song - One Night by Christiana Perri
I drove until the sun set before I finally pulled into the parking lot of some piss poor bar in the middle of nowhere. It was the perfect place for what I had planned.
After turning off my car, I got out and casually walked into the bar. I tried not to attract too much attention to myself, that would come later.
I took a seat on one of the rickety old stools by the bar. The bartender gave me a questionable look before he walked over to me.
"I'll have a glass of scotch." I said smoothly, flashing him a cheeky grin.
He raised an eyebrow at me. "Are you sure you're old enough to be in here? You barely even look 18." he said condescendingly.
I scoffed and looking into his eyes, compelling him. "Shut your bloody mouth and get me a drink." I spat through clenched teeth.
He nodded quickly and poured me a drink, sitting it carefully in front of me. "Here you go ma'am." he said in a much kinder tone this time.
"That's better." I said. I smiled, taking a sip of my drink. "Thanks mate." I tipped my glass slightly towards him before taking another drink.
I sat the glass down and glanced around, looking for a much better drink, the kind that's served at 98.6 degrees. I smirked slightly at that thought.
My eyes settled on a man who sat just a few seats down from me, a beer one hand and a cigarette in the other. He had black hair, brown eyes and a tattoo that covered his forearm. He was looking in my direction and openly checked me out, looking me over from head toe. I decided that he would do just fine for the first of many my victims that night.
I gave him a coy smile and eyed the stool next to me. He smiled back accepted my invitation, taking a seat next to me. He sat his beer down and put his cigarette out in a nearby ashtray.
He looked over to me with a cocky grin plastered on his face. "What an arse." I thought.
"How are you doing tonight beautiful?" he asked; how original.
I suppressed the urge to roll my eyes and played along with this little charade. "I'm doing great. How about you?" I asked, a fake smile played at my lips. I rested and elbow on the bar and twirled a curl with one of my fingers, tilting my head slightly as I looked at him.
"I'm alright. So, you got a name?" he asked, taking a sip of his drink.
Really? He could think of a better thing to say? "Of course I have a name you annoying little wanker. Learn some better pick-up lines and proper english you twat." I snapped, deciding that I was done with playing around. I didn't want to sit here and chat all night; I wanted to tear into his jugular and drain every ounce of blood from his body.
His eyes widened slightly. "Damn, what's your problem bitch?" he muttered.
"My problem is that I'm starving, so shut up and make yourself useful." I snapped, standing up just a few inches away from him.
He stood up, looking at me with a confused expression. "What the hell are you talking about?" he asked, knitting his eyebrows together.
I smiled, closing the space between us. I leaned in and whispered in his ear, "I'll show you." A second later, I sunk my
fangs into his neck, grabbing him by the shoulders and pulling him closer. He let out a muffled scream, causing everyone else to freak out and start screaming too.
I dropped his lifeless body to the floor after a few seconds and flashed to the door, locking it. "So, who's next?" I asked rhetorically, grinning with my fangs bared. I rushed over to another person and tore into their neck without warning.
The warm blood poured down my throat, filling me with warmth and a temporary high. I dropped the body like a fly and started feeding on someone else, letting the bloodlust take over. The blood made it easier to ignore every unwanted feeling that flooded my brain. The anger, the sadness, everything, dissipated quickly.
Before I could start feeding on another human, some called out to me over all of the screaming. "Juliet," I recognized the person, Kol.
I turned around a grinned, fangs exposed. "Kol, how nice of you to join me. You better hurry up before all the good one's are gone." I exclaimed, taking a step in his direction. The screams had died off mostly and turned into muffled sobs.
He crossed his arms over his chest and looked around, making no move to join me. He seemed to be taking everything in. "What are you doing?" he asked, tearing his eyes away from the small pile of bodies to look at me.
"What does it look like I'm doing, having a tea party?" I asked sarcastically, smiling at him. He didn't exactly look amused. "I'm just enjoying being a vampire." I said nonchalantly, shrugging my shoulders.
"You're upset." he mused, his eyes wandered away for a second before they focused back on me.
I shook my head. "No I'm not, don't be ridiculous. I'm perfectly fine." I insisted, trying to fake a smile.
He scoffed. "Right." he muttered, he didn't sound convinced.
I narrowed my eyes at him. "Really, I'm fine." I insisted. I wasn't sure who I was trying to convince, him or me.
He walked over to stand in front of me. "I may not know you as well as I would like to, but I know you well enough to know when you're upset." he said quietly, putting a hand on my arm.
I shook it off and avoided his gaze.
He scoffed under his breath. "Fine, don't tell me. I'll figure it out." he said, halfway smiling
He looked over at the group humans that were huddled in the corner, waiting for everything to be over. There were only 5 of them. His lips slowly formed into his infamous smirk. "So, what are we going to do with the rest of them?" he asked, glancing over to me with a mischievous look in his eyes.
"Hmmm..." I thought about it for a moment. Honestly, I had gotten most of my anger out of my system and I had lost interest in the feed. "I don't know, I'm kind of bored now. I guess we can just compel them to leave and burn the place down." I suggested. I smirked and pulled a packet of matches from my jacket pocket.
He shrugged. "Are you sure?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at me questioningly. "Yes." I nodded. "Unless of course you want one first." I added. I walked over the the huddled group and grabbed a young woman by the collar of her shirt, offering her to him with a small smile.
He chuckled, shrugging his shoulders. "What the hell?" He grabbed the girl from me and bit into her neck, causing her to shriek in response. The humans behind us started screaming again.
A few seconds later he had drained the girl and dropped her limp body to the floor next to the others. We walked over the humans and compelled them to go home and forget about what had happened.
Once they had all left and driven away, I lifted myself up onto the bar and took a bottle of vodka from behind the counter, taking a drink from it.
Kol looked over at me with raised eyebrows. "Really? I thought you were bored." he said, walking to stand in front of me.
I shrugged. "I said I was bored, not ready to leave." I replied simply, taking another sip. I offered the bottle to him.
He took it and took a drink before sitting it down next to me on the bar. "So, you never told me what was bothering you." he chimed, sitting next to me and the bar, snaking an arm around my waist.
I rolled my eyes. "You're really not going to give up on that, are you?" I groaned, giving him an annoyed look.
He shook his head. "No, sorry." he said sarcastically, giving me a cheeky grin.
I scoffed, hitting him lightly in the arm. "Wanker." I muttered.
He chuckled sarcastically, rubbing his arm like it actually hurt.
I let out a sigh before I started. "Well, if you must know, I got into an argument with my mother. Not a little spat either, a serious argument." I turned to look at him.
"About what?" he asked, sounding genuinely concerned.
I hesitated. "Well, ever since she found out that I've killed people she's been acting differently. She's been avoiding me all week." I stopped for a moment, taking a deep breath to try and keep myself calm. "When I got home earlier she asked me if I had been out with you and wanted to know if I had killed anyone. Apparently she thinks I've become a bloodthirsty monster." I said quietly, scoffing after the last sentence. I looked down at my hand that was resting on the bar, scratching the wood with my thumbnail.
"I'm sure she doesn't think that." Kol consoled, pulling me a little closer to him.
I shook my head, still looking at my hand. "Yes she does." I whispered. I looked up into his eyes. I bit my lower lip, trying to hold back tears.
He grabbed my chin and gently turned me to face him. "No she doesn't. Maybe she hates the thing you've done, but she doesn't hate you." he assured me. His lips twitched into a half smile. "Besides, how could anyone hate you?" He shook his head.
I scoffed. "Trust me, I can think of a few reasons." I muttered, looking away for second to grab the bottle of vodka. I took a quick sip and turned back to face him.
As soon as my eyes met his, he pulled me to him and kissed me deeply. I smiled into the kiss and placed my hand gently on cheek as he pulled away. "What was that for?" I asked breathlessly.
He smiled. "No reason." he said simply. He turned around and grabbed a bottle from behind the bar before he stood up. He walked over to the bodies and pulled the top off the bottle and poured it onto them.
I grabbed the vodka from next to me and followed his lead, pouring it along the counter. I grabbed another bottle and poured it onto the floor.
Once we were done, Kol and I stood by the door before I took one of the matches and lit it. He opened the door behind us and i dropped the match onto the trail of alcohol before Kol threw me over his shoulder and darted over to his car.
"Put me down your arse!" I demanded, laughing and pounding his back with balled up fists, which didn't seem to bother him the slightest bit.
"If you insist darling." he replied, chuckling before dropping me flat on my back on the pavement.
As soon as I hit the ground, I jumped up and slammed his back against his car. "Rude." I pouted, sticking out my bottom lip like a child.
He laughed. "You're adorable when you're angry." he said as he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me to his chest, closing the space between us.
"So I've been told." I replied smoothly, chuckling. I slipped out of his grip easily and looked back at him with a cheeky grin.
"No one likes a tease darling." he pouted, crossing his arms over his chest.
I shrugged. "Who says I'm being a tease?" I asked, putting my hands behind my back.
He chuckled and looked around for a moment. "It's late." he observed. "Are you going home?" he asked, walking over to me. He took my hands in him, looking down at them as he played with my fingers.
I shook my head. "No, I don't think I will." I replied, intertwining my fingers with his.
He looked up and met my gaze, a spark of curiosity in his eyes. "So, do you want to sleep over at my house tonight?" he asked, trying to hide a smirk.
I mirrored his smirk. "Yes, but..." I trailed off. I leaned in. "who says we have to just sleep?" I whispered in his ear.
Before he could respond, I turned around and flashed over to my car. I got in and drove off towards Mysic Falls.
I checked my rearview mirror and saw Kol's car following right behind mine. I smirked and sped up a little, determined to get there first.
When I pulled into their driveway, Kol drove up right after I did. He must have been faster at getting out of his car because I soon as I got out of mine, he was right in front of me.
Before I could even say anything, he pulled me to his chest and kissed me passionately. It was different than every other time we had kissed, more urgent and intense.
He lifted me into his arms, not breaking our embrace, and rushed us into the house. It didn't take long before we made it up to his room.
He continued to kiss me as he shoved my back up against the door and I wrapped my legs tightly around his waist.
He trailed light kisses along my jaw line and down my neck before he stopped and looked up to meet my eyes. "Are you sure?" he asked quietly, his eyes and voice showed a hint of uncertainty, something I didn't see from him very often.
I nodded quickly. "Yes, I'm sure." I whispered breathlessly. A small, reassuring smile came across my face.
He nodded and carried us over to the bed, no longer in a rush. What continued from there, I can confidently say, was one of the best nights of my life.
A.N.- I know what you all are thinking: "Cheesy, cheesy, more cheesy than macaroni and cheese cheesy." Like I said, I kind of like cheesy romantic things. Don't judge me! This was kind of awkward for me to write, so hopefully it wasn't bad.
It took me forever to write the bar scene since I kept changing my mind, but I wanted to keep Kol in character so I hope he was. And I wasn't sure about having Juliet kill more people, but I personally can't see Kol with a "Mary-Sue vampire". She's not a bloodthirsty psycho or anything, she was just upset. Ever heard the saying "hurt people hurt people."? So hopefully that doesn't disappoint anyone.
Anyway, please review and everything. I'd love to hear your thoughts! I won't be updating for a little over a week, sorry. After that I'll be back to updating twice a week. Please continue your support, thanks.
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