Emily opened her eyes slowly; she squinted at the bright light that peeped through an opening of the curtains. Sitting up she noticed she was in a different room and sitting in a bed-She'd slept on the floor since Charles first had her. Stepping out of the bed she walked into the bathroom, staring in the mirror she noticed the bite marks had faded. She looked down at the clothes she was wearing and sighed, she longed to wear something less revealing, walking back into the bedroom she noticed a long white dress sitting by the door. Quickly changing she walked out of her room she had to thank that man who caught her. The house was empty; she walked into the dining room and across to the piano. She lifted the lid and touched the keys; she remembered when her mother would play it to her. She sat on the stool and looked behind her, she was all alone. Pressing down onto the keys she played her favourite classical song Moonlight Sonata. Although the sad notes she hadn't felt so happy in such a long time, the sun grew brighter outside and it beamed through the windowpanes. As she reached the end of the song she smiled uncontrollably, she shut the lid and took a deep breath.
"You play beautifully…" She jumped out of her skin and bolted up. The man who helped her out of the car was resting against the doorframe
"I'm sorry I should've asked permission" She bowed he head away from his gaze. He walked towards her smiling.
"My name is Elijah…Why didn't you say that you could play?"
"I love the piano so much…but if Charles knew he'd have me play it by force. It'd take the enjoyment away" She rested her hand on the instrument, and looked back up to him. "My mother taught me…before she died" Her eyes welt with tears as she remembered her last moments.
"I'm sorry for your loss Emily" He leant in and hugged her. A few tears rolled down her cheeks before she pushed herself away from him.
"I don't want to ruin your suit" He laughed and pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped her tears. "Thank you"
"You do look better out of those old clothes" She laughed
"Yes, they were quite awful. Thank you again"
"That wasn't me…my brother Kol left them"
"Was he the one who caught me?" Elijah nodded and led her through into the kitchen
"I trust that you are hungry…" She nodded as they entered the kitchen; Kol was resting against the counter eating a bowl of cereal.
"I see that you changed clothes" Dimples appeared in her cheeks as she smiled at him
"Thank you for them…and for catching me" He nodded and then put the empty bowl in the sink, he then handed her a bowl of strawberries. "Thank you"
"You do say thank you a lot"
"Sorry" She popped a strawberry into her mouth and looked into the garden.
"It's a nice day…do you want to sit outside?" Her face lightened up at the aspects of being in the open.
"Really!" Kol looked towards Elijah in confusion-Had she never been outside? Leading her outside into the garden Kol couldn't help but stare at her ecstatic face as it glowed in the sunshine; she skipped out bare foot and then sat in the soft long grass. Her toes tangling in the grass, she continually shoved the ripe strawberries into her mouth, rolling onto her back she closed her eyes-She felt at home.
"She's beautiful isn't she" Elijah gasped, as Kol nodded in agreement.
"Like an angel…" Kol paused and realized what he'd just said-what was she doing to him?
"I'm going to find a witch…see if they know anything. Stay by her so Charles doesn't do anything" Elijah walked back into the house leaving Kol staring at her in admiration. He lay beside her and watched her breathe peacefully.
"You're staring…" Kol smirked as she turned her face towards him, the sunlight emphasising her fascinating eyes. "It's creepy"
"You can stare at me if you like" She giggled and sat up, picking the daisies she tied them together into a halo and placed it onto her head. Looking to the end of the garden she saw a small stream, grabbing his hand she pulled him up onto his feet and dragged him down. "What are you doing?"
Looking towards him with a wide smile
"Making the most of a great day" Letting go of his hand she pulled her dress up so that the bottom wouldn't get wet. She stepped into the cold stream and took a deep breath. "Thank you Kol…I haven't had such a nice day in 6 years" She looked towards him over her shoulders and smiled "Are you going to join me?" He shook his head and sat beside the water.
"What's so special about being outside?" She slowly walked towards him and sat down; her feet still dangling in the water.
"I haven't been in the open for 6 years…I feel like I belong outside"
"Didn't he ever let you out?" She shook her head and pressed her lips together "I never caught your name?" She rolled her eyes towards him
"My names Emily…but my nicknames Kitty"
"Why?"
"My birth mothers name was Katherine, so that's my middle name. When I was little my nana said I looked like her when she was young…so my family called me Kitty." She gave a brief smile before talking again "Charles calls me it but I hate it…only family call me it" She bit into her lip to hold back the tears-she missed them so much. He placed his arms around her shoulders
"What happened to them do you know?" He had no idea why he asked, something inside him wanted to know her…and protect her.
"I haven't a clue. My birth mother died when I was born so my Aunt took me in, but I called her mum as I didn't know…She taught me how to play the piano" Kol watched as she recollected her beautiful memories. "Sometimes after a whole day of being outside we'd just sleep in the garden with the dogs, it always seemed to be summer" She laughed under her breath and looked into his eyes "I've never really grown up…I've never been allowed" She pulled at the grass beside her.
"When did Charles get you?"
"I was 13…He wanted to collect my mum, she refused and he killed her…since then he's been stuck with me" A tear fell from her eye as it began to lightly drizzle "I've never really spoken to anyone about this before" He wiped the tear away and pulled her up.
"You can tell me anything…come on let's get back inside" He held her hand and walked her back into the house. She kissed him on the cheek.
"Thank you for everything" He reluctantly let go of her hand as she walked away back up to her room. He stood and longingly stared until she was out of sight.
"What the hell happened to the monster?" He spun around to see Charles scowling at him "I wouldn't get too attached old friend…when I leave she's coming with me" Charles walked away giving him a cold and glaring look. Kol turned and walked towards the window-what was happening to him? He knew he'd changed he could feel it inside him, the woman had him under her spell, he was mesmerized and addicted. How could he ever let go of his angel that fell from the sky?
