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Kol spent majority of the next morning in bed, the unconscious form lying limp next to him, bleeding all over the sheets and pillows but Kol really couldn't care less because for the first time in a very long time he physically felt horrible.

If it weren't for the fact that it was impossible for vampires to get sick he might have thought he was coming down with something.

He felt weak…like he was being drained…like he hadn't had blood in ages. But he had been drinking all throughout the night; he was honestly surprised that she wasn't dead yet even if he had been feeding her his blood every now and then.

What the hell was going on?

He knew that it had something to do with what happened last night. Something happened during that kiss he shared with Bonnie. She must have done something to him.

She had to of.

Who else other than a witch could cause this?

He needed to find out what she did.

The Original pulled himself up, the sudden movement made him dizzy.

This was not normal.

"Elijah!" he called out as he swung his legs over the side of the bed, head hung as he tried to rid the light headed feeling

His door opened moments later and Elijah strolled through, his usually calm and collected demeanour dropping at the sight of his brother.

"Something's wrong," Kol spoke, his hands clutching at the edge of the bed as he was hit with another phase of dizziness.

"What is it?" Elijah asked and knelt down on the floor beside his brother, hand on his shoulder.

"I don't know but something's not right," he replied and lifted his head.

"Have you been feeding?" Elijah asked and Kol scoffed before motioning to the bleeding girl lying on the bed behind him. Elijah frowned quickly before turning his attention back to his brother. "Perhaps there was something in her blood, traces of vervain maybe?" he suggested but Kol shook it off.

"No. Her blood was clean. It's Bonnie," he said winched slightly as he tried to move. "She did this."

"Bonnie?" Elijah questioned with furrowed brows. "What do you mean?"

"Last night…she kissed me and something happened," he explained and Elijah helped to steady him when he stood. "It was like she shocked me."

"So what…you think she put some kind of spell on you?" Elijah asked as Kol slipped a shirt over his head.

"I don't know what else to think," Kol replied and made his way to the door but Elijah stopped him by raising his arm, blocking the doorway.

"Where are you going?"

"Where do you think? Bonnie," he replied and tried to push past him but in his weakened state he couldn't do much.

"No, you are not. You are staying here until we figure out what is going on," Elijah responded with a firm voice.

"I have figured it out, Elijah."

"Why don't you let me talk to Bonnie? I don't think you are in any state to leave the house right now," Elijah said and led Kol back over to his bed, sitting him down. "I will take care of this," he promised his younger brother. "I'll have Rebekah bring you up some blood bags," he said before he left the room.

Kol watched his brother leave his room and waited until the sounds of his footsteps disappeared before getting back off the bed and walking over to his balcony. He threw opened the glass doors and launched himself over the balcony.

Any other day he would have landed effortlessly and gracefully on his feet, today not so much. He picked himself up off the ground with an annoyed groan and used his vampiric speed in the direction of Bonnie's house.

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"What did Kol want?" Rebekah asked when Elijah returned back downstairs.

Elijah did not reply but went straight to the fridge and pulled out three of their freshest blood bags. Turning to Rebekah he held them out. "I need you to give these to Kol," he said to her but she just looked at him with confusion.

"He has a perfectly healthy chew toy upstairs, why does he need these?" She questioned with a bored look.

"Rebekah, I do not have time to explain, I need to go speak to Miss Bennett, just do it," he said and all but shoved the blood bags into his only sister's hands.

Rebekah's eyes rolled at the mention of the Bennett witch. "What has she done now?"

"I'm not sure, just something I need to find out," he answered and looked down to the blood bags in his sister's hands. "Just give them to Kol," he said and gave the blonde a quick smile before he left the kitchen and headed to the study to pick up his suit jacket.

"Elijah!" her voice called out as she sped into the study. "He's not there," she said and tossed the blood bags on one of the desks.

"What do you mean he's not there?" Elijah asked.

"I mean he left. The balcony door was open," she told him and the older Original silently cussed. "Okay what is really going on?" Rebekah asked. Elijah was not normally this protective over Kol.

"Honestly I don't know but I think I know where he went," he replied and strode out of the study, Rebekah trailing behind. She was going with him and he wasn't going to complain. With the way Kol's acting at the moment, he might need all the help he could get to restrain his younger and reckless brother.

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Bonnie and Caroline left the Bennett house and Caroline began to furiously tap on the witch's arm while her back was turned as she locked the front door behind the two of them.

"What?" Bonnie asked, slightly annoyed as she turned to her vampire friend who wasn't even looking at her but straight ahead. Bonnie followed the vampire's gaze and her stomach dropped when she saw Kol coming towards them.

As the witch studied the Original she noticed that something was off. Though he was walking straight, he seemed slightly uncoordinated in his movements, swaying every now and then.

"Kol?" Bonnie called and walked closer to him, Caroline following closely behind ready to jump in and pull her friend back at any moment. "Are you okay?" she asked with concern as she looked over him. He looked sick.

Bonnie raised a hand to Kol's cheek but he harshly slapped it away. "What did you do to me?" he hissed and Caroline looked to Bonnie, confused.

"This again?" Bonnie questioned with a frustrated sigh. She honestly had no idea what he was going on about.

"What is going on?" Caroline asked and looked back and forth from Kol and Bonnie, trying to figure out what the hell was going on.

"Stay out of it!" Kol snarled to the blonde before turning back to Bonnie.

"Kol, calm down!" Bonnie said firmly and stepped closer to him and placed a hand on his chest in an attempt to calm him. It seemed to work as he looked down at her. "Tell me what's going on," she said softly. "What's wrong?"

"Stop acting like you don't know," he growled and gripped onto her wrist almost painfully, her slight wince causing Caroline to jump in.

"Hey! Back off!" Caroline yelled and used as much strength as she could and pushed Kol away from Bonnie, pushing him back a few paces. The blonde turned away from Kol and face Bonnie, her face softening. "Are you okay?" she asked her and Bonnie nodded.

The witch's eyes widened when she saw Kol appear right behind Caroline but before she could even say anything his hands were on either side of the blonde's head and Bonnie let out a sharp gasp of horror as she watched Kol snap Caroline's neck to the side and let her fall limp and lifeless to the ground.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Bonnie yelled at Kol who just stood above them, looking furious and insane. Bonnie knelt down next to Caroline, feeling unsure of what to do. A vampire getting their neck snapped didn't kill them, did it?

"Kol!" Bonnie heard a strong voice bellow from nearby. The witch looked past Kol and saw Elijah and Rebekah quickly making their way towards them.

Bonnie cradled Caroline's head in her lap, stroking her hair as she watched Elijah take a hold of Kol and roughly pushing him to Rebekah who easily got a hold of him in his seemingly weakened state.

"Get him home, make sure he doesn't leave," Elijah told Rebekah who nodded, getting Kol away from Bonnie as quickly as possible.

"You should get her inside before one of you neighbours notice," Elijah said and he knelt down, one arm under Caroline's knees and the other behind her neck, lifted her up in his arms.

"Snapping a vampire's neck doesn't kill them, right?" she asked and Elijah let out a chuckle.

"Definitely not," he answered and walked up the steps of the porch and waited for Bonnie to unlock the front door.

The witch invited the Original in, something she wasn't too please about but she couldn't carry Caroline inside and she knee Elijah wouldn't take advantage of the invite. He may not exactly like her right now after what she did, but he wasn't the sort to just kill.

Elijah carried Caroline to the couch, and Bonnie placed a pillow behind her friend's head for some comfort when she woke up. She through a blanket over the blonde vampire that way if her dad or Sally expectantly returned home from work early it would just look like Caroline fell asleep rather than had her neck snapped by a crazy Original that had a grudge against Bonnie.

"How long will it take for her to wake up?" she asked Elijah, her eyes on her friend.

"Should not be too long," he answered.

Bonnie nodded then frowned. "What was wrong with him?" she asked and although she was pissed as all hell at him for what he did, she could not stop the concern from leaking out in her voice.

"We are not too sure but he seems to think that you have something to do with it and I am here to find out if that is true or not," Elijah replied and Bonnie walked out of the living room and to the hallway, Elijah following behind her.

"Do you actually think that I did something?" She folded her arms over her chest.

"Given your previous actions I think you can understand why he believes that," he replied and she knew he was right.

"I didn't do anything, Elijah," she told him, looking him straight in the eyes. "Vampires can tell when you're lying, right?" he nodded and she took a step forwards. "Am I lying?"

"You have managed to fool us in the past, Miss Bennett," Elijah answered. "But on this occasion…I do believe you," he added and Bonnie gave him a small but grateful smile. "I should be getting back to him, see how he is," Elijah said. "And don't worry, Miss Forbes should awake shortly," he added and Bonnie nodded, silently thanking him for his help before he opened the door and walked out.

Bonnie shut the door behind him with a heavy sigh, her back leaning against the door. It wasn't even ten in the morning and already everything seemed to be falling apart. She pushed herself off the door and made her way back to the living room to check on Caroline before seating on the chair across from the couch and waited for her friend to wake up.

As she waited, her mind drifted to Kol. She hated him for what he just did but she couldn't help but worry for him at the same time. Elijah had confirmed that there was something up but even he did not know what.

She shouldn't even be worried about him after he snapped Caroline's neck, whatever is happening he deserves so she tried to push Kol out of her mind by picking up one of the entertainment magazines on the coffee table, hoping that the mindless gossip would distract her from Kol, at least until Caroline woke up.

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Elijah made it back to the mansion and headed straight to Kol's room, pleased to find him there and not anywhere else.

"You look a little better," he commented to his brother, noticing a little colour had returned to his face.

"I drained the rest of that girl as soon as I got back but I don't feel much better," he replied with a shrug.

"Nik is getting rid of the body now," Rebekah said from the chair next to the balcony.

"Did you find out if Bonnie did it?" Kol asked and Elijah shook his head.

"I don't believe that Bonnie is to blame for whatever it is that you have," he answered and Kol scowled.

"I know she did this," he muttered darkly.

"And what exactly is 'this'?" Rebekah questioned but neither brother answered. They had no answer to give after all.

"You should rest, maybe it will pass with time," Elijah said to Kol who only looked at his brother with a doubtful expression.

"Fine," he gritted, he hated be told what to do. "But not because you told me, but because I'm so damned tired." He hadn't felt this exhausted since he was human.

"We will bring up some blood hourly," Elijah said. "But please just remain in here and if something is wrong call for us, don't go back to Bonnie, come to us," he finished and Kol rolled his eyes at his brother but agreed nonetheless.

Rebekah stood and followed her brother out of the room, allowing Kol to rest.

Kol sighed in relief when his siblings finally left him alone. He did care for his brother, a lot, but he did get overbearing at time. Elijah had always been protective over all of them, especially when they were hurt or sick (the sick part only occurring when they were human) but Kol was grateful to have a brother that cared so much about them.

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Early the next morning, Rebekah entered Kol's room

"What the…" Rebekah trailed off as she looked over Kol's hand, lifting up for a closer inspection. All his veins in his hands were completely visible through the skin, like some sort of black liquid was making its way through his bloodstream, starting with his hands. "Elijah! Nik!" she yelled out, waking the sleeping Kol at the same time.

"Bex?" Kol groaned sleepily. "What's going on?"

"Your hand," she said and held it up so he could see it, his eyes widening when he saw the dark veins.

Nik and Elijah arrived into Kol's room only seconds after she had called for them.

"What is it?" Nik asked, slightly annoyed from being woken by his sisters screeching voice.

Rebekah held Kol's hand out. "Look at this," she said and Elijah walked closer, inspecting Kol's hand. "What do you think it is?" Rebekah asked her oldest brother.

"I have no idea, I've never seen anything like it," he answered honestly as he looked over Kol's hand, the twisting and turning causing the youngest male Original to sit up. "Niklaus," Elijah summoned, wanting to know if maybe his other brother had seen this before.

Niklaus walked over, peering over Elijah's shoulder to take a look. "I have no idea," he said and looked to Kol who wasn't doing well at hiding his anxiety about what was going on. "It most likely has something to do with his behaviour yesterday," he said to Elijah who nodded in agreement.

Elijah continued to look over the infected area, asking Rebekah to open the curtains, the morning light flooding through the glass balcony doors allowing him to see it a little better.

Whatever it was, it seemed to take a while to spread. It took a full day to take effect, and a night to cover his hand. Elijah predicted that in no more than a few days-time it would reach his heart. If it were deadly, it will kill him.

"What could do this?" Rebekah asked, standing over Elijah's shoulder.

"Bonnie," Kol tried to tell them but Elijah shook him off.

"No. If this is indeed some sort of magic, it is way beyond her years," Elijah replied and Klaus growled lowly from behind him. "Niklaus?" Elijah questioned.

"I think we may need to wake up Finn," the hybrid said and Rebekah, Elijah and Kol exchanged looks.

It was all beginning to make sense now.

Esther.

Again.

"Can't she just stay gone?" Rebekah gritted out and placed her hands on her hips.

"If Esther truly is behind this, it must have been intended for all of us given the timing," Elijah spoke and Klaus nodded.

"She didn't know that Bonnie unlinked us," the hybrid added. "Whatever is happening to Kol was meant for all of us."

"Which means it's obviously deadly," Rebekah finished and looked over to Kol with a frown and he sent her a small smile, trying to tell her that he'll be fine but both knew otherwise.

Whatever that was, was going to kill him and they all knew it, Kol knew it.

"Whatever she knows I guarantee Finn will too," Klaus said. "I'll go wake him up," he said and walked out of Kol's room and headed for the basement where he placed Finn's coffin.

While they were linked, Klaus had tracked down and captured Finn, taking his blood for the spell and locking him in the basement. As soon as the unlinking spell had been complete, a dagger was back in his heart.

If only he had a White Oak stake. Nothing would give him more pleasure than permanently killing Finn.

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Sorry this one was so boring and short and but I didn't want to give too much away in this chapter! As for the next few chapters I can either I can make 2 relatively long chapters or I can split it up in to maybe 3-4 regular chapters, up to you guys and how you would prefer to read because I know some people don't like really long chapters.

Either way, next chapter will explain what is happening to Kol and that's about all I can say really without giving too much away :) Oh and Bonnie and Caroline scenes of course!

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for all the feedback for my previous chapter. You guys are awesome!

Sorry for any mistakes in this chapter and pretty please leave a review!

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