Chapter 14

"Thank you Ms. Bennett," Rebekah and Elijah replied almost in unison. Sheila Bennett followed them to Elena's house and erected the strongest force field possible.

"That should protect you my dears," she replied.

Elijah nodded with a grin.

"Thank you. I just want to protect my family." He told her in a whisper. "Elena and I remember bits and pieces of it."

"Hold on to those and we will try to help the others," Sheila vowed. "Starting with your brother, Kol."

"Again, thank you." He told her as he looked at Jeremy fondly. He was overjoyed that he had a son and a wife. Looking at the brunette who was watching them, he flashed her a smile and she returned it.

"Yes I see you remember exactly how it goes," Sheila smiled. Maybe this was the key to winning the battle.

As Caroline walked into the house, Rebekah nodded at her brother and Sheila.

"We'll talk to mother and father about Kol volunteering but you know that they pass off the child rearing onto Elijah." Rebekah said lightly.

"I'll tell him to spend a few hours at the library when Bonnie works." He told them.

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"Kol you're going to volunteer at the library in the afternoons," Elijah told him the following afternoon.

Kol gaped at him.

"Why?" He asked. He didn't know why he had to volunteer at the library where that little witch worked at.

"Because I said so." Elijah told him. "Just do it for me, please little brother."

Kol practically idolized his brother Elijah and deep down still wished to emulate him.

"Yes Elijah," he smiled and hurried off to the library. Bonnie was already putting away the returns.

Bonnie looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

"What are you doing here vampire?" She hissed angrily and Kol smirked at her anger.

"I volunteer here. Elijah told me to and unlike my parents-I like Elijah and will listen to him." He told her as he annoyed her by taking the book she was about to put in the shelf.

"Volunteering means actually working and not just lurking," Bonnie declared with a glare.

"Good afternoon Kol," Sheila Bennett greeted him with a smile as she came to supervise the beginning of their teamwork. As strong as her magic was she was able to remember what her granddaughter and this vampire were supposed to be to one another.

"Good afternoon Miss Sheila." He said with a grin as he placed the book where Bonnie was going to put it. "There you go little witch, right where it needs to be."

Bonnie hissed angrily at him and as she held her hand out, he was on his knees crying out due to the aneurism that she was giving him.

"Little bunny!" Sheila scolded.

"He needs to learn how to be nice. He thinks because he's a vampire that he can do whatever he wants to other people. He doesn't think about other people's feelings!" Bonnie declared but at a stern look from Sheila she finally withdrew her magic.

"Both of you please get along!" Sheila growled at them.

Bonnie felt acutely her Grams' displeasure and Kol wasn't sure why but he could feel something too.

"I promise to help him Grams," Bonnie replied. "We'll get all the books put up so you won't have to worry..."

He nodded and took half the book, placing them on the shelves in alphabetical order.

"Yeah Miss Sheila! I'm sorry!" He told her.

"Show off," Bonnie said but her sweet smile disarmed her words.

"If you want me to-all the books that need to be on the higher shelves I'll do." Kol said softly.

"That's very nice of you to offer," Bonnie said obviously a little surprised. Once she made sure no one else was around she levitated a book into place on the top shelf. "Yeah we can split them like that if you don't mind. Of course since you can move really fast you'll be done in five minutes."

"I'll go at a human speed if that's what you want me to do." He told her sincerely. For some reason, that made her smile.

"That sounds good." She said, giving him a shy smile.

Sheila watched this with a smile on her face and hoped that they will become more than friends.