It's been a few weeks since Grace came to live with Damon and Stefan and everything is working out perfectly, Damon and Stefan have been taking turns with Grace by dropping her off at school and picking her up. Damon stayed close by the school to make sure nothing happens to his niece or all hell would break loose just as he was walking around his phone rang with an unknown number.
-Hello. Damon said.
-Hello Damon did you miss me. A woman's voice said.
-Katherine what do you want. Damon said.
-I just want to talk. Katherine said.
-Talk about what exactly. Damon said.
-You know are you free now or are you still busy body guarding your precious niece while she's at school. Katherine said.
-You bitch. Damon hissed.
-That's right Damon i still haven't forgotten about little Gracie i could always pay her a visit. Katherine said.
-Katherine if you so much as goes anywhere near her i swear to god i will drive a stake right through your heart, i only say this once if you or any of your little crew mess with or go anywhere near my niece i will kill you all. Starting with you first. Damon said.
-All the big and bad Damon has finally went soft. Katherine mocked.
Before Damon could say something Katherine had hung up and he was boiling inside he wanted to hunt but he wouldn't do that with Grace around but he wanted blood so he used his vampire speed to go back to the house to get a bag of blood, he had drank 3 bags of blood and he felt somewhat better he wiped his mouth of the remaining blood. He glanced at the clock and Stefan should be getting out of school soon and he said he pick Grace up after school and bring her straight to the house.
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Stefan had just gotten out of school so he went to the elementary school to pick Grace up but when he got there she wasn't outside waiting which made him panic a little so he ran inside to find her.
"Can i help you sir". A voice asked.
Stefan released it was the school's secretary.
"I'm here to pick my cousin Grace up". Stefan said.
"She's in the nurse's office follow me". The lady said.
Stefan's face had went pale when the secretary said that, what had happened to Grace? Is she ok? A million things had roamed in Stefan's mind but his main focus was to get Grace and get her back home. Once they got there Stefan went in to see the nurse.
"Can i help you". The nurse asked.
"I'm here for my cousin Grace i was told she was here". Stefan said.
"Follow me she's laying down". The nurse said.
"What happened". Stefan asked.
"Poor kid started to feel sick after lunch been here since". The nurse said.
"You couldn't call her other cousin Damon to get her?" Stefan asked.
"I gave her a little medicine then laid her down so she can rest probably just a stomach bug it's going around right now". The nurse said.
Stefan grabbed her backpack off the chair throwing it over his shoulder then gently and easily picked her up and she slightly stirred.
"It's alright Gracie your gonna be alright". Stefan soothed.
"I don't feel so good". Grace whined.
"Let's get you home alright". Stefan said.
"You can take her until you sign her out". The nurse said.
Stefan then signed the papers then left with his sick niece in his arms he had just made it outside he looked around to make sure it's clear.
"Alright Gracie hold on ok". Stefan said.
"I don't feel so good Uncle Stefan". Gracie cried.
"It'll be alright sweetheart let's go home so me and Damon can take care of you, i need you to hang on tight ok". Stefan said.
"Ok". Grace said.
Grace held on tightly to Stefan's neck just as he used his super speed to go back to the house, once there Grace's stomach was doing a flip flop thing then she couldn't hold it she threw up down Stefan's back.
"I'm sorry Uncle Stefan i didn't mean too". Grace said.
"It's alright let's get inside". Stefan said.
Stefan then sped walked to the house and opened the door calling for his brother.
"Damon! Damon!" Stefan called out.
With his super hearing Damon had heard his brother call him and he also smelled puke? He rushed down to see what the problem is.
"What's wrong Stefan and why do i smell puke". Damon said.
"Something's wrong with Gracie". Stefan said.
"What". Damon said.
Damon then flew over to his niece brushing hair out of his face.
"Gracie, honey are you ok". Damon asked.
"I don't feel so good Uncle Damon". Grace said.
"What hurts". Damon asked.
"My stomach". Grace answered.
"Stefan what happened". Damon asked.
"I went to pick her up and they told me she was in the nurse's office". Stefan said.
"They couldn't call me?" Damon asked.
"They thought it was the stomach flu". Stefan said.
"Gracie, sweetheart this is really important ok when did you start feeling sick sweetie". Damon said.
"After lunch i was at recess then i went back to class and i just started to feel really sick". Grace said.
"I'll take her to her room you change out of that shirt you smell like puke". Damon said.
Damon then got Grace from his brother as she latched onto his neck holding on as he carried her up to her room, he helped her change into some pajamas then tucked her in.
"Alright were gonna check your temperature then we'll get you some medicine and soup, right now you just rest". Damon said gently.
"Ok". Grace said.
Damon kissed her head then went to the first aid kit they had in handy and got the thermometer and some children's medicine they stocked up on for cases like this he went back to Grace's room and saw that she was dozing in and out of sleep so he quietly goes to her and puts the thermometer in her mouth under her tongue, after a minute it beeped as it registered her temperature he took it out just as Stefan came in.
"What is it?" Stefan asked.
"102.3" Damon answered.
"This doesn't make sense how is it she goes to school perfectly fine then out of the blue gets sick". Stefan said.
"You got me". Damon said.
He then prepared the medicine for Grace once it was set up he carefully helped her up so she could take it, after she took the medicine the brothers then left her so she could rest. Once they got out of Grace's room Damon's phone rang.
-Hello. Damon said.
-How is poor little Grace doing Damon. Katherine said.
Damon then lit up with anger and rage, his nostrils flaring now he was pissed.
-You bitch what the hell did you do. Damon demanded.
-I had one of my guys sneak in the school compel a couple people then he slipped something in Grace's lunch. Katherine said.
-You have gone too damn far Katherine, Grace is an innocent child in all of this so leave her out of this. Damon said.
-I can't Damon i want you and Stefan to suffer badly just as i had to suffer. Katherine said.
Before Damon could say anything Katherine had hung up on him and he threw his phone.
"Damon calm down before you wake up Grace, what was that about". Stefan said.
"This was Katherine's doing, one of her guys had gotten their way in the school compelled a few people then slipped something in her lunch". Damon explained.
"That would explain why the nurse didn't call she was compelled". Stefan said.
Damon then marched down the stairs heading outside with his brother in tow.
"Hey where are you going". Stefan said.
"I'm going to go find whoever did this and drive a stake through them". Damon said.
"Can you worry about that later and focus on what is important here which is Grace who is sick so she needs the both of us". Stefan said.
"Fine but i'm still out for whoever did this". Damon said.
"Don't do anything that'll scare Gracie though it's bad enough she knows were vampires she doesn't need anymore of that drama with Katherine or the tomb vampires". Stefan said.
"Yeah yeah whatever". Damon mumbled.
"I'll make a run to the store and pick up some stuff for Grace i'll be back". Stefan said.
"I'll be here". Damon said.
Stefan grabbed his jacket then headed out while Damon disappeared into the kitchen so he can make Grace so homemade soup for when she wakes up, after 20 minutes the front door opens and Damon thinks it's his brother.
"You back already Stefan?" Damon called out.
"I'm back but i can say that i'm not Stefan". A woman's voice said.
Damon then lit up with anger and rage with his nostrils flaring, he turns around and shoots daggers at the woman who entered his house.
"Hello Damon miss me". Katherine smirked.
"Katherine what the hell are you doing here". Damon hissed.
"I just wanted to talk so let's talk". Katherine said.
Damon just glared at the other vampire ready to take a stake to her and kill her.