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Part V

Kol

London, England 1551

Kol did not get jealous of his siblings; that simply did not happen. He had everything he would ever need or want. And, should he ever want anything else, he would do what any sane vampire would do.

He would simply take it.

This was the code by which the youngest Mikaelson brother lived, and he would never change it. You see, unlike his dear little sister, he loved this life, he was made for it and he thrived on it. Yes, he liked excitement, but the vampire preferred to keep his world and his role in it unchanging. So, Kol was not the type to feel envious of anyone, let alone his family.

And then things in his world had changed. Elijah, ever-reliable Elijah, had decided to leave them without a word. Klaus, the normally predictable Klaus, had fallen in love of all things. And Rebekah, well she seemed to be less of a bother lately.

And Kol began to feel... jealousy.

Things were changing; he didn't like. He didn't need it, nor did he want it. And yet, it still happened. Kol was not so prideful that he could not admit his annoyance in his situation.

He was never jealous for any time before, arrogance he had had, but never jealousy. Why would Kol Mikaelson need to be jealous? He had everything… didn't he? And yet the green beast was in him.

He didn't know why he was jealous. He didn't know until it suddenly struck him.

It had been the day of his departure. He had been impatiently waiting for the rest of his things to be packed, simply wanting to leave and go off on his own again; family was just too annoying at times. Then he'd seen something he never thought could be possible.

His brother in love.

The thought made him shudder. Oh, Kol had known beforehand of his brother's affections, of course, but to see them made them true. At first he had felt nothing but contempt, being dependent on another person was something he had long learned was nothing but cumbersome.

"Come now, love, focus." Klaus had whispered to the formerly human girl by his side. "You must push your mind into his." They were both facing one of the many servants that were now leaving the London Estate, each of whom who had to have their memories wiped.

"I am not sure I feel comfortable doing this to him, is it not wrong?" Caroline asked, wide-eyed as she stared up at her companion, with so much love. Kol repressed another disgusted shudder. His brother, on the hand, simply returned her gaze and lifted a hand to her cheek, stroking the side of her face comfortingly.

"I daresay that if he stays as he is, much worse will happen to him." Klaus told her in a low voice that only their kind could pick up. "I have many enemies, sweetheart, and none of whom would hesitate to kill a groom. This knowledge is dangerous… and now you have the power to take it away." He once again faced away from her and instead took stance behind her, his hands going to her shoulders.

Since when was Niklaus Mikaelson so… caring?

Kol was starting consider the existence of doppelgängers.

"Now tell him what he knows." Said doppelgänger insisted. Kol rolled his eyes at the dramatics over it all; compelling was something he did on a daily basis, he no longer 'oohed' in wonder at it.

With a sigh, Kol prepared himself to intervene, knowing that Caroline wasn't putting in her all into it. He knew when she was fully set on something, after all he had seen her fiercely determined expression directed at him more than once. She was lacking that now.

He made to go to them, a mocking comment already in mind, when his little sister stepped in. Kol stopped.

"You're teaching her all wrong, Nik!" Rebekah practically scolded, hands at her hips. Klaus suddenly dropped the caring attitude and sent a heated glare towards their sister, who just smirked in return. "You really do not know how to handle a woman, honestly."

"And you do?" Klaus raised an eyebrow, an even bigger smirk on his face. Kol chuckled on the inside, knowing the comment couldn't have been more perfectly placed. For a moment Bekah looked flustered, before she decided to let it go with a simple eye roll. That's odd, I've never known her to let such a thing go so fast… Perhaps it is only I that has that effect on her…

"As I was saying," she looked pointedly to Nik, "sometimes a little feminine touch is needed. A woman is better at being subtle, and it's the same with compulsion." Rebekah proceeded to take over, causing their brother sigh in annoyance whilst Caroline simply looked on in amusement.

During all of this Kol kept his silence as an unfamiliar feeling bubbled in his stomach. And that is when he realized he was jealous. Suddenly, being able to depend on another person had not seemed such bad thing.

They had each other and Kol, well, he had no one. Yes, he was very much aware that he had his siblings, he did not need to be reminded of that, but he had never had the same bond that they had with one another. Bekah and Nik, though they would never admit it, truly cared for one another, at least in their own ways. It had been the same with Elijah. Finn… well Finn was another matter entirely. Kol smirked as he thought of his righteous older brother stuck in a coffin. The man's moping had been beginning to bore him terribly.

If there was one thing Kol did loath about the centuries he had lived and had yet to live, it was the boredom. A century was a long time.

So, yes, Kol was jealous and it made him hate being here. It made him hate Nik and that bloody Caroline and Rebekah.

Kol had everything and he had nothing, and he absolutely hated it.

Filled with sudden need to be gone, out on his own once more and away from the center of his hate, Kol turned around and walked out the front door.

He ignored the fact he turned back to glance to Nik and Bekah, the jealousy still deep in him.

Ok! That's it, for now! This was more of a character study than anything else; I feel like Kol is the least developed character from the Originals so I decided to give a snap at it. I hope you enjoyed it!

Next up Klaus and then, finally, Elijah.

Thanks for reading and let me know what you think!

RW