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Chapter 18: A Broken Heart

"Come on Shae, at least drink the juice. You haven't eaten anything since yesterday." Emily said feeling worried for Shanyra who had her face buried in a book.

"I'm not hungry Em." She said with nonchalant tone of voice. But Emily was no fool. She could tell that her friend was sad and heartbroken.

"Gosh this girl is impossible." Emily said out loud to herself.

"Why are you acting like this? This is about Kol, isn't it? Shae I told you, he is allowed to have a girlfriend or date someone. He's just your guardian, not your boyfriend. You shouldn't have any problem with him being with a girl he apparently likes." Ever since Shanyra found out that Kol was really seeing Ms. Violet Duval, her English teacher; she has suddenly changed somehow, and not for the better. How she found out about it? Well that was quite an interesting story itself.

Flashback

"Aunt Liz, could you please drop me off to my English teacher's house. She said she would help me with my upcoming test this evening." Shanyra lied to Sheriff Forbes smoothly. So smoothly that she didn't suspect anything.

Shae obviously never asked Ms. Duval for any help with her studies. The thing was she observed for a couple of days that Kol goes out of the house at a particular time. Her guess was, he goes to visit Ms. Duval if what Tania said was true after all. But Shanyra wanted to see it for herself. Deep down believing that Kol wasn't really having a secret affair. This was just to prove Tania and her suspicious mind wrong. Hence she asked her aunt to drop her off to the teacher's house as she couldn't have asked anyone else without being asked a dozen questions in return.

"Sure sweetheart. Where does your teacher live?" Liz asked.

"Ms. Duval lives in Silverwood Dr. house no. 14." Shanyra gave her aunt the address. It took Sheriff Forbes about fifteen minutes to reach the location.

"Thanks aunt Liz." Shae said enthusiastically.

"When should I pick you up?" Her aunt asked.

"That won't be necessary. Rebekah will come to pick me up." Shae lied smoothly once again, however this time she couldn't look at her aunt in the eye. Still Sheriff Forbes suspected nothing.

"Alright then, I'll see you later then." After that Shanyra gave her aunt a hug and got out of the car. She walked up to the porch of the house as sheriff Forbes turned around the car and drove away. Once the car was completely out of sight, Shae ran away from the porch and went in the back yard to hide there. If her assumption was correct then Kol should be here soon. Though she hoped to be wrong. Actually she was praying to be wrong. But unfortunately she wasn't. Kol came by the house at the estimated time. Shanyra was peeping through the kitchen window that time. She could see everything quite clearly specially the kitchen and the living room and the front door as well. She heard Kol ringing the doorbell. She saw Ms. Duval coming downstairs in a rush. She looked quite excited. After she opened the door, Kol stepped inside the house.

"Good evening darling." Shae didn't hear Kol say that but she read his lips. And it seemed he was speaking quite cheekily. He was smirking too at Ms. Duval, not to mention quite menacingly. Shae never saw Kol smirk like that around her. What was wrong with him? She focused her hearing to find out what they were saying.

"I was beginning to think you wouldn't show up today." Shae barely heard it as a whisper but she could still tell that Violet was speaking very seductively. Then she saw her putting her hands on Kol's chest. She started touching him and feeling him.

"Desperate much" said Kol smirking more. If he wasn't so engrossed in the seduction, he'd have heard a fast heartbeat at the back of the house. Kol wrapped his arms around Violet and pulled her closer to him.

"You have no idea." She said breathlessly. Then shocking Shanyra to no limits, she slammed her lips against Kol's with urgency. Kol as well immediately started kissing her back.

He lifted her up and Violet wrapped her legs around Kol's waist. They made out there for a while before Kol used his vampire speed and took them upstairs to Violet's bedroom. On the other hand Shanyra remained completely frozen in her spot. She was so shocked that for that moment, she stopped feeling anything else. Her heart might've stopped beating too. She couldn't believe her own eyes. How could Kol do this to her? She was his soul mate. Kol was supposed to be with her and she was going to be with him. But obviously that wasn't what Kol believed. Shae started thinking that her being Kol's soul mate didn't really matter to him. That she didn't matter to him. He only needed her to stay alive, literary. There was nothing romantic about it. He certainly didn't need her as a partner who would love him forever.

Shanyra snapped out of her shocked state when she heard a loud scream coming from upstairs. It wasn't a scream of fear or pain but of pure and extreme pleasure. She couldn't stay there anymore, so she started running away. Shae entered the woods and didn't stop running until she couldn't feel her legs anymore. She tripped and fell on the ground. She started breathing heavily. A storm was happening inside her. After a moment, Shae started screaming at the top of her lungs. She didn't know what to do anymore. Her heart was broken into a million pieces but there was nothing she could do about it. Kol wasn't hers, she understood that now. He'd never be. But perhaps there was something she could do. For herself. She could stop being a stupid teenager with a huge crush on someone who was completely out of her league and handle herself maturely.

End Of Flashback

"Em, I admit that I was being stupid to think that Kol actually loves me. I understand now that he can just be my friend, that to because he doesn't have a choice here. And I'm fine with it. He can be with whoever he wants. I just want to have a life of my own now that doesn't revolve around him." Shanyra sounded pretty convincing. She was really trying not to give a damn about what Kol does anymore and not let his actions affect her.

However, in her mind Shae couldn't help but wonder if his friendship was really true? Did he really care about her? Or was it just the bloody soul that he cared about? Just a few days ago, Kol said that he could die for her. Shanyra couldn't bring herself to believe that any longer. It seemed like a bunch of lies now. After all why would he die for her? Yes, if anything happened to her, then he'd die but they were completely different things. To die for someone willingly requires huge amount of care and love. But Shae was convinced now that she wasn't as dearest to Kol as she thought she was. After all he has a secret girlfriend who he told about him being a vampire and god knows what else. Kol didn't share secrets with someone unless the person is very close to him. Clearly Violet was very close to him, perhaps even closer than Shanyra was. It was simple calculation that Kol's girlfriend would mean more to him than the thirteen years old troublemaker. Not to mention the only reason the original started caring about her to begin with was because of the soul sharing bond. Otherwise he couldn't have cared less about her. Shanyra understood and accepted that now. She wasn't anyone special to Kol. It was just the soul he cared about, not the person.

"Shae, you were not being stupid because Kol really loves you. Just not romantically. How could he love you like that? You are just thirteen for heaven's sake." Emily tried to make Shanyra understand. But all Shae understood was that, there was no point arguing about this. So she surrendered and said-

"You are right. Kol really cares about me and I'm grateful for that. I simply want to have a life of my own now, like he does. Is that too much to ask for?"

"If that's what you really want then talk to him about it. Tell him that you need some space. You ignoring him, or throwing an anger tantrum or creating a scene isn't gonna help."

Emily advised her wisely. It was only yesterday Shanyra saw Kol with Violet. She didn't go back to the mansion last night, instead she stayed the night at Emily's. Kol called her many time but she didn't receive his calls or anyone else's for that matter. Emily however kindly informed Sheriff Forbes that Shanyra was sleeping over at her place so that no one would get worried. She thought Kol would come over to her house and take Shae back to her home but thankfully he didn't pay any visit. Emily understood that her friend needed some time away from Kol, even if just one night. What she didn't know was that Kol did come by her house and checked up on Shanyra. He just didn't come inside or let anyone realize that he was here. Except for Shae who knew Kol was lurking outside in the darkness. That was why she didn't talk much to Emily all night. And it was only after coming to school in the morning did she start talking again.

Kol on the other hand understood that for some reason Shanyra was mad at him and didn't want to talk to him. He thought it was because of how he has been acting around her after the kiss. Perhaps finally she got fed up with him and his changed behavior. It was then Kol admitted to himself that he was really being immature about it. They should've just talked about it and get over it. Kol however wasn't very worried about it though. He knew that Shae would get over her anger soon. Once he takes her to a shopping trip or someplace she wanted to visit, her temper would vanish right away. Little did Kol know that this time, Shanyra wasn't just mad at him; she was heartbroken as well? And that wasn't going away anytime soon or easily for that matter.

"Once again, you're right. Yesterday, I wasn't thinking straight. I promise I won't do anything stupid when Kol comes to pick me up after school. I'll even apologize to him for last night." Shanyra said very maturely but Emily gave her a sympathetic look anyway. She understood underneath that hard surface was a broken heart and everything Shae was saying or the way she was behaving was the result of that.

"This will get better you know. Eventually." Shae knew what Emily was talking about. She was talking about her heartbreak.

"It already has." Was the only thing Shanyra said. Which was obviously nothing but a lie or her being delusional.

After the last class ended, Shae and Emily walked together and got to the parking lot. Kol was there, waiting for Shae as usual. The girls walked up to him.

"Hello Mr. Mikaelson." Emily greeted politely.

"Hey Emily." Kol said with a smile. He glanced at Shanyra once before speaking up again.

"Is your friend still mad at me for god knows what reason?" Emily looked at her friend who was rolling her eyes before looking back at Kol again.

"You'll have to find that out yourself Mr. Mikaelson." She said sighing out a little.

"My mom's here. See you at school tomorrow." Saying that Emily gave Shanyra a short but tight hug before she walked off to her mom. Once she left, Shae looked at Kol who was already looking at her. He raised his eyebrows and asked-

"Is there anything you wish to say to me Ms. Forbes?" Kol spoke with mirthful voice but there was also sarcasm and sternness in it.

"Actually yes." Shae said calmly. Then she inhaled a deep breath before saying-

"I'm sorry about last night. I was just being a teenager." Kol stared at her for a moment.

"That's it?" He said, not believing her at all.

"Yeah that's it." She confirmed.

"Oh because I was worried that you're mad at me for something" said Kol.

"Did you do anything to make me mad at you?" Shanyra asked in return.

"Not that I'm aware of." He said. Shae inhaled a deep breath again.

"Look I wasn't mad at you or anything. Like I said, I was just being a teenager. We sometimes do irrational and reckless things. That's perfectly normal, right?" Kol shook his head at her. He still couldn't believe her, obviously.

"Not taking my calls, isn't normal." He said a little angrily this time.

"I didn't take anyone's call last night." Shae stated flatly which pissed off Kol more.

"I am not anyone. I'm your guardian therefore have certain responsibilities towards you. When you didn't take my calls I thought Markos got to you. I was about to-" Shanyra cut off Kol and rather rudely; something she never did before.

"I said sorry. What else do you want me to do?" She snapped at him. They both remained quiet for a moment before Kol spoke up again.

"Promise me, you'll never ignore my calls again and always let me know where you are." He said with strong tone of voice. Kol wasn't going to give it a rest until she did. Shae could've argued more but she had no such wish.

"I promise." She said, not really meaning it. Even if Kol felt that he didn't say anything.

"Now, can we please go home. I'm exhausted and starving." Shanyra said. Kol stared at her for a few seconds more before saying-

"Get in the car."

Shae got in the car as told. She hoped that the drive would be short and silent but apparently Kol had other plans. He wanted to talk and find out what really happened to Shanyra yesterday. He had a guess but he wanted to confirm his guess. Therefore Kol took the long way so that they would've some time alone with each other to clear things up. Shae figured out his intentions but had no wish to talk about anything with Kol. In order to avoid getting engaged in any conversation, she pulled out her phone and started texting her online friends about random things. It was a very unusual thing for Shanyra to do. Because whenever she's with Kol, she never paid mind to anything else. He always got her undivided attention. Kol obviously understood that she was doing that to ignore him but he wasn't about to let her be though.

"So how was your day?" He asked, attempting to start a conversation with Shae. Any other day she would've jumped into telling him everything that happened but today was not any other day. Shae kept texting as if she didn't even hear Kol speak. And she really didn't as she was trying to keep him out of her mind and pay complete attention to her texting.

"Shae!" Kol called her name loud enough to make her pause a little and finally look at him.

"What?" She asked very casually with raised eyebrows.

"I asked you something." He said.

"What?" Shae inquired. Kol inhaled a sharp breath before repeating his question.

"How was your day?"

"Oh, same as usual." She replied shortly and tried to go back to her phone again but Kol didn't let her.

"So it was boring." The original stated because that's what school was for Shanyra, boring.

"I didn't say that. I actually enjoyed the English class today. Ms. Duval's cool." She glanced at Kol from the corner of her eyes to see his reaction. She thought he'd look at least a little surprised to hear that name but Kol remained normal. As if he never even heard that name before. Shae inwardly rolled her eyes and went back to reading her text replies. But she couldn't continue because Kol was hell bent on carrying on this meaningless conversation.

"Really? I thought you disliked all your teachers. Not to mention you asked me to kill couple of them quite a few times." Kol said humorously. However Shanyra gave him a shocked look.

"I never said anything about Ms. Duval." She said strongly.

"I'd never dare to considering-" She trailed off, making Kol frown at her with confusion.

"Considering what?" He asked. Shae gave him a look that said 'really! You're still gonna play dumb with me'. She inwardly rolled her eyes again but replied very nonchalantly.

"Considering that she's your girlfriend." Kol was taken aback hearing that answer. He stomped on the brake and stopped the car right away. Then he looked at Shae with a stunned expression.

"Who the hell is Ms. Duval? And who told you that she's my girlfriend?" Kol demanded answers at once but Shanyra remained calm.

"Right, it's supposed to be a secret. Should've been more careful then." She said as a matter of fact with a shrug of her shoulders. The original closed his eyes and inhaled a deep breath so that he wouldn't snap at her angrily.

"What are you talking about? I don't know any Ms. Duval." Kol said truthfully but Shae narrowed her eyes at him. She had enough of his lying.

"Oh really! You don't know Ms. Violet Duval- our English teacher. Short blonde hair, pretty face." Shanyra couldn't stop herself from rolling her eyes at him this time. Kol on the other hand finally understood who she was talking about. Clearly he didn't know Violet's last name. He never cared to find out.

"Last semester I got an A in English. Now I wonder did I earn it or it has something to do with you being her boyfriend. Hmm. You know what, I don't care." Saying that Shae started typing in her phone again but this time Kol took it from her hand before she could realize it.

"Hey!" She exclaimed with annoyance. But Kol didn't care. He needed her to listen to him, carefully.

"I don't know what rumors you've heard but let me clear something up, Violet is not my girlfriend. I'm Kol Mikaelson. I don't do relationship."

"Yeah, whatever." Shae tried to take her phone back but Kol held it out of her reach.

"You don't believe me." He accused.

"No it's me, not giving a fuck about it." Shanyra never used the F word before. At least not in front of Kol. He understood that despite how ignorant Shae was being but actually she was majorly pissed off about it.

"Is this why you were being a teenager yesterday and stayed at your friend's house instead of coming back home and ignored answering my calls?" Kol asked finally understanding what the problem was. Still he was oblivious about a few things such as the fact that his soul mate was actually heartbroken at the moment rather than angry. Shae inhaled a deep breath as Kol interrogated her. She knew he wouldn't stop pestering her until he was satisfied with her answer. So to get him off her back she decided to tell him what he wanted to hear.

"You are right. When I found out about you and Violet yesterday, I got really mad. Because I thought you don't keep secrets from me like I don't hide anything from you. Like a typical teenager I was feeling betrayed over something so simple. But then I spent the night with Emily and she helped me understand how ridiculous I was being.

I understand now that you've a private life of your own that doesn't concern me. And it's perfectly alright for you to keep a few secrets from everyone, even me as I will have my own secrets when the time comes that I won't tell anyone. Though to be honest, neither Emily nor I could figure out why would you keep it a secret that you have a girlfriend? It's not like you're not allowed to. Or is it because you are trying to protect her like that? If that's the matter then you really shouldn't make out with her in public places like my school parking lot. Just saying."

Shanyra thought Kol would be pleased with her answer but instead she watched him closing his eyes shut and press his forehead against the steering wheel with utter frustration. She should've felt bad but didn't. She only felt impatient and wanted this conversation to end already. Her eyes fell on her phone that Kol was still holding in his hand. It seemed the original was gonna take his time to start the car again and get them home. Shae had to do something to pass the time and since texting stranger people on the social site was the only thing she could do at the moment, she carefully tried to pull her phone out of Kol's hand.

However, just as she tried to take the device, Kol raised his head in a snap and threw a glare at her. Shanyra immediately took her hand back. She didn't know what to expect that moment. Therefore when Kol crushed her phone in his hand and then gave it back to her, it stunned Shae to no limits. She gaped at him with her mouth shaped O. It only made Kol smirk at her.

"Let's get home, shall we?" He said rather cheerfully as if he didn't just murder a phone two seconds ago. To say that Kol was feeling pissed off would be an understatement. Not only Shanyra refused to believe him but she thought he cared about someone more than her. Not to mention a person, he didn't even know the last name of. Little did he know that because of Shae finding out about his so called girlfriend, his relatively perfect life was about to get messed up?