Sorry for updating so late. I didn't have my computer with me, but I got it back early, so I can finally update! So this ones a little short and it's written in Stefan's perspective (not point of view). Anyway, I hope you enjoy!
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Chapter Six
Silence and Conflicting Thoughts
The day had been relatively quiet and Stefan enjoyed the silence while sitting on a tree branch. He was thinking of Elena and what could have been. He knew they were over; there would never again be a 'they' for them. He understood now that leaving Elena all those years ago had been a terrible mistake. He should have known that his love struck brother would have made a move on his girl friend. He had been so caught up in his selfish need to become human again he hadn't seen what Elena had gone through. It had been his decision to leave her first not the other way around. He was over the past and over their relationship. But, he knew Damon wasn't. In his own twisted way, Damon had always been in love with Elena and now they shared a child. It was mind blowing to think that he had lost Elena forever, but even more mind blowing was that Damon was a father.
He chuckled slightly at the thought. Damon, a father? Five years earlier he would have bet his soul that Damon would never be a father and now there was living proof contrary to that. As much as he despised his brother for taking the love of his life away from him, he was content to think that his brother, Elena and their daughter would be happy together. Stefan decided that he would only support his brother from now on; encourage him even. Stefan had eternity to live, but Damon only had another 70-80 years left. It was saddening to think that one day the world wouldn't have his brother living in it anymore.
He jumped off the tree when there was a quiet whisper in his head. Stefan. It was Damon's mental voice. But how was that possible? He wasn't a vampire anymore and the voice wasn't very powerful. He didn't dwell on it for long because his brother was in trouble. He concentrated as hard as he could on his brother's heartbeat. It had taken Stefan awhile to be attuned to it over the past three years; actually it was very strange and foreign to hear the beating of a heart coming from his brother. He heard the familiar sound of it. Unfortunately he realized his heartbeat was decreasing. He ran to the source of it to find utter chaos.
Elena was on the ground unconscious and so was his brother. They both looked pretty badly beaten up. Though the culprit who had caused such trouble was nowhere to be found. He turned around to find a little girl, who looked remarkably like his brother, crying in the backseat of Elena's car.
"Momma." The little girl whimpered as she shied away from Stefan. Stefan whipped out his cell phone and called 911. (He wasn't fast enough to bring them to the hospital and he wasn't going to leave Elena's daughter alone.) The fire trucks arrived first, being as they were closer. Men Stefan had met before ran out of the truck to help the two victims.
"Oh my God, chief, it's Damon Salvatore." Lieutenant Darwin yells out. The chief rushes over to him. They put Elena and Damon in gurneys and then into the ambulance. The ambulance drives off in a rush, sirens blaring. The chief goes to speak with Stefan when he sees the little girl in the car. He squints at her and simply states: "I didn't know he had a kid." Stefan laughs humourlessly.
"He doesn't know either." The chief gives him a quizzical look and then looks back down at the girl.
"Hello sweetheart, I'm Chief John Clark. What's your name?"
"Miranda." She says shyly. "Momma says not to talk to stwangews."
"That's good advice. Do you want a ride in the big, red fire truck to go see your mom?" Miranda nods shyly as a tear slides down her cheek.
He picks her up and brings her to the fire truck. He drivess one of the trucks with a couple of his men to the hospital. The others stay behind until the authorities arrive. Stefan watches all of this helplessly. He had never been in a situation that involved a child; all his skills were rendered useless when it came to comforting a toddler.
What do you think? Please review. Next update will be tomorrow. It will also be a short chapter (That's why the updates are so close).