A/N: So, here's chapter 2! Thanks for the reviews, favourites and alerts! I didn't really like how this chapter turned out… But, well. I hope you like it and that you leave some feedback, it helps me keep on writing, it's a little motivation! :)

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Chapter. 2

We were all together around the fire. It was a little family reunion. We all told some stories and ate what Esther had prepared for us.

- Did you already see Tatia? –asked Esther. – I heard she's very beautiful. -Niklaus turned red at the moment Esther mentioned her name. I knew he liked her. I saw them together.

- Oh, Nik likes her a lot, but she's also seeing Elijah. And we know how this will end… She will choose Elijah. It's always Elijah. –Kol said. I saw how Niklaus fists clenched. Kol couldn't shut up. –You don't have anything to do, Nik. –he laughed.

- Idiot! You know nothing! –Nik stood up and walked to where Kol was.

- What did you just say to me? Care to repeat it? I didn't hear it properly. –Kol challenged him.

- You're an idiot! –said Nik and Kol punched him straight in the face. They both started a fight. Elijah tried to stop them but he also got hit by them.

- Kol, Nik! Stop it! –I shouted. They never could stop fighting.

- Nik! –Rebekah tried to hold him back.

- Sons! STOP! –Esther was hysterically. Finn just sat there looking at both of them shocked like Henrik.

- STOP, you pathetic children. –Mikael pulled them both away. – I SAID STOP! –Mikael shouted when they tried to fight again. – Elijah bring Niklaus inside.

- You're stupid! –Klaus shouted at Kol. I went to grab Kol, his lip was bleeding.

- What did you just say? –Kol pushed me away and ran to Niklaus, hitting him again, making him fall to the floor. Elijah to make him stop punched him in the face, Kol fell back and I ran to him to make sure he was okay.

- Do what I said, Elijah! –shouted Mikael, Elijah nodded and brought Niklaus inside, Esther followed them and so did Rebekah.

- You all go inside. –Mikael looked at Finn, Henrik and me. I tried to help Kol to get up and we walked to the house behind Finn and Henrik. –Not you, boy. –he looked angry.

- Mikael, please. –I begged knowing what was coming next. –Don't do it, please. - he removed his belt and pushed Kol so he fell to the floor. –Mikael, no! –he pushed me away.

- Get inside… NOW! –he ordered. I stood still with Kol on the floor behind me. –I said get inside the house! –he shouted and slapped me in the face. I touched my cheek, it hurt.

- Don't hit her! –Kol shouted and went to hit his father, but Mikael hit him with the belt, he cried in pain. I flinched.

- Alexandra, come here. –Esther looked out the door. I walked to the house, hearing Kol's cries, a few tears rolled down my face.

- Are you okay? –Henrik asked me while hugging me. I just nodded.

- You couldn't shut you mouth, couldn't you? Always looking for fights! What a disgrace of a son! When will you stop being so immature and grow up? You are twenty years old; you should be acting like a man! –Mikael shouted angry at Kol while hitting him. I flinched with every cry Kol let out, I couldn't stand it. After a while I got tired of the scene and ran out of the house.

- Alexandra! –I heard Esther calling me very worried. I ran to where Kol was, Mikael was about to hit him one more time, but I stood in front of him. He stopped.

- Stop hitting him! –I took courage and challenged him, even though it was very dangerous challenging him..

- Get out of my way, Alexandra. –he got closer to me.

- NO! –I shouted and then I kneeled in front of Kol and tried to protect him from his father. His shirt was completely torn apart and soaked in blood. – You won't hit him anymore. It's enough. You already punished him. –I said while hugging Kol trying not to hurt him. Mikael just snorted and went inside the house. – We need to get you cleaned. I heard Kol crying, he was in so much pain. I tried to help him stand up as careful as I could and we walked to the house. I brought him to my bedroom, ignoring everyone on the way and went to the kitchen to find some bandages and remedies; I also brought a basin full of water and a cloth to clean up the wounds. I went back to my bedroom; Kol was lying in my bed. I slowly approached him and let the stuff on the floor. – We need to take your shirt off. –I said. He nodded. He tried to take it off but he hurt himself. –Let me help you, don't do it alone. –I slowly took the rest of his shirt off. His back was full of scratches. I closed my eyes for a moment. I opened them and I took the cloth and started to clean the wounds, he flinched now and then. I used some of the remedies and bandaged it. I stood up and went to his room to search him a new shirt, when I came back I helped him put it on.

- Thank you, Alexandra. –he looked at me.

- You wouldn't have gotten in this mess if you had shut up. –I said looking away from him.

- Now you're going to get mad at me? –he asked me with a shocked tone.

- One day Mikael won't stop. –I tried to contain my tears. He made me look at him and touched where Mikael had slapped me, I flinched. I supposed there was a bruise.

- It's okay if he hits me, but he won't touch you. –he looked straight into my eyes. –And that's a promise.

Two weeks had passed, and today there was a huge feast in the village. All families were preparing everything for tonight. There was going to be food, drinks, dances and a lot of people.

I was getting ready with Rebekah in our room. She was braiding my hair in one big braid.

- I'm going to the feast with Joseph! He asked me to go with him! –told me Rebekah.

- Oh my god! That's amazing, Bekah! I'm so happy for you! –I smiled.

- Thank you! With whom are you going? –she asked me.

- No one asked me. So, I'm going alone.

- Didn't Kol ask you to go with him? –she looked at me.

- No. I still haven't seen him. –deep down I hoped Kol asked me to go with him, but I knew he wouldn't do it.

- I'm sure he'll ask you to go with him. You're his best friend. –Rebekah smiled. –If not, you can come with me and Joseph. –she offered me.

- Don't worry; you go with Joseph and I'll se what I'll do. Thanks for offering. –I winked.

I arrived to the feast. It was very crowded, all the village was there to celebrate. I saw Finn sitting in a bench; he was with Sage, the girl he loved.

- Hi, Finn! Hi, Sage! –I greeted them both.

- Hi, little one. –Finn hugged me and so did Sage.

- Did you come alone? –asked me Sage.

- Yes. Everybody has a companion, well as I see Tatia has two. –I looked at my right and saw Tatia with Niklaus and Elijah. –But, I'm here all alone.

- You can stay with us if you want. –Finn smiled.

- If I'm not a nuisance… -I looked at them.

- Of course not! –Sage winked.

We were having a good laugh while drinking. I loved the couple that Finn and Sage made; they looked so happy and were so adorable. I wish I could find someone special and have a relationship like theirs.

- So, here you are. –Kol sat next to me. –Brother, Sage, Alexa. –he greeted us.

- I'm going to get some drinks. –said Finn standing up.

- I'm coming with you. –Sage smiled at us.

- No gorgeous guy with you? –he asked me.

- No. –I answered.

- And what am I? –I rolled my eyes.

- Idiot! – I shook my head while laughing. –Are you alone? –I asked him.

- Let's say I came with someone, but I got bored… –I rolled my eyes again and was about to stand up. –Hey, where are you going? –he asked me.

- Away. –I said without turning around.

- Let's go and get a drink. –he smirked.

- I can't drink. –he turned me around.

- I won't tell anyone. –he smiled. – Plus, we are here to have some fun.

- Okay. –he grabbed my hand and led me to the tavern.

- Wait here. –he went inside and after a while he brought two drinks with him, he gave me one.

- Thank you. –I took a sip of my drink, it was a little bit strong and I pulled a weird face, Kol just laughed at me.

- Too strong? –he asked still laughing.

- A little bit. I'm not used to it. –I tried to compose myself.

- You'll get used to it after a few of them.

- Do you want to inebriate me, or what? –I look at him taking another sip of this strong drink.

- That's up to you! But I'll tell you something, you'll have more fun if you drink! You will act more uninhibited.

- Oh you must be an expert. –I looked at him.

- I don't see you drinking… –he smirked. I took a large sip. –That's the spirit. Come on let's go back.

After a few more drinks we were dancing in the crowd. I felt my body enjoy the rhythm of the music they were playing. For once I felt free and I wasn't embarrassed of dancing in front of a lot of people. I was having fun. I loved this feeling.

- Are you having fun? –Kol asked me approaching me.

- Yes! –he smiled at me.

- Come with me. –he grabbed my hand and led me out of the crowd and into the woods.

- Where are we going? –I asked walking behind him. My movements were a little bit clumsy. I supposed it was the effect of the drinks. He didn't answer. He kept on walking and guiding me through the woods. He then stopped when we almost reached the lake, the moonlight shone on the water. It was beautiful. I was going to walk to the water, when Kol's hand grabbed mine and turned my around, our bodies crashed together, we looked into each others eyes. I saw him biting his lip. His hands went to my waist pulling me closer.

- God, you're beautiful. –my body shivered when he whispered in my ear. He stroked my hair, I looked down. He put a finger under my chin and made me look at him and he crashed his lips against mine. My eyes widened. But I slowly let myself go. I stood on my toes, Kol was a lot taller than me, and I put my hands around his neck, one of them playing with his hair. He bit my lip slightly and introduced his tongue in my mouth that was something I never expected, I didn't know how to keep on going with the kiss. His tongue caressed mine. It was like it was starting to fight for dominance, I tried to imitate what he was doing, and so started the fight for the control of the kiss. He started walking carefully, so I didn't fall and put me against a tree. He then pulled away looking at me. His eyes were sparkling. I was now breathing heavily. I took a few breaths, he smiled mischievously. I bit my lip, and this time I crashed my lips against his. He looked surprised but he quickly returned me the kiss, this time I was taking control. I was new at this, but I was a quick learner.

We suddenly pulled away when we heard a noise. We both looked around. And we saw Elijah and Tatia coming from behind a bush.

- Oh, sorry! We didn't mean to scare you! –Tatia was laughing.

- What are you two doing here? –Elijah asked us.

- We needed some air. –Kol answered.

- It was a little bit crowded. –I said.

- I see you were having fun… -Kol smirked. Elijah turned red; Tatia chuckled and grabbed his hand.

- I'll see you at home. –said Elijah before leaving with Tatia. We just nodded.

- Its better we go back to the feast. –said Kol.

- Yes. –I didn't look at him and started walking. That had been one amazing experience.

We arrived back to the feast and I sat down in one of the benches, Kol had suddenly disappeared. I didn't know where he went, I hoped he came back, I sighed when after a while he didn't appear. He had just left me there. Amazing.

I stood up and went to search some water, I was really thirsty. On my way I found Rebekah dancing with Joseph, she looked so happy; she was really enjoying it, I kept on walking and grabbed myself a little bit of water, I downed it in a second. God, I was thirsty. I was going to walk back to the bench when I heard a noise. It was a woman. It came from the stables that were near me, and curious as I was, I walked to it and stopped at the doors, I looked inside, and I didn't see anything, but I kept on walking forward. The noises became louder, I walk to where the noise came and my eyes widened at the scene. Kol was totally naked and was making love to a girl, she was under him moaning non stop. My hand went to my mouth. And I didn't know why, but I felt my heart crush in that moment. I ran away from there. I didn't even stop, I ran to the woods and hid myself behind a tree. I felt tears rolling down my cheeks. Why was I crying? Was it also effect of the alcohol? I felt terrible. A few moments ago he was kissing me in the woods and then I found him making love to a girl. Stupid me for thinking someone could like me. Why would he even like me? When Kol kissed me I felt something and I thought he was doing it because he wanted it. I felt so good. But, it turn out that he was playing with me, with the little innocent Alexandra, the girl who everybody could fool. He just got me inebriate and kissed me to just leave me there. When people in the village said that Kol was a player and that he liked to play with a lot of women, I laughed not believing he could be like that. I knew he had dated a few girls, but I didn't expect this. But who was I fooling? He had changed a lot; he wasn't the same boy I used to play with. He had grown up and turned into a very different person. I still didn't know why I felt so bad. Was I falling in love with him? No, that couldn't be. He was just my best friend, nothing else. A part of me believed that I was falling for him, but the other denied all those feelings, it couldn't be possible. I was so confused. I didn't know what to think or what to feel.

After a while of sitting in the woods, I made my way home, going through the feast, people were still celebrating, but I wasn't in the mood for it, my night had been ruined, I just wanted to go home and sleep.

I felt someone grab my hand and turn me around. It was Kol; I tried to push him away.

- Alexandra, what's wrong? –he looked at me, but I dodged his gaze. And I started walking again, he stopped in front of me. – Why aren't you talking to me? Alexandra, I'm talking to you. –I remained silent. – God, Alexandra, talk to me! What the hell is wrong with you?

- Leave me alone. –I tried to push him away with all my strength but he didn't even move.

- I haven't done anything to you! Why are you mad at me? –he grabbed both of my wrists softly so he didn't hurt me and looked at me. I freed myself and slapped him in the face. He just looked at me shocked. –What was that for? –he said in a very serious tone it almost scared me. I wasn't sure about what to say. I didn't even know why I felt like that.

- You deserve it. –I finally said trying to leave but he grabbed my wrists this time it hurt a little bit.

- I said what was that for? –his face close to mine. He looked mad. I took a deep breath.

- You're hurting me, Kol. –I said looking at my wrists. He loosened his grip a little bit.

- I asked you a question. –he said still in that serious tone of his. –What was that for?

- For leading me on. –I answered, my gaze not leaving his.

- Leading you on? –he now looked confused.

- You kissed me in the woods and then I find you making love to a girl in the stables.

- That kiss meant nothing. We're best friends and we were inebriate. We were just having fun, Alexandra. –my heart broke when I heard him speak.

- You're an idiot! –I punched him in the chest and ran to the house not looking back. I got inside and closed the door, no one was home yet. I was alone; I ran into my bedroom and threw myself on the bed. I didn't even bother to get changed, I just wanted to lay there and cry myself to sleep. I felt so stupid.

The next morning Rebekah woke me up; she was jumping on my bed, very happy. I opened my eyes.

- Wake up, Alexa! –she shouted.

- Rebekah, leave me alone. –I tried to push her away.

- I need to tell you something. –she sounded very excited.

- What's wrong? –I asked rubbing my eyes.

- Joseph kissed me last night! –she smiled. I sat up.

- What? –I looked surprised. – How? That's amazing, Bekah! How was it? –I asked her.

- AMAZING! He so sweet! –she smiled.

- I'm very happy for you! –I hugged her.

- And what about you? How was your night? Did you find a gorgeous boy? –she asked me. I remembered the events of last night and sighed.

- No. I didn't stay for long, I came home early, I got bored. –I lied.

- You should have come with us.

- No, Bekah. You don't have to worry! You had fun with Joseph; if I had been there it wouldn't have been the same. –I explained. She nodded.

I already had some breakfast and did some things in the house, so Esther didn't have to do it later. And when I was done, I searched one of Henrik's wooden swords and went outside. I started doing some movements that Kol had taught me. The simply thought of him annoyed me so I tried to concentrate in the sword.

- Playing with swords? –I turned around it was Elijah.

- I was practicing. –I said.

- Father doesn't want you to use a sword. It's not a women thing. –he approached me.

- I couldn't care less right now. –I answered without looking.

- You're doing it wrong. –he positioned himself behind me and helped me with the movement of the sword. –Like this. A quick movement. –he repeated it. –Now, do it alone. –I said as he did. – That's it! You're not bad at it.

- I learned from all of you. –I smiled and made a quick movement with the sword, it ended pointing Elijah's neck.

- Very good. But what if I do this… -he quickly grabbed my arm and disarmed me. I complained. – Remain vigilant. –advised Elijah. –Always.

- I want to use a real sword. –I said.

- Petition denied. Don't even think about it. –Elijah looked very serious. –You could hurt yourself.

- Let her use a real sword, brother. –the voice came from behind Elijah. It was Kol. I rolled my eyes.

- No, Kol. It's very dangerous. –Elijah turned around.

- Oh, come on. Let her show what she can do. –He took his sword out and handed it to me and then he grabbed Elijah's. –Nothing bad can happen.

- Kol. It's not a game. She can get hurt.

- It's not a real fight. –Kol smiled. – Come on, show me what you got. – I ran to him and started fighting. My sword hitting his, while our feet moved. –Very good. You're a quick learner. –in one moment of distraction, Kol made a movement and he cut my dress. I flinched in pain. I looked down and saw some blood coming from my left side. I let the sword fall on the floor and my hands went to the wound. It wasn't very deep but it hurt. –Alexandra. –Kol let the sword fall and ran to me. My body betrayed me and I almost fell to the ground but Kol grabbed me in time. –I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you.

- Look what you've done, Kol. –Elijah pushed Kol away and picked me up. –I said it was dangerous and you couldn't stop.

- Don't tell father. –Kol pleaded.

- Tell me what? –Mikael appeared behind us. I closed my eyes. –What happened? –Elijah turned around to face his father and Mikael saw my side bleeding and looked at the swords in the floor. –What have you done? He walked to Kol and grabbed him by his shirt. –Didn't I tell you not to let her hand a sword and to not play with them? They're not toys. –he shouted and slapped him in the face. I tried to free myself from Elijah's arms until he left me on the floor.

- No, Alexandra. What are you doing? –Elijah tried to hold me back, but I didn't let him.

- Mikael, stop! It was my fault! –I shouted. He turned around. Kol looked at me. – Don't hit him! It's my entire fault. I hurt myself with the sword; I wasn't able to hold it.

- Is it true? –he looked at Elijah. I pleaded with my eyes.

- Yes, father. It's true. –answered Elijah.

- He tried to stop me but I didn't let him.-I said looking at Elijah. –Kol didn't do anything wrong. They both advised me it wasn't a good idea. I'm sorry, Mikael. It won't happen again. –Mikael approached me. I was scared and I saw Kol standing up from the ground.

- Never use a sword again. Understood? –he looked straight into my eyes. –If not you will pay the consequences. –I just nodded and he left. I sighed.

- Unbelievable. –said Elijah and he grabbed his sword and he also left.

- Thank you. –Kol looked at me. I didn't look at him. –Let's go and clean you up.

- I don't need you help. Leave me alone.

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