"I think Kol made a lot of progress, the old Kol would have just killed her and not cared" Elijah said casually.
"From the look on his face he wanted to" Rebekah said.
"Indeed, I still don't buy her story about seeking Freya out though, she is up to something. Why would a witch who isn't very good, practice spells that could harm someone and sneak into a house with vampires" Nik mentioned as he swirled the amber liquid around.
"Precisely why we must watch what we say around her, and her strange fascination with the painting of Elena concerns me. What would a witch need with it, but to cause Elena pain" Elijah said concerned.
"Do you think she is trying to hurt Elena or could she be after Kol. I mean before Elena he did whatever he pleased not caring about anything coming back on him and now he has someone he cares about. What better way to hurt him or possibly make him lose control than go after the one person he loves...Elena" Rebekah said looking at her brothers.
"Rebekah has a point, from now on the painting stays within sight as does Elena" Nik said.
"Agreed, I'm going to head upstairs to check with Freya on any progress, but first going to check on Kol and Elena" Elijah said standing up from the chair.
"I'm going down to the cellar to see what else she has taken, don't need anymore surprises happening from her" Nik said dryly taking another swallow of bourbon.
"I'm coming with you, two sets of eyes are better than one" Rebekah said looking at her brother then leaving the room to head down to the cellar.
Elena had drifted off to sleep unable to stay awake any longer, leaving Kol to think about the events of the night. It had taken everything in him not to kill that witch right then and there, the only thing that had saved her was lying next to him on the bed. He heard a soft knock on the door and figured it had to be Elijah. So he got up, opened the door and stepped out into the hallway closing the door behind him.
"How is she?" Elijah asked.
"Better, she finally fell asleep" Kol said quietly.
"Good. I'm going to check on Freya...make sure the young witch hasn't turned our sister into a toad or something" Elijah said.
"She's afraid of me, looked every where but at me. I found it amusing" Kol smirked.
"Well you do tend to have a way about you, at least you didn't kill her. Nik has suggested the painting and Elena never be out of sight. He doesn't trust that witch, and neither do I. We think she's up to something, just don't know what yet" Elijah said in a hushed tone.
"You aren't the only ones, I just want her to stay away from Elena" Kol whispered.
"We all plan to look out for her brother, now I'm off to see Freya and that dreadful little witch" Elijah said casually.
"Thanks, I'm going to head back inside and locking the door. Done dealing with that witch for the night" Kol said.
"Good night" Elijah said as he strolled off towards his sisters room.
Kol went inside and locked the door, then made sure the painting was right next to the bed on his side. Once that was done he laid down next to Elena, in her sleep she turned to snuggle into him which made him smile as he kissed the top of her head.
Nik and Rebekah searched the whole cellar and couldn't figure out where that little witch was getting in at. Finally after searching for over an hour they found it, hidden behind the wine rack they thought was unmoveable.
"Any progress Freya?" Elijah said calmly from the doorway. Noticing the troublesome witch was startled by his sudden appearance.
"Yeah got some of the spells fixed, some are going to take longer than others. It seems Jayme has no problem of doing the correct spells, they just are having the opposite effect than what they are supposed to" Freya said exhausted looking at her brother.
"Do you know why they are backfiring if she is indeed doing them correctly? Elijah asked.
"I don't know, right now I am focused on reversing everything she did" Freya said.
"Are some of the spells that you need time to fix dangerous to any one in this house?" he asked.
"As of right now no, the ones that are going to take the longest I have to find loopholes to be able to reverse" Freya said tiredly.
"If you need anything let me know, I'll leave you to it" Elijah said as he gave the little witch one last glance before leaving the room.
"Do all your brothers have that look?" Jayme asked barely above a whisper.
"What look?" Freya said as she was searching through her notes.
"Menacing" she said.
"Pretty much, best to stay out of their way" Freya said glancing at the girl.
"I'll remember that, especially the one who has a human for a girlfriend" Jayme said looking at the open doorway.
"Just don't do anymore spells or touch anything until I can figure this out" Freya said trying to change the subject off Kol and Elena.
"Why does he have a human as a girlfriend?" Jayme asked.
"Why the sudden interest?" Freya countered back.
"No reason really...guess I find it interesting that a vampire who has been around for centuries falls for girl who is human" Jayme said with a dreamy smile.
"I guess I never thought about it like that" Freya said with a slight smile.
She worried about this girls romantic notion of a vampire and a human together. But what really worried is how long had Jayme been messing with spells she knew nothing about...or did she? Freya hoped Jayme had not interfered with the legend, otherwise there would be consquences for both Kol and Elena. They would love each other from afar, and destroy each other in close proximity.
"Stop thinking...please" Jayme pleaded.
"You can read my mind?" Freya asked astonished.
"Yes, mostly I try really hard to block people though. I don't like knowing their thoughts" she said with sad eyes.
"So what was I thinking about?" Freya asked testing her.
"You think I find a vampire and human together romantic, you're worried I have been messing up spells on purpose and I don't know anything about a legend or what it does to vampires and humans" Jayme said looking at Freya.
"Interesting" Freya said as she continued searching through old notes.
It took both Nik and Rebekah's strength to move the rack partially blocking the hidden passageway. Once they had moved it and got ready to see where it led to, Elijah came walking up.
"I see you two found where she has been coming in at" Elijah said.
"Took a better part of an hour, we were just getting ready to see where it goes to" Rebekah said.
"Shall we?" Nik said with a devious smile.
"You first...just in case" Rebekah trailed off with a smile.
"Always the thoughtful one Rebekah" Elijah chimed in with a smirk.
"Thank you, I like to think so" she said.
"Are two coming or still thinking on my possible demise" Nik stated as he headed into the passageway.
