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Chapter 36

Abruptly Kol pushed her away and then stared at her. He tried to return to Bonnie but Caroline and Elena were blocking his path. They were still staring in shock at the lithe woman with the vibrant red hair and piercing green eyes before them. Her hair was in a high ponytail and still fell a third of the way down her back.

"I ought to snap your neck for that," Kol glared.

"What the hell?" Elena gasped this time. Finally both Klaus and Elijah emitted a low growl surprising the girls but it had the desired effect. Kennadie backed away quickly.

"Elijah," she paled and then even more so as she noticed Klaus was also there as well as Rebekah.

"Kennadie allow me to introduce you to Elena, Caroline and Bonnie, my new sisters," Rebekah said a little stiffly, "and my husband Stefan." A moment later things took another turn much to everyone's amazement as Bonnie flashed Kennadie against a nearby stone wall. Her eyes were dark with her anger. She held Kennadie by the throat. Bonnie was crazed by the fact that she could smell Kol all over this stranger.

"Elijah, Klaus, Bekah…is one of you going to do something?" Kol looked to his siblings.

"Absolutely," Klaus grinned and he pulled Caroline into his arms and kissed her before he held her lovingly.

"Does someone want to explain this to me?" Elena groaned.

"Kol sired her," Stefan deduced. "Kennadie is one of his sires; apparently one of the few that he hasn't ended."

"He may not have to," Elijah observed as Bonnie had shifted her hold and now one hand hovered over the redhead's heart.

"Let go of me!" Kennadie finally managed to push Bonnie off of her.

"Enough!" Kol growled and he flashed in between the two of them. Kennadie pouted.

"Now darling I was only having a bit of fun. I had heard there were Mikaelsons back in England. I thought I would see if I could get you out of your box for a bit of fun. How about we ditch your stick-in-the-mud siblings and go paint the town red," Kennadie said and as she spoke her eyes turned midnight dark and her veins appeared.

"Things have changed Kennadie," Kol said firmly. "I don't do that anymore."

"Oh my; what have they done to you?" she pouted further.

"Klaus," Kol said and the rest of the request must have been understood because Klaus appeared before the redhead a moment later. His eyes dilated and hers responded.

"You will forget who sired you and anything you know about the Mikaelson family. You did not meet any of us today. Further you will stop mercilessly killing humans; you will be respectful of human life. Now leave this area and do not return." She repeated what he had said and then took off.

Kol was quietly introspective as they returned to the cars. He put the car into gear and began to drive aggressively north. They had promised to show the girls Scotland so Edinburgh was there next destination. Finally after a few minutes Bonnie put her hand over his on the stick shift.

"Kol I want you to make me one promise please," Bonnie said gently. He didn't say anything; couldn't even take his eyes off the road. She could feel his anxiety and worry coursing through her. "If you ever decide we need to part ways please promise me that you will not erase my memory of you and your family. Don't let your siblings do it either."

"Bonnie you're my mate. I love you. I'm not going to leave you, ever," Kol was adamant.

"Did you make the same promise to her?"

"Never" he said vehemently.

"You're lucky," Caroline looked to Elena. "Elijah's the only one who doesn't have a bunch of sires running around out there."

"I wonder what it would feel like…" Caroline mused between bites of her dinner. Stefan was keeping an eye on the girls while the Mikaelsons had all gone off together. Kol had barely spoken a handful of words to Bonnie the rest of the journey.

"I told Kol that if it ever came to that I would go but I didn't want to be compelled to forget him," Bonnie said. "I…I want the memories if nothing else."

"He's not leaving you," Stefan finally interjected. "Would two of the three of you please look down at the rings on your fingers? That is not something a vampire takes lightly. Vampires don't typically get married because very few share strong bonds outside of family. None of you are under a sire bond – you are not controlled by your sires. Caroline and Elena in your case Katherine is dead but I know neither of you had any love loss for her. What you feel so strongly inside of you is your mate bond. I can assure you from experience that is the most powerful force I have encountered. I don't think even an original could break it. I can also tell you by the looks in their eyes that they don't want to."

Everyone was silent for a moment and then all three girls started sobbing and excused themselves to their suites on the same floor leaving a flabbergasted Stefan in their wake. It was a scant fifteen minutes later when the originals returned to a floor full of crying women. Three brothers glared at Stefan.

"What did you do?" Elijah growled. Stefan shrugged.

"I told them that you loved them and you weren't going to leave them."

Earlier in the Evening

"Okay that was fun," Klaus opened as he took a long sip of his whisky. In Scotland there was nothing better and of course they had ordered the Glen, "Kol when are you going to learn how to clean up your messes?" He grinned and Kol growled easily taking the bait.

"Niklaus, Kol," Elijah chided.

"Why am I here? I do have a husband that I left on babysitting duty…"

"We're here because I don't want any more close calls where Bonnie, Caroline and Elena are concerned," Elijah replied. "Now has everyone been able to locate your lists?"

"Mine are all accounted for," Rebekah said. "The closest one is in Monte Carlo screwing a count."

"Those two Russian witches are still actively looking," Klaus said, "plus there's the Shanahan clan in Ireland but no one's heard any movement from them. Plus there's Cecily and I forget the other one's name – Rose's sires…"

"Okay," Elijah cut in, "let's cut to the chase is there anyone we need to be worried about?"

"No"

"I don't know where Katerina is but that's about as bad as it gets. Of course given her history with Stefan and the girls she could prove to be a problem." Everyone looked to Kol.

"I've taken care of most of my list over the years but I'm not concerned about any of the remaining ones," Kol said.

"Yes well it was your sire today that shot your fiancée in the shoulder," Klaus pointed out. "We may be untouchable but they're…not quite." Kol glared at his older brother.

"Excuse me while I use the loo – please feel free to continue the pissing contest without me," Rebekah said.

"Speaking of fiancées," Kol cleverly incorporated the segway, "when are you going to fish or cut bait Klaus?"

"That's none of your business," Klaus replied taking a very long drink.

"What are you intentions with Ms. Forbes?" Elijah asked. "You know the girls are very close…" Klaus took another long drink and looked away. "Okay let's make this simple. Do you love her?"

"Yes" Klaus admitted.

"Then what is holding you back?" Kol shrugged. "She's your mate and you're in love with her; though I'm going to guess you're not bonded…" Klaus took another long drink and Rebekah was making her way back to the group when Elijah was overcome by sadness. Elena was very upset. He noticed the expression on Kol's face was one of deep concern.

"Elena?"

"Very upset – Bonnie too?" Kol nodded and everyone hurried to get back.

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