What to do? Where to go? Get the hell out of dodge seems like the best idea but he can't bring himself to do it. Looking up he realises his feet have led him to Nick's house, and it looks like there's someone home. Kol walks straight in through the front door. In the sitting room of the mansion he finds Elijah and Rebekah. They stand when he walks into the room and Rebekah throws her arms around him and sobs. Shit, things must be bad, what could've happened to cause her to embrace him as a brother rather than regard him with suspicion? The number one rule is never trust an original, even if they're family. Love them, but don't trust them. Kol pulls back enough so he can see Rebekah's face, "what's the matter sister?"
"Kol, it's Nick. He's dead." Kol can see she really believes this and he looks to Elijah, does he believe it too? Their eyes meet and Kol can see that Elijah doesn't. Maybe it's a brother thing. Kol looks back at Rebekah, "how did it happen?"
"It was Alaric, Kol. He staked him with a white oak stake."
"How do you know?"
"I was there, I saw him do it." Rebekah shakes her head at the thought, Kol knows she's trying to get that image out of her head. Kol pulls her close again and looking over her shoulder at Elijah asks, "what do you think brother? Did you see him?"
"No," Elijah says, "I wasn't there. Rebekah told me about it."
"And do you believe he's really dead? Really gone forever?" Kol feels Rebekah tense in his arms. Elijah hesitates and glancing at Rebekah he says, "at first I did, but now? No, I don't really believe he's gone."
"Nor do I," Kol admits. Rebekah pulls away from him and takes a few steps back so she can glare at both her brothers at once.
"Stop it, both of you," she demands. "It's hard enough without false hope."
"Don't be dramatic Rebekah," Kol tells her, "there's no way he's really dead." She makes a girly noise of frustration and stalks off. With her dramatics gone maybe Kol can have a decent conversation with Elijah.
"What brings you back to Mystic Falls Kol?" Elijah asks in his oh-so-reasonable tone.
"Just a slight thorn in my side," Kol answers cryptically.
