CONDEMNED • K.M

08 | the betting pool

"We have a couple of bets going." Rebekah said. "The first is who will give in first. The second is how long."

"I am betting on Angie and five days" Nik said.

"I've got money on Kol and one week. We need a little girl power around here." Rebekah teased.

"Would you like to join the betting pool?" Nik asked.

Kol growled. "Stop it."

Elijah looked between Kol, Rebekah and Nik. "I think I will. What's the bet?"

Nik smirked. "I bet two thousand dollars that Angie will break first and one thousand for five days."

"Seriously." Kol complained. "You are really doing this?"

"I bet him three thousand dollars that Kol will go first and two thousand for one week. What is your bet Brother?" Rebekah inquired.

"Oh, way to have faith in me little sister." Kol grumbled.

Elijah thought for a moment.

"Don't you dare! Elijah? Don't you dare do it!" Kol snarled.

The three gamblers ignored Kol and kept talking.

"I bet you four thousand dollars that they both go at the same time. As for the length, I am betting two thousand dollars for three days." Elijah offered.

"Deal." Nik smirked at Kol's protests.

"Deal." Rebekah loved riling up her older brother.

Kol went silent. The three looked over to see he was gone. There was a loud crash upstairs. Nik, Elijah and Rebekah shared looks before bolting to their rooms.

Kol had had enough. They were betting on Angie and him. He would get even. Kol ran out of the room and towards Rebekah's room. Kol made a mess of her room before zipping past his siblings and making a run for Elijah's room.

"Kol!" He heard Rebekah yell.

Kol messed up Elijah's room quickly and ducked under his siblings hands as they tried to stop him. Kol ran for Nik's art room, only to be stopped by Nik as he snagged his arm as he went past.

"Don't even think about it Little Brother." Nik grappled with a struggling Kol and threw him down the stairs.

Kol jumped up with his vampire face out. "I told you not to do it."

Angie chose that moment to walk out of the kitchen with her food and cup of water. She froze blinking at them. "What the hell?"

Kol sped over to Angie. "They are betting on us." He growled.

Angie looked over at Rebekah, Elijah and Nik. Her eyes went back over to Kol. "Scared you are going to lose?"

Kol's jaw dropped. "What?"

Angie smirked. "I said are you scared you are going to lose?"

"No." Kol growled.

"Then there is nothing wrong with it. Don't worry." Angie turned towards the others. "Are we ready to keep going?"

"Sure." Rebekah flounced into the living room shooting a glare at Kol.

Elijah followed her also giving Kol a dirty look.

Nik smiled as he went into the room as well, leaving Kol and Angie in the hall.

"What did you do?" Angie asked.

"Me? I just trashed Rebekah and Elijah's rooms." Kol grinned dangerously. "You can't control me, Darling."

Angie looked up confused. "I don't want to control or change you Kol. I like you for you. A happy homicidal maniac." Angie turned and walked into the room, missing Kol's shocked look on his face.