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Chapter 16: OMG! An Accident

Violet was sleeping peacefully. She looked beautiful and well ravished. Kol was lying beside her but he was wide awake. Last night was quite satisfying for him. Not only he got to take his mind off of Shanyra but he got to drink very sweet blood as well. Also Violet appreciated his skills in bed very much which was a plus. Kol liked her enough not to kill her. Instead he compelled her not to tell anyone about him being a vampire and also not to be scared of him. Kol had a feeling this wasn't going to be a one night stand. Perhaps he'd visit her again. And again. Violet was the kind of girl who could keep Kol interested for sometime. And she'd like to keep him interested since she clearly wanted him. Otherwise she wouldn't have jumped into bed with him on their first meeting.

Anyway after a while Kol got up to get dressed. At last he decided to go to Caroline's house to check up on Shanyra. Undoubtedly he was still hurt about the things she said, but Kol wasn't going to compromise with her safety. He needed to make sure that she was safe and the only way he could be sure is when he sees her safe with his own eyes. But he wouldn't talk to her and he doubted that she would talk to him; now that she thought of him as a monster. On the other hand the absence of Kol on the bed, woke up Violet. She opened her eyes and looked at him.

"You're leaving." Violet spoke up with soft and sleep tangled voice. Kol looked at her and smirked. He was just going to leave without saying anything but now that she was wake, it wouldn't hurt to say bye.

"Yes. I need to be somewhere." Kol said understanding that Violet would've preferred if he stayed and have conversations with her about sweet nothings. But that was never going to happen. Kol wasn't the cheesy romantic type. Specially with someone he just met. Violet got out of bed and walked up to Kol. She stood very close to him.

"Will I see you again?" She asked hopefully and rather seductively. She even put her hand on Kol's chest. The original smirked at Violet and leaned closer to her, invading her personal space that she didn't mind at all.

"Maybe." Kol said playfully and then he leaned away just like that. This simple move left Violet breathless. Kol started walking away but Violet called him back.

"Kol." The original stopped and looked back at her. Violet quickly grabbed a piece of paper and pen and wrote down her phone number on it.

"Call me." She said as she handed the paper to Kol. He smirked at her but took the number anyway. Then he stole a kiss from her and left in vampire speed before Violet could realize anything. Kol reached Caroline's house, not knowing what kind of situation he would face. He didn't expect anything good though. For all he knew Shanyra could still be scared of him and didn't really wish to see his face. However, when Kol made his way to the porch, he saw her sitting there on the steps, along with Caroline. Both cousins were asleep and embracing each other. What were they doing outside? It seemed that they've fallen asleep on the porch while waiting for someone. Kol looked at Shae carefully. She looked pallid and even though sleeping, she looked very sad. Little did Kol know that she only stopped crying when she fell asleep?

Kol walked closer to them and shook Caroline lightly to wake her up. When Caroline opened her eyes, she felt a little startled at first but relaxed when she saw Kol. But then she started whisper yelling at him since she didn't wish to wake up Shae.

"Kol, where the hell have you been?" Caroline sounded positively enraged and pissed off.

"Away." He replied shortly.

"What are you two doing here?" Kol asked.

"What do you think? Waiting for you." She snapped at him as she rolled her eyes angrily.

"You've any idea what you put her through all night. You almost drove her to insanity by leaving like that." Shanyra moved a little when Caroline's voice accidentally raised a bit.

"If I remember correctly she WANTED to stay away from me and wanted me to stay away from her." Kol said bluntly like an offended child. Caroline obviously rolled her eyes at that.

"I can't believe this. If you don't remember, Shanyra was tortured by Markos. He showed her things she should've never seen. Is it really her fault that she lost her mind for a while? She is just thirteen Kol. Whatever she said yesterday, she said it because she wasn't thinking straight and you know it." Caroline said defending her cousin.

"What I know is that she really believes that I can kill her." Kol said, showing his own anger this time. Vampire Barbie sighed out exasperatedly.

"For god's sake Kol, stop being so immature. Shae didn't mean anything she said. She still loves you and cares about you." She said strongly but Kol looked away from her, showing her that he wasn't convinced.

"Markos tried very hard but he couldn't break your bond with her for a reason. You've heard it that Markos needs her permission to undo the spell. Even after everything he put Shae through, she didn't give in because she cannot let you die. If she really didn't care about you as you believe, then she couldn't have cared less about your death." Honestly Caroline was getting very pissed off now at the youngest Mikaelson brother. Why was he being such a jerk? Kol didn't say anything this time. It was difficult to tell what he was really thinking at the moment. On the other hand, all this talking woke up Shanyra. She snapped open her eyes and saw Kol standing in front of her. She doubted for a moment, if it was really him or was she dreaming?

"Kol?" She spoke softly, hoping that he was real and not her imagination.

"He's here." Thankfully Caroline confirmed it for her. Shae didn't waste anytime and threw herself at Kol. She hugged him tightly and buried her face in his chest. Kol started feeling very awkward. He wanted to be mad at her but how could he stay mad at someone who was embracing him so dearly? But then again, how could he simply forget everything that Shanyra said? The dilemma got Kol confused about what he should do, hug her back or move away from her and show that he was upset with her? Kol ended up standing still. He never felt so conflicted before.

"Thanks to you she was an emotional mess the entire night." Caroline accused crossing her arms over her chest. Kol didn't say anything against that and he finally hugged Shae back. However when Kol's skin came in contact with hers the original got alert. The girl was burning with high fever. He touched her face to check more properly, then looked at Caroline worriedly.

"She's burning." Kol said but the elder Forbes wasn't shocked to hear that.

"Again thanks to you. Now do me a favor and bring her inside. She needs to take medicine and rest." Saying that Caroline walked inside to give them some privacy. She understood that they needed to talk to make up. And she preferred it happened sooner rather than later. Shanyra was still hugging Kol tightly as if he'd disappear in a cloud of smoke if she let go. Kol didn't want to feel guilty but he did anyway as it appeared that he has quite literary put her through hell all night. Perhaps he overacted. Perhaps he could've dealt with this situation more maturely. But then again, all the things Shae said, it really really hurt Kol. She should've known that he could never hurt her, let alone kill her. Why did she think that he could? Kol pulled away from Shanyra to look at her face.

"What am I gonna do with you?" Kol asked to himself as he shook his head at her. Her eyes were flooding with tears that time.

"Forgive me. Please! I am so sorry Kol." She apologized desperately. The fact that Kol was hurting and mad at her was eating her from inside.

"I know I hurt you and you're mad at me right now-"

"I'm not mad at you" said Kol which wasn't a complete lie as his anger was really fading away now.

"Not anymore." He said.

"But you're still hurt." Shae stated knowing it to be true. Kol didn't try to deny it either. If she was feeling miserable about it before, Kol's silence made her feel even more horrible.

"So what now? You want to stay away from me because I hurt you? Is that really gonna make you feel better to watch me suffer from guilt?" Shae asked dreading the thought that Kol might really start avoiding her.

"And here I thought I'd be doing you a favor by staying away since you're scared of me now and all" said Kol with unfriendly sarcasm in his voice. Shanyra got pissed off hearing that. She was tortured and went through a lot. She deserved to have some slack cut.

"Of course, why should I have felt scared after watching you ripping people's head off? I should've enjoyed it, right?" She said sarcastically while rolling her eyes at Kol. She inhaled a deep breath before speaking up again.

"Yesterday I was traumatized from all the tortures I endured but I wouldn't make that an excuse for all the horrible things I've said. I wish I could take them back. Compel you to forget everything I said. But I can't. So you tell me what should I do if my apology isn't enough for you to forgive me?" Saying that Shanyra lowered her gaze. Her eyes were still shinning with tears. She was feeling too ashamed and guilty to look at Kol anymore. The original however stared at her for a moment before he sighed out heavily. He cupped her face with one hand and made her look at him again.

"What I want you to do is trust me. Trust me, that I will NEVER hurt you. I'm not asking you to forget anything Markos showed you about me. Because they are true. I did kill people. I started slaughtering men since the day I turned and I enjoyed doing it. I still hurt people sometimes." Kol paused for a moment then said-

"But despite being a monster, I care about you. Not because my life relies on sharing the soul with you but because you are my only friend. I'll never let any harm come to you, not even from myself. And I want- no need you to believe that. Shae you-"

"You are the only person I can die for again." Kol said quite emotionally. Hearing that Shanyra wished to say many things in return but all she could really say was-

"I believe you."

Her voice was heavy and emotional. She felt so overwhelmed that moment, that she started sobbing. Now that was a sight Kol disliked very much. He preferred to see her smiling, not shredding tears.

"Shae please don't cry." Kol requested as he wiped away her tears with the pad of his thumbs.

"Come on, do you really want to hurt me again because you are." Shae vehemently shook her head in reply. She promised herself never to hurt Kol again like she did yesterday. Not being able to speak, Shanyra stood on her toes and wrapped her arms around Kol's neck to embrace him. The original embraced her back just as much affectionately. They stayed like that for a moment before Shae pulled away and softly kissed Kol on his cheek. It was something she did countless times. But what happened afterwards was something that never happened before. When Shae looked into Kol's eyes, something took over her. Before she knew what she was doing, she leaned in and pressed her lips against his.

Shae pulled back right away though; shocked at her own action. What just happened? What got into her? Did she really just kiss Kol? Shae stepped back from him, suddenly not only feeling shocked but nervous as well. Nervous about how Kol would react now. But the original as well was too shocked to react. He wasn't expecting Shanyra to kiss him. Neither of them was. And truth to be told, it wasn't even a kiss according to the definition of kiss. When Shae could overcome her shocked state a little, she turned completely red with embarrassment. Why the hell did she do it? And more importantly what should she do now? Thankfully, Caroline came outside that moment. Her intention was to rescue her cousin and Kol from that awkwardness that suddenly came in between them.

"Shae, breakfast is ready. Come inside already." Caroline tried to sound normal as if she didn't see anything but obviously she wasn't very convincing at her pretense. Without sparing a glance at Kol, the thirteen years old ran inside the house. Caroline looked back at Kol who shrugged his shoulders at her. The thing that just happened, wasn't his fault in any way. Shaking her head to herself, Caroline also went inside the house. She closed the door behind her before facing her cousin. Shae was still looking very much red and hyperventilating as well.

"Shanyra Forbes did you just kiss Kol Mikaelson?" Caroline exclaimed with shock as she gave her cousin a disapproving look. She looked like an overprotective mother that time.

"Oh my god, what have I done? I don't know what came over me. Damn it! Being around him would be so awkward now." Shanyra ranted more to herself than to her cousin.

"Well duh! I can't believe you kissed Kol. Excluding the thousand years, he's still a lot older than you." Caroline said gaping at her.

"I know. The kiss should've happened at least two years later" said Shae regretfully and earned a look from Caroline for that statement. She ignored that pointed judgmental look and sighed out heavily while shaking her head to herself. Then rather wishfully she said-

"Now I really wish I could compel Kol."