𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 // 𝘀.𝘀 & 𝗻.𝗺

𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒕, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒕

Mystic Falls, Virginia, September 15th, 1864

Audrina Petrova sits by herself in the garden near the Salvatore estate.

She fights the tears that threaten to spill as she listens to the conversation that Stefan and Katerina have.

They are right in front of the Salvatore Estate.

"I love you, Stefan," Katherine giggles.

"I love you too, Katherine," he says before promptly kissing her on her lips.

Audrina's hands are balled up in her lap. She squeezes her eyes shut as she breaks out into sobs.

"Audrey?"

Quickly, she wipes her tears away and turns her head away from the voice.

"Audrey?"

"Go away, Damon. Please, I'd like to be left alone."

"Are you crying?" he sits next to her on the stone pebble bench, "what's wrong?"

She looks at him with blotchy cheeks and red eyes. "Stefan left me for Katherine this morning," she whispers. "He loves her. She loves him."

"Oh..." he wraps his arm around her shoulder in an attempt to provide some sort of comfort, "I'm so sorry, Audrina. You didn't deserve that."

She shakes her head, "I'm used to it. My sister always gets what she wants. Our whole lives." She wipes away a few more tears, "this is no different."

"That does not matter," his arm drops from her shoulder and takes one of her hands, "she's your sister and shouldn't treat you this way. And neither should Stefan."

"You love her," Audrina says.

Damon looks down sadly before answering, "very much," he admits.

"I'm sorry, Damon. Neither of us deserves this."

"Yeah," he agrees, "we don't."

~ present day

"What are you doing here?" Stefan asks as Audrina shoves her way into the home, "come to shove your blood down Elena's throat again?"

Damon walks in right after her, ignoring his brother. "Put this on, Audrey," he says, handing her a shirt that he retrieved from her home.

She quickly pulls it over her head, covering her other shirt that was ripped.

"What the hell? Were you two together?" Stefan asks, "did you sleep together?"

"Why do you care? You haven't felt a thing for me since I left 146 years ago so why does it matter who I fuck, hm?" she steps toward him in a daring way, "which, quick question Stefan. How does one lose feelings for someone the second they leave? Did you ever even love me at all? Did you ever even like me?"

He presses his hands together to make is point firm, "of course, I loved you, Audrey. But feelings fade."

She nods slowly, "hm. You're right. Feelings fade. In the same way you gain them. Just as fast," she steps closer to him, "like me with your brother."

"You just had to choose Damon, huh?"

Audrina shrugs, "you and I were together 146 years ago. Get over it."

Damon sighs, "she's here for Elena."

Stefan straightens, looking at his brother, "to bring her to Klaus?"