Shorter chapter.
Enjoy the cute playful teasing of Kolena! 3 :D
Elena's POV
I bit back a scream as memories from before flashed into my head.
What had I gotten myself into? I thought as we appeared in his car.
I looked warily at him, patting my phone with my forearm for comfort.
"Okay, before we leave," I said as he started his car. "I get to leave my friends a note, and you will not use your speed to take me away from my home, or anywhere else again. It bothers me. And, you will be 100% honest with me at all times."
He chuckled and smirked at me. "Whatever you request, your 'highness'."
I dug in his glove department for a pen and paper, and finally found one.
I quickly scribbled down.
To my dear friends,
Kol visited me again, and I heard him out. It's all a long story, so you're just going to have to trust my judgment. I have my phone with me, so feel free to call me. But please don't pester me 24/7. I shouldn't be gone long. I've taken enough vervain to last around three days.
Klaus,
Don't be too entirely pissed off at Kol, he just wants to help Serena's descendants…something about a blood bond? I'm not entirely sure.
Don't worry about me.
Elena
He reached for the note as if to take it and deliver it for me, but I shook my head and walked inside. He appeared in front of me.
"Don't do anything stupid, kitten," he said cautiously, narrowing his eyes.
I glared at him. "Don't call me that. You don't have the right to give me any nicknames at all."
His face fell, but his cocky smirk floated back into place. I felt kind of bad for snapping at him, but I still was guarding my heart. I didn't want him to wriggle his way back in. I didn't need another guy I had feelings for screw up my life. I stared at him uncertainly and folded the note in half, sticking in on the fridge with a magnet.
"Can we go NOW?" Kol said, rolling his eyes.
I shook my head. "Stay here," I pointed where he was and walked to my room.
I sighed, shut my bedroom door, and sat on my bed. My head was pounding. Was it really the best idea for me to go with him? Doubt clouded my mind, but I shook my head and begun to pack the necessities just in case. I slipped undergarments, toiletries, two changes of clothes, pjs, and my phone charger. I cut a quick hole in the inner lining so I could slip some vervain between the main pocket and the fabric of the bag itself. Pushing a good amount of vervain in the secret crevice, I sprayed my perfume around it to try to block out the smell. Throwing the perfume in my bag, I quickly sewed two stitches on the two-inch hole I had made. I slung the bag over my shoulder, looked in the mirror, pushed the hair out of my face, sighed for probably the fifty-billionth time today, and headed back downstairs. I glanced in the kitchen where he was supposed to be, but turned to find Kol eating Jeremy's leftover pizza in the living room, idly flipping through sports channels.
I snorted. "Really? You had to eat his pizza? You know he can't really cook right?"
He raised an eyebrow and muttered something like, "He'll manage."
I closed my eyes and rubbed my temples, feeling a little dizzy.
"Elena?" I heard Kol say, but he seemed far away.
I continued to rub my head slowly, feeling like I was on a crazy spinning roller coaster at an amusement park.
"Elena." He said firmly, still seeming far away.
I scrunched up my eyebrows and opened my eyes.
Kol's face was barely four inches away from mine, peering at me with concern.
The world swayed again and I started to fall, so I threw my arms about, trying to catch my balance. Down, down, down my body went, my head narrowly missing the side of the table next to the couch. I heard a sickenly thud, and the pounding in my head grew worse. I opened my eyes slowly. White dots filled my vision, so I blinked to try to clear my head.
"You okay?" Kol blurted out, his arm darting out to cradle my head.
"Why didn't you catch me or something?" I mumbled trying to not pass out or throw up.
"You said no speed," he smirked and I cursed under my breath.
"Foul language there, kitten."
I shot daggers at him with my eyes, "I'm not your kitten."
He simply shrugged and scooped me up in his arms. "Clumsy like one. And you still didn't answer my question…"
I squirmed in his arms, not allowing myself to enjoy it. "I don't know. I've had a headache for around an hour and I just got dizzy when I came downstairs."
He opened his mouth to respond, but his head shot towards the street.
"Unless you want some major vampire fighting drama, I suggest you let me use my speed." He suddenly said, staring down at me.
"Why? Who is it?" I asked.
He paused. "Damon and… Klaus."
I gaped. "Go for it."
He smirked and I shut my eyes as I felt the world actually blur beside us again.
We appeared in his car, and by the time I had opened my eyes, we were already half way down the road from my house.
My phone rang.
"Hello?" I answered uncertainly.
"'Lena? Are you okay? I could have sworn I just saw Kol's car outside your house. It was there but he pulled away really fast so I couldn't tell." Damon's voice sounded worried and soft.
"I'm fine Damon. The note on my fridge will explain everything."
"Wha-" he started to say, but I hung up and put my phone on silent.
Kol chuckled, "Wow, you cut off your lover, I'm surprised."
"He is not my lover." I snapped at him.
Kol simply laughed again, "Whatever you say, kitten."
I opened my mouth to retort, but he spoke first. "Now, I'm sure you're curious about when our road trip is ended, and where it's going to end, so" he looked at me and grinned like a Cheshire cat. "Ask away."
I had probably a billion questions to ask him, but I started with the first question I had when I saw him this afternoon.
"Why did the sincerity leave your eyes when I agreed to come with you?" I decided, staring at him, testing him for his reaction.
At first he didn't respond, but I caught him stiffen just for a millisecond before he simply responded, "I was so shocked you'd agree. I figured you would just slam the door in my face like you've done before. Anyways, I was being completely sincere with you 'Lena, you should know that."
I mentally laughed. Translation: Some things I said weren't entirely sincere, but I'm just glad I have you in my clutches *cue possessive laugh*.
My thoughts made me laugh aloud and Kol turned to me, giving me a strange look.
I groaned as my head ached in response.
"You wouldn't happen to have any aspirin, would you?" I asked him.
"In the glove department, I have lots of stuff to fill your human needs!" he smirked. "I'm well stocked."
The smirk on his face told me he didn't mean just well stocked with medicine and toiletries.
"Hey, why did you laugh earlier?" he asked after a moment of silence.
I swallowed the pill with a gulp of water-which also had appeared in the glove box, along with snacks, toilet paper, and even girl necessities.
"You wouldn't understand. I just thought of something, is all." I explained.
"Care to share?" he turned back to the road.
"Nope, I'll let your imagination fuel your boredom for the rest of the trip."
He chuckled. "I'm just going to come right out and tell you some stuff. We're going to Richmond, VA to meet with Serena's friend's sister's best friend's uncle." He laughed. "I got connections, huh?"
"No, your friends have connections," I smirked as his cocky expression turned into a playful pouty one.
"You wound me," he teased.
"All in a day's work," I said with a lighthearted laugh. I slowly started to feel better. It felt good to be normal with him, after all the un-normal stuff we'd been through.
"When are we going to meet with Serena?" I asked.
He dug in his pocket for his phone, and started scrolling through messages, not paying attention to the road.
"Kol, you better pay attention," I warned, almost too afraid to glance at the road.
He laughed and shrugged, still driving with his knee. "I'm an Original kitten, I've been driving since the car was invented."
His words didn't do anything to help ease the worry that was growing in the pit of my stomach.
I decided to glance up at the road, and when I did-
Cliffhanger. ;) haha! What do you all think happens?