Her eyelids remained sealed as Kol squeezed the contents of a blood bag into her partly open mouth. He grinned as the fair colour returned to her pale grey and rotted form. She was slowly returning to life. With his enhanced hearing he could only just make out her small shallow breathing, it was hoarse and dry.

Around her neck she wore a locket, with a single word engraved on it. The word was Mia Bella. He was curious as to why his brother would cart around another coffin carrying a young girl, who had no ties to his family whatsoever.

Minutes later, she let out a short gasp as she sat up on the black leather sofa, where Kol set her body down. "Finally you're awake" he said to her in a playful voice as he watched her from the matching recliner seat opposite the three seater couch. He watched her intently as she anxiously ran her fingers through her long, sleek red brown hair. She wore a pale green dress with sleeves that hung off the shoulders, a type of dress worn during the seventeen hundreds.

He looked into her dark, emotionless eyes that carried so many secrets. "How long was I asleep?" she asked in a soft voice. She looked as if she was on the brink of giving in to her humanity as it crept in to make her feel sadness. "Who are you?" Kol replied in his cheeky, alluring tone.

He only asked because he was very interested in this mysterious girl; this beautiful girl, who so gracefully raised her dainty hand to her neck in search for something. "Looking for this?" Kol asked as he held up his hand to reveal the antique silver locket on the thin silver chain.

It was the necklace around her neck. Her eyes were wide with shock and she rushed towards him to snatch it from his grasp. He was faster and darted away near the doorway to the living room where they both stood.

"Please give it to me" she said pleadingly. She wanted back what was hers. Kol being the playful type, he wouldn't give it up without a fight. He shook his head slowly and he shoved the fragile thing into the pocket of his blue jeans. "Come get it from me" he taunted as he walked away backwards and around the corner and up the stairs that led to the dining room.

She sighed irritably and followed after him in frustration. She met him where he stood with his back to the long shiny wooden table. She lunged at him with her fangs bared for attack; she wasn't aware that he was an original and much older than she was. He grabbed her by her neck and he held her down against the table. The thump caused the vase of yellow tulips to fall from the table to the floor with a shatter. He kept his grip firm as he leaned in closer to her. He loved the games when violence was involved.

She was persistent and she covered his hand with her own and she dug her fingernails deep into his flesh until he let out a groan of pain and he released her. As he stepped back she pushed him into the wall making a slight crack. "You're a feisty one. No wonder my brother kept you locked away for himself" Kol joked which only drew her anger further and she threw him across the room into the glass door.

She was furious at his horrid choice of words; there was nobody in the world that she despised more than Klaus. There were so many reasons.

"I'm not his. I belong to nobody" she said through a gritted teeth and a stern voice. Kol stood a small distance away from her in the passageway that led to the front door, where Klaus so casually walked in until he lifted his head to see not only a ransacked home but a not so dead friend of his glaring at him with her near black eyes.

Unlike his reunion with his siblings, he didn't cower at the sight of her. He was stronger than her. He merely strode towards her in a chipper mood.

"I'm not surprised to see alive" Klaus said with a bored sigh as he removed his leather jacket to hang on the coat hanger beside her. "Now love, before you attempt to ineffectually kill me shall we have a quick drink? I'm parched" Klaus suggested as he led her into the living room again where she first woke. Klaus brought with him, two wine glasses and a blood bag from their supply in the freezer in the basement.

He poured half out into a glass for her and emptied out the rest into his own. Klaus slouched in the recliner seat and watched her with attentive eyes as she sipped at the red liquid. She seemed delighted at the old sweet, euphoric flavour as it touched her tongue. She emptied it out within a minute's time. "You have every right to be angry with me, but I only did as promised" Klaus said to her as she sat down with an elegant posture to have a little chat.

"You put that sleep spell on me" she stated with her head held in her hands. "Your brother wanted me to protect you, and I did. I put you out of harm's way" Klaus explained, as if he did her a favour by destroying her life, her undead life, and her family. Her limbs were still sore from those long years of deactivation; and during those years in sleep she was given nothing but lost memories of a human lifetime. It was all pain, sadness and longing.

Kol leaned against the wall at the entry and he took in every word of their conversation. Her life was taken from her as an act of protection. Another deluded deal made by the deceptive kind side of his older brother. Klaus was aware of his being there, but he made no move against him. All Klaus had to do was look into those dark, animalistic eyes of his brother; and he would tremble in his skin. He wasn't getting along with Kol so well lately.

"Brother since you're here, would you be kind enough to show this little darling to one of the guest rooms. I have errands to attend to" Klaus asked his brother, but Kol lost focus of Klaus voice as the girl turned her head to look him in the eyes. Her eyes were like closed doors, sealing off so many sorrows and secrets. "Come along now" Kol said when she walked over to him with an emotionless expression.

Kol showed her one of the large guest bedrooms at the end of the corridor on the second level of the large mansion they now called home. The room was spacious with white painted walls and dark shiny wooden flooring. Against the back wall was a queen sized bed with a curly, iron bed frame. On it was a soft purple duvet with matching pillows.

To the right side of the bed there was a walk in wardrobe with the shelves already packed with modern attire that looked to be around her size. Klaus took precaution, and he prepared for her arrival. He assumed that one of his siblings would wake her sooner or later out of curiosity or desire; and honestly, he suspected Elijah would be the one because he already woke the rest of them.

No man living or dead could resist a young girl, one with such an exquisite beauty bestowed on her. "I'm assuming you'll want this back now" Kol spoke as he removed the necklace from his pocket to hand it to her.

She held out her palm to him, he moved in closer to her as he clasped the locket around her neck. "Thank you" she said sweetly as he drew back from her. "For what, Returning you to life or returning your necklace?" he asked her.

"Both" she answered as charming grin spread across her red lips, which was met by a similar smile from him. He walked backwards to the wardrobe section where he opened up the drawers looking for items of clothing. "What are you doing?" she asked him as she appeared behind him to peek over his shoulder at what he held in his hands; a strange item of clothing.

"Its lingerie as they call it, here try it on" Kol replied as he handed her the black attire with a matching item known as a bra.

She looked at him with a bemused look on her face, a look that made her seem like an adorable confused child. She had no idea of what she was doing. "Would you like some help?" Kol asked as he stood behind her with his hands placed firmly on her shoulders.

She kept quiet and stiff as to not give him satisfaction as he lowered his hands to the corset strings on her dress. He undid them carefully as to savour the moment of his hands on her body.

Once he was finished, he was forced to turn around and close his eyes as she slid on the underwear and clipped on the bra. "Can I open my eyes now?" he asked her jokingly. She pretended as if she didn't hear him and continued dressing.

She wore a short black dress with long sleeves. On her feet she wore black high heels, ones she could easily adapt to (she was a fast learner). She was shocked at the length of the dress. Women didnt dress like this in her days.

He inspected her from head to toe in her new 21st century clothing. She looked stunning. Imagine how she would look at the ball this weekend. Surely she would attend, with him if he was lucky enough. Today was Thursday. That gave her two more days to buy a dress. "You know I don't even know your name" Kol stated as they sat together at the dining table where a new vase was filled with new lilies instead of the tulips.

"It's Mia Bella. The name engraved on my necklace, a gift given to me by my brother" she said.

"but you can call me Mia". She set her mug of coffee back on the table. Just like him, she found the taste bitter and disgusting. "I can't stand the flavour either" he set as he drank down what was left of his cup of tea. "Will you be joining us at the ball this weekend?" he asked her.

"The family ball we will be hosting this weekend. I'm assuming that Klaus has ordered you a dress" Kol explained to her.

He hoped her dress would be blue; a deep blue dress.

"Oh I see. Why would he order me a dress?" she asked him.

"Because you're going my date" Kol replied with a cheeky smile on his face.

Author's note:

I couldnt resist starting another Kol fanfic...ever since he said those 3 words "long time brother" he's been my all time favourite original.

speaking of originals this was originally going to be about Finn but kol is way more awesome.

i will still be continuing with "complicated eternity" when I figure out how to continue it