"A Moment In Time"

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Fandom(s): Vampire Diaries
Character(s): Damon Salvatore and Silas
Pairing: talks of Damon/Elena

Rating: T
Words: 629 words

Requested By: none
Challenge/Summary: After returning from Pennsylvania, Damon thought it was about time that he meets the legendary Silas for himself.
Inspiration: I thought it was a necessary meeting.

Spoiler(s): everything up to ep. 4x18 ("American Gothic")
Time Frame: meant to be between ep. 4x18 ("American Gothic") and ep. 4x19 ("Pictures of You"). At least 8-9 days have passed (according to webclip #2 for 4x19), so imagine this moment happened during one of those days.

A/N: Additional comments at the end to avoid spoilers. NOTE – I got this idea before the prom episode (4x19) aired.

Food for Thought: While watching the CW rerun (last Thursday) of VD 4x13 ("Into The Wild"), I couldn't help but notice that everyone in the group on the island seemed to be naïve of the bigger picture except for Damon. He's the one that shows true suspicion against Prof. Shane's motives while everyone either doesn't notice or they turn a blind eye. I could accept that Bonnie, Jeremy and Elena would do this since they are still essentially teenagers yet Stefan and Rebekah don't have that excuse…they have centuries of experience on Prof. Shane and yet they are just as naïve as the true teenagers. -_- *sigh*

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"Make Another"

It's been a couple of days since Damon returned from Pennsylvania and he was pacing the forest ground. He knew that he shouldn't be in the forest but he needed this meeting. It was tricky to set it up but it needed to be done. He had questions that needed to be asked and who better than from the source himself.

"It seems like I owe you a thank you for finding the cure." The annoyingly familiar voice greeted Damon, "or at least tracking down the vampire who had stolen it from me in the first place."

Damon turned around and came face-to-face with Professor Atticus Shane yet he knew that wasn't who stood before him. "Silas."

"You called, I came," Silas announced with outstretched hands as he walked forward, "now what can I do for you Damon?"

Damon took a few steps back, he wanted distance between them especially after hearing what happened to Klaus when he ran into Silas. "I get that you want to take the cure for yourself," he started, getting straight to the point, as he watched the older immortal carefully, "but what I don't get is why you're the only one that can take it."

Silas sighed. "You know there is only one dose Damon."

"But weren't you there when it was made? I mean magic created the cure so why not make another one?" Damon asked and he was pleased when those words seem to intrigue Silas. "Why does there only have to be one?"

Silas stared at Damon for a minute. "But you don't want the cure."

Damon's expression hardened. "I want it for Elena," he shifted in his stance as he stared at Silas, "I want it for Stefan." He never admitted them both at the same time but while Elena needed the cure to stop the destruction she's caused without her humanity, Stefan needed it to stop the suffering that being a vampire had brought him.

"Even though it means you'll be losing them both in the process?" Silas questioned as he tilted his head.

"They've suffered enough." Damon emphasized through gritted teeth. His suffering didn't matter.

Taking note of the determination in his voice, Silas nodded. "Very well, what do you propose?" In honesty, he was interested to hear out the vampire who seemed to be the only one that produced results by doing things himself. Silas liked that.

Damon hid his shock as he rushed to get his suggestion out before Silas changed his mind. "Duplicate the cure somehow. Before you take the original one, try and make another successful cure." He suggested as he took a few careful steps towards Silas.

Silas didn't say anything but Damon could see that the theoretical cogs in the immortal's mind were turning at the idea. So he pushed to sell the proposal.

"What do you have to lose?" Damon asked as he stood two feet away from Silas, closer than before. "From where I'm standing, you're the strongest creature on the planet. I'd be an idiot to double-cross you."

Silas crossed his arms across his chest. "You double-crossed Klaus when you thought he was the most powerful creature." He pointed out with a raised eyebrow directed at the younger immortal.

"Because he targeted Elena," he defended as his hands formed fists by his side.

"And you'd do anything for her." It wasn't said like a question but a definite statement.

A small smirk formed on the younger vampire's face as another point crossed his mind. "Just like how you're doing everything you can to reunite with your girl." Damon countered as he established that they did work with similar objectives. After all, haven't their actions been because of the love of a woman?

Silas chuckled; Damon had him there. "Touché," Silas gave the argument to Damon, while he tried to figure out if the suggestion could actually work.

If anyone could make it work, it would be Silas.

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A/N #1: And there you have it...what did you think? Is it wishful thinking or does Damon have a point? Will Silas consider his suggestion? Let me know what you think in a review...please!

A/N #2: Thank you to everyone who took the time to read my latest snippet/challenge on Vampire Diaries, it means the world to me! A special thanks to Enx2103 and Ghostwriter for leaving me a review for my previous snippet. Once again, thank you for always leaving your thoughts for me to read and respond to. THANK YOU!

A/N #3: I just wanted to announce that I have three SPN/VD crossover stories posted ("More Than A Petrova", "More Than A Petrova 2: Legacies" and "One Drop and You're Done") which I hope you check out in your spare time. Now I need to get back to studying for my final exams (first one on Friday for me)...happy Monday everyone and don't forget the new VD episode this Thursday!

Coming Up Next: TBA

Originally Published: April 15, 2013