HI! So this is the last chapter, the end! Sorry, I won't be writing anymore after this, I had to find a way to end it, I just wasn't feeling the creative vibes anymore with this one. But, I was thinking of doing a story for Kol and Elena, because I've always loved Kol, and it killed me to see him in that episode last week talking to Matt, it broke my heart! Praying to god that he comes back but it's unlikely *sigh*. So, I may start on a Kolena story soon, but not really sure when yet because I'm getting busy with the end of the school year racing up at me so its a possibility. Please review!
Disclaimer: I do not own the Vampire Diaries.
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Chapter 6
Caroline started off with Esther, already chatting about a theme for the ball. Elena started to follow them but stopped and looked back to see Kol wander over to the kitchen.
She followed him in and stopped next to him by the sink. He looked back at her, "Sorry about earlier, I was kind of out of my mind." She smiled, "No need to apologize, I know what it's like, I've seen it twice, Rose, and then Damon. He bit me thinking I was Katherine." She frowned at the memory.
"Well, at least I attacked someone who was immortal and not human," he joked trying to lighten the mood. He looked at her again, "So you're the new doppelganger."
She sighed, "Yep," she searched for a cloth and wet it, handing it to him and he began to wipe off the dried blood from his mouth and chin. He heard the strain in her voice when she answered.
"I don't mean to be rude," he started. She smiled, "No, it's fine, I'm just used to people comparing me to the others; Katherine and Tatia."
"I was actually thinking that you seem nothing like them."
She looked up, surprised. "You're the polar opposite of Katerina, closer to Tatia, but unique in your own way. I've heard a lot about you from Elijah, who seems to hold you in high regard," he continued.
"Really, well I've met Katherine, so I know what she's like but I don't know much about Tatia." She muttered.
"Would you like to know?" he asked. She nodded, "Please." He smirked and continued, "She was one of the most beautiful girls in the village, all the men wanted to court her, but she had already had a child out of wedlock. Ayana took her in and since my mother was close to Ayana, we saw her often. Elijah and Klaus showed interest in her and she reciprocated, toying with both their feelings, refusing to choose one of them. This caused them to grow apart, my brothers, and they began to fight. My mother hated Tatia for causing the rift between Nik and Elijah, so she ended it by using her blood for the vampire spell and the curse to suppress Nik's werewolf gene."
Elena stared mindlessly, lost in her thoughts, "she sounds similar to Katherine, selfish, but for different reasons. Katherine only led the brothers on to play with them, Tatia may have actually had feelings for them."
"Like you and the Salvatores?" Kol said quietly while drying his face. She paused, "I do care for Stefan and Damon, I may have even loved Stefan at one point, but I'm not IN love with them. Do know what I mean?"
Kol smiled lightly, "Yes, I know what you mean." She smiled back. They still stood close to each other, looking into one another's brown eyes curiously.
Caroline called for her from the living room. Elena sighed and looked back at him, "It was nice talking to you Kol, see you around," she said quietly and walked toward Caroline in the living room. Kol stood staring after her, mesmerized by the sway of her hips and her long legs. He smiled to himself, thinking of their conversation, of waking up to see her face. With those thoughts, he headed upstairs to his room to rest.
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The next day, Caroline and Elena arrived to school and walked into their first period class, history with Alaric, Bonnie and Stefan sitting nearby. Before the bell rang, Rebekah walked in with a talkative Kol beside her. Elena's eyes widened and she looked at Caroline who shrugged in response. Kol sat beside her on the other side of Rebekah and smiled at her, she just looked surprised.
She leaned towards him as the bell rang and Alaric started class, "What are you doing here?" She whispered. He leaned toward her, ignoring Ric as he glanced at them but otherwise ignored their conversation. "I'm trying the whole high school senior thing, Rebekah wanted me to try it and Elijah said it would be good for my cover in town since it's appropriate for my age, give or take a thousand years." She giggled quietly pulling a grin from him and a glare from Stefan.
Caroline leaned over, "Since when are you guys friends?"
"Since yesterday, we talked in the kitchen, a bit about me and my ancestors and a little about him," she went on happily. Caroline smiled, "I'm glad you two are getting along, just be careful, like I am." "I know, I will," Elena smiled back.
As history with Alaric ended and the bell rang, Elena walked down the hallways towards AP English Literature and Composition.
Kol came up behind her and whispered in her ear, "Hey," she jumped and looked up into his face, "Jesus!"
"Well, you can call me that but I prefer 'Kol'," he said cheekily.
She rolled her eyes and the corner of her mouth twisted up, "You're so funny, so what class do you have next?" she asked. He pulled out a schedule and looked at it for a second, "AP English Literature and Composition with Ms. Moore."
"Oh, then your with me," she said cheerfully, and he smiled as they walked into class early and sat down by the window. They talked quietly in every class they had, which was all of hers.
"Did you compel the ladies at the office to put you in all of my classes?" She asked skeptically.
"Maybe I asked them to make my schedule a replica of yours," he said slyly. She got serious then, "Why? Why would you do that?"
His smiled disappeared and he looked into her eyes, "Because I like you; your beautiful, smart, funny, and kind; I enjoy spending time with you," he said simply. She smiled shyly at that, "Alright, we can work together on school projects and stuff." He grinned, "Great!"
"Actually, there was something else I wanted to talk to you about," he said as he stopped in front of her in the hall. "I was wondering if you would accompany me to my mother's ball?"
She smiled widely and hugged him, catching him by surprise, "I would love to; it'll be so much fun, especially with you." He grinned holding on to her and gently putting her down.
They headed to class grinning widely, and talking animatedly about the ball.
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After a week of preparation, it was the night of the ball. Elena had spent a lot of time in and out of school with Kol, and Caroline was with Klaus whenever she wasn't in school, cheering or planning an event. Both couples grew closer each day, and now, the grandest event yet.
Elena and Caroline were getting ready together and would meet Bonnie at the ball later, and their dates would pick them up. They chatted eagerly as they did their hair with their dresses spread out in the bed and touched up their make-up.
"I'm so excited! I've always wanted to go to a ball," Caroline chimed.
"I know, it's all you talked about when we were little, a fairytale life. Finding a prince and dancing with him at a magical ball to make a magical evening and walking off into the sunset with him," Elena replied cheekily.
"I know, and it's finally coming true! . . . Sort of, Klaus isn't exactly your average Prince Charming, but he's MY Prince Charming, and Kol is yours. I'm so happy that you two seem to be hitting it off, he's different than when I met him, and I think it's because of you." Caroline chipped.
"I could say the same for you and Klaus," Elena retorted happily.
Ten minutes later they were dressed and ready to go when the doorbell rang. Atlantic opened it just as they were coming down the stairs elegantly. Klaus then Kol walked in as Caroline then Elena came down the stairs in front of them. Klaus' jaw dropped as he watched her step towards him in a gorgeous blue ball gown that shimmered in the light with white gloves and her hair in an intricate bun.
"You look beautiful, Caroline," Klaus whispered in her ear as he took her hand and she blushed. Kol was still gawking as Elena stepped down to him in her black shimmering ball gown with dark gloves and her hair in a fancy fish tail pulled around elegantly.
Her olive skin glowed, "You look lovely, darling," Kol murmured in her ear making her smile and thank him lightly.
They arrived and entered through the front door, claiming the attention of everyone in the hall. Elijah called for a toast, "To family, may it last forever and its bonds never break." They soon danced the night away.
Later that evening Caroline was by a horse and Klaus came up behind her, "You did a spectacular job with the ball," he said quietly. She smiled and said, "Your mother and Elena were very good help, Rebekah too, surprisingly; she has a nack for it."
"You look beautiful tonight," he said as he pulled her into his arms and began to dance to the music coming from inside. "I'm glad I came to your rescue when I did, Nik," she said touching her forehead to his. "So am I," he whispered back, and they danced into the night with the stars shining above them, as if they were promising peace to come.
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IT'S OVER! NOOO! I'm sorry I had to end it here, just couldn't keep it going, maybe I'll get used to writing longer stories after time and experience. But PLEASE REVIEW! I live on feedback, it helps me get better! Thanks so much! 3