A/N: Hii, yes I have simply fallen in love with Kol as well and I just couldn't resist the temptation to write a Kol/OC too ;)
Disclaimer: (Sadly) I do not own the Vampire Diaries or any of the characters - if I did Elijah would be making me tea every day shirtless, Klaus would be tied to my bed and Kol would be massaging my feet ;D
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xoxo Ascha
Deadly Affairs
Chapter 1:
It feels like I get invited to more funerals than birthdays nowadays, Kenzie thought as she parked her car nearby Mystic Falls Cemetery.
It was almost noon, so it wouldn't be long before the funeral of her dead cousin – Bill Forbes. Why is it always the good ones who die?
She groaned and stepped out of her car, murmuring a silent prayer to God before walking towards the group of mourning relatives and friends.
She knew only half of them, because despite Bill being her first-cousin, then she very rarely visited him or even talked with him.
Still, she cared enough about the man to pay her respect and console his family since they probably needed it right now.
Kenzie walked calmly up to the woman she recognized as Elizabeth "Liz" Forbes and noticed that the sheriff's daughter was present as well, but she was busy talking with some of her friends.
"Liz! There you are. I came as quickly as I could," she said. "I am so sorry for your loss. I can imagine how tough this must be for you and Caroline."
"Thank you for coming, Kenzie, but you shouldn't worry so much about us. I'm more concerned about who killed him and why this person is targeting people from the Council." Liz said, well aware of the fact that Kenzie knew about it too.
Kenzie had been offered to become a member of the Council since she was originally from Mystic Falls and a vampire hunter like her cousin, but she had more important things to take care of in other parts of the vampire-terrorized country.
Like killing vampires.
"It really is strange, but I'll try helping you out as much as I can. How much do you know about this strange killer so far?" she asked curiously.
Liz Forbes looked around for a moment and then signed for Kenzie to follow her to a part of the cemetery where they could talk alone.
"So far we know nothing about the person, but we do know that he or she is specifically after members of the Council and that the person is staking them as if they were vampires."
Kenzie raised an eyebrow. "So we're dealing with a psycho, who thinks all the members are vampires? Huh, that's a new one. Do the victims have anything else in common? Anything?"
Liz shrugged. "Well, besides being vampire hunters, then they were all males too, but I don't think it's why they were killed."
"You think it could've been a vampire looking for revenge?"
When Kenzie said that she saw the sheriff's face turn pale, which made her wonder if Liz was hiding something from her. She'd been raised a vampire hunter, so she could tell when someone was hiding something and dreaded that Liz was holding back important information.
"Perhaps, yes, but I haven't had any vampires in town lately."
Kenzie sighed. "I'll try taking a look around town and see if I can find anything useful. But for now we better get back to the others."
Liz nodded in agreement and they returned to the others to start the funeral. Caroline held a small toast about how her father was always there for her when she needed an advice about boys, how she loved him despite them having differences and when the funeral ended, she as well as Kenzie left.
Kenzie started her search at the Mystic Grill where she remembered going with her friends, when she was still a teenager and not a 22-year-old vampire hunter, who had killed vampires since she finished high school.
It wasn't exactly a normal childhood, but she'd grown up in a family that consisted of only vampire hunters and her family had hunted vampires for more than two centuries.
First I really need a drink, she thought and made her way to the bar that was next to abandoned.
"Rough morning?" someone asked as she took a swig of her glass of Brandy.
Kenzie looked at the young man, who sat next to her and felt the hair in the back of her neck rising. She could tell that he was some sort of supernatural being, but she wasn't sure if he was a vampire since he was able to walk in the sun.
"Yeah, something like it…" she muttered and took another swig.
She noticed that he was staring a bit too long at her bracelet that contained vervain, making her wonder if he was a vampire after all.
"I'm Kol Mikaelson." he said with a charming smile.
She rolled her eyes. "Good for you."
"Wow, someone's in a bad mood. What happened? Someone died?"
"Actually, yes." Kenzie snapped.
Kol raised an eyebrow, but didn't bother apologizing and just ordered a beer. "Who died?"
She frowned and looked at him. "Just drink your beer and leave me alone."
"Oh, but I like talking to you!"
Kenzie snorted and was about to leave, but he grabbed her arm. "Don't leave. Let's start with a clean table. I'm Kol."
She sighed. "Fine! I'm Kenzie."
The young man with the dark hair and brown eyes smiled. "I don't remember seeing you here… are you new?"
"More like newish. I lived here about 15 years ago, but moved away."
He nodded understandingly. "So you're just… visiting?"
Kenzie nodded and wondered why the man was so curious about her. "You're awfully chipper for someone who's drinking in the afternoon. What owes the good mood?"
He grinned. "You."
She rolled her eyes and shook her head of him. "Well, since you're so determined to talk with me, then you won't mind telling me if anything strange has happened lately…"
"Define strange."
"You know – people disappearing, animal attacks and stuff like that."
Kol thought about it for a moment. "Nah."
Kenzie took another swig of her drink. "Too bad. If you did know something then I might talk with you for a little more time."
He smirked brightly. "We've only known each other for five minutes and you're already blackmailing me. I like you, Kenzie!"
She didn't comment on that, but finished her drink and prepared herself to leave since he obviously didn't know anything she needed.
She was well on her way out when she once again felt Kol holding her arm. This time he stood up and handed her a flower he'd taken from a vase, which took Kenzie a little by surprise.
"I don't know anything about the recent deaths, but go out with me and then I might tell you about some rather strange things that have been going on lately."
"And why should I go out with you? I don't know you and you did annoy me at first."
"C'mon! Don't be so boring. Don't you like a little excitement every now and then?"
Kenzie snorted. "Sorry, Kol, but I've got too much excitement in my life already."
He raised an eyebrow at that and watched as she left the Grill. Now that Kenzie had had her drink, she needed to find a place to stay, so she went to the only motel in Mystic Falls and rented a room.
Once she had unpacked and hid the weapons she'd brought with her on the trip, she went on a drive to the woods where she'd heard that one of the victims was found.
As she walked through the woods, she couldn't stop thinking about the strange meeting she'd had with Kol, who for some reason gave her the creeps.
Better keep an eye on him, she reminded herself and took a look around to check if she was alone. I wonder what my siblings are up to right now. Probably out hunting as well…
Kenzie suddenly heard the sound of a twig snapping behind her and quickly turned around, pulling out her gun that was loaded with wooden bullets.
"Who's there?" she said when she couldn't see anyone.
"The big bad vamp!" someone said behind her.
She turned around again and she flinched when she saw no other than Kol himself. His eyes were dark red and his fangs were out, so she instinctively raised her gun and shot him in both his legs, making him drop to the ground.
"That wasn't so nicely done…" he said casually and plucked the wooden bullets out. "Don't you know it's wrong to shoot strangers?"
"Strangers, yes. Vamps, no. What gave me away? Was it the questions or the bracelet?" she asked.
He grinned and got up, but she raised her gun again and aimed for his groin, making his eyes go a little wide.
"Both, and then there's the fact that no ordinary woman would be able to resist compulsion or my charm for that sake."
Kenzie scoffed. "Impressive, but I'm afraid you're never going to hurt another human being again."
She took aim at his heart, but he suddenly disappeared much quicker than she expected, so she decided to arm herself with a vervain grenade if he was going to attack her.
It was quiet at first and for a moment she thought that he had left her alone in the woods, but then he suddenly showed up again and bit down into her neck from behind.
She winced of the pain and retaliated by smashing the grenade right in his face, then swiftly moved away before she got hit as well. His face was burned by it, but only for a brief moment before it began healing up again.
"I must say that I'm impressed by your fighting skills. You use dirty tricks just like me."
She snorted and threw a stake at him that went straight into his heart so fast that he didn't have time to move, making him turn pale and die. She did feel a bit bad about killing him, because he had an air about him that made him strangely alluring, but she knew that it was for the best.
"Damn vampires…" she muttered, taking a quick look around to check again if she was alone.
She was, so she decided to drag the vampire back to her car and took him back to the motel. She couldn't exactly leave him there, so she was planning to keep him in the motel room until Liz arrived and saw what she'd found.
It did feel a little weird to have a dead vampire in her bedroom, but she had experienced things that were weirder than that and just tried not to stare too much at him.
Nothing happened, though, and although she was forced to wait until tomorrow to talk with Liz, who too was busy with her work, then she didn't mind having a dead vampire on her bedroom floor.
It wasn't as if he could hurt her, right?
Kenzie sighed and decided to take a shower, feeling a little icky from the long trip from Tennessee, where she and one of her brothers had been looking for a crazy vampire that had been on the loose during the summer vacation.
So she washed her blonde hair that went past her shoulders and removed the dark eye shadow around her brown eyes, thinking absently about the conversation she'd had with Kol.
He was quite charming – she had to admit that – but even a normal guy would have to do more than just giving her a rose and smiling charmingly to win her heart.
"It's very tempting to just kill you now, but why ruin the show?" a familiar voice said.
Kenzie flinched and quickly grabbed her towel, covering her body before turning around to face a very much alive Kol, who was leaning against the doorframe of her bathroom.
"I killed you…" she stated, but it sounded more like a question.
He smirked. "Sort of, yes, but if you'd done your research then you would know that I'm no ordinary vampire. I'm an Original. A silly wooden stick can't kill me."
Kenzie groaned. Of all the vampires in the world, then she of course just had to run into an Original, who was only God knew how many centuries old.
"Well, are you going to stand there and be a perv or kill me then?" she asked daringly.
The smug smirk on his lips widened. "Why would I do that? You're fun to play with and I find it very refreshing that you're not scared of me either even though I could break your neck just like…" He snapped his fingers. "… that."
"Um… thanks? Would you mind leaving if you're not going to kill me then?"
"Ohh, sassy! I like it. Sure, I'll leave. But don't be surprised if you find me in your bed tonight. You did invite me inside after all." He winked flirtatiously and then was gone in a flash, giving Kenzie the opportunity to sigh in relief.
Thank God he didn't call my bluff… but what do I do now?
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