Mark of the hunter

“Jeremy Gilbert,” Kol spoke the hunter’s name with joy, as if he was happy to see him, “I expect you fancy a chat?” Kol guessed, grinning widely at the approaching boy, “I must admit, I believed you would be spending time with your dear sister while you still have the ability to do so, but.. as you must know by now, I could never turn down your company.”

Jeremy made an amused sound, a small smirk spreading on his lips, "Don't you dare even think for a second that I want to be here, with you, when I could be with Elena." he threatened, hoping his words hurt Kol at least a bit, "I'm here because you almost killed her.." his voice broke on those last words, he met the original's eyes, "You promised you wouldn't touch her," he let out a forced laugh, "But I guess I should've known better than to trust you, after all, when have you ever kept a promise?"

The Original rolled his eyes at the boy, “I’m not messing with your mind, Jer. You’re immune to compulsion, remember? It’s rather unfortunate actually, if it wasn’t for your little hunter’s mark I could easily compel you to love me.” he hummed, smiling charmingly down at the shorter male, “Oh well, I do like a good challenge.” He couldn’t help but chuckle at Jeremy’s words and frustration, “No worries, Darling. I understand perfectly, you kill my kind for the good of humanity. You are a good little hero, aren’t you?” he raised his eyebrows expectantly at the hunter, “Don’t you ever want to be a little bad? Have some fun for a change?” he asked, his tone teasing.

"Don't be so cocky, Kol. I know you're used to getting everything you want but that's not the case this time." his eyes widened at the word challenge, "Is that all I am to you? A game? A bit of fun? If so, then please find someone else to play around with because I'm not exactly in the mood." The hunter's anger at the vampire heightened, he reached for the wooden stake he usually kept in his back pocket only to realize he had removed it earlier that day. He sighed dramatically in frustration, folding his arms across his chest, before responding, "If I'm a hero then you're a villain, we both know how this story ends." His arms dropped to his side, his hands squeezing into fists, "I don't want to have fun with you, that's for sure. And I certainly don't want to be bad with you, or anyone else for that matter."

Kol stumbled back a step, his footwork no longer as flawless as it usually was. He was caught off guard by the sudden amount of anger Jer shot at him but it didn’t take long for him to compose himself and start shooting mean words right back at the human boy. “You think you’re so much better than me, don’t you?” he asked, lips forming a mischievous grin, “You are no better than me, darling. The only difference between the two of us is that I kill those with heart beats and you kill those with out heart beats. You may think you are all high and mighty but my dear, sweet, Jeremy, you are a killer, same as me.”

Jeremy opened and closed his mouth, any come backs he was preparing to use no longer necessary. He narrowed his eyes at the vampire, giving him nothing but silence for several minutes before opening his mouth again, this time to speak, "Stop messing with my mind, Kol!" he shouted, desperately, "I kill vampires! They don't deserve to live. I stop them from killing living, breathing, humans. That's a good thing. I am not a bad person for killing creepy blood drinking creatures." he tugged on his hair, frustration clear on his face, "If you were actually human you would understand."

The hunter’s words did hurt but not enough to make Kol want to give up, “We had fun in Denver didn’t we?” he questioned, their similarly colored eyes meeting, “You enjoyed yourself with me and you know how easy it would be for you to give in to me again, that’s what scares you.” he was so sure of himself, as if he could read Jeremy’s mind.

The original was so spot on that it terrified Jeremy, he didn’t understand how the other guy could see right through him and know all his secrets and weaknesses. “I didn’t know you were a psychotic vampire who was sent there to 'keep an eye on me'. If I knew what you really were or what your motives were, I never would have even glanced at you, let alone become your mate.” he spoke between clenched teeth, his voice rough. He was done playing games with Kol, he was done being led on, he was done being lied to.

“Come on, Jer,” the vampire pleaded, pouting slightly in a way that made even a maniac like Kol look adorable. “It’ll be just like old times, like Denver.” he told him, his own words stinging his ears because they made memories of himself and the Gilbert boy cross his mind. No matter how hard he tried to deny it; what they had in Denver was.. fun.

The boy whimpered slightly, Kol's words affecting him more than he would have expected, before coming back strong, “We can’t,” he stated, firmly, “We aren’t in Denver anymore. Things aren’t the same, we can’t be…” he struggled to find the correct word to describe what they were, “..mates, anymore.”

“That’s cool, man! This town isn’t that interesting though. I usually sit with my friend Scott but I’m sure he won’t mind you joining us. I’m Stiles by the way.”

"I'm sure there's something interesting about it. What's this town's secret?" he grinned, "That's an interesting name! I'm Jeremy."

“You’re new right? Where are you from? Wanna sit with me at lunch?”

"No where special, I lived in Virgina all my life but moved here for a change in scenery." he chuckled, "Sure I'll sit with you."

Kol hummed along to the song that was playing on the radio as he drove into his least favorite town, Mystic Falls. He was back in town for one reason and one reason only; Jeremy Gilbert. When they were in Denver the boy was just a little entertainment; a human to toy around with when he was bored but as soon as the toy was taken away from him he couldn’t help but miss playing with it. He switched off the radio as he pulled into the Mystic Grill; Jeremy had informed him that he worked there and he figured showing up to the Gilbert house and demanding to see Jeremy was a bit too dramatic, even for him.

Jeremy was leaning against the counter waiting for more customers to enter the grill - there were only three customers and Matt had already taken care of all of them. He jumped a bit when his phone started ringing in his pocket and pulled it out. His eyes widened at the Caller ID, at first he wondered if someone was playing a prank on him. Maybe Damon had switched out his name with Kol's in order to tease him about not making any friends in Denver again. He quickly realized that even Damon wouldn't make such a low blow and started debating rather he should click the answer or ignore button. His thumb hesitated over the ignore button for a second before he clicked answer and held it up to his ear.