FanFiction... Twin Flames...

Stefan and Damon Salvatore have just found out they're father is dying, and is now in a critical condition. They quickly travel back to their home town Mystic Falls and both take an interest in the girl nursing their ill father...

Chapter 1...Breaking the news..

Damn deadlines! There's never enough time... Damon Salvatore sat staring blankly at his computer screen wondering what to write for his paper due tomorrow. "Don't think this is an essay that can be left until the night before" his university lecturer had warned him, "Challenge accepted!" He'd thought...BIG MISTAKE! About to turn the computer off, and prepare his "my laptop broke" speech for tomorrow, a sudden inbox flashed on his screen. Ugh a message from his fathers secretary...probably tickets to fly back home for one of his fathers disastrous dinners where all he talked about was what a mess Damon was making of his life! Oh no! How he hated those! He opened the e-mail and was not surprised to see two flights had been arranged for him and his brother Stefan...but for a totally different more horrible reason. His father, Giuseppe, was suffering from heart disease and his condition was life threatening! This may be the last him and Stefan got to see their father! Damon's heart beat faster as he scrolled down, hoping this was some sort of awful dream! But it wasn't. His flight was tomorrow at 9:30 am, meaning he would have to get up at around 4am. Now Damon knew he would rather face the wrath of his university lecturer than have to go tomorrow. He typed a lame reply to the message, wondering if Stefan had got the message too...he would have to call him. He sighed. Him and Stefan weren't total enemies but weren't the best of friends either. Its strange, because even thought Stefan was nearly three years younger he always seemed to be the cooler of the two. Stefan got the girl. Stefan got the good grades. Stefan was the one who got a car on his 18th birthday. And the one thing that hurt Damon the most...Stefan got the love and respect of his father. Their father. Sometimes he wondered if he was adopted...pfft why should he wonder when it was obviously true!

He picked up the grubby university dorm phone, praying he wouldn't wake his roommate during the call. He looked at his watch for the first time that night..damn 2am! He had to be up in two hours. Happy days...he mentally slapped himself for being his usual shallow self. You father is dying and your worried about lack of sleep?

He dialled Stefan's number, his hands shaking while doing it. When had he last talked to Stefan? A week, maybe? Man, they needed to catch up big time. Stefan currently resides at a football camp just where Damon's university was. Hopefully, going to the camp would help him get his scholarship. Damon sighed...always better than him. I mean yeah I'm funny, pretty good with the ladies too, but Stefan was always the good guy. Had better control of his life, handled everything better!

"H-hello?" Stefan's thick and raspy voice made it obvious to Damon he's been crying.

"Hey squirt, it's your big bro!" Damon tried (and failed!) to break the tension.

"Guess you heard the news huh, Stefan?" Still no reply from Stefan "Hey you there? Look man, I know you and Dad were way closer than me and him were, so this probably sucks for you.."

"Pointing out the obvious Damon" Stefan finally replied sounding pretty pissed.

"Hey hey, little brother no need to get all worked up! Look what Im trying to say is I'm here for you, okay? Now tell me are you going tomorrow? Because if you are you need to up in about two hours..."

"Damn right I am! Damon, if you haven't realised already this may be the last time we saw our father! Im sure as hell going to go! Shall I meet you at the airport? Or are you going to go all "lone wolf" on me?" Stefan's lame attempt at a joke made Damon smile.

"Don't worry man, I'll see you there. But once you do your going to wish I had gone all "lone wolf" on you! We need a good catch up! Breakfast together maybe? I need to see that pretty little face of yours! Speaking of pretty how are you and your girl doing? A little birdie told me my little bro was getting laid with the cheerleader from the camp across the lake! Spill all..."

Stefan's laugh was short-lived. " All will be revealed tomorrow brother. See you there"

And with that he hung up.