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"Kol..." I said happy he was here, but slightly concerned for both of their safety. It was an extremely unpredictable situation, they were both violent hotheads.

Kol looked into my eyes, a smirk plastered across his face, "Hello darling" He said with a wink. I blushed at his pet name for me and he noticed because his smirk seemed to grow even more. Damon scoffed from his place beside me, but I couldn't seem to bring my gaze away from Kol.

That was until Damon grabbed my hand forcefully, causing me to flinch and my eyes to shoot towards him, only to find him fixated on Kol, a scowl on his face, they seemed to be having a silent conversation as I kept silent, too afraid to gain their attention, "Come on Elena, you're spending the day with me," Damon broke the uncomfortable silence but he still didn't look at me, he only started pulling me past Kol.

I winced, "No Damon I'm not," I dug my heels into the ground and tried to pull my hand from his grasp but he wouldn't budge.

He turned to face me for the first time since Kol had intervened, "Yes you are Elena. Their mother could strike at any time, so you need protecting." I glared at him and he mirrored my expression.

Kol must've noticed my discomfort, "Well that is why I am here, I'll spend the day with Elena, if that's what she wants of course," he sounded slightly self-conscious as he spoke, that can't be right, Kol seemed so confident and cocky. And he had no reason to be self-conscious, his face was perfect.

Damon growled and his grip on me tightened before letting me go completely, he was getting ready for a fight, "She's not going anywhere with you. It's YOUR family's fault she's in this situation!" Damon yelled getting closer to Kol with every word and poking his chest to prove his point.

That seemed to set off a reaction inside Kol because his smirk fell and a sneer made its way onto his face. "I would suggest you don't touch me again Salvatore," he said his name with such venom it made me internally cringe. He brushed some dust off the area Damon had poked him.

I decided it was time I intervene, "Will you just stop?! I am not an object, nor am I a child that you can control and make decisions for! I will spend the day with Kol and I'll see you later at the Grill Damon and we'll talk about this. Understood?" Kol's smirk came back to his face and Damon looked like he was going to object but I wouldn't let him, "I said do you understand?!" I raised my voice slightly.

Damon huffed and pushed passed Kol before speeding off. I sighed and Kol watched me curiously before snapping out of it, "So what do you want to do today?" He asked

I sighed once again, "I don't care, you choose. I'm going to get dressed." I turned around and went into my house, avoiding Kol's gaze then shutting my door in his face. I knew he wouldn't be able to enter because I hadn't invited him in yet. I really had had enough, I just wanted a normal life. I wish that Stefan and Damon hadn't come into my life. I went to my room and took a shower to remove the sweat that had gathered during my run. When I came out I pulled on some dark blue jeans and a dark green long sleeved top. I blow dried my hair and straightened it. All the while I was thinking about what life would've been like without supernatural creatures. Would I have even been born? I am a supernatural being, so probably not. Maybe the world would be better like that. I shook my head, I couldn't let myself think like that because it would mean I had truly given up. And I'd never give up.

In that moment I decided I wouldn't let myself fall for another vampire for as long as I lived, I'd forget about what I'd done last night with Finn and Elijah, and I'd forget about the connection I felt with them and Kol. And I'd forget about Stefan and Damon. I'd help them then I'd skip town, maybe I'd go to Europe

I put on some light makeup and willed myself to leave my room. I walked downstairs and opened the door, Kol was sitting on the swing on the porch, playing with his thumbs. He looked so innocent like that but I knew better, the vampire in front of me was anything but innocent. He was a killer, a vampire and I wouldn't let myself be fooled by another vampire. Kol looked up, sensing my gaze and stood with a genuine smile on his face as he obviously checked me out.

"So what are we doing today?" I asked, smiling back at him.

"Well I was thinking we go to a bar and get drunk," he stated. I rolled my eyes.

"It's 10 in the morning, isn't it a little earlier to be drinking?" I asked, obviously knowing the answer.

"We've had a shit night, we deserve it," he said with a smirk on his face. I agreed with that, I guess getting drunk wouldn't be that bad.

"Fine let's go," I rolled my eyes playfully, smiling all the while. He held his arm out for me and I looped mine through his and giggled. He walked me to his car, it was a black Lamborghini Aventador SV Roadster, I gasped slightly at the sight of it and he smirked cockily. He opened the door for me and I climbed in, taking in all the leather fixtures and he got into the driver's seat. The engine purred like a dream and then he took off, clearly going over the speed limit.

I never would've expected what happened that night...

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