I Feel You - Elijah Mikaelson -

Recovering

„Do you want to go to Rosseau's today, darling? My dearest brother still hasn't cared about compelling a new chef after eating the old one yesterday."

Cassie laughed at that Kol's comment. She gave him a little punch in his shoulder to which he pretended to flinch like it really hurt him.

„Yes, sweetheart, I would honestly like to. I'm starving...but to be honest I could need a nice, handsome chef for myself right now."

When she licked her full lips, Kol smirked and pulled her closer to him to kiss her. The blonde vampire kissed him back passionately but broke the kiss to stand up. She motioned for him to follow her with her index finger.

Kol was enchanted by this woman. He still couldn't believe that she was his. He had lust in his eyes when her wanted to follow his lover, but was stopped by Hayley. Never had he liked little hybrid mama but that could go even worse when she interrupted their foreplay.

„What is it, brat?"

He spat, wanting to shake her hand off his arm. But he stopped when he saw Rebekah joining them.

„Kol, you know in how many ways this is pathetic, don't you?"

The Original rolled his eyes.

„Seriously? You two want to tell me off for stealing my older brother's girl? Why don't you back off and keep your noses in your own business?"

„Of course it's our business! Elijah could show up here any minute and he'll see you with the love of his live. Do you really think that he'll just take it and be ok with it?"

The hybrid interrupted and gave him a serious glare.

„If she was the love of his live, why did he leave her again? It's been a year, she's free and she can choose with whom to be with."

Rebekah rolled her eyes knocked her hand on her brothers face.

„For god's sake, could you think for a minute, brother? He compelled her to forget him. If she would remember, she would never have been together with you. She's not that kind of bitch that whores around with two brothers. And you're using her. Cassie Grey is the last person I will ever call innocent but in this case, she is. We both know that at some point she'll find out and will be destroyed again just because you were so selfish."

„Elijah sent her away to protect her. You're putting her back in the middle of all the danger."

Kol growled at the women facing him. He was beyond the point of anger.

„Do you know what's your mistake? You, Elijah and everyone else underestimates her. She's strong, she can watch out for herself. And what do you idiots do? You want to protect her and by that you're making her weak. I was there when she was broken, when she was alone in a world where women were worth nothing and I helped her becoming the strong, confident woman she now is. I love her! I deserve to be with her!"

Rebekah and Hayley were speechless for a moment but a new voice broke the silence.

„You are what?!"

Everyone turned to the door where the deep, angry voice came from. When they saw he it was, their eyes widened.

„Elijah, please..."

Hayley tried to calm the Original down before he could do something thoughtless, but he wouldn't let her. He stormed to his little brother, grabbed him by the collar and pressed him to the wall.

„You are took her? You use her to satisfy your selfishness? What were you thinking, brother? That I would let you do this? To destroy the woman I love?"

His voice was cold as ice. He never spoke to his brother like this before.

„You are telling me not to destroy her? It was you that broke her, twice. You compelled her to forget you, you didn't have to."

Elijah just shook his head and turned away from him, covering his face with one hand.

„I was protecting her! She will never be safe around our family, we both know that. If you really love her, you would accept that and let go of her. It's been quiet for a year now, but do you think it'll stay like this forever? It's pathetic to believe that. And whenever someone wants to hurt us, they will start with her, because she's easiest to kill. If you want to accuse me of oppressing her, you're more stupid than I thought. I want her to be happy, I want her to be safe. You shattered all of it!"

„Elijah, please calm down. Why don't you go up to Cassie, explain everything to her and erase the compulsion?"

Rebekah placed a hand on her older brothers shoulder, but he just laughed bitterly.

„I can't do that. She begged me to make her forget. I understand that wish. Because, as much as I want it, I can't be with her again."

His normally so strong figure fell apart, his face clearly written with torment. He would never shake the love for that woman off. It would be with him forever, bringing him pain.

Right now the pain was at its climax. He always had feared the moment when he would see her with another man...but this man being his brother...That's true torture. But he couldn't change anything about it. Kol wouldn't get reason and leave her alone. So far he had thought that she was somewhere safe, but the whole time she wasn't. He couldn't imagine what could've happen to her.

„What's all of this?"

Elijah heard the most beautiful voice he ever heard from the balcony and looked up, meeting her eyes. He felt the same as always around her. Love, passion and even more love, always having the urge to give her all the happiness the world could bear.

Cassie had been startled by the noises from downstairs and stepped out of her room. She looked down confused, when she saw Kol's older brother. He hadn't been here for a long time, but she didn't really mind because she never had that much to do with him. Or at least she thought so.

She couldn't explain the butterflies in her stomach when he looked in her. Her body reacted to him in a way she never had felt before. The emotions that her sight caused in him were obvious, she could see it in his eyes.

But then again, she didn't really know him. Why did he acted like something happened between them? Why did her body reacted to him in this way? She grabbed her head because it was making her a terrible headache.

Walking down, she grabbed Kol's hand when she passed by him.

„Why are you fighting? Is something wrong?"

Kol gave his brother a warning glare.

„No, it's nothing. Just some brotherly bickering."

She lifted an eyebrow but nodded. The silence grew awkward, because Elijah couldn't stop staring at her.

„Cassie, you..."

Hayley wanted to tell her the truth but was interrupted by Kol.

„...You should go and see Hope, she must be hungry. Hayley and I are showing my brother the way out."

Again a confused look was on her face but she just shrugged and went back upstairs.

„Listen to me, no one will tell her. Are we clear with that?"

Hayley sighed and Elijah couldn't bear this situation any more. Without another word he disappeared from the compound.