Damon pushed his thick black curls from over his face as he walked down the path leading from the house, his father had asked him to help with the guests luggage. As he walked towards a dark mahogany carriage he heard the voice that had been new to him the day before.

"Damon!" Damon turned on the balls of his feet as he heard Kol shout his name.

"Kol?" he arched a brow as he looked over at the brown haired man, he wasn't dressed in a suit like the day before but was wearing something a lot similar to what Damon was wearing; a baggy white shirt along with plain black trousers yet Kol didn't wear the beige braces that Damon wore.

"Still doing slave work?" an amused smirk creeped it's way across Kol's face as he looked down at Damon.

Damon paused for a moment; his sky blue eyes meeting with Kol's rich brown eyes.

"Yeah, father has told me to help unpack the new guest's luggage." Damon shrugged lightly as he looked away from Kol, avoiding eye contact.

"Ah, I see. Well, Damon. Why don't you help me load my carriage?" the way Kol said his name sent a shiver down his spine as he nodded in reply.

"Great." Kol nodded towards a pile which consisted of two fishing rods, a jar full of bait and what seemed like a lunch box.

"You're going fishing?" Damon walked over to the pile, picking the two rods up; leaning them over one shoulder as he picked up the bait in his free hand.

"Yes. How about you join me?" the same cheerful smile on his face as before.

"It seems like a great day but I have jobs to do." Damon frowned slightly at the fact he'd denied the offer as he placed Kol's things into the carriage.

"Forget the jobs. I'm sure your father wouldn't mind." Kol's once cheerful smile had become more mischievous as he knew that Giuseppe wouldn't allow Damon to take the day off.

Damon shook his head as he walked over to the lunch box.

"He would. He doesn't allow days off against his will." Damon replied as he walked back over to the carriage.

"If he has a problem with you coming fishing, he can talk to me." Damon could tell that Kol wasn't going to stop asking any time soon.

"If you think you can convince him, then sure. I'll come fishing." a smile appeared on Damon's face which Kol soon matched.

"I'm sure I can."

As the carriage pulled over Damon looked out the window at the sparkling lake that looked as though it never ended.

"It's nice here." Damon jumped slightly as Kol broke the silence they had been sat in for the last few minutes of the trip.

Turning his head to look over at Kol, Damon arched a brow.

"In Mystic falls? It is, yeah." he nodded once in agreement as Kol picked up one of the fishing rods along with the lunch box.

"Yes, in Mystic falls." Kol sat in his place as he watched the driver open the carriage door before getting out.

Damon quickly picked up the other rod along with the bait before getting out, nodding at the driver thankfully.

"So, you think you'll stay?" somewhere deep inside Damon wanted a 'yes' from Kol yet he didn't understand why as he walked the the edge of the lake beside Kol.

"I'm not too sure." Kol shook his head slowly as he looked out at the lake as he continued to answer.

"There's a lot to see in this world. Do you plan to stay here forever?" He looked over at Damon for a moment before looking back at the lake.

Damon shrugged lightly as he answered without thinking.

"I'm not entirely sure."

"Not even with the whole world to explore?" Kol looked over at Damon as he stopped at the edge by a large oak tree, he sat down on the floor cross legged before placing the rod across his knees.

"I don't have enough time to see the whole world though, do I?" Damon pulled a piece of bait out of the jar before handing it to Kol.

Damon looked down, grimacing at the bait as it squirmed between his fingers as Kol spoke.

"You could have all the time in the world." Kol took the jar, pulling out a piece of bait before pushing the hook through it's body.

Damon looked over at Kol with wide eyes, the only way he knew to have that much time was to become the creature his father despised, a vampire. But surely, Kol didn't know they actually existed.

"W-What?" stuttering from the thought, Damon quickly looked up from the bait at Kol.

"Nothing. I meant just use the time you have." Kol quickly shook his head before casting his line out into the water.

"Oh." Damon soon pushed the hook through his piece of bait as the air filled with silence before casting his own line into the lake.

A few moments passed before Damon could feel something tugging at the end of the line. His eyes suddenly widened as he gripped the rod tighter.

"I think I've got one!" turning to look at Kol with a proud grin on his face.

"Reel it in then." Kol looked over at him with a smile as he jammed the end of his own rod into the ground.

Damon pushed himself from the ground, the fishing rod in hand as he tried to reel in the fish.

"What're you going to do if it gets away?" Kol asked as he laughed under his breath at the thought.

"I don't know. Maybe I'll swim for it (!)" Damon let out a joking laugh as he pulled at the line, trying to bring the fish to the surface.

"I'll hold you to that." Kol stood up, dusting off his trousers as he walked over to Damon.

"What makes you think I wont catch it?" Damon arched a brow, talking too soon as the fish managed to pull hard enough to snap the line and swim away.

"That." Kol let out another laugh as he looked over at Damon.

Damon looked over at Kol, his eyes widening a little.

"Are you serious?" he arched a brow at Kol.

Kol's calm brown eyes soon met Damon's electric blue eyes as his smile disappeared for a moment.

His words twisted into Damon's mind, eyes narrowing as Kol's soothing voice commanded him. Manipulating him.

"Take off your top. I don't want it getting wet. Oh and your shoes and socks." the vampire smirked and blinked once, braking off the compulsion in an instant.

Damon took his braces from over his shoulders before unbuttoning his white shirt half way then pulling it off over his head as well as taking off his shoes and socks without a second thought as he looked over at Kol.

"I do hope you can swim, Damon." Kol smiled broadly as he spoke.

Damon didn't get a chance to answer before Kol scooped him up in his arms and throwing him into the lake.

Damon's eyes forced themselves to shut as he plunged into the water, quickly returning to the surface; gasping for air.

"Kol!" Damon shouted as he failed to pull a serious face, a cheeky and playful smile tugging at the corner of his lips.

Kol stood there, watching Damon flailing in the water as he laughed.

"Be sure to catch the fish!" Kol grinned broadly as he unbuttoned his own shirt then sliding off his shoes and socks, pulling off his shirt as he ran towards the lake; throwing it to the side before jumping into the water, causing water to splash over Damon.

"Ah!" Damon let out a playful laugh as he cupped his hands together, pushing a handful of water into Kol's face.

Kol quickly darted to the side, avoiding most of the water that the blue eyed human splashed at him.

"You splashed me!" Kol shouted playfully as he swiped his brown locks from over his eyes.

"You threw me in!" Damon shouted in reply, watching Kol's movements before disappearing under the water.

Kol frantically looked around for Damon's easily recognisable jet black hair, failing to find it as he felt a hand wrap around his left ankle; pulling him under water.

Kol took a sharp intake of breath; filling his lungs with air before he became fully submerged in the cold, fresh water lake.

Kicking his legs to escape Damon's grip, their eyes locking together through the clear water, Damon wearing a devilish smirk on his face.

Both of them pushing their bodies up to the surface as they broke eye contact.

Damon gasped for air as he emerged from under the rippling water, looking around for Kol to find him already on the bank.