- No-One Can Hurt You Now
all those shadows
almost
killed your light
The room took on an unnerving alarming silence.
Grief swamped Kol under in the moments as he stood immobilized in his skin, then and there he swore felt like the longest seconds of his being and that was a bold statement to make considering time and endless moments was something he knew too well.
The sniff he couldn't suppress beneath the wrenching ache was heard loud and clear. Momentarily he felt the true definition of weak for allowing such venerability to show but a second later, he mentally cursed that thought away. It didn't matter anymore, nothing did – there was no denying that and the truth in front of them, she was gone.
He couldn't make sense that was it but the instant the strong crippling ache that shot through combined with the lucid twinge of anguish that came, it instantly couldn't be dismissed.
His own worst nightmare had now fully come true.
Alarm bells expressed internally whilst the true panic combined with infinite fear seized Kol; It began to tighten and worsen by each second that chimed nearby. The realization got worse and he couldn't bear the weight of knowing where she was now, the fear that presented itself to her upon realizing she had left the circle.
He inhaled sharply and for the first time moved his strong gaze away from the circle and the useless candle that destroyed everything and turned around so quickly he nearly lost his own balance.
Klaus shook his head in surprise though The Original was reluctant at the scene that unfolded. For the first time, the reality in front of them even silenced him but something was different than what hit Marcel and Kol, he was skeptical of the whole thing, his doubt was palpable, something didn't add up to him in particular. He casts a look amongst Marcel who was shaking on trembling knees he dropped on seconds ago and Marcel couldn't understand what happened, they had one opportunity and that was it. He glances towards Kol noting his brother looked like he was about to tear his own heart out from the confines of his chest. He understands that feeling as pathetic as it is to admit, it may feel easier that way.
''Kol,'' Klaus muttered but then Kol numbly shook away from his grasp and he avoided his gaze altogether. Klaus nodded to himself and retracted his arm about to attempt a similar way towards Marcel though grasping there was no point and decided against it, retrieving his arm back to his side. Evidently, the hope had faded completely from his brother and this wasn't the outcome that even Klaus wanted, this war wasn't Kol's burden and Davina was merely plagued in this for all the wrong reasons.
This wasn't how things were meant to be.
'This can't be happening', announces Kol through a newly rough tone, running a hand roughly through the nape of his hair in frustration. He tilts his head an inch to his side, the metal copper stand maintaining the very candle in its hold returned to his view in the corner of his eye. Subsequently, a small amount of exasperated shakes of his head; a sudden rage took hold through a mixed front as he skimmed his forefinger through the wick of the candle unexpectedly. He averts his gaze immediately to the unwelcomed eyes upon him now and his fingers progressed down the melted wax at the base of the candle to the middle of the stand noting the warmness that lingered. Kol merely tipped his finger upwards and sends the entire stand flying downwards furiously with a deafening bang.
Only then as his eyes widened unsurprisingly as if coming out of a trance that he detected the room wasn't actually silent as it was the moments he zoned out in alarming shock.
He snapped his head back only then noting that Freya and Vincent were shockingly chanting still. Why were they still chanting? She was gone; there was nothing left to save, he thought sadly.
Klaus followed Kol's gaze and watched as his view flickered downwards to Davina in the chair as still as the moment Vincent laid her down moments ago. He frowned but eyed with curiosity as Kol stared at her intently and a second later a soft swoosh was perceived when Kol disappeared and appeared by her side at once. Kol left almost automatically, before he knew what he was doing, his destination clear. From the corner of his eyes Kol studied any changes from the spell or if anything done had materialized... Something; but upon inspection, the coldness remained and a silence where her heartbeat would normally be racing was all he sensed. Nothing, his mouth compressed and his eyes glistened as he bowed his head down in defeat with a slow gulp.
It was accompanied by a painful twist of his heart.
They had never known their younger brother to ever be this way, to look the definition of helpless, heartbroken plastered in every etch of him, angry and he appeared so lost to the shock of losing the woman he loves, the only one he has ever loved.
Immediately Kol felt intense hatred towards himself, for believing this would work, for not doing this sooner in case this outcome could be prevented, for allowing so much hope to surround him because the end goal was to damn worthy for the corrupting ache that came with any alternatives, for not knowing what happened but above all he hated himself for being the one possessed or not responsible that Davina was in this dilemma at all.
Marcel turned to observe the reason behind Kol's disappearance suddenly and he gulped meeting Klaus' eyes in the next moment he accepted his hand to get to his feet again. He looked down after his eyes trained to Davina unmoving and Kol's reaction was enough to see for him in that moment. While still not under any full understanding of what occurred in the moments he was untimely given a nap that Elijah was accountable for, thankfully as it stood Elijah was smart enough to keep his distance now. However Marcel couldn't shake the truth to this. He lost Davina because of Kol that was all he knew truthfully and everything that transpired moments ago he was purely unaware too, the reality and his own shock of losing her he couldn't see past Kol's liability there. The shock currently outweighs the compressing hatred; he was so numb to it all.
The stares Kol's way was unflinching but he chose to ignore it and he refused flatly to make any eye contact with anyone now. He came to the conclusion if he saw Marcel in particular especially now any chance of holding back the gut-wrenching pain that was now smothering him would without a doubt explode out of him and he wouldn't be able to stop it any longer. He was nothing more than a heartbroken man and he blamed himself for everything, she deserved so much more than this and he is beyond disgusted at himself for it all.
He waited and shifted an eye as the candles alongside him abruptly collectively extinguished and then silence followed. Freya and Vincent broke away with a gasp; their hands collectively left each other's and Freya inhaled a lost breath her wide eyes meeting Vincent's firstly but they both slowly glimpsed around the room sensing the distressed atmosphere they came back too.
Kol silently met Vincent's gaze not bearing to glimpse near Freya's anymore, all he felt was utter revulsion towards her and through the aching expression that much came across quite easily between the two.
Vincent blinked rapidly, his eyes falling on Davina's and he shuffled back slightly stunned not understanding why she hadn't woken yet. His heart skipped in fear and his eyes rounded the room automatically for something, anything to state what happened. The ex-regent gulped and looked down sadly before moving his view towards the opposite side of the room then observing the wetness upon Marcel's face, a guilty-looking Elijah far away from the others but then he saw as Klaus shook his head woefully to a silent admission that confirmed his worse fears.
It hadn't worked.
Freya jumped in her skin as she realized Elijah was now awake and at her side, they exchanged a look of some sort. She looked down after accepting her brothers' hand and walked away from Kol's path entirely, mutually avoiding eye contact with Vincent now and Kol. Klaus simply greeted them both with a look of sheer disgust through a clenched jaw, his siblings' acts was beyond out of character for even them and any logic they may have possessed made no sense what so ever here. Freya towered her finger towards her nose catching a small trail of blood in her path with a sniff, the spell had evidently taken some toll upon the Mikaelson witch.
Tears started to pool in Marcel's eyes and Klaus gave a pleading look to his adopted son who essentially lost a daughter. Kol's heart sank entirely and he dropped his head into her open palm still against the patio furniture. 'I can't do this without you, come back to me, please', an excruciatingly sob escaped him loudly and his arms enclosed fully around her frame, his head further falling into her side.
He shook his head his patience doing overtime now. Kol Mikaelson wasn't a patient person at all, it was a term that he rarely shown he understood what being patient entailed. Nor was he a trusting person and yet he entrusted his girl to his selfish family and they destroyed all hope. It was gone. There was hope that was gone too. After all the trials and tribulations the couple has been through, they ended up back at square one, without one another.
'Wake up, please come on love, you can open your eyes now', he whispered brokenly down to her now, he leaned down and shakily pressed a timid kiss to her forehead a tear dripping from him when he shut his eyes tightly.
Kol had sworn the scariest moment of his life began dying, the first time when their crazy loon of a mother cursed them into this. Waking up after their father had literally stabbed them all in the heart with his sword and being thrown into this evil faith of an immortal life. Every passing learning experiences him and his siblings endured being the first immortal creatures was just as if not more terrifying, discovering how this worked, what it entailed, the good along with the wrenched negatives. Being alone but passing it off with a scoff and a front because his façade was that being alone Kol became fine within the end, he had his girlfriends or really had girls, for selfish reasons purely and all he truly longed for was his magic, that was all he missed, his old life that boy was a former life and it wasn't him no longer. He became a different person entirely and the true scariest moment he certainly remembers was the death by the means of another doppelgänger and her lovely hunter brother in search of that execrable cure and then he died once more, that should have been it for him, it was meant to be but then as faith would have it he was literally reborn into a newer self.
Not only did he fall in love with the craft as if it had never left his fingertips, ironic considering it was over a thousand years since he could practice magic first-hand but upon what transpired a year ago, the plot twists, drama, and revelations perhaps the scariest thing to Kol was doing something he never saw coming his way, it certainly wasn't something he yearned for or sought out. He fell in love for the first time and it was everything and more he imagined it could be and after that, his own brother cursed him to relive his true nightmare, then, death again. It was all short lived. That time he died surrounded by a family he never imagined loved him to begin with, without meeting his miracle baby niece and died in front of the woman he loved so much.
Reborn not truthfully long ago at all was accurately the happiest he has ever been, nothing should have ruined this then. But as it would have it, he didn't know the true definition and what came with being absolutely scared and utterly heartbroken until now. His love was gone, and he wanted to literally die now too, for two reasons, Kol would do anything if given a choice or a way to switch places with his beautiful sleeping beauty or he would relieve what he thought was his true nightmare and die to be with her again. He couldn't do any of this without her it was as simple as that, he plainly refused to amuse the thought of any life without her in it.
And this undoubtedly was, in fact, the scariest moment of Kol's life.
The silence that followed was deafening. It was as if time had stopped and everything had come to an absolute standstill. Except for a brief moment he was made aware of feeling the hairs on his arms stand upright beneath his jumper. He fumbled back on his feet now and hovered close to Davina's face, ignoring any other movement in the room.
Thump. Thump. Thump –
Blind shock took him back to the sight, a faint patter sounded in his sensitive ears at once. It thumped dimly but grew louder than he realized as it registered fully he almost didn't hear it at first.
Thump. Thump. Thump –
This time he realized it couldn't be denied, he perceived through even the understanding disbelief he realized that he could hear the signs of life within her, the familiar sound of her heartbeat grew stronger to his stunned ears. Right then Kol identified it as the best sound he has ever heard and he felt as if his own heart had reset then and there.
For just that moment, his whole world stopped. He was seconds away from roaring at the others to literally shut up and stop moving but a last silent moment broke out, they all did it on their own accord as they all watched transfixed as agonizing seconds later a startling roaring panicked gasp came from above his head.
Amidst the others, however, with the sudden positive change, one person remained with wide eyes unmoving beside Klaus. With an uncertain expression of sheer disbelief, Marcel was barely holding on by a threat as it was but this time relieved tears sprang free and Marcel felt the moment everything came back into focus for him.
'Davina?' Kol whispered her name as if all his prayers had been answered in a plea, not taking his eyes off of her fearful to believe his grief wasn't playing tricks upon him but another vivid gasp followed that couldn't be overlooked and he knew this time his mind wasn't playing tricks on him.
Air had flooded into her lungs instantly; she was deprived of any oxygen for so long her lungs shot up working in overdrive, breathing back to life.
Kol was unaware he was shaking as she shot up abruptly panicked, her eyes shot opened in horror and his brown orbs were the only and first eyes she saw upon waking up and she softened immensely at the sight before her.
"K-Kol'' she cried; panicked out in a gasp, he immediately nods his head enthusiastically at her and her face directly crumples and he fell with vast relief, his own eyes glistened with building tears.
Everything seemed to stop, they didn't register or pay attention to the shocked expressions behind Kol's back as Davina jerked forward with barely any energy towards him only and he pulled her into his opened arms tightly and inhaled every single shattered cry that she released into him as they embraced one another. She released a whimper and buried her head fully against his chest, trembling in his arms, ''It's okay, it's okay, you're okay now love, you're okay'' Kol pleaded through a hushed tone, nodding in relief as his fingers shakily reached out stroked her face lovingly and his body sagged with relief as she fell back into his embrace.
"You're okay now," he repeated brokenly, his hand sliding up her arm, his voice broke as he lowered his tone to a pure whisper this time; he needed to believe the words, he needed her to believe them.
''It's over?' he heard her mumble against his chest through painful tears of relief as she struggled to gasp for breaths.
His eyes widened and his body melted into her familiar embrace as they held one another with palpable relief. Kol released a long exhale as his head dropped against hers, angling her chin up slightly for her eyes to meet his gently through a calm reassuring exchange and his heart soared.
"I'm here Davina, Shh, darling, you're here, it's over''
He lifted her fully off the chair automatically and fully placed her into him, holding her against him tenderly. She was distraught, in shock and beyond relieved and wasn't sure of a lot as her body worked to return to any bit of normal, she was sure of one thing, his words were fierce, they spoke volumes of truth and she believed them no hesitation about that as they calmed her down into his embrace.
She was home.
Not Even Death Can Do Us Part
stay close to anything
that makes you glad and
want to be
alive
/
Everything had been rewritten.
The moment Kol decided to follow his inkling ultimately altered what would have happened with Davina trapped in the circle which funnily enough to the two was factually only moments ago. By stopping what his siblings had intended to do by sacrificing Davina; that had in the end altered what may happen next for them but yet none of this involved the two any longer. As it should be.
On the far side of the Mikaelson's compound courtyard in a makeshift couch sat Kol with Davina in his arms. The two from the moment of reuniting had no intention of allowing any physical contact to drop; almost as if afraid they would be taken away from one another all over again.
Kol undoubtedly melted with her back in his arms and it showed as his arms enclosed fully around her, not caring for one moment about the company they had. He frankly could care less anymore.
Davina sighed deeply into his shoulder, her eyes closed on their own accord inhaling and at least attempting to digest all that has happened and finally being back. The emotional toll and distress it has all taken were plastered on her and it wasn't something she could easily conceal. It took self-control to blank out the company on her part as she tried to calm herself down in Kol's arms. However being there she felt the definition of safe and that much was loud and clear.
She moved a little to meet Kol's gaze with a heavy sniff through sad eyes, ''you okay?'', he whispered softly to her even though truly knowing there was no right answer to that question as it stood. Davina responded with a few blinks and a heavy nod on her part, 'I will be', she dragged her fingertips up to meet Kol's cheek softly and he noted how shaky she remained as he never once took his eyes off of her. In an automatic fashion, his fingers relocated and he placed them upon her hand that rested alongside his cheek tenderly and for the first time since he watched slowly as her lips turned up in a little smile to him. It was everything.
He noted the heaviness that came through her low tone as she spoke and her ragged breathing as her body worked to regain some normality all things considering she was much braver presently than he felt; she was something else, it wouldn't be until he left this place with her where the uneasiness would dissipate completely. Kol yearned to literally get up carry her and get far away from this place, Davina in toll and he had every intention of doing so.
Kol sensed the instant the familiar constricting feeling appeared once more in his throat as they watched one another slowly, Davina's heart thudded in overdrive and he couldn't believe this moment was out of reach possibly for good seconds ago. To say the moment between the two was overwhelming for endless reasons was an understatement. It was emotional and there was no doubting that between the pair. 'Remember what you promised a few minutes ago to me?', Davina inquired causing Kol to recall the very promise she mentioned, but he already knew.
'I promise you Davina Claire, when this is all over I won't ever let you go again''
He smiled towards her face as tears pooled in her blue eyes and before Kol realized he was doing it, his head nodded down to her in confirmation of their promise to one another and his heart burst at her mentioning it now. ''Oh I meant it, I'm not ever letting you go again if that's still okay love'', he vows in a hushed tone, a tone that was far from the cold desperate ragged tone that lived moments ago and now towards Davina his emotions, through promises and truth was heard in sheer sincerity and carried a weight of relief every time they stared at one another. She nodded eagerly across sudden tears to him at his plea and her eyes drifted slowly down glimpsing at his lips briefly and he mirrored her actions, it took one closing adoring look that spoke beyond volumes and simultaneously eyes fluttered shut as they leaned fully into one another, on reflex she turned her head a fraction and their lips met full on.
This time, they were reunited in a kiss, touches that weren't possible beforehand and though breathing persisted to be a struggle right then he provided the necessary oxygen and she found herself breathing through him, through their moment. They kissed blissfully ignorant to their audience, nothing existed but the two it was that simple.
On instinct, her remaining hand found his as they clasped at once in his lap, his forefinger caressed her palm, goosebumps assaulted her very being and her right hand fully moved to grasp his face then his relocated to his own familiar place on hers skimming softly whilst lips moved slowly in their own promise.
This time, her heart exploded with joy and dropped for all the right reasons as tears of relief and elation released from Davina's closed lids. As Kol's warm lips moved along hers, it provided lost heat into her, his hand gravitated slowly down to cup the side of her face wiping away the wetness that came whilst in a way concealing their moment from nosy eyes as she automatically angled her head an inch to deepen the kiss while her hand now met his holding it in place as soon as lips parted sensuously his tongue met hers slowly, then and there they reunited in a further familiar way.
It was a powerful moment and they easily got lost in one another, not a single thing mattered but this.
There was no hesitation. As lips met home one last time, everything for a second was forgotten, she was here alive, they were together, he could feel the patter of what was a silent heartbeat work away hammering against her chest between the tips of his fingers now. She smiled against his lips in sheer joy. Kol felt his own lips turn up into his own smile as they were forced to break their moment shorter than what they'd both like. Instantly, she beamed up to him slowly holding their gaze to one another's breathlessly and she let out a small outbreath and he placed his lips against her forehead delicately, their hands remaining on one another's as they both smiled all over again through bruised lips and emotional content gaze.
It was familiar, it was welcoming, and it was home.
There was no response from their audience but a chuckle from Klaus as he moved behind Freya and Elijah, suddenly swiping his palm against his brothers neck sharply with a sarcastic expression to the two, witnessing everything that took place by some miracle they all watched and Klaus found himself strangely so relieved himself. The two cautiously met his eyes, 'You two are idiots, you almost stopped that'', they blinked in a row and there was no right response at all anymore to their actions, not right then.
Vincent met their gaze and smiled proudly though raising a confused brow unaware as to what they had done, nor did Marcel hold a lot of knowledge plenty of the gaps were hazy considering.
Davina wrapped her arm back around him, they enclosed in a crushing hug and there was no controlling the smile she sensed upon her head from Kol then. ''We've to stop reuniting this way you know'', he heard her mumble into the fabric of his jumper and he instantly came to the conclusion his girlfriend had the worse comedic timing ever with that comment. He chuckles nonetheless at the untimely joke and with a shake of his head lowered his finger against her cheek to meet her mixed expression, a sense of bad humor in her face and he noticed her color started to return, slowly but her ghostly complexion would be another thing of this nightmare soon enough too. 'Love, hate to break it to you, you are not funny', he teased her but her appalled expression brought out that goofy smile of his all the while reaching out a trembling hand to smooth a lost curl and tucked it back against her ear to her watchful eyes.
A finger trailed along the lines of her wrist, noting the heat was slowly travelling there too, a roaring pulse sang to him beneath the silver of flesh between his forefinger and he took each echo in, deciding it was the best music he has ever heard and it wasn't something he knew could be taken for granted ever again. Through lit up eyes he gently dragged her wrist against his lips pressing a soft kiss there before releasing it back into his palm sighing with sheer ease. It was everything and more.
Marcel flinched beside Klaus furthermore he detected the instant Marcel froze worriedly as a father would, as someone who just lost her would, regained her unexpectedly when there was no hope there and watched with that worry as if Kol would be the reason she'd.. go again, as much as he may have control now the last Marcel was aware of the paternal instincts towards Davina that curse was the sole reason they all lost her at all. Without warning his jaw locked and he couldn't stop himself for moving with this worry but a hand clasped against his chest holding him in place, he met Klaus' eyes at once but rolled his eyes at the look he received. 'No, give them their moment, he won't hurt her', he spoke clearly and the comment rang through Kol who froze with a gulp. An underlining comment of if anything should happen, we are all here this time to ensure she'll be fine felt like it went without saying.
Davina watched cautiously as Kol's expression adjusted a great deal when the wound upon her neck revealed itself to him again for the first time... since. He stared with an acquainted aching sting and a harsh reminder why all this happened at all. 'Kol, stop', she said sadly knowing too well his internal battle when he couldn't help but stare at the wound, the bite mark visible to all. He shook his head sorrowfully to her and she had to place both hands on his face to drag him back to her at once, a distinctive solemn look passed between him. ''I'm so, so sorry'', he said suddenly for the first time admitting this was his fault. Shame flashed against Kol's features as a sick reminder to the night in question when this all started. His pain was obvious and excruciating.
Davina grasped his hands in hers and squeezed them tightly, she watched as the up-close view of brown eyes told a different story than moments ago. They were troubled, burdened with his grief from what happened but if Davina was scared of him now she wouldn't be where she was. ''I'm sorry'', it swam out in a half desperate plea; his words took on an unparalleled urgency. The couple were sadly weight down as expected from what they were forced to endure and whilst Davina knew this road from before, anything that may come with coming back and the wrenching emotions it all entailed for them both, one thing was loud and clear, they were going to get through this together. There was no other alternative there.
Davina cupped both of his cheeks earnestly as sad eyes meet; she shook my head hastily to put him at ease. 'No, stop Kol, this was not your fault', she began a desperate calmness in her tone. ''You need to forgive yourself and get past this guilt because you didn't do this, it wasn't on purpose, you were cursed, it wasn't you'', she stated seriousness flowing through her sincerity. He glanced at her and he was in utter awe of her once more, she was just back and adjusting to the deceit and every single thing that happened, he knew her too well too Davina was holding on now but the emotional pull was by a threat and it was expected and understandable, yet here she was still ensuring him and calming him down as if it was the most important thing to do to her. She was something else, he thought with softened eyes.
She remembered everything, how could she not but she was aware of the consequences of the curse but not for a second did she stare at the man she adored with an ounce of fear, anything but. 'Please don't do that', she pleaded before continuing as he swallowed the dread; 'You would never purposely hurt me?', she already knew the answer before the words escaped and the response was instant 'Never', her face softened greatly as she nodded closely to him watching as the rigid expression from Kol slowly began to drift away.
'I lost you', Kol whispered with a heavy heart the response was a shattering distressing expression as she nodded sadly. 'I lost you too', she replies with a strain in her voice this time, 'I only found you again because you didn't leave', she added for the first time mentioning anything about the actions of his siblings and it directly flashed a sense of fury through him at her admission because it was the truth.
'I can't lose you ever again you hear me?', she wiped away sudden emotion from the corner at his eyes and nodded desperately before wrapping her arms back around him and was met with a reassuring squeeze.
'You won't'
/
With You I am Home
The sensations had started to come back one by one but it was a struggle at best, she leaned her forehead into the crook of Kol's shoulder breathing heavily as she felt the numbness in her bones start to part though it left a heavy weight on her muscles that were roaring back to life. For the second time, it was a foreign concept for anyone to come back to life and it wasn't an instant thing without any discomfort and that was starting.
The sudden haziness couldn't be ignored nor could the pressing down feeling of out of the blue weakness that traveled through her. It was something she had experienced once before, the only way she remembered trying to describe it was an out of body experience as if you had collapsed and waking up the definition of drained not familiar with your own body whilst it attempted to programme back itself into action.
'Love?', she heard Kol whisper as he felt her body go slack in his arms and Marcel was about to finally approach his own front holding on by a tiny threat as it was. 'I'm okay', she reassured weakly however she didn't know why she attempted to mask it up. She was aware this would pass just yearned for that to come a tad quicker than the expected.
Kol tilted his head sideways and gazed at Davina, his pleading eyes couldn't be masked. 'You trust me?' he asked softly down to her.
When it came to Kol and Davina and trust it was a rocky start but nevertheless that trust was received slowly from the time in the motel to teaching and working on magic together but it was fully won then continued to blossom between the couple from there as their own personal relationship did. Yet naturally considering he had to be sure before he asked her his next question.
The trust hadn't been ruined even now.
Davina was the only one Kol had ever trusted and her trust with him he did feel like if she was smart at all shouldn't be as present as it usually was. Still, all he hoped for was that she still trusted him now.
There was no hesitation or uncertainty in her instant answer to his relief and perhaps to the shock of the others nearby.
"Yes.", she replied clearly, trusting him implicitly.
That was all I needed to hear. He nodded thankfully and pressed a quick kiss to her cheek with a last squeeze of her palms in his which hadn't once shifted away from his. Distance not daring to lessen between the couple.
With a shivering gulp he took a last look to the flesh that had been torn alongside her neck and he shook his head cruelly, Davina looked down her breath catching in her throat and his right hand moved to gently rub against her shoulder, kneading and applying comforting pressure to the dead muscle and receiving a happy sigh in return.
'Will you do me one favor Davina please?', she didn't have time for an answer as she clasped his free hand back and he continued, "will you take some of my blood love? Call it insurance or just something strong to settle in quickly it will help you a lot"
"Please Davina"
Each head in the room snapped towards the direction of Kol's pleading question. Davina leaned up a little into Kol's arms, blinking to the request as his eyes were fully trained upon her. Contemplating on taking his blood held no negative if anything she doubted any kind of strong painkiller or a strong drink would ease this. For a brief moment, taking her boyfriend's blood went behind some healing process, it was an option that deep down meant a drop and anything to happen once leaving this place would indeed be some protection. She couldn't think about that though, instead, she did all she could and mutely nodded up to him ignoring the blazing glare her way from Marcel.
'Okay', she gulped and Kol stroked her cheek soothingly then Davina watched as a familiar set of veins on the spot surrounded Kol's eyes and his vampire façade surfaced and his fangs clicked into place biting down hard against his wrist exposing a line of blood. This time there was no fearful expression upon the Claire witch seeing this side of Kol, it was different, something had changed since last night and something told her deep down there wasn't any reason to be startled by Kol's vampire side at all now.
He placed his wrist to her level and nodded to her observing her reasonable reluctance but calm expression this time to see his true self-didn't lessen the hatred he felt for that side of him though. She apprehensively parted her lips to his wrist and closed her eyes, finding herself for the first time in this situation as she fed off Kol. He found himself holding back a natural moan that would come from such an act, let alone an intimate act like this with someone you love.
Biting his lip he stared as Davina suppressed any apprehension as her mouth enclosed fully around his wrist, detecting the copper salty taste as it drifted into her. He blinked in awe and she swallowed a few gulps before he released his wrist from her slowly, wiping away a drop that remained on the side of her lip with a relieved look about him now. Retracting his fangs once more, the wound upon his wrist long healed instantly.
'Thank you', he heard her whisper and his mouth threatened to split as instantaneously her breathing became less shallow and it took a few moments until she felt his blood take its effect on her. She breathed with relief and the struggle quickly lessened in her body returning to some familiar place in her and her broken flesh upon her neck mended and fully disappeared. After a few more moments she could more without any distress or difficulty and it was as if the physical wounds and pieces had all mended at once. Like magic.
Through a questioning, glimpse was a gratified smile in return and it was instantly returned the moment her lips turned up as did his. He quirked an eyebrow up in an inquisitive manner, 'Better', she simply confirms and that was more than enough to settle his apprehensions with her well-being. 'That's good love, that's really good', he nodded contently at her and this time at a glance to the harsh reminder Davina gravitated a finger upwards feeling the area out herself and instantly became conscious of the newly sealed all healed up skin and her apprehension had fully departed in place took hold a warm thankful smile above the worrisome concerned frown she sported moments ago.
It was over.
Hayley chose that moment to enter the room but her step halted at the major development since she quietly left with Hope bundled up in her arms to a very different picture then. Eyes fell upon her momentarily as she narrowed her eyes at the response, a baby monitor in her palms indicating Hope was still very much in her own slumber upstairs.
Her eyes met Elijah's her own relief appeared seeing he was in a better state than when she glimpsed at him when he lay knocked out by means of a broken neck. Klaus noticing the exchange smiles down to himself and she catches the most major development, Kol and Davina who sat and told a picture of a couple just about reunited and grasping one another in a hold that easily told a story of the fear of losing each other all over again. Hayley smiled catching Davina's eye pleased the young witch was finally okay now, how it should be.
To anyone watching Marcel currently, it came to no surprise that he looked like a lost man watching Davina yet to embrace her himself. Marcel's default setting would always be on disapprove mode when it came to any boy around Davina, call it protectiveness or that fatherly instinct kicking in more. He wanted to protest, he tried to, every ounce of him on the inside screamed too but something silenced him. Though he didn't like it Klaus made a strong point moments ago, but Marcel couldn't believe Kol wouldn't hurt her again, that the curse wouldn't out of the blue creep out and the worse type of déjà vu would be crushed down upon them all. Upon him but this time she was surrounded by a few people who wouldn't let that happen and for now, he hesitantly let them have their moment.
He watched transfixed with clouded eyes a Kol he had never seen before, he watched a man he felt like he never met, not in this Kol that he once knew. He saw and was forced to witness him distraught and panic-stricken with his own emotional downpour falling as he begged for her back. If there was any doubt in Marcel's eyes of the true feelings he had towards Davina it became a lot clearer watching him and them together and perhaps he couldn't dismiss that Davina wouldn't easily detach herself from this Original. Especially not after getting one another back didn't mean he had to like it though and that very much appeared on his façade.
As a father, her family, Marcel watched Davina with such a comforting relieved contentment upon her that was the truth behind the reason he suppressed the instinct to literally shove Kol away from her. Kol's face was now hidden in her shoulder and although apprehensive about the entire blood-sharing he would be a hypocrite if he said he wouldn't have done the same thing, especially seeing as it helped her immensely and the awful remainder of the entire ordeal was now gone from her neck. For now, Marcel waited beside Klaus and restrained himself to the two who thankfully kept their distance from him as the few observed a lovers pair and he couldn't deny the love there, torture it was but it was apparent in every way.
Upon the newly silent room, something shifted when Elijah met Hayley who happened to be much closer to the pair than the rest. Davina made eye contact momentarily with him peering from the safety of Kol's embrace sensing someone nearing them and assuming it was Marcel but she directly regretted the decision to look Elijah's way. Her reaction was immediate and Kol felt it the second her body tensed against his and noticed how something caused Davina to visibly jolt in his arms.
Her uneasiness that had just about parted and just as she had struggled to calm herself down but it was as if it had never parted now. Kol sought out her eyes with concern but Davina stared down avoiding the direction of his brother now, seeing him now after knowing what he had done and the last time they even glanced each other's way was the moment he violently snapped Marcel's neck leaving her distraught in that circle. Davina was shaken by them now, shaken by what they did to her, to Marcel and this time her distressed couldn't be concealed.
Kol turned from her gaze moving his eyes to his corner and to his disbelieving eyes he realized Elijah was the one who approached and was naturally the reason for the change in Davina combined with avoiding him completely since he, unfortunately, woke up the untenable rage came crashing back. He could sense Elijah studying him who was conscious of Kol's familiar darkened expression that formed directly his way.
He saw Klaus's blue eyes on them, his gaze was burning into Kol too conscious all hell could very well break loose now. Frankly, Klaus couldn't blame him, Elijah's actions weren't his best move in the slightest and there was always going to be tension now with this. They didn't pretend not to notice
her reaction towards Elijah either.
Though for the first time as Elijah met Davina's eyes unlike their previous encounters this time her reaction towards him couldn't be more obvious. It was instant and it was a blow to him considering when it came to Davina and Elijah, in particular, they weren't exactly enemies with one another. He watched sadly even through the realization of what they done and were going to do the young witch flinch visibly and the barely there color upon her face looked as if it had already started to drain because of him.
With shaky hands, Kol returned his gaze solely towards Davina and he cupped her cheeks in his hands. This time, the eyes that met hers weren't hostile or driven by rage. It was with love and in a calming manner. Like a switch. He saw his girl's beautiful face twist into a look of utter strain, freight, and her anxiety had doubled back; understanding directly dawned on him to who was to blame for this rewind in development, by making eye contact with Elijah, she was scared of him, what they did and no-one could blame her for it.
Davina could see the change in him but she didn't for a second flinch when it came to Kol, she had no reason to. She sighed as he held her gaze to his, 'it's okay', he stated reassuringly. He couldn't veil the truth behind his eyes to her even as calm as they were solely towards her, she saw the wrath, the rage, the disgust towards his own siblings. She saw so much rage under his brown orbs that should terrify her, but it didn't.
'It is okay', he repeated slowly sheer conviction in his voice, their noses were so close they were almost touching and Davina nodded believing him even if she didn't feel in the vicinity of okay. He needed her to believe it as the words flew out almost as if he was telling himself that at the same time. He smiled at her, and then she felt his warm hand press against the side of her cheek as he pressed a long shaky kiss to her forehead finding himself repeating the same three words into her skin.
Kol shut his eyes and could pinpoint the moment it happened, it was as if he felt every single atom in him, every nerve in his body was purely running on rage once again and it slowly hit all at once. Astonishingly against all of the odds something inside of Kol was bitterly laughing at the nerve of Elijah to even look their way yet why should he be surprised anymore with his brother. 'Kol', he heard the man in question call his name causing him to shake his head beside Davina, rubbing her arm smoothly. 'Don't you Kol me', he snapped lowly but avoiding eye contact all the while, only remaining towards her, just Davina nothing else mattered to him.
He closed his eyes, inhaling her scent briefly as the second she opened hers she was unexpectedly met with the cushions upon the makeshift couch instead of in Kol's arms.
Without Davina realizing it, Kol met Marcel's eyes sharing a knowing communication between the two as Marcel watched him slowly gather her back into the chair and hesitantly out of his arms. Her mind didn't fully have enough time to comprehend what was happening when suddenly a soft breeze flew past her face and a different pair of familiar arms encircled around her. 'It's me, it's okay D', Marcel whispered and she sighed with utmost relief before her body went rigid with panic all over again. An unmissable smile slid across Marcel's face completely enclosing his arms around Davina this time with an internal finally and he sighed tears swarming his eyes just having her back after everything. 'I love you too hunny, so much', he whispered into her hair and she broke out into a happy sob into his arms at his admission though she knew, she always knew but he was stopped from speaking his truth earlier and now they were finally reunited; Daughter and father in every way.
Amidst the change, the tension in the Compound returned alongside the two Mikaelson brothers.
The adrenaline started pumping through Kol's veins, and he let his sheer unadulterated rage finally take over.
Elijah wasn't a man that could be easily taken off guard yet today it happened twice. He hadn't expected Freya and his plan to be hijacked or for him to wake suddenly today with the awful feeling of what was left after a broken neck. It isn't often anyone can sneak upon Elijah and yet it happened.
Twice.
It was as if it happened in slow motion, Kol's eyes darkened dangerously and his fists shook against his waist as the deceit and magnified fury flooded through him and then suddenly his fists collided ruthlessly against Elijah's jaw with enough force to knock him back.
Kol saw it play out in his head for a second prior to it happening in reality. It felt so much better than it looked in his mindset especially seeing the shock upon Elijah's face in doing so. It wasn't with his personal favorite iron bat but the satisfied feeling was plastered upon his face watching his brother's jaw go slack and his hand reach out to the very area.
The tiny sting that lasted no more than a mere instant upon his knuckles was a welcomed feeling. A few mouths hung in utter shock in the room in form of Klaus, Freya, Vincent, and Davina. Marcel joined but for the moment he felt like he could actually hug Kol for that move alone.
"Don't you DARE look at her Lijah', Kol hissed his voice rising with every word.
Klaus shook his head to Vincent's shocked expression at what just happened, his forehead creasing but was received as he looked on with a slap upon his shoulder from Klaus to his surprise, 'Well can't say he didn't deserve that', Elijah and the rest ventured their eyes across the room at that moment and Klaus didn't attempt to change his own amused expression or add any comment to his sudden remark to Vincent, he meant his comment.
Kol shook his head in annoyance not in the form to hear him as he watched Elijah's mouth open and he came to the conclusion he was in for a formal remorseful excuse for their actions, but Kol shook his head cutting Elijah off, his own riled up nature still very much present, it became evident it had no intention of departing.
Hayley watched stunned and skimmed her hand against Elijah's elbow as she watched him straighten himself up once more ignoring the loud scoff from Kol beside them. As for Davina, her eyes dragged back home and she smiled this time to him though a bit surprised, watching Kol straight away a smirk was now plastered upon his lips.
Glancing back sensing her watching him he recoiled as he suddenly saw tears upon her again, but upon looking closely it became apparent the tears weren't caused by his family or him at all, or by horror or freight it was being back with Marcel, their own reunion, they were tears of relief as she was now wrapped up in the only family she's ever known, Marcel's expression one of absolute desperation as he held her. Their positions had reversed and whilst Kol found himself looking at him his lips upturned momentarily at the picture.
As much Davina and Kol needed one another and he couldn't bear to part from her at all understandable all things considered he was glad now Marcel got her back, they got one another back and it wasn't something that he would ever try and get in the way off, not for a second.
Staring accusingly at in Elijah's direction Kol gestured his hands towards him and angrily pointed between Freya close by at the same time, they watched as Kol shook my head seriously as he gazed back towards Davina lovingly. 'How could you do this to her, to me?', Kol asked urgently meeting Davina's sad gaze once more before swallowing and returning as Freya adverted her gaze away from him to the question.
From the position on the couch with Marcel beside her, Davina peered towards Kol sadly and gulped knowing she wasn't ready for what was about to be said now, the truth she couldn't comprehend they were behind the shocking acts they were about to do.. to her. Marcel looked up taking Davina's hand in his own giving her a reassuring squeeze a further reminder she was here, she was with him and Kol and she was alive, she was safe and above all no-one or they couldn't get to her anymore and she had many people that would prevent that.
With a heavy sigh, Kol with an exasperation shake of his head wasn't surprised when Freya couldn't look their way, that Elijah looked down at his question most likely working out the best way to phrase their deceit and Vincent who looked on with curious eyes having no knowledge at all about any of this.
"Oh please spare me this, but you can say it because I need to hear why? I need to hear ye three…', Kol enraged paused pointing towards Elijah, Freya and lastly Klaus before continuing, '...Explain your actions not only to me but to everyone in this room, including Davina?''
However Kol didn't allow them to even mutter an excuse yet before venturing on, his riled up fury and distressed disappointment palpable through his tone that loudened by each word mindlessly, "Tell us why as I thankfully hovered did Marcel get an untimely snapped neck, why did my own brother do that with a murderous expression plastered on him and it was followed by dear Freya and some rather interesting incantations that were about to follow.
Correct me if my assumptions are incorrect but I doubt they are, You were going to send Davina BACK right? All hope wiped out by your selfish logic there for HER"
Witnessing the guilty look appear from the three, Vincent hastily shuffled away from Klaus with wide shocked eyes, 'What is he talking about, what did ye do?', he snapped suddenly at the three, accusations falling from every direction, this time though neither were incorrect that was the worse part.
Freya looked between Elijah and Klaus conscious of the glare her way from Vincent as the truth reveled itself to the room, no-one denied anything yet and that was confirmation enough for Kol, for Davina and for Vincent and Marcel who was just learning the truth behind what had occurred.
'We had no choice', stated Elijah though not looking proud of his statement or the admission, the truth. Davina deflated emotionally at the scene in front of her eyes, Marcel couldn't believe his ears and Kol stood motionless with a swift scoff as his face fell in disbelief hearing the words actually drop from their mouths.
Rage fills Kol's face. "THERE IS ALWAYS A CHOICE," he spits the words roaring out of his mouth. "Why did you even think this was okay, to do this to her?" Elijah recoils and stares Davina's way beside Kol's back with an apologetic look whilst Klaus eyed them carefully. 'I said do not look at her, stay away from her, you lot have done enough', snapped Kol severely then Elijah diverted his gaze back for good this time and Kol was stepping dangerously close to him, blocking him from Davina now.
'Explain yourselves NOW,' raved Kol through a shaky expression.
'We had one opportunity to get to the ancestors, to block their power to Lucien and only one chance to kill him..', Elijah finished quickly, noticing Hayley look down her own disappointment radiating off of her towards them for this too, she already knew this and like Klaus they didn't agree with that plan at all.
'And you decided to use Davina when she was stuck in the circle when we had one chance to bring her back and you lot were about to really send her back for that twat?', Kol finished concluding the devastation to the truth unwrapping itself was a harsh blow.
'Kol', he heard his name this time come from Freya and he snapped his brown eyes to meet hers, 'Oh the cat didn't get your tongue after all, she actually speaks then', retorted Kol infuriated and Freya exhaled briefly staring him down a regretful look about her, she opened her mouth to reply, to say anything but nothing came out and she shut it quickly again.
''You doing what were about to do would have ended this, Davina wouldn't be back now if I had not stuck around, for perhaps the first time I trusted ye lot, I trusted ye with the most important thing to ever exist to me and because of your own decisions you decide to sacrifice her for that loon
Seems where I am involved and this family there's a cache to everything, my one job was to make sure the woman I love more than anything doesn't get hurt by this family and the history that comes with us, me coming back, seems I was the plot to make the revenge happen because of those cracked ancestors, I was the one who did this to her, I know where I'm responsible but Davina is right I wouldn't ever purposely hurt her ever, I love her so much
I know where I'm liable don't ye lot get that, it was as if I was under some spell and I woke utterly confused with the love of my life.. gone in my arms'' he stops suddenly the memory raw and he had to steer himself to continue through the assault of pain that came with it all
''But we all had one chance, Davina had one chance to be saved and come back where she belongs yet.. You would have destroyed her one chance for your own personal selfish ways'' he gritted his teeth and struggled to keep himself together.
Freya looked up, inhaling deeply not proud of their actions in the slightest, Klaus and Hayley were clearly let down and frustrated they actually were going to do it even against Klaus's judgment and say. The tables have very well turned with that one.
She cautiously made a decision to approach to Elijah's side to Kol's surprise, 'Please know it wasn't something we wanted to do or a decision we made lightly, we were out of options to protect this family that was it, we didn't want to do it' she confessed.
They were met with stunned widened eyes, 'This family?', Kol huffed his arms shaking at them heatedly. 'You do realize I am part of this family right?, Not that I frankly ever really felt as part of ye lot to be fair, ironic really if you consider it dear Freya because it is like your suggesting you did this to a stranger, an outsider someone who means nothing to us
Marcel, as it's been drilled into me for a very long time, is apart of this family, you know your adopted son Klaus', he paused gesturing towards Klaus and back to Marcel with a raised brow before continuing, 'Davina is his daughter in every way, you know his family, you do realize that right?
So remind me how Davina dying for good was protecting this family when she is apart of this family essentially, you protect her too, regardless of any history, you protect her for Marcel, for Me'
Davina gazed at him steadily detecting the tears were coming back once again upon her at it all, her lips turned up for a brief moment at Kol, at everything he was stating and she felt her heart soar at what came out of his mouth next
'You really don't get it, SHE IS MY FAMILY', admitted Kol with a heavy heart swatting away the tears that suddenly came to his truth. Nothing was held back any longer.
Klaus nodded in understanding fully aware and agreeing with everything that was said, it was no lie to admit he never wanted this and that since he entered the compound with Hayley and Hope earlier was vastly shown.
Every second ached more than the slow ticking of the last. The room held no response to the unbearable shock of the truth anymore. Vincent couldn't believe his ears, even they were capable of doing that to Davina and the truth had truly had dropped in the room. Nothing had been said after Kol's truth and he for one was glad it hadn't been, they couldn't fix this by lies, they all knew the hard truths here.
The admission rang heavy upon Davina. She fled from the gazes that shifted back and forward upon her and although she did feel an aspect of safety with the only man she knew as a father and his arm around her, her face fell to the ground.
"We had no choice.." The words were on a never-ending loop in her head as soon as the room took on another silence. She felt herself jump out of her skin only to be settled by Marcel beside her at once, she didn't jump at Kol's violent outburst, and it was their words, their truth.
Davina placed her feet silently down upon the ground beneath her now, uncurling herself from the chair. She suddenly found herself concentrating on a tiny dot against the ground beneath her, she became aware of her breathing, it became shallow without warning, she couldn't breathe accurately all of a sudden.
"We had no choice.."
Not even the safety of the presence beside her made her realize she was okay now. Eyes drew to her like a moth to a flame all at once unaware to her as she just stared down zoned out.
"We had no choice.."
She blinked down to herself, pulling her hands together and clasping them tightly as one. Davina didn't realize when she blinked the candles from moments ago relit suddenly. Lights suddenly flickered in the room and abruptly the light fixtures rattled loudly in its glass casing at the end of the hall.
At first, eyes shot automatically towards Freya then to Vincent but it was clear where the sudden magical source was coming from.
The overwhelming feeling of her barely palpable breathing was brash; obviously struggle a lot more than a second ago when it came upon her. A feeling of pure dread combined with what felt like she was being suffocated smothered her from the inside. She couldn't breathe. She struggled to cast it out but the truth wouldn't leave her, her eyes widened to the floor, the single dot in attempt to distract herself, to try and breath, she inhaled harshly and tried to exhale but she suddenly felt as if she was being choked.
'D, breath', a voice beside her attempted to hush her as Marcel leaned forward to her. She gasped though and jumped with fright as the sound of harsh glass smashing nearby rang in her next.
One-Two - 'Davina-' a familiar voice started to pull her out when the panic rose in strides 'Love-.,' another voice, his voice. Three-breath-Four, it wasn't working. Her hands automatically clasped around her chest, her breaths worsened, now coming out in shallow pants, wheezing instinctively.
'She's having a panic attack-' Marcel's voice alarmed told Kol and she couldn't remember how to fix herself then, to breath, to try and calm down.
'We were out of options to protect this family that was it, we didn't want to do it'
Kol's heart sank at Marcel's admission and he instantly was in front of her, he immediately went into protective mode and without a second to pass he dropped to the floor beside her ignoring how Marcel was seconds away from pulling her into his own arms, holding her as a father would his child and trying to make this better.
His hands clutched her head gently 'Love, come on look at me', he didn't give her a chance to respond seeing her struggle, away in a daze. His forefinger caressed her chin, angling her beautiful face up to meet his and she did. Kol nodded as Davina struggled her hands clasping his shoulder, her body took over then committing to memory and refilling itself with the needed oxygen to breath.
'Good love, breath with me -' he whispered calmly as he nodded to her and breathed in loudly in front of her and out.
'She is my family'
Davina's internal battle was a panicked fight, her emotional state and the shock was shutting her down bit by bit, but something inside snapped and without realising she was doing it she automatically repeated Kol's steps huskily counting with him, 'One', inhale 'Two', exhale, 'Three love breath' she inhaled and out with him, her expression frantic to him.
Davina only saw Kol now, he hushed her and brought her back, his warm palms upon her cheeks ensuring her gaze sees him only. They inhaled together eyelevel with one another in and out and it lasted a few moments until she began to calm down.
'Very good darling, breath', Kol didn't move from the cool marble floor or meet any eyes just hers, it was just them in their own world holding onto one breathing in and out. Davina felt herself start to come around a little and nodded up to Kol his worry plastered though she remained silent she nodded to him.
She gazed at him with a heavy heart, feeling broken and overwhelmed, she should be dead, she was here with him again, the hell was over and right now occupied with the drumming in her chest, the fingers on her softly, the man she loves unconditionally in front of her blocking out the faces, the threat to drown her in a mixture of heartache and every other smothering emotion seemed stronger than anything else but it was just Kol who managed to pull her back. Their love and pull to one another much, much stronger.
One thing greatly became evident in the room amongst the power surge; there was no mistaking the power that had returned into the Claire witch.
She blinked again but this time without seeing it or knowing it happened the candles blew out on prompt and she heaved sadly but before Kol or Marcel could verbalize any worry or calming words to her she allowed her head to fall gently against Kol's, their foreheads touching.
A moment later, Kol let go slowly but instead, he simply wrapped both of his arms around her fully, stroking curls against his fingertips and she relaxed into him at once. The worried panicked haze in her eyes lessened and Marcel watched stunned beside them.
'You're okay', a simple whisper Kol whispered into her curls, inhaling everything that still lingered, that vanilla scent that calmed him down too and she believed him.
When she signaled she wanted to get to her feet for the first time Kol backed up a tiny bit allowing her and giving her space. He turned back to his own feet and Davina rose from the first time forcing her muscles and legs back into action. She found herself smiling triumphantly finally back on her feet, silently congratulating her muscles for co-operating with her again. Ignoring the view upon them altogether Davina simply nodded relieved to Kol, Marcel's eyes upon her.
Suddenly legs gave way under her, but arms shot out and caught her before she fully lost her balance and became the third person to fall to this floor today. Staring up she found Kol's eyes gazing back to her, she felt silly for thinking they ever left her he'd allow her to fall.
His arms wrapped around her, supporting her and she leaned back into his embrace fully inhaling it all. Her arm shot out, she felt the cramping sensation in her tired aching muscles not fully back to life themselves as she thought.
She glanced beside to her left at Marcel and forced a smile to him. She reached for Kol's hands and he at once clasped them in his own, with another arm around her she kept a hold on his arm and he supported her as they kept together. 'I got you', he smiled and she didn't doubt that.
Gathering her bearings together, Davina stood her hands clasped tightly against Kol's and he held her protectively against his side.
'Deceit is not in your nature Lijah', never like this', Kol began out of the blue and Davina eyed the man beside her carefully.
He waved his free arm back and forward between Klaus and Elijah before starting again, 'I would never have done the same thing if it had been Cami or Hayley in that circle, there is always another way and I'd never make a choose that not only destroyed them but that essentially removed your loves and the mother of my niece away, you don't ever think that it's all you and what's right for the three of you', he paused and the others knew he was right and Kol wouldn't make that decision if it had been either Hayley or Cami in the same position. He would never do the same thing, Hayley smiled lowly to him at that admission and they watched knowing their brother wasn't done just yet.
'You know as lovely as it truly has been in the short moments after coming back and we were reunited it did dare I say feel like family - for a tiny bit. Even met a sister that was long dead, so we were told. Yet even after the small moments it became clear that whilst some improvements were made I remained the outsider and once again it's a muddle of ye lot that decide and play gods whilst the reason all hell is breaking loose is actually your own faults. Not mine this time, I know where I'm liable. There is one thing I know, if I could go back and if some crazy hags hadn't cursed me at all if there was a way I would literally take the love of my life upon returning and leave this torturous place and this 'family'. This was all a mistake yet again but you learn from your mistakes and actions and oh I have done just that.
You lot truly don't get it, 1,000 years is a long time, I wasn't like ye, Davina is everything to me and I never imagined this until it happened. You could present me with the cure and I'd instantly take it now. Everything is different for me now. You all been in love, and even Klaus is a doting father and that's something I'd never be able to give Davina, the love of my life but I know one thing this won't be forgiven you trust me on that one. You think about yourselves and the threats, not the outcome, you're the reason this is all happening, and you wanted to truly take the one person I've ever loved and Marcel's family too away for good just like that when we'd one chance to bring her back
You can attempt to dig yourselves out of this huge hole before that twat kills another and meanwhile I want nothing to do with any of this, nor do you even consider involving Davina, you see her in the street you walk the opposite way quickly. We are nothing to you lot and frankly the only one in this mess I feel for is that innocent child asleep upstairs because she's the innocent one here, she needs protecting from ye lot and in the end Nik you helped, you too played a part in this and was fully aware'', Kol hissed towards Klaus who looked on a mixed expression upon him.
'I never wanted this to happen, Hayley and I instantly said no to this, just know that', Klaus added desperate for Kol to know that missing piece he hadn't known and it shocked Davina that he would want her safe and any other time the rest would assume it would be the opposite but this time Klaus was the one in her court.
Kol shook his head not believing any of them any longer, 'Your past and your actions are yet again coming back to haunt you and Hope is involved in that by fault so the only part of this 'family' I want is to be an uncle when I see her, otherwise we may share a last name but that's it
''There is also a cache here with that, your utter selfish act not only towards me, your brother but to Davina herself - that's it. I'm DONE. We may carry the last same name but hear me clearly when I say your actions only further proved it's all about you three and no-one else or me. Stay the hell away from me, from us"
Seriousness rang through every truth and the words that blurted out of Kol to the room. Davina eyed him lovingly and she felt her heart swell with when confessed his deepest truths to them all.
Just as Kol was about to turn away from them completely something stopped him in his tracks to his disbelief, 'What about the curse?'
Kol gulped as soon as those two words were spoken. The meaning behind those words, being cursed destroyed everything. He evidently tensed and Davina's heart dropped at the mention and what it may mean now.
Kol reached to cup Davina's face tenderly, the frown that developed on her he couldn't bear to see not when she didn't know.
"That, is over" he simply said whilst staring at her and her only. Davina met his gaze as soon as he whispered the words and naturally, her expression was still questionable
He nodded to her "They had their control, they cursed me to be out of control and to hurt the woman I love but that happened and they've no control over me anymore, it's over, there is no more curse"
"They can't control you and I any more or hurt us"
The breath of relief that left Davina was so evident and it followed by a tear streaming down her face. Kol pulled her closer and she inhaled into his chest, closing her eyes tightly. To attempt to even register it all or take it in was difficult. Everything was overwhelming but she knew one thing as did he, they weren't under anyone's control any longer.
It was truly over.
Placing a kiss slowly onto her head he felt her shaking in his arms and he couldn't deny the emotions in him. She felt him tense up and she squeezed him tighter in her arms "it's over" he heard her whisper happily against his chest, though Kol nodded a few times in a row her view was still closed but she felt it.
She felt the air leave his lungs and as others watched he placed his finger under her chin lowering her back towards his gaze, emotion filled his eyes suddenly and he wiped the wetness away from her face tenderly as he repeated the nodding once more. "It's over" he repeated her words and she beamed up to him.
Their lips met in an emotional slow kiss both unaware that Marcel was staring down with a smile forming on his lips. 'It's over'
Their lips disconnect for just a moment before they're kissing again, a feeling of undeniable relief and pure love sprung between them after hearing that it was truly over, no-one could get between them or control them any – longer. It was a long road but it was over.
Kol took her lips along his and they kissed one another not helping the passion that sprang out between them, all of the hurt, ache, tears, and the literal hell was finished.
As soon as they reluctantly let go from one another, a beam of a smile presented itself against both of them at once.
'I love you', he spoke slowly, making sure she caught every word before she had a chance to repeat her own love he seized her lips against his once more briefly.
'Let's go, home love'
There was a short but comfortable silence between the two after he said that, the word coming out of his mouth so easily, melting out and she looked as if all the light and rebalance had been restored then and there.
She nodded instantly a small but evident smile appeared and she took his hands back in hers. 'Home' she simply whispered happily and he softened nodding back mirroring the grin that was frozen upon her now.
Home.
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I love you
You my love
You are my home
AN: I hope that one was worth the wait because it took a lot out of me and I'm so happy with it really. I also hope ye don't mind such long chapters but I clearly had a lot to say and write with this one and it didn't feel right to split it up at any point.
Thank you for the endless reviews and kind words so far again and for those I gave a mini heart attack with the ending on chapter 3 I am sorry but I couldn't resist it knowing I was always going in this direction. And I used to tell myself I can't do angst or plot!
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I hope you liked it, they finally got their reunion and I'll say no more about that because I'm in deep with this beautiful pair regardless of the ache the show caused I'll legit probably bawl if I say more there.
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