It was Saturday morning and Elena woke up while Kol was in the shower, thinking about last night and how they just held each other until they both fell asleep. This morning her emotions were still raw after finding out Damon was behind what had happened. She knew Kol would have told her about Damon, it was just a case of Tyler blurting it out before he could. She crawled off the bed when she heard the bathroom door open.
"You know you could have joined me and saved on the water" Kol smirked at her.
"I'll remember that next time, now it's my turn" she said with a smile as she went into the bathroom closing the door behind her.
Kol sat in his bedroom waiting for Elena to come out so they could talk in privacy about Damon, he only hoped she was up for it. It probably was a blow for Damon to discover that she had moved on and not with just some guy but with another vampire that was his enemy. Anyone who knew Kol knew you didn't touch what was his, and Elena was his always and forever. He was brought out of his thoughts when he heard the water shut off in the bathroom. He stood up and walked over to the painting of her, still in awe of Nik's artwork.
"See something you like?" she said from behind him.
"That I do, I have a thing for a girl with long dark hair and brown smiling eyes" he said turning around to look at her.
"You do huh?" she said as he walked towards her.
"And I'm going to show her how much" he said as he lifted her up making her wrap her legs around his waist as she leaned down to kiss him.
"You know this always leads to other things" she smiled against his lips.
"You're right it does" he said putting her down with a sigh and another quick kiss.
"What's on your mind?" Elena asked him.
"We need to talk about Damon" he said pulling her down on his lap in the big comfy chair in his room.
"I know, not even sure where to begin on how I feel about it all. Still trying to process what he did" she said.
"I'm not taking his side but I understand his rash decision making, it couldn't have been easy when you went missing then found with me of all people. Then to make things worse he along with your friends realized we were together and thought I had compelled you away from them" he said.
"You're probably right, still doesn't help me figure out what I should do about what he did" she said.
"All I know is you won't be seeing him alone anytime soon without one of us with you, at least with Freya's spell no vampire can compel you into anything. Probably wouldn't stop him from trying though" Kol said.
"Would another witch be able to break the spell Freya did?" Elena asked a little bit worried.
"No love, they couldn't. Freya made sure of that" he said to ease her mind.
"Good" she said as her stomach growled.
"Up you go so I can make you some breakfast" Kol said with one last quick kiss before they stood up and headed downstairs.
"You know you don't have to fix me anything" she said.
"I know, but it's something I like doing for you" he said looking at her with a smile.
"Ok but let me help, you make to much" Elena said with a giggle.
"Kol makes to much what?" Elijah asked looking up from the paper he was reading.
"Food" Kol and Elena said at the same time making them both laugh.
"Glad to see you two in such great moods this morning" Elijah said with a smile.
"Rebekah!" Klaus was shouting from somewhere down the hall.
"To bad the same can't be said about Niklaus" Elijah said dryly.
"Wonder what our little sister has done to irk Nik so early in the bloody morning" Kol said with a smirk.
"I can hear you just fine Nik, no need to shout down the house" Rebekah said sarcastically.
"I better go see what is going on before it becomes a shouting match" Elijah said as he put down the paper and got up to go into the hallway.
"We have problems with the Salvatores and I find you were there sleeping with the enemy?" Nik said in a raised voice.
"Niklaus, Elena happens to be in the kitchen and probably has heard what you just said" Elijah said calmly giving Nik a scolding look.
"Great, thanks a lot Nik...why don't you go climb on the rooftop and shout it from there" Rebekah said as she stormed off to her bedroom.
"It's bad enough what Damon Salvatore has done, then I find our sister has slept with him" Nik said in a lowered voice.
"Great job Nik, think you could be any louder in the hallway?" Kol said as he walked up to him clearly angry with his older brother.
"It's ok Kol" Elena said.
"No it isn't, everytime we turn around Damon is always the cause of your pain" Kol said barely hanging onto his anger.
"I am sorry love, I didn't mean for you to hear what you did" Nik said sincerely looking at Elena.
"I know, and I'm going to be ok. I just now have to figure out how I'm going to handle Damon" she said looking at all three of them.
"I'm sure you will, you've always been a strong girl" Elijah said with a smile.
"Before I forget Caroline dashed home and said she would be back within the hour" Nik said.
"Ok, now I'm headed back to the kitchen" Elena said just as her stomach growled again in protest of not being fed yet making all three brothers laugh.
