Disclaimer- I don't own TVD or any of its characters! All rights belond to their individual owners, I don't own anything (except my own characters)! AN: So basically this story is one I got on the way to school. I thought that it was sad that Kol was dead and yeah… that's about how this entire thing started. Kol and Elena will be main characters in this story! Now that I've given you the basics, I hope you'll enjoy this story and please review to let me know what you thought!


*Prologue*

"Hey, Jer! Where are you going?" I asked noticing the many suitcases in the entrance. 'Normally Jeremy would've told me if he went on a trip… ' I thought curiously and closed the still open front door. "No…" Jeremy answered with a weird look and put down the last suitcase. Before walking into the living room.

Since Jeremy hadn't answered I decided to follow him into the living room, where I crosses my arms in defiance. "So?" I asked raising my eyebrow in a questioning manner. For a moment Jeremy's eyes look down and when he looked back up, I could see that they had somehow changed, but I couldn't explain what had changed in his eyes.

"I'm going nowhere…. but you will." He finally said and looked me in the eyes, the first time he did so since I entered the house. "What?" I asked dumbfounded, looking at him with my mouth open. "You're kicking me out?" I asked and felt as if I were in a bad movie or as if he was pranking me somehow. "Yes… you can not stay here. It's too dangerous."

"Jer! What are you talking about? You can't just simply kick me out!" I said angrily, but I was still convinced that he was pranking me. "I can and I will! I love you very much, Elena… but I've got to think of my own safety… and truth be told… I don't feel safe around you anymore." Jer said and walked out of the room, living me in a shocked silence.

*End of prologue*


Elena's P.O.V.

It was seven in the evening and we were about to close the bookstore, when we heard the bell announcing a new costumer. 'They're always coming when we're closing…' Amy looked over at me, sighted heavily and walked out to the front of the store. "Sir, we're closing." I heard Amy tell the costumer, but I didn't listen for the costumers answer and continued checking the stocks and the orders.

About five minutes later Amy came back with a big pole of books in her arms. "He just had to pick the books on which I couldn't find the damn prices!" Amy said frustrated and put them on the desk, before logging into the computer.

"Let me do it, Amy. Go home to Jay and enjoy your evening. It's not every day one celebrates their first anniversary." I smiled and hugged her goodbye. "Are you sure Elena? You already did the closing yesterday…" Amy asked timidly and a bit worried, glancing from the computer to me. "Yes, Amy. Just go home and enjoy your evening." I answered and began pushing her out of the backdoor of my little store.

I had opened this little bookshop about two years ago. It was located in a nice quarter in the city of London. The bookshop was small, we only had two rooms, the actual store and the little backroom for the stocks, Amy and me. "Okay… Well, see you on Monday!" Amy grinned happily, before grabbing her purse and nearly storming out of the store.

I chuckled while closing the door and quickly sped back to Amy's desk. After some click I had successfully found the prices and quickly, well not so quickly like before, walked to the front of the store where the costumer was waiting. Upon entering I noticed that the costumer, the man, had dark brown hair and had currently his back towards me. I couldn't see his face, but somehow I was sure that I knew this mysterious man.

"Sir? My friend had to leave, but I was able to find out the prices of your books." I said and walked up to him. He turned around upon hearing me approaching and when I was able to look at his face, I couldn't help but gasp in shock. "Elena?" He asked confused taking some steps towards me, out of the light shadows, so that his face was illuminated by the light of one of the lamps.

"Kol…" I nearly mumbled and out of habit, I lifted my chin a bit higher not wanting him to see that his presence was making me feel rather uncomfortable. 'What is he doing here?... Are his siblings here as well? Is he here to hunt me down?... Is he here to compel me? To kill me?' I wondered with some fright and walked back to the counter, putting the books down, while I let one hand slowly go under the counter to try and get a grasp of the stake I kept hidden under there. "What are you doing here?" I asked cautiously once I had a firm grip on the wooden stake.

Kol than only pointed towards the counter and I had to admit that I really didn't get it, I had no clue of what he was speaking. "I'm sorry?" I asked confused, but had to admit that I was a little more relaxed than before. "I was here to buy some books." Kol answered chuckling and stopped just next to the counter, looking at me with a weird look.

"Okay… uhm… is that all?" I asked clearing my throat awkwardly. "I guess so…" He answered seeming somehow shy, while I continued packing the books Kol had just bought. Not to let anything show, I started to add up the prices of the books. I had nearly finished with it, when I noticed Kol staring at me.

"So… this is your shop?" Kol asked gesturing around, after noticing my questioning look. "Yes, I 've opened it two years ago with Amy." I answered proudly as if I were speaking about my baby and in a certain manner it really was just that.

My bookshop was my little baby and the only constant thing in my life in the past two years. For the past eight years I had travelled around the world, stopping at every place I wanted to and spent as much time there as I could or wanted.

"Amy?" He asked confused, interrupting my daydreaming of places I had visited over the years, of the people I had met, the people I had to say goodbye to, the things I had learned, the things I had done and the things I still wanted to do. "The woman who helped you before." I explained a little annoyed and my suspicions were right back.

"Oh her!" Kol exclaimed and started looking around again. "She seemed nice." He commented a bit later and instantly I lifted my eyebrows in a questioning manner. 'She is… But I'll fucking kill him if he lays his hands on her! If he gets her hurt or even worse, killed…. Oh, I'll make it my personal duty to make his life a living hell.' "She is Kol, but she's also in a relationship. So keep your hands to yourself." I answered coldly and guided him towards the door.

I had nearly closed the door behind Kol, when he turned around with an intense, nearly accusing and rather unsettling look. "Why don't you like me?" He asked with a somewhat troubled voice, but I couldn't really tell what the matter was.

I had to admit that I really hadn't expected that question at all. Out of everything which had crossed my mind in those few seconds between him turning around and asking the question, this sure as hell hadn't crossed my mind.

"Why don't you like me, Elena?" He asked once again, getting impatient at my lack of a response. Awkwardly I cleared my throated and scratched my neck a little. "I never said that I didn't like you!" I protested. It was half because I was offended at his question and half because it had taken me completely off guard. But I decided to answer his question because I didn't want to have an angry Original on my hands.

"Look, I never said I didn't like you… Just the context of the situation never really alloud it to me to… think about it." I explained, hoping he would be satisfied with my answer. Apparently Kol was, because the next thing I knew was to see him shrugging his shoulders before disappearing into the shadows of the night.

"What the hell was that?!" I mumbled silently, closing the door a bit more forcefully and locked it, before going back to my 'office'. 'That was weird… Why was he so happy when I told him that I didn't necessarily dislike him?... And the thing that he just appears out of nowhere in MY shop?... Just forget about it for now! You'll probably not see him again, so… just don't think about it… until tomorrow.' I told myself and sat downs in my chair.

I tried to convince myself for some minutes that Kol's visit was and would be a onetime thing, but the truth was I didn't believe it for one second and most of all I didn't believe one single word I was telling myself about that manner. 'Who are you actually kidding?... Now that he knows that I'm here, he'll probably tell his entire family!' I thought rather angrily and let out a frustrated sight.

'Okay… let's go home. I can't work with all that's stuck in my head, I can continue worrying at home.' I told myself after I unsuccessfully tried to continue with my work. Quickly I logged out of my computer, turned off all the lights, picked up my coat and purse, before locking the backdoor behind me.

As soon as I stepped out of the alley behind my shop, I started listening in on every single sound, I looked at all the shadows. I know that I was being rather paranoid, but I didn't want to risk anything. I had had my fair share of troubles in the past and I didn't want to start with them now.

That's why I took a big detour and kept stopping to check around me. Only once I was completely sure that no one was following me did I continued with my journey home. From time to time I would run at Vampire speed, to be sure that no one could follow me. The last little bit home, I ran at full speed and once I had reached it I closed the door right behind me. Home was a rather big apartment in the docklands. It was spacious, which I really liked, had two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a big living room which was connected to a big kitchen and since it was on the top floor I even had access to the roof.

I knew that I could've never afforded it on my own, but apparently my biological mother had had some rather good connections and had got it from someone. I didn't want to know how she got it or from whom, but since I inherited it from her I didn't want to just sell it. It was probably the only thing I got from her, expect life and some money, but it was something she had used and somehow that made me feel connected to her.

'Okay, I'm being silly… If he would've wanted to kill me, he could've done that in the shop or even before, but he didn't. So what's the point about worrying now?!' I told myself and hung the coat into the small closet, before making my way over to the fridge and getting myself a blood bag. 'Yeah, that's what I needed just now…' I thought happily, after the first sip.

After watching the news for a little bit and after taking a nice, warm shower, I was ready for bed. 'Tomorrow is another day…' I told myself and sighted heavily into my comfy pillow, before closing my eyes and getting myself pulled into my much needed sleep.


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