"Kol and carolines group of friends play spin the bottle and kol gets a little jealous."-Guest
"How about one where kol and caroline play 7 minutes in heaven for a bet or something?"–Guest
It couldn't really be called an after party since only a small portion of her class was there and the hotel room of Stefan's older brother Damon (who was conveniently out of town for the night) was only stocked with bottles of bourbon and cold bagels. But that didn't stop her friends from trying to have a good time, lounging about in their suits and gowns, sipping bourbon from the bottle.
It's Rebekah who finds an empty bottle and places it on the floor, announcing that they were going to play Spin the Bottle for old time's sake.
Katherine scoffed, rolling her eyes. "What are we, twelve?"
Rebekah smiled back and it was all teeth. "I'll let that slip because it's prom night and in a few short days I will never have to see you again – so who wants to play?"
Stefan dragged his reluctant girlfriend over to the forming circle, Katherine trying to hide a smile. Beside her was her twin, Elena, who was beside Tyler who was beside Bonnie who was beside Kol who was beside Rebekah who was beside Matt who was beside Caroline who was beside Stefan.
Rebekah gripped the bottle and moved to spin it, everyone eyeing the empty bourbon bottle until it landed on Tyler. The jock grinned before spinning it and it landed back to Rebekah.
Kol made a disgusted face and pretended to gag as Rebekah crawled over towards Tyler and planted a kiss on him. Everyone but him cheered as it got a little too much for public viewing.
"Hey! That's enough." Matt pulled back a giggling Rebekah beside him. "Don't make me punch you for feeling up my girl, dude."
"Lighten up, Donovan." Tyler returned with a wolfish grin.
Rebekah spun the bottle again and the game continued. Rebekah kissed Stefan who kissed Elena who kissed Matt who kissed Bonnie who kissed Kol who kissed Katherine who kissed Tyler who kissed Caroline.
Then it was Caroline's turn to spin.
"Wait!" Rebekah may have had too much bourbon at this point and was getting very giggly. "Let's change the game!"
Matt, who was the designated driver, tried to keep his girlfriend steady and from falling over. "Play what, babe?"
"Seven minutes in heaven!"
Katherine scoffed again but Rebekah ignored her.
"Come on, it'll be fun!" Rebekah whined. "Caroline, spin!"
Caroline was hesitant but spun the bottle, eyeing it anxiously as it landed on…Kol.
She swallowed, her mouth suddenly dry as she looked from the bottle to the dark-eyed boy. He looked indifferent, no emotion readable in his ink and chocolate eyes. She looked down at the carpet again and traced the texture with her fingers. Rebekah leaned over and nudged her.
"Come on, Caroline!" She giggled. "Go snog my brother!"
Caroline grimaced but got to her feet, careful not to trip over the cream skirts of her dress. Kol got to his feet as well and was already making his way to the closet. Stefan took out his cell phone and was ready to time after Rebekah instructed him to be the timer. Caroline tried to focus on not tripping on her feet, her heels long discarded, and maneuvered her way to where Kol was standing by the open closet door.
The dark-haired boy let her in first, closing the door behind him and cutting off the catcalls from their friends.
Caroline held her breath in the dark, feeling disoriented. She inhaled and was took in dust from the closet, causing her to cough. Kol was still beside her, eyes on the door. She decided to break the quiet.
"You know we don't have to do this. It's perfectly fine that-"
"Don't want to snog me, Forbes?" Kol quipped. "Afraid of my germs?"
"No, I just….I didn't think you wanted to kiss me."
He turned to her but she could only see his silhouette but she could tell that he was smirking at her. "Quite the contrary, Forbes. I very much want to kiss you."
Speechless for her right then was an understatement. "W-What?"
"God, when Donovan and Lockwood kissed you earlier, I had to restrain myself from pummeling their faces in," He admitted. "Especially Lockwood. That cocky look in his face just makes me want to-"
"Why would you want to kiss me?" She asked suddenly.
Because, really why? All these years in high school together and he never once seemed interested in her. He was always chasing some other girl's skirt and never settling down. Was he just trying to get in her pants too, another notch?
"Because I've wanted you since freshman year."
"Then why didn't you-"
"Because you were always with some other boy – Donovan, Lockwood, Salvatore, Malarkey….I was always stolen of a chance," She can hear the self-deprecation in his voice. "I guess I just wasn't meant to get the girl."
"Don't talk like that." She didn't know how to feel about his confession at first but she was glad. Dear she say it, she wanted Kol to like her. "So all those girls…."
"I couldn't get the girl I wanted…I just wanted a distraction."
"That's horrible." She frowned. "Using people like that isn't nice."
"I never said I was nice." He sounded almost sheepish. Then his fingers were at her face, tracing gently the seam of her lips, remnants of her lip gloss sticking to the pad of his thumb. "But for you, I could be."
Her eyelashes fluttered as his thumb swiped back and forth on her lower lip. "Why now?"
"Why not now?" He leaned down and she could feel his breath on her face. "Better late than never."
"We're graduating."
It was a sad excuse, she knew it. But it was true. High school was practically over. They might probably never see each other again.
"You're going to Whitmore, correct?" She nodded and he caressed the curve of her jaw. "I'm going to Dalcrest. That's only an hour's ride away and we can meet in between. Nothing's impossible if you want something, Forbes."
But did she want this? Did she want him? High school had been filled with failed relationships and heart ache for her and all this time this one boy wanted her and no one else. It made her heart swell and she knew her decision.
She reached up and her arms circled his neck, pulling him down for a kiss. It felt like heaven.