The Vampire Diaries

"I'm not going anywhere, Holly,"

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"Hey there," Kaida whispered softly to Elijah, "Take it easy, Lijah, okay?"

Falin smoothed Damon's hair down gently.

"What the hell happened?" Damon muttered.

"Same question as Damon."

"Promise me?"

"They were dosed up with vervain, you went in all guns blazing Mr. Hero and ended up getting hurt." Falin whispered quietly, taking his hand and pulling him so he was sat up.

"You got staked, I managed to catch you before you hit your head. Sorry I wasn't quick enough to help you." Kaida whispered, kissing Elijah's cheek and mumbling, "Times like this I'm I glad normal stakes don't kill you, my love."

Jeremy sighed and gave a nod, frowning she he came out and saw Charlotte, crouching down beside her and grabbing the bloodbag Falin had gotten, opening it and feeding it to Charlotte.

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"I promise,"

Holly just nodded then, still crying a little.

After a few minutes, Vanessa came to stand in the doorway. "Lunch, or well, brunch is downstairs for the both of you. I figured that since you haven't eaten for a while you might be hungry." She said quietly to Nate before heading back down.

Charlotte coughed awake.

Damon sighed. "What's new?"

"Trust me, so am I."

Kaida just held him close then then, kissing his cheek and whispering, "Are you feeling okay, or do you need another blood bag?"

"Stop being a hero and you'll stop getting hurt." Falin pointed out quietly, getting to her feet and offering him a hand up.

"Morning sleepy head," Jeremy greeted quietly.

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Nate watched.

((Did I miss the post or something?))

"I'm fine."

He stood up with her.

She smiled softly.

Holly was still for a few more minutes before getting up. "You coming down for food?" she asked a little shakily.

(( I think I just forgot to put something xD ))

Malvolio was sat on the sofa, bouncing Saffron up and down on his knee with a bright smile. Having cheered up greatly since Finn's visit.

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Falin wrapped her arms around him.

"You sure?" Kaida asked quietly.

Jeremy pulled her into his arms.

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Nate hesitated before giving and nod and getting to his feet.

Holly grinned brightly, the first time she'd smiled properly in a long time before heading downstairs and sitting herself down at the table in front of a full English breakfast, another being sat next to her for Nate to eat.

Vanessa was in the kitchen, washing up with Karina in her highchair. Smiling a little when she noticed the look on Holly's face.

She stayed close.

Damon lent into her.

Elijah nodded.

Saffron: was giggling loudly a huge smile on her face

Trinity: was in the kitchen getting Saffrons lunch

Nate sat himself down beside Holly quietly.

Leon glanced over his shoulder and watched Nate, sliding an arm around Vanessa's waist gently.

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"Let's get you home…" Falin whispered before asking Elijah and Kaida quietly, "Would you be able to keep Isabella for the night? She's in her pram. She should sleep until morning now."

Kaida just frowned and glanced to Elijah, obviously unsure whether they still didn't like Falin or not.

"You're okay, you're safe." Jeremy whispered.

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Malvolio just laughed at his daughters laughter, pulling funny faces at her.

Vanessa waited until Nate was done with his food before placing a set of keys down in front of him. "I've rented you a house out down the street, it's one bedroomed for now, but we're all moving soon so you can get yourself somewhere bigger and more suited to you then. I have a chain of restaurants set up, you can work as a chef in one until you get yourself on your feet money wise." She said quietly, and then placed a phone down infront of him. "It's already got Holly's, mine and the last number I had for your sister in there, since you'll be needing one of those too."

"How's Anna?"

"That's fine." Elijah told her.

Damon waited for her.

Saffron: would giggle even harder reaching her hand up and shrieking in delight as she clapped

"A result from the restaurant you got me for me for my birthday those years ago?" Nate asked with a raise of his eye brows, taking the keys and putting them in his pockets with a quiet thanks. Grabbing the phone she got him with another thanks.

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Falin whispered a quiet thanks before helping Damon out of the Grill and towards home.

Kaida watched them go before moving her gaze to Elijah.

Jeremy shrugged and glanced around for Anna.

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Malvolio laughed.

"Well when you left me, you left the deed in my name, I sold that one and it made enough money so I could buy another in France, I have a chain of around ten over there that I managed to build up, after I sold off a few of the smaller ones and restarted back over here with five or six." Vanessa said quietly.

Trinity: Sounds like the two of you are having a good but it's time for lunch. she smiled sitting beside Malvolio on the couch and handing Saffron a sippy cup of blood which she drank from quickly

"Mm," Nate hummed quietly.

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"Where's my sippy cup of blood?" Malvolio asked with a cheerful laugh before pressing his lips to the side of Trinity's head caringly.

"Like I said, you can work for me until you get yourself sorted, then you can do what you like job wise, though I prefer it if you didn't compel most things, it's not a good example to Holly." Vanessa added, before taking Karina from her high chair and heading upstairs, expecting Leon to follow her. Half to give Nate and Holly privacy, but the other because she purely didn't want to be in the same room as him.

Leon followed Vanessa close behind.

Nate just watched them go silently.

"That's my baby sister Kari, by the way." Holly said quietly through a mouthful of toast, since Vanessa hadn't introduced her. "She's okay most of the time, but she's loud."

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Vanessa went and put Karina in the play pen in her room, switching on a baby program on her television before heading into her's and Leon's room and sitting heavily on the bed.