Chapter Sixteen:
"We still have our agreement in place, shall I start us off then, darling?" Kol asked, leaning back into the chair. I nodded, hugging my legs closer to my body. The air had a cool bite to it, and I felt a shiver roll down my back. I reached over to grab the blanket I left out for when I read on the porch.
"Ok." I nodded.
"Tell me, Jeremy wears the Gilbert ring, why do you not have the other?"
Oh, I shrugged.
"I didn't want it. I gave it to Alaric."
"How long has he had it for?" he asked.
I tapped my lip in thought.
"Over a year, maybe a year and a half…. when Klaus…" I muttered off.
"I see my brother warrants everyone's affections." Kol laughed.
"Mmm affections might be pushing it."
"He warrants them in my family too." Kol chuckled again.
I smiled, leaning into the swing, I usually leaned against Jeremy or Elena when we were out here. I grabbed my phone sending a quick text an hour on the dot, I got a reply and rolled my eyes. clearly Jeremy had set phone alarms.
"Have there been any changes to your brother?" Kol asked, his tone serious. I thought about it, had there been any changes to Jeremy? No.
I shook my head quickly.
"What about….what was his name….Alaric?" Kol looked at me to clarify the name. I gave a nod and then the memories of being tied to a chair flooded my mind. My heart started to beat quickly, and I felt breathing becoming harder to do. I felt a strong hand on my knee and turned to look into Kol's warm brown eyes. there were small flecks of different coloured browns in them.
"Easy, darling. In and out…. that's it." his tone soothing. I finally managed to breathe easier and found myself lost in the beauty of his eyes. I glanced down at my hands quickly, feeling my cheeks heat. Kol had moved back to the chair, settling himself in.
"Are you sure there are no changes to your brother?" he asked again.
"None. Jeremy is still the same."
"What about you?" he asked.
I turned to look at him, blinking a few times in confusion. Were there changes in me? I mean, I did something to Damon and Alaric. I looked at my hands, remembering the red glow when I had touched them and the fire inside being smothered. The fire was like a very small flame at the moment. It was roaring like it usually did when I was with Kol or Rebekah or the Salvatore. Now that I thought of it, the fire was there when I was with Caroline, Bonnie, Elena and even Jeremy. I gasped out.
"What's wrong with me?" I asked feeling my heart spike. Fear was crashing into me.
"I wouldn't say there was something wrong with you, darling. It can be the effects of the ring."
"The ring?" I asked confused.
"I may need a moment while I figure out the best way to explain this." Kol tapped his chin in deep thought. I sighed, turning back to my hands. How did the ring cause a red glow from my hands? I waited patiently, turning back to Kol who was watching me amused.
"I was waiting until you were done with the conversation in your head, darling."
"I was only thinking about what I did, not having a conversation." I sighed.
"So, the Gilbert ring brings the one who wears it back from the dead…" I nodded. I knew that, I have seen it multiple times. "Every time the person wearing the ring, he or she, lose a small part of themselves. The small part they lose, makes way for another part, I would say an ancestor."
"I would say so, Alaric said something along the lines of I was a disgrace to the Gilbert name." I looked down, feeling a wave of sadness wash over me.
"Ah, I suspected I was right." He mused.
I looked down at my hands again, the red glow entering my mind. Should I tell Kol about it? I glanced at him, he looked deep in thought. I saw his brow furrow. I decided I would need to speak with Jeremy first. Jeremy was my twin and deserved to know.
"What?" I asked.
"The ring has a side effect, the dark side I guess would be the best way to explain it. The dark side or ancestor side has an objective in mind. Being the name Gilbert would mean one thing. Eliminating vampires."
"But Alaric isn't a Gilbert." I protested.
"No. He isn't but he wears the Gilbert ring. I have also been made aware of his hobby." Kol gave me a look that had me scowling at him.
"I don't participate." I argued. He laughed.
"I didn't say you did, darling."
I scoffed and looked away from his smug face, he was right, he had only given me a look and I put word into his mouth.
"Shall we keep discussing about the ring or would you like to put more words into my mouth?" he asked nicely. I narrowed my eyes when I turned to him. He was smiling and I flipped him off. "Now, now, that wasn't very kind."
"Whatever…" I mumbled, feeling this overwhelming anger burning inside me. then I felt it. I shot up; eyes narrowed. Kol was standing a split second later. I glared, as his eyes scanned the immediate area.
"What did you do?" I hissed. My anger boiling over.
"I have been with you?" he sounded confused when looking back down at me. I stalked toward the front door when Kol's hand grabbed my upper arm, pulling me around to face him. I glared at him before my hand wrapped around his wrist. I then felt this fantastic feeling, looking at my hand I saw the red glow again.
"What are you doing?" Kol asked. I heard the fleeting note of worry in his voice. my other hand wrapped around his arm; it was this overwhelming need taking over. A minute later I looked to see pain flicker over his face. I pulled my hands off him, stepping back quickly.
"What was that?" he asked.
I shook my head, quickly entering the house and shutting the door. I felt like a live wire inside but there was this little dark cloud and I gasped when I realized what it was. I dialled Jeremy's number. No answer. I tried again and nothing. I dialled Elena who picked up after the fifth ring.
"What happening?" I asked.
"I'm sorry…. Klaus showed up….he wanted to take me but Jeremy got in the way…"
"Where is he? I'm coming."
"We are at the Salvatore's."