Hello my lovelies! Here is a new story! If you remember it was in the poll, I had several requests for a Kennett story, so here it is! I hope you will enjoy this!

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So, by keeping her heart protected

She'd never ever feel rejected

Little Miss Apprehensive

I said ooh, she fell in love
What is this feeling taking over?

Thinking no one could open the door

Surprise! It's time to feel what's real

~Kelly Clarkson (Miss Independent)~

The alarm blasted in the silence of the bedroom, as Bonnie groaned in her dreamless sleep. Slowly her brown orbs opened and she looked at the clock beside her bed.

7:15 the green light read. Bonnie groaned once more as her left hand slammed on the clock, finally silencing the alarm. She rolled over on her bed, and wiped her sleepy eyes with her hands, and shook her sleepy head, trying to shake herself awake.

Finally with a roll of her body, she dropped her bare feet on the hardwood ground, and shivered at the cold air, hitting her bare skin, revealed by her tank and shorts.

Staggering slightly, she walked into the bathroom, which she shared with her best friend, Caroline. Looking at herself in the mirror, she shuddered at her brown hair, sticking up at all ends. She should have never gone to bed with her hair wet.

With a frustrated huff, she pulled her hair up into a ponytail, and sighed as she moved her hands to her eyes. They were red and puffy.

"That's what you get for staying up to all hours of the night." Her friend, Caroline said with a light smile as she leaned against the doorframe of the bathroom.

Bonnie rolled her eyes. "Well, someone had to cover your shift last night, and then getting ready for an exam in two weeks." She returned, picking up her toothbrush and toothpaste.

Caroline shrugged. "I'm sorry I left you in the lurch like that, but Nik wanted to celebrate our anniversary." She replied, softly, with a dreamy look in her eyes.

Bonnie nodded and waved her off, as she spat out some of the paste in her mouth. "I know, and Damon and Alaric understood." She replied, putting the brush in her mouth.

Caroline smiled and nodded. "How was the store last night?" She asked, running her hands through her curled blonde hair.

Bonnie nodded, and began to rinse out her mouth. As she spit the water out, she sighed. "It was fine, not too busy." She answered.

Caroline and Bonnie worked at a prestigious bookstore, owned by Damon Salvatore and Alaric Saltzman. It was the first in several chains placed throughout the country, and Damon and Ric were very proud of it. Caroline and Bonnie worked at the store while they went to College at the University in town.

They had working and going to college for two years when Caroline met her current boyfriend, Niklaus Mikaelson. Bonnie had seen him around campus, and even found him a little easy on the eyes, but he wasn't her type. When Caroline met him, they had hit it off, sort of. Bonnie still laughed at the fights they would have, sounding like a married couple. With Caroline fresh from the break up with her high school flame, Tyler, she was a little hesitant to give him a chance. Now they had been dating for a year, and Bonnie couldn't be happier for her friend.

"What time is your class today?" Caroline asked, as Bonnie moved to the doorframe. Caroline stepped back, as Bonnie walked by her and into her room to change clothes.

"My first class is at 9, and my second class is at 12, with an hour in between, why?" She asked, turning to her friend with a raise of her brows.

Caroline shrugged. "I was just wondering if you wanted to grab lunch later." She replied, folding her arms across her chest.

Bonnie smiled at her friend's gesture. "My first class gets out around 10:30." She began, picking out a cap sleeved tee and a pair of skinny jeans.

"Great! Do you want to meet at the Garden for a bite?" Caroline asked, with a smile.

Bonnie laughed as her friend's eyes danced around with excitement. "Sure, I'll be there at 11." She replied with another smile.

Caroline nodded emphatically. "Great! I'll see you there!" She exclaimed with a smile. She turned to head out of the room, but twirled around and pointed a finger at her friend. "Don't you dare be late!" She scolded with a soft glare.

Bonnie nodded, and sent a smile to her friend. "Yes, ma'am" She stated in a fake mockery tone.

Caroline rolled her eyes playfully, and skipped a turn and walked out of the door.

Bonnie shook her head at her friend's antics. She quickly changed her clothes, and then picked up her make-up bag. Going into the bathroom, she put on her brown eye-shadow over her eyes. Once it was done, pulled out her mascara and gently applied it on her lashes. Taking a comb out, she gently combed her bangs over her forehead, and smiled at her appearance. She noticed that the mascara helped her eyes from looking too puffy, and sighed when she realized she only had fifty minutes to get to her class.

Dropping her bag on her bed, she quickly grabbed her books from her desk, and dropped them in her backpack. Quickly grabbing her sweater from the coat hook, she ran to the door, and snatched her keys from the counter, and ran to her car.

The drive to the campus was only a few minutes, which left her thirty minutes to get to her classroom from the parking lot. Twitching off the ignition, she pulled the key out and jumped out of her car. With her backpack over her shoulder, she picked up her sped towards the class room.

Reaching the classroom, she reached out her hand to open the door, but found another hand covering hers on the doorknob. She lifted her head to find a boy about her age with medium length hair, and deep brown eyes. She felt her heart skip the moment she captured his eyes with hers, but she ignored it.

Letting go of the door knob, she watched as he opened the door, allowing her to enter the room first.

"Thank you." She whispered, with a kind smile as she passed him.

He nodded, and followed her inside.

She took her seat in the middle of the room, and took out her notebook. As she went to look for a pen, she found she had left her pen on her desk. Closing her eyes in distraught, she glanced up to see everyone around her talking to each other. She sighed as she sat up in her seat, and looked around for a friendly face. She looked up to see the young man from the door, coming to sit beside in a chair at the table.

She groaned at her stupidity for leaving her pen on her desk. She dropped her face in her hands, and shook her head.

A throat cleared beside her, and she turned her head to see the young man smiling at her, with a gleam in his eyes.

"What?" She asked, her frustration leaking in her words.

He shrugged. "You seem a little upset." He replied, his voice having an accent.

She felt goose bumps rising on her sweater covered skin at his voice. "I just left my pen on my desk at home." She ground out, as she looked down at her notebook.

She heard him move beside her, and then saw his hand move around her arm, laying a blue pen on her notebook. She leaned back, and looked at him.

"You can give it back to me after class." He replied with a wink.

Bonnie rolled her eyes, but sent him a smile. "Thanks." She replied, picking up the blue pen.

"I'm Kol." He replied, with a smile, holding out his hand.

Bonnie sighed. "Bonnie." She returned, grasping his hand in hers.

"What a beautiful name." He said, as he dropped his hand on the table.

Bonnie shook her head. "Don't try to sweet talk me." She replied, as she leaned against the table, looking at her notes in the notebook.

Kol chuckled and shook his head. "What makes you think I would want to sweet talk you?" He asked, leaning on his arms on the table, glancing at her with a smile on his face.

Bonnie glared at him, and was about to open her mouth when Professor Mikaelson, Niklaus older brother, Elijah, walked in the door with an armful of papers.

"I have your practice tests graded, and I must say that some of you came out the way I thought you would, but some of you need to improve." He replied, as he placed some of his bag on the desk, and then began to pass out the tests.

He handed Bonnie hers, and gave a kind smile. "As expected, Miss Bennett." He replied, as he continued on.

Bonnie smiled as she looked at her paper.

She glanced at Kol who had gotten his, and up at the professor who gave him a stern look. "You need some remarkable improvement before the test in two weeks." Professor Mikaelson replied, walking away.

"How can anyone expect to remember every little detail of every folklore and mythology known to mankind?" He grumbled, glancing at the paper before flipping it over, and lowering his head.

Bonnie shook her head, and picked up the pen, to begin taking notes as Elijah began talking about the mythology of Ancient Egypt.

As the clock ticked down, Bonnie had three pages full of notes, and then she noticed Kol only had a page worth of notes.

Professor Mikaelson turned around from the blackboard, and nodded to the class. "Alright, that's enough for the day. Remember to begin study for the exam in two weeks. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to come by my office. Have a good day." He replied, as he began to gather his books.

Bonnie turned to Kol, and handed back his pen. "Thanks again." She replied, as he took the pen in his hand.

Kol nodded. "You're welcome." He replied with a wink.

Bonnie shook her head. "You know," She began, lifting her bag onto the table. "This is not hard stuff to learn if you apply yourself." She added, putting her notebook in the bag.

Kol glared at her, as he put his notebook in his bag. "Oh, really," He stated, zipping his bag.

Bonnie nodded.

"And how would you know?" He asked, grabbing his bag and throwing it over his shoulder.

Bonnie lifted up her practice test, and showed her grade. Kol's eyes narrowed as she smirked and put the paper in her bag, before throwing it over her shoulder and walking out the door.

Kol sighed, and closed his eyes as he walked to the front of the room. He stopped when he saw his brother looking at him with a rare grin.

"I think you've met your match, Kol." Elijah replied, picking up his leather case with his left hand.

Kol shook his head. "Don't start, brother." He stated, as he walked out of the room, hurrying to the parking lot.

Bonnie sighed as she pulled her keys out of her pocket, only to have the keys fall to the ground. She groaned as dropped her bag, and bent down to reach for her keys, when a voice startled her, causing her to jump and hit her head on the rear mirror of her car. She grasped her head, and knew there would be a bump on there soon.

She whipped around, and frowned when she saw Kol standing with an amused look on his face.

"What do you want?" Bonnie demanded, rubbing her head.

Kol smirked. "I wanted to apologize for snapping at you back there." He replied, clutching his bag with his right hand.

Bonnie scoffed, unlocked her doors with a keyless entry. She picked up her bag, and opened the back door to her Tahoe, and placed her bag in the back.

"Okay, you apologized, now if you'll excuse me I have a lunch date with a friend." She replied, opening up her driver door.

Kol reached out with his left hand, and grasped her left arm, stopping her from climbing into her car.

"I also wanted to ask you a question." He replied, looking around them.

Bonnie pulled her arm from his grasp, but didn't move from her position. She watched as Kol tried to find words to ask a question.

"I'm having a little difficulty with the folklore and mythology class, and since you are doing so well with it…" He trailed off, his eyes lowering, and his shoulders shifting.

"You want me to tutor you." She finished with a light scoff, turning her head.

Kol narrowed his eyes at her, and then rolled his eyes. "You know, I didn't have to ask, but I need to pass this class for my degree, and I need help, and I don't usually ask anyone for help." He ranted, tilting his head.

Bonnie glanced down at her hand, resting on the inside door handle. "Why would I help you? I just met you." She replied lifting her shoulders, and then shook her head, looking at him again.

Kol sighed. "Look, I know this is strange, but I need help, and you seem to do well in that class. I just figured you could help me." He said, shifting his bag on his shoulder.

Bonnie looked down at her flats, and then shook her head. She looked up and then sighed. "Fine, if you want help, I'll help you, but on one condition." She replied, holding up her finger.

Kol smirked and then tilted his head. "What might that be?" He asked, his eyes sparkling.

"We meet in the library, nowhere else." She replied in a tense tone, moving her finger around.

"Afraid to be alone with me?" He asked, with another smirk.

Bonnie shook her head. "No, I just don't trust you." She said, turning to climb into her car.

"Fine," He agreed, with a nod. "When do we start?" He asked, as she sat on the brown leather seat and put the key in the ignition.

"My last class today ends at 1:10. We can meet in the library at 1:30, but I will have to leave around 3." She replied, turning the key.

Kol nodded, and smiled. "I'll see you at 1:30 then, Miss Bonnie." He replied, helping to close her door.

Bonnie shook her head as she pulled out of the parking lot. "Why do you always have to be the good Samaritan?" She asked herself as she pulled out onto the road, heading towards the Garden, an Italian restaurant, similar to the Olive Garden, but with better pasta.

Caroline was going to love this.

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Until Next Time...