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Chapter 08<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kol had been impressed and amused when he saw the devastation of the compound the following morning. He greeted his brother saying that poking someone who was an unstable newbie witch hadn\u2019t been a good idea but Klaus still insisted that it wasn\u2019t his fault. A part of Bella hated it that Klaus was a man of his word. While Kol\u2019s presence was requested elsewhere after breakfast – unfortunately with Davina to figure out a spell to \u2018cure\u2019 Jasper and Peter from being a Cold One – Klaus told Bella to suit up so they could begin their fencing practise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After lunch, she got an hour to herself to read in her for dummies<\/em> books before she got picked up by Elijah, who took her to a remote part of town – The Bayou. He informed her that she wasn\u2019t going to like it (and neither was he) but it had to happen. And he took her there, because should she have a discharge of her powers the only thing she could do was break a tree. Or maybe startle one of the werewolves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Bella had issues with Klaus\u2019 teaching skills that morning, it was nothing compared to Elijah. He wanted her to talk about her feelings, to talk about everything that happened to her and Edward and she did not want to and kept deflecting. Why would she tell him everything while Kol already knew most of it? She had gotten better, why was this necessary? She told him, of course, and Elijah responded that now wasn\u2019t the best time to stand up for herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They went home after two hours of getting nowhere, and Bella felt a sense of achievement, but she could see that Elijah was already thinking of something to prove his point. When they got to the compound, Marcel was waiting for them. Bella didn\u2019t know much about Marcel, only that Klaus sired him and that Kol didn\u2019t like him much. She remembered Kol referring to Marcel as \u2018the spoiled brat\u2019 during their nightly conversations. That his siblings preferred Marcel over him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcel took her to meet some of the New Orleans witches and from what Bella could tell, he was just about the worst person to do so. Even she was appalled by how he used to keep the witches from doing magic. Not because she was a fledgling witch herself, but because he denied the witches to be who they were by denying a part of them. She did like it that the witches took a liking to Kol, despite him being a Mikaelson as he\u2019d always been good to the witches in the past and stories live on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of Bella believed that Marcel didn\u2019t want to help her – at all – because of her feelings for Kol. Whenever he spoke of him, he nearly spat out his name and that made Bella want to slap him for it. Bella stayed quiet and listened, trying to get an idea of the vampire of her own, but she had to agree with Kol; Marcel was arrogant. But now wonder, he had been around at least one of the Mikaelsons since he was a young boy. All were arrogant assholes, even Kol, but that was okay, she could learn how to deal with the rest of them sooner or later.. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She did appreciate him showing areas that she hadn\u2019t seen on her first trip to New Orleans and the best place to get a decent cup of coffee. She was glad when he dropped her back off at the compound for dinner, and she was more than relieved to see Kol there too. She had missed him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following days were pretty much the same, and it made her feel as if she was an unwanted child being handed over from one parent to the next. Elijah had spoken to Rebekah, and he figured out which buttons to push to get Bella to talk and she did not like it at all. Marcel introduced her to Hayley and Jackson, who lead a pack of werewolves together. Werewolves who, as it turned out, were currently being trained by Peter and Jasper. The mere thought of those werewolves being able to fight like Jasper made her blood run cold, but she could understand why Klaus wanted his werewolves to be the best they could be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella had figured out that even though Hayley and Jackson were pack leaders, Klaus thought he was in control over the wolves as well, that they were his too. All because Hayley was the mother of his child, and Bella stopped trying to think about the family dynamic right there and then, it was too confusing and not her business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had felt fatigue by Wednesday but didn\u2019t complain. She needed a cold shower on Thursday because she had woken up in the Bayou. Someone put her there and a pack of shifted werewolves who didn\u2019t look anything like Jacob started to chase her through the woods. She figured it was Klaus\u2019 idea of a sick joke and let him know that when she returned to the compound covered in sweat, mud and whatever was sticking to her. Her legs hurt like hell, but she stormed up the stairs and found her way to Klaus\u2019 study. She sat down on one of his expensive couches and started to rub her dirty clothes all over it. Klaus wasn\u2019t home at the time, but when she was satisfied, she went downstairs to clean herself up and get changed before being picked up by Marcel again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it was Sunday, she didn\u2019t want to move. Her entire body ached and movement only made it worse. She did wake up early enough to make sure Kol wouldn\u2019t leave the bed either; she hadn\u2019t seen much of him during the week, and they deserved a day off. Unfortunately for her, today was Davina’s day, and she flipped the bed with her magic to get both Kol and Bella out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she found herself yet again waking up in the Bayou on Wednesday, Bella decided not to move. She didn\u2019t want to give up, but she had to. It had been too much, and she was done. Davina had taught her a spell to put up an invisible barrier, and it held the werewolves at bay for as long as she could focus. She hated to feel sorry for herself because this is what she had wanted, but enough was enough. She wasn\u2019t going to cry in front of those wolves even though she wanted to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had tolerated the first time she woke up in the Bayou. Mostly because she was scared shitless that the wolves were going to attack her, and she needed to run, but she didn’t like being on her own in the woods at all. It reminded her of how Edward had dumped her like an unwanted puppy. She had only tolerated it because apparently it was a part of the ‘plan’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To kill time, she started to push the wolves away individually while the shield remained up. It was amusing how far she could throw them and how they always seemed to land on their feet unless Bella flung them into a tree by accident. By the time it started to get dark, Marcel had appeared, and there was no way she was going to allow him near her either. She pushed him back with so much force that he snapped a tree in half when he collided with it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella, you need to calm down,\u201d he grunted as he brushed himself off, and the wolves retreated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am calm,\u201d she said emotionless and flung him back again before pulling him to his feet and flung him away again. She repeated it a few times as it entertained her how much he looked like a yo-yo. \u201cAnd I\u2019m in control,\u201d she smirked as he bounced off the shield. \u201cAnd I\u2019m pretty much done right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you didn\u2019t come back to the compound Elijah wanted to go and look for you but Klaus wouldn’t let him,\u201d Marcel spoke as he straightened up. \u201cYou weren\u2019t in any danger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella huffed. \u201cI\u2019ve been sitting here in the Bayou all day in the hot sun and I\u2019m pretty sure I\u2019ve been bitten by some insect or two because I\u2019m not even dressed properly. How dare you dropping me off here for the second time in my pajamas!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou sleep in that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She just looked at him. What was it with Mikaelsons and fashion apart from the fact that they all looked as if they walked out of a fashion magazine? Marcel was technically a Mikaelson as he was a Klaus wannabe in every sense down to his clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou must be hungry and thirsty, why won\u2019t you come back with me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, thanks,\u201d she replied as she kept looking at him. \u201cI think I\u2019ll get more sleep out here than at the compound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t stay here all night, it\u2019s not safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd yet, you got me out here in the middle of the night. Twice,\u201d she shot at him. \u201cI\u2019m not going back with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcel pursed his lips as he put his hands in his pockets and didn’t look at her. “I understand you’re tired and fed up, Bella, but we’re running out of time. We don’t have the luxury of time to help you to get stronger in every way possible, and I suggest you stop this right now. You are acting like a little child, and it is very annoying.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella got to her feet, her legs screaming for mercy after having sat down for too long and dropped the shield before shoving Marcel into a tree again. She held him in place with her magic as she approached him. “I want a day off,” she said as she looked up at him. She wanted to tear him apart for sounding exactly like Carlisle or Edward and she really needed a day. Preferably more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Didn’t you hear me when I said—“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I heard you,” she interrupted him. “But I am taking tomorrow off. If anyone of you decide to pull a trick on me, hell is going to be paid. I want to sleep. There’s no use in trying to teach me something new when I continue to be dead on my feet.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcel seemed to think it over for a moment and then nodded. “Alright. Under one condition; you are going to speak with Major Whitlock tonight after you’ve eaten.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had been avoiding Jasper ever since she learned of his miraculous return and didn’t want to break that habit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If you refuse, the plans for tomorrow will go ahead as planned.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Realizing that there wasn’t another way, she released Marcel and sighed. “Fine.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Sure, I’ll have it arranged. I will see you back home.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You’re not even going to walk with me?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You’re dirty and in your pajamas. I hold myself to higher standards for company than that.” He handed her some money. “Feel free to use public transport on your way home.” He then spat off, leaving a flabbergasted Bella behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she managed to get home after what seemed to be hours, she could hear Rebekah yell at Klaus, Marcel and Elijah for being assholes towards Bella. Both brothers were saying that that was the exact reason Rebekah wasn’t allowed to help, she had grown a soft spot for Bella and would make things too easy for her. Kol was only allowed to help with the magic side of things and had to stay out of the rest too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella sighed as she walked into her and Kol’s room, knowing that he was in there as his clothes were scattered all over the floor, and some steam escaped from the bathroom when Kol opened the door. “Hi, Cuddles!” He greeted her with a big smile on his face as he exited the shower and Bella’s face immediately turned a shade of red as Kol hadn’t bothered to pull on anything after his shower. “How was your day? Jackson returned a couple of hours ago telling Klaus how he and his wolves were used as target practice,” he continued, not missing a beat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While she appreciated the view after the day that she had had, she couldn’t help but to feel slightly annoyed by how ‘free’ Kol had gotten around her over the last week. He had started to cover himself up less and less, and this was the second time she encountered him stark naked and freshly out of the shower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What? Wolves got your tongue?” He said teasingly as he collected his dirty clothes to put them in the hamper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella found a clean pair of shorts and held it out to him when he came back into the room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Aw, don’t like what you see, darling? I happen to think that this body is perfect as it is, and that covering it up would be a real shame. Besides, it’s just us in here.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She shook the pair of boxers to get Kol’s attention, but he wouldn’t take it. She had to think of another way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Davina and I went to see an old witch today about your magic. Mainly because, even though your ancestors come from New Orleans, their bones haven’t been consecrated here and are instead scattered across the world. Since, according to the stories, you’re supposed to hold all the magic from your ancestors within you, carry it with you wherever you go. You should have been able to do at least a little bit of magic in Forks.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was interesting, and she decided to give him no longer the silent treatment as she began to step out of her dirty pajamas. She remembered what Kol had told her during the graduation party; Do something stupid, I dare you. Unleash your inner crazy person. I\u2019m not going anywhere.<\/em>  “What did she say?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Well, it’s likely a combination of a lot of things, such as you feeling trapped in Forks and um…” He looked at her and swallowed hard. Was she really undressing herself in front of him? “Because you didn’t fully embrace the idea of you being able to do magic until we came back. You had to experience it for yourself how it felt doing magic while being able to control it. I suppose your fast recovery after you were drugged, can be attributed to…” He hadn’t seen her naked like this before, only inside his head, as she always took her clothes with her to the bathroom to get dressed. But there she was, naked, just like him, and she was beautiful. “Now why would anyone want to cover you up?” He said huskily as he walked towards her again, taking in every inch of her body with his eyes. Granted, she was slightly dirty from playing in the Bayou, but that didn’t matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She felt exposed to him like this, extremely exposed. His eyes had darkened, and if she didn\u2019t know any better, he seemed to be hungry. She instinctively crossed her arms over her chest, covering up her breasts. \u201cI’m built like a boy,\u201d she eventually said and took a step back when Kol came too close. \u201cWhen I was younger you couldn\u2019t distinguish me from my boy classmates because I had short hair. Besides, it\u2019s inappropriate to walk around naked around other people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInappropriate?\u201d Kol scoffed as he kept looking at her. \u201cAnd built like a boy? Geez, Bella, Edward really did a number on you, didn\u2019t he?\u201d And there her eyes went, staring at her feet. Damnit. She was gorgeous, she had curves in the right places and if she wasn\u2019t squashing her breasts like she was right now, hiding them underneath her arms, he found them to be perfect too. \u201cI used to get naked all the time, there was a time of public baths and saunas you could share with other people while naked,\u201d he said with a shrug. \u201cNo big deal, everyone has their body as they have their personality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She whined when she had stepped too far back and was hitting a wall with Kol still approaching her. \u201cBeing naked is for sexy people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He grinned as he locked her in by putting his hands on both sides of her body. The old him would have thrown her onto the bed to have sex, and he wanted to. Oh, he really wanted to. But this had been an experiment – it still was an experiment – and she behaved just as he thought she would. She wasn\u2019t ready for anything else just yet. \u201cYou\u2019re sexy,\u201d he whispered in her ear before kissing her neck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She smelled like the Bayou; a mixture of trees, sand, and water. \u201cBut just to be clear,\u201d he said as he continued to kiss her neck. \u201cJust because two people are naked, doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s a reason for sex. I see it as a way of being comfortable in your own skin that you don\u2019t need clothes to validate who you are. That what you see is what you get and\u2026 well\u2026 Sex is just a bonus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She closed her eyes and leaned her head back against the wall for a moment, trying to focus. \u201cI need to take a shower,\u201d she muttered. \u201cThen eat and drink and if I want a day off tomorrow I have to talk to Jazz.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou scored a day off?\u201d He snorted, the possibilities already racing through his mind, they were endless. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot yet,\u201d she quickly kissed him and ducked under his arms, grabbing some clean clothes and a towel on her way to the bathroom for a shower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After her shower, Kol had retrieved some food for her and she was glad that he was fully dressed. Not that she hadn\u2019t liked what she\u2019d seen. It was just\u2026 weird. Awkward. Secretly quite sexy and enticing. It was strange how he brought out these feelings in her, she used to have them for Edward, and then they disappeared because the thoughts and feelings she had were inappropriate but Kol\u2026 he didn\u2019t find it a bad thing, and that was scary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat else did that witch say?\u201d She asked him as she tucked into her desert, a bananas foster; she loved it. She could have it for breakfast if needed, it was just perfect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnother possibility is that you\u2019re just simply tied to New Orleans, and you weren\u2019t meant to do magic outside of it,\u201d he said with a grin. \u201cThat your magic is tied to the city or something in the city at least that has to do with the Claire family. And to be honest with you, I think this is the case. They could never anticipate how many generations of boys would be born, and they were afraid of the amount of power that girl would hold and that it was best to be confined to one city. I doubt we’ll ever know for sure what’s going on with your powers and how powerful you truly are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat sounds stupid,\u201d she said as she scraped the remaining of her desert out of the bowl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDoes it? It sounds like a safety precaution to me,\u201d he laughed. \u201cEven Davina is afraid of you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat? Why?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He just raised an eyebrow at her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s stupid. I\u2019m nothing special.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, keep saying that, and we might start believing you,\u201d he snorted and pointed at the door. \u201cWant me to come with you when you talk to Jasper?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella sighed as she shook her head. \u201cThis is something I have to do by myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you sure?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She shrugged. \u201cNot really, but it needs to be done, right? It\u2019s not like you and Davina haven\u2019t started to teach me the basics of defending myself which worked fine on the wolves and Marcel today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, I wish I could have seen that,\u201d he said with a grin. \u201cYou should sleep with your phone in your pockets at all times. That way you can call me when they pull a stunt like that again, and I can come and watch how you kick their ass.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot even to rescue me?\u201d She said playfully with a pout on her face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike you said, we\u2019ve been teaching you,\u201d he countered. \u201cYou don\u2019t need rescuing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella got to her feet and stuck out her tongue at him before kissing him and walking out of the room. She nearly tripped over a wooden board that was still at the fountain for its reparations – apparently you can\u2019t just glue a new top onto a fountain, who knew? – and started to climb the stairs towards the second floor, to the room where she had encountered Jasper a week and a half ago.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She felt a myriad of emotions that she was trying to get under control for Jasper’s sake. Surely, he was dealing with enough himself already, and she didn’t want him to feel how angry, scared, sorry, worried, betrayed and tired she felt. But maybe it was a good thing to feel all that and then some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jasper was already there, and he wasn’t alone. Elijah was with him which was probably for the best; it took a lot to get him upset about anything. He was so level headed that sometimes she wished he’d let loose. Although a pissed off Elijah would likely be a bad thing. “Good evening, Isabella,” Elijah greeted her politely. “I brought us a pot of tea.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Hi, Elijah. Thanks,” she replied as she looked at Jasper. “Jazz.” She stayed on the other side of the room as she sat down next to Elijah. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Hey Bella,” he greeted her. “You look tired.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I am tired. If I want my day off I have to talk to you.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t want to talk to me?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d she replied and then sighed. \u201cI don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know whether to hate you or to feel sorry for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, would you at least listen?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella nodded as she took the cup of tea that Elijah offered while Jasper started to tell his story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You were right,” he started. “Rebekah told me what you said after the wolves dismantled me, that I had been a victim, just like you. I’d known for a long time that the only reason I stayed with them was because of the support they gave me to get my bloodlust under control. Alice didn’t love me. She pretended to, but we weren’t happy. Everything was fine though, I mean, I had a family, and we all took care of each other. It was fun to see Edward failing to find a mate time and time again but, to be honest, he was quite picky. Then you came along, and Alice pressed Edward to bond with you. She had seen your compatibility with each other. I didn\u2019t like it, mostly because I started to see parallels between you and Edward and me and Alice back in the day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella didn\u2019t say anything, she had promised to listen and that was what she was going to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI suppose I should thank you for shifting everyone\u2019s attention to you so that I had more freedom to finally make my escape in a pure, selfish way. Edward and Alice were on top of you all the time, and even though they often requested my presence to help them manipulate you, I was free. I dared to make a plan or at least a part of it. I called Peter to help me out. I should have made the break earlier, but I couldn\u2019t. I wasn\u2019t sure I would survive without them, to be honest, but Peter said that I could and it took him a while to get that through my thick skull.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella thought for a moment and nodded. \u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jasper blinked at her. \u201cOkay? That\u2019s it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou knew what you were doing was wrong and yet you still did it to save your own skin and fly under their radar. So yes, okay,\u201d Bella took a sip of her tea as she looked at him. \u201cI don\u2019t blame you. You had fifty odd years to realize that they were wrong and to think of a plan.\u201d She wasn\u2019t quite sure if the sarcasm filtered through that. She did blame him. He was a fucking vampire, and she was a human. He didn\u2019t have anything to be afraid of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He smirked at her. \u201cThis school trip to New Orleans was the perfect opportunity to wean you off their drugs and off of my tampering. It was my job to pack the drug seeing as I was in charge of feeding the human. Much to my surprise you figured out on your own that things were wrong and started to rebel quite quickly after we got here. It\u2019s as if you opened up or whatever. I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI knew something was wrong for a long time, especially after Edward broke up with me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou should never have gone to Italy for him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shrugged. \u201cAt least I get the pleasure to hurt him now.\u201d She was simply too tired to care if she had to be honest. Even though she was happy that he was still alive, new worries rose such as if he could be trusted. \u201cLook, Jasper, I am glad that you\u2019re still alive, I really am. I realized too late myself that I should have gotten you out as well, and I felt guilty when I saw the wolves rip you to shreds. I am sorry you had to go through that pain and the pain of getting yourself back into one piece. I am sorry that you had to go to such lengths to escape them; it mustn\u2019t have been easy with a mind reader and a seer around.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella, I—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease, let me finish,\u201d she said when she saw Elijah open his mouth to say something and looked at Jasper. \u201cI get it that you\u2019ve been manipulated by them and that you survived. But that doesn\u2019t take away the fact that you manipulated me. You\u2019ve messed around with my feelings, and I seem to remember that you participated in \u2018family time\u2019 which was more or less of a \u2018break Bella apart time\u2019. What were you afraid of, Jasper? That they would kill you if you decided to stop doing their bidding? The mighty Major Whitlock afraid of a coven? You could have easily broken free before and left. Or killed them. Especially with the help of Peter, but you didn\u2019t.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella took a deep breath to calm herself, just in case something would break. \u201cPart of me feels that I\u2019m a bad person for hating you for what you\u2019ve done, but the other part of me knows damn well that you could have done something sooner. You\u2019re a fucking vampire, for fuck\u2019s sake; it takes a lot to break you. You should feel thankful that I\u2019m not destroying you myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Jasper didn\u2019t respond, she got to her feet. \u201cI want to thank you for not messing with my feelings just now and I will tolerate you. Hell, I will even help Kol and Davina with that spell they\u2019ve been creating to turn you and Peter in vampires of flesh and blood because Klaus seems to like the idea, and I like Klaus. But you and I? It will take a lot for me trust you again. You have violated me and yet I haven\u2019t heard you apologize for it. Instead, you thanked me for diverting their attention away from you. So maybe I shouldn\u2019t feel bad for hating you, and at least you know where you stand.\u201d She then turned to Elijah. \u201cIf this conversation hasn\u2019t been to your liking then I\u2019m sorry, but you told me to open up. This was me, opening up. May I be excused?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She woke up the following morning when she felt someone touching her legs. Not in a bad way, there were hands gently massaging her calves, and the pain disappeared. She giggled and wiggled her feet when Kol\u2019s gentle hands took her foot. \u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d She asked sleepily before turning her head to look at him. She then sniffed the air and wrinkled her nose. \u201cLavender?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol smiled at her. \u201cGoodmorning to you too. Yes, lavender. I adjusted the recipe I picked up from a shaman in Uganda seeing as the original recipe smelled like something that had died. Plus, it was less spreadable..\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRecipe?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMagic, Cuddles,\u201d he grinned and leaned forward to kiss her before resuming his task of massaging her foot. \u201cYou were kicking about all night. Could have been muscle spasms, but either way, I thought your legs and feet deserved a break if only temporary.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella sighed happily. \u201cYou\u2019re too perfect, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, you deserve it. My brothers and Marcel have been working you hard in the last week and a half,\u201d he said with a slight hint of anger in his voice. \u201cOf course, they refused to listen to me and Rebekah when we objected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRebekah did some neck snapping yesterday after finding out that you were dumped in the Bayou, again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“She didn’t have to do that,” she moaned into the pillow. Kol knew how to give a good foot rub! The lower part of her body felt so light and painless that it was heaven, and it had been a while since she felt that way. Even long before she came back to New Orleans with Kol, she always felt as if there was lead in her shoes. His hands felt magical, and she couldn’t help but moan again when he repeated the movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He just had to be sure he had heard what he thought he did, and her moaning sounded like music to his ears. He had deliberately started with her legs and feet while she was sleeping as it was less intrusive than his hands on her back. It was also safer for him, he found it was easier to see things less sexual when starting with what sometimes was the ugliest part of a woman, but Bella definitely had sexy legs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It had already been a turn on last night when she’d forgone on her boxers and was just wearing her knickers and one of his shirts – one of his shirts -. However, before he could instigate anything, she’d been out like a light. That was one of the main reasons why he hated his siblings right now. He had barely gotten any time with Bella at all over the last week and a half apart from witchy training with him and Davina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol playfully ran his hands up her leg as he scooted up towards her. He had planned to stop when he reached her ass, but it looked too inviting and could not help but to give it a squeeze, causing Bella to giggle. “You’re such a girl,” he snickered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She rolled on her back and pulled him close to her to kiss him while she fisted his shirt with her free hand so he would stay right where he was. For some reason she felt great – no, she felt more than great and she knew the reason. Telling Jasper exactly how she felt about him had made her feel lighter, and she was proud of herself for having done so. It showed her that she could be a fierce lioness instead of a meek lamb, and she loved the feeling of it. It was something she could get used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He laughed when he lost his balance and managed not to topple on top of her. \u201cThat\u2019s one hell of a kiss, Cuddles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella huffed as she turned around to kiss him again. \u201cThen why stop?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI fell over, didn\u2019t I?\u201d Kol snorted as he gently pulled her on top of him,  hands firmly on her ass to keep her in place. \u201cLook at you, so tiny I could fit you in my pocket.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She started to blush. \u201cI\u2019m not that short.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t say you were short; I said you were tiny,\u201d he grinned as he caressed a strand of hair out of her face. \u201cYou are so beautiful,\u201d he said in awe. \u201cInside and out, and yet, you like to spend time with me. That\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t sell yourself short, mister,\u201d The color on Bella\u2019s cheeks deepened as she ran her hand through his hair, and she looked at him. \u201cYou turn heads wherever you go and no matter what most of your siblings or decades long acquaintances say, you are a decent and beautiful person on the inside with a wicked sense of humor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not selling myself short, darling,\u201d he smirked and softly kissed her lips. \u201cI find myself to be an awesome person, and I don\u2019t care about whatever they might say about me, I\u2019ll prove people otherwise anyway.\u201d When he saw the annoyed look on Bella\u2019s face, he laughed. \u201cI swear, it\u2019s the best attitude you can have. People having a low opinion of you means you can be invisible and awesome in secret. It\u2019s much like a secret superpower or something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cComes with the territory of being a thousand years old,\u201d he muttered before kissing her again. \u201cToo many memories.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah well, you live in the now now,\u201d she straddled his waist and kissed him tenderly from her spot on top of him. Without thinking, really. She didn\u2019t care. \u201cWith me,\u201d she then hesitated but knew she shouldn\u2019t, he did feel the same way, didn\u2019t he? \u201cOr someone else\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, with you, definitely,\u201d he snorted and softly kissed her, liking the feeling of her sitting on top of him. Something had changed within her, for the better, and he could see that. He also loved it that she\u2019d become freer in how she was with him. She surprised him yesterday by stripping in front of him while he was walking around naked. If he had to be honest, he wouldn\u2019t mind seeing her naked again and kiss every inch – every inch – of her body. \u201cWhy would I want someone else when I can have you? I will always choose you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella hummed and thought for a moment before deciding to be bold and snuck one of her hands underneath his shirt, causing Kol to let out an \u2018ah!\u2019 and his body to spasm. \u201cTicklish?\u201d Bella laughed as she placed her hand on his stomach. \u201cI was barely touching you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2026 ah\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t tell me you\u2019re ticklish. You walked around naked yesterday; surely you must have brushed against something that could tickle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not ticklish,\u201d he replied as he looked at her. \u201cNot at all,\u201d he then mirrored what she had done, but she was ticklish and squealed in delight. He had to think quick as for her not to fall off of him and the bed and flopped her on her back instead, pinning her between him and the mattress. \u201cYou, on the other hand, are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella nodded with a smirk on her face. \u201cExploit that and you\u2019ll be sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, really?\u201d He said in barely a whisper as he gazed into her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She bit her lip and nodded as she looked back at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Wow, look at you,” he said huskily as he shifted a little so he wouldn’t topple on top of her by accident. “You’re so incredibly smitten with me,” he then softly started to kiss her neck after brushing away a strand of her hair. “A beautiful, smitten kitten right underneath me, it must be my lucky day.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shivers ran through her body as she felt his lips on her neck, and she didn’t even yelp when his hand found his way under her shirt again. Instead, she welcomed the feeling of his hand on her skin as it moved slowly over her stomach. When he accidentally grinded his groin against hers, she couldn\u2019t help but moan and buck her hips in response, who knew she was so sensitive down there? And who knew it would feel that good? The slight pressure of him against her turned her shivers into sparks, and she wanted more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh fuck, Kol thought as he stopped kissing her neck and looked at her again. He had felt her body responses to his actions – not that he had done a lot – and he had planned on not taking it too far. But he knew that he had to get his rocks off because he might combust one of these days and her\u2026 well\u2026 it was time she lost that little bit of innocence\u2026 \u201cD\u2019you trust me, Cuddles?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Was it going to happen? Now? In the middle of the day? Seriously? She couldn\u2019t think of a better way to spend her day with Kol, but she wasn\u2019t prepared for this. She always assumed he\u2019d talk to her about it first. Bella mentally chastised herself. For all she knew Kol needed her trust for something completely different. \u201cAlways,\u201d she managed to sound resolute. She did trust him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause,\u201d he whispered in her ear, his lips pressed against it. \u201cI think you\u2019re ready for another little experiment,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe can stop at any point you like, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat if I don\u2019t want to stop?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll the better,\u201d he said with a grin as he looked at her again. \u201cLet\u2019s bring in some heat\u2026\u201d he muttered a spell that got rid of the fabric they were wearing with tiny little sparks. He could feel how it tingled against his skin, his cock already twitching with anticipation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She gasped when her shirt and her underwear dissolved in little sparks. Although little, she could feel how the energy surged through her body and she couldn\u2019t help but to lick her lips as she looked at him in anticipation. She made a mental note of the spell; it could come in handy the next time. Clothes could be replaced, and it saved so much time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo whatever you feel like, don\u2019t hold back,\u201d he said as he nuzzled her earlobe and started to kiss his way down her neck as his hand traveled up to her breast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She didn\u2019t know what to do with her hands. His back was too far away from her, and all she could do was either to place them on his shoulders. She was afraid she\u2019d push him away. She could bury her fingers in his hair, holding him in place. She chose the latter as her body arched itself into him when he reached her breast and softly kneaded it. Her whole body already felt as if it was on fire; he was only making it worse, and it felt so good. Bella moaned when he started flicking his tongue against her nipple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol loved how responsive she was to his attention. All he did was something completely basic, and she loved it. There was no need to have her on a table, spread out for him to plunge into – although he might want to try it with her – or to have to push her up against a wall for ultimate depth. This, the both of them in bed, was even better. When he was certain that she was truly okay with him kissing and licking all over her body, he pressed the palm of his hand against her core, causing her to moan again. It was damp and radiating with heat. She was turned on alright. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She gasped when she could feel Kol slip a finger inside of her while he had resumed worshipping her neck. It felt weird, foreign and she wasn\u2019t quite sure if it should be in there in the first place but when what felt like his thumb pressed against the little nub in the center, she had already forgotten what she was thinking about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was slightly frustrating for him to take his time with her, even though she completely deserved it. It just sucked that she was a virgin when he wanted instant release and didn\u2019t want to scare her away from sex for the rest of her life. He needed to do this proper. Well, if he would do it properly, he would make her orgasm before he\u2019d take her. But he was too impatient for it. Kol sucked on her nipple when he put a third finger in. He had found that over stimulating Bella\u2019s senses worked wonders so far. He had thought she would question or analyze everything she did, but he could tell that she was blissfully unfocused, her knees already trying to keep him in place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd now\u2026 for my next trick\u2026\u201d he whispered in her ear as he removed his fingers from her, causing her to whine a little bit. \u201cI\u2019ll try to do this slowly because I don\u2019t want you to be in too much discomfort but if I\u2019m going too fast\u2026 tell me, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI trust you,\u201d she whispered back as she could feel Kol shift on the bed and wrapping her legs around his waist, lifting her off the mattress just a little. Not much later she felt something big pressing into her, and she realized that Kol\u2019s fingers had been inside of her to open her up, at least a little bit. While he was fully focused on trying not to hurt her, she felt as if she was splitting in half, but it felt good too, and that was a little bit confusing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as he thought. He had stopped distracting her, and he could see the cogwheels in her head go into overdrive. It was adorable. So fucking adorable and distracting at the same time. Shifting just a little bit, he was comfortable enough to plant a kiss on her collarbone before playfully scraping his teeth over it as he slid in deeper as a result of Bella bucking her hips into him in surprise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was an earthquake. Or at least it felt like an earthquake, sounded like an earthquake with the sound of the dressers shaking, amongst other things, but it was all in her head. Of course it was. Why would there be an earthquake at the exact time she was having sex with Kol? He felt so good inside of her, yes, it was a little bit painful, but that was because it was something new but damn. She managed to find her voice somewhere underneath the rubble of the earthquake in her mind. \u201cYou feel so good\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, I know I do, Cuddles,\u201d he breathed against her neck as he had stalled, giving her a few moments to get used to the sensation. \u201cAre you okay?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUhuh.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re so hot,\u201d he said huskily. He meant it. Not just because they were having sex and because she looked completely out of it, but in everything that she did. \u201cI\u2019m going to continue now, alright?\u201d He wasn\u2019t sure if he was going to hold back any longer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay,\u201d she sighed happily as she pulled him in for a kiss. She moaned against his lips when he started to move inside of her, slowly at first but quickly picking up the pace. Soon, they had to break the kiss for air, and the earthquake was back again. This time she could hear things getting knocked over, plates or frames or whatever as she got lost in the sensations her body was making her experience. Bella felt around for his shoulders as she tried to steady herself for some reason but failed, and instead fisted the sheets underneath them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He wanted her to take him over the edge, to make him shatter apart and fly against the ceiling, but he was nearly there and she wasn\u2019t just yet. He reached between them and rubbed his fingers against her clit, causing her little noises to become louder, more desperate for a release. When she did, he could feel a massive amount of energy discharge from the both of them as her muscle spasms took him with her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took a lot of him not to fall on top of her after they came back crashing to the earth and managed to lie down next to her before taking her in his arms, both trying to catch their breath. When he opened his eyes, he could see that they had actually expressed some magic during their little romp; the whole room was in bits and pieces as everything had come crashing down, and he had to laugh. \u201cOh, wow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella had blinked at him for a moment before he nodded towards the room, and she saw the devastation. \u201cUh\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt least we didn\u2019t break the bed,\u201d Kol said with a grin before Bella yelped as they fell to the floor, mattress and all. \u201cI spoke too soon.\u201d He said, roaring with laughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The door flung open and Bella didn\u2019t know how fast she had to cover herself up as Rebekah, Klaus and Elijah were standing in the door opening, looking at the scene in front of them in shock, amusement and bemusement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Out,” Kol said as he pushed his siblings out the door with his magic and then burst into laughter when he saw the look of horror on Bella\u2019s face. \u201cRelax, Cuddles,\u201d he said while laughing as he pulled her into his arms and laid back down again with her. \u201cThey\u2019re just as shocked as we are with the devastation of the room; I\u2019m sure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey can\u2019t just\u2026 walk in when we\u2019ve just\u2026 and are\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPrude.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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