Elejah Always

When I'm with you

Kol woke up all in sweat- as Sophie shook him as he was muttering stop- stop-stop-

"Huh" he looked at his wife exhaling deeply as if he had just got out Hell and was not quite there in the real world.

"You had a nightmare again." Sophie said putting her hand on his cheek focusing his look onto hers."Everything is fine. You are at home"

Kol took a moment running his hands through his hair as he sat up. "It was so real. They were kicking me and I could not get out- and they wouldn't stop-"

"The same facesless people?" Sophie rubbed him lightly on the back.

"Yes" Kol replied and got up. He walked into the en-suite straight into the shower. He let the water pour down onto his head as he leaned forward putting the hand on the wall. Then he flashed back to the last conversation he had with Jeremy Gilbert.

"They will hunt you down" Kol said to Jeremy."You are playing with fire. They are dangerous people who don't care who they have to hurt to get what they want. Quit now before you get into deep. I can help you"

"I don't need anybody's help. Especially not from YOU!" Jeremy shouted back at Kol.

Kol now grabbed Jeremy by the collar clenching his teeth, trying to not go overboard and kick him."At least think of your sister, your parents. I couldn't care less what happens to you- crackhead- but Elena is now Elijah's wife and she is family and if something happened to her- means it happens to Elijah and it happens to me and my family- so get a grip!"

As Kol let go, Jeremy swung at the man punching him right in the face. Kol punched him back and then as Jeremy was ready to continue. Kol stepped back- putting both of his arms up telling Jeremy that he was not worth his time. He turned around and left his father's study exiting through the patio doors into the terrace.

"Are you all right?" Sophie asked as she got in the bathroom.

Kol wrapped the towel around him. He gulped.
"I have kept something from everyone."

"What, Kol?" Sophie looked at her husband nervously.

Kol took a moment. The thing he kept inside him was like a heavy stone sitting on him. "That I might know who killed Jeremy- "

"What?" Sophie felt like someone punched her in the stomach.

"You don't know these people. They could kill us all!"

"OMG!" Sophie now put her hands on her head. "You have to tell the police"

"I have done." Kol said."I went to the police. Yesterday. And-"

"Omg" Sophie mumbled concerned.

He hated seeing her distressed, but he had to tell her what was going on. He took his wife's hands in his. "Soph- "

She knew that something bad was coming as he looked at her in a manner that was way too serious for him.

"I agreed to get involved as a part of undercover thing."

"No! Why? You are a civilian! It doesn't make sense- you are too exposed- with the whole court case"

"I have to do something. I was running away from it all for such a long time and I owe it to everyone. You. Me. Jeremy. Elena and Elijah" Kol said.

Sophie who was always so very brave now admitted that she was scared for him. For them.

"Everything is going to be all right" he now embraced her placing a kiss on her head. Sophie breathed in deep and held him close.