Good For You [1] ➳ K. MIKAELSON

Chapter 42

Kol's POV

Why did she have to jump in front of me? I just got her back...and now she's gone. I'll never see her again. 

Realizing what they've done, Elena and the quarterback begin slowly retreating from the kitchen, while I pull Astrid's desiccated body into my lap. Staring down at her with tears in my eyes, I brush the hair away from her face. 

All of a sudden, I hear the front door fling open and see Jeremy standing in the entryway. Upon noticing his sister's body, his face drops, and tears flood his eyes. He quickly runs over to us and places one of his hands over his mouth. Jeremy falls to his knees and stares at Astrid. He begins shaking his head, not believing that his sister is dead. I'm still having a hard time believing it myself. From all of the pain that they've caused us, Matt and Elena are going to pay for this.

Gently laying my wife's body back onto the ground, I wipe any remnants of tears from my face and stand up to chase her murderers. Jeremy quickly follows behind me, but we don't get far. Glancing over at the front door, I see Niklaus blocking Elena and Matt from leaving the house. My brother's gaze hardens upon seeing the tears in mine and Jeremy's eyes, and he turns back to the two with a glare plastered on his face.

"What did you do?" my brother grits out, figuring out what happened. Jeremy and I slowly walk up behind them to prevent the murderers from escaping. 

"We-we didn't have a choice. They were trying to kill Matt. They needed to die. But...Kailie jumped in front of Kol, before we could kill him." she whines, trying to exonerate herself. I curl my hands into fists and attempt to remain calm. As much as I want to go rip her heart out, Matt could take the White Oak he stole from me, and stake me with it. 

"Lies. They never would've gotten inside if you hadn't have set a trap for them. And in the process of your brilliant plan, you managed to kill your sister and anger two Originals and a vampire hunter. Two of which are currently inside of your house."

After my brother finishes speaking, Elena and Matt turn around to see the two of us and jump from fear. I stalk towards them menacingly, feeling my anger rising by the minute. At this point, these two don't deserve to get out of this alive.

Before I can move towards them, Niklaus and I fall to the ground with aneurisms, causing me to glance up at the door. The young Bennett witch stands behind my brother using one of her hands to weaken us. Damn witch!

"Let him in. Do it." Bonnie orders Jeremy, pressing the hunter up against the wall with her magic. He struggles for a second, before sighing and relaxing. Jeremy lets Niklaus into the house, while Bonnie stops our aneurisms.

Before my brother and I get a chance to stand up, the Bennett witch uses her magic to fling us into the living room. Groaning, I quickly jump up and attempt to attack Elena. However, I'm stopped by an invisible barrier, preventing me from going any farther. Bonnie smirks at our pain, before Elena drags Jeremy out of the house.  

Knowing that we aren't getting out of here anytime soon, I sit down on the floor and lean up against the coffee table. Staring ahead to the kitchen, I immediately notice Astrid's desiccated body lying on the floor. Tears flood my eyes, but I don't move to wipe them away. I hear footsteps behind me and subsequently feel a grip on my shoulder from Niklaus. 

"I am truly sorry, brother." he consoles me, his voice cracking slightly. "I-I don't know what else to say but I'm sorry."

"Astrid was the best thing in my life." I mumble out, pulling my knees closer to my chest. Nik sighs and sends me a sympathetic look. 

"She was good for you. Even back as humans, she kept you in check around Mikael." he details, wiping a few fallen tears from his eyes.

In a swift motion, my brother pulls me closer to him and snaps my neck. What the bloody hell, Niklaus!

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"Kol! Get up before I make you!" I hear a familiar voice exclaim, before opening my eyes. They fill up with tears, once I realize who it is. I jump up from my position on the ground and pull her into my arms. I feel her lightly chuckle on my chest, before she breaks away to look at me. 

"What's the matter? You look like you've seen a ghost." my wife states, trying to break the tension. I can't trust my voice at the moment, so I remain silent. Using my hands to grasp her face, I brush my thumbs up against her cheeks. After a few seconds, I finally muster up the courage to speak. 

"How-how is this possible?" I ask her, feeling very curious. From what I've learned over the past millennium, witches are the only type of supernatural creature capable of communicating with other spirits on the Other Side. Unless she hid it from me, Astrid was never a witch in either of her lifetimes. 

"I have a friend who set this meeting up. When I died, she visited me over here, and we...well we had a long chat. She saw how much you mean to me, so she offered to do this." my wife responds, brushing away some of my tears. "It won't be long until you wake up, so we don't have a lot of time."

I frown at her, not wanting this to be over. I don't want to go back to a world without her in it. I don't know if I can survive it. 

"Kol, I want you to listen to me." she instructs me, sadly smiling up at me. "Don't blame yourself. It's not your fault. I chose to jump in front of a stake. I chose to sacrifice myself to save you, and if I could redo everything, I would still choose to save you. I love you, and I still will even in death."

I take the moment to lean down and interlock our lips together. She responds immediately, and the two of us spend the next few seconds in a passionate embrace. Eventually, Astrid breaks apart and presses our foreheads together. We stand silent for a moment, as she pops up.

"I'm never going to leave you. No matter what. I'll always be right by your side, even if you can't see me." she explains, before kissing me one last time. "Goodbye, Kol Mikaelson."