Family Above All

69. Patience Lost and Found

Pairing: Finn/Klaus (M/M) ruler (mild)

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Mystic Falls High School

"Hey, I thought I'd find you here," Bonnie said, lowering herself to the ground by Kol. He tended to read and eat an apple or something small at lunch under a tree near the patio of picnic benches the students used when the weather permitted it.

"Oh, hey," Kol said, his face growing warm. Bonnie looked stunning. She was wearing a tank with a brown shirt over it and tan pants. "How are you?"

"Sore. I think I pulled my shoulder playing volleyball in gym," Bonnie confided, rubbing her shoulder. "I shouldn't even care, but Tikki gets so competitive and yelled at me when our team was losing."

Kol had heard his sister and Elena complain about the attractive African American cheerleader on the squad. She also seemed to be the only other girl in the school that gave Caroline a run for her money.

"Oh, I can help you heal that, if you like," Kol suggested with a smirk. He held out his wrist. "You know, just a little of my oh-so powerful Original vamp blood would do it."

Bonnie chuckled and slapped his wrist away.

"Tempting, but Lucy would kick my ass if she knew I was drinking vamp blood. I'll grab some ice from the nurse after lunch," Bonnie went on. "So hear Enzo and Lucy are going on their big date tonight? She has a very slinky dress ready to go."
"Tonight? Gods, he's been talking so much about it that I just tune him out. Sage is taking him to get his license today," Kol said. "But tell her to wear her safety harness!"
Bonnie laughed. "Yeah, she's big on seat belts. So, what's going on with you? Rebekah said that Damon had a break through last night?"

"Aye," Kol said, his vampire eyes searching the crowd for his blond haired sister. Has she spoken to Bonnie about the dance? Should he say something? Sweat started to trickle down his back.

"So what happened?" Bonnie prompted, looking behind her.

"Sorry. Um, Damon finally was able to gain some control when he wasn't raging. It was a sight to behold," Kol said, turning his eyes back to the beautiful witch in front of him. Surely, a girl such as this, couldn't be interested in him.

"That's great," Bonnie said. "I knew he'd break through it with your help."

"You helped a great deal also. You know, sharing about your blocks. I just do not think he realized how much his fears were stopping him from focusing. Ah, what else did my sister say?" Kol asked, feeling like his throat was closing. He struggled to undo the cap of his blood canister.

Bonnie shook her head and grabbed it, easily opening it.

"Nothing. Just that you skipped school yesterday," Bonnie admitted.

Kol groaned, and took the book from her. "Thanks. Aye, it wasn't pretty, but we went out to the quarry a bit. Worth the hiding we got. We should go there sometime. It's beautiful."

Bonnie rubbed her shoulder. "Yeah, we've had a few parties out there, but I'm not skipping. Hey, maybe after the dance?"
"Dance?" Kol croaked, taking a sip of his blood and choking.

"Jesus, are you okay?" Lucy asked. "Yeah, the decade dance. I know you were in a coffin during the 50s, but I'm sure Stefan could help you with a costume."

"Oh, aye, sorry," Kol said, wiping his mouth. "Are you going?"

"Of course. Everyone is," Bonnie laughed. "And Caroline would kill anyone who missed it. Hey, would don't you go with me? I could pick you up."