Bloodlust: Strength & Weakness (Caroline's PoV)
Rita Mae Brown once said, "Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself" – Caroline
Life is far too short to care about what others think, say or believe. Because in the end the only thing that matters is how much you've enjoyed yourself. – Kol
The air that blew in from the car window was cold and crisp and from what I could tell it was night. As the road was quite and the voice of owls was all that could be heard over the hum of the engine. Not a word had been spoken since I was forced to get in the car with Kol. He'd caught me off guard as I was walking into my house the night before, and I have since been sitting here blindfolded and restrained for what seems much longer than a day.
Kol turned the car very sharply all of sudden and I knew that he must have decided to take a break after a day long drive. The car came to stop and the engine shut off. I hear his smooth footsteps as he makes his way to my side of the car; he opens my door and removes my blindfold. My eyes quickly adjust to the change, as soft light comes rushing and I see Kol's handsome face staring at me indifferently. I let out a sigh because he doesn't seem intent on killing me, which is a good sign. For a moment I study him, he is truly a handsome man. His hair was short; he wore a black pea coat, dark jeans and black shoes. Tall, lean and poise with an air of confidence that all the Original men seemed to have.
"Why am I here?" I finally ask.
"Because you are of use to me," Kol replied, a smirk appeared on his face.
"How, may I ask, am I of any use to you? I don't know anything about the cure. That is what you are after right?" I retorted my irritation was very evident.
"Heh. Smart girl we have here. I am well aware that you have no information of the cure. However, you have quite a number of friends who do. Bonnie the witch, Jeremy the hunter and lets not forget my brother Nik" he answered without any thought.
At this point I was still struggling to free my hands from their restraints, but the more I struggled the more my wrists bled.
"By the way dearest, I strongly suggest you stop struggling because you're not getting away," Kol said, looking down on me arrogantly. I immediately shot him a look of resentment, at that moment my hands were finally freed and I was ready to bolt but Kol was quick to notice. He grabbed me by my wrists and slammed me against the car.
" I don't recall giving you permission to leave," he growled at me, his eyes piercing deep.
Kol's pupils widened and I knew what was going to happen next.
"Now Caroline, you are forbidden to leave this town until I give you permission to. Do I make myself clear?" he stated authoritatively.
"Yes" I let out in a forced tone. Kol released my wrists and they fell to my sides. I rubbed them slightly as they ached a bit from his tight hold. He then grabbed my right elbow and began to tug me along toward the motel, whose lot we had been in for the past hour.
We approached the front desk; a woman who looked like she was in her late 30s, early 40s, manned it. She looked at Kol in awe, or perhaps more so with desire. The woman was fairly beautiful, especially for her age and she looked at Kol as a lion would look upon its prey. But she was fool, because Kol was no one's prey. He was a hunter.
"How may I assist you young man?" the woman spoke politely.
" I would like a room for me and my friend here" Kol said, gesturing his head toward me.
The woman took an immediate dislike to me in that instant and quickly scanned me up and down. At this point I was beyond irritated, because she was clearly misreading the entire situation wrong.
"Will that be a room with one bed then I presume?" she asked, envy in her voice.
"No, no, two beds would be preferable. We are not that close" Kol said cloyingly. A grin quickly came to woman's face as she felt she still had a chance. She grabbed the key and handed it to Kol. At which point she could have gone back to whatever it was she was doing before, but of course she didn't. She insisted on showing us to our room.
"Ah yes, I'm sorry for misunderstanding the situation. It was foolish of me to assume that you two were involved" she spoke, almost as if reveling in the fact that I was not of interest to Kol.
"Oh have some modesty," I let out, unable to stand idle any longer as I watched them from behind.
"Excuse me?" she said, turning her head to look at me, finally taking her eyes off of Kol.
"You're a grown woman for goodness sake, you can at least try and hide the fact that you want to jump in bed with him" I return.
"Hmph, a girl like you would never understand. Some men prefer a woman like me to a child…" before she could finish Kol snapped her neck. She quickly fell to the floor.
"By god what an irritating woman," Kol said. I looked down at the desk woman's body and then up at Kol.
"Why did you do that!?" I spoke as loudly as I could without screaming.
"What, did you not find her bothersome?" Kol asked, almost innocently.
"Yeah, but if I killed every time I find someone bothersome half of Mystic Falls might be dead" I shouted.
"Well then perhaps you should, you'd be so much more fun that way" he said, trying to be coy. I rolled my eyes at him because he was clearly enjoying this. Suddenly, Kol's eyes turned dark and veins appeared around his eyes.
"What are you doing?" I questioned, despite knowing fairly well what he intended to do.
"Is it not obvious dearest? She is already dead, there is no point in letting all this fresh blood go to waste" Kol responded, he drew his fangs and drove them into the woman's neck. The smell of blood consumed the air and I could feel my face tensing as my veins began to show through my skin. I guess Kol could sense it too, because before I act he was standing in front of me. Eyes dark and veins coursing, blood on the edges of his mouth. He held the woman's limb body up with one hand and looked into my eyes questioningly. After a moment he raised her wrist to his mouth and pierced it deeply. He raised her wrist to me.
"Drink" he told me. My breathing had gotten heavy from the deep desire for blood, it had been a few days since I'd last fed and the overwhelming scent of blood was not helping any. I stared at the blood as it came gushing from the woman's wrist and my heart began to race faster and my veins coursed uncontrollably. I look up at Kol and he is staring at me intently, curiously, waiting to see what I'll do. A part of me wants to be angry; wants refuse to do ask he wants. But at the same time I know that if don't drink then I will be weaker and more susceptible to his attacks. So I give in and take hold of the dead woman's wrist and I drink .
The taste is undeniable, it had been ages since I'd last had blood from the vain. Last time being when I did so to save Stefan and Damon from my mother. It tasted sweet and I could feel the warmth it created inside of me and I close eyes in ecstasy. I have my fill before I finally release my grip and the woman falls to floor. I look forward to see Kol staring at me. He is leaned up against a wall, with a grin on his face, clearly pleased with himself for corrupting me.
Unfortunately I'm not quite as pleased. My conscience beings to come in and I start to feel a small amount of panic and disgust. I begin to hide the bloodlust in my eyes. But at that moment Kol comes over and stands right in front of me, leaving barely any distance between us. He brings his hand to my face and touches the fading veins about my eyes. Kol studies me for a moment, as a small child would study a new toy. Wondering what mysteries it holds within and what must be done in order to fully enjoy all it has to offer.
"It is time to rest Caroline" he spoke softly, with his words my eyes grew tried and I being to lose myself. But before I lose consciousness, Kol whispers something in my ear. I can barely make it out.
"Just in case you're wondering, I much prefer you to a woman like that" he cooed softly and then I was gone.
Appear weak when you're strong and strong when you're weak.
Dedicated to Seph Meadowes