POWERLESS • mikaelson mate

chapter five

CHAPTER FIVE

Being in Kol Mikaelson's presence felt like a warm hug. In the mere day that I had known him, he lad treated me with more care  and kindness than anyone else I have ever known.

I awoke the next day with a smile on my face and a tortoise climbing on top of me. It seemed that Sidney was quite the escape artist.

The bed was so incredibly comfortable and I wanted to bury myself in its cosiness. For years I had forgone comfort in favour of cheap accommodations but now that I have slept in such an incredible bed, I fear I'll never be able to go back.

I stretched briefly before collapsing into the warmth of my covers as Sidney continued to walk on me. She wasn't very heavy and I found it rather cute so I let her continue, thinking everything would be fine. Everything was fine until her foot met my chest and she put her entire body weight on my right boob.

I let out a sharp cry and hastily moved her off of me when the door burst open and a sleep ruffled Kol appeared in the doorway, his eyes wide.

"Kresley, are you alright?" He said urgently. He took in the scene of me holding his pet tortoise and his body visibly relaxed, "Did Sidney escape her pen again?"

Placing Sidney on the bed, I became very aware that I was only wearing my sleep shirt and nothing else. My cheeks flamed red as I patted at my messy hair, trying to make myself more presentable.

"Um, yeah." I stuttered.

"I heard a scream, did she startle you or something?" Kol asked, narrowing his eyes at Sidney. If I didn't know better, I would have sworn that Sidney narrowed her eyes back at him.

"No, well, she was climbing on me when I woke up and she stood on my boob, hence the scream." I chuckled nervously as Kol raised his eyebrows.

"Is your boob alright?" He asked slowly and his eyes darted around the room in discomfort.

"Yes it's absolutely fine, usually it wouldn't have hurt in the first place but my boobs are really sensitive at the moment because it's nearly that time of the month," I rambled, my face turning a deep crimson when I realised what I said, "And you really didn't need to know that, I'm sorry, I totally just over shared! I am not very smart in the morning."

Kol's face was nearly as red as mine.

"It's fine, don't worry," Kol said with a nervous smile, "You're my mate, you are welcome to talk to me about your, err, sensitive boobs and your monthly cycles."

"Thank you?" I squeaked, collapsing onto the bed once more and holding a pillow over my face to hide my embarrassment.

I heard footsteps before the pillow was gently pulled out of my grasp and Kol was peering down at me with an amused smile.

"You have no reason to be embarrassed." He reassured me as I looked up at him.

"You're embarrassed." I pointed out.

"Yes, but neither of us should be embarrassed." He replied with a grin.

"That's easier said than done!" I grinned back at him.

We remained in comfortable silence for a few beautiful seconds as we simply watched each other.

"I'll leave you to get dressed and then you can meet me in the back garden." Kol said, breaking the silence.

"Why?" I frowned.

"It's time for your first lesson."

***

Kol was sitting on a white painted bench when I met him in the garden. It was fairly small but no expense had been spared it seemed when it came to its beauty. There were flowers in every colour that clung to the house and the stone wall surrounding the garden. A tree was in the corner and had small fairy lights dangling from its branches. These were a few small ornate statues that were dotted beside the flowerbeds. Kol smiled at me when I sat down beside him.

"Do you garden?" I asked.

"Believe it or not, I do." He answered, "This place has become something of a safe haven for me."

"It's really beautiful." I complimented.

"It's just become even more beautiful." Kol replied with a small smile.

"Why?" I asked, my brows furrowed in confusion.

"Because you're in it." Kol said simply.

"Oh," I said stupidly, a smile tugging at my lips, "Should we get started?"

"Yes, of course." Kol nodded, "So, from what you've told me, your magic seems to make itself known when you've been bottling it up." I nodded and he continued, "But there doesn't seem to be any emotions linked to the magical outbursts?"

"There was the first time but not the second time." I clarified.

"What emotions were you feeling the first time?" He asked.

"Fear, rage, helplessness." I listed off and Kol nodded.

"And what were you feeling the second time?" He asked.

"Like I said, I wasn't feeling anything." I shrugged.

"You may not have been feeling a strong or even noticeable emotion but even the smallest negative feeling could have set it off." Kol suggested.

I let out a huff, "I wasn't feeling anything, I was just sitting in a coffee shop!"

"What were you doing in the coffee shop?"

"Drinking coffee." I deadpanned.

"Besides that," Kol smiled, "Can you talk me through your actions whilst in the coffee shop?"

"I don't see how this is helping." I protested.

"I'm the teacher, you're the student!" Kol sang in a silly little tune, "Now, talk me through what happened."

I sighed, "I walked into the coffee shop and there were about four people in front of me in the queue. I waited about five minutes and then bought a coffee and a chocolate donut. I chose a seat in the corner and ate my donut and drank my coffee."

"Did you observe anything whilst you were there?" Kol asked.

"Like what?"

"Like, were there many people and what were they doing?" Kol prompted.

"Um, yeah, there were quite a few people, most of them were meeting up with friends or family. I think a couple of people were on dates." I explained.

"And how did that make you feel?" Kol asked carefully.

"Are you my mate or my therapist?" I teased but his face remained serious.

"Right now I'm your teacher." He said sternly, "Now, how did you feel when you saw people spending time with friends or family?"

"I guess I felt lonely?" I admitted, "And a little ashamed."

"Why ashamed?" Kol asked gently.

"Because I could have had something incredible but I was too cowardly." I answered quietly, looking away from my mate and willing myself not to cry.

"So, we have established that your magic takes over when you're feeling negative emotions." Kol summerised softly, "Now that we know what triggers it, now we can learn how to control it."