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How Daphne Meet Steve
By 4QuietRyt3r
Disclaimer: I don’t own anything, they belong to the tv shows: Roswell, Mexico (name mentioned), In The Heat of the Night (Bubba Skinner), The Night Shift (Drew Alistair, Jordan, T.C., The Avengers (Steve Rogers), and Moonlight (Cordelia).
They own then while I only borrow them for this story.
The only thing I own is Daphne Ortecho my character.
Summary: Daphne was asleep in her bed when she is kidnap from her bed. This person was able to come in and out without a trace. With no luck with the police. Jordan and T.C. turn to Private Investigator Steve Skinner to help find their missing niece.
Author’s Note: This is my newest story I’ve written for a long while. Hopefully you all enjoy this story and let me know what you think of it. Leave a comment and kudos.
The Kidnapping
Daphne is sleeping when she felt someone covering her mouth. She was about to scream for her Aunt Jordan and Uncle T.C. but can’t. It was like the world went by fast as she is grab from her bed to a car.
Daphne felt afraid as she’s sat down in the chair before a mirror.
Looking up Daphne wonders where she is and who took her. The woman with gray eyes and black hair smiles. It made Daphne feel uneasy as she touches her hair. It causes Daphne to flinch as she touches a lock of Daphne’s hair.
She smiles, “Don’t worry sweetheart. I just want us as a family. After all we will be a family when you meet your mommy.”
Daphne frowns, “My mommy is Max.”
She gives a frown, “Not for long because when Steven comes he’ll be your new mommy.”
Daphne felt a few tears fall as she brushes her hair and comments how she has a yellow flower in her hair.
She wipes the tears ignoring Daphne’s flinching and says, “Don’t cry mommy will be here soon.”
Daphne sniffles, wishing her mommy was here to save her. Cordelia smiles while brushing her hair, this child will surely make Steven is hers. It still upset her that Steven divorced her three hundred years ago.
Now he’s going to want her now.
Three Days Later
Jordan and T.C. are scared because the police had no leads. And the case was quickly going cold. Without any leads, there was nothing to help lead to Daphne. So T.C. looks in the phone book.
Jordan sighs, “Tee we need to call Drew about this, you heard the cop. There is no leads in finding her.”
T.C. says, “Yes which is why I am looking for the best next thing. A Private Investigator.”
He says showing the AD, “And here is the place now let’s go.”
Jordan nods wiping her tears as they go to the address. It was late thankfully they have the night off. While going in the building, Jordan knocks on the door where it says:
Steven Skinner
Private Investigator
Steve sighs and opens the door.
Jordan says, “Mr. Skinner, our niece has been kidnapped and we need your help.”
T.C. continues, “We tried the police and three days later, they don’t have anything. They don’t have any leads in finding her.”
Steve says, “And she isn’t hiding under her bed?”
Jordan says, “No. In fact it was confusing for us because her room is on the second floor and the doors are not broke.”
Steve sighs, “I could take a look.”
He wanted to say no but this seems something to look into. Steve didn’t ask for a picture of the missing niece. But while going with them to the house, he notice no lock isn’t broke. Then finally looks at the picture the women who introduces herself as Jordan of the niece.
Steve notices she has dark brown eyes with auburn hair. She seems small and figures she’s about three-years old.
There he asks if he can look in her room. With permission he goes into the room and takes in the scents. Steve could tell that the cops were there. But also a familiar one he never wanted to see.
Steve sighs, she’s back.
His ex-wife back and this time she’s taken a child to get to him. After writing stuff down in his notebook, he thanks the couple. Agreeing to take the job, he goes back to his office. Then gets started on looking for Cordelia his ex-wife. He figured she would do something to try to get him back.
But it never crossed his mind that she would use a child or stoop that low to do it. Yet still this was his ex-wife who would probably do thing to get him back.
Steve sat as he started looking at information he had on his ex-wife Cordelia. While looking for information, he decided to call in his mom for a little help. He then decided to follow the scent by car.
While after the scent, he gets a call from his mom about someone noticing someone fitting Cordelia’s description at an abandon house. After that, he drove to the house to see if she is still there.
That’s what’s he hoping for.
As he got to house, he sighs knowing that he should wait for back up. But now he needs to see if the girl is there. While going inside, he grabs the gas lamp and uses his lighter to light it up.
While going the back room, he slowly opens the door and sees little girl wearing a white dress and sniffling with red rimmed eyes.
Steve says, “It’s okay sweetie you’re safe.”
Before Steve could move or the girl can go to her, his ex-wife came from the high corner. Then after took the girl near her as Daphne blinks as a few more tears fell.
Cordelia smiles, “Steven finally we are here. One happy family. You and me with this child.”
Said child looks scared as Steve sighs. With his ex-wife doing this, forever isn’t long enough to get away from her. But now he needs to help.
Steve says, “Give her back she doesn’t belong to you. Like I said nearly three hundred years ago, it’s over.”
Cordelia says, “Come on Steve, you, me and this child. A half vampire child.”
Steve nearly froze, it’s no possible. Vampires never sire with humans let alone mate with a human. They’re fragile and would get hurt from a vampire while trying to mate. But even still it’s not possible for a vampire to sire a child with a human.
Cordelia smiles, “I drank a bit of her blood. It might have scared me a little but she’s one of us. See she could be our child.”
Steve looks closely and sees the bite mark and sighs, she bite her with a bit of her venom.
Steve says, “I can’t let you have her, nor will I let you have her.”
Cordelia shoves Daphne to the corner. Then shoves Steve into the wall.
As both show their vampire faces, Daphne who is covering her face with her tiny hands watches still scared to move from that spot. Steve and Cordelia fight each other as they caused each other to draw blood while fighting.
Including using a chair to hit Steve. When he hits her and they continue fighting as he’s slammed into the ground. Then she claws at him while he’s still on the ground, Daphne covers her eyes a little. Still scared but unable to move from that spot.
While fighting, it started to get into kissing where Steve groans not liking this. And gasps feeling her teeth on his neck, it was a distraction. He grabs her head as he flings them both to the ground. Then with a thin wooden stick near, he stabs her in the heart.
Paralyzing her as he gets up and attends to Daphne who was watching as her little body is shaking. Scared as Steve kneels.
He then says, “Come on. I’m going to take you home.”
She takes his hand as he pick her up, “Good girl.”
He then takes the lamp and throws it on a covered chair to start the fire. As the fire spreads to where Cordelia, he takes her to door. But stops to turn to make sure Cordelia doesn’t come out. Then sees her at the window.
She shows her vampire face as Daphne bearing her little fangs lets out an angry growl. Steve blinks, she is a vampire, but she looks human. He decided to think on that later as he comforts her and takes her away from there.
Daphne was looking over his shoulder at the fire as Cordelia falls away from the window. He then carries her back to the car where she held on tightly not wanting to let go. Steve decided to walk back to the house since it’s obvious she won’t let go.
As he gets closer to the house the sunrise getting closer. Sighing, he called his mom to come get the car and then tells the address to pick him up. He knocks while Daphne who is still awake as she buries her face in his neck. Steve realizes, Daphne is near vampires.
Otherwise she wouldn’t have her nose there, it’s the spot where their scent is that can offer comfort. He rubs her back stiffly while knocking again. Then Jordan opens the door and takes Daphne who lets out a whimper not wanting to be taken from Steve.
But sees it’s her Aunt Jordan and goes into her arms.
T.C. says, “Thank you for bringing her home. How much do we owe you?”
Steve says, “Fifty dollars.”
Jordan gives the money to Steve who takes it as they take Daphne inside the house. Daphne sniffles as she is carried to the couch as Jordan holds her to let her sleep. It wasn’t easy for Daphne to sleep.
As she stayed awake while being held in her Aunt’s arms staring at the part of the couch behind her as she yawns but couldn’t sleep. But did sleep for a few minutes as she wakes up a few minutes later panting.
As Jordan assures her niece, “Daphne sweetie you’re safe. We will protect you.”
Daphne sighs mentally despite her Aunt’s words, she didn’t feel safe, not without Steve there to protect her. Or her mommy or grandparents.
We Finally Meet
Author’s Note: This part is inspired by Jacob meeting Renesmee but the difference is, in this one Daphne is five when she meets Steve. He waits till she’s older to explain about being his soul mate because he want’s her to choose herself. I don’t own the idea, I’m only borrowing it for this story it belongs Stephanie Meyer who wrote Twilight. I wanted to add this before the reader continues reading this.
Bubba Skinner was sitting at the desk when he gets a call from Drew Alistair.
Bubba says, “Drew what’s going on?”
Drew sighs, “My granddaughter Daphne is having a hard time sleeping and it’s been six days. She also wants to meet your boy for saving her.”
Bubba nods, “I can get him to come over.”
Steve comes in as his mom hangs up.
Steve sits, “What mom?”
Bubba says, “That was Drew his granddaughter wants to meet you.”
Steve groans, “This better not be you setting me up mom I’m not interested in anyone.”
Bubba says, “Hey now I wasn’t implying you to date, it’s just she wants to officially meet the man who saved her.”
Steve sighs and goes with his mom to the house. It was then Steve realizes it’s the same house that Steve dropped Daphne home to her Aunt and Uncle. He doesn’t get a minute to think as Drew and Bubba greet as the Steve sees the three-year old-looking at his mom wearily.
Drew kneels and says, “Daphne this is Grammy’s friend Bubba Skinner.”
Daphne gives a small wave as Bubba waves back. Daphne hugs his leg as Drew says, “Sorry she’s more a give a hug then a giving a wave.”
Daphne nods while hugging Bubba’s leg.
Bubba nods going inside as Daphne wraps her little arms and legs around his leg and giggles a high pitch bell giggle. Then turns as Steve comes forward in Daphne’s vision.
She looks up and blinks while looking at the second tall person.
Bubba says, “And this is my son Steve Skinner.”
Daphne waves as she blinks again. Steve realizes he’s tall as he kneels to her eye level. Daphne moves forward. Steve looks closely at her and see a bit of dark circles under her eyes.
She holds her tiny hand forward as their index fingers touch.
All he sees are two big brown eyes looking into his ice blue eyes. Then Steve felt a zing his mom talked about. He finally found his other half, but shakes his head. Right now she’s only three.
Still he sees them later on as she gets older.
He was her best friend.
His other half he’d been looking for.
It’s like they would be there for each protecting as he sees and sighs. Going from the older girl back down to the three-year old he sees before himself. As she still maintains contact looking into his eyes still.
Drew notices his expression as Bubba says, “He’s never seen a three-year old before.”
Drew says, “Actually despite her height she’s five right princess.”
Daphne nods smiling.
Steve says, “Five?”
For a five-year old, she is shorter than her age. It didn’t bug him as she hugs him and he hugs her.
Steve says, “Hi Daphne.”
Daphne says, “Hi Stevie.”
As she looks at his hand at his ring as she tries reaching for it. Steve shakes his head but removes it as Daphne holds it in her two little hands.
Steve laughs a little, “I’m sorry she likes shiny things. I’ll give it back later when she sleeps.”
Daphne pouts, “No I want it please. Please can I have it.”
Steve thought about saying no but her little pout was making it hard not to say no. He wanted to say no but suspects she won’t take no. Steve thought about it for a minute.
He says, “Okay but only if you promise to never give it to anyone and take care of it.”
Daphne nods, “Yes I won’t let no one have it.”
She hugs him and says thank you as he sits as she sits on his lap while trying to put the ring on her tiny fingers.
He hand an idea and puts it on a chain and says, “So you can keep it near since it won’t fit on your finger.”
Daphne pouts, “Tiny fingers.”
Steve playfully tickles her nose, “It’s fine besides it will fit later on.”
Her eyes look at her nose as she giggles. She definitely will keep it on her index finger as she looks at the shiny new ring in her hands.
As Steve says, “I hear you’re having nightmares. Is this something I can do to help?”
Daphne shrugs as she crawls down from his lap and goes upstairs. Without thinking, Steve follows behind as she shows him her new drawing. It was a picture of his ex-wife at the window as the house was burning.
Steve says, “I’m really sorry kiddo. I wish I could have stop her.”
Daphne says, “It’s okay Stevie. How can I go back to sleep?”
He says, “I could try my guitar and later on I can teach you a song that can help comfort you.”
Daphne listens while sitting on the bed as she yawns being lull to sleep. Steve sits near so Daphne knows she’s not alone and he will protect her. It was then Steve decides to teach Daphne how to play the guitar when she wakes up.
Three weeks later Daphne was learning the song Safe and Sound so she will know she’s safe. While learning one song, she learn how to play the guitar. As she learns that, she decides to write one song that she considers her first song she wrote.
The End
Author’s Final Notes: I hope you all enjoy this story and any questions you have please leave them in the comments. I hope you all stay safe and enjoy reading. :D