CHAPTER 3

Kayla sighed annoyed. Elijah had woken her up early, claiming that she needed to return home and get ready for the dinner. She was listening to her mother, Liz, rant about her leaving without telling her.

"I was worried!" Liz yelled with angry eyes. "I didn't know if you were hurt or worse!"

Kayla crossed her arms and looked at her furious mother with a bored look. "Are you done?"

Glaring, Liz threw her hands in the air. "No! I'm not done! I haven't even started!"

As Liz rambled, Kayla began to talk to her soulmate. He had been quiet all morning, and she was becoming concerned.

"Kol? Are you okay?" she asked quietly.

"Well, besides being daggered, I believe I'm doing all right darling." he replied nonchalantly. He was used to her nagging at times.

Kayla always talked to him when she was bored, or had confusing feelings. He had basically raised her from the sidelines.

"But-" she was cut off by her mother bringing her into the present. "Are you even listening to me?!"

Kayla shook her head and smiled tightly, "Nope, goodbye mother." She quickly took off to her room before she could be stopped. She ignored her mother's demands for her to come back. Her phone went off as she walked upstairs.

Be ready by 8.
- Elijah

Opening the door with a glare, she flicked her hair out of her face and pouted. "Hush darling, the sooner you get there, the sooner someone dies." Kol sighed dreamily.

"You ready?" Elijah asked as he held his arm out for her. Completely ignoring him, she walked to the car and listened to Kol rant.

"He was flirting with you!" he growled.

"My love, according to you, everyone is flirting with me."

Kayla ignored Elijah the entire time they were in the car. Once they parked in the Salvatore's driveway, Kayla reaches to open the door, but Elijah locked it before she could.

Kayla unlocked it, but Elijah locked it again. Annoyed she turned to the source of her problems.

"What?" she snapped at him. She didn't want to be rude, but something was going on with her, it was like she couldn't control her emotions.

"What's wrong with you today?" he questioned as nicely as he could. He noticed that Kol hadn't shown his presence recently, and he was starting to get concerned.

"I'm perfect." Kayla winked, putting on her facade. Whenever Kol would be unusually quiet, or wouldn't make his presence known in her, she flirted with everyone in sight. Although this was super slutty, and not something she truly enjoyed, she had to get his attention somehow.

Elijah was confused and decided it'd be best to keep a distance.

Skipping around the car, Kayla smirked at Elijah and linked her arm with his. "Let's go!"

As Elijah knocked on the door, Kayla fixed her dark red dress. It hugged her body in all the right places. She was still upset, but to those who didn't look close, no one could even tell. Damon was the one to open the door, and when he saw her, he could barely keep his mouth shut as his eyes trailed across her body.

"Good evening." Elijah said politely.

Kayla almost rolled her eyes at his attempt. Instead she stuck with a smirk and wink. "Hey hot stuff."

Damon kept his eyes lingering on Kayla for a little longer than usual. As always, his eyes held an emotion that they shouldn't.

Love and lust.

Elijah cleared his throat awkwardly, gaining Damon's attention.

"Thank you for coming. Please, come in." Damon said, trying to contain his annoyance. But it obviously didn't work. Kayla attempted to keep in her giggle, tonight would be fun.

"Just one moment. Can I just say that if you have anything less than honorable intentions about how this evening is going to proceed, I suggest you reconsider. And please refrain from flirting with my new sister." Elijah said.

"No, nothing, nothing dishonorable. Just getting to know you. Also I'm not sure if you noticed, or what sick delusion you have, but you and Kayla aren't related." Damon insisted. Kayla, already knowing he was lying about something, smirked, "Right." she said sarcastically.

"Hmm. Well, that's good. Because, you know, although Elena and I have this deal, if you so much as make a move to cross me, I'll kill you and I'll kill everyone in this house. Are we clear? Also considering she is my brothers mate, that makes her family." Elijah asked. Kayla rolled her eyes at the threat, as she noticed panic flash through Damon's eyes.

"Crystal. Delusional!" Damon said and he sand the last word. As Elijah went to speak with Jenna inside, Kayla lingered to speak with Damon.

"Hey Dam-Dam!" she beamed and hugged him. She truly did miss him.

Immediately he wrapped his arms around her, he took a deep breath. "Hey Kay.." he whispered.

It seemed as though Kol had the worst timing because when Damon pulled back, he watched as her eyes flashed a dark brown. "So its true then." he mumbled and walked inside with a satisfied Kayla trailing behind.

"No touching her! Get away!" Kol screamed as Damon hugged Kayla. When he finally walked away, Kayla began to follow, and Kol kept making threats. "I'm going to tear his spleen out!"

Rolling her eyes Kayla sat down and slightly jumped when she felt his presence stronger than ever. It was almost like he was sitting right there with her. She ignored everyone else and just focused on making it through the night without someone dying.

Elijah suddenly felt his brother Kol sitting with him and stole a glance at Kayla as they eat in awkward silence. Her eyes looked exactly like Kol's and she seemed to be in a daze.

"I hate to break it to you, Damon, but according to Elijah, your family is so not a founder of this town." Jenna said, impressed, referring to the facts he had given her earlier at the history tour.

"Hmm, do tell." Damon said teasingly and winked at Kayla. Everyone looked at her as she slammed her fist on the table, stood up and said through clenched teeth. "I'll be back." She was starting to feel Kol's anger and possessiveness. It was starting to cause her to act irrationally.

Kayla ran out the front door and leant on it. "Kol, people almost realized-"

"Until I'm undaggered and have marked you, you'renot going to be without me. You are already starting to smell like me, and it's only a matter of time before people realize who you truly are." Kol growled.

Kayla would never admit it, but that caused her to feel even more attracted to her mate. Giving up on convincing him to stop showing himself in her so much, she walked back inside and sat down. Elijah gave her a questioning glance, but she just shook her head.

"So why do you want to know the location of these alleged massacres?" Damon asked Elijah, continuing their conversation.

"You know... a healthy historian's curiosity, of course." Elijah said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Or for power." Kol said. He really wished he could actually be there, in body.

"Of course." Damon replied, annoyed with vague answers.

Damon gave Andie a look and she began to speak. "The gentlemen should take their drinks to the study."

As the men leave, and the woman clean up, Kayla sat still in her chair. " I know we haven't even met yet, and I know this may be too soon, but I love you." Kayla says with so much emotion that tears shone in her eyes.

"I love you too."

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【dinner will continue next chapter. 】