"Drink, love?" Kol offers as the limo drives up to the school. I laugh a bit in surprise as he pulls a Cosmopolitan out of nowhere. "It'll help lighten the mood,"

"You don't have too, don't feel pressured," Elijah quickly chimes in giving Kol a look, one in which the younger brother ignores. I fight against the urge to lick my lips as I greedily take the drip out of his hands.

"These are insanely good," I mumble sipping on it. Kol smirks leaning back in his seat shooting Elijah a smug look. "Is your sister meeting us there?" I ask them.

"I'm not sure what Rebekah is up too," Klaus shrugs.

"She better be there, I did not listen to her go on and on about this damn dance for her to not be there," Kol grumbles rolling his eyes.

"Be nice, I'm sure she's going to show up. She worked hard on this dance," I scold lightly. Kol rolls his eyes but smiles softly at me. I smile a little bit wider and find the confidence to give him a playful wink. Kol's smile instantly turns more devious and I instantly think back on my life decisions. "Oh look, we're here" I say handing Klaus my drink and climbing out of the limo wondering how I moved faster than three Original vampires.

Once I'm out of the limo I take a deep breath feeling the tension go away. The whole ride here was pleasant up until I decided to be playful with Kol. One playful wink and I could practically see Kol's mind racing with the dirty grin on his face.

"Ready?" Elijah asks standing next to me. I smile accepting his arm. He leads me towards the school but before we can enter Kol comes up to my other side and grabs my other arm.

"Kol" Klaus growls from behind me. I glance towards the hybrid to see him regaining his balance. I glance towards Kol who have an all too innocent smile on his face.

"You only have two arms, Angel" Kol shrugs.

"Well then, I guess since I'm walking into the dance with both of you on my arms then it's only fair if Klaus gets the first dance," I decide.

"Precious," Kol whines no doubt growing tired of me threatening the promise of us having the first dance. I only smile at him while silently enjoying the power I have over them. He grumbles but lets go of my arm. Klaus smirks replacing his spot. Kol simply continues to smirk as he follows us inside.

"Wow, Rebekah did amazing," I comment as we walk into the gym.

"Yes, this does look impressive" Elijah nods looking around as well. As the boys take in the decorations, I couldn't help but look at the other students. Most of them were staring and my mind raced with questions. I wondered what they were thinking, what they were whispering to each other. It wasn't hard for my mind to answer the questions and fill in the blanks.

"Alright, let her go. I'm taking my dance," Kol says practically shoving his brothers away from me. I snap out of my thoughts and smile towards him. He bows in front of me and holds his hand out. "May I?" He asks with a wink.

"You may," I nod placing my hand in his. He smirks pulling me against his chest. I smile pressing my other hand against his chest to steady myself.

"As beautiful as your head is, stay out of it," He whispers giving me a look. I briefly wonder if he had read my mind and knew the current insecurities running around inside. "Come on," He pulls me into the crowd. I cling to his arm and practically walk on top of him.

Kol lifts my arm and twirls me away from his side only to pull me into his chest. He keeps a hold of my hand while wrapping his arm around my waist. I smile laying my head on his shoulder. I press my other hand on his chest rubbing it lightly.

"You look stunning, Precious" Kol whispers kissing my head. "Easily the most beautiful one here," I scoff lightly.

"And you're not the slightest bit bias," I comment.

"If anyone dare has a different opinion they'll find themselves without a head," Kol says calmly. I smile letting out a small laugh knowing he was serious. Did it make me weird that I found his statement flattering?

"What were the 20's like?" I ask curiously. "It looks like everyone had so much fun minus the crippling debt everyone was getting in,"

Kol doesn't answer right away, he just continues to sway us in the middle of the crowd. The music playing was really slow dance but also wasn't really swing music. There were some couple slow dancing and others doing a more upbeat dance. However, to us, nobody else mattered. It was like we were the only ones in the room.

"I couldn't tell you," He mutters. I frown my eyebrows and lift my head to look at him. The cheerful borderline mischievous smile is gone making me frown a bit. "I wasn't... awake during the 20's"

"Awake?" I whisper.

"Has either of my brothers told you about the daggers?" Kol asks. My mind briefly goes back to one of the many conversations I had with Elijah. While I talk to Kol and Klaus, Elijah is the main one that fills me in on what the supernatural world is like.

"Yeah, Elijah mentioned them. They immobilize you, right?" Kol nods tightening his arm around me. "I'm not understanding something, am I?" I ask slowly. He stares at me for a moment before responding.

"It's not the best story," Kol warns.

"I want to know everything about you, Kol Mikaelson," I smile at him. "Every good, bad and murderous detail," Kol grins looking like he was genuinely happy. "But I won't push you," I disclose.

"I'll tell you anything you want to know," Kol reassures me before continuing. "Do you know why Finn is only now being reunited with Sage?" Kol asks. "Or how the Salvatore's and their friends just happen to have the one thing that can neutralize us?" He asks thinking back to when he was daggered at the bar.

"The dagger," I catch onto his line of thought.

"Niklaus tends to keep one for each of us close by," Kol comments. "Along with a coffin"

"You were... daggered throughout the 20's? And stuck in a coffin?" I ask with wide eyes.

"Nik has a habit of daggering us siblings whenever we disappoint or anger him." Kol explains to me. I was slightly taken back by the normalcy of his tone. "I've lost count how many times I've been daggered," He shrugs nonchalantly but I can see the anger in his eyes.

"How long we're you daggered before you met me?" I whisper tensely.

"The last time I was awake was December, 1914" Kol tells me. The new information causes me to freeze forcing us to stop our little sway. Kol sighs gently caressing my cheek. "It's alright," He whispers.

"It's not," I snap. He raises an eyebrow at me. "He took almost a century of your life away and that's only this time. And why? Because you upset him?" I could hardly finish my questions as I try to wrap my brain around Klaus's reasoning.

"I'm not exactly the easiest sibling to get along with," Kol tells me.

"That doesn't give him the excuse to take years, centuries of your life away at a time," I say sternly.

"It's just our reality, Angel" Kol shrugs. "Nobody is as good at hurting our family than ourselves," Before I could over think it, I pull Kol into a tight hug. Kol gladly accepts it and lets his head rest on mine.

"I'm so sorry he took so much from you," I whisper into his chest.

"If I had to go through it all again just to be standing here with you, then I would do it" He reassures me without hesitation. I force a small smile and turn my head up to him.

"I won't let him dagger you again," I whispers protectively.

"Are you going to protect me, Angel?" He asks quietly. I hum grapping my arms around his neck.

"There's a new sheriff in town, Kol Mikaelson," I tell him with a playful smile. "And I don't like it when someone hurts my mate," Kol smirks wrapping both arms around my waist. I follow his lead as he begins to sway the two of us again.

"Strong words considering the one your protecting me from is also your mate," Kol reminds me.

"Just means I have more sway," I shrug. "You Mikaelson's are clever but I have a few tricks up my sleeve too," I promise.

"You become more interesting the more I get to know you," Kol tells me. I blush madly and look away from me.

"Who? Me?" I laugh nervously. "What's so interesting about me? I'm just a fat teenager from a small town," I tell him.

"First off, your curves is one of my favorite things about you" He says licking his lips while pulling me closer. "You'll find out just how much I love them soon enough," He whispers seductively. I just barely hold back a whimper as my thighs push together. He smirks tightening his hold even more. I bury my head in his chest in an attempt to escape the embarrassment knowing that he could smell my arousal. His chest vibrates as he laughs at me. "And secondly, there's so much more to you than just a 'teenager-from-a-small-town'"

"I don't know what you see in me that I don't," I mutter. Kol gently grabs my chin and tilts my head up towards him.

"You will," He whispers. "I'll make sure of it," He promises. I give him a small smile. He tenderly kisses my forehead. "Unfortunately, Precious, I can't keep you to myself all night." I instantly pout causing him to grin widely. "Don't worry, I'll make sure we have a day together" He wink before spinning me into someone else's arms.

"Finally," Klaus says holding me close. Once I get over the initial comfort of being in his arms, I give him an annoyed look. "Something bothering you?"

"Well, aren't you detective of the year" I say sarcastically. Klaus smirks and chuckles a bit.

"I don't know what I did," He tells me innocently. "I have been trying very hard to be on my best behavior to make this night fun for you,"

"And you've been a very good boy," I tell him. "Tonight,"

"Ah, so your anger isn't over something I've done recently," Klaus concludes. "What has my brother been whispering in your ear?" He asks curiously.

"He might have mentioned your hobby on making your siblings be stereotypical vampires and force them to sleep in coffins," I tell him. Klaus's face falls ever so slightly. "I know I'm just some girl that you three have only known for a short while, but I feel like I need to get this out," I tell him. Klaus slowly nods not saying anything to interrupt me. "If you dagger any of your siblings again, I'm gone," I tell him. "It's a deal breaker, Nik. I'm not going to let you use that to control and torment your siblings anymore."

"Love, I don't think you truly understand the -"

"I don't care," I cut him off. "I don't care why you did it but you have to realize that it's not ok, not in the slightest" I shake my head. "My sister disappoints and pisses me off more than anyone in the world but I would never do what you did. You know why? Because she's her own person who has the right to make her own decisions. Now, I understand that you're much more powerful than I am and that you're also your own person who can make his own decisions but so am I. So, if you make the decision to dagger a sibling then I will make the decision to leave you,"

"Ok," Klaus grins. I pinch my eyebrows slightly.

"I don't think we're on the same page," I say slowly. Klaus continues to smirk and he tightens his grip around me possessively.

"You are my mate," He says for my ears only. "And I want you to be happy but I need you by my side more," He says. I slowly begin to tense not liking where this is going. "I will continue to play my part in this family as I have been, you're not going to change that. Threaten to leave all you want but you won't, I won't let you. I will drag you across the Earth kicking and screaming if I have to but you, Kat Fernsby, are mine" He growls.

Despite the music playing and the people chitchatting, the sound of the smack could be heard from across the room. Multiple people turn to look, especially Elijah and Kol. Klaus's head is turned slightly and his cheek is already reddening.

"I will be yours by choice, not by force" I tell him strongly. "You're used to getting your way by scaring and threatening people but that's not going to work on me. You can physically drag me around and I'll be powerless to stop you but you will do so at the cost of our bond. Our bond strengthens based on mutual trust, happiness and love. If you force it, force me, then our bond will weaken and fall apart. We'll never know true happiness if you do that," Klaus's jaw tenses as he stares at me. "You've lived so long without being truly happy. You crave the affection and support of your siblings but you treat them terribly. If you keep doing things as you have been, then you'll get the results you have always gotten. Try a different path, try to be happy." I manage to wiggle out of his grip. "But until then, I don't want to be with someone who I can't trust," I say before walking away from him ignoring the uncomfortable feeling in my arm as the tree begins to weaken.

"Everything, alright?" Elijah asks walking in front of me.

"No," I answer truthfully. "I'm back to square one with Nik and I'm not even sure if he wants to progress,"

"Don't give up on him, yet" Elijah pleads grabbing my hand. "Niklaus is difficult but even though he's only known you a short time, I'm already seeing positive changes. He's just... stubborn and often needs to work things out the hard way,"

"Great," I mutter sarcastically. Elijah gives me an encouraging smile.

"It'll be alright," He assures me. "If it makes you feel better, you have Kol and I on your side," I smile at him.

"I'll feel better when there's no sides to take," I tell him. Elijah nods kissing my temple lightly.

"Thirsty?" Elijah asks. I smile a little mischievously.

"I could really go for a Cosmopolitan," Elijah grins chuckling. He nods and begins to lead me out to the limo.