This is my first TVD fanfic, so go easy on me please! :) Xx

Damon Salvatore was sound asleep in his bed, after drinking a glass of bourbon whiskey, but what woke him up was the cries of his younger brother, Stefan Salvatore, in the other room. He gets out of bed quickly and uses his vampire speed to get to Stefan's bedroom. Damon and Stefan were turned into a vampire by Katherine Pierce in 1864. The brothers' relationship was torn apart when they were fighting over Katherine. Anyway, once Damon saw Stefan sweating and crying in his sleep, it broke his heart. "Stefan!" Damon called out as he ran to his side and shook him. "C'mon, wake up!" He gently slapped Stefan's cheek.

Stefan's eyes open and sit up, still breathing heavily and crying.

"Damon!" He breathed. "You're ok!"

Damon rested his hand on his younger brother's shoulder.

"You ok, brother?" He asked him.

Stefan wiped the sweat off of his face.

"What was the dream?" Damon asked.

Stefan took a deep breath before speaking.

"It was…it was about our father." He told him. "He um…he was beating you up right in front of me."

Damon felt his heart break, he did everything to keep his baby brother protected from their abusive father. He couldn't bear to let that man put a hand on his little brother. Not ever!

"It was just a dream, Stef." Damon said quietly.

"But it felt so real." Stefan said, looking at him. "Damon…d-did he…hurt you?"

Damon looked at him before looking at the floor.

"Just forget about it." Damon said.

"Damon…" Stefan started.

"I was trying to protect you!" Damon snapped as he stood up and turned to him.

Stefan looked at him dumbfounded as Damon let out a deep sigh.

"I was…" He started. "I was protecting you from him."

Stefan felt rage, knowing that their so-called father was abusing his brother.

"I just couldn't let that bastard get to ya." Damon adds. "I just can't!"

"But I would've protected you." Stefan spoke.

"Don't be stupid, Stefan!" Damon snapped. "You were a kid!"

Stefan lets out a sigh.

"But you didn't deserve it." He tells him as he stands up.

Damon let out a deep breath.

"How long?" Stefan asked.

"How long what?" Damon asked, getting annoyed.

"How long has father been abusing you?" Stefan asked him.

"Since I was born." Damon admitted.

Stefan felt his heart stop.

"Mother was too afraid to stop him." Damon adds. "But once you were born…Stefan, I did everything to keep you safe from him."

Stefan stood up and walked over to him.

"I just…I kept it a secret to keep you safe as well." He adds.

Damon was trying to control his tears, but when he looked over to see his little brother's tears running down his face.

"C'mere." Damon spoke as he pulled Stefan's head towards him.

They both hugged each other tightly while Stefan cried in his arms. Damon felt so good to tell his brother about the abuse, but he was g;ad that their so-called father was dead. He hated the man, he always protected his baby brother since the day Stefan was born.

I hope I did the character right, if not, please don't hate lol