A/N: Thank you all so much for the reviews! I'm so glad most of you liked it! I hope you guys like this next chapter. It's kind of long but it has plenty of Kol flashbacks. Thank you again so much!
Memories of the Past:
"Really? Challenging your brother?" She asked in disbelief to her about Kol. "I would have though, he would have hated that, if he's anything like Klaus, he gets pissed off anytime I disagree with him."
Rebekah shook her head. "Kol loved to be challenged. Anyone else was too scared of what he would do but you didn't care. He wasn't as easily tempered as Nik is."
"So Klaus didn't like that I was in love with Kol?"
Rebekah knew that was more than completely true. "Oh God no. You were his witch. No one got to touch his things and live again. Kol was just lucky he was out brother. And that you loved him."
Beth rolled her eyes at being called his witch again. It was infuriating and demeaning. "Why does everyone keep calling me his witch? If I loved Kol, I doubt Nik would call me his anything." She said taking another swig of the sweet wine.
"Believe me, Elizabeth. You were his witch. It didn't matter if you loved him or not. He may not have loved you like Kol did but he cared about you, a lot. You were his." Rebekah assured her. Klaus was very territorial especially when it came to her. It was why her and Kol clashed so much cause they both cared about her.
"So I was Klaus' but I was Kol's too?" She asked rolling her eyes. Rebekah just smirked. She knew how annoying it was to her.
"Funny how things worked back then, isn't it?"
Beth scoffed. "It really was. So let me get this straight. Klaus liked me but couldn't say it cause he couldn't let himself. I was with Kol who I loved but didn't love me cause he cheated and I fell in love with Elijah until I met my untimely demise?" She asked. That was basically all she got from Rebekah and she could barely keep up.
Rebekah nodded. It sounded about right. "That about sums it up, yeah."
Beth sighed. "So I sound like a bitch who turned into a slut. Awesome." She replied her voice dripping with sarcasm. She would have thought that, she wouldn't have played with guy's hearts like that. She felt as though she was like Katherine.
Rebekah rolled her eyes. She wasn't understand, she was just jumping to the worst conclusions. She was far from being a bitch or slut. "It wasn't that simple. I told you, Elizabeth, things were different back then."
"Yeah but it sounded like I screwed up your family, no wonder you hated me." She said guiltily.
Rebekah laughed. That was far from the truth. If anything she was part of the family and they welcomed her in theirs. "I only hated you at first cause I didn't trust you. I grew to like you again. Kol was becoming a different person. When I saw how you were changing Kol I didn't mind you…as much."
"Yeah but I don't get that." Her memories kept coming out of order so it was confusing. The last one she had was when they were friends and she didn't like Kol. "I had a memory. We were at a dance and we were getting along. And you kept saying Kol liked me but I didn't like him. Or that's what I said."
Rebekah laughed. She knew exactly what she was talking about. "That was when you first came to stay with us. We were friends far before you fell for my brother." She laughed again. She remembered how arrogant Elizabeth thought Kol was. And she'd be sure to tell him that. She wasn't afraid of him. "He loved you right away, though. From the first time that you called him egotistical and then he was taken back and said you had a fire in you. Needless to say that's what impressed my brothers the most, that you weren't afraid. It was either very stupid or uncommonly brave. We decided on brave."
Beth tapped her foot anxiously. She wasn't really nervous but she didn't like waiting. Klaus was probably on his way now but she was bored too. Elijah and Rebekah were both out. She would have gone with Rebekah but she wanted to ask Klaus a question about the curse. "You must be the witch." She turned, as she heard someone walk into the room. She saw a young man, slightly older her. He was handsome with a small grin playing on his face. He had dark features and Elizabeth could feel there was a certain mystery to him. She figured he was a friend of Niklaus.
"My name's Elizabeth. And you are?"
"Kol." He greeted with a smile. She was beautiful, with her wavy hair and brown eyes. Her eyes held a certain glow of curiosity. He bent down and kissed the top of her knuckled.
"Nice to meet you, Kol." She replied. It wasn't every day you got a compliment like that but she could see that he was more than just charming. "I suppose you're here for Niklaus?" She asked
"Yes, I am actually. Nik seems to be running late as usual. But I don't mind now that there is company in the form of a beautiful woman." He complimented her.
"Right, well thank you." She smiled politely at him, though she felt he held some ulterior motive. His eyes held a sort of mischievous glint to them. There was something more. She walked around the room, hoping that Klaus would come back soon.
"You know a woman as beautiful as you would look perfect on my arm, seeing as I'm just as handsome as you are beautiful." He commented with a smirk. Elizabeth laughed lightly, there it was, he was arrogant. She should have known someone charming as him, had to have some flaw. He thought he was completely perfect.
"Kol, that's sweet and you're charming but you're also conceited, which isn't a good combination. Sorry, you're not my type. Why don't you find some other clueless girl to fall for that." She replied sweetly with a smile as she stopped pacing in front of the fireplace.
"But they aren't as fun to talk to as you." He told her with a grin. He took a step towards her.
"Yes, but I'm sure they'll enjoy your presence more than me." She retorted. He wasn't going to give up, which annoyed her. She really hoped that Klaus would be there soon. Kol leaned in so that she could practically feel his body heat on her.
"I highly doubt that."
Elizabeth leaned in too. Their noses were almost touching, they were so close together. "Well, then that's your problem." She replied as she pulled back before he could think about closing the distance.
He let out a chuckle of amusement. Kol was pleasantly surprised. He wasn't usually turned down like that. It was interesting. This girl obviously wasn't like everyone else. Any other girl would have loved to have that said to them. She wasn't easily charmed though. This girl had fire to her. He wanted her. Before he could speak again, the door opened. Both of them turned their attention to Niklaus as he stepped in. "Are you bothering my witch, brother?"
"Not at all, Nik. Just getting to know her." He said with a smirk.
"Brother? You're Niklaus' brother?" She asked in shock. Rebekah had told her she had another brother but he was traveling. He wasn't supposed to be coming for a few days and she wasn't expecting him to be so charming but very egotistical.
"Yes, I am the conceited one and only Kol Mikaelson." He confirmed amused. Klaus was confused but he knew that leaving Kol with Elizabeth, there was sure to be some friction.
Elizabeth knew she had to apologize but she didn't want to. "I'm sorry about that." She forced it out.
"That's quite all right, love. But an evening out would definitely count as an apology." He suggested. Elizabeth kept herself from scoffing.
"I'm not that sorry." She told him walking away. Klaus let out a laugh as Kol just smirked. She definitely was different. Klaus could keep him occupied now. "And I'm not your witch, Niklaus." She reminded him again as she walked past Klaus. He was still laughing. It was funny to him, seeing his own brother shot down. It didn't happen often.
"Of course not, sweetheart." He assured her. She bent down to pick up her grimoire that fell near the table. Klaus moved towards Kol as they watched her stand up. "Fantastic isn't she? I plan on keeping her around for a while."
"I hope you do, brother." He said smiling.
"Good bye, Kol." She said with fake politeness.
He smirked at her, giving her a mischievous look that said he accepted the challenge. "Goodbye, Elizabeth."
"Good to know." Beth smiled as she finished telling her about how they met and Rebekah returned it. "So why didn't they tell me any of this?" Beth asked moving to face her.
"Because they wanted you all to themselves. You didn't know anything. It was all a brand new start. Even Elijah didn't tell you about Kol cause, it was obvious that you'd always love Kol. You would never see him more than a friend, even if you were together. Klaus just wanted more. He told you only a little to keep you interested in speaking to him, though it worked like a charm. I'm surprised he didn't tell you that, he got you to stay after you broke things off with Elijah." She noticed. She wouldn't have been here otherwise. Beth was surprised too.
"So does he still like me? Klaus?"
Rebekah hesitated before saying, "Nik does care for you and that's all I will say. Even if he has done some things, he does care about you. I don't want to speak for my brother though. Trust me, he'll make his intentions known either way." Beth nodded.
"You know, you and Kol might have loved each other but you would still fight like cats and dogs at time, especially the longer you were together. But even then it wouldn't take long before one of you apologized."
"Rebekah!" Elizabeth yelled from the living room. She was pacing. She couldn't believe she did this to her. Of all people, she should have understood why she was upset with Kol. She didn't deserve to be stuck with him. Kol just looked on amused, from the couch, as she walked in front of the lit fireplace. "I swear if you don't let me out, I'll really kill him."
"Can't kill me, love. I'm already dead." He reminded her with a smirk. He didn't mind being here with her. Rebekah was trying to get them to stop fighting, like she has for days. But he was surprised she'd go lengths as using another witch. At least this way he could try and get her to hear him out.
"Bite me." She snapped at him.
"Are you offering?" He asked cheekily. She tried her best to ignore him but he really got under he skin. She really didn't want to hear his numerous excuses he would have. Elizabeth grabbed her grimoire and went through the book to see what she could find to lift the spell. She sat on a chair, on the other side of the room. "You can't ignore me forever, Elizabeth." She rolled her eyes, not replying. "Come on, darling, just let me explain."
"Oh I think it's pretty self-explanatory." She replied coldly as she walked over to the fireplace. He sighed as he stood up. This was going to be a long night, especially if Rebekah and his brothers stayed out. "You dumped ice cold water on my head!"
"Well, technically it was yours and that warlock's head." Kol pointed out, knowingly. Elizabeth just scoffed at him as she began pacing. "And that was only because he was flirting with you! It was necessary."
"Necessary? Are you serious? You didn't even apologize!"
"There's nothing to apologize for! He was flirting with you!" Elizabeth scoffed at him again. She couldn't believe that he was trying to justify his actions. Actually she could, cause Kol never took responsibility. You'd think of after almost two years of being together, he would have enough sense to know that she wasn't interested in anyone else. "He should have known better. He shouldn't have been sniffing around you."
"Oh yeah, why's that Kol?" She asked angry.
"Because…. because you're…because you're mine!" He blurt it out before he could stop himself. The second he said it; he knew that it was just going to get worst. Elizabeth scoffed. She couldn't believe that he really said that to her, like she was property. Like she actually belonged to him. "Elizabeth I…" She didn't say a word as she grabbed her book and walked over to the other side of the room. Sitting on the floor, she started to mumble under her breath. Kol was actually nervous to go over to her while she was like this but he started feeling weird. Before he realized what happened, he passed out.
"So what happened?" Beth asked.
Rebekah laughed at the memory. "You turned him into a dog.
"She turned me into a bloody mutt!" He shouted in anger as he entered the room. Elizabeth had left to her room as soon as Rebekah and the boys got home and the spell was lifted. She didn't say where Kol was though. Rebekah could only laugh. Figured that there was a reason Elizabeth forgave her so quickly for leaving them there, alone. "She locked me in my bedroom, where I was chasing my tail for 3 bloody hours!"
"I can tell by the tail."
Kol looked behind him in the mirror and saw he did indeed still had a tail. That part apparently hadn't worn off. "Oh, bloody hell!" He exclaimed. Rebekah could only laugh. He did have it coming to him. Saying that she was his witch or girl was one thing, but telling her that she was his, just wasn't good. She was surprised that Elizabeth didn't do anything worst to him.
"You shouldn't have said she was yours. You know as well as anybody she hates that." Rebekah told him nonchalantly. Kol just let out an annoyed growl before stalking off. "Try not to burn down the house…. again!"
"You eventually stopped fighting and made up but I'll never forget that day. And I knew that, when he came in with that tail, Kol had finally met his match." Rebekah said as they laughed together. Beth couldn't believe all of that. She had to wonder how it would be if she was still with him. "I know it must be weird for you to hear about your relationship with my brother and not knowing him. Soon all of these memories will probably come back to you."
"I hope so. It's annoying not to know but I appreciate you telling me everything, Rebekah." She thanked her and she smiled in return. It was nice for it to be normal for once. It had been so long since she had a friend, let alone someone who she trusted from before. It was actually refreshing to have some girl talk even if it was about her family.
"You're welcome. Trust me when I say he did love you, though. No matter if he said it out loud or not. When you died…it hit us all very hard, especially Kol. I've never seen him to broken and he turned it off and in a very big way." Rebekah said in remembrance. "That was a difficult time for him. He lost it completely. Kol was crazy and impulsive especially with you but he kept it in check but after your death, he didn't. There was no reasoning with him or convincing him to go home, he was completely detached. He killed and murdered and he got completely out of control. It was a reason Nik daggered him. He couldn't deal with your death."
Beth felt a certain sorrow for them. Rebekah obviously missed her brother a lot but he would have exposed them. She decided to change the subject, she didn't want to dwell on the negative aspects of their time. I'll never forget the first time I saw Kol genuinely nervous about you." She said with a grin.
"Maybe I should ask her another time." Kol suggested as he paced the room. Rebekah rolled her eyes. They had been there for nearly an hour while he tried to get up the nerve to ask Elizabeth to go out. "I mean, she's probably really busy tonight anyways."
"Relax, Kol. Its just Elizabeth." Rebekah said calmly.
"Exactly, Rebekah! It's Elizabeth!" He exclaimed. Rebekah was actually surprised when he came to her, nervous. Kol was never nervous about anything. And here was her brother worried about asking their friend out. "She's probably not even here."
"You can hear her as well as I do, that she's downstairs, right now, on the piano." Rebekah told him. She was right, Kol just wanted a reason to put this off. Kol still paced around the room as Rebekah sat relaxed in the chair, near the door. "You'll be fine. All you have to do is not be an ass to her."
"I don't mean to be an ass to her, Rebekah." He said and she gave him a look. That wasn't completely true. He usually spoke without thinking, or he purposely was an ass. He sighed. "Okay, I don't mean to be an ass most of the time."
"There you go. Listen, Elizabeth doesn't hate you as much in the beginning. Just try not to say anything stupid." Rebekah said.
"So he just shouldn't talk at all then, sister?" Klaus said amused as he sauntered into the room. Kol flashed him a glare before going back to pacing. It was obvious he had heard their whole conversation already, he didn't really want his brother's input. And apparently, neither did Rebekah.
"Oh, leave him alone, Nik."
Klaus just shrugged, innocently as he leaned in the doorway. He turned to Kol. "So where are you taking my lovely witch tonight, brother?"
Kol looked at him suspiciously. "I am taking Elizabeth out by a lake tonight, if she'll agree to go with me. What does it matter to you?" He asked him.
"It doesn't. I was just wondering, is all, brother." Klaus shrugged again. "You know, are you sure that's a good idea? I mean if she doesn't want to go in the first place will a lake be a nice place?" Klaus had a hint of a grin on his face as he saw Kol getting more nervous. He was obviously over thinking his idea, which was just his plan.
"Stop it, Nik. He's nervous enough as it is." Rebekah said coming to her brother's defense. She stood up and pushed him out of the room. "If you're not going to help, you might as well leave." Klaus left with a grin on his face and Rebekah turned back to her brother who looked even more anxious. "If you back out, I'll kill you!" She did not just spend an hour coaching him for him to back out.
Kol put his hands up in surrender. "I'm not going to back out, Rebekah."
"Good because you know if you don't do something, our brother will." She warned him. Kol's expression went dark. He knew as well as she did, he would too. "So breathe, and just go and ask her."
"Go ask who what?" Elizabeth asked as she walked into the room. Rebekah and Kol were so caught up in their conversation; they didn't realize she was on her way up. Kol was nervous for a second until he saw her bright smile that reached her eyes that were glowing, with an innocent inquisitiveness. Without a second thought, Kol marched up to her, and before she could do anything, Kol pressed his lips against hers, kissing her deeply. Elizabeth was too shocked to respond but she felt herself kiss him back, as though it was the most natural thing in the world.
Kol pulled back grinning, as he was the happiest guy in the world. "You have no idea how bloody long I've been wanting to do that."
Elizabeth let out a nervous laugh. "Well, it sure didn't show." She replied truthfully. That was very unexpected. Kol just grinned, happy that she didn't reject him or throw him across the room. And she was flustered and he could hear her heart racing. "I, um, I need to get back."
Rebekah flashed her brother a look. He quickly said, "Wait! Um, well you have dinner with me tonight?" He asked hopefully. If he was being arrogant like normally, she would have just said no but he seemed to actually want her to come. She smiled at him.
"Okay."
"And that was when I knew he really liked you." Rebekah told her as she finished. She took a sip of the wine before handing it to her. "I always did prefer Kol with you."
"And why's that?"
"When he was with you he wasn't as destructive or cruel for that matter. You brought out his better side. I mean, he still was Kol, nothing could change him but there was a part of him that made him happier. Because as soon as he did something crazy, we'd have to leave again, but he now had a reason to stay, for you. For a while, we were truly a family." Rebekah admitted. She had to admit she did miss those times. Klaus was still obsessed about the curse and breaking it but there were times when it was like they were actually a family. Beth was surprised but smiled at her. "Trust me, it was better that way." Rebekah stood up, stretching; Beth realized they'd been sitting there so long that night had fallen. "Now that I've told you all I know, you have to return the favor. Catch me up on what's happened the last 90 years. Who in the bloody hell is Lady Gaga?"
Beth laughed as she began to tell her all about what's occurred since the 1920's. Rebekah was surprisingly more interested in the pop culture of today then anything else. They moved to the living room so Rebekah could get another glass of scotch. "I think I'm going to have to get used to this decade." Rebekah decided after Beth finished. She smiled before it turned into a frown. "I thought I told you to leave." Beth turned and saw Elena walking. She was just as surprised as she was. "Twice."
"How do you know that Michaels killed you mother?" Elena asked out of the blue as she walked up to the girls. Beth was confused to why she would just come in here and ask something like that. It was obviously a sour subject seeing as they found out that was her father. Rebekah had told her everything she told Elena.
"Nik was there. He told me." Rebekah said obviously.
"He lied to you." Elena told her.
"And how do you know that?" Rebekah asked her with obvious annoyance. It wasn't like she was there or even really knew her brother. She couldn't possibly understand what she was talking about.
"The cave where you carved your family's names is covered in symbols." Elena said as she took out the pictures Alaric had took. Beth stood up closer, to the pictures. She realized that he must have figured out what they all meant. Elena put on of the photos down on the table. "The story of your family: how your parents arrived," She put another one down. "How they made piece, the spell that turned them into vampires, and this." She put one final one down. "This is the symbol for hybrid. It's a combination of the werewolf and the vampire symbol. And this is the one for your mother." She put a picture down that had the necklace that Elena had.
"Her necklace." She said. She was trying to comprehend everything but it still made no sense why she was bringing this to her. Elena threw one more down on the table.
"And this is the story of her death. The hybrid killed the original witch. Not Mikael. Klaus!" Elena told her bluntly.
"No! No he wouldn't!" Rebekah said shaking her head fiercely. Klaus wouldn't do that and lie to her. He was her brother, he couldn't have.
"She put the curse on him! Made it so that he would be the only one of his kind. And then she rejected him. With the werewolf gene comes aggression and violence. When he turned, all of that was heightened. He killed her, Rebekah. And then he made up this entire lie about your father, so he wouldn't lose you." Elena explained but Beth thought she needed to back off. Rebekah was having a hard time hearing all of this as it was.
"These mean nothing!" Rebekah shouted as tears streamed down her face. She grabbed the photos. "They're just stupid drawings done by stupid people who had no idea who my family was!" She yelled as she threw them into the lit fireplace. Beth felt bad for her but Elena didn't. She just kept pressing her.
"Then why are you so upset?"
"Elena." Beth warned her.
"Why are you doing this to me?" Rebekah asked Elena, still in tears. "I've done nothing to you!"
"Klaus killed your mother!" Elena said as she took a step towards her. "He has a hold on you, on me, on everyone. He has for a thousand years. We have to make it stop!"
Rebekah grabbed Elena by her throat and pushed her up against a wall. "Shut up! Shut up! Don't talk anymore! Nothing!" She shouted her vampire face coming out. Beth cautiously walked over to the girl as she started to sob again. She placed a hand on her shoulder, and she let go of Elena. She was shaking with sadness as she fell to her knees, crying.
Elena just stood there staring at the crying original. Beth kneeled down besides Rebekah and held her as she cried into her shoulder. Beth gave Elena a knowing look and jerked her head towards the door, with a glare. Her, being here wasn't helping at all. Elena hesitated but Beth glared again at her and left. Beth gently shushed Rebekah as she cried into her shoulder. Right now, she needed a friend and Beth was there for her, knowing that this was just the beginning.
