Disclaimer: Still don't owe any of the Vampire Diaries' character.
Warning: Contains spanking
Meeting Alaric when he returned had been wonderful but still Damon wanted to see his little brother. Ever since he had been gone, Damon terribly missed Stefan. Stefan had been the only reason why he fought against death to bring Stefan back and then fought again, this time to return back to his little brother. He had really missed that baby brother of his and though he would not say it loud but Damon loved his little brother.
"Not that I didn't like meeting you, Ric but I really miss Stefan. Where's he? I need to see him." Damon said. Alaric was about to reply when they heard a voice from behind "Damon?" Turning back, Damon found his little brother standing in the doorway, gasping at him. "Stef, I'm back buddy" Damon said, opening his arms for a hug and Stefan didn't even hesitate before hurrying in Damon's arms. For a minute, they were both quiet. Each of them trying to reassure themselves that the other was really there.
"I can't believe that you're back" Stefan mumbled as he pulled away from the hug and wiped his face. "Aww, don't tell me you are crying" Damon chuckled, "but yes, I am back. And I missed you." Damon said, ruffling Stefan's hair. "I missed you too" Stefan said. "I missed blistering your butt also" Damon chuckled as he gave Stefan a little swat on the backside and didn't miss that sharp intake of breath from Stefan who quickly tried to rub his bottom. "I didn't really hit that hard" Damon said, raising an eyebrow at Stefan. "I had spanked him" Alaric said and within a second Alaric found himself pinned against the wall with Damon glaring at him, fangs out. "I am the only one who can do that to my brother. Nobody touches my brother except of me. So help you, if you don't give me a good reason for having spanked Stef" Damon growled. "You would have done the same thing, Damon. He was trying to kill himself" Alaric shouted as Damon's grip on his neck tightened. "What?" Damon asked, releasing his tight grip on Alaric.
Stefan stood there shifting from one foot to another as he listened to Alaric tell Damon everything from Stefan trying to give a new life a go to them being a little mean to Stefan for giving up on Damon and to Stefan trying to suicide. "I thought we had a serious conversation about you trying to suicide and you had learned that it will only end up in you having a sore bottom" Damon growled at Stefan. "But you died. And that also because of me. And what did I do? I gave up on searching for you because I was scared if I don't find you, it will break forever. I was being so selfish" Stefan said, sniffling slightly. "Oh Stef, I'm so sorry kiddo. You should have told us that you were scared" Alaric said, feeling guilty that he didn't understand Stefan.
Damon sighed looking over at Alaric. "I thought you would take care of Stefan behind me" Damon said. Alaric could feel the disappointment from Damon and he knew not only him but all of their friends had failed Damon and Stefan. "I know" Alaric admitted. "But still thank you for stopping him from killing himself" Damon said with a thankful glance at his best friend. Alaric clapped his shoulder and turned to Stefan who glared at him. "I can see you glaring at Ric and if you don't want to add more to what you would already be getting then drop that glare" Damon warned. "I don't want any" Stefan mumbled. "Too bad you will be getting. Don't you remember after the Klaus fiasco what I had said? You do something like this again and you'll get worse than the hand, right?" Damon said. "Not the belt, please. You said never after Father…" Stefan trailed off his breath hitching as the panic on his face became evident. Alaric raised an eyebrow at Stefan but Damon was quick to reassure his brother with a squeeze to his shoulder. "Not the belt. I'm not Father Stef. I'll never do that to you." Damon said.
Stefan let the breath he'd been holding out but stiffened again when his brother grabbed his arm. "Go cut those branches from that tree. Cut three. You'll be getting spanked by them" Damon said, guiding his brother out. "No, please." Stefan pleaded. "I had promised you buddy. You pull a suicide stunt again and I'm giving you a good dose of spanking. Go get them. I'm waiting" Damon said. He watched Stefan walk out and knew the boy wouldn't risk defying him and would be back with the switch. "I should go. Take care of him. And I'm really sorry for whatever happened recently. But I'm glad you're back buddy." Alaric said, patting Damon's back before going.
It was embarrassing for Stefan to cut those branches and knowing that soon he would be feeling them on his backside. More embarrassing than that was that even before the spanking he was in tears. "Stef, stop stalling this, buddy. Come on, let's get over with this" Damon said, with a hand on Stefan's shoulder, he guided his little brother back inside the house. Stefan felt his jeans and boxers go down for the second time this night. He cursed his vampire healing for having the earlier spanking marks already faded. Who knows Damon might have forgiven him after seeing that he was already sporting spanking marks? But Stefan doubted that when he felt the switches on his already sore backside.
"Damon, I'm sorry. I won't do anything like that again. Please. It hurts" Stefan cried out as Damon continued on tanning his backside. "I know buddy. But you need to get this through your head that suicide is not an option. Never. I don't want a next time, Stefan. You heard me? No suicide attempts again" Damon said as he tipped Stefan forward and continued on spanking the boy for a while before stopping. He let the branches fall as he gathered Stefan in his arms. Rubbing his brother's back, he realized how he had actually missed the boy.
"I'm sorry Damon. I will never do such a thing again" Stefan cried. "It's okay. I know. This wouldn't have happened if you had understood what I had said after that Klaus fiasco buddy. You put yourself in danger again and I blister your butt" Damon said. "I know" Stefan sniffled and buried his face in Damon's shoulder.
Rocking the boy in his arms, Damon waited until Stefan was asleep to let out the breath he'd been holding. As long as Stefan is safe, everything is fine for Damon and he'll do anything to keep the boy safe even if it meant tanning Stefan's behind to keep him safe.
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