A/N Hey everyone! I'm sorry that I'm not able to update weekly, like I promised but I'm in my final year of High School (although we call it different here) and it's just really stressing me out, with lots of homework and important projects I have to finish. I want to thank everyone for the kind reviews because they're really helping me out. Please check the A/N at the bottom too, it's very important to me. As always, please keep in mind that English is not my native language. Hope you enjoy the new chapter and if you have any questions or requests, just let me know in a review or a PM.

Disclaimer: If I owned the Vampire Diaries, I wouldn't have to write fanfiction (though I love doing it!).

Chapter 6

Klaus herded both of his siblings into the car and drove off. Rebekah leant forward from the backseat.

'Where are we going? I'm pretty sure you're going the wrong way, Nik.'

'Trust me Rebekah, I know where we're going. You want Kol back, don't you?'

'Of course I do!'

'Then be silent for now and let me focus on the driving.'

Rebekah huffed but did as she was told. Soon, they had left Mystic Falls behind. Elijah looked out of the window and then at his brother. He knew that Niklaus cared about Kol, even though he didn't want to admit it.

After 15 minutes of driving, Klaus suddenly stopped. Rebekah looked around. The car was surrounded by trees. She frowned and followed her brothers who had already stepped out of the car.

'Where are we?'

Klaus smiled. 'It appears that our brother has foreseen this situation.'

Both Elijah and Rebekah looked at him questionably. Klaus walked over to one of the trees and studied the ground it stood on. Suddenly, he pulled a bush out of the ground and revealed a wooden trapdoor. He pushed it open and grabbed something out of it, closing it after him. He turned to his siblings, revealing a bag in his hand.

'What's that?' Rebekah asked.

'These, sister, are twelve exact copies of the White Oak Stakes. And I'm going to give these to Damon Salvatore, in exchange for Kol.'

'I don't see what this has to do with my twin.'

'Get in the car, I'll explain during the ride.'

Once they were driving, Klaus started to talk.

'A few weeks ago, I saw Kol sneaking out of the house with this exact bag. I decided to follow him, because I was bored. I followed him all the way to here and saw him hiding the bag in the space under the trapdoor. Once he went back to his car, I opened the door and looked in the bag. And thus I found out, Kol had somehow made twelve exact copies of the White Oak Stakes.'

Elijah frowned. 'Is that even possible?'

'It is now brother. You can ask Kol how he did it when he's normal again.'

-TVD-TVD-TVD-

Caroline was looking at Kol, who was sitting perfectly still on the couch, his thoughts clearly elsewhere. She found that he really was a beautiful child. Of course, Kol was very handsome as a teenager but there was something off about him. It was probably the look in his eyes. As a vampire, his eyes bore bloodlust and violence. And something else too, but she couldn't really put her finger on that. But as a child, his eyes shone with innocence, curiosity and happiness. If he had those same eyes as a vampire, he would be really handsome. And, she mused, a better person.

In the hallway, Damon was talking to Bonnie about the spell again. Every now and then, Bonnie glanced at Kol.

'I still don't understand how this could happen. Somehow, the spell not only made him a child, but it also took away his vampirism. That isn't possible.'

'Well, apparently it is. What went wrong by the way?'

'I have no idea. I said the correct words and had the right ingredients. It couldn't have gone wrong.'

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Damon ushered Bonnie to the living room and stalked over to the couch. Kol immediately backed up, his eyes wide with fear as he looked at Damon. He roughly pulled the little boy from the couch and handed him over to Stefan.

'You hold him. Wait in the hallway behind me and only let him go when I say so.'

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As soon as the Mikaelsons arrived at Caroline's house, Klaus flashed out of the car and grabbed the bag from the trunk.

'Rebekah, you come with me to the door. Kol won't trust me but he will trust you. Elijah, wait by the car. As soon as we have Kol, we need to leave.'

Elijah nodded and Klaus walked up to the front door, Rebekah behind him. As soon as he had rang the doorbell, the door opened to reveal Damon Salvatore.

'Klaus. Do you have the stakes?'

'Not so quick. I want to see Kol first, unharmed. So I know you kept your end of the deal.'

'You hurt my pride.'

Klaus rolled his eyes. 'Don't exaggerate love. I can't hurt what you don't have.'

Damon scowled but stepped aside, showing Kol being held in place by Stefan. He look very frightened but otherwise unharmed. When he saw Klaus, his eyes widened and he tried to get away. Damon turned back towards Klaus.

'As you can see, your happy little psychopath is safe. Now how about your end of the deal?'

Klaus held up the bag. 'They're in here. The twelve White Oak Stakes. We'll cross even. You give me Kol, I'll give you the stakes.'

Damon nodded and grabbed Kol roughly from Stefan's hold. The little boy shook his head and kept trying to pull away. When Klaus noticed this, he stepped aside a bit, to show Rebekah. That calmed Kol down greatly and he stopped his struggling. Damon held his hand out towards Klaus. The moment Klaus gave him the bag, Damon let go of Kol, who immediately shot towards Rebekah. She lifted him up in her arms.

'Sssh, you're safe Kol. Everything is going to be alright now.'

Klaus saw Damon opening the bag and grabbed Rebekah, flashing both of his younger siblings to the car. Elijah was already waiting behind the wheel and Klaus quickly ushered Rebekah and Kol in the backseat, before climbing in the passenger seat. As soon as Klaus had closed the door, Elijah started to drive.

Kol was sobbing in Rebekah's arms, clinging to her with all his might. Rebekah kept drawing comforting circles on his back, whispering softly in his ear. Eventually he calmed down and looked at her quietly.

'Bekah?' He whispered.

'Yes Kol?'

'D-do you l-love me? 'Cause Finn said he doesn't love me and I don't want you to hate me too.'

Rebekah smiled warmly at him and stroked his hair.

'Of course I love you. You're my twin brother, I will always love you.'

Kol sighed sleepily and leaned on her chest.

'Good. I just want my family to love me. But I don't think anyone besides you loves me. I guess I'm just not important enough.'

After that, Kol fell asleep. Rebekah tensed, as did Elijah and Klaus. They knew Kol felt left out as a vampire but they had never known he felt like that as a child too. The rest of the drive was silent. When they got home, Rebekah placed Kol on her hip and carried him to his bedroom.

Klaus and Elijah sat down on the couch, both of them lost in their own thoughts. Suddenly Klaus stood up.

'I'm going back to my paintings.'

With that he left the room. Elijah continued his musings. He realised he had made a grave mistake as an older brother. He had always been focused on Niklaus' redemption, never thinking about his other younger brother. He had allowed Kol to simply spiral out of control, not bothering to see if he needed any help. But Kol had only been seventeen when he was turned, just a teenager. Kol had suffered a great loss when he was turned. He had always loved magic and suddenly, that was taken away from him. Elijah felt a wave of guilt washing over him. He should have focused on all of his siblings, not just Niklaus. Niklaus had him, Rebekah had Niklaus. Who did Kol have? Nobody, for Finn wasn't very brotherly when he was turned. Could all those killings just have been a desperate cry for attention from Kol?

Elijah sighed. He decided that he was somehow going to make it up to Kol. He deserved redemption just as much as Niklaus.

A/N So, the very important question that I have. Right know, the end of this story can go two ways. Either Kol is turned normal again or he stays a child and the Mikaelsons raise him and become more of a family again. Well, in both endings, the Mikaelsons will improve their relationships with Kol but I just can't decide which option I like more. So, I'd like to hear your opinions about it and the option that gets the most votes will be the ending I'll use. You can let me know in either a review or a PM. Hope you enjoyed the new chapter!