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Chapter 02 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bella had told him that she wanted some time alone, by herself, and Kol granted her as much space as needed while keeping an eye on her. She was adamant that she continued her teaching job and he made sure that she had a daylight ring to walk in the sunshine, allow her to walk amongst the humans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a new vampire, she had excellent control over her bloodlust and Kol envied her. He had never bothered to control himself like that, but she was managing. During the times that she was at work, he snuck into her house and filled her fridge with blood bags. She didn\u2019t like that, it was often that he came back to his own house and find that she had pushed dog shit through his mailbox, and normally someone would get really angry about that, but he found himself incredibly amused. He had gotten to know her as an independent young woman, but he never knew she had a bit of a mean streak. It was refreshing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Niklaus had given him the benefit of doubt in making sure that Bella would be a balanced vampire, Elijah had been against it; mainly because in his mind, Kol was still the irresponsible and imbalanced younger sibling who was worse than Niklaus. It infuriated him that his brother thought Kol hadn\u2019t changed. That he was incapable of change. But Kol would show him. Prove himself. Over and over again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was during one of their heated Thanksgiving arguments when Bella texted him. He had invited her over, of course, but she said she had plans. She hadn\u2019t elaborated, just said that she had plans and that was it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you free?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the weirdest text ever. Of course he was free. Free to do what? It\u2019s the usual family Thanksgiving dinner. My sister is yelling at my brother, I\u2019m yelling at the other brother and we\u2019re all yelling at each other. Perhaps by midnight I\u2019ll be resting uncomfortably in my coffin.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not free then?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was something insisting in those words, something desperate. He could feel it. What\u2019s wrong?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Thanksgiving usually consists of drinking so much I can\u2019t see straight for reasons. I realized I need more booze now that I\u2019m turned and I got hungry.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol let out a small chuckle as he politely excused himself from the fight with his siblings to somewhere more quiet. Okay?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I need you to come to Rousseau\u2019s, I\u2019m holding everyone in this bar hostage. I need you to compel them to forget what they saw.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alarm bells went off in his head. Rousseau\u2019s was Nik\u2019s former lover\u2019s bar, owned by Nik now. It was in the middle of the French Quarter and people were out to party. Lone souls, much like Bella herself. What had she gotten herself into? What happened?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got hungry. How do you discreetly get rid of a couple of bodies?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol groaned as he set off for Rousseau\u2019s, and lo and behold, Bella was keeping everyone inside amidst a small pile of dead bodies that she had dropped. \u201cThat wasn\u2019t just hunger, darling,\u201d he said as he pushed the door open. He felt disappointed. Kol had believed that she could control herself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, some of it was anger,\u201d she said playfully. \u201cThey tried to stop me when I fed on the bartender so I killed them and it feels bad, I\u2019ve never killed anyone but it also feels so good!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGo home, you\u2019re drunk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She paused, then. \u201cI killed people,\u201d her voice was barely a whisper as she looked at the humans she\u2019d been holding hostage. Every single one of them having the look of terror frozen on their faces before she looked at the little heap of humans. She\u2019d simply broken their necks, but it looked so bad. So bad. \u201cCan we bring them back?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, darling, they\u2019re dead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI honestly didn\u2019t mean to!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol noticed that there were dangerous tears behind those eyes of her and he didn\u2019t want her to fall apart right there, it would only complicate things. \u201cI know, Bella,\u201d he tenderly said. \u201cWhy won\u2019t you go home? I\u2019ll come to you as soon as I\u2019m done and we\u2019ll talk about this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat if those people were parents of the kids I teach?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGo home, you\u2019re going to be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPromise?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, now go,\u201d he smiled at her before making sure she left the bar. Kol then got to work. He compelled every living soul in that bar and choose the strongest looking males to help him discard the bodies. Some of the weaker ones were told to clean up. It took longer than he had hoped, but Bella had really made a mess out of it. Unexpectedly. Oh, he knew he wasn\u2019t going to fool any vampire that would set foot in Rousseau\u2019s after the clean up, not even after a good wash with alcohol, but Nik would appreciate the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he arrived at Bella\u2019s, she had seemed to have calmed down somewhat as she was drinking from a bottle of wine. \u201cHow are you feeling?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike shit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot a huge Thanksgiving person, are you?\u201d Kol chuckled as he sat down on the sofa next to her. \u201cWhy\u2019s that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shrugged. \u201cI don\u2019t see the point of it. Now, Christmas\u2026 is something else. But Thanksgiving is just an excuse for me to go out and drink. A lot. And this time\u2026 I fucked up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not your fault, darling,\u201d Kol gently rubbed her back as he watched her take another swig of her wine. \u201cWe have a huge tolerance for alcohol, so you really did your best in getting drunk,\u201d he smiled at her. \u201cWell done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI killed people today. Not for feeding, but because they wanted to stop me from doing so. What if I kill my children because I can\u2019t fight the hunger?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou only lost control because you\u2019re shitfaced, it\u2019s fine, we\u2019ve all been there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella huffed as she put her head on his shoulder and took another sip of her wine. \u201cCan you make me forget?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy? You\u2019re a vampire now, you\u2019re supposed to kill people. They\u2019re your food.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She looked up to him and sighed. \u201cI killed innocent people without feeding from them. Snapped their little necks as if they\u2019re twigs. I should be in jail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd then what? Starve to death?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was quiet then before nodding. \u201cYou\u2019re right. I shouldn\u2019t have drunk that much. I shouldn\u2019t have gone out, period. I\u2019m still learning and I\u2019m still new at this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd when you\u2019re not drinking, you have excellent control and that is fantastic,\u201d he smiled at her. \u201cVery impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She looked up to him with big, sad eyes. Whatever was bothering her, he\u2019ll get to know eventually. \u201cReally?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTruly,\u201d Kol took the bottle out of her hands and set it on the table. \u201cNow, what can I do to make you feel better?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She smiled at him then, as her hand moved over his leg towards his groin. \u201cWell\u2026 I have an idea\u2026 You\u2019re handsome and I\u2019m adorable\u2026\u201d When she reached his cock, she gave it a gentle squeeze over the fabric of his pants and he sucked in a breath. \u201cYou\u2019re packing\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, he was likely going to regret this, but he was a sucker for temptation. She was so flattering and it wasn\u2019t his fault that she instigated sex. He earned it, after what he\u2019d done for her. And if she needed this, then he was more than happy to oblige. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clothes were torn, tables broken, lips clashed before ending up on top of her kitchen island and bodies sliding and crashing into each other while hands desperately clawed at the other\u2019s skin. She was loud, letting go of all the hurt and pain and sadness that she felt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Round two involved crashing into her bedroom door, making them all fall on the floor and ending it there as she came again, nearly screaming his name as she tumbled over the edge and took him with her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Round three was non-existent. She had him drink a glass of wine in the midst of all the debris and she promptly fell asleep on the sofa, her head in his lap. Snoring, loudly. A lady she was not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He carried her to her bed and tucked her in before going home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was no poop in his mailbox after he\u2019d replenished her blood supply over the next few weeks. Kol wasn\u2019t sure if this was a good thing or a bad thing because he kinda liked the attention. He was stupid to think that the excrement was a mirror of Bella\u2019s feelings or something, but she left him alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She usually replied to his texts when he was checking in on her, but it didn\u2019t appear that she was looking for company. A shame, really. They hadn\u2019t really talked after what had happened on Thanksgiving. Not that he needed to talk about it, or wanted to talk it, but it had been awesome. And he knew that she had kind of a crush on Kaleb, even when he was inside of him, but that Davina got in the way. Bella was far more exciting than Davina, in Kol\u2019s opinion, despite Davina being a witch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He knew he was a catch, so was she, but was she aware of what she was missing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nik had him out of town for a couple of weeks. His brother had one of his \u2018brilliant ideas\u2019 and had Kol hunt down some artifact of which Kol was certain didn\u2019t exist anymore. He needed to get out of New Orleans for a while anyway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was doing fine and Davina was hating him so that was great. He wasn\u2019t quite sure what happened between him and Davina, but it was likely that she didn\u2019t like him anymore now that he was a vampire. It had taken her long enough, months, even, to realize that he was a dick. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the way back his travels took him through the state of Washington and he couldn\u2019t help but to harass the local Cold One population there. Cold Ones were dicks, especially these. The Major ran with them, but Kol figured the rest of them were a source of Bella\u2019s anger. He\u2019d happily take them all out, but he wasn\u2019t much of a fighter. Sure, he could fight, but his brothers were more the warriors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So when he found himself dangling a few feet from the ground after having been picked up by the big, burly Cold One called Emmett – apparently Kol had killed the vampire\u2019s mate – he wasn\u2019t quite sure how to get out of this pickle. Kol couldn\u2019t die, sure, but there were many ways that this guy could hurt him, he was certainly holding him with a vice like grip. \u201cListen, I\u2019m just trying to make a friend feel better\u2026 it\u2019s a misunderstanding, really.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re one of those Originals, aren\u2019t you?\u201d the Cold One growled as he shook Kol as if he was a leaf. \u201cWhich means I can\u2019t kill you even after you\u2019ve killed my Rosalie,\u201d he snarled as he kept holding Kol by the neck, making him wiggle like a fish on dry land. \u201cWhat to do with you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEmmett, that\u2019s quite enough,\u201d a smooth, velvety voice sounded. Kol knew this to be Carlisle Cullen, the leader of the coven. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the youngest Originals, you\u2019ll have to forgive him for being so brazen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe killed Rosalie, Carlisle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure that his siblings will make sure that he pays, now, let go of him,\u201d he said patronizingly. \u201cBecause I\u2019m fairly certain that he\u2019ll find a way to get loose and kill you too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emmett grunted as he squeezed Kol\u2019s neck until he heard a bone snap and dropped him to the ground. \u201cFine, but I\u2019m going to get my revenge one way or another!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course,\u201d Carlisle smiled at him and pat him on the shoulder. \u201cI am so sorry for Rosalie, Emmett,\u201d he continued before pulling Kol back onto his feet and put an arm around him. \u201cCome, let\u2019s have a chat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not interested in a chat,\u201d Kol said with a raspy voice as he rubbed his hand over his neck. \u201cI\u2019m interested in you lot leaving my friend alone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carlisle chuckled softly. \u201cShe has no idea that you\u2019re here, does she?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, she doesn\u2019t and she doesn\u2019t need to know. The constant reminder of you lot still being here haunts her and she can\u2019t have that if she wants to move on with her life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut we\u2019ve been leaving her alone, young Mikaelson,\u201d Carlisle replied kindly. \u201cShe\u2019s been in contact with the latest member of our family, Angela, but she and Bella have been friends for quite some time now. And I believe that Jasper calls her on occasion. Other than that, we\u2019ve been leaving Bella to herself. We know that she\u2019s safe in New Orleans under your protection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not enough. I\u2019m fearing that she has a knack for self destruction and with you still here, present and likely going to collect her, it\u2019ll only do her more harm than good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe has nothing to fear from us,\u201d Carlisle replied as he continued to lead him away from the rest of his family. \u201cThe Volturi are after her. We\u2019re fine with her knowing about us and not having turned, the Volturi are not. It\u2019s the law and rules.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen I shall kill them, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow about you kill them instead?\u201d Carlisle suggested. \u201cAnd once we do something that will prove to you that we are, indeed, hurtful towards Bella, you can come after us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol was getting agitated now. \u201cHow about I kill you now and get it over with?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWould Bella want that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care what she wants, in the long run, this will be for her best interest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carlisle smiled, then. \u201cMany years ago, I ran into your brother Elijah. We agreed that we didn\u2019t see the world the same way and we also understood that your kind could easily kill mine. We agreed that we wouldn\u2019t be in each other\u2019s way, much like the treaty my family has with the shifter wolves here. Now, the look on your face tells me that you have no knowledge of this agreement, so I shall forgive you for killing Rosalie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cForgive me?\u201d Kol huffed. \u201cPlease. Fight me so I have a reason to kill you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI shall leave your punishment to your brothers. Go home, young Mikaelson. The next time I won\u2019t be this kind,\u201d Carlisle pushed him over the treaty border on to wolf territory. \u201cBut I shall give your brothers a call about this incident.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol felt like he was in high school and his teacher was mad at him for something. Huffing, he felt at least somewhat accomplished by killing this Rosalie, he hoped that it would make Bella feel better and more at ease, knowing that he could protect her, that his brothers could protect her; that perhaps even she could kill a Cold One when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, wouldn\u2019t that be great? Teaching Bella how to fight, use her powers properly? Would she wear tight fitting outfits? He could make that mandatory! Grinning, he went deeper into Quileute land to meet with the latest chief, Jacob Black, to request access to their shaman for Nik\u2019s stupid trinket. And maybe request that they keep a closer eye on the Cullens, seeing as they turned a human – Bella\u2019s friend – and that was against their treaty, wasn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funny enough, he did receive a verbal ear bashing from Niklaus over the phone, but by the time Kol arrived back in New Orleans, his brother wasn\u2019t that angry with him anymore. He even apologized for it for some reason. Kol had half expected to run into a dagger at that point, but since he was in the clear, he could tell his brother that Kol had been right the first time, that whatever Nik was looking for had been destroyed and that he\u2019d been sent on a wild goose chase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even that didn\u2019t earn him a dagger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps Nik was getting sentimental in his old age. Elijah was huffing and puffing about Kol having killed a \u2018friendly\u2019 Cold One, but Nik was protecting him. Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While they were having dinner with the family, Kol kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. It was close to Christmas now, surely there wasn\u2019t a Christmas dagger with his name on it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s this elephant in the room?\u201d Kol asked as the servants were taking away their empty plates and glasses. \u201cYou have been eyeing each other quietly and barely conversed. Something is wrong,\u201d he then let out a slight chuckle. \u201cBecause usually my deeds of the last few weeks would have earned me a dagger to the heart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus hesitated but eventually spoke up, knowing that Kol was likely going to combust if he didn\u2019t speak up. \u201cIt\u2019s Bella.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shit. <\/em>Blinking, he feared the worst. \u201cShe\u2019s not dead, is she?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s not dead,\u201d Klaus echoed, Elijah slowly nodded in agreement. \u201cHowever\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah took a sip of his tea and swallowed it quickly to interrupt Klaus. \u201cShe\u2019s your responsibility, Kol. You should have taken her with you on your quest for Niklaus.\u201d He and Niklaus did not have any blame in this. None whatsoever. As long as that was clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t blame him, Elijah,\u201d Klaus warned his older brother. \u201cThe girl has a job that she loves, of course he wouldn\u2019t take her away from what she loves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol slammed the table with his fist, causing the cutlery and the dishes to clang together as they launched from the table. \u201cWhat did you do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, we kept an eye on her, as you requested, of course,\u201d Klaus explained as he eyed the fallen plates on the floor, not daring to look Kol in the eye. \u201cShe seemed to know that we were and asked a witch to cast a spell to hide her from us. Not even Freya can find her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you saying?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have no idea where she is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s your responsibility, Kol. Not ours.\u201d Elijah reminded him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cElijah, I swear\u2026\u201d Kol threatened his brother as he got to his feet. \u201cYou are unbelievable,\u201d he spat. \u201cYou ask me to do things all the time and I do them to the best of my abilities and I ask you to look after one new vampire and you lose her? The mighty Niklaus and Elijah Mikaelson have trouble dealing with one vampire?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, truth be told, we were occupied by having to deal with the looming threat of the Volturi coming here because of your vampire\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s complete and utter bollocks,\u201d Kol spat as he ran out to see if Bella had come home. He was used to being seen as the family disappointment, as the happy homicidal maniac, as nothing more than the menace, but despite it all, he always did as what was asked of him. Was it that hard to return the favor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She wasn\u2019t home, but her phone was and it told him that her work had called several times. Things were rotting in her dustbin and her bed was still made. Spoiled blood was in her fridge. It was clear that Bella hadn\u2019t been home in a while. Likely the same week he went off to prove Niklaus\u2019 artifact didn\u2019t exist anymore. Damnit. He thought she\u2019d been stable enough for him to leave her, but it was apparent that he\u2019d been wrong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella had a habit of running away whenever being confronted with something so he hoped that she hadn\u2019t run out of New Orleans. Asking a witch – and a powerful one at that if Freya couldn\u2019t break the spell – to cloak her was new, but not surprising. Bella was smart. She knew how to survive. But he truly hoped she hadn\u2019t left New Orleans because spelled or not, the Volturi would find a way to find her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol hoped he was the first one to find her, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He went through her browsing history on her laptop and hated what he found. He couldn\u2019t believe his eyes. Vampire fetish websites mostly, simple humans wanting to be fed upon by a vampire, but the few search results that he found that were not that, disturbed him greatly. It appeared that she had found the dark pits of vampire society, those where the nightwalkers from his brother spent their days; drunk and high and horny with the help from some herbs that some witches supplied them with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Impure things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He liked it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, Kol didn\u2019t deny that he, too, spent many hours in a vampire den at some point in his travels and his existence, but he never fancied Bella to be someone to do such a thing. Then again, Bella was no innocent and she was a troubled soul. Who wouldn\u2019t be after what she\u2019d been through?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Volturi were still planning on going after her, perhaps they should send them a letter telling them she\u2019d turned? Or wouldn\u2019t that matter? Would she be destroyed instead, seeing as she didn\u2019t turn into a Cold One?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And maybe, those exact thoughts had lead her to find an escape into the arms of needy and pathetic vampires who deserved only to walk by night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It didn\u2019t take him long to find her. There was a place at the Harbor that he knew of and it was a perfect hide out. It was still in New Orleans and there was enough land to run away or derelict buildings to hide in. It wasn\u2019t easy to get into the place, he was fortunate enough to be an Original and could compel these losers, but how on earth had Bella managed to get in? Loser vampires or not, they still had their own set of rules, laws, even, and as long as they stayed out of trouble, his family wouldn\u2019t bother with shutting them down because even shitty nightwalkers were allowed to have fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After gaining access, he could see why she was allowed entrance. In the dimly lit space there was a giant table and Bella was splayed out over it, blissfully unaware of Kol\u2019s presence. She was naked and one of the mutts was eating her out. It looked extremely hot, especially how in her high state her body arched whenever a wave of pleasure hit her body. In the crowded room, where everyone was watching the show, he could hear her little noises as the vampire between her legs did everything in his power to make her scream out in delight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And all he wanted was to be a possessive asshole and tear that vampire to shreds before giving Bella something to wear as he brought her home to come back to her senses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol counted til ten and took a deep breath. He inhaled the smell of the herbs and alcohol, but they were laced with sex. Bella\u2019s amazing scent of sex, and he lost it. Grabbing the nearest blanket, he threw it over her as he yanked the vampire away from her – the mutt was lucky that Kol didn\u2019t kill him – before throwing Bella over his shoulder and ran her home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d Bella whined as Kol dropped her onto her bed. \u201cI don\u2019t want to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, you\u2019re going to be here, and I\u2019m going to make sure that you stay until the effects of whatever you\u2019ve been taking wear off,\u201d he said sternly as he tucked her into bed. \u201cAnd then, you and I are going to have a chat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFuck you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t make me compel you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella let out a snort as she rolled to her side. \u201cYou can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSleep it off. Then we\u2019ll talk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Bella was asleep, he popped over to his house to get a few fresh blood bags and threw out her old stuff. He wasn\u2019t going to leave her alone. Not again. Kol had a pretty good idea what was going on and he intended to fix it. No more from a distance stuff, he was going to do this hands on and he knew what he had to do to fix this for her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He woke up to the sound of the shower being turned on and started to make coffee and poured Bella a glass of blood for when she was done. Kol heard some angry noises coming from her bedroom as she got dressed and handed her her glass of blood the moment she came out. \u201cI fucking hate you,\u201d she growled as she sat down like a petulant child. \u201cWhy couldn\u2019t you have left me there?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy are you squandering your second chance in life, Bella?\u201d he retorted. \u201cI saved your life and you\u2019re wasting it by hanging out with those losers? Why?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause maybe that was the biggest mistake ever? Giving me a second chance?\u201d Bella retorted as she knocked back her glass of blood and set it on the table. \u201cThe Volturi will still come for me and I wanted to have fun for as long as possible. Fun, that you interrupted!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella, be reasonable,\u201d Kol replied as he eyed her. \u201cYou\u2019ve always been under threat of the Volturi, what has changed? Why are you so afraid now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust leave me alone, you made a mistake by turning me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re certainly trying my patience, Bella Swan. I know you\u2019re masking your problems, you can pretend you\u2019re fine for a while until you break. Well, you\u2019ve hit rock bottom now so you\u2019d better talk so I can help you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you know it all so well then you tell me!\u201d Bella responded angrily. \u201cThis is not me! I feel like I\u2019m pmssing since I was turned! I either feel too much or I don\u2019t. And I don\u2019t try to sleep because whenever I do, I have such vivid nightmares about what the Volturi will do to me so yeah, tell me, Kol. Tell me what you can do to make me feel better!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He let her rage for a few minutes and when she finally sat back down again, he spoke. \u201cI should have told you about the emotional implications of turning. Everything is heightened and I believed you were handling things correctly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI nearly killed my class filled with kids because one wouldn\u2019t stop smacking his lips.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlright, so I can help you with your emotional control. I\u2019m not the best in that myself, but that\u2019s because I\u2019m lazy,\u201d Kol took a sip of his coffee. \u201cAnd I think that for Christmas, you need to get out of New Orleans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t leave New Orleans, Kol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course you can,\u201d he smirked widely. \u201cI\u2019ll be with you to protect you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He could hear her let out a breath then. \u201cWhere are we going?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVolterra.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, absolutely not! You want me dead, don\u2019t you? Kol!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then there was panic, quite amusing, really. \u201cNo, darling, we\u2019re going to kill the Volturi. You and I. And then we\u2019re going to set the entire village on fire after we\u2019ve eaten so many humans that we\u2019re well stuffed and high on blood. Or we could do it the other way around, I haven\u2019t figured that out yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t kill them, Kol. They\u2019re the Volturi. Cold Ones are hard to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like punching through a wall, no big deal,\u201d he sat down next to her on the sofa and smiled. \u201cSo, what do you say? Want to go to Italy for Christmas?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella threw her hands up in defeat. \u201cSure, why the hell not. If I\u2019m going to die, then I\u2019d rather die spectacularly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol laughed at that. \u201cDarling, your first death was already spectacular, it\u2019s merely a shame that you don\u2019t remember that. What you should do, however, is live spectacularly and I\u2019m going to show you how. From this day forward, you shall not want for anything because I will give it to you. No job, no responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella mockingly gasped at that. \u201cYou\u2019re not asking me to become your girlfriend now, are you? Wow, you have a night of sex with someone and\u2026 wow, I didn\u2019t think you were that needy, Kol Mikaelson.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not me who\u2019s needy, darling, I\u2019m merely keeping you out of trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to Volterra to kill the Volturi, how much trouble is that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m keeping YOU out of trouble but not US.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, I see,\u201d Bella grinned as she eyed him hungrily. \u201cA quick fuck before we go?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First class tickets to Italy. No expenses spared. Kol even decided to teach Bella a few tricks on the stewardesses and she seemed to enjoy being able to compel normal humans to do her bidding. Granted, the stewardess, Jackie, gave a pretty decent foot rub. Bella needed to start enjoying life as a free person and what better way to start with having some fun?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella didn\u2019t like blood, but he showed her how she could feed from humans without killing them. That Bella\u2019s blood now had a healing factor and that a single drop would heal the puncture wounds. That blood was a good thing and she looked so hot when she licked blood off of her fingers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, Kol was falling for her. He\u2019d fallen for her even when he was still Kaleb, but he had Davina to worry about. And his mother. And his siblings. And his death. Kol knew that Bella had liked Kaleb, especially more than like seeing as she had wanted to ask him out, but that had been him. It was obvious that she wasn\u2019t feeling the same way about him, not now he wasn\u2019t Kaleb anymore. Did she like the other face better?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How could she resist a handsome face like his?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan I ask you something?\u201d Kol asked as Bella knocked back a glass of whiskey. She nodded for an answer and eyed him curiously. \u201cPerhaps it\u2019s silly of me to even ask, but as far as I know, you\u2019re the only person who\u2019s met the real Kaleb, then met me as him and then it was just me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI guess.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhich Kaleb did you like best?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella let out a chuckle. \u201cOh, you want your ego flattered? Should I say that it was your version of him just so you\u2019d feel better?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be rude, darling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sighing, she relaxed in her chair and looked at the ceiling of the airplane. \u201cI liked Kaleb. He was slightly peculiar in his ways, but he was kind. He sometimes tagged along with me to school to show the kids some magic tricks, but he was quite lonely. I don\u2019t think he knew anyone else in New Orleans, like me, so we sort of bonded over that.\u201d Bella smiled when she turned her face to him. \u201cAnd then he disappeared and came back. And I was amazed by how he had found himself a girlfriend in such a short time. This Kaleb was mental and intriguing, but he worried me, too. Behind the smiling fa\u00e7ade, I could see that he was feeling even more alone than he used to and that broke my heart. Nobody should feel like it\u2019s them versus the rest of the world, it\u2019s just not right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWas that the reason you ordered pastries and put them on my doorstep?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She smiled at that. \u201cYes. Pastries make the world better. Especially those made in New Orleans. How is Davina, by the way?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe doesn\u2019t like me like this, which is insane because she\u2019s a witch and I\u2019m an eternal fountain of magical knowledge. She could use me, but she doesn\u2019t like me like this,\u201d Kol replied solemnly. \u201cAnd that\u2019s alright. In the beginning I was using her and I thought I felt something for her, but I don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe brought you back from the dead, didn\u2019t she?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He nodded. \u201cAnd thought I\u2019d be the same as before I died. But as a witch, as a human, I didn\u2019t have this blood lust, you know. I had more control over myself because nothing was heightened. I loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou still think that way?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNah. Being a vampire has its perks,\u201d he smiled widely. \u201cLike having endless fun. Travel the world but take years doing so. You don\u2019t age, so it\u2019s brilliant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, for what it\u2019s worth, I thought you two were a cute couple.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, please,\u201d he huffed. \u201cShe\u2019s a teenager and I haven\u2019t been one for a thousand years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella let out a snort. \u201cMust be a tiny dating pool for you then, if you think like that. Ever hooked up with a Cold One?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReally? They\u2019re all perfect! So beautiful, so frozen in their youth\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo cold and rock solid. No thanks. I prefer a warm body,\u201d Kol replied, slightly offended. \u201cI can\u2019t believe you\u2019ve even asked me that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou must have heard stranger questions before,\u201d Bella said playfully as she took another sip of her drink. \u201cAlthough perhaps thinking you\u2019d hook up with a Cold One could be classified as an insult.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell I\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood!\u201d He was well aware that she had managed to shift the focus to him, once again she wasn\u2019t talking about herself. But at least he had found out that she liked him better than Kaleb, so that was a plus. \u201cI suppose I should be thanking you,\u201d he eventually said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause with you hiding for the last few weeks, my brothers felt guilty and didn\u2019t dagger me for not finding Nik\u2019s artifact and for killing a Cullen, breaking Elijah\u2019s agreement with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2026\u201d she blinked at him in surprise. \u201cYou killed a Cullen?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had to be in Forks anyway to talk to the shaman of the Quileute tribe, and I figured I\u2019d kill them all but I was stopped from doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy on Earth would you do that?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTheir continuous existence is weighing you down. You might say it doesn\u2019t, but everything about you is heightened now. So I figured that I\u2019d kill the Cullens as a present for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut they\u2019ve left me alone. I only talk to Angela over Skype and Jasper only called me because he was worried because his mate was freaking out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, and his mate would be freaking out if she hadn\u2019t kept an eye on you from afar,\u201d Kol pointed out. \u201cThey may have let you leave Forks and them, but that doesn\u2019t mean that they don\u2019t own your ass anymore, Bella, and you know that.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut I\u2019m not worried about them! They\u2019d never do anything to harm me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol smirked at that. \u201cI remember you telling horror stories about how this Edward left you alone in the woods during a thunderstorm after telling you he was going to leave. Or what about that time when they celebrated your birthday? You got hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a misunderstanding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWas it? Or do you say that because your mind was so charmed by this family? What about that time you went to Volterra to stop Edward from exposing himself? Was that because you loved him or because you were manipulated to do that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was asked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven now, you defend them while their influence has made your life hell. They deserve to die, Bella, because even now, they\u2019re hurting you. We\u2019re going after the Volturi now because yes, at this point they are the bigger threat but after that, you and I are going to Forks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKol\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was the Cullen\u2019s fault that you were exposed to their way of life. To what they are. It\u2019s their fault that the Volturi are after you now. What part of that is alright with you, Bella? It should made you angry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey don\u2019t deserve—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd even now, you\u2019re trying to make excuses for them. They\u2019ve turned your best friend, Bella. Angela is no longer a human. They\u2019ll keep ruining people\u2019s lives until someone stops them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you and your family aren\u2019t that clean cut, either! You can\u2019t possibly tell me that you\u2019ve turned humans because it was fun or to use them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re the first one I\u2019ve turned in over 800 years. Everyone I\u2019ve turned in the past is dead after I died the first time. My brothers might have made mistakes with choosing their sires and honestly, if some of them come out of the woodwork now, they\u2019ll make their lives miserable. Some humans were turned to help them escape a situation that wasn\u2019t good for them. I remember that my brothers, especially Niklaus, turned a handful of women and men in Spain to escape their oppressors. Some were turned by mistake or in a fit of drunken rage. Some hate his guts, but the main difference between our families is that we can actually control our vampires, they\u2019re fragile and not uncontrollable in their first year.\u201d Kol scolded her. \u201cA large part of the vampires in New Orleans were made by Marcel, a child Niklaus rescued from slavery and raised as his own, but the vampires we\u2019ve created? As a family? Their lives are better than they were.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo why me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI told you, Bella, I found you interesting and wanted to see what my blood would do to you and your shield. After your death and resurrection, I thought long and hard about how I was going to handle it, but you\u2019re my responsibility and I gave you a choice. Because you deserve to rid yourself of your past as well and live a healthy, full life with no cares in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella scowled then. \u201cI don\u2019t want to be anyone\u2019s responsibility, Kol. Why do you think I went so far in hiding from your brothers? You made me their responsibility while you were out of town. I\u2019m responsible for myself. The choices I make are my own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you wouldn\u2019t have been in that position if it weren\u2019t for me dosing your food with my blood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know what it sounds like? To be responsible for someone? As if that person can\u2019t take care of themselves. I\u2019ve been responsible for my mother and my father, I\u2019ve been their babysitter. I don\u2019t want to be babysat, Kol. I\u2019m not a child.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was quiet for a moment then as he searched for the right words. \u201cVery well. If you\u2019re so big on choices and that being your own responsibility, then you\u2019re right. You\u2019re absolutely right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou asked me if I wanted you to be my girlfriend and the answer is no, I do not. The whole idea behind the term \u2018boyfriend\u2019 and \u2018girlfriend\u2019 is juvenile. The terms are overused. Outdated and the ideology behind them is nothing of equality,\u201d Kol started as he looked at her. \u201cI reject the idea of mates, because not only is that a reminder for you to your experience with the Cold Ones, it\u2019s also as if we\u2019re animals. We\u2019re not. We\u2019re certainly not thrown together by nature. I don\u2019t wish for you to be my girlfriend or mate. I wish for you to be my partner in every sense of the word. Equal. Everything I\u2019ve never done, I want to do with you. Together. I want you to be my partner in the worst and best ways possible. You don\u2019t have to give me an answer now, but this is where I stand. This is the choice I\u2019m making; I\u2019m choosing you. You could likely give me hell for the rest of our lives, but that\u2019s my responsibility because I choose you and asked you to be mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t even know me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know you well enough. Now think of what I\u2019ve said and give me an answer before we leave Italy,\u201d he said playfully as he got up from his chair. \u201cI\u2019m going to find a stewardess or passenger to snack on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella\u2019s silence for the rest of the flight was agonizing. Kol had never bared his soul like that to a girl before and he was anxious; she could still reject him. What would he do if she\u2019d reject him? Oh, this was going to be a gamble, but she truly was special and he wanted her to be his. He hoped that her silence meant that she was thinking about his proposal and nothing else. But the wait was long. When was she going to tell him her answer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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