"A Moment In Time"

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters; those belong to their original creators. The way it's all stringed together is of my making. No profit is being made out of this (*sigh* unfortunately).

Fandom(s): Life with Derek (with mentions of Vampire Diaries)

Character(s): Casey McDonald and Emily Davis (mentions of VD characters)
Pairing: none

Rating: T
Words: 348 words

Requested By: none
Challenge/Summary: Semi-crossover. Casey and Emily are fans of the television show Vampire Diaries. After watching the season 4 premiere, Casey has a possible solution in mind for her favorite characters on the hit vampire show.
Inspiration: This came to me but since none of the VD characters (aside from Elena...possibly) would know about it, I decided to write it from a viewer's perspective. So basically my thoughts are being voiced through Casey.

Spoiler(s): everything up to ep. 4x01 ("Growing Pain"). You don't need to watch LWD to understand this.
Time Frame: Casey and Derek are at Queens University (post-LWD series).

A/N: At the end to avoid additional spoilers.

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"Door Number Three"

"You know they actually have a door number three…they all do really." Casey stated after the credits finished for the season four premiere of her favorite show.

"What do you mean?" Emily questioned from her spot on the couch in Casey's apartment. With Derek away on a hockey tournament with his university team, Casey used that to her advantage and she invited Emily over for a Vampire Diaries day in celebration of the new season starting.

"Esther's plan but then again, Elena may have blocked it out of her memory." Casey stated as she moved to clean up the family room. Empty popcorn bowls and pop cans were spread out over every surface.

Emily's brow furrowed as she followed Casey's actions to clean up. "Care to refresh my memory."

"Well in episode fifteen of the last season, Esther had planned on tapping into the dark magic so that she could perform the reversal spell on her children." Casey explained as she moved towards the kitchen with Emily hot on her tail.

Emily snapped her fingers in a 'eureka' moment, not completely fazed by how accurate her best friend recalled some details to the show. "So that she could kill them by having Finn as the sacrifice since they were all linked. I remember now."

Casey smiled to her best friend before she tossed the trash away. "Exactly now what if they had that reversal spell? I'm not sure if it would only work on the Original family since they were the first turned but what if that spell was possible? That would be their door number three." She reasoned and she was pleased when she noticed this glint in Emily's eyes as if she just knew where Casey's idea was leading to.

"And not just for Elena but for Caroline and the Salvatores too." Emily added with a smile of her own on her face.

Casey's smile widened. "I see you're catching on."

"The question is, will it ever cross their minds?" Emily asked while she thought up of a possible answer.

Casey shrugged as she moved to grab another drink for herself and Emily. "I guess we'll just have to wait and see."

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A/N #1: Just like Casey and Emily, we'll just have to wait and see. So what do you think? Is it such a farfetched idea to think along those lines? I don't know if the idea has passed anyone else's minds but it definitely has my mind whirling with possibilities. This is actually the idea I was hoping to put into Klaus' insight in the previous chapter but as you can see, Klaus can't really have the information that we do.

A/N #2: Thank you for everyone who took the time to read my latest snippet/challenge on Vampire Diaries, it means the world to me! The next VD-inspired chapter will be up on Wednesday (before the new episode) since it's my own take on what is to come for 4x02 with the spoilers I've come across (its not really spoilerish because I doubt my idea will be made canon...if it did that would be something huh?). Have a great Monday everyone!

Coming Up Next: Vampire Diaries (plot bunny for 4x02)

Originally Published: October 15, 2012