Wild Child - A Kol Mikaelson Story

Chapter 7

After the events of the dance Caroline and Elena dropped me off at home. The entire car ride home was spent with them lecturing me about making good choices. As if Elena basically didn't have two boyfriends, and Caroline didn't have a fondess for Klaus. I kept my arms crossed during my lecture.

"You know he beat Damon with a bat right"? Elena said using her hands to make a point.

I rolled my eyes. "I think we've all wanted to beat Damon with a bat once or twice".

More arguments were made. I didn't respond to any more. My mind was anxious with worry for Kol and Rebekah.

When we finally arrived at my house, they headed to the Salvatores. I was thankful to have my home to myself. I needed to get cleaned up. My hair got disheveled with Kol running his hands through it. My own blood was smeared across my face. I'm sure my makeup was a wreck, but I hadn't seen myself in a mirror. I chose to skip that step and just turn on the shower. I stood in the hot water and started pulling the bobby pins out, letting my waist length hair fall down my back. I lathered my vanilla shampoo in my hair and enjoyed the warmth. I looked down at my wrist and noticed the bite mark was mostly healed. His blood really helped.

I stood in the shower till the hot water ran out. Once I finally got out I went in front of the mirror. My neck wound was almost gone too. It was like Kol was fading off my body. I looked at my appearance and used a cloth to take the remainer of my eye makeup off. I knew I was going to struggle to fall asleep, soberly at least. I searched around the room to find my personal herbal stash. I was home alone, and I just needed to smoke a little to calm my nerves.

I packed a little bit in my bowl and went to sit on the back porch. The smell would be gone before my mom got home. I took a couple hits and my nerves started calming down. I didn't think I'd be able to sleep just yet, but I was close. At least now I wouldn't be pulling out my hair.

My phone buzzed in my pocket. I pulled it out and read a text from Caroline.

"Everyone is safe. They took care of the problem. I am spending the night with Tyler. Don't invite anyone in".

I rolled my eyes. Kol wasn't going to come over. He had family issues. I thought about Rebekah again. I decided to give her a call. Her phone went to voicemail again.

"Hey Bex, if I'm going to bed now. If I don't hear from you I'm coming to your house. Hope you're alright".

I decided it was time to turn in for the night. I made my way over to my room and fell into my own unmade bed. Maybe it was the blood loss, or the weed, but it didn't take long for sleep to take hold.

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I woke up mid morning and immediately got ready. I still heard nothing from Rebekah. I decided I needed to go over and see her. I threw on some comfortable skinny jeans, and grabbed my favorite boots. I looked in my bedroom mirror and realized the marks on my neck were still showing so I grabbed a turtle neck. Not my usual style, but better than wearing a big bandage on my neck. I let my natural curls run loose down my back. This was definitely a Caroline approved outfit.

I passed by my mom's room and saw she was still asleep. She had worked the night shift and wouldn't be up for hours. I stopped in and gave her a quick kiss on the head before taking off. Thankfully Caroline's car was in the driveway because we rode with Elena last night. There was no way I wanted to trudge across town in a damn turtleneck.

It didn't take long before I pulled up in the Mikaelson's long driveway. I was racking my nerves to get out of my car. What if Klaus answered? I didn't want to see him.

I made my way to the front door and knocked softly. The door swung open. I was met with the same dark brown hair and eyes I was growing fond of, but this time, on a different person.