We're Gonna Be Okay
Disclaimer: I own nothing. If I would own anything involving TO, I'd give the candle budget a lot less than what they have now, brighten up the show because it's hard to see more often times than not, and make sure Kolvina keeps their happy ending.
AN: Okay, I know I have another story I haven't updated in like… a year and if you're a reader from that, I promise I'm going to try and have that fic finished by the end of the summer, as well as this one. RL stuff and lack of Kolvina motivation made me not want to write for a bit, but I'm back and better than ever.
Davina Claire and Kol Mikaelson were getting out of New Orleans. After a brother's curse to death, a resurrection, then another curse to death and resurrection, they were finally getting out of New Orleans. They'd been through so much just in the years they'd known each other. Neither one of them could quite believe that they were getting the chance to be together after it seemingly like they were never going to get their chance. Guess the Hollow was good for one thing….
Davina had been sentenced to a fate worse than death before Vincent restored the link to the ancestors and made her the gatekeeper. She had been in absolute misery and unending torment before then. In her moments she was able to escape from the other ancestors, she found solace watching over the ones she loved who were in New Orleans like Josh and Marcel… Even if she was rather cross with him and had withheld her resurrection from him, she did still love him like he was her father. She'd been hurt the last time they'd both seen each other before Hope whisked her back to the ancestors for more torment until she was able to get away and hear what Marcel had to say at her grave. She knew Marcel meant well, but it still hurt her. She had told Josh to tell him when he saw Marcel next and ask him not to be too upset with her that she didn't see him before she and Kol left town.
It was something Davina had never really done before. She'd only been in Louisiana before, never ventured outside of the state. She was excited she was getting to do this with Kol. She glanced over sleepily at Kol with a smile on her face as he looked over at her and grinned.
Kol took Davina's hand and held onto it as he drove one handed. He couldn't keep his eyes on her at all times while he was driving, even the wildest Mikaelson wouldn't do that with the person he loved more than anything in the world in the car with him and risk losing her, but he could hold onto her hand.
"Um, Kol," Davina said softly as she felt herself getting sleepier and sleepier, but she was trying so hard to fight off the sleep. She had missed Kol for so long, she didn't want to miss a thing, but her weak state from being resurrected was winning out slowly but surely.
"Yes love?" Kol said as he reeved the engine, going faster than he previously was. He was excited and happier than he'd been in a long time, maybe ever. He thought falling in love with a mortal was dumb; he'd even made fun of Rebekah of it countless times like he did at the Mikaelson ball back in Mystic Falls when she was with that blue eyed boy that Kol had broken his hand, but couldn't recall his name, but being with Davina was the best thing he'd ever known. All his existence, all he'd really wanted was for someone to care about him, but during the 'youthful misadventures' as Kol called his days of being a homicidal maniac to Davina when he was in Kaleb's body, he'd been unable to admit that, even to himself. When he was brought back as a witch, everything changed. He had his high from magic again and he finally had someone who gave a damn about him more than just times when he annoyed them only to stick a dagger in his chest. He couldn't believe how hard Davina tried to save him after he told her about Finn cursing him and how long she tried to get him back. She never did give up on him. That was something he wasn't sure he'd ever be used to. He finally got to repay her for that time she'd tried to bring him back today by doing everything he could to make sure Davina wasn't killed again. His niece had listened to him and unlinked the Hollow and Davina. He was really grateful to Hope.
"Do you have any idea where you want to go first on our 'anywhere, everywhere' adventure?" Davina asked. She knew how well travelled Kol was. Even being daggered as many times as the self-proclaimed worst of the worst Mikaelsons was, he knew the world a lot better than she did and she figured he could come up with a good place for them to start.
They were stopped at a red light near Baton Rouge. They'd traveled this way before, when they were at the hotel room when Kol was trying to charm Davina and he was still at his mother's beck and call, but now they weren't tied to anything that would immediately sending them rushing back to New Orleans. Davina hadn't even noticed that Kol was heading the same way because of how sleepy she was.
"I have some ideas, love. France, Italy, Galápagos Islands, Dominican Republic… maybe compel you and I an island of our own. Davina, I wasn't joking when I said everywhere. You're my girl and my girl's gonna see everywhere," he said, kissing her hand before seeing the light change colors and he turned down a side road to go to the hotel where he first really realized that she did like him even knowing who he truly was and not the gormless teenaged twit who's body he'd been inside of for nearly a year before Finn cursed him to death.
"You'd compel us our own island?" Davina said. She wasn't sure whether she should be surprised by that or not.
"Yes, Davina Claire, I would," Kol said with a smirk upon his face. It wasn't his usual one, it was the one that showed he cared. One that few ever saw. Davina and Rebekah were probably the most familiar with it out of anyone.
Davina thought for a moment. She had never thought she'd be one for compelling, she had helped Cami and Josh from Klaus' compulsion in the past and wasn't a fan of it, but a private island with Kol? No one to bother them or disturb them whatsoever? That sounded like absolute heaven. Sex on the beach, playing around with each other, he could teach her more spells, and just whatever they wanted to do.
"You've got a lecherous look on your face. I like where this is going," Kol said with an even wider smirk as he pulled into the hotel.
Davina playfully shoved his shoulder and said laughing a little, "Even a thousand years old and my boyfriend's only got one thing on his mind."
"It's hard not to have it on my mind whenever I've got the love of my life back. We did only get to have one mind-blowing night together before the ancestors had their way." Kol had been very loving and careful with Davina their first time, but he had become more passionate and wild as the night had gone on.
"Mind-blowing?" She said in disbelief. It showed her inexperience greatly. "Didn't seem like it was all that mind-blowing when I'd woken up in the middle of the night alone… I was pretty sure I'd done something wrong." They had never really had a chance to talk about their first time before Davina's untimely demise. There was always some drama they had to deal with, so the little things like that had been pushed aside.
"Yes, Davina, it was mind blowing. It was the most tremendous night of my life and I look forward to many more like it." Kol had parked the car and pulled the keys out of the ignition, so he was now looking at the blue eyed beauty who he still was have trouble believing was actually next to him and this wasn't some cruel dream like he'd had since his bite had been cured and he'd been out of the chambre de chasse. He'd had guilt ridden thoughts from even before he'd been bitten, like when he saw Davina's ghost, but the bite had made them really intense before he'd been put to sleep and all the more worse about how much he missed her. He had been utterly broken without Davina Claire in his life now that he had her around and getting the chance to have her again was something he planned on cherishing fully.
Davina's cheeks turned rosey. "Good, I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. I did too, but I wasn't really worried about me enjoying myself with all of your experience." Davina didn't say it in a jealous manner, just matter-of-fact. Kol had been with countless people in his lifetime before her and she had only ever been with him. She had been worried she wasn't good enough and it was a bit funny to her that they were having this conversation five years later when most couples would have had it not long after the fact.
"Davina," Kol said moving his hand to her cheek to stroke it, "No one else compares to you. You're the love of my life. You were the best I've ever had and will have." Kol hadn't really thought about how she might have been feeling when he had left her before the sun came up after their first time together. He had just been concerned about feeding and then he was pissed that Finn was back, but now that he realized how Davina had been feeling, he felt bad that he hadn't done this back then instead of having to make up for it now.
Davina leaned over and kissed him. Kol kissed her back deeply. Every kiss was special for them. They were taking their time with them. They had been so close to never having another kiss from the other. It made everything that much more intense and the realization to appreciate what they had been given.
Davina pulled away after a bit. She didn't want to, but she had need to breathe, so it was a reluctant pull away.
Kol had taken off his seat belt during their kiss and came closer to Davina's side of the car, so he was moving back over the driver's side as she caught her breathe.
"Davina, I'm sorry about –" Kol started to say before looking down biting his lip nervously. "I'm sorry I killed you. I never wanted to hurt. I adore you. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me. I promise you'll never be hurt by my hand again."
Davina looked over at him. She didn't blame him at all for what happened to her. She blamed the ancestors, along with Freya and Elijah for their part in it, for her death. "Kol, it wasn't your fault. You tried everything you could. You moved back into the compound, you made me dagger you – the thing you hate more than anything, you kept running off every time you started getting bad off… Kol, you tried, it just wasn't in your hands to control. The ancestors had to make a damn earthquake happen to undagger you before they could get to me. They wanted me to suffer and blame you because of your past, but it's just another reason for me to hate the ancestors. I love you and I know you wouldn't ever hurt me."
Kol looked at Davina with a few tears forming in his eyes. Davina Claire was some kind of woman and he was so happy that she was his. "Thank you, Davina."
Davina wiped away the tears and said, "Don't thank me, Kol. Just don't blame yourself anymore is all I ask. I'm here; alive and safe, next to my favorite person in the world."
He smiled and took her hand and kissed it. He didn't know what he did to deserve her, but he was going to do everything in his power to make sure that he never lost her again.
"So back to this island," Davina said slyly. "Where are you thinking you want K and D Island to be?" She yawned a little as she unbuckled her seatbelt.
"The island talk can wait until we get you in bed, love." Kol said as he got out of the car and vamp sped over to Davina's side to open her door.
Davina and Kol went inside the motel's office and got a room. Kol asked for room 207, and Davina had looked confused for a moment before remembering that was the room they'd stayed in. The desk clerk had made some stupid remark about how Kol must've pissed off his pretty girl to need two beds and Kol got very angry with him. Had Davina not been there to be his voice of reason, he probably would have killed the guy, but he let him go with not even a broken bone.
"You're always saving my ass, darling. You're going to grow tired of it one of these days," Kol said as he walked with Davina to their room, hand and hand.
Davina shook her head and said, "I happen to like saving your ass. I'm never going to get tired of it or you."
"It is a very nice ass, isn't it?" he said as he pulled his hand away from hers and walked away a bit to strut a bit to show off his ass.
"I don't know, I haven't seen it for a long time. Might need a refresher before I answer that," Davina said as she went up to room 207 while Kol came up behind her and kissed her neck. "That can certainly be arranged, darling," he mumbled against her neck before kissing it some more.
"Kol," she moaned out lightly. "Let's get inside before you have your way with me," she said, walking away from Kol trying to move inside the motel room that they had last been inside of six years before.
Kol shut the door to the motel room and picked up Davina in a quick flash. He put her on the bed and said, "Now can I have my way with you?" He looked so hopeful and anxious, almost like it was his first time instead of that being long ago.
She yawned a little before she was able to respond. She nodded at him before unbuttoned his buttons on his shirt.
He wondered if she was too tired for a moment. A resurrection was a lot for a body to handle. He knew that quite well, but the little witch seemed like she was more than okay with losing a bit more sleep to make love to him.
Davina had moved on from unbuttoning his shirt to kissing his neck and she'd hit the spot that made his eyebrows go up and that was it for him. Any thoughts he had about her being too tired were pushed aside. He tugged her back on the bed, kissing her deeply as he took her jacket off.
It wasn't long at all before the clothes were thrown about the room and Kol and Davina were in their own little world just consumed by their love and the happiness of being together again. The only noises that could be heard were the moans from the Original vampire and the little witch back from the dead, the creaking of the bed, and the loud toad that seemed to be right outside of room 207.
Awhile later, Kol kissed Davina's shoulder as she started falling asleep during their cuddling. "Davina, I hate to do this after what you told me, but I have to go feed. I'll be back long before you get up," he said softly to her.
"Okay Kol," she said in a sleepy tone that he knew she was almost asleep. She fluttered her eyes open for a moment to say, "I love you, Kol. Thank you for today."
Kol kissed her forehead before looking into her sleepy eyes to say, "Davina Claire, while I hope I don't have to save you nearly as much as you have me, I'd do anything in the world for you and I will prove that for as long as you'll let me."
Davina smiled sleepily as she shut her eyes again. "What if I say forever?"
Kol didn't respond to her as she was making the little noise she does when she sleeps. Davina always said it wasn't a snore, but Kol knew it was a light snore. Kol couldn't talk though. He snored a lot louder than she did.
Kol put on his clothes before venturing outside. He smelled of sex, but he didn't want to go into the trunk and pull out his bag when he was about to make a mess of his clothes. He was a messy feeder. He always had been the type to get blood all over himself when he fed. He hadn't grabbed any blood bags before he had left. He was trying to get out of New Orleans with his girl as soon as possible before Klaus changed his mind and decided to dagger him for the umpteenth time.
He'd considered making the obnoxious desk clerk his meal, but once he heard the screams from the bar nearby, he went over there and found someone attacking a girl who looked about Davina's age. He drained the attacker of their body before going to the girl. "Are you okay?" he asked to the frightened young woman as his vamp face went away. She looked like she didn't know whether to run or scream. "Don't be scared. I'm not going to hurt you." Kol offered her his hand and pulled up off of the ground, he then compelled her to forget about her attack and his involvement.
Kol went to the car after he left the girl. He got his bag, which hadn't been moved since he'd been in New Orleans, he had wanted the bag in the truck for a quick getaway, and Davina's, which was a lot of stuff from the attic.
He went back inside the motel room quickly before anyone spotted him with the blood all over his shirt.
He figured he'd showered before he got back in bed with Davina, who was tossing and turning quite a bit. Kol heard her murmuring something about Kara in her sleep. She was dreaming of the ancestors. A nightmare. He was familiar with those. Kol couldn't leave her to shower like this. He took off his shirt and his pants, so he wouldn't get any blood on her as he crawled back into bed with her.
"Davina, it's okay. It's only a nightmare," he said. She had started shaking as soon as he got on the bed.
"NO! Stop! Please! I'm sorry, Kara! Mom, please help me! Van! Kaleb! Eva! Monique!" she was pleading in her sleep. It broke Kol's heart to see her suffering like this.
"Davina, please wake up. It's only a dream. I'm right here."
"Stop! Ariane! Please! I'll do anything. Leave me alone, Genevieve." She was crying a little. Kol didn't know what to do. He didn't know how to break her out of this. This seemed like it was more than just a nightmare. It felt like they were still torturing her.
He wasn't sure what had happened, but Davina woke up looking small and frightened. "It's okay, love," he took her in his arms. "You're safe now. You're alive."
Davina sniffled on his shoulder. "Kol, I can't ever be safe from them. Not as long as I'm a witch. They still can get to me. I'm a French Quarter Witch, so even if I'm away from New Orleans, they can get in my dreams." She looked scared to death. She hated the ancestors more than anything. Ones who had been nice to her when they were alive had turned cruel when they listened to the ancestors for so long. Even Kaleb and Ariane, who had both been nice and help at first, but then the ancestors made them think she was the worst of the worst witches, so they had joined in the torture instead of helping her.
"So what are you saying, Davina?" He felt like he knew what she was saying, but he didn't want to put any words or thoughts in her head. If she wanted what he thought she was getting at, he'd do it for her. He knew she'd miss the magic, just like he always would, but nothing would change about his feelings for her.
"I think I need to become a vampire." Davina wasn't sure of what she could do besides become a vampire that would make the ancestors would leave her alone. Davina could also be with Kol until the end of time if she was a vampire while she would only have a limited amount of years as a witch if she didn't do the age slowing spell, but even that she would eventually die out.
"Are you sure, Davina? Once you become a vampire, there's no going back."
Davina looked into his eyes nervously. She was trying to figure him out. "Will you still feel the same way about me without magic as you do now?"
"Davina Rose Claire, my adoration for you isn't because you're a witch. I'm in love with you and it doesn't matter if you're a witch, vampire or even a zombie – you're my girl and I'm always going to feel that way."
Davina looked relieved before she kissed him. "Okay, can we wait until I'm strong enough to make myself a daylight ring, then you turn me?"
Kol nodded. "It's your choice when you change, love." He brushed a piece of hair out of her eyes and said, "You're going to be my first sire this time around."
Davina smiled as she adjusted herself so that she and Kol were now cuddling. "You haven't turned anyone since I brought you back?"
Kol shook his head, "No, I was too busy with Mikaelson drama, dealing with the curse and being with you to have time to think of changing someone else and then after I was cured of Marcel's bite, I've had Mikaelson drama and being angsty over you to occupy my time."
"I'm glad I'm the first this time around," Davina snuggled into him more. She was still sleepy and the only way she was going to get any sleep is if she was in his arms.
"Me too, darling." Kol kissed her forehead before leaning back himself and trying to fall asleep. "I can't wait to spend forever with you."
Soon the two fell asleep and she didn't have any more nightmares about the ancestors while she was wrapped in Kol's arms… at least not as intensely as the one had been that she had experienced before.
AN: So there's the first chapter! I might put a chapter or two up with the muse I have for this before the finale, but I kind of want to see how Kol comes back to see if I want to incorporate it into this fic or not before doing much more. Let me know what you think!