Vampire Diaries Imagines

Heartfelt Healer - Kol Mikaelson

The Mikaelson mansion had always been a place of grandeur and elegance, but now it felt more like a fortress. A fortress where I had sought refuge from the world that had crumbled around me. A place I now considered the safe space around to which I never intend on leaving ever again.

It had been a few weeks since the werewolf attack that had taken my parents from me, and the pain was still as raw as the night it happened. Kol, my best friend, had been my rock through it all. He had watched over me like a guardian angel, never leaving my side. Most days he was the only one I would need to see even if I didn't want to.

I sat in the dimly lit living room, my gaze fixed on the flickering flames in the fireplace. The mansion was eerily quiet, save for the occasional rustle of Kol and his siblings moving about its hallowed halls. Each Mikaelson had been giving it their hardest try to lift my spirits, but my grief was a heavy burden that I wouldn't let them try to help me bear.

Kol entered the room, his expression riddled with concern on his face. "YNN, you can't keep isolating yourself like this. It's not healthy."

I turned to him, my eyes filled with tears I had been all but holding back. "Kol, I can't face what's beyond these walls. Knowing that they aren't out there waiting for me for our annual trip up to the beach before the summer's over, kills me more than you could ever imagine. I can't walk into my own home without the fact that mom isn't standing over the stove every evening cooking one of her delicious meals. Even the thought dad isn't out in his shop trying to fix up that old Camaro that he promised me he was fixing up for me as a college graduation present because it would take him that long to get it done, causes me pain in more ways than one."

He sighed, taking a seat beside me. "I understand your pain, YN. But shutting yourself off from the world won't make it go away."

I looked down at my trembling hands, the weight of my loss pressing down on me. "I just... I wish I could have protected them. I wish I could have done something to save them. They didn't deserve to die that way. Barely unrecognizable. Sherriff Forbes wouldn't even let me see them when they were brought home."

Kol reached out, gently taking my hand in his. "YNN, you couldn't have known what would happen. You can't blame yourself."

Tears streamed down my face, and I leaned into Kol's comforting presence. "I just miss them so much, Kol. I feel so lost without them."

He pulled me into a tight hug, his voice filled with genuine concern. "I wish I could take all the pain away for you, YN. I hate seeing you like this."

Kol's Pov

As I held YN in my arms, her tears soaking into my shoulder, I couldn't help but wish there was more I could do to ease her pain. Her grief was a heavy burden that weighed on both of us, and it was tearing her apart. Though my siblings and I have already vowed to take down whoever was responsible for her pain. Some of us had already taken the liberty to go out in search of them.

After a while, YN's sobs began to subside, and she looked up at me with tear-filled eyes. "Kol, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to fall apart like this."

I gently brushed a strand of hair away from her face. "You have nothing to apologize for, YN. Grief is a natural part of losing someone you love. Never something to be sorry about."

She nodded; her gaze still filled with sadness. "I just miss them so much."

I hugged her tightly, trying to convey my support and love. "I know, YNN. I know."

After a few moments, I realized that YN hadn't eaten in days. Her appetite had vanished along with her parents, and I couldn't let her continue to neglect her health.

"YNN, I'm going to get you something to eat," I said gently, pulling away from our embrace. "You need to eat something, love. It's doing you no good not putting nutrition in your body somehow."

She nodded slowly, wiping away her tears. "Okay, Kol."

I headed to the kitchen, my mind racing with concern for my dear friend. As I grabbed a tray of food from the refrigerator, I heard voices behind me. It was my siblings, Elijah, Rebekah, and Niklaus.

Elijah spoke first, his voice filled with worry. "Kol, how is YN holding up?"

I turned to face them; my own concern clearly written upon my face. "Not well, I'm afraid. She's devastated, not eating and if you ask me, it seems like she's wanting to melt away into an abyss."

Rebekah's expression softened with sympathy. "All we can do is be there for her, Kol. She's family now, permanently."

Klaus and Elijah nodded in agreement. "Indeed, brother. She may not be a Mikaelson by blood, but she's our sister in every other sense." The older of the two stated.

They spoke words that I could never disagree with. I appreciated their support and knew that YN needed all the love and care she could get from our family. "Trust me, I know. At this point I'm more concerned about her personal well-being. She hasn't been taking much care of herself lately and it's quite concerning. "

Just as I turned to head back to YN, Niklaus placed a reassuring hand on my shoulder. "We know you'll take care of her. But until she's completely back on her feet, we'll all be there for her in this difficult time."

I nodded and made my way back to her. I found her right where I had left her sitting in the living room, lost in her thoughts as she concentrated on nothing but the flames that lit up the room. I set the tray of food on the coffee table in front of her. "YNN, I brought you some of that odd fruit that I know you like." I said gently, hoping she would find the strength to nourish herself.

She looked at the food but seemed distant, lost in her grief. I knew it wouldn't be easy for her, but with the support of our newfound family, we would help YN find her way back to the light, one small step at a time.