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"Rescue me
Show me who I am
'Cause I can't believe
This is how the story ends
Fight for me
If it's not too late
Help me breathe again
No, this can't be how the story ends"
-Kerrie Roberts "Rescue me"

*Juliet's POV*

My eyelids started to flutter open for a second, but I quickly closed them. I searched through my thoughts for a moment, trying to piece together what had happened. I remembered walking through the parking lot and hearing someone call to me, but everything else was blank.

I became aware of a throbbing pain in my head where my attacker had hit me. Part of me already knew who it was, but I wanted to know for sure. Cautiously, I opened my eyes. It took a second for them to adjust to the dim lights in the room.

I seemed to be in some sort of abandoned warehouse. I looked down and realized that I was tied to a metal chair and my hands were bound with duct tape. Panic suddenly took over me as I screamed for help.

A man appeared from behind a large wooden crate. I recognized him immediately, it was Collin! I was overcome by confusion. "What, what are you...?" I started, but I couldn't seem to put my words together.

He smirked in a sinister way and laughed. "What am I doing here? That's what you want to know, right?" He asked.

I finally managed to speak. "How the hell are you alive? You're supposed to be dead!" I spat. The hatred in my voice was clear.

Another laugh escaped his lips. "Oh Jules, you never really believed that, did you? I thought you were smarter than that." he said. Collin stepped closer to me, now just inches away from me. "Then again, you were always easy to fool. Poor little Juliet, so stupid and naïve." He reached out and ran his fingers across my jaw. I cringed, which made his grin.

"That doesn't answer my damn question! How are you alive?" I demanded. I remembered it clearly, the day I had been told that Collin had died.

*Flashback*

I was sitting on the couch in our small living room, staring at the floor. My eyes examined the different colors and shapes in the wood. I was trying not to think about what had happened the night before.

My eyes moved from the wood floors to a bruise on my arm. I tugged the sleeve of my sweater down over it. Despite my best efforts to avoid them, the thoughts of the previous night came flooding in.

I had finally done it; I had ended things with Collin. He wasn't the man he had once been and I knew deep down inside that I deserved better.

It hadn't been easy though. I was afraid of him, afraid of what he would do. I had experienced firsthand what he was capable of, but I was tired of being treated like I was worthless. I didn't want to have to deal his temper and his abuse anymore.

So, I told him. I told him that it was over, that I didn't love him and I wasn't going to be with him anymore.

Collin had been furious. "You're mine and you can't leave me!" he screamed. He slapped me hard, causing me to fall to the floor. I cried out in pain. I tried to stand up, but he kicked me in the ribs.

He bent down to the floor, lifting my head so I could look into his eyes. "If you leave me, no one else will ever love you. Why would they? You are nothing." he had said, emphasizing the word nothing. His words still echoed in my ears.

I was pulled from my thoughts when someone knocked on the door. I stood up from the couch and cringed slightly in pain. My body still hurt.

I went over to the door and got up on my toes to look through the peephole. It was Violet. I unlocked the door and opened it. "I need to tell you something." she said, not waiting for me to greet her. "Can I come in?" I nodded weakly.

She sat down on the couch as I closed the door. I made my way over to her and carefully sat down.

"What did you want to tell me?" I asked.

She took my hand in hers, looking into my eyes. "I was walking past our old school earlier and I there were a lot of cop cars and ambulances outside. So, I went over and asked what was going on." she started. Violet's voice was so serious, which was unusual for her.

"What happened?" I urged, squeezing her fingers slightly. Her silence made me nervous.

She took a deep breath and continued. "One of the cops told me that there way a shooting in the school. Nineteen students are dead and at least a dozen more are injured. " she said. Her voice was so low that it was nearly a whisper.

I furrowed my eyebrows. "Who would do something like that?" I asked, my voice full of concern.

She took another deep breath. "Collin." she said. Her voice was even quieter now.

My mouth fell open. I tried to speak, but I couldn't. Tears suddenly clouded my vision. I fell into Violet's arms. She hugged me tightly. "This is all my fault! I made him angry! He wouldn't have done this if I hadn't left him. It's all my fault!" I whimpered. The tears flowed from my eyes like a floodgate had been opened. I had cried so much lately.

She rubbed my back soothingly. "It's ok. It wasn't your fault. You didn't do anything." she whispered, trying to console me.

After a few minutes, I managed to pull myself together a little and a pulled away. "

There's something else you need to know." Violet said sternly.

"What is it?" I asked. I wiped the tears from my eyes with my sleeve.

She bit her lip nervously. "Collin's dead. The police found him in his flat with a bullet in his head; he shot himself." she said. "

Are you serious?" I asked, my voice was barely above a whisper.

She nodded.

A feeling of relief washed over me like cool water. I felt free. I started crying again, but this time it was out of relief. I no longer had to be afraid. He was gone and he couldn't hurt me anymore. That was all I could think. I was free, after so long, I was finally free of him.

*End Flashback*

I thought back to that feeling of freedom, a feeling that now felt so far away. That feeling was now replaced with fear, anger and confusion.

Collin's voice pulled me from my thoughts. "If you must know, then I suppose I'll tell you. You're bound to figure it out sooner or later." he started. "After you broke up with me, I ran into someone, a vampire. I believe his name was Zack or something like that, but it really doesn't matter. Anyway, this vampire asked me if I wanted to be better than I was, stronger, faster, immortal. When someone makes you an offer like that, you don't simply refuse it. So, I took him up on his offer. He fed me his blood and told me that as long as I died with his blood in my system then I would become a vampire. I told him that I had some business to take care of first. I said that I needed to send a message to someone. So, I got my gun and went to our old school. After all, it is where we met." I said, looking into my eyes and smiling. I glared at him.

"I went in and just started shooting people left and right. Honestly, it was an incredible feeling. There's nothing like knowing that in just an instant you can end someone's life." he clasped his hands around my throat for emphasis. He left me go after a second and continued.

"After I felt that I had gotten my point across, I fled. I went back to my flat and put a bullet in my head. The cops had chased me down and I suppose they came in while I was out, thinking I was dead. They brought my body down to the morgue and shortly after, I woke up. I fed on the first human I came across to complete my transition." he explained.

He got down on his knees so he could look me directly in the eyes. He reached out and caressed my cheek with his hand, a sinister smile on his face. "Ever since I was turned I've been trying to find you." he said. His voice was very quiet, just above a whisper.

"Why did you want to find me?" I whimpered, tears came to my eyes. There were only two possible ways he could answer. Neither were good. I knew that he was either going to kill me or turn me. I didn't know which one I feared more.

He grinned even wider, an evil look in his eyes. "I believe you already know the answer to that. I love you and you will be with me for all eternity." he whispered. "Nothing will stand in our way anymore."

I narrowed my eyes at him, trying to hide my fear. "I don't love you. I will never love you." I spat.

Collin's expression hardened. "Well, that's just too bad. Isn't it?" Without another word, he bit into his wrist with his fangs. Smirking, he shoved his wrist into my mouth. He forced his blood down my throat, despite my efforts to spit it out.

He pulled away and stood up. "See you in a few hours." In an instant, he reached out and put his hands on the sides of my head and snapped my neck. Everything went black.

*Kol's POV*

I sat on the couch with my feet propped up on the coffee table. I had gotten home from the dance hours ago. Despite the late hour, I couldn't sleep. I took a sip from the glass of scotch that was in my hand.

I was thinking about what had happened earlier tonight. I had missed out on the perfect opportunity to kill her. It would have been so easy. But, when she had walked away, I hadn't gone after her. I had let her leave.

I shook my head. This wasn't over. I knew that I wouldn't stop thinking about her unless I did something. I sat for a moment, thinking of what I could do.

Perhaps I could sneak into her room and kill her then. I could burn her body so no one could find her. Maybe everyone would think she had run away; she did seem the type.

I exhaled and sat my drink down on the table. I didn't want to kill her, I couldn't. Maybe I could just leave. My family would be fine without me surely. If I left then I could get away from her. I shook my head, unsure of what to do.

There was a knock on the door. "Who the hell could that be?" I muttered. I stood up and walked over to the door.

When I opened the door, a middle-aged woman with brown hair stood before me. She looked tired and worried. "Hello, I'm Susan Jacobs. I believe you go to school with my daughter, Juliet?" She spoke quickly, not giving me a chance to answer.

"Juliet went to the homecoming dance earlier this evening. The dance ended hours ago, but she isn't home yet. She isn't answering her phone. I was just wondering if you might know where she is. I've been asking around and no one's seen her." she said quickly, barely taking a moment to breathe.

"I'm sorry, I haven't seen her." I replied.

She nodded. "Well, if you find her then let me know. She can be a bit of a troublemaker, Juliet. I just hope she hasn't gone and done something reckless." she said, more so to herself than to me.

"I'll let you know if I see her." I said.

She nodded. "Thank you." She turned around and walked down the street back to her house.

I stood there in the doorway for a moment, thinking. Perhaps she had in fact run away, maybe to get away from me. I decided that I would go to look for her. I wanted to find out for myself.

I went back inside for a moment to grab my keys. I walked quickly to my car and got in. I decided that I would go back to the school first.

After a few minutes, I pulled up in front of the school and parked my car across the street. I walked over to the parking lot and looked around.

Her car was still there, the only one in the parking lot. I sniffed the air, catching her scent. It was old, but I could still follow it. It was still dark enough out that I could run at my full speed without being seen.

Minutes later, I found myself to be standing outside of an old warehouse on the edge of town.

I listened carefully. I heard a man's voice, but I couldn't tell what he was saying. I took a deep breath, smelling the air. The man was a vampire. I realized that her life was in danger. Something in me wanted to help her, so I snuck in through the back.

When I got in, I looked around. She was tied to a chair in the middle od the room. The vampire stood from kneeling in front of her and stood back to look at her. "See you in a few hours." he said in a low voice. A second later, he snapped her neck.

Angry, I came out from hiding. He turned around and looked at me. I glared at him, barring my fangs.

Fearfully, he turned and ran away. I wanted to go after him, but I felt that Juliet was more important.

I ran over to her and got down and my knees to check her. I couldn't hear her hear beat and she wasn't breathing. However, I noticed a drop of blood on the corner of her mouth.

Suddenly, I remembered what the vampire had said. He had turned her. Relief washed over me. She wasn't dead. I didn't know why I was so happy, but I was. She was alive, sort of.

I removed the tape from her hands and untied her from the chair. She slumped over, nearly falling out of the chair. I caught her before she fell and picked her up. She looked so small, so fragile.

I ran out of the building back to my car with her limp body in my arms. As gently as possible, I laid her down in the back seat. I got in on my side and started driving quickly toward her house.

What was I thinking? Just hours ago I had been debating on whether or not I was going to kill this girl and now I was saving her? It dawned on me that she was going to be a vampire, or at least she could be, if she completed her transition. Maybe then I wouldn't feel so guilty for having feelings for her.

It was in that moment that I accepted the fact that yes, I did fancy her, more than I should. When I had told Rebekah that I had genuine feelings for this girl, I had meant it. I hadn't known then, but, as I drove down the street as fast as I could, trying to get her home and keep her safe, I knew.

A.N. -So, what does everyone think? I hope you guys like the direction I'm taking this story in. I just honestly couldn't see Kol admittedly falling in love with a human. Obviously, Kol isn't in love with her yet (I mean, he barely knows her). It's been my intention from the beginning to make Juliet into a vampire, so I hope this doesn't upset any of my readers. In case anyone is confused, Kol is just admitting that he likes her even though she is a human, which I think is a very hard thing for him since he doesn't really like humans. We all heard what he told Rebekah on the show when she liked Matt (in Dangerous Liaisons). He said that falling for a human is a sign of weakness, and of course he doesn't want to seem weak. If anyone has any questions then please message me or post your questions in a review.

Thanks for the support so far! It means a lot. Here are my responses to last chapter's reviews:

TeamOriginals2000: I would have too! You were right ;) congrats

Guest (1): Thanks for reviewing. Hopefully you liked this chapter!

FanFicChikk: Thanks so much! I hate when people just automatically fall for someone, it's kind of boring.

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Guest (2): Lol, now you know!