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Chapter Two – You can't deny there is something between us
The Mikaelsen house
"You should have seen him Bekkah, our little Kol being all romantic and charming over a human girl" Klaus said in a teasing manor.
Kol scowled but couldn't help but think if he did like Esme. Sure he thought she was beautiful, kind, different than everyone else and she didn't deserve that stuck up arsehole of a fiancée. But he couldn't seem to get her out of his mind, all he could think about since yesterday was her. The way her whole face lit up when she smiled and her dimples came out. The adventurous look hidden deep in her eyes, the way curls fell out of her bun and framed her face and the feisty side she had to her.
"Please like he actually likes this girl, we all know what Kol is like, he is playing his usual mind games. Planning what would be the best way to drain her. Right Kol?" Rebekah assumed looking to Kol to confirm she was right but found him looking at the ground guilty.
"You can't actually be serious! This is girl is nothing more than food to us" Rebekah yelled at him. Kol pinned her up against the wall by her throat.
"Don't touch her" Kol growled out threateningly.
"That is enough Kol" Elijah prized him from Rebekah sighing. "Bekkah you can't touch this girl, Esme. Anyway we need to keep a low profile" Elijah told her sternly as she pouted.
"Yes Bekkah" Klaus said teasingly knowing it would piss Rebekah off. "Anyway we are going back over there next week for the Lockwood ball so I suggested to Mrs Lockwood that you and Esme went shopping together for a dress today" Klaus said.
"You did what!" Rebekah screamed throwing a vase from the table at Klaus. "Elijah do I really have to go?" Rebekah whined and Elijah nodded looking uninterested.
"You know she isn't that bad Bekkah" Kol said.
"Oh shut up! You would just love to go dress shopping with Esme" Rebekah snarled her name. "Shame it will never work out, she is engaged isn't she? Even you wouldn't stoop that low would you Kol? Then there is the whole vampire problem, do you really think she would be okay with that brother!"
"Don't you think I know that Bekkah?" Kol stood up and walked out of the room.
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"So you agreed on my behalf to go shopping with a girl I have never met, she could be completely crazy" Esme complained.
"Don't be so over dramatic Esmeralda, I'm sure Miss Rebekah will be lovely, you didn't have a problem with the Lord Niklaus or Kol. Besides it will be good for you to get out and start interacting with people more, create yourself a social life" Esme's mother didn't sound like she actually cared.
"I only don't 'have a social life' as you put it because I cannot stand half of the population of Mystic Falls girls. All they have to talk about is gossip and dote over men and then they act like they are much better than everyone else. Besides I am busy today, I was planning on going riding, it's been too long since I have rode Bluebell" Esme said stubbornly.
"I'm sure that can wait for another day and you need a dress for next weeks ball."
"I have plenty of dresses, too many."
"Esme please stop arguing with me, you are going to pick out a new dress and that is final" Esme huffed and got up to leave. "Oh and Esme, do make an effort to be polite and civilized with Rebekah, in other words don't be yourself."
"Yes mother" Esme said in-between gritted teeth.
Esme walked out of her house and headed towards the stables. She wasn't upset by her mother's words, she was pissed off. She sat down noisily on a ball of hay.
"It seems I always find you upset" Esme looked up to Kol standing in front of her.
"I'm starting to think you're stalking me" Esme grumbled not expecting him to be able to hear her but he laughed.
"Hardly, Rebekah is here for your shopping trip and I volunteered to come and retrieve you" Kol explained sitting next to her. "So what had you upset this time love?"
"I'm wasn't upset more annoyed at my mother, she told me to be polite and civilized to your sister" Esme whined.
"Oh the horror" Kol said grinning, she giggled at him.
"You didn't let me finish, she then said, 'in other words don't be yourself'. She just annoys me so much, I don't know how she is even my mother we are nothing alike. All she cares about is her stupid reputation in this town."
"Well I quite like the real you" Kol told her.
"I shouldn't be telling you this anyway, I hardly know you" Esme said smiling at him apologetically.
"I'd happily listen to you" Kol said now serious, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. Esme stared into his brown eyes and he stared in to her big innocent green ones.
The two seemed to both lean in subconsciously until Kol closed the gap between them, pressing his lips against hers. Esme had never felt anything like it, it was as though a tingling sensation spread from her lips throughout her whole body. It felt perfect; it felt right even if it was wrong. She had never felt this passion before.
Kol didn't know what it was about Esme but he couldn't help but kiss her. Every time he has seen her an urge of protectiveness shot threw him and …love? He did know one thing, he had never felt like this about a girl before even when he was human and kissing her it was amazing. It felt as though his world had become complete. He was falling for Esme and he didn't know how to stop himself.
Esme broke away and jumped up.
"We shouldn't have done that" she paced whilst biting her finger nails. "It's wrong and I am engaged and if my father or mother found out I would be disowned and then god knows what Trent would do, what people will think of me."
"Esme Shh" Kol soothed, interrupting her rambles by standing up and grabbing her hands in his own.
"NO Kol! I know your type, you are the type of man who can get any girl and knows he can too. Girls swoon after you and I won't be one of them because for once Kol you can't have what you want" Esme hissed snatching her hands back out of his.
"Come on Esme, you make me sound so bad" Kol said teasingly. "You know you want me as much as I want you love, it is pointless to deny it."
"Do you not understand the consequences of our actions?" Esme's voice was worried and guilt laden.
"Nobody has to know" Kol said smirked.
"Yes you're right, we should forget about it completely and pretend it never happened" Esme turned to leave.
"Esme wait" Esme turned to see a hurt looking Kol but he quickly covered it up and put on a smirk. "You can't deny there is something between us. When you are lying in bed tonight you won't be thinking about that idiot Trent, you will be thinking of me. Then you will be dreaming of me too. You won't be able to help it though because we should be together and you know it."
"I don't mean to wound your ego Mr Mikaelsen but that kiss was nothing more than a lapse of misplaced judgement and you are clearly mistaken if you think we are meant to be together" Esme voice was angry.
"We both know you don't mean that Esme."
"I know what I mean Kol. Your sister will be waiting" Esme left Kol standing alone.
Esme felt so angry, who did Kol think he was coming in and trying to tell her that she wanted him. She certainly didn't feel anything towards him right now but annoyance.
She walked through her front door and spotted Niklaus, who she recognised from the other night, joined by a beautiful blond girl around her age, who she assumed was Rebekah and a man who looked similar to Kol in a way only he was older and had a more wise face, where Kol's face was boyish.
"Esmeralda, you remember Lord Niklaus from last night, this is Lady Rebekah and Lord Elijah" Trent introduced them.
"It's a pleasure" Esme said wincing slightly at her full name but not daring to correct Trent. "Lady Rebekah would you like to leave then, I saw the carriage waiting for us just outside?" Rebekah nodded and followed Esme out.
Esme and Rebekah sat in an uncomfortable silence in the carriage, neither really pleased on being forced on the little outing in the first place. Rebekah was looking at Esme curiously, she could see why Kol fancied Esme a little, she was beautiful and even though they hadn't spoken much Esme seemed to have a care free aura about her. It was as though anyone would like her within spending two minutes with her.
"You don't have to call me Lady Rebekah you know" Rebekah broke the silence. "I prefer just Bekkah. I hate the title anyway and it feels weird coming from someone my own age" Rebekah giggled as did Esme.
"Okay Bekkah, please don't call me Esmeralda, I can't stand it. Call me Esme, my family seem to decide when they like to call me Esme or Esmeralda" Esme
"So Esme is your family forcing you to go shopping to?" Rebekah asked.
"What gave me away" they both laughed. "But maybe it won't be so bad after all, I quite like you Bekkah" Esme commented. "So do you have an escort to the ball next week?"
"If you count my brothers" Rebekah groaned.
"I have always wanted a brother or a sister" Esme mused.
"Not when they are this over protective, especially Elijah. I cannot do anything on my own, let alone be with a boy. At least you have freedom, I don't know about getting married in your case but I would at least like to have the chance of being courted" Rebekah informed her.
"It seems really sweet. You think I have freedom, my mother makes my decisions for me along with my father who puts his input in when he feels needed. I have no freedom especially if you add Trent into the mix" Esme paused. "I do not wish to get married; Trent is a narcissistic, ignorant, abusive pathetic excuse of a man. I have been pressured in marring him for my father's idea of a good image."
"Abusive? Esme he hasn't hurt you has he?" Rebekah asked having sudden concern for her; Esme looked out the window seeing they had arrived at the small shop.
"We have arrived" Esme told her getting out the carriage followed closely by Rebekah.
"Esme wait" the two girls came to a halt just outside the shop. "I know I do not know you that well but I know well enough to see you do not deserve someone like that and you should tell someone, you know that it would get you out of your marriage that you despise so much."
"I have thought of that Bekkah but no one would believe, my mother and father no very well that I do not want to get married and they hold Trent on a pedestal. In their eyes he is some sort of angle that they can't even believe would marry there troublesome daughter but he apparently loves her" Esme explained.
"Then tell Kol he would help you, he likes you." Rebekah smiled slyly.
"Ha Kol like me all he wants is one thing out of me Bekkah, I know he is you brother but I know his type and I won't allow myself to fall for it. Now can we just forget I ever said anything and go find a ridiculously priced dress to annoy my father and please my mother" Esme linked arms with Bekkah smiling.
Deep down inside she liked Kol though as much as she denied it he brought out an excitement in her, a flame that had slowly been dying.
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~Hannah