May 1912 New Orleans:
Damon sends his crow off when he looks up and sees Kol Mikaelson. His breath hitches and his eyes glaze over, he knew this meant he just saw his soulmate.
" You have access to dead magic?" Kol asks shaking away the blurry vision he had when he saw Damon.
" Dead magic ?" Damon asks.
" Powerful and older vampire can sometimes access the magic of the dead. Can also be called Old Magic " Kol explains.
" I've only been a vampire for 48 years. I could talk to crows and turn into them in 1864 " Damon responds looking into Kol's brown eyes.
" Impressive, Kol Mikaelson. " Kol introduces.
" Damon Salvatore " he responds extending his hand. Kol takes it and pulls Damon closer to him.
" Do you know what the glazed vision meant?" Kol compels.
" We are each other's soulmates. And you can compel other vampires?" Damon asks. He feels himself wanting Kol more every second they talk.
" Originals can darling. And you're right we became mates. You're a new vampire so do I have to explain how this works?" Kol asks. He stares into the blue eyes that seem to be in their own way compelling him.
"No someone explained it to me once " Damon responds.
"Well, then you should know what comes next " Kol breaths out next to Damon's ear. Kol smirks when he feels the younger vampire shudder and smashes his lips to Damon's. They spend the next few days together never leaving Damon's hotel room. They finally leave and drain a few people before returning to his hotel room. Damon never once thought about Katherine, or anything other than Kol. They talk about their lives and soon know everything about each other.
" I have two siblings one is a half brother that I never personally met he died a few years ago " Damon explains.
" Well, all my siblings hate me. They leave me in coffins. And I think you should make up with your little brother from what you've told me he is way too important to loose over Katherine " Kol says sitting up in the bed. Damon's head is resting on Kol's chest and Kol runs his fingers through the raven mane of hair.
" I will next time I see him. Katherine is going to rot in that tomb forever " Damon decides. Kol kisses the top of his hair and sighs contently. " Your siblings don't hate you Kol " Damon adds.
" Yeah yeah, eternal love for each other I get that " Kol sighs. " I need to get back to my brother before he hunts me down " Kol groans going to stand and Damon pulls him down.
" Not yet baby " Damon pleads kissing Kol.
" I'm so sorry darling but I have to," Kol says pulling away from his mate. Damon gets up and dressed.
" I'm coming then" Damon decides.
" No, I will not put you in danger " Kol protests.
" I'm going and your promised never to compel, me, " Damon says determinedly
" Dammit, Damon I love you too much to lose you " Kol blurts out.
" Kol I love you just as much and you know that. Besides, I have to meet your family one day " Damon argues.
" Fine but if I say leave you run. Do you understand me, Damon?" Kol asks using his best commanding Original voice.
" Yes baby " Damon agrees, kissing Kol. Kol pulls away smirking and gets dressed. Kol wraps his arm around Damon's waist and they stroll from the room and down the street. They know they are getting strange looks, they can feel them. But they have eyes only for each other so they can't be bothered.
" You know you could be jailed for that " Klaus teases meeting them at the front of the compound.
" Love to see them try" Damon smirks.
" Kol who is this ?" Klaus asks.
" Damon Salvatore. My mate " Kol says looking into his brother's eyes so he knows that he is serious.
" And what makes you so special to have earned my brothers attention. Hmm your handsome no doubt, how old are you?" Klaus asks.
" 73 " Damon responds when his crow flies down and caws to him.
" Only a baby and you have access to old magic. A magic prodigy now I know why Kol likes you " Klaus quips. Kol is being oddly silent while he watches his brother just in case he tries to kill Damon. Damon looks into the bird's eyes and it flies off again.
" So I guessing your Niklaus the crazy older brother, " Damon says turning back around.
" Ahh, and how much of our family history did my little brother tell you?" Klaus asks a stake slipping out of his sleeve. Damon moves upon seeing it and forces it into Klaus's chest a half centimeter below the heart.
" I know if I move this up it'll put you in timeout for a while, " Damon says and Kol grins at him. Klaus chuckles and before anyone can move Damon is pinned to the wall by Elijah who looks ready to behead him. That is before Kol has Elijah across the room on the ground and he is snarling at him fangs out.
" Don't you ever touch Damon again " Kol growls, his fangs itching to attack. Klaus pulls Damon up and dusts the younger vampire off.
" Yes brother get off of me, "Elijah says and Kol stands up. He retracts his fangs and moves to Damon.
" I'm fine " he assures him leaning against Kol.
" I like you, Damon, call me Nik " Klaus decides.
" I think we'll get along, " Damon says smirking.
" Who's this ?" Rebekah asks smiling at Damon.
" My mate Damon Salvatore " Kol introduces. She smiles warmly happy for her big brother she always wanted to find her mate.
" Well treat my brother right and we will get along just fine, " she says hugging him.
Later that night Klaus, Kol, Damon, and Rebekah feast at a party leaving around a hundred dead. Most of it was Kol and Damon but Klaus and Rebekah joined in on the fun. As the months went by Elijah watched in the background his brother loose himself in the blood and Damon. They both fed more than was needed to quench their thirst. Rebekah, Klaus, and Damon were now all really good friends.
In June while walking in the French Quarter they both say, " Marry Me " at the same time. They laugh and compel a jeweler to sell them two identical silver bands. Compelling a priest to perform the ceremony Elijah, Rebekah, and Klaus attends. Damon didn't want to send a bird Stefan as he didn't want to risk Stefan rejecting the invitation. Somehow they make the honeymoon better than every other time they had been together and can't imagine a future without each other.
In September Damon's crow returns and he learns his nephew is dead.
" You want me to come ?" Kol asks.
" Yeah I'd hate to be apart " Damon responds kissing him.
" Kol I need you to look into a Claire witch for me then you may join Damon in Mystic Falls just a day apart, " Elijah says and Kol nods. He had been getting along with his siblings better and Damon was happy to help stop fights.
Then the covens of New Orleans use their magic to kidnap Kol. They lay him down in the middle of sacrifice upon the sacrifice of witches. All from different covens around the world, there are at least a hundred sacrifices.
" What are you doing ?" He demands.
" You must feed, " the leader says and he hisses launching himself forward and he rips into her throat, she doesn't struggle and seems to accept death.
" What is going on " he demands seeing more line up.
" To complete the spell you need to feed on twenty humans, " The next one says cutting her hand.
" Kol " Klaus screams and Kol pulls away from the girl speeding to his older brother. Klaus had never been more scared for Kol in his life. Seeing Kol confused and in the middle of bodies that he knew Kol didn't kill with people lining up to feed him he knew his baby brother was in danger. The wolf inside him roared at someone daring to hurt his baby brother but he didn't think about that now just Kol who he pulled to his chest as if he was a child. He was grateful Kol didn't protest the hug and rubbed his brothers back.
" Leave or you are going to regret ever being born " Rebekah threatens. Elijah appears on the other side of the circle and the witches flee leaving the dead behind.
" Kol what did they do a sacrifice this size for?" Klaus asks his arms still wrapped around Kol.
" Insanity ten for each century I was alive. Twenty more deaths and I am unstable beyond your imagination " Kol explains. Klaus grits his teeth these witches dare harm his baby brother. Elijah was having the same thoughts and he looked over Kol. Rebekah couldn't believe her big brother could have been in danger it just wasn't right he was a predator, not the prey.
" Why would they want that?" Rebekah asks joining in on the group hug.
" To train him to do what they want, " Elijah says and all of them look at him a silent plea for him to join the hug and he does.
" It'll be ok we can help you Kol " Rebekah soothes.
" You can keep track of your body count and stay with us so there is no chance of witches getting the jump on you again " Klaus assures his brother wrapping an arm around his shoulder's. Rebekah puts an arm around Kol's waist as they walk back to the compound.
" I think he should be daggered, " Elijah says and Kol shakes his head.
" No please don't I can control myself " Kol pleads. Damon would be alone, he would be alone, Damon would be with others, he would be unhappy. Kol would be alone... alone... alone. Elijah sensing his brother panic know it is wrong but also the only way to win an argument with his little brother plays on his panic.
" Kol, do you think it would be very safe for Damon if you couldn't and you lost control. Would the mate bond be strong enough to keep you from killing him? Say it is but you kill his little brother, could he forgive you for such a thing? You would truly be alone you don't want that do you?" Elijah asks and Kol shakes his head no.
" Kol he is just playing on your feelings " Rebekah protests glaring at Elijah.
" But he is right. All I ask is Nik could you compel his memories of this summer away. I want him to be free. " Kol asks and Klaus nods knowing they weren't going to change Kol's mind now. At the compound, Kol gives a goodbye to Marcel and his siblings before lying down in the coffin.
" Oh, I wish I could dagger you " Marcel seethes watching him lie down.
" Go for it " Kol suggests. Marcel shakes his head knowing he'll die if he does. He smiles at Rebekah who doesn't return the smile as she is crying over how long it may be till she sees her big brother and brother in law again. Klaus quickly shoves the dagger into his brother's chest so it doesn't hurt as much. He shuts the coffin whispering a goodbye to his brother.
The night before the funeral Klaus finds Damon at a bar and corners him. " Nik why are you here, is Kol ?" Damon asks.
" I'm sorry mate but Kol isn't doing so well he is unstable as of now. There are witches after us and we can't have you used against us " Klaus says tears forming in his eyes.
" No Nik please, remember this summer we are like brothers. Rebekah and I are that close as well, please. I can't nor do I want to live without Kol. I need him. I'm a Mikaelson now too always and forever remember what you promised me " Damon pleads. This was the first time in his life that Damon Salvatore had begged for anything lucky for his pride he wouldn't remember it.
" I'm so sorry Damon maybe someday in the future you can remember us. But for now you will forget ever meeting my brother Kol, Elijah, Rebekah, or I. You will only be Damon Salvatore. You will forget the last name Mikaelson and anything associated with it. You will forget you loved anyone this summer, or that you were in New Orleans. You spent the summer down in Florida pinning over Katherine Pierce. You still want to release her from the tomb. Do you understand?" Klaus compels. He takes the silver ring off Damon's hand and pockets it.
" I understand " Damon repeats.
" You'll forget this meeting, get ready for the funeral " Klaus compels disappearing from the dive bar. Damon blinks and sees weird memories of a beach and fuzzy people before returning to his drink.
Klaus reruns to New Orleans and slips Damon's ring on Kol's right hand before closing the coffin again. He knew they would all be together again, it would take more than a group of witches to break their family. They would find each other, Always and Forever.
A/N: This is the final chapter, as you may have noticed I sort of lost motivation for this story. There is going to be a Jeremy/Klaus story coming soon along with a Klaus/Damon/Kol love triangle so keep an eye out for those. Also potentially a one shot around Stefan/Rebekah pertaining to this story if I get the time. Feel free to send me prompts, ships, or any sort of request for this fandom and a few others. Such as Supernatural, Sherlock, Any Marvel thing.
Love,
Rainbow820