Heads I win, tails you lose.

"Kai Parker." He said as he shook Kol's hand.

Kol slid onto the barstool next to Kai.

"Tequila shots over here." He said to the bartender. "Keep them coming."

With his English accent and perfectly-tailored tuxedo, Kol stuck out like a sore thumb.

"Who's that?" Kai asked, nodding in the direction of the blonde woman.

"Lunch." Kol replied casually.

"What's with the tux?"

"My family threw one of their masquerade balls last night. I can't be bothered to change."

"Are only vampires invited?"

"Mostly vampires, and some regular townsfolk, but I don't want to talk about that. I'm more interested to know why you're day-drinking in this sordid place."

The alcohol had started to take effect and Kai was in an amiable mood. He told Kol all about his terrible childhood and his imprisonment in 1994 and 1903. Kol's mouth twitched when Kai mentioned Bonnie's name.

"Bonnie Bennett?"

"Yeah. Do you know her?"

"You could say that."

Kai turned quiet as his thoughts drifted to Bonnie. He was angry at her. He thought Bonnie would understand his desire for revenge, but she was just as hypocritical as ever. He felt stupid for thinking she could feel anything other than hatred towards him. Without the ascendant, he had no chance of settling the score with his family. He would do anything to make them feel the pain he felt.

He turned his attention to Kol.

"You know what would be really cool? Being a heretic."

"Like a witch vampire hybrid?"

Kai nodded. "Think about it. You'd have all the perks of being a vampire: speed, strength, immortality, and you'd also have magic."

If Kol turned Kai into a heretic, the entire Gemini coven would cease to exist and everything his father worked so hard to protect, would be destroyed. The thought pleased him. Of course Bonnie would never speak to him again, but he didn't care. She already hated him anyway. Kol's eyebrows furrowed together as he seemed to read Kai's thoughts.

"I feel like you're about to ask me for something."

Kai didn't know how to phrase the request, but he didn't have to.

"I'll turn you if you want." Kol offered.

"Just like that?"

"Sure, but I'll need something in return."

"What do you want?"

"I want to see Bonnie Bennett."

"Deal."

Kol bit into his wrist and held it out to Kai. As Kai drank Kol's blood he thought about all the time he spent locked away in prison worlds. Finally, the Gemini coven would pay for what they did to him.

Kol snapped his neck in one swift motion.

When Kai regained consciousness he was sitting opposite Kol in a booth in the Mystic Grill. Kai rubbed his neck and tried to adjust to his new form. His senses were overpowering. His mouth was dry and he felt an extreme thirst for blood.

"How do you feel?"

"Hungry."

Kai tested out his newly acquired vampire abilities. He speedily grabbed the blonde woman from the bar and pulled her into the booth. She had previously been compelled by Kol so Kai drank freely from her already bloody neck. When he was done feeding, he snapped her neck.

"Invisique." He muttered.

The body vanished. Feeling satisfied after his first feeding, Kai reflected on what he had just done. He had died and come back to life even more powerful than before. With their leader dead, the Gemini coven no longer existed. Kai Parker always wins.

Kai winced as a loud ringing sound throbbed in his ears. He was still adjusting to his heightened sense of hearing. It was just his cellphone ringing in his pocket. He answered it. It was Bonnie. Her voice sounded uneasy. She said that she wanted to see him and that she had changed her mind about giving him the ascendant. After hearing her voice, Kai felt an intense desire to see her. Then he remembered what he had just done. Bonnie hated vampires more than anything, and he had just turned himself into one. Maybe she was willing to forgive his previous outburst of anger, but she would not forgive his betrayal. He felt guilty, but he had to see her. He decided he would hide his transition from her for as long as he could.

Bonnie felt awful about what happened with Kai. His sudden fit of rage scared her. It reminded her of what he was like in the 1994 prison world, but she knew he was not that person anymore. He really had changed after the merge. She even felt herself growing close to him. Bonnie decided she wanted him to have the ascendant. She wouldn't let him hurt innocent people like Jo and Liv, but if he wanted to lock his father away, she wouldn't stop him. Joshua Parker was not a good man, even her Grams agreed on that. Maybe he deserved what was coming to him.

As Kai and Kol approached Bonnie's house, Kai grew apprehensive. Because he was technically dead, Bonnie would have to invite him into the house before he could enter.

He knocked on the door and Bonnie opened it. She stepped aside to let him in, but he just stood there.

"So am I allowed back in Bonnie Bennett's good witch club?" He asked innocently.

Bonnie rolled her eyes. "Just come in, Kai."

Kai breathed a sight of relief as he stepped over the threshold. Bonnie pretended not to see Kol and closed the door in his face.

"Why did you bring a vampire to my house?"

"He can help us. I'll explain later." Kai mouthed so Kol couldn't hear him.

"You'll explain now."

Bonnie grabbed Kai's hand and dragged him upstairs so they were out of Kol's hearing range.

"How exactly can Kol Mikaelson help us?"

"His family is throwing this ball on Friday night. The majority of the guest list is vampires. We can perform the spell there and get rid of them all."

Bonnie chewed on her lip, like she always did when she was thinking deeply.

"There's just one problem. I never get invited to those things."

"Well, now's your chance to get an invitation, Cinderella."

Bonnie reluctantly invited Kol inside.

"Greetings, little witch." He said as he entered.

"Nice tux." She scoffed under her breath, knowing her could hear her.

He smiled playfully. Bonnie noted the similarity between Kol and Kai. They could never take things seriously.

"What's this?" Kai asked, holding up a blackened pot.

"I tried to cook dinner." Bonnie replied defensively.

"What even is this?"

"I don't know. I was trying to make spaghetti a la Kai."

Kai chuckled and looked at Kol.

"Are you hungry?"

Kol's dark eyes travelled down Bonnie's body.

"Famished." He replied.