A/N: Eugh! Okay this chapter was a killer to write however I'm happy how it has turned out! I'm not sure how my next chapter is going to go but I will be going back to everyone else because two chapters of the originals is enough for now haha (they always steal the spotlight) :P Oh btw is anyone else excited about The Originals actually getting greenlighted because I bloody am! :D Okay sorry about that. Um anyway thanks again everyone I am really surprised about how well this is going so far and I am loving the reviews please please please keep em coming! Love you guys!
Chapter Four - Family Feuds.
The Original's household.
It had been a couple of hours since Kol had some how did his miracle work and got his brothers to agree on this holiday however, definitely not how he expected. The whole mansion was quiet. Rebekah and Klaus had retreated to their bedrooms for the night while Elijah and Kol were currently conversing about tonight's recent events in the dining room.
"Kol, you really have to stop acting like an immature teen. You'd think being alive for over a thousand years would have at least matured you enough to realize that earlier on could of unmistakably been avoided." Elijah told his brother as they both sat on opposite ends of Klaus' dining table. Elijah was sat up right in his chair accompanied with a glass of his smoothest scotch on the rocks, while Kol on the other hand was slouched in his own chair with his feet up on the table, paying the least amount of attention to Elijah.
"I am a teen? and Nik didn't have to strangle me." Kol grudgingly replied. He mused over the situation what happened once he left Rebekah's bedroom...
Earlier in the evening...
Kol practically skipped down the staircase - with Rebekah not far behind. She kept complaining and pleading him to go back up before Klaus found him however, he ignored (as usual). Kol wasn't scared of his brother, far from it but he also knew that there was a fine line with Klaus and he past that a while ago.
"Elijahhh? Is it safe to come inside?" Kol jokingly whispered as he slowly opened the front lounge doors. Elijah was settled on the couch with his face buried in his palms. Meanwhile Klaus was lying beside the glass coffee table on his front lifeless.
"What happened?" Rebekah marched through knocking Kol off balance. Elijah glanced up from his hands with the look of dismal. He got up and took no notice of his sister. Instead he approached Kol and sighed.
"Just remember when he wakes up, he is your problem." He said deflated and left the room. Kol turned around to watch Elijah exit to the kitchen area and then looked back inside the room.
"Did Elijah break his neck?" Rebekah whispered standing at least a meter away from Klaus' body. Kol never said a word and moved closer. Rebekah finally saw Kol's expression scrawled with anxiety .
"Well, I best leave you and Klaus to kiss and make up then." She smirked and patted him on the shoulder before leaving the same way as Elijah. Kol wasn't sure what to do. He knew that he didn't want to be the one Klaus would first see when he awakes but nor did he want be cowardice and leave.
"Nik?" He muttered as he stepped a bit closer to his lifeless body. "Psst Nik?" He whispered and this time dared to tap the body with his shoe. Klaus did nothing. Kol decided to kick his corpse a little bit harder. Still no movement.
"Oh bloody hell Nik will you wake up already!" A nervous Kol this time kicked him with much more force. Klaus suddenly arose from his position and automatically went for Kol. The younger original didn't stand a chance. Klaus in a matter of seconds had his little brother pinned to the wall by his throat.
"Um Nik, it's kinda hard to breath here." Kol gasped struggling for breath. Klaus didn't listen. His eyes pierced with animosity.
"I wasn't the one who broke your neck!" Kol reached for Klaus' hand trying to loosen the claw.
"This isn't about Elijah! This is about your arrogant behavior." Klaus expressed. Kol carelessly let out a laugh.
"So you're strangling me because I'm arrogant?" He smirked under the slight pain beginning to appear. Klaus had enough. With both hands he took Kol by the scruff of his collar and slammed him against another wall - outside in the foyer.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't just kill you right now and wait before for you to wake back up, just so you can watch me puncture a dagger right inside your heart?!" Klaus' grip around Kol's throat was back and tightened around him with every word. The younger vampire knew he didn't have a plausible answer and had to think fast.
"I only booked them tickets out of love brother." He breathed. Obviously it was the wrong answer. Klaus growled as he clasped his hand deeper into his little brothers neck. Kol began to bleed trickles of blood as his brother dug his fingers in even more. Abruptly Elijah swiftly entered the lobby after hearing the commotion. He unlatched the hybrid from the vampire in one quick movement.
"That's enough!" He commanded. Kol fell to the floor clutching his neck as Klaus regained his self. Not a word was mentioned as the three vampires glared at one another. It didn't take long before their breathing (especially Kol's) was back to normal.
"He needs to stop acting like a child." Klaus announced now that he was slightly more calm.
"Yes and you need anger management." Kol replied showing his hand covered in blood.
"Well if you didn't do things to essentially wind people up maybe I wouldn't get so angry." Klaus smartly replied. Kol rolled his eyes and ignored his comment as he tried to stand back up.
"Is this all over now? Can I walk away knowing I won't have to separate the both of you from each once again?" Elijah asked.
"No. Not until he tells us why he so foolishly booked those tickets in the first place." Klaus hissed.
"I told you already." Kol sighed.
"Doing it out of love isn't a valid answer." Klaus complained. Elijah snorted at Klaus' sentence.
"In all seriousness Kol, when have you ever done something purely out of love?" Elijah smirked. The two looked at Kol patiently waiting an answer.
"Well? We're waiting..." Klaus hurried him.
"Why are you two so surprised he did it?" Rebekah's voice appeared from the top of the staircase. She was sat at the last step and had clearly been watching their little spat.
"Rebekah this doesn't concern you, why don't you just go and comb your hair or try on some shoes?" Klaus gave her a threatening look.
"Really Nik? Is that the best you could come up with?" She mocked as she lifted her self up to step down the stairs. "It's Kol. Why does he do anything for anything? Boredom." She explained.
"I can speak for myself sis. Thanks." Kol unappreciatively replied.
"You booked tickets because you were bored?" Klaus faced his brother again.
"Nooo. I booked the tickets because I knew it would wind you up. And I wanted to wind you up because I was bored." Kol smiled so innocently. Elijah shook his head dumbfounded as Rebekah hid back a smirk. Klaus' expression was emotionless while he studied his brother. The atmosphere became uneasy again as Elijah and Rebekah half expected Klaus to cause another uproar however to everyone's astonishment the hybrid started to snicker uncontrollably.
"Brother? I know I am extremely hilarious it's a personal talent of mine, but I don't think I'm the only one who finds it just a little bit odd that you're the one laughing?" Kol questioned with both humour and curiosity.
"Niklaus what is so entertaining?" Elijah asked now becoming slowly concerned. Klaus eventually redeemed his own composure to answer his brother's questions.
"Everything. Everything about this is just hysterical." Klaus announced. The three other siblings furrowed their brows and took glances at one an another.
"For centuries we have been putting up with each other, treading on each others toes or winding each other up with ludicrous plans..." Klaus paused and glowered right a Kol, "And not once have we ever considered with the wonderful gift Kol has cleverly given for us to go on a lovely family holiday to let off some steam and actually enjoy each others company!" Klaus smiled.
"Nik I'm not really understanding what you're trying to get at here?" Rebekah raised an eyebrow.
"What I'm trying to get at Rebekah... is lets go. I mean we shouldn't turn down Kol's lovely gesture even if it was with my own money. Lets say it's our treat." Klaus wrapped his arm around Kol's shoulders while grinning from ear to ear.
"Wait. You're actually serious, you want to go?" Kol was now very confused trying to shake off his brothers arm.
"Yeah! Come on what's the worst that can happen? The whole point of your little childish moment was to seriously piss me off and I admit it worked but what you don't expect is me to go actually with your idea. So I guess this is me going with it." He smiled one more time before letting go of Kol. It took a moment for everyone to register what Klaus was actually saying.
"So were going on this vacation then?" Rebekah struggled to hide the excitement in her voice. Klaus nodded and turned to Elijah.
"How about you big brother you up for a family vacation?" He winked.
"I'm sorry brother but I cannot help to think that this is all a charade to victoriously out do Kol?" Elijah was still not persuaded.
"Oh Elijah." Klaus laughed, "I'm deadly serious on this matter, and I could never out do Kol could I?" The essence of spite and sarcasm mixed around with his accent as he faced his other brother. Kol just shrugged not truly understanding anything that is going on.
"Why should I agree with this outlandish scheme?" Elijah still questioned his motives. Klaus simply smirked.
"You don't have to agree with anything, you will go no matter what."
"And why is that?" Elijah frowned.
"because whether you love or hate it, you will go for the sake of being that you can't help but look after us and make sure you're there to clean up after one another. It's what you do Elijah. You are the anti-villain after all." Klaus' voice was sickly. Elijah cleared his throat deciding not to retaliate on his brothers words. Kol and Rebekah desperately wondered what Klaus was really now up to however their thoughts were disrupted.
"Well I'm off for some well deserve shut eye. We shall continue our little holiday plan in the morning. Goodnight." Klaus weaved his way through his siblings and began to walk up the stairs.
"Oh and Elijah one more thing..." He stopped halfway up the stairs to mention something else, "Don't think I've forgotten about you snapping my neck." He smiled one last time before disappearing into the hallway.
The three originals sighed once Klaus was gone.
"Well that was a whole new level of weird." Kol muttered.
"You've really done it this time Kol. You have finally drove him to insanity! I mean what the bloody hell was that?" Rebekah bit at her brother. Kol was about to reply however was paused by Elijah.
"Niklaus is undoubtedly up to something however, I have learnt many times in the past to never second guess intentions which means we better keep a close eye on him before and during this holiday he now has changed his mind on." He told the other two.
"Whatever plan you had Kol, to persuade our brothers to come with us, it definitely worked." Rebekah smugly mentioned to Kol once more.
"You and I both know I never came down here with a plan otherwise I wouldn't have my own blood drying on my hands." Kol replied as he tried shoving his bloody mitt in his sister's face.
"Stop!" She freaked. Elijah grabbed the child's wrist and dragged it away from Rebekah.
"This is no time for fun and games Kol." Elijah glared closely at his brother. Kol scowled and yanked his hand away.
"I think I'm going to go to bed as well. This has all been to much for me for one night." Rebekah complained after Kol's hand being her tipping point. Her and brothers all exchanged a goodnight before she was gone as well leaving Elijah and Kol alone.
"So, what you want to do now Elijah?" Kol rocked back and forth on his heels with his hands behind his back.
"What I want is a drink and for you to wash your hand... and your neck." Elijah replied and left for the dining area...
Twenty minutes later...
"Kol, you really have to stop acting like an immature teen. You'd think being alive for over a thousand years would have at least matured you enough to realize that earlier on could of most indefinitely been avoided." Elijah told his brother as they both sat on opposite ends of Klaus' dining table. Elijah was sat up right in his chair accompanied with a glass of his smoothest scotch on the rocks while Kol on the other hand was slouched in his own chair with his feet up on the table, paying the least amount of attention to Elijah.
"I am a teen? and Nik didn't have to strangle me." Kol grudgingly replied. He mused over the situation what happened once he left Rebekah's bedroom.
"You didn't have to provoke him and I wasn't on about the events previous. I am on about what happened under half an hour ago with our brother Niklaus once again becoming unorthodox and certainly planning something against us we really don't need on our shoulders right now." Elijah knocked back his drink.
"It's Nik, Elijah. He always acts odd most of the time it's probably something to do with his werewolf gene and I booked the tickets for this Monday coming which means we will be with, how did Rebekah put it earlier... Oh yeah Elena Gilbert and gang. Which may I also add includes that sexy blonde, Caroline so our darling brother will melt like putty in her hands and forget his devious plan at her first sight." Kol had it all figured out. He finished his sentence with a smile which Elijah couldn't help but copy. Kol was right if the baby vampire his brother Niklaus has been infatuated by would be there then maybe all this holiday headache wouldn't be such a ridiculous idea after all.
"You have a way with words Kol. You really do." Elijah shook his head while pouring himself another scotch.
"As do you brother." Kol winked, "So this trip is really happening then I suppose?" He added.
"As far as I know of." Elijah replied.
"I better gett planning my idea's of pissing off the Salvatores." Kol mischievously said.
"The Salvatores are going?" Elijah asked before he took a sip of his second drink.
"Well of course, they are part of that boring gang. Why? Are you annoyed that you can't chat up Elena while we are there because her bodyguards will be standing by her side 24/7?" Kol teased. Elijah almost choked on his alcohol.
"What?"
"I just assumed as seen as though you have a doppelganger fetish." Kol pretended to act innocently.
"I do not have a doppelganger fetish and do not want to chat up Elena." Elijah protested.
"Yeah, yeah whatever you say brother." Kol yawned, "I'm off to my boudoir for my beauty sleep, see you tomorrow." Kol waved as he lifted himself out of his seat and left. Elijah was now alone sipping away at his beverage.
"Finally some peace." He sighed and rested his back on the chair. Unfortunately a loud smash echoed back outside in the foyer. Elijah almost growled with distress.
"Oops, sorry! Nik's vase came out from no where, I wasn't looking where I was going. Um I'll clean it in the morning, maybe!" Kol's sleepy voice shifted into the dining area as he continued to walk up the stairs. Elijah groaned as drank the rest of his drink and got up knowing Kol would not even think twice about cleaning the mess tomorrow and it would be best to clean it his self - because he doesn't want Kol vs Klaus round two on his hands. Elijah looked down solemnly at the mess, Niklaus was right he is always the one cleaning up after his siblings. Quite literally...