Lost and Found (The Vampire Diaries)

Chapter 14: I'll Kill You Later

Damon's view

I followed the two of them into the kitchen, Mrs Flowers was bustling about the room ransacking the cupboards while Jade stood cradling her injured arm as best she could. I went to stand beside her and couldn't help but hear the small, barely audible whimper that slipped through her tightly closed lips. Before I could comfort her, the old witch shambled over holding a jam jar of translucent liquid and a tea spoon, "Sorry that took so long, I just couldn't seem to find any rose oil, can you believe that? But enough jibber jabber, you must be in pain."

Jade shifted her arm slightly and winced as she replied tightly, "No, not at all, take as much time as you need."

I supressed a smile while Mrs Flowers ignored the comment, I had to admit, Jade was tough. The old woman proceeded to measure out a teaspoon of jelly-like medicine and feed it to Jade as if she were some over-grown child, "This will help with the pain."

As soon as she had swallowed the alien substance, a shiver ran through her and she began to gag, "What the hell is that?"

The witch continued to calmly put away the jam jar, "It's just a simple concoction of rose oil and water."

"It's disgusting is what it is!" She wiped her mouth on her sleeve and I couldn't help but let out a laugh.

Mrs Flowers gestured toward me, "The medicine should have had time to take affect by now so if you would be so kind as to take Jade's arm."

All hilarity evaporated, "What?"

Now it was Jade's turn to laugh as Mrs Flowers replied incredulously, "Well you can't expect a frail old lady such as myself to do it."

"Do what?" I inquired, already dreading the answer I knew was to come.

"What do you think?" She shook her head as she turned her back on us to put away the rose oil for another day, "We need a nice strong lad to push her arm back into place. Now don't look at me like that boy, I'll be here telling you what to do, all you need is to be able to follow directions accordingly and she'll be as good as new. Now do as I say and take her arm."

Obediently, which was not in my nature, I grasped Jade's arm firmly and then looked at her uncertainly, "Does that hurt?"

She shook her head, her eyes dry and seemingly content, "Nope, can't feel a thing." She grinned happily and I couldn't help but reflect her emotions.

Mrs Flowers flapped her arms and regained control of the situation, "Alright you've had your chat, now Jade dear, this is going to hurt for just a moment," Jade nodded her acknowledgement and braced herself as the old lady turned to give me my instructions, "Now, all you have to do is move her arm around until you feel it move up and then push until you here it click."

I held my breath and started to slowly move her arm in a circle, it was at this moment that Stefan and Elena decided to intrude, bringing with them an air of hostility and disapproval that had my teeth on edge. Stefan seemed to soften at the sight of Jade in her weakened state but Elena could've been the ice queen of Narnia for all the sympathy she showed.

My brother placed his hand on the shoulder that I wasn't working on under the strict gaze of the boarding house owner, I felt the beginnings of a territorial growl bubbling up in my chest, striving to break the surface, but I silenced it, allowing Stefan to ask his question, "Hey, how are you holding up?"

Jade looked away from her arm, probably glad for the distraction, "Oh, you know, dislocated arm, pain beyond measure, just another day."

Stefan laughed and I couldn't help but join along with him, even Mrs Flowers tried to stifle a giggle, the only one not to find this comment funny was Elena, in fact she even seemed to glare at her and I remembered something that Jade had said to me only a few days ago;