spit on me with your words

[malefice]

Who: Kol Mikalson, Niklaus Mikaelson and latter Davina Claire
Where: Somewhere around the hall that the Original ladies and Kol resides.
When: Feburary 9th
Rating: R - violence, foul mouths, and death.
Summary: Niklaus can piss off, basically.
The Story:

[ It had been a week, a week of him searching for Davina - even with the help of his sister they had had no luck. Every step of the way he'd had to keep his temper in check which only proved to make him angrier on the inside. Niklaus had had his fun, teasing and taunting Kol about it which struck a paranoid chord.

What Niklaus had done to the last witches that helped him try to defy the Hybrid made Kol far too suspicious. There was the possibility of her simply returning back to The Big Easy but that seemed like the simplest answer and with them, it rarely was. Nik had the horrible habit of taking all of Kol's things - people included - away from him.

Once again, Nik was going to get exactly what he wanted, as per usual. Perhaps the Middle Child Syndrome was far too strong in Kol but he couldn't stand to have that happen again. Without Davina all of Kol's plans fell away to nothing - to losing.

It was no secret to Kol that this elder brother had been lingering closely to Cami - be it due to the threats Kol spouted or something else, he didn't care. What Kol did care about was the fact that it had been a week, a week where his main ally was missing and his main enemy seemed to be rubbing it in his face at every turn.

It hadn't been planned, not exactly, to run into Klaus and not be able to hold his tongue any further. In retrospect he should fear his brother more, but that's a mindset he can't get into, not right away.

Of course it had been a bad idea to actually corner the hybrid in one of the hallways, but Kol was just full of bad ideas. ]

For someone who's clueless to the whereabouts of Davina, you've been rather prevalent around here lately. I find it a bit strange.

[ Davina had made it no secret that Klaus was public enemy number one. ]

Comments

never apologize omg

[hybrida]

[ The moment he hears a sound against the door, his eyes are focused on it. It wasn't Davina, he's sure - she would cast some nasty spell in his direction before leaving the room. When Kol appears, Klaus is silent for a moment, looking at him as his brother rather than a pest of a witch.

He should have known. There's a half second that he's flooded with so much to say to his little brother, the one killed in the Gilbert's home. He'd intended to avenge his brother, his rage at the doppelganger and her brother blinding him to the approach of one Bonnie Bennett. After that, the cure had taken presence over everyone's life, with Silas making his own appearance to Klaus specifically. Life, as always, moved right along with one change after another, until he was in New Orleans and learning he would be a father.

He inhales before speaking, and he decides to go with slightly annoyed. ]

You should have told me. [ His expression is dead serious. If he'd known it was Kol, things would never had turned out like this. Klaus has daggered his siblings through the centuries, partly in punishment, partly to keep them safe from a father who chased them (chased him) through the ends of the world. He would have never initially killed any of his siblings, especially in the way he'd drained Kol of his blood.

Well...Finn, perhaps. ]

If I'd known it was you - [ He stops, shaking his head before pushing himself up to stand. ] How is it possible?

[malefice]

If you'd known it was me - you'd what, Nik? Hmm? Find a way to make those daggers work on a witch? Or perhaps just toss me in a box until you're bored or hungry - doesn't matter does it, you apparently don't stay dead here... Then, it didn't matter if I stayed dead back home either. I didn't tell you because I wanted you to leave me alone - now that you know, you're not.

[ He keeps his voice down, but the annoyance is obvious.

There's no way Klaus could have known, and Kol doesn't hold it against him, even though he doesn't know how to feel about his own older brother knowing who he is now.

The question has Kol narrowing his eyes at his sibling, looking more angry than tired for a moment. ] Dear old mum seemed to be the only one that noticed when I died - she offered me and Finn a way back as the Other Side collapsed. Not me original body, but it'll do.

[ His hand moves up to rest over the bite marks on his throat. One he'd endured from Niklaus and the other he'd stolen for Davina's own neck through a spell he was glad she hadn't leaned how to replicate.

Kol's bare feet stay planted behind the safety of the bedroom limits, keeping himself from Nik in case he is feeling peckish again. ] She had me being her gofer - but, seeing as she's not here, I can do whatever, I want.

[ He pauses, eyeing his brother with suspicion. ] So you've either come here to threaten me or press me for information - but I've got a bit of a headache - see, I've got this worthless sod of a brother who gave me a concussion and then drained me of my blood so I'm not looking to be very helpful - actually I was hoping to get some kip in. So why don't you get to it.

[ He may be a bit worried as to what Davina would do to his older brother if she woke up and he was still outside huffing and puffing and trying to blow her barrier down. ]

[hybrida]

[ No matter what guilt he feels, anger is always stronger. Almost as strong as blood.

Which is why he surges up when Kol speaks, his expression a picture of rage. His eyes narrow as Kol continues on, and it's only when their mother is mentioned that things fall into place. Understanding lights his eyes, all of it making sense. His brothers, back from the dead - their mother. The woman who reached through the grave in order to end his daughter's life just as it began.

It's any wonder this family drives him to the brink of unholy anger and murderous tendencies. ]

I don't want to dagger you, bloody moron. [ There's a roll of his eyes here, as if Kol had no justification to have that sort of assumption. Hypocrisy, thy name is Niklaus. ] If you'd just told me who you were to begin with, none of this would have happened. Instead, you preferred the route of being a pain in the ass.

[ Which should have clued him in. ]

And now you're telling me our mother has returned. The woman who wanted to punish us all for her foolhardy decisions. I assume it wasn't for some heart warming family reunion.

[ Not if Mikael is there. Nobody in this family will stay dead, save for the one who probably deserved to live the most. ]

[malefice]

[ Kol can't help but tense the moment Niklaus' rage presents itself, even behind the safety of Davina's room, what happened not hours ago is still fresh in his mind. He's not sure which he's more afraid of, the angry hybrid that just murdered him in cold blood or the sleeping harvest witch that would probably murder him in cold blood for taking down her barrier and not resting as she'd demanded. ]

Maybe you deserve a pain in the ass. [ Literally five year old Kol Mikaelson. ] And every other time in my life you've wanted to dagger me, so forgive me if I'm not that willing to trust you.

[ The witch stands his ground even if there isn't really any ground to be stood from behind a safety net. But he still fixes his brother with a look that clearly means he's trying to be tough and unaffected. ]

She wants to transplant us all into different bodies. Example: Me.

[ If he were feeling better he might have gestured to himself, but he's too busy making an attempt to not look like the utter shit he feels like. Thanks, brother. ]

She claims she just wants to give us the lives we wanted. [ He doesn't know what to think, the only thing he really knows is he doesn't like how his mother treats him, and dislikes his father even less so.

But he's alive and if he can just get his dagger and make like a tree and get the hell out of dodge, well, he's not going to bother wasting his time questioning it. ]

Finn's going by the name Vincent. I told your keeper to stay away from him but she doesn't trust me, instead she feels the need to patronize me. [ God, your lady friend pisses him off, Nik. ] Finn's targeting her as a pressure point I'm sure. [ Technically, he's not lying. But Finn's a scumball and for all the times he's used the tactic of applying pressure on someone's loved ones, thinking about it now, and thinking of someone doing that to Davina, it makes him ridiculously angry at the thought. ]

[hybrida]

Do you not understand I did it to protect you? To protect all of you! [ There's a surprising amount of sincerity in his voice. Yes, there were times he used it as punishment, an extreme measure that, yes, was probably a mistake.

There were other times, though, when Mikael was close and Kol or Rebekah were being particularly stubborn, that he did it for their own good. To keep them close and safe, rather than out there and vulnerable, perfect bait for their father. It was always Klaus Mikael intended to kill, but time has shown the man was not above hurting his own children in order to get what he wanted.

Klaus takes a moment to inhale, taking a step so his back is against the wall again. Whatever his intentions, he knows now that protection is not enough to make up for years lost, years he made them lose. He won't apologize, though. Apologies are meaningless. ]

The lives we wanted? [ The very idea of it has him barking out a laugh, a hand going up to rub at his mouth. As if Esther would know about such a thing. The mention of Finn posing as Cami's adviser has his attention fast, a quick narrowing of the eyes before he speaks. ] She had mentioned you said something to her, I don't think she really doubted what you had to say. The situation probably had her defensive.

[ Klaus gives Kol a knowing look. If anything, they are related, and they tend to have similar tactics, and they excel at bringing the defensiveness out of others. ]

[malefice]

[ Nik gets loud enough that it has Kol worrying that he'll wake Davina up but his words and his tone have the younger transfixed. To protect them?

What shocks Kol further is instead of stepping closer and trying to force his presence on Kol - he does the opposite and steps back, giving him space. That alone gives the witch the small and probably dumb confidence boost to step over the threshold, and close the door behind him, leaning against it tiredly for a long moment. ]

Plunging a dagger into my heart and leaving me in a box for countless years?! Stealing my life away from me the same way mother and father did?! [ He pushes himself off the door to step closer to his brother but it doesn't seem to be in anger or intimidation, no it looks as though he's trying to find some sort of connection or common ground. ] You claim to be better than them but you use such similar tactics. [ He's not angry, not at this moment; the yonger Mikaelson is sad. ] Trying to control us. Look what you've become; before those daggers you would have protected me by helping me destroy my enemies.

[ He swallows and blinks back the wetness stinging and welling into his eyes. ] You didn't do it to protect me, you didn't even care when I died, don't feed me rubbish to try to justify your anger. It's always been your way or a dagger to the heart.

[ Trying to calm himself down, he finally breaks eye contact with Klaus, looking past him at Rebekah's door. God, he hoped she wasn't listening. His voice softens. ] I wanted to live a witch, brother, I spent so much time looking for a way out of being a vampire. You kept daggering me and making that impossible.

[ Kol wets his lips, trying to work past the upset and the headache and the feeling that he was going to pass out right there. So he focuses on something else. Cami had been defensive, she always was around Kol. His upset seems to melt into exasperation. ]

She was defensive with me from day one. It's tiring to make nice with someone like that.

[ It's true, he has better things to do than to try to convince Cami that he was a good guy. He moves a hand to rub through messy locks, not even fussed about his appearance anymore. ]

Everything I've told her about Finn and Davina has been the truth. [ He looks up to watch Niklaus carefully. Davina is a dangerous topic that he doesn't exactly want the hybrid even touching. ]

[hybrida]

[ Gritting his teeth, Klaus clenches his fists to keep himself under control. Whenever faced with any adversary, whether enemy or family who is angry with him, his instinct is to let the anger take over. It's a struggle to keep it contained, but it's something he's been trying to keep a handle on since it struck him that Hope would be a reality, that he would be a father. The last thing he wanted to be was Mikael, no matter the comparisons made.

Looking away from his brother, he inhales through his nose before letting the breath go. Regardless of his reasons, he knows now they don't matter. He never claimed to be a rational being, far from it in fact. ] My actions in the past were only borne out of a wish to protect my family.

[ It's as simple as that, even if his understanding of protection was vastly different from his siblings. He won't offer up excuses, or promises that he's completely changed. He just knows it's not an action he would take again. Rubbing his jaw, he glances at Kol, brow furrowed as he lets it sink in - his brother always had a fondness for witches, but Klaus assumed it was always to gain some sort of power. That's what everything has boiled down to for himself, at least. ] Seems as if you've gotten what you wanted now.

[ If Kol's happy, then Klaus doesn't really have anything to deter him from that. Forcing himself to relax, there's a slight curve to the corner of his mouth as he imagines Cami's defensiveness toward Kol. ]

She has reason to distrust people like us. [ There's a slight raising of his eyebrows at that - people like them, who have goals and are willing to do what it takes to reach them. Cami's very good at reading others, even if she might not know the intentions behind their behavior. ] I believe you. Finn presents a problem I hadn't expected.

[ In a rare show of tact, he doesn't voice his opinion on Davina. He's made a promise to let the witch be, and that's his limit. ]

[malefice]

[ Kol watches Klaus carefully, trying to decide if he should retreat back into the room or not, but when he reels in his anger, Kol relaxes just a bit. He stays silent, not voicing that that's the exact excuse their parents had used to turn them into vampires. Instead he decides he's tempted death far too much in the last couple minutes. Whether Nik takes his silence as compliance or as fear, is up to him, Kol isn't going to elaborate.

The surprise and confusion on Klaus' face is evident, and Kol shakes his head, his own anger boiling back up. The depression he'd spiraled into had been obvious to him, drowning it in his bloodlust to feel something. ]

Maybe if you'd cared you'd have noticed. No bloodlust, no extreme emotions... I'm just me. [ He likes it, and whilst he hadn't anything against vampires like most witches, he did enjoy being a witch far more, even if he was more fragile now. ]

And yet she still fancies you, curious. [ Is she brave or dumb. Perhaps both. ]

Finn's dangerous, he's powerful. He's been learning out of Mother's grimoires. Don't take him lightly. I know more than him at this point, but he could be a powerful witch if he wanted.

[ Kol pauses, expression shifting to something else entirely. ]

And Nik - if you ever try that again, I will kill you next time. [ He hadn't been trying before, he had just been angry, but that was something he never wanted to experience ever again. He tilts his head to the side as if considering something. ] And then let Davina kill you when you come back. [ There's only so much getting along that they can have, especially after the murder when Kol's very philosophy is an eye for an eye. Nik will get a break on this one though since he hadn't known who he was. ] You hadn't known who I was, and I understand that. [ That's the closest to "I'm letting you off the hook" that Niklaus will be getting from his younger brother. ]