The blonde had been in the house for a few days at this point, she could only imagine how worried her sister was. Yet Averie was without a phone or any other way to contact her. Kol came and went as he pleased, but he usually left at night and came back before Averie woke up the next morning. Today was no different, the young girl got out of the bed that she had claimed as hers, and headed downstairs to the kitchen. Kol was sitting on the couch, flipping channels until he found something he deemed watchable. In front of him was a bag of food from some local restaurant, he held the bag out to her as she came down.

"They had a special, here." He said plainly, handing the bag over to her.

Averie took it and opened the bag to reveal a croissant and some strawberries, smiling she found a spot on the couch beside him. She still wasn't sure what she was doing there, but at least the vampire wasn't torturing her.

Her eyes were focused on the television when she spoke, "Thanks." She then bit into her pastry, not looking at the boy beside her.

Kol raised an eyebrow at her gratitude, instead of responding, he stood and took her trash. Throwing it away, he then walked into another room and shut the door. Averie's attention stayed focused on the tv for a while, but after about thirty minutes of Kol being hidden away in the other room, an idea struck her mind. She could run. Slowly, the girl stood from her chair and tip toed towards the door. She knew that she had to be quiet, and as she turned the lock she inhaled sharply, hoping he didn't hear her. With no reaction from the vampire, Averie opened the door slowly, but within seconds it was slammed shut again. Above her, Kol towered over, his arm pressed against the door, trapping her between him and the wooden background. He breathed heavily, glaring down at the younger girl and shaking his head. Grabbing her wrist, the man threw her back into the living area, locking the door.

"And just what the hell do you think your doing?" He accused, stepping closer to her.

Averie stepped back in fear, but in no time Kol backed her against a wall and had her chin in his grasp once more, "Don't try and escape again!" He hissed and tossed her chin down.

Shaking his head, Kol stayed pressed against her, his eyes moved down to her porcelain neck. It was so pale, so pure, he looked up to her momentarily, but his gaze soon returned to her neck. With an inhale the veins under his eyes turned dark, and soon enough his fangs were buried in her skin. The girl yelped out in pain as her fingers dug into his shoulder, her eyes shutting as he continued to feed.

"Kol please-"

"Shut up!" He growled against her skin, sinking his teeth into her collarbone.

The two of them remained in that spot for what seemed like forever, Kol slid the girl's bra strap down her shoulder so he could get a clearer path to her skin. Averie's vision soon became blurry, and suddenly everything went black.

With Kol's wrist in her mouth, Averie woke up. Immediately, she threw his wrist away and scurried away, the fear in her eyes visible to the man across the room. Her breathing was short as she gripped onto the couch for support, the two stood, glaring at each other in silence for nearly five minutes. Finally, Averie broke the silence.

"Don't touch me again." She stated sternly; her body was shaking, but her voice was strong.

Looking at the original, it seemed like he was going to apologize, but that look very quickly changed.

With a chuckle, Kol smirked, "You're mine baby Forbes. I'm not putting you in any danger, just simply taking payment for your protection."

He moved towards her as he spoke, but Averie quickly retreated backwards. She wanted to yell, to scream at him that she never asked for his protection, but she knew that would only make things worse. Regaining her balance, she turned towards the stairs and stormed up to her room, slamming the door to make a point. In the mirror, she could see the three bite marks he left on her, tears formed in her eyes as she began to clean the wounds. This morning things hadn't been so bad, she didn't fear for anything, and the only thing that bothered her about being there was Caroline worrying at home. Now though, she had something to be scared of. Her sister was right, the Mikaelsons are monsters, and Averie would be damned if she became a victim. Her best bet was to do whatever the vampire said, if she obeyed, perhaps he wouldn't bite her again.

Night had fallen on the house, and Averie found herself downstairs again. As she searched for something to eat, she heard music playing from one of the rooms in the hallway. She moved towards it, pushing open a door to reveal Kol lounging and humming to a record player.

He looked up to the girl and smirked, "Done throwing our temper tantrum are we?"

Averie rolled her eyes and crossed her arms, looking at the record player to see what he was listening to. The 1975.

"You listen to music from today?" She asked, raising her eyebrow.

The brunette chuckled softly, "What did you think I listened to? Mozart?"

With another roll of her eyes, she shrugged, "More like Frank Sinatra."

"Sinatra was an ass." He recalled, "I'd never listen to that imbecile."

A laugh escaped the girl's lips as he called Frank Sinatra an ass, she didn't mean for it to be heard, but it was louder than she anticipated.

Kol smirked at the girl's laugh and turned to face her, "Oh I suppose he's your idol or something?" He scoffed, "You women in this century are so obsessed with decades past, perhaps that's why it's so easy to seduce my meals nowadays."

Ignoring the last comment, the blonde shook her head, "No, I rarely listen to Sinatra."

As she walked further into the room, she noticed a stack of records beside the player. Bending down, she looked through them to see what was there.

"You collect records?"

The boy shrugged, "I suppose I do, most of them are just from that time period, now I just prefer the sound. Music is so underwhelming when listened to through cell phones, I much prefer to hear the song bounce from wall to wall in its entirety."

Averie was taken aback by his answer, anytime she ever spoke about liking records better than headphones, she was given weird looks. He was right though, records had a much more classic sound to them, it sounded real, like the artists were there performing in front of you. She grabbed a record from the middle of the stack and stopped the music, putting her choice in.

"What do you think you're doing?" He asked harshly, sitting up.

She turned back to him, "I'm changing it, I think the least you could after draining me of my blood is let me choose a song."

Her spunk was something he hadn't seen from her, he was taken aback at first, but let her do as she pleased. Once she placed the needle on the record, violins began playing. It sounded classical at first, but as the song played, lyrics were sung and it was apparent that the song was from the present.

"I thought it was a symphony."

"It is," Averie smirked, "It's called Bittersweet Symphony, it's by The Verve, known mainly from the movie-"

"Cruel Intentions, I've seen it." Kol finished. "One of my many lovers enjoyed that film, usually at the same time that I enjoyed her."

He wore a look of pride as he spoke about his conquests, and Averie hated it. With a look of disgust she shook her head, "Are you leaving tonight?" Kol nodded and Averie pulled a piece of paper from her pocket, "There's nothing here to eat, I made a list of some basic foods. Not all of us can survive off of innocent peoples' blood."

The vampire laughed, standing from where he was and snatching the list from her hand, "I'll see what I can do." He rested his hand on her head, his fingers moving down to push hair behind her ear. He bent down, "Go to sleep, and don't come downstairs until the morning."

His compulsion was a useful tool, especially in a situation like this. With no hesitation, Averie left him and went upstairs, getting into bed and falling asleep almost immediately. Once she was out of his sight, Kol left for the night, his whereabouts unknown to the girl.