A/N This is my first fanfic ever so I hope you'll like it. Constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated. Keep in mind that English is not my native English and I don't have a Beta yet.

Disclaimer: If I owned the Vampire Diaries, Kol wouldn't have died in season four.

It was 3 am when Kol finally made it home. He felt perfectly awful. He just wanted to go to bed and sleep it off. Of course, when he stumbled inside, he walked straight into Klaus. 'Well, look who's home. Had fun?'

Kol grumbled something unintelligible and walked past his brother.

'Where are you going?' 'I'm going to bed so leave me alone Nik. My head is bloody killing me.'

Kol continued to walk to his room. Klaus shrugged and walked into the living room. As soon as Kol made it to his room he kicked his shoes off and crawled into bed. When he closed his eyes, darkness welcomed him.

The next morning found Finn, Elijah and Klaus in the kitchen. Finn was reading the paper, Elijah was drinking coffee and Klaus was sketching with a glass of blood next to him. 30 minutes later, Rebekah walked in wearing jeans and a blue sweater, her blond hair in a ponytail.

'Morning everyone!' She grabbed a cup of coffee and sat down next to Elijah.

Elijah looked at his watch and then at Rebekah.

'Shouldn't you be leaving for school?' 'No, Matt just texted me. The teacher is sick so I don't start until second period.'

Elijah nodded and returned to his coffee.

'Has Kol left already? I didn't get a response when I stopped by his room earlier.'

Elijah frowned. 'As far as I know he's still home. Don't you have the same class?'

'No, Kol picked chemistry while I picked history. So he should be at school now.'

Finn looked up from the paper briefly.

'He hasn't left for school. I believe he's still sleeping.'

Rebekah sighed. 'I suppose none of you has seen him come home last night?'

Klaus finally looked up from his sketchbook. 'I saw him stumbling in this morning at 3 'o clock. He didn't look to good and said his head was killing him.'

Elijah pinched the bridge of his nose. 'Niklaus, why didn't you tell us?'

Klaus shrugged. 'I thought he was just having a hangover. It wouldn't be the first time.'

Finn looked up again. 'While I agree with Niklaus, something could actually have happened to Kol. With the Salvatores and their friends trying to kill us, we should be extra careful.'

Rebekah stood up. 'I'll go check on him. Finn just got me worried.'

She walked out of the kitchen. 5 minutes later, a scream could be heard from upstairs. The brothers immediately sped upstairs. Rebekah was standing in Kol's room, eyes wide. Klaus was the first to reach here.

'What's wrong Rebekah?'

Wordlessly, Rebekah pointed to the bed. Klaus walked towards the bed. Kol's shoes were lying on the ground, next to his jacket. On the bed, curled up under the covers, Klaus could see a sleeping form. He frowned. Was it just him or did Kol look smaller? Just as Klaus reached the bed, Kol turned around.

'Bloody hell!' Klaus shouted, as he stumbled backwards and tripped over Kol's shoes.

'What's wrong Niklaus?' Elijah asked.

'H-h-he…he is 5 years old!'