The Vampire Diaries Imagines 2

Imagine #55 Stefan

You're on the run from an abusive husband.

You fumbled with a bag, your hands shaking as you threw clothes into it, not even looking at what you were throwing in. You hauled it over your shoulder as you walked swiftly into your four year old daughters room. She was curled up in her bed, peacefully sleeping.

A bruise was already prominently forming under her eye, and it made your skin crawl and your heart break.

Your husband, a much stronger vampire than you, had been abusing you for years. You were numb to it. And then you miraculously had a daughter, and you swore you wouldn't leave him hurt her. But he did. That previous night, he did. He hurt your baby, and you were willing to risk your life to get her away from him, to prevent her for suffering the abuse that you had endured for years. You shook her shoulder gently, and she opened her eyes, her cheeks flushed in exhaustion.

"What is it mommy?", she asked tiredly.

" Come on baby, we have to go", you whispered to her, as you picked her up. Your husband was out drinking, and you had a limited time slot. Very limited.

She fell immediately back asleep in your arms as you walked out of your house with her. You didn't look back.
***
You waited tensely at the train station, which was nearly empty at 3am. You jumped as your phone rang and you answered it without even thinking.

"I'm going to kill you". Your eyes filled with terrified tears, but your voice stayed steady.

" You'll have to find me first ", you said, before breaking your phone by stamping on it. You then walked onto the train, knowing it was going to be one of the first places he would look, and praying that he would not get there before the train took off. And he didn't. It was the first break you had caught in years.

You were nearly at your destination when Y/D/N stirred, rubbing sleep from her eyes.

"Where are we going so late mommy?", she asked.

"You know how daddy hurt you?", you asked gently, your thumb softly tracing the bruise. Her eyes glazed with tears and you kissed her forehead, your own mirroring hers. "He should never have done that baby. No one should hurt children. Or mommies. No one should hurt anyone. And I can't let daddy hurt you again. So we're taking a trip without him, to keep you safe. Okay?", you whispered. She nodded, her tiny arms attempting to go around your waist. You held her close, kissing her hair.
***
You knocked on the door, laden down with Y/D/N in your arms, who was now asleep again. You prayed for an answer, and when the door opened, tears of relief slid down your face. Stefan looked at you in disbelief. His ecstatic smile at seeing his former best friend faded when he saw your tear stricken face, and your bruised, exhausted daughter.

" I need your help Stef".
***
"Thank you", you said again, hugging your knees to your chest as you watched Y/D/N sleeping on the couch, afraid to let her our of your sight.

" Don't. You don't have to thank me. Why didn't you tell me earlier? ", he asked, as he sat on the floor beside you.

" We haven't been friends since years before I met...him. He never knew your name, or who you were. You were my insurance policy. I knew it things got to a breaking point, this would be a safe place to go, one he wouldn't suspect. And when he hit her, that was my breaking point Stef. I'm an awful mother", you said tearfully. Stefan wiped the tears with his thumbs.

"You are an amazing mom Y/N! I can see the love in your eyes. I wish I could have helped. I'm going to kill him", he said furiously.

" Don't Stef. Not tonight. I need to feel...safe. At least for one night", you said tiredly. Stefan put his arms around you, locking you in an embrace filled with the security you yearned for.

"You're safe with me. I promise", he said, kissing your forehead. And you believed him.

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