Starting a new school is never fun. Yeah, most people think it's a start to a new beginning right? Well not exactly for seventeen years old, Kol Mikaelson. See growing up in the Mikaelson family is tough, you're probably thinking a wealthy family, what's not to like right? But behind closed curtains, it's far from great, especially for the youngest Member of the family. There are expectations and reputations to live up to, more so for Kol.
When people hear the name, Mikaelson's they automatically think of a perfect stereotypical family, wealth, the perfect husband and wife, perfect children, perfect life. In the eyes of the society, their family is what everyone wishes theirs was like.
Kol longs to have never had this life, all he ever wanted was to fit in, to not have people wanting to be 'friends' with him just because they knew he was wealthy and like most people, wanted something from him.
All throughout his childhood he got used, he knew no one cared to attempt to get to know the real Kol, who hides beneath all these expectations.
So now Kol stands in front of a new school in a new town, a new beginning, leaving all those dark family secrets behind and most importantly him behind. Kol looks up at the sign at the front entrance of the gates 'Welcome Too Mystic Fall's High School'.
"How original" Kol mumbles a small smile resting on his lips, Kol took the first step through the gates and huffs a deep breath of fresh air "Here's to a new beginning".
Kol saunters through the halls looking for the sign that reads 'Reception', Kol came to a stop in front of the reception and takes a step inside, making his way to the desk where a small petite woman was currently sitting shifting through a few files.
"Um…Excuse me Ma'am I was wondering if you by any chance had my schedule?" Kol asks giving a small smile. The petite woman jumps slightly having not seen Kol walk up. "Sorry, I didn't see you there, Ah...Yes schedule, what's your name, sweetie?" She inquires glancing up, "Oh sorry, I'm Kol, Kol Mikaelson" Kol replies shifting from one foot to another.
"Right, of course, Here you are" She smiles handing over a sheet, which Kol takes with a polite smile "Thank you" Kol replies, turning around to head to his first class, but what he wasn't expecting was to run into what he presumed was a brick wall.
Kol's head shoots up cheeks flushed when he looks directly into the brown eyes of what Kol guesses was one of the school's football players, Kol quickly collects himself, standing up straight and moving to the side to make way for the angry football player.
"My apologies I didn't see you there" Kol quickly mumbles, before scurrying out of the all of a sudden stuffy office, " the first day and you're already making a fool out of yourself Kol, great going" Kol whisper-scolds himself.
The first three lessons went by surprisingly fast, yeah he attracted a bit of attention, but that was to be expected to be the new boy in such a small town where everybody most likely new everyone.
Now for the bit he was mostly dreading lunch, Kol eyes the cafeteria, and he was quite mortified by what he was witnessing. It didn't look like what your regular school cafeteria should be. Instead, it appeared to be more like a zoo.
People were laughing and shouting, some were even fighting and others throwing around what Kol guesses was bits of their lunch, sure there were a few individuals who were sitting down and talking minding their own business and eating like normal human beings.
Kol decides it would be best to sit outside near the bleachers where it was quiet instead. To be honest, this was his first time attending a public school. Kol's parents, Mikael and Esther, had always enrolled him into an expensive high-rank and overpriced private schools, they'd always told him that public schools were not a place a Mikaelson belonged.
But here he was now, shipped off half way across the country to fend for himself, for reasons he'd rather not discuss at this given time. Kol eventually finds a spot that meets his liking, under a tall green oak tree.
Kol lowers himself onto his stomach on the soft green grass in the shade of the tree and releases a content sigh. Kol unzips his backpack and pulls out a green apple, his sketchbook and pencil case along with his iPhone 6s+ and earphones.
Kol has so much on his mind that he feels the need to express his feelings by drawing them instead of writing them out, so he chose to draw in his sketchbook where all his other thoughts get drawn.
Kol puts the headphones in and presses play automatically sending the familiar beats of 'Fleetwood Mac – Landslide' in his ears, he smiled softly and opened a fresh page in his sketchbook.
Kol hums along to the music, occasionally singing softly along as his pencil dances across the paper, it was a beautiful mansion but instead of it being on a hill it was located on a broken ribcage, and at the bottom, beneath the rib cage lay a boy curled into a ball.
He finishes signing his name at the lower part of the paper. Kol is singing softly to the lyrics when his earphones are tugged out of his ear, making him let out a startled sound, which also happened to fling his sketchbook about a meter in front of him.
Kol quickly scrambles away from whoever had interrupted him. His eyes flick up to meet those of who had interrupted him. Kol is shocked and also a bit worried to see it was the same boy he ran into earlier in the school's reception.
Kol's eyes widen when his intruder grabs his sketchbook beginning to flick through his drawings. Kol reaches for his sketchbook, but it's quickly manoeuvred out of his grasp.
"That's private!" Kol complains yet again making a move to grab his sketchbook but once again fails.
"These…These are great man" The guy says turning to face Kol.
Kol turns a shade of pink, "Uh, thank you I guess" Kol replies timidly.
"Sorry, I've yet to introduce myself I'm Silas Salvatore, Uh sorry here" Silas introduces himself and hands Kol's sketchbook back, but he shows no signs of leaving as he takes a seat in front of Kol.
Kol perks up at his name "I'm Kol, Kol Mikaelson. Silas Salvatore, you say? Do you come from a Greek background?" Kol asks intrigued.
Silas lets out a laugh and gives Kol a grin "Yeah I do, my mother is from Greece and my father hails from the homeland, have you ever been to Greece?"
"Yeah we go every year for two months, my parents own one of the villas in Mykonos" Kol replies smiling as he remembers going to Greece with his siblings.
" My parents own the Villa Delos in Mykonos, Which one is your Villa?" Silas asks wanting to know more about the new boy.
"Villa Delos sure is one beautiful home, ours is the Villa Alegria" Kol replies, Silas' eyes widen "You own the Alegria!?" shock lacing his voice, Kol looks down and begins playing with the grass.
"Yeah…" Kol sighed causing Silas to frown in confusion "What's wrong?" Silas questions.
Kol frowns before looking up meeting Silas' eyes "Wealth is what's wrong, people think it's great having money, but it's anything but, all it does is ruin lives, and attract all the wrong people. Those pretend to be your friend just to get something out of you and worst of all you fall for it" Kol growls out before hurrying to gather his things together.
Kol stands up and looks down at a confused Silas "Sorry for running into you earlier and sorry for wasting your time listening to me rant" He apologises before jogging off.
Silas sits there surprised by Kol's words and sudden disappearance, but he's broken from his trance by 'Abraham's Daughter – Arcade Fire'.
Silas looks to where Kol was sitting and sees a screen of an IPhone flashing.
Intrigued Silas picks the phone up and looks at the screen.
'One new message: Ethan Adams' beneath showed the message and of course Silas being Silas can't help but read it.
Ethan Adams: 'Did you seriously think that moving halfway across the country is going to stop me from coming for you. Kol your mine, you don't get to just up and leave without my permission, do you remember what happened last time when you tried to leave me.
That didn't end too well for you did it now. I'm coming to get back what's mine, and you're coming back with me when I get there Babe. And don't try to replace me or I swear to god I will kill you.
If I can't have you, then no one can.'
Silas is astonished, for starters, this Ethan guy was a massive creep, and there was more to the new guy, Kol, then he had ever apprehended.
Kol's first day of school has come to an end, reaching into his backpack he searches for his phone but to no avail "What the hell? Where is it?" Kol mumbles as he kneels down on his knees, beginning to skim through his backpack thoroughly.
"Come on where are you" Kol mumbles becoming anxious now.
"Are you looking for this, you forgot it at lunch, and I couldn't find you earlier" a voice speaks up from behind Kol.
Kol looked up and was grateful to see Silas' outstretched hand that holds his phone. Kol grabs it and sighs deeply "Thank you!" Kol grins looking up at Silas, before zipping his backpack up and standing up.
"No problem, make sure you keep tabs on it next time, aye" Silas laughs. Silas glances over Kol's shoulder and sees his two brothers giving him looks.
"Well I best be going now, It was good meeting you Kol" Silas smiles clapping Kol on the shoulder before jogging off towards his two brothers, Damon and Stefan.
Kol watches Silas run over to a dark haired guy and another boy who looks identical to Silas "Twins" Kol mumbles before unlocking his phone. Kol raises his eyebrows as he reads through a text from his brother Elijah.
But when his eyes scan Ethan's text his body goes rigid. Kol suddenly feels a wave of dizziness wash over him, causing him to sway a bit.
Kol was panicking on the inside, how on earth Ethan could know where he is? This move was supposed to be a new beginning and new life!
Damon and Stefan glance at the new kid who had been talking with their brother. The kid looks a bit dis-shelved by whatever he was looking at on his phone, and the younger teen even began to sway a bit on the spot.
"Uh, Silas what's wrong with your new buddy?" Damon asks raising his eyebrows at his brother who's is also watching Kol. "Yeah I got an idea as to why," Silas says, voice laced with unspoken concern.
Kol takes a deep breath and pulls himself together rather quickly, putting his mask back in place, slipping his phone into his pocket and grabbing his keys he walks over to his motorbike.
Kol slips on his helmet, starting up the bike, before whizzing out of the school's car park, he wouldn't go straight back to his apartment just yet, what Kol needs is to clear his head.