Chapter 22
Kol’s P.O.V. (Finally :P)
“NO!” I shouted, and I lunged and Katerina, trying to fling her away from Beth. Too late. I heard the sickening crack of Beth’s neck and she fell to the ground, lifeless.
“NO!” I yelled again, grabbing Katerina. I reached out for Beth’s discarded stake and plunging it into her stomach. She yelped in pain.
“How dare you, you little hell-cat.”
“Now you know what it feels like, to loose your soul-mate.”
With that she shoved me off her and sped off, clutching her stomach. I got up and rushed to Beth.
“Beth. Come on, wake up you wonderful idiot.” I shook her gently, knowing that there was no hope, but I would never forgive myself if I just gave up on her. I stroked her light brown hair away from her face.
“Oh Beth.”
I felt something running down my face, lifting my hand to my face, it came away wet, what? I hadn’t cried since I was human. I tried to hold back my tears, but eventually, I just let the sobs rack my body. I felt in my pocket and pulled out a small box. Opening it, I saw the beautiful ring I was planning to give to her tonight. It was solid platinum with a single inset diamond. It had the engraving:
K+B – Unexpected love
Written on the inner side of the ring. I slid it onto her finger; it would only ever belong to her. I had a matching one hidden on a chain around my neck. I knew it may have been too soon to propose to her, but I knew I would never lay eyes on another woman, no one could compete with the amazing and wonderful girl that was laying dead in front of me. I seemed to do that to people, destroy them.
I slipped my arms under her still-warm body and sped off into the darkness back to our apartment.
Bethany’s P.O.V
Darkness. That was all I could see and feel. I knew I was dead, and that Katerina killed me. I wasn’t worried about myself, I was worried about Kol. I had never told him, never told him I loved him, and I believe he needed to hear that.
“Hello Bethany.”
“Esther.” I hissed, searching the darkness only to be greeted by the black abyss.
“I am not here child.”
“Well then, how are you talking to me?”
“I am the original witch. I may be dead, but I am still powerful.”
“I see. Then, if you are so powerful, send me back to earth.”
She chuckled.
“Why should I? You helped my sons ruin me.”
I stayed silent. She was right. She had absolutely no reason to help me at all.
“But, Kol has improved greatly since you came along. He has not killed at all. He truly believes you are his soul mate.”
“Am I not?”
“Child, there is no such thing. I merely suggested the idea of it being so to my children to make them more open to the concept of love and compassion, and to give them hope when there was one. Especially for Elijah, oh Nobel Elijah.” She said rather wistfully. “He has had his bad moments, and he needed hope. He thinks himself a monster, and he needed to think he could be loved. They all do.”
“So, you are going to help me?”
She laughed.
“Should I child? Truly, what do you want? Do you want to be bonded to my murderous son?”
“Yes. That is all I want. All I want is Kol back.”
“Well then, child. I will see what I can do.”
With that, I felt Esther’s presence disappear, leaving me alone in the darkness. I sat down and curled up into a ball. It was a massive place of nothing-ness. I had nothing here. I just wanted to go home, back to earth and back to Kol.
Kol’s P.O.V.
I placed Beth softly down onto the bed. I sat down next to her, gazing at her perfect features. I couldn’t believe I had lost her. I should’ve protected her, I should’ve. I always destroyed everything I touched. I felt tears start to run down my face again. Normally I would be ashamed, but Beth deserved to be cried over, she deserved everything in the world, and I had though I could give it to her. I was wrong, I had torn down the only good thing in my life, the only light, and now I was in darkness. I felt the sorrow well up in me, and I collapsed to the ground yelling in anguish. I never thought I loved her this much. I felt so guilty and hopeless, and so out of it. I couldn’t take these emotions. Emotions, They were so foreign to me. I had always believe they were unnecessary and a hindrance. But Beth, she deserved my emotions.
I pulled my phone out from my pocket, trying to control my sobs as I typed in Klaus’s number. It rang, and I waited for him to pick up.
“Hello, little brother. What’s up?”
I couldn’t bring myself to say it out loud, and my tears started flowing freely again.
“Kol?” Rebekah’s voice came through the phone. Klaus had obviously bailed when it came to crying guys.
“She’s…” I swallowed. “She’s gone.”
“What? Who is? Bethany?”
I sobbed again; reaching up I ran my hand through my hair, pulling at it.
“Who Kol?”
“Katerina.” I said with venom in my voice, my anger taking the place of the sadness.
“What?”
Elijah’s voice came through the phone, they obviously had me on speaker.
“She wouldn’t do that.” Elijah sounded confident, but I could hear the doubt in his voice.
“How would you know brother?”
He stayed silent.
“Are you sure Kol? She didn’t have any vampire blood in her system?”
I let out a short laugh.
“She was a hunter. Not one of us. Though I would have made her become one of us eventually.”
They were all silent.
“I can’t do this, guys. The emotions, they’re killing me.”
“Well, then brother. You know the solution.” Klaus’s suggestion killed me.
“No. Beth would-“
“She’s gone Kol. And nothing can bring her back. Turn them off.”
He wanted me to turn my emotions off. It did seem very appealing at the moment, getting rid of the guilt and sorrow that was tormenting me.
“No! Niklaus, you can’t ask him to do that. Emotions are what make us human.”
“But sister, we are not.” Klaus said.
“But Klaus, Oh never mind. Don’t do it Kol. It won’t help in the long run.”
There was a massive pause, before I replied;
“Too late.”
**Ok, do you like longer chapters less often or shorter chapters more often??? This was actually originally 2 chapters, but I liked them better together. Comment and say what you think!!! -Jade**
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