Eyes On Fire

I'm taking it slow

Feeding my flame

Shuffling the cards of your game

And just in time

In the right place

Suddenly I will place my ace

Elena exhaled shakily as Kol brushed her jaw with his fingertips, she felt out of control and all the emotions and events from earlier that day bubbled up inside her. Needing a minute, she scrambled to get out of the dark car.

'I need air.' She forced out as she opened the door, the rain instantly soaking her from head to toe.

She inhaled once and then a second time, but it wasn't enough, she couldn't get a deep enough breath. She leaned over and rested her hands on her knees. She looked up and realised Kol was right in front of her.

'Elena?'

'I can't breathe.' She gasped out.

Kol pulled her up until she was standing straight and gazed into her eyes.

'Look at me. Focus and breathe.'

It took everything she had to listen to him but somehow, she managed. Her gaze locked with his as she gripped onto his arms, she pulled in a deep shaky breath, held it for a second and let it. She repeated her actions a couple more times, never once looking away from the youngest original as the ancient vampire mirrored her actions. Her heart slowed back to a normal pace as Elena finally remembered how to breathe, she realised that she couldn't really see anything, only Kol – as his face was so close to hers, and she couldn't even make out his face clearly as they stood in the dark night, stormy weather screaming around them.

'Now what?' Elena whispered into the night, teeth chattering together.

Kol said nothing in response and only leaned in even closer to the young woman in front of him, angling his head until his lips were so close that if he dared to breathe out loud, they would be brushing against hers.

Neither of them made a mad dash to get back into the car. The rain was sliding down Elena's skin, down her neck, into her hair and soaking her shirt. She tilted her face slightly towards the sky, closing her eyes.

The earth felt so fresh but no sooner had that thought entered her mind, Kol's warm hands met her cheeks and slid to the nape of her neck, stealing the strength from Elena's knees and the air from her lungs. Kol's height was shielding her from most of the rain now, but Elena kept her eyes closed and tilted toward the sky. His lips came down gently over hers, and Elena found herself comparing the feel and smell of the earth and rain to his kiss.

She deduced quickly that his kiss was much, much better.

Kol's lips were wet from the rain, and they were a little bit cold, but he counterbalanced that with the warm caress of his tongue against hers. The falling rain, the darkness surrounding them, and being kissed the way she was currently being kissed – made Elena feel like they were on a stage and their story had reached a climax, nothing else seemed to matter and Elena couldn't even remember why she had been upset, or why she had gotten out of the car. It felt as if her heart and stomach and her soul were all scrambling to get out of her and into him. If all of her 18 years were laid on a graph, this moment would be the crest in her bell curve.

Elena suddenly couldn't recall a single kiss with anyone where she had felt this much. The fact that Elena wasn't even in a relationship with Kol and she felt this affected by him should've told her something but she was too invested in his mouth to scrutinize that thought.

The downpour continued, but the pair did not seem affected by it. Kol's hands dropped to Elena's lower back, and she fisted his shirt in her hands, pulling him closer. Kol's mouth fits hers as if they're two pieces from the same puzzle.

The only thing that Elena could think of that would separate her from him right now would've been a bolt of lightning.

Or the fact that it was raining so hard that she couldn't breathe. Her clothes were stuck to parts of her that she didn't even know clothes could stick to. Her hair was so saturated it couldn't absorb another drop of water.

She pushed against him until he released her mouth from his, and then she buried her head under his chin and looked down so she could take a breath without drowning. Kol pulled one arm away from her to reach out to the car door and open it and quickly guided Elena inside. As soon as the door was closed, he used vampire speed to get to the passenger side and get into his seat.

When both doors were shut, the silence of the inside of the car magnified the intensity of both Kol and Elena's breathing.

Elena reached her hands behind her head and gathered her hair, then squeezed the excess water from it. It ran down her neck, her back and her seat. She grimaced as she dropped her head back and sighed heavily, then stole a glance is Kol's direction.

He reached across the seat and wrapped his fingers around Elena's wrist, pulling her towards him.

'Come here.' He whispered.

Elena made a quick inventory of their surroundings, but the rain was falling so hard, and it was so dark that she couldn't even see outside. Which meant no-one could see in.

Elena adjusted herself on top of him and straddled his lap as he scooted the seat as far back as it would go. He didn't kiss her though. Kol's hands slide down her arms and come to rest on her hips for a second before sliding them around to her back, and then he dipped them inside her waistband. Kol pulled Elena's hips towards him while at the same time he lifted himself ever so slightly, immediately causing Elena's grip to tighten around his shoulders and a gasp to pass her lips. His mouth moved to her ear as his hands re-created the sensual rhythm between them by pulling her hips forward again.

'this is a bad idea.' Kol breathed into her neck.

'We can stop if you want.' He continued.

Elena shook her head furiously and ground against him, causing him to grown against her and grip her harder.

'Distract me.' She muttered.

Kol mouth claimed hers once more and pressed Elena harder into him.

'As you wish' He breathed into her mouth.

Elena was embarrassed at how easily his words alone could make her moan. She was also embarrassed at how quickly his voice could undo her, to the point where she probably wanted her clothes to come off more than he did.

Kol quickly sprang into action as did Elena. Her hands connected with the button on his jeans faster than their mouths reconnected. He pushed her coat off her shoulders and tossed it into the back seat and then slid his hands up the back of her top and began to unclasp her bra, but Elena shook her head no.

'Just leave it on.' She said breathlessly.

She figured that the less clothes they took off, the faster they'd be able to get dressed if they got caught. He continued to unfasten it, despite her protest.

'I don't want to be inside of you unless I can feel you against me.

Elena moaned into his mouth. When her bra was undone, he lifted her shirt over her head and then slid his fingers under the straps of her bra. He pulled them down her arms until the bra fell away. He tossed it into the back seat along with her coat and then pulled his own shirt over his head. After his shirt joined her clothes in the backseat, he wrapped her his arms around her and pulled her against him until their bare chests meet.

They both immediately inhale sharp breaths. The warmth of his body created a sensation that Elena didn't want to pull away from. He began to kiss down her neckm his breath coming in rough waves against her skin.

'You have no idea what you do to me.' He whispered against her throat.

Elena flushed as she had been thinking the same thing. Everything about him was so intense.

Kol's left hand palmed one of her breats, and he groaned as his right hand slips into her pants.

'Off.' He said simply, tugging at the elastic band.

He didn't have to ask Elena twice. She scotted back over to her empty seat and began removing the rest of her clothes while she watched him unzip his jeans.

His eyes are all over her, as he pulls his jeans down. Elena felt ridiculously self-conscious that she was in her car, at the aide of the road and she was completely naked. Elena had never done anything like this before, she had never wanted to do anything like this before. She placed her hands on his shoulders and straddled him.

'Keep it quiet.' He said teasingly. 'You never know who could appear.'

Elena glanced at the window, she was still unable to see outside.

'Its raining too hard for anyone to hear us.' She said. 'Besides you were the louder one last time.'

Kol dismissed her with a quick laugh and began kissing her again. His hands gripped her hips and he pulled her towards him, readying himself against her. This position would've made Elena moan, but she decided she was feeling stubborn with her noises now that he had mentioned it.

'There's no way I was the louder one.' He stated with his lips still touching hers, 'If anything we tied.'

Elena shook her head.

'That's just a copout for people who are too scared they might lose.'

His hands met her hips, and he was positioned in such a way that all Elena would have to do to take him inside her would be to allow it to happen. However, she felt like refusing to lower herself onto him simply because she liked the competition and how reckless and wild she currently felt. She felt a competition was about to begin.

Kol lifted his hips, clearly ready to get things going. Elena tensed her legs and pulled away just enough.

He laughed at her resistance.

'What's wrong, Elena? You scared now?' Afraid that once I'm inside you, we'll both see who the loud one really is?'

Elena noted a challenging dark gleam in his eyes. She didn't verbally accept his challenge to see who could stay quiet. Instead, she kept her eyes locked with Kol's while she slowly eased herself onto him. They both gasped simultaneously, but that was the only sound that passed between them.

As soon as he was all of the way inside her, his hands met her back, and he pulled her against him. The only sounds they made were heavy sighs and even heavier gasps. The rain slapping against the windows and the roof magnified the silence they were experiencing in the car. The strength it took to hold back was coupled with a need for them to hold onto each other with more desperation. Kol's arms were wrapped around her waist, gripping her so tightly it made it hard for Elena to move. Her arms were wrapped around his neck, and her eyes were shut. They were both barely moving now because of the tight grips they had on each other, but Elena liked it. She liked how slow and steady their rhythm remained while they both focused on how to continue supressing the moans caught in their throats.

For several minutes, they continued in the same manner, moving just enough but at the same time not nearly enough. They were both too afraid to make any sudden movements or the intensity would cause one of them to lose.

One of Kol's hands glided around to her lower back, and the other hand met the back of Elena's head. He took a handful of her hair and gently tugged until her throat was exposed to his mouth. Elena winced the second she felt his blunt human teeth nipped her neck, because staying quiet was becoming a lot more challenging than she imagined it would be. Especially as Kol was at an advantage with the way they were positioned. His hands were now free to roam anywhere they wanted, and that exactly what they started doing. Roaming, caressing, and trailing down her stomach so that he could touch the one place that could make Elene cede victory.

She felt he was cheating somehow.

As soon as his fingers found the exact spot that would normally make her scream his name, she tightened her hold on his shoulders and repositioned her knees so that she would have more control of her movements. She wanted to put him through as much torture as he was putting her through.

As soon as Elena had repositioned herself and was able to ease herself further onto him, the slow and steady disappeared. Kol's mouth met hers with a frantic kiss- one with more need and more force than any kiss before it. It was as if they were attempting to kiss away their natural desire to verbalise just how good it felt.

Elena was suddenly hit with a sensation that rippled through her entire body, and she had to lift herself off of him and hold still before she lost. Despite her need to slow things down, Kol did the opposite and applied more pressure to Elena with his hand. She buried her face against his neck and bit down gently on his shoulder to stop herself from moaning his name. The second her teeth met his skin; she heard a hitch in his breath and felt the stiffening of his legs.

He almost lost.

Almost.

If he moved inside her even an inch more while he was touching her that way, he'd win. Elena didn't want him to win.

Then again, she kind of did want him to win, and she thinks he did too with the way he breathed against her neck, gently lowering her back down on to him.

Elena inwardly screamed his name in her head over and over.

Kol could sense that it wasn't about to end in a tie, so he added more pressure against her with his fingers, at the same time his tongue met her ear.

Elena was about to lose.

Any moment now.

He lifted his hips as he pulled Elena to him, forcing an involuntary 'Kol!' out of her mouth, along with a gasp and a moan. Elena lifted off of him but as soon as he realised, he had won, he exhaled heavily and pulled Elena back onto him with more force.

'Finally.' He said breathlessly against her neck. 'I didn't think I could last another second.'

Now that their silly little competition was over, both let loose completely until they were being so loud, they had to kiss again to stifle their sounds. Their bodies were moving in sync, speeding up, crashing harder together. They continued their frantic pace for a few more minutes, escalating in intensity until she was positive, she couldn't take another second of him.

'Elena.' He said against her mouth, slowing the rhythm of her hips with his hands. 'I want us to come together.'

Elena gasped. If he wanted her to last any longer, he couldn't say things like that. She nodded her head, unable to form a coherent response.

'Are you almost there?' He asked.

Elena nodded again and did her best to speak this time, but nothing came out of her mouth other than another moan.

'Is that a yes?'

Kols lipped had stopped kissing hers and he was focused on her response now. Elena brought her hands to the back of his head and pressed her cheek to his.

'Yes.' She somehow managed to utter.

Elena felt herself begin to tense at the same time Kol sucked in a sharp breath.

If they thought, they were holding each other tightly before it didn't even begin to compare to this moment. It felt as if all their sense had magically melded together and that they were feeling the exact same sensations, making the exact same noises, experiencing the exact same intensity, and sharing the exact same response.

Their rhythm gradually began to slow, right along with the tremors in their bodies. The tight grips they had on each other's bodies began to loosen. Kol buried his face into Elena's hair and exhaled heavily.

'Loser' He whispered.

Elena gave a small smile in response and moved to bite him playfully on his neck.

'You cheated when you started using your hands.'

Kol laughed with a shake of his head.

'Hands are fair game darling. '

'It's stopped raining. Come on, lets get to wherever it is we're going.' Elena spoke quietly.

'Do you want to talk about what happened?'

Kol asked, as he helped Elena back into her seat. They got dressed and situated. Elena restarted the car and turned the main beam lights back on.

'Not yet. I'd like to just talk about anything other than the last 9 months of my life. I'll face my future stresses and problems when we go back to Mystic Falls. I just need one night and one day to take care of myself and check in with how I'm actually doing. I never put myself first. ' She said as she started to pull back out onto the road.

They drove in silence for a minute or two before Kol spoke again.

'I can help you with that..' He said suggestively while his eyes darkened and he flashed his vampire features at her. 'Are you scared now?'

'Maybe, but you enjoy being around me when I'm naked far too much to hurt me. I'm feeling a little impulsive anyway.' She tucked her now damp hair behind her ear.

Kol smirked and looked out the window trying to gauge where they were when Elena suddenly turned down a side road and up a long drive before pulling up in front of her family's lakehouse.

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