2. Confrontations and Awkward Situations:
Kol blinked once as he picked himself up off of the ground. It had been a long time since someone could get him off his feet that easily. She was insanely strong, probably due to her choice of meals for the night. Rubbing his stiff neck that had been snapped the night before, he cracked it and then sniffed the air for her unique scent. Pomegranates and the faint scent of the Salvatores hung in the air leaving a trail that his enhanced senses were able to track. Following it, he grinned to himself. She owed him her name, and he owed her a tackle to the ground. Seeing where she pulled into, he grinned. Perfect, this was just where he needed to be anyway. After all, a deal was a deal.
Cressi didn't hesitate to walk into the Salvatore boarding house the minute that she screeched into the drive way. Opening the unlocked door, she didn't bother to knock since she was living there too for the time being. "We have a problem!" She yelled just before she walked into the scene before her. A naked Damon and a half naked Elena were making out heavily on the couch. "Oh god! Next time put a damn tie on the door!" She exclaimed, clapping a hand over her eyes giving Damon time to put his jeans back on and for Elena to slip Damon's shirt over her head. Elena fixed her hair to look less like they had been fooling around on every flat surface in the house. "What problem were you talking about besides your burned retinas?" Damon asked his friend in amusement. Cressi took her hands away from her eyes when she saw that they were semi decent again. "It's Kol he's-" "Standing right behind you. Yes." Kol whispered into her ear, causing Cressi to spin around, speechless. "Bonnie actually resurrected me and brother Gilbert, granted she's rather transparent at the moment, but her and I struck a deal. I'm a good guy now. Well forever if I want to stay alive, well as alive as I can be. Some introductions are in order, I believe. Kol Mikaelson, Elena Gilbert, Damon Salvatore, and my mystery woman." Kol bowed mockingly to her. "Cressida Davies." She muttered sighing and walking over to the stairwell. "I'll be back for the inevitable team meeting. I'm going to change and take a shower. Got dead pervy vampire all over me." The group nodded as she hurried up the stairs, taking off her earrings and necklace as she walked. Kol grinned as he watched her walk away yet again. "Don't even try it. She's eaten men like you for breakfast, trust me!" Damon warned him, going over to where Kol was standing. Elena was still wary of Kol and she stayed where she was, half behind the large armchair. Kol sighed at her. "As much as I would love to get revenge on you, it would break the deal Bennet and I have and it would be right back to ghostville for me. You may be amazing in your own right darling, but you are not worth that." He smiled softly at her and Elena finally went to stand by Damon. "Speaking of Cressida eating men like me for breakfast…what the bloody hell is she?" Kol whined. Elena and Damon looked at one another before answering. "Complicated." They said in unison leaving it at that.
Cressi sighed in bliss as she slid the dress down her body, unclasping her lime green lace bra and slipping out of her matching lace boy shorts and finally her turquoise heels. Dropping her clothes unceremoniously on the floor of her bedroom, she walked into her bathroom and stepped into her shower, shivering slightly at the cold water running down her body before it turned to warm water. The vampire blood hummed through her veins and the stolen energy crackled around her. Washing her hair and body quickly, she turned the water off before stepping out and wrapping a red towel around her body. Letting her hair dry naturally, she ran a comb through the wet strands, bending down to pick up her dirty clothes and depositing them in the laundry hamper. Going through her closet she selected another dress since the night was still quite warm. Slipping the hooded turquoise with black paisley designs over her head after she put on another matching lace bra and panty, she zipped up the front of the dress, leaving a little cleavage. Stepping into turquoise ballet flats, she left her room walking back down the stairs to join her friends…and Kol.
Everyone was in deep discussion when she walked back in the room. What disconcerted her the most was when Klaus, Caroline, and Kol had stopped speaking the moment they saw her. She stopped in her tracks as all eyes landed on her. "What? You guys are looking at me like I'm an endangered species or something." She replied, walking over to where the group was sitting. Of course they were coupled up: Damon was sitting with Elena's legs in his lap, and Caroline and Klaus, were sitting awfully close for 'just friends'. Caroline was still shaking from the news of the death of her other other best friend and Klaus was gently stroking her hair and whispering meaningless soothing words into her ear. Sitting down on an empty chair, she squeaked when she was suddenly sitting on Kol's lap. "What the hell are you doing?" She yelled at him, trying to stand up. He shrugged grinning at her and making her heart race just a little bit more than usual. "You looked a little lonely there darling, I was remedying that situation." Cressi struggled for a few minutes before she gave up. "Fine I'll sit here but if I catch you in my bed at all I am so zapping you." She crossed her arms over her chest and pulled up her zipper a bit more, trying to ignore the warm sensations she was getting.
The meeting was short, no one really knew where to go from there. Silas could be anyone at any time and they were witchless at the moment. Stefan had gone to dispose of Silas's body and no one knew if he was ever coming back or not. Elena felt guilty but then she had followed her heart, and she knew that Stefan would want her to be happy. Snuggling into Damon's arms, she listened to Klaus and Kol go back and forth on ideas. " Katarina is human again, I could make more hybrids to fight with us." Klaus suggested, wincing slightly as Caroline smacked him in the back of the head. Kol rolled his eyes. "Yes, because that all worked out so well last time." Klaus glared at his younger brother, "Well what do you suggest then?"
"Simple. Let me get a hold of some of my contacts tomorrow and then we'll go from there." Everyone sighed and then shrugged, agreeing with Kol. A few drinks were had and then soon the others retired for the night, leaving Kol and Cressi together. "Well I guess it's time for me to turn in too. Are you going to the Mikaelson mansion or staying here?" Cressi asked him, uncrossing her legs and standing up from his lap. Kol sighed, shrugging. "I really don't want to go there right now, too many memories." He replied honestly. Cressi nodded in understanding. "Alright, but you'll have to share a room with me. Stefan's is locked and the other ones are just empty rooms. I'm dividing the bed, just stay on your side and we'll be fine." Sighing, she walked up the stairs, waiting for Kol to follow her. Grinning, he hurried after her.
