Ghost of Lifetimes Past | Kol Mikaelson

Chapter 4

Previously on "Ghost of Lifetimes Past"

She showered and did her normal skincare routine before heading to bed. Just as she was falling asleep, her phone vibrated. Not looking at who it was, she answered. "Hello?"

"Hey, Snow White, wanna tell me why you were dodging my calls?"

"Enzo!" Lissa jerked awake, eyes wide.

"Yes, Enzo. You know, the guy who's calls you've been avoiding."

Lissa swallowed. She knew that she couldn't put off telling Enzo about Damon. She'd wanted to let him have as much time to heal because that's what he was doing, healing, before being dragged back to this town and the drama that would encase it in the years to come. "How're you? How's life? Is-"

"Are you really attempting to play stupid right now? You?" Lissa could picture the deadpanned look Enzo was more than likely sporting. "You've never declined my calls before. What's going on?"

She shook her head, not even thinking that he wouldn't be able to see her. "I have some news. And honestly, I was going to tell you, I promise! I just- you're still learning to live your own life. I didn't want to make it worse by bringing this to your attention."

"Bring what? Did Augustine find you? Are you okay?"

"No, yes, I'm fine- but no. It's not Augustine." She took a deep breath. Come on, Lissa, just rip the bandaid off. "Damon Salvatore is in town, and I may have made a deal with him."

Silence. Okay, silence could mean anything. "Enzo? Please. Please talk to me?"

"...So he wasn't dead. He was fine. AND HE JUST LEFT ME THERE!"

She could hear something break across the phone. Enzo had obviously thrown something at glass or thrown something made of glass. Either way, the sound of shattering filled her ear. Her throat seemed to burn as she realized how hurt he was. She was second-guessing working with Damon now. She'd remembered in the show the two had become friends again, so she didn't think too much of it. She'd quite clearly miscalculated. "I'm sorry. Please, Lorenzo, just- just listen to me, please?"

She heard a sigh and what seemed like fabric moving before a long span of silence. Lissa just held her phone to her ear, both hands on it as she waited to hear what he said. "Explain, Melissa, please. Tell me you tried to stake the bastard. Actually don't, because I want the pleasure myself."

"I- I didn't do that exactly." She said, trying to be calm about what she was about to say. "Imayhavemadeadealwithhimandnowwe'reworkingtogether."

"You...made a deal with the bastard? W-what could possibly have led to that? Why would you want to work with someone you know will betray you the minute he gets what he wants?"Enzo asked, hurt coloring his voice.

"I didn't want to drag you back to the mess Mystic Falls is going to be. I told you Mystic Falls was going to be a mess, you know, the future I saw" Had she lied and said she just had random visions of the future, yes, but she'd needed someone to bounce ideas off of, and a guy that was tied down with nowhere to go was the perfect candidate when she was younger. "I don't know exactly how it's going to go down. I'm human and not even the correct doppelganger. Hell, I'm nature's rough draft of a doppelganger. I needed protection and asking you to come back and deal with this would be unfair to you. You've already been dealt a shitty hand in life. I didn't want to be another person that just added to the pain." She sniffed, cheeks red as she held her tears back. She never was good at being called out, let alone by people she loved. And she did love Enzo. He was more than just a friend. At this point in her life, she'd say he was a brother to her.