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Chapter 11:
"What the hell is this? Surely it cannot be panties… I mean, look at it!" Kol said, waking Kenzie up from her sleep.
Kenzie groaned, rubbed her tired eyes and looked at him, her eyes widening as she saw that he was holding one of her thongs.
"Jeez, Kol! Do you have to snoop around in my bag?" she muttered, throwing a pillow at him.
Kol laughed and flung the thong towards her, making her roll her eyes and wonder why on earth she'd slept with him twice.
"You're so childish sometimes! I wonder how your family put up with you when you were still human. I bet you always got in trouble…"
He grinned. "You're right about that. But at least I'm having fun, ain't I?"
"Hmm… that might be, but it's too damn early for mayhem and mischiefs. What time is it anyway?"
Kol jumped up on the bed with one big leap from the other side of the room and landed beside her, placing his hands casually at the back of his head.
"Almost 10 o'clock last I checked, but that was before I got caught up looking at your naughty underwear."
Kenzie snorted and picked her cell phone up from her pants on the floor, taking a look and gasping when she saw that the time really was.
"It's almost 1:00 PM! Why the hell did you let me sleep this late?" she exclaimed, jumping out of bed and running over to her bag.
In less than half an hour she had to go to a council meeting with Damon and Alaric, so she quickly dressed and tried fixing her messy morning hair.
"Do you really have to go?" Kol asked, pouting.
"Yes, I do. I have to hear what if they've found anything new about that bitch who shot me or the 'strange animal attacks' in town." Kenzie answered.
"In that case I better go with you. I need some fresh air anyway."
Kenzie stopped buttoning her shirt and looked incredulously at him. "You're not going with me. You can come, yes, but you don't talk with me or come with those pervy comments. We're enemies, remember?"
Kol rolled his eyes this time. "Fine, whatever! I don't have to wear anything fancy, do I?"
A plan suddenly formed in Kenzie's head. "Actually, yes. The men usually wear suits or at least blazers, so they look good. It is a meeting for the founding families."
Kol eyed her suspiciously. "I'm not falling for that one, love! But nice try. I'll see your pretty little ass later then."
She giggled, took her jacket on and then left the motel room. She drove quicker than allowed to the Lockwood Mansion where the meeting was held and noticed that Kol's brother Elijah was also there, talking with Carol Lockwood about something.
He immediately turned his head towards her when she entered the living room and looked curiously at her for some reason.
Kenzie shook her head lightly and just walked over to some of the others, hoping that he couldn't smell his brother's scent on her.
That would just be very awkward…
"Someone's got a look of shame in her face! Who did you sleep with last night?" Damon asked teasingly, making Kenzie blush.
"I didn't sleep with anyone!" she lied.
Damon chuckled. "Liar, liar, pants on fire! I'm guessing it was Dev. It couldn't have been Kol, because that guy is a downright douche–"
"Ah, Miss Forbes," Elijah suddenly said. "I don't believe we have had the pleasure to properly meet each other. I'm Elijah Mikaelson – Kol's brother."
"Oh, hello. Please call me Kenzie," she said, shaking his hand. "I heard you left town…?"
"I did, but I returned to be with my family and help the council with their current vampire problems… You don't happen to be related to a woman named Adele Marie Forbes, are you?"
Kenzie raised an eyebrow. "Actually, yes I am. She's my great-great-great-grandmother. You've heard about her?"
Elijah nodded. "I heard that she belonged to a family with a long line of vampire hunters. She was a very… fierce hunter."
She shifted uncomfortably in her position. "I can't say that I know that much about your own family. Well, other than that Kol is incredibly hard to get rid of and that he doesn't take no for an answer. Has he always been like that?"
He chuckled quietly, but nodded. "I apologize. I will talk with him if he bothers you–"
"Oh, that won't be necessary, brother!" Kol said, arriving finally.
"And that's my cue to walk away," Kenzie said, walking away with Damon following right behind her. "I can't wait to we find that tree."
"Me too. The first one I'm going to stake is Kol." Damon said quietly.
Kenzie giggled. "I'll give you 200 bucks if you let me do that."
She looked over at Kol and could tell by his facial expression that he'd overheard their conversation. She smiled smugly at him and he winked flirtatiously back to her.
"Well, thank you so much for coming today and before we start I want to welcome Elijah and Kol Mikaelson to the council along with Kenzie Forbes. They will be helping us with the recent murders and vampire situation," Mrs. Lockwood said. "Brian, could you tell us what the current status is?"
A young man with blonde hair and gray-greenish eyes took a step forwards and began telling about the crimes that had been committed lately – vampire and non-vampire related.
Apparently, a couple of people had been drained for blood or killed, which didn't surprise Kenzie since she knew that Kol and his siblings probably preferred fresh blood, but she was annoyed about the fact that they hadn't found any trace of Meredith yet.
During the talk Kol walked up to Kenzie and stood next to her much to her and Damon's annoyance. He clearly wasn't getting the fact that they had to keep their relationship hidden for now and that him going after her all the time would make them suspicious.
"Go away, Kol." she muttered without looking at him.
"Never," he said very closely to her ear. "I fancy a drink later. Want to join me?"
She finally looked at him. "Define 'drink'."
He rolled his eyes. "Not that kind of drink. I mean a real drink – without blood. We can play some pool and I'll let you win over me."
She snorted. "I don't need you to let me win to win over you. You may be an Original, but that doesn't mean you're good at playing pool."
Kol smirked. "Challenge accepted (!)"
She giggled quietly, blushing when some of the members nearby them looked oddly at her. "Looks like someone has been watching How I Met Your Mother. Let me guess. Your favorite character is Barney Stinson, isn't it?"
He winked, confirming her suspicion.
Huh, what did you know? Apparently, even Originals liked watching sitcoms (!)
After the meeting Kenzie went to the Grill with Kol even though she knew that it was going to look weird and began their game of pool. She watched him carefully as he took the first shot and was genuinely impressed by how he effortlessly got more than one ball in.
"Your turn, my lovely lady…" he said, grinning.
Kenzie grabbed her cue and leaned over, going to take her shot when she suddenly felt him stand very closely behind her. She first thought that he was going to grab her boobs or something, but instead he corrected how she held the cue.
"Like that. Or else you'll miss the ball."
"Hmm? Or maybe you're doing this so I will miss the ball?" she said suspiciously.
Kol chuckled and placed a discrete kiss on her cheek. "You're the kind of woman who doesn't like being helped by men, aren't you?"
She blushed and stood up. "I do ask help… sometimes."
He smirked, making her want to slap him or kick him between his legs. "It's ok. I like pretty little things with sharp tongues… especially if she's not afraid of trying to kick my butt."
That didn't surprise her, but what he said next did surprise her. He leaned in and wrapped an arm around her waist since no one they knew where around anyway.
"I like you too, Kenzie. A lot. You… don't just entertain me. You remind me of that even Originals have a weakness."
She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, ignoring that anyone they knew might see them as she kissed him passionately and enjoyed the feeling of his lips on hers.
She was starting to fall for him as much as she didn't want to and she knew that if they continued this, then they were going to get in a lot of trouble.
"What happened to the part about us being a secret?" he asked teasingly.
"I don't know, but I think… that it's for the best if we don't do this. As much as I want to, then they will find out and I can't let any feelings I might have for you get in the way of what I'm supposed to do later." Kenzie answered.
Kol sighed. "Oh, yes. The part about you driving a white oak stake through my heart."
She nodded and sighed too. "Maybe it'll be best if you compel me to forget about… what we've done. It'll make it easier for both of us then."
He didn't look too happy about that, but he knew that she was right and just this once he was going to be unselfish to someone he used to someone, who had proven herself worthy to be his perfect fit or at least someone he could love for a while.
"If that's what you want, then I'll do it." Kol said reluctantly.
She removed her necklace and placed it on the pool table, allowing him to compel her without her being able to resist it. He closed the space between them and looked deep into her eyes.
"You will forget any feelings you have for me, every kiss and touch we've shared and you will hate me like you hate Niklaus," he said and immediately regretted saying it. "Also… forget any feelings you have for Dev. He is a vampire and against everything you believe in."
He knew that it wasn't nicely done, but if he couldn't have her then he surely didn't want anyone else to have her and definitely not Dev. He had his own plans with Dev and couldn't wait to rip the vampire's head off.
Kol disappeared as Kenzie broke out of the trance and she looked confusedly around, feeling strangely empty and hollow inside – like she always did.
She wished she knew why she felt that way, but she reminded herself of what her father always used to say to her about love – love could be a powerful thing, but it could also break you down.
"Hi, Kenz," Dev said. "Can I join you?"
He nodded towards the pool table and for a moment she hesitated, because he might be her ex-fiancé, but he was still a vampire and she rather wanted to stake him than play a game with him.
"Sure," she said, forcing a smile on her lips. "Can we go back to my motel room afterwards? I have to talk with you privately."
Dev raised an eyebrow, but nodded and didn't seem to suspect that she wanted to hurt him. She took a deep breath and then began playing against him, but during the game, the only thing that was on her mind, was how she was going to kill him.
"Is something wrong? You seem a little… off today." he said.
"I'm just stressed," she half-lied. She was stressed, but that wasn't the only thing that was making her seem like she was off. "Have you found out anything new about the tree's whereabouts?"
Dev shook his head and sighed. "It's a bit hard when I don't even know where to start looking. All I know is that there's this legend about your family about how you can find the tree by using the blood of a human descendant in a ritual."
"So you need my blood to find it?"
He nodded, making her feel slightly uncomfortable. "Oh… I see."
"But you don't have to do it if you don't want to."
Ha! I bet he can't wait to sink his fangs into my neck, she thought.
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