Estelle

Chapter 14

I found Christmas to be very interesting this year. Molly and Arthur welcomed my father with open arms and only some good natured ribbing was found when it came to her being a Malfoy. The day went fast and we found ourselves heading back to Malfoy Manor. Our trip was soon over and we headed back to the USA by a port key Draco had arranged.

We arrived back in Mystic Falls and decided to grab dinner at the Mystic Grill. While there they ran into Stefan, who barely greeted us before he turned to me and told me he needed my help.

"With what?" I asked him confused.

"Damon."

I tensed, "What happened?"

"Rose got bitten by a werewolf and Damon isn't taking it well."

"A werewolf? What werewolf?"

"Oh, that would be me," a girl walked up al sultry like to our table. "Damon pissed me off and I was aiming for him. The girl got in my way. You'd do well to stay off my radar as well." There was a dangerous glint in her eyes.

I raised an eyebrow, "Was that a threat?"

The girl smiled, "Oh no honey, that was a warning." She walked away swaying her hips.

"She better get out of her before Klaus comes to town." I muttered under my breath. Only my father heard me and he gave me a warning glare.

"What was that?" Stefan asked.

"Oh, I don't like her." I replied back. "Where is my wonderful ex at now?"

Stefan shrugged, "At the house drinking."

"I'll head over when we are done here. Anything else I need to know?"

"There's another werewolf in town, Tyler Lockwood. Newly turned. Oh and John Gilbert is in town. He's Elena's father."

I nodded, I didn't recognize the name. "Thanks for letting me know."

We finished our meal and returned to my father's apartment. I grabbed my purse and was about to leave when my father stopped me. "I won't ask you not to go, but please be careful."

"I will dad. Love you." I kissed his cheek and left.

I entered the Salvatore House and was immediately confronted with a drunk Damon. "Oh love," I said sadly.

Damon sneered at me, "I see Stefan called in the cavalry."

I walked over to the bar and poured myself a drink. "Not really, my father and I were eating dinner at the grill and he stumbled on us."

"Where have you been?" Damon asked me dropping down on the couch.

"My father and I spent Christmas at Charlie's."
I took a sip of my drink.

Damon grinned, "Charlie. When are you going to marry him?"

I shrugged, "When he asks me. Come on Damon, it's time to go to bed."

"You going to sleep with me?" Damon teased.

"No, love. But I'll stay with you a bit." I said finishing my drink.

I helped Damon upstairs and helped him get ready for bed. "Why does everything I touch go wrong?" Damon asked as he changed his shirt.

"Not everything love." I reassured him. "Sometimes it seems like that though. I've felt that way often enough. You and I haven't had the easiest life and when you live as long as we do, you tend to focus more on the bad."

"Yeah." Damon said as he lay down.

"I love you Damon." I said as he drifted to sleep. I slipped away, planning to be back in the morning before Damon awoke.

My dad met me at the door to his apartment. "How is Damon?"

I shrugged, feeling exhausted. "He's reacting the typical Damon way, lashing out, doubting himself. None of us had an easy life and for most of us, being a vampire is better but it never fails we always lose someone. I think it hurts more when we lose someone we actually cared about. Damon doesn't let anyone in and he let Rose in."

Elijah nodded, I knew he understood. I gave him a hug and went to bed myself. The next morning I got ready and grabbed a bag of blood. I greeted my dad and told him I was heading over to Damon's. My father nodded and kissed my forehead and left to go to the Martin's. I headed over to Damon's where I found him talking to Stefan.

"Did you know John Gilbert is here?" He demanded of me.

"MmmHmm. Stefan told me last night. I don't know him."

"I went looking for Isobel and I found John instead." Stefan spoke up.

I frowned, "Isobel. That's one vampire I can do without."

"You know her?" Stefan asked.

I nodded, "I hate her. Give me Katherine at her worst any time."

Damon snorted, "She's Elena's birth mother."

I nodded, "Makes sense. Isobel is a Petrova."

"I was telling Damon John says he knows of a way to keep Elena safe." Stefan said.

Damon snorted, "And how do we do that?"

Stefan shrugged, "He's not talking. At least not to me anyway."

"Great work Stefan. Top notch. As if I didn't have enough problems." Damon complained.

"Hey, I'm sorry about Rose."

"Whatever. I knew the woman for five minutes." Damon sneered.

"And you cared about her after five minutes. I wonder what that means." Stefan replied.

I growled when Stefan said that, it was uncalled for. Damon grabbed my arm and pulled me to him, away from his brother.

"It means I care, Stefan. It means I'm changing, evolving into a man capable of greatness. Better watch your back, because I may just have to go get a hero-hairdo of my own, and steal your thunder." He sneered at his brother.
He pulled me out of the room away from his brother. Once we were downstairs Damon told me he was going over to see Elena. I told him I'd catch up with him later and went back to my father's. I arrived back at the apartment before my father, grabbed a snack and sat down to read my book by Salazar Slytherin. My father came back about an hour later and we talked for a bit. Then I got a phone call from Stefan telling me that they had werewolf troubles.

Apparently, Jules, the werewolf I met had kidnapped one of Elena's friend who was also a vampire, because she though Stefan was holding Tyler Lockwood captive. I relayed the information over to my father who made a call to Dr. Martin. He wouldn't let me go help, saying Dr. Martin had it covered and he didn't like the werewolves being involved. I couldn't blame him, so I stayed in as he wished. Dr. Martin called after a while to let us know the job was done, and after the call came I went to bed, knowing this wasn't the last we had heard from the werewolves.