Chapter Twenty-One:

I arrived at school, Bonnie had walked off to meet Elena and Caroline. I sighed as I entered school by myself. I walked to my locker, shoving my bag and grabbing the books I needed for the first two classes I had. I headed for my English class, I was in the top class so, there were very few in my class. When I got to the classroom I groaned when spying a smug face.

"Please stick a fork in my neck." I muttered.

"I can compel someone to do that if you like, darling?" Kol smiled.

"What are you doing here?" I hissed. I looked around before stepping inside and shutting the door behind me.

"I have never been in a school before."

"Lucky you." I muttered.

"I was curious why Bekah chooses to spend her day here."

I shrugged; I had no idea. This would be the last place I would spend my day. Hell, I would compel myself into a decent college and take up journalism. The thrill of chasing a story and not one that involves vampires or werewolves.

"And the verdict is?" I asked.

"Not my thing." He shuddered. I gave him a knowing look before sighing.

"Is that all? My class will be soon."

"What class?" Kol asked with interest.

"English."

"I like English."

"So do I."

I narrowed my eyes when Kol made no move to get up from sitting in my seat with his legs on my table.

"That's my chair." I mumbled.

"Is it?" he quired.

"Yes. I sit there. I have been sitting there all year. I sat there last year for a different subject too."

"Very possessive of a chair, darling."

I shrugged. Jeremy had told me the same thing. Until we were separated with me being pushed into the top classes and him to the lower classes. Jeremy was an artist, I loved getting the cartoon he would draw me for my birthday. I tapped my foot impatiently, Kol just grinned at me.

"Kol…" I whined.

"I like hearing my name from your lips. I would prefer under…. intimate circumstances." His voice was husky, and my body betrayed me with a shiver. This caused his grin to turn more into a smirk.

"Don't read into that…..it's cold." I lied.

"Sure it is, darling." I scowled again. He gracefully stood up and I blinked. Was he leaving?

He walked over to me and grabbed my chin gently, forcing our eyes to meet. I gulped, there were butterflies in my stomach. I felt his thumb run over my pulse and the veins in his eyes darken. I blinked; I had seen them many times before.

"You do not fear me?" he asked gently.

"I do but I have been around vampires long enough." I answered him.

His beautiful brown eyes flicked down to my lips. I subconsciously licked them, feeling nervous. He leaned down slowly and my breath caught, I saw him smile. He pulled away.

"Have a good day, darling." He mused before walking out. I watched him leave my classroom.

The rest of the day, I could not focus on anything other then Kol. I could feel the warmth still from his fingers on my skin. His breath that had fanned over my face. I groaned and dropped my face into my hands. I was sitting at home, by myself, waiting for Jeremy so I could tell him about how I am an abomination.

The door opened and hope filled my face, I jumped to my feet and launched myself at Jeremy who caught me with ease. He laughed.

"Whoa, would think I hadn't seen you ALL day." He teased. I scowled. He hadn't seen me all day. We had made it look like we were fighting.

"Are you saying you didn't miss me?"

"Jordan…." I cocked my head to the side. "I still have you in my arms."

I looked down and smiled. I cuddled him close.

"I don't like fighting with you."

"Me either." He sighed.

He finally put me down, he closed the door and I dragged him to the couch. I sat next to him and started to tell him everything Bonnie and I had discovered. I could see him thinking deeply.

"So, the bracelet helps?" he asks. I nodded, holding it up and showing him the red glow. He watched it in fascination.

"I never noticed it." he murmured.

"Me either…or I would have told you a LONG time ago."

He nodded, still watching my wrist.

"You said, you did it to Damon and Kol?"

"Yes. I drained them? I don't know how that really works but it does. I did it with Alaric too."

Jeremy nodded. I flicked my eyes to the clock and read the time before turning to the door.

"Alaric won't be coming home. He is at the Salvatore's with Bonnie and Elena. They are filling everyone in."

"Does he know…" I trailed off. Jeremy knew what I was going to ask because he pulled me to him and nodded.

"Yes. He wants to apologize." He sounded angry.

"Then let him. Jer, I have forgiven him. You need to now." I poked his cheek.

"No." Jeremy told me stubbornly. Jeremy may be the calm twin, but he was also the one who held grudges, especially if they involved me or Elena.

"Jer…..don't make me mad at you."

"He hurt you!" Jeremy reasoned. I could hear his temper sparking and sighed.

"Ok." I smiled, taking his hand in mine and kissing it.

We stayed silent before Jeremy leaned back into the couch.

"How are you even like that?"

I shrugged and then a chill ran inside.

"Do you think I'm adopted?" I was terrified by that idea. I heard Jeremy laughing.

"If you are then so am I."

I turned to him, still scared by that idea. He shook his head with a smile.

"Come on Jordan. We are twins. I can feel you like you can feel me."

"What do you mean you can feel me?" I asked.

He shrugged.

"Like this light, I guess. A warm feeling. When the darkness tries to creep in, you suck it away."

"Like with the ring?" I asked.

"I guess so, but this has been before the ring. Maybe its apart of you being a Siphenor?"

"Maybe." I agreed. I leaned back into him and groaned.

"I need to tell you something else too, but you can't get mad."

"I'm already mad." Jeremy replied with. I rolled my eyes. Bonnie probably told him.

"I was with Bonnie last night…..at the Mikaelson's"

"Bonnie told me."

Damn it, Bonnie! I cursed in my head.

"How mad are you at me?" I asked.

"On the scale?" he asked.

"Yep. The scale." I answered, dreading the answer.

"A strong Damon…."

"NOOOOOO!" I whined. A strong Damon was bad. There was only a Ripper Stefan and Klaus that were worse.

"But I will drop it down to a mild Controlling Caroline because you told me sooner rather than later."

I kissed his cheek.

"Well, Kol may have dropped by today at school too."

I felt Jeremy tense before his eyes narrowed at me.

"What? I told him to stab a fork in my neck when I spotted him."

Jeremy snorted.

"A fork in the neck?"

"I wasn't thinking. I was too busy gawking at the fact he was sitting in MY chair and had his legs draped over MY table."

"You need to let that table and chair go." Jeremy chuckled.

"No! In fact, I want it as a birthday present this year." I smiled at him.

"I am not giving you a table and chair for our birthday."

"Why not? I will just ask Damon for it."

"Damon is dumb enough to do it."

"True."

We laughed before I sighed.

"What happened to Damon last night anyway? Heard Rebekah was pissed."

"No clue, I didn't bother taking the phone call from Elena."

I didn't blame him. Rebekah had a temper. I have seen her throw Stefan and Damon across the room like they were dolls. I shuddered.

"Think Elena will be coming home tonight?"

"Doubt it."

"Good! Let's build a pillow fort."

The next day, I woke up, feeling Jeremy's legs lying across mine. I heard the front door open and groaned.

Suddenly Elena's smiling face popped through the small opening we made as a door.

"I can't believe you built this without me."

"More room." I shrugged. I grabbed a pillow, whacking Jeremy. He startled himself awake, knocking the pillow fort on top of me while he stood up. I shoved pillows off my face to glare at him. he looked alert and ready to kill someone. I looked at Elena who gave me a concerned look.

"Ah, Jer. Little help?"

He looked down, reaching down to grab my arm and yanked me to my feet. I made a squeal of joy sound before I heard Elena laughing.

"What?" I asked.

"You sound like your five." She pointed at me.

"It's fun. Get Damon or Stefan to do it and you will see what I mean…need a big strong man…." I grabbed Jeremy's bicep before frowning. "You been working out or something?" I asked. I squeezed it again and kept on starring.

"Jords. Can you stop man handling your twin please?" Elena said with a serious voice. I looked at her before turning to Jeremy who seemed to be giving me a weird look.

"Sorry." I snatched my hand back. "I just…never noticed."

"You live with me every day." He shrugged.

"I guess….." I trailed off. Had I missed anything else about him that I should really know? I knew he wasn't a virgin like he knew I wasn't. he had gone on a man hunt for poor Daniel and broken his nose. I was mortified. Daniel and I were friends and we wanted to experience sex together for the first time. I just never told Jeremy about Ben or Tim.

"I want to talk to you both. Update you on everything."

I looked at Elena and sighed.

"I have something to tell you too."