I Do Not Own Vampire Diaries/The Originals/Legacies

"Hello darling," he answered.

"All twenty-two vials of potion destroyed!" she cheered.

"Twenty-two?"

"Yeah, I counted them myself as I poured them out to burn them. I even cleaned the vials, they're in my dishwasher on sanitize right now," she promised.

"There were twenty-three."

"You're sure?"

"Yes, darling, I'm sure, I don't want that shit floating around," he answered as he pulled into the sheriff's station. "Was anyone with you?" he asked as he put the car in park.

"Just Elena and Caroline," she answered.

Kol closed his eyes and cursed. "I'll get Davina on it."

"Isn't she on bedrest."

"And she's the only one between the two of you who can take on a baby vamp and not be mauled," he stated.

"You don't think."

"I don't know, I just know that if a vampire takes this kind of potion, it will not end well, darling."

"Why?"

"Vampires are already existing as a heightened sense of existence, if a vampire has taken this, we will need to lock them up before they hurt people. This is a potion which ignites lust, all lust, especially blood lust."

"Fuck," Bonnie breathed.

"Fuck," he agreed. "I'll get her to take care of it, have her take Marcel or Bex as back up," he said.

"I didn't know," she muttered.

"I'm not blaming you darling, we're going to work the problem."

"Why would one of them take it?"

"Depends on what they are attracted to, for the most part this would repel vampires, but if a vampire has hybrid blood in their system it's possible, they're more 'alive' than animated, and the attraction is powerful," he said as he saw Elizabeth Forbes come out to him.

"Then it'll be Caroline," Bonnie said. "Klaus fed her his blood to heal her from a bite from Tyler."

"I'll send Davina that way."

"I'll go with her," she started.

"No."

"She's my friend!"

"And that's why you shouldn't," he stressed. "Also, you are not fully connected again, and I'd really rather not have you kill a friend with Expression because she pushes you into a corner."

"Then what should I do?"

"Go home, rest, I'll be by later with Davina because we need to talk," he said. "I have to go."

"Why?"

"I'm meeting with the Sheriff," he said.

Hanging up he dialed Davina's number.

"Hello," she greeted happily.

"Hello gorgeous, I need you to do me a favor," he said.

"Uh-huh/"

"Take my sister and your father figure to the Forbes residence and retrieve a vial of the potion, apparently the sunny baby vamp has Nik's blood in her system and is attracted to the potion," he sighed.

"Oh shit," she muttered.

"I'll be with her mother for about an hour so that's your timetable," he stated.

"We're on it," Davina said.

Kol hung up and got out of the car then.

"Kol, thanks for coming. I have the sheriff from the other county here," she informed him.

"That was fast."

"He got in last night, we've had similar occult murders in the area so he came here wondering if we might have leads," she explained. "He's not aware of the supernatural."

"That's alright," Kol said as he walked inside.

"Sheriff King, this is Kol Mikaelson, Kol, this is Joe," Elizabeth introduced which had Kol shaking the hand on a plump man.

"Pleasure to meet you, but not under these circumstances," the man said.

"Agreed," he answered as he tucked his hands in his pockets and walked after them to look at the files.

Davina limped up to the Forbes house and knocked lightly. She was still aching in places that she shouldn't be but she couldn't let this go. This was the kind of potion that would start problems.

The door opened for her to see Caroline.

"Davina," she sputtered.

"Hey," she winced a bit at having to stand but smiled at the blonde all the same.

"I've been meaning to come see you," Caroline admitted.

"Well I'm here now, can we talk?" she asked patiently.

"Um sure… come in," she said as she gestured for Davina to come in. Davina limped a bit as they went to a living area.

"I need the potion you took back," Davina said softly as she leaned on the arm of a chair.

"I didn't…"

"Please don't make me ask twice," she sighed.

"It just smells good," she muttered as her face heated up.

"I know," Davina lied. "It's a fertility potion, it's an aphrodisiac, it's supposed to be appealing. But it's powerful and dangerous."

"I…"

"No one's upset, least of all me or Kol, but we need that back before you do anything with it. Because you're a vampire it won't enhance the lust you're thinking, more than likely it'll enhance your bloodlust," she stated.

"What?"

"You'll hurt people if you take it," she explained.

"Here," Caroline fished it out of her pocket and held it out for Davina.

"Thank you," she nodded as she took it from Caroline.

"I'm sorry," she muttered.

"It's alright."

"Not just about the vial, but… you know, about my idiot boyfriend, or rather ex," she muttered.

"You kidnapped me? That's news to me," she retorted dryly.

"Davina, I'm serious, Tyler's a good person but Klaus has screwed him up and…" she groaned. "Klaus didn't screw him up, that wolf slut Hayley did."

"Really?" Davina spat out. "The blame game?"

"I know but…"

"No. Hayley and Tyler were pack adjacent, to wolves that bond is sacred, it's not something they break lightly or with ease. A wolf pack's brotherhood is like the military's it's life and death. And Hayley didn't sleep with Tyler."

"You don't know her that well."

"I do."

"You've known her what? A month?"

"My situation is complicated, but I've known her a lot longer than a month, and believe me, there's no way she'd sleep with an immature wolf. Your accusation reflects more on your lack of trust of your ex than it does slander Hayley, you sound foolish really, especially if he's your ex now. Furthermore, everything Tyler did, was Tyler's decision," Davina stated as she stepped towards the vampire.

"You are not responsible for what he did or why he did it, and this attempt at a childish apology where you blame a different friend of mine, isn't acceptable. Have a good day, I'm going home," she stated as she limped out of the house. She made it to the porch when Marcel scooped her up and trotted down the car.

"I need to go dispose of this at the Bennett ancestral grounds," Davina informed him.

"You need rest."

"This needs to be disposed of and then I'll be resting," she countered as she buckled in.

"What is it?" Rebekah asked her.

"Something not for vampires," she answered. The rest of the drive was taken in silence. Davina's morning had been her explaining the concept of time travel to Rebekah and how she was her and not her at the same time. The morning had overall, been tedious but productive. Then Kol's call had had her running after the potion.

Limping into the ancestral grounds of the Bennett's she disposed of the last vial and limped back out of the house.

"Marcel got a call, I said I'd take you home," Rebekah smiled at her.

"Thanks," Davina grimaced as she attempted to smile. Rebekah ended up offering her an arm as they walked back to the car.

"So… in the future, what were you and my brother?"

"We were best friends," she answered.

"Really?" Rebekah drawled out, disbelief etched on her face.

"Really."

"I don't believe that for a second, love."

"What is it with your family and not calling people by their names?" she chuckled.

"Habit," she dismissed. "And you're evading me, Marcel isn't around, and he'll never hear from me what you and Kol are."

"What makes you think we're anything more than what I said?" she asked with amusement.

"Oh, my father would love you," Rebekah chuckled.

"He did, sort of, I think he found me more amusing than anything else," Davina admitted as she buckled in.

"So you met our father."

"Yes, I met and survived Mikael combat training," Davina admitted.

"My father trained you!?"

"He attempted," Davina nodded.

"Bloody hell, he must've really liked you," Rebekah muttered. "I had to fast talk Kol into training me, father would never train a girl, he didn't believe we were incapable, but he did feel it was a waste of his time."

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure that didn't change when he was training me," she shrugged.

"You don't understand, our father only trained those he felt had potential, and those he respected."

"I don't think him knocking me on my ass is a sign of affection or respect," Davina chuckled.

"Don't think I won't ferret out what your exact relationship with my brother was," she warned.

"I would never assume differently," she mused tiredly.

"I will figure it out, love, best you tell me now."

"We're best friends and partners in crime," she answered.

Kol waved off Sheriff Joe King with Elizabeth Forbes and sighed.

"Who is it really?"

"It's a cult of witches," he explained. "Though to call them witches is a stretch, we call them Travelers, they eradicate magic that isn't their 'pure' magic, but it comes at a great cost. I'd wager one or two of those fifteen were witches, the rest were probably Travelers."

"But they're dead…" she said

"That's relative, Travelers are complicated, but compared to a normal witch they are fundamentally weaker, even a non-super witch is strong enough to take out a massive unit of them."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, myself, the Bennett girl and Davina Claire are three exceedingly powerful witches, which is rare. A normal witch, while powerful, isn't on our level. And there are more powerful witches than the three of us. A Traveler is weaker than a weak witch. However, they're dangerous because of sheer numbers and their willingness to use a practice of communal magic. Everything they do is to work around a curse placed upon their ancestors thousands of years ago, before my time even."

"So?"

"So, if they're moving this way, they're dangerous, and they're after Silas," he stated.

"Silas?"

"Davina and I just took him out. I don't know what they're after, but it'll be trouble when they get here," he muttered.

"Last thing we need is that kind of trouble," she grumbled.

"I was already on it, but now that I know they're coming I'll work faster," he said as he walked to his car.

"Where are you going?"

"To get to work before anyone ends up on the wrong side of a grave," he said as he got in his car.

"Hello?" he answered his phone as he turned over his engine and started for Davina's cabin.

"I disposed the last vial."

"Excellent love, I'll be there in twenty, then we need to go to the Bennett house," he said.

"Can't I nap?"

"After, what I have to discuss requires both of you," he said.

"Fine, but I'm getting coffee."

"I won't tell Marcel," he promised as he sped along. It didn't take him long to collect Davina who was drinking her coffee as she glared at him.

"Sorry, love," he grimaced as they went for the Bennett house.

"What is this about?"

"Our little partnership might need expanding," he said as he parked. He was helping Davina out before she could even open her door. They walked to the door which he knocked on lightly. A massive older man opened the door.

"Can I help you?" he asked flatly, his dark eyes boring into them.

"I'm Davina, this is Kol, we're friends of Bonnie's," Davina said.

"Dad!" Bonnie snapped as she appeared.

"I don't want any of that freaky stuff in my house!" he hissed.

"That's a shame, we're just into all sorts of freaky things," Kol promised with a smile.

"KOL!" Davina hissed as she poked his ribs.

"Don't do that!" he yelped as he evaded her.

"Behave! For once!"

"There's no fun in that!"

"I don't care!"

"Dad, this is Kol and Davina, they have been helping me reconnect with my magic after what Shane had me doing, they saved my soul and life." Bonnie informed her father, amusement written all over her face.

"Those two?"

"Yeah."

"Don't let the good looks fool you, mate, we're brilliant at what we do!" Kol preened.

Davina face palmed; which had him snickering in triumph. "I hate you; I hate you so much."

"You love me, love," he teased.

"I'm going to hex you into the next century!" Davina hissed.

"Are they always like that?" the man demanded.

"Yes," Bonnie giggled. "Come in you guys, this is my dad, Rudy."

"I guess a thank you is in order," Rudy said.

"Not a problem, you have a very talented daughter," Kol said honestly.

"She's a delight," Davina stated with a smile.

"If you don't mind, I do need to steal my two witches," Kol said to Rudy. "I'll return your lass though, promise."

"What's this about?" Rudy asked.

"Apparently Coven stuff. No, we're not a Coven, but apparently people think we are. And we're here to talk to your daughter as this is her home and Davina and I are merely guests," he explained.

"That answers nothing," Rudy stated flatly.

"Naturally," Kol chortled.

"Come on, we can talk in my room," Bonnie said.

"Stairs," Davina groaned, but Kol scoop up his tiny witch friend as he followed Bonnie up the stairs to her room. Depositing Davina in a chair he leaned on the closed door as he cast a silencing spell.

"What's up?"

"I've offered to work with the Gemini Coven with a small problem of theirs and in exchange they'll help with a Davina and I problem," he said to Bonnie. "The witch in question though will need to work closely with us, and as the most immediate safe spot to work is your ancestral grounds I thought to ask."

"What's the Gemini Coven?" she asked.

"They're one of the more ancient covens, they were founded in Ancient Greece, an alliance between a prominent Greek family and Egyptian family, it was to form a trade empire to dominate the Mediterranean, and they did. The Coven was famed for its fertility and prosperity, they are renown for twins. Thus, the name, the Gemini Coven. In Ancient Rome though, with the rise of Silas' faction, the Gemini Coven opposed him. It's said Silas cursed them to lose their prosperity by forcing twins to undergo a ritual called the Merge, else they would die. This was roughly the time before Silas disappeared off the face of the earth, now, after Silas disappeared the Gemini Coven got their revenge. I don't know particulars, but I do know they are behind the curse on a group called the Travelers who were the people of Silas. What Travels were called before that I don't know, never looked.

"Now, in exchange for information on the Merge for Davina's soul problem, I've agreed to help them hunt down Travelers. Which is where your house comes in because I'd need a work space Nik can't bust into to snoop, and I know he'll never get into your ancestral grounds. Coven is interested in working with us though."

"Us?" Bonnie asked.

"They believe the three of us are a Coven," Kol explained. "Or something, fuck, I don't know, they know you're in the area, and I've admitted to Davina being here though I haven't mentioned her by name."

"What do you think about this?" Davina asked him.

"Me? I think they're legitimate in whatever information they'll provide as what I'm providing is something they've been after for over a thousand years," he explained. "I've studied Traveler magic, it's not the abomination Expression is, but it's horrid," he grimaced. "That said, I do want your twos input as it affects you two," he said.

"I… I don't see a problem with it," Bonnie admitted. "I'll help how I can too."

"We're adding Travelers to the list," Davina sighed.

"Done and done," he said. "I'll contact Jo and tell her where to meet us, tomorrow."

"You know that property isn't mine, right?"

"I should fix that," he decided as he opened the door and offered Davina a hand. She sighed and groaned as she made it to her feet.

"I'll see you guys tomorrow!" Bonnie said.

"See you then, darling!"

"Later Bonnie!"

Jo was in her apartment when Kol's number flashed on her screen.

"Hello?" she greeted.

"The votes are in, we'll welcome you in, but harm my girls, I'll rain hell upon your head," he warned.

"Harm my siblings and I'll end you," she warned.

"Fair enough, ready to write down the directions to our little playhouse?"

"Yes," she answered as she grabbed a pen and paper. Kol rattled off the directions, she jotted them down quickly and he hung up on her.

She dialed her siblings' phones then for a conference call.

"Hey sis!" Luke greeted.

"Hey!" Liv called through the phone.

"Hey guys… so I have someone who's looking into breaking the Merge Curse, and he wants our help," she said.

"Our help?"

"Yes, and he knows about Travelers, he might be able to help us stop him."

"So you actually talked to Kol?"

"Yes. And he wasn't lying, he's a witch."

"We can be out next week," Luke offered.

"That'll work, I think, let me see where we stand tomorrow before we make plans," Jo said.

"Kay, what's he like?"

"He's a wily old fox," Jo answered. "I can't get a firm read on him beyond he's moving fast."

"Fast and loose?"

"No, fast and hard," she answered. "Whatever mission he's on, he's not toying around."

"That's good, means he might actually help us break our curse," Liv said.

"We'll see, I'll talk to tomorrow," she said as she hung up.

If Kol could break the Merge Curse, which was well over two thousand years old then she'd be impressed. And eternally in his and his Coven's debt, and she didn't think her Coven would like that.

But she'd get to keep Luke and Liv and Kai wouldn't be a threat to them anymore, not that way at least. He'd still probably want them dead, but at least he wouldn't be able to Merge with her.