Hey guys! So guess who just finished her final exam today? And tomorrow is my last day of school, and its only seeing my classes for next year for like 20 minutes, so I'm almost officially on summer vacation! I meant to have this up last night, but my nieces came over so I didn't get the whole day to spend on this like I wanted and I stayed up until like 11:30 finishing this and I was so tired I didn't feel like proofreading. But today is a half day, so why not do this now? I have nothing else to do haha.
So thanks for all your lovely reviews last chapter, and let's get started shall we :)
Disclaimer: Is Kol still dead? Is Bonnie still being treated horribly? Is Klaroline still in different cities? Is Steroline really a thing? Is Katherine still in hell? Well, then that's how you know I don't own The Vampire Diaries or The Originals.
"Caroline!" Liz sighed exasperated. "I'm fine," she assured her daughter.
Caroline ignored her mother's pleas and continued fluffing the pillows. "I just want to make sure you're okay.."
Liz patted her daughter's hands. "I will be fine. I want you to go out with your friends. Don't worry about me."
Caroline sat on the bed and sighed. "Mom, I'm never going to not worry about you. I don't even want to go out! I want to stay with you and watch reruns of Charmed. Come on, we used to love that show. We'd have so much-"
"Caroline.." Liz warned. "I love you, you know that. But these past few days have been almost suffocating. You will actually be doing me a favor by getting out of the house for a few hours."
The young blonde's smile fell. "Have I really been so.. Smothering?"
"Honey, you don't even sleep at your own house anymore." Liz nodded at the pile of blankets and pillows stacked on the chair in the corner of the room. "I'm sure your fiancé misses you."
Caroline smiled as she thought of Klaus. "I miss him.."
"Then go spend time with him!"
Caroline gave her mom a look. "Are you sure? I can always ask him to come here.."
"I love you, honey, but I'll be fine. I'm not completely sick or helpless. I think I'm allowed to go get my own bottle of water, and I'm perfectly capable of making myself a sandwich or some tea."
"But I don't want you to be lonely.."
"I don't want that man of yours to be lonely either." Liz chuckled. "Honey, I'll be fine. I promise."
The younger woman nodded. "Okay. But I'll be back tomorrow, so don't go anywhere!"
Liz laughed. "Where am I going to go?"
Her daughter nodded. "True. But you should finish that book I gave you while I'm gone, so we can talk about it tomorrow, okay?"
"I'm already half way done."
"Yay! You're going to love it, I swear!" She grinned.
Liz smiled. "And I can't wait to love it. Now, get going before he forgets you exist."
Caroline laughed before leaning forward to kiss her mom goodbye. "I love you."
"I love you, too."
...
Kol's eyes slowly opened as he gained consciousness from the blinding sunlight and the deafening sounds of the blinds. He squinted against the light and saw his beautiful girlfriend dancing around the bedroom in her black and pink polka dot pajama shorts. She had her earbuds in, and she seemed to be doing her usual morning clean up; which included picking up the dirty laundry Kol carelessly threw on the floor last night, throwing away empty bottles and wrappers, putting up the window blinds, etc. Yes, Kol is incredibly messy. He would pick up if he had to, but Bonnie always beats him to it.
He smiled as he watched her hips dance mindlessly. Her dark brown hair, which has gotten a bit longer since she cut it last year, fell upon her shoulders. The light pouring through the window made a halo over her head. Despite it being seven o'clock in the morning, he thought she looked beautiful, like she did every second of every day, whether it be seven in the morning, two in the morning, five in the afternoon, or eleven at night.
Bonnie turned around and almost jumped out of her skin when she saw her idiot boyfriend smiling at her.
"Kol!" She screamed. He chuckled at her being startled.
"Don't mind me, darling, keep dancing."
She glared at him. "How long have you been awake?"
"Only a few minutes. But don't let me stop you from starting a strip dance," he winked.
She rolled her eyes. "Ew." She then jumped over him and landed on her side of the bed, pulling her earbuds out of her ears, and setting them and her phone on her night table. She then turned to face her boyfriend. "What do you want to do today?" She asked. She smiled as she started playing with the hair at the nape of his neck, and Kol never wanted that smile to fade. But he knew that it would if he kept secrets from her.
No, he didn't want to talk about his past. Not anymore than she did.
But he didn't want her to be surprised when everyone from his old life came. She would be mad if he never told her, or at least warned her.
"I need to talk to you," he admitted.
She raised an eyebrow. "Okay.." She was nervous about what he had to say, but she motioned for him to continue.
"So you know how Rebekah invited all of our old friends for the wedding?" She nodded. "There's one in particular that you should know about." She stared at him, silently urging him to go on. Kol took a deep breath. "Davina Claire." Saying her name, her full name, for the first time in a while brought back memories. Some bad, but mostly good. "She was my first love. The only girl I loved, until I met you."
He gave her a moment to take it in. Bonnie was surprised, because Kol had always said that he never knew what love was until he met her. She knew there had to be some explanation as to why he lied. Did this girl break his heart, and it was too painful to talk about his first love? Did it end badly? These seem plausible, because he's acting worried about seeing her again after almost a decade.
"I know I said I never loved anyone until I met you.. I'm sorry I lied. To be frank, I never even told my siblings that I was in love with Davina, although I know they suspected it because she was my longest girlfriend. It's not a secret I was a womanizer in my youth; I dated a few girls for a few weeks, then moved on to the next. But Davina was one of my best friends, and one day I realized her eyes were the most beautiful shade of blue I'd ever seen. I always knew how kind and smart and dedicated she was, but I never fully appreciated it. I noticed her smile.." He tortured himself. He shouldn't be reminiscing about falling in love with another woman. "Anyway.. My best friend Kaleb told me that Davina has had a small crush on me for years, and that he believed she deserved better than a cheating scum like me. But when I told him that I was actually falling in love with her.. He was shocked. He never encourage me to go for it, but he never discouraged me either. I asked her out, and we dated for.. Almost three months. It was the happiest three months of my old life. And then when we were told we had to move.. Davina had told me she was pregnant." He paused, waiting for Bonnie's reaction. Her eyes widened, but she didn't say anything. She waited for him to finish the story. "I told my parents that I wanted to stay and help Davina with the baby. Fatherhood scares the hell out of me, back then and even now, but I still would have stayed. And then she breaks up with over text message. My mother forces me to get on that plane, to forget about Davina. She doesn't even show up to say goodbye. It wasn't until later did I find out that my mom paid Davina to get rid of it. To break up with me, everything. She refused all of mine and my siblings' friends contact with us after we moved. Everything was her fault. I don't even know if Davina did what my mom wanted or.." He couldn't even finish the sentence. Bonnie knew what he meant to say. "Now, I'm honestly scared to see her again. What if she hates me? Or what if I hate her? I don't even know if I hate her or not. I thought I did, but it was my mother's fault. I know I blame everything on her, but that's because she is to blame for most things." He sighed in relief, now that the story was over. "And you may react now.."
He finally looked up at her face, which to his surprise, was not angry or sad or any emotion he had feared. It was sympathetic, understanding.
"I'm sorry that your mother did that. She had no right to interfere with your relationship or your child. Is that why you never wanted me to meet her?"
He nodded. "After what happened with Davina.. I couldn't stand the thought of her sending you away, too."
She smiled and held his hand. "I'm not going anywhere." He smiled in gratitude. "Anyway.. Were you seriously afraid of my reaction to Davina?"
He felt like this was a trick question but he answered, "Yes.."
She laughed and hit his shoulder. "You're an idiot. Why would I be angry or upset or anything about your ex-girlfriend coming for a visit? I'm not the jealous type. And plus.. You do realize that you're basically best friends with my ex? And even if you did have a child with her, again, you're best friends with my first love and the father of my child."
"Right. I knew that."
"It's extremely awkward for me, honestly. But I don't care, because we can all be friends with who we want. When Davina comes, if you want to be friends with her.. I'm not gonna stop you."
"Who said I wanted to be friends with her?"
"Well, if you want to at least talk to her, don't worry about what I think."
"Are you sure?"
She rolled her eyes and chuckled. "Yes, I'm sure. You had a life before me, I get that. I'm not mad." He looked in her beautiful green eyes and knew she meant it.
He grinned and grabbed her face, pulling her closer to him. Their lips collided in a quick yet passionate kiss. "I love you! You're the most coolest girlfriend ever."
She giggled. "I know." Her face then turned serious. "Since you told me something about your past.. I guess it's finally time I tell you about Kai."
He was caught off guard by her words.
"What?"
"I mean, I guess there's really no point in telling you, now that Kai is in therapy and has made amends with his family.. But I feel bad that you never knew exactly what he did. I guess I was just scared that you would be so angry at him and try to hurt him or something, and I didn't want you to put yourself in danger. I thought you would make things worse.. I thought I was protecting you."
Kol gently played with the darker skinned girl's fingers. "If it brings up bad memories, you don't have to tell me." Kol shocked himself with his own words. After all this time wishing he knew the deal with Kai Parker he was finally being told, and he didn't want to know if it would hurt Bonnie.
She shook her head. "No, I want to tell you. It can't hurt.. He's better now." She seemed to be telling that to herself rather than him. She took a deep breath. "So me and Damon were trapped in an elevator with him, and he was extremely annoying, but I didn't find him that bad. A few days after we got out, he came up to me and asked if I would tutor him. I was reluctant, but then agreed because he seemed desperate. We had a few sessions, and everything was fine. He flirted with me a lot, even though he knew I had a boyfriend. He meant no harm, like he was joking, or at least I thought. One of the times when I was tutoring him, he gave me a drink, and I don't know what was in it; I thought it was water or something.. But suddenly I started feeling drowsy. I remember him trying to kiss me but I pushed him away. I knew something was wrong, I couldn't stay awake. So, I grabbed my phone and texted an SOS message to Elena, who was in our dorm down the hall. The next thing I remember I wake up in the infirmary. Elena tells me that Kai had drugged me, but she had thankfully arrived before he could do anything, that I had just fallen asleep when she barged through the door. She screamed at him, and found his bag of drugs or whatever and flushed them down the toilet. She brought attention to the dean, and got Kai expelled. Things were quiet for a while, until one day Elena went silent. She was supposed to meat Damon for a Christmas dinner and she never showed. Jeremy, Caroline, Katherine, and I all tried to get in touch with her, but she had fallen off the face of the earth. We were worried for about a week before Kai sent a message that he had her. He was angry at her for getting him expelled.. It gave his dad a new reason to be disappointed in him. We figured out he had taken her to Portland. So me, Damon, Stefan, Caroline, Jeremy, Alaric, and Sheriff Forbes drove up there to rescue Elena. Damon and Stefan went into the warehouse, and they didn't come out for a few minutes.. Alaric and Jeremy were guarding the entrances with the Sheriff, while Caroline stayed with me in the car. Caroline and I were extremely worried and we couldn't handle doing nothing, so we snuck out. We tried to sneak into the house but Jeremy saw us and he screamed at us. He startled Caroline and she stopped, but I then took off into the building, with everyone screaming at me. I saw Stefan knocked out in a corner, but the rest of the house was quiet. I reached the top of the stairs and saw nothing. Then I heard Damon scream Bonnie, get out! I turned around and Damon was running up the stairs, carrying a drowsy Elena on his back, with Kai on his tail. Kai threw something that made Damon trip when he reached the top, and the three of us all fell and skidded to the middle of the floor. Elena was slowly regaining consciousness, but she was too weak to do anything. Stefan was slowly waking up, too. Kai found his gun and aimed at Damon. I stood up and said that he was really angry at me. And I know that was stupid of me, I know, I was acting like a martyr. Kai said something about him really being angry at Elena, but that really that his main target was me but he was willing to settle for Elena when she ruined his life. His words were all jumbled and crazy, but then he grabbed me and put the gun to my head. He told Damon not to move or else he would shoot. But then all of the sudden, I heard a big clump and Kai went slack against me and fell to the ground. I turned around and there was Caroline standing there with her heels in her hands. Her hair was a mess, like she climbed through some sewer window, and her arms were positioned like she had just hit Kai in the head with her shoe. I laughed and hugged her. Then we got Elena in the car, Liz arrested Kai, and we brought Elena and Stefan to the hospital. So.. Yeah, that's the story, basically."
Kol kept wanting to interrupt the story, but he feared if he made any sudden movements, she would stop and he'd never hear what happened. She finally finished and he wanted to go over to Kai's house and beat the shit out of him. Bonnie was right about that. He couldn't believe someone would be so twisted to take things out on people for no reason. He heard about Kai's horrible family life, but that's still no excuse. Hell, have you met Kol's family? His parents, at least? And yet you don't see him or his siblings going around attempting rape, kidnapping or holding people at gunpoint. He shook his head, as if trying to shake off a bad dream. That must have been a bad dream. He didn't want to believe that his angel of a girlfriend could have lived through that.
But she did. And that made her the strongest and bravest woman he knew.
And not to mention, his bubbly, blonde sister-in-law is incredibly badass. Knocking out a psycho killer in the head with her shoe?
"I.." Kol was speechless. He was torn between saying "I hate him," or "I am sorry that happened to you." Both were incredibly stupid and weak. He finally said, "You're right. If you would have told me earlier, I would have beaten the shit out of the guy."
Bonnie rolled her eyes and laughed.
"How can you be so casual about this?" He asked.
She shrugged. "It was hard reliving the story.. But now it's like I can finally breathe. You're one of the best people in my life, and now that you know about the worst thing to happen to me, it's like a weight had been lifted. I can talk about this and not feel.. Dirty, I guess."
He nodded. He twirled a piece of her hair around his fingers. "I really want to go see him and set him straight.." He was so angry, it was hard just sitting there with her, acting like she just didn't tell him about a time she was almost raped or a time she almost got killed, or lost Emma in either of these situations. She was pregnant with Emma around this time, for godsake. Why did they even let her go to Portland?
Probably because she wouldn't take no for an answer. He knows Jeremy wouldn't have let her go, but considering how stubborn Bonnie is when it comes to Elena's safety, it was surprising she managed to stay in the car. Then again, she did run into the building. Which was a very stupid decision, in his opinion.
"Please don't," she pleaded.
He sat up abruptly and pushed his fingers through his hair. He wanted to vent about his anger about this, but he knew he'd probably scare her, and himself. He grabbed a fistful of sheets and squeezed his eyes shut. After counting to ten, he let out a deep breath he hadn't known he was holding. He felt somewhat better.
He turned back to Bonnie, who was watching him with worry in her eyes. "Are you sure he's good now?"
She shrugged. "It's been three months. Liv says he's made great progress. He seems happy. He's not angry or bitter or insecure anymore.. Things were messing with his mind. Everyone gets that he could snap at any moment. But for the time being, they're walking on eggshells around him. He seems normal, so we just need to not aggravate him," she explained.
"Have you seen him?"
"Hell no."
"Do you trust him?"
"I'm never going to speak or see him again so it doesn't really matter either way, but no. I trust Liv and Luke. They said he's changed, so I believe them. But that doesn't mean I'm going to be friends, or even acquaintances with him."
"That's good." He leaned back against the pillows. "All seriousness aside now.." She looked at him curiously now. "Caroline sounds like a badass! She totally saved the day!"
Bonnie laughed, and her smile brightened the room. "Yes, she did."
"And I'm sure if Elena wasn't unconscious, she'd kick some psycho ass, too," he joked.
Bonnie rolled her eyes. "Speaking of! You and me are going on a double date with Elena and Damon tonight."
Kol groaned. "But I hate socializing.."
Bonnie lightly punched his shoulders. "You're going. It'll be fun, I promise."
Before he could answer, a light knock on the door disrupted their conversation. Then the knob turned and the door opened. In came small feet tip-toeing into the room.
Emma.
It was their week with her, and Kol had completely forgotten that she loves to wake them up at seven thirty.
Seeing her mother and stepdad awake, the young girl's eyes lit up and she picked up her pace, jumping on to the bed. She attacked both Bonnie and Kol. "Morning!" she squealed.
Bonnie giggled as Kol lifted the child in the air and tickled her stomach, making her laugh just like her mother. Their laughter was identical, and Kol fell in love every time he heard it.
...
"Morning, sister," Elijah greeted the youngest Mikaelson. He was grabbing his morning coffee, while she was buttering her bagel.
She grinned and nodded, "Morning, Elijah." Freya took a bite of her bagel and sat up on the counter. "I heard Katherine yelling at the twins to get out of her stomach already, so I'm guessing the babies are due any day."
Elijah lightly chuckled. "Yes, I believe Katerina has been yelling at the twins to get out for about nine months."
She laughed. "So, are you excited? You're going to be a father. That's so exciting!"
Elijah smiled. "Yes, I'm very happy. I've wanted a family for so long.. To be able to make up for the mistakes my parents made."
She nodded in sympathy. "I understand. But, I know you will make a great father. You won't be your father. Or our mother."
Elijah smiled gratefully. "Thanks, Freya."
She shrugged. "Anytime."
"So, I don't think I've asked this lately.. How's school going?" He asked.
"Eh, it's okay. It's school. Did I ever tell you what my homeroom teacher said about you guys?"
He raised his eyebrow. "Us? Who's us?"
"You and our siblings."
"No, I'm afraid not. What did she say?"
"Well, when she did role call on the first day, she read my last name as Mikaelson, and she asked me if I was any relation to you guys. I said I was your long lost sister. And then I asked how she knew you guys. She said that Rebekah and Kol were her students in both their Senior years, and that they were exceptional students. And that Klaus did an internship at the art program a few years ago, and that his work was brilliant. Then she said that everyone knows you because you're the most successful lawyer in Mystic Falls. And then for Finn, she said that he rescued her cat from a burning tree one time, so there's that," she laughed. Elijah joined her.
"Well, that's interesting. What's her name?"
"Mrs. Connor."
"Rebekah complained about her twenty-four/seven, just so you know."
Freya laughed. "I know. She's kind of.. Perky and annoying. But she's nice. She's the only teacher I don't want to set on fire."
"Don't set any teachers on fire, I won't be able to defend you in court," he teased.
She grinned and kicked his shin. "Wouldn't dream of it!"
...
The doorbell rang and Liv jumped up to get it. She's been basically living at Tyler's house, and she's gotten use to the big yet empty mansion. But that doesn't mean the quiet got on her nerves sometimes. She and Tyler always found things to talk about or, uhm, do, but she suggested having a few friends over for a game night. Completely lame, she knows, but she's been dating Tyler for months now, and she barely knows what his two best friends' personalities are like. Tyler wanted to have a party, but Liv vetoed that idea down because she's not the type for huge blow-out parties. So instead, Tyler talked to Matt and Jeremy, and they agreed to bring Rebekah and Anna over for a triple-date like hangout.
Liv reached the door and turned the knob. The first guests to arrive were Matt and Rebekah. She smile politely at the engaged couple and invited them in.
"Hey Liv," Matt smiled. "How's it going?" He asked.
She shrugged. "Good, and you?"
He glanced at Rebekah. "This one's been driving me crazy."
Rebekah rolled her eyes. "I'm driving you crazy?"
"Rebekah drives everyone crazy," Matt explains. "But she's adorable for it," he gently touched her nose, which she scrunched up.
Liv smiled. "Well, I'm glad you guys could come."
"Hey!" Jeremy greeted as him and Anna entered the threshold.
"Hey," Matt nodded to his best friend. He smiled at Anna who waved back.
"Where's Ty?" Jeremy asked.
"Oh, he should be.." Liv glanced up the stairs. "Here in.. Three, two, one."
"I'm here!" Tyler announced as he ran down the stairs, falling down two at a time.
The five of them all laughed at the clumsy brunette.
"How are you so ungraceful Mr. Triple Letterman Jacket?" Jeremy joked.
"Oh, shut it, Mr. Antisocial," Tyler responded.
"No need to bring up high school. Please," Matt pleaded.
The three girls stood awkwardly as their boyfriends made a quick visit down memory lane. Rebekah, Liv, and Anna never really spoke, yet their boyfriends talked all the time. They felt weird, but they were glad they had tonight to become friends.
"So, what are we doing tonight?" Rebekah asked.
"Liv wants to play board games or something," Tyler answered.
"I never said that! I said we can hang out, or whatever, because this house is so damn big and there's only two of us.."
"I like board games," Anna spoke. Everyone glanced at her weirdly, but she didn't care. "What do you have?"
"Board games?" Rebekah laughed, trying to be mean. "I've never played one," she admitted.
"Seriously?" Tyler asked.
The blonde shrugged. "My father forbid any type of fun in the house.. He threw out most of our Christmas presents most years."
"That's horrible!" Anna cried.
"Eh, I'm used to it," she lifted her shoulders, as if saying whattaya gonna do?
"Well, I think the bride-to-be can't get married without playing a board game," Jeremy announced.
"Oh god.." Rebekah groaned.
The group scrimmaged through a dozen boxes in the Lockwood attic trying to find any old games from Tyler's childhood.
"Hey, I found Twister!" Jeremy exclaimed.
"Oh, god, no," Liv laughed.
"Ooh, Hungry Hungry Hippos!" Anna held up the beat up box. "With no game.." She laughed and threw the box on the ground.
"This is bloody ridiculous," Rebekah announced as she read the back of Shark Attack. "We seriously don't have to play these games."
"Nah, we got Pictionary, Sorry, Clueless, and Mall Madness," Matt held up four games.
Jeremy snorted. "Dude, you had Mall Madness?"
Tyler tried to defend himself. "What? No, that's not mine.."
"It's not like you have a sister to blame it on," Jeremy said.
"Oh, shut up!" Tyler grabbed the Mall Madness game out of Matt's hand. "Caroline gave it to me for my eighth birthday, and it's actually quite a fun game."
"You kept something Caroline gave you?" Rebekah raised an eyebrow.
"No, my mom just hates throwing stuff out. Which is weird, considering we're the richest people in this damn town."
"No offense, Ty.." Liv rested her hand on her boyfriend's shoulder. "But these games are boring. Let's do something else."
"Oh thank god," Rebekah threw boxes off of her lap and stood up. "What do you have in mind, blondie?"
"You're blonde, too," Liv glared.
"Okay, fine, sister-of-psycho-killer!"
Jeremy and Tyler snorted while Anna sat there dumbfounded, and Matt facepalmed himself.
Liv stared at Rebekah for a second before breaking out in a grin. "I like her." Rebekah grinned back. "Anyway.. First things first: Break into the liquor cabinet and raid the hell out of it."
"I'm liking this," Tyler agreed.
"Two: Order some pizza."
"I'm in," Jeremy raised his hand.
"And third: play those stupid high school party games like two truths and a lie, and tell stupid stories, but it'll be much more fun than it actually is because we'll be too drunk to care."
Anna and Matt started laughing. Rebekah smirked.
"And then the boys can reveal embarrassing secrets about each other that we can use against them forever," Liv finished.
Rebekah perked up. "I think you're my new favorite! Sorry Matt."
"Yeah, I'm loving this plan already!" Anna agreed.
"Woah, wait, what?" Tyler asked.
"I already know my story about Tyler," Jeremy grinned wickedly.
"Oh no, I think I have a pretty bad story about you first, Jer," Matt chuckled.
"I'm not going to enjoy this game," Tyler warned.
"Too bad," Liv nudged him. "And then once you boys are too drunk and pass out, us girls will ditch you guys and go to a strip club."
Anna and Rebekah laughed in agreement.
"No, you don't get to go without us!" Jeremy said.
"I think in order for you to ditch us, we need to get drunk first," Matt said.
"What are we waiting for?" Anna asked.
As they all exited the attic, Tyler called, "And no one is ditching anybody!"
...
Bonnie paced back and forth along the foyer of the Salvatore Boarding House. She tried to stay calm, but she just couldn't help but be worried that something happened. "Where is he? He said he'd be here in twenty minutes."
A hand rested on her shoulder. "That was twenty minutes ago, Bon." Elena chuckled. "Kol will be here any second," she assured her friend.
"I don't really get why you two just didn't drive here together," Damon spoke as he straightened his tie.
"Because he had training today," Bonnie answered.
"Yeah! Kol-ey has to get in shape for the baseball season!" Emma exclaimed as she pretended to punch the air.
"Not like you would know that, Daddy," Christian said.
Damon look offended that he was just burned by his own son. "Hey, I train! I think I look good!"
Bonnie snorted. "Sorry, but Kol's got you beat."
Elena laughed and got responded with a glare from her husband.
"Anyway.." Bonnie sighed. "I'm just paranoid. I mean it only happened once almost six months ago, but I'm still terrified of him driving alone."
"Why, what happened?" Elena asked.
"Well.. It was right after he found out something about his mother.. And we were driving and he had some sort of a flashback.. You know how his brother died in a car accident?"
Elena nodded sadly.
"He like flash backed to that night or something. It was scary. I know it was most likely just a one time thing, but I'm just worried that it could happen again and no one's there to help him. Every time he's late, I just can't help but worry."
"That's understandable, Bon."
"But Kol's a Mikaelson, and while I don't like most of them, they're a cool bunch," Damon said.
"That made absolutely no sense," Elena pointed out.
"It doesn't need too."
"When are we going to the restaurant?" Chris asked, mispronouncing restaurant. Neither pair of parents could find babysitters for Emma or Chris, as Jeremy and Stefan were both going out that night, but it couldn't hurt to take the kids with them. They were both good in public, and it's nice for the two families to hang out, not just the four friends.
"Soon, honey," Elena kissed her son's head. She turned to Bonnie who still looked anxious. "Bonnie, he'll be here any second. You called him and he said he was running late at the training center and that there was some bad traffic. He's fine. And even if he's a bit later than he said, our reservation is not for another," she glanced at her phone clock, "forty minutes. We have plenty of time."
"Yeah, Bon," Damon bumped his friend's shoulder. "I bet you he will knock on that door any second."
As if on cue; knock knock sounded from the front door.
"See? I told you!" Damon grinned as Bonnie breathed in relief.
Bonnie grabbed her coat and quickly put it on. She slipped her phone in her pocket and flipped her hair out of her face. "Emma, you ready?"
Emma perked up. "Yes!"
The crew of five started heading for the front door, but when they opened it up, it wasn't Kol standing on the other side.
...
"I can't believe you brought me to a bar while my mom is sick!" Caroline exclaimed. "I left her to hang out with sober and boring Stefan, and drunk and party-animal Lexi?" She turned to glare at her fiancé.
Klaus shrugged his shoulders and held his hands up in defense. "It was their idea." He pointed at their two friends who were playing pool. He put his hands on Caroline's shoulders and massaged her muscles. "Come on. Let loose. Have some fun. It's what your mother wants you to do."
Caroline sighed and gave in. "Fine. But I am on Stefan's team for pool. You suck, and Lexi's a poor sport."
Klaus was about to laugh, when he felt a sudden pain in his chest. He stopped in tracks, and his hands fell to his sides. He felt light headed, as if his soul left his body for a moment. But the strange part was that it didn't feel like something was wrong with him, more like some out of body experience with someone else. Like something happened to someone else, but he felt their pain. He couldn't quite describe it. He felt like he lost something. Or someone.
Caroline noticed her fiancé go limp. She turned around with worry in her bright blue eyes. "Are you okay?"
Klaus shook out of his daze. "Yeah, I'm fine. I just felt.." He shook his head. He didn't need to worry her. "I'm fine. Just tired, that's all. Let's go play some pool." He took her hand and led her to their friends.
...
Laughter filled the Lockwood mansion as Jeremy tried to do an impression of Marvin Martian followed by a handstand, but he was so drunk he lost his balance and crashed into the bookshelf.
"Oh my god, are you alright?!" Anna asked her boyfriend. She was genuinely concerned, but she also found it hilarious.
Jeremy stood up and rubbed his head. "10 out of 10, would not recommend."
"Good job, man," Tyler gave the other brunette a high five.
"Like you could do better," Jeremy huffed.
"I could. But I'm not going to try because I like my head right side up."
"My turn!" Liv exclaimed.
"Ugh, I'm sick of truth or dare.." Rebekah groaned. She then sat up with a sharp pain in her side. It wasn't a normal type of pain, it was like an emotional tug. It wasn't even really on her side.. More like her heart. She felt her heart get heavy, as if a million knives stabbed themselves there. It was a two second pain that passed almost as quickly as it had appeared. She was confused where that pain came from. She was feeling completely fine before. She didn't even drink that much, even at all. She took a breath, and no one seemed to notice her little episode. She shrugged it off and observed the room again.
She had to admit, this night was pretty fun. She was probably the soberest person here, and her friends' actions were hilarious. It was also nice to see her fiancé let loose for a night. God knows they both needed a night out.
"Well, you already took your shirt off," Anna mentioned, gesturing to Rebekah's sweater hanging over the table.
Rebekah turned to glare at Tyler. "I always knew you wanted to see me without a shirt."
Tyler turned to his friend. "I'm sorry, Matt. Guilty."
Matt shrugged. "She does look pretty great without a shirt."
Rebekah rolled her eyes.
"What game do you want to play now?" Liv asked as she stuffed a slice of cheese pizza in her mouth. "I really shouldn't be eating this. But this is really good.."
"Don't worry," Anna said. "Your boobs are great."
"Aww, thanks!" Liv laughed and threw her arms around Anna's shoulders. "You're so nice," she said as she kissed the other girl's cheek.
"I never knew that was something that I wanted in my life," Tyler spoke as he glanced between Liv and Anna, a seductive grin plastered on his face.
"Yeah, me neither," Jeremy agreed.
"Oh, you wish," Liv gagged.
"I really do wish," Tyler took Liv's hand and they dangled between the couches.
"Oh my god, I'm surround by drunk perverts," Rebekah said to herself.
"Well, it's better than sober perverts," Matt said.
"I wouldn't be so sure.." Rebekah said. "Anyway, the next game I want to play is-"
The British blonde was interrupted by her own cell phone deciding to sing "Hey now, hey now, this is what dreams are made of," which Anna had dared her to change her ringtone to. She looked around for her phone but couldn't find it.
"Does anyone know where my phone went?" She asked. Everyone shrugged, but Anna looked guilty.
"I hid it on top of the mantle."
"Dude, I'm not that bloody tall!" She exclaimed.
"Oops," Anna sang.
"Looks like you'll have to do some gymnastics to get up there," Matt suggested.
Rebekah sighed. The song was only halfway through the chorus, so she had fifteen seconds at best to get to her phone. She jumped up and leaped off of the couch, her fingers barely grazing the top of the mantle. Fortunately, her phone was at the front so her hand hit it, but unfortunately, she wasn't expecting it to be there so she knocked it to the floor. Since she had jumped, she had nothing to catch her so she herself landed on the hard floor with a thump.
"Ow," Rebekah groaned as she picked up her phone. She glanced at the caller ID which was an unknown number. "I went through all that effort for an unknown number?" Tyler snorted.
"It could be important," Matt said.
She looked apologetically at the group of five and said, "I should probably go take this."
They all nodded and sent her off. She stood up, grabbed her shirt, and walked over to the corner. She quickly pressed answer before the call went to voicemail. She hastily threw her shirt on as she held the phone to her ear.
"Hello?" She said into the phone.
"Hello, is this Rebekah Mikaelson?" The voice on the other end asked.
"Yes, who is this?" Her heart started racing. She had felt a sharp pain in her heart a few minutes before. Her heart started feeling stabbed as this person's voice on the other line sounded sympathetic. She had no reason to start overreacting, but she just had a dark feeling in her gut that this phone call and that sharp pain in her heart were related. She felt as if her air circulation had been cut off. Stop, she chastised herself. You're overreacting. She felt her lungs breathe again, but she seemed to miss what the caller had said. "I'm sorry, can you repeat that?"
"Oh, I'm sorry.. We're calling because your brother has been in an accident."
OH NO! Which Mikaelson brother has been in an accident? And who was at the door? Why did Klaus and Rebekah get a sharp pain in their heart? Where is Kol? Where was Finn this chapter? When will the twins be born?
I hope you liked this chapter! Kol and Bonnie finally talked about their secrets, and both were completely understanding. And how did you like everyone hanging out?
Please review with what you thought about the chapter, and what you think about the cliffhangers! Who is hurt?
Until next time :) xx
