Captured Hearts [Vampire Diaries]

The Prologue

"You will stay away from Bonnie Bennett," Niklaus warned him as he paced the room. "You were a fool, Kol." 

"Oh come on brother," Kol smirked as he slumped down into the leather armchair. "You kept me daggered in a box for two-hundred years. How can you expect me to not be -" 

"Enough games!" Klaus spun around and yelled at him, a thick vein twitched down the middle of his forehead. Kol pulled a face at him and pulled away, somewhat repulsed by the vein that was controlled by rage. "I told you to stay away from her!" 

"And I didn't listen," Kol tried moving further back into the armchair, but its leather covering was pushing him away. "Why do you care? Fancy her, Niklaus?" 

"She's my witch," Niklaus growled. "I don't want your interference to get in the way of my plans for her." 

"Too late brother," Kol sneered. "I've already met your witch and we had a blast together." 

"I am very aware of that," Klaus snapped. "Which is why I was left with no other choice but to use compulsion on her to forget." Kol's smirk faded. 

"You what?" 

Klaus took a few steps back, and he smiled evilly as he watched Kol with a steady gaze. 

"There are two sides in this town. The Salvatore's side - the side young Bonnie is on, and then there is our side. Family." 

"Family?" Kol wanted to laugh. "Coming from the man that daggered his siblings and killed his mother and father." 

"I did that to protect you," Klaus grumbled lowly and glared at Kol. 

"Are you protecting me by making Bonnie forget?" Kol persisted.  

"That was strictly business, brother. Surely you know -" 

"No!" Kol yelled and pushed himself off the armchair walking up and yelling right in his older brothers' face. "Surely you know that that this was none of your business. But as usual, you ruin everything!" 

"I did this for you and the protection of Bonnie -" 

"You did it for yourself!" Kol shouted and took a step back, his vision blurry and red from hot rage. He wanted to snap his neck and tear out his heart, but Klaus would only retaliate and stuff him in the coffin again. "Thank you brother," Kol shrugged as he started to take steps backwards. Klaus blinked and swallowed as he regained his stance. "Thank you for ruining my life. Once again."  

Kol shoved past Rebekah, causing her to stumble in her heels. She looked at Klaus with something crossed between a shocked and annoyed expression. 

"What in the hell did you do this time Nik?"