Twisted Love
Season One
There Goes The Neighbourhood
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the Vampire Diaries Characters, I only own Grace :)
Grace groaned as she stirred from her restless night of sleep, she looked over to see that it was 8:00 am, she buried her head in the pillow trying to block out the world, trying to block out the pain, but it wasn't exactly easy when she felt a cold pair of lips kissing her spine through he thin, black tank top.
"Rise and shine." Damon grinned nipping her shoulder blade with his blunt teeth
"Damon." She groaned into her pillow "Get out." she told him firmly
"You know, the funny thing about dropping dead." Damon remembered that night "You have to be alive to do it..."
"I'm sick of you." She told him as she got out of her bed "Get out of my house."
Damon smirked as he sat back against her head board watching her walk around the room getting ready to go see Elena
"Where are you going?" Damon questioned as she walked into the bathroom, he started rummaging through her pantie draw, he found a lacy black bra
"None of your business." Grace replied as she walked back out of the bathroom, she saw him playing with a pair of her frilly turquoise panties, quickly she snatched them back from his greedy hands and gave him a less than pleased look "Damon, I'm only going to say this one more time, get out."
"are you really still mad at me? It was a mistake, I wouldn't have said it if I knew she was related to you." He told her stroking her cheek gently
"That makes it all better." She rolled her eyes answering him sarcastically "Just leave, I'm fed up."
"Fine, but I'm not going to stop until I'm forgiven." he smirked "I'll be wherever you are..."
"You can try." She mused "I don't think you're going to win this one, Damon."
"Stranger things have happened." And with that he left the room
Grace looked at herself in the mirror, she looked a mess, quickly getting herself a touch up with make up she walked from her house to see her Grans car parked there. She had to get around some how, and it wasn't too bad, a cream mini cooper with black stripes.
Anna walked down the stairs of Ms. Gibbons house to see a good friend of hers pouring herself a drink
"Hey, Beth-Anne." Anna greeted as she walked into the living room to see them only watching one show, the same one they were watching last night.
Seen as Anna had been out of the tomb longer, she was considered to be more technologically advanced than the rest of them, she took it upon herself to teach the rest all that she knew
"What are you watching? You guys have been watching the same thing the whole time?" Anna giggled childishly "There are over 150 channels." She explained "It's called a remote control... This button changes the channel. Hold it like this." She told them giving them a demonstration of how to use it
Anna walked through to the dinning room to see one of the Vampires, named Frederick feeding from Ms. Gibbons neck
"Did you get enough, sweetheart?" Ms. Gibbons asked as the Vampire pulled back
"For now." Fredrick answered
"Anna, are you hungry? Do you want a little?" She offered Anna her neck
"No, thank you Ms. Gibbons. Why don't you lie down for a while and get some rest?" Anna offered the weak human
"She's fine." Frederick spoke up before compelling Ms. Gibbons "Aren't you Ms. Gibbons?"
"Of course I am. I'm fine." Ms. Gibbons went with Frederick's compulsion
As Ms. Gibbons went to leave the room Anna and Frederick exchange looks with each other, there was an obvious rivalry going on here
"Hey mom!" Matt walked to his mothers bedroom door "Mom." He was about to open the door when she opened it and walked out holding her head
"What? I'm trying to sleep." She groaned
"I'm just making sure you're alive." Matt told his mother
"I'm so sorry, sweetie." Kelly groaned "It was a late night, my head is throbbing." She complained
"I would appreciate it if you wouldn't bring the party home with you. And I'm pretty sure the neighbours would appreciate it too." Matt gave her a look
"It wasn't a party, it was one guy, don't be so judgy." She told him
"Well, I talked to Roberta at the Grill and there's a bar tending position open if you want to... get a job." he hinted
"I figured she'd still be pissed about the last time I went there." Kelly smirked
"I think she's desperate..." Matt shrugged
"I'll check it out." Kelly replied
"Yeah?" Matt looked pleased
"Don't look so surprised." Kelly laughed
"well, I mean... I didn't know how long you planned on staying around." Matt shrugged again
"Well, there's back rent due..." She reasoned
"There's back everything, mom." Matt replied
"Like I said, I'll check it out." Kelly told him as the door was knocked "What's that?"
"It's Caroline." Matt replied keeping his voice low he saw the face that Kelly was making "Easy." he told her and she raised an eye brow "Yeah, come in." Matt called to his girl and she opened the door and walked into the kitchen "Hello, Ms. Donovan."
Kelly responded by getting up and leaving the room, Caroline looked down sad that she was being ignored by his boyfriends mother
"Hey, ok. Well, we're going to be late." Matt tried to take her mind off the situation "So let's get going."
"Yeah." Caroline's voice was small
"Hey." Matt greeted her
"Hey." Caroline replied
"How are you?" Matt tucked a piece of hair behind her ear lovingly
"Good." She whispered lying
Grace pulls up to Mystic High when she saw Elena waiting for her, a small wave was given before the telepath got out and walked to her twin
"Hey, how is everything?" Elena asked
"Never been better." She replied before frowning heavily
"Morning, Ladies." Tyler Lockwood walked over smiling at the two
"Morning, Ty." Grace replied with a small smile
"Why aren't you your normal, chirpy, never can shut you up self?" Tyler asked the telepath
"Not really feeling myself." Grace shrugged giving a lopsided grin
"Well, Ms. Johnson." Tyler didn't know the truth yet about Grace and Elena being related "I will do anything in my powers to make it better." he smirked at her pulling her into a kind hug
"Thanks, Ty." She blushed as he walked away giving her a wink first
"Since when have you and Tyler Lockwood been so close?" Elena asked in disbelief
"Well, when you and Matt used to date, Ty and I there too, remember, we had to hang out a lot just because you two did... Then we went out on our own a couple of times, and we just got closer and closer because of that." The brunette shrugged "he's an ok guy..."
"So, have you seen Damon since you told him off?" Elena questioned
"Unfortunately." Grace replied
"Where?" Elena gasped
"My room, he comes in whilst I'm sleeping, then wakes me up." Grace rolled her eyes
"God." Elena rolled her eyes "We got English first?"
"Yep." Grace nodded "If Stefan going to be there?"
"Should be." Elena nodded and they walked into their English class, Grace took a seat next to Tyler to leave a place open for Elena to talk to Stefan, should would have normally sat next to Bonnie, but she still wasn't back, and Caroline was sitting next to Matt
"Damon hasn't said a word to me... Every time I try to talk to him he shuts me down." Stefan explained to Elena
"Do you think he's still trying to find Fayth?" Elena asked
"I don't know." The younger Salvatore brother admitted "He waited a 145 years only to find out that Fayth couldn't care less. And he's got hurt, right?"
"And it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy." Elena told him scribbling in her notebook
"You have every reason to be upset him with, I mean, you're just sticking up for your sister and I get that, I really do... Have you thought anymore about what you're going to do?" Stefan asked her
"About what? Isobel mine and my telepathic twins birthmother, who's related to our vampire ancestors Katherine and Fayth, who screwed over your vampire brother? Who's gone and hurt my telepathic twin... Nah... I haven't thought about it." Elena replied sarcastically
"I'm sorry I brought it up." Stefan apologised
"It'd be nice if we could get through one day without having to deal with any of it... No vampire mother or brother..." Elena pouted
"No vampires at all?" Stefan teased
"No vampires, but you." She giggled at him "I just want to get back to normal stuff like school and homework and here's a thought: fun." She laughed
"Oh, that sounds good." Stefan agreed "When do we start?" he joked
"So, Johnson, where have you been?" Tyler questioned drawing on her hand like a guy best friend would "You didn't go to the Duke party the other night. Although, there were rumours that you were off in the bushes with a black haired guy... I think I heard his name was Damien... Dale... Something beginning with 'D'."
"Damon..." Grace corrected him and he nodded "Who told you that?" Grace cocked an eye brow as she watched him continue to draw on the back of her hand
"Who do you think?" Tyler smirked "School gossip, Caroline Forbes. I was trying to tell everyone it wasn't true, and you wouldn't do something like that, but my tongue was too busy down some girls throat." He joked with a grin "Weird, huh?"
"Tyler." she laughed "That's gross."
"C'mon, you love my crude sense of humour." He laughed
"True." She smirked "I've missed our talks, Ty." She smiled at him
"Me, too." He nodded "So any gossip hot off the press?"
"What's my name? Caroline?" Grace smirked and Tyler laughed too
"We can watch a movie at my place." Matt offered
"With your mom and a six pack?" Caroline rolled her eyes
"You know, you don't really help the situation. You could at least try to be nice..." Matt shrugged
"Oh... I'm sorry. It's hard for me to show kindness to people that hate me." Caroline hissed "I'm not that evolved."
Matt looked over past Grace and Tyler to see Elena and Stefan both kissing each other romantically, Caroline looked over at the too and sighed before looking back at her man
"So, a movie tonight?" Caroline nodded
"Whatever you want to do is good for me..." Matt smiled
"Ok." Caroline leaned in to get a kiss when suddenly the bell rang and Matt left the room leaving Caroline hanging
Meanwhile at Ms. Gibbons house Pearl was teaching Harper about texting using Anna's phone as an example
"The keypad is for texting which is what you do when you want to avoid talking to someone." Pearl explained to the Vampire
Harper pressed one of the keys on Anna's phone and it started to vibrate, he looked at it strangely at the phone seeing 'Jeremy Gilbert' flash on the screen
"I didn't break it, I swear." Harper told Anna as she took the phone from his hands
"I was just showing Harper what you taught me." Pearl told her daughter "What a marvellous device!" She announced
"Who was that?" Harper questioned
"Jeremy Gilbert." Anna replied casually
"Is that your boyfriend?" Harper teased
"Of course not." Pearl scoffed standing up and showing her new style to her only daughter "What do you think?"
"Very respectable." Anna nodded
"That's the goal. I can't say that I miss corsets." She smoothed down her shirt
"Susie Sunshine gave me her car keys and credit card." Anna flashed her mother the small piece of plastic, in return Pearl looked very confused
"What's that?" Pearl asked
"I'll explain later." Anna linked arms with her mother and they left the room to be confronted by Frederick
"Where are you going?" He questioned
"We have some business in town. We'll be back as soon as we can. I trust that you'll keep an eye on things." Pearl nodded at him
"So, I'm the baby sitter now?" Frederick complained
"Frederick, if this is going to work we have to cooperate with one another." Pearl told him sternly
"So you say." Frederick muttered
"I'll watch things, Ms. Pearl." Harper stepped from the room they were just in with a sincere smile on his face
"Thank you, Harper." Pearl nodded before leaving the house with her daughter in tow
Elena was standing at Stefan's locker Caroline asking if they would go out tonight with her and Matt
"I'm thinking nothing huge, just a dinner at the Grill maybe a late moving..." Caroline asked
"You mean a double date?" Stefan asked
"Two pairs out on a Friday night couple. Yeah a double date..." Caroline nodded
"Do you think that's a good idea?" Elena asked
"Why not? We all haven't gone out together before and I don't want it to be uncomfortable for us. Look, the couple dynamics have changed and there's been a little awkwardness between you and Matt and I just think it's important that we get over it." Caroline nodded
"I don't know." Elena shrugged
"I think that sounds like a great idea." Stefan nodded
"You do?" Elena asked
"Yeah. A nice evening out with friends. Sounds fun, like as in 'fun'." Stefan reminded them of their conversation earlier
"Ok, it's a date, but just one exception..." Elena held up one finger
"What? Anything." Caroline promised
"We have to invite Grace."
"Yeah, but she'll want to invite Damon." Caroline shook her head
"No, no... Damon and her are... well she won't bring him." Elena promised
"Who will she bring then? Won't it be a little bit awkward for her? Being the fifth wheel an all?" The blonde asked
"She'll bring Tyler." Elena smiled
"As in Tyler Lockwood." Stefan looked at his girl
"Sure, sounds good." Caroline smiled "Triple date, see you tonight." She smiled before skipping off
"Ok." Elena grinned as she saw Grace and Tyler walking down the hall talking "Great, hey, want to go out tonight with me, Stefan, Caroline and Matt?" she asked
"Erm... both of us?" Tyler asked awkwardly
"Yeah." Elena nodded
"What do you think, Johnson?" Tyler asked the small girl
"Could be fun." She shrugged
"Sure, we'll be there."
"Met us at the Grill tonight, around 8." Elena smiled at Tyler
"I'll be the hottest guy in the bar." Tyler winked at Grace before leaving
Damon walked into the Salvatore Boarding house sensing someone was in there, he walked into the living room to see a more lively Pearl standing there waiting for him, Anna stood at her side
"Hello, Damon." Pearl greeted him, her tone was flat
"Ever hear of knocking?" Damon asked
"An invitation wasn't necessary. I'm surprised that no living person resides here. Is it just you and you brother?" Pearl quizzed
"Yeah. How do you keep out unwelcome Vampires?" Anna asked crossing her arms over her chest
"I kill them." Damon stated running towards Pearl clasping her throat in his hand and crushing it, but this time, due to the fact that she had been drinking Ms. Gibbons blood she was stronger, Pearl twisted his wrist and pushed him to the floor
"Have a seat, Damon. I was hoping we could have a word." She smiled at him
"Sure." Damon moving up onto a couch
Jeremy was on his laptop, he was hungry to learn more about Vampires so he decided to go onto a forum named 'The Lair, Vampire Lovers Only'
How do you become a Vampire? Jeremy first put in with his username Vampjer
Brad Pitt changed me Bloodybecky replied
Go to Vegas, ask for Wayne Newton FANG69 added
how do you kill a Vampire? Vampjer asked again
the blood of Paula Abdul USUCK14 joked
Serious answers only please. Vampjer replied
stake to the heart always works Bloodybecky told him
You're a believer? Vampjer asked
Aren't you? Bloodybecky countered
"We've taken a residence at a farmhouse just outside the town. It'll suffice for now." Pearl told Damon taking a seat opposite him
"All 25 Vampires?" Damon quizzed
"Not all, some. I imagine that a few have already left town. Others are probably still in the woods or like us acclimating." Pearl shrugged
"How did they get out of the tomb?" Damon leaned forward
"I think the witches screwed up that part of the hocus pocus." Anna smirked
"I understand from Anna that the Founding Families have a secret council." Pearl announced
"And you're part of it." Anna added
"That's ridiculous." He lounged back on the chair
"I've been in Mystic Falls since he comet, Damon. I'm up to speed." Anna growled at him
"And so am I." Pearl added "And now that you've infiltrated the council, I need to know everything they know. Starting with a list of names of all the council members and their Families..."
"And everyone you've supplied with Vervain." Anna added after her mother finished speaking
"That will have to stop immediately." Pearl agreed
"What exactly are you trying to achieve?" Damon hissed
"Mystic Falls is our home, Damon. They took that from us. Our land, our home. It's time we rebuild." Pearl replied
"What, are you crazy?" Damon's eyes flared "It was 1864! Wake up, woman. The world has moved on." Damon rolled his eyes
"As a reward for your help I'm willing to give you what you want most." Pearl smiled
"You don't know what I want." Damon mumbled
"Fayth." Pearl replied
"You won't even know where she is. You've been underground for the last century and a half." Damon told her angrily
"Fayth, Katherine and I were best friends a long time before we came to Mystic Falls, Damon. I know how they think, I know their patterns, I know where to find them." Pearl assured him
"I no longer have any desire to see Fayth ever again. And there's no way in hell I'm going to play the role of your little minion." Damon rose from his seat only to be shoved back into it
"I have 400 years on you, little boy. I'll rip you limb to limb without even blinking and you know it. I'll be in touch." Pearl hissed as she left the Salvatore residence
Grace was getting ready in her room, she pulled her black shorts up and then her black knee socks on too, she hadn't decided on what type of shirt she'd be wearing so first she applied her make up
"Let's go out." Damon appeared sitting on her bed "I'll buy you dinner, then you be my dinner."
"Damon!" She quickly jump up covering her black lacy bra with her hands "Get out of here." she ordered
"Let me take you out for a drink." Damon smiled at her "You can just wear that if you want." He zipped so he was starting next to her running his hands over the toned skin of her flat stomach "It's extremely flattering."
"Damon, get out of here before I remove you." She warned her voice low
"Hmm, and how are you going to do that?" He played with her recently straightened hair, it was still warm to the touch, she didn't have an answer for him "So I thought... Let's go to the Grill."
"I'm heading there anyway." Grace replied pulling her black 5 inch pumps on and then a black and crimson red plaid shirt on covering her exposed skin, she quickly rolled up the sleeves
"Why are you going there?" Damon asked curiously
"Meeting a friend." Grace replied looking in the mirror running her lips gloss over her lips
"What friend?" Damon jumped back on her bed "Bouncy." he noted with a grin
"You're terrible." She muttered earning yet another devilish look "Tyler."
"Tyler, who?" Damon asked his eyes flared with jealousy
"A good friend. Tyler." She replied not wanting to say his last name, but a sly smile appeared off his lips when she could literally feel the jealousy pouring off him "I want to lock my house, so please, Damon, just leave."
"No." He shook his head stubbornly
"I'm going to be late." she looked at her blackberry, the time was 7:55
"Good." The icy blue eyed Vampire crossed his arms "I want you to be late." He zipped in front of her again "I can make you even later if I want."
"Get out, Damon." She told him firmly crossing her arms over his chest
"Fine." Damon stepping back from her "Bye, Gracie."
"Whatever." She mumbled
When she turned back around Damon was gone and the window was closed, running downstairs she grabbed her keys and walked outside locking the door behind her
Jenna was showing Pearl around Grayson's old office, it used to be Pearl's apothecary, but no one new about that, except Anna, Damon and Stefan
"Ms. Sommers?" Pearl questioned the pretty blonde standing outside
"Yes. Hi Pearl." Jenna shook her head
"Hi. This is my daughter Annabelle." Pearl motioned to the stunning brunette standing next to her
"Of course, Jeremy's friend..." Jenna smiled at the brunette
"Nice to meet you, Ms. Sommers." Anna nodded politely
"Oh, Jenna, please." The blonde corrected them "This property in my brother-in-law's family for generations. It's one of the original structures in Mystic Falls. It used to be one of those old fashioned drugstores..." Jenna blanked on the name
"An apothecary?" Pearl smiled
"Yeah." Jenna nodded
"You don't say..." Pearl grinned
Anna saw Jeremy walked down the road "Sorry is it's a little musty." Jenna apologised as Anna continued to watch Jeremy walking "No one has been here for month."
"I'll used my imagination." Pearl replied as she walked in, she turned to see her daughter watching a male walking "Annabelle?"
"I'm coming, mother." Anna called walking in with Jenna and Pearl
Damon walked into the Grill and sit down next to a drunk Kelly, he pulled his black raybans on to avoid contact with the light
"What's with the glasses inside?" Kelly questioned
"My eyes are a little sensitive today." he replied
"You're new around here." She noted
"On the contrary, I'm very old." he purred before turning to the bartender "Bourbon, neat."
"I haven't been gone long. I would remember someone who looks like you." Kelly grinned at him
"Yeah. Where did you go?" Damon asked
"Around, about..." Kelly shrugged
"I've been there." Damon joked taking his bourbon off the side and tipping it to the back of his throat
"I love to see a man drown his sorrows. It's so sexy." Kelly giggled
"It's more like nursing my wounds. And you?" Damon cocked an eye brow at her
"I was supposed to be interviewing for the bartender job, but I think the manager blew me off." She shrugged
"Well, that's not very nice." Damon noted
"Yeah. Last time I was in town, I slept with her boyfriend." Kelly reminisced
"That's not very nice either." Damon nodded
"It happens." Kelly shrugged
"Yes it does." He eyed her
Jenna walked in the Grill just after she had finished showing Pearl around the old apothecary and saw Kelly sitting up at the bar
"Kelly? Kelly Donovan!" Jenna squealed
"Jenna!" Kelly jumped up and they both embraced each other
"I heard you were back in town." She turned to the blue eyed vampire watching them "She used to babysit me..."
"And then I used to party with her." Kelly laughed
"This woman is crazy." Jenna laughed, meaning what she said as a compliment
"Not as crazy as you..." Kelly retorted with a snort
"I'm not anymore." Jenna shrugged
"Well sit, drink." Kelly told her
"I shouldn't. I'm responsible now. Haven't you heard." Jenna shrugged
"Well, take a night off it's good for the soul."
"Great for the soul." Damon added
"This is not going to end well." Jenna smirked as she sat next to Kelly and Damon
"Can't wait." Damon muttered
Meanwhile at Ms. Gibbons house Harper was still left in charge, but Frederick was being a pain because he was growing bored, and hungry, and impatient of waiting around for orders from Pearl
"I hate this house." Frederick growled
"It's better than the tomb." Beth-Anne countered
"I didn't stay locked for a hundred and forty five years to end up locked here." Frederick told her
"Maybe you should quit complaining." Harper told him firmly
"You're going to stop me?" Frederick squared up to him
"Let it be, Frederick." Beth-Anne stepped in as peacekeeper "You heard what Pearl said."
"I don't care what Pearl said." Frederick spat at the olive toned woman "What you got, boy?" He told Harper
Harper got up and shoved Frederick into a seat, the older Vampires – Frederick – then retaliated by shoving Harper against a wall
"Try it again." Frederick dared
Pearl arrives and grabs Frederick by his neck, she looked at him angrily before slamming him against a wall too, Harper backed away with Beth-Anne right beside him
"Back off. We don't fight each other. Those are the rules." She told him as she let him go
"And I'm tired of your rules. I want to go out of this house. Why can't we go into town?" He asked
"Eventually." She told him to keep moral up "But for now we have to keep a low profile."
"No one knows who I am." Frederick shrugged
"The Salvatore's brothers do." Pearl countered
"And I wish to hell that I can run into them. There are the reason we were caught in the first place" Frederick replied
"So, Matt, how do you like working here?" Grace asked
They were all in a booth it went Matt, Caroline, Elena, Stefan, Grace and Tyler, she felt safe knowing Damon couldn't get to her that Stefan was here, but feared for Tyler
"It's not that bad." Matt nodded at her "Wait staff are pretty good and they can't keep a bartender to save their lives. I actually out my mom up for the job." Matt told here
"How has it been? Having Kelly back?" Elena asked
"You know, same old Kelly. She's trying, sort of." He shrugged
"Kelly and my mom were best friends growing up..." Elena explained to Stefan "That's how Matt and I first met, we shared a crib together..."
"You're kidding." Stefan chuckled at the story
"No, we have each other our whole lives." Matt grinned at Elena
Caroline sighed heavily, suddenly they heard loud, childish laughter coming from the bar opposite them, they all leaned in to see where the noise was coming from
"You've got to be kidding me." Grace groaned as she saw Damon wiggling his fingers at her as he downed a shot of tequila with Kelly and Jenna
Frederick and Beth-Anne make their way to the front door of Ms. Gibbons house when suddenly Harper was standing behind them, he'd caught them.
"Where are you going?" He asked
"Beth-Anne and I are going out for a bit. Hit the town, kick up our heels." Frederick smirked
"We're not suppose to leave. Ms. Pearl made that very clear." Harper told him firmly
"Are you going to stop me? I didn't think so..." Harper smirked as he barged past Harper, Beth-Anne was only a few steps behind him
Jeremy walked downstairs to get a snack when he heard the door knock, he opened it to reveal a beautiful brunette standing there. Cute stalker chick.
"Anna?" Jeremy grinned
"Surprised?" She giggled
"I thought you and your mom were leaving town." Jeremy he was confused at her sudden appearance on his door step
"Change of plans. Sorry, I thought you'd be psyched." Anna looked almost hurt
"No, no, no. I mean... I am. Of course I am." A grin spread across his lips
"Alright then, step aside." She giggled as she stepped into his house
"Don't be grumpy." Jenna told Damon "It can't be that bad."
"You'd be surprised. My primary reason for existence has abandoned me and after todays events..." he glanced behind him at Grace who was playing pool with Tyler "the remains of the shaky ground that I walk on are about to go... kaboom." He replied flatly before knocking another shot back "Let's get hammered."
"Lets." Kelly agreed
Caroline, Elena, Stefan, Matt, Tyler and Grace were watching the three from the pool table they were crowded around
"At least they're having fun." Caroline reasoned
"They're drunk." Grace exchanged a look with Stefan
"Remember when Elena's parents busted us here after homecoming?" Matt laughed along with Caroline, Elena, Tyler and Grace
"Oh my God, yes!" Caroline remembered clearly
"We were wasted." Grace laughed shaking her head
"That was the first time I ever got drunk... I blame Matt." Elena turned to him with a fake scowl
"Her parents got seats at the next booth." Tyler told Stefan
"And Matt made me pretend that I was choking so we could get away." Elena added
"Except her dad was a doctor so he jumped up to save her." Matt smirked
"And I ran, slipped on the wet floor and beat it in front of everyone. Do you remember? 3 stitches, a hangover for days and I was grounded from seeing his one." She prodded Matt in the chest "For a week."
After a awkward exchange between Caroline and Stefan it went silent between the teens, Caroline stood up from the stool she was sitting on
"I'm going to the restroom. Elena, Grace." She told them
"Sure." Grace nodded
"Hide." Jenna told Kelly "We're not here."
"Why? Where'd we go?" Kelly slurred
"Children under our care. Five o'clock... This is not good." Jenna complained
"Damn!" Kelly hissed "Wait, where'd Damon go?"
"What made you and your mom decide to stay in town?" Jeremy questioned as he sat with Anna in his living room
"She got this business opportunity; she's going to open up a little store. It has always been her dream. So yeah we're staying. And I'm thinking to going back to high school, so you'll be seeing a little more of me." Anna grinned flirtatiously
"Yeah?" Jeremy nodded
"Enough of homeschooling. I'd like to be a normal teen for once. But I have to ask my mom first, she'll have an opinion." Anna rolled her eyes
"Well, I wish you were there now. I actually have to write another paper. I was thinking about squeezing one more out on 'the vampire in Mystic Falls'." Jeremy told her
"Really? Haven't you exhausted the subject?" Anna asked nervously
"No, I want to go deeper you know. I want to understand why people reliable those vampires back in the day. I mean, maybe there's such a thing has vampires, they're just different from the way we always thought they were." Jeremy told her
"what do you mean?" The Vampire asked suspiciously
"Well, maybe they're normal and good, just outsiders you know? Um, misunderstood." Jeremy hinted
"You're kidding right?" Anna asked him in disbelief
"Don't you think it could be possible? You did give me all that info." Jeremy shrugged
"Jeremy, I made it up ok? You were cute and floppy and I wanted to make a good impression." Anna lied
Stefan, Tyler and Matt were waiting for their dates to come back from the restroom whilst they continued to play pool, Stefan was winning
"Is there anything you're not good at?" Tyler smirked
"Triple dating." Stefan replied "This is all kind of new to me. I usually keep to myself. I don't always fit in."
"That's because you're that guy." Matt replied
"What guy?" Stefan asked
"The guy who seems like he has everything, so the people that don't, kind of run the other way." Matt replied
"Is that what I seem like?" He asked Tyler and Matt
"Pretty much..." Tyler shrugged
"hmm..." Stefan paused "What a dick." He laughed and the boys did too
"ah, Shoot, I have to go." Tyler looked at his phone to see he had a message "I'll see you guys later, tell Grace I said bye."
"So what are you doing?" Caroline asked Elena as the brunette washed her hands
"Having a good time." Grace replied as she stood next to Caroline standing up for her twin
"Well the point of this was to show Matt how much you care about Stefan. You don't have to talk about you past." Caroline glared
"I was just trying to make conversation..." Elena shrugged
"Try less." Caroline scolded before walking from the room, Elena quickly followed
Grace walked out too checking her phone when suddenly her waist was captured, he breathed down her neck and she stiffened
"Having a good time on your date?" Damon nuzzled into her neck
"Damon." She warned "It's not a date."
"C'mon, you're miserable on this date. Let's head back to my place, have a few drinks, get a bit tipsy and-" Damon tried to seduce her
"By the amount of alcohol on your breath I'd say you were way past tipsy." she told him
"So clever." He smirked "So smart and beautiful-"
"Fayth." Frederick saw her and his narrowing as he saw her with Damon
Damon was suddenly in front of Grace protecting her "You've got the wrong person." Damon told him firmly "Get back to Stefan." Damon told her
"I apologise, Damon." Frederick smirked before leaving the room
"Damon, what was that about?" Grace whispered gripping the back of his shirt with her shaking hand "Does he know Fayth? Who was that?"
"I have no idea... Now, Ms. Mad at me still, I have some ladies to get back to... see you soon, sweetie." He kissed her forehead before leaving
Grace walked over to the group quickly and Elena saw her and grabbed her hand pulling her into a tight embrace
"I was worried, this guy called me Katherine..." Elena whispered "I thought he might have gotten you."
"No, Damon protected me." Grace whispered
"Wait. He what?" Elena asked
"I know. I didn't plan it." Grace shook her head
Grace climbed out of her car as she arrived and saw the couples in theres, she sighed heavily and walked into the Salvatore house to see that it was empty and she couldn't be more happy about that, she just wanted to be on her own for five seconds.
"This is much better than watching Damon visit cougar town." Caroline announced as she walked in the door with the other three, she turned to Matt "No offence."
"Don't remind me." Matt groaned before turning to Stefan "Man, I've always wanted to see how it looks in this place."
"Yeah, it's uh... a little bit too much..." Stefan rubbed that back of his neck awkwardly
"Yeah, my entire house could git in here... twice." Matt chuckled
"It's feels like I've been in here before... Weird." Caroline muttered as she took a seat next to Grace
"You don't say." Grace glanced over at here
"You ever been here with Damon." The blonde teased
"No." Grace crossed her arms over her chest
"Never made it past you house, eh." Caroline elbowed her playfully
"Caroline, nothing went on between Damon and I. You have to stop making up these rumours." Grace told her sternly
"What rumours?" Elena walked over as Stefan and Matt look at his collection of car model replicas
"Grace and Damon got it on at the Duke party, it's ok you know, Grace, he's only like 23 and you're like 17..." Caroline shrugged
"At the Duke party?" Elena asked
"Ok, then Grace, explain where you both went? One minute you were talking to Matt and I, the next you disappeared into the woods." Caroline cocked an eye brow
"We just hung out." Grace lied, she was really in the tomb with Damon risking her life
"God, Grace, you're such a bad liar, so transparent, it's unbelievable, if you sleep with someone at least have the decency to admit it to your friends." Caroline rolled her eyes before walking over to Matt and Stefan
"My God." Grace whispered "You know she's so adamant that I slept with him, I'm starting to believe it."
"Don't let her get to you." Elena patted her twins knee
"Come on." Stefan told the twins as he walked from the house with Matt and Caroline to go to his garage
"So, the thing about cherries, you have to..." Damon was talking which a cherry in his mouth, when suddenly Kelly did a sexy trick with one "Oh my Goodness." He leaned it and took the cherry stalk from her mouth "That's amazing, you were fast."
"That would be my queue." Jenna slurred as she stood up
"You giving up already?" Kelly asked her friend as she continued to look directly into Damon's icy blue orbs
"Oh yeah." She nodded "See you guys." She waved
"Prepare yourself, my friend." Stefan told Matt as they walked into his garage, he pulled back the tarpaulin from a old, expensive car
"Wait, how do you have this?" Matt asked in disbelief
"She was passed down through the family." Stefan smiled affectionately at his beautiful shiny red car
"Why don't you... I mean... Why don't you drive it?" Matt asked
"Well, it doesn't run. I mean, its not that I could figure it out." Stefan shrugged
"Why would you keep a car that doesn't run?" Caroline asked
"Can you be more of a girl right now?" Matt smirked at his girly girlfriend
"Hey, want to come and take a look at this for me?" Stefan questioned
"Elena, remember the old Camaro your dad used to have?" Matt asked as he looked into the boot which was where the engine was
"Of course." Elena nodded looking at Grace
"Was a nice car." Grace agreed
"I built and rebuilt that engine 20 times..." Matt stated proudly
"Wow." Stefan nodded impressed
"I don't like sports cars; they're too hard to make out in." Caroline told them all
Matt glanced over to Elena "It wasn't too bad." as the words left his lips, he immediately regretted it.
Caroline turned quickly and left the garage and Elena threw Matt a look before following her quickly, Grace sighed
"This whole couples thing... it's way too complicated for my liking." Grace rolled her eyes before walking back in the library of the Salvatore Boarding house, she saw his aged Bourbon sitting on the side and decided to pour herself a glass
"I'm sorry, man." Matt apologised
"No, no, no. Don't worry about it." Stefan told him "You and Elena, you guys have history and ignoring it doesn't do anybody any good." He reasoned
"She's good with you. You know, I wasn't sure but she's happy and I'm glad." Matt smiled at the Vampire "Alright, let's take a look at this..." he referred to the engine
Jenna stumbled out of the Grill and as her shoes hits the floor the heel of it breaks off, and she curses, Frederick looks over his shoulder to see this blonde damsel in distress
"Need some help?" Frederick asked sauntering over to her
"Damn it! Stupid shoe." She cursed again
"Here, lift up the other foot." Frederick ordered kneeling down to rip her other heel off, evening it out standing back up he hands her both broken heels
"Thanks, I think." Jenna laughed
"Was it Damon Salvatore you were with?" Frederick asked
"The one and only. You know him?" Jenna questioned
"we go way back. He still lives at Miller Lane?" Frederick questioned fishing for Damon's address
"He lives in the old boarding house by Wickery Bridge. He's still in there if you want to say hi." Jenna replied casually
"I prefer to stay here and talk to you." The vampire flirted flirtatiously
"Oh, nice. Very smooth with the shoe and the flirt." She approved with a laugh "But, I'm a little drunk and a guy plus drunk me equals very bad things." She mumbled
Frederick tucked a piece of hair behind her ear before leaning down and beginning to compel the blonde "I'm pretty sure you'd like it."
Jenna burst out laughing "Sorry. This was a seriously lame pick up."
"This is a nice scent you wear. What is it?" He asked already knowing the answer of what herb was in her perfume
"I don't know" she laughed again "it was a gift. And that is a cab so..."
Jenna stumbled away over to her cab and Frederick was left standing there, his partner in crime – Beth-Anne – came up behind him standing there casually
"Vervain..." he told her turning to her "making it hard to find something to eat in this town."
"Caroline." Elena walked over to the upset blonde
"I don't want to talk about it." Caroline told her
"You're being ridiculous." Elena told her
"And insecure and stupid... but that doesn't change the fact that Matt's always going to be in love with you and I'm always going to be the back up." Caroline spat at her friend
"You're not he back up." Elena assured her
"Yes I am." The blonde nodded "I'm Matt's Elena back up; I'm your Grace back up."
"Now it's about me and Grace?" Elena asked
"You don't get it." Caroline's voice was full of hurt "Why would you? You're everyone's first choice."
They stare at each other for a long five seconds before they hear the roar of an engine behind them, they both turn to see Stefan and Matt riding out of the garage. They stopped right next to them and both of the guys climbed out
"Piece of cake!" Matt grinned before seeing the look Caroline was giving him
"You know what? Why don't you guys go ahead and take the first spin." Stefan gave Matt the keys
"Really?" Matt asked
"Yeah." Stefan shrugged
Matt opened the door for his girl to get in and she did, Matt then ran around to the other side of the car and jumped in before driving off
"You alright?" Stefan embraced Elena
"If it's not Vampires, it's girlfriends." Elena replied snuggling into him
Jeremy and Anna were now in the kitchen, they'd gotten hungry whilst playing video games and decided to make something to eat
"Alright. Roast Beef, Turkey, what do you want?" Jeremy asked selecting a meat
"Let's do the works. Pile it high." Anna grinned
"Ok, I like your style." Jeremy nodded "Would you get the bread for me?"
"Sure." Anna nodded turning to look for the bread
Jeremy watched her for a long couple of seconds before looking down at the incredibly sharp knife in his hand, he made a quick decision and slit into the palm of his hand
"What are you doing?" Anna quickly turned to him feeling the blood oozing from the wound
"You have a problem with blood Anna?" Jeremy asked stepping towards her as she pressed herself away from him "What's the matter? It's just blood, Anna."
Suddenly she shoved Jeremy back against the fridge holding him securely there, he grinned down at her as her eyes turned that evil black colour with the deep veins approaching around them, he could just make out the fangs producing past her lips
"What are you doing?" She demanded
"I know it." He whispered and looked at his bleeding hand "Go for it." he told her
Anna takes his hand and begins to suck his warm blood from the open wound, Jeremy grins knowing what she was now, suddenly the door slammed shut and Anna pulled away.
"Jenna!" Jeremy appeared in the hall way opposite his Aunt "Hey, what's up?"
"Regret." She admitted "Make sure you lock that up." She refereed to the door as she stumbled up the stairs
Jeremy quickly walked back into the kitchen to see Anna had gone, there was no trace of her ever being there, but Jeremy looked down at the palm of his hand and saw the cut and grinned at it
"Did I pass the driveway?" Matt asked as he pulled to a stop in Stefan's car
"Uh... I think it's up there." Caroline pointed
"This is an amazing car..." He told her and she sighed again "Did I pass?" this gained a look of incomprehension from Caroline "The whole date thing was obviously a test to see how I do around Elena."
"I don't know, you were reminiscing about the 'Elena years' the whole night so..." She shrugged
"Caroline that came before. That can't just go away." he explained to her
"I know that, ok?" Caroline tried to block him out
"No, you don't because Elena turns you into a crazy person. Look, it's my fault. I made it pretty clear earlier that Elena still means something to me, but all that talk, that was two old friends with some memories... Tonight wasn't about me and Elena. I was there because I wanted to be with you. And I don't know what this means or what we are, but I do know that you are the only person I want to be in this car with right now. And I don't now if that makes sense because I'm not really good at expressing myself." Matt babbled on
"No, no. I think you're doing just fine." Caroline praised him
They both laugh for a second and lean closer beginning to kiss passionately, Caroline moved to make herself more comfortable when she hit her head on the roof with a thud
"Sports cars..." She stated proving her point from earlier as they both begin to kiss again
Damon walked over to Kelly as they stand in the hallway of the Salvatore Boarding house with a drink in his hand
"Now that you've brought me here..." She took the drink from his hand taking a sip "What are you going to with me?"
"I'm going to... going to do this." Damon kissed her
The older Vampire pushed the human woman back against the wall and they continued to kiss heavily when suddenly the front door opened and Caroline and Matt walk in interrupting their moment
"Mom!" Matt exclaimed
"Damon?" Grace was standing down the end of the hall with her hands on her hips
"Are you dating Grace?" Kelly asked getting down from Damon's hips
"No, he's not." Grace answered for him stumbling down the hall "he only wishes." she slurred
Matt followed him mom out the door giving an apologetic look to Caroline who just nodded understandingly
"C'mon, Car, I'll take you home." Elena told Caroline
"I've got Grace." Damon called
"Grace." Elena glanced over at her
"I'll be fine, 'Lena." Grace stumbled into Damon's rock hard chest "Ow." She whispered
"You've been drink my bourbon." He noted
"If I have." She looked at him angrily "What are you going to do about it, Salvatore?" She demanded giving him meaningless push
"I could think of many things to do with you, Gilbert." Damon told her with a grin pushing her back against the hall
"Get off." She shrugged him off "Come and see me when you feel like grovelling." She told him walking into the library
"Where have you been?" Pearl questioned as an upset Anna walked in the house
"I needed some air." Anna lied
"For three hours? Tell me where you have been." Her mother demanded
"Out, I was out." Anna replied frustrated
"Annabelle, don't do this. I can't fight you too." Pearl told Anna absolutely exhausted "What?" She noticed the upset in Anna's face
"I'm sorry." She whimpered and Pearl just embraced her foolish young daughter lovingly
"Sorry for bailing." Elena pouted
"Just wish you let me drive you home."
"Normal people don't have chaperones, bodyguards or baby sitters... we're normal tonight remember." She reminded him "Plus, Grace is in there with Damon and I'm worried."
"I know... I'm worried too, I worry about both of you." Stefan told her
"Stefan, I can't live every minute of my life worrying about her or worrying that someone is going to come after us. I won't, I won't let it get that bad for me and Grace." Elena told him
"Ok." Stefan nodded "Call me when you get home safe."
The embrace and kiss before Elena climbs in her car with a waiting Caroline and they both drive off, Stefan walks back in his house in a search for the telepath and the vampire.
Whilst Stefan and Elena were outside saying good bye Grace lounged in the library of their house a book placed on her lap which she had no intention of reading
"You've got a lot to make up for." Grace told as she slurred her words, she had drunk too much of his bourbon
"You're right." Damon nodded as he walked into the library "Where can I begin?" He asked the brunette
"A foot rub would be nice." She grinned at him
Damon walked over to her and sat in front of her, carefully perched on the coffee table, he took her foot gently from her black pump and began to work his magic
"Uh, Damon." Grace breathed leaning her head back on the warm couch
"When are you going to forgive me?" Damon asked kneading out the pressure points on her small feet
"You've done a lot of things to hurt me." Grace told him her voice was small
"I know." Damon muttered beginning to pull her knee sock down over her foot and press kisses to the sole of her foot "I'll do anything, Grace."
"Damon, I'm ticklish." She giggled
Damon smirked and started to slowly kiss up her smooth creamy legs, she moaned out when he skipped her shorts and went to her stomach. She took his face between her petite hands and pulled him up to her face.
The Vampire acted first and pressed his lips passionately against hers, she couldn't help the small moan that escaped her lips as he slid his tongue over her bottom lip. Flipping him so that the telepath was on top she opened to mouth and granted him access.
Damon quickly popped the buttons on her plaid shirt and slipped it over her bony shoulders, not breaking the kiss for a second as he laid her down on the couch beneath him. Grace began to work on his buttons of his dress shirt when suddenly they heard foot steps enter the room
"Grace?" Stefan questioned
"Oh." Grace covered her face embarrassed
"Does that make up for what I've done?" Damon pressed his tender lips to just below her ear
"No." she shook her head "not even close." she answered him pulling her shirt on
Frederick jumps through one of the windows and shoves Grace back against the wall, she hits it with a great force slumping to the floor unconscious, he then goes for Stefan stabbing a piece of glass into his chest.
Damon was angry, he quickly got up and picked Frederick off of his younger brother and they begin to fight.
Stefan manages to pull the sharp glass from his chest and see's that another Vampire had jumped in too, it was Beth-Anne. They both begin to fight. Beth-Anne overpowers Stefan and shoves him to the floor, he collides with a wooden chair on his way down and brakes it noticing a wooden leg next to him. As he jumps up she lunges for him again and Stefan takes the opportunity to stake her in the heart, she falls to the floor dead.
Damon sends Frederick flying across the room and Stefan walks over to form an alliance with his older brother, Frederick looked over to see Beth-Anne dead on the floor and quickly bails from the room
"Grace." Damon whispers as he runs over to the unconscious telepath
"Is she breathing?" Stefan asked
"yeah." Damon nodded feeling her pulse relieved to feel the blood pumping beneath his fingers, he bites into his own wrist and feeds it into her mouth
"Damon, are you sure that's a good idea." Stefan asked
"Yes, she'll sleep here tonight so I know she's going to be face." Damon pulled his wrist away and picked her up into his arms
"Damon." Stefan warned
"Go call and check to see is Elena is safe." Damon told his younger brother
"Matt..." Kelly called as her son walked away from her
"I don't want to hear it, mom." Matt told her firmly
"Matty, please..." She begged
"Do you know what I was doing tonight, Mom? I was having fun, you know, trying to forget about all the crap that I have to deal with every day. Just enjoying a night with my friends. And then, there you are, wasted at the bar, where I work, by the way, to pay the bills that you don't pay. And then you're off acting like a freaking kid, hooking up with some guy half your age. I'm the kid, Mom. You're supposed to be responsible for me." Matt told his mom off, obviously hitting a nerve
"I know, Matt." she whispered
Elena was brushing her teeth in the bathroom when Jeremy walked in to brush his teeth too, she smiled gently at him
"How was your night?" Elena asked
"Ah... same old. Same old." Jeremy lied "You?"
"Yep." She popped the 'p'
Pearl walks to the fridge and pulls out a bottle of blood when suddenly Frederick walked in the room, she didn't look surprised to see him
"So, where is Beth-Anne?" Pearl asked already knowing the answer
"She won't be coming back." Frederick replied
"What happened? Where is she?" Pearl asked
"Well, you were right." He glanced over to Anna "We shouldn't have left."
"No." She agreed pouring some blood into a wine glass "Hungry?" she walked over to hand it to him but grabbed a wooden spoon off the side and shoved it into his gut, he let out a groan of pain as she twisted it and then pulled it back out throwing it in the sink, she walks over to sit with her daughter "Maybe next time you'll listen to me." Pearl mused
"I'm home." Elena told Stefan down the phone "Teeth brushed, and ready for bed. Safe and sound."
"Good good." Stefan nodded looking up the stairs towards Damon's room "I'm glad."
"Is everything alright? You sound serious. Is Grace ok?" Elena suddenly asked
"Not tonight." Stefan shook his head "Nothing that can't wait until tomorrow, you still have a few minutes of being normal left."
"I had a really nice time on our date." Elena told him with a smile
"Such a liar." Stefan smirked hearing Damon start the shower
"No, I'm serious. In a way it was exactly how it was supposed to be..." Elena giggled
"I had a really nice time too." Stefan grinned
Upstairs Damon was in the shower watching Grace sleep through the glass shower door, he ran his hands through his hair as he watched her snooze silently, a small smile appeared on his lips.
After he'd finished he got out and pulled on a pair of boxer briefs before shaking his hair until it was damp, climbing into bed next to her Grace whimpered as she snuggled into his body for warmth.
Jeremy walked back into his room and sat down on his bed, when he looked back up he saw that Anna was standing there, he jumped up scared
"What the hell?" he demanded
"I could have killed you." Anna warned her voice low with threat
"Yeah, but you didn't." The human argued
"I should have." She threatened
"But you didn't." He repeated
"How did you know?" Anna asked
"I knew this girl. Vicki. She was attacked by an animal, a bite to the neck. She started acting crazy, weird, and it seemed like drugs, but then you showed me those articles. And then I saw your face and how it changed the night in the cemetery when I kissed you." Jeremy told her
"You know you can't tell anyone, right?" Anna almost pleaded
"Who would believe me?" The boy shrugged
"You'd be surprised." She smirked
"Why didn't you kill me?" Jeremy questioned
"I don't know. Maybe I'm a sucker for guys like you." She smirked at the irony of the statement
"Like what?" Jeremy asked
"Lost. Why would you confront me about it? Why would you risk it?" Anna asked
"Because if it was true, maybe it's true about Vicki. And also because I want you to turn me..." he left the statement hanging in the air
A/N
Wow, so Jeremy knows... Grace and Damon are kind of getting closer, but she hasn't forgiven him yet... how will she react when she wakes up in his bed. Oh dear.
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