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"I think your brother is kinda in love with my brother."

Klaus' head snapped up and he gave her a blank look before he chuckled."You're kidding, right, love? Kol doesn't believe in love."

Nikola, who was sitting across from him, pouted at his laughter and took a sip of her drink. They were in Klaus' study because Rebekah had taken over the front room with her shopping. Elijah was in his own study with Finn and they were both reading. She rolled her eyes and sat up straight, crossing her legs.

"Maybe not in love but he has something for him. He's been acting weird for days now."

"He's Kol. What do you expect?"Klaus said, pouring himself another drink."But you are right. He certainly doesn't like sharing your brother."

Nikola nodded.

Kol and Niko had always been close to the point they were almost inseparable. Kol never liked sharing his first sired vampire, it was never an option. Niko had always been loyal and, while he had flings over the years like Kol had, Kol had always remained the most important person to him, second to his sister. He had never been in love, just like Nikola, but it was because he didn't believe in it. Kol was less controlling than Klaus was, he had always given Niko freedom to be himself and do what he wanted but Nikola guessed that it was harder for Kol to let go.

He liked being the centre of Niko's world and he didn't want to give that up.

"So?"

Klaus looked over at her, smirking."So what?"

"Do you think i'm right?"She asked.

"Maybe."Klaus replied with a sigh."Kol doesn't believe in love and he certainly doesn't do monogamy."

"But...?"

"But nothing. That's who Kol is. He will never be in love because he does not believe in it. The closest thing he has to that is Niko, the boy is everything to Kol and he'd kill for him but that doesn't mean he's in love with him. I do hope that Ezra doesn't meet a nasty death."

"Why would he?"

"My brother is possessive of what he thinks belongs to him."Klaus stated, leaning back in his chair."He doesn't like sharing what belongs to him, never has and never will. Even when we were kids he didn't like sharing the fur because he claimed that he needed it wrapped around him at all times because he couldn't sleep any other way."

Nikola laughed, nodding."I can imagine him doing that."She smiled, amused at his words before she added."Do you think Damon Salvatore will be coming after us?"

Klaus shrugged, unaffected by the possibility of Damon coming after him."I don't know and, truthfully, I don't care. He cannot do anything to me or my family, including you."

"You truly are untouchable."Nikola smiled at her sire, a gleam in her eyes."But what about the rest of us?"

"Nobody is going to harm you or Niko, love, i'll make sure of that. Kol would slaughter the entire world and make it rain red before he allowed any harm to come to Niko. Damon Salvatore is no threat."

"I know. I just wish I was as powerful as you."

"You're a close second to us Originals. That's powerful."

She laughed, smiling, nodding."I guess."

Klaus grinned at her, leaning back in his chair.

"Kol isn't in love with your brother, sweetheart, Kol has a thing for you."

Her smile fell from her face at his words and his smile fell, too. She swallowed thickly, trying to gain control of her emotions as she stared at her sire. He didn't look mad, he just looked disappointed which was worse. She could deal with him yelling at her but being disappointed in her was something she couldn't handle, it made her feel like she failed him.

"Do you feel something for him?"

She instantly shook her head."No, I don't."

"I'm a hybrid, sweetheart, you can't lie to me."

Klaus leaned forward, hands on his desk and he stared at her, taking in her expression."My brother certainly doesn't love you but when he and I were talking it is clear he feels something for you, he has for a thousand years."

"Yes, something to get back at you."

"It's not that. He would have killed you if he wanted to get back at me. He wouldn't plot for a thousand years, he's got more pressing matters at hand."

Klaus met her gaze and asked."Do you feel something for my brother?"

She was quiet for a long moment before she finally said."I don't know. I used to think of him as just Niko's sire but after our...moment I felt something. I don't know what it is."

Klaus frowned as he processed her words, the smile no longer on his face."I knew it!"

"But nothing what I feel for him compares to what I feel for you."She quickly said, leaning forward, eyes meeting his."You are still the most important person in my life, second to Niko, of course."

"You lied to me!"Klaus hissed at her, his eyes flashing amber.

"I didn't lie to you, I swear I just...i didn't know what to say. I didn't know I felt anything.I'm sorry."

Klaus' glare fell when he saw her eyes fill up with tears.

And that's when he realized what he had done to her.

He had been more then selfish.

"Don't cry, love,"Klaus stated, standing up and making his way over to the window."I have no right to tell you who you should have feelings for. But he's my brother and I know what Kol is like. He is worse than me at times."

"I would never do anything without your permission."

"I know."Klaus nodded at her, leaning against the wall, crossing his arms over his chest."I know you wouldn't. I don't know why I ever doubted you but he's my brother. Anyone but my brother."

"I know. I hate myself."

Klaus flashed over to her instantly.

He knelt in front of her, cupping her face in his hands, shaking his head. He never wanted her to hate herself, not over him. Kol wasn't his first choice for her, hell, if he had his way no man would ever touch her. She belonged to him. He never felt anything romantic towards her but he didn't want her with any man, she was his, she was his first sired vampire, his world.

"Don't hate yourself. You can't help what you feel, love."He said, stroking her cheek with a small smile."It's not your fault."

"I know but-"

"But nothing. I'm a selfish man, I admit that, and i'm mostly selfish with you. More than anyone else. I expected you to just be loyal and love me for all eternity and that's not right. You were bound to feel for something for someone at one point. I just wanted to be the only one, apart from Niko, of course, that you loved."

"You are. I'm not in love with Kol. I don't believe in love, you know that."

"I know."

"You are one of the most important people in my world."She whispered, running her knuckles along his jawline."Kol doesn't even reach the top five. Not now anyway."

Klaus laughed, standing up again.

"It's all right. I'm giving you freedom."

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that if you wish to have some sort of relationship with my brother then I give you my blessing. But I can't promise that i'll stop being selfish. I wouldn't be Klaus Mikaelson if I did."

"You're not acting like Klaus Mikaelson now. You've never acted like this with anyone else."

Klaus chuckled, looking down at her."This is you. I don't want to act with you like I did with Rebekah. I can't dagger you, believe me I want to, but I can't. The only thing I can do is drive you away and I don't want to do that. Elijah told me that I can't do that anymore. So i'm going to let you get it out of your system."

She stood up, a small smile on her face.

"What are you saying?"

He smiled at her, leaning down and kissed her forehead.

"I'm saying that I want you to be happy. And if Kol makes you happy then, despite me not wanting it, i'll let you be happy."

"Tasty."

Kol chuckled to himself as he let the young man he had been feeding on drop to the ground at his feet, smiling when the man groaned in pain. He leaned back against the booth he was sitting at and looked around him, propping his feet upon the table in the middle. He had taken over the Grill again with his compulsion. Twenty something men and women were dancing to the pounding music coming from the speakers and there were a dozen women sitting around Kol, giggling at everything he said.

"Whose next?"

A perky blonde raised her hand, giggling."Me! Me!"

"Nope, you're too loud."He shook his head, waving her off."Go away."

She pouted but, instead of complaining which she wasn't compelled to do, she strutted off. Kol smiled at the other women surrounding him, licking blood from his lower lip as he observed them.

"What do you think, darling?"Kol said, turning around and about to smile at Niko but he wasn't there.

His smile fell at the vacant spot beside him.

He frowned.

Niko was usually always next to him, laughing and feeding with him.

"Delicious."

Kol turned his head and looked across the bar to see Ezra and Niko both feeding on the same person. He didn't like that. Niko had never shared a human with anyone but Kol, it was a very intimate thing to do. They were both rocking to the music with the girl sandwiched in between them, feeding hungrily. Kol swallowed thickly, trying to keep his temper in check as he watched them, his fingers curling into fists at his sides. It was usually him and Niko, partners in crime, the feared duo. Books had been written about them, they were infamous.

They had what people called today a bromance.

But it was more than that.

Kol Mikaelson was jealous.

He had made Niko for him and him alone. He had always been forced to share. He had been forced to shared Rebekah, Henrik, even his parents his entire life and he had always been overlooked. But Niko was made for him, he had been the first person to accept him and he wanted to keep that. Niko having sexual partners had never bothered him because they had meant nothing, just like Kol's. But Niko had taken an interest in Ezra, he had kept him alive longer than his other lovers and had invited him into the circle that used to be a duo.

He hated it.

Kol Mikaelson had never been jealous before.

"Something wrong?"

Kol's head snapped up at the sound of Niko's voice. His vampire was now sitting next to him having thrown away the girls who had been sitting with him. He, as always, had his loyal expression and cheeky smile that made Kol feel warm. Kol looked over at Ezra who was biting into another human as he danced with her, the pounding music making it impossible for him to hear Kol and Niko's conversation.

He shook his head and smirked, leaning back in his seat.

"Nothing, love. I just don't like the fact that I have to share you now."

Niko's smile fell.

They had always been truthful with one another. What they felt they said, they never kept secrets from one another.

Niko gestured to the younger vampire across the bar."You mean Ezra?"

Kol nodded with a grin.

A bitter grin.

"He is not a threat."

"I'm not stupid, darling, i've seen how you look at him."

Niko nodded, admitting."I enjoy him, yes."

"Are you sure it's not more than that?"

"I don't believe in love, you know that, it's just a bit of fun. Yes, I have taken a liking to him but that's all it is. I'm not planning eternity with him because I don't feel that way."Niko truthfully said, reaching over and placing his hand on Kol's shoulder."My loyalty is with you, friend. Until the world ends."

Kol relaxed and the darkness in his eyes lit up a little at his words.

But he had to be sure.

"You swear on my family name?"

Niko nodded strongly."I swear on my sister's head, too."

Kol smiled at the mention of Niko's sister.

He wasn't in love with her because Kol Mikaelson didn't believe in such a thing but she held his attention more than any other woman had. He had spent a thousand years trying to get to her and after he'd had a taste of her he only wanted more.

"You're thinking about my sister, aren't you?"

Kol chuckled, sipping on his drink as he replied."What makes you think that?"

"Your smile. You only have that smile when you think of her. I've seen it many a time, mate."Niko answered, pouring himself a drink."What did Nik say?"

"That i'm a scoundrel. He doesn't believe that i'm good enough for her which means nothing because he doesn't believe that any man is good enough for his precious Nikola."

"Nobody is but if I had to pick someone it'd be you."Niko smiled, propping his feet upon the table next to Kol's."My two favorite people together. I like that."

"I bet you do. But it would mean that I wouldn't have any time for you, darling, because if I had a shot at your sister we'd barely leave the-OW!"

Kol chuckled when Niko kicked his shin, making him hiss in pain."How would you feel if I spoke about your sister like that?"

"She isn't your type, love."Kol grinned, winking at his best friend."If you spoke about Elijah or Nik like that i'd probably ask you to truly think about your type."

"Very funny."

The two looked up when they heard the sound of heels making their way over to them.

Kol sat up straighter when his eyes landed on Nikola who was making her way around Ezra who had a girl pressed up against the bar and was feeding on her roughly. Nikola rolled her eyes at the younger vampire and walked over to them, a small smile on her face when her eyes landed on her brother. Her brother smiled up at her when she stopped in front of them, hand reaching out for hers. He chuckled as he placed a kiss on top of her hand, pleased to see his sister.

"There's my girl."He grinned up at his sister.

She smiled as she looked around the bar to see a few half dead people surrounded around the bar as well as many others happily dancing on the bar. They weren't going to kill them because there had been too many deaths in the town according to Elijah and the second eldest Mikaelson brother had actually threatened Kol with violence if he killed any more people.

It bored Kol.

He welcomed Elijah's wrath.

"You boys have been busy."

Kol smirked up at Nikola who had her hands on her hips."Would you like to join us, love?"

"That's why i'm here. Rebekah is studying with Matt at home and i'm pretty sure she's going to be his next girlfriend."

Kol straightened, an unhappy look on his face."My sister is not dating some human. It's below us. He is no good for her."

"Nobody is good enough for Rebekah according to you Mikaelson men."Nikola said, sitting down next to Kol."If it was up to you lot she'd never have any man."

"She can't handle it. She wants the fairytale, the human fairytale but that does not change the fact that she is a vampire. My sister is looking for love, something that humans made up so that they would never be alone and manage to fall asleep at night. Love does not exist, it is a lie so that the humans can say they have something to live for."

"That's true."Nikola nodded, agreeing with him before she asked."What do you live for?"

"For myself. I am the reason I am still going, not because of some silly lie but because I keep myself going. I'm a soldier."Kol stated proudly, pouring himself another drink."And because of blood, of course, I need that to keep my handsome face."

Nikola smiled despite not wanting to.

She was the same as Kol.

They weren't looking for love because they didn't believe in it, they lived in the now and enjoyed being a vampire because it was a gift rather than a curse.

"I'd say you were pretty rather than handsome."

Kol raised an eyebrow at her, grinning."I'm more than pretty, love, and you know it."

"I do?"

Kol leaned closer, giving her a roguish grin as he chuckled."I know you do, darling. You adore my face."

The two stared at one another before they suddenly heard a hand slamming down on the table. Their heads turned at the same time and their eyes landed on an unamused Niko.

"Just because I like the idea of you two together does not mean that I want to see you eye sexing one another."Niko pouted, finishing his drink."I've barely gotten over walking in on you."

Kol chuckled, leaning back from Nikola."There's a thing called knocking, sweetheart."

"The door was open!"

"I've walked in on you doing much worse than kissing." Kol said to his vampire."I've actually been in the same bed as you."

"You two share a bed?" Nikola asked with a frown.

"Sometimes. We like being close. It's a sire/vampire thing.""Niko frowned, as if he didn't understand Nikola's question."Besides, how else are you going to have a threesome?"

Nikola's eyes widened and she scrunched up her face."Ew, Niko!"

"What? It wasn't like that, well, it was but it was more about the blood."He said, playing with his glass."In one thousand years are you telling me you haven't even thought about it?"

"No!"

Kol and Niko shared a look before they turned to her, speaking in unison."Liar."

Nikola glared at them.

"You two are way too close."

Niko and Kol frowned, offended by her words.

"Rude."

"I can't believe you and Niko share a bed."

Kol frowned, shrugging."Some sires are closer with their vampires than others. He's my first turned vampire, there's a bond there. It's usually when we're really drunk or after i've been daggered. It's fun, he usually brings someone with him and we feed on them."

Kol looked over at his first turned vampire and smiled when he saw him dancing with Ezra. He still didn't like Ezra, in fact he wanted to tear his arm off and beat him with it, but now that Niko had calmed his fears he could tolerate him for a while. Like Niko said, it wasn't going to last forever and Kol would be the one to have his vampire for all eternity.

Niko was his.

And nothing was going to change that.

"Me and Nik don't share a bed."

Kol shrugged again, not bothered."Like I said, some sires have a closer bond with their vampires than others."

He turned to Nikola with a lopsided smirk."You should join us sometime."

"With my brother? No thank you."

"It doesn't have to be with Niko."Kol leaned closer to her, eyes boring into hers."We could have fun ourselves, darling."

She laughed, hands meeting in front of her."You're insatiable."

"Not really."Kol stated, now sitting next to her."I just have to meet the person whose up to par."

She leaned closer, nose brushing his, a teasing smile on her lips.

She didn't feel guilty anymore, she didn't have that unsettling feeling in her stomach that Klaus would hate her. He had given her permission to get Kol out of her system and that's what she planned to do. Klaus was still her entire world but, for the first time in a long time, she had a small bit of freedom and she planned to use that. But she still loved her sire with everything she had and she would never leave his side.

"And who might that be?"

Kol brought his hand up and ran his knuckles down her cheek, fingers grasping her chin.

"I think you know, love."

With that, he leaned forward and claimed her lips with his own.

Niko, who had been slow dancing with Ezra, opened his eyes when he heard a playful giggle. His gaze landed on Nikola and Kol who were whispering against one another, kissing now and then.

"It's happening."

Ezra raised his head from Niko's neck and frowned."What?"

He nodded his head over to the booth and Ezra looked around, eyes landing on Nikola and Kol who were deepening their kiss. The younger vampire smiled, knowing how much them being together meant to Niko.

Niko clapped his hands and pumped his fists in the air, smiling.

"YES!"

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