Wild Child - A Kol Mikaelson Story

Chapter 1

Beep. Beep. Beep.

I blinked a few times. Trying to wake up, but not a morning person. I needed to get to school on time today. My mother would have a cow if she got another message from the school. I was doing well grades wise, but my attendance was falling. I needed to find the motivation today. Even if I did not find it, I still had to go.

Beep. Beep. Beep.

I sat up, and moved my blanket to the side. I went to turn off my alarm when my bedroom door burst open.

My older sister Caroline stood at the foot of my bed."Can you turn that thing off Lex? You need to get moving. You cannot be late again".

"Yes, mother hen", I grumbled at her with my eyes only partially opened.

She left the room before I could blink. Her vampire speed was something I was not used to yet. I was not used to a lot of things about her new life, or the new world I found out about, but I took it day by day. So my sister was a vampire, it could be worse? She could be a gremlin I suppose. At least this way she was the Caroline I always knew, just faster, and a bit more temperamental. We were never close particularly, but I did admire many things about her.

Caroline was a traditional beauty. She was outspoken, and kind. She is relentless in getting what she wants, and she loves her people so deeply. All of this was amplified when she changed. I both admired her and wanted to throttle her at times, but that is what being a sister is.

Beep. Beep. Beep.

"Damn", I thought to myself. I had hit snooze instead of off. I was wasting time.

I stood up and stumbled around my messy room. I rummaged through laundry and found my favorite pair of jeans. I threw on a white t-shirt, and my favorite necklace. I was just going to high school, no need to go all out. I had no doubt that my sister was dressed to impress, she always was.

I made my way over to the bathroom. Brushed my teeth, and put on a little makeup. Just enough to look alive for the day. I grabbed my started brushing through my tangly hair. It was down my back, dark and wavy. I truly looked nothing like my mother or sister. I often contemplated whether I was adopted and no one wanted to tell me.

Just as I was finishing up, Caroline appeared behind me, "Are you riding with me Lexy?".

I rolled my eyes. "My name is not Lexy, Caroline".

I hated being called Lexy, truly more than anything. My friends called me Alex. Hell, even my full name of Alexandra would have been preferred, but my sister and mom insisted on using the nickname Lexy.

Caroline rolled her eyes back at me. "Okay Alex, but if you're riding with me we need to go. I have an early cheer meeting. I am captain now as you know".

Of course I knew, even as a vampire who had a whole secret life, she was still herself at the core.

"I am ready to go now, Mr. Saltzman needs me to do a make up test".

"You know you wouldn't have so many makeup test, if you would just go to freaking school", she retorted. I followed her out to her car and although I was annoyed, I knew she had a point.

It was completely my fault I was behind in most everything at the moment. The last year of my life had been a spiral.

As I got into her car, I thought about everything. I thought about how she went through a whole life transition and I did not even notice at first because of being stuck in my own pity party. I had been moping over Jeremy freaking Gilbert for over a year. It was pathetic.

I was his middle school sweetheart. We had been together for three years when his parents passed away, and call me naive but I assumed I'd be Mrs. Alexandea Gilbert one day. In a small town like this, it was not uncommon to marry your childhood friend. Hell, everyone was shocked when Matt and Elena went out the window, but my world fell out from under me when I found out about Jeremy and Vicki. It wasn't even that I needed to get married, or necessarily wanted too. It was that I expected to that hurt the most.