Millennium | Kol Mikaelson

Chapter 9

It was strange, staying in the mansion without Kol.

The one night she'd spent there before had been more peaceful. She could hear his gentle breathing in the other room as she'd wondered about whether he was telling the truth regarding their past.

This time, she was having trouble falling asleep.

She felt like she should be hearing him making silly comments. Like he should be the one next to her in the bed.

Instead she was across the room from Sage, who was knocked out and snoring lightly. The two opted to sleep in the same room for safety. There was no telling what Klaus would do if they were alone. Catalina figured he just might try to compel Sage, too, to get what he wanted from Finn.

So she tossed and turned. Hoping she'd drift off.

She was used to hearing Kol muttering in his sleep at times. It would make her laugh. She even found it comforting when he woke up in the middle of the night to get water, letting out a singular soft sigh before skipping back to his bed. Feeling free to do so because he felt no one would ever know. Catalina found it adorable.

There was a moment where she was tired enough to fade away just for an instant. For a sole dream that ended just as abruptly as it had begun.

She was standing in the bathroom of the apartment, apparently arguing with Kol. "You don't own the shower, you know, I can take a shower whenever I want. I told you I was gonna shower and you didn't say anything but now, you won't let me use it?"

"I always take a shower around this time," said Kol. "It's my turn."

"I have my stuff ready for a shower, so it's my turn. Get out."

"How about a compromise, then?"

"A shower schedule?" she suggested. "Seems like the only way to solve this."

"No. Get in. I'll join you."

Her mouth felt dry. "What?"

"You heard me, Tere," he said with that classic mischievous smirk. "Get in. We'll shower together."

Catalina, despite not knowing it was a dream, had trouble accepting it as a reality. "You've got to be joking."

"What, you'd rather I make you leave the bathroom so I can shower alone?"

She gulped. "Fine. We'll shower together, then." She started to undress, watching as Kol did the same, looking at her intently.

Next thing she knew, they were kissing. He was pressing her back against the door, lifting her body up so that her legs were around his waist. She ground her hips against his, holding his face as he snaked his hands down her side, gripping her thighs firmly. All that was left was for him to remove his boxers, and—

She woke up suddenly, sitting up in the bed and looking around. Kol wasn't there. Sage was still asleep.

"Bloody hell," she muttered to herself, rubbing her face as she checked the clock, seeing it was six in the morning. No sense in trying to sleep again. "That was... something else."

Sage hadn't woken up til around nine, which had given Catalina time to plan out her route back to Denver and communicate with Kol, who was finding out what else Klaus had planned for her. Even just texting him felt weird. Should she tell him what she dreamed? No. That would be moving too quickly.

"Good morning," she said when Sage got up, having had the last three hours to sort of cool off, despite her mind constantly bringing up that last scene where he'd started to grab at the waistband of his boxers to rip them off.