Lexi has been watching Grace since she was a young toddler because her parents died and she had to be hidden so she wouldn't be in danger of other vampires or anything for that fact. Every now and then Damon and Stefan put aside their difference and they go and see their precious little niece or they would see her on there own time. She is more of a daughter to them and they will do anything and everything for her they will go to extreme measures to protect her and well when she does get to be a teenager Damon will make damn sure she will never date because if any boy dares to hurt her they will have hell to pay.
"Gracie come on sweetie we have to go your uncles are waiting on us". Lexi called upstairs.
"Coming". Grace said.
Grace then comes downstairs with a red and black suitcase with an identical backpack while she is wearing a red t shirt with black jeans with gray chucks with a leather jacket a smaller version of Damon's with her long shoulder length hair in a high ponytail.
"I'm ready Lexi". Grace said.
"Lets go then sweetie i'm sure your uncles will be excited when they see you". Lexi said.
"I bet i will be more excited". Grace said.
"Lets go before we make them worry and Damon will come get you himself". Lexi said.
Grace then laughed after a few minutes Grace and Lexi packed the car and they got in and started driving to Mystic Falls.
Meanwhile
Stefan and Damon have just finished Grace's room that she will be staying in and they have enrolled her in Mystic Falls elementary school and one of the brothers will drop her off and pick her up every day so they can ensure she will be safe.
"Alright were done you think Gracie will like it?" Stefan asked his brother.
The room was painted red with black outlines because red and black were her favorite colors, the room also had a full sized bed with blue sheets and a matching comforter set with pillows, a big closet for her clothes, a tv, a xbox system, and a computer so she can do her homework.
"I'm sure she'll love it Stefan". Damon said.
Grace was 100% tomboy she always loved sports, video games, all of it. She won't even look or wear a dress or skirt, she has and always will stick to t shirts and jeans with tennis shoes.
"Damon i know what your thinking no one will come after Gracie she will be safe with us". Stefan said.
"How do you know that? What if someone does come after her because of us?" Damon asked.
"She will be safe Damon i have an extra necklace with vervain so she can't be compelled, she will have her phone on her at all times, plus we can get the others to look out for her we can even get Alaric to babysit if we need to. She will be fine Damon". Stefan said.
"She gets hurt i swear someone will die human, vampire, i don't give a rats ass whoever hurts her they will die". Damon said seriously.
Stefan then nodded because when Damon gets pissed he will get even with whoever crossed him. There thoughts are interrupted by a knock on the door and Stefan goes to open it and sees Lexi with his niece Grace.
"Uncle Stefan!" Grace yelled in excitement.
"Hey there Gracie, how's my favorite girl?" Stefan asked picking her up.
"I'm good. Where's Uncle Damon?" Grace asked.
"Did i hear my name?" Damon asked.
"Uncle Damon!" Graced squealed running from Stefan to Damon.
Damon then sweeps up his niece in his arms giving her a kiss on the temple and hugging her.
"Hi my little princess". Damon said.
Damon then set her back on her feet and he threw an arm around her shoulders protectively while Stefan got his niece's luggage from the car.
"Alright guys i can't stay long so i gotta head out but i will catch up with you guys later". Lexi said.
"Bye Lexi". Stefan said hugging her.
"Bye Lexi". Damon said.
"Bye Lexi i can't wait to see you again". Grace said hugging her.
"Bye sweetheart". Lexi said hugging the young girl.
Once Lexi left Stefan and Damon took Grace's stuff up to her room.
"Alright Gracie you wanna see what your room looks like?" Stefan asked.
"Yes". Grace said.
"Alright here it is". Damon said opening the door.
Once the door is open Grace she squeals and once her stuff is put down she practically jumps in Stefan's arms and he grins while hugging her.
"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you". Grace said.
"Your welcome Gracie". Stefan said.
"Anything for you princess". Damon said.
"So it's still early out what can we do?" Grace asked.
"We could introduce her to everybody at the grill". Stefan suggested.
"Even Alaric?" Damon asked.
"She could meet him another time for now just Elena and the others". Stefan said.
"Alright". Damon said.
Stefan then calls Elena to see if she, Jeremy, Caroline, and Bonnie can meet them at the grill because he and Damon want to introduce them to someone but won't say who.
"Uncle Stefan where we going?" Grace asked one of her uncles.
"Were going to meet a few of my friends at the grill". Stefan said.
"Are they nice?" Grace asked.
"Yes". Stefan said.
"Enough with the chit chat let's go". Damon said.
Grace then took a hold of her uncle's hand and they were off to the grill.
The grill
Grace is holding onto Damon's hand while Stefan tries to find Elena and everyone else and he spots them but when Grace looks at Elena and gets scared because she looks like Katherine. She knows about Katherine a little bit she knows what she looks like but doesn't know a lot but when she saw Elena she thought it was Katherine so she let go of Damon's hand and ran outside crying so Stefan went to the group while Damon went to get his niece.
"Gracie. Gracie come on calm down. Calm down sweetheart". Damon said pulling his niece in a hug.
"Why i-is she here?" Grace cried.
"Who sweetie?" Damon asked.
"Katherine". Grace answered.
Damon sighed and was mentally cursing Katherine every which way in his head for getting his niece so terrified.
"Sweetheart that wasn't Katherine i promise it wasn't". Damon said.
"If she's not Katherine why does she look like her". Grace asked.
"Elena is Katherine's doppelganger". Damon explained.
"So she's not like Katherine". Grace asked.
"No honey she's not". Damon said.
Damon wipes the rest of his niece's tears away and she just hugs her uncle.
"I promise i won't let anyone at all hurt you sweetheart you have my word and if someone does hurt you i will kill them". Damon said to his niece.
"I love you Uncle Damon". Grace said.
"I love you too sweetheart". Damon said kissing her head.
Grace then skipped back in the grill leaving Damon outside looking around having a gut feeling something isn't right and just as he was walking back in someone was watching him.
Inside
"Hey Stefan. Who was that with Damon?" Elena asked.
"That's Grace she's our niece". Stefan said.
"How?" Bonnie asked.
"She's our distant niece we kept her hidden to keep her safe and once we knew it was safe enough we had a friend bring her to us". Stefan explained.
"Where are her parents?" Caroline asked.
"Died. They died when she was 2 or 3. Car accident". Stefan said sadly.
Elena then put her arm over her younger brother's shoulder to comfort him. Damon then brought Grace back inside and to the table where everyone is sitting.
"Hey Damon". Everyone said.
Damon nodded his head.
"Everyone this is Gracie. Gracie this is Elena, her younger brother Jeremy, and two of Elena's friends Caroline and Bonnie". Damon said introducing everyone to his young niece.
"Hi Grace i'm Elena". Elena said sticking her hand out.
"Hi". Grace said shyly shaking Elena's hand.
She then simply waved to everyone else.
"Is she alright?" Caroline asked.
"She's just shy at meeting new people that's all". Damon said.
Skips time
It's now a little after 9 at night and the brothers fed Grace dinner at the grill and they know she starts school soon they have to get her on a bed time routine so they bid there good nights to everyone and head home with Grace half asleep in Damon's arms. Once they are at the house Grace is knocked out cold and Damon quickly changes her into some pajama pants and a shirt then he and Stefan quietly tucks her in bed and kisses her head quietly leaving the room leaving the door cracked just in case she needs them.