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Addicted To You

Chapter One: His For the Taking

Elena sat on the porch bench, the letter she read only a few minutes ago clenched tightly in her hands. The entire day had been one big nightmare: first Elijah learning about her treachery, then Rebekah threatening to kill her, and lastly, Bonnie hating her because her mother was turned into a vampire due to her mistakes. She rubbed her eyes, unable to stop the tears from falling. A feeling of loneliness and guilt overwhelmed her; she never wanted someone to get hurt, never wanted someone else to suffer, especially because of her.

Your compassion is a gift, Elena.

She glanced at Elijah's letter in her hands, the paper dotted with tears, smudging some of the writing. She breathed deeply through her nose, trying and failing to stop herself from crying. She knew she made a mistake, she never should have given Esther her blood. Then none of this would have happened. The Originals would have left them all alone and they would have found another way to kill Klaus. But it was never that simple, was it?

"A pretty girl like you should never cry," a smooth, dark voice suddenly spoke. Elena jumped, her head jerking towards a figure leaning against her porch, arms crossed over their chest. Shadows fell on the figure, making it hard to make out their features, but Elena could tell by the body posture and the tone of voice that it was a man. For some reason that voice sounded familiar to her, and when the figure took a step closer, Elena was met with a face of the one and only Kol Mikaelson. She exhaled slowly, unsure if it was from the realisation itself or from fear. He was smirking at her, his eyes shamelessly wandering over her figure. Elena's heartbeat spiked as she observed the dark eyed Original that had appeared out of nowhere.

"W-why are you here?" she asked quietly, her voice cracking slightly from all the crying, sounding awfully hoarse even to her own ears.

"Why not? Can't I visit the neighbourhood?" he asked teasingly, his eyes dancing with amusement; "And then I saw a beautiful girl crying all by herself, and being the gentlemen I am, I thought I would see if she's alright. I'm Kol by the way, although I'm sure you've heard of me."

Not believing his story, and ignoring his introduction, she stood up, Elijah's letter still clenched in her hands.

"Is Elijah alright?" she asked, trying to keep her emotions in check; she had to make sure he was fine. After all, this whole ordeal was her fault; she was the one who gave Esther the permission to use her blood and caused this mess.

Kol's expression changed instantly, all traces of humour washed away from his handsome face.

"Ah, Elijah. Yes, I do believe he's leaving Mystic Falls as we speak," Kol replied boringly, obviously not interested in talking about his brother. "I don't see why you would care."

"It's my fault he nearly died," Elena defended, her eyes sparkling with fierce emotion that Kol found amusing. "I care for him," she admitted softly.

Kol snorted and shook his head. "Care for him? That man nearly killed you today. One word from him and Rebekah would have slaughtered you."

No matter how true his words were, Elena ignored them and looked down at the letter in her hand. Kol may have been right, but Elijah felt guilty about what he did to her, the danger he put her in. The words in the letter spoke loudly, to her at least.

"You know, I find it funny how everyone always dotes on the doppelgängers," Kol spoke abruptly, breaking Elena's train of thought. "Is it hard, I wonder? To look at the men that worship you when they're seeing you as a replacement for a woman they once loved."

Elena had to admit that no matter how much she refused to let Kol's words get to her, they hurt nevertheless. Especially, since she was sure that at some point, both Stefan and Damon saw her as nothing but Katherine's replacement. And by the way Kol was smirking darkly, he was obviously aware of the fact that he hit a sore spot with that statement.

"Is that why you came here tonight? To make me feel bad about myself, because I already do," she declared, giving him a fierce yet tired look. She really wanted to be left alone for the night, no more vampire business, just a long bath and a peaceful night's sleep.

But before she could even react, Kol slammed her against the wall of her house, making her gasp in shock as he stared at him; his fangs were bared and dark veins were pulsing under his eyes.

"I ought to kill you for helping our so-called mother in almost killing us," he hissed dangerously. Elena shivered in fear, her heart pounding deafeningly in her ears. "Not to mention that it would piss off Nicklaus quite badly and those pesky Salvatore brothers."

Elena tried to breathe deeply, her air flow restricted by Kol's hand that held her tightly to the wall, pressing down on her neck. However, Kol's face suddenly changed back to normal, and he stared at her blankly for a long minute, before a wide smirk stretched across his face, showing his straight white teeth as mischief sparkled in his eyes. Using his free hand, he brushed the side of Elena's cheek, making her flinch. Whatever idea he just got seemed to please him greatly as he continued softly tracing her facial features.

"But then again…why make it quick?" he asked rhetorically. "When I can have so much fun with you."

He leaned closer, his breath fanning over her sensitive neck as he whispered gently in her ear, "Revenge is sweet."

Then Elena felt her head slam into the wall behind her, and the last thing she felt was a pair of two strong arms catching her and lifting her up.

And then her world went black.

Kol caught the unconscious doppelgänger before she hit the ground, swiftly pulling her up in his arms. She was very light, weighing almost nothing to him. The Original stopped for a second, making sure that nobody witnessed what just happened before he moved quickly down the stairs and disappeared into the night. He ran only for about five minutes before stopping before an automobile, or a car as modern people now called them. Kol briefly thought back to how different cars had been a hundred years ago, but dismissed that useless thought almost as quickly as it came.

Without much care he placed the unconscious girl in the backseat and got behind the wheel. Thinking back on the lessons that he bullied Klaus into giving him, he got the car started, driving it as quickly and as far as he could from Mystic Falls.

Smiling casually to himself, he glanced at the rear-view mirror and his smile turned into a full blown smirk as he observed the peaceful girl, tear stains still visible on her face. Kol had this planned for some time now. What better way to have his revenge against Klaus for daggering him than stealing his precious hybrid-making blood bag? And not to forget those annoying Salvatores that had the nerve to kill him, twice. First at the ball when they snapped his neck, then by that human friend of theirs that daggered him in the bar. They were foolish if they thought he was just going to forget about it. Oh, no. He would hit them where it hurt the most—the Petrova doppelgänger. Just like he always thought, love was a weakness, but he guessed he had to be thankful; now his revenge would be that much sweeter.

He wanted Klaus to get angry, he wanted to play a game with him. And he had already left the first clue to Klaus back in Mystic Falls. Now Klaus would have to search for his doppelgänger all over the world. He wasn't about to make this easy for him.

Kol chuckled menacingly, a familiar feeling of adrenaline boiling in his veins. This was going to be very fun.

"Just you wait sweet, little Elena," he said almost fondly, but his tone was cold and bordering cruel. "We are going to have so much fun together."

With that, Kol increased the speed even more, leaving Mystic Falls and his remaining family behind.

Klaus stared blankly at his sketchbook, his hand and the pencil in it positioned above the page. No matter how much he tried, nothing came to him. After burning all drawings of Caroline, he felt oddly empty, and the notebook felt lighter and emptier in his hands than ever before.

"Nik, you may want to see this." Rebekah's voice rang in the room as she entered. There was a strange note of urgency in her voice that made Klaus look up and stare at her. His only sibling left. Esther and Finn fled, Kol followed them only a few hours later, and even Elijah left him in the end, only Rebekah remained.

The younger blonde walked closer towards him and showed him a cream coloured paper. On it was a message addressed to him.

Dearest Brother,

A, B, C, D, F, G.

Can you find the missing E?

-Kol

Klaus shot up from his position on the couch, immediately understanding the meaning of the note.

"He wouldn't dare!" Klaus roared furiously, throwing his notebook across the room, his features twisted in rage, eyes burning orange. Rebekah jumped back, clearly surprised by his sudden anger.

"I think he did, Nik. He took her," his sister said calmly, taking the note from her brother's clenched hands. "Kol always had been into these sort of games. You should have known better, really. He never was one for forgiveness, he would have had his revenge sooner or later."

"How dare he," he spat furiously, pacing around the room, smashing random objects on his way. "Once I find him, I will tear his heart out myself."

Rebekah rolled her eyes at him, not looking very convinced. Klaus just shook his head and continued pacing, already making plans to find Elena and bring her back.

"And who says that he hasn't already killed her or better yet, turned her into a vampire?" she asked. Klaus stopped dead, a long minute of silence followed, before he turned to his sister.

"No, that would be no fun," Klaus muttered in reply. "He wants me to worry, because he has the power over her life now. No Elena, no hybrids. He wants me to look for her and worry every single day, wondering if she's still alive or not."

Rebekah laughed. "Well, it seems that our baby brother got the better of you, Nik."

"Oh, I will find her," he promised, looking back at the burning fire. "Especially since I know I won't be the only one looking for her."

Klaus clenched his jaw tightly.

Game on, little brother.

AN: Hello, darlings! How are you all? Like I said my cravings for Kol just refused to pass, and as days passed I began loving Kolena even more, I'm sorry I can't be helped! ^^ I just really wanted Elena paired with somebody else than Damon or Stefan, even though I love both of those pairings. So it got me writing this! ;) This will be pretty much AU from 03x15 "All My Children" and will include Kol's and Elena's travels, and their problem on the way. However, it will most likely return to VD storyline once it comes back from the Spring break! :D I'm also thinking about writing an Elina story too, hmm.

I hope you liked this chapter, if you did, let me know, if not I will accept my defeat and give up!

Regards.

A.~