Kol walks in to find Nick and Caroline snuggling on the lounge flipping through one of Nick's sketch books. When Kol enters the room they look up at him like what they're doing is completely normal.

"London or Paris?" Nick asks him. Kol's mind goes blank, why isn't Caroline running away screaming yet?

"Well?" Nick persists. Kol shakes his head, trying to clear his thoughts.

"I'm confused," Kol says and it's true.

"Which do you prefer?" Huh?

"And people say I'm slow," Caroline says to no one in particular. Then she turns to Nick and says, "but I had you figured out in about five seconds, didn't I?"

"Yes dearest," Nick agrees, placing a soft kiss on her nose in a sickening display of affection.

"Wait," Kol says, trying to get his head around this. "You knew he was Nick all along?"

"Of course I knew he was Klaus," Caroline tells him. "I'm pretty sure I can tell the difference between a cub and a king." Like that comment won't go to Nick's head. In the time it takes her to say this, she's turned back to Nick. Nick pulls her close and kisses her hungrily and that's Kol's queue to exit.

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Kol's phone beeps; it's an urgent message from Jeremy saying Kol has to get over to Jeremy's place right now! What could be so important? Is Jeremy in trouble? Kol's on his way before he even has time to finish that thought.

"I've found the perfect movie for us to go see," Jeremy declares, the second Kol steps through the door. "They're replaying Curse of the Black Pearl tonight." A movie? Kol had to haul arse all the way over here for this? Kol's worry subsides and leaves him feeling just kind of flat.

"Couldn't you have told me this over the phone?" Kol asks, deflating Jeremy's good mood a little.

"Aren't you excited?" Jeremy asks with uncertainty.

"Sure, I guess" Kol shrugs, "I just don't see why I had to race over here at six in the morning for this."

"What do you care what time it is? You're a vampire. Aren't you up at all kinds of weird hours anyway?" Jeremy's missed the point, it doesn't seem to have occurred to him that he scared Kol.

"I guess," Kol shrugs again. "Plus I don't really see how it can be that different from TV."

That brings Jeremy's smile back, "there's nothing like the magic of the cinema," Jeremy says. Whatever. "Meet you here after school?"

Kol agrees and then Jeremy shoots off up the stairs to get ready for school. Looks like Kol's going to see his first movie tonight.

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Jeremy was right. There is nothing like the magic of the cinema. The atmosphere, the music, the actors, the effects…..

"So?" Jeremy asks excitedly as they leave the cinema, "I was right wasn't I? You liked it?"

"Very much," Kol tells Jeremy. "If I ever meet Johnny Depp I'm going to buy him a rum. He was brilliant."

"I knew you would," Jeremy beams.

"Though," Kol says thoughtfully, "it wasn't quite like that."

It takes a moment for that comment to click with Jeremy, who stops abruptly in the middle of the departing crowd when it does. He turns to face Kol and Kol has to pull him out of the way of a group of people who aren't watching where they're going. Jeremy ends up pressed very close to Kol but doesn't seem to notice, he's too busy flipping out over what Kol just said.

"Oh my God! I can't believe it! You were a pirate! In the Caribbean! That's like the coolest thing ever!" Now people are starting to look, "you have to tell me everything!"

"Fine, I will," Kol says, pulling Jeremy aside and trying to get him to keep his voice down. This isn't the kind of thing that would normally bother Kol, but for some reason he needs Jeremy to be quiet.

Shit. Some reasons right, Kol looks up to see Rebekah's face amongst the crowd, a look of devilish delight plastered across it. She heads straight for them, what the fuck is she going to say?

"Hi Kol. Hi Jeremy," Rebekah says way too cheerfully. At the same moment Jeremy takes a step back, Kol moves forward to place himself between Rebekah and Jeremy. This is the first time Jeremy's seen Rebekah since she attacked him. Understandably he's a little nervous but she disregards this because there's only one thing on her mind.

"Have any luck yet?" Rebekah asks, directing her question at Jeremy. Shit, Kol hasn't actually spoken to Jeremy about the offer he made Rebekah yet. In fact, he wasn't really planning to. It's obvious Jeremy has no clue what she's talking about, something that Rebekah doesn't fail to notice. She directs her next question at Kol.

"You haven't even tried yet, have you?" Rebekah says gleefully. Fuck it, Kol's given her the excuse she needs. Before Kol can say anything Rebekah turns and walks off. Kol turns to Jeremy who's confused, but Kol doesn't have time to explain now.

"I've got to sort this out," Kol tells Jeremy. Kol knows it's wrong to leave Jeremy stranded just to save face with his brothers but well, Jeremy's not the one who has to live with them. Hopefully Kol can catch up with her before she says something stupid.

AN: This chapter is dedicated to Nate Buzz; who does an awesome job playing Kol, who loves Pirates and who really did buy Johnny Depp a rum when he met him.

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