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Emilia couldn't help but flinch when she heard the yells. She was familiar with this and she knew she couldn't let Dante be on the recieving end so before Alesandro could stop her she ran across the hall.

"Emilia wait, you need to stay here whilst I sort it" Alesandro called. He didn't know what was going on but he knew Emilia didn't need to see Damon in a foul mood.

Emilia didn't wait though, she opened the door.

Damon had been pissed. Releasing his anger at the gym wasn't helping so I stalked up to Dante's room.

Dante was reading over a email Lexi had just sent.

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Well fuck. Dante knew Damon would take Lexi's side. He wasn't usually someone you could manipulate but no one had seen the twins in years so everyone was blind to their...Lexi's wrong doings.

Damon walked in looking furious.

"Well shit" Dante muttered.

"You better start explaining yourself"

Dante could easily show Damon the emails, he had proof, but he decided not too. Dante wanted Lexi gone but these emails weren't enough to let that happen and he was prepared to get in trouble so he could mess with her more.

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"I didn't do shit" Dante snapped.

This made Damon even more angry.

He grabbed Dante by his shirt, pushing him against a wall. "listen you little bastard, I'm not messing about"

"Fuck you Damon " Dante said without thinking. He realised shortly after what he had said. No one speaks to Damon like that, even when he was in a good mood.

"What did you just say to me" Damon asked knowing exactly what was said.

"I'm sorry" Dante muttered, he didn't want to apologize but cursing Damon had always been a big no.

"You fucking will be" Damon's anger rose and if even possible his eyes darkened. he couldn't help hit the wall, the clock fell on the floor from the force of his hand connecting with the wall.

"You obviously didn't get the message last time or the time before when I told you to stop being a dick"

"In my defense, I did listen the first time, I stopped insulting Emilia"

"You really want to test me now " Damon said.

"Why not you're already pissed" Dante smirked.

Damon laughed, it was dark and sinical, "since you enjoy making pointless threats I've got one for you" he then whispered a menacing threat which caused Dante to gulp.

"I take it back, I meant it. Go fuck yourself Damon" Dante pushed Damon away.

Damon didn't take this well, as he menacingly stalked to Dante, he had no good intentions, Emilia came in.

Damon didn't see it was her and just presumed it was their dad so he continued.

"Damon stop" Dante said looking straight at Emilia, she shouldn't have to see damon like this.

Emilia gulped, she didn't know Damon's exact intentions but they weren't good. She hesitated but ultimately she ran in front of Dante.

"You're in the wrong bedroom Emilia" Damon had stopped when he finally saw her.

"And so are you"

Damon took a deep breath "go back to your room Emilia, this is an adult conversation"

"No" Emilia whispered. She was now terrified. Saying no always meant a harsher punishment.

Damon looked at his little sister, he noticed her fear and he didn't like it. He thought it was him but reality was she was scared because of what Alice and Henry did when she would say no.

Damon walked closer to Emilia and crouched down to her level, it suprised Emilia and Dante.

"I'm proud of you for saying no" he whispered.

Emilia was confused. Why was he proud? Saying no wasn't allowed.

"Why" she couldn't help ask.

"Because I know you don't like talking and I know how hard it must be go go against me and I'm so proud that you are willing to do that"

"Really" it was confusing, maybe he was luring her into a false sense of security.

"Yes"

"You were going to hurt him"

Damon honestly didn't know what he was going to do. "No I wasn't. I'm just pissed at him for his recent behaviour"

"Why? He hasn't done anything"

"She's right, I've not done a thing. I mean look at it logically Damon, how would I know she's allergic to something even Em doesn't know. I personally think...."

Dante had, had enough and was about to tell Damon it was Lexi when Emilia cut off.

"It was obviously an accident, Dante is obviously fussy about his laundry so he took the stuff up to his room and forgot to return it"

Dante looked at Emilia. She was obviously covering for her sister.

"Can we please just forget about it, please Damon" Emilia said.

"Fine I'll let it go but I won't forget it" Damon said.

"Great, so you're all good now"

"No" Damon replied glaring at Dante.

"He's just pissed because Lexi told him I threatened you both, I admit I told Lexi she should be scared of me but that's only because she's a bitch. You know I don't like her, what do you expect "

"I expect you not to threaten your sister "

"She's not my sister " Dante snapped.

"You know we're twins right so you're basically telling me I'm not your sister too"

Dante rolled his eyes "oh please Emilia, you don't need to pretend your best friends now" he was annoyed that she stopped him from telling Damon it was Lexi.

"We aren't best friends, but it's just a simple fact"

"We both know you're scared of her so why defend her" Dante whispered so Damon didn't hear.

"I'm not. Just stop" Emilia said. Dante knew something and it scared her.

"Damon guess what" Dante said.

"No. Don't you dare. I won't speak to you ever again " Emilia said. Damon couldn't know.

"Grow up and stop acting so childish" Dante said.

It was a mistake on his part. "I don't want to talk to you ever again" Emilia whispered and ran out. She realised it was childish of her but Dante knew something and whatever he knew, she couldn't let Damon find out.

Damon shot Dante a glare but he didn't wait around to find out what Dante had to say. Clearly Emilia didn't want him knowing so he would let her tell him when she was ready.

He left the room and saw their dad standing with a giant smile "what are you doing here" he asked.

"Oh I was with Emilia, she spoke to me, she called me dad, then we heard you guys, I was going to come in but I saw she had it handled and you guys were having a moment so I waited outside" he explained.

Damon smiled at his dad, he didn't want to waste any time so he simply said "well I'm glad she spoke to you" and then he left.

He was about to go into Emilia's room when Lexi came running.

She hugged Damon and Damon reluctantly hugged her back. "Is she okay, I was so scared, Dante is out of control, I think he should go"

Damon stopped the hug "Dante isn't going anywhere, he is my brother "

"But we are your sisters" Lexi whispered.

Damons dark look returned "that may be so but I'd still pick him over you Alexia. So if you want to leave go ahead"

Lexi shuddered but said nothing, instead she walked away.

Damon was a complicated man. He was furious with Dante, but he would never get rid of him like Lexi suggested. They were brothers at the end of the day and despite his anger, he still cared for his brother, at least deep down.

He had watched Dante grow up, into a little shit but he had his good qualities and it made Damon sick when he realized what Lexi had suggested.

He decided he was done being angry today and played it off as she didn't know Dante, she didn't know how much of a dick he could be and so she was scared but it would pass.

As much as Damon would never admit it, he would choose any of his brothers over Lexi and even Emilia. It definitely didn't seem like it because of his actions but at the end of the day, he was pissed because he thought Dante had hurt Emilia and threatened them.

Damon sighed. He was done with today. He wanted it to end but it couldn't, not yet.

He knocked on Emilia's door, she anwsered it.

"Can I come in"

Emilia nodded.