"Where are we going?" Elena asked curiously as they got off the next exit, headed towards a downtown area.
"The best place to learn control is in a crowded room, so that's exactly where we are going." Kol explained as he pulled into a parking garage and helped Elena out of the car. "But first, we will need to stop by a shop and get you something else to wear."
Elena looked down at her clothes, a dark blue long sleeve shirt and jeans, and frowned, realizing that she had died in those clothes.
They walked down the street, which was pretty bare considering it was about 1:30am, and found a small boutique that was still open.
Kol pulled her inside and made her try on several different dresses, finally settling on a nice deep red and black fitted dress and a pair of black heels. Kol walked up to the cashier and handed her his card and they left.
"My guess with this outfit and what you said earlier is that we are going to a club. Am I right?" Elena asked as they walked towards a flashy sign with a line out the door.
"Yes, darling. Here we are." Kol said as he looked at the bouncer and he lifted the gate, letting them in without a word.
When they walked in, Elena was hit with a blast of music and the smell of hundreds of humans. Elena felt like she could sense every one of their arteries individually. She quickly became frightened of her intense hunger and grabbed Kol's arm. He turned to look at her, seeing her panicked face before pulling her closer to himself.
When she was pulled into his chest, she began to block out the smell of the humans and could only smell Kol's musk, closing her eyes as she drank it in. He pulled her along to the bar and sat her down in the chair next to him. She winced from the separation, immediately sensing the others again.
"Calm down, Elena. I won't let you do anything stupid." Kol said before ordering some bourbon from the bartender for them both. "Drink, it helps with the hunger."
She gulped the fiery liquid down in just a few sips and looked at him, asking what to do next.
"Alright, so now comes the fun part. Pick a target. For you I would say a young man, not too drunk- you don't want to drink alcoholic blood- someone who looks like they are alone and looking for a good time." Kol said as he looked around at the general population in the club. Elena scanned the people before finding someone at the bar.
"That man, the one nursing a scotch." Elena said, showing Kol who she found. He looked like a younger man, looking at all the women as if to prey on them.
"Good eye, darling. Now what you have to do is walk up to him, ask if he'd like to go somewhere a bit more private, say that dark corner in the back right there, and seduce him." Kol said, making her look up at him in shock. "Relax darling, you won't be doing that, it's just the easiest way to get them into a dark corner so that you can feed on them."
"Okay, so seduce him into the corner, then what?" She asked curiously, watching the man.
"Then you compel him."Kol said, smirking. "Look him directly in the eyes and tell him not to scream. Then you feed, and after you are done, you compel him to forget it ever happened and to go home and sleep it off." Kol explained. "The most important part is believing what you compel, otherwise it won't work."
Elena gulped, looking at the man before nodding her head, composing herself and nodding her head, walking in his direction.
She approached the man as Kol watched from close by, keeping an eye on her. He watched as she flirted with the man before walking over to the secluded corner. Kol heard her compel the man, proud that it worked before smelling the scent of his blood. He heard the man's heartbeat begin to slow before he flashed over to Elena, pulling her away from his neck.
It took her a few moments to regain her composure, but when she did, she compelled the man to forget what happened and leave, just like Kol had told her. She had a bit of blood running down the side of her mouth and Kol lifted his finger, wiping it off, only to lick it off himself.
"You did very well, darling. Much better than I did in the beginning." Kol said as he began surveying the crowd for his own prey.
"I almost killed him!" Elena whisper-shouted to him, mad at herself.
"I wouldn't have let you." Kol told her seriously before seeing a girl eyeing him from behind Elena. "Be right back, watch and learn." He said before walking towards the girl, smiling his charming smile and taking her over to the same corner. Elena felt something building up inside of her, her emotions still on overdrive.
It felt like jealousy. She watched the way Kol looked at the girl, and how she looked at him before seeing him bite into her neck, however to the onlookers, only looking like he was kissing her neck. Elena was at her boiling point and she couldn't figure out why. She flashed up to them and pulled the girl away from Kol.
"You will go home and forget anything ever happened." Elena compelled the girl before turning back around at Kol, who was watching with a smirk on his face.
"You seem a bit jealous, darling." Kol said as he took Elena out on the dance floor.
"I just didn't like how that girl was looking at you and enjoying it. It… bothered me." Elena said so quietly that no humans could hear it.
"If it makes you feel any better, I could've easily killed the man that was enjoying your seducing as well." Kol whispered to her as they danced on the dance floor.
"So you were jealous too then." Elena said back to him as she danced with her back to his chest.
"I never said I wasn't." Kol said before pulling her hand towards the back exit. "Now darling, how was your first real feeding experience?" He asked once they were in the back alley.
"I thought it went well. At first it was so overwhelming, but as long as I was close to you, I was okay. Then the human blood… it tasted different than yours. It wasn't as fulfilling. Why?" Elena asked quietly, almost ashamed at the fact.
"Love, I'm over a thousand years old, consider it the same effect as aged wine. Though it most likely tastes a bit different to you than other vampires. It's nothing to worry about, darling." Kol said as he began to walk back out towards the main road to go back to the car.
Kol heard the back door to the club open and some drunk men stumble out, right into Elena. She didn't know how to fight them yet, she hadn't learned that yet.
"You look like a pretty fun girl, doesn't she, Mike?" One of the men said, touching Elena's face. Faster than she could see, Kol had them both pinned to the wall by their necks.
"Preying on young beautiful women, are we?" Kol asked as he held them both with no effort as they tried to fight him.
"Kol, remember our deal." Elena said as she walked up behind him and put her hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry, darling, I won't kill them." He said, winking at her before turning back to them. "You will never feel pleasure again, and if you even look at a woman the wrong way, you will feel pain that you have never felt before." Kol compelled both of the men. "Now you will forget any of this happened and go home to your wives."
The two men blinked a few times and turned around, walking away. Elena walked up to Kol and linked her arm in his.
"Can we get back to the car? I'm starting to get a bit tired." Elena said, looking up at Kol with tired eyes.
"Of course, darling. You've had quite the eventful night; I suppose it would be time that we get on the road so that I can show you your new home." Kol said before grabbing Elena and flashing away, ending up at the car in less than 30 seconds.
"Am I ever going to get used to that?" Elena asked as he opened the door for her to get in.
"You will soon. It doesn't take long for your body and senses to adjust to your vampire nature." Kol explained as they began to drive once more. "Now go ahead and sleep, darling, it will be quite the long drive, I'm afraid."
"But you haven't slept any yet, aren't you tired?" Elena asked, yawning.
"I don't require as much sleep, but I promise I will sleep when we get there." Kol said as he took off his jacket and laid it over top of her. He drove on the highway headed west, thinking of things he would need to teach his new young sire.