Chapter 33 – The Plane Ride

Kol, Sabrina and Elena had quickly boarded the Mikaelson private jet upon arrival at the small airstrip. Niklaus had called ahead and ordered it to be ready for them, so within half an hour they were taking off. Kol and Sabrina sat side by side while Elena sat by herself.

Elena stared out the window seemingly calm but Kol and Sabrina could feel the anxiety building up inside of far. Kol slipped over to sit beside his baby sister.

"'Lena, love, what are you thinking about?" He asked softly.

"Am I making the right decision?" Elena blurted out. "I sent him away so he would be safe, but now I'll just be bringing him back into everything."

Kol sighed wondering why this conversation was falling on him of all people. "Think of it this way, 'Lena. Yes, he's being brought back into the supernatural but he'll be with family. He belongs with us just as much as you do."

Elena gave her brother a weak smile, "I just want him safe!"

Kol nodded, "I know darling, but he'll be safer with us. However I think we should be up front with him from the start. No more hiding things, he'll be safer if he knows everything. We can teach him to defend himself."

"But it's safer for him not to know!" Elena protested.

Sabrina stood up out of her seat and walked across the aisle to her mate. She lay a hand on his shoulder and he pulled her onto his lap. She then addressed Elena.

"Actually he's not 'Lena. He sees dead people - that means he's part of the supernatural world now, where ever he goes. Isn't it better for him to be around family?" She told Elena gently.

Elena dissolved into tears, knowing Sabrina had broken through and Elena now felt guilty Kol reached for Elena's hand.

"Shhh. It's okay little sister," he told her as he sent a small glare at his mate. He really didn't want to deal with a crying female, gosh darn it.

Sabrina sent a cheeky grin at him as Elena said, "I'm a horrible sister."

"No Elena you are not. You did the best you could at the time, but now things are different. Now you have the Mikaelsons on your side." Sabrina told her gently pulling a tissue out of her pocket.

Elena calmed down a little but Sabrina could tell she was still feeling guilty. So Sabrina continued, "You can still make it right. Be upfront about everything, and I do mean everything."

Elena looked skeptical, "I don't think that's a good idea."

Sabrina laid a hand on Elena's arm, "Give him a chance to make his own decisions, dear. Let him get to know us and come to his own conclusions. He's capable of handling more that you think."

Elena looked up at her, tears standing in her eyes. "How do you know that?

Sabrina smiled at her gently, "Henrik told me." She said simply.

"Henrik?"

Sabrina nodded, "Henrik has been looking out for Jeremy. They are actually quite close, though Jeremy won't remember his conversations they've had when he's been dead. I suspect though that Jeremy has had many conversations with Henrik that he does remember." She said the last part almost to herself.

Kol looked at his mate curiously but didn't say anything, wondering what she meant by that. Elena didn't seem to have heard the last part she took a deep breath and quieted her sobs. She soon lay her head on Kol's shoulders and fell asleep.

Kol let her fall into a deep slumber before he pushed Sabrina off his lap gently, motioning for her to go sit in her seat. Then he carefully maneuvered Elena so that her head was no longer resting on his shoulder. He joined his mate and they settled in for the rest of the flight, quietly discussing their plans once they landed in Colorado.

Once they landed a few workers quickly unloaded their luggage and put it in the car that Niklaus had rented for them. Kol carried the still sleeping Elena to the car while Sabrina trailed behind them, smiling fondly at the sight of the man she loved carrying his little sister. She could just imagine him carrying their child like that.

"I love you!" Her heart cried out, but her thoughts remained silent so Kol was left unaware.

Sabrina shook her head, trying to clear her thoughts of what could never be. Kol carefully placed Elena in the backseat of the car, bucking her in. Then he opened the passenger door for Sabrina. She slipped in as Kol walked around to the driver's seat.

Sabrina pulled up the directions to the hotel that Elijah had booked for them. Within minutes they were at the hotel and Kol went to get them checked in. By the time Kol came back to the car, Elena was starting to wake up.

"Where are we?" She asked sleepily as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes.

"We are at the hotel Elijah booked," Sabrina replied as she got out.

"Hotel?" Elena asked confused.

Kol smirked at her, "Yes, Finn thought this was best. This way we can meet with Jeremy and explain things for him and give him a few days to think about it before we have to go back for the spell."

Elena smiled brightly at her big brother, "You guys think of everything!"

Sabrina giggled, "I don't know about everything but they definitely make traveling easier!"

Kol flashed a grin at the ladies, "Let's get going. We can drop everything off in the rooms and then go find lunch. Then we can track down Jeremy."

The girls eagerly agreed following Kol to their suite while a hotel employee trailed followed pulling their luggage on a cart. The girls went to explore the suite, the best one that had been available. Kol waited until the employee had unloaded the luggage, directing him where to set it down. Then he tipped him most handsomely and allowed him to continue on his way.