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Chapter 03<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He hadn\u2019t been aware of the feelings he still had for Myriam until she opened the door of her little cabin in the woods. She looked absolutely beautiful and in good health, well fed. But she didn\u2019t even look at him, even when he was standing right in front of her. \u201cUndo the compulsion now,\u201d he growled at his brother, at the same time Myriam punched Elijah in the face before she gracefully turned to Bella, who had taken a few steps back and was nearly hiding behind Kol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou never know what I found,\u201d Myriam smiled at the girl as she squatted down as not to be as imposing on her with her height. \u201cI found your records from the time you spent with us at the Sanatorium! Isn\u2019t that great?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know?\u201d Bella said carefully, taking another step back, but relaxing just a little bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd guess what? In this modern time you would never even have been admitted! I can fix you, young lady, and I will help you just so after that oaf frees me from what he\u2019s done to me,\u201d she said as she pointed at Elijah before getting back to her feet and turning to him. \u201cWell? I can help her, but only if you remove the compulsion you put on me, otherwise it\u2019s a no-go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m surprised you still live here,\u201d Elijah remarked casually. \u201cI\u2019d have thought you would have moved to Baton Rouge or something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNew Orleans is my<\/em> city,\u201d Myriam said as she jabbed her index finger against his chest. \u201cAnd you took her away from me, now, undo it,\u201d she said as she removed her bracelet – likely filled with vervain – and dropped it to the ground. \u201cAnd I swear, if you two mess with me again, I will find a way to kill all of you. Surely there must be a white oak tree around somewhere!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus smirked as he looked at his brother. \u201cShe hasn\u2019t changed a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what I\u2019m afraid of,\u201d Elijah let out a breath before he looked Myriam in the eye. \u201cYour access to New Orleans has no longer a restriction. You\u2019re free to go wherever you wish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m going dancing!\u201d Myriam grinned as she snapped Elijah\u2019s neck and kicked him so hard that he was flying through the Bayou. \u201cFucker!\u201d She called after him, before turning back to Bella, who had now turned into a small bundle of nerves. \u201cSo, you,\u201d Myriam said as she pushed Kol to the side and started to circle Bella, sniffing her, taking in her scent as if she was a prey. \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid, I\u2019m not going to hurt you, Elijah had it coming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019d better not hurt her,\u201d Kol warned her as he kept his eyes on Myriam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam glared at him to shut him up before she focused on Bella again. \u201cSo, what I said\u2026 allow me to explain myself. You are completely normal, Bella, and don\u2019t let anyone tell you otherwise. You may have some difficulties with certain circumstances, or situations, but that\u2019s nothing what a bit of patience and avoidance can\u2019t fix. Socially you don\u2019t have a filter, which is alright too, a lot of people these days are too careful and miscommunication happens because of it. No, you are refreshing and exactly what Kol needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLeave me out of this,\u201d Kol scowled. \u201cWe came to you for help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd I\u2019m helping,\u201d Myriam countered as she kept circling Bella. \u201cSo, you\u2019re probably already tired from your day, and of course the last few days. You need rest and ugh, a shower. Food. Good food, and you\u2019ll start to feel better. Always take a nap when you feel like it, you\u2019re immortal now. You can do whatever the fuck you want. Now, I know you\u2019re a little depressed, you feel lost and you don\u2019t know what to do with yourself, because you only came back to save Kol and you\u2019re still here. Again, you can do whatever the fuck you want, don\u2019t let anybody stop you and I\u2019m pretty sure the Mikaelsons are more than willing to help you financially with that. If not, I\u2019ll continue to be a thorn in their side until they will. You have PTSD, but guess what? So have they. Granted, they decided to be unhealthy with it, but you have a better head on your shoulders, you could find yourself a therapist if you need it, but you don\u2019t, really. Time is a scary thing, and no doubt even I\u2019m going to have to get used to New Orleans again, although I\u2019ve been living for the last 100 years. It\u2019s scary, but you can do it. Start small, continue to do that until you feel comfortable and then expand. The Mikaelsons aren\u2019t bad people. Not all the time. Elijah is really bad though, I wouldn\u2019t trust him. The most of them are  incredibly misunderstood and they all like to fight each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe can\u2019t stay with me, or them,\u201d Kol said as he crossed his arms over his chest. \u201cIt\u2019s why I came to you with Davina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, Davina,\u201d Myriam sighed dramatically. \u201cThat manipulative, conniving little bitch. See, I thought you lot were selfish, but she\u2019s the worst. And you fell for her because she gave you what you wanted. Love and attention. She\u2019s a powerful witch, so she can protect you from your brothers but deep down, she\u2019s a bratty little teenager with way too much lipgloss. She fucking broke Klaus\u2019 link to his sired vampires. To me. And didn\u2019t even warn me about it, knowing full well that I\u2019m linked to him and it fucking hurt. And he\u2019s not even here to see me, so I guess that\u2019s my answer to the question if he still interested in me or not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUh, but uh\u2026\u201d Kol pointed next to him. \u201cHe\u2019s right—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShut up, I\u2019m talking!\u201d Myriam growled at him. \u201cDavina likes to use people for her own benefit, and then lies about it for doing so. Such as that runt Hayley, who she had kill almost an entire coven. Davina brought back Mikael as an attack dog against the Mikaelsons. She keeps poking the proverbial bear and the only reason why she hasn\u2019t been killed yet is because of Marcel and now yourself, Kol. She condemns other people while she has done worse in the past few years. Enough is enough. Do you honestly believe that she\u2019ll continue to love you, Kol? You\u2019re no longer a human, you\u2019re your vampire self and oh god, too violent because you know you\u2019re worse than your brothers, well, not worse than Elijah. He\u2019s the worst. But you\u2019re honest and you don\u2019t manipulate. You make no excuses for your behaviour.  You like to play with your food and get messy. How long until she\u2019s going to resent you? It was her idea to bring Bella to me, wasn\u2019t it? You see, I may not have been able to get into New Orleans, but I do know everything that\u2019s going on. I have my spies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know nothing about me and Davina! And it wasn\u2019t about her, it\u2019s about Bella. Help her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI did. And now I\u2019m going to party! Visit my old haunts. Find a cure of my bestie Rebekah so we can paint the town red.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI never knew she was friends with our sister,\u201d Klaus muttered before angrily stomping off in the general direction of where Myriam had kicked his brother. She was still compelled, it was as if he wasn\u2019t even there and he just knew Elijah was responsible for this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think I missed something,\u201d Bella said to Kol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t worry darling, I think we\u2019re both missing something here,\u201d he gently squeezed her shoulder before looking at Myriam again. \u201cSo, you\u2019re just going to leave Bella here, all by herself?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam laughed. \u201cOh, she could stay here, all by herself, with the werewolves and the bugs and the spiders\u2026 but how will she get food? Now, my idea was to burn the place down, but if you want to leave her here, that\u2019s fine too, just not alone. But to be fair, you\u2019re better off in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t take care of her! I\u2019m the least capable person to do so, besides, with everything going on with the Prophecy and all that, I can\u2019t keep her safe. I can\u2019t be in two places at once!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, but weren\u2019t you and Bella like best buds way back when? I mean, you ate your way through the Sanatorium for her, didn\u2019t you? You got me into this mess I\u2019m in because of her. You\u2019re more than capable of taking care of her, Kol Mikaelson, stop putting yourself down,\u201d she then paused for a moment before a wicked grin appeared on her face. \u201cYou can help me<\/em> by killing Marcel. He\u2019s an asshole. If it weren\u2019t for him, New Orleans would be safer, and Davina wouldn\u2019t have been here to fuck things up. Oh, I could kill her too! You\u2019d be free of her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou will not<\/em> kill Davina, she\u2019s mine. I love her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh honey, that\u2019s not love, that\u2019s called getting regular pussy. She only resurrected you because she believed you\u2019d come back as a witch, not as a vampire. Sorry to burst your bubble, but she will start to resent you and your wicked ways,\u201d Myriam pointed out. \u201cBesides, doesn\u2019t Davina look a lot like Bella?\u201d She winked before speeding off into the general direction of New Orleans, cackling and cheering as she went. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella wasn\u2019t sure what to make of everything that she had heard, but quietly took the bag from the floor and headed inside the cabin. It smelled like roses, and herbs, potions. Blood. Her records were on the table, Myriam had truly read them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d Kol went after Bella after shaking his head a few times to ignore most of what the crazy vampire had said. If anything, the urge to return to New Orleans, to Davina, was stronger now, because the vampire had openly threatened his girlfriend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shrugged. \u201cI can\u2019t come with you, you said that. I don\u2019t want you to spend money on me, so\u2026 Myriam offered this place, I suppose I can manage here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo chance,\u201d Kol said as he took her bag and grabbed her hand. \u201cYou\u2019re not staying here by yourself where you can be easily targeted by werewolves or the Ancestors. We\u2019ll figure something out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella pulled her hand back. \u201cStop,\u201d she said as she tugged on her bag. \u201cEnough, Kol. You\u2019ve done your best, it didn\u2019t work out, now it\u2019s my turn, okay? Leave me here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes,\u201d Bella said gently as she tugged on her bag again. \u201cIt\u2019ll be alright. I still have my magic, I can protect myself against a bunch of werewolves. And if not, I can\u2019t die, remember? Let me try this on my own, and if it doesn\u2019t work, I\u2019ll seek you out for help and you can try again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGo to Davina, she\u2019s your heart. You love her. Spend time with her, you\u2019ve earned it. I need to be alone. I\u2019m tired.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t do this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy not? I\u2019m out of everyone\u2019s way here. Just as you wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not what I want, at all, but—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s okay,\u201d she bravely smiled at him, finally taking her bag and dropped it to the ground. She gently caressed his cheek and nodded towards the door. \u201cGo.\u201d Kol had other priorities. Bella didn\u2019t even want herself to be a priority of his, she was low on the totem pole. She might even quietly leave New Orleans to make things easier on him. She nudged him slightly with her magic. A cabin in the woods was perfect for her, nice and quiet, just the animals around her and no pollution or loud noises or people. She was certain she was going to like it. Eventually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He wasn\u2019t sure why he had just left her in the woods, all by herself with no one to take care of her, but he had. And he had a great time with Davina, whilst also dedicating time to protect his family when needed. It was fun to kill old enemies of his brother. It was also quite entertaining to have Nik force Elijah to find Myriam and undo the last bit of the compulsion. He had figured it out, in Myriam\u2019s compelled mind, Klaus wasn\u2019t around. She had been forbidden to seek him out as well, and once Myriam was back in her right mind, she and Nik were at it like bunnies. All the time. Most of the time. They both smelled like sex and baby vomit. Hayley was less than amused, but Nik had proven to be able to remain the doting father that he was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Lucien killed Cami, Klaus was beside himself, but Myriam was with him to dull the pain. But they were all now dead set on killing Lucien for once and for all, even Davina was on a warpath. Cami had been her friend, even after Cami turning. But they didn\u2019t even have time to properly deal with Lucien before the next thing happened, something that made it abundantly clear that the Ancestors wanted Lucien to take out every Original, like an attack dog. It was Van, the new Regent, the son of the woman Davina had Hayley kill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol hadn\u2019t been around to protect Davina as he was so busy coming up with a solution to Lucien with Freya, but the aftermath made it all too clear that it had been Van and the witches who killed his Davina. She\u2019d been tortured, her dead body had several scorch marks all over, and she had been flung across the church several times. Van even didn\u2019t bother hiding himself once Kol arrived to the scene and even tried to attack him – unable to control his rage, Kol ended Van and everyone else who entered that church. Witch or human, it didn\u2019t matter to him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam had been gloating the entire time, watching Kol eat through everyone up until the point where he lost control and not even Klaus and Elijah could talk him out of his frenzy. He didn\u2019t allow anyone near Davina\u2019s body, and brought her upstairs to her loft. She just laid there, not moving, dead, decomposing, and Kol wasn\u2019t moving either, he was willing her back to life, even though that was impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam had picked up Bella from the cabin. She had raged against Kol after he informed Myriam that Bella had told him to leave her alone. In her eyes, Bella had pushed Kol away because she was unsure about how to deal with her own feelings, and she knew that Kol didn’t want to be with her, that she was unwanted and an inconvenience. Bella had barely changed over the few weeks that she\u2019d been there. There was no doubt in Myriam\u2019s mind that she\u2019d been sitting around all day and just looking out of the window. While the view was mesmerizing, Myriam could never sit like that day in and day out. Boring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDavina died a few days ago,\u201d Myriam explained as they sat in the open air donkey carriage back to the city. She had heard about Bella\u2019s problems with the car, and decided a more fun, but slow, approach to have Bella move around in the city. Bella sure seemed to appreciate the gesture of the compelled driver. \u201cIt was brutal and she was killed by a handful of her own. Kol killed them all. Now, I\u2019m glad that she\u2019s dead, yet I\u2019m sad because I didn\u2019t get to take a bite out of her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy are you taking me back?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause that maniac needs you right now to make him see reason and I think you\u2019re also the key in breaking the spell that that bitch had cast over him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSpell?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh yeah,\u201d Myriam smiled widely. \u201cOne so crafty that even her death can\u2019t break it! I couldn\u2019t wrap my mind around the fact that Kol loved Davina. That he believed that she was everything to him, I mean, he\u2019s over a thousand years old and he falls for someone like her? Seriously? You\u2019d think that he\u2019d have a better taste than someone as tacky as her, despite his chaotic nature.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t know, from what I\u2019ve read and what I\u2019ve seen is that love is unpredictable, you never know when it comes on your path or what it feels like. Perhaps his love for Davina was intense, but vampires do feel more intensely, don\u2019t they?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut Kol wasn\u2019t a vampire when he fell for her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shrugged. \u201cKaleb came across as a virgin to me, perhaps his body liked what he saw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaybe, maybe not. But thanks to my extensive knowledge of herbs and potions, I\u2019ve managed to identify the spell he was under, or that he was under a spell in the first place. It could also be the entire reason why he\u2019s responding so violently to her death, not even Klaus was this destructive when Camille died.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh no,\u201d Bella said shocked. \u201cCami died?\u201d She never had the pleasure to meet the woman in real life, but she\u2019d often watched her study, visited her in Rousseau\u2019s, when she was still an Ancestor. She liked Cami and from what she was told by Kol, everyone liked her. \u201cPoor Klaus!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah\u2026 he smashed everything in sight, but the wake was a party, just as Cami had wanted. I believe Klaus is alright with it now, although it did fuel his anger towards Lucien.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s still not dead?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNope,\u201d Myriam sighed as she grabbed something from the picnic basket and handed the sandwich to Bella to eat. \u201cIn any case, Davina might have tied the spell to you, thinking that nobody would be clever enough to figure it out. If you don\u2019t break the spell, Kol might be miserable for the rest of his life and won\u2019t be able to put Davina to rest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut he should,\u201d Bella said after giving it some thought. \u201cI think I once saw a witch work on something that could destroy the Ancestors, the only thing needed was a spirit on the other side and someone living to bring it to them. I can\u2019t remember who, but I do know she was a Trem\u00e9 witch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cI think so,\u201d Bella replied as she took a bite out of her sandwich, letting out a small moan because it tasted so good. \u201cDavina\u2019s dead now, it\u2019s likely that the Ancestors will shred her soul into pieces and connect it to things or people that she held near and dear, so that her soul would be separate forever. The Ancestors are in control over Lucien, or something like that, aren\u2019t they? They want him to kill the Mikaelsons so that the witches can be back in control in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re more observant than I gave you credit for, Bella,\u201d Myriam said impressed. \u201cAnd we happen to know a Trem\u00e9 witch, I think he\u2019ll be more than willing to help us destroy the Ancestors, too. But one step at a time. Kol needs to snap out of this. He hasn\u2019t allowed anyone to come near for days. It\u2019s just him and rotting Davina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut what makes you think that I can get close to him? Or that I\u2019m the key to lifting the spell?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust a hunch,\u201d Myriam winked. \u201cTrust me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow can I trust you when you broke your word on helping me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat!\u201d Myriam said shocked. \u201cI helped! You didn\u2019t need my help! I told you that! I helped you with the advice I gave you and Kol, but the both of you wouldn\u2019t listen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella looked at her hands who were still holding most of the delicious sandwich. \u201cI was intruding because of the mistake I made with the spells. It was only right that he wanted me away from him, he\u2019d done it before, at least this time I had a little bit of influence over it, and I\u2019m glad he didn\u2019t compel another man to take care of me, I\u2019ve learned my lesson with that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam grabbed Bella\u2019s sandwich and threw it out of the cart. \u201cYou idiotic little thing,\u201d she said as she rolled her eyes. \u201cI understand that emotions and feelings are difficult for you to comprehend, but that boy ate through half the Sanatorium to get you out of there. Not even Klaus would do that for someone he immensely liked, loved, or whatever.\u201d She was quiet then and shrugged. \u201cOn second thought, he might have. We haven\u2019t really been in a situation like that yet. And hopefully it\u2019ll never happen. Elijah had compelled me, and Klaus thought I had fucked off or that I had died in the fire his father had set to the theatre but I wasn\u2019t even there. Point is, that boy likes you. A lot. To the point of doing horrible things to make sure you are safe. Because he was right back then, you didn\u2019t belong at the Sanatorium and it was good of him to get you out\u2026 although he could just have compelled the nursing staff. But he didn\u2019t. He snacked on them. And found you the man you wanted – the man society pressured you to have. And he made a mistake with that. Kol Mikaelson doesn\u2019t feel guilt that easily, but believe me, he still feels guilty about that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you look at it that way\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd then there\u2019s you. If Kol had merely been a friend, you wouldn\u2019t have gone through all the effort of resurrection and becoming the potion to cure him from the hold the Ancestors had on him. You didn\u2019t have to do that after he put you with Edward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, but he helped me after I had a mental break after killing Edward\u2026 was only fair I helped him now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd he needs your help now, and you\u2019re still willing to help him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause he wanted to help me to get better by bringing me to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI should so get you drunk so you can get in touch with your feelings,\u201d Myriam sighed as she handed Bella another sandwich. \u201cEat up. We\u2019ll be with Kol shortly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella nearly regurgitated her sandwich as she reached the loft where Davina and Kol where. The stench of decaying flesh hurting her nostrils. She quietly moved into the room and opened the window, before she moved to sit with Kol, not saying a word. She couldn\u2019t, at this point. She wasn\u2019t sure how Kol managed to sit here for days with Davina rotting away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They sat there for a few hours before Bella had gotten used to the smell somewhat and reached for Kol\u2019s arm, to gently rub it to get his attention. \u201cHey,\u201d she said softly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol let out a deep breath and looked at her, his vampire face bleeding out. \u201cGo away, Bella.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen\u2019s the last time you had something to eat?\u201d she asked as she continued to rub his arm. \u201cYou look a little bit grey around the edges.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet me dessicate, it\u2019s better than to be without Davina,\u201d he murmured, not looking away from Bella. Warm Bella. Good smelling Bella, fresh like the forest, and her blood smelling so sweet, something he could definitely use right now. But no, it\u2019d be too painful for him, and yet, he couldn\u2019t understand why. He\u2019d been trying to understand it for the last couple of days because he remembered that at some point he referred to Davina as a convenient fuck – inside his head, of course – and that didn\u2019t explain why he was feeling what he was feeling now. As if it was the end of the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut if you dessicate, what will become of me? You\u2019d practically be dead, right?\u201d Bella wondered out loud. \u201cWould that mean I get to die too?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He hadn\u2019t thought of it that way. Desiccation was out of the question then. Bella deserved a good life, even if that meant he had to live in pain for the rest of his immortal life. \u201cI suppose you\u2019re right,\u201d he said softly, planting a kiss on Bella\u2019s forehead. \u201cBut I thought you didn\u2019t mind dying again. You were so adamant before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause it\u2019s unnatural, it\u2019s not right\u2026 but I\u2019m no longer natural, am I? I\u2019m like you, supernatural, and I do want to study and become someone you can be proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo no to dying?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo to dying,\u201d she nodded as she caressed his cheek. \u201cI heard you went to town on the witches who killed Davina, how did they taste?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBitter,\u201d he scowled. \u201cDidn\u2019t feed much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She scooted closer to him and smiled. \u201cHow do I smell? Good?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSweet\u2026 but Bella\u2026 I can\u2019t—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes you can. And once you\u2019re feeling better, you\u2019re going to ask your sister to consecrate Davina on the cemetery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut the Ancestors, they will—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know,\u201d she said soothingly. \u201cBut I think that Myriam and I have a plan for that. Davina will remain whole and she will help us with the Ancestors and weakening Lucien so that your brother can kill him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust like that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust like that,\u201d Bella nodded as she offered her wrist to him. \u201cTake as much as you need, even if it\u2019s everything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He listened for her heartbeat, it was slow and steady. She wasn\u2019t afraid of him, not at all. She was fearless and didn\u2019t fear him. That\u2019s likely why she smelled so sweet and enticing. \u201cAre you sure?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBite me,\u201d she nearly pushed her wrist into his mouth. This whole time his vampire face had been out, and he likely hadn\u2019t noticed. She knew she had to do this. For him. She was going to stick around for as long as he needed her company as he worked through his grief. Quiet and observing. Keeping an eye on him. That was her purpose now. To look after him. She\u2019d get better in time, but he needed to be better first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He bit down on her wrist and nearly inhaled her blood. She tasted so sweet, so good, so arousing. It was like a fog lifted from his mind and it was then when he started to smell the decaying body in the room, realizing it was Davina and not feeling much towards her. Davina was gone, she had been killed and he felt free. And he was drinking Bella\u2019s blood again. His saviour a couple of weeks ago and now she was saving him from himself. But she tasted so good, he needed more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol pulled Bella into his lap as he released her wrist and bit down on her neck, holding her close to him as he drank deep, keeping an ear out for her heartbeat, that it wouldn\u2019t become too slow so she had to recover for a long time, but slow enough. Her little moans weren\u2019t helping him keeping control over himself. She was crazy. His type of crazy. His. Period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stopped feeding when she fell into him, her head on his shoulder, her heartbeat just on the verge of stopping. He fed her a little of his blood to heal her and carried her out of the room, leaving the stench of death behind them. Kol was greeted by a grinning Myriam at the end of the hall. \u201cWhatever you did\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI gave her a nice tasty sandwich with hopefully an antidote to whatever Davina did to you, basically she was once again a cure,\u201d she smirked. \u201cYou\u2019re welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam shrugged. \u201cLike you said, consecrate Davina, have the Ancestors shred her soul and in the meantime we\u2019re going to talk to Vincent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVincent?\u201d Kol knew that he wanted to hurt the Ancestors, but why were they going to talk to him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella told me that she once observed a Trem\u00e9 witch making plans to destroy the Ancestors, but she couldn\u2019t tell me who. Maybe Vincent knows.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh boy,\u201d Kol let out a breath as the barely conscious Bella was still in his arms. \u201cAlright, I suppose I could take her to the compound\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe guest room is already ready for her,\u201d Myriam smiled as she danced behind Kol as he descended the stairs with a little bundle in his arms. \u201cLove. So beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not love, Myriam,\u201d Kol growled. \u201cThis was entrapment and you used her to snap me out of Davina\u2019s hold. That\u2019s not nice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh shut up and be glad that it\u2019s over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was strange to wake up to traffic noises around the house and people talking. On top of that, she was in a really comfortable bed and didn\u2019t want to get up to see where she was, because she knew. She knew<\/em> she was at the Mikaelson family home in the middle of the Quarter and it was likely that Kol had taken her there to recover. \u201cKol,\u201d she said as she sat up, remembering her new purpose now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m here,\u201d Kol said as he crawled onto the bed, his weight making her rise up a little as she was sitting. He just hated the fact that she was still wearing Davina\u2019s old clothes. He should have ripped it off of her or asked Myriam to do it. \u201cSee? Still here, pink and warm and making sure you\u2019re alright. How about some tea?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut— Davina, she—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDarling, she had me under a spell, an obsession spell. I had realized before that she and I were nothing but casual fucks, especially after I returned and not the way she had wanted. She preferred Kaleb.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe didn\u2019t even give you a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to think that she had wavering morals,\u201d he said with a slight chuckle as he helped her to sit up straight in bed and handed her a cup of tea. \u201cWhat she did was definitely not a nice thing to do, especially after all she and I went through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not sad?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA little, yes, but in the end, she had to resort to a spell to keep me with her, and that\u2019s trust that I misplaced. I\u2019ll do everything that I can to help her with the Ancestors, we\u2019re really close to getting that weapon you spoke of to Myriam. As it happens, it was Vincent\u2019s wife who was working on it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait, how long have I been out for?\u201d She nearly sloshed the tea all over herself but managed not to spill anything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA couple of days,\u201d he smiled at her. \u201cI didn\u2019t have the heart to wake you, you needed your rest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh\u2026 okay\u2026 that makes sense\u2026 so\u2026 what\u2019s the plan?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, the Ancestors have a funny sense of humor and one of Davina\u2019s soul fragments is attached to me, I have to go over there to make Davina whole again with two others and the object,\u201d he said carefully as he watched her take a sip of her tea. \u201cIt will be quite dangerous, I just wanted you to know that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo you want me to be with you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNah, darling, it\u2019s safer for you if you stay here, since we\u2019re meddling with the Ancestors and all. Myriam is staying with you. Hayley will be with Hope. I believe Myriam has plans for you, but she wouldn\u2019t let me in on the secret.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella took another sip of her tea. \u201cDo you want me to go back to the cabin?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo you want to?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She shook her head. \u201cI need to look after you, to make sure you\u2019re alright. You did love Davina at some point, the grief will hit you and when it does\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI already killed most of the 9th Ward Coven after they killed her, I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll be fine,\u201d he kissed the top of her head. \u201cBut I don\u2019t mind if you stuck around a little here. You\u2019re safe here, and Nik isn\u2019t that bad. Neither is Myriam. And when Freya\u2019s not too busy, she might want to teach you a few new spells or something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat changed your mind?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou breaking the hold Davina had over me, suddenly a lot of things became clear to me,\u201d he sighed deeply. \u201cCan you please forgive me for wanting you out of my way and away from my family? I never ever wanted to do that to you again and I did it anyway. I\u2019m a horrible person.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not a horrible person and of course I forgive you,\u201d she smiled at him. \u201cI wanted to be out of your way too, remember? I\u2019m only intruding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNever think that again,\u201d he said, a hint of anger around the edges. \u201cYou\u2019re not intruding, ever, you understand? You\u2019re the most unintrusive person I\u2019ve ever met, so don\u2019t ever think that again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAren\u2019t I a burden to you then?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, and I\u2019m sorry if I made you feel that way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t,\u201d Bella took a sip of her tea. \u201cI feel like I am because I\u2019m unprepared for this, I feel like a child who\u2019s learning to walk again and that\u2019s a horrible feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fairly easy, really. Just ignore all the new things and start with the similarities. Work your way up from there,\u201d he said as he handed her an old flip phone. \u201cThis is a phone. You can open it to call people. Hold number one long enough and it\u2019ll automatically dial my number if you need me and I\u2019m away. Number two is Myriam and well, because Nik insisted, his number is under three.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut usually things can wait until you get back?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot in this modern age, people want to know where you are at all times and be reachable at all times, too,\u201d he smiled before he produced a wallet that was covered with unicorns. He took her mug of tea and set it aside before opening it for her, revealing her ID. \u201cYour name is still Bella Swan, but Elijah has managed to give you an entire new identity so that you can show authorities questioning your identity that you are a real person. Because of this ID, we were able to open a bank account in your name,\u201d he said pointing at the other card. \u201cNo doubt Myriam will explain to you how it works. Barely anyone walks around with paper money these days. Now, there is money in your account, and you can do with it as you please. Such as buying books to help you study. Or to buy yourself new clothes, I\u2019ve decided not to go back to the cabin to get Davina\u2019s old clothes for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo buts. Treat Myriam on an ice cream when she takes you out, she\u2019ll love that,\u201d he smiled at her. \u201cHave fun with it, please. For all I care you use what you need and never touch that card again. I just want you to have fun and not to worry that you\u2019re wasting money, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re being very strange right now, Kol,\u201d she said as she eyed him curiously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is me, helping you. Setting you up and make sure that you\u2019re a part of our society,\u201d he insisted, pushing a strand of her brown hair behind her ear before getting a tiny handbag off the floor. \u201cI didn\u2019t know what you liked, so I got something simple but safe and easy to carry. It\u2019s for your phone and purse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t have to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, I did and you need to allow me to take care of you. You can help me to get better, and I will help you,\u201d he sighed as he shifted a little on the bed. \u201cIt\u2019s difficult for me to admit, but I\u2019ve always felt at peace with you. My mind stops racing and everything is clear. You don\u2019t judge. You\u2019re different than everyone else and I like that, very much so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re being very very strange, Kol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s called kindness, Bella,\u201d he smirked. \u201cYou haven\u2019t been shown that a lot while you\u2019re being kind to everyone you meet, so get used to it.\u201d He reached for her tea and handed it back to her. \u201cNow, stay in bed for as long as you want, the bathroom is to the side and the bath is glorious. With any luck, I\u2019ll be back home in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait, what? You\u2019re going to destroy the Ancestors today?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHopefully,\u201d Kol smiled at her. \u201cI want you to be here when I get back, okay? No more running. This is your home now unless you think you want to be somewhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBe careful, don\u2019t let Davina manipulate you again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s a ghost, what can she do to me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll be a ghost when you go and visit her,\u201d she pointed out, taking another sip of her tea. \u201cSo you need to be careful and not to allow her to draw you back. So be strong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t worry, darling, I\u2019ll make it back safely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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