a/n: In this chapter and the next there is going to be a GUEST appearance by Carlisle Cullen. We (Paige and I) do not own the credit for the wonderful creation of the character, Carlisle. That achievement belongs to Stephanie Meyers. Please enjoy our fanfic twist of his character into our fanfic twist of Vampire Diaries. Thank you! XOXO

Remember Our First Kiss

Damon knocked on Stefan's door but didn't wait for an answer. He walked in carrying the same paddle he used on Emma whenever she misbehaved on a level that just wouldn't be justified with a simple hairbrush. Stefan was sitting on the side of the bed with his head in his hands; he looked up when Damon walked in. He noticed the paddle in his older brother's hands.

"Damon, come on, I know I messed up but don't you think I'm a little old for a spanking?"

"No, I don't. When I was 17 and I did something really stupid dad whipped my ass good; and guess what, you did something really stupid. Throwing a party and getting a ton of kids that are under 21 really drunk was the first irresponsible thing you did. Then you go and get in a fight with a human, what were you possibly thinking?"

"I was just defending our sister's name. I overheard Tyler saying that he wanted to f*** Emma and then he said a few other things and…"

"Stefan! I appreciate you defending our sister's honor but at the same time you were drunk and fighting a human. You could have killed him, did you even think about that?"

"No, I'm sorry," said Stefan as he began to stare at the floor, "I just wanted to start the senior year off right for Elena. I really didn't mean for it to get out of hand."

"That's why you and Emma aren't allowed to have parties without me around. It's to avoid everything that happened tonight."

"Okay, I messed up. Can't I please just be grounded instead?"

"If you're grounded then that means you're stuck at home and that's a punishment for me as well, I don't think so. Now stand up."

"Damon please…."

"Don't fight me on this or you're going to make it much worse for yourself. Do as I say and stand up."

Stefan was hesitant but finally stood up as he was told.

"I want your jeans and boxers down then bend over your bed," ordered Damon.

"Damon, come on. Do I really have to take…."

"Stefan Salvatore, damnit!"

Damon had it with his brother stalling and pulled his jeans and boxers down himself. He sat down on the bed and instead of having Stefan bending over the bed; Damon pulled him over his knee and held him down while he spanked him soundly with the wooden paddle.

VVV

"Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert, hello, I'm Dr. Green. As you know we have taken several blood tests and couldn't find anything. We gave your son an MRI and the results just came in. I'm afraid we found a tumor in Jeremy's brain, the Limbic System to be exact. I have to ask, have you noticed any abnormal mood changes within Jeremy recently?"

Jenna and Alaric looked at each other then Elena. Jenna began to cry.

"Oh my God…." Jenna cried.

"Baby, what is it?" asked Alaric.

"Well, recently Jeremy has been a bit more moody but we just figured he was going through a phase. The other day though when I was grocery shopping with Jeremy he became really upset because I wouldn't get a certain cereal. He actually had a tantrum so I…I"

"Sweetie, what happened?"

"I took him in the bathroom and I spanked him with my hairbrush. What did I do? "

Jenna began to cry from feeling so guilty. Alaric hugged her and held her close. Elena nudged her way between her parents and they just held each other in a group hug.

"Mrs. Gilbert, I can understand why you may feel guilty but please try not to. You honestly had no idea. As far as you were concerned your teenage son was simply having a fit for not getting his way. I promise you, you didn't do anything wrong," said Dr. Green.

Jenna dried her eyes, "Thank you Dr. Green. What happens now?" She asked.

"This is the tricky part. We need to remove that tumor but the way it has grown and where is is located it's going to take someone with the most steady hand. There is a surgeon that I know in New York with a reputation of being the best on the East. His name is Dr. Cannon. I can call him right away and see how fast we can fly him over here to perform the surgery."

Alaric and Jenna didn't hesitate, "Yes, please," they both said in unison.

Dr. Green left the room to make the phone call.

VVV

Damon had been spanking Stefan for close to twenty minutes. Stefan held in his tears for as long as he could. He was only able to resist for the first ten minutes, after that he couldn't bare it any longer and just began to sob. He squirmed and kicked and pleaded with his brother to stop.

"Damon, I'm sorry, I know I messed up. I won't do it again. Please! Please stop!" Stefan cried.

Damon didn't like having to spank Stefan for so long but he was notoriously stubborn and always took twice as long as Emma to give in and accept his punishment. Once he started crying and kicking his legs he knew his little brother finally got the message through. He stopped and helped him off of his lap. Damon stood up and looked Stefan directly in his eyes.

"I hope you know I only spanked you because I love you; now, go ahead and change into something more comfortable if you need to and then clean up the house. I want it cleaned before you go to bed, understand me?"

"Yes sir," answered Stefan with teary eyes.

Damon gave his brother a squeeze on his shoulder and a smile acknowledging his answer. He then left him to do what he needed. His next stop was to check in on Emma. He made his way to her room and knocked on the door. After a moment or two he didn't hear an answer so he quietly opened her door. He found Emma sleeping but couldn't help but notice the fresh tears on her cheeks. He could only assume that she had just cried herself to sleep. Her bruise previously on her face was barely noticeable at that point. He softly brushed her hair off of her face with his fingers and wiped away the tears left on her cheeks. He kissed her on her nose then went to bed himself.

Before he went into his room he listened to see that Stefan was doing as he was told. He heard cleaning downstairs; he smiled as he walked into his room. He pulled his cell phone out to put it on the charger and noticed he had missed a text message from Chelsea.

'Hi baby, is everything okay with Stefan and Emma?'

'Stefan is cleaning the mess from the party now and poor Em cried herself to sleep,' Damon texted back.

'Jared was sitting next to me when he was talking on the phone with Emma. It turns out what set Jeremy off the most at the end was a text that Em got from Jared. Jared feels really conflicted. He has a big time crush on your sister but also likes Jeremy as a friend.'

'Mmm, that can be conflicting. This certainly isn't the first time this has happened to Emma. It always kills me inside when I think how young she was when I had to turn her or lose her. As beautiful as she was/is at "14," what would she have looked like at 16 or 17?"

'Don't be so hard on yourself. You just said it; it was either turn her or lose her. I know you made the right choice.'

'Thank you,'

'For what?'

'For just being so wonderful.'

'You are too sweet. Besides, you make it easy.'

'I'm sorry to cut this short but I don't know how much longer I can keep my eyes open,' texted Damon.

'I'm pretty tired myself, g'nite.'

'G;nite.'

VVV

"Hello," Emma answered in a groggy voice.

"Emma, its Elena."

"Elena! What's happening with Jeremy?" asked Emma now being fully awake.

"The good news is that he's finally conscious. The bad news is…"

"Oh my GOD!" Emma began to cry and got out the rest of her words as best as she could. "We will be there right away."

Emma hung up the phone and ran into Damon's room. She didn't bother knocking.

Still crying, "Damon, Damon wake up," she pleaded as she shook her brother.

"Em? Emma, what is it?"

"The doctor's found a tumor in Jeremy's brain. They are trying to track down this so called really great brain surgeon but at the moment he is M.I.A. Please, please can we go to the hospital?"

"Of course baby, of course. Go and get dressed. I'll wake up Stefan and then we'll both meet you downstairs in twenty minutes."

With vampire speed both Emma and Damon got ready. Damon woke Stefan and once he told him what was happening, Stefan too got ready within vampire speed. He knew Elena would need him right now the most.

VVV

Damon, Emma and Stefan made their way to Jeremy's room. His family and family friend, Pierre were all by his bed side. Jeremy's spirits immediately lifted the moment he saw Emma walk in. She ran to his side and gave him as big of a hug as she could around all of the tubes sticking in arm.

"Emma, I am so sorry, will you ever forgive me?" Jeremy asked.

"Of course I forgive you. It wasn't your fault."

"Does this mean you're my girlfriend again?"

Emma giggled, "yes, definitely yes."

She gave Jeremy a kiss then it hit her that asking about whether or not she was his girlfriend shouldn't be the thing he was worried about the most. She turned to Alaric and mouthed to him, "does he know?" Alaric shook his head yes. Emma turned her attention back to Jeremy.

"Baby, whether or not I was still your girlfriend wasn't your biggest concern was it? I mean considering other things going on right now."

"Yes it was. As far as I'm concerned I can't do this without you. I just can't," he paused, "Em, I love you."

It was the first time Jeremy had told Emma that he loved her.

"Really? Wow, I…I really do love you too. It's why last night…."

Emma stopped when she remembered that she wasn't alone with Jeremy. He noticed how she stopped then realized she felt uncomfortable talking about what happened with everyone in the room. Jeremy looked at his parents."

"Umm, would it be okay if I talked to Emma alone for like twenty minutes? Please."

"Sure son," answered Alaric before giving his son a kiss on his forehead.

Jenna followed with another kiss and everyone else gave him a smile letting him know they wouldn't be far. Pierre took it as a good time to say good-bye for the time being.

"I need to get back on the road. I'll be checking in with you and your parents often okay," said Pierre.

"Okay, and I'm sorry for.."

"Shh shh, there is nothing to be sorry for. Stay positive and I'll check in with you very soon. You're like my nephew. I love you."

"I love you too," Jeremy replied with his famous sideways smile.

VVV

"Now that we're alone, what were you going to say about last night?" asked Jeremy.

"I was going to say that last night killed me inside because I too love you so much. I didn't want to even say the words that I was breaking up with you but you hit me and…"

Emma's tears started again. Jeremy couldn't stand to see her sad. He wiped away her tears with his thumb and held her delicate face cupped in his hand.

"It kills me that I hit you. I would never ever consciously hurt you."

"I know that now. We'll get through this."

Emma was quiet; she was looking at Jeremy then grew a big smile on her face.

"What are you smiling about?" asked Jeremy with a small chuckle.

"I was just thinking about our first kiss at summer camp. Did I ever tell you that I think you're a really great kisser?"

"Umm, no, I think I would remember that," answered Jeremy.

"Oh, okay, well, I think you are," said Emma before she moved forward and kissed Jeremy softly on his lips.

He didn't hesitate to kiss her back. She then backed away and gave him a big smile then adjusted herself so she could rest on his chest and just be held in his arms for as long as possible.

VVV

"Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert, I'm afraid I don't have the best news," said Dr. Green, "I finally tracked down Dr. Cannon. It turns out that he was in a water ski accident and broke his hand and injured a few ribs. He won't be able to perform surgery on anyone for awhile."

"Oh my God, what can we do? My baby…." Jenna began to cry.

Damon, Elena and Stefan were standing next to Alaric and Jenna when the doctor gave the bad news. Damon thought for a minute and then remembered an old friend of his who was also a really great surgeon.

"Ric, Jenna, I have an old friend who is known by many as one of the best brain surgeons around," said Damon.

"If you say he is one of the best, we trust your word. Can you give him a call?" asked Alaric with hopeful eyes.

"Defintely."

Damon went around the corner for some privacy, pulled out his cell phone and found the name under the letter C.

"Hello," a man answered.

"Hey, Carlisle, it's Damon Salvatore. I really need your help…."