Safest Haven
Chapter 10: Closer To You
"I fell asleep on myself, woke up in reality. And daydream about losing my sanity."
Ed Sheeran
Back to the Gilbert's house which was still noisy because they were having breakfast, Jeremy let out a loud sigh knowing that one of his favourite sisters was going out with Kol. He would honestly tell that Victoria was just like his friend, he enjoyed playing and joking around with her rather than with Elena. Elena don't have a lot of time to play with him, unlike Victoria.
All the thoughts were cut off and all they were doing once again distracted when they heard repeated knocks on the door. Stefan knew it was Kol again, but there was a feeling that he brought a bad news. Impatient, Stefan sped across the door and opened it only to see Kol was alone with no expression at all. "What's the matter? Where is Victoria?" Stefan asked the older vampire.
"Victoria have gone missing." Kol told him as he saw a few people were standing behind the youngest Salvatore.
"I thought she's with you just a while ago." Damon scoffed sarcastically, rolling his eyes at him.
"The one I was going out with? It wasn't her. It was Klara Petrova. Katerina's sister." Kol informed them.
"Wait. What?" Jeremy snapped. "So you're saying that the girl I played scissor, rock and paper with this morning wasn't Victoria? Since when she have been missing? How can? I mean- this can't be true. That was Victoria! It's her. I knew how she talk, act, and all that."
"You should know that both of Katerina and Klara are manipulative. Their speciality focuses on acting." Kol informed the littlest Gilbert as he titled his head.
"Plus Victoria is Klara's doppelganger. So it was easy for Klara to imitate her." Damon added while rubbing his lips with a finger and looked at the two.
"I don't quite expect to admit this but he's right." Kol pointed out and then turned his gaze to Jeremy. "Can you call your witch lover, little Gilbert?"
"What for?" He asked.
Kol raised his eye brows and laughed softly. "She is a witch. She can help your sister. Of course."
"Ok. Sure." Jeremy nodded as he slipped his hand into his pocket and dialed Bonnie's number. "Bonnie. Hey."
"Hey. What is it Jer?"
"Can you come over my place?" Jeremy asked her while scratching his head.
"What, is there something wrong?"
"Just come. I'll explain after you came. Bring your grimoire books. Please?" Jeremy begged.
There was a loud sigh was heard on the phone.
"Ok. Be there in 5."
"Right. Ok. Thanks, Bon." Jeremy quickly ended the call and put his phone back before staring at the original vampire. "She'll be here in 5 minutes. You better wait outside until she comes."
"As you wish, mate." Kol smirked and decided to sit on the bench at the terrace and waited for Bonnie.
"Katerina told us you died." Rebekah hissed sarcastically while looking at the doppelganger she had to dealt with while her brother was looking for his lover.
"Well I'm not." Klara's lips formed a smirk that probably have annoyed Rebekah since she encountered her.
"Why my brother never knows your existence? Not even me?" Rebekah sent out an ask.
"Why are you even asking? You never liked doppelgangers. Do you?" Klara countered as she tilted her head. Rebekah sped to the younger vampire and pulled her hair once again. "Shut your mouth. Have a little respect, Klara. I'm an original. When I ask you about something, don't answer with anything pointless. I had quite the experiences turtoring and killing younger vampires before. And you should know.. I enjoyed it and I won't stop."
Klara grunted when the british original blonde pulled her hair as the doppelganger started to spoke heavily. "I faked my death with my sister's help. And with the help of my other vampire friends, and witch friend. You guys are way to pathetic and foolish for believing that I'm dead."
"I honestly don't care about you, or Katerina, or Elena or either Victoria. But oh, I remember I was helping my brother." Rebekah released her hair and smirked playfully. "So, one move and you're dead. And thank you for telling that you faked your death. I will tell my brother soon."
"One move and I'm dead? I don't think you would kill me." Klara crossed her arms.
"Oh I would." She gritted her teeth.
Klara gulped and glared at the blonde. "Listen. If you kill me then you won't find out what's other thing that can kill you, your family."
"Then let me know now."
"I'm.. I'm still working on it. You can trust me, Rebekah." Klara replied nervously.
Rebekah stopped herself for a minute of thought; her brother told her that the Petrovas are manipulative and she shouldn't consider to trust any of them. "Oh you can't fool me Klara." She hissed sarcastically. "I trust no one beside my family. So don't expect to earn trust from me."
"Fine, you can hate me and all. But you can't kill me. You won't. You will reconsider that." Klara sighed deeply.
"I will learn if I shall kill you or not." Rebekah stated her final decision. "If my brother thinks you deserves to live then I will let you live. But if he don't, say good bye to your sister before both of you goes to your ends."
Five minutes later, Bonnie eventually arrived to Gilbert's house while carrying grimoire books and a little bit surprised to see Kol was there; at the terrace of the house. She didn't know exactly what was the problem, but she sensed it had something to do with Victoria. "Kol?"
"There you are, darling." Kol stared at her when she knocked on the door repeatedly.
"Hey, Bon. Come in." Jeremy finally opened the door and let her in. "What happened?"
"Victoria is missing. Kol asked me to call you." Jeremy explained slowly. Bonnie let out a small gasp and dropped the book on the table near the couch. "What? How? I thought Kol had bring her home last night?"
"It was Klara Petrova, Katerina's sister." Kol said while leaning on the wall outside the house as the door wasn't closed yet.
"She was supposed to be dead, but she actually faked her death after she gave a birth and before Katherine faked her own death. I don't even know this lady is exist." Damon added an information.
"It's their tricks." Kol glared.
"Ok. Now what?" Bonnie questioned.
Kol sighed and looked at the witch before requesting. "I need you to locate Victoria."
"Well, I need a map and blood of someone related to her." She shrugged, looking at both Kol and Jeremy.
"There's no one related to her here. Isn't there any other way, Bonnie?" Stefan asked while approaching her.
"There is. But I'll still need a map, anyone's blood, something she owned and the last person she meet and had a skinship with." Bonnie declared.
"Use my blood. I'm willing to give my blood. I'll volunteer." Jeremy volunteered while walking a step forward without hesitating.
"I can grab the map and her diary." Elena nodded lightly at her best friend. "And the last person she met and had skinship with is..."
"Me." Kol smirked and ran a hand on his hair. "You have to invite me in."
Elena glared at her brother and then at Alaric, making sure if they were ok with it. "Prove me if I can trust you. I don't want to risk my life and the people that I love by inviting you in if you can't be trusted."
"What to prove? I just want to help your sister. Be smart, Elena. Why would I kill any of you?" Kol convinced her with a half smile appearing on his lips.
"Fine. You can come in." Elena nodded and then turned to Bonnie as Kol walked inside the house slowly. "Bon, I'll get you the map and diary."
"Ok. Be quick." Bonnie said.
"What spell are you going to do?" Jeremy asked. "A spell I learnt from my grimoire book. It won't take a lot of energy though. I have been practising since a year ago."
As Elena walked downstairs holding Victoria's diary and the map that Bonnie needed, Jeremy rushed himself to get a small knife as Elena opened the map on the table. He cut off his hand and then pour the blood on it; on the Mystic Falls state that was drawn on it. "That's enough, Jer. We can use it." Bonnie told.
"Ok." Jeremy grabbed a handkerchief to wipe the blood on his hand as he watched Bonnie started to get prepared. "Give me the diary."
"Here." Elena replied, handing Victoria's diary to Bonnie as she grabbed it over.
After taking the diary book, Bonnie looked at Kol who was taking a few steps closer to her. She took his icy pale hand, closing her eyes and began to whispered in latin letters as the blood started to move itself to locate Victoria.
"It's moving to... Tennessee?" Damon mused, narrowing his eyes.
"It's one of big regions in Southwestern Virginia. Gonna be hard to track her." Stefan informed them.
Bonnie had finally stopped. "It's stopped here. In Tennessee."
"Where exactly? Elena asked.
"I don't know Elena. This is as far as I can go." Bonnie said in concern while hugging her best friend. "Unless... Wait."
"What?" Everyone started to ask the same questions.
"Who is she with?"
"Katerina." Kol informed with his brows creased.
"I need someone who is related to Katherine." Bonnie said and looked at everyone. "Klara. I need to get to her mind. She is Katherine's sister right?"
"You're right. I can take you to her." Kol smirked. "If you want it quick, then let's go. I prefer to be quick."
"I'm coming along." Jeremy raised his hand. Kol smirked at how brave he was but Kol himself doesn't really mind about the littlest Gilbert coming. "Is there anything to spare her? I can't touch her head just like that. She might gonna attack me. I won't give her mind a burning sensation unless necessary." Bonnie asked.
"Oh. I can give her some rest for a moment. Let's go darling." Kol declared as he walked outside the house waiting for the witch and her lover followed him. "Ok. Let's go." Jeremy nodded at Bonnie and they walked away following Kol to the vampires Tomb under Fell's Church.
When they were arrived, Kol could hear exactly his sister was talking to the doppelganger just like what he ordered her to. He rushed down into the tomb's entrance together with Jeremy and Bonnie and saw Rebekah was near the tomb's door with Klara sitting down on the ground with blood was spotted near her forehead; although the wound was healed. "Oh, look who's coming." Klara said weakly and smirked at the visitors.
"Rebekah." Kol smirked at his sister. "Told you to play nice."
"She killed the mood. At least I'm not killing her." Rebekah shrugged.
"Hello, Klara." Kol greeted and glared at the weakened vampire next to his sister. She was rolling her eyes and then replied his warm greet with questions. "What else do you want? A kiss? Sure."
"Unfortunately I came for something better. Wanna play rough or nice?" Kol formed a dangerous smirk that invites confusion to both of Bonnie and Jeremy.
"Rough? Or nice? Oh, better yet. Mix of both will be much loved." Klara countered, smirking back at the youngest original's boy. Rebekah scoffed while still crossing her arms and then talked to her brother, "Interesting." She paused and turned her glare to Kol. "Brother."
Kol nodded while walking slowly into the tomb as his sister spare him and Klara a little space and then looked over Jeremy and Bonnie. "What are you doing here, little Gilbert?" Rebekah questioned with a dangerous smile as always.
"I need to accompany Bonnie, besides we are helping my sister." Jeremy answered with honesty while looking at the blondie and continued watching how the dashing original will give Klara a rest, and give the opportunity for Bonnie to get into her mind.
Kol grabbed Klara by her shoulders and started to turn her around. It was like he hugged her from behind, but this time he ran his hands onto her bare neck. After treating her neck, he suddenly snapped her neck to the left in an eye's blink, in which Bonnie let out a small gasp after witnessing. "There. She's in a deep sleep." Kol offered as he walked to Rebekah's side.
"Oh. Look, how pretty is our sleeping beauty." Rebekah scoffed at the temporarily-dead Klara on the ground as Bonnie walked in and closed her eyes, starting to lay a hand on her head to get into her mind. "It's.." Bonnie said while still exploring her mind more further. "A small house... A small modern-like house. White and black walls. Red front door. Rosevelt Boulevard."
Bonnie suddenly stopped and opened her eyes while throwing a glare at Kol. "That's it. It stopped just right there. I can't go farther."
Suddenly Klara woke up faster than they predicted while growling violently at Bonnie but she used the mind pain illusion ability to stop the vampire as she passed out once again before getting Bonnie. The witch quickly walked outside the tomb in fear while hugging Jeremy. "I'm done here with her."
"Alright. And hey." Kol called when Bonnie was about to exit the area with Jeremy. "Would you put a seal on? In case something neutralize me and the compulsion wears off; this wench will escape."
"Ok. This is your last wish. And that's it. I have done enough today for you." Bonnie breathed out as Rebekah and Kol walked out of the tomb and watched Bonnie cast a seal spell on the tomb. "Thank you, Bonnie Bennett." Kol formed a smile.
"You can leave now, Rebekah." Kol spoke at his little sister who was still watching the spell casting. "Where you're going to?"
"Tennessee. Coming to the rescue. You, however, have been helping and useful. Thank you for your help. I'll let you know when you're needed again next time." Kol told her smoothly while closing the tomb with the big rock after Bonnie was done casting a spell on the door.
Rebekah nodded and then smiled at her brother, knowing if she spat then it will be just another debate and their closeness level be decreased again. Although she knew doing this was like trying to find a missing piece of puzzle while it was thrown far away; she had to do it, because she want her family to reunited, not to hate each other. She realized spat wasn't always the answer especially when she knew it had something to do with Kol. He was stubborn and careless about anything useless around him. And that's why she wouldn't spat him unless necessary.
Bonnie and Jeremy were leaving back to the house together as Rebekah started to walk along with her brother before he completely left the tomb. "You're in love with her." She commented.
"I think I do." He admitted, giving his sister a look and stopped walking for a while. "I'm being protective to her. That's the reality and I can't change that. Now I know how it feels to be you. Having a human as a love interest.. Risking. She had became my major weakness."
"I know I didn't really like her. But I believe she's the best for you." Rebekah stated her final decision either she agreed or disagreed of him and his love interest.
"You're free to go, Rebekah. I'm going to Tennessee now." Kol decided as he started to walk away from his sister who seemed to support him in what he was doing.
"See you later." She said while watching him ran in blur as there was a loud sigh escaped her lips but Kol doesn't seemed to notice. After thinking for a few seconds, Rebekah finally turned around and ran back into her family mansion and relaxed herself.
Jeremy comforted Bonnie as Elena handed her a cup of tea that she made. The witch was still a little bit shocked about what just happened in the tomb a while ago. That was risky and yet she wasn't telling the others about what she saw in Klara's mind just yet until Stefan began to ask calmly. "What did you saw in her mind, Bonnie?"
"A small house in Rosevelt Boulevard. Tennessee." Bonnie answered with a loud sigh. "Katherine is there with her and Erik. Caroline's right, Erik might do something to her and this is it."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's save her." Elena suggested.
"Kol have left for her resue, Elena. Don't worry." Jeremy said to her. "But I need to save her too. She is a sister of mine. Ours, Jer."
"I know it's hard but we can't go there. Katherine is a vampire. Erik is also a vampire." Bonnie explained calmly and held her friend's hand. "Let's count on Kol."
"No! We can do this. Damon and Stefan can help. We can ask Caroline and Tyler for helps too, right? Together we're stronger." Elena spat.
"We can but you and your brother need to stay here." Damon countered sarcastically while looking at her. "What? She is my sister Damon! I need to help her."
"Elena did you think it won't be dangerous if you're coming along? No! They knew it; that you, Jeremy and Victoria are our main weaknesses!" Damon started to stood up and approached her as he spat back. Elena's eyes began to teary, they knew it was hard when someone was bonded with someone else especially they were already like their own sibling, they will risk anything to save them.
"Shh. Elena. Elena, listen to me. Look, we don't know how old or strong is Erik. He might be older or stronger. But Kol will help, ok? He's an original. He's much stronger and powerful than him or Katherine. Alright?" Stefan convinced as he looked deeply into her eyes.
"Ok." Elena finally breathed out and hugged Stefan as she was still sobbing for the moment. Stefan mumbled, "Everything will be ok, Elena. Trust me."
Tennessee
"Why am I here? Let me go, please?" Victoria begged.
"Mmm, no." Katherine smirked. "I still want to have fun with you first, pity Chase."
"Please, don't hurt me. I'm sorry if I have done something bad." Victoria sobbed and looked terrified at Katherine. "I just want to go home, please, Katherine."
"Do you know that my "dead" sister is currently posing as you in Mystic Falls?" Katherine asked while quoting the "dead" phrase with her fingers. "What do you mean, dead?"
"I know Elijah told you that there was a doppelganger before you that died after giving a birth, right? That's my sister. She's actually alive." Katherine explained while forming a dangerous smirk at the human doppelganger.
"She is?" Victoria's jaw broke open.
"Yes, and she was probably having fun with... Who's that? Oh. Your original vampire lover. The youngest son out of his family. The hottest and adorable Kol Mikaelson. Isn't it?" She countered with a manipulative voice. Victoria sighed after she heard what Katherine just said to her. Yes, of course it was clear she was jealous and she can't avoid the feeling. "Jealous?" Katherine scoffed.
"Let me go." She struggled. "Just let me go, what else do you want? Your sister got Kol. Isn't that enough?"
"Me and my sister only want to have fun. That's all." Katherine said softly.
Suddenly as they were talking, a figure that Victoria knew walked in with a surprised look but at least she was glad there was someone she knew. "What the hell? Victoria?"
"Erik, help me!" Victoria cried out.
"You better don't, little courageous Scholar." Katherine shook her head lightly while smirking at him. "Katherine, you told me you won't touch or harm anyone in Mystic Falls if I came with you! We had a deal." Erik spat.
"Well how about I told you the deal was off? Klara and I can do anything as we are the dealers here." Katherine tilted her head as she watched Erik walking towards Victoria and tried to release her, but he stopped just right behind her. "Erik, what are you waiting for?"
"Well, honey." Erik leaned down a little bit and whispered on her ears. "You are our prisoner now."
Victoria gasped. "What? Erik, you're with her? You are a part of this, insane and pathetic, plan!?"
"Zdravei, Viktoriya." Erik said in Bulgarian language and accent before running to Katherine's side and smirked at Victoria. "Why would you do this? I thought you're my school friend. You cared!"
"Oh, I am. But it was an act. How's the acting doing? Was it good?" Erik asked playfully with a smile appeared on his lips.
"Go to hell." Victoria hissed sarcastically.
Erik smirked once again and walked over the human. "Katherine, she's challenging. Yet, I'm thirsty. May I?"
"As you wish. But no compulsion. I think it'd be better without compulsion." Katherine said while sitting on a chair watching Erik and Victoria.
"No. Please. Erik, don't hurt me, please!" She cried outloud as he started to brush her hair, so he could see her bare neck. "Mmm.. Looks tasty. Let's give it a try."
Erik glanced at Katherine as his face changed into the vampire face and showed his fangs. And as Katherine nodded slowly, Erik immediately sunk his sharp fangs into her neck and growled violently onto it; that caused a great pain sensation on her neck. "Aaaaaah!" That was the loudest and last time she'd yell as she started to feel her eyes were heavy and her body was weak, and then everything faded to black.
The door suddenly was broken, Kol was standing in front of it with a scowl knowing that his lover was bitten. "How, dare, you!" He growled as he sped to Erik before throwing him away to the wall, and then he pinned the younger vampire up by holding his collar. "I- I'm sorry."
"Too late." Kol hissed as he started to rip Erik's liver out in an instant, causing him to die permanently as Katherine gasped. "No! Erik!" Katherine cried out and was about to run but Kol stopped her. "If you run, you will see your end, Katerina."
"Where is my sister?" She said terrified, knowing that if he knew all of these then her sister was already somewhere.
"Safe." Kol answered tersely as he bit his wrist and let Victoria drink his blood to heal her and then released her. "You can find her, but, I forgot one thing."
After helping his lover, Kol immediately stood up and grabbed a small knife from his pocket while walking closer to Katherine who was shivering. When he shoved his eyes into hers and looked at it deeply, he immediately used his compulsion ability to compel the younger vampire. "I want you to stab yourself with this knife. If you are bored, you can go for your wrist until it starts to bore you, and you can leave."
Katherine received the knife and started to stab herself repeatedly while watching the original vampire brought the human doppelganger away from the house and used his speed to get to Mystic Falls quicker than anybody could. Seeing her weakened and laying lifeless like this was also a part of his major weakness.
As the original vampire have been arrived to Mystic Falls, he decided to brought her to his family mansion for a while and let her sleep there although he knew his brother will once again do something to her but he won't stop guarding her wherever she go from now on.
When the youngest original son walked inside the mansion, his siblings attentions turned to him and the doppelganger he was bringing with. "Is that Victoria? Is she fine?" Rebekah stood up, followed by the other siblings. Including Klaus seemed to be curious about what happened as Rebekah hadn't tell him yet about it. "Katerina's friend bit her. I healed her." Kol answered sharply while walking upstairs to his room because it's safer there.
He lay the body on the bed he rarely use and cover her with the blanket; hoping she will wake up faster and so he can talk to her. But this time he needed to leave her alone. As he sped downstairs, he met his oldest sibling who was seems to be the most curious after Rebekah. "Is she fine?" Elijah asked with his usual calmness.
"She is. She just haven't wake up yet, Elijah." Kol answered while turning to the eldest sibling next to him and sighed. "They returned. Katerina and her sister. She's alive."
Elijah made a surprised face, and Kol could notice he was gasping. "Do you mean the doppelganger Katerina told was deceased? It's her sister? She never tell me."
"Yes. Klara." Kol countered. "Don't quite know the idea of what they are up to. But she had been invited into the Gilbert's house; she will be a threat to the family."
"Well, I'm surprised you care. It's been a long time you've gone with your humanity off." Elijah smiled. "Where is she now?"
"In the tomb. The Bennett witch made a seal." Kol answered with a sigh. "I know she's not going to escape temporarily. But you know what happens if the seal wears off."
"You have your spare times. Use it to think what to do." Elijah adviced while grabbing a piece of small simulacrum on the table and then looked at his little brother before leaving him. When he left, he heard Victoria was gasping upstairs in his room. He immediately sped upstairs and rush himself to his room only to see a confused Victoria waking up. "Kol? Kol! It's- a vampire. Erik-"
"Shh. Shh." Kol calmed her while putting his point finger on her lips and then smiled. "Victoria, calm yourself. It's alright. I'm here. You're safe."
"I'm scared." She cried as Kol pulled her into a warm hug. "I thought he's my friend. My school friend but he said it was an act. And then he bit me on the neck and-"
"Shh." He repeated and caressed her head gently. He knew how hard it was to be Victoria, bringing her into his life was risky but he can't get rid of her. As Victoria sobbed onto his chest, he leaned his head down as his lips almost touched her ear lobe. "You're fine. I'm here with you." He whispered smoothly on her ears and still caressing her head.
"I was wounded and-" She said while pulling out the hug and rubbed her neck but there was no more wound. "Wait.. Where is-"
"I healed you." Kol interrupted in while smiling weakly. "I came to the rescue when you were already dying. I'm quite late for it and I'm sor-"
"No. Don't say that. At least you came and helped." She said, placing her hands on his cheek and smiled back. "Thank you so much Kol. I don't know what will happen if you didn't come."
Kol nodded and chuckled softly at the statement until he sensed his brother was inside the room watching the two. "Nik." He hissed as he turned around to see his brother walking to the couch. "Sorry for interrupting the romantic scene. Good to see you're fine, sweetheart." Klaus glanced at the doppelganger with a dashing smile. "A romantic book, however, contains a twist. So here is it. You asked me to leave your lover alone and I will if you come with me."
"How about a no as an answer?" Kol stood up and putting on a smirk signature. "I'm not a fool, Nik. That was a funny offer, but I'm not interested."
"Let's see... Take care there, love." Klaus smirked again and over again at the doppelganger and suddenly left without they noticed. Victoria who was earlier being terrified that Klaus was there suddenly threw Kol a glare and breathed out. "He doesn't seems like he's going to hurt me." She told him.
"I will take you home tomorrow." Kol informed to change the major subject they were talking about. "You should go rest now. Your family have been alarmed about you."
"Ok." She agreed while nodding slowly. "This is your room? Where are you going to rest tonight?"
"Yes. I don't particularly use it." He laughed softly and glared at her with a seductive smirk signature appearing on his lips. "But if you insist I can rest next to you... On the bed."
"Oh... Uh," She breathed nervously. "Sure but only if you are okay with it.."
"Totally." He grinned as she started to threw him a pillow. "I'm going out to inform your new family that you are doing good."
"And you kidnapped me." She joked.
He chuckled and threw a wink, "Keeping you here with me doesn't mean I'm kidnapping you. Let's say this is slumber party."
"Yeah, ok. Go ahead. I'll wait." She smiled and get back to rest on the bed while trying to figure the most comfortable position to sleep when he looked at her before leaving the room.
Elena was still sitting on the dinning chair with Jeremy next to her comforting her. Damon, Alaric and Stefan were watching her as Bonnie was still trying calm while finishing her tea. But this time they took this as a very serious matter, because all the Katherine and Klara thingy had alarmed them.
When the door was knocked, the group quickly made their ways to the door and hoped that it was Kol bringing Victoria back home, but he came alone this time. "Where's my sister?" Jeremy asked impatiently. "Don't tell me you didn't ma-"
"She's fine." He informed calmly with a seductive grin. "We are having a private slumber party at my mansion, I will take her to you by tomorrow."
"Oh. Thank God." Elena breathed out in relief and smiled weakly at the original vampire. "I'm so worried a while ago, but it faded when I knew she's fine. Thanks to you. Now keep her safe. Don't lose my trust."
"Yes. I will make sure of that." Kol nodded lightly, creasing his eyebrows. "In fact, I won't let something bad happens to her. I'll be leaving in a minute. Take care of your family and watch each other's back."
After telling, he left without Elena could ask why he was speaking like that. "What does that mean with the watch each other's back thing?" She frowned confusedly while closing the door.
Alaric sighed heavily and looked at them all. "I invited Klara in. If the seal Bonnie made wears off somehow, we need to watch each other's back. Klara will be back. So is Katherine. I think that's what he wanted to say. What do you think?"
"Since when he cared? Last time I checked he broke my bones and hit Elena." Damon scoffed sarcastically and walked away to the kitchen. "I'm not going to trust him and never will. No matter how he saved your sister or he will save us from anything at a later time. No, I won't trust him that easily. Let's say he's an attention bitch."
Victoria was walking inside the house in Rosevelt Boulevard. The house that Katherine and Erik use to kidnap her, it was messed up and she could heard loud bangs and Katherine's unclear mutters. But then she was caught by surprise when she saw a figure was standing in front of her with a calm look on his face, it was Kol.
"Kol, you're here." She exclaimed while hugging him tightly. "I'm here."
"What are we doing? Aren't we supposed to-" She was cut off when she pulled herself from the hug and saw the one she hugged was Klaus. "Hello, love."
"What the-" She shrieked as she pushed him far away from her. "Quite a surprise."
"What do you want? What am I doing here? I'm no longer here. I'm- I'm at Kol's room!" She spat bluntly as he walked closer to her with a satisfied smile. "Sorry to interrupt in again. How are you feeling, sweetheart?" This time he looked serious.
"Great." She hissed, gritting her teeth. "I don't know you cared, because the last time I checked, you want my blood. Or are you asking this because you're afraid if I die, and you can't use my blood anymore."
"You think so? Well, if you died, your sister is still useful. But let's be honest. You are a special one. See you soon." Klaus smirked as suddenly Victoria opened her eyes in surprise and ended up seeing Klaus was leaning on a wardrobe in the room. "God!" She gasped.
"First, you are in my dream and now you are here for real. What's God planning on me?" She protested sarcastically and rolled her eyes. "What do you want?"
"We never had a chance to chat." He spoke with a smirk started to appear.
"Oh, we had when you tied me on a chair." She scoffed sarcastically. "I'm not talking about anything." She said while covering all her body with the blanket again and tried to get back to sleep. "Let's try." He challenged. "Who saved you the night I took you?"
She widened her eyes and let out a breath when she heard the question escaped his lips. "See I know I have the ability to catch your attention, love." He smirked while sitting on a couch watching her laying on the bed. "Shall I repeat?"
"I'm not a deaf." She answered sharply. "It was Elijah who came for my rescue. Thank god he is better than you are."
"Of course he did. He have always been the hero." Klaus smirked while putting his hands in the air but when he sensed Kol was getting close into the room's door, he was gone leaving Victoria alone on the bed. "Wake up, darling." He muttered.
"You know I dreamt of Klaus when I was sleeping." She confessed as she sat up on the bed looking at him taking out his usual outwear. He stopped right there as she told him the whole Klaus thingy; it has to be him who messed with her mind. "What? You're going to 'It's alright' me? That dream was creepy."
"No, not this time. He's messing with your head. But I will deal with it." Kol said to her before walking for the window and moved the curtain aside. She was kind of confused about what was the meaning of messing with her head, besides she don't feel like asking. "It's getting darker in the evening. You don't go to shower?"
"I don't know. I don't bring clothes with me." She shook her head lightly.
"How about this?" He raised a brow and showed her a bag of clothes he bought earlier a while ago before going home. "You bought them?"
"Yes, your underwears are also included. Go ahead, take a shower. I don't peek like the cockroaches in your flat." He told her and passed her the bag and then pushed her into the bathroom quickly. "Ok." She chuckled and closed the door behind her.
While she had shower, he used his speed to tidy up the messy bed before she was done. Although he know it was too risky bringing her to his home while his siblings were around, but at least he had the chance to get closer to her. As long as she was in his sight and guard, he will make sure none will harm her. "The water's cold. When I pick the hot water section, it was too hot." She smiled shyly while getting out of the bathroom with casual clothes that Kol bought for her. "So I use the cold water."
"I will make sure to ask someone to fix the shower." Kol decided while throwing himself to the couch and noticed she hadn't eat anything since the morning he saved her. "Wanna eat something?"
"Sure. I'm kind of hungry too, anyway." She nodded slowly looking at the vampire.
"We're going to the grill and have lunch. Remembering you hadn't eat anything. Have you? Let's go." Kol said pushing her out of the room and went downstairs together heading to the front door. There was a moment when she saw his siblings at the front room but she decided to ignore all the thoughts that they don't quite like her.
At Mystic Grill, she followed Kol to the table but she suddenly bumped with a guy when she walked in. "Oh, sorry." She apologized as she heard a quiet groan escaped his lips, seems like he didn't really approve her apology. "That's fine."
Kol scowled and held the guy's hand with his normal strength. The young guy grunted and turned his gaze at the original vampire. "Excuse me?"
"I think you're the one who shall apologise, bud." Kol said strictly, compelling the guy before he turned to Victoria and apologized. "I'm sorry."
"Now leave." He commanded in his compulsion mind trick and pushed the guy inches away.
"That's not necessary, Kol." Victoria said rubbing his shoulder to calm him. "It is necessary. It was not you who bump into him. He did." Kol said angrily and sat on a chair as she sat on the chair across his table.
"Victoria!" Matt called as he walked approaching her table. "I heard you were gone, where were you? I've got totally alarmed when Elena told me so."
"It's not a matter any longer now. At least I'm back." She replied while smiling widely.
"Why don't you get her some meal for lunch? Victoria, what do you want to eat, darling?" Kol formed a playful smirk and turned to her. "Oh yeah, can I order some sandwich? I'm so hungry, to be honest."
"If you're hungry, you should order for steak." Matt smirked while writing her order in the note. "Uh, no. You know, it will get me fat."
"I'm just kidding. Ok then." Matt laughed softly and walked away to the grill's kitchen to give her order to the chef.
Later That Night
Jeremy walked downstairs to the kitchen and ended up seeing his sister was tidying the kitchen and cleaning the table and counters. He managed to approach her and asked about their sister as every questions about her condition keep haunting his head like ghosts. "Do you actually think it's okay if she's there?" He asked while looking at his sister.
"Yeah, Jer. I can't always be like 'Oh god, it's Kol! What if something happens to my sister?' while Victoria is in love with him.." She sighed heavily and dropped the cloth she used to clean the counters near the sink.
"He hit you, back in Kansas." Jeremy said in concern.
"Again I can't always be like he will harm her. Trust me, he will protect her." Elena convicned and tapped his shoulder before walked passing him. "All you need to do is wait for her to return tomorrow."
Jeremy let out a loud sigh and walked upstairs to his room. "Night Elena." He smiled weakly before Elena entered her own room. "Good night." She nodded.
Over the Mikaelson Mansion, Victoria and Kol were sitting on the bed quietly as she was eating a basket of choco chip ice cream that she bought a quite while ago after hanging out together with him. He watched her eating the ice cream and instantly chuckled at her cuteness when eating it. "What?" She looked at him and then offered the basket of ice cream. "You want some, perhaps?"
"No, I don't quite fancy eating ice cream most of time." He admitted while leaning his back onto the pillow and still watching her.
"Ok." She shrugged while finishing the ice cream slowly. "While I was still finishing my ice cream, mind to tell me about your family? Just tell me about them in a short description. I'm just curious."
"Sure, let's call this one "bedtime story number one." remembering you're going to sleep after this." He grinned playfully and sat up again just like her, and then began to spoke. "Me and my siblings were born in the 10th century. I had 6 siblings but two of them deceased. My older brother died due to plague and my younger one died after he snuck out to watch men turned into beasts with Nik."
"We were living peacefully until the date my younger brother died. My mother turned us all into immortal heartless beings in hope that we can protect ourselves. But we turned into dangerous beasts that mother didn't want us to be." He told her smoothly with a slight sigh escaped his lips. "That's why she had tried to kill us all about months ago. Father did the same but he seemed to be more obsessed in killing Nik; but he died before he could accomplish his plan. And mother... She was gone after her plan to make us extinct failed."
"What the hell? I mean, what kind of parents that would destroy their children? That's not the right thing." She commented over his story.
"I know. But she was right. We are the ones who turned ourselves into beasts. I'm a beast. I'm a heartless monster." Kol countered.
"Don't say that. You're the most beautiful beast I've ever met, Kol." She said rubbing his shoulder softly as he turned to her and locked his eyes on hers. He realized how beautiful her eyes were. "So beautiful. I can see passion in your eyes." He told.
"Is that a compliment?" She smiled shyly as he was still looking at her. As he leaned closer, he sensed her being somehow nervous and he could clearly heard her heart was beating faster and faster when his lips almost touched hers against each other. He stopped there and decided to leaned back. "My apologise."
"No, it's.. Alright." She said nervously while breathing out. "You shall go to sleep, it's getting late." Kol suggested with a smile. "You're going home tomorrow."
"Yeah, you're right. Ok." She nodded, laying her body on the bed and decided to go to sleep as he ordered her to. "Have a good sleep." He threw a wink.
"Thank you." Victoria giggled and started to close her eyes. "Good night. Don't get bored while I sleep."
"No. Of course not. But I will most likely close my eyes and sleep." He smirked.
"Ok, ok. I'm going to sleep." She said while turning her sleeping position although she actually wanted to sleep while facing him, but it will just get her more nervous. "Good night, darling."
Author's Notes: I'm sure everyone are wondering about the guy that Victoria bumped with. You will know it soon! He's somehow related to.. Still a secret though. :)
Anyway, I added some Klaria scenes there. Hope all Koria lovers won't be disappointed because at least there is Koria romantic scene ;) They almost kissed! OMG. But some twists of their pairing would be nice so I added Klaria although my original pairing is only Kol/OC. Tell me who you want to see next!
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