Chapter Seven: True Blood
"Come in, love. Welcome to your new house. From now on, you will stay here with me and my siblings." Kol opened up the door and stepped aside to let her in. April entered the house with an uncomfortable look on her face. She is not sure if she should stay here with them especially Kol. She is still kind of mad at him for turning her without her permission.
"Welcome to our mansion, Miss Young." A voice came from the stairs. April looked up and saw a man in suit that looks a little bit like Kol. He vampire sped to April and looked at her.
"I'm Elijah. It is an honour to meet you finally. My brother here," Look at Kol and back to April, "Couldn't stop mentioning about you." April remained silent but a frown was drawn on her face.
"Do you seriously have to tell everything to her, Elijah?" Kol's voice was deep. He looked at April's face. "Come love; let me show you your new room." He started walking. April looked at Elijah and smile slightly. She then followed Kol from behind as he guided her to her new bedroom.
"This is your room. Make yourself comfortable." He said as he opened up the closet to make sure that Rebekah had already unpacked April's clothing. "Here, take this and change. I am taking you out for dinner." He held a short lace dress.
"You are going to take me out for dinner?" April raised her eyebrow.
"Yes. No more asking question. Now go and change. I will ask Rebekah to help you." Kol walked out of the room as Rebekah entered it.
"You should consider yourself lucky, April. This is the first time Kol showed his humanity after centuries." Rebekah sat on the bed while April was in the bathroom changed.
"What do you mean by that?" April walked out of the bathroom. Rebekah turned behind and looked at how beautiful April was in that short lace dress. "You look stunning April. Come let me do your hair." April smiled as Rebekah compliment her. She sat in front of the dressing table while Rebekah did her hair.
"My brother had never been so nice to people since he became vampire. I guessed he gained a bit of his humanity because of you, darling." Rebekah smiled as curled April's hair.
"Are you done yet?" Kol opened the door. He looked at April's reflection in the mirror. For once he thought he never seen such a beautiful lady before.
"Yes, we are done. She is all yours and you are welcome." Rebekah said as she walked passed Kol and leave the room. Kol rolled his eyes and closed the door. He looked at April from top till bottom and smiles.
"You look ravishing. No wonder you are crowned as the Miss Mystic Falls." He looked at her while producing a sincere smile. April remained silent and gave him a slight smile. She seriously didn't know how to react whenever she is with him. Her feelings were mixed. Kol vampire speed in front of her and held both her hands.
"I promise to take care of you and be responsible after what I did to you. I am going be your maker, protector, brother and even lover if you want to" He left a gentle kiss on her hand and smirks at his last word. April frowned when he mentioned the last noun. She let go of her hand from his gripped and walked pass him.
"Are you taking me to dinner or not?" She glanced behind her shoulder. Kol smiled and replied her simple yes. As both of them walked downstairs, Rebekah stood next to staircase and looked at them. She smiled at April but gave Kol a stern look.
"You listen here, Kol, if something happened to her, I won't have any doubt to drive a dagger into your heart." She gritted her teeth as she mentioned the word dagger.
"Ey sister, you and Nik are just the same. Always with the dagger threats. Don't worry, I will protect my progeny. You can trust me with April. She will be fine and in fact, I am going to put a smile on her face." Kol narrowed his eyes at Rebekah.
"I've heard that lines before Kol and it ended up bad. Better put the words in your mouth Kol. She was the one who saved me. Remember that!" Rebekah said as Kol walked pass her with April and left the mansion.
"Rebekah is being annoying as usual. Sorry about that. Now love, do you want to walk or you want me to drive you there?" He looked at April as he arched his eyebrow and left a devilish smirk on his face.
"Walk." That was the only one word April replied. Kol nodded. He did realize that April was still trying to get use to him being by her side most of the time. There was an awkward silence for a few minutes as they walked.
"Why me?" April broke the silence. Kol looked at her.
"Pardon me." Kol stopped walking.
"Why did you turn me?" April stopped walking and turned to him. Kol studied her curious look. He then turned away and kept on walking.
"Hey I am talking to you and you just walked away like that?" April raised her voice. She vampire speed in front of him. He kept on walking and then he stopped half way and turned to her.
"Hurt isn't it? You tried to talk to somebody and that person just ignored you and walked away?" He looked at April with his stern looked. At the same time, he felt a little bit of guilt inside him for being harsh. April remained silent and looked down. She was really hurt but now she knew how Kol felt when she ignored him back then.
"Look, I am sorry. Sorry for ignoring you in the past, sorry for being rude and sorry for everything that I do that hurts your feelings." She said as she tried to catch her breath
"Don't be, love. I absolutely understand why you are acting like this. I will tell you everything when we reach the grill." He placed his arm on her shoulder as they continue walking.
After the non-tiring ten minutes walked, they entered Mystic grills with laughter. Their laughter caught Caroline and Bonnie's attention. They looked at each other and whispered.
"What are they doing here?" Caroline almost freaked out.
"I am not sure but we need to text Elena and follow with the plan." Bonnie took out her phone.
{In the text B(Bonnie)/E(Elena)}
B: Kol and April are in the grill.
E: What? How is April?
B: Uhmm... She seems happy. They both are having fun I guessed. *Bonnie glanced at the table where they sat* Yeap, they are having so much fun.
E: Alright. Keep an eye on them until me, Stefan and Damon reach there."
B: Ok.
Bonnie kept her phone and looked at Caroline.
"So? What did Elena said?" Caroline widened her eyes as she looked at Bonnie.
"She wants us to keep an eye on both of them until the Salvatores and Elena are here." Bonnie said as she noticed that Kol and April were no longer at their table.
"I think we've lost them." Bonnie quickly stood up and walked out of the grill and stand outside the grill. Out of sudden, a gust of wind passed by Bonnie and she felt a gripped on her throat.
"What are you doing here, witch!" He said that as he gritted his fangs and veins appear under Kol's eyes. Bonnie widened her eyes and used her spells on him. Kol screamed in pain as he kneels down on the grown.
"I am going to hunt you down and kill you once I am release from this spell." He growled in pain.
"I don't think so." Bonnie took stab the dagger on Kol's heart. Kol looked down and fell on the ground as he began to neutralize. April who was hiding behind the wall suddenly break her silence with a loud cough. She kept on coughing until she had to gaps for air. Caroline turned behind and saw April lying on the ground.
"Elena. It's April." Caroline's voice was shaky. Elena vampire sped to April who is lying on the ground.
"What happened to her?" Elena looked at April while she asked Caroline.
"I don't know! She just fell down and turned like this as soon Damon daggered Kol." Caroline frowned while looking at April and back to Elena.
"Oh my god!" Bonnie gasped.
"What is it Bon?" Elena looked at her while resting April's head on her lap.
"I think April is linked to Kol. He is daggered and April is daggered too. She is somewhat connected to him. Maybe it is because of the sire bond?" Bonnie tried to gather some theories.
"I think she is right. There is such case happened in 1920s. The maker and progeny are linked together well because the progeny may consume too much of his or her maker's blood. Their bond will be very strong than usual and their blood are tied together. Means April's blood is tied to Kol. He dies, she will die too." Stefan explained after he studied Bonnie's theory. The three BFFS exchanged the look.
"That means we have to undagger Kol in order for April to come back to life?" Caroline looked at Stefan. He nodded lightly.
"I suggest we put this two inside a coffin for a meantime. We can send any human being to go and undagger them. If we undagger Kol now, he would be piss off and kill all of us without a blink." Stefan suggested.
"I agree with Stefan." Bonnie said.
"Yes, me too. How about you Elena?" Caroline agreed as she looked at Elena. Elena just nodded her head.
Damon suddenly turned around as he saw a young blonde lady walking alone. He vampire speed to the lady and compelled her.
"I need your help, Miss..." Damon looked into blonde lady's eyes.
"Miss Winters. How can I help you?" She asked as she is under his compulsion. The rest were looking at Damon.
"I want you to undagger this man. Not now but exactly three days from now. The body will be buried inside the Fell's church. Go there, undagger him and let him feed on you." Damon said as he still compelled her. "Good, now leave and remember your intermission, Miss Winters." He added.
"You do know that making a stranger undaggering an original wouldn't change his mind about killing us, right?" Stefan said with his narrowed eyes.
"I know but at least April can be his distraction. Come on, let us coffin up this body and put them in the Fell's church." Damon said as he carried Kol's body while Stefan carried April's.
Chapter Eight: Death Threat
Three days have passed. Winters walked out from school and straight away made her way to the Fell's church. She was still under Damon's compulsion. She walked down to the Fell's church and saw two coffins placing side by side. She opened up the one where Kol was. She then pulled out the dagger and wait patiently for him to revive. After four minutes of waiting, Winters realize that Kol's body become lesser grey and the veins begin to fade. She was shocked when she saw Kol gasped for air and cough unstably.
"Who are you?" He frowned
"I'm Winters and I am your meal." She stuttered. Kol gave her the devilish smile and vampire speed to her and bite her neck vigorously. He let go her dead body from his gripped and wiped his mouth.
"Thanks, love." He said as he looked at the dead body. His attention then turned to the coffin in front of him. He opened it up and saw April in it. He caresses her cheek and called her name a few times.
"April! Wake up, love." He placed his hand around her neck and brought her up slowly. He leaned her head on his chest as he tried to wake her up. Suddenly he heard a heavy gasped from April. April sounded like she was choking and gasping for air at the same time. He cupped her face with both of his hands and looked at her.
"Are you alright?" Kol frowned slightly as he looked at the weak April. April's expression was confused.
"Is it the 22th century already?" April asked with her low and weak voice.
"No, it isn't. Feed on that girl. There is still a little bit of blood in her." Kol chuckled and then he pointed winters's dead body. April walked towards the body and bit the innocent victim's wrist. She pulled out her fangs from her victim's wrist. Kol looked at her as she fed.
"What happened?" April turned and looked at him. Kol sighed and walked to her. He wiped off the blood on April's lips with his thumb.
"You are linked to me, April dear." He looked at her and left a smirk on his face.
"Linked? Is it something related to the sire bond?" April looked confused but she tried to hide it.
"Yes it is. You consumed too much of my blood before I killed you and now, your blood and mine are tied together. Which means, if I got daggered, vervained or anything that lead me into danger you will feel the same?" Kol pulled April closer to him.
"You are safe with me." He said the word one by one. April was still in shocked of what happened to her. She now feels a little bit comfortable with Kol. She could see how sincere Kol act towards her. She smiles slightly as Kol ran through his fingers on her raven hair.
"Kol, can we go home now. I'm tired and body is kind of weak." April said with a sweet tone in her voice.
"Sure love." He brushed up April's feet and carried her. Without a blink, April found herself lying on the bed. Kol sat next to her and pulled out the blanket for her. April smiled slightly as he did it. Her attention from Kol changed as Rebekah stepped inside.
"Where have you two been? It has been three days and you guys just got back home." Rebekah looked at Kol and then at April who was still weak.
"What happened to her, Kol" Rebekah frowned and gritted her teeth. Rebekah pinned her brother to the wall.
"Didn't I tell you to protect her?" She added. Kol narrowed his eyes and quickened his reflexes and pinned Rebekah on the wall.
"Listen very carefully sister! I didn't do anything to April. That doppelganger and her friends did it. They daggered me and unfortunately for dear April, she is linked to me. My blood is tied to hers. Now if you are planning to kill me or dagger me, think twice or else you will lose your friend." Kol explained with rage. He simply hate the fact that his little sister kept on blaming him everything that happened to April. He let go of his gripped from Rebekah's throat and sat on the bed. Rebekah was surprised for few seconds. She then looked at April and Kol.
"You are very lucky, Kol. If you didn't explain it to me, most probably by now you are going to find yourself inside the box. Now, I have some unfinished business." Rebekah turned and walked out of the room.
"Kol," April called him. He looked at her and replied a simple yes.
"You must be careful not to get hurt. I don't want to die so fast. "She looked at him and left a slight smile at the end of her sentence.
"Of course, darling. I promise you that I will show you the world that is waiting for you. But for now, I want you to rest and once you awake, do not hesitate to call my name. I will be downstairs playing Xbox." He winked and left a kiss on her forehead.
April watched him left the room. Now she began to feel much more comfortable. Kol has been treating her very well, so far. She should start being nice to him and learnt to appreciate him. She remembered what Rebekah said when she was getting ready for dinner.
"My brother had never been so nice to people since he became vampire. I guessed he gained a bit of his humanity because of you, darling." April kept remembering it over and over again. She really hope that she could gain back Kol's humanity. She already saw his dark side. Maybe it is time for her to see his bright side. April's eyes slowly get blurry and she fell asleep.
{Sorry for the delay. I was trying to come up with a good storyline. Hope you guys love it. Please left a review if there is a need for me to improve or you can throw ideas to me. Thanks, lovelies}