Disclaimer: The characters of the vampire diaries do not belong to me. The are the property of L.J Smith and the C.W
Warning: Will contain spanking in later chapters
Stefan was bored out of his mind. It had been four days since the fire and he had been cooped up in the house since then. Damon's over protectiveness had reached an all time high and had now spread to everyone else in the house. Adriana, the witch after them who turned out to have her own agenda, had put him on high alert. Yesterday, he had questioned Klaus when Elijah asked him to get more blood for the house. When asked he had just brushed it away with some sarcastic comment about not wanting him to become a witch's dinner to which Klaus had answered in an equally sarcastic tone he didn't know Damon cared. But Stefan was not buying it. There was something Damon was not saying. He had told everyone about Adriana and how he assumed she would be dead since it had been long since they last met. And how their last meeting had not been pleasant and some stuff only Elijah and Bonnie were told. He remembered the conversation that followed the revelation.
"Who are they?" Elijah asked
"The most horrible pair of sisters I've ever met. Not the most benevolent either. They are not here to do the world a favor and get rid of vampires. They won't kill us. No, they want something else. Something I'm not sure I want to know" Damon shuddered. "There's one upside though. They won't hurt the wolves"
"How do you know that?" Mayor Lockwood asked
"Werewolves are not exactly an abomination of nature so they have nothing against them. Besides if she wanted anything from them she'd have to wait until the full moon when they are at their strongest and that's about some twenty odd days away. Adriana is not a patient woman. So Tyler and Mason are not in any danger"
"How are you so sure about that?"
"I told you. I know them"
The Mayor sent Tyler and Mason out of town. Though she was convinced they were not in danger. Better safe than sorry after all. She even went the extra step to make Bonnie cloak them. They would not be found. But Stefan knew his brother. There was a lot about Adriana Damon was not saying.
Stefan knew he was not the only one who was bored. Kol was too. And he was driving his brothers crazy with his whining. Yesterday Klaus had to physically throw him out of his room and Elijah threatened to spank him if he didn't behave. That sobered him for a couple of hours. Then he was all hyper again and Elijah had Bonnie spell him to sleep. Damon hadn't needed Bonnie to spell Stefan to sleep. One eyebrow raised in warning and he was scampering to his room and throwing himself on the bed in a huff. Klaus had Caroline and Caroline had both Bonnie and Klaus. Elijah and Damon had whatever it was they did all day. But he and Kol had no one. Sure he had Elena and Kol bothers Bonnie sometimes when she was not busy with Elijah and Damon or Caroline but it wasn't enough when Elena could only visit a couple of hours a day. She didn't even stay the night anymore and he missed her and…
"Aaaarrrrhhhh" Stefan screamed into his pillow frustratingly
"Having a bad day?"
He raised his head to see Kol in the doorway, an amused expression on his face. He sighed "I'm just bored. I find myself wishing there actually was school to attend. At least then I could go out"
"I may have a solution to your problem" Kol said mysteriously
"What solution?" Stefan asked, eyeing Kol suspiciously
That was all the invitation Kol needed. He closed the door behind him and sat beside Stefan on the bed. "We're going to town today" he whispered
Stefan stared at him, dumbfounded. "Are you insane?" he whispered. "Damon will kill me if I go one millimeter over the property line. And I'm pretty sure Elijah would roast you alive"
"That is if we are caught" Kol said with confidence
"And how, pray tell, are we not going to get caught?"
"Because I know what everyone is doing this evening"
Stefan pulled the blanket up to his chin and evened out his breathing. This had better work or he was going to kill Kol. He heard Damon come up the stairs and open his bedroom door. He walked over to the bed and arranged the sheets more comfortably around him. Mother hen. He leaned over and put his night lamp off and walked out. Stefan waited until he heard Damon go back downstairs before he let out the breath he was holding. Your turn, Kol.
Kol's had gone as smoothly as Stefan except Elijah had to stop and pick some shoes and clothes out of the way. Climbing out the window had also been easy, as they were both vampires. The difficult part had been trying to be as quiet as possible, considering they had just sneaked out of a house full of vampires. And now, now they were at the town square. They had almost forgotten that there was night life in Mystic Falls as they had been in the house for so long. They looked at each other and laughed. Here's to two hours of fun.
"Come on" Stefan nudged Kol, nodding towards the Grill
Kol shook his head. "It's too risky. The probability of us being recognized and shooed back home is too high. I wouldn't want to run into Matt or Mr. Saltzman"
"Matt is staying at the Gilbert house now. And Alaric would never allow him to work night shifts, even with no school. And he would not leave them alone at home either. So no. No probability of running into Matt or Mr. Saltzman"
"And the sheriff?"
"She doesn't come here unless there's a party. And I don't hear a party now"
"Look at you being all bad. Does Damon know?" Kol teased
Stefan glared at him playfully and they made their way to the Grill
Bonnie shut the grimoire with a sigh. A glance at the clock told her it was past midnight. Elijah smiled at her as she yawned. He had been teaching her some of his mother's spells. Translating them really, since he could no longer do magic.
"Most of the spells here are too difficult. I don't think I can do this Elijah"
"Just believe in yourself Bonnie. You are more powerful than you know. You are a Bennett. A descendant of Ayana herself. Your ancestor singlehandedly created the other side. You have a combination of three magics and you managed to put Silas down. Power is in your blood"
"You make me sound like some kind of super witch. And who is Ayana?"
"She was our mother's mentor. A teacher of sorts. When Henrik died our mother approached her to make us immortal. But Ayana refused. She said nothing was meant live forever and that nature would turn against us. Ester didn't listen and did the ritual herself and here we are"
"Here you are" Bonnie intoned, yawning again
"Go on up to bed. I'll clean up here"
"What about him?" Bonnie asked, nodding towards Damon, who had fallen asleep at the table with his head on his hands and was snoring softly.
"I could carry him to bed" Elijah offered
Bonnie chuckled. "I plan to sleep in today Elijah. He's annoying enough as it is. I'll just get him a blanket". When she came back downstairs Damon was lying on the couch and Elijah had cleared the table. "You really couldn't resist carrying him, could you?" she asked as she laid the blanket over Damon's sleeping form.
"He's surprisingly light. Not that it would have mattered. I could lift him with two fingers". He looked fondly at the sleeping vampire. "We didn't get along at first. He was cocky and knew the right buttons to push. Still does. But I later realized he would do anything for those he cared about. Behind that devil-may-care mask was a kind and loving boy. He's been through a lot, having had to raise Stefan for most of his life and afterlife"
"Yeah. He has to be exhausted. I don't think he's had a good nights sleep since the fire four days ago. Something's got him spooked"
"Spooked?"
"Afraid" Bonnie corrected. "And Damon doesn't scare easily. In fact I've never seen him scared. Not even you guys scared him. But the mention of that witch, Adriana, and he wouldn't let anyone out of his sight"
"There's more to the Adriana story than he let on" Elijah stated
Klaus suddenly came blurring down the stairs."Elijah, Kol's gone" he said wide-eyed
"What do you mean gone?"
"He's not in his room. And neither is Stefan"
Stefan watched as Kol drank his fill of the waitress. He hadn't had this much fun in ages. With Damon's strictly imposed nine o'clock curfew after he crashed the car, there had been no time to go out after school. And then ester's followers-no not Ester's follower but a witch with her own evil agenda- came after them it became no going over the property line. Now that he had some stolen freedom, he was going to enjoy it because the chance of this happening again was zero. They would most likely be caught if they tried it again.
Did he say again? Stefan sputtered on his drink as he spied Bonnie at the bar. He looked around frantically. Bonnie would never be here on her own. She most likely came with Elijah or Damon or both. He grabbed Kol's arm and dragged him away from the girl who he hurriedly compelled.
"We have to go. I just saw Bonnie at the bar. And I'm pretty sure she's not here alone"
"You're right. She's not"
Stefan stilled. He turned around to face an angry Damon. "I c-can explain" he stammered
"I'd be glad to hear it" Damon answered as he grabbed Stefan's collar and dragged him out the door. Stefan started struggling when they got outside and Damon swatted his backside three times in quick succession. Stefan blushed; glad they were outside before Damon swatted him. A yelp from Kol told him the boy had suffered the same fate. He jerked himself out of Damon's grasp angrily and stubbornly refused to move. Damon's already pissed off demeanor turned to furious instantly as he marched on his brother, only to stop suddenly when a voice asked behind them
"Going somewhere boys?"
Chapter 10 up. I'm sorry I haven't updated sooner. I've been without internet connection for a couple of weeks now. I'll try and update faster but I make no promises. Please review.