England Skies

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Elena looked out the window, and tried hard not to let any tears slip. I will not cry, I will not cry, I will not cry. She repeated this mantra over and over in her head, as if it would magically make her feel better. She couldn't believe this was actually happening. Her mom was re-marrying, and now they'd made the move to England to live with her new step-father and his children. The Mikaelsons.

'We're here babe,'

Her mom said, bringing the car to a gentle stop. Elena straightened up and looked out the window, outside was a massive, gorgeous manor house. Not that she could see it in a lot of detail due to the heavy rainfall. Elena turned to look at her mom, and gave her a small smile to reassure her that she was okay. Miranda took her daughters hand and gave it a squeeze, before getting out the car and opening the trunk to get their bags.

'Miranda!'

A man's voice came from the doorway. Elena still sitting in the car, peered out into the rainy afternoon to try and see if it was Mikael, her new step dad. It was.

'Leave the bags darling a maid will come and get them as soon as this ghastly weather stops, come on inside love!'

Miranda nodded and closed the car trunk and ran over to Elena's side of the car and tapped on the window and motioned for her daughter to go with her. Elena bit her lip and mentally prepared herself for the start of her new life, and opened the door with a flourish. She gasped as she got pelted with the rain but made no attempt to hurry behind her mom who was now in Mikael's arms. When she heard the sky rumble she jumped lightly and moved quickly to were her mother stood.

'In in everyone, that rain is frightful.'

Mikael said, ushering them through the front door and into the grand foyer. Elena stood soaking wet and shivered, she wrapped her arms around herself thinking it would help with the cold, but in truth it did little. Mikael moved to stand in front of her and smiled widely down at her, while holding out his hand.

'It's lovely to meet you again Elena.'

Elena accepted his handshake and gave him a small smile.

'You too.'

She said. Mikael gestured to the living room and walked off. Miranda smiled and took Elena's hand and they followed behind, until she was under the gaze of four more people. A girl and three boys.

'This is Rebekah- '

Mikael began. A pretty blond smiled warmly at Elena, and Elena couldn't help but to smile back when Rebekah waved at her.

', Nikklaus- '

Nikklaus gave her a dimpled smile.

'You can call me Nik.'

Elena nodded and then Mikael continued.

', Elijah- '

Elijah gave her a small smile and a nod.

', Finn- '

Who gave her an easy going smirk, which made Elena's cheeks burn a little.

', And – Where's Kol?'

Mikael asked. Everyone shrugged and just as Mikael opened his mouth to say something else a door opened at the back of the room and in sauntered one of the most beautiful guys Elena swore she had ever seen. He didn't even glance Elena's way, he picked a book up of the sofa and then left again. Mikael opened his mouth to say something but decided against it.

After being given a tour of the house, and finding out her room was an adjoining room with Kol's in which they would share a bathroom, Elena found herself in the living room. Everyone was talking and getting on well, when Elena politely excused herself. She stood in the foyer of the house gazing out the window, where it was still raining persistently. She turned to the side to get her jacket off of the coat rack, where she then collided with a solid chest. She gasped and stumbled backwards and almost fell when she was caught.

'Watch where you're going.'

Came Kol's incredibly annoyed voice. Elena's cheeks turned beetroot, and she slowly looked up and met his pissed off stare. The intensity of the stare made a shiver run through her body.

'I'm s-sorry.'

She stuttered out, looking anywhere but him. He sighed and let go of her to take a step back. Elena grabbed her rain coat and threw it on quickly and made to the front door, when a large hand caught her arm again.

'Where do you think you're going in that weather?'

Kol asked, disbelief written on his face.

'To get my bags.'

She said raising her eyebrows. He glared at her, and then out at the window, and then back at Elena.

'Come on then, but you'd better be quick.'

He opened the door and grabbed Elena's hand dragging her out into the dreadful downpour with him. They ran to the car, and Elena quickly popped the trunk open and grabbed her two suitcases and her handbag. Kol got her mother's suitcases and after closing the boot they made a beeline for the house.

Elena removed her jacket and sighed when she realised the rain had soaked right through her summer dress. Kol stood awkwardly and his teeth chattered slightly. He moved Miranda's bags so they were neatly by the door and then picked up one of Elena's and started towards the stairs.

'You coming or are you going to stand there like a weirdo?'

Elena blushed furiously and picked up her other two bags and followed him up to her room. He placed her bag on her bed and she copied him.

'Thanks.'

Elena said, tucking a loose strand of we hair, behind her ear. She looked up to face Kol and her breath caught in her throat with the way he was looking at her. His face was rigid and blank, he was tense all over and his hands were fisted. His look was so intense and threatening, that Elena found it impossible to look away. Kol's eyes roamed Elena's body, the rain had soaked her and her white short summer dress, clung to her olive skin. He bit his tongue before he looked at her face again.

'You're welcome.'

He uttered, with little emotion. Kol kept his face blank, as he wiped some lingering raindrops off of Elena's cheek, his brows furrowing as if he were concentrating. His lean fingers rested on her face for only a second, the minute Elena gasped at the contact, he awkwardly cleared his throat and stalked off into his dark room.

Elena didn't watch him go worried that if she did, she wouldn't be able to stop staring. She didn't know what to make of what just happened or her whole new reality. She shook her head, and opened up one her cases to pull out a pair of jeans and tank-top. She peeled her wet dress slowly off her body so as not to damage it and picked up one of the towels sitting on the end of her bed to dry herself off with, and then began to dress in her dry clothes.

Kol sat on his bed and watched her. He didn't like the idea of having two strangers move into his home, it was unsettling to him. Kol hated the fact that his dad had remarried, he was supposed to hate Elena, the strange beautiful girl who he had to live with. He supposed it was going to be a long summer, he just hoped that when they left for school in September that he wouldn't have to board with her.

A little bell ringing meant it was dinner time, Elena finished towelling her dry, when a knock on her open door made her turn around and come face to face with Rebekah.

'I didn't get a chance to properly say hello earlier, I was just wondering if after dinner you'd like to watch a film with me? I can help you set up the tv in your room.'

Elena relaxed and smiled, Rebekah seemed really friendly.

'Yea that'd be really nice.'

Rebekah smiled, and waited for Elena to put the towel down so they could walk to the dining room together. Halfway through the meal, Mikael spoke to Elena.

'I forgot to mention earlier, it can get quite cold in this house, so you might want to go shopping with Rebekah tomorrow for some warmer jumpers.'

Elena nodded slowly in confusion.

'Thanks...what's a jumper?'

The whole table erupted into laughter, and Elena's brow creased in confusion as she blushed.

'He means a sweater babe,'

Her mom said.

'Oh, I guess I'll have to get familiar with some new words.'

Elena said meekly. She looked up and saw Kol smirking at her, looking totally relaxed, the opposite of everything he'd been since they'd met. She was overwhelmed, what exactly had she walked into? Everything was so strange and new, and rainy. And her new family were confusing her. Correction, Kol was confusing her.

Elena longed for Miami, the sun, her brother Jeremy and her best friend Bonnie.

But you can't always have everything you ask for.

Had this for a while, and have been debating with myself all week as to whether or not I should upload it.