Stefan looked up at me with his piercing green eyes and it made my heart melt..

" Damy when did you get so big" Stefan said with his adorable little voice

" I didn't get big buddy you just got really small"

I said in a joking manner as Stefan playfully glared at me which made him look weird, he shoved his arms into the air in a universal carry we gesture which I happily complied to. I picked up Stefan and was surprised by his lightness..

" Damy can we go home "

" sure stef we can go home"

Stefan nodded his head and slumped into my shoulder, at this gesture I held him tightly to my chest. Now all I have to do is explain this to everyone else.

Back at the Boarding House

I slowly opened the door to the boarding house being careful not to wake up Stefan who was sleeping soundly on my shoulder, as I walked through the door everyone who I thought had left my house ran up to me waking up Stefan and scaring him until tears brimmed his eyes and he started shaking out of fear.

" Everyone Back up! " I yelled

" Damon what happened where is Stefan"

" Yeah what happened is everything okay"

" why are you holding a child?"

" ENOUGH" I yelled to silence everyone, I will explain later now everyone GET OUT.

Soon enough everyone left and I was left to comfort a sobbing Stefan, I brought him closer to my chest and I felt his tiny hands grip my shirt and his salty tears stain it, too enough when his crying has ceased he wanted to be put down, I gave into his little demand and as soon as I had put him down he had a million questions to ask me.

" Damon I'm hungry"

" damon where's mommy?"

" Damon who were all of those scary people? and why were they being mean to you"

"Well buddy I do not have any food"

I said as I picked him up again, for some reason I felt the urge to have him close to me at all times.

" and mommy well Stefan mommy isn't here because mommy is in the sky"

Stefan had always ben a very understanding child even of the most incomprehensible things that you would think not even a child of his age would even begin to understand.

" And Stefan those were my friends , they may not be the best to me but they are still my friends"

Stefan just sat in my lap nodding his head

" Damon can we get food now" Stefan whined, "sure buddy of course we can"

I was walking out to my blue mustang when I realized something, well multiple things

Stefan was human

Stefan had to eat human food

Stefan does't know that I am a vampire

I do not have a car seat

or proper clothes

or any threats to us taken care of

I pushed all of that aside and just gently placed Stefan into my car, lets just say he was not happy about that, tears immediately brimmed his eyes and just as I was about to close the car door he jumped out and locked may leg in a death grip. After many long minutes of fighting him I just decided I could compel a cop if he noticed anything suspicious, I got into the drivers seat and began driving to the local target.

Stefan had fallen asleep in my lap on the way and I had to compel 3 police officers.. anyways I pulled into the parking lot and turned off my engine and slowly shook Stefan awake. After 30 seconds of shaking him he finally woke up and clung on to my neck all happy.

" Damy"

" Hey teddy bear"

" you ready to be a big boy and go into the store"

" Yeah Damon I am a big boy now"

I rubbed my nose against his and he giggled, I then proceeded to walk into the store.

I placed Stefan in the shopping cart and then began to search around, I found him some jeans some pull over shirts some graphic short sleeved t-shirts, we were walking passed leather jackets and Stefan started pointing and bouncing up and down, I looked over to wear he was pointing and saw that there was a children's sized leather jacket that looked just like mine,

" no Stefan not right now okay bud"

" no, yes day right now"

I glared at Stefan

" Hey little man I know you think your all big and tough but you don't call the shots and I am not getting you the leather jacket"

I noticed that tears brimmed his eyes and all the sudden he broke down into full on tears. I tried to calm down his sobs but failed and people were starting to stare, I put Stefan back down into the cart and frantically threw a leather jacket into he cart then moved onto the next thing that I needed to get for him. I then grabbed some sneakers and socks and also I grabbed him a black beanie with a grey and white stripe on it, after I gathered all the clothes with Stefan's consent I went to the food aisle and picked up some kid friendly food such as mac&cheese and these cracker things, I don't know Stefan seemed pretty excited about it/ After I had found all the food that I would need we were walking to checkout when all the sudden we walked past the toy aisle, Stefan pointed to it and I knew if I said no it would only lead to more necessary tears and I did not want to upset my baby brother. I turned the cart around and walked into the aisle filled with all types of toys, Stefan pointed to a few little cars one of which looked like my mustang, he also saw a stuffed wolf and bunny, I found the irony of Stefan choosing a stuffed bunny to love and hug when in reality he ate bunny's. After Stefan had found his toys I walked over to the checkout and paid for all of the items and then loaded everything into the car and drove him with Stefan in my lap, screw the carseat

We arrived home and I fixed Stefan a quick little dinner and he ate some of it, I noticed how is eyes began to droop and he looked like he could pass out at any second. So I picked him up went up to my room and fell into my bed with Stefan who was clutching me and the bunny.

I felt the need to protect him even though I knew I was going to be able to fix him.