Oh my god, I am so sorry it's been a million years since I last updated! It's just I started reading this amazing book series called The Lunar Chronicles, which is basically a sci-fi dystopian twist on fairytales, and oh my gosh I could not put it down, I love it so much. And I've also started reading the Percy Jackson series, which is long overdue. So basically, I'm over my reading slump, but instead got myself into a writing slump. So I apologize for my lack of updates.
But I am back with a brand new chapter! And I hope you enjoy :)
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Damon followed Kai through the crowd of people, across the street and into the jam-packed Grill. Kai struggled his way through the group of people clogging the door way, trying to get a peak at the crime just inches away from them. Damon nudged his way through the swarm of people, and when he entered the building he saw his number one suspect take a seat in a secluded corner. He scoffed when he realized that even the staff was peering out the windows, so if Kai wanted any assistance in making a coffee, he was sure out of luck.
Kai looked up and saw the officer approach. He mentally groaned. He knew what he was coming for. But he was innocent. He didn't do anything. He swears.
"Damon Salvatore," the younger brunette greeted. "What brings you down to my neck of the woods?" Kai played the sarcasm game, because that was all he knew how to play. He knew Damon didn't trust him, and to be honest, he didn't know if he'd trust himself either. But he knew he didn't do anything wrong, at least not this time around.
Damon rolled his eyes. "I think you know why I'm here." Damon lowered his voice so only the man before him could hear, "You killed that Fell."
"What makes you so sure I did it?" Kai smirked. "How do we know you didn't do it?"
"Because I'm me, and you're you."
"Great logic, Sherlock." Kai scoffed.
"Don't act all smart with me, I can see right through you."
"You can't arrest me for no reason," Kai pointed out.
"Watch me," Damon took out his cuffs.
"Aren't you going to at least try to do your job?" Kai raised his eyebrow. He wasn't scared of being put in jail. He knew he didn't do it. He knew he was innocent. And it was only a matter of time before everyone else realized he was too.
Damon groaned. "Fine. Where were you last night and this morning?"
"Easy. In my bed. Sleeping."
"Can anyone testify for that?"
"I don't have random strangers watch me while I sleep if that's what you're implying."
Damon scoffed. "If no one can testify-"
"Listen, I know you and you're Scooby Gang want me behind bars. Fine. I did some bad stuff in the past that I am not proud of. I just want a fresh start. Believe me when I say I did not do this."
"Considering your past, and the fact that you have no alibi.. I am going to have to arrest you." Damon clicked the handcuffs around Kai's wrists. "If you're as innocent as you say you are, the truth will be revealed and we'll let you go."
"Why do you think I'm not struggling?" Kai asked smugly.
Damon led the criminal outside. "Because you're a smug asshole."
Kai laughed lightly. "You've got a point there."
...
*SATURDAY NIGHT, A FEW DAYS AGO*
Freya climbed into the passenger's seat of Rebekah's jeep and clicked her seat belt on. She took a deep breath and turned to smile at the blonde sitting next to her. Her sister had came into Elijah's house to escort her to the car, but hasn't said a word directly to her in the entire five minutes. The young girl knew that this was going to be a long night, but she was determined to get on her sister's good side. Her brothers talked so fondly of their younger sister, and Freya knew she wanted to know the sweet girl who made bullies cry, instead of the overly jealous and sensitive wench. Okay, maybe that came out wrong. In her defense, Rebekah did save Freya from being put into an extremely awkward position with some older guy.
Rebekah turned the ignition on and stared at the road ahead as she stepped on the petal. She wanted to strike a conversation, but she didn't know what to ask. That's the thing with having trust issues.. And she wishes she didn't have them. She felt bad for basically ignoring her sister, but she had a reason to. But her brothers, specifically Finn and Elijah, had come to a liking of the youngest Mikaelson (or well whatever her actual last name was). Elijah even started looking through court files and foster systems to see if he could get full custody of Freya. She was, after all, a minor who traveled across the ocean to find a family, but since she technically lied and ran away from her foster home, she could just as easily be taken out of the Mikaelson-Pierce household. He mentioned that it might be a bit harder since her running away put a strain on the case, and the fact that these type of kids usually get adopted by their actual parent, not a sibling. But Rebekah and her brothers knew that Elijah was the best lawyer Mystic Falls, even the state of Virginia, and perhaps the whole country, has seen in decades. He was powerful, resourceful, and intelligent, and he was not going to let his family fall apart. Not ever again.
"So.." Freya's small voice spoke. Rebekah knocked out of her trance and side glanced at the teenager. "Where are we going?"
Rebekah cleared her throat. "Oh, just around. To a few of my favorite places in this town." She laughed lightly. "I'm kind of a sentimentalist. And perhaps it'll help you know me better."
The younger girl smiled.
"And there's a movie playing tonight.. I don't know if you've seen The Fault In Our Stars?"
"Oh my god, I love that book!" She squealed. "I've been wanting to see that movie so badly!"
Rebekah laughed. "There's a showing at 9:45." She smiled devilishly, "If you think you can stay up that late."
"Oh, you bet I can," Freya laughed. "I'm kind of an insomniac.. I don't fall asleep until 2 in the morning anyway.."
"Really? Why?"
"Nightmares.. I keep seeing my dad die.."
"Wait.. Did you see him die?"
"I wasn't there.. But it's like getting that phone call again and again, and having nowhere to go and feeling so lost.. And there was this woman at the Foster Home that just crept me out.. Yet how ironic she was the only one that actually cared about me, if you'd call it 'caring'. She was also the only one against me coming here, but I left anyway."
"How was she creepy?"
"Just the way she acted.. Like some villain from a movie.. But the thing with my dad is that I didn't see him die, but I felt it. And I have these dreams about the different ways he could have died, and I just don't like to close my eyes and see it."
"I get what you mean." She pulled the car into the first stop. She parked the car and took out the keys. But instead of getting out she turned to her sister and continued speaking. "My brother.. His death impacted our family in the worst way.. And you would have thought nothing could be worse than our mom leaving and our dad hitting us.. But things did get worse. Our baby brother died, and our father got angrier all the time. If it was bad for me, I can't imagine how Kol must have felt, carrying his secret for a decade. Or Klaus, since he was the center of our father's hatred. For no reason."
"I'm really sorry."
"Thanks. But, me and the boys made the best of what we had. And despite the fact that we had a hard time making friends, we still had a small group of people that cared about us. And we cared about each other and looked after each other, and I think that's the most important part. And then we moved here and we suddenly lost touch with everyone from home. It's like they were part of some big secret and then they all reached out just recently like it was suddenly safe to talk to us. But we met some pretty great people down here so it wasn't so bad after a while.. But I know what it's like to feel lost, and I don't want you to feel that way anymore." She opened the door and motioned for the younger girl to do the same. The two walked up the steps to the front door of the building. "This is Mystic Falls High, where you'll be enrolling in two months from now."
Freya looked up at the big school. "Wow.."
"I know it's weird for a first stop.. But here's the thing. School back in London was not my thing; I was the quiet girl with four brothers and only one friend, who could slam a really mean spike, and was so desperate for a boyfriend that she didn't understand when she was being used. But then I moved here and I had the strength to make a new start. And I know that sounds harsh because my dad had just died, but I walked in to this school on my first day feeling like a new person. And I joined the cheerleading team, and met this really cool girl, and I befriended this incredibly sweet guy. I fought my way to the top of the social period, which is funny because guess who I fought with?"
"Who?"
"Caroline and Katherine."
Freya broke out laughing. "Really?! No wonder you guys hate each other!"
"I wouldn't say hate. But those two were also rivals back then, too. But they became civil when they got to college.. And I kind of have to suck it up because for the love of god, unfortunately they're my sister-in-laws now."
Freya smiled. "I think it's nice how much you care about our brothers.. I've noticed how protective you all are. I don't blame you for being wary of me, to be honest."
"You've noticed?" Rebekah chuckled. "I'm really sorry about all of that, by the way. I just.. I don't even know why I'm all the sudden.."
"Wanting to let your guard down?"
"Yeah."
Without saying anymore words, because they knew what the other was trying to say. Rebekah was threatened one second, and then intrigued the next. But the more they talked, the more Rebekah liked the idea of having an actual sister. She was never able to talk to her brothers about girl things, no matter how hard Kol tried to act like a girl just to make her laugh.
"No way!" Freya started laughing as the two sisters walked down the street from the ice cream parlor. This was their fourth and final stop before the movie. Both of them got vanilla cones with rainbow sprinkles, which was no coincident that it was both of their favorite flavor.
"Yup! Both Katherine and Elena dated both of the Salvatore brothers."
"That's so freaky.. Like it was some weird inter-dating thing.. I don't know!"
"Eh, everyone in this town basically dated everyone. I'm pretty sure I hooked up with both of them too.."
The younger blonde stopped walking and gaped, which made the older sister laugh.
"Half the town hooked up with Damon Salvatore.. I'm pretty sure you're the only girl in our family, actually. I mean Sage, Katherine, Caroline. And then Bonnie is one of his best friends.."
"Okayy.. I don't think I needed to know that.."
"Do you need to know that Klaus-"
"I don't really need to know any of that, so don't even start."
"What about you? You've been in town for almost a month, right? See any boys you like?" She nudged her suggestively.
Freya laughed and shook her head. "I haven't had many opportunities to go out and explore."
"But no guys are cute?"
"Nahh.."
"Girls?"
"No," she laughed again. "Well.. Stefan is pretty cute-"
"And twice your age!"
"I know," she rolled her eyes. "I was joking."
"Stefan is hot though."
"Hey, you're getting married!"
"I'm still allowed to appreciate other attractiveness. Matt is the most attractive, though."
"Yes, he's very cute." She smiled.
"Hey, he's mine!"
Freya raised her hands in defense. "He's all yours." She grinned as they reached the outside of the movie theater and couldn't keep in her excitement for seeing the movie. "Besides, Ansel Elgort is my man."
Rebekah laughed. The two girls then entered the theater.
...
"Good morning, sunshine!" Kol grinned when he saw his girlfriend exit the bathroom with her hair in a messy bun, her make-up smudged from sleeping, and her walk all disoriented.
Bonnie glared up at her boyfriend with a look so intense, he should be scared. "Not in the mood, Kol." She bumped his shoulder and walked into the living room, flopping down on the couch.
"Yikes, someone's in a bad mood. What got your knickers in a twist?" He teased, sitting down beside her on the couch. He reached out his hand and lightly tickled her toes. She responded by kicking his hand away, which only made him laugh even more.
"I'm just nervous.." She admitted.
"About what, darling?" He rubbed his hand up and down her leg in a comforting manor.
"About this whole Kai thing! Damon arrested him yesterday, and I've just been out of my mind hoping he did it so I can feel.. Normal again. Not afraid everywhere I go."
Kol held his hands out for her to grab, and she gladly did. He helped her sit up and he wrapped his arm around her shoulder, pulling her close. "I know he did some bad stuff, and I'm incredibly sorry. But he's out of your hair for the time being, so relax. He can't hu-"
His words were interrupted by the sound of the doorbell ringing. Kol groaned and dropped his head back on the couch while Bonnie stood up. She wrapped her arms around herself from the cold AC and walked towards the door. She turned the knob and opened it. There stood Damon. Dressed in his uniform, so he was obviously on duty.
"Damon!" Bonnie exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"
"I need to talk to you.." He glanced in the condo and nodded at Kol in greeting. He turned back to his friend standing before him. He shook his head. "You're not going to like what I have to say."
Bonnie sighed and invited him inside. She had a dark feeling in her stomach.
"What's the big emergency, dear deputy Damon?" Kol asked as the three sat around the kitchen island: Bonnie and Kol on one side, and Damon across from Bonnie.
Damon sighed in defeat and looked in Bonnie's eyes as he delivered the bad news. "Kai has been found innocent."
Her eyes dropped to the counter and she let out a deep breath. She didn't know how to feel, but she didn't feel safe anymore.
"What?" Kol was the first to speak. "What do you mean he was found innocent?"
"I mean.." Damon explained, "That we only had one suspect, and technically only one hope that he was the murderer. We had our team pick up fingerprints and DNA samples from the crime scene, and we uncovered what weapon was used to kill Mr. Fell. We have not found the weapon, but we're still looking. But since we have DNA samples, we tried to make a match with Kai's.. No match. And there's this thing with Tyler and Lexi; I talked to them and they've been doing this research about Kai to try to find a way to get him out of town and out of our lives, and they've found nothing. Since Kai is proven to be innocent of this crime, and he hasn't fallen off his wagon since he got out of jail.. We had to let him go. But there's still a killer on the loose, and we all need to be careful. While this could have been a person vendetta, there's still a possibility of a psycho killer on a killing spree. We are now trying to match fingerprints to everyone in this town that is listed, which will take a few hours since our computers are running slow. But anyway, yeah.. I'm really sorry, BonBon, but Kai's back out in the real world." He reached across the counter to rest his hand on Bonnie's forearm.
"That's insane! He had-"
"Kol, enough," Bonnie snapped. "I know you're trying to help, but you don't know half of what he's done. I appreciate you being outraged, but I'm honestly not even that angry anymore."
"Why aren't you angry?" Damon asked.
She shrugged. "I don't know.." She thought for a moment. There was this voice in her head that told her not to be scared, but she was. She knew she would never be able to live her life if she was in fear every moment of every day. "Has he been let out yet?" She asked her friend.
Damon shook his head. "No, we're letting him out at eleven. Why?"
Bonnie took a deep breath. She glanced at Kol before turning back to her friend.
"I want to go see him."
...
"Why don't these things ever come with instructions?" Klaus asked as he hung the wooden leg upside down.
Finn chuckled from his side of the room. "They do come with instructions, they just come in Spanish."
"Well, where's Rebekah when you need her?" Klaus complained.
Elijah stood up and glared at his brother. "Niklaus. Look at the pictures, it's not that hard."
"Wow!" Kol laughed as he came strolling in to the nursery of his nephew. "Someone got Elijah all worked up! He's even talking like.. Well, me."
"And where have you been, brother?" Elijah scolded. "You were supposed to be here at 9:30."
"Stuff came up," he shrugged. He sat down beside Klaus and glanced at the instruction manuals. He picked up a screw and a connector and started putting them together. "No offense, Nik, but this is way too easy."
"Yeah, well, it's like you were just born to build nurseries," Klaus mumbled as he ripped open another package with his teeth.
"Or, he's just born to make children," Finn snickered.
"Excuse me! Are you shaming my promiscuous young adult life style?"
"Maybe," the eldest brother teased.
"Oh my god, this is not how I wanted this day to go," Elijah muttered, slapping his palm to his face.
"Well, you had the choice of having Damon and Stefan instead of us!" Klaus said. "But I'm so touched you chose us," he rested his hand on his heart to feign compassion.
"Is Little Gilbert coming?" Kol asked his brother.
"He told Katherine he'd be here around noon time."
"Then why did we have to come so early?" Finn asked.
"Because there's two rooms to set up, and Katherine wants the walls painted, and she wants everything done today so she can start organizing the clothes and toys and-"
"Okay, I get it," Finn nodded. "Your wife is a control freak."
"I have a question: if we're supposed to paint these rooms, why are we trying to assemble the furniture? Shouldn't we paint the walls, first?" Kol asked.
Elijah dropped the hammer on the ground and cursed. "You're right!"
Klaus leaned over to whisper in Kol's ear, "He's officially off his rocket." Kol snickered.
"I don't think he had his rocket to begin with," Kol said.
"I can hear you," Elijah glared at his two younger brothers. He looked at his older brother. "Why was this not as difficult when you were having Tate?"
Finn shrugged. "Because my wife isn't a control freak."
"And Finn's not a perfectionist," Kol added.
"And they just did a simple circus theme with easy instructions and wallpaper not paint," Klaus finished.
Elijah just continued to glare at his brothers.
"Oh good!" A feminine voice was heard in the hallway. Katherine waddled into the nursery. "You guys are here!" She looked around the room. Her smile faltered. "And you haven't accomplished anything.."
"Hey, we're trying our best here," Kol defended.
"Not really, we've just been bickering," Finn said.
"The thing with being distracted at work is that you're not supposed to tell the boss," Klaus said.
"Wow, you're acknowledging me as the boss?" Katherine smirked.
"Eh, I don't want you to break down in tears because you're a mess."
"Oh ha ha ha," Katherine made an obnoxious facial expression at Klaus, which he returned.
"Well if it isn't the loony toons!" Rebekah greeted as her and Freya entered the nursery.
Katherine glanced at Rebekah and Freya before announcing, "I'm gonna go make food. Bye, losers." She waved before exiting the room.
"What are you doing here?" Elijah asked Rebekah.
"I invited her over to look at my music collection," Freya answered.
"Oh, right, the only things you managed to keep with you while being tossed from home to home," Kol said. When they all looked at him like not funny he apologized, "Sorry. Too far."
"And I had no idea you guys were building the nursery today," Rebekah said. "Oh wait, yes I did." She glared at Elijah, silently yelling at him for not asking if she wanted to help.
Elijah scratched the back of his head, "Uhm.. Would you two lovely ladies like to help paint the rooms?"
"Hmm let us think." Rebekah turned to her sister and they both pretended to think before both saying,
"Yes!"
"It's very sexist that you wouldn't let us help at first," Freya said.
"And it's our niece and nephew too," Rebekah added.
"Whose room is this again?" Freya asked.
Klaus held up the sword stickers and vines and pointed at the dark shade of purple paint and gave her a really look.
"We're doing Hayden's room first," Elijah answered.
"Aww, I wanted to do Sophia's room," Rebekah pouted.
"Then why don't you two go start painting the other nursery, and then when you're done, Jeremy will be here to help assemble everything," Finn suggested.
"Would we be done by noon?" Kol asked.
"It's ten now.. If we're six people painting two rooms, we should at least get it done in two hours," Finn explained.
Elijah sighed in relief. If they painted the rooms and were finished by noon, then they could have a lunch break while the walls dry and then start assembling everything with Jeremy which will probably take an hour, and then they can set up the furniture, and put the stickers and posters on the wall, and then they'll be done. He looked up at his siblings who were looking at him for permission to begin. He smiled and said, "Let's begin."
...
Bonnie still felt this dark pit buried in her stomach as she walked through the doors. She could barely feel her legs as they carried her down the dark hall. She could faintly hear the creaking in the jail cells. Her breath stopped short when she saw him. She hadn't seen him in over five years. The last time she saw him was when he had a gun aimed at her head.
Kai.
When she expressed her wanting to see and speak to Kai, both Damon and Kol objected. She was touched by their concern, but she told them that she wasn't asking. She explained that if she was able to speak to him, behind a wall, she might be able to get some closure and she'd be able to finally breathe when she left her home.
They couldn't disagree with her reasoning. They understood where she was coming from. Damon hated the guy as much as Bonnie did, but he cared about his friend's feelings. He agreed to let her see him. But he would not leave the room. Kol was reluctant to agree at first, but when he saw how much she needed this, he knew it would help his girlfriend's sanity. He kissed her temple and told her he'd be waiting for her at home. He had plans to do stuff with his brothers, but he trusted that she'd be safe with Damon.
When they reached the police station, Damon lead her through the hallways, down the stairs, and into the basement where they held all the criminal cells. There was a room where they could speak to them. The criminal on one side of the window, and Bonnie on the other. She sat down in the seat, facing Kai through the window. He stared at her as she had walked in, his face was full of emotion that neither of them could quite press. He felt a mixture of shock, yet joy from seeing her face.
She breathed deeply and looked at Damon who nodded. She picked up the telephone, and watched Kai do the same on his side.
"Bonnie," he breathed into the phone. It wasn't creepy.. it was mesmerizing.
"Hello Kai." Her voice shook and she struggled to make eye contact. She forced herself to look up from her hands to look at his face.
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
"I wanted.. I-I wanted to, uh, speak to you."
"I didn't do it."
"I know. They're letting you go."
"They are?" He didn't know that.
"Yeah, I just wanted to speak to you, safely, before they let you out."
"Uh, thanks.. I guess?"
"Yeah.. Congratulations, you're innocent! I still hate you, though."
He chuckled over the line. "Wow, you sure know how to make a guy feel loved."
"Give up the act, Kai." She was finally getting to her point. "Why did you really come back to Mystic Falls?"
"To apologize."
She wanted to scream and laugh "Liar! You're here to finish what you started." And she would yell about all this other stuff, but she couldn't bring herself to say it. She couldn't bring herself to blame him. All she could do was whisper, "Then do it."
He wasn't expecting her to let him apologize. No one has let him do it since he got back. He swallowed the lump in his throat. "Bonnie.. I am sorry for everything I put you through. I'm sorry for what I did to Elena and Damon just because I was angry with you. I'm sorry for being an ass, and a psychopath, and.. I'm sorry for drugging you, and making uncomfortable advances on you.. I'm sorry for kidnapping your friend Elena, and for trying to kill you and Damon.. I'm sorry for killing four of my siblings and my mom, and for impaling my sister.. I'm sorry for feeling worthless all the time and wanting to make others feel my pain, only in a worse way. I'm sorry for being a monster, and for making you or anyone of your friends scared of my return. But I promise I really am here for a fresh start."
Bonnie did not want to believe a word he was saying. She didn't want to believe he had changed. But how could she deny what was right in front of her? His voice, his body language, he wasn't lying. She has been studying behavior in criminals, as she wants to open a safe house for those running from abusive parents or spouses or anyone trying to hurt them. She needed to study criminal behavior so she wouldn't be tricked into letting one in. And she wasn't being tricked. Not this time.
"I believe you," she found her voice. "But I don't forgive you. At least not yet."
He raised his head so his eyes could meet hers. Green met blue. Good met evil. Fear met guilt.
"Thank you." He gave her a small smile. "This is why I liked you.. You gave people second chances even when they don't deserve them."
"Do you deserve one?" And while that may be true about her, it still takes a long time for someone to even get a first chance. She judges people far too quickly, and is usually the first to turn away. But she's just as easily forgiving as unforgiving.
"No. I don't."
She stayed silent for a moment as she thought about what to say next. "You can have your second chance.. As long as you leave Mystic Falls."
"I can't do that."
"Why not?"
"There's someone I need to see here. Two someones, actually. Maybe you know them? Liv and Luke."
Bonnie nodded. The twins. Liv was a friend of hers, and in a few of her classes. She shared a dorm with Lexi, and Tyler has a huge crush on her. Luke was at the college too, but he also had a part-time job as Katherine's assistant last summer.
"Your brother and sister."
"I think they're the ones I really need to apologize to. My hatred and jealousy of them was my own destruction. But I don't hate them anymore."
"You don't need to tell me that. I'm not close with either of them so I won't be able to pass on the message. But good luck getting back in good graces with your family."
He nodded sadly. "Thank you."
Her hand lingered over the phone she had pressed to her ear. She didn't know if she should say something else before leaving. She made up her mind. She was done talking.
"Goodbye Kai." Before he could respond, she hung up the phone.
...
*SOMETIME IN JUNE 2006, ENGLAND*
Sixteen year old Rebekah flew down the stairs at the noise of someone knocking on the door. "I've got it!" She yelled. When she saw her older brother Kol racing to the door, she squealed and pushed him out of the way. "Move, idiot!"
"No, you move!" He grunted. The two reached the door and both clawed their way to open it. "Rebekah! You answered it last time!"
"Well, no one wants to see your face when they enter this house," she said. "I'm much better looking."
"That's a lie!"
"What are you two doing?" Elijah asked as he entered the kitchen. "I'm back from university for two days, and you're already trying to kill each other."
"You're lucky they're still alive now that we're gone," Klaus called from upstairs in his room. "No one here to pull them back in the cat fight."
"Why doesn't someone just answer the door?!" Mikael yelled from the living room. Kol froze at his father's voice. Whenever one of them takes too long to answer the door or the phone, Mikael gets angry. His sister took the advantage of her brother's inability to move and opened the door. When she saw the face of the person standing on the other side, she almost fainted.
Kol and Elijah stared at the ghost standing in the doorway. Someone who they haven't seen in almost six years.
Their mother.
"Who's at the door?" Mikael asked.
"M-mo-mother," Elijah stuttered.
"What?" The three children heard movement and Mikael suddenly stood in the kitchen beside his second eldest child. He was also staring at the ghost of his wife. "Esther."
"Mikael," she nodded. She turned to look at Rebekah who stared at her with wonder, Kol who looked at her with hatred, and Elijah who looked shocked. "My children.. You all look so grown up.. How have you been?"
All of the members of the Mikaelson family were taking their mother's return strangely. It was abrupt and sudden, and completely weird. School had just let out for summer vacation, and the three older children were home for the summer. But they wouldn't be able to spend the summer the way they wanted to. Because if Esther's return wasn't crazy enough, how about her suggestion to move the family to another country? And the fact that their father agreed?
"Are you kidding me?" Kaleb cried when he heard the news. Kol stood in the park, walking along the pathway with his two best friends; Kaleb and Davina. He had to break it to them that he was moving. "But this is our last year of secondary school! You can't leave!"
Davina had to stop her tears from falling. She just stood and listened to Kaleb yell and complain about their friend leaving. His best friend, her boyfriend. She dug her heel into the ground and stuffed her hands in her pocket. She couldn't believe this was happening. They had just started dating too. She had the worst luck.
"I'm sorry, man.." Kol groaned. "I don't want to leave, trust me. But I have no choice."
"Stay with me!" Davina cried, grabbing his hand. "My parents love you. And if Klaus and Rebekah want to stay, they can!" Davina was adopted by Marcel's parents back when she was around ten years old. Both Davina and Marcel had befriended the Mikaelson siblings, and their parents loved whenever they had come over. Thought of them as their own children at times. "And why should Finn or Elijah leave? They're both in their twenties, and in further education schools-"
"Mother dearest pulled them out, darling. God only knows how she did it, and my brothers weren't too happy."
"But this isn't fair!"
Kol took her hands in his, "I know.. I hate this as much as you do." He kissed her hair and hugged her.
Kaleb looked at the two before looking behind them. He was happy for the two of them, he was, but he always had a small crush on Davina, and he knew Kol was a womanizer- he didn't want Davina to get hurt. But surprisingly Kol did actually fall in love with her, and he only ever told Kaleb. Not even his siblings. Or her, for that matter. But he didn't need to tell her with words, she knew.
"Listen, guys.." Kaleb spoke. "I have to go, but we need to do something before you leave- which is when?"
"Three days," Kol answered while Davina whimpered.
"Man, this sucks. Anyway, we should hang out tomorrow, all day, okay?" Kol nodded and the two hugged quickly before Kaleb turned to leave.
Davina wrapped her arms around herself and tried to breathe. She didn't know why she was such a mess. She was obviously upset about Kol moving, but it wasn't like he was dying. Well, a part of her did die when he told her he was leaving.
Kol turned to look at his girlfriend and smiled a sad smile. "Hey, love," he tilted up her chin so he could meet her eyes. "I will call you everyday-"
"It won't be the same."
He sighed. "I know. But there's nothing anyone can say to change my parents' minds, trust me. We've all tried."
Davina could not stop the words from falling out of her mouth. She doesn't even know why she said them, especially if they weren't true. But the words were out there and she could not take them back. "I'm pregnant."
Kol's hands dropped to his side and he stopped breathing. He stared at her. "What?"
"Yeah, I mean.." She shook her head. She doesn't want to lie, but what if his mom will him stay with her if they were having a baby? It was worth a try. "Your mom would have to let you stay, right? A baby can't grow up without a father!"
"I grew up without a mother," Kol spat out. He didn't mean to make it sound harsh at her, but at the world. At his mother. He looked at Davina again. "Are you sure?" She nodded. "This is a disaster.. Just my luck." He pulled her back into another hug. "Listen darling.. I will be here with you. I will not leave you." He tried to reassure her, but it was more like he was reassuring himself. Especially since he was completely terrified of being a father.
When Kol got home that night, he sat with his family at the dinner table. He poked around at his food, not quite hungry, and not sure how to break the news to his family. They were going to kill him. His father was going to kill him.
He heard his siblings complain about leaving their friends, and how none of them took the news well either. Hayley was Rebekah's best friend, and a good friend of Elijah's and Klaus' also. Marcel was Klaus' best friend, and Rebekah's boyfriend. Camille was Elijah's friend, but close with Klaus and Finn too. Gia was Elijah's friend he met at university. Vincent was Finn's friend. Tatia was their neighbor who was good friends with all five siblings, and felt like she was losing part of her family. Josh and Aiden were more Davina's friends, and Jackson and Oliver were more Hayley's, but they were still friends with Kol and Rebekah respectively and it was like losing a member of their clique. And the rest of the people in this town probably wouldn't even notice any of them were gone, so it was nice to know that a small group of people were upset about them moving.
"Kol!" Rebekah snapped her fingers in front of his face. "You've been quiet all night, are you alright?" She asked concerned.
"Yeah, how did Kaleb and Davina take the news?" Elijah asked.
Kol sighed and played with his food a bit more.
"I don't think we should leave.." He finally muttered.
"And why is that?" Mikael asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I know you're upset, dear," Esther spoke. "But this will be good for our family."
"Yeah, well, you'll be keeping me from my new family," he snapped.
"What do you mean?" Finn asked.
"Davina's pregnant," he finally said.
Silence filled the room and Kol could hear the adrenaline in his own heart. He saw the veins popping out of his father's neck, and instantly wanted to hide in a hole. His siblings gaped at him, and his mother looked disappointed.
"HOW COULD YOU BE SO STUPID AND IRRESPONSIBLE?!" Mikael shouted as he shattered the glass and plate.
"Children.." Esther breathed. "Please go upstairs while your father and I talk with your brother."
The four other Mikaelson children did not move from their seats.
"We're not kids, mother. You can't send us to our rooms," Klaus said.
"And whatever you have to say to Kol, you can say in front of us," Finn added.
"Just do what your mother says," Mikael threatened.
"Just go, guys. I'll be fine," Kol promised.
Rebekah leaned over and gave her older brother a hug and kissed his forehead. She then turned to her parents and said, "I really want to be an Aunt. Don't ruin this. For either of us."
As the other three boys stood up to follow their sister upstairs, Elijah looked squarely in his father's eyes and growled, "Hurt one hair on his head and I will take my siblings and we'll get as far away from both of you as we can." Mikael just rolled his eyes at the threat. They'd never pull it off, and he knew that.
Once the other four had left, Esther tried a calming approach to her youngest son. "Honey.. I'm incredibly sorry you'll be leaving-"
"You're not even going to let me stay?" Kol asked with disgust. "You wouldn't even raise your own children, yet you deny me the chance to raise mine?"
"He probably got her pregnant on purpose so he could stay," Mikael scoffed.
"She can't get pregnant in three days, you idiot!" Kol snapped. He immediately regretted insulting his father when he saw the anger creep up on the man's face.
"What did you say to me, son?"
Kol gulped and lowered his voice. "Nothing, sir."
"That's right."
"Stop scaring the boy," Esther scolded her husband. She turned back to her son and sighed. "Honey-"
"You don't get to call me that! Where have you been for the past six years? Where were you when I had a concussion? When I got a hundred on my math test? When I joined the baseball team and got my team to the championship? When I met Davina and fell in love and got my heart broken and am getting it broken again and again because of you! What about when.. Henrik died?! You weren't there for any of it, you don't get to make this decision for me!" Kol stood up and slammed his chair. "I want to stay and be a father to my child. I am terrified, trust me, but I am determine to be a better father than what I had. And Davina will be a much better mother than you were."
"Just stop talking," his father said. "And go upstairs before I-"
"Let me and your father think this over.." Esther interrupted.
Kol rolled his eyes before muttering, "I hate you both," and running upstairs.
The next day, Esther strolled down the street until she came across the house whose address was written on the slip of paper she held in her hands. She walked up the steps and knocked on the door. The door opened and there stood a small girl, about fifteen, with striking blue eyes and dark brown curls. The girl's smile faltered when she saw Esther.
"Mrs. Mikaelson.." Davina nodded.
"Are you Davina Claire?" Esther asked the girl. She nodded. "I am here to speak with you about my son, Kol."
Davina's throat felt dry and heavy. She nodded and stepped out the door, gesturing to the rocking chairs on the porch.
"I understand you and my son are expecting a baby."
Davina wanted to tell Esther that she wasn't actually pregnant, but before she could get the words out, Esther had pulled out a wad of cash. Her eyes widened.
"I will give you the money to get rid of it," Esther held out the cash.
"I could never kill a baby," Davina shook her head.
"Then I will give you enough money to raise this child. Without my son."
Davina stared at the older woman. "What are you saying?"
"You will tell Kol you will not be keeping the baby or whatever you want to tell him but he does not need to worry about staying with you. I don't really care what you do with the baby or the money I give you. I just want you away from my son. I am trying to have a fresh start with my family, and none of my kids need this kind of drama in their lives. I can't have my children under one roof if one is in another country raising his own child. I hope you understand."
Davina kept staring at her boyfriend's mother in shock and disgust. Was she really paying her to disappear from Kol's life? Her throat felt dry and clogged and she could not find the words to express that the whole pregnancy facade had been fake. She was just under so much pressure and she did not want Kol to leave. Sure, she had thought she was pregnant last week but it turned out to be a false alarm. She hadn't known how to tell Kol, and then the news of him moving just put her under so much pressure she forgot to tell him it was a false alarm.
"I can't take your money," Davina shook her head again.
"Are you sure?" Esther waved the money once again. Davina shook her head and stared at the ground. "Fine. Your choice."
"But Mrs. M-"
"But you will stay away from my son. I don't want you in contact with him anymore. You or any of their friends, actually. They can't be reminded about what they left behind."
"You can't be serious," Davina stared in shock. She felt tears cloud her eyes. "But we're their friends-"
"I understand Rebekah's boyfriend is your brother?" Esther changed the subject.
Davina nodded sadly. "Adopted brother. He's out with Klaus and Rebekah right now. You actually just missed them."
"Tell him that's the last time he'll see them."
"But you can't do that!" Davina cried.
Esther stood and started walking away. "I can. And I will. Have a nice life, Miss. Claire."
Davina stood on her porch, watching the monster walk away with her head held high. She was destroying so many people's lives, and she would just continue to ruin more.
She was speaking too fast for Davina to even explain the real situation about her and Kol's "child." The blue-eyed beauty's face overflowed with tears as she realized that her boyfriend and his family were really leaving and there was nothing stopping them. She, Kol, and Kaleb would never watch a scary movie in the park together again. She would never hear Marcel complain about Klaus being an ass, or how Rebekah talked too much once they were alone. She would never see Camille or Hayley around town and laugh about their Mikaelson friends and their crazy antics because as much as the three girls were friendly, all they had in common was that insane family.
She wiped her tears away and fell to the floor feeling like she couldn't breathe. She gasped for air, but she couldn't feel anything but dryness. She couldn't get the overbearing thought that she ruined everything out of her brain. But she convinced herself that the Mikaelson matron was a monster out to destroy her children's lives and didn't care about anything but herself- she would have just done this anyway. The look on the older woman's face made Davina recognize that she was just evil and no matter what she had told Kol, they would have moved anyway.
She was too scared to say goodbye to Kol. When a small group of friends; Kaleb, Hayley, Camille, and Marcel, went to say goodbye to the family before they left the next morning, Kol kept looking for Davina. Kaleb sadly told him that she wasn't coming, and Esther looked on with a smile on her face.
And then the Mikaelsons packed up and left, gone without a signal trace- almost as if they never existed. Forever.
Wow! I'm actually kind of nervous to see how you guys react to this flashback.. But now we know what Esther had done to Kol's first *real* girlfriend, and why he was so scared about Bonnie leaving him. God, Esther just keeps ruining everything, doesn't she?! At least she won't be for much longer.
And I hoped you guys liked the Mikaelson sibling bonding scenes! And Kai is innocent! How did you guys like the Bonkai scene? Will Kai get back in with his family? Or will he have to work harder? Who really killed that Fell?
I had another way I was going to go with the Kai storyline.. But I actually love his character now so I don't want to do it anymore sooo.. I think I might do a time jump next chapter so I can get on to the rest of my drama filled storylines I have planned.. What do you guys think?
Please review! :)