Catching Up & Bonding

Kiara's POV

I'm back to being a vampire again. I didn't want to be human because it means that I can't protect anyone including my brothers who I love deeply. I want to do something with my brothers and I had an idea. Since they know how to play football, I'm gonna teach them how to do archery and I know just the place to do it. When everyone else went back home I'm here with both Damon and Stefan. They were both staring at the fire that was burning and I was at the door watching them. They looked very distant, destracted even and I'm gonna solve that. I walked over to them and sat inbetween the both of them and wrapped my arms around their shoulders, "How are my beautiful big brothers this evening?" They both looked at me as if I was crazy but I was that innocent I let go of their shoulders, "What?"

"Are you alright, Kiara? You seem...different." replied Stefan as his brows were furrowed in confusion.

I sighed and stood up and faced them, "I'm fine Stefan. I'm just glad to be back to the both of you. I know it's been difficult for the both of you. Hell it's been difficult for me too of not being here with my friends and family. You both know that, don't you?"

They both nodded and smiled as I returned the gesture. Their phones were resting on the arm rests of the sofa and I got both of them before they even moved, "Mmm...What do we have here?" I giggled when I saw their faces.

"Kiara, don't even think about it!" Damon warned and both of them stood up ready to get their phones back.

"Aww come on Damon! I'm just having fun like last time when we were younger. Have some humor in you and Stefan of course!" I laughed and backed away a little. Damon and Stefan glanced at each other and nodded then faced me again, "You ready to have some fun boys?" I questioned and they both smiled and lunged at me but I quickly moved out the way laughing, "Didn't see that one coming, did you?" I ran all over the house laughing my head off. I heard Damon shout after me.

"Kiara! Come back here now and give us our phones back!"

"Or what? Torture me for fun? I wouldn't mind that actually even though I would get payback for the fun of it the most." I laughed and jumped on a pillar on the ceiling laughing quietly and watched them looking around for me. I hid their phones in my pockets of my jeans.

"Kiara, come on! This isn't funny anymore." said Stefan as he had his brooding face on. I bit my bottom lip just to keep me from laughing out loud for them to hear. They both looked down and concentrated on hearing me.

I shook my head and smiled as I did a backflip and landed behind them. They both turned around and I walked backwards and said one word, "Sike!" I ran and laughed as they both came running after me. I screamed and laughed at the top of my lungs. I felt one of their phones ringing and I guessed it was coming from Damon's phone. I grabbed it and looked at the caller ID which said Elena. I smiled and answered it, "Damon's phone!" I said and giggled as I looked behind me and saw Damon and Stefan freeze in place staring at me.

"Kiara? What on earth are you doing answering Damon's phone?" replied Elena with a hint of confusion in her voice.

"Sorry Elena! I'm just playing with both Stefan and Damon for fun. I have both of their phones and their chasing me around the house trying to get them back." I explained and heard Elena giggling on the other end of the phone. I looked at my brothers, "See boys? Even Elena is laughing with me!" I shouted. I watched as both of them walked slowly towards me and I backed away, "Elena I'm sorry but I'm gonna have to go."

"Why? What's going on?" Elena asked me with worry.

"Because the way the boys are looking at me right now are...how do I put it...mad. And they are coming after me right NOW!" I yelled and ran for my life whilst laughing and giggling.

"Okay! Have fun." Elena laughed on the other end and hung up. I placed Damon's phone back in my pocket again.

"Kiara! Give us our phones back!" Stefan shouted.

"If you want them then you both are gonna have to come and get them!" I shouted back. Before I got a glimpse at them I was pinned to the floor and both Damon and Stefan were tickling me for punishment. I screamed and giggled and laughed at the top of my lungs to beg them to stop, "STOP! PLEASE STOP! I SURRENDER AND I'M SORRY!" They both laughed but kept tickling me. Stefan had my shoulders and arms pinned to the floor whilst Damon did all of the tickling.

"Tell us where our phones are and we'll stop the punishment." explained Damon.

"FINE I'LL TELL YOU!" They both stopped and waited for me to tell them where their phones are and I was catching my breath and I was gonna wait until I've calmed down a bit and then I'll play again, "Mmm...Maybe not now. I'm having way too fun with the both of you." Before they got to continue with my punishment I pinned both of them to the ground with a large smirk on my face as their eyes went wide in surprise. I bent down and whispered in their ears, "I'm gonna let you go now." I let them go and ran out of the house and headed towards Elena's house laughing and giggling with excitement.

Damon and Stefan stood shocked at the door and yelled out for me, "KIARA!"

At Elena's House

I knocked on the door quickly, "Elena, it's Kiara!" I shouted and Elena swung the door open.

"Hey, what's going on?" said Elena as she opened the door wide for me to enter.

"I'm hiding from Damon and Stefan. I still have their phones and they are gonna turn up any minute. Please hide me somewhere?"

Elena nodded and grabbed my hand and led me to a cupboard underneath the staircase, "Here. Don't make a sound and put their phones on silent." Elena suggested and I nodded and put their phones on silent.

A few minutes later Elena's doorbell rang. Elena went to answer it and I listened in, "Oh! Hey Damon, Stefan. What's up?"

"Have you seen Kiara anywhere Elena?" said Stefan and I placed my hand over my mouth to keep myself quiet from laughing.

Elena furrowed her brows together in confusion, "No I haven't. Why?" I am so gonna thank Elena for this.

Damon spoke this time, "She took our phones and we're trying to find her to get them back." I giggled at the point and the three of them heard me. I slapped my mouth shut, "So she is here?" Elena nodded and both of them came in. I took a step back and bumped into a lot of jackets and brooms and I couldn't get myself untangled and I fell out of the cupboard with a whole lot of stuff on top of me. I managed to get the jackets off of me and only came face to face with my brothers and Elena. I heard Jeremy coming downstairs and stood next to Elena.

"What the hell was that noise?" He stopped when he saw me lying on the ground covered in jackets and brooms around and on top of me. He burst out laughing.

"Oh! Hey guys! Fancy meeting you here." I said as they both helped me get everything off of me. They both took each of my hands and pulled me up to a standing position.

"Okay Kiara. You had your fun now give us our phones back, please?" said Damon as he and Stefan both had their hands out to get their phones back. I sighed and went into my pockets to fish out their phones and placed them in their hands.

"Fine, here." I yawned and my eyelids were going heavy. Damon caught me in time before I hit the ground. He pulled me up as I was resting in his arms and the three of us went back home.

The Next Morning...

I woke up early and it was 6:30am. I don't usually wake up at this time but sometimes I wake up earlier than that. I did my morning routine and went downstairs. I stopped in the parlour and saw Stefan sleeping on the sofa with a journal or book open. I went in front of him and smiled. I reached for the book and carefully took it from his grasp. I placed it on the table and covered Stefan up with a blanket. I walked towards the kitchen and got a blood bag from the fridge and I got a newspaper and read it quietly. A few minutes later, Stefan walked in, "Hey sleepyhead. How did you sleep?" I asked.

"Good, thanks. Why are you up so early for?" Stefan replied with a frown in confusion.

I sighed and told the truth, "I couldn't get enough sleep last night. I've been having nightmares recently and they wouldn't go away. They've been haunting me for the past few weeks." I got up and made some coffee for the both of us and Damon. That reminds me, where is Damon anyway? "I'm gonna check if Damon's up yet." Stefan nodded and I walked back upstairs and headed towards Damon's room. I knocked on the door, "Damon, are you awake?" I got no response back and I knocked a bit louder, "Damon?" Still no response. I walked in and the room was empty. No sign of Damon anywhere. I got my phone out and called him but I heard his phone in his room and it was on the nightstand. "Fuck!" I whispered with concern and worry in my voice. I ran downstairs again and shouted on Stefan, "Stefan!"

"What's wrong?" Stefan replied.

"It's Damon. He's not in his room and his phone is left upstairs. His bed is unmade. I think someone took him during the night." I said in a hurry, "What are we gonna do?"

"We need to call Caroline, Ric, Tyler and Bonnie but we need to make sure that Elena and Jeremy don't follow because we can't get distracted by their safety." replied Stefan and I nodded in agreement.

I got my phone out and text Ric, Caroline, Bonnie and Tyler to come to the boarding house immediately.

To: Ric, Caroline, Bonnie and Tyler

From: Kiara

Meeting at the boarding house. Get here as fast as you can it's urgent!

I waited for any response and I got them less than a second.

To: Kiara

From: Ric, Caroline, Bonnie and Tyler

On our way now.

"They're on there way now." I said to Stefan and we waited till they arrived.