Kidnapped

~Sometimes the wrong choice brings us to the right places

Crickets chirp in the high grass, hiding all the eagles. Struggling to find a winter sleeping spot. The sky is dark with a billion twinkling stars and a big full moon. Everyone was deep asleep. Dreaming about what tomorrow will bring.

Faster than lightning, Kayla opens her eyes. A scream, colored by panic, reached her ears. Hastily, she sits up. Kol lifts his head. As usual, he dozed off on the sofa in Kayla's room. He didn't even know ghosts could sleep. "Kayla," he asks. But Kayla had already walked out of the room. "Kayla" he yells and runs behind Kayla. Kayla makes her way to Elena's room with great haste. "Elena," she asks and enters the empty room. "You are very brave or idiotic," she hears. Before she could turn, a strong hand grabbed her. A second-hand slips over her mouth. "Oy Mate, if you value life you let her go!" "No" screams Kayla and fights against the strong grasp that drags her out of the house.

"Damon" she cries and bites on the ropes between her lips. "You are not alone darling" whispers Kol and tries to caress her head. Upset, he drops his hand and sighs. Kayla doesn't know what disturbs her the most; the fact that Damon dragged her from her warm safe house, in less than a second, to the old cemetery. Or the fact that she is tied up by a crazy lunatic.

"Ssht" soothes Damon and rubs her head. Kayla pulls her head back. Damon chuckles and steals her phone out of her pocket. How could she ever trust him? Let's stand sleep with him?!

"Hello, Brother. Young Kayla is unharmed for now. I want my ring back! I'm at the sizzler. I had the buffet. Where's my ring? No, what have you done? You're the one that locked me in the basement and starved me, so whatever I've done, whoever I've sucked dry is on you, buddy. I know how to cover my tracks, Stefan. Where's my ring? Ah, you almost got me. Where is it? What did you FedEx to Rome?! Where is it? I want my ring, Stefan, or my next snack is Kayla!" "Don't dare mate!!" Kayla whimpers and tries to escape the ropes. "Don't give me another reason to rip you apart. Just get it! You have four hours!" Accompanied by an irritated growl, Damon hangs up the phone. He sighs and walks over to the body of Vickie. "You just don't wanna die, do you?" Damon laughs and bites his wrist. He pushes his blood between her lips. "Ssh" he soothes and rubs her face. With a quick movement, he breaks her neck. "Smooth" scoffs Kol." Afraid, Kayla yelps. Tears streamed out of her eyes. Damon doesn't even look at her. He piles up a couple of bodies and sets them on fire. Kayla couldn't believe it. He is a psycho! He throws Vickie in the back of his car and lifts Kayla into his arms. "Sst" he says and rubs her face. "Don't be afraid Kayla, I won't turn you... yet" "I wouldn't risk it mate" growls Kol. Kayla had no idea what that meant. All she knows is that she has never been this afraid before.

"Sit" orders Damon and pushes Kayla onto the sofa. Her hands are bonded and there is a rope between her teeth. "Where are you, Stefan? I'm trapped in the house, and I'm getting really bored and really impatient, and I don't do bored and impatient. Bring me my ring. Damn it", he growls and hangs up the phone. Kol groans and squats down next to Damon. "I know you know bloody hell who I am, I must find a way to let you know that I am here too. Maybe then you will realize that you are a dead man walking!" "Look, I am not going to hurt you"' he says and rubs her face. He looked into her eyes. "You are going to be fine. You are no longer afraid. You know I won't hurt you." Kayla sobs softly and shakes her head. Damon blinks. "Stefan is playing dirty games isn't he" jokes Damon and kisses her forehead.

Groaning, he falls on his back when she head bumps him. "Now that's the spark" shouts Kol enthusiastically. Hastily Kayla tries to run away from him, but Damon is up too fast. "Now that was really really stupid'" he groans and pulls her up. "You just pissed me off even more." He places his arm around her throat. His second hand he lays on her belly. "So many things I can do with you... Let's just wait till the verbena is worked out shall we?" He pushes her against the coffee table. "Kayla" screams Kol.

"Kayla" asks Damon again. Kayla opens her eyes. She is sitting in the passenger seat of Damon his car. "It's gonna get time" he jokes. They stood in front of the house. It's already dark again. Kayla panics again but Damon holds her. "Come on, I brought you home and you start to freak. Pssh" jokes Damon and drags her out of the car. Kayla, struggles to walk next to him. "Kayla, I know you think otherwise but I'm here with you," Kol says comfortingly. Damon rings the bell, holding Kayla behind him. Damon chuckles when Elena tries to close the door again. "Come on Elena" he says, with his arm around Kayla, her neck. "Kayla" she gasps. "You're afraid of me. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess. Stefan finally 'fessed up." "Stay away from us", she orders. Damon laughs. "ey, there's no need to be rude. I'm just looking for Stefan. May I come in? Oh, wait. Of course, I can. I've been invited. We can cut to the chase if you want. I'm not gonna kill you or your sister right now. That wouldn't serve my greater agenda. So...Where's Stefan?" "He's out looking for Vicki" she bites. "Now let my sister go!" Damon pushes Kayla into Elena, her arms. "Kayla" whispers Elena and rubs the hair out of her face. She kisses her forehead. "Go to your room okay." "Don't look at me with those judgy little eyes. Girl's gonna thank me for what I did to her." "Did you thank Katherine?" Elena asks and pushes Kayla behind her. "Mmm. Got the whole life story, huh?" "I, got enough, Kayla go to your room!" "I suggest you listen Darling" curses Kol.

Hastily Kayla ran up. She hides under the layer of blankets, pulls them over her head, and finally lets everything out. Uncontrollably she sobs, thinking about all the shit she went through these past couple of months. Unaware of the ghost of the original vampire who sits by her side...