Twisted Love
Season One
Friday Night Bites
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the Vampire Diaries Characters, I'd be only lucky son of a gun if I did though ;) I only own Grace :)
Grace woke up from a restless night of sleep, what she had seen in Bonnie's head after touching Stefan, it wasn't pleasant. So cold and... dead. Shaking her head from side to side as if to gif rid of the horrid thoughts she stood up.
Pulling on a pretty white summer dress which travelled down to the middle of her thigh, showing most of her creamy pale legs, it was also strapless, but suited her down to the ground.
Brushing her teeth and smoothing her hair down she walked downstairs, her Gran wasn't there, creasing her eye brows she walked into the kitchen to see a note left of the side
"went to meeting." she read aloud before placing it back on the dark marble kitchen counter
A car horn erupted from outside and Grace walked to the door to see a Bonnie there waving through her window. Gathering her bag and putting on her low black pumps she jogged to the car getting in
"Morning." Bonnie smiled
"Morning." Grace replied not as chirpy
As Bonnie began to drive Grace was massaging her temples gently, today was going to drag and she knew it, maybe it was time to test out her powers, see if she could live up to the hype. Relaxing her petite body completely letting her busy mind go to rest she could hear Bonnie's voice
"I wonder what's wrong with Grace." Bonnie's voice appeared clear as day light "I hope she's ok, after what happened last night..."
"I'm fine, Bonnie." Grace looked towards the olive toned girl
Bonnie was so surprised by brunettes sudden input on her inner conversation she swerved the car on the road, earning a few honks from annoyed, startled drivers
"Jeez, Grace, if you're gonna invade my mine let me know next time." Bonnie scolded
"Sorry, I just wanted to try it." Grace admitted timidly
Bonnie sighed "No, I'm sorry I snapped at you,it wasn't your fault, you're just curious." She nodded "So what's it like reading someone's mind?"
"Weird." Grace laughed "it doesn't feel real."
Bonnie laughed as she pulled up outside of Elena's house, honking the horn twice Elena soon appeared in the doorway of her house, jogging over to car pool with her best friends
"Morning." Elena was giggling with secrecy
"So..." Grace looked back at her best friend "What's going on?"
"I kissed Stefan!" Elena burst with enthusiasm
Bonnie and Grace exchanged a look, they tried to act happy but Elena knew them all too well and caught on to them lying
After a long discussion they arrived outside of their high school, Grace and Bonnie got out soon followed by Elena who seemed now a little down hearted
"We're not saying down date the guy, 'Lena, take it slow." Grace smiled gently
"You were the one who said to go for it!" Elena laughed
"Now I'm saying take it slow." Grace tried to sound happy through clenched teeth
"Why the about face?" The taller brunette looked towards the olive skinned girl, moving her attention to her
"its not an about face." Bonnie shrugged "you're single for the first time in your entire high school career, it's the perfect time to play the field."
Elena laughed "oh, because I'm so that girl." Elena replied sarcastically "seriously, what are you two hiding from me?" she looked between the two girls
"it's stupid." Bonnie shook her head
Elena grabbed them both making her face them, Bonnie knew Grace would give them away, she couldn't keep a secrete from Elena, she couldn't even look her in the eyes.
"Grace." Elena went for the weaker girl "spit it out."
Bonnie rolled her eyes "I accidentally touched Stefan, and I got a really bad feeling."
"a really bad feeling." Grace empathised the really
Elena gave her a 'what' look before saying "is that it?"
Bonnie went to walk away but Bonnie caught onto her arm, how was she meant to explain this? It was hard enough explaining it to Grace and she actually saw what Bonnie felt
"It was bad, bad." Bonnie replied in a hushed voice
"Is this the whole witch mo-jo thing again?" Elena asked sarcastically
"we're just concerned, it's two friends expressing their concern for their best friend's new boy friend." Grace pipped up
Elena grabbed Grace's shoulders looking deep into her chocolate brown eyes with her own "and I love you for it." she looked over a Bonnie "both of you, but I feel good, it's been a hard year and it was kinda starting to feel like things were getting back to normal again." she shrugged innocently "and you know what? Stefan is a big part of that."
They all sat their on the grass waiting for the bell to ring until they were greeted by an unexpected visitor, he sat with them and smiled
"Morning, Elena." He smiled kindly at her "Morning, Grace." he smiled at her "Morning, Bonnie."
"Morning." Bonnie mumbled before standing up "I'm gonna go find Caroline, she's not answering her phone..." she trailed off "see you guys." she walked off with her head down
"Bonnie, wait." Elena stood up
"Morning, Stefan." Grace smiled at him
Stefan took this opportunity "I know what you are, you don't have to worry, I wont tell anyone." he told her sincerely
Grace's eyes widened before she got up and walked after Bonnie, Elena quickly sat down with Stefan
"Bonnie doesn't like me very me." He stated
"She doesn't know you." Elena explained "she's my friend, she's looking out for me, but when she does... she will love you."
Tyler stood next to Matt as they through a football back and forth, their major sport was back on today and match would be soon
"Look their's Elena and her new boyfriend." Tyler announced teasing Matt "And what are they doing? Oh, they're walking, walking, walking. Yep, right into the sunset."
"Dick." Matt hissed at Tyler
"Whilst you just stand there like one of those little yard gnomes." Tyler smirked
"gnomes." Matt corrected him catching the ball
"Here's what we're gonna go." Elena started "are you free tonight?" she asked turning to him completely
Stefan paused unnecessary "Yes."
"Perfect." Elena smiled "Dinner. My house. Eight o'clock." she informed him "Bonnie, Grace, you and me." she added "you and Bonnie can spend some quality time and she can see what a great guy you are, mission accomplished."
"What am I suppose to do, Ty, she made her choice." Matt through the ball to the catcher
Tyler through his bag down "Let her know she made the wrong one." he grabbed the ball before it could reach Matt
"What are you doing?" Matt asked "Ty, don't, Ty, don't!"
It was too late Tyler launched the Ball as hard and fast as he could right towards the back of Stefan, he had no choice of turning around in time and catching it, saving himself from humiliation.
Amazingly he did, turning around in what appeared to be a blur holding the football tightly in his hands smirking towards the two guys
Throwing the ball back to the two guys it hit Tyler with such a force it nearly knocked him right on his ass, earning a laugh Elena and a gasp from everyone watching the incident happen.
"That throw was insane." Elena stated as they walked down a crowded hall way "I didn't know you played football."
"Used to." he corrected her "it was a long time ago."
"so why don't you try out for the team?" she asked walking to her locker, putting in the combination
"yeah." he dragged out the word "I don't think so." he shook his head gently
"so you don't like football?" Elena creased her eye brows in confusion
"No, I love football." He corrected her "I think it's a great sport, but in this case I don't think football likes me." this stated earned a 'what' look from Elena "you saw Tyler over there, and we both know how Matt feels."
"They don't know you." Elena argued "To them your mysterious loner guy." she rolled her eyes "Wouldn't hurt to be part of, make some friends." She placed her leather coat inside
"Says the girl who spends her alone time writing in a cemetery." Stefan countered
"Hey." She laughed "C'mon theres more to me than... gloomy graveyard girl." she made a nickname "there is a whole other Elena that you have yet to meet she was into everything, very busy, just asked Grace."
"Well I look forward to meeting her." Stefan smiled at the brunette "and when will that be?"
"Soon." Elena promised closing her locker just as the bell rang
Bonnie sat there at her desk scribbling the same three numbers in her note pad, eight, fourteen and twenty-two
"World War Two ended in..." Mr Tanner started looking around the room for an answer "Anyone got anything?" still no one answered "Ms. Won?" The girl of Asian decent shrugged "1945." Mr. Tanner finished
Elena turned to Stefan who had managed to get a seat just one row back opposite from her she started whispering to him, Grace rolled her eyes
"F.Y.I, our team sucks, they could use you." Elena argued
"Pearl Harbour." Mr. Tanner stated
"Can't." Stefan whispered back "I'm a loner."
"Ms. Gilbert." Mr. Tanner caught her attention
"Hmm." Elena swung forward quickly
"Pearl Harbour?" he re-asked
"Erm..." Elena blanked
"December 7th 1941." Stefan pipped up
"Thank you, Ms. Gilbert." Mr. Tanner put empathise on Elena's name
"anytime." Stefan nodded
"very well." Mr. Tanner saw this as a challenge "Fall of the Berlin Wall."
"1989." Stefan replied quick as a wink "I'm good with dates, sir." he shrugged
"Are you?" he raised his eye brows gently "How good?" he looked around the class "keep it to the year." he challenged "Civil rights act?"
"1964." Stefan replied
"John. F. Kennedy assassination?"
"1963."
Mr. Tanner's smile dropped "Martin Luther King?"
"1968."
"Lincoln?"
"1865."
"Roe vs. Wade?"
"1973."
"Brown vs. Board?"
"1954."
"The Battle of Gettysburg?"
"1863."
"Korean War?"
"1950 to 1953."
"Ha!" Mr. Tanner thought he'd caught Stefan out, almost leaping in the air with joy "It ended in '52."
"Uh, actually, sir, it was '53." Stefan was stubborn
"Look it up someone, quickly." Mr. Tanner ordered
"It was 1953." A guy from the other side of the room announced looking at it on his phone
Elena giggled gently as her and Stefan walked out of the room after the lesson had finished, seeing the smile being whipped off Mr. Tanner's face had made her day
"How did you know all that?" she asked astounded
"years and years of crossword puzzles." Stefan joked "It's a loner thing."
Grace and Elena walked out to their cheerleading practice later that day, Stefan was waiting up in the stands watching the guys play ball
"Oh my God!" Bonnie jumped up hugging them both "you're both here."
"Yep." Grace popped the 'p'
"I can't be the sad girl forever, I've decided to get things back to the way they were, oh and by the way you're both coming to dinner tonight." Elena informed both girls starting to stretch
"we are?" Bonnie laughed stretching too
"Yep, you, me, Grace and Stefan." Elena smiled she looked towards the gawping girl "you have to give him a chance."
"Tonights no good." Bonnie looked away
"Have you seen Caroline?" Grace asked "I've texted her a bunch of times." she did a handstand
"Don't change the subject, Grace Johnson!" Elena ordered earning a pout "you're going to be there, both of you."
"Fine we'll go." Bonnie frowned defeated
"Try-outs were last spring, Mr. Salvatore." his favourite teacher Mr. Tanner informed him
"I wasn't here then, sir." Stefan informed him
"and you're not here now as long as I'm concerned." He replied curtly
"Mr. Tanner, I realize that you and I didn't get off to the best start." Stefan replied "and I wanna apologise for that, I've played football before, by receiver mostly and I'm pretty good."
"well I wont be asking you who won the super bowl in '71." he joked
"'71 was..." he stopped when he got a deadly look from his teacher "sorry, I-I understand that, sir."
"just to see you get knocked on you ass, go borrow some gear." he jerked his head towards the changing rooms "Go! Before I change my mind." he ordered "lets run it again!" he yelled as Stefan walked away
"First my girlfriend and now my team." Matt sighed
Tyler gave him a look of disbelief "Dude, this is an opportunity, football is a contact sport." he reminded him "sometimes people get hurt." he shrugged putting his helmet back on
"seriously where is Caroline?" Bonnie asked
"I don't know." Elena shrugged "It's not like her."
"I'll try her again." Grace grabbed her phone
Sudden a loud burst of music came from behind her as they sat their on the grass, it gradually got louder and louder until a convertible pulled up onto the pitch itself
"Uh..." Elena pointed to the car
"Oh my God." Bonnie gasped
Grace hung up her phone and stood up with the rest of the squad to see a familiar face driving the car, she felt almost hurt wasn't he meant to like her?
Caroline leaned over her seat and gave Damon a long, passionate kiss, making Grace's blood boil, Damon knew this was going to happen
"That must be the mystery guy from the Grill." Bonnie stated
"That's not a mystery guy." Grace replied through clenched teeth "That's Damon Salvatore."
"Salvatore?" Bonnie repeated in a hushed voice as in Stefan
Caroline walked over cockily looking at Grace, she must know that Grace knew him, Elena looked at Grace in sincere way
"I got the other brother." she teased looking at Elena but aiming it at Grace "hope you don't mind." she giggled "sorry I was late, girls, I was... busy."
Damon wiggled his eye brows Grace winking before driving away, she was sick of this already was so not going to put up with Caroline's snide comments for another minute, grabbing her water bottle she stalked back in the changing rooms
"What's with her?" Bonnie whispered to Elena
"Caroline." Elena replied
Caroline hit the play button and Starstrukk by 3OH!3 started, everyone seemed to be moving perfectly with it, except Elena, she was lost and wished Grace was still here so they could mess around together
"Elena, sweetie." Caroline caught her attention "Why don't you just observe today?" she suggested
Stopping completely Elena moved to the back of the cheerleaders looking over at the guys playing football, she was surprised when she saw Stefan jogging out in his football gear
Stefan stuck to his word, he was really good at football, being able to get past Tyler, catching all the balls thrown to him, Mr. Tanner had to admit, he was impressed
Suddenly Stefan got sacked by Tyler, Matt looked on in shock and Mr. Tanner went over to check it was alright, which he was.
"Walk it off, son." Mr. Tanner told him
"Hey." Matt walked over helping Stefan to his feet "That was my bad." he took full blame for what had happened
Breaking his finger back into place wasn't too hard, just one movement and it was back in its socket.
As soon as Stefan got home that night he had a shower, after all he had to smell good, he was going to Elena' tonight. Pulling his shirt on as he walked back into his lived in room, he saw a pair of feet on his desk
"How were try-outs?" His voice asked from behind a leather bound book "Did you make the team?" he teased "Very Emerson, the way you reveal your soul, so many." before Damon could finished Stefan grabbed his journal back "Adjectives." he finished he laughed
"What are you doing here?" Stefan ordered
Damon paused sitting up right in the chair "I've come to apologise." he admitted "I've been doing some... soul searching and I want us to start over." he informed his baby brother "we need to put the past behind us." he stood up walking around the desk to be standing next to Stefan "you're my little brother and if you want to live a normal, happy, human life, then I want that for you." the older Salvatore sounded sincere "Maybe I could do it too, maybe I could learn to be a non... non-living person?" He asked "Maybe there's hope for both of us." he smile before it started to crack and he smirked walking away from him
"you know it doesn't have to be this way." Stefan informed him
"of course it doesn't." Damon replied like the answer was as clear as day "I saw Grace today B.T.W that means by the way." he explained playing with a feathered quill "she was at cheerleading practice... she looked so... disappointed to see me with Caroline."
"so you're just going to play with her?" Stefan shook his head "she's a good person, Damon, and she deservers a lot better than you."
"Yet she got so upset she ran away..." he shrugged "oh, that reminds me." he looked at his watch "I've got a date, nervous, sweaty palms." he whipped his hands on his trousers "wish me luck."
Elena moved the salad bowls onto the table listening to Bonnie and Grace talk about their powers, Bonnie's story was pretty mediocre compared to Grace's
"I said it was going to be that phone commercial." Bonnie stated
"you're so psychic." Grace rolled her eyes "Whilst you're guessing phone commercials I'm freaking over actually reading peoples minds."
"Fine, well how about this, today I'm obsessed with the numbers eight, fourteen and twenty-two." she admitted "how weird is that?"
"Maybe we should play the lottery." Elena's voice came from where she setting the pie down "have you talked to your Grams."
"She's just gonna say I'm a witch, do you wanna be a witch?" she looked at the girls
"i don't wanna be a witch."
"I'd rather be a witch than a telepath, at least I'm not invading peoples privacy, I feel Sookie Stackhouse's pain." Grace replied earning a laugh "Oh and Elena, putting that store brought food into a nice bowl isn't fooling anybody, don't need to read peoples minds to tell you that." she winked
"Ok, serving spoons, where are the serving spoons?" Elena tried to think looking around the kitchen
"Middle draw on your left." Bonnie pointed
Elena opened the draw to reveal the wooden serving spoons "Ok, so you've been in this kitchen like a thousand times." she shrugged
"Yeah that's it." Bonnie looked at her tall friend
The door bell rang and Elena ran to answer, Grace looked at Bonnie who gave her another look she just laughed
"Alright, I know there are candles in here somewhere." Grace though "Go, find them with you mind." she wiggled her fingers
She opened the draw to reveal them Grace burst into a fit of laughter and Bonnie glared evilly at her making her stop
"sorry, it just good to know I'm not the only freak." She stopped trying to calm down
The four teens sat their eating dinner, in a complete awkward silence, Elena looked at Grace trying to urge her to say something
"So I hear you joined the football team." Grace looked at Stefan
"Yeah." Stefan nodded "Damon mentioned he saw you today."
Grace gave a false smile "Did he know."
"Coming from his brother, I'd say don't get involved with him." Stefan warned "For you safety."
Grace creased her eye brows after the younger Salvatore brother, Elena looked at Grace thankful for attempting to start a conversation.
"Did Tanner give you a hard time today?" Elena asked Stefan
"well he let me on the team so..." Stefan shrugged a little "Must have done something right."
"Bonnie, you should have seen Stefan today." Elena started "Tyler threw a ball right at him-"
"I heard." Bonnie cut her off
Grace kicked her hard from under the table, Bonnie shot her a deadly look and Grace gave her a warning look
"Why don't you tell Stefan about your family." Grace looked at Bonnie
"Divorced, no mom, live with my dad." Bonnie replied quickly to the point
Grace shook her head "no, about the witches." she shrugged giving Bonnie a devilish look
"Oh yeah." Elena pipped up "Bonnie's family has a linage of witches, it really cool."
Bonnie stomped on Grace's toes "cool isn't the word I'd use."
"Well it's certainly interesting." Stefan made a effort "there was a group of celtic druid who moved here in the 1800s." he informed her
"My family came by way of Salem." she informed him
"really?" Stefan asked "Salem witches."
"Yeah." Bonnie shrugged
"I'd say that's pretty cool." Stefan looked at Elena and Grace
"really? Why?" Bonnie asked
"Salem witches are heroic examples of individualism." he explained "and nonconformity."
"yeah they are." Bonnie agreed
The doorbell rang again, Elena creased her eye brows and got up walking to the door, Grace followed her
"They're getting along." Grace jumped up the stairs going to freshen up
"So excited." Elena giggled opening the door
"Surprise!" Caroline was on the other side of the door "Bonnie said you were doing dinner, so we brought dessert."
"Oh." Elena was surprised and wasn't sure in what way
"Hope you don't mind." Damon's voice appeared from behind Caroline
Stefan walked towards the door seeing red as Damon stood there looking arrogant and waiting for Elena to invite him in
"What are you doing here?" Stefan asked annoyed
"Waiting for Elena to invite me it." Damon replied hinting
"Yeah sure come-" Elena was cut off
"No, no." Stefan stopped her "he can't stay, what about Grace? You already she got upset today." he whispered to Elena "Besides, don't you have somewhere to be?"
"Get in here." Caroline laughed
"I actually wanted to apologise to Grace." Damon smiled
"We're just finishing up." Stefan argued
"Alright, come in." Elena invited him
Damon smiled as he walked through the door, stepping over the boundary line that would usual not allow him to get in the house
"you have a beautiful home, Elena." Damon informed her
"Thank you." Elena smiled
"I cannot believe that Mr. Tanner let you on the team!" Caroline gushed
Grace opposite them with Bonnie, she was trying to block them out but every time she looked up she saw his hypnotizing bright blue orbs piercing into her
"Tyler must be seething, but good for you, go for it." Caroline encouraged
"Thats what I always say to him, you can't just sit there and wait for life to come to you, you have to go out and get it." Damon spoke up
"yeah, Elena wasn't so lucky today." Caroline added "It's only because you missed summer camp, I don't know how you're ever going to learn the routines."
"I'm sure Bonnie will work with her." Grace snapped
"Absolutely." Bonnie formed an alliance with the telepath
"Oh and Grace don't even get me started on you." Caroline rolled her eyes "Seriously? Walking off, so unprofessional."
"you don't seem like the cheerleader type, Grace." Damon informed her "I mean you're all fit and slim, but it doesn't look like something you'd do."
"it's only cause her parents died." Caroline replied insensitively "She hasn't really been the same, she used to be way more fun." she got severally deadly looks from around the room "and I say that with complete sensitivity."
"I'm sorry, Grace, I know what it's like to loose both your parents." Damon pipped up "In-fact, Stefan and I have watched nearly every single person we love die."
"We don't need to get into that right now, Damon." Stefan interrupted his older brother
"you know what you're right, Stef, you know the last thing I want to do was bring them up." Damon looked at his little brother
Grace started collecting the mugs in taking them into the kitchen feeling so at home in this house she was tiding it, Elena knew it was only so she didn't have to be in that room with Damon and Caroline.
"One more." The sudden voice started Grace
"Oh." Grace looked up to see him walking in with a glass in his hand "Thank you." She went to grab it but missed it
The glass went hurdling towards the ground, Damon caught it quicker than he dropped it making her giggle with excitement
"Nice save." She approved taking it
"I like you." Damon smiled at her "You know how to laugh and you make me smile which hasn't happened in a very long time." he informed her
"Earlier, you said them." Grace reminded him "Did you mean Katherine?"
"And her twin sister Fayth, my ex-girlfriend." Damon informed her
"She died too?" Grace asked
"A fire it was... it was tragic." Damon looked down mournfully
"Was it recently?" Grace asked curiously
"seems like it was yesterday." The blue eyed boy replied
"What was she like?" Grace asked "Fayth I mean."
Damon paused "She was beautiful, a lot like you in that department." he flirted "she was also very complicated, yeah, selfish and at times not very kind, but very sexy and seductive."
"So how long did you date?" Grace asked
Damon chuckled "Too long."
Grace started to fold up table clothes, Damon walked over and sat down on a stool next to her watching her before starting to help
"Quit cheerleading." he said randomly
"Why do you say that?" Grace asked
"Oh I saw you today, you were miserable." Damon replied knowingly
"You saw that?" she asked
"uh, huh." He nodded
"I used to love it." She informed him "it was fun, but things are different this year, everything that used to matter doesn't anymore."
"So don't let it." Damon told her bluntly "Quit. Move on. Problem solved, ta da." he grinned
"somethings could matter again." She argued optimistically
"Maybe." he shrugged "but it seems a little unrealistic to me."
"I'm sorry." Grace suddenly apologised "about Fayth you lost her too."
Damon was took back by the apology getting lost in her deep chocolate brown eyes, she differed so much from Katherine. He almost jumped when he heard Elena's voice from behind them
"Hey, need any help?" Elena and Bonnie walked in the room
"Sure, why not." Damon smiled at the girls
"Matt tries but he's having a really hard time." Caroline informed him "you have to understand they were each others first, you know?" she asked "like from the sandbox."
"That's a really nice scarf." Stefan complimented
"Thank you, it's new." She smiled
"can I see it." Stefan shuffled along nearer to her "I mean, do you mind taking it off?"
"No I can't." she shook her head
"Why not?" Stefan asked another question already knowing the answer "you ok?"
She paused trying to think "all I know is that I can't take it off."
"What are you two kids talking about?" Damon walked in the room sitting on the arm of the chair next to Caroline
"I was just commenting on her scarf." Stefan gave him a look
"Mmm, I was think about getting Grace one." Damon grinned gently "Hey, Caroline, why don't you go and help the girls in the kitchen."
"Does it look like I do dishes." Caroline laughed
"For me." Damon was growing inpatient
She thought about it "mmm, I don't think so."
Damon's grin fell from his face as soon as he caught her eye contact again he compelled her "go see if Grace needs help in the kitchen."
"You know what I'm going to go see if Grace needs help in the kitchen." Caroline stood up leaving the room
"They are people, Damon." Stefan ordered "She's not a puppet, she does not exist for your amusement, for you to feed on whenever you want to." He growled
"Sure, she does." Damon shrugged "They all do. They're whatever I want them to do. They're mind for the taking."
"alright you've had your fun, you've used Caroline, got into Elena's house, spoken to Grace, now it's time for you to go." He ordered
"That's really not a problem, I don't have any business here, but I have been invited into to our sweet little telepaths house, and I will go there tomorrow night, and the following night, and I'll do with my little telepath whatever I want to do because that is what's normal to me." he smiled
Grace was leaving that night when a hand fell on her shoulder she jolted and turned to see a dark brown hair of eyes looking into hers
"Hey." he smiled
Returning home that night her Grace's Gran was waiting for her she smiled and took a seat opposite her on the couch
"Here." Her gran passed her a pretty golden charm bracelet
"What's this?" Grace asked
"a present, for accepting what you are so well." She informed her
"It's really pretty." She looked at the seal heart shaped locket "Really pretty."
"I know, honey." Heidi smiled "It was your mothers."
"Really?" Grace smiled "Well know I love it even more."
She would have stayed up but she was exhausted and just crashed on the bed, dreaming all night about Damon, she couldn't get him off her mind, having to get up earlier the next morning wasn't fun, but she did have time for a shower and washing her hair
When she walked into the prep rally later that day she saw Stefan and Elena holding hands talking quietly, she was glad that she wasn't the only one that had quit the cheerleading team, it just wasn't her this year, sure she was party girl, but not sporty girl too.
"and you're not in uniform because?" Caroline asked annoyed
Mr Tanner gave a really good motivating speech for beating the other team, Grace and Elena stood together cheering and jumping around, Stefan couldn't stand his eyes of the taller brunette, she was amazing.
After the speech had been done everyone started gather around in a small circle, Grace though her way to the front to see Stefan holding off Tyler from fighting Jeremy
"Hey!" Grace jumped in grabbing Jeremy just after he'd cut Stefan by accident "Enough."
"What the hell!" Elena yelled looking at Jeremy "Stefan are you alright?"
"Damn, put your head up you're bleeding." Grace shook her head tilting his head back
"I'm fine!" He growled
"yeah you smell fine." Grace noted on the stench of alcohol coming off is breath
"just leave me alone." he warned her
"Oh my God, your hand." Elena walked over to Stefan as Matt pushed Tyler away "Is it ok?"
Stefan covered his hand stating it was fine, when Elena managed to pry his hand open there was nothing there, just a long red line where a large gash should have been
"I saw it-" Elena was dumbfounded
"he missed it wasn't my blood." Stefan lied about his quick healing
"I saw it the glass cut your hand." she turned to Grace "it cut his hand."
"you must be seeing things." Grace knew the truth but hid it from Elena
"I'm fine." Stefan assured her
"It's almost kick off time so I'll see you after the game." he smiled at her
"Look." Elena showed Grace her new necklace "Stefan gave it to me."
"aww, it's cute." Grace smiled
"I need you to answer a question, Bonnie told me you saw her bad mo-jo thing too." Elena quickly changed the subject
"Oh, you don't have to worry, Bonnie likes Stefan now." She assured her
"No, what did you see, or feel, or whatever?" Elena asked
"What I saw wasn't clear like a picture." Grace shrugged "it vibrated through me, it was cold and..." Grace paused "This was Bonnie's witchy mo-jo just remember that."
"And what?" Elena pried
"It was death." she replied "it's what I'd imagine death to be like."
Elena walked away trying to work out what to do in her head, Grace walked to Elena's car grabbing her phone from it when she turned a bright blue pair of eyes were looking at her
She jumped "you scared me, what are you doing here?" she asked
"I'm hiding from Caroline." He whispered
"And why's that?" Grace whispered in response
"I need a break, she talks more than I can listen." he admitted jokingly
"That could be a sign." she shrugged
"well she's awfully young." he shrugged
"Not much younger than you." She countered
Damon scoffed "I don't see it going anywhere in the bigger picture." he argued "I think she'd drive me crazy."
"Caroline does have some really annoying traits, I mean I'm usually on the receiving end of them I'd know, but we've been friends quite a while now and that does mean something to me." she answered him
"Very loyal." he smiled "and it's duly noted, I'm sorry if I make you uncomfortable." he apologised "that's not my intention."
"yes it is." Grace argued "otherwise you would't put an alternate meaning behind everything you say."
"you're right." he admitted "I do have other intentions but so do you." he told her
"really?" She asked unconvinced
"I see 'em." He nodded "you want me."
"excuse me." Grace smirked
"I get to you." He smirked "You find yourself drawn to me, you think about me when you don't want to think about me, I bet you even dream about me." the older Salvatore guessed correctly she stared deep into his dilating eyes "and right now, you want to kiss me." he compelled her leaning close
She slapped him hard "What the hell?" She glared "I don't know what game you're trying to play with Caroline, but I don't want be part of it and unlike her I'm not easily led." she informed him "I'm not a toy and I'm sure as hell not Fayth." She growled before walking away
"You gonna be able to play?" Matt asked Stefan catching up with him as they were walking to get changed for the match
"uh." He looked down at his unaffected body "Yeah, I'm good."
"What you did back there." Matt started "you had Jeremy's back."
"Ah, he's a messed up kid." Stefan shrugged "somebodies gotta look out for him."
"I know." Matt nodded "this week at practice, I was a dick." he admitted
Stefan smiled "you had your reasons."
"No excuse." he held his hand out for him to shake "good luck tonight, we're lucky to have you."
As Matt walked away a one man applause came from behind Stefan, he turned to see a figure leaning against a wall in the shadows, he didn't have to see his face or hear his voice to know who it was
"I'd'nt that nice, Stefan joins the team, makes a friend. It's also "rah, rah, go team, yeah!"." he joked
"not tonight." Stefan told him fed up "I'm done with you."
He turned around to walk away but the blue eyed monster appeared in front of him a smirk still playing on his arrogant lips
"Nice trick with Grace." he informed him "Let me guess Vervain in that cute little bracelet you gave Heidi to give to her." He guessed "I have to admit, I was a bit surprised, it's been a while since anyone could resist my... compulsion." He smirked "Where'd ya get it?"
"Does it matter?" Stefan asked before walking away
"I guess I could just seduce her the old fashion way, or I could just... eat her." He shrugged
"no." Stefan shook his head turning back to him "You're not gonna hurt her Damon." it wasn't a threat
"No?" Damon raised his eye brows
"Because deep down inside there is a part of you, the feels for her." Stefan informed his older brother "I was worried that you had no humanity left inside of you. That you may have become the monster you're pretending to be." he told him
"Who's pretending?" Damon wiggled his jet black eye brows
"Then kill me." Stefan gave him the opportunity
"Well, I'm – I'm tempted." He nodded
"No, you're not, you've had lifetimes to do it and yet here I am. I'm still alive and there you are, you're still haunting me after one hundred and forty-five years. Fayth is dead. And you hate me, because you loved her, and you torture me because you still do. And that, my brother, that is your humanity." Stefan grinned
"Salvatore." Mr Tanner walked over to him "What the hell we've got a game to play."
"If that's my humanity, then what's this?" Damon asked flying towards Mr Tanner
Ripping into his neck making him groan, drinking him dry until he fell to his knees dead. Damon turned back to his brother, blood dripping down his chin, looking more like a monster than he ever has in his long existence
"Anyone, anything, anyplace." Damon growled at him before leaving
Matt was doing up his shoes whilst Tyler was looking in his locker thinking of something to say to his best friend
"Tanners, M.I.A." Tyler told him "I think he drunk too much beer-"
"Don't talk to me right now, I'm pissed at you." Matt snapped
"What's your problem?" Tyler asked cluelessly
"What's my-? You're my problem!" He replied "Alright? You're a bully, a freaking twelve year old bully and I'm sick of it."
"Dude." Tyler shook his head
"I mean what was that about tonight, huh? What's beating up the new guy gonna prove?" Matt asked pissed "or screwing with my sister? Or pummelling my girlfriends kid brother."
"Girlfriend?" Tyler asked "Look, I don't know how to tell you this, but she dumped your ass." That was the last straw for Matt, he shoved him back hard against the lockers "Are you for real!" he exclaimed angrily "you wanna hit me! I'm on your team."
"This was over the line, even for you." Matt's voice was full of disappointment as he walked away looking for Mr. Tanner
When he got outside the air seemed heavily for some reason, as he looked around he saw a body lifeless on the ground, as he got closer towards it he saw a large bite had been taken out of his neck
"Somebody help!" He ran back in
It didn't take long for an ambulance to be called along with pest control and the police, they would obviously want to take statement to make sure this was an animal attack
As Bonnie watched the scene she noticed her three magic number The building number was eight, one of the licence plates on the car was fourteen, and the parking space was twenty-two, was she really a witch? Or was this just a coincidence.
Grace got home that night exhausted again, what a day, death, almost kiss, witches, telepathy, she was starting to regret taking on this responsibility, her Gran was in bed so she soon fell asleep.
Damon stood over her watching her sleep peacefully, she was so beautiful, just like Fayth, but she was nicer, sweeter. Stroking the hair off her face gently to get a look a the glorious features, he would kill look into them deep portals she called eyes one more time tonight, but didn't want to wake the sleeping beauty. Running his knuckles feeling her smooth, soft skin brushed against his he resist the urge to touch every last inch her body.
As she stirred from her sleep she'd thought she felt someone or seen someone there, but it must have just been a dream, turning off the light and turning over she went back to sleep.
Hello, my Little-Vamps, that is another chapter finished tonight, I will hopefully trying and get another one done tomorrow, but right now it is late... I hope you like where this is going and if you do drop a little word in the review box, even if it just constructive criticism.
I've kind of planned out where I'm going with this now, a lot more organised that I was before, I think getting into the story a little further really helps, although I do really want to bring Katherine and Fayth into it, but I have to be patients :(
Hope you enjoy :D
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