here we go. No Giuseppe drama yet. Just some overprotective Damon. I hope we enjoy that. I enjoyed writing that. this chapter was fun to write, and I hope you all enjoy it like I enjoyed writing it. Let me know what you think.
PS I own nothing but my ideas.
"Thank you for inviting me in." Giuseppe said as he sat down on the couch across from the two teenagers. Anchorman was completely forgotten in the background.
"Just tell us what you want?" Aiden demanded.
"I want to get to know you guys. You're my only two grandchildren. I want to know you." he said sounding genuine.
"Fine. What do you want to know?" he asked.
"Anything. But I cant stay long. I don't want your dad to know I'm here yet. He wont be happy." he said.
"We're 16." Aiden said.
"I know that. What are you into?" he asked.
"I'm into sports, art, video games, friends, work. I used to be pretty wild." he admitted.
"You're not anymore?" Giuseppe asked.
"No, after the things that happened, I needed to be better for my mom. She had been through a lot." he said.
"I see. How about you Aurora?" he asked.
"I love school, my friends. I love my best friend. My family. I'm the typical good girl" she said smiling.
"That's good." he said. Giuseppe looked at his watch and stood up. "I better be going. Don't tell you're father I was here. You may want to cover up my scent." he said.
"Why cant we tell our dad?" Aiden asked.
"He's not open to me. We had a troubling past. Let's just keep this our little secret for now. Here is my number. Call me if you want to see me again, I'll meet you anytime, anywhere." he said writing is cell phone number on a slip of paper. Aiden took it and programmed it into his phone before handing it to Aurora. Giuseppe left the house and Aiden and Aurora rushed into the kitchen and dug out the Febreeze that would cover up their grandfathers scent from the house.
"Do we want to see him again?" Aiden asked his sister as they cleaned up the house.
"I kinda do. We don't know dad's side of the family, and he never speaks about them. We only know Stefan. It might be cool to know grandpa." Aurora admitted.
"I agree. What about dad?" he asked.
"I say we do as grandpa says and keep it a secret for now." Aurora suggested.
"You're going to willingly lie to dad?" he asked sceptically.
"I have to. Dad wont tell us about grandpa and I want to know him." she said stubbornly.
"Good. We're on the same page." he said as they finished and sank back to the couch to watch the movie.
Damon and Elena walked up the front walk and into the house.
"What are you two doing?" Elena asked walking into the living room to see her kids on the couch.
"Watching "Anchorman"" they answered simultaneously.
"Ah. Did you have a good night?" she asked.
"It was fine. We cleaned the kitchen and the living room out of sheer boredom." Aiden said.
"It smells clean." Elena noted. Damon stood behind her impressed, the kids had never taken the initiative to clean the house before. Maybe all of Elena's harping had finally worked.
The next morning when Aurora got to school she walked to her biology class and took her seat. There was only two other people in the class early and she liked the quiet of the room. She didn't get much quiet when she was surrounded by her friends. It was hard sometimes being one of the most popular girls in school.
"You come to class early too?" a soft voice asked from behind her. She turned her head with a smile on her face to talk to the guy behind her.
"Yeah. It's one of the rare moments I get some quiet." she said.
"I bet. I'm Landon. I've sat behind you in this class since the beginning of the semester.;" he said reaching his hand out.
"I'm Aurora." she said.
"I know. I've wanted to talk to you for so long." he said.
"You're talking to me now." she said.
"right. Would this be incredibly forward if I asked you out?" he asked nervously. She smiled at him and shook her head.
"It's not. I would love to go out with you." she said smiling. It truth she had noticed him the first time he had taken his seat behind her and she had wished for him to strike up a conversation since that moment. He was so cute and kind. With his shaggy brown hair and green eyes.
"You would?" he asked surprised.
"Don't sound so surprised. Pick me up at my house tonight at 7." she said. 7 would give her enough time to convince her dad to let her go out. Her last slash first relationship had been a disaster to say the least, and she knew her dad was even more protective now. The teacher chose that moment to walk in, apparently the bell had rang a couple minutes prior and neither had heard it. Aurora had turned back around in her seat with a small smile on her face. Her life was good at the moment, she met her paternal grandfather and now the guy she liked had asked her out. It didn't get much better.
"Do you think something is going on with the kids?" Damon asked Elena while she was sitting on the couch reading a book.
"No, why do you?" she asked.
"Kind of. Maybe its just my suspicious nature, but they cleaned the house. Isn't that a bit odd?" he asked.
"Maybe they're maturing." Elena suggested.
"Maybe." Damon allowed sitting beside her on the couch.
"Are you worried about something?" she asked placing her hand on his thigh.
"I don't know. Something is off though. I feel it." he said.
"Or maybe our kids are just maturing and there is nothing off about it. Maybe you're brain is just working too hard and you need to take a break. Nothing has happened since you killed Samuel, maybe you just need to get over that and realize that life is good right now." Elena suggested.
"You're probably right. As usual." he sighed. She smiled at him and kissed his cheek before returning her attention back to her book. He visibly relaxed beside her for the first time since last night and flung his arm around the back of the couch behind her.
"So, I have to tell you guys something." Aurora said walking into the house after school.
"And what might that be?" Damon asked his daughter suspiciously.
"I'm going on a date tonight." she said.
"Uh huh." Damon said trailing off.
"Yep." she said. Elena looked back and forth between father and daughter not sure who's will was going to be stronger now. She could practically feel the disapproval radiating off of her husband at the idea of his daughter dating again.
"And who is this guy? And why haven't I met him?" he asked.
"His name is Landon and we just started speaking today." she said.
"And you expect me to let you go out with him?" he asked.
"Yep. He's picking me up at 7." she said.
"He is now, is he? Well I may just have to put the fear of God into him. Or rather the fear of Damon Salvatore into him." he said tapping his chin.
"Dad don't do the vampire thing." she begged.
"What vampire thing?" he asked.
"The one where you vamp out and scare any guys away from me." she said.
"I've never done that." he scoffed.
"Oh yeah? How about last years dance when me and Lilah were going with two guys from school. And you vamped out and scared both of them away. Me and Lilah went to the dance alone and we haven't seen the guys since." she said.
"Fine fine. I did do that." he acquiesced.
"And you will not do it again. I like this guy." she said firmly.
"Fine. I will not vamp out." he promised.
"Pinky swear?" she asked.
"I do not pinky swear." he said.
"Pinky swear." she said holding out her pinky.
"Fine. Pinky swear." he said linking their fingers.
"Good." she said picking her backpack up off the floor and heading up to her room.
"Maybe I should follow them..." he said once Aurora had disappeared.
"Damon." Elena said staring at him.
"Alright. Alright." he said staring straight ahead, the wheels turning in his head.
Aurora went into her room and did her homework before hopping into the shower to get ready for her date. She had three hours of math homework to do so by the time she actually got to get ready to go, she only had an hour. Not sure where he was taking her she took a page out of her mom's playbook and pulled on a casual little black dress with her favourite pair of black peep toe heels. She pulled her hair back into a bun and did her makeup lightly.
Damon heard the doorbell ring and he rolled his eyes as he stood up to walk over to the door.
"Damon, behave." Elena warned him.
"I will. Don't you worry one bit honey, I wont rough him up too bad." he said.
"Damon." Elena warned again.
"Fine. I'll behave." he hissed. He opened the door and smiling widely at the guy.
"Hello and you might be?" he asked.
"Landon. I'm here to pick up Aurora." he said nervously.
"Of course you are. I'm Damon Salvatore. Aurora's father." he said holding his hand out for him to shake. The boy grasped his hand firmly and Damon squeezed his hand slightly harder than was necessary.
"Its nice to meet you sir. I'll take good care of her." he said.
"Oh you better. It wouldn't be too hard for me to have the sheriff on you, along with every other person I know. Aurora is very well protected. Hurt her and I will end you." he threatened.
"Damon." Elena warned coming out to free the boy from Damon's iron grip. He backed up and gave Landon some room to breath. Elena stared at Damon and he had an overly smug look on his face. She shook her head at him rolling her eyes.
"Landon, its nice to meet you. I'm Elena, Aurora's mom." she said.
"Wow she looks just like you." he said.
"She looks more like her father." Elena said.
"Maybe. But in the way she carries herself and the way she acts. I see you Mrs Salvatore." he said. Elena smiled at the boy and nudged her hip into Damon's.
"He isn't so bad." she whispered much too low for him to hear. Damon rolled his eyes at his wife's comment.
"I'm coming." Aurora said rushing down the stairs.
"Isn't that dress a little short?" Damon asked as his daughter emerged wearing a dress that went down to mid thigh.
"No, daddy it isn't." she said.
"I think it is. Much too short. If I had my way, you'd be dressed the way girls did bad in 1864. minus the corsets of course, I wouldn't wish that on anyone." he said.
"Dad this is 2012, girls wear dresses this length now." she said.
"Not my daughter. Lengthen the hem a few inches, then you can go." he said.
"Damon, the dress is perfectly fine." Elena intervened.
"He is a teenage boy Elena and I know just what he is thinking. I want her all covered up." he argued.
"I wore dresses like that when we were dating." she noted.
"I know that, but that was different." he argued.
"Oh yeah. You were a vampire who loved seducing me." she said.
"Fine. You can wear the dress." he said. Elena smiled triumphantly as Aurora rushed over to hug her mom. She reached up and kissed her dads cheek.
"I wont be too late." she said.
"Be home at 8:00." he said.
"Damon." Elena probed.
"Fine. 10." he gave in to his wife's prodding. Once the two teenagers were gone Damon went and sat on the couch tapping his chin with his finger.
"What are you doing?" Elena asked.
"Nothing darling. But I seem to have a council meeting that I forgot about tonight." he said standing up and grabbing his leather jacket.
"Damon Salvatore are you going to spy on our daughter?" she asked folding her arms across her chest.
"No. I have a council meeting and then I may go have a drink or two with Ric or someone else." he said grabbing his keys. Elena shook her head and sat down on the couch with her book again. She loved how protective he was and found his attitude tonight funny and endearing. It made him so human.
Damon found them at the Grill and he vamp sped into the restaurant so they wouldn't see them. He saw the vile, repulsive boy take her hand across the table and he fought the urge to attack. His protective instincts were fighting him to end the date now.
"What are you doing Damon?" Matt asked standing in front of him.
"Nothing." Damon answered.
"Are you spying on Aurora?" he asked.
"Maybe. Don't tell Elena." he said.
"I wont. Date?" he asked.
"Yep. Boy named Landon. Who in the hell names their kid Landon. I mean really. That name is not nearly good enough for my daughter." he said.
"is there any guy good enough for Aurora?" he asked.
"No. She should die a single virgin. That would make me happy. She'd be my little girl forever." he said.
"You don't really want that." Matt said.
"I don't know. I guess in a strange overprotective way I just want to keep her safe. I tease Elena about being the over protective parent with the fact that she doesn't want to let them go anywhere alone or leave them at home alone. But here I am trailing my daughter on a date." he said shaking his head.
"Parenting is a crazy love I've heard. It makes you crazy. You're just doing what fathers do. Protect their daughters." he said. Damon smiled at him and turned his head. He seen the boy kiss her hand tenderly and Damon rolled his eyes.
"I don't have to like it though. God, the kid is so idiotic and repulsive. I hate that kid." he said.
"Do you even know him? How do you know if he's idiotic or repulsive?" Matt asked.
"I don't. But he asked my daughter out. That makes him an idiot." he said.
"You should just go home Damon." Matt said shaking his head.
"I have to stay here." he said.
"you're missing an entire night of being alone with your wife to babysit your daughter on a date. If you don't remember your son is working tonight and your wife is currently at home alone." he said.
"I know that. But my daughters safely is the most important at the moment." he said.
"You know, I'm glad I'm not a father. If I was I'd probably be freaking out the same way you are." he said laughing.
"If I leave, will you watch out for her?" he asked.
"Yeah." he said.
"Good. I better get home to my wife." he said getting up and speeding out of the restaurant without getting caught.
When he parked in the driveway and walked into the house he found his wife leaning against the entrance to the living room.
"I was wondering how long it would take you to come back home." she said with her arms crossed across her chest.
"It was a short council meeting." he said.
"You weren't at a council meeting Damon. You were spying on our daughter." she said walking forward and wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Fine. I was spying." he said.
"I know. I knew it all along. But you're just being a really really good father. Too good some would say. We do need to let her have her own life, even after everything that happened." she said.
"I'll let her date this guy but there are going to be rules." he said firmly.
"Good. Just make them reasonable." Elena reasoned.
"Sounds good. I was a little crazy tonight wasn't I?" he asked.
"Yeah, but the night isn't over yet. You still need to get back the kiss on the doorstep." she said.
"Oh hell no." Damon said glaring at Elena. Elena laughed and turned back to her book while Damon stiffened beside her.
"I'm not ready for that yet." he said. Elena smiled and stared reading her book again waiting for the telltale sound of doors opening and closing.
At ten to 11 Damon heard doors slam and steps walk onto the porch. He heard them stop and he heard Landon bid her goodnight. He heard the awkward shuffling of feet and his daughters breath quicken. He knew that was his cue. He rushed to the door and opened it up pulling Aurora inside and leaving a stunned looking Landon outside.
"Have a good night Landon." Damon said slamming the door.
"Daddy!" Aurora exclaimed.
"What?" he asked as Elena watched from the living room.
"You do realize he was about to kiss me right?" she asked.
"Yeah, why do you think I pulled out away?" he demanded.
"Right. By the way I seen you at the Grill. Spy much?" she asked.
"Not too often. I don't trust the boy." he said defensively.
"Honey, you don't trust anyone." Elena said wrapping her arms around her husbands neck from behind.
"Mom said it best. You don't trust anyone." Aurora said.
"Did you have a good night sweetie?" Elena asked.
"Well besides dad initially trying to scare him away, and dad spying on us, and dad breaking up our kiss, it was good." she said. Damon shrugged his shoulders sheepishly, not at all sorry for disturbing his daughters evening.
"At least I let you go. I could keep you locked up until I found a suitable suitor." Damon said.
"Oh God." Elena and Aurora said rolling their eyes at Damon simultaneously.