Carol was on the stage, talking into a microphone, introducing the Fundraiser. "Tickets for the raffle are now on sale. All proceeds benefit the annual Founder's Day celebration." Then she introduced each of the bachelors on stage.
Marley walked in with her father and her daughter, totally unaware of what's happening, she was busy with Bonnie, asking her how's she doing and she spoke to her back, but not with Elena. She understood her reasons. Marley knew about Damon, that he didn't get his girl back. She hasn't heard from him. Carol spoke further. "And what do you do, Bachelor Number 3?"
"Yeah, I'm a plumber." The man replied.
"Hmm." Magnus comment. "Don't like him."
"Hehe." Faye comment.
"Well, isn't that wonderful? We could always use more plumbers." Carol spoke to them as then she looked at Alaric. "Moving on. Number 4, 'Alaric Saltzman'. Wow. That's quite a mouthful. What do you do, Alaric?"
Alaric looked at her. "I'm a teacher at Mystic Falls High."
"Oh, beauty and brains, ladies. This one's a keeper. What do you teach?" Carol asked him.
"History." Alaric replied.
"Beauty and brains indeed." Magnus eyed at him.
"Dad, he is straight." Marley replied to him.
"Oh." Magnus sounded disappointed.
"History. Oh, well, give us a fun fact about Mystic Falls, something crazy." Carol told them all.
Alaric looked over at Damon. Damon placed his hand up to his ear, sarcastically anticipating a response. "Uh, well..." He stuttered.
Carol pulled the microphone away. "He's probably saving the best stories for his date." Then, she moved down the line. "And last, but not least, Damon Salvatore. We don't have much on you."
Stefan stopped in the middle of the room and looked at Elena. Elena smiled at him and waved from a table she was sharing with Jenna. Stefan smile back and waved, then looked back at the stage. Marley, Magnus and Faye were still looking at the stage too. Then Damon spoke. "Well, I'm tough to fit on a card."
"Do you have any hobbies, like to travel?" Carol asked him.
"Oh, yeah. L.A., New York. Couple of years ago, I was in North Carolina. Near the Duke campus, actually. I think..." Damon glanced at Alaric. "I think Alaric went to school there. Didn't you, Ric?" Damon turned to look at Alaric, who does the same. "Yeah, 'cause I... I know your wife did." Stefan became alert and looked over at Elena. Elena's face started to falter. Stefan make his way over to her. The others looked confused, as to what was going on. "I had a drink with her once. She was... she was a great girl. I ever tell you that? Cause she was... Delicious. Mmm! Mmm, mmm, mmm."
Elena's mouth hung open. Her eyes filled with tears as she stared at Damon. Jenna looked over at her. "Are you okay?"
"I just need some air." Elena replied to her as then she walked out of the grill. The others looked confused, still.
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Carol pulled out a raffle ticket from the bowl. "And bachelor number 3 goes to 37458."
"That's me." Kelly walked towards Carol.
"Ah. Kelly Donovan. Lovely." Carol told her. Kelly took the ticket from Carol. "You and the plumber should have so much fun."
Then, Kelly walked over to Caroline to claim her prize. "Congratulations, Mrs. Donovan." Caroline told her.
"Okay, just stop." Kelly told her, rude. "Stop trying so hard. This thing you're doing, this nice thing, it's fake. Like you. Like your mom. And for some reason, Matt fell for it, but that doesn't mean that I will. I don't like you, okay? So tell plumber boy I'll be at the bar."
Caroline nodded. "Okay." Kelly walked off. Caroline looked hurt by Kelly's presumptions.
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Elena walked back into the Grill, still upset and shocked. As she continued walking and not paying attention to where she's going, she runs right into Damon, others close by. "Whoa. Easy there. Buy a ticket like everyone else." Damon comment.
"Did you enjoy that? Rubbing it in to Alaric Saltzman?" Elena asked to him.
Damon blinked. "What?"
"Just as I was starting to think that there was something redeemable about you." Elena hissed.
Just then, Stefan walked up to Elena and Damon. "Elena." Stefan shook his head at Elena.
Damon looked from Stefan to Elena. "Am I missing something here?"
"Did I forget to mention earlier when we were talking about my birth mother? The one that gave me up?" Elena asked.
"Mm-hm." Damon replied.
"Her name was Isobel." Elena told him. Damon's face faltered. "Go ahead. Reminisce about how you killed her." Elena rammed into Damon's shoulder as she walked past him. Stefan and Damon exchange looked and Stefan leaves to follow Elena.
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Later, everyone was gone as Marley, Magnus and Faye looked confused. "I will call Stefan later." Marley old them. "Asking what was that all about."
Just then, Carol held up another ticket and read the number. "37649."
Many of the women in the crowd make disappointed sounds. Jenna raised her hand. "That's me."
"Congratulations." Carol told her. Jenna walked up to Carol and took her ticket. "And Bachelor Number 5, Damon Salvatore." She pulled out a ticket. "37552." Alaric walked over to Jenna who handed her ticket to Caroline. "Would you look at that? 37552. What are the chances? Me." She looked around for Damon "Where'd he go?"
Alaric looked at Jenna. "I'll call you later." Then he started to leave the Grill.
Marley and the others went to leave the grill as well.
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When they went home, Marley called Stefan up. "Hey, Stefan. What was today?"
"What do you mean?" Stefan asked.
"With Elena and Damon." Marley replied to him.
"Elena found her birth mother and Damon is hurt because of Katherine." Stefan told her.
"From Damon, I understand and I will do nothing, but Elena, how is that connected?" Marley asked to him.
Stefan sighed. "Elena's birth mother is Isobel and she was Alaric's wife, the same wife that Damon drunk from."
"What?!" Marley exclaimed. "Is she dead then?"
"Honestly, I don't know." Stefan replied to her. "I need to find out more."
"Will you keep me posted?" Marley asked to him.
"I will." Stefan replied as then he hung up.
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FantasíaMarley went away for a new start, cause the love of her life died of old age, her children wanted to stay in New York, they were a portal away after all. Marley went to Mystic Falls, she found mysterious town. Believed there Vampires, witches and we...
