Twisted Love
Season Two
Daddy Issues
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the Vampire Diaries, I only own Grace and Fayth :)
Grace yawned as she woke up looking to her side to see that Damon's side of the bed hadn't been touched all night, climbing from the comfortable mattress she had a shower and brushed her teeth before walking into the living to see Damon under a mess of blankets on the couch in the living room.
"Oh. Morning." Grace greeted him as she pulled her hair back into a pony tail leaving her side fringe down covering one of her beautiful chocolate brown eyes.
"Morning." Damon grumbled turning over onto his back to look at her, blinking a couple of times adjusting to the light surround the room.
"How are you feeling?" Grace took a seat on top of his legs, he winced a little but got used to her light weight pinning him down.
"Fine." Damon replied shortly looking away towards the extinguished fire place.
"Why didn't you sleep in your bed last night?" Grace asked concerned for him.
"I went out late. Didn't come back to early this morning." Damon lied, he had killed a girl last night and didn't want her to know "I didn't want to wake you... you looked too peaceful."
"Damon." Grace complained "I was worried." He gave her a look "Right, I'm going to see Elena, are you going to be ok here?" Grace asked running her hands through his soft raven black hair as he continued not to make eye contact with her.
"I'll be fine." Damon told her.
"I'll see you later ok?" Grace asked again and Damon just nodded, leaning down Grace pressed a small kiss onto his cheek before leaving the house.
Caroline walked from her house and locked the door behind her, when she turned back around she is surprised to see Tyler standing there waiting for her, his hands pushed deep into his pocket playing his his keys nervously.
"Hey. How's it going?" Caroline asked casually tucking a lock of golden hair behind her ear.
"We need to talk." Tyler told her.
"Yeah, we do. Listen... I've been thinking about it and I don't want to over analyse. It was just one kiss but Matt's still kind of in the picture. We can't go there, Tyler." Caroline told him firmly, no matter how much she liked the kiss she couldn't do that to Matt, he was innocent in all this supernatural drama.
"Fine." Tyler just nodded.
"Great. That's settled." She stalked off towards her car, the wolf followed like a little lost puppy.
"What happened to my Uncle Mason?" Tyler demanded suddenly.
"What?" Caroline turned to him, fixing her silvery orbs on him.
"He's dead and I want you to tell me what happened." Tyler replied.
"I... I don't..." Caroline avoiding eye contact with him searching for her keys in her bag.
"Then let me tell you: Stefan and his brother Damon killed him because Stefan and Damon are vampires, just like you." The wolf narrowed his eyes.
"Who told you?" Caroline gawped.
"Is it true?" Tyler hissed.
"Let me explain." She attempted.
"Did you know he was dead this whole time?" Tyler asked hurt filling his low voice.
"Please." Caroline whispered.
"Did you know!" Tyler demanded and she just simply nodded feeling utterly guilty that she had betrayed him, he pushed her back against her car holding her there.
"I'm sorry, Tyler. I'm sorry." Caroline pleaded.
"I trusted you!" Tyler spat before he released her and left.
Damon was standing in his shower, washing away the pain of losing someone close to him, rubbing his hands through his deep, raven black hair, he could hear his TV playing loudly in the other room, Grace must had left it on whilst she was getting changed. Stepping out of the shower Damon wrapped a towel around his waist and looked at the TV, it was Mystic Falls news, they mentioned the woman he had killed the night before.
"The authorities believe last night's assailant may also be related to the missing campers and Park ranger who have yet to be found as well as 25 year old Jessica Koenig, reported missing this morning. The sheriff department says investigations are pending and no further comment will be made." The pretty, young news reporter did her job.
At the Gilbert house Grace let herself in calling up to Elena who was getting changed upstairs, she heard movement from the kitchen and walked inside to see John Gilbert sitting in there stirring his morning coffee.
"Good morning." He smiled at her.
"What are you doing here?" Grace asked her bottom jaw dropped her chocolate brown orbs widened.
"Coffee?" He gestured to a mug next to him.
"Grace." Elena ran down the stairs into the kitchen to see her staring blankly into the kitchen.
"What is he doing here?" Grace demanded turning to her twin.
"I'm here to protect you girls." John smiled at them "That's all I can say for the moment."
Grace growled lowly in her throat and Elena placed her hand on the smaller girls shoulder "What do you mean that's all you can say?"
"I'll tell you more when I'm convinced I can trust you." John replied.
Grace laughed loudly "That's a joke, right?" She scoffed as Alaric and Jenna both walked in the kitchen they hadn't seen John past Grace and Elena yet.
"I'm late." Jenna announced as Alaric spun her around to face him pressing a small kiss to her lips.
"That's what you get for hitting the snooze three times." Alaric joked throwing her a wink.
Jenna laughed and walked around the twins to see John sitting there with his morning coffee sipping at it tenderly "What the hell?" She narrowed her eyes.
John raised his mug in a cheers fashion "Good morning to you, Jenna. Alaric..."
"It's ok I'm confused, right? Because we were not expecting you, like, ever." Jenna looked at Elena and Grace who shook their heads in response.
"Well, I got in late last night. Elena let me in." John informed her with a small shrug.
"you know, I'm probably just gonna take off." Alaric told the three girls, giving the twins a look before leaving the house shutting the door behind him.
"I'm still confused here." Jenna held her hand up.
"I decided to come back and stay for a while." John smiled and Grace exchanged a look with Elena.
"Not here, you're not." Jenna crossed her arms over her chest stubbornly.
"Actually, you can't stop me from living here." John smirked.
"Actually I can, as legal guardian-"
"Yeah, about that... Elena. Grace, you want me to explain the situation or would you like to do the honours?" John smiled evilly.
"Ok, what's going on?" Jenna looked around at the girls who were at loss for words.
Elena sighed heavily "I'm sorry, Jenna. We should have told you earlier but-"
"I'm the twins biological father. There, now you know." John left the girls to deal with that bombshell, Elena stood there in shock and Grace shook her head angrily.
"What?" Jenna shrieked.
Both Stefan and Damon had gathered in the library and were drinking some vervain mix with water, or in Damon's case scotch to get ready for their day.
"You brought back John Gilbert?" Damon spat his mouth falling ajar "That was your big save Elena move?"
"I went to go look for Isobel and I get John instead. He said he can help us and we're desperate." Stefan explained simply.
"We're not that desperate, Stefan. The guy tried to barbecue me!" Damon growled.
"Damon, Bonnie's new witch friend is working with Elijah so we have to assume that the moonstone was never destroyed. Elena and Grace are putting all of their faith into some deal they made with Elijah to keep everyone safe. I mean, do you trust Elijah? I don't trust me. He's an original, he can't be trusted. It's not like we can just go up and kill him because apparently he can't die!" Stefan vented.
"I'm still waiting for the part where John Gilbert is the answer." Damon replied his bright, icy blue eyes slits from anger.
"He knew about the sacrifice. Isobel told him. He said he knew of a way to keep Elena safe." The younger brother told him.
"And how do we do that?" Damon sighed.
"He's not talking. At least not to me anyway." Stefan shrugged giving his brother a pleading look.
"Great work, Stefan. Top notch. As if I didn't have enough problems." Damon growled.
"Hey, I'm sorry about Rose." Stefan nodded at him.
"Whatever. I knew the woman for 5 minutes." The older brother rolled his eyes.
"And you cared about her after 5 minutes. I wonder what that means." Stefan teased.
"It means I care, Stefan. It means I'm changing and evolving into a man capable of greatness. Better watch your back because I may just have to go and get a hero hairdo of my own and steal your thunder." Damon spat as he walked from the room.
Stefan felt his phone vibrate in his pocket, pulling it out he revealed that he had a text from Caroline, he read it '911' he left immediately.
At the Lockwood Mansion Tyler was walking around when he heard the doorbell ring, jogging down the stairs he arrived at the door placing his hand on the handle.
"I got it mom." Tyler called as he opened the door to reveal Jules standing there, he let her in she smiled looking around the amazing mansion.
Over at Caroline's house she see's Stefan standing on the other side of the door, opening it she stood to the side and let the older vampire in her house.
"What's wrong?" He asked full of concern.
"Tyler knows about you and Damon. He knows that Damon killed Mason. I didn't say a word." She promised.
"It's that woman, Jules. She has a run in with Damon." Stefan sighed heavily.
"Tyler was so upset." The blonde mused "The look on his face, he was so betrayed."
"Wow, this is bad." Stefan noted.
"You're not gonna tell Damon, are you?" Caroline asked fear set in her eyes.
"No, he already wants to kill him. He thinks all werewolves should die and he's not wrong to think that, Caroline. I mean, what if Tyler tries to retaliate? He has every right to. He could get himself killed." Stefan informed her.
"Well, we're not gonna let that happen. We have to get to him and reason with him before he does something stupid. You have to talk to him. Just try to explain, you know? You always know that right thing to say, ok? He and I... we're friends." Caroline muttered.
"I was right wasn't I?" The blonde werewolf looked at Tyler "Your little vampire friend, she was lying."
"What do you want?" Tyler asked narrowing his eyes.
"I want you to understand that a vampire will never be your friend. It's our nature to be enemies." She replied.
"You know how stupid that sounds." Tyler spat.
"You need to leave here, it's not safe." Jules warned him ignoring his comment.
"I can't just run away with you. I don't even know you. My mom would freak. My life is here." Tyler told her firmly, he had to be there for his mom, he was the only family that the poor woman had left.
"Your old life." She reminded the newly turned werewolf "Your new life is just beginning. You have so much to learn." Her bright blue eyes sparkled with excitement.
"Like what?" Tyler asked curiously.
"How to survive. You've triggered the curse, Tyler. It's important you learn what it means to be a lycanthrope. We live by a code of loyalty. We take care of each other. It's my duty and honour to help you. Please let me." She placed her hand on his shoulder gently, assuringly.
The door was knocked twice, Elena glanced across at her twin in a begging fashion, rolling her eyes Grace stood up and answered the door to reveal Damon.
"Where's John?" He demanded.
"He's not here, he left. I don't know where he went. He just blew in, announced to Jenna that he's mine and Elena's dad and then took off." Grace vent and Damon stared at her a little confused.
"That's public knowledge now?" Damon asked.
"Apparently." Grace rolled her eyes.
"Are you ok?" He rubbed her arm gently.
"Fine." Grace answered "Elena's a little shook up and Jenna's head spinning but I'm ok." She breathed.
"He say what he's doing here?" Damon asked.
"No. You know, Elena told me that Stefan thinks that he's telling the truth about wanting to help us." Grace scoffed.
"Do you believe him?" Damon questioned playing with her pony tail.
"No." Grace replied shortly "I don't believe him for a second."
"Me neither." Damon pecked her lips.
"What are we gonna do?" Grace asked closing her eyes.
"Kill him." Damon replied casually before turning around.
"Damon!" Grace stomped her foot.
"I'm not gonna hurt him, Grace. I'm the good guy now, remember?" He rolled his eyes.
"What does that mean?" The younger vampire creased her eye brows.
"I'm gonna have a civil conversation with your father." He smiled at her.
"Wait, I'm coming with you." Grace replied "Elena." She called.
Tyler walks into his father's office and looks at his computer, when he looks up Stefan is standing there, the werewolf attempted to leave but the hazel eyed vampire stopped him
"I'm not gonna hurt you." Stefan promised "I just want to talk."
"Then why did you break in?" Tyler growled.
"Would you have let me in otherwise?" Stefan countered.
Carol Lockwood was walking down the stairs brushing down her smart, memorial outfit. A perfect fitting pencil skirt with a elegant white blouse tucked in and small heeled shoes.
"Tyler?" She walked towards the office.
Tyler attempted to leave the room but Stefan shoved him against the wall holding him there firmly, the vampire's face had changed to it's demonic state by now
"Shh. Not a word." Stefan warned.
"Tyler?" Carol called through the door "I'm leave for the memorial." She added before leaving the house.
Jules was walking alone in the deep, emerald green forest towards a old looking RV, she knocked the door slowly getting the attention of those inside.
"Brady?" She called opening the door and stepping inside, no one was in there, when she turned around she saw a tall man standing there with a buzz cut, he grinned at her she smiled hugely and kissed him passionately "This is a hard place to find." She noted.
"You told me to stay under the radar." He countered.
"Thanks for coming." She smiled.
"Are you sure these vamps killed Mason?" Brady creased his eye brows.
"Positive." Jules replied with a small grimace "You have to be careful."
"I'm not afraid of a vampire." He scoffed.
"I know, baby, but I want the boy more than I want vengeance." Jules smiled up at him.
"I say... let's get both." Brady smirked kissing her passionately again.
Back at the Lockwood Mansion Stefan released Tyler from his iron grip and the werewolf brushed himself off glaring at the older vampire.
"Maybe we're getting off on the wrong foot here." Stefan noted.
"What happened to Mason?" Tyler demanded.
"Tyler, there's a lot for us to talk about." The vampire nodded as Tyler tried to leave again, Stefan caught him giving him a look "I wouldn't do that. Without a full moon you're no match for me."
At the memorial service in the middle of the park in Mystic Falls John was having a quiet conversation with Carol Lockwood.
"It's good to have you back, John. We could really use you." Carol smiled.
"And the council? What are they doing?" John questioned.
"Damon Salvatore is leading the council now. Talk to him. Excuse me." Carol circulated the crowd talking to others keeping up an image. Jeremy was walking across the park towards the memorial service.
"Jeremy, there you are." John smiled.
"Looks like I slept through the homecoming." Jeremy replied.
"You didn't miss much. Let's say that no one's happy to see me would be an understatement." John replied.
"Look, things are different now. You can't come around and start up with all this anti-vampire stuff." Jeremy told him.
"I have no intention of doing that. How's that ring been treating you?" John looked at the black stoned ring residing on his finger.
"Look, if this is what you came for, just take it and go." Jeremy ordered pulling the Gilbert ring off his finger and holding it out to him.
"What kind of man would I be if I took that from you?" John replied "You want to go grab some lunch?"
"I think I'll pass." Jeremy blew him off and John walked away, the young teen saw his witch crush walking across the park he smiled at her.
"hello Bonnie." Jonas joined Bonnie where she was standing.
"I don't have anything to say to you, Dr. Martin or your son." Bonnie hissed.
"You must be feeling very confused about us." Jonas told her.
"There's nothing confusing about it. I trusted Luka and he betrayed me. Elena told me you were both working for Elijah so don't lie about it." Bonnie narrowed her eyes.
"I won't but that doesn't mean we're not also looking out for you." Jonas reminded her.
"Spare me that witch loyalty crap." Bonnie growled.
"You might not want to believe this but Elijah is a man of his word. You can trust that he'll keep his end of the deal with Grace and Elena to keep you and your friends protected." Jonas assured her.
"You're right, I don't believe it." Bonnie replied shortly as Jeremy arrived next to her.
"Is there a problem here?" Jeremy asked.
"Not at all." Bonnie crossed her arms over her chest as she walked away with the teeth.
"What was that about?" Jeremy asked.
"More lies." Bonnie retorted.
Inside the Grill Jenna and Alaric were sitting at a booth grabbing a spot of lunch talking about Grace and Elena and John being their biological father and Isobel being their mother.
"I can't believe it." Jenna whispered "Elena and Grace are my sister's husband's brother's daughters and her mother is my boyfriend's deceased wife. You cant make this stuff up." Jenna noted.
"It's definitely a little overwhelming." Alaric replied with a soft chuckle.
"I can't believe that they kept it a secret. How is it even possible to keep a secret like that?" Jenna looked at Alaric eyes wide as John walked towards them.
"Hey, you two." John grinned at the happy couple "Do you think I can join you?"
"do you want to?" Jenna countered.
"I guess I don't have to but might as well. Look who here." John looked across to see Elena, Grace and Damon arriving.
"We just need answers. Please don't do anything stupid." Grace gripped Damon's sleeve her eyes pleading him.
"Yeah but stupid is so much fun." Damon's eyes flared with sarcasm and humour as he leaned close to her.
"Damon, I mean it. What if you say something wrong then I'm going to have to explain everything like 'Hey, Dad, remember Damon that vampire you tried to kill in that big fire, well I fell in love with him and then I was killed and turned into a vampire too, it's a funny story actually this werewolf broke my back, but I'm ok now as long as I continue to drink blood'." Grace hissed and Damon chuckled lightly "All I'm asking is you at least try and keep it together. Be the better man."
"Why do you have to ask that." Damon moaned leaning his forehead against hers she pulled away "You're not going to kiss me?"
"No, he's my dad, Damon. You want to have a creepy dad talk from him? No. I don't." Grace ordered.
"Fine." Damon growled walking towards him "John, buddy, how have you been?"
"I've been alright, Damon. It's good to see you." He lied.
Grace got a text through on her phone from Stefan it read 'Check on Caroline, keep her company, keep her occupied :)' the vampire told Elena that she was heading out and Elena gave her a look.
Back at the Lockwood Mansion Stefan and Tyler were still sitting in his father's office when Stefan got a text back 'Can do, buddy! :)'
"Look, about Caroline, no matter what her flaws are, when push comes to shove, you're gonna want that girl on your side. She's your friend, stop being a dick to her." Stefan spat.
"I thought vampires hated werewolves." Tyler narrowed his eyes.
"That's some sort of leftover idea from another time. It doesn't have to be that way anymore. We go to the same school. We have the same friends. We keep the same secrets. This can work, Tyler. I mean, it's your home, it's my home too. I want this to work."
Tyler's phone rang in his pocket, he pulled it our and saw the name 'Jules' flashing up "Help! Help!" He answered it before Stefan caught the phone and throws it on the desk.
"Who's number was that? Damn it, Tyler! I'm trying to save your life. Can't you see that?" He spat.
In the woods Jules approached Brady who was sitting by a camp fire, warming up his hands on the open flame, she stares down at her phone in slight shock.
"We have a problem." She muttered.
Inside of the Grill John was lightly a control for those that had fallen victims to the supernatural occurrences around Mystic Falls, Damon joined him.
"So John, rumour has it that you know a lot and won't say anything." Damon looked at him.
"How do I know you can be trusted, Damon? Originals can compel vampires and according to Stefan, that's why Katherine and Fayth are still in the tomb, because an original has compelled her to stay there."
"Only because all of the vervain have left their system." Damon scoffed "Stefan and I on other hand are chock full." He patted his stomach.
"You guys are drinking vervain?" John asked slightly shocked.
"It's an acquired taste. I don't see that magic little ring on your stitched finger so if you know something about Klaus, you better start talking or I will kill you in your sleep." Damon threatened.
"Is that any way to convince me that you and I are on the same side? First, I need to know that I can trust you, Damon, that I can count on you. Then we'll talk." John walked away from Damon.
"Hey, Caroline." Grace caught up with the blonde vampire as she was walking through the car park of Mystic Grill "I've been looking for you everywhere." She informed her with a breathy laugh.
"Hey." She smiled looking for her keys "What's up?"
"I heard about what happened with Tyler, that's rough." Grace noted, Stefan had told her a little more information when he called her "Need a friend?" She gave her a lopsided smile.
"Yeah." Caroline smiled and hugged the girl "Thanks."
"no problem, now I propose we head back to your place, stick on a chick-flick, eat ten-tone of ice cream and pig out." The brunette grinned happily.
"You know what? That sounds great." Caroline laughed as Matt walked towards them.
"Ladies." Matt smiled.
"Hey." Both Caroline and Grace answered together, Grace moved to lean back against Caroline's gave giving them privacy.
"I haven't seen you around much." the blond boy looked at Caroline.
"I'm not avoiding you, I swear." Caroline held her hands up.
"Yeah, you're avoiding me a little." Matt smirked.
"Ok, maybe a little." She blushed.
"Can we talk later? I mean, I'm heading to work right now but maybe after, to clear of this weirdness." He asked.
"Yeah, yeah, I'd really like that. I'll just swing by when you're closing?" She asked.
"Sounds good." Matt nodded.
"Bye." Caroline waved as Matt walked away.
Both girls arrive at Caroline's car they both stop when the sense someone behind them, turning Jules approached them, her eyes were slits as she eyed both of them.
"Excuse me, Caroline right? And you are...?" She eyed Grace.
"None of your business." Grace spat.
"Oh, wait." Jules paused placing one finger on her chin "You're Damon's girlfriend, right?" She paused and Grace's pouted mouth fell ajar "Grace. That's it Grace."
"If I am?" Grace asked narrowing her chocolate brown orbs.
"I'm looking for Tyler. You haven't seen him, have you?" She questioned.
"Nope." Grace answered simply.
"Not since earlier. Sorry." Caroline replied narrowing her eyes too.
"I know you're lying." Jules accused them.
"Really? How? Is that one of you little wolf tricks?" Caroline hissed and Grace smirked.
"Actually it is." Jules replied shortly
"I think you picked the wrong night to mess with two of us, honey." Grace growled "I see no full moon in the sky."
"I can take you both." Jules replied.
"Well, I have a trick too. We both do." Caroline looked at Grace and their eyes darkened as they pounced for her.
Jules whipped out a pepper spray can but it was filled with vervain, Grace fell to the floor and Caroline back against her car. Rubbing their eyes vigorously as they looked back up Grace was shot directly in the chest knocking her out and as Caroline turned around Brady was standing there smirk, he shot her straight in the head, point blank range.
A little while later Grace's eyes flutter open and she feels an immense pain in her chest, looking around she saw Caroline prying a bullet from her forehead. Closing her eyes again Grace reached into her skin tugging the bullet out so that she could heal.
"We have to get out." Grace hissed as she got the bullet out throwing it to the floor of the metal cage they were trapped in.
"I know." Caroline whispered putting her arm threw the bars trying to reach the latch keeping them locked away.
"I see you both for the bullets out." Brady called from where he sat against the wall, Caroline immediately pulled back hugging into Grace who was against the back of the cage "That was nasty. I got a lot of wooden bullets, other toys. It's gonna be a long night, ladies." he shoots them both again and they scream in pain.
At the Lockwood Mansion Tyler was getting fed up with talking to Stefan, he rose from his seat and looked around the room trying to find something to say "You want to be friends, great, we're friends. Will you go now?" Tyler growled.
"I don't know what else to say to you Tyler. I came back to this town because I wanted a life, I wanted to exist where I could have friends and where I could build a family. I have that here, we can both have that." Stefan told him as his phone began to ring it read 'Grace' he picked it up.
"Hey. Is everything ok?" He asked concerned.
"That depends." Jules' devilish voice poured down the phone "How badly do you want to keep Caroline and Grace alive?"
"Who is this?" Stefan demanded.
"Ask you brother." Stefan countered "Where's Tyler?"
"Jules." Stefan hissed "Where's Grace? Where's Caroline?"
"You made a mistake, Stefan. I'm gonna give you a chance to fix it." Jules hissed
"Where are they?" Stefan growled.
"Right here. Want proof?" Jules asked as she walked into the RV where they kept Grace, Caroline and Brady was messing with them "He needs proof." She held the phone out in front of her.
"Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Mo." Brady went between the two trying to decide which one to shoot, he stopped on Grace and shot into her arm then her leg she screamed loudly, crying and chocking on her tears alerting Stefan's brotherly instincts to flare up more than ever.
"Grace!" Caroline screamed.
"What's happening?" Tyler asked seeing the look on Stefan's face.
"Hurt her again and you're dead." Stefan growled.
"I hurt her again and she's dead." Jules countered as she walked away from Grace's screaming and whimpering "Bring Tyler to me, the clearing by Wickey Falls. You have 20 minutes until they both die." She hung up.
Damon was at up at the bar trying to get through to Grace but she wasn't answering, creasing his eye brows he saw Jenna approach him, she had Andie Starr, the woman from the news towing behind her.
"So, my friend wants to meet you. Damon Salvatore, this it-"
"I know you. The news lady." Damon looked at her.
"Yeah, Andie Star. Nice to meet you. Can I buy you a drink, Damon?" She asked flirtatiously, Damon looked down at his phone at a picture of him and Grace, he sighed heavily.
"My glass if full, Andie. Thank you." He left her standing there as Elena joined him.
"You totally blew her off." Elena noted.
"What did you expect me to do? Grab a drink with her, flirt with her, when I'm clearly in love with your sister?" Damon asked rolling his bright blue eyes.
"You didn't have to be rude." Elena replied.
"Trust me, I did." Damon replied as Elena's phone rang she answered it quickly.
"Stefan? What is it?" She asked her eyes widening as she looked at Damon.
"Why am I just finding out about this now?" Damon growled as they moved their conversation to the restrooms in the Grill.
"Stefan was worried that you-"
"That I'll what? That I'd kill him? Of course, It's what needs to happen." Damon spat.
"No Damon, not Tyler. Do whatever you want to get Grace and Caroline back but just leave Tyler out of it, ok?" Elena begged.
"Why? He's a werewolf, he needs to die. I'm willing to kill him, it's win-win."
"Damon, please. For Grace. Too many people are dead." Elena looked at him.
"You need to stop doing that." Damon growled.
"Doing what?" Elena asked.
"Assuming that I'll play the good guy because it's Grace who's asking." Damon narrowed his eyes.
"You will." Elena challenged "Be the better man, Damon." She used the words her twin had used earlier and Damon growled under his breath as John walked in the room.
"What's going on?" John asked.
"Nothing." Elena replied shortly.
"It doesn't look like nothing." John replied.
"Well guess what John, trust works both ways. Get out." Damon ordered.
"Look, we don't have time for this. We need to get Grace and Caroline back." Elena reminded Damon.
"We don't need to do anything. I'll take care of it." Damon turned and looked at John "First dad duty: ground your daughter. Keep her here." He walked from the room.
"I'm coming with you." Elena tried to get past John but he stopped her.
"No, no no. I'm with Damon on this one. You're not going anywhere. Just tell me what's going on? Where is Grace?" John asked concerned for his other daughter.
"So, gorgeous." Brady crouched next to Caroline "How many vampires are there in this town anyway?" she didn't answer and he shot her in the face with a squirt gun, it was filled with vervain water she screamed.
"No? What about you?" He crawled across to where Grace was weeping "How many vampires?" She didn't answer either he used a dart gun to launch a miniature wooden stake into her neck she screamed again.
"I'm gonna kill you when I get out of here!" Grace screamed kicking the bars "I'm gonna rip your heart out and feed it to you! You stinking dog!" She erupted with anger kicking the bars harder in an attempt to break free.
"Now, Gracie, that wasn't very nice." He muttered.
"Don't call me that." Grace whimpered, that was Damon's name for her, he had been the only one that she allowed to call her it, she always thought it was quite childish, but when Damon said it her stomach flipped and turned nervously.
"So, about those vampires." He squirted Grace with vervain, then Caroline they both screamed "Sorry?" They continued screaming.
Brady walked out of the RV, taking a break from torturing the girls, he walked towards Jules still holding the gun.
"Get it out of your system?" Jules asked.
"No, I'm just getting started." Brady replied cracking his knuckles.
"Brady, let's be smart about this. I just want the boy. It's our duty to help him, it's who we are." She reminded him stroking his face gently.
"You want to talk duty and honour? These are vampires. They cross one of us, they cross all of us. That's who we are." He growled.
Elena steps out of the restrooms to see John leaning back against the wall waiting for her to return she glared at him trying to walk around him to get to her twin.
"You're not leaving this restaurant." He told her firmly.
"You can't tell me what you do." Elena hissed "She's my sister, I have to be there."
"She has Damon and Stefan, she'll be fine." John replied "What is she Elena? She isn't human anymore, I know that. I can tell."
"She's a vampire." Elena replied in a small voice seeing the hurt look on John cold face "It wasn't her choice to turn, it was an accident."
"She has been feeding from vampire blood though. Who's?" John demanded "Who's blood was she drinking?"
"She got hurt. She had Damon's in her system when she died." Elena replied and John's face turned angry "I need to see her."
"Stop. I'm here to keep you safe." John told her.
"I've got that covered." Elena spat.
"Are you talking about the deal that you made with Elijah? Do you really think he's gonna keep his promise to you? Putting your faith in him was a dumb move." John shook his head.
"Are you saying I should put my faith in you? After everything that you did to Damon and Stefan?" She scoffed.
"We've had our difference and I've made mistakes but you, Grace and I, we're family." He reminded her.
"You don't get to use that word." Elena growled "That word is off limits to you!"
"Fine, but it doesn't change the facts." He countered.
"You're right." Elena nodded "Facts are facts so listen up: you may be our father and Grace and I may be sisters, but we will never be your daughters." She pushed past him.
Jules was alone passing the forest floor when she hears some approach in the distance, she stops dead and looks out into the forest, it was deadly silent.
"I know you're out there." She called and Stefan stepped out into the clearing with Tyler by his side looking a little bit worried.
"Where are the girls?" Stefan asked.
"Locked up tight." Jules replied with a small smirk.
"Let them go and I'll release Tyler. It doesn't have to get any messier than it already has. I'm not your enemy, Jules." Stefan reminded her.
"It's a little late to be waving the white flag, don't you think?" Jules scoffed.
"You need to leave town. No one else has to get hurt." Stefan ordered.
"I'm not leaving without Tyler." Jules crossed her arms over her chest.
"Tyler is free to make his own decisions as soon as you release Grace and Caroline." Stefan answered as Damon approached.
"My brother the peacemaker." Damon sang "Since Stefan got here before me I'm gonna let him try it his way before I resort to my way, which is a little bloodier. So give us the girls." Damon demanded.
"Let go of Tyler." Jules narrowed her eyes at the man that had killed Mason.
"Give us Grace and Caroline. Without a full moon it's not an even fight and you know it. We will take you." Damon threatened.
"I'm not so sure about that, tough guy." Jules smirked whistling loudly making it echo the forest around them.
Out of no where Brady steps out with a pack joining him, all surround the vampires holding stakes, crossbows and fire.
"Let's try this again. Give us Tyler." Jules growled.
Damon glanced across at Tyler "You heard her. Go. Get over there." He told him and Tyler walks over to the blonde.
"Which one of you killed Mason?" Brady asked.
"Uh, that'd be me." Damon called holding his hand up smirking.
"Boys, make sure that one suffers." Brady told them all.
"we can take them." Damon told his younger brother.
"I don't know about that." Stefan replied looking around him.
"Well then..." Damon smirked before rushing for Jules, she jumped on the side of the RV, Tyler had vanished inside
One of the wolves used a flamer thrower to try and burn Stefan but he rushes behind him using him as a human shield using the fire to burn two werewolf's that went for him. A werewolf went for Damon he reached into his chest ripping his heart out throwing it to the floor before he could even reach him.
"Tyler." Grace breathed trying to reach the latch, he walked into the RV to see them.
"Grace, what are you doing here?" Tyler asked as he saw her.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you." Grace tried even harder to each the latch to open the cage to free both herself and Caroline "But it's not really something you want to tell everyone."
"We used to be close." Tyler told her.
"I know." Grace cried "Please, Tyler we need help."
The young werewolf looked at Caroline and hesitated "Tyler." She asked
Outside Stefan killed another werewolf, but one fired a stake at him, he caught it in his hand and threw it back the way it came into a mans throat, he choked as he fell to the floor.
"Tyler, please!" Grace begged.
Finally the young wolf moves and unlatched the door lifting it up to that the blonde and the brunette can crawl out weakly.
Stefan was fighting with one of the wolves when suddenly a stake went through his back and he dropped to the floor. Damon was fighting with Brady when Jules saw her man in trouble, she fired a shot into Damon's chest and he dropped backwards to the floor looking up as Brady held a stake above him.
Caroline and Grace rush outside when Grace was shot again she fell to the floor at Tyler's feet holding her stomach in pain looking over at Damon as they shared what they thought was a final loving look. Caroline was shoved against the RV by Jules who was holding a gun to her back just over where her heart was beating. She looked towards Tyler but he didn't do anything she whimpered when suddenly all the werewolves dropped to the floor in pain, all except Tyler.
"What's happening?" Caroline whispered helping Grace stand, placing her harm around her waist to steady her.
"What the hell is going on?" Tyler asked.
Jonas walked out from around a tree hands out beside him silently chanting a spell to render all the werewolves unconscious, Damon and Stefan both got up from where they were laying. Damon helped Grace holding her in his arms she nuzzled into his neck happy that that were alive.
"Elijah made a promise to you." He looked at Grace smiling "I'm here to see it's upheld. You need to go. Get out of here. Now." he told the four vampires before looking at Tyler "When your friends awaken, give them a message: they need to get the hell out of this town." He hissed before walking away.
Damon carried Grace into their room laying her down on the unmade bed as she continued to cry from the pain, her back arching as they bullets remained in her.
"It's ok, Gracie, I'll get the bullet's out." He promised ripping her shirt open digging into her stomach she screamed out and he winced stopping, her blood covering his hands "Baby, please don't make that noise." It hurt him to hear her in that much pain.
"It hurts." She cried "Please stop."
"I'm sorry." Damon kissed her "I need to get them out so you can heal." He pulled the bullet out and she pulled away from him.
"Damon, please." She whispered so weak.
"Gracie." He kissed her heavily removing the wood from her neck where she had been shot with a dart.
"Damon!" She screamed breaking away from the kiss "Please, I-I can't. I-It hurts so much."
"Just lay still." He calmed her "This one will be quick." He promised digging the bullet from her arm making her squeal in pain he winced again "It'll be over soon, Gracie, I promise." He hoped.
"So is your mom home?" Stefan asked as him and Caroline approached her house, Damon had said that he would take care of Grace and Stefan was making sure Caroline got home safely.
"No, she's at work." The blonde answered as she unlocked her front door stepping inside the house turning back to face the hazel eyed vampire.
"I can come in if you want me to." Stefan offered kindly.
"I'm fine, Stefan." Caroline nodded weakly "Is Grace going to be ok?"
Stefan nodded "She's with Damon, he'll look after her." He answered "You don't have to pretend with me. Anybody would be upset after what you went through tonight."
"I'm okay. I'm not girly little Caroline anymore. I can handle myself." She smiled.
"Sure you can." Stefan nodded proudly.
"I just really want to go shower so…" She nodded behind her.
"Okay." Stefan took the message.
"Good night." Caroline smiled.
"Good night."
Damon washed Grace's blood from his hands seeing her sitting in the living room her hands shaking as she drunk the blood from a glass, he creased his eye brows in pain as he watched her.
"You ok, sweetie?" Damon asked softly stroking her hair seeing that all her wounds had healed.
"Mmm." She mushed blankly as she door was knocked "Gonna answer that?"
"Sure." Damon opened the door to see John "What do you want?"
"We didn't finish out conversation." John replied.
"I'll bite." Damon let him in.
"What do you want?" Grace growled at John as she placed her blood on the coffee table.
"I know what you are." John told her and Grace looked up at him "And I know it was you that turned it, or at least your blood." He punched Damon as hard as he could, Damon's head whipped back before glaring at him angrily.
"John!" Grace stood up limping on her hurt leg to stand between them.
"Grace, go to our room." Damon told her giving John a look.
"Damon." Grace gave him a look and Damon shooed her away.
"Now that that's out of the way." John shook his pain inflicted hand "I come bearing gifts." He pulled out a rag opening it to reveal a long dagger and a bottle of white ash.
"What is that?" Damon questioned.
"This is how you kill an original." John answered "In this vial, is ash from a white oak tree that dates back to the genesis of the originals. The dagger must be dipped in the ask and then plunged into their heart." John smiled holding the tip at Damon's heart.
Damon snatched the dagger "How do you know this, John?"
"Isobel." John answered simply "She's very good at finding things but of course you know that."
"Where is Isobel?" Damon narrowed his eyes.
"Let's just say if she accomplishes what she's attempting, Klaus will never set foot in Mystic Falls. Where Grace and Elena are concerned, you and I are on the same side." He informed him before leaving.
Caroline was alone in her room looking at her wounds pulling the wood out wincing when her phone began to ring, it was Matt.
"Hi." her voice wavered.
"Hey. Did something happen?" Matt questioned.
"Oh my – I'm so sorry Matt." Caroline had missed meeting Matt because she was being tortured by some werwolves, how would she explain that?
"Are you ok?" Matt questioned.
"Yeah. Something came up with Bonnie and she needed me. A friend thing. You understand?" She lied to him, she wasn't about to tell him the truth.
Matt glanced around him as he stood inside Mystic Grill and saw that Bonnie was sitting in the grill with Jeremy, they were laughing and having a good time.
"Yeah so are you with her right now?" Matt asked.
"Yeah so I'm not gonna make it tonight but can I see you tomorrow?" Caroline asked drying her eyes.
"Yeah, sure. I hope everything works out. Good night." He hung up pain striking his heart.
Caroline heard the door knocking, she ran downstairs and saw that Tyler was standing on the other side opening the door she was not impressed with him.
"Are you okay?" Tyler asked.
"I'm fine." Caroline answered shortly.
"I had no idea they would come for you. Or that they'd come for Grace." Tyler admitted "I didn't even know that Grace was a..."
"Well she is. And do you know what they did to me? Or Grace?" Caroline whispered tears welling up in her eyes.
"I'm sorry but it's crazy now okay? I don't know who to trust. You lied to me." Tyler reminded her.
"I lied to protect my friends. I lied to protect you. Don't you get that?" She screamed.
"Caroline-"
"You just stood there when they were going to kill us. You just stood there! You didn't do anything!" Caroline growled.
"I didn't know what to do!" He admitted.
"You help your friend, that's what you do." She hissed.
"I'm sorry." Tyler whispered.
"No it's too late because we're not friends anymore and what happened to me tonight, that will never happen again so you take that back to your little werewolf pack and you get the hell out of my house!" She slammed the door hard in his face.
Elena closes her fridge holding a bottle of water in her hand surprised to see John standing there, she jolted a little and he smiled apologetically.
"I'm sorry about earlier." John apologised.
"Enough already. I don't want you here and I can't make that anymore clear." She growled.
"I didn't come here to fight with you, Elena." He told her firmly.
"Yeah I know, you're here to protect me and Grace. Got it, get in line." She replied shortly.
"I thought you might want this. It was you mother's." He shows her a pretty charm bracelet placing it into her open hand.
"Isobel?" Elena questioned eyeing the bracelete carefully.
"No, your mother, Miranda. I remember her wearing it when she was young. I found it in a box with some things that your dad left me. Here, it's yours now." He gives it to her "Miranda and Grayson were your parents, Elena and I know I'm nothing to you or Grace. You have no reason to believe me or trust me. I've done so many horrible things but when you lost your parents, I lost my brother, my family. I lost my way. I know that I probably won't ever make things right with you but I'm gonna do everything I can to protect you and protect this family." He leaves and she began to cry. She turns her head and sees Stefan. She rushes into his arms embracing him tightly.
"Elena." He breathed stroking her hair gently.
"Are you okay?" She asked.
"I'm fine." He assured her.
"Did you hear that? I don't believe him, Stefan. I just don't. What happened tonight? How's Caroline? How's Grace?" She asked concerned.
"Damon is looking after Grace, he says she's fine, a little tender, but I could use your help." He informed her.
At Brady's RV still in the middle of the forest Tyler approaches the door and Jules lets him in she was sitting inside with her man.
"I'm sorry about your friends." He sits down with them "It's not always like this, is it?"
"No. Is it Brady?" She looks at him.
"No man. You're living in vampire country, that's all. It's way better than this." He assured him with a small smile.
"Mason didn't tell me anything about it. He was gone. Dead I guess, before he could help me." Tyler muttered.
"I don't get what Mason was even doing here in the first place." Brady growled.
"His brother died. You know that Brady." Jules glared at him.
"Why was he stupid enough to stay and get himself killed?" Brady hissed.
"Because of this rock he was trying to find." Tyler replied.
"What rock?" Brady looked at the younger boy.
"A moonstone." Tyler replied and Brady and Jules exchange a look.
"I had no idea." Jules whispered.
"What?" Tyler creased his eye brows.
"A moonstone? Did he find it?" Brady questioned.
"Yeah." Tyler nodded.
"Where is it now?" Brady looked at him.
"I couldn't tell you." Tyler shook his head, he was just as clueless as the other two.
Stefan was standing just outside of Caroline's house, she came to the door and opened it, the blonde was feeling a lot better now sense she had a bath and removed the wood from herself.
"What's going on?" Caroline asked it was quite clear that she was tired.
"I was a bit worried about you after everything you went through tonight." Stefan informed her.
"I'm fine." She let out a breathy laugh.
"Good but just in case, I brought some back up." Stefan moved so that Elena and Bonnie could come into view.
"We're gonna slumber it." Elena told her hugging her holding her duvet and pillow.
"We haven't done it in ages." Bonnie added hugging her too.
"What about Grace? S-She went through this too. It was my fault she did." Caroline sobbed to her friends.
"Hey. Hey." Elena dried her tears "It wasn't your fault, Grace seems to get herself into a lot of trouble, it's what she does best." She laughed.
"It's true, Care." Bonnie laughed.
"Damon is with Grace, he said she's feeling a lot better and are gonna have some romantic night in..." Stefan added with a shrug "She'll be fine." He assured her.
The girls embrace each other again, Elena looks to the side at a smiling Stefan, she mouthed 'I love you' to him and he mouthed the same thing back.
"Are you feeling better now?" Damon asked as him and Grace lounged in a bubble bath, surrounding the bath tub there was scent candles giving them a dim light, he kissed all down her neck covering her body with the warm bubbles as she lay with her back to him.
"Much better." She purred "Thank you, Damon. For being my knight in shinning armour, Mr. Tall Dark and Handsome." She giggled.
"I'm not that tall." Damon countered making her giggle nibbling at her skin "You see, Ms. Sexy, tiny vampire girl I'm having a problem I need help with."
"Mmm." Grace looked over her shoulder at him.
"I'm in love with a girl who is far too good for me." Damon told her and Grace blushed heavily.
"I'm not so sure that's true." Grace replied "But what makes you think that?"
"She's perfect and nice and I'm not in control." His hand slid slowly down her body before slowly rubbing her inner thigh "And it's driving me crazy."
"You're driving me crazy." Grace muttered arched her back gently placing her hand on top of his.
"I don't trust myself around you." Damon told her moving his hand a little higher making Grace gasp and her eyes flutter shut "I do bad things, Grace. I kill people."
"So do I." Grace moaned "I'm a vampire, too, remember. We all drink blood, babe."
"No, real living people, the other day, I killed a girl." Damon told her moving his hand a little faster making Grace tense.
"Why?" Grace whispered huskily holding in her moans.
"Because I like it. It's in my nature, it's who I am but then I have to stay together to protect you and you want me to be the better man which means I can't be who I am. Do you see the problem, Grace?" He complained tears stinging his eyes.
"Sorry." Grace whispered turning around so she was facing him "I don't want to change you. But maybe this is who you're meant to be, love does that to us, Damon. It changes us, for better." Grace told him as he shut up her by kissing her heavily, open mouth, tongues colliding,moving down her body he bit down into her shoulder making her moan loudly.
A/N
So hey :) HAPPY EASTER! Hope everyone has a good time, seen as I can't give you all easter eggs ;) I'm gonna probably post another chapter today as a present :).
So I'm not gonna have Damon with Andie either, I feel it would ruin the nice Drace moments (That is the ship name that someone suggested when I asked).
I hope you're all enjoying the story so far if you are then please maybe as a present to me review :) fave and alert.
Also, thank you to grapejuice101 for all the help you've been giving me :).
Graciiee xx