I'll Always Catch You (Sequel to Frenemies|| a Kol Mikaelson fanfiction)

09

Elisa's POV

I stood in my apartment, looking at myself in the mirror.

The images Freya showed me clouded my mind, making me question what was true.

It made sense, yet why was I made to hate the Mikaelson's if it was true?? I was so confused on what to believe. Nothing added up.

A knock startled me out of my thoughts, causing me to turn quickly to face the door. There stood the one and only Kol Mikaelson. Just what I needed.

"What do you want Kol?" I asked.

"I came to see if you were okay? I heard you and my sister had a run in" he replied, worry in his voice.

"Well I can take care of myself, besides I heal fast" I spat, before turning from the mirror completely to look at him.

He smiled slightly, looking down. "What?"I hissed slightly, uncertain of what amused him.

"You always were independent. You didn't need help and thought you could do everything on your own. It's nice to know some things haven't changed" he said, care in his voice. My mind flashed back to the images of Marcel biting me, my fights with my mother, and also recalled my tree climbing races with Kol.

I shook my head and rolled my eyes. "I know what you're doing. It's not going to work. I don't believe in anything I have seen" I told him before turning away.

He sighed behind me and I heard his footsteps in my apartment. I thought he left, but instead he approached me until he was slightly towering over me.

He placed his hands on my shoulders and turned me back to face him, his eyes looking deeply into mine.

"Does this feel wrong? Does every touch from me feel even the littlest bit strange?" He whispered, sliding his hand from my shoulders and down my arms. His touch gave me goosebumps, like electricity was firing through my veins. The weirdest thing was... it didn't feel wrong. It felt right. I felt like in his arms was where I belonged.

"I....." I stuttered, feeling his hands grab mine. We fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, and it made me question what I had seen further. "It doesn't feel wrong Kol" I told him, seeing a flash of hope in his eyes.

However, this hope was removed when I stepped back, causing our hands to unlink. "But I still feel anger. Whether it was placed there by the Hollow or not, it still is flowing through my veins. I can't commit to this, not when I don't trust how real it is".

I sighed looking down, moving further away from him. "I know a part of me did love you, and would've done anything for us to be together. But that part of me is gone. Although it still exists, it can't be brought back. I know you want to be with Elisa again, but this is the Elisa you have now" I moved around the other side of my bed away from him, our eyes meeting again.

Tears were forming in his eyes, making me feel sorrow that I couldn't be the girl he remembered. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I can't be what you want, I just can't justify what is true right now. In time, maybe I will be able to, but for now, this is who I am". Tears began moving down Kol's cheek, and I part of me wanted to run to him and comfort him, but another part of me still wanted to hurt him.

"I won't touch your family. I can promise you that. They are safe and I am no threat to them. But I can't promise you that I can ever love you like the old me did" I sat on the end of my bed and looked away from him, looking out the window.

I heard him move away from me, his footsteps heading for the door. "I know that you don't love me right now, but you used to. That part of you is still within you. The part that loved and cared for me and my family through everything. Despite everything we went through, you and me always found our way back to each other. And I promise you, darling Elisa Jones, I will not rest until the box containing your feelings is open and the you that I love with all my heart is back. Whether it takes a month, a year or even a century, I will reunite you with everything and I will make you realise how real our love is" Kol's speech caused a tear to roll down my cheek, but I kept my head turned away from him so he couldn't see.

I heard him sigh again before my apartment door shut. I let out a breath I didn't realise I was holding and felt the tears begin falling quicker. I wish I was what he wanted, but I couldn't be that when I didn't know who I was or what I was truly supposed to feel.

Wiping my tears away, I tried to quickly compose myself before standing and grabbing my suitcase. I packed everything as quickly as I could in my room, feeling myself getting more upset.

As I lifted up the last t-shirt, under it I found a necklace. Picking it up, I admired the markings on it, grazing over it with my thumb.

The memory of Kol giving it to me when I was human flashed into my mind, causing me to sigh deeply. I placed the necklace in my suitcase and zipped it up before grabbing it and heading out my apartment door.

I called for a taxi and got into it when it arrived, placing my suitcase in the back of the car.

Sitting back, I watched as the streets moved past, admiring all of the people walking by.

"Where to?" The driver asked me. I looked at him and smiled.

"Let's go on an adventure" I replied.

Kol's POV

"Is there anything you can do? I pleaded to Freya.

We were stood in the courtyard together discussing Elisa.

"I only just managed to return her memories, Kol. I don't know what spell would bring her back fully. It could take years to find and perfect" she replied, sorrow in her voice.

I felt defeated, as if a part of me had been ripped out. "I don't care if I have to travel the world or the deepest oceans, just tell me there is something I can do" I begged, walking close to her, sadness in my eyes.

"There is a spell that I could perform, but to do so I would need time and more power, plus ingredients I cannot get from New Orleans" she explained.

I felt my stomach flip at this chance of hope. "I'll make it my mission to find the ingredients then and will return to New Orleans when I have them" I replied, rushing out the courtyard.

"Kol" she called, making me stop and look back at her. "I can give you everything you need, but I can't promise this will work, it's just the best chance we've got" she said, fear in her voice.

I looked her in the eye and sighed. "There's nothing here for me without her. Give me time and I will return with everything, and we can try to bring her back. I will not give up on the love of my life, sister" I responded.

In defeat, Freya left the courtyard briefly before returning soon after with a piece of paper. "Here is everything you need to find. I've given you a rough idea of where these items are. Be careful, brother" she smiled.

I nodded to her before leaving the courtyard, heading out into the street towards my car. I sped off out of the city, admiring the list.

I knew Elisa was still in her body and I was going to do whatever it took to be reunited with her.

I promised I would always catch her when she needed saving and I didn't plan to leave her alone now.

A/n- okay this chapter has left me crying :( let me know if you guys want me to note which chapter from the first book things occur (e.g. the necklace Elisa has etc) hope you enjoyed this chapter and thanks for reading :)