"Kol. You should have never done that," I said.

"Silas is no one to mess with. Do you not remember the stories witches all around have told us?"

"I know but it's not nice."

"Darling, I'm not nice...only for you. Anyway, if I don't stop them we are all doomed." He walked towards me and put his hands on my waist.

"Just be safe. I have a bad feeling. And I know they will do anything to protect anyone in their little gang."

"I promise I will be safe. Tonight once everything is over we can leave. We can get married again, find our kids again and maybe go to New York, I remember how much you loved it there."

"The parties, the sex, the booze, the blood, and you...although we have sex wherever we go, it just was especially fun and good there." I giggled then kissed him.

He smiled then said, "Now we can make new memories in a new century."

"Alright, I'll go. Just promise to come back to me," I asked. They ain't people to mess with. I have a really bad feeling and I'm worried about him.

"I promise my love. I'll come back. I always have and always will. Always and Forever remember?" He asked holding my chin to look him in the eyes.

"Always and Forever." I pecked him on the lips and smiled moving my head slightly in his hands closing my eyes. He slipped his hand into my jacket pocket placing something in. I went to look but he caught my hand.

"Don't look yet. After whatever happens tonight then you can." He smiled at me and I nodded removing my hand from my pocket.

"Alright."

"See ya later, darling." I felt him kiss my forehead before with and blew past me.

I opened my eyes looking at where he last stood, "See ya later, dimples." I looked at my pocket and padded it. I wonder what it is.

Hopefully, there is a later.

•••

I packed all day. I pushed aside the bad feeling, I didn't want to think about it. It made my stomach turn. I didn't look in my pocket for what I now know was paper but the curiosity still killed me.

I had all my clothes packed and got a few things I picked up from here. I had the few pictures of me and Kol zipped in my backpack and I just sat back talking to my kids.

"Aleah, how would you like to Come with me and your father - may be your brother if he says yes - to come to New York. It has good memories and your father and I wanted to get away from this family again when he is done with this Silas business."

"That sounds like fun. Of course, I would love to mommy."

"Where are you now?"

"I'm in a club in California. L.A. I think it is. It is a party down here. I even met these people called vloggers who have funny videos." She started laughing, "There is this one person, Shane Dawson and he is literally queen. He is only here for a little though. His boyfriend Ryland is also a vlogger and them together is goals. Earlier when I was with them-"

"Ok, half of what you said I don't even understand. Tell me about it tomorrow. I have to call your brother and ask him still."

"Oh, ok. I'll have more stories for you guys anyway. I'm sure dad will understand." I rolled my eyes.

"That's funny. You're funny you know that" I said unamused.

"I know right? Anyway, go call Jonathan and let me know what he says."

"Alright, bye sweetie. Mommy loves you." I hear her groan and I laugh.

"Love you too mom. Bye."

"Bye." I hung up then looked for Jonathan's contact name.

"Hey, mother what's up?"

"Would you like to come with your family to New York?"

"Hell yeah. I haven't been there in a really really really really-"

"Ok, I get it. Now, shut your trap."

"Harsh. You wound me, mother."

"Good. Glad to know." I deadpan.

"Once again. Harsh," He says with a scoff/laugh.

"So, where are you? I know where your sister is."

"I'm buttering a girl up in Buffalo."

"Hey, it's not nice to play with girl's feelings."

"Not my fault."

"Charming little habit you picked up from your father. Yes, I know. It is quite annoying seeing him flirt just to feed. Even if it's not that much it's still annoying."

"Father taught me a lot but I also know when to stop. Thanks to you. And once I compel them they forget about me."

"But, you are still messing with their heads."

"Anyways, I'll come with you just tell me when. I gotta go I see the girl. Hey Alyssa!" He shouts for her, "Bye mom. Love you." He hangs up.

I look at my phone screen and sigh, "Love you too."

•••

"Hey, darling. I'm headed over to the house to finish this mess once in for all."

"Ok. Remember to be safe," I say while getting a blood bag from the fridge.

"I know, I was just calling to let you know I will be back soon."

"Oh, before I forget. I asked the kids and they said they would love to join us on the trip."

"That's great. All back together again. I have to go, darling."

"Ok, Love you, dimples." I heard him chuckle and I could just picture his handsome smirk.

"Love you too, star." Little did she know this may be the last time they say 'I love you.' For a long time.

I hung up and threw my phone on the couch drinking from my blood bag. I turned on heaven by Julia Michaels and hummed while drinking. There isn't much to do before he gets back so entertaining myself isn't easy.

"Ohhh. Video games." I remembered me and Kol got some. I got just dance out and jammed out to it. "I. Love. This. Song." I breathed out still dancing. My phone beeped and I stopped dancing turning the song down losing my points. "Oh, no my score..." Kol laughed but then explained what he and Elena talked about and I knew he was not convinced and neither was I.

"I shouldn't trust them should I?" He asked but sounded like he already knew the answer.

"I know I don't. I don't know what you are thinking of doing. But by the sounds of it and how stubborn they are. They have something planned and you should deny the truce."

"Thank you, darling. Bye."

"Bye." I threw my phone back down looking at the ended song. I huffed then chose another song.

•••

"Astraea. Their planning something get to Kol! Now!" I heard Nik yell into the phone.

"What?!"

"Get. to. Him. Now." I hung up and ran around trying to remember where the bloody hell this house is.

I ran around until I finally seen the house seen the house. Oh, thank god I found it! I couldn't get in but I did see the one thing I never thought I would see. The one thing I never wanted to see.

"NOOOOO! Kol. Kol!" He screamed out as he caught on fire.

"Aah! No! Aah!" He fell down as he kept screaming out. Tears fell down my face and I screamed louder then I thought possible. I pounded on the entrance sobbing out.

He fell down to the ground and I fell to the ground outside their home, "No! please...You promised. Kol! Please don't leave me. You promised!" I sobbed. "You never once broke a promise to me," I whispered as I couldn't yell out to him without them hearing. All I could think about was how he and Aleah are gone forever and forever for a vampire is a long ass time.

The Gilberts looked at me but I just stared at his body. I felt Nik's presence but I still refused to look away.

"What did you do?" Nik asked.

"They're gone. He is gone. She is gone." I muttered.

"He was trying to cut off Jeremy's arm," Elena said.

"Lies." Nik seethed. "He never would've gotten inside if you hadn't have set a trap for him."

"Kol..." I whispered. "Nik, it hurts," I say louder and he bends down to me and picks me up in his arms.

I cried as I pushed my face into his chest as they continued talking, "You said you were gonna put him down, too." Elena tried to defend their actions.

"I was gonna make him suffer on my terms!" Nik yelled as I whimpered. "Oh...I want to burn this house to the ground, and then when you try to flee for your lives I'll kill you both without blinking."

"You kill us, you'll never get to the cure. You'll never be able to make any more hybrids." Elena said.

"That damn cure. All this for a damn cure." I sobbed into his chest.

"Shh." He said lowly to me. "You really think I care for an instant about my bloody hybrids? I want the cure so I can destroy it. I would've killed you all the second we dug it up, but now I'm just gonna watch you burn instead." He said louder. He started to scream in pain and he placed me down. I scrambled back and the tears came pouring down.

The Bennett witch came through the door leaving me safe, "Invite them in. Do it." She commanded.

"Come in." He told us. I vamped in and ran to where Kol lay. Burnt.

"Living room. Go." The Bennett shouted as she worked her magic on Nik. I'm not stupid enough to go against them so I just stay and stare at his body. I can't touch him but I get as close as I could and cry out very loudly. I see Nik pounding on an invisible barrier and then Elena pushed me in. That little bitch.

"Hey! W-what did I do? You-you killed my husband and my...oh my god. Aleah! You killed my child as well as their father and I have done nothing b-bad to you guys." Nik kept pounding on the barrier and I looked over at Kol's body mumbling 'No' over and over again trying to make an image appear of him just fine but failing. Miserably.

"Witch, you can't do this to us." Nik seethed.

"I wasn't planning to hurt her. Well, physically anyway. But, you have no idea what I can do now."

"I will hunt all of you to your end! Do you hear me? Do you?" He ran into it again but it was pointless we were stuck.

"Nik..." He turned around to face me and his face softened seeing my tear-stained face.

He walked over to me sitting down pulling me onto his lap, "I'm so sorry, love. I truly am. I tried to get here faster." He pats my hair as I dug my face into his chest still sobbing.

"Why does it hurt so much?" I looked over at his burnt corpse and tried to wipe the tears away but they kept coming. "Why does it feel like my heart is being repeatedly ripped out?"

"You loved him. And the worst day to love someone is the day that you lose them." I started sobbing more pulling Nik closer to me. "Cry all you want sweetheart. It's ok, I will always be here for you."

•••

Rebekah's POV

I was shaking as I looked away from Stefan. "I don't believe you," I said crying. "Kol is not dead he can't be. This is going to destroy Astraea and the kids... No."

"Listen, Rebekah. They didn't have a choice. Kol started this when he went after Jeremy. He went after you, too. Do you remember? I mean, he was never gonna let us find the cure."

"So you knew. This whole night, you knew."

"I'm not gonna let the people that I care about get hurt--not Jeremy, not Elena, not even Damon--and you can hate me for it. Now he can't hurt you, either."

"He would never truly kill me. His precious doll would never allow me to be killed. We are best friends and he would never dream of hurting her like that. So, don't give me that crap." I spat.

"I'm sorry, you are right but I want us to find this cure together, you and me, not just for Elena, but for you so you can have what you want. You can be who you want. You can be human again. Everyone deserves a second chance, right?" I looked at him hurt and sad. This day has been bloody awful.

"Why would I trust you?" I asked.

"I don't know." He shakes his head. "I guess I could give you my word, but at the end of the day, you just have to take a leap." I closed my eyes for a second before opening them and looking down contemplating his words.

•••

Astraea's POV

I finally looked in my pocket to where the paper was. He said after this was done. Well, right about now it seems fine to me.

I read the letter over and over again and each time new fresh hot tears rolled down my eyes. This can't possibly be real...

"I can't do this without him Nik! I haven't spent one day without him, hell I haven't woke up one morning without him next to me telling me 'good morning, darling.' I won't get to say I love you or call him dimples he won't get to see our children anymore. He was my everything, N-Nik. It-it hurts. Make it stop it hurts so much." I was starting to have a panic attack thinking about all the things that he won't get to do with his promise about our thousand years together.

"Dear Astraea,
Just in case something bad happens, I wanted to write you a letter. A goodbye of sorts."

Nik walked up to me wiping my tears away. "Hey hey look at me calm down." He said lifting up my chin.

"I can't it hurts, p-please Nik. Help me." I pleaded as tears never endingly fell down my face.

"I hope you never have to read this because that would only mean one thing, I'm gone. But I need you to know this and have something sweet to remember me bye."

He leaned down and kissed me. I was able to slowly breathe through my nose and it calmed down my breathing allowing my body to relax. I closed my eyes as he slowly backed away.

"Dagger me," I whispered breathlessly.

"I love you with all my heart. There was never a doubt in my mind that you and I were meant to be. You were my light in the darkness."

"What?" I opened my brown eyes and looked into his deep blue ones.

"Dagger me. When you feel I can, un-dagger me but please, Nik, dagger me. M-Make it go away before I l-lose it. I'm sure you don't want my humanity gone, s-so please d-do it."

"I never turned my humanity off for you and the kids. I wanted to make you proud and happy to call me your husband. You deserved the world and I did everything to make sure I could give it to you."

He reached in his pocket grabbing the silver dagger with crystals encrusted in the handle. He would never use it on me so I knew him having it was safer for me. "You sure love?" He asked with an unsure look.

"Yes, please." He walked up to me and hugged me. I hugged back putting my head on his chest as I let the tears fall. I kept the noises in as I kept thinking about Aleah and Kol.

"If you do read this just know I will watch over you and I'm probably crying just as much as you right now. I wish it didn't end this way but fate had other plans."

I breathed in his scent and sighed, "My sweet littMy, star. I'm sorry. And I will bring you back my love." Before I could say anything I felt it pierce through my heart. I gasped and held onto his shirt - clinging to it like my life depended on it - as more tears fell down my eyes. I let the pain engulf me as I whimpered.

The cold metal and the powers of the dagger making an icy burn rush through my chest and throughout my body.

I held him tighter as I started to feel numb and Nik held my body before it collapsed. He laid me down and looked me in the eyes although they were full of tears. "Goodbye...Kol." I whispered looking up at the ceiling my gaze going blurry and my face relaxed and the tears stopped.

"It was my love for you and my family, our own little family that kept me going. You know how much my siblings don't care for me but you and our kids gave me the love I needed."

'May we meet again, my love.' I thought.

I felt a kiss on my forehead before it was completely dark. No emotion no nothing anywhere. It was torture but it was for the good. And I hated it.

"When we grew up I never thought I would love someone so much and I never thought I would spend this long with you. I'm so blessed to have been able to reside by your side for this long but I guess now our reign is coming to an end. Forever is a long time for a vampire which means you have time to heal. But believe in me, love, even in the death it will still be Always and Forever.

Kol.❤️"