Festive Mood

"Kol what are you doing here?" Katherine surprisingly asked him standing in front of her in the hallway. He smiled pleased to see that she was unharmed. Unperturbed by tone of her voice in seeing him.

"Is that how you treat somebody who comes to see his older brother during the holidays." His grin became wider as she soon realized what he had just said to her.

Katherine lips formed a thin line " Kol you know that's a bad idea. I just got your brother in a better mood. He's just in the kitchen."

"I'm sure you did Katerina. And how my brother must of enjoyed it plenty of times." He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.

Katherine meant to say something until she heard Klaus' s voice called for her. " Katerina. I made some omelets. Come and get your food before it gets cold." She looked at Kol mouthing for him to be quiet but Kol just smiled at her in replying to his brother " Sounds good I'd love to have some myself brother."

Klaus having heard his voice came out of the kitchen and saw Katherine crossing her arms and place her fingers on her lips. She was watching Klaus carefully come towards them. Katherine began to rock on her heels slightly.

"Kol what are you doing back here early? I wasn't expecting you to be here until bit later."

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Kol: Does matter if I'm early a day or two. How about those eggs brother. Don't worry about me and Katerina I'll keep her entertained in your place.

Klaus leaves back to the kitchen.

Katherine: I've been wondering something that's been bugging me Kol.

Kol: What's that darling?

Katherine. Why do you call me Katherine to me but you call me

Katerina in front of your brother's face?

Kol:You really want me to remind him about that, and rip my throat out.

Katherine: Never mind that I asked you.

Kol : I didn't do it for you. I just don't want to clean up the mess after it heals. Can be rather messy. Wouldn't want to ruin my good shirt would I now.

Katherine : Fine then ,don't bait your brother.

Kol : Now why would I do that?

Katherine: Because you're a smart-mouth ass that likes to live dangerously. Especially your type of fun when you think it's funny to get a rise out of people to see if they will try to hurt you.. And then the real fun begins for you. Now is not the time for your little game.

Kol laughed heartily.

Katherine bit her bottom lip lightly.

Kol still laughing : Gosh .How I've missed you Miss Pierce.

Katherine : I know you have.

Kol : Well its not exactly you. I do miss having pretty girls with sharp tongues to entertain me.

Katherine : Pretty. I remember you once told me that you thought I was beautiful.

Kol :That's only when you're flustered, darling.

Kol smiled.

Katherine pouts.

Kol laughed.

Katherine frowns tightening her lips on what he was insinuating.

Kol : oh Seems that I offended you. I didn't mean to darling. If you're still mad. I could give you a kiss to make up for it.

Katherine: Kol just because you think it'll be better this time than the last. Think again. Unlike you I'd like to stay alive as long as I can. I'm not as careless like you. I like my heart where it is.

Kol : shrugs his shoulders look says It-was-worth-a-try. Tell me

Katherine do you still have your nightly kisses?

Katherine: Yes. Why?

Kol : Did you give my brother a mornings one as well.

Katherine: Jealousy doesn't suit you, Kol. Charming fits you much better.

Both laugh.

Klaus returns: What are you two talking about? Breakfast is ready.

Katherine gives Kol a warning look.

Klaus: Ladies first.

Katherine walk.

Klaus: Do not play with her. He puts a hand with back hand on his chest.

Kol: Aren't you speaking to the wrong person brother.

Klaus: I'm speaking to the right person.

Kol : Suit your self.

Klaus stops him again: One more thing no one is to know she's here.

Kol makes hand motion zipping his lips: My lips are sealed.

Klaus: Is there not one of us that Katerina has not slept with?

Kol :Well there's Finn but too bad we can't ask for certain. Then there's are baby sister.

Klaus: Finn would been too much of a gentleman and he had Sage. And Rebekah well I shudder at the idea of them being even in the same room together Kol.

Kol: That sounds like a grand idea.

Klaus: Don't you even think about it.

Kol : Also I didn't say Katerina and I did do the dirty deed.

Klaus: So you two didn't do it.

Kol : But that doesn't mean we didn't do among other things.

Katherine : I can hear you two you know.

Klaus gestures for Kol walk ahead of him.

Katherine: Hello, I'm a vampire now.

Kol: I know love. We first met when you later were one.

Katherine: Well then you were being an ass and clearly Klaus has forgotten.

Klaus : oh I would never forget. How could I. Since the reason you became one was because you ran. Now should we sit and eat before are food gets cold or discuss would you rather discuss this in greater detail. He left the words out in front of the two About how you ran.

Katherine: I wasn't talking about forgetting I'm a vampire. I meant being gentlemen as you two claim being ones.

Klaus, Katherine, Kol sit at dinning table.

Klaus: Careful love you are speaking to two Originals. And we
would never insult a lady.

Katherine: So either you insulted me or you two were having a bitching fight. Which one is it?

Klaus: This coffee tastes good,sweetheart. He tries to kiss her on the cheek.

Katherine hold her hand out to stop it: Don't change the subject. So which one was it? Insulting my reputation or you two having a bitching fight?

Katherine looks to Kol first.

Kol : I would never offend you love. At least not unless you purposely offended me. He lifts coffee cup salute her. Smiles

Katherine looks at Klaus.

Klaus : We weren't fighting.

Katherine : So then you were insulting me.

Klaus gives her a look I'm not discussing this in front of my brother: Katerina eat your eggs their getting cold. He lifts his own fork eating omelet. You're not eating. Kol's eating his.

Kol : Delicious. Gives Katherine smile know she's very irritated.

Katherine: I'm not hungry. She pouted.

Klaus: I made these for you to eat not to waste my time making them.

Katherine: Somehow I've lost my appetite. Now if you'll excuse me.
Throws her napkin on her plate gets up walks away to the room with Klaus's paintings.

Klaus: sets his fork down and wipes his lips with his napkin.

Katerina Grabs her wrist: Sit back down and eat.
Digs her nails into him. He lets go.

Katherine keeps walking.

Kol : Smart move brother. Tell me did you make the same move on the blonde one like you did with her.

Klaus: Kol shut up about it. Klaus gets up for a scotch. Kol gets up pours one too.

Crashing sounds could be heard in the painting room.
Klaus ignores it.

Kol : Sure you don't want to check on that. Make sure she didn't break anything valuable of yours.

Klaus: She's fine. Just a bit pissed. Katerina likes my paintings, she wouldn't carelessly ruin them no matter how mad, she maybe.

Kol : You sure about that.

Klaus : I'm sure.

Kol: Here's a thought why don't we double date. You get the blonde chick and I'll get the Katerina who has a lovely sharp tongue. You know how I like pretty little things with sharp tongues.

Klaus : Which I'm sure she entertained you with. Klaus gulped the scotch and poured another.

Kol : But maybe you prefer a threesome instead brother.

Klaus: Kol you better not be insinuating.

Kol: oh but I'm not. And it wasn't Katerina mouth that she at least entertained me with. If you know what I mean, brother.

Klaus grabbed his brother by his neck and slammed him onto the dinning room table.

Klaus: That's enough. Squeezed his throat.

Kol : Hit a nerve did I brother.

Katherine ran into dinning room.

Katherine: Kol. Klaus, let your brother go.

Klaus: Not until I teach him a lesson.

Katherine: Kol I warned you not to bait him.

Kol : Come to rescue me from my brother, did you love. He laughed.

Klaus squeezed harder. Breaking a glass cup he cut into Kol's stomache.

Katherine: Niklaus Mikaelson. Let him go. You know he's just taunting you.

Klaus: I told you to not call me by my full name. He stepped over the line.
Klaus crushed the remaining glass into shards.

Katherine: This isn't time for you two to be having a bitching fight this minute.

Klaus: Stay out of this Katerina.

Katherine: Then you two stop fighting.

Katherine threw something at them. Klaus let go. Kol got out from underneath.

Klaus dropped the shards: He started this and I intend to finish it.

Kol: Fine by me. I've been waiting for this to happen brother.

Katherine: Are you two even listening to me? Do I have to repeat myself? You have the Mystic Fall gang still at your heels Klaus. You still haven't finished what your suppose to be doing, instead of being here taunting your brother. Kol did Damon snap your neck too hard? Or was it the fall from the balcony that made you gone mad.

Both Originals continued to glare at each other.

Katherine put her hands on her hips : Really, you two are going to keep continuing this bitching fight on who's affection I have more for. Neither of you win. Well because I'd prefer Elijah here right now. At least he'd be a man about this and not act like a teenage boy trying to be the alpha male in a ego contest.

Original males looked at Katherine.

Klaus: You say Elijah wouldn't pick a fight.

Kol: You'd pick Elijah. And I already paid Damon back for what he did to me.

Katherine stunned that they would complain about the wrong thing threw her hands up in the air and walked away : Original brothers, how they frustrate me.

Klaus: Not me she was talking about.

Kol : She was talking about you acting like a teenager.

Said same sentences at the same time.

Both : Elijah

Both walked separate ways. Klaus to room filled with paintings. Kol to parlor.

Klaus finds Katherine staring at the paintings.

Klaus: I wasn't insulting you earlier. I didn't want to discuss that matter in front of Kol. Another thing I was just trying to teach my brother some manners.

Katherine: And you did it by trying to put shards of glass in your brother's intestines.

Klaus: So you knew what I was about to do.

Klaus smiles.

Katherine: Of course I did. And I'm sure Kol did too. Since you made it obviously on purpose.

Klaus : He grates on my nerves.

Katherine: So does Damon.

Klaus: He crossed the line. And he knows why.

Katherine: You know he's still mad at you for leaving him daggered in a coffin. You could try lightening up on your temper with him a little more.

Klaus: You're defending him.

Katherine: No. Just suggesting that you could try listening once in a while to people before letting your impulsive temper fly off the handle. Or you could find yourself completely alone just like Mikael said you would be. By the way I love that painting.

Klaus: I know you do, love. Do not think I'm going to forget about having a talk with Kol later. Did you have to wreck the room?

Klaus looks at the torn drapes. Overturned bed. Ripped out armchair. Broken table.

Katherine walks away: Would you rather I destroy the paintings? Runs into Kol.

Kol : Care for a drink Miss Pierce?
He suggests the liquor he poured for her on the table.

Katherine grabs his: Thank you. Don't mind if I do.

Katherine hands back to him little left to almost empty. Grabs the one on the table.

Kol sighs looking at his glass. Drinks rest.

Katherine drinks. Kol grabs hers drinks some.

Kol : Still mad I see.

Katherine: I told you not to taunt him or he'd try to kill you. So I think my warning was spot on.

Katherine takes drink back.

Kol : You know me. I couldn't resist.

She sits at sofa.

Katherine: Like you ever do. No, more like you never do.

Kol : Speak of not resisting. Has he given up yet? Or is he still chasing two rabbits instead of one. Leaned against the sofa.

Katherine: Speaking of rabbits. Did you know if you chase both if you chase them at the same time, you'll lose both of them.

Kol : Are we talking about my brother's still obsession with making hybrids or the pretty blonde one?

Katherine: What do you think?

Klaus enters room.

Kol takes Katherine's hand to let her up. Lets go walking to the hall towards the door.

Still holding her hand as passes over Klaus's head even though

Katherine tries to pull her hand out.

Kol : Looks like it's time for me to leave. I'll be back darling.

Kisses her hand.

Katherine shakes her slightly tilted head smiling.

Klaus: Then leave Kol. Ah wait, before you leave Kol, Katerina said you're still miffed at me about leaving you in your coffin so
will talk about that another time.

Kol : Did she now? What else has she said about me?

Klaus: That's between us Kol, you should probably leave now.

Kol : What else did you tell him?

Katherine: Not much. See you later trouble one.

Kol lets go Katherine's hand.

Klaus: Now you two have started nicknames for each other.

Klaus points his finger at each of them holding glass of liquor.

Kol : oh but my nickname for her is between us, dear brother. I should say I started calling her by the nickname I chose for her again back when I was with her in Chicago which you would know what it is if you were with us then recently.

Kol grins at Klaus. Katherine gives warning look.

Klaus grins back nodding his head.

Klaus whispers in Katherine's ear: Do not think I'm going to forget what I said in the other room. You are not even going to think about leaving with Kol. Or there will be consequences later on either for him or you, I haven't quite decided on which yet because we wouldn't want me deciding on my impulsive behavior now would we.

Katherine standing stunned then turned her head to look at his face before left the room.

Kol : You could always leave with me.

Kol hand gesture out the door.

Katherine: And follow you. I'd rather stab myself Kol, then do that.

Kol : Why be so mean to me darling, I'm not the one who threatened to make you suffer.

Katherine: No but you did bait him into it. Following you would be a reckless move on my part and you like to live a bit too dangerously. I told you I want to stay alive not piss off Klaus who's a hybrid. Also you're his brother and an Original might I add. On the one hand one bite from Klaus without the cure and I'm dead. Unlike you borrowing Klaus's words “ can't be killed without the proper tool.”, meaning the dagger.

Kol : Well he decided the wrong time to bring up my being daggered. His timing is always impeccably rude, don't you think? Who did he say that too? Rebekah.

Kol laughed.

Katherine : Yes Kol, your sister. Who's now in Stefan's hands.

Kol : Is she now?

Katherine; Good bye Kol.

Kol : Before I leave Miss Pierce. How about a kiss for good luck.

Katherine face said Are-you-trying-to-get-me-killed then : Try staying out of trouble and do what your suppose to do Kol. And maybe luck will come your way.

Kol : Yes I know. My duty. Everybody has to bow down before my brother. The Original Hybrid.

Katherine: And you're a troublemaker. Well he does find Damon more annoying then you at times and he manages not to hit the wrong nerves at the wrong time.

Kol : Ah yes, the Salvatore's. How is your doppelganger by the way?

Katherine: I don't know. Why don't you pay them a visit. Instead of trying to attempt suicide here.

Kol : I would but I have other pressing matters instead.

Katherine: Then do them.

Kol laughed : I'm going to miss that sharp tongue of yours while I leave Miss Pierce. Don't miss me too long after my absence.

Katherine: I won't. Because I may or may not owe you a kiss for good behavior.

Kol : Don't piss off my brother in my absence I won't be able to do anything about it.

Katherine: Don't you mean the other way around.

Kol laughs. Katherine closes the door. Klaus walks up to her.

Klaus : Still flirting with my brother.

Katherine: That's not my fault. But if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for not being in Chicago at the time. Otherwise Kol would of still been mad at me. Not fooling around with your pride.

Klaus drinks.

Katherine: By the way did you hear about mine and Kol matter of discussing chasing rabbits?

Klaus: I did in fact.

Katherine: Good, then you can decide. Which one's better. One or none.

Katherine walks off heading to parlor for a drink.

Klaus: She's not a rabbit.

Katherine: Neither am I. Wolf.

Klaus: That's right Katerina, you best remember that.

Katherine: I never forgot.

Klaus heads to the parlor. Katherine's not there.