Damon Salvatore flinched When the shrill ringing of a phone cut though the silence of the room he was working in.

"Hello?" He answered, continuing his painting. He really needed to get this done, his client was coming to pick it up in two days.

"Damon Salvatore?" A man asked.

"Yes." He hoped it was new client, he really needed more than what he had.

"This is Mayor Richard Lockwood, from Mystic Falls, Virgina." Damon paused, confused. He hadn't been to Mystic falls in years. Why was the mayor calling him? "I'm sorry to tell you this, but there's been an accident." His movements froze and his mind raced, making up possibilities he couldn't consider. The mayor was still talking, but he cut him off.

"Who?" He whispered.

"Mr. Salvatore, I-"

"Who?"

"Guiseppe and Isabella." The paint brush fell from his hand.

"Their conditions?" There was a long pause and the mayor took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Salvatore. Neither of them made it." Damon's knees gave out and fell to the ground.

"The kids?" He choked out.

"They're all fine. The high school's History teacher, Alaric Saltzman is-"

"Tell them I'll be there soon." He hung up and stared at the wall, hot tears running down his face.

"Honey, I'm home!" His girlfriend, Katherine Peirce, called. When she didn't get an answer she got worried.

"Day, are you here?" She walked into his studio and gasped. "Damon?" She ran to his side and dropped down next to him.

"Are you okay? What happened?" She asked, looking him over and wiping his tears away.

"I have to go..." He murmured. "The kids..."

"Damon, look at me." She said, turning his face to meet his eyes. "What happened?"

"Their dead, Kat." He whispered. "My parents..."

"Oh, baby." She tried to hold him but he pushed her away, jumping up.

"No! I have to go! I have to watch the kids, I have to plan a funeral, I have to-" Katherine put a finger to his lips.

"Hey, I'm not going to let you go through this alone." She placed the phone in his hands and led him to the couch. "Sit down. Call your clients. Call my agent. Call my parents. Call anyone you need to and I'll pack. We'll be there by morning. Damon nodded and she disappeared into their bedroom.


This is the first chapter, if I get good reviews I'll continue with a longer one.