Twisted Love
Season One
Family Ties
A/N – Before I start I just wanted to write a description on what Grace looks like, I know it can be quite hard to picture a person that I've based on myself if you don't actually know what I look like.
A petite 5'2" 17 year old girl, being slim, but not too slim that it looks unattractive, with curves in there too. Pale, smooth skin all over her body with creamy thighs and close to perfect posture.
With dark, thick chocolate brown hair that travelled down to the small of her back dead straight with many layers, unless she has got it wet, in that case it turns into loose ringlets getting slightly shorter from the curves and finally a side fringe falling over the right side of her face.
A cute oval shaped face, with big round chocolate brown eyes, except for when the light shines on them and they glisten into a beautiful hazel green, button nose, full pouty cherry red lips and thin shaped eye brows matching her deep brown hair colour.
Alright, I think that should about do it, if you want anymore information I can write more, but will be including what she looks like in the story. Oh and I'd just like to say thank you for reading my story and giving me feedback, it really means a lot to me :) and sorry for all the mistakes I've been making during the chapters.
She jolted awake when she heard a bang from downstairs, looking around her empty room she got up from her bed and walked out into the hall way. Her heart was racing with fear, who was down there?
"Gran?" She called hoping that she would reply
After a long silent pause she looked over the banister, which looked over the welcome area of the house seeing a light on downstairs, after watching that empty space for a while she saw a shadow go past the wall.
Grace gasped and told herself it was her Gran, she'd probably fallen asleep down there and just woken up now. As she walked almost silent down the stairs stopping her breathing worrying it would be making too much noise.
The TV was on in the sitting room, walking in grabbing the remote to turn it off, she watched it for a second
"This is Logan Fell reporting to you live from the streets of Mystic Falls with another deadly animal attack." A handsome news reporter announced "A wild animal terrorising the streets of Mystic Falls has claimed another victim, local high-school student, Elena Gilbert."
As Elena's picture appeared on the screen Grace fell to her knees in disbelief, tears falling down her cheeks. Her best friend, a person she has know for her whole life, dead, gone. After the sadness washed away anger was brought down on her, why had no one called? She was Elena's closest friend!
"Police are certain that they can confirm that is the same animal responsible for the recent animal attacks." Logan continued
"You know what's coming next." A dark voice came from behind her
She turned and saw his bright blue eyes sparkle in the dark room, making a quick run for the door she couldn't hear him behind her, as she swung the front door open a scream erupted from her lips as she saw him standing there.
Slamming the door in his face, she turned to run for the back door but as she did she saw a black silhouette standing there casually. She knew this was it, Damon was going to kill her just like he did to Elena. Closing her eyes nothing happened for a really long time, reopening them she saw no one standing in front of her, she walked forwards slightly looking for him, when a pair of hands grabbed her and a excruciating pain ran through her body when she felt a pair of teeth sink into her slender neck.
Stefan woke up suddenly, breathing deeply and sweating, it was all a dream, he told himself, only a dream. He stared at the ceiling for a long minute, he'd had a dream that Damon killed Elena and then went after Grace.
"Bad dream?" the same voice came from his desk
He sat up and saw him sitting there again, feet up on the desk reading his journal, anger ran through him, he'd know exactly what Damon had done
"Do you know how easy it was to get into your head just know?" Damon questioned turning a page "you really need some human blood, it would really even the playing field..." pausing for a second "football reference, too soon?" he joked
Moving in a blur across the room Stefan grabbed a sharp envelope opener from the small circular table and sent it hurtling through the air. It hit Damon right in the middle of the chest, but seem to have little to no effect on him.
Damon stared down at the knife in his chest, standing up and removing it with ease, like it was sliding through butter.
"Alright." He nodded "I deserved that." Damon accepted the already healing wound "but I just wanted to let you know, they caught the culprit." he informed his younger brother "The animal responsible for killing all those people."
"What are you talking about?" Stefan creased his eye brows
"It was a mountain lion." Damon replied like it was obvious "Like, a really big one." he added "it attacked a hunter this morning, it's all over the news 'deadly beast captured, all's well in Mystic Falls'." Damon purred the head line
"Why would you cover your tracks?" Stefan questioned
Damon walked towards the window "I've decided to stay a while, and I'm just having way too much fun here with Grace."
"can't touch her now." Stefan countered almost smug
"well the Vervain keeps me out of her head, but maybe that's not my target." He wiggled his eye brows playing around with the blood knife "believe it or not, Stefan, some girls don't need mind persuasion." he took slow steps towards his brother "some girls just can't resist, my good looks, my style, my charm and my unflinching ability to listen to Taylor Swift." he almost shivered at the name before stabbing his younger brother abdomen
Stefan dropped to his knees groaning in pain, it didn't hurt a lot but not being as strong as Damon he couldn't withstand a stabbing and not be in pain whilst living off animal blood.
Damon looked at the blood stain on his shirt, along with the tare in it giving Stefan a annoyed look, obviously unhappy with him
"This is John Varvatos, dude." Damon shook his head walking towards the door "Dick move." he added
As Stefan retrieved the knife from him, he placed it on the side and let his wound heal, sitting down near the T.V and turned it on watching the local news
"I can confirm that it was a 12ft Puma Mountain Lion attacked a Hunter and was subsequently shot and killed, the hunter is in stable condition." Sheriff Forbes confirmed to Logan Fell
The real animal is still out there. Waiting for me. Challenging me to fight back, to stop him. But how do I stop him without becoming a monster myself? Stefan wrote in elegant text in his journal
Grace and Elena sat in her kitchen trying to decide on jewellery to wearing for the Founders party which was tomorrow night.
"So who are you going with?" Elena asked
"Properly no one." Grace frowned "forever alone."
"Go with Matt." She nudged her in response "As friends, just go and have a good time, get Caroline and Damon off your mind."
"I don't have a problem with Damon and Caroline, I really couldn't care less." Grace countered
"That's very mature of you." Elena commented
"Why shouldn't be, I hardly know the guy, why on earth would I like him?" Grace smirked grabbing a pretty ring
"That's nice." Elena commented on the sparkling jewellery "But he did flirt with you, lead you on a little bit..."
"Scumball." Jenna announced whilst watching the T.V from the other side of the Kitchen "Scumbucket."
"Scumbag." Grace continued earning a unknown glare from Elena "This game is fun, I like this." she gushed
"Aunt Jenna, who are you talking to?" Elena asked confused
"Scuzbucket." Grace added again
"Grace." Elena scolded
"Sorry did we stop?" Grace looked around innocently
"No, I like that one." Jenna approved
"How about Scuzzler." Grace looked at her raising her eye brows
"I might have to write that one down." Jenna nodded looking for a pen
"Hello!" Elena erupted "Who are we talking about."
"I have no idea." Grace shook her head looking towards Jenna "Do you wish to enlighten us on who we are currently insulting?"
"Him." Jenna's voice was filled with scorn as she looked towards the T.V
"What? The news guy?" Elena asked
"Also know as Logan Scumfell." Jenna narrowed her eyes
"Don't laugh." Elena warned pointing her finger at Grace
Grace swallowed her laugh and just took deep breaths trying not to burst out laughing at the name of him
"did you mom ever tell you why I moved away from Mystic Falls?" Jenna questioned
Elena giggled "Oh, no way, you and him?" She looked towards the T.V too
"He's kinda cute..." Grace tilted her head to the side
"he is so not cute, there is nothing cute about him, at all." Jenna exclaimed turning off the T.V "What are you doing with that?" she asked looking at the small box Elena was placing things into
"I went yesterday and got it from the safe deposit box." she informed her Aunt "Mom had told Mrs. Lockwood that she would loan it to the Founder Council for their heritage display." She replied whilst shinning a item with a cloth
"Is that Grandma Beth's wedding ring?" Jenna picked up a pretty yet simple ring as Jeremy walked in the room
"It's pretty." Grace looked at it
"It is." Elena agreed "and originally it was great, great, grandma Mary's wedding ring." she informed the two as Jeremy reached for something from the cox
"How much do you think this stuff is worth? You know like on eBay." He looked at the item in his hand
Elena quickly grabbed it placing it gently in the box "you're not gonna find out."
"That stuff is mom and dads you can't just give it away." Jeremy walked over to the fridge opening it to see what was inside
"I'm not giving it away, it's called a loan, Jeremy" Elena replied shortly
The doorbell rang and Grace got up to go answer it, swinging the door open she saw Stefan standing there casually
"Oh, I'm guessing your here for Elena."
"I am." He smiled "But how are you?"
"I'm ok." Grace smiled "Looking forward to the party tonight."
"Damon told me what he tried to do the other day, he was out of line." Stefan informed her
"Yeah, he was." Grace nodded "Thanks, Stefan, I'll get Elena." she walked into the kitchen "your boyfriend is here." she teased "I'm heading home, by the way." she kissed the top of her head
"Alright, see you later on." Elena hugged her
"Bye." Grace called leaving "Bye, Stefan."
"Bye, Grace." Stefan replied
Rolling her pretty almost black orbs she rose from her seat and walked towards her front door to see him standing there smiling at her
"Hi." He greeted her kindly
Elena pulled him in the house without another word and pressed her lips firmly against his before pulling back and smiling with happiness
"Hi." she replied
The next thing they knew both teens were up in Elena's room in a heavy make out session on her bed, laying her down underneath him as Elena ran her hands through his soft hair.
Stefan next went down to her neck feeling her blood pump vigorously on his lips, he pulled back and looked up catching himself in the mirror, he was a monster. Eyes dark and crimson red with black veins appearing around them, and his fangs trying to push through his regular teeth. Quickly he turned the other way and made sure Elena didn't see him.
Giggling gently Elena sat up on the bed where she'd been laying down she didn't speak for a while
"are you ok?" she asked
His eyes slowly faded back to their normal colour "I'm good, sorry." He apologised
"Maybe we should press pause." Elena suggested
Stefan turned back to her knowing her looked his normal human self "yeah, you're right, that was getting a bit..."
"Yeah." Elena nodded knowingly
"Yeah." Stefan repeated
Getting up from the comfortable bed he walked over to the window seat where Elena would write in her diary. Whereas Elena perched herself on the end of the bed opposite him
"How do you look in a suit?" Elena asked
"I can pull one off." Stefan replied smirking
"How about tomorrow night? Will you be my date to the founders party?" She asked with a sweet smile
"do they still do that?" Stefan questioned
"You've been before?" Elena asked surprised
"No, the uh, Salvatore's don't get invited anymore." He saved himself
"Well... this year theres this heritage project that meant a lot to my mom, she was really involved in the founders council and it was her favourite party, I know it sounds really boring but..."
"I would be honoured to accompany you, Ms. Gilbert." Stefan accepted formally
"The pleasure is all mine, Mr. Salvatore." She played along
Grace walked in her house to see her Gran at the table reading a book, she walked over slowly trying to see what she was reading, but she heard her coming and slammed the book shut quickly
"Hello, dear." She called
"Hey." Grace replied grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge
"Are you planning on going to the founders party tomorrow?" She asked
"Of course." Grace replied doing a curtesy "I will be a proper lady that night."
"Good." Gran replied
"are you going?" Grace questioned "being one hundred and seventeen, it must be killer on your feet." Grace winked
"Hey, your only as old as you feel." Her Gran scolded her "And I feel fantastic, of course I will be going, I am part of the founders council."
"Good." Grace nodded "I've been practicing."
"Really." Her Gran smiled "So you've finally accepted it."
"Of course I have." Grace giggled "I feel kind of bad doing it, like I'm invading someone's privacy."
"It always feels like that at first." Her gran nodded "But when you start doing it for good, then it wont feel so awful."
"Alright..." Grace nodded
Meanwhile in Caroline's room she was trying on a bright sunny mini dress for the founders ball tomorrow evening whilst Damon sat on her bed scanning breaking dawn, she turned to him to get his opinion
"No yellow; jaundice. Go for blue." He didn't even look at her
"I don't like the blue." She complained unzipping the dress
"Well, I do, and if I'm going to be your date-"
"you are not going to be my date." She interjected "My mother is going to be there and she is a very proud gun owner." She added
"I went to a lot of trouble to make sure this party wasn't cancelled." Damon replied "It's very important I be there." He started to compel her "Please take me."
"you should come to the founders party with me." She invited him
'Not if you're wearing that dress." He countered manipulatively
Caroline pulled off the dress letting it fall to a pool around her feet before walking back over to the close cupboard trying find that blue dress
"What's so special about this Bella girl? Edward's so whipped." Damon announced
"You gotta read the first book first, it wont make sense if you don't." Caroline replied pulling on her dress walking to the mirror
"Oh I miss Anne Rice, she was so on it." Damon sighed heavily
"How come you don't sparkle?" Caroline asked
"Because I live in the real world where Vampires burn in the sun." he replied bluntly
"Yeah, but you go in the sun." Caroline countered
"I have a ring." He wiggled his fingers "protects me, long story."
Caroline caught one of the bite marks on her shoulder blade, she looked at it in the mirror worried "will these bites turn me into a Vampire?" She asked turning to him
Damon closed the book "It's more complicated than that." He informed her "you'd have to feed on my blood, then die, the feed on a human, it's a whole ordeal." he rolled his bright blue orbs "This book has it all wrong by the way." He through it to the ground
She took slow steps over to him, when he suddenly grabbed her and threw her over on the bed so she was underneath him, she giggled in response when he started kissing her neck gently
"You can be very sweet when you want to be." She moaned
"Yes I can be sweet." he purred continuing to kiss her neck
Smiling for a moment longer, reality struck her and made her scared and worried, she creased her eye brows whilst looking up into his eyes
"Are you going to kill me?" she asked in a hushed voice
"mhm." he nodded brushing her hair gently "But not yet."
"Why not?" Caroline asked confused
"Because there is something I need you to do for me." Damon replied
a smile spread across her lips "Anything." She promised
"How good are you at getting this nose where is doesn't belong?" Damon touched the tip of her nose
"Oh, I'm excellent." She grinned
Tyler sat with his parents in side Mystic Grill eating their lunch whilst they were talking about the death of Coach Tanner, Mayor Lockwood seemed more interested in other things
"So what happens with the season?" he asked insensitively "Just one big forfeit? Are they looking for a new coach?" he kept throwing questioned at his son
"I don't know, dad." Tyler replied "I don't think anybodies really think about that right now."
"Boys, Founders Party, Focus." Mrs. Lockwood scolded
Vicki came over smiling and happy with life "So how are we all doing over here?" She asked holding a pitcher of water
"We're doing great, sweetheart." Mayor Lockwood replied
Tyler wouldn't even make eye contact with his on again off she reached over him to grab his glass and fill it with water
"Can I get you anything else?" She asked politely
"No we're good, thanks." Tyler almost whispered
"Just the check, honey." Mayor Lockwood smiled
"Here you go, Mayor Lockwood." She passed it to him kindly
"you're taking Damon to the founder party?" Bonnie asked Caroline as they took a seat on the other side of the Grill "What about me?" she asked
"Go with Elena." Caroline replied
"She's asking Stefan." Bonnie informed her
"Then go with Grace." Caroline suggested
"I can't, Matt asked her." Bonnie replied
"Then go by yourself." Caroline rolled her eyes
"Gee, thanks." Bonnie rolled her eyes "What about your mom, is she ok with you bringing Damon?" she asked
"And I'm suppose to care why?" Caroline asked
"he's older, sexy, danger guy." Bonnie replied concerned
"Older, sexy, danger guy? What is that a official witch twitter tweet." Caroline rolled her eyes
"No more witch jokes, alright? That whole prediction thing has got me totally freaked." Bonnie replied
"Ok." Caroline nodded before pausing "And Damon's not dangerous, he just has a lot of issues with his family, like major deep rooted drama."
"Like?" Bonnie pried
"I'm not really suppose to say anything." Caroline looked at her menu
"Caroline Forbes, when have you ever kept a secret in your life?" Bonnie asked the blonde haired girl
"ok." Caroline nodded "But you can't tell Grace, or Elena." she negotiated
"Nope." Bonnie wasn't sure if she was going to be able to keep it from them
Tyler followed Vicki back to the bar "So what you gonna buy me?" he asked smug
"Some class." Vicki snapped "Oh your parents are gone I guess we can be close now."
"What the hell does that mean?" Tyler asked
"you treat me like trash, I'm sick of it." Vicki spelled it out for him
"I don't think you're trash." Tyler replied
"really?" Vicki was unconvinced "Then who are you taking to the Founders Party?"
"Vicki Donovan." he smirked "Do you want me to ask you to the founders party?" he asked
"No." She lied "it'll be stupid and lame."
"True." Tyler agreed "But it will be less stupid and lame if you'll be there." he smiled before walking away
Little did they know Jeremy was sitting at the bar drinking some ice water listening to their whole conversation seeing ring through it, seeing right through Tyler
"you realise you had to ask him to ask you, right?" Jeremy asked she didn't replied "you figure if you dress up like a respectable young lady he'll finally treat you like one?"
"Screw you, Jeremy." She replied in a hiss
"you know you're making the wrong choice, yet you make it anyway." Jeremy shook his head "it's sad." This statement earned a scoff from Vicki before she waked away
Zach walked through his house into the living room to see Damon lounging on a chair reading a book, he was surprised to see him here during the day, surely he'd have something to be doing.
"Didn't know you were here." Zach stated
"Just going through Stefan's homework. Boy this country sure has dumbed down in the last 100 years." Damon continued to read "Why he wants to go to high-school Is beyond me. I mean, in the 70s he went to Ivy League, that I understood." Damon nodded before creasing his eye brows "Actually, no. I didn't get that either." he shrugged "Go ahead. Purge. What's on your mind?"
"Why are you here, Damon?" Zach figured he try
"To spend time with you, Zach." Damon lied smiling and closing the book "Families important."
"I know you." Zach started "you always have a motive, so tell me, what is it this time?"
Damon moved in a blur across the room to be standing in front of Zach with his hand clasped over his neck cutting off oxygen
"you are in no position to questioned me." Damon's voice became darker
"I didn't meant to upset you." Zach chocked out the words
"This is not upset, Zach." He replied smiling
"What's going on?" Stefan walked in the room
Damon let go of Zach's neck and he dropped to the floor at his feet, Damon turned to Stefan who was now walking in the room
"Having a family moment, Stefan. Spending some quality time." Damon replied wiggling his eye brows
He patted Zach's back before leaving the room, Stefan walked over to him to check it was alright, and luckily he was
"Are you alright?" Stefan questioned
"No, I'm not." Zach snapped "and neither are you, how many more people have to die before you can see that?"
"I see that." Stefan confirmed "Alright, Zach, I-"
"Then why aren't you doing anything about it?" Zach asked
"I can't, Zach." Stefan replied shortly "I can't." he lowered his voice "It would take human blood that would be the only way to stop him and I can't do that." Zach wouldn't understand
"Vervain." Zach's voice was hoarse and almost silent "it could weaken him if he ingested it, it would give you the upper hand." he nodded
"Vervain hasn't grown here since 1865, Damon saw to that." Stefan replied "The little I have I gave to Grace and Elena." he watched Zach look for Damon "What?"
Walking past him in silence he lead him to the dungeon like basement underneath the Salvatore boarding house, opening one of the thick wooden doors he revealed a small homemade Vervain plantation
"you've been growing it." Stefan stated
"Blood only runs so deep when you're related to Vampires." Zach replied "Damon would kill me if he knew that I had it."
"But you're telling me." Stefan was confused "Why?" He questioned
"Because I trust you." Zach admitted "and you're gonna need if you want to get rid of him."
Around mid day the next day the doorbell rang in the Salvatore house, Grace, Bonnie and Elena were sitting the kitchen when Elena suddenly grabbed a box and went the door
"What's all that about?" Bonnie asked Grace
"Some box of old stuff for the founders party thing." Grace shrugged
"Oh." Bonnie nodded "So did Matt say yes?"
"Yep." Grace popped the 'p'
"Cool so I really am going alone." Bonnie pouted
"What about Caroline." she already knew the answer "Damon."
"Sorry." Bonnie half smiled
"It's alright." Grace shrugged "Damon and I were never together, we were never even almost together."
"But he did try to kiss you." Bonnie nodded
"And for that he is a jerk." Grace replied
Elena walked back in the room "Hey." she smiled
"Ok, I need an answer Delicate Flower vs. Naughty Vixen." Bonnie questioned looking at the two different nail polish colours
"Naughty Vixen." Grace grabbed it
"I think you have your answer." Elena smirked
"Look at you getting all pretty for you date." She cooed as Elena picked up a blush colour "you seem happy-ish."
"I am.. ish." She smiled "tonight's gonna be a good night."
"I got a feeling." Grace sang "That tonights gonna be a good night, that tonights gonna be a good, good night."
"Shut up." Elena laughed jogging her
"Hey, don't take it out on the nails." Grace replied fixing the problem
"Don't let her singing stop you from telling me whatever it was that you wanted to tell us as soon as you walked through the door." Elena looked at Bonnie
"What is I tell you in the morning, I don't want to ruin the night." Bonnie suggested
"What about you tell us now, and make the night more interesting." Grace grinned Bonnie kicked Grace's leg under the table "Ah, GBH!" Grace exclaimed
"C'mon Bonnie, spill." Elena pushed her a little
"Ok, but it has to go in the vault, because Caroline will kill me if it gets back to Damon that she squealed." Bonnie looked at her friends
"Apparently Stefan has a very interesting back story." Bonnie sighed
"uh huh." Elena nodded
"Do you know what happened with his ex-girlfriend?" Bonnie asked Elena
"Grace told me there was some fire that killed her and her twin." Elena told the story "That's what Damon told her anyway."
"yeah and apparently the fire was all Stefan's fault and Damon that's why he hates his brother so much, trying to ruin his life." Bonnie replied
"That sounds like one persons side of the story." Grace stuck up for Elena and Stefan's relationship
"Meaning Damon's." Elena added
"I just wanted you to know." Bonnie replied
"Anyway his past relationships are none of my business." Elena told her
"Unless he's an arsonist." Bonnie shrugged
"hey, innocent until proven guilty, right?" Grace looked at Elena "I'm sure it wasn't his fault."
"yeah and how do you know?" Bonnie asked
Stefan walked into his room holding a glass of Damon's favourite whisky, this had to work if it didn't who knows what Damon would do to get back at Stefan tonight?
"Do they still wear ties to this thing?" Damon asked walking in the room
"Why are you even going?" Stefan asked
"Well it's only fitting, we were at the first one." He looked at him through the mirror
"I think it's better if we don't draw attention to ourselves." Stefan suggested
"So you should stay here." he replied watching Stefan drink some whisky "my goodness, I've driven you to drink."
"I can't seem to rid myself of you, what else am I suppose to do besides go about living my life?" Stefan asked
"go about living my life." Damon mocked "Se therein lies you eternal struggle." He added as if he'd figured Stefan out "you're dead, dude, get over it." he held up a tie "What do you think?"
Bonnie and Grace tried to apply their make up and do their hair in the same mirror, whilst Elena used the one in her bedroom, suddenly the phone started ringing and Elena picked it up
"Hello?" Elena asked "Hi, Mrs. Lockwood... What do you mean? It is?... Are you sure?... 'cause I saw it..." she sighed "let me check... mmm hmm... I will find it and bring it... ok, bye." Elena hung up and stormed through the bathroom straight into Jeremy's room
"What's with her?" Bonnie asked
Elena stalked over to Jeremy pulling his headphones out
"Ah, God what now?" He asked annoyed
"The pocket watch, where is it?" Elena asked crossing her arms over her chest
"What watch?" he struggled to untangle himself from the headphones she'd knocked off
"The one you stole from moms box." Elena accused him "Look, Mrs. Lockwood just called me freaking out, it was on the list, Jeremy, and she can't find it and she thinks she's the one that lost it."
"Then maybe she did." He shrugged "Maybe Tyler took it."
"Don't even play that card. Jeremy, you took it." Elena scolded "if I go online am I going to find it on eBay?" she referred back to their conversation earlier "Is that how you pay for your pot?"
"you know what? Screw you." He growled walking over and grabbing it from the back of his book case "I would never sell this ok?" he held the pocket watch firmly in his hand
"Then why did you take it?" She asked confused
"Because it's suppose to be mine." He was almost protective over the watch "Dad says it goes to the first born son." he explained "His father gave it to him and now what?" He placed it aggressively in Elena's hand
"And he was gonna give it to you." Elena finished
"yeah." Jeremy sat back down at his computer putting his headphones back in
Elena walked back to the bathroom turning to face him "Look, Jeremy, it's still yours ok?" there was no response "Mom promised it to Mrs. Lockwood, what do you want me to do?"
"Just take it and get out." he replied bluntly
"It's cool not growing old, I like being the eternal stud." Damon looked at himself in the mirror
"Yes, being a one hundred and fifty year old teenage has been the height of my happiness." he made a cheers gesture with his almost empty whisky glass before knocking the rest down
Damon smirked "You cracked a funny, Stefan, I should have a drink and celebrate." he took Stefan's empty whisky glass walking over to the drink table
Looking at a joint picture of Fayth and Katherine which was laying elegantly on the table where the drinks were he ran his fingers over Fayth perfect face, missing her so much
"1864 you and Katherine were the perfect couple." Damon informed his younger brother
"The same couldn't be said for you and Fayth." He replied
"It was hell watching your friend dance with her." Damon replied "I left the party early I was waiting for her, the night he dropped her off I was waiting just inside." He popped open his favourite bottle "he was such a gentleman, gave her a kiss on the cheek, when what she really wanted was... oh well." he smirked pouring some whisky in the glass "here's to history repeating itself, huh?" Damon brought the glass to his lips and was about to take a sip when he brought ti away and tilted the glass so its contents poured onto the floor at his feet "I admire your efforts, Stefan, pouring yourself a drink then spiking the bottle with Vervain." He spilled his plan "I'm not some drunk sorority chick you can't roofie me." he joked before becoming angry "but I can't help but feel a little used, thought we were having a moment." He sighed heavily "now I have to go to the party angry, who knows what I'll do."
Grace and Matt were in line to get into the Lockwood mansion, his hand was delicately placed on her waist as they joked around about tonight
"It's really good spending time with you, Grace." He admitted "I was just not gonna go tonight."
"Aww now that would have been no fun." Grace giggled seeing Damon in the corner of her eyes "I'm glad you did come."
"Me too." He nudged her "You look really pretty up the way."
Grace looked down at her short pale pink mini dress with a white belt just around the middle, it was cute and fitted her curves perfectly making her look skinnier, and also the white 5 inch pumps she was wearing made her taller.
"Thank you." She blushed "Well you look very handsome yourself, Mr. Donovan." she straightened his skinny black tie
They soon got up to the top of the porch to be greeted kindly by the Lockwood family, after all this was their home and their party
"Grace, you look stunning." Mrs. Lockwood hugged her "And Matt, you look very handsome." She shook his hand
"Tyler is already inside, guys, have a good time." Mayor Lockwood informed them
"Thanks." They both replied together making each other laugh walking in the house
"It's pretty in here." Grace noted
"It is." Matt agreed
"Hey." Stefan walked over holding two glass "Drink?"
"Thanks, Stefan." Grace took the two champagne "Here." She passed one to Matt
"Thanks." Matt nodded at him
"I'd better go find Elena, have a good time." he patted his shoulder before leaving
Grace took a sip noting on the odd taste but continued to drink, it started to get dark pretty soon and Matt and Grace were checking out the museum type area upstairs
"Look." Grace looked at the original founders party register "The founding families of Mystic Falls, Virginia welcomes you to the inaugural Founders Council Celebration on this, the twenty-fourth of September in the year Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-Four." Grace read aloud making Matt look over "look at all these familiar guest names, Sheriff William Forbes, Mayor Benjamin Lockwood." She looked at little closer "Is that 'Damon Salvatore' and 'Stefan Salvatore'." She asked
"The original Salvatore brothers." Damon walked in the room with Caroline on his arm
"I'm bored." Caroline complained "And Damon wont dance with me." she looked at Grace "can I just borrow your date?"
"I'm not much of a dancer." Matt replied
"I'm not taking no for an answer." She took Matt's hand and lead him from the door
Grace walked around the room and Damon followed her trying to figure out what he was going to do, his planned has worked s far, go that idiot as far away form her as possible and his idiot brother wasn't here to ruin anything either, he only had a limited window of time
"I wanted to apologise to you for being such a world class jerk." he told her "the other night were I tried to kiss you, it was no excuse." he informed her "My therapist says I'm acting out trying to punish what little family members I have left, including Stefan."
"For what?" Grace asked
"It's all in the past, I don't even want to bring it up, lets just say the men in the Salvatore Family have been cursed with sibling rivalry."
Grace creased her eye brows "Why would you be jealous?"
"Because of how Stefan has an amazing girl already, and I don't." He eyed Grace "I suppose it all started with the original Salvatore Brothers." he pointed to the registry behind him
"Hey, Matt." Stefan walked over with Elena on his arm "Where is Grace."
"Upstairs with that guy." Matt shrugged
"What guy?" Stefan asked
"Damon." Caroline replied "He asked me to dance with Matt whilst he spoke with Grace."
"Really?" Stefan asked grabbing two more glass' of champagne
"Matt, wanna dance with me?" Elena asked grabbing his hand pulling him on the dance floor
"Would you like one?" Stefan asked
"Sure." Caroline nodded "Just tell me if you see my mom."
"The Salvatore name is practically royalty in this town." Damon informed Grace "until the war, there was a battle here-"
"The battle of Willow Creek." Grace sounded smart "We've been learning about it in history, confederate soldiers fired on a church with civilians inside."
"What the history books left out was those people weren't there by accident." he informed her "those people were believe to be union sympathisers." he walked towards a small replica of the church. "Some of the founders on the confederacy side wanted them rounded up and burned alive, Stefan and Damon had a couple of people they loved very much in that church and when they went to recuse them they were shot, murdered in cold blood."
"Who was in the church they wanted to save?" Grace asked looking at him
"Their women, I guess." Damon shrugged "doesn't it always come down to the love of a women?" he looked directly at her
"look, I'm sorry that you and Stefan has this stupid thing between you, but I don't want to get between it and now it's obviously too late for Elena, but can't you let them be happy?" Grace asked
"you could be happy too." he looked at her
Grace looked down at her feet before he took another step towards her making her look up into his bright blue eyes leaning close
"I could make you so very happy." He whispered against her lips before they connected
"Damon." Stefan walked in the room
Grace pulled back quickly placing her fingers to her lips looking up at him surprised before she quickly left the room bumping into Matt
"You ok?" He asked
"Lets dance." She grabbed his hand pulling him to the dance floor
"Well you had your chance, your time alone with her and she still doesn't want you." Stefan announced
"Is that why she kissed back?" Damon asked "Or didn't stop me." he left the room too
Walking to where the dance floor was he saw Grace and Matt dancing together and having a good time, she looked at Damon before quickly laying her head on Matt's chest
"They make such a cute couple." Caroline announced standing next to him
"Don't talk please." Damon closed his eyes
Caroline did stop talking and brought her champagne glass to her lips taking another swig trying to block out the pain of being in a relationship and still feeling unwanted
Jenna walked through the house back over to the bar to get a drink she didn't realise who she was standing next to until he spoke
"Don't shoot." he exclaimed jokingly "Only need a refill." Logan added
"Shooting implies caring." She replied shortly
"And indifference, I like it." He turned to face her
"I'm over the banter, Logan, I really rather you just left me alone." she admitted
He paused for a second "I'm sorry, Jenna, about your sister."
"Thank you." her voice as almost silent
"I came to the funeral." He informed her
"I know." She replied "I saw you."
"I didn't want to push my way in but I wanted to be there for you." he told her kindly "and when I heard you were staying in Mystic Falls, I thought maybe... well, maybe I could have a second chance to make things right."
"Her name was Monica, wasn't it?" She brought up the past before walking away
Grace sat at a table whilst Elena and Matt spoke in private she was suddenly joined by someone opposite her she looked up and saw Stefan
"I hope Damon didn't act too crazy." Stefan told her
"Actually he was on good behaviour." she giggled "he even apologised and explained why he is the way he is, that is all goes back to Fayth and Katherine."
"Hey." Elena sat next to Grace
"So why don't you tell me and Elena about them?" Grace pried deeper
"Their not really people we like to talk about." Stefan replied
"Who is this?" Elena asked
"Fayth and Katherine." Grace replied
"Again, not really something I liked to talk about."
"And we get it we really do." Elena replied "we just want you to know that you can talk to us, or even just me, I burden you with my troubles, I want you to know that you can do the same." Elena told him
"Thank you." Stefan replied simply
"The truth is, Stefan, I don't really know that much about you, and I would really love it if you opened up to me." Elena informed him
Stefan looked at Grace "Stefan said something didn't he? He likes to play games and cause trouble."
"This isn't about Damon." Grace replied shortly
"it's about me getting to know you." Elena added "look your the mystery guy and I like that, but with mystery comes secrets and this thing with Fayth and Katherine."
"Let it go." Stefan ordered keeping calm "I don't want to talk about it."
"Then say something." Elena snapped "about yourself, anything." she added "Otherwise, I'm just left with what other people tell me."
"Don't you see what Damon has done here?" He looked between the girls "He's trying to get you to turn against me."
"well I guess it's working." Grace stood up walking away Elena close behind
Grace and Elena meet up with Bonnie and they sat there eating a slice of cake whilst feeling depressed talking about what just happened
"it's all my fault, I planted doubt, I'm a doubt planter." Bonnie pouted making Grace smirk
"I feel so bad, I got in the middle of your and Stefan's relationship, I should have just let this Fayth and Katherine thing go." Grace groaned
"yeah, and I got all snotty, we've all done a little bit wrong."
"I kissed Damon." Grace stated casually
Bonnie choked on a piece of cake "you what?" she exclaimed
"I kissed him, upstairs." Grace nodded "He was like 'I can make you happy'." Grace put on her best American husky male voice
Elena smirked "How do you think Caroline will feel about this?"
"I was just not gonna tell her, it's not like he's gonna leave her for me." Grace scoffed "It was just a kiss, a stupid spur of the moment thing, it meant nothing."
"Elena, honey." Mrs. Lockwood walked in the room "There you are." She sat down with them "I notice the watch still isn't in the collection."
"Oh, erm, I'm sorry, Mrs. Lockwood, I... erm... I couldn't find it." Elena lied "I guess it's still packed up in my parents stuff somewhere."
"I see." She smiled "well, please let me know if you do find it." she walked away
Damon walked back upstairs where he'd just kissed Grace heading towards the exact same room when he heard a voice behind him
"Where have you been?" Caroline asked
"Ah." Damon smiled "I've been looking for you." he took her hand pulling her into the room where at the historical items were on display
"I mean Matt barely danced with me for five-"
"Just stand right there." He faced her towards the door grabbing a old wooden box opening the lid reaching in and opening a secret compartment
"Erm." Caroline turned around "You're not suppose to touch." she warned looking at the topaz pendant he was holding his hands "What is that?" she asked
"A very important crystal." He replied placing the box back in it's rightful place
"Well, how did you know it was there?" She asked
"Because I put it there." He replied
"When?" She pried
"A very long time ago." He answered "and tonight I'm taking it back thanks to you." he turned her escorting her from the room
"What's it for?" She asked again
"Never you mind." he answered vaguely
"Well you can't just steal it." She tried to turn around and go back
"it's not stealing if it's mine." He smirked pulling her from the room
"Vodka Tonic." Logan placed his glass on the bar seeing Jenna looking at him from across the room he took his chance and walked over "look, I know this is properly gonna be strike three, but I hope you can see it for what it is."
"and what is it?" Jenna rolled her eyes
"Persistence." He replied quickly "Grovelling, commitment, take your pick." He smiled
"I fled town because of you." She replied "fled." she put empathise on the word
"I was young and stupid and then... then things changed, life got real." he told her "you know that better than anyone."
"Hypothetically speaking, if allowed, how would you make things right?"
"Well, more grovelling of course, a recap of the past few years spent soul searching. Cheese fries." he smiled knowingly
Jenna giggled "Obvious."
"I know my audience." he flirted
She took a long pause thinking "Yes to lunch, call me." he hit his chest with her purse before leaving
"Look around, what's missing?" Mrs. Lockwood patronized a member of the staff waiting everyone tonight "Fire, Candles." she rolled her eyes "Theres matches in the kitchen." she followed him through to the next room
"Bitch." Bonnie hissed looking around the dark room
She walked over to one of the many, many candles in the room and bent over and started staring intently at it, thinking fire, fire, fire then she realised what she was doing and how crazy she must have looked and shook her head walking away.
As she left the room something caught her eye, one of the candles were lit, when she turned around to inspect the room she saw that everyone of the candles had been lit, by her.
"I'm going to fresh up." Grace put down her fork
"Me too." Elena sighed
They linked arms and walked into the bathroom to see Caroline fixing her make up too, she smiled at them through the mirror and they returned the favour walking over the mirror, Grace got out her eye liner apply that first
"So how are things with Stefan?" Caroline asked Elena
"Great." she replied putting on her lip gloss "Just great."
"Really? Well my radar must be off, because I was getting all sorts of other vibes." Caroline applied her lip gloss too
"What is that?" Grace pulled back and looked at her scarf
"What?" Caroline asked
"That." Grace pulled her scarf to reveal a large bite mark
"Oh my God, Caroline, what happened?" Elena gasped at the sight of it
"It's nothing." she assured them
"That is not nothing." Grace looked at Elena
"Is someone hurting you?" Elena asked
"it's nothing!" she snapped "my mom would kill me." she murmured
Elena pulled down her lace white cardigan to reveal another couple of bite marks and bruises over her back, she quickly pulled it back up
"Did Damon hurt you?" Grace asked
"No." Caroline shook her head "Of course not." When Elena tried to look again Caroline smacked her hand away "Just leave me alone!" she left quickly
"I'm going to kill him." Grace growled leaving swiftly too
She caught him standing at the bottom of the stairs watching her storm towards hum, she shoved him as hard as she could, but he barely moved
"There is something seriously wrong with you." She hissed "You stay away from Caroline or I will go straight to her mother, the Sheriff." She threatened "got it, stay away from her." she glared walking away
Whilst Grace was having a go at Damon and looking for a ride home, Elena quickly ran over to Stefan he turned to her worried
"I'm sorry." She apologised "I take it all back, you were completely right about Damon."
"What did he do?" Stefan asked
"There at bruises all over Caroline body, bite marks and he has her all messed up in the head." she was shaking with fear " Stefan didn't react to this "You don't look surprised."
"Handling it? Stefan, you should be having him arrested." Her voice cracked
"Elena, please, I don't expect you to understand-"
She cut him off "I don't understand anything, Stefan, so why don't you just clear it up for me?"
"Look there are things that you don't know. Things that I want to tell you but I can't. Things that I may never be able to tell you. And I just need you to trust me." Stefan replied
"Trust is earned. And I can't just magically hand it over." Elena replied her eyes filling with tears
Grace watched as Damon lead Caroline out into the middle of the Lockwood field her bottom lip shook as she made a dash to go help Caroline, she must had been so scared
"She took it off and I got flustered." Caroline chocked on her tears "I didn't know what else to say, I swear I didn't tell her, I just told her you didn't mean to hurt me."
Damon remained silent for a couple of seconds before wandering round her body like she was his pray, he stopped at her back kissing her neck gently.
Grace stood behind a tree watching tears falling down her face, if he hurt her in anyway she would jump out and be ready
"You make me crazy, you know that?" Damon purred smelling her skin "it's ok, I forgive you."
"I swear I didn't-" Her voice was tried and weak as she trailed off
"Shh." Damon whispered "It's ok." he assured her "Unfortunately, I am so over you now." he bit into her neck savagely
Grace quickly jumped out and began to run over when she was grabbed and her mouth was covered she struggled against him madly trying to get away and help her friend.
"Shh, it's ok." His husky voice promised her "I'm dealing with Damon."
Grace knew that voice it was Stefan. Both teens watched as Caroline dropped to the floor lifelessly and then Damon did too, it almost looked like he was chocking
"I need to explain this you." Stefan told her "come back to the house with us."
Around five minutes later Elena launched herself over to where Caroline was standing, she was shaking with fear holding what looked like a crystal
"There you are." Elena sighed "I've been looking everywhere for you."she watched her friend as she started to go into what looked like a small panic attack "Are you ok?"
"Yeah." her voice was high and breathless "I'm fine... I'm fine." she repeated
"Caroline, what happened?" Elena asked she watched as her friend started to hyperventilate "You're shaking, Caroline, come here." she hugged her as her tall blonde friend started to sob on her shoulder
Grace watched as Damon was thrown into the small dungeon room under the Salvatore Boarding House, all these secrets, all these lies, she felt like she was about to pass out, her head was hurting really bad, she was in agony.
"I don't understand." Grace held her head "This doesn't make sense."
"I know." Stefan nodded "And now you know, you can't tell anyone else, they'd kill me."
"I..." Grace looked down "I just can't get my head around it."
"It's a lot to take in." Stefan nodded helping her walk into their living room "Damon was a monster and got what was coming to him."
"I know." Grace nodded "He deserved it, doing that to Caroline is... it was just awful."
"Maybe we should speak in the morning, you should rest for the night and we'll meet at the Grill tomorrow." Stefan offered
"Will you tell me the whole story then?" Grace asked
"Of course." Stefan nodded "You know what I am, and I know what you are."
"A Telepath and a vampire." Grace shook her head not believing it
"I'll drive you home." Stefan took her hand gently leading her from the house to his car
"Thank you for staying so late." Mayor Lockwood walked into his study
"Did you get the Gilbert Watch?" Sheriff Forbes asked
"She claims it's packed away in her parents thing." Mrs. Lockwood informed her
"I can get it." Logan sat down on a comfortable leather chair
"Good we're gonna need it." Heidi Johnson informed him
"Are you sure?" Mayor Lockwood turned to her and the Sheriff
"Five bodies drained of blood, I'm certain." Sheriff replied
"They've come back." Logan finished
A/N Hey, I just wanted to know, do you like the Chapters being this long, or would you prefer them to be shorter, so the episodes are in parts, I don't mind, I want to know what you think of it all, so please take a couple of seconds review, even if it is anon :D And thank you to everyone who has reviews so far.
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