*At the party*
"Nicole! Over here." Jeremy yelled, he was standing by a tree.
"Shhhh..." Nicole was over by him in a flash, "People can't know I'm here remember?"
"Oops, sorry." Jeremy replied.
Nicole noticed him swaying a little as he stood there, and she could smell alcohol on his breath, she let out a long sigh.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"You told me you were going to take it easy tonight.." Nicole replied, "You're already drunk, and this party is just getting started."
"Oh Nikki. I'm fine, barely had anything.." Jeremy replied waving his hand in the air.
"You're not fine. If you keep drinking the way you are, you're going to be passed out within the hour, and then I'm going to have no one to hang out with." Nicole explained.
"Hey, why don't you just ease up on him a bit. What are you his mother?" One of Jeremy drunk buddies asked.
Nicole smiled deviously at him, and started getting closer.
"Nicole don't." Jeremy warned.
Nicole looked back at Jeremy, "I'll be nice."
She looked the boy in the eyes, "Go through this party ask everyone if they've seen your mommy, and then cry when they say no. After you've asked everyone, yell 'fine I'm going home' start sucking your thumb, turn around, and stomp home like a tantrum throwing toddler."
"Why'd you do that, you know I don't like it when you compel people?" Jeremy asked.
"Please that's nothing. He deserved it, and you know I don't like it when you drink so much, so now we're even." Nicole stated.
"Alright, I'm sorry. I'll take it easy, let's just have some fun okay?" Jeremy asked with a smile.
"Okay, I'm sorry too." Nicole replied, hugging him. Then she screamed, "Let's PARTY!"
Everyone yelled in agreement.
Nicole then looked over her shoulder really quick.
"What's wrong?" Jeremy asked.
"Nothing.." Nicole shook her head, and smiled at him.
He smiled back at her, and wrapped his arm aound her shoulder. He started talking to one of his friends. Nicole looked behind her once again, she didn't have a good feeling. She felt as if someone, or something was watching her, she shrugged it off, and joined in on the conversation.
*12:52*
Nicole and Jeremy were sitting on a log, he was making her a smore. It looked more like...actually she'd rather not think about what it really looked like.
"Fine! I'm going home!" They all heard the one boy say. Everyone laughed, Nicole snickered to herself, Jeremy just looked at her. She shrugged her shoulders. He couldn't help but smile at her.
*Back at the house*
Damon was sitting on the couch relaxing, while Stefan was pacing, "Stefan sit down, you're making me dizzy."
"Damon, it's nearly 1 o'clock. Shouldn't she be home by now?" Stefan asked.
"Didn't you ever go to a high school party?" Damon asked still keeping his eyes closed.
"No Damon, I was always too busy being the responsible brother. Staying home making sure Nicole didn't go to one." Stefan stated.
"You worry too much, I told you I got someone watching her." Damon replied.
"How reliable is your watchdog?" Stefan asked doubtfully.
"Do you think I would trust just anyone with our little sister? Trust me, he'll keep her safe." Damon stated.
Stefan kept pacing. "Would you like me to call him, and make sure?" Damon asked.
"What do you think?" Stefan asked blatantly.
"Aright, fine." Damon pulled out his phone.
'Hey, how is she? Yeah, and? Oh she did, that's funny. Yeah well, is she enjoying herself? He is, uh huh well.. Yeah, well if she hasn't started to leave by 1:30, give her a little push will you? Thanks.'
Damon hung up the phone, and put it back in his pocket. Leaned his head back against the armrest of the couch.
"Well?" Stefan asked.
"She's fine Stefan." Damon stated, letting out a long sigh.
"What did she do that was so funny?" Stefan asked.
"She compeled some boy to go around asking for his mommy, he must of ticked her off or something. She's getting ready to eat a smore. Don't worry Stefan, she's fine." Damon explained.
"I really don't understand how you're so calm." Stefan stated.
"Because Stefan, if I don't stay calm. I'll be furious. I can't deal with her when she comes home if I'm furious." Damon explained.
"What do you mean, deal with her? What are you going to do?" Stefan asked.
"Stefan, you know very well what I'm going to do." Damon stated.
"Damon don't you think that's a bit old fashioned?" Stefan asked.
"Don't you think you're a bit of a push over?" Damon asked smirking. He opened his eyes, and noticed the look on Stefan's face, "Seriously Stefan, have you noticed her attitude, and how much it's changed in the past week. Because I'm around. Don't let this get to your head, but you're a great brother, to her, but you're way too easy. Have you noticed the difference in how she talks to me, and how she talks to you? She knows better then to even try to talk to me like that, if she does, there's immediate consequences. You can't just let her walk over you, she puts you to a test all the time. If all she thinks she's going to get out of it is a week of grounding, it's not going to be that big of a deal. Because whether she's grounded or not, she's going to do what she wants."
"How do you know what she's going to do? How do you always know what she's thinking?" Stefan asked.
"If you haven't noticed Stefan, she's a lot like me-." Damon stated.
"That's a scary thought."
Damon smirked, "As I was saying, she's a lot like me. The reason I know what's she's thinking is because I can place myself in the situation, if I know what I would do, then I know what she'll do. Thankfully she's not completely like me, and she doesn't do things as-."
"Stupid, crazy, ir-." Stefan started to name off.
" Of course she does have two big brothers to keep her in line." Damon interrupted, ignoring him.
"I guess I should have been born first, then I would have been your older brother, and could have kept you in check." Stefan replied smugly.
"Oh the terror, I'd just be grounded for eternity." Damon replied.
Stefan just rolled his eyes, "No, I wouldn't mind beating you up."
"Seriously Stefan, What are you going to do when she gets home, ground her for another week?" Damon asked.
"What do you mean?" Stefan asked. "I thought you were going to punish her for sneaking out?"
"I am, but that's because I told her specifically not to, and that if she did she would have to deal with me. However, she went behind your back, and disregarded the fact that she was still grounded, therefore she not only broke my rule, but yours too. I'll punish her for breaking my rule, but you need to do the same." Damon explained.
"Great, didn't even think of it that way." Stefan replied.
"Sorry, Nicole and I got all the brains in the family, it somehow skipped you. ." Damon retorted.
"Funny, and a good sense of humor skipped you." Stefan stated.
"Anyways, Don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with grounding, but there are times when that's just not enough. She needs to learn, but she's not going to learn anything if her only punishment is to have to stay home all the time. Because as you can see, she's learned a way to get around that." Damon explained.
"I'm just afraid.. Father used to be so-." Stefan started.
"That's what you're worried about?" Damon stood up, walked over to his brother, put his hands on his shoulders, "We are not father, not in the least. We spank her, we do not beat her. We don't just leave her afterwards, we make her feel, and know that she is still loved no matter what she does. There is a complete difference, we are not him."
"I guess...This is going to be hard. I've only given her two spankings in her entire life." Stefan stated.
"It's for her own good though, look at it this way. You'll be able to go easy on her considering I'll be dealing with her first." Damon stated.
"That's so comforting," Stefan replied, rolling his eyes.
"What can I say? I know how to talk to people." Damon stated.
*1:22*
Nicole was standing next to Jeremy as he was talking to another one of his buddies, she still had the eerie feeling that someone was watching her. She shrugged it off after a while, figured it had to do with Damon. He was either watching her, or had someone watching her. She knew she could never get away with this, but hey at least she was having fun for the time being. She pulled out her phone realizing the time, "Jeremy, I think I need to start heading home, and face my impending doom."
"What are you talking about?" Jeremy asked smiling at her choice of words. "What do you mean you're impending doom?"
"I have a bad feeling Damon figured out I went to the party..." Nicole replied sadly.
Jeremy face went white, "Wh-what does that mean? Did he text you? What's going to happen? He's going kill me isn't he? I'm sorr-."
"Jer! Stop! It's fine. He's not going to kill you, I'll make sure of that. I need to get home, if he does know he'll at least appreciate the fact that I didn't stay out too late. If he doesn't know then I'll get home before he finds out." Nicole explained.
"Nicole, I'm so sorry. We shouldn't have came." Jeremy stated.
"It's fine, Jer. I knew it was only a matter of time before I got into some real trouble with Damon, I mean I am his sister." Nicole stated smiling deviously.
He smiled back at her, "I'm guessing that's really good, yet really bad...I'll walk you home."
"Do you have a death wish?" Nicole asked bluntly.
Jeremy looked at her questionably, "What?"
"If you went anywhere near my brother right now he would most likely rip your throat out." Nicole stated.
"Wha..Um...I," Jeremy stuttered.
"Yeah so, I'll walk home myself." Nicole replied sweetly, then kissed him on the cheek, "Thanks for the offer though."
"I'm going to die aren't I?" Jeremy asked.
"Not if I can help it." Nicole replied smugly, "Maybe I should give you my blood just in case, that way if he kills you at least you'll come back, and then he'll probably kill you again...and again...and again-."
"Funny, I'm guessing you take after Damon with your sense of humor." Jeremy replied with a smirk, pulling her in for a hug.
Nicole smiled at him deviously, hugged him quickly, and then started to walk into the woods, as soon as she was out of sight she used her vampire speed to get herself home. She stopped in front of the house over by her window. She saw that the lights were on in certain parts of the house. She hoped her brothers hadn't notcied she was gone, of course she knew that would have to be a miracle.
*Meanwhile*
Stefan came back into the study, "Damon, have you talked to your guy recently?"
"Why Stefan?" Damon asked tiredly.
"Because it's nearly 1:30, I thought he was supposed to give her some kind of push?" Stefan asked.
Damon looked at the clock across the room, "It's not 1:30 yet, Stefan. Patience brother."
"I just-." Stefan started.
Damon held up his index finger, and stretched his ear towards the door, "Right on time. Stay here." Damon was up the stairs, lying in Nicole's bed in a flash.
Nicole came through her window not more than five seconds later, she crept over to her door opened it slightly, she could hear Stefan downstairs mumbling to himself. She shut it as quietly as possible, then crept over to her bed. Too tired to change she just decided to go to sleep. She got in the bed, thinking she had gotten away with it.
As she got underneath the blankets, she had that eerie feeling again. She used her hand to feel beside her, she put her hand on his face. If she had had an actual human heart, she would have died from a heart attack, and then he spoke, "Have fun tonight?"
Uh-Oh..Nicole is busted.
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