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Candice wore a beautiful dress with her hair nicely done, as she attended a dinner for the Tristan. Halfway through the dinner she began to get very bored. "Excuse me, it's getting very late. I should attend back to my room." She spoke in her beautiful English accent. After saying her goodbyes, she walked along the beautiful castle.

Tomorrow, a new family would be joining them and she was really excited to great them and show them around. The next morning came around and she put on a beautiful yellow dress. Attending the main room, with Aurora by her side, they separated and Aurora went downstairs whilst Candice watched people from the railing. She watched and suddenly arms wrapped around her waist, those hands being Tristan. "Hello darling." He spoke, making her mentally grimace.

"I have told you more than once, to stay away from me. I may be friends with your sister, but do not mistake that friendship is for you." She removed his hands and slowly descended downstairs, the new family entering with Lucien Castle. Lucien found his eyes on Candice and waved kindly, Candice smiled sweetly and waved back.

Kol and Rebekah looked over to where Lucien was looking after they introduced themselves around. Candice was talking with Aurora on the stairs and she glanced over, immediately making eye contact with Kol. Smiling sweetly at him, she sent a small nod and excused herself from Aurora.

Walking throughout the castle, she ran into someone' chest. "Oh my, I'm am so sorry. I'm really clumsy sometimes." She looked away shamelessly and brushed her hair from her face. Hearing a quite chuckle, she looked up and stiffened, seeing it was the man she had seen earlier in the day. "You're Kol, I've heard much about you." She looked down, blushing slightly as she felt his lingering gaze.

"Good things I hope." He chuckled and moved his hand to her jaw, carefully lifting it so they made contact. "Well you've only been here so long, there couldn't be that much to say." She smiled, and pursed her lips, glancing down at his hand that still remained on her jaw. "You're very beautiful." He said, sincerely, and she blushed shyly.

"Thank you. You don't look to bad yourself. I hate to ruin this but my brother is waiting for me. Goodbye, Kol." His hand fell from her face and he smiled genuinely. "Goodbye, darling." She picked up her dress and rushed to her room, breathing heavily as she felt the magic in his blood when he touched her. She had never felt that much power in a person before. And by the vision she seen when he touched her, she knew whatever he was, it was very dark.

Kol watched as she ran away, blushing heavily, he smiled to himself and walked away. Not noticing Tristan down the corner, who watched the interaction with jealousy.

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~ ¹⁰⁰² ˢᵒᵘᵗʰᵉʳⁿ ᶠʳᵃⁿᶜᵉ ~

Candice wore a saten nightgown as she strolled around the castle at night, she exited and walked down the path outside, needing some fresh air. It had been two weeks since first meeting Kol Mikaelson, and she had been in her room, reading every grimoire to find out what Kol was.

Candice suddenly heard struggling by the nearby bridge and ran over, gasping when she seen a man biting into a young woman' neck. Throwing her hand out, he went flying and landing roughly on his back. Candice reached out and grabbed the crying woman, "Forget everything you saw tonight. Find yourself a fabric to put around your neck and don't take it off." Candice said, chanting a quick memory spell under her breath, the woman stood up and ran off, forgetting what happened.

The man, went to attack but she held her hand out and placed him on his knees, him groaning in pain. She stepped forward, gasping when she recognized the face of Kol. Only he had fangs and veins under his eyes, blood dripping down the corners of his mouth. "Kol?" She said quietly, and Kol looked up, his eyes widened and his face went back to normal.

"Candice?" She dropped her hand and he huffed and groaned in pain but stood up. Smelling blood, his fangs grew and the veins appeared, his eyes a blood red, looking to her arm there was a small bleeding cut. Candice kept her utmost confident face and reached out, placing her hand on his face. She cupped his face and stepped closer so her face glistened in the moonlight.

"You're not frightened?" He reached out his hands and cupped her face gently, brushing his thumb over her cheek. "Why would I be frightened? This wasn't your choice." Kol looked down at her bloody arm and she pulled away. "I would never hurt you." Kol spoke gently, his eyes going back to normal but his fangs still remained.

"I know, that's why I'm going to trust you." She tilted her head and brushed her hair back, Kol' eyes widened as he could hear the blood pumping through her body. Grabbing her waist, he pulled her to him and bit into her neck, drinking her blood to fulfill his thirst. She left out a small groan and her hands found his biceps, he slowly pulled away and the wound began to heal magically.

"You're a witch." She smiled and his fangs retreated, seeing a light flash over them, they shared a look before laughing and running away from the approachers. Running back into the castle, they made it to her room and she gently closed the door so no noise was made. Kol looked around her room in awe, seeing all the candle and grimoires around. She watched as he sat down on the edge of the bed and read through a grimoire.

"You don't seem surprised I'm a witch? Most people call me an abomination." Kol looked up at those words and set the grimoire down. "Witches are far from abominations. You're magic is good, it's from the earth." He said confused, Candice sighed and walked over to her dresser, and pulled out a ring.

"Not my magic. Mine is far from good, it's a curse." She sat down by him and placed the ring into his hand, noting his confusion. "Here is why." She touched the ring and siphoned the magic in it, then set it down. "Phasmatos Incendia." The candles ignited and Kol watched in awe, always loving the sight of magic.

"I don't have natural magic, because I steal it." Kol furrowed his brows and then began to remember something his mum once said.

"There are different witches all over this world. One specifically, you should stay away from. They're called siphons, and they steal magic. If one gets near you, they can take every last drop of magic in you."

"You're a siphon, aren't you?" Candice sighed and nodded slowly, snapping her fingers, the candles burned out and a light turned on. "It's okay if you don't want to continue staying friends. Most people don't." She stood up and placed the ring back into her drawer, reaching to her neck she pulled off her pendant and set it down.

Kol stood up and walked over to her, "You're right, I don't want to continue being your friend." Candice wiped the tear that fell and nodded sadly, not covering up the fact that she was hurt. She had taken a liking to him. "Because I want to be more than that." Candice looked up in disbelief and suddenly she was pulled into a sweet kiss. She immediately returned the kiss with as much passion. His hands trailed down her lower back and slid to the back of her thighs, picking her up with ease.

Looking down and into his eyes, she pulled away from the kiss. "Are you sure about this, darling?" Kol asked slowly, and she bit her lip, nodding before speaking, "I've never been so sure, Kol." He smiled genuinely and pinned her back to the wall, kissing down her neck as she bit her lip to conceal her moans.

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Candice woke up to the sun shining in her room, hitting her flushed face that laid on Kol's bare chest. She looked up and she smiled, Kol sleeping peacefully, his long hair extremely messy, as always. The night before was probably one of the best since moving to France. He was gentle with her, but also rough, which she liked very much. "You're staring." He hummed, making her smiles and trace patterns on his chest with her fingers.

"I'm gazing." She smirked, and snuggled closer to him, making him grip her bare waist and pull her closer to him. "It's creepy." He mumbled, smiling and she fake pouted, "It's romantic!" He chuckled and placed a kiss on her head. "You should get to your room before people wake up and get suspicious of your sudden disappearance." She spoke and he groaned and climbed over her so he hovered her body.

Leaning down he connected their lips roughly and his hand trailed her bare body. She smiled into the dominant kiss and placed her hand on his jaw and the other around his neck, pulling him closer. That is until the door opened to reveal Rebekah and Anthony, they both gasped and looked away. Candice shrieked and cover her bare chest with the covers. Thank god the duvet had been covering their very naked bodies or else Bekah and Anthony would've been traumatized.

Anthony quickly shut the door so nobody else could see and both him and Rebekah turned around. Kol climbed off Candice and leaned into Candice' neck, snickering at them being caught by their siblings. They both turned around and Kol was still laughing into her neck, making her purse her lips at the awkward situation.

"Kol, stop messing around! Get dressed, Elijah wants to speak with you." Rebekah told Kol who laughed and slipped on his clothing after Rebekah and Anthony turned around to let the couple get dressed. Candice grabbed her dress and slipped in on, fixing her hair in the mirror. Kol walked over and pressed his lips to hers before pulling away and leaving.

"Is it safe?" Anthony asked, "Yes, brother. You may turn around." Rebekah and Anthony both turned around and Rebekah smiled at all the grimoires and witchy things Candice had. "You should really learn to lock your door." Anthony scolded and she rolled her eyes, fixing up her makeup and adding jewelry. Rebekah grazed her hands over the spell books and smiled sweetly as it reminded her of Esther.

"You should really learn to knock. What is it that you need brother. I'm assuming Rebekah knows about us." Anthony nodded and pressed a kiss to her head, walking over to Rebekah and taking her hand sweetly. "I want to ask you if you are okay with us being together." Rebekah smiled and placed a kiss on Anthony's cheek.

"Of course I am. Why do you ask?" Candice smiled and slipped on some rings. She turned to face the couple, and this time Rebekah spoke up. "Because of what I am. I don't want you to think I'm a danger to your kind. I would never hurt you or your brother." Candice chuckled and stood up, taking a necklace from her table, she had Rebekah turn around.

Rebekah moved her hair out of the way and Candice set the necklace around her neck. "This necklace was my mother's, it holds a lot of magic. It will protect from bad dreams, bad thoughts, and helps with your hunger. Consider this a gift of my blessing." Rebekah smiled and wrapped her arms around Candice. Candice smiled and returned the hug.

"Thank you, sister." Anthony thanked Candice and left the room, hand in hand with Rebekah. Candice walked around the castle, greeting the princesses. They would not stop chatting about the new family, mostly taking about Niklaus and Kol. All the girls fancied him and she didn't like that. Candice walked around and found Finn speaking with someone, he noticed her and excused himself from the conversation before walking over to her.

"I don't think we've formally met. I'm Finn Mikaelson." He placed a kiss on her hand and she smiled politely. She did a small bow, "Candice Parker. I assume you're the eldest of the Mikaelson siblings." Finn chuckled and nodded at the statement.

"Well, I just felt I should introduce myself to my brother's partner." Candice looked away and blushed, "I wouldn't say that, nothing is official yet." Finn nodded and glanced over to see Kol, talking with the princesses and frowned at his brother's un-loyalty. "I presume you're right." Candice frowned and watched as Finn walked away without another word.

Candice turned around and tears pooled in her eyes, seeing Kol flirt with the princesses and them doing the same in return. She gulped and looked away, hating that she was so effected by this, Kol looked over and began to realize his mistake. He excused himself and as he went to go up to her, he spotted Elijah already making his way over to the upset girl. "May we have a talk?" Elijah asked as he came up to Candice.

"Of course, Elijah." Elijah smiled genuinely and placed a hand on her back, leading her away to the nearby pond. Kol clenched his jaw and snarled his lip, glaring daggers at his brother's back. "She's a gem, isn't she?" Finn spoke beside Kol, who watched as Candice and Elijah walked away together.

"You shouldn't be too upset, besides, you have all those other princesses who fall to your feet." Finn smirked as he got under Kol's skin, walking away to speak with someone else.

"So I heard about your night with my brother Kol. I'm assuming you know what we are?" Candice visibly flinched at his name and looked over to face Elijah as they came to a stop on the small bridge. "I do, and you have no need to worry. You secret is safe with me, as long as you don't kill much people. I can help remove memories and I can heal them with my magic. I wouldn't want you to bring much attention to yourselves."

Elijah chuckled and pushed a strand of her hair back, "You are very kind. But I cannot burden you with our secret. You are not responsible for us, but I do appreciate you wanting to help." Candice gently grabbed his hand and her hands turned red, taking some of his magic. Elijah' eyes widened slightly and she stopped siphoning. Whispering a spell under her breath, the water in the pond swirled around before it stopped. He smiled in realization. "I'm going to help you if you want it or not. Your sister is bonded with my brother, so you are now family. I will help."

"You're a siphon. I've never seen one in person before. Just stories. Your kind is very rare. I'll let you help." She smiled and did a small bow, walking off with him watching her in absolute awe.

As Candice walked around she found Aurora by the lavender field. Aurora called her over and she walked over and sat down on the grass with her. "We haven't spoke in a while. How are you?" Aurora asked, smiling whilst she played with the lavender flowers. Candice grinned and began to make a flower crown. "I'm doing very well, how are you?"

Aurora giggled and looked over to Niklaus who was watching the girl in awe. She shyly looked away and turned to Candice, "I'm doing great. I heard about you and Kol, and I wanted to warn you, Tristan isn't very happy about it." Candice sighed and glanced around the yard, finding Tristan talking with Finn. Looking away she spoke, "Tristan doesn't control me. I'm free to make my own decisions. Just like you are with Niklaus."

Aurora blushed profoundly at his name and bit her lip, "How did you know?" Candice focused on her flower crown and spoke, "It's very obvious. The look he gives you is the look of love." Aurora giggled and stood up, pulling up Candice as well.

"I'll go talk to Nik, if you go mend things with Kol." Candice sighed and looked around the yard, her eyes landing on Kol who was walking into the castle, a book in hand. "Alright." Aurora kissed Candice's cheek and pushed her over to Kol's direction.

Candice followed him and waited until he went into his room to go up and knock. He opened it and she pushed it open, walking in without a care. Oblivious to Lucien who spotted Kol looking around before shutting the door and turning the lock. Lucien sighed, realizing now that one of the two girls he likes, is taken. And by a Mikaelson, nevertheless.

Candice looked around Kol's room, a few grimoires laid out that looked like they belonged to a very powerful witch. Candice picked up a grimoire and read a page opened. "This is the spell that created you?" She asked in astonishment, looking at Kol and smiling. Kol couldn't help but smile at her reaction.

"It is."

Candice set the grimoire down and sat at the edge of his bed, right beside him. "I'm sorry if you feel like you need to apologize. Finn was correct, we did not confirm anything. So you are free to do whatever you please. Don't let me get in your way." Candice said, and stood up but her hand was gently pulled back.

"Why are you saying that? I trusted you with my biggest secret, you helped me, I kissed you and more. I should be apologizing for not making it clear enough." Candice sighed and pulled her hand from his grasp, hold her dress she began to walk towards the door. "No, it was foolish of me to think I could burden you with myself. Have your fun, kill, making love, it doesn't matter. I won't be here to watch." She quickly left and ran to her brothers room, leaving Kol confused and slightly hurt.

"Brother we need to have a chat." Rebekah and Anthony looked up from the spell he was showing her and closed the book. "I'm leaving. And I don't want you to follow. Don't worry, we'll find each other again." Candice waved her hand and cast a spell on the room so he nor Rebekah could leave. "Wait, no! Candice!" Anthony called but it was too late. Candice ran out and back to her room, passing a frantic Lucien who heard everything.

"Miss Parker, you cannot leave. This is your home, you have your friends and family here. You cannot just leave that." Candice sighed and continued walking with Lucien following. "Yes I can, Lucien. I don't have anything here, I've made my decision." Lucien immediately began to stress and without another word he ran to Kol's room. Bumping into Kol on the way there, "Lucien, where is Candice?"

Lucien pointed down the hall and Kol ran over there without another question. Candice was seen packing her bags and grimoires, magically making them float and drop into a bag. Tears pooled in her eyes, truth be told she had no idea why she was leaving. Was it because of Kol? Her brother? The new Mikaelson family? Tristan? She didn't know, but she did know, she wanted to leave. It didn't feel right staying in a place that no longer felt like home to her.

Kol rushed to her side and pulled her away from the bags, "Please don't do this. Don't leave." He begged and she pushed him away, leaning on a wall, he stood in front of her with a diminished look. "Why not? I have nothing here! Anthony has found love, I have yet to do so! I do not have a purpose here without him! He will leave me soon. Nothing is keeping me here! I must leave." Candice went to grab her candles but Kol sped over and pushed her to the wall.

"You have me! I'm here, and I really fancy you. I have never connected with someone as much as I do with you. That's saying a lot considering it's only been so long since we met. Please, just stay. For me." Kol begged, and the two of them were to distracted to see that Rebekah and Anthony had entered. Candice reached her hand up to cup his jaw, sighing she pulled away. "How do I know you are telling the truth? You sleep with me, and then I find you flirting with every girl here like you did with me. Why should I stay here for someone like you?" Kol opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out and he sighed in defeat.

Rebekah looked at her brother and seen a look she had never seen him give another woman. It was connection, understanding, desperation, admiration, and love. It was an emotion he hadn't held since they were children. "You are right, you have many reasons to doubt him. But Kol has never looked at someone, the way he looks at you, Candice. Please, just give my brother a chance. He deserves one." Kol sent Rebekah and grateful look and with that, Anthony and Rebekah left, giving some privacy to them.

Candice looked at Kol and sighed, she couldn't bring herself to be upset with him. The least she could was give him a second chance. "What are you doing to me, Kol Mikaelson?" She reached up and placed her hands on the back of his neck, bringing his lips to hers desperately. Kol reached for her waist and pulled her closer. Pulling away for breath their foreheads leaned on each other's.

"So, will you stay?" Candice looked back at his lips and pecked them softly, "Yes, I will stay."

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a/n: pre mikaelson candice has my whole heart 🤍 she was so sweet and innocent back then 😭 but heretic candice mikaelson solos 🤞

they really fell in love at first sight 🤭 OMG AND INTRODUCING THE LOVELY ANTHONY! i will not tolerate any tony slander, he's a precious bean ☺️

pls vote, comment, and show your love 😭 it means the world to us that you do!

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