Chapter 30 – Revenge
Kol descended the stairs to find his brothers had waited for him to interrogate Damon. He didn't say anything as he strolled past them on his way to the dungeons. Finn, Niklaus, and Elijah followed him, quiet as church mice. They had decided that since it was Kol and his witch that had been threatened that it should be him that would lead the interrogation.
Kol stopped at the door to the dungeons and turned to Elijah. "'Lijah, would your witch friend be willing to cast a spell to silence the dungeons. Sabrina's asleep, the events of this morning wore her out."
"I would," Lucy spoke up from the doorway of the kitchen.
"Lucy," Elijah said in surprise. "We didn't see you."
Lucy smiled softly, "I just got here. I was going to let you know I'm taking Bonnie and Abby to the Grill until you are finished with Damon. I'll cast the spell now, before we leave."
Finn raised an eyebrow, "You aren't going to interfere? Forgive me but I would expect you to disapprove of what we are about to do. "
Lucy shook her head, "He deserves it. I'm more than happy to help. Besides I don't quite have the same view on vampires as most witches - well as long as we aren't talking about Katherine Pierce."
Elijah was intrigued by the name dropping knowing there was a story involved but resolved to ask her later about it. Lucy sighed as the men stared at her curiously wondering why she said that, it looked like she was going to have to tell them. She briefly wondered how they would handle the truth, before she took a deep breath and blurted out her secret.
"I'm not just a Bennet, I'm also a Cleary. I'm Sabrina's cousin. Who I'm sure you noticed when has a different view on vampires than most witches." Lucy told them. She could see that the news shocked them, though they were more curious than shocked.
At Kol's inquiring look, Lucy spoke up again before he could say anything. "And, no. I don't think Sabrina is aware of our relationship. My mother was a Bennet, my father a Cleary. My father moved from Ireland just out of school and met and married my mother. He never returned to Ireland.
"Abby and Bonnie don't know either. The Bennets are more judgmental so my parents and I kept our beliefs to ourselves." Sabrina informed them quietly.
Kol nodded, "We can talk about this more later." He opened the door to the dungeons and waved Lucy in, "After you darling."
Lucy smirked. "Ever chivalrous," she commented as she entered the dungeons first.
The men followed her down the stairs. Lucy stopped in the middle of the dungeons. She stood by the table where they had done the blood adoption ritual with Elena. The table stood in the middle of a large room surrounded by jail cells. Damon was sprawled out, still unconscious in the farthest cell from the stairs.
"Did you have a specific spell in mind, Kol?" Lucy asked.
Kol nodded and pulled out a sheet of paper from his jeans' pocket and handed it to Lucy. Lucy took it and read over the spell written on it.
"This is rather straight forward," Lucy said with a nod. "I should have no problems doing it."
She set the paper on the table and began to chant, as she did magic began to swirl around her. The vampires were oblivious to the magic in the air, except for Kol. For the first time in a thousand years Kol could feel magic. He stared at Lucy in awe as he watched her cast the spell and felt the magic respond to her. Kol had a desire to reach out and touch the magic but he restrained himself, knowing none of the others in the room would understand and he refused to look the part of the fool. He made a mental note to get Sabrina alone and see if he could feel it when she did magic.
Lucy finished her chanting and turned to Kol and his brothers. "It's done. I'll be on my way." She handed a small piece of paper to Elijah. "Here's my number, text me when it's safe to come back with my cousins, we'll be at the Grill."
She was gone before Elijah or the others could react. Elijah stared dumbfounded at the paper in his hand. Niklaus snickered at the look on his brother's face but stopped abruptly when Finn smacked him on the back of his head. Niklaus let out an "ouch" and pouted a little when Finn's hand made contact with his head. Kol had watched the proceedings impassively, still trying to wrap his head around the fact he could feel magic for the first time; but at Niklaus' exclamation, Kol was jolted out of his thoughts.
Kol turned to Damon's cell and pondered out loud, "So normally I'd just torture him and drag it out. But our little sister cares for him and I have a mate to get back to. So we just need to drain the vervain quickly so we can compel him. It'll be painful of course but it's the better option, the sooner he's out of here the better. Any ideas on how to drain the vervain quickly?"
His brother's stared at him in confusion. "You'd willingly forgo a long and drawn out torture session?" Niklaus asked incredulously.
Kol rolled his eyes, "I'm still me brothers. I just have more important things to do. This way I still get to torture him without pissing our sister off too much. It's a kindness to do it quickly, and get it over with. Besides it must be done."
"Bear traps," Niklaus spoke up.
"What?" Finn asked confused.
"Bear traps are painful and they will make him bleed out faster." Niklaus elaborated.
Finn snorted, "Where would we find bear traps, Nik?"
Niklaus smirked at his oldest brother, "Well Finn, it just so happens I found a couple in the woods when I broke ground for the mansion."
Elijah raised an eyebrow, "Bear traps in Virginia?"
"There have been sighting of black bears within a few hours of here," Kol spoke up. "It's not all farfetched that there would be bear traps around. Although how legal they are, I don't know."
His brothers regarded him strangely, wondering how it was that he knew this. Kol rolled his eyes, "I read it on the, what do you call it, interweb?"
"Internet is what most people say," Niklaus spoke up.
Kol glared at his older brother, "Well, I would know that if you hadn't stuck a dagger in my heart, now wouldn't I!"
Niklaus frowned, "You know very well why I did so. You were planning something!"
Kol growled, "I wanted to be able to settle down without you threatening my mate's life!"
Niklaus growled back, "I wouldn't have!"
Kol bit out, "How was I to know that. You killed Elijah's and Rebekah's flings!"
Elijah cleared his throat uncomfortably while Finn merely stepped in between his brothers. "I suggest the two of you drop this. You both are to blame, but it doesn't matter anymore. We need to leave the past in the past, and move on. As hard as that may be. If you don't there will be consequences."
Niklaus sighed and dropped his eyes, "Finn's right. I'm sorry Kol."
Kol sighed as well and took a step away from Finn. "I'm sorry as well Nik. And I think the idea of using bear traps is a good one, let's do it."
Niklaus nodded and retreated to the stairs and pulled open a concealed door underneath them, revealing a closet none of them knew was there. He rummaged around for a few minutes and then pulled out 2 bear traps and some chains. He handed the bear traps and chains to Kol who led the group over to Damon's cell.
Kol quickly attached the chains to the bear trap and handed one to Niklaus who entered the cell. He attached the end of the chain without the bear trap to a ring in the ceiling, he did the same thing with the other chain and bear trap.
"It'd be easier to turn him upside down" Niklaus told Kol.
"But less satisfying," Kol said, "He did try to kill my mate and me. I'm entitled to this."
Finn and Elijah agreed, they stepped forward and grabbed Damon, who was just starting to come around. They each grabbed an arm and held it up for their brothers. Niklaus clamped the bear trap around one wrist, while Kol clamped the other bear trap around the other wrist. Damon woke up with a groan he looked around and saw the brothers staring at him unemotionally.
"Elena is never going to forgive you for this!" Damon taunted them.
Kol shrugged, "We'll leave you alive, that's more than what you were willing to do. She my sister now, what do you think she would do if you have succeeded in killing me?"
Kol grabbed a knife, "We just need to be able to compel you, except you drink Vervain. So keeping my baby sister in mind, we are going to do this as fast as possible."
Kol ran the knife along Damon's arm that was closest to him. Damon bit back a scream, as Kol repeated the motion on his other arm.
"You really think Elena would approve of this?" Damon asked weakly as he bled out.
"No, probably not," Kol admitted. "However this will be forgiven eventually. If you had succeeded in killing my mate and me, she would never have forgiven you. You know why?"
"Why?" Damon asked.
"Because we are family." Kol said before slicing Damon's neck.
Damon gurgled and gasped for air before he fell unconscious. "You just killed him," Elijah commented.
Kol shrugged, "Not permanently. He quickly slit Damon's arms that had healed quickly. Try to compel him when he wakes up." He said as he left the cell. "The vervain should be out of his system. If not, it's Nik's turn."
"Where are you going?" Finn asked confused.
"To take a shower before my mate and our sister wakes up. They are in my room and I'd rather neither one of them saw me like this." Kol called over his shoulder as he left the dungeon.
"What just happened?" Niklaus voiced confused by Kol's seemingly uncharacteristic behavior. Elijah and Finn merely shrugged as they stared after Kol in confusion.