A/N Like I said above, this is canon to my fanfiction series following The Vampire Diaries (entitled The Vampire Diaries Season One for the first one) through the eyes of Elisabeth, but this can be read without having read that.
Seventeen year old Damon Salvatore woke up. Thunder boom outside, lighting flashing outside his window and lighitng up the room for a split second. But he was sure that wasn't what had woken him up.
"Damon!" He looked towards his nine year old little sister, now knowing it was her that had woken him up. She stood there in her nightgown, staring at him expectantly.
"Beth, what are you doing awake at this time?" He asked, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes and sitting up. She tugged on his arm and looked towards the window.
"The thunder woke me up. Damon, I'm scared!" She said, tears rolling down her cheeks. He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her up on the bed next to him.
"It's just a little storm, Beth." He reassured her as she crawled under the covers. He lied back down on his pillow, letting her snuggle up against him.
"But it's scary! What about the monsters?" She asked. He almost laughed, but managed to hold in it, knowing how upset she would be if he actually laughed at her during this time.
"No monster is going to get you." He whispered. She peeked up at him through her brown curls, which were slowly turning from Stefan's hair color to Damon's.
"You'll protect me from the big bad monsters?" She asked. Damon hated the sound of doubt in her voice; like he hadn't done that for her whole life.
"Of course." He told her. She smiled and snuggled up against him. And when the morning came, she was sound alseep, all notions of monsters forgotten when she was with her big brother. Her protector.