Home Sweet Home:

"Are you ever going to tell me where we're going?" Beth asked Kol. They were in a airplane. Kol had calm Beth down enough to keep getting them out of town, but she didn't expect him to take her out of the state. They were now in the air and have been for almost 6 hours. She kept asking him, but he wouldn't budge. She knew that he was keeping things light for fear of her crying again, which she was for half of the plane ride. It killed him to see her crying.

"Nope. We're almost there, love and then you can look out the window to see." He grinned over at her. Beth nodded and sat back in her seat. She knew that it wasn't a coincidence that they were the only ones in first class. He probably compelled the airlines to empty it just for them, but she was still too upset to reprimand him. She jumped slightly as he wrapped his hand around hers. He gave her a small smile and kissed her hand in a comforting gesture.

"You can look out the window now, love." He smiled at her. She sat up and leaned over him and opened the window. She was amazed to see that it was morning already. What amazed her even more was that they were not only not in Mystic Falls, but they were out of the country completely. She saw Big Ben and knew where she was.

xxxxx

"Welcome home, darling." Kol smiled as he opened the door for her. After getting over the initial shock of being out of the country and thanking Kol a hundred more times they landed. Even though he wanted to take her straight to see the sights of London, she wanted to unpack before going anywhere. He grudgingly agreed and that was how they ended up in front of this huge mansion in the country.

He grabbed their bags and she grabbed Day from the cat carrier in the back, as she stared open-mouthed at the home. It was huge, bigger than any house that she'd ever seen before, yet it was vaguely familiar. She could see a garden on the side and a lake far off, near the back She followed him into the mansion as he placed the bags down by the door. "Anything coming back to you?" He asked hopefully. He hoped that bringing her back would rack her mind for some good memories.

"It feels familiar." She told him. She stopped to let Day out and walked through the living room, and ended up in a ballroom like area. Similar to the one in Klaus' house in Mystic Falls. The memory of her old friend made her smile fade, knowing she would never see him again. Neither him or her godfather and hurt her. Knowing that made her feel horrible inside. She knew that Kol was still trying to register losing his brother as well, but he was better at hiding it then she was.

"You alright, Elizabeth?" Kol asked worried, coming behind her. Beth gave him a reassuring smile and nodded, as they walked through the house. He pointed out certain rooms hoping that something would come back eventually. "Here, this is your room. My room's down the hall." He said opening the door to reveal a large room. It had a queen size canopy bed with a dresser and chairs on the side. It was more than anything she ever had. Though, just looking at is brought back feelings and memories.

"It's great." She gave him a small smile as she walked into the room. She took a seat on the big bed. The mattress felt better than anyone that she had ever had. Day followed her and sat at the edge of the bed, obviously liking that it had enough space for his liking. Kol smiled and sat besides her, kissing her head. "Thank you for this, Kol."

"Anything for you, Elizabeth. I know...that after everything you're probably not in the tourist mood, but I just want you to be happy." He told her truthfully. He knew that she wasn't going to be as happy leaving after they got the news, but he hoped that it would take her mind off things for a while.

"And I appreciate that, Kol. I really do. It's...it's just hard. You know, having a good time in England when you know that they're gone. They'll never get to experience it." She admitted softly. Every minute she felt like she would start crying again and then she just felt guilty.

Kol wrapped an arm around her, as she automatically leaned into him for comfort. He kissed her head. "You don't have to feel guilty, darling. You know they wouldn't want you to be sad. They'd want you to be happy, to rejoice. We both know that. We don't have to do anything you don't want to, but I don't want you to feel guilty. There was nothing you could've done, it's not your fault."

Beth took a deep breath and nodded, giving him a small smile. "I know. It still hurts." She admitted, as he tightened his grip around her and she snuggled into his side.

"You'll get better. I promise." He kissed her head. "We don't have to leave the house today. We'll save sightseeing for tomorrow. Let's just get settled besides we have to do something about that talisman of yours." He told her getting her to stand. She smiled and followed him out of the room.

xxxxx

After taking her on the tour of the house and grounds, they ended up back in the house in the library. "This is an amazing library." She gave him a small smile as she waked around the never-ending bookshelves, that surrounded the walls. There was a couch and many different chairs around the room, not to mention 2 huge desks. Ric would've loved it. There was probably loads of history for him to read. The thought brought a sad smile to her face before going over to Kol who was looking through the books. "Which one are you looking for?"

"This one." He told her taking it out, and flipping through it. "I think that my mother, when she used your talisman, tapped into some darker magic, black magic. The talisman sort of clinged to it. It doesn't help that your family has a history of being easily lost to dark magic." He warned her. She nodded. "Here is a spell for a cleansing. You practically drilled in which grimoires were yours." He smiled at her.

"So this spell will cleanse what dark magic still lies in my talisman. That'll cure me?" She asked him curiously, looking through the book. It looked to be a pretty simple spell.

"Yes, but you'll still have to be careful. Witches who have a taste of dark magic usually will always have a taste for it. It's like smoking, darling, you're not addicted but you can always fall off the wagon. Trust me, I've ran with witches long enough to know how they could permanently lose themselves." There was a jealous ache in her heart that she knew was irrational. Kol smirked over at her. He wrapped an arm around her waste. "None that made an everlasting impression like you did."

"I like the sound of that." She smiled up at him, as he kissed her quickly. Sending a warm feeling through out her body just at the touch of his lips on hers. "So shall we get started on this spell?" She asked him.

"We will later tonight. It has to be a full moon for it to work. For now, you should rest. The jet lag will probably kick in soon." He told her leading her back into her room as she laid down on top of the made covers. "And while I have you awake you can help me with something."

He sat down across from her as she waited for him to continue. He held up an iphone. "Will you help me with this blasted ipod?" He asked as she actually laughed at him. He smiled at the fact that he actually got her to laugh. He sat besides her, as he just took in her features as she explained how to use it.

20 minutes later, Kol was on the bed with Beth's head in his lap, as he played with her hair and she worked on his iphone. "How long does it take to download a song, love?" He asked her, incredulously.

"Be patient." She mock reprimanded him and he chuckled.

"You know. When you first came here, you had no ideas about vampires, werewolves, nothing. You came here because you wanted to see the world. Nik offered you an opportunity to see it and you took it." He smiled down at her. She put the phone down for a minute to look back at him."I'm glad that you did."

"So am I." She smiled weakly back at him. He was helping her take her mind off of what happened, which was comforting."So how did I find out about the supernatural anyways?" He chuckled.

"I tried to bite you." He said and she looked up at him surprised. "I learned my lesson. Trust me, I will never try that again."

The party was in full swing around the mansion. Couples dancing everywhere. Elizabeth had continuously told Niklaus that it wasn't necessary for him to throw a party in her honor, but he didn't listen as always. "Do you like it, sweetheart?" She turned and saw Klaus standing behind her with a grin on his face, that make her smile at him.

"I love it. Thank you, but you know that it wasn't necessary. I'm sure you could've used the money for something else." She told him, but she couldn't help but admit it was a fun night so far. Rebekah had taken a certain liking to her and she didn't feel completely out of place.

"As long as you like it, Elizabeth, that's all that matter." He smiled down at her, as he placed a piece of hair behind her ear, making her blush slightly. Rebekah was prudent in her opinion that Nik liked her more than a friend should, but she pushed those assumptions out of the way.

As, his attention turned to the violinist who was playing with a pianist she realized that a candle was still lit in the back "I'll be right back, Nik." She whispered over to him, and he nodded, showing he heard as she walked off, but she swore she felt his eyes on the back of her head as she turned a dark corner.

Wearing her shoes were killing her, she honestly didn't know how women could stand to walk, let alone dance in them. She knew that if she took a break in the library, no one would disturb her. Klaus already made it clear that was her own special place to practice magic. She walked over to the candle to blow it out, but no before being shoved into the wall opposite the bookcase. She saw Klaus' brother, but it wasn't him. Kol's face was completely different, his veins below his eyes were popping out and his canines grew to a sharp point as he leaned into bite her.

Elizabeth, scared, but alert, immediately used her magic to throw him into the other wall, throw chairs and desks on his way. Before he could even stand up to register would happened Klaus zipped into the room, taking in the sight before him. He went over to Elizabeth. "Are you alright, sweetheart?" He asked her worried and she nodded even if she was far from alright. She just saw his brother turn into something and he ran into the room at a impossible speed. He went over to his brother and yanked him up, against the wall. "What point of stay away from my witch, don't you understand?" He hissed at him.

"I'm sorry, brother, I didn't know it was her. It was dark and I haven't fed. I thought she was just a snack." He grinned over at her. Elizabeth wasn't sure what they were talking about, but it angered her to see him so amused after almost hurting her. He fell to his knees in pain as she made his veins in his head pop. "Bloody hell! Stop! I apologized!"

"Try and touch me again, that'll be the least of your problems." She threatened him. Even though he was still in pain, Kol couldn't help but be impressed by the amount of conviction in her voice, even though they both knew he was stronger. He smirked slightly at her. She was different and he liked that.

She eventually stopped before looking between them. "What the hell is going on here? Nik? What just happened? Why did your brother just try to bite me?" She snapped at them. They exchanged a look before Klaus took a deep breath. This was going to take some time to explain.

Kol looked down to see his angel sleeping in his lap, her hands still intertwined with hers. He knew she must have fallen asleep as he talked, he didn't mind. She was too upset to sleep on the way their at least she was finally getting some rest. He kissed her head and adjusted her so she was under the covers, but Beth still craved his warmth and snuggled closer to his body, and he was more than happy to oblige and crawled underneath with her, letting sleep take him.