Lost and Found (The Vampire Diaries)

Chapter 10: Innocent as an Angel

Damon's view

"Do you believe in God, Damon?" I slowly turned from Jade to her supposed father,

"No," I said firmly, "After my crappy lifetime, I don't believe there is."

"Pity," He held himself in a superior manner; I scowled at him as he moved his attention onto my brother, "And you?"

"I believe that there's something out there, but whether it is God or not I can't say."

I rolled my eyes, typical Stefan, always sticking with the safe answer. His gaze shifted,

"And what about you…Jade?" I felt her stiffen at the sound of her name coming off his lips and immediately positioned myself between the two of them,

"I wouldn't if I were you," I threatened,

"Please Damon, as if I would harm my own daughter," I heard a low growl from behind me,

"I'm more worried about her harming you," He gestured as if to brush off my warning,

"As if a girl like my Jade would-," I was suddenly pushed roughly to the floor as Jade used her unnatural speed to pin Elijah to the wall by his neck, his eyes bulged in shock as both his sentence and his air supply were cut off,

"Don't you EVER say that AGAIN!" She bashed his head against the hard surface, "I am NOT your Jade and I NEVER WILL BE!" Her voice was filled with so much anger and hurt and…hate. She truly hated this man and I didn't doubt for one second that if she could she would kill him.

I ran over, locked one arm around her waist, the other over her chest, and dragged her away. Unfortunately her anger boosted her strength and she fought back, trying to pull us both toward her trembling father,

"Let me stake him Damon! I promise I'll only do it the one time!" At any other time I would have laughed out loud but this didn't seem like the right place. I managed to keep her at bay but only just while my idiot brother stood and watched,

"Stefan!" I called, snapping him out of his dream world and forcing him into our cold and cruel reality, "A little help here?" He nodded dumbly and went to help Elijah to his feet, allowing him to use his shoulder for support.

"Jade…" His voice was barely a whisper as his only daughter tried everything in her power to escape from my prohibiting arms; she stopped and stood rigid, looking Elijah right in the eyes,

"You killed her," Her voice was dangerously quiet, "You left and she couldn't stand it," I could feel the anger and suffering bubble to the surface, she was going to blow, "I HAD NO PARENTS FOR TEN YEARS AND THEN YOU DARE TO WALTZ BACK INTO MY LIFE?"

"Jade shhh, calm down," I stroked her hair out of her face and kept her pressed against me, she trembled in my grip and then her legs gave out. I fell to the floor with her, she turned to bury her head into the nook of my shoulder as her body shook with silent sobs and I cradled her as if she were a child.

I glared at Elijah accusingly; he just looked at Jade as if his whole life were crumbling before him. Good.

"How did you get in here?" I demanded, a whimper escaped Jade's throat and I tightened my hold on her,

"An old woman let me in, I believe her name was Mrs Flowers," His voice sounded dead but then he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened them again he stood taller. He no longer needed Stefan to hold him up, "She was very helpful," His tone had turned sarcastic and his eyes skimmed over the room as if he were inspecting it. His posture was polite and reserved but his whole being shouted, "I don't care."