~16~
I found my head throbbing with a dull ache as the conversation around me continued. I tried to keep myself awake but must have failed. I woke up, still on the couch, this time, snuggled into a body. I shot up in alarm, my body rolling to the edge and about to go over. An arm wrapped around my back, keeping me in place. I blinked and saw Kol's smiling face.
"How long have I been out?" I rubbed my eyes.
"Two hours."
"Crap!" I cursed, jumping to my feet and grabbing my phone out my pocket, calling Lilly.
"Hiya?"
"I'm sorry. I fell asleep."
"Figured as much, Val said she was surprised you lasted as long as you did."
"Yeah, I guess getting my memories back, not as simple as I thought." I muttered.
"No worries, when are you coming back?"
I turned to look at Kol who shrugged, letting me decide. I frowned at him.
"Tomorrow. I need….time."
"I know. Call me if you need me."
"You too."
"Love you."
"Love you more." I grinned and heard her make a scowling noise. We hung up and I turned to Kol.
"What did I miss?"
"Not a lot, Nik blathering about killing the witch's descendants, Elijah has gone in search of Celeste to talk with her. Freya is looking through mother's grimoires. Rebekah and Marcel are searching the town for Celeste."
I nodded, pacing around in front of the couch. Suddenly Kol pulled me onto him. I let a small startled scream as I fell on him.
"Kol." I scowled.
"You need to take it easy. You just got your memories back."
"Yes, but everyone needs me."
"I know darling, but you need to slow down."
I pushed off him and glared down at him. I would slow down when the world slows down, so, never.
I turned and started to pace again, when I turned, I felt Kol's hands on my shoulders, forcing me to stop.
"Jordan, listen to me. Slow down. You will burn out if you keep going."
I went to argue with him when the look in his eyes told me that he was worried. I sighed, looking down and then back at him again.
"He is right." I heard Freya speak as she entered the room. I watched Kol grit his teeth and roll his eyes. he didn't like Freya by the looks of things. I peered around him and rose a brow.
"You are linked to Kol and he can sustain the both of you but your mind, it could break. Meaning that you could start to hallucinate your memories, thinking them to be real."
I gave a look of horror, not liking the idea of that. I had some horrible memories and half of them were thanks to Klaus. I shuddered, the doors opened and in came the devil himself.
"Any luck big sister or are you too busy chatting away with a useless witch?" he asked, coming to stand beside Freya. Usually I would have backed away in fear, I just rolled my eyes, I was still scared of him though. The power that came from him, it was just, black. Kol was powerful yes, but Klaus was something entirely different. It was like he shouldn't exist. Then it hit me. Hybrid. He was THE hybrid. I shifted away, Kol frowned down at me, sensing my uneasiness.
"Wow Klaus, can see why SO many people love you." Freya rolled her eyes. I felt my lips tug at the corners.
"I don't have patience and what I have I am using on not ripping little Gilbert's throat out." His eyes darted my way before Kol stood in front of me, blocking his line of sight.
"Touch her brother and I WILL kill you." Kol snarled.
"Please do try, little brother." Klaus mused.
"Oh Nik, it won't just be Kol, I will be assisting him." Rebekah walked in, her blonde hair flipping over her shoulder. She walked over to me, giving me a smile. she touched my arm.
"Ignore him. he is just in a foul mood because some witch bested him. Erin?"
"Emily." Klaus seethed.
"Emily?" I questioned.
"Friend of yours, love?" Klaus asked sweetly.
"Nope. I want her dead more than you do."
"Doubt that." Klaus replied with a smile. "Maybe my anger is misdirected, apologies Gilbert."
"Jordan and it's fine." I rubbed my arms, trying to easy the nerves. Kol's hand gently squeezed my bicep, reminding me he was here, and he will protect me. I smiled at him.
"Anyway, I found a spell that will seal Celeste away. I just want to know how she managed to break that spell in the first place." Freya glanced around, looking confused. I bit my lip and looked down.
"Um." I murmured, I looked up, all eyes were on me. For a spilt second, I could finally picture how Elena felt when everyone gave their full attention to her. I didn't like it, it felt intense and I was being judged. "I siphoned it."
"Siphoned?" Freya asked.
"I can absorb magic." I explained. She looked confused, waiting for me to go on. I tried to sort through my jumbled memories, I knew about Siphoners but at this moment, I couldn't exactly place it.
"A witch without power but can absorb it from others. Can be witches, vampires, werewolves, dark objects and even spells." Kol explained. He went into further detail and I listened intently before I blurted out the next word.
"Abomination."
"What?" he turned to me.
"I'm an abomination." I nodded, remembering it.
"No, you're not!" Kol quickly said. I blinked at him as Rebekah huffed under her breath.
"No bloody way." I looked at her and she was scowling at me before her face softened. "There is nothing wrong with you." She amended quickly.
I nodded, turning to look back at Klaus and Freya. Klaus smirked.
"Welcome to the club, love."
I felt my face break into a smile. Klaus wasn't his usually brooding and threatening self. The look he gave me, it was like he understood what it felt like. His eyes were soft before he turned back to Freya.
"Are you caught up?" he asked her.
"Yes, I believe so. Wow a witch with no power but has the ability to absorb magic…..fascinating."
I just nodded, feeling really uncomfortable with the attention, Kol leaned down, whispering into my ear.
"Are you ok?" he asked.
"No." I told him honestly. I never felt the need to lie to Kol, it was like he was the one person who never lied to me and was always honest. Even my own twin wasn't honest with me. I rubbed my chest again, thinking about Jeremy. This was hard, I had never been so far away or never been so long without seeing Jeremy. Right now, all I wanted was my twin. Jeremy was my other half, sure he lied to me but he loved me above all else, as I loved him. I couldn't imagine the pain he was suffering thinking I was dead. Did he feel me, like I felt him? I wondered, I needed to speak with him and soon.
"The spell, what do you need?" Kol asked Freya, his eyes not leaving me.
"Time."
"How much?" Rebekah asked.
"As much as you can all buy me."
"Looks like we need to call in the wolves." Klaus sighed.
"Wolves?"
"The Crescent Moon pack, love." He answered me.
Lilly's family.