I suddenly wake up and come face to face with 3 year old Stefan. I looked over to my alarm clock. It read 6:00 am, Saturday. Why do little kids always wake up so early?

"Boo!" Stefan said cutely to me when I opened my eyes. Even though I hated being woken up so early, I gave him a smile.

"Morning, Stef. Why are you awake so early? " I ask while I get him off me and place him to my side. He kneels on my bed so he can face me.

"I not sweepy anymowe, Daymn." He responds back to me. He really needs to work on his speaking.

"Why don't we go eat breakfast, Stef?" I ask with a smile while I ruffle his hair. He nods happily and lifts up his arms ordering to pick him up. I pick him up and we head downstairs. I put him on his chair and I give him something to eat. When he was eating, I got a glass of blood and drink some. I need all the energy I can get, especially if Stefan decides to be active today. I set the almost empty glass and Stefan tries reaching for it.

"Woah, hey, Stef, this isn't for kids, it's for adults only." I say while picking up the glass from the table. He stares at me confused.

"Aduls?" He asks me with confusion. I smile at his pronunciation.

"Yes its for adults only. You get to have some when your really big and tall." I say while sitting next to him. And also when he returns as a vampire.

"Big and tall like you?" He asks me curiously. I ruffle his hair.

"Just like me." I answer with a grin. He smiles and continues eating.

"I done. Can I go pway?" Stefan asks me a few minutes later. I give him an unsure look.

"Only for a little while, we're going to the store later, okay?" I ask him. He nods back at me and heads to his room. I smile at him from the kitchen, why is he so adorable?


After I let Stefan play for a while, I finally go up to his room to get him.

"Time to go, Stef." I say when I enter. The first thing I see is Stefan sitting on the floor with a lot of toys. I might be spoiling him too much. When he sees me he lowers his bottom lip at me.

"Don't try that on me, Stefan. You know I don't fall for that." I say while kneeling down to him. He pouts and I pick him up and place him on his bed. I change him out of his pajamas and put on him a Cars red shirt and black jeans. He was just pouting the whole time.

"Stop pouting, Stef. Remember I told you only for a little bit." I say while putting on his shoes. He just nods. I couldn't take this anymore.

"Listen, if you be a good boy, I'll buy you another toy, okay?" I say while looking at him. That actually got him excited because he nodded happily at me. Maybe that's the reason he has a lot of toys.

"Let's go, Stef." I say and he gets off the bed to hold my hand. We walk towards the car and I place him in his car seat. I then start driving onto the road to we can finally go to the store.


We arrive to our destination and we get off. I grab a shopping cart and place Stefan in the seat. I hate the store as much as Stefan does but he does need new stuff. We enter and grab the stuff we need, and trust me, they were a lot.

"Can I gwab a toy now." Stefan asks me excited. I had hope he had forgotten.

"Fine, Pick a toy, Stef." I say kind of annoyed but Stefan didn't notice because of his excitement.

"That one!" He said while pointing at something behind me. I turned around and saw a stuffed bear. He already had like a hundred of those.

"You want another one, Stef? Don't you want a different toy?" I ask while grabbing it from the shelf. He shakes his head and grabs the bear from my hand.

"This one!" He says while hugging it. I tried so hard to not roll my eyes at him. We finally payed for the stuff and we went back home.

As soon as we entered the house, Stefan ran to the library. I perfectly knew what that meant. A few seconds later, Stefan comes back standing in front of me with a book.

"Stowy Time." He said while looking up at me. I sighed and sat down on a chair. I lifted him and sat him on my lap. Let's just get this over with. He wouldn't leave me alone if I didn't read the stupid book either way.


After I finished the book, I was hoping Stefan would be be tired by now but unfortunately, he was wide awake.

"Daymn, can you pway with me?" He asked when I was done reading the book. I was about to refuse but I didn't want to break his little heart when he stared at me with his puppy eyes.

"Sure, what do you want to play." I ask him. He sat there thinking until he finally thought of something.

"Hide and seek! I want to count!" He finally said. That's the only game he has want to play ever since I taught him how to count.

"Okay, I'll go hide." I said while getting up. My hiding was to just wait at the kitchen until he finds me. He started counting while closing his eyes. I was heading over to the kitchen until I heard someone knock on the door. Who could that be? That door hasn't been knocked on for years. I open the door and I'm stunned by the person.

"Lexi." I answer suprised. She crosses her arms. I was about to ask how can she walk during the day but I saw that it was cloudy outside, which meant no sun.

"Let's skip the Hello's. I've been looking for Stefan for years and I still haven't found him. I was even able to track you down, so do you know where he is?" She asked. I didn't know if I should lie to her or tell her the truth. I was about to speak but then I feel someone appear behind me.

"Found you!" I hear Stefan say while touching my leg. Lexi's eyes widend when she saw him. She probably thought I kidnapped a kid. Now I have to tell her the truth.

"I'm sweepy, Daymn." Stefan said to me while rubbing his eyes. I don't think he's seen Lexi yet.

"Yeah, come on, it's nap time." I say and pick him up. I stared at Lexi and I held up my finger, telling her to give me a minute. She was standing there with her arms crossed, I could tell she was angry and definitely hoped I had a good explanation. I took Stefan to his room and laid him on his bed.

"Who's dat women at the door, Daymn?" Stefan asks me confused. So he did notice her.

"It's just a friend, Stef. Don't worry about it, just go to sleep, okay?" I say to him. He gives me an unconvinced look but he doesn't ask anymore questions. I leave the room and was about to go back downstairs to Lexi when I suddenly see her outside Stefan's room.

"Do you not understand what wait means?" I say startled when I see her.

"You better have a good explanation, Damon." She said sternly to me. I sigh.

"It's a long story." I say while going downstairs, hoping that she'll just leave.

"Don't worry, I've got time." She answers while following me. Luck isn't on my side today.


I just finished telling her on how Stefan and I got stuck in our situation. She didn't say anything but suddenly she slapped me.

"Really!" I answer annoyed. It didn't hurt but I still didn't appreciate it.

"I can't believe you've been raising him alone! I could have helped you through this!" She yells at me with anger.

"I didn't need help and I still don't. I'm perfectly fine on my own." I answer annoyed. I get up from my seat and go over to pour myself some bourbon.

"Fine, but I'm helping you now, Damon. If you like it or not." She said towards me. I was about say something but I then hear Stefan starting to wake up. I was about to tell her to wait, but she won't listen either way. I speed upstairs, and I slowly enter Stefan's room. I could tell he had just woken up because he was rubbing his eyes. I stand my the door way.

"Who are you?" He asks. I didn't understand but when I turned around, Lexi was standing right behind me.

"I'm Lexi. I'm an old friend of Damon." She aswered with a smile while waving at him. I rolled my eyes at her. Old, yeah. Friend, no way.

"Fwiend? I thought Damon didn't have any." Stefan said. Lexi looked like she was going to burst into laughter. I gave her a glare.

"Come on Stef, Dinner time." I say while leaning by the door with my hands crossed. He got off his bed and went downstairs.

"That's Stefan, all right." She said as soon as he was out of ear shot. I didn't answer her and was starting to leave.

"Hey Damon, when was the last time you've had a bite?" Lexi asked me. I froze.

"Not like it's any of your business but Two years." I answer her while looking down. Remembering the taste of warm blood. Lexi must have seen me.

"Why don't you go have a little bite. I could watch Stefan for a while." She said to me while we were walking down the stairs. I smirk back at her.

"I haven't been once apart from Stefan. I don't think he'll handle it very well." I tell her. Was that the reason or am I too attached to him that I can't leave him alone?

"He'll be fine, Damon. You deserve this after what you've done for him." She tells me. Sometimes I wonder if she can read my thoughts. I was hesistant but I finally nodded. I did deserve this. We entered the kitchen and I see Stefan sitting on a chair. My face probably shows me backing out.

"He'll be fine Daddy Damon. You have to at least be apart of him for once." Lexi whispered to me. I sighed.

"Hey, Stef. I have to go out for a little while. I need to go do something important." I say while sitting down next to him and brushing his hair out of his face.

"Where are we going?" He asks me. I looked over to Lexi who was standing behind him. She just made a look to tell me to keep on going.

"We aren't going anywhere, Stef. I have to go alone. Like I said before, Adults only." I say while staring at him. I thought everything was going to be fine until he hugged me and started crying.

"Please don't weave, Daymn." He said into my shoulder. The thing I hate the most now, is seeing Stefan cry.

"It's only going to be for a little while, Stef. Lexi is going to take good care of you, okay?" I ask him. I wasn't really sure about the last part. He doesn't say anything and just continues to hold on to me. At some point, I finally get him to let go of me. He was only three years old, I shouldn't leave him alone. I was about to speak up before Lexi grabbed me.

"You did good Damon. Now the only part you have left is the leaving part." She whispered into my ear. I took one final glance at Stefan, and finally left the house. I feel like a terrible person.


I came home as quick as possible. I've got to admit, I did enjoy the fresh warm blood I just had. I sped towards the house and walked inside. I saw Lexi sitting on the couch in the Library reading a book.

"Where is he?" I asked as soon as I saw her.

"Calm down. He's just playing in his room. Now wasn't that easy." She said while looking at me. I just gave her an angry look.

"In case you were wondering. After you left, it was the natural toddler process. He cried, he calmed down, I cheered him up, and now he's again a happily little kid playing." She answered with a grin. She started leaving and was heading towards the door.

"Thanks for helping me out today." I said before she left the room. She turned to face me and had a smile.

"I just want to let you know, your a good father figure for him. And also tell Stefan that I'll be back soon" She said to me and left. I sighed and went up to his room to check on him. I opened the door and saw him playing with that new toy I bought him.

"Hi, Daymn. Where's Lexi?" He asked as soon as he saw me. I think that's the first time he's pronounced his L's.

"She left, it was time for her to go." I say while sitting on the edge of his bed.

"I'm guessing you had fun with her." I tell him with a smile. He goes over to me and sits on my lap.

"Mm-Hm." He answered while nodding. Why wouldn't he have fun? They are best friends. He then grabs a book that was on his bed behind me. Does he have books everywhere?

"Stowy Time!" He says excitedly. I look over to check the time and see that it's late.

"It's bed time, Stef." I say to him. He pouts back.

"I want stowy!" He says while whining. I sigh, knowing that he won't stop whining until he gets his "Story".

"Only one, Stef. Then it's time to sleep." I say to him. He nods in agreement. I sigh again and finally start reading.


When I finished the book, I looked down at Stefan who fortunately, was sleeping already. I rocked him for a while so he can fall deeper into his sleep. Today was just to be a normal day, not suddenly finding Lexi. I lay him down on his bed and start leaving the room when I see the teddy bear that I bought him on the floor.

"I bought you this for a reason, Stef." I answer softly while I pick it up. I put it next to him on his bed and then I finally leave the room. Tomorrow is going to be another day.

Author's Note- I decided to make this into a One shot series so if you guys want to leave requests for what age you want to see Stefan, then feel free to tell me! I also wanted to say Thank You for the review I got, really appreciated. Please Review and Favorite because it really helps me keep going and I really appreciate them! Either way, Thanks for reading!