if Hayden could take shit from Klaus, Katherine, and Damon. Then he's pretty sure he could tune out a whiny little drama queen like Elena. Seriously though, what did he ever see in her?

Anyways, turns out Elena's ancestor Samantha Gilbert had another magical resurrection ring that brought people back to life after biting the dust at the hands of something supernatural, only this one was evil or something and made her crazy after coming back one too many times. Turns out that since Alaric has used that ring quite a few times now since he's slipped that thing on, it's put him in the exact same fucked up situation with a crazy Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde, Harvey Dent/Two-Face, Norman Osborn/Green Goblin evil alter ego scenario.

It's both sad and surprising to Hayden. Especially since it's seemed to have changed Alaric's view of himself. Like everyone says ever now and then, shit happens!

Although, who'd expect that the kind of shit that would happen would be the supernatural kind where a magic ring creates a wack-job vamp killing split personality that no doubt has a lot of anger issues. Somebody call a counselor?

That being said, Hayden will be on high alert and see if his little hybrid sense can pick up anything from Alaric that sets off red flags.

In no time at all they arrive at Wickery Bridge where there's already a flock of people, a construction crew, and of course the mayor whose talking with…Rebekah?

What the hell is she doing here?

Apparently, Damon…who also has a shitty or Hayden thinks is more of a paranoid sense for danger that is lurking around every corner, is currently giving his BFWB…that stands for 'Best Friend With Benefits' the weird eye.

"Rebekah's up to something. She's been snooping around in places she shouldn't be, take Kerbex's pants for example." Damon claims to the others.

Hayden who currently has his hands in his jacket pockets stops, looking down to the ground letting out an amused chuckle. Then snaps his head up to look at Damon still keeping that grin on his face.

"Seriously Damon, I just gotta know for you to keep coming at me with these lame blows that absolutely mean shit to me for this long. How badly did she reject you?" Hayden asks not crossing his arms turning to face Damon.

"What are you talking about?" He asks clearly confused.

"Only reason I can think a guy would try to bring down another guy over a certain girl is either because they're currently going at each other for her ass like two bucks fighting over a doe during mating season which I do not want with Rebekah, or two they can't stand that their so called competition managed to sleep with her before they could. Honestly I'd put my money on the latter when it comes to you Damon, you sure are one ego driven son of a bitch, not like Klaus but still keep it up like this and you'll be up there with flea fangs in no time." Hayden explains giving Damon a cocky pat on the back.

Alaric who's been having a rough couple of days so far has finally managed to show a smile at seeing Damon rendered quiet, but is struggling to contain his snorted laughter.

Damon scoffs. "Whatever you say Kerbex, still she shouldn't have been in there, you're bad news."

"And yet, you brought the 'bad news' with you?" Hayden fires back.

"We need someone to get blondie Bex off our backs, what better way to do that then to distract her with her latest boy-toy." Damon nudges.

"Hmm, since you've obviously forgotten I'll remind you that no one owns me pal, I do what I want, when I want. I ain't your errand boy Salvatore." Hayden warns Damon lowly with a low growl.

"Will you two shut up and focus?" Alaric groans out.

Hayden and Damon stop their roasting and turn their attention back to the crowd.

"Tell me again, why are we here?" Alaric asks unhappily obviously not wanting to be here.

"Ric, the world can't stop just because you're an accidental psycho killer." Damon answers.

"Do you have any tact whatsoever?" Meredith asks the vampire.

Just then Mayor Lockwood strolls over.

"Alaric, I'm glad you're here. Did you bring the sign?" Carol asks enthusiastically.

Alaric tilts his head unsure of what she means.

"The restored Wickery Bridge sign. The History Department promised you would have it today." She elaborates.

Alaric looks like a deer caught in headlights, either that or from Hayden's view he looks like he's about to shit his pants. Yep, think that the former would be the better option.

Alaric just groans, "No, I don't have the sign, actually. It slipped my mind, I've been busy." He regretfully admits.

Mayor Lockwood just shakes her head, "Well, it's not an emergency. We'll just, um, unveil it when the bridge is complete." She says dismissively, before turning to walk away.

That's what does it for Alaric as he keeps his eyes on the mayor but leans towards his girlfriend, "Get me outta here?" He whispers with discomfort and horror.

Meredith just smirks satisfaction with his request, "With pleasure."

The two of them start walking away but stop for a moment looking back to Damon and Hayden who neither has moved a bit.

"I'm gonna stick around for a bit." Damon says. But his eyes are focused on a very familiar looking redhead who is staring right back at him with a sly grin past the crowd alone.

Hayden notices Damon's eyes are fixed on something and follows them and sees that it's actually someone. For once he can't say that he blames him it's a tall pale looking redhead who's giving him 'the look' Hayden is about to let out a groan but is stopped when he sees that Damon looks more surprised than flirtatious. Which can only mean one thing, he knows her and you don't just know someone whose a vampire unless their one as well. Which can mean one thing whoever Jessica Rabbit is she ain't exactly friendly if you're hanging around someone like Damon Salvatore. Plus, he knows that Damon still has his sights set on Rebekah who's still suspicious to him but makes things completely uncomfortable, so it's better to stick around and make she he doesn't try to get smart and pull some lame ass scheme.

"Same here, besides you really expect me to leave Damon…alone…unsupervised? He wouldn't last three seconds alone without trying to stir up trouble for us." Hayden explains.

This gets Damon to break his gaze on the woman and give a hard glare at the hybrid.

"What? It's true, we all know you're still emotionally riled up from Elena's little stunt she pulled on ya at the Mikaelson's Ball, can't be too careful." He explains.

That does tend to push a few of Damon's buttons, but now enough to get him to lash out…yet! But in his mind Damon is already coming up with some friendly things he can do to Kerbex if he keeps this up.

Both Alaric and Meredith notice where Damon is looking and notice the woman.

Alaric's the first one to break the tension. "Who's that?"

"A blast from the past." Damon answers.

With that Alaric and Meredith take off, while Hayden and Damon make their way over to the redhead Damon leading first with Hayden trailing not too far behind.

Damon finally stops a few feet away in from the woman who greets him with a welcoming smile.

"Damon Salvatore, my favorite student." She says.

Damon gives a sly look eyeing her up and down, "Sage, my hottest teacher. What are you doing here?" He asks curiously.

She shrugs her shoulders. "Just passing through."

Lie, Damon mentally notes. "Oh come on, nobody just passes through Mystic Falls." He argues.

Hayden finally catches up standing to the left of Damon with his hands by his sides looking at the redhead curiously.

"And who is this Damon, a friend of yours?" Sage asks intrigued.

Damon looks to Hayden and then back to Sage. "Nah, more like an enemy that I just keep around cause he's an asset that we find useful at times…which is really rare." He explains with several insults to Hayden who remains unfazed.

Hayden chuckles to Damon before turning to the woman. "Don't mind him, he's just got blue balls again from his latest crush that's made him grouchy and just finds any excuse to take it out on me, don't worry no damage done. And who are you if you don't mind me asking and how do you know this douchebag?" Hayden asks.

Damon growls, while Sage laughs.

"I'm Sage an old vampire friend of Damon's back in the 1910's, pleasure to make your acquaintance, and you are?" The woman introduces sticking out her hand.

Hayden detects no red flag as the only red he sees right now is her hair.

He sighs, and shakes her hand firmly. "Hayden Kerbex, nice to meet you, Sage." He greets back.

"Aww…So this is Hayden Kerbex, the infamous 'Rogue Hybrid' who rebelled against Klaus Mikaelson, I must say that it's an honor." Sage comments eying the dark haired young man with true fascination.

Hayden arches an eyebrow looking confused.

"Really? Didn't know that I was a trending celebrity in the supernatural world, also is that the name they call me now the 'Rogue Hybrid' at this rate I might as well trademark it since it seems to stick with me so much, not that I really give a shit, but hey…all the greats have nicknames, titles, and aliases, so I can work with that."

Sage giggles, "I can see some of that rare daring and spiteful humor that Omega's tend to have, in you."

This actually catches Hayden by surprise which is rare for him. But his curiosity and interest is currently getting the better of him.

"Wait a minute you know about Omegas, how?" Hayden asks.

"I've been around for almost as long as the Originals, I've seen a few things that are rare and uncommon…Omega werewolf's are one of them. Their breed, your breed truly amazes me, although I've never seen one in quite a few centuries, also I've never seen one become a hybrid before."

Hayden shrugs, "What can I say, I'm one of a kind, and if it ain't because I'm the first and only Omega werewolf to be turned into a hybrid, then it sure as hell better be because of my fucking attitude and awesome personality." He says with a little modesty…just a little!

Sage looks at him with the sex eye, "Is that a fact, well if you want I'd be happy to get to…know you a little bit more?" She says with the usual suggestive feminine flirtatiousness.

Seriously, are all girl vampires just flirts and teasers that run on a strict blood and sex diet or is it just him?

"Thanks but I'll have to take a easy pass, since I don't like to mark another man's territory knowingly." Hayden a little too casually.

Sage raises an eyebrow intrigued, "What do you mean, I never mentioned I had a boyfriend, so what makes you say that I'm unavailable?" Sage gestures to herself specifically her body hinting as some innuendo he knows that much.

Hayden smirks, that trick doesn't work on me

darlin' "Call it a hunch, but I can already tell some other guy has already got ya good." Hayden replies with a small shrug of his shoulders with putting his hands in his jacket pockets. "Plus, this is Mystic Falls…there's always a fucked up romance angle to take in this town with everyone." He adds.

Sage arches an eyebrow obviously impressed with the young hybrid. "I must admit, for a kid you sure have good intuition." She complements.

Hayden gives the redhead a smug look, "What can I say I've got many talents, also I'm not a kid just so were on the same page, lady." He strictly states.

Sage chuckles, seeming to have annoyed the boy. "Of course, then again when you've been around for as long as I have, you tend to look at age from a whole different perspective, only took me my first 3 centuries to figure that out." Sage adds with a mix of seriousness and sarcasm.

Damon is obviously annoyed, and let's put an audible groan. "Well as much as I'd love to break up this little meet and greet fest I think I will because trust me when I say that let's move on with the show." His tone rather annoyed.

"Look what the cat dragged in?" A voice Hayden knows all too well chimes in.

He turns to his right to see Rebekah eying Sage like a rival lioness or something? He doesn't know what the terms are for female testosterone/dominance are these days.

"Careful Rebekah, she used to beat men for sport." Damon remarks, more than a warning.

"Really? So what, your the vampire version of Ronda Rousey?" Hayden asks with that hint joyful sarcasm.

Sage chuckles, before looking back to the blonde original.

Rebekah rolls her eyes, "I actually did find out who that is while assimilating to current history, Hayden. But unfortunately, Sage is actually quite common in comparison to her."

Sage doesn't change her expression, "Rebekah, what a happy surprise." The redhead comments to the blonde.

Rebekah decides to beg the question, "What are you doing here?" She quires.

"I heard Finn was freed from that casket your rageaholic brother Klaus carted him around in." Sage simply explains.

Hayden raises one of his hands, "Actually, if I may add a small opinion there from firsthand experience, Klaus is more of an 'egoaholic' than a 'rageaholic' I mean he only picks up that bottle when he doesn't get his way, which is mostly when he's after my crazy ass, and of course you're all welcome, but please continue.."

Sage and Rebekah both laugh under their breaths, while Damon just gives an eye roll and a groan.

"Ooh, Finn. You just missed him, he left town and didn't tell a soul where he was going." Rebekah answers.

Sage thinks it over for a moment, "He probably went looking for me." She guesses.

"Or quite possibly he forgot all about you." Rebekah counters carelessly.

Sage give her a skeptic smirk, "I doubt that."

"No? Because he didn't seem to mention you. Sorry you came all this way for nothing, have a nice life." Rebekah finishes before turning on her heel and waltzing off.

Hayden doesn't know what the fuck just happened and slightly does care from Rebekah's perspective.

"God, I hate that elitist Original bitch." Sage says with a tone just chalk full of dislike since hate seems like a little too mean a word to use, but hey who's he to judge.

"Ah, she's just having a rough time since her mom's still got her leashed together with her brothers. Well it was nice meeting you, Sage. But sadly I've got a lot of things to do today, busy schedule and all that shit, you know how it is?" Hayden says with a firm handshake and a wave before chasing after his blonde best friend.

Rebekah notices Hayden to her left hearing him catch up to her.

Rebekah doesn't look at him and just keeps walking alongside her.

"So I take it that was the 'trashy thing' you were talking about a bit ago that used to date your big bro?"

"Correct, and if I may offer you a piece of advice you didn't need to be so charming to her, Sage isn't worth the kindness of a gentleman like you, in my opinion anyways."

Hayden chuckles. "Well you're both right, and wrong. I mean yes you're right, if I knew 'Red Riding Hood' like you did then I might have changed my tune, but I don't which is where you're wrong because call it common sense or instincts but it's never a good idea to get on someone's nerves unless you know their 100% an asshole or bitch. Plus, might earn a favor or two with her if she likes me, and you know what a bundle of awesomeness I am, which only adds to my likeness, right?"

Rebekah stops and turns to him with that natural happy smile of hers that just burns up his insides.

"My curiosity can't be restrained much longer as to how you you come be so biased and unbiased at times, and yet you manage never to scold anyone seriously or hold a vendetta against anyone even my brother, I have to know how do you do it?" Rebekah asks with sincerity.

Hayden just shrugs his arms, "I am who I am, Rebekah. Just like you are who you are, all of us are unique and special in our own ways and the trick is just trying to remember who we are when you wake up and hit the hay, to answer your question though how I pull it off is that I haul my ass towards the very few people that may be bad but bring the food out of me, so in reality if someone bad can make someone else good then really how 'bad' can they be, I mean you should know because look at you, I've stuck with you for awhile and you make me a better asshole because of it, still an asshole…but better." Hayden concludes.

Rebekah blushes slightly taking a step towards Hayden bringing her hand up to cup his cheek and places her lips smack dab on top of him in a quick kiss, before pulling away.

Hayden with his eyes still closed, takes a bit longer to get her himself. He knows that he's kissed Rebekah before, and then some during their night together. But this time was different, this time when her soft lips touched his it sparked something deep within him that only one other person has managed to make him feel, that indescribable warmth that flare in him, that was intoxicating and comforting.

Hayden quickly pushed that feeling down and regained his composure.

"What was that for, I thought that we agreed that there weren't gonna be any strings attached between us?" Hayden reminds the blonde.

Rebekah smiles playfully, "Doesn't mean I can't try and show my appreciation of how you make me feel, Hayden. After all, I think you can concur about the extreme difficulty of resisting the temptations of wanting to be with someone who makes you feel special, and I'll admit as a mentioned already that your unique personality is attractively amusing these days and makes you adorably irresistible sometimes." Putting her hands on his chest and Hayden let's her have her fun because the sooner she's done the sooner he can change the subject.

He arches an eyebrow, "Easy there, be carefully not to feed my ego too much or it'll be as fat as Klaus' at this rate." He warns.

Rebekah let's out a giggle.

"One thing you are wrong about though is that you don't need me to be special, Rebekah. You already do that all on your own." He softly corrects.

The dreamy smile and the tears of joy forming in the corner of her eyes say it all she doesn't even need to speak for Hayden to know what she's thinking, Rebekah shakes her head gathering herself.

"Care for some refreshments, I've taken quite a liking to 'chocolate chip cookies' they do taste far more scrumptious then most of the sweets that existed in the last few centuries. If Nik had only daggered me another decade later I would have discovered them sooner, when they were invented."

Hayden was about to say yes because, one while he did like chocolate chip cookies, his tastebuds were hooked more on the macadamia nut ones himself, but flexibility calls for it he doesn't want to upset his bombshell bestie, now does he?

Sadly, before Hayden gets any words out his eyes catches a quick blur in the background behind Rebekah and while his hybrid sight did seem to slow things down he will admit that he didn't see the face but that it was clearly a girl and he caught a real good look at that long, dark, mane of hair and only one person has hair like that he knows can pull of hair like that.

"As much as I want to, I like watch the gut here," patting his rock hard stomach with his hand, "It took me forever to get into shape plus, since we both have a special diet of blood I'll let everyone else let their appetites loose today, so I'm gonna have to take a hard pass, sorry." Hayden tells her regretfully.

Rebekah tilts her head, "As you wish, then I'll be seeing you around then?"

He nods. "You got it, anything you need give a holler and I'll be there."

Rebekah walks away into the crowd, once she's out of sight Hayden blurs off with his vamp speed into the woods and is a good distance away from everyone to be seen and then scouts around for the person he saw. Unfortunately what he doesn't see is a pair of hand covering his eyes.

"Guess who?" A deep sensual feminine tone calls out.

"Let's just say that I know only one person who's enough of a tease and likes to play games more than Rebekah in a sadistically fucked up kinda way, to sneak up behind a hybrid who's gone rogue…Katherine?"

Katherine smirks taking here hands off Hayden's eyes. "Bravo, so you have been missing me. Don't worry they always do, hardly any guy can stay away from this," Katherine says with a sultry grin slowly running her hands from her chest down the her curves.

Hayden is unaffected by the sexual gesture and standard seduction attempt. "I know it's been a while, but as I've already told you I ain't interested in catching a STD, Katherine."

Katherine looks unfazed but the blow, "Aw, come on Hayden. You don't have to pretend you don't want me, besides if you think I'm that dirty then I'll let you clean me up next time we're alone, if you're a good boy that is?" she coos attempting to run her hands up his chest.

Hayden looks rather annoyed and roughly grabs her wrists and in a blur slams Katherine back against the nearest tree pinning her hands above her head against the tree trunk, giving her an irritated look that says he means business and 'mean' business indeed if she kept this shit up any longer…hint hint, wink wink.

Katherine of course used this current position to her advantage.

"Oooh…Now that's more like it, God you really do know how to play hard to get after all this time away from little olé me, nothing like a good challenge to rev my engine." Katherine says a little too flirtatiously for Hayden's liking at the moment.

His only response is the basic eye roll of annoy and disgust.

That's when Katherine's eyes travel downward as she fantasizes about a certain body part that is large and keeps growing larger from the feeling she's getting from that thing down south.

"Mmm…and from what I'm feeling right now I got to ask is that a stake in your pants, or are you just really happy you've got me where you want me right now?" Katherine purrs her voice is laced with pure sexuality.

Hayden groans and releases his hold on Katherine and puts as much distance between himself and that minx as possible. But honestly can you blame him, Hayden may be against working with her, but he isn't stupid what the mind on his head is against her but the one that was recently on the rise down below says a whole different story.

"You're right, what could turn me on more than doing the world a solid and put your vicious ass in the dirt..for good?" Hayden admits.

Katherine playfully swats his arm. "Oh come on, baby. You don't need to be so uptight with me, all you need to do is just ask if you want me to…loosen you up, or is it the other way around to be honest I am feeling a little tight right now, wanna help a girl out?" Twirling one of her long flowing dark locks with her finger with that sultry grin just poking at his nerves.

Hayden feels like he's fed up for the moment, fine you wanna play games, let's play. That's when he brings a grin of his own onto his face with playful intent.

"Well honestly I gotta say you do have a point there, but unfortunately as much as I like to break my character to that gentleman shtick, I've already loosened up another gal this week, so maybe you'd like to make an appointment and I see if I can…fit you in! And trust me that'll be a tight fit, even for someone who gets some as much as you." Hayden hints with a little arrogance.

Katherine's confident and playful demeanor falls apart, and is replaced with one of shock and maybe even a little, fear? Oh yeah, now he's having some fun.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Katherine asks with a bit of demand.

Hayden gives what it a blend between a sinister and amused chuckle in response.

"Allow me to fill you in on another little adventure I went on, where I decided to let Rebekah Mikaelson explore my body and vice versa, you know how it is."

Hayden whistles impressed going back to the memory of losing his virginity.

"I mean, damn! Rebekah sure as hell knows what she's doing, taught me the ropes on how to really make someone squirm and use their voice if ya get what I mean, I'm even a little surprised I stretched her out, guess maybe my friend here does have mind of his own?" Hayden explains.

Katherine Pierce, isn't one who gets attached or gets jealous, no she never gets jealous, expect for when Elena took Stefan but that was different she actually wanted Stefan, she loved him. She doesn't feel anything for Hayden…does she? She thinks over in her mind.

Wait a minute? What does she mean, 'does she?' She also catches where she mentally noted 'loved Stefan', key word 'loved' as in past tense, she means 'loves' right? Where's that coming from! Ugh, it's just business with Hayden and maybe a little pleasure as usual if he would stop being such a stubborn asshole and clam jammer to her!

Hayden catches that micro expression for a split second that passed over her features before it's gone as quick as it came, and he swears that what he sees is a flicker of 'jealousy', he doesn't believe it. Katherine the 'man-eater' Pierce, actually jealous of another woman claiming something before her, oh shit this is priceless. Hayden, sees a rare and golden opportunity to take it further and see how riled he can really get her?

Katherine is failing to regain her composure, "So you're saying basically Rebekah Mikaelson an Original gave you your first fuck?" She quires.

Hayden laughs, "Well I'd rather say that she popped my cherry real good, but yeah now I finally join the man's club now that I got the first punch on my v-card."

Katherine growls a bit but is too emotionally charged at the moment to care.

Hayden decides to go even further. "You know for someone who's supposed to be 2 steps ahead of everyone else to survive, you really ain't livin' up to to your reputation lately about having the details of what's going on around you, huh?" Hayden remarks spitefully.

Katherine huffs before putting on her usual poker face to hide the damage done by that little punch to her ego.

She quickly recovers putting on that 'tough bitch' look with a malicious smirk.

Katherine just gives Hayden an amused grin, "Oh contraire…I actually heard from one of the local boys…tastes good by the way, that something was going down in town, after all I thought you knew I was coming since we did agree to meet up somewhere…alone!" She hints with her usual sultry tone.

Hayden gives a surprised look of amazement that literally spells out 'sarcasm'. "Oh shit! For once you're saying you didn't need to bang some douchebag to get what you wanted, wow! That's sure as hell a step up from the same old…pumping for information tactics, guess you ain't as much of a skank as everyone says ya are?" Giving her literal thumbs up.

Meanwhile, in Katherine's mind she's thinking of all the ways she can shove those thumbs right up his ass, but as always she shows no pain giving a sigh, "Well you know how Damon and Stefan like to over-exaggerate but hey, I do what I have to and do who I have to I may be a floozy but I'm not a skank, Hayden."

Hayden crossed his arms and shrugs, "Is there really a difference?" He asks plainly.

"Nope, not really. Except that I don't sleep with every guy with a pulse, I do have some class after all, otherwise I actually would just be like any other average slut." Katherine admits. In a moment of rare honesty, and Hayden can tell.

Hayden gives an amused chuckle, "I'll bet you do, now if you're done trying to get your hands in my pants, I'd really like to get down to business before the others notice I'm gone too long?"

Katherine sighs looking up, "Fine what do you got?" She asks with a serious expression this time. Finally no bullshit for now.

Hayden summed up what happened since he decided to stick around ranging from Esther and the Originals, all the way to Alaric's current alter ego scenario.

Katherine honestly thinks that Mystic Falls is for sure the one place in the whole country that has more weirdness and drama than anyplace else. She'll bet a hundered bucks that people can't even take a shit in this town without seeing or hearing about something weird or supernatural going on.

Katherine opens her mouth to speak, "So let me get this straight the Original Witch was alive all this time on the other side?" Hayden nods, "And she tried to kill all the Originals, including Klaus?" Hayden nods again, "Their currently all linked up so if one bites the dust they all do?" Hayden nods, "And the mystic falls history teacher/hunter is currently dealing with a supernatural personality disorder, is that about it?" She asks, Hayden nods.

"Guess you can't stop what goes on in this town even after you're chased out, huh?" Katherine guessed to herself.

"No shit you can't, on that we agree."

"Just like you can't ignore that fact that Rebekah earned what you couldn't, that she managed to get my dick in her cunt, ergo deflowering me before you could, sucks doesn't it." Hayden rubs in.

"I'm not worried, that original slut may have won the battle, but the war sure as hell is…far from over Hayden." Katherine states smirking proudly with defiance, confidence, and utter pride in her tone.

Katherine does convince herself that she has all the time in the world to make up for this. Yet somehow there's that small voice in the back of her head asking herself why she wants him so bad? Aside from their stolen kiss they had a bit ago and swapping stories there wasn't really much of a connection they had. It was always business and pleasure with her, never get personal but for once she is feeling the urge to try something new if it means getting what she wants.

She's Katherine Pierce, she….always gets what she wants!!

Hayden mentally groans, God she's even worse than Damon he's starting to wonder why he even kissed her in the first place!

"We'll see, won't we? I've got all the time in the world to wear you down, baby." She challenged.

"You're on, bitch!" Hayden accepts, their intense glares and their faces are only inches apart feeling their breath on each other's faces.

Without warning Katherine blurs off, and is gone.

What does get to Hayden is that he likes how determined Katherine is to get her hands in his jackhammer. While he does like annoying her, there's that small weird part of him that hopes he didn't hurt her?

Hold it! Why does he care if he hurts her, she's a slut and a user, she's just using him for what he's worth to her because of Klaus, and still he just feels there's something about her that he seems…drawn to!

Of course, when Hayden got back to the bridge that Damon, Rebekah, and the new gal Sage. They were all gone which means that Hayden's got some walking to do, but then again with vamp speed that shaves a few minutes off the clock.

He got himself, a nice double pepperoni for dinner from Domino's and of course, for his other meal there was this nice woman who he compelled to let him get a drink of the good stuff straight from the arm. Yes, of course he used his blood to heal her, he's not careless but he made sure she was alright and didn't feel any pain.

It was dark now and decided to see what Stefan, Damon, and…Elena were up to at the Salvatore house.

That's when Hayden heard the sound of crying using his highly sensitive hybrid ears and immediately bolt towards the front door and sees off to the side Rebekah curled up on the ground by the brick path.

Hayden slowly and cautiously approaches her until he is only a few feet away from her.

"Rebekah?" He whispers out softly.

The sound of her sobs cease momentarily and she slowly turns to face him. Her face is showing clear signs of hurt and the corners of her eyes red running with fresh tears forming and cheeks are stained with dried tears.

Hayden's face falls into deep concern as he sits himself down next to her.

"What's wrong?" He asks softly his voice worried and concerned for his close friend.

Rebekah sniffles a few times and uses her fingers to wipe the falling tears from her eyes.

"H-Hayden…I d-didn't know you were here just give me a moment if you will please and I'll be fine?" The blonde requests.

Hayden doesn't move, "That's not what I asked, I said what's wrong Rebekah?" He repeats.

Rebekah let's out a shaken sigh looking down not being able to bring herself to look at him. "I slept with Damon, as it turns out he and that wretched whore Sage had other plans in motion and conspired against me to let my guard down becoming vulnerable and rob me of my own thoughts by making me believe that he actually liked me. The worst of it is….I actually thought he did!" Rebekah croaks out.

Hayden feels his blood boil and makes a personal reminder that Damon Salvatore has officially been pushed up his most wanted list. You know it's one thing to use someone for secret deets, but this little stunt that Damon's pulled is shallow and wrong in so many ways.

"How do you know this?"

"Just before I left, the bitch pulled me aside and confessed."

"Well can't say that I feel bad for you, but luckily Damon did lie to me too." A voice rings out from behind.

It's Sage who looks almost as pissed off as Hayden, key word…almost. Which doesn't really do her much good right now he she makes even just so much as one bad move.

Hayden gets up from his crouched position to face the redhead.

"What do you want?" Hayden growls out.

Sage can see the anger in his eyes, that burning rage born from passion. "To help you get back at Damon for playing all of us." She says.

Hayden scoffs a chuckle clearly unamused, I'm sorry didn't you just help him violate her mind?" Pointing to Rebekah behind him still sitting on the ground. With dry tears around her eyes. "So, sorry for not being as friendly as I was earlier, because now you played your hand and you didn't think think things through, because honey, I'm the goddamn wild card that you don't want to be played against!" Hayden warns as his hybrid eyes come out and gives Sage a low growl.

"Hayden, wait! Despite this trashy old bitch probably deserves what you're about to do, but as you told me before that being in her good graces may play out well in our favor so I think I'll heed your advice and give her a few minutes to explain herself before you can tear her to shreds, don't you think?" Rebekah points out.

Hayden smiles impressed that someone actually is taking his advice. Somehow it's a such turn on when both his advice is actually good and also is used by a smoking hot babe like Rebekah.

"Well you heard her, speak? Because the clock's ticking, and if we don't like what we hear then…let's just say your hair ain't gonna be the only thing that's red on your body after I'm done having my way with you." He warns.

Sage chuckles at the hybrid's threat before her expression turns serious again. "Damon used both of us to get what he wanted, the one thing that he didn't tell me that in fact your rogue friend here did earlier was that you're all linked, including Finn. Which means that if Damon kills Klaus then he also kills Finn and we all know that he doesn't care whether he lives or dies anymore then he does if you do." Sage tells Rebekah.

"Classic Damon, takes every advantage he has, but doesn't think things through."

Hayden comments.

"No he doesn't, that's why I'm willing to help you so he doesn't get away with this." Sage offers scornfully.

"So what your suggesting a classic 'enemy of my enemy is my friend' cliché is that it?" He guesses.

Sage nods. "Something around those lines."

Hayden looks to Rebekah who shares a look with him and nods.

Hayden sighs, "Alright, what've ya got?"

Sage lays out the story both from what he wanted to find out from Rebekah and from Damon. Things really got tense when she mentioned the location of the second white oak tree.

Whoever came up with the phrase 'It's right under our nose' deserves a big pat on the back, cause they aren't wrong.

Since the white oak tree was used to build the old Wickery Bridge that just got torn down today!

That's when the lightbulb goes off in Hayden's head to solve all current problems right now. The kind that spells out payback for one Damon Salvatore.

Rebekah notices a smile, a very mischievous and devious smile clear as day even with her slightly watery eyes, as does Sage.

"Anyone up for a little fun tonight?" Hayden suggests with a wiggle of his eyebrows. "I've got an idea."

Damon was speeding along the highway towards the bridge where coming around the corner was a king-sized bon fire and the wood burning in it can only mean one thing, he was too late.

He brought his Camaro to a screeching halt, literally with his back tires sliding out. The older Salvatore gets out of the car letting out a frustrated grunt.

A few feet away from the gigantic flames is Rebekah who watches the deadly wood burn to ashes, while soaking in the welcoming feelings of victory and retribution she turns to see Damon.

"Your grand plans always seem to get ruined don't they? Sorry to disappoint you…again." She remarks, before blurring off.

Damon just stands there his anger stoked, when he hears clapping from behind him and turns to see Hayden watching with amazement.

"Damn! Now this is a nice bonfire, I think it's called either 'the sign of defeat' or 'karma being a badass bitch', what do you think Damon?" Hayden asks, leaning against the Camaro with a satisfied expression across his features.

Damon turns to seem him and clenches his fists so tightly that his knuckles turn pale white. Without warning he vamps over grabbing Hayden by his jacket and roughly pins him against the side of his car.

"Do you have any idea what you've done?!!" Damon madly yells.

Hayden puts his hands up in surrender. "Oh, of course I know exactly what I've done, I've gotten back at you for what you did to Rebekah. You know, before I thought you were just an average asshole that screwed girls for thrills, now you've been brought down to a whole new level of low that's right next to Klaus from what I see!"

Hayden uses the position to his advantage and his eyes flash yellow and let's out a roar and turns the tables and with his free hands one grips Damon's throat while the other is used to slam him against the car breaking the side window.

"As I was saying only a real selfish and steep motherfucker like you would be desperate enough to trick a girl like Rebekah Mikaelson into thinking you actually liked her and then has sex with her to sell the charade and get inside her head to extract information that she wouldn't give you!" Hayden practically airs out his lungs yelling with pure hate.

"I'll bet you'll come up with some lame ass excuse to justify this shit, like 'we have to kill Klaus' or 'Elena won't be safe until they're dead' especially now that she's got her hooks in you so much that you've become

a class act with your thick brick of a skull stuck so far up your ass that you don't even know what the fuck your doing anymore!" Hayden yells.

Damon doesn't say anything but just glares at him like a spoiled brat who thought he could pull a fast one for his miss purity aka Elena Gilbert.

"You know hoesntly, do you even realize how far off the reservation that tiny fucking speck for a brain has gone?!" Hayden questions.

"I'll admit it's gone a little too far but I'm able to call it back while yours on the other hand it long gone and ain't coming back from what I've seen you do lately." Damon remarks somewhat snidely, and once again Hayden could give less of a shit about what comes out of this guy's mouth.

"And what's that supposed to mean exactly?"

Damon huffs. "It means that your taking their side after everything?!"

Hayden's expression doesn't change, "Two things…one, I'm not taking anyones side Damon if anything I'm making sure that you stay on your side because you crossed the line in more ways than one this time. When you used Rebekah in the worst way possible by using sex against her and actually hurt her feelings which really and I mean…really pisses my ass off, and she does have feelings Damon…and two you also had your fingers crossed behind your back when Sage asked you about Finn when she first agreed to help you and look how that turned out Sage told me everything, you just are to much of a dumbass to ever learn your lesson aren't ya, Damon?"

When Hayden begins to walk away, Damon growls and quickly tackles him to the ground while his back is turned. Before yanking him by his head back to his feet.

Hayden actually laughs, "Now this is nice waiting until I ain't looking and then decide to attack when I don't see it coming, huh? Just goes to show how desperate you are, good thing for me, I did see this coming, which is why Rebekah and I invited a friend to our little campfire tonight."

Damon felt a hand grab the collar of his jacket and pull him off of Hayden and hitting the pavement a few yards away.

Damon groaned, getting back to his feet to see Sage helping Hayden and giving him that same look when a woman is scorned.

"You set me up?"

Sage shakes her head, "No, I'm just looking out for myself, and I'm returning the favor to someone who actually told me truth." She explains.

Damon let's out a grunt, "I told you I'd save your creepy boyfriend."

"And you lied to me, Damon!" Sage yells. "The Originals are linked, if one dies they all die."

"If I could get inside her head, don't you think I'd be able to get inside yours?" Sage questions smugly.

Damon glares at her hard, then blurs grabbing Sage by her throat shoving her against the car.

"I should end you." Damon threatens wrapping his hand around her throat.

Sage seemed unfazed by this. "I'm 900 years old, Damon. You're not capable of ending me."

In another blur she flips them around and throws Damon on the trunk of the Camaro.

"You think I would risk Finn's life for one of your petty revenge fantasies?"

"Let me tell you something, your long-lost love has a suicide wish." Damon taunts getting right into Sage's face.

She scoffs at this of course.

"When Mama Witch linked them in a spell, he's the one that volunteered to die."

She shakes her head not buying this obviously.

"He wouldn't do that." Sage argues confidently.

"He didn't wanna live. Not for you, not for anyone. He doesn't love you, Sage." Damon mocks his face inches away from hers, and fear evident in her features.

Hayden who now regains feeling in his neck hears every word and growls.

"And when I do find another way to kill those Originals, I'll start with Finn!" He seethes through his teeth.

That of course does it for Hayden, who's heard enough from this fucker for tonight, then blurs behind Damon grabbing his head and…SNAP!

Damon's limp body falls to the ground in front of Sage who looks to the Rogue Hybrid, curiously.

Hayden sighs with relief. "Finally, now he shuts up."

Hayden then takes note of the redhead's confused look.

Hayden waves her off, "Oh don't worry trust me he had this coming, this was his third strike and all I did was put him out…for now, anyways."

Sage steps over Damon's body, "What exactly were his three strikes, if you don't mind me asking?"

"Simple, strike one was when he slept with Rebekah to get you to pry her thoughts/memories jar open, strike two was when he used you by lying about your boy toy and his current situation, and strike three was just now when he tried to bring you down by making you think that the man you love never loved you at all, does that help answer your question?" Hayden summarizes.

Sage nods.

"Thanks again for helping us out, if it wasn't for you Damon would probably be carving out white oak stakes by the dozen, about now."

"Well don't forget he's only the student, one lesson he just learned is to never underestimate the teacher."

"Listen Sage before you go zooming off, just know this as much as I hate to say it but not everything Damon was whining about was a lie. You should know that it's true that Finn did volunteer to have his light knocked out for good." Hayden says regretfully.

Hurt comes of Sage's features, Hayden notices and acts quickly.

"But…that's only because he sees himself as a monster that has nothing left to live for, and I'm willing to bet that seeing his long-lost girlfriend who's spent nearly the last 9 centuries to getting back to him may give him something to live for, and remind him who he really is just…don't let Damon the douchebag take away your faith, worst thing you can do to a person is make them believe that all their time, work, and devotion was all for nothing. I don't know you that well, but I do know that everyone deserves a shot at love if their willing to believe in it and fight for it, you are Sage." Hayden encourages.

Sage feels touched by the young man's word.

And…Once again without warning Sage leans forwards and captures Hayden's lips in a kiss.

Luckily, since he doesn't know Sage and she's with Rebekah's brother he doesn't feel anything this time…emotionally speaking. But physically, now he knows what Damon meant by 'Ooof!' when mentioning her before, the redhead's hot lips are packing a punch.

Sage pulls away with a satisfied smile, Hayden doesn't really express much other than confusion.

"Seriously? This is the second time today that I've been 'sucker-kissed' you know like 'sucker-punched' except instead of a fist coming at ya it's a pair of lips." Hayden complains, his sarcasm clear his voice.

Sage giggles at the hybrid's antics.

"So do you mind filling me in on what that little lip-lock was for?"

"For being honest, and caring about my feelings in our brief history we've know each other, but most of all for that little pep talk there, I'm starting to see what makes Omegas so rare." Sage answers.

"Our charming personality?"

She laughs.

"That and your selflessness, like a solider or protector you care and fight for everyone but yourself, you truly are a 'Rogue' indeed Hayden Kerbex, see you around." Sage explains and blurs off in a gust of wind.

Leaving only Hayden there with his thoughts as he starts heading home. But takes a nice long look at the big man.

"For real, what to these chicks see in me?"

Well I sure hope you enjoyed the chapters couple of minor things I would like to address.

First, No nothing is happening between Hayden and Sage, that was just a friendly kiss of thanks, plus the actress is hot so I didn't want to miss the opportunity while I saw it.

Second, Hopefully I'm not being repetitive or anything because it's so hard to find new angles and material to add to Hayden's humor and sarcasm with reusing the same old BS.

Third, Regarding the Vote so what my plan is that I'm going to do a blend between OPTION 1 & OPTION 3 Where Hayden falls in love with both Katherine & Rebekah...BUT!!!!! SINCE KATHERINE HASN'T gotten her happy ending in the series she's FIRST PRIORITY for Hayden and then Rebekah will follow until then she'll be the best friend...with benefits.

Things might change down the road when it's just back to Hayden and Katherine where Rebekah's the best friend with benefits.

So the only thing I will be changing is the Ship Box the story summary will remain the same. Or might change once I reach that point.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE THREATENING TO STOP READING THIS STORY OR WORSE UNFOLLOW IT, THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS THAT I BEG YOU TO RECONSIDER BECAUSE I PUT A LOT OF FAITH IN YOUR FOLLOWS KNOWING THAT PEOPLE LIKE IT IF YOU UNFOLLOW THEN THAT IS YOUR CHOICE AS THE SAYING GOES 'DONT JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER' or in my case summary.

Until next time