Bonnie
"How much longer do you think it will be? Like 4 or 5 hours right?" I question referring to the remaining time under the influence of the truth spell.
"Maybe 12 if we're lucky." Kol decides as he shuffles through the dresser drawers. Since this is normally his room when his family comes to the cabin he has plenty of clothes to change into. The rest of us happened to leave our bags on the bus and will probably either wear the same clothing for the rest of our time here or eventually start borrowing the Mikaelson's clothes.
I ignore Kol's comment and get up, crossing the room to look out the window. It happens to be a full moon tonight which isn't very reassuring considering we are in the middle of the woods. And with the luck we've been having lately we'll all get attacked by a pack of werewolves.
"It's beautiful out tonight isn't it?" Kol states. I turn to respond with my werewolf theory and find myself face to face with Kol. There's barely an inch between us and he smiles at this.
I try to think of something to say but nothing reasonable comes to mind.
"You are so gorgeous." Kol comments brushing a piece of hair out of my face.
He slowly starts to lean in, and just before he can kiss me I shove him away and simply say, "I'm with Jeremy."
Kol laughs lightly as I walk over to the bed and lay down hoping that he will just let me sleep and leave me alone.
But of course, he is Kol Mikealson after all.
He lays down on the bed much too close to me for my liking. I try to move away but this leads to me almost falling off the bed. Kol grabs my arm just in time, and pulls me back towards him.
"Are you really happy with Jeremy?" He whispers gently into my ear as he wraps his arms around my waist. I attempt to push him away but his grip only tightens as he says, "Just answer the question Bonnie."
I sigh and say "Kol, it's late. I'm tired. Just let me sleep."
"Alright, goodnight Bonnie." He responds, moving closer if that's even possible leaning his head against my shoulder.
"Kol let me go." I say struggling to push him away. I consider doing a spell but know that I don't have the power or energy at the moment.
"Relax, Darling." Kol urges.
"It's hard to relax when you're so close to me." I respond still attempting to shove him away and still failing.
"Oh really. Why's that?" He questions.
"Because the thought that you're only a few centimeters away makes it really hard to focus on sleep." I admit, finally giving up on escaping his grasp. He grabs my arm and spins me around so that I face him.
"Is that so?" He whispers, gently running his fingers up and down my back.
"Don't touch me." I order finally managing to pull myself away from his grasp.
"You know you really scared me with that spell." Kol states after a few moments.
"Why?" I challenge realizing that the whole telling the truth thing still goes both ways.
"Well, for a few minutes there I thought you were dead. And in those few moments all that was running through my head was that Bonnie Bennet, the only girl that I may ever have potentially been in love with could be dead." He says without missing a beat.
This isn't exactly the answer I expected and I'm once again at a loss for what to say.
"Oh." I finally mutter.
"I care about you Bonnie. You're beautiful, smart, charming, generous and you're so much stronger than most people know. You never cease to amaze me." He says. I find myself looking into his eyes hating that he feels this way. Hating that Kol Mikealson, the murderous vampire, has feelings for me of all people.
"Can we talk about this later?" I ask with a sigh.
"You mean can we talk about this when you're able to lie again right?" Kol challenges.
I don't respond and he takes this as an invitation to continue, "Bonnie, just answer one question, and then I promise I will leave you be."
"Fine. What's your question?" I decide, propping myself up on my elbows hoping his question isn't too horrible.
"Do you believe you could fall in love with me?"
I pause for a minute before sighing and responding, "Yes."
At this Kol smiles. He leans in and plants a kiss on my forehead, pulling away slightly to whisper, "Good night Bonnie. Sweet Dreams"
I close my eyes and try to push away the thought that I may already be falling in love with Kol.
Caroline
"Alright so here's the rules!" I state as Klaus walks into the room. He raises an eyebrow and gives me an 'Are you Serious' look.
"Rule Number one, You stay on your side of the bed and I stay on mine. No physical contact necessary." I explain gesturing to the bed where I've used a blanket as a makeshift barrier in the exact center of the bed.
Klaus nods, obviously trying to hold back a smile.
"Rule two, No talking. Like at all. The minute we get in that bed just shut up and go to sleep." I say waiting for him to object. When he doesn't I continue. "Lastly...actually that's it. I couldn't think of any other rules." I admit as I take a seat on the bed.
"So no speaking and no touching?" Klaus questions as if to clarify this.
"Exactly." I respond. Without waiting another second Klaus has me pinned against the bed, pulling me into a deep kiss. At first I kiss him back because the feeling has become so natural to me. I don't want to push him away but know that it's the right thing to do.
I throw him off of me which takes much more mental effort than it does physical considering he doesn't try to stop me.
"Don't do that." I tell him as I get up from the bed and run my hands through my hair trying to force myself to hate Klaus.
"Come on luv, take a chance. I promise you won't regret it. " He replies getting up and grabbing my hands, a sincere look in his eyes.
"I need time Klaus. Just give me some time to think on all of this." I finally say pulling away from him.
"Caroline, I love you. And I can't get over loving you." He whispers softly.
"I love you too Klaus. I really do." I say and before I can stop myself I grab him by the shoulders and close the gap between us, needing to kiss him just one more time. He immediately reacts pulling me close to him, his hands brushing through my hair.
"Oh my god."
We break apart and turn to the doorway where Elena stands seeming shocked. I quickly blush and push Klaus away from me even though I know it probably won't do the situation much good.
"Elena-" I start.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't... I'll just go" Elena stumbles turning to leave. The moment she's out the door I groan in annoyance and glare at Klaus. He seems almost amused by the situation which infuriates me even more.
"You need to go talk to her" I decide.
Klaus smirks at this, "Why should I do that?"
"Because you need to fix this, Elena can't know about us, whatever we are." I remind him trying to avoid eye contact. If Elena knew about Klaus and I there was no doubt it wouldn't remain a secret for long. The only person worse then keeping other people's secrets for them then me was Elena gilbert.
"She's your friend, why don't you talk to her?" He suggests.
I sigh and roll my eyes in annoyance, "Because I can't lie"
"Right" he gives me another smile, "Almost forgot" the look on his face makes me think he recalled very well my inability to lie. I give him a look and he sighs before finally turning to go talk to Elena.
I wait a few moments after he leaves before stepping into the hallway and walking in the direction of Elena's room. When I hear their voices I stop, standing a safe distance away from the door, and begin to listen.
"It was nothing Elena, I got caught up in the moment and Caroline will probably kill me for it later" I hear Klaus say.
There's a brief pause before Elena replies, "It didn't seem like she was all that unwilling"
Klaus sighs, "I'd like to believe that more then anything, sadly the truth is Caroline still insists she wants nothing to do with me. I'm sure that kiss meant nothing to her and she wouldn't even dream of being with me"
I can't help but think how wrong he is. Even though, of course, Elena's not getting the full story considering she has no idea Klaus and I dated for the past year, I begin to wonder if Klaus actually thinks that I don't care about him and that I don't want to be with him. The thought is almost funny considering how far from the truth it really is.
"How can you be so sure of that? It seems like there's something going on between you two" Elena responds. I pause dreading the silence as I wait for Klaus' answer. Sadly, I don't get chance to hear it.
"This conversation is so interesting"
I turn to see Damon standing behind me with his usual smirk. His hair is wet and he isn't wearing a shirt so I assume he just came from the shower in the bathroom down the hall. I feel myself freeze, unsure of what to do, and I begin to wonder how long he's been there.
I sigh deciding it's better not to listen to this conversation with Damon. I grab his arm and lead him to my room with Klaus, closing the door behind us. This seems to amuse him.
"Hey, Caroline" he says after a moment.
"What?" I say with a sigh.
"You do know that the whole vampire hearing thing extends from very long distances and not just doorways right" he continues with a chuckle.
I roll my eyes and shove him playfully, "Shut up"
"Hey, at least you weren't listening through the door this time" he tries with another laugh.
"I'm just going to ignore you" I decide, "I mean probably not because you're really hard to ignore" He smiles at this and I roll my eyes at the stupid truth spell.
"Aww Caroline, are you blushing?" he teases. I ignore this comment and sit down on the bed with a sigh.
"So are you going to explain what happened or am I going to have to guess?" Damon questions sitting down next to me.
"Klaus kissed me. And then I kissed him. And then Elena walked in." I say, trying to explain it as simply as possible.
"You kissed him? I guess that means I can safely assume you still have feelings for Klaus, or am I wrong?" He questions gently as I lean my head against his shoulder. I don't know when exactly it happened but I felt a lot closer and more comfortable with Damon now. Talking to him was surprisingly easy.
"I don't know, I'm just confused. I mean I love Klaus. That I'm sure of. I just can't figure out if I'm really still in love with him enough to be with him." I explain.
"Have you told him this?" He inquires.
"Something of that variation I guess." I decide thinking back to my conversation with Klaus earlier today.
"I'm not really sure what to tell you. I mean, do you want to be with Klaus again?" Damon says.
"I do. It's just...things between us got really complicated after that whole homecoming thing." I admit.
Damon sighs before getting up from the bed and turning to face me, "Caroline, I need to tell you something-"
Before he can say anything else the door opens and Klaus walks in.
"Damon, what are you doing in my room?" Klaus asks looking from Damon to me.
He doesn't seem to happy with the situation and I realize how it must look so I quickly speak up before Damon can respond something that's going to get him in trouble.
"Damon was actually just leaving. I mean he actually was about to tell me something, but now he's going to leave because I have a feeling if he doesn't this situation won't end well." I ramble quickly.
Damon laughs lightly at this and glances at Klaus quickly before stating, "Will you walk me to my room Caroline?"
I shoot him a look to which he simply raises an eyebrow, waiting for a legitimate response. I turn to Klaus and I can tell that he's already getting aggravated.
"I think that you can find your room on your own Damon." I finally say matter-of-factly.
"You're no fun." Damon teases before mischievously adding, "Although, you are every now and then. I'm sure Klaus can agree with that statement."
"Good night, Damon." I state with an eye roll before holding the door open for him. He sighs in defeat, and starts to leave. Just before I get the chance to close the door behind him he kisses me on the cheek and whispers, "Night Care."
I turn back to Klaus and have a feeling I have a long night ahead of me.
Katherine
"Look who's back." I comment as Damon enters the room. I lay on the bed eating a pack of Oreos that Matt was luckily smart enough to bring with him, and attempting to read an old diary I found in the attic. From what I can tell it belongs to Rebekah.
"Whatcha doing Kitty Kat?" Damon questions as he plops himself onto the bed, snatching the book out of my hand.
"Trying to find entertainment." I decide with a shrug.
"Dear Diary, today James broke up with me. I can't seem to understand why! I've been the perfect girlfriend to him. I've come to the conclusion that he is a jerk. Just like Bryan, and Nate, and all the other wankers I've dated. It's so unfair that no matter how hard I try I'm left broken hearted. Why can't I find love?" Damon reads aloud in a terrible interpretation of Rebekah's voice. Still, I can't help but smile.
"Poor James. I bet she killed him." I state with a mock sigh.
"James got lucky. It could have been worst." Damon decides.
"Oh? How's that?"
"She could have gotten so angry that she compelled him to marry her." Damon says causing me to laugh.
"That's true." I say with a smile.
Damon flips a few pages ahead and begins to read, "Dear Diary, I met a boy today." He pauses at this and mouths 'Shocker' before continuing. "His name is Stefan Salvatore and there is definitely something alluring about him. I think there's potential there. Niklaus on the other hand doesn't like the idea of me getting too close to anyone. But since when do I have to listen to everything Nik says."
As he finishes we exchange a look.
"The 1920's. Keep on reading this could get interesting." I say urging him to read on.
"Dear Diary, Niklaus finally met Stefan. It probably wasn't the best timing. There is obvious tension between the two, and I fear that Nik is going to forbid me from seeing Stefan. He's already in a bad mood because of the situation with Mikael. I just hope that I don't lose Stefan. It's been a while since a boy has sparked my interest in this way. The last time was probably with Marcel, and well, that didn't exactly end the best way as previously described. I refuse to let Nik ruin another relationship for me."
"Aww, What a little Rebel." I say teasingly.
"More like a drama queen." Damon says with an eye roll before turning the page.
"Dear Diary, I think things are finally starting to work out. Nik has actually begun to pick up quite a liking for Stefan. One may even say they've become friends. This is much better than I could have imagined. Niklaus has practically inducted Stefan into our family which means I can be with Stefan without worry. I may finally be happy."
I try not to laugh at this considering I know very well what the outcome of all of this will be.
Damon flips the page and looks back up at me with a shrug, "That's where it stops."
I take the book from him and begin to flip through the pages as I explain, "Well if I recall correctly that's when Mikael crashed the party. Rebekah didn't want to leave without Stefan and so Klaus shoved a dagger right through her heart."
"How do you know all of this?" Damon questions as I put the book down and begin to get comfortable.
"The best way to avoid being found by your enemies is to find them first and always be ready for their next move." I state simply.
"That's smart." Damon comments.
"That's survival." I correct. A thought then arises and I turn to face him, swiftly pinning him to the backboard of the bed by his neck.
"You ever consider telling Caroline anything about the homecoming thing again and I won't hesitate to drive a stake through your heart." I say, keeping my eyes on his as he struggles to push me off.
"Katherine." He says his voice carrying a threatening tone.
I laugh at this and release him caressing the side of his face, "Remember what you signed up for."
"How did you even-"
"You do know that the whole vampire hearing thing extends from very long distances." I note quoting what he said to Caroline not too long ago.
He sighs and rolls his eyes before saying, "Night Kitty Kat."
"Sweet Dreams Damon."
Elena
"Elena," I turn around to see Elijah standing there looking confused.
"Oh, hey. I'm sorry did I wake you up?" I question as I place down the book I was holding in my hands. It was past midnight and I couldn't sleep, so I ended up venturing off into the attic.
"No, I just couldn't sleep."
"You're not the only one." I assure him with a smile.
"Why is it that you're having trouble sleeping, if I may ask." He says, polite as ever.
"It's just," I sigh before admitting, "I saw Klaus and Caroline kissing. Klaus assured me that he kissed her and that she hates him as much as ever. I don't know. I'm probably just overreacting but I feel like there's something more to it. I know that Klaus is crazy in love with her, but I always thought Caroline would stand by her standards."
"Sounds like quite the dilemma." Elijah says, looking as if he's lost in thought.
"Elijah, do you know something?" I ask.
"Of course not." He says regaining his composure.
"You would tell me if you did know something, right?" I question taking a few steps closer and trying to decide whether he's telling the truth when he says he knows nothing.
"Yes, Elena." He says gently laying a hand on my shoulder.
"Okay. I'm sorry for questioning you. It's just, I feel like everything has been so crazy lately. The last thing I need is to find out my best friend is having a secret love affair with one of my least favorite Originals." I say with a light laugh.
Elijah smiles at this before saying, "And who would your favorite Original be?"
"I don't know. I mean there's Kol, and Rebekah. And I can't forget about Fin" I say teasingly before finally stating, "If it isn't obvious, you, Elijah, are my favorite original."
Before I have time to react, Elijah grabs me and pulls me into a deep kiss. I grab him by the shoulders pulling him closer to me, hating how right this feels.
"Elijah," I finally say pulling away slightly. "I'm with Damon. I'm in love with Damon."
He looks hurt by my words, but quickly recovers saying, "I'm sorry Elena. I shouldn't have done that. Please, forgive me."
"It's fine. I didn't exactly stop you." I respond annoyed that I've once again played with his emotions. People should just start calling me Katherine Pierce.
"Just answer me one question?" Elijah says after a few moments.
"Anything." I decide.
"Do you feel this way when you're with Damon?" He questions pushing a piece of hair behind my ear.
"Elijah," I start, wanting to explain to him how different the circumstances are, but he cuts me off.
"Please, just answer the question Elena, yes or no." he says his eyes pleading.
I decide that if this is the last time we're going to have a conversation like this it might as well be worth it, so I grab him and pull him into another quick kiss, before whispering, "No."
Elijah smiles at this before saying, "That's good to know, because I don't feel this way about anyone else."
He leans in and I think he's going to kiss me again, but rather he gently kisses me on the cheek, whispering, "Good night, Elena."
With that he leaves the attic, and I can't help but wonder when my love life got so complicated. Again.
Drew
I gasp as I finish the page before immediately flipping to the next. It was already night and luckily I had managed to find a flashlight in one of the bags. I had been reading for hours and was intrigued by all of this. I had obviously been mistaken when I thought these were just diary entries.
This is obviously some sort of novel Elena is working on. I mean vampires, werewolves, witches! It's like a twisted version of Supernatural.
Dear Diary,
Damon Salvatore is such a jerk! He can't seem to wrap his head around the idea that I am in love with his brother.
I read mouthing the words to myself. I laugh at the last few words before sighing and saying, "Oh Elena, we both know you're totally falling for Damon."
We just got back from the Mikealson ball, and Damon had to ruin things by getting into a fight with Kol. Kol, the original vampire who not only has a 1000 years on Damon, but also 4 other siblings who aren't exactly found of Damon. He easily could have gotten himself killed. I don't know what I would do if Damon died.
I don't know why I just wrote that. I would still have Stefan and he is the one I love.
"Someone's in denial." I comment.
Anyway, I spoke to Esther. Turns out she needed the blood of a doppleganger. I discovered during our chat that she plans on killing all her children. Klaus, Rebekah, Kol, Elijah, and Fin. Tonight she did a spell that linked them all together. As she said, 'If one goes, they all go.' We've been looking for a way to kill Klaus for a long time now. But the rest of them...
I don't know if they deserve it. I guess it's worth it. Klaus Mikealson killed my aunt. I want to see him dead and if the only way is this then I guess it must be done.
-Elena
"Wow." I mutter.
I can't help but find it interesting how she uses her friends as characters.
Damon and Stefan as the vampire brothers. Stefan the good one with a twisted dark side, and Damon the bad one with glimpses of good.
Elena as the human girl caught between the two brothers.
Bonnie as the witch who sacrifices everything for her friends.
Caroline as the sweet, good hearted vampire.
Katherine as the manipulative vampire who, as Elena puts it, is a survivor at heart.
Rebekah, Kol, and Elijah as the evil Original vampire siblings.
Klaus as the cynnical hybrid, half werewolf, half vampire, one hundred percent evil.
And Matt. The human.
I make a mental note to ask Elena to add me in. Maybe I could get her to make me a Trybrid. A werewolf, vampire, and witch all in one.
I smile to myself, before opening up another pack of the Oreos I found in Matt's bag and flipping the page.
Klaus
I can't help but smile as I watch Caroline's chest lightly rise and fall, as she sleeps peacefully. She is truly beautiful. I reach my hand out and brush a piece of hair out of her face, wondering how this one girl has managed to get such a grasp on me.
"It's creepy to watch people sleep you know." She whispers a smile creeping onto her face.
I laugh at this statement and reply, "Well, you're just so beautiful, can you really blame me?"
"That's a good excuse I suppose." She decides her eyes studying me as if trying to find something.
"What?" I question. She shakes her head as if to say nothing.
I reach over and gently pull her face to mine, pulling her into a gentle kiss, not wanting anything to ruin this moment. As I pull away I whisper, "I love you, Caroline Forbes."
She smiles at these words and whispers, "I love you too."
I smile lightly and pull her close to me wrapping my arms around her protectively.
A thought arises and I can't help but say, "There's nothing going on between you and Damon right?"
She looks up at me her eyes twinkling with mischief as she responds, "I don't know. I mean his eyes are really blue and he has such a great sense of humor."
I catch the playful tone of her voice and try to push away any jealousy that tries to arise.
"You know who has a great sense of humor? Elena. And she can paint pretty well." I say with a smirk.
She laughs at this and hits me playfully before saying, "You know you never taught me how to paint."
"You never had much of an interest in painting. If I do recall correctly you described it as 'an idiotic method of entertainment for people with nothing better to do.'" I tease brushing a piece of hair behind her ear.
"I never said that!" She responds her eyes wide, a smile forming on her face.
"You did. You also said that I needed to find a talent that could be more relevant in the twenty first century."
"Alright, I may have said that part. I mean come on we're not in the Renaissance anymore." She says with a giggle as I pretend to be hurt by her statement.
"Oh and when exactly was the Renaissance? I just can't seem to recall the date." I say tauntingly.
"17th century?" She guesses. I can't help but laugh at this.
"If Alaric heard that he would probably have a stroke." I say
"Shut up!" she yells giggling.
"The Renaissance started around the 13th century although the textbooks would probably say 15th century."
"Well it's not my fault I didn't know that, like you said, Ric's my History teacher!" She argues
"Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't Mr. Slatzman teach U.S. history and wasn't the Renaissance in Europe?"
She rolls her eyes but her smile remains as she says, "We can't all be thousand year old vampires you know"
I chuckle softly replying, "I suppose not"
Before anything else can be said I pull her into a deep kiss, positioning myself so I'm on top of her as to discourage her from trying to escape just yet. Luckily she doesn't try, she meets the kiss with equal passion, running her hands through my hair and down my back, pulling me closer if that's even possible. Before things can go on any further she sighs pulling away and turning back to look up at me.
"Klaus" she starts.
"Yes Caroline?"
"I just... You should know that for some crazy reason I'm madly in love with you, and being with you I just" she pauses as if gathering her thoughts, "It's wrong but I've done it before so, maybe we can try going back on that break thing for now. Just till I can be 100 percent sure you won't go around killing and threatening people anymore"
I sigh wanting more but knowing this may be the most I can get out of her, "If you need time to gain back my trust I completely understand"
She smiles lightly, "Good, I'm glad we're finally getting somewhere"
"And what exactly are the terms of this break?" I question with a smirk.
She pauses thinking, "Well definetly no Elena" she decides.
I chuckle at this before responding, "Maybe no Damon then either"
We laugh in unision for a moment before she voices, "Okay, maybe just no more stupid jealousy and we try trusting eachother for a change"
"I think I can manage that, anything else?
"Okay, well for you no killing unless absolutly necessary. No threatning to kill people who are my friends either. And I'd prefer if nobody knew about this" she decides.
I smirk "Is that all?"
She nods and I pull her into another kiss without wasting a moment. This time it's me who pulls away saying, "Is that allowed?"
"Definetly" she says wrapping her arms around my neck and pulling me closer to her for another kiss.
I can't help but feel perfectly content in this moment thinkig that perhaphs a break isn't the worse thing in the world.
Damon
"Wake up" I faintly hear a female voice say.
I chose to ignore it keeping my eyes closed in the hopes of getting some more sleep. I imagine it's early because my brain isn't quite ready to function.
There's a few moments of silence before someone begins shaking me saying, "Damon, get up now!"
I continue ignoring whoever it is and find myself grateful when they stop shaking me and the room once again goes silent. I slowly begin to drift back to sleep but before I'm fully under I feel the force of someone's lips on mine, causing my eyes to shoot open.
At first I think it's Elena so I don't bother pushing her away and complaining about the early wake up call, rather pulling her closer. It's not until I fully hit reality that I realize where we are and that the person I went to sleep next to last night was not Elena.
"Get off of me!" I groan as I push Katherine away to which she responds with a laugh. I roll my eyes, "You can't do that Katherine!"
"I told you to get up" she says simply with a shrug.
I turn over to the bedside table to see an alarm clock that reads 7:15. I groan in annoyance again and turn back to her with a glare to find she still seems amused by this all.
"Seven in the morning, really?" I complain.
"I'm hungry" she decides simply, "As far as I know you're the only one in this place who makes a decent breakfast"
"You're a vampire, you don't eat breakfast" I argue.
"I'm a vampire who hasn't had blood in over twelve hours, so it's either breakfast or Matt" She replies adding, "unless your offering"
She takes my wrist in her hand for emphasis and I glare at her, shoving her hand away, "Don't even think about it"
"Then make me breakfast" She demands, shoving me practically off the bed.
"Can't you just act normal for once and not wake me up at unholy hours demanding food?"
"Stop being a baby, it's only seven. Now go make me breakfast or I'm telling Elena you kissed me" she decides.
I roll my eyes, "I didnt, you kissed me while I was under the influence of sleep"
"We'll see who Elena believes, all it takes is one drop of doubt" she says with a shrug.
I glare at her in annoyance. It's one of the same threats she always uses and Im almost positive she'd never actually tell Elena something like that but I decide against arguing.
"Whatever" I mutter slipping out of the bed.
TVDTVDTVD
It had taken a while considering how low the Mikaelson's are on groceries but I had managed to find enough to make some pancake batter and I was now working on my second batch. I figured the others would be up soon and I know I'll never hear the end of it if I only make pancakes for Katherine.
"Well you're up early"
I turn to see Elena standing in the doorway watching me and I wonder how long she's been there. I greet her with a smile and turn down the stove before walking over to her and kissing her lightly on the cheek.
"Good morning to you too" I say with a chuckle.
She smiles but it doesn't quite meet her eyes and I can immediately tell something's wrong. I gently tuck a piece of hair behind her ear and lift her chin up so she meets my gaze. "Hey, everything all right?"
She sighs, "Can we talk?"
"Yah of course" we both take a seat down at the small table in the kitchen and remain silent for a few minutes. I wait for her to say what's on her mind patiently hoping no one comes down to interrupt. I grab her hand gently to encourage her to talk.
"Elijah kissed me last night" she admits, "And I didn't exactly stop him"
I pause with a sigh not so sure how to handle this. Ever since the day after homecoming I've been itching to drive a white oak stake through the eldest Original's heart. I knew he had feelings for Elena but I had never been quite sure on her feelings for him considering she told me they were just friends. I sigh again catching her gaze noting she looks slightly nervous about my reaction.
"Why didn't you stop him?" I finally ask.
"I don't know" she admits, "I don't really know how I feel about Elijah but... I think it might be something"
"Well you should probably know that Katherine just kissed me" I decide to tell her, "I was basically asleep for half of it but to be perfectly honest I probably wouldn't have told you if we weren't sharing all our deep dark secrets at the moment"
"Do you have feelings for Katherine?" she asks
I pause taking a moment to think about it, "I think a part of me will always love Katherine" I admit, "That doesn't mean I want to be with her though, she just has this hold on me, it's hard to explain"
She nods obviously trying to comprehend this. I imagine it's as hard for her to understand as it is for me to understand how she could have feelings for Elijah Mikaelson of all people.
We remain silent for a few more moments before she says, "So what are we going to do"
I sigh not quite sure of the answer myself, "Elena, do you love me?"
"More then anything" she answers within seconds.
"Well I love you too, and I know things have been complicated lately, it hasn't really been the same since we broke up, but the only thing that hasn't changed through out this is how I feel about you. I love you, Elena"
"I love you too" she says. I smile lightly gently pulling her into a kiss. She kisses me back and Im grateful that when she pulls away it's seems to be more about catching her breath then anything.
"How are we going to handle this?" she asks, "Just pretend like Elijah and Katherine don't exist?"
"That could be a bit tricky" I say with a light chuckle trying to imagine spending the rest of my life ignoring Katherine Pierce. She'd probably stake me before she let that happen.
"Then what should we do?" she responds.
"How about this, a compromise" I decide the gears in my head beginning to turn with a new idea, "For the rest of the day we are no longer together. Take the next 24 hours to say and do whatever you want with whomever you want. We get it out of our systems and then tomorrow we can focus on us and forget about all the distractions"
"You want to take a break from our relationship for the day?" she responds seeming confused, yet entertained by the suggestion.
"It's a crazy idea but it could work. Like I said, we get everything out of our system without worrying about consequences then we can be together without any what if questions about anyone else, plus it's probably a good idea to talk to Elijah and Katherine without worrying about how much we can say. Tomorrow we can have a fresh start, a clean slate" I reason.
She remains deep in thought for a while before finally sighing but nodding her head reluctantly, "I guess it can't hurt to try it"
I nod in agreement before getting up from the table uneasily the weight of our conversation still bearing on me. I turn back to the stove before turning to Elena and saying the only thing I could think of, "Want a pancake?"
Kol
My eyes blink open and I right away take notice to the fact that Bonnie is still asleep. I also notice that she has her arm wrapped tightly around me, her head laying on my chest. I smile at this looking down at her thinking that she truly is amazing.
"Hey, Bonnie." I whisper softly. She groans and moves even closer to me, readjusting her position. "Bonnie." I coax again brushing a piece of hair out of her face.
"What." She says in a sleepy voice.
"Good morning." I reply.
"Let me sleep." She decides not even bothering to open her eyes.
"It's already 11 am." I inform her after glancing at the alarm clock on the bedside table. At this Bonnie's eyes fly open and she seems to realize her proximity to me. She shoves me away and I chuckle at her reaction.
"Why didn't you wake me up earlier? The others are probably already making plans on how we're going to get out of this stupid cabin." She says sitting up abruptly and turning to me.
I can't help but laugh at this and she narrows her eyes at me saying, "What's so funny?"
"Nothing." I assure her following suit and getting up from the bed. I walk over to the window and sigh when I see it's still raining.
"Oh my god it's still raining!" Bonnie comments and I turn to see that she stands behind me looking very annoyed at the weather conditions.
"Well on the bright side that might mean we get to spend another night together." I say with a smirk.
"Great another night of torture." She mutters with an eye roll.
"Torture is not being able to kiss you right now." I reply taking a step closer.
"Well you should get used to that feeling." She says taking a few steps back.
"I don't know. I think that once you get over your whole 'I totally don't love Kol' thing, you'll have no problem kissing me." I say with a smirk as I walk even closer. She tries to back up but realizes that I have her against the wall. I raise an eyebrow and she rolls her eyes.
"I highly doubt that. I'd rather die than kiss you." She states crossing her arms over her chest. She then sighs and adds, "Alright maybe not. I mean I kind of have been imagining what it'd be like to kiss you for the past week now and I really want to but refuse to give into the temptations because I'm supposed to be in love with Jeremy."
"Supposed to?" I question unable to keep from smiling at her slip up. She stays silent, and I see a look of guilt flash across her face. In return I feel guilty for pushing the topic on her. A piece of me hates that Bonnie Bennet a 17 year old witch has managed to gain such control over me. I'm supposed to be an Original Vampire with no remorse and yet here I am feeling guilty for making the girl tell me the truth.
But with one look at her I push all these thoughts aside.
"It's alright. Forget I said anything." I decide backing away from her and walking over to the door. I look back at her and she still leans against the wall looking confused. "Well come on, let's not leave the others waiting" I urge with a warm smile holding my hand out.
She rolls her eyes, regaining her composure. She walks over and simply brushes past me leaving me following behind her.
I can't help but smile at how amazing the girl in front of me is.
Rebekah
"Dean is so much better!" I argue as I pour syrup on a pancake that I had to threaten Damon for.
"No he's not! All he does is cause problems and sing songs in his Impala!" Alaric says as if my comment makes no utter sense.
"Don't bring the Impala into this!"
Alaric sighs and says, "You just think Dean is cuter."
"He is!" I point out.
"Are you two still talking about that ludicrous show?" Elijah questions from where he sits across the table, drinking a cup of tea with a book in hand.
"Supernatural is not ludicrous!" I say defensively.
"Yeah, the only ludicrous thing here is you and Rebekah." Alaric adds. I let this comment pass considering it's much nicer than what he usually says about me.
"I have to agree with Elijah Supernatural is pretty stupid." Elena comments. She stands by the stove where Damon is attempting to teach her how to make a decent pancake.
"Oh shut up Satan, you're just scared that the Winchester brothers are going to come to exterminate you." I respond with a smile.
"As much as I agree with Rebekah, I think that Elena would get along great the Winchesters. I mean, we all known she has a thing for brothers." Katherine decides. I laugh and high five her from across the table.
Elena rolls her eyes and turns to Damon giving him a look that says 'A little help here'. Before Damon can say anything Elijah speaks up saying, "Are you really one to talk Katerina?"
"Elijah you are officially my favorite brother." Klaus decides with a chuckle at the comment.
Katherine looks at a loss for words and since I can stand her more than Elena I turn to Elijah and says, "Well at least Katherine is more liberal and doesn't have a thing for doppelgängers."
"Forgotten about Stefan so soon?" Klaus questions giving me a knowing look.
"Oh let's not bring your little boyfriend into this Nik." I say. Klaus narrows his eyes at me and I flash him a smile.
"Yeah, you might make Rebekah jealous." Elena says giving me a knowing look.
"Elena the pancake!" Damon yells as he walks over and turns off the flame of the stove. He surveys the pancake and sighs before throwing it out.
"You should stop wasting batter. Time to admit that Elena just can't make pancakes!" Katherine decides.
"She also can't paint." Klaus says shooting her a teasing look. I notice Caroline tense at this and roll my eyes.
"Shut up!" Elena yells with a giggle throwing the nearest thing at him which happens to be a spatula. Klaus ducks and it's just at that moment that Bonnie and Kol walk into the room. Kol quickly jumps in front of Bonnie and catches the spatula raising an eyebrow.
"Good morning to you too." He mutters placing it on the table.
"I am so sorry! I was aiming for your stupid brother!" Elena yells shooting Klaus a look to which he simply smirks.
"Elijah?" Kol asks causing everyone to laugh except Bonnie who simply rolls her eyes and Elijah who sighs.
"So what took you two so long getting down here, busy?" Katherine asks shooting the two a suggestive look to which Bonnie rolls her eyes and Kol smirks.
"Busy sleeping" Bonnie points out.
"Is that what they're calling it now a days?" I ask causing a few of the others to laugh.
"I can assure you all Bonnie was definitely sleeping, how else would she have had all those Konnie dreams?" Kol says flashing her a smile.
"Well, you two are going to have to make your own breakfast! Elena used up all the batter." Damon explains showing the empty bowl for emphasis.
"It's alright I'll make Bonnie breakfast." Kol decides walking over to the kitchen counter.
"No thanks, I'm not that hungry." She says taking a seat next to Caroline who shoots her a small smile.
"Nonsense, you haven't eaten since we've gotten here, and you've been doing all those spells. You need energy." Kol argues.
"Fine." Bonnie mutters.
"Speaking of spells, how much longer exactly is that truth spell going to be working?" Caroline asks turning to Bonnie.
Bonnie pulls out her phone checking the time and says, "Exactly 4 hours and 22 minutes."
"Seriously!" Caroline yells with a groan.
"Relax love. It's not like you have any secrets to tell." Klaus says shooting a wink in her direction
"If that's what you want to believe." She responds with a mischievous smile. Klaus raises his eyebrow and she meets his gaze.
"Okay then," Alaric says slowly before continuing, "I was thinking we could all split up today and try to find an area with enough network for us to make a call and get help."
"Great idea Ric, but it's raining." Elena says pointing to a nearby window that clearly depicts the rain that falls rapidly to the ground outside.
"Oh come on, you're vampires. A little rain isn't going to kill you." Alaric says pointedly.
"Bonnie is still technically human which means she can get sick. So how about her and I hold down the fort here." Kol decides. I roll my eyes as I notice his terrible attempt to make Bonnie breakfast.
"I'll be fine." Bonnie assures Alaric.
"Actually, it's not a bad idea to have someone stay here. If you're feeling up to it Bonnie you can even try to do that spell to contact Jeremy again." Alaric says.
"Bonnie's not allowed to use magic today." Kol replies immediately.
"Excuse me?" Bonnie questions.
"You almost killed yourself yesterday. I think that it's best that you take a break from doing any spells today."
"You don't tell me what to do." Bonnie states.
"Eveytime you do magic today I'm going to kiss you." Kol decides. Bonnie glares at him and he glares back challenging her to do something. She flicks her hand to the side and he goes flying across the room.
"Whoops." She says shooting him a fake smile. In the blink of an eye Kol has Bonnie pinned against the wall, their faces only inches apart.
We all sit in anticipation wanting to see what will happen next but unfortunately Elijah being...well, Elijah, decides to step in.
"Kol, let Bonnie be." He states looking annoyed by Kol's action.
"It's alright Elijah. Bonnie can handle herself." Kol says keeping his eyes trained on hers.
"Let me go Kol." Bonnie says trying to push him away but failing terribly.
"Make me." He whispers.
Bonnie holds out her hand using her magic to make Kol experience an aneurysm and Kol's hands automatically fly to his head as he says through gritted teeth, "I was just joking love, no need to do that."
"Are you sure? Because this is kind of fun." Bonnie says tauntingly as she watches him flinch under her control. Kol manages to regain his strength and grabs Bonnie's hand stopping her from continuing the spell. He leans in close as if to kiss her but just before their lips make contact he turns his head and whispers into her ear, so low that I can only hear thanks to my vampire hearing, "One day you're going to be begging for me to kiss you."
Bonnie at first looks surprised but soon regains her composure, shoving him away and glancing towards the rest of us who sit here fairly amused by the situation.
"We'll stay here, but just know that if he tries anything I will in fact dagger him." She states before heading upstairs.
We all turn to Kol who watches her with a smirk. "You're starting to sound like Niklaus!" He calls after her, before following her upstairs.
Silence fills the room and Alaric clears his throat before saying, "Alright so, I was thinking that Damon and Elena could go North, Caroline and Klaus could go West, Elijah and Katherine could go South, and Matt and I could go East."
"What about me? Which direction do I go?" I inquire.
"Oh, you can go down." He says simply.
"What do you mean?" I question.
"Get a shovel and dig. Then step into the hole and bury yourself alive. How does that sound?" Alaric says glaring at me.
I sigh and say "I'll just go rewatch that Dean and Castiel scene on Supernatural"
"Aw! Dastiel is so cute!" Caroline comments.
"Wait, I have to go with Elijah?" Katherine questions as if she just realized this.
We all sigh. It's going to be a long day.