Chapter 12 – considering all options.
Elena's POV
I looked at my two new daughters and accessed Stefan and his odd composure. He was hovering above them like he didn't want anyone near them. I heard Damon and Katherine say that they were changing their kids and I knew Stefan would want to do the same. Maybe it was time I got changed. I needed to be changed for my family and for my friends. I heard Damon screaming with Katherine, as she followed him into their room. She had been distant lately and sneaking out for something. I didn't know how to handle Saturday. I had to spend the day with 12 kids, 3 vampires, a witch, and two humans, while Care and Ty got their new triplets. This time of the year is like kid season for us. I heard one of Damon's sons crying. Then Katherine screaming at Damon, then Damon being sarcastic. Patrick and Bryce walked in our room. I was lying with Stefan on the bed, the twins between us. Patrick walked over to Stefan. "Dad how long are they going to fight for?" Stefan looked down like he knew what was going on. "I don't know Pat; they're very angry right now, just make sure you stay clear of them for awhile." This was getting very strange and annoying.
Stefan's POV
I didn't know what was going on exactly but I saw Katherine leaving Armondo's house twice. I had to tell Damon but not before I knew why. When Katherine was alone I approached her. "What is going on Katherine?" "Whatever do you mean?" she smirked. "You know exactly what I mean. I saw you leaving Armondo's house twice. I wonder what Damon, the father of your children, will think of your little play dates?" the smile left her face. "He isn't going to find out." "The hell he isn't." I turned and ran to Damon. Katherine lunged at me but it was too late I was already speaking. He got suspicious when she covered my mouth. "What is going on?" He pealed Katherine off of me. "She has been visiting your friend. I saw her leaving Armondo's house twice." I spoke. Damon's face was blank. He just stared at Katherine. His voice was so cold and frightening. "I am taking the kids. You are a bad influence. Don't go near them or I will rip your heart out and shove it so far down your throat, it will pump the blood again." She looked a little bit disturbed and angry. "I didn't do anything to deserve this. You don't have proof that I did anything with Armondo." She protested. "Knowing your track record with guys it isn't hard to guess." "Damon please stop." He just waved his hand in a downward motion as he often did when he heard enough. He didn't even pick up the twins to take with him. He just left. I didn't know where and I wasn't planning on stopping him.
We both followed him to the door. He bent down to Julian and Juliet. "When are you coming back dad?" He wanted to take them with him I knew that. "I don't know." The two of them started to cry and Katherine had the saddest look I had ever seen on her face. "Damon don't do this." He just hugged his kids and walked out. I turned to Katherine. "What were you doing with Armondo?" She looked down. "You didn't do anything with him did you?" She finally spoke. "I only kissed him a few times to get him to stay away from my family. Haven't you noticed he hasn't come around a lot lately?" I just looked at her. How could she do this to Damon? "Damon told you he would handle it." "Yeah well he doesn't have it in him to kill him, and neither do I. So I took care of it. And now we all know that Damon is going to kill him."
It had been an entire week, Caroline got her triplets and named them Matt, Elizabeth, and Victoria. She wanted to choose her favorite family the Donovan's and her mother Liz. We were feeding the kids, Elena was at school. It was just me and Katherine. She had the twins attached to her hips trying to be super women. Then it happened. Damon walked in through the door. He didn't even smile. I had to ask him "what did you do brother?" He smirked. "Armondo told me what you did for the family, your little arrangement. So I took care of it; of him." Her eyes widened. "You killed him?" Damon nodded and mimicked the motion of stabbing someone. "Stake in the heart. He isn't coming back anytime soon." Damon was grinning and I was happy he was back. Bryce jumped on him because Julian and Juliet were gone with Ric. "Welcome back Uncle Damon!" He shouted. "It is good to be back bud." He looked at Katherine and took Taylor from her. "So are you going to forgive me?" He smiled. "I guess I have to giving your intentions. But you're still going to have to work for it." She kissed him. He sat on the couch with my son's and his. Jenny was on the top of the back of the couch. She was like a monkey. For about an hour we talked. Apparently he was staying at Alaric's apartment, but Ric was sworn to secrecy. Then Ric walked in with the twins and Eric and Damon hugged them and said his hellos.
Damon's POV
It had been about 10 months since I left. I didn't plan on doing it anytime soon. It was almost Christmas. About 5 more days and as Juliet called it HoHo time. Katherine and I were sitting in the room playing with the twins. We were not fighting but she still seemed a bit off. I through a little ball to Taylor and he picked it up. He walked over to us with it. His first steps. "Good job Taylor, you can walk!" I congratulated him. Next Mason stood up, a bit jealous I guessed, and walked to us. I hugged him when he reached me. That was amazing. Juliet could walk at about this age, which I found pretty early, but it took Julian almost two years to walk. Although the Taylor and Mason were early with everything. They could talk pretty well for their age. They could say sentences. Julian started speaking at this age two but not this well. Juliet spoke at about the same rate as the twins but she was just naturally talented. Stefan and Elena were watching the twins walk, laughing with us when they fell. Mason had jet black hair; Taylor had a dark brown hair about the same as Katherine's. You would think they were brothers I guess because their faces were chiseled out the same, but not really twins. Mason was a trouble maker, always throwing things at his brother and repeating words he knew he shouldn't say. Taylor liked scribbling on things and he liked sports. He was always rolling around the little Celtics ball I had bought for Julian.
We decided that Stefan and his family would live with us until after Christmas. He was only supposed to stay for a month but there were many construction problems and extra rooms needed decorating, but it was finally finished. We would help him move their stuff over in about a week or two. I was getting hungry, as was Katherine. "Stefan could you watch the kids? We are going to get a bite to eat." He nodded and we ran instead of driving because that always made the hunt more amusing.
Elena's POV
Stefan was playing with the girls and the boys. I smiled watching him be a good father and a good uncle. Mason walked to me. He was surprisingly good at walking for his age. I picked him up. He only ever called me auntie but it was cute. I picked him up, and we walked over to my house which I wasn't allowed to move into yet. We had a lot of rooms it was just that they need to be decorated. We even had a room for Taylor and Mason, and Julian and Juliet. We loved our nice and nephews. I showed him his and his brother's room, and played with him a bit. I looked at stuff online to buy for the kids Christmas gifts and had them fedexed to the house. I went back over home where Stefan was laying on the floor with Taylor, Gracie and Lilly. "Hey." I said while putting Mason down. Lilly was sleeping and Gracie look close to a slumber. Taylor was wide awake with his little basketball. I didn't see the triplets anywhere. "Where are the rest of the kids at?" he was flipping through channels now. "They went downstairs with Ric. Hey did you finish your Christmas shopping?" I nodded and sat with him.
Katherine's POV
Damon and I walked in quickly picking up or baby boys. I was honestly a little bit reminded of my older brother Tucker when I looked at Taylor. It was a little bit disturbing. Damon retrieved Julian and Juliet and we got in the car. "Dove andiamo papà?" I loved when Julian and Damon spoke Italian. "We are going to pick out Un albero di Natale." Juliet looked confused. "What does that mean?" Juliet asked puzzled. "A Christmas tree." I answered. "Mnogo dobŭr lyubov." I loved when he spoke Bulgarian. "Vie ne ste tolkova zle sebe si." I replied. He smiled and we drove up to the place where we were to buy the tree. "Che tipo di albero stai cercando signore?" The man asked Damon. I didn't know how to say a tall pine so I let Damon do the talking. "un pino alto." Damon spoke. The young man who couldn't be more than about 25, guided us to a tall tree. The man was indeed a very good looking man with Italian features. If I wasn't married I would be with him right now. I could feel him eyeing me, it bugged me that it didn't bother Damon another good looking man was looking at my body. I guess he figured I wouldn't pull anything considering all that happened awhile back.
We got the tree to the car, after Damon paid and filled out a billing receipt. The muscley young man helped Damon to get the tree attached on the car because it would have looked funny if Damon was carrying that huge tree by himself without any effort. We got in the car and Mason started crying. "Calm down baby it ok." I said. Damon passed Juliet a small blanket who handed it to Mason. He immediately stopped. It was now annoying me knowing I didn't know how to handle my kids. I spent a lot of my time with Juliet. I knew her very well though. I knew everything she liked, her favorite toy, and lots of other things. I loved having all my kids, but I needed to spend more time with all of them like Damon did. We pulled up and we brought the kids in. I placed the twins in their portable crib in front of the TV. I didn't even know which channel they liked. Julian put on cartoons. Damon was still wearing his jacket and put mine around my shoulders. "Come on. We are going for a walk." I put my arms threw my jacket again and I followed him out with our hands intertwined.
We walked down the dark street in the snow. "Why are we walking?" I asked curiously. "I want to spend some time alone. There is always someone around unless we are hunting." We stopped under a street light. He kissed me so passionately it was like a movie. I pulled away and we continued walking again with my head leaning on his shoulder. "I love you." I told him. He smiled. "I love you too." He replied. We walked for about another twenty minutes the returned home. Stefan was looking worried. "What is wrong brother?" "Elena wants me to turn her." I smiled. "Isn't that good brother? You can be together forever." He smiled. "Yeah I guess we can. I promised I would do it after Christmas. I want her to have a human holiday." I was weak in the knees because I now realized I would never have Stefan. But I didn't need him anymore because I married an extraordinary man.
After the action report:
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