Apologies for the late update, but here you go! Have at it!

Audrey had been in Mystic Falls for three weeks now, and she was really enjoying herself, much to her surprise. She'd met the rest of the 'gang' as Caroline put it and laughed when she discovered Damon was part of it. She had to clarify that she already had the pleasure of meeting him when she first arrived in Mystic Falls. Audrey subsequently met Stefan Salvatore, Damon's brother and could see obvious some tension in their brother bond. She also got to properly meet Matt and thought he was the sweetest guy, however she felt pity for him seeing that he was basically the only normal human in their little group and must feel lonely.

It had been a little over a two week since Audrey last saw Kol when he dropped her home and she was beginning to get annoyed.

Why haven't I seen him? Is he avoiding me or something? Well good riddance!

Audrey huffed and shuffled off her bed. She was getting sick of thinking about him and tangling herself up in knots. She was a three hundred year old vampire and she was acting like a hormonal fifteen-year-old girl. If he wasn't going to seek her out, then she certainly was not going to seek him out. It was a lazy Sunday afternoon, and the sun was pouring in through her window as it dipped into the horizon; wedges of light were slipping into her room through half closed doors, and windows not masked by curtains. Audrey's geography books were scattered across her bed as she was completing some homework, which she really couldn't be bothered doing anymore. Her phone buzzed and she picked it up off her chest of drawers.

'Having fun with geography? ;)'

The message read. It was from Dean. Audrey smiled and began tapping the screen. He knew she had an assessment next week, which Audrey was so not looking forward to and he kept giving her heaps about it.

'Oh stick a sock in it. Having fun preparing for maths?'

She hit send and smiled smugly. Dean had a math test next week, which he was also dreading. He replied almost instantly.

'Shhhh! Don't remind me… Forgot to tell you; Chris is throwing a party in about three weeks, and you're coming, whether you like it or not. Pretty sure the whole football team wants you there ;)'

Audrey groaned but was kind of excited at the prospect of a party. A party sounded fun. It sounded exciting. Moreover she could tease and lead on Chris just for a laugh. No matter how much he wanted her, it was never going to happen. The past two weeks, he had made it abundantly clear that he was keen and Audrey just kept rebuffing him, which just made him want her even more.

'Hmm so the whole football team wants me there? That's not much of an incentive…'

She hit reply and flopped on her bed, digging back into her homework, plugging in her headphones and bopping her head to some music. Her phone buzzed again.

'Well I want you there. Now that's an incentive, :)'

Audrey smiled. Dean was nice, charming, friendly, and not too bad on the eyes either. Sure she didn't get the butterflies that she got with Kol when she was Dean, but regardless, maybe something could happen in their growing relationship? Audrey typed in a reply.

'Hmm, I wouldn't want to leave you and Chris in despair… Fine I'll go.'

Within ten seconds he responded.

':)'

Audrey strolled down into the kitchen, opening cupboards and the fridge out of boredom, when Will walked in, beaming.

"You'll never guess who I ran into." He said, delighted.

"Probably not, so please share." Audrey replied, nonchalance colouring her tone, as she scanned the fridge.

"Elijah Mikaelson! Did you know the Mikaelsons were in town?" Audrey's stomach nearly dropped. Of course they'd run into each other, meaning they'll want to catch up, meaning she might see Kol again.

Oh fuck. No, not necessarily, maybe they'll just hang out without other family members?

"Elijah! Yes, didn't I mention they were here? I'm sure I did." Audrey said, forcing a smile.

"It doesn't matter now. I haven't seen that man in so long! We're definitely going to have to have drinks. He's actually invited us over to his home on Saturday. I phoned your mother, she's with Maggie and they're delighted." Will said as he pulled out a mug to make himself a cup of tea.

"That sounds great!" Audrey replied, whose enthusiasm was about as superficial as Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Before Will could continue, his daughter had disappeared back up to her room. Audrey fell on her bed.

No, no, no. This is the worst.

She pulled her phone out and sent out a text to Caroline.

'Kill me. Now.'

Audrey then decided to send another to Maggie.

'You're apparently delighted about our now booked Saturday, are you?'

Maggie responded instantly:

'Yeah, I know what you're thinking. We'll talk when I get home.'

Audrey rolled her eyes and sent back an 'ok'.

Caroline replied within a few minutes with a question mark to Audrey's meltdown text, so Audrey gave her a ring and told her of her fun-filled Saturday.

"Oh, this is priceless." Caroline snickered.

"Ugh, no it's not Care, please do not find my misery amusing."

"Sorry, sorry! You're right, but still, you're gonna have an interesting night and first thing Thursday, give me all the details! Because it is amusing." Caroline said, finishing her sentence with a mock British accent. Audrey groaned but an idea struck her.

"I wont have to, because you're going to join me." Audrey said, pleased with herself. Caroline went silent.

"Um how about no? There's no way I'm going. You've got Maggie, you'll be fine." Caroline replied, slightly desperate.

"Come on, Caroline! Please, it's like an hour or so of having expensive liquor and pretentious conversations! And sure I'll have Maggie, but the more the merrier! Pleeeeeaaaassseee." Audrey whined into the phone. Caroline sighed, and Audrey could hear the blonde fall onto her own bed.

"No. I'm not stepping foot into that house." Caroline said. Audrey frowned at her friend's sudden seriousness.

"Caroline, is something the matter? How come you're this reluctant?" Audrey asked. Caroline exhaled again and swallowed.

"Do I really have to explain my reasoning? I don't like Rebekah, I don't really like Kol, I don't mind Elijah, and Klaus…" Caroline trailed off. Audrey sensed that she was missing something vital here.

"What about Klaus, Caroline?" Audrey inquired. Audrey was not aware of the fact that Caroline really didn't want to delve into the topic of Klaus. In fact she didn't even know what to say when it came to him.

"Nothing. Ok fine, I'll come." Caroline caved and Audrey smiled smugly, but she was still troubled as to why Caroline seemed to go off when the hybrid was mentioned.

"Awesome, I'll come over and we can get ready together." Audrey said as she lifted herself off her bed and opened her wardrobe.

"Stop gloating! You're going to make me regret this big time." Caroline whined. Audrey giggled and nodded.

"Most likely."

The next morning, Audrey and Maggie walked into history class and were greeted by Elena, Bonnie, Matt and Caroline's warm smiles as they slipped into their seats. Last night, Audrey discovered why her sister was seemingly delighted about Saturday and was hoping she was just faking it for their mother, but nope, she wasn't faking it. Much to Audrey's chagrin, Maggie is hoping Saturday she can reunite with Klaus and everything will be rainbows and bunnies. However, Audrey knows, that hell will freeze over before that happens and that her sister is deluding herself. It saddens Audrey that her Maggie has become desperate, so while trying to deal with her current raging hormones due to Kol's immense attractiveness, she'll also be on the look out for a Klaus replacement to set Maggie's heart at ease.

As Audrey pulled out her notebook, Rebekah Mikaelson strolled into class. The six of them all frowned. Audrey got a taste of Rebekah a couple of times since she's been at the high school. She probably would've had more but she wasn't in any of her classes. Audrey could see that cocky confidence was shared between not only Kol and Klaus but also her, and it made her roll her eyes. The reason that Rebekah and her had minimal interaction was because Audrey avoided her. She decided that she should just dodge all Originals in general, as if she interacted with one, she practically interacted with all of them. Audrey just wanted to avoid Kol at all costs. She hated awkwardness, even if there wasn't supposed to be any between them.

"I thought you got transferred out of this class?" Elena asked, slightly bitter. Rebekah sat down and smiled.

"Well I got transferred back. Problem, Elena?" She taunted.

"Loads." Elena shot back and opened her textbook.

"Hello, Audrey." Rebekah said suddenly, turning her head back to her.

"Hi, Rebekah." Audrey replied, frowning.

Why is she talking to me?

"We haven't really chatted much, I know it's because you go out of your way to avoid me, and I think I know why, but now we can bond. I must say; you've left quite the impression on my brother, Audrey." Rebekah remarked, pulling out a pen from her expensive looking bag. At that, Matt, Bonnie, Elena and Caroline all perk up and not so subtly shift into the conversation, whereas Maggie just rolls her eyes, knowing the details regarding the Kol situation and continues reading her book.

"Is that so, Rebekah?" Audrey retorted, standing her ground.

"Yes, he's all mopey." Rebekah said as she zipped up her bag.

"Mopey?" Audrey replied disbelievingly.

"Yes, this past week he's just been pouting. Mind you, I find it hilarious."

"Good to know, Rebekah." Audrey responded sarcastically. Rebekah smiled smugly. She was divided about Audrey; one the one hand she liked her confidence and the fact that she was giving Kol a hard time, on the other, she didn't like Audrey's indifference towards her. Before Rebekah could reply class had started.

"Good morning, I hope everyone had a good weekend. Now, don't mean to be a buzzkill but I have a take home assignment to give you." Mr Davies said. The whole class groaned in annoyance.

"Yeah, I know you don't like it, but you've got a whole week to do it. Now, the assignment is some sort of presentation whether it be a speech, a video, a PowerPoint, up to you, on the Tudors, focusing on the notorious Henry. I've assigned you each partners so you can work with someone out of your social group." The class groan in annoyance at the prospect of working with someone they dislike and the teacher rolls his brown eyes. "Yeah, get over it. So top marks will be awarded to those with the most creativity. I want an interesting presentation, I'd rather not fall asleep, like young Mr Simpson is doing right now."

Gary Simpson's head shot up instantly off the desk, slightly embarrassed but also still stuck in a sleep-induced daze.

"Did you have a good nap, Simpson?" Mr Davies asked mockingly.

"Um, I did sir?" Gary said, unsure how to answer.

"Well, now that you're catching up on sleep, I'll presume you're presentation will be of top standard, so expect me to mark you harder," Gary groaned in annoyance and the class snickered, "ok, lets get your partners sorted."

Mr Davies went through the list he prepared and Audrey zoned out, waiting till her name got called.

"Mikaelson and Ashby." Mr Davies said and continued down the list. Audrey wanted to bash her head into a wall.

Rebekah? Seriously? Hey, God, you're really pissing me off here.

Even though Audrey wasn't really religious, she was praying for someone other then the blonde Mikaelson.

Audrey turned to Elena, Caroline and Bonnie who just gave her looks of pity. Maggie's lip curled in annoyance and mouthed 'this sucks' to her sister. Audrey nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'm giving you five minutes to discuss with your partners what your plans are and to sort the general logistics out, and then we're back to me talking about Henry and writing information out on the board, and you listening intently, because I'm just that riveting. Now off you go." Mr Davies said dryly, sitting back down in his seat.

Audrey could not be bothered. She just wanted to sit there and let the earth swallow her up.

"I'm thinking a speech of sorts. We'll make it hilarious and clever, and we'll get top marks." Rebekah said crisply, suddenly right in front of Audrey.

"Sure, sounds good to me." She replied, yawning.

"I'm sure it does. Come over to my house this afternoon and we can get started." Rebekah said, leaning on another desk with a smirk. She knew about her and Kol and just wanted to stir trouble.

"Why your house?" Audrey questioned, slightly challenging.

"You know exactly why, Audrey. You're not stupid. I'm certainly not coming to your house, I'd rather just stay in what's familiar."

"Well why can't we just go to the local library?" Audrey asked, getting fed up with Rebekah's snobbery.

"Because my library is twice the size and isn't inhabited by humans, that's why." Rebekah replied, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Audrey rolled her eyes. She was between a rock and a hard place; either fail the assignment or take the chance of running into Kol, so seeing no other way out, Audrey complied.

"Fine, let's just get this over and done with." Rebekah smirked triumphantly.

Audrey walked into the driveway of the Mikaelson's mansion. Rebekah told her she'd meet her there, not bothering to offer Audrey a lift. Audrey walked up the stone steps and paused before pressing the doorbell. Come on, Audrey; pull your head in. Just walk in, do the assignment and go home.

Audrey finally chastised herself enough for her to raise her hand and press the button. She waited patiently till the door suddenly unlocked and swung open, revealing the spitting image of Kol.

"May I help you?" He said politely. Audrey quickly realised that this was Elijah Mikealson. She'd never met him, but her father had said enough about him for her to know that he wasn't as 'spontaneous' as Kol, Klaus or Rebekah.

"Hi, I'm Audrey. I'm here to see Rebekah; we're doing an assignment together." Audrey explained with a charming smile and Elijah's lips quirked into a small grin.

"Of course, come in." Elijah stepped aside and Audrey slipped inside. Elijah closed the door and looked at Audrey.

"Rebekah isn't here right now, I'm sure she isn't too far away." Audrey nodded in understanding and subtle annoyance; she really didn't want to be waiting around for an Original to get their act together.

"I'm assuming you will be working in the library so you can wait in there where you'll be more comfortable." Elijah said, a smile still quirked at his lips. Audrey grinned however before she could reply, Elijah continued.

"I have to ask; you're name isn't Audrey Ashby is it?" Elijah inquired. Audrey frowned; how they heck did he know her last name, unless her father was showing photos of his kids to Elijah which was very unlikely as her father wasn't the bragging type.

"It is. How did you know that?" Audrey replied. Elijah nodded and chuckled slightly.

"Well I'm very fond of you're father. He mentioned he had a daughter called Audrey and I just connected the dots. It's a pleasure to finally meet you. Will has spoken often of you and your sister."

Audrey laughed at Elijah's obvious attention to detail.

"I can't believe you remembered such details. You haven't seen my dad in so long." Audrey remarked, relaxing in Elijah's company.

"Well, I have an excellent memory. Please." Elijah gestured towards, what Audrey would assume was the direction of the library. Audrey nodded walked towards the back of the house. They strolled through halls with beautiful wallpaper and scatterings of fine art. Audrey couldn't help but admire it all. She had to admit, the Originals did have taste. Elijah and Audrey arrived at a large double door; the wood was coated in a cream paint, intricate detailing that was carved into the mahogany spread over the entire door. Elijah pushed them open and Audrey smiled in wonder at the sight that had befallen before her; isles and isles of bookcases all filled with probably hundreds of novels, each one carved beautifully with patterns. Some books seemed over five hundred years old. There were hundreds of hardcovers and even a few paperbacks hinting that this library was still being filled with the 21st century's novella. In the centre of the room there was a French chaise lounge and a coffee table holding a bouquet of flowers, all resting on a Persian rug. Shelves of books circled the little lounge room, symbolising that the tasteful dispaly was like the heart of the library. Large bay windows on each wall allowed the golden sunshine to flood in, lighting up the entire room. Light was reflected of the marble flooring, catching the golden inscription on some of the books' spines. Audrey wasn't expecting something so grand. This library was practically the size of a ballroom. Audrey looked outside through a French door and saw a veranda wrapping around the back of the building, with stairs leading off into the garden. It was literature paradise. It was peaceful. Elijah noticed Audrey's awe and smiled.

"I know; it is quite the sight. Niklaus was the one in the family for fine art; he shipped in all pieces that you see around our home, but when it came to literature; Kol took charge." Elijah chuckled. Audrey couldn't mask her surprise.

"Kol did all this?" Audrey asked.

"Oh yes. Kol has always been fond of books. When Niklaus undaggered him, the first thing Kol did, after threatening Klaus for the hundredth time, was retrieve all his novels that he has collected over the millennium. He then filled this library to the brim. Don't get me wrong, Audrey, we're all readers in this family, but Kol is the one who is especially keen on literature. About two thirds of what you see here are his." Elijah remarked gesturing the bursting bookcases.

"But that's probably over five hundred books." Audrey commented, her eyes wide. Elijah nodded.

"If not more. I apologise, Audrey, but I must leave you now. I have several tasks I need to attend to. Make yourself at home, I'm sure Rebekah isn't too far away." Elijah said, apologetically. Audrey nodded in response.

"Of course. Thank you, so much Elijah." She responded, smiling.

Kol is into books? No way.

Audrey couldn't believe it. Someone so shallow, so arrogant and so unbelievable was a book lover? Sure he'd shown some moments of possessing some redeemable qualities, but they were only moments, not nearly enough to convince Audrey, however she never picked him as the type to be a lover of literature. Audrey sighed and raked her hand through her tresses. She walked over to the chaise lounge, placed her bag on top and began walking through the isles of bookcases. She delicately traced her fingers over the spines of novels and volumes, dust rising at her touch. She was entranced; she could spend all day in here. Before Audrey could pick out a book, she heard someone walking down to hall, towards the library. She listened in; it was Kol. He was on the phone, chuckling to whomever he was conversing with. Audrey panicked; they were supposed to be friends but she did not want to see him right now. She quickly hid behind one of the cases towards the back of the room and waited.

I am such a coward. What is wrong with me?

Kol sauntered in with a smile, animatedly talking into his phone.

"Cheers, mate. I'll talk to you later. Nah, Charlie, don't worry about it. Alright then, bye." Kol hung up the phone and stuffed it into his pocket. Audrey nearly about kicked herself when she saw that she left her bag on the lounge. Kol noticed her bag but shrugged, assuming it was Rebekah's. He made his way over to one of the shelves, thankfully on the other side of the room from Audrey, and began scanning the books; clearly looking for something in particular. Audrey saw that he had left the door open and thought she could make a dash for it. As she took a step her boots squeaked on the floor. Audrey held her breath and looked towards Kol who was gone from his original standing position. Audrey frowned and before she knew it she was up against the wall, a strong hand around her neck. Kol's vampire features were seeping through and he looked utterly terrifying. Audrey's eyes widened in surprise but she didn't have the strength to pull him off. However, just as soon as he picked her up, Kol let her go in an instant, realising who it was. He dropped Audrey and looked at her in a mixture of surprise, worry and regret.

"Audrey? What the hell are you doing here?" He stammered out. Audrey massaged her neck in annoyance.

"I'm not here to kill you if that's what you're worried about." She grunted.

"Sorry, I thought there was an intruder, and, what are you doing here?" Kol asked again in confusion. This was the last person he was expecting.

"I'm here to see your sister. I had the pleasure of being paired up with her for a research project on the Tudors." Audrey grumbled. Kol's eyes lit up in understanding and he chuckled.

"Ah, and I see you're pleased about that." He said.

"Well clearly you need you're eyes checked." Audrey replied. Kol chuckled once again, but then stopped.

"Sorry about that, I didn't mean to harm you." He said gesturing to her neck. Audrey rolled her eyes.

"Well, what'd you know; I got an apology. Five points for Audrey." Audrey replied sarcastically but eventually melted into a smile.

"It's fine, Kol. You didn't know it was me." Kol grinned, satisfied and decided to change the subject.

"So you're here to do some research then?"

"Keen observation, Sherlock." Audrey teased.

"Well, darling, you should be nicer to me, I can show you which books you need. I have dozens on Henry."

"No Kol, it's not you can show me, you will show me, and then you'll go."

"And why would I do that?" Kol asked.

"Because you want to." Audrey replied, smirking. Kol considered this; he did want to help her, but he had no plans of leaving.

"Hmm, that may be true. Alright then, darling. But I make no promises of going." Audrey shook her head in exasperation, a small smile still on her face and followed Kol as he walked to the other side of the library. Kol scanned the rows and rows of books in complete silence. Audrey watched him in interest. He seemed so content, so relaxed. This clearly was his retreat.

"Tell me, Audrey, are you fond of books?" Kol questioned, as he pulled out a large novel complete with a burgundy leather cover. Audrey nodded and leaned against the wooden shelving.

"I love them. I'm always a big fan of adventure and romance. I will admit; Austen and Georgette Heyer are one of my favourite authors. Maybe it's because I'm British." Audrey remarked smiling. Kol grinned, looking down at Audrey. He noticed that her green eyes lit up every time she spoke. Every word that flowed out of her mouth was spoken so animatedly. She practically exuded charisma. Her eyes sparkled, like little suns were embedded inside.

"Did you know that every time you speak, you're eyes sparkle?" Kol commented, cocking his head to his side. Audrey raised a brow in question.

"Is that so?" Kol nodded.

"They do. It reminds me of the fireworks on Chinese New Year; the sparks that would erupt out of celebration."

"So you're saying my eyes are fireworks? I'm going to take that as a compliment." Audrey said, shaking her head with a smile.

"Sparks. I like it." Kol said, more to himself. Audrey frowned.

"You like the word sparks. That's nice, Kol." She replied.

"No I like the nickname Sparks." Kol responded, smirking. Audrey looked at him and then the penny dropped.

"You're not calling me Sparks. I prefer darling, and darling is patronising, so that shows how much I don't like Sparks." Audrey said firmly. Kol laughed and pulled out another two books, he walked towards the chaise lounge and sat down.

"It sticks, so get over it." Kol replied and fell onto the welcoming cushions, holding three large, very old looking books.

"You don't need to stay, you know. I just needed those." Audrey noted as she pulled out her notebook and gestured to the volumes Kol was holding. Kol ignored her comment and began flicking through the pages tentatively. Audrey watched him as she sat down on the Persian rug covered floor, placing her notebook on the coffee table in front of her; he seemed so invested in literature.

"So you like books huh?" She asked casually. Kol nodded and didn't take his eyes from the page.

"That I do." He replied simply and continued to skim the dusty old pages. Audrey smiled; this wasn't all like the Kol she met at the bar. Kol continued to read the pages in interest and then stopped.

"Here you go, Sparks." He said, handing over the open book. Audrey rolled her eyes at her newfound nickname and snatched the book off him. She read the page and smiled in sheer delight, where Kol smirked in triumph.

"Told you I'd be helpful." He boasted. Audrey nodded; everything she practically needed was on the page. She turned the next one and the next one and the previous statement applied to basically the entirety of the book.

"This has got almost everything I need." Audrey said, awestruck. Kol nodded and shrugged casually.

"Well I do what I can."

Audrey pulled out her pen and began scrawling down notes. Kol frowned as he watched her hurriedly copy material.

"Don't think you have to write all the information down now. You can borrow the books, Audrey. It's no trouble." Kol remarked. Audrey stopped her scrawling and looked up at him, her hair falling across her forehead creating a curtain of chocolate. She brushed her locks behind her ears and shook her head.

"Thank you for your offer, Kol, but this looks over five hundred years old, I couldn't." She said, gesturing to the open book sitting beside her, its parchment with light stains. Kol grinned and leant forward, his elbows on his knees.

"Audrey, it's fine. Stop being so stubborn, and take them." He said expectantly. Audrey's mouth quirked into a smile.

"Fine, but when I leave. I'm still waiting for Rebekah." Audrey said, gesturing towards the large mahogany doors.

"Ah, I'm sure my sister will be with us shortly. She calls it being fashionably late." Audrey grinned.

"And here I thought I was the only one guilty of that." Kol chuckled and stretched his arms across the chaise.

"Well I can help, you know. I happen to have a wealth of knowledge." He replied arrogantly. Audrey raised her eyebrows, her eye's conveying 'is that so?'.

Kol nodded and smirked. "Did I not tell you that I knew Henry the eighth?" Audrey snorted.

No way.

"Bullshit." She shot back and Kol snickered.

"I did." Kol replied and smirked.

"What and you went to brothel together? Got pissed together too?" Audrey retorted.

"Yep. We were mates. In fact, I was the one that showed him all of the best brothels in England, not to brag or anything, but I did. He was an arrogant ass, but a good person to party with. However, the whole 'I can behead whom ever I choose' got tiring." Kol said, his eyes rolling.

"'Arrogant ass' you say? Well I can now understand why you were mates." Audrey teased and lifted herself onto the chaise lounge next to Kol, who in turn, noticing her change in seating position, took on a smug smile.

"I was uncomfortable on the floor. Don't let it go to your head." Audrey warned.

"Too late." Kol said, mock regret colouring his voice. Audrey shook her head in exasperation.

"Well I knew Georgiana Cavendish." Audrey said smugly, trying to top him.

"Duchess of Devonshire? Impressive," Kol admitted and Audrey nodded proudly but then a cheeky grin took hold of his face, which caused Audrey's previous smile to drop, "well I slept with her, so I think I knew her better than you." He boasted. Audrey's eyes bugged and she groaned in annoyance.

"For the love of God, can you stop with the bragging?" Audrey whined. Kol shrugged.

"Can't help it, love." Kol smirked and stretched his arms across the back of the lounge. Before Audrey could reply, they both heard the sound of footsteps down the hallway.

"It's probably Rebekah." Audrey commented, looking towards the doors. Kol shook his head.

"Nope. I know for a fact that my little sister lives in stilettos and I don't hear heels clicking on the floor do you? Seems my lovely brother is here to join us." Kol observed, snuggling back down into the cushion of the couch. He looked towards Audrey who just frowned in question.

Which bloody brother are you talking about?

"Nik." Kol clarified, reading Audrey's mind. "I think you should hide just for a minute while I shoo him away. The moment he sees you and I he'll stay to cause trouble, because he's an asshole." Kol rolled his eyes and stood up. Audrey frowned but then complied, blurring behind a bookshelf at the back of the library. She peered through the rows and rows of books and shelving to see Klaus push the doors open and stomp in with an expression of a raging storm.

"Ah Nik, here to immerse yourself in the literary world?" Kol said casually as he sat back down onto the chaise lounge. Klaus however did not look amused.

"It's wonderful dear brother that you're experiencing all that Mystic Falls has to offer, which is very little, but can you not leave me the obligatory task of being damage control to your escapades." Klaus said, his control on his temper waning thin. Kol paled but then immediately perked up.

"Don't know what you mean." He replied, seeming bored. Klaus growled under his breathe and walked closer.

"I mean the four people that you drank dry, and please, for the sake of my damn sanity, do not deny it. The killings have got you written all over it." Audrey paled, but then her anger began rising slowly.

Of course. Why am I not surprised.

Kol didn't reply but instead stood up.

"Shall we discuss this somewhere else?" Kol insisted, almost desperately, which caused Audrey's rage and disgust to build faster.

He purposely wants to leave so I don't hear the rest. I'm going to snap his neck.

Audrey was about the make her presence known so Klaus and Kol didn't leave, but fortunately Klaus refused his brother's offer.

"No Kol, you're staying here. It was a bloody mess. Literally. If you want to feed on the townspeople, have at it, but could you please be a little subtle about it? I despise cleaning up after others." Klaus growled. Kol glared at his sibling. He hated being talked to like a child.

"Why couldn't Elijah just do it then, if you're so against being part of clean up crew?" Kol asked.

"Because Elijah would send you off on a guilt trip, Kol. I'm fine with you having fun, he wouldn't be, but I just want you to tone it down, he however would want you stop it entirely." Kol considered this. He was right in that comparison, but he just wanted to rile Klaus up just a little bit more for the hell of it.

"Thank you dear brother, you're assistance meets my eternal gratitude. Are we done with the lecture?" Kol said, keeping up his bored façade. Klaus' glare could have daggered Kol right there and then.

"Yes we are, now are you asking for your tongue to be ripped out?" Klaus roared. Kol smirked.

"Your threats are about as hollow as you are." Kol remarked and sat back down on the lounge, tipping his head back, as though he was enjoying provoking his brother.

"No need for the psychoanalysis, Kol. This happens again and you're back in that coffin." Klaus threatened. Kol shrugged and opened a book, signifying that the conversation was over. Klaus muttered under his breathe and stormed out. The cocky and slightly nonchalant grin Kol's face held vanished as soon as the doors closed. He stood up and turned to see Audrey leaning against the bookcase, her face blank.

"Aud-" Kol said but Audrey cut him off.

"I'm going." She said bluntly and marched towards her bag, swinging it over her shoulder.

"There's more to the story." Kol pleaded to Audrey's back as she was walking away from him. Audrey stopped and swung around.

"So there's more gory details? Please, share." She spat. Kol scrubbed his chin in frustration.

"My mate, Charlie, blew into town. Charlie is a bit of a wild card, so we get along and he wanted to grab bite. We got caught up in it all and yeah…" Kol said, clearly ashamed and trying to justify his actions. Audrey stared at him in disbelief.

"Oh so it was a joint effort then? Lovely." Audrey gritted through her teeth.

"Well yes, but it's not like I killed them all! I just…" Kol ran out of words.

"Well all is forgiven then if you only killed two people then!" Audrey shot back, sarcasm as clear as day in her words.

Kol raked a hand through his shock of messy hair and sighed.

"Sparks, come on." He pleaded. Audrey glared at him and turned back to the door.

"Don't act like you haven't killed before." Kol called out suddenly. Audrey froze in place.

"Don't you dare turn this back on me." Audrey replied, her voice dangerously low.

"But you have, haven't you?" Kol pressed. He was running on fumes now, trying to find anything that could keep his relationship with Audrey still intact. Audrey looked past her shoulder at Kol, her mouth a grim line.

"I have, but I don't make a habit out of it. I don't saunter around, drinking people dry for the hell of it." Before could Kol could reply, she was gone.

Audrey stormed down the hallway, almost knocking Rebekah over who was holding a laptop and textbook.

"Whoa, where do you think you're going? We have an assignment to do, remember?" Rebekah asked, clearly surprised but her partner's sudden and swift departure.

"Do me a favour Rebekah, get over you're disdain for public places. We're doing this project at the local library or school. I'll see you tomorrow." Audrey said bluntly.

Rebekah couldn't say another word because Audrey was gone within a second. She looked down the hall, the library doors open wide, and was greeted by a shameful looking Kol. Rebekah smirked in understanding.

"What'd you do, Kol?" Rebekah chimed at her brother who just collapsed onto the chaise lounge.

If he wanted to be friends with Audrey, he needed to clean up his behaviour, but how was he to change the lifestyle he'd been living for the last millennium? It's not something that can be done at the snap of Audrey's pretty little fingers.

Cheers for reading darlings! Now I know, we're going back and forth with building a frienship to having a massive fight, and you're getting impatient as to when are they going to sort their perpetual sexual attraction to one and other and snog, but don't worry, I have this all mapped in my head; a kiss between Kol and Audrey is coming very soon, but you'll have to keep reading! Be sure to leave a review! xxx