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Luna couldn't believe what she was doing.
She was actually getting ready for a date, a date, with an Original. And not just any Original, but the most unstable, insane Original. She was getting ready for a date with the infamous Kol Mikaelson.
What had she gotten herself into?
But she couldn't help the small smile on her face as she tilted her head at the right angle, creating the perfect curl down her back. She was happy, as strange as it was. Kol made her laugh, which was something that she put on a high pedestal in her mind. If you could make her laugh, then you were pretty amazing.
And although she had no idea what to expect from the date, seeing as Kol had made it very vague, she got dressed in a simple blue, lace dress that ended at her knees along with brown combat boots. The air would be a little cold, considering that the date was taking place around 8 o'clock at night, so she slipped on a white coverup for her arms. The coverup was loose so that it matched the dress easily, and she pulled her strawberry blonde (now really blonde from being out in the sun so much recently) curls up to look like her hair was shorter than it was. She added a bit of makeup on but not too much to look overdone, and she was ready. Her hazel eyes glittered with excitement as she turned from the mirror.
She grabbed her phone and slipped it into her brown bag that she usually used and...waited.
She bit her lip as she watched the TV, her leg bouncing up and down from excitement but also nervousness. She wasn't afraid of Kol, but she was afraid of what this date might entail of. He always seemed to surprise her with the things he said or did, so tonight would definitely be interesting to say the least.
Suddenly, she jumped, her heart rate spiking before returning to normal.
"Luna!" Olive said excitedly, appearing out of nowhere. She had a wide smile on her face as her red eyes pierced Luna intensely, looking happy. Luna briefly remembered that Olive had gotten in a very good mood ever since Luna had met Hayley.
Her friends loved the fact that she and Hayley had hung out quite a bit. Luna was especially lonely since Jermey had left Mystic Falls to go to Denver with family friends, and he was Luna's main friend. Elena had been busy with vampire business, as always, and still didn't really like the fact that Luna was living on her own now.
But, Hayley had been a breath of fresh air. Despite the fact that the girl was a little rude sometimes, she was very nice to be around. Luna often turned to her whenever she needed to speak to someone, especially concerning her "disease." The two of them still hadn't figured out what her friends were, since werewolves didn't get diseases such as schizophrenia, and so far, they hadn't found an answer. Hayley had to constantly tell Luna not to give up, because she was determined to figure out what was going on. She wanted to help her new-found sister as much as she could.
Luna couldn't appreciate her more than she currently did.
She loved Hayley. She was fun and spontaneous, sometimes being a little crude but not too much that Luna was annoyed by it. Not only that, but Hayley also had some problems with her emotions, seeing as she didn't like to actually go into them, but Luna liked that because they were able to help each other in a way that no counselor or therapist ever could.
Anyway, back to Olive.
"Are you going to see Hayley again?" The girl asked, sitting on the table and tilting her head at Luna. She was smiling as if that was the answer, and Luna was slightly anxious to tell the young blonde that that wasn't the case.
"No..." Luna said slowly, and immedaitely saw Olive's smile drop. She hurried to explain. "I'm going to see Kol."
Olive's smile didn't return, but her frown didn't deepen either, which Luna found as a good sign. It showed that Olive wasn't too upset, even if at the same time, she wasn't happy either.
"Okay..." Olive said after a long moment of silence, seeming to drift closer to Luna with her dress swishing around her legs. "But why?"
Luna hid a smile as best as she could as she tucked a stray piece of blonde hair behind her ear. "We're going on a date," she said simply, and saw Olive widen her eyes.
"Wait, really?" she asked, and Luna was pleased to hear a bit of excitement in her voice. Olive actually liked the fact that Luna was going out on a date with Kol Mikaelson, which was strange in itself. After Luna nodded with a small smile on her own lips, Olive jumped up and down, squealing as she did so.
"Oh my goodness!" Olive said, her bright red eyes seeking to become brighter. "I can't believe you're finally going on a date!"
Luna laughed at Olive's reaction, but before Olive could fire questions at her, there was a knock at the front door. Luna's heart jumped into her throat as she looked back at Olive, who was smiling.
"Well don't mind me," she said to Luna before disappearing from sight. Luna was glad that she wouldn't be too distracted now as she went and opened the front door.
She was surprised by who she found waiting for her on the other side of the door.
Jermey was smiling slightly, his brown hair looking a little ruffled as always and his dark eyes sparkling with excitement. He was wearing some jeans and a black shirt that made his somewhat pale skin look even more so. Luna's smile slipped slightly, but she recovered quickly.
"Jermey!" she said excitedly, jumping into her brother's arms, even if her skin began to burn at the touch. She just needed to hug her brother. And despite the fact that she wasn't technically Jermey's blood, he would always be her little brother.
He laughed in her ear but Luna escaped his arms just as quickly as she had jumped into them, her skin burning too hotly for her to stay there. He understood and simply smiled widely at her. "Hey," he laughed, and Luna was still smiling as she stared at him.
"What are you doing here?" she asked him, her eyebrows furrowing together as confusion took over her expression. "I thought you were in Denver?"
At the sound of that place, Jermey's features darkened immensely, and Luna was surprised by the sudden change in his mood. The air seemed to tense as he rolled his eyes. "Yea, well a sarcastic and murderous Original cut the trip short," he explained before looking into Luna's eyes again, frowning. "Which is why I'm here. Why the hell are you going on a date with Kol Mikaelson?"
Luna's eyes widened and her jaw dropped slightly at her brother's words. First of all, how did he even find out? Kol had been very secretive in setting up the date by sending Luna a letter, so nobody saw them together recently. Nobody could've possibly told Jermey that she was going on a date in the first place, unless Kol himself had let it slip which was very unlikely. Second of all, what happened in Denver? Why had Kol, of all people, been there?
"Well-I..." Luna stuttered, feeling someone behind her. She looked over her shoulder to see Ezra walking heir way, his black fur slithering under the light. His blue eyes met hers and he winked. She felt a lot more confident and turned back to Jermey, her confidence growing. "Because he asked me to," she finally answered his question.
Jermey's eyes narrowed as if she were crazy, which she kind of was.
"Luna, do you know how dangerous he is?" he asked as if she didn't know that Kol had mass murdered thousands, no-millions of people. She knew this, but she didn't really care.
"Yep," she said, leaning against the doorway and her eyes sparkling with mischief. Jermey really didn't like the fact that Luna looked a lot like Kol at that moment.
"And you're still going to go out on a date with him?" he asked her, his eyes boring into her own to get her to understand how big of a deal this was.
"It's only polite to do so," Luna replied, shrugging. She knew that Jermey was trying to look out for her, but he'd been doing that almost all her life. It was time that she do things by herself. She had survived in her flat for a little while, which was a good thing, but the next step was not letting other people, mainly her siblings, tell her what she can and can't do. That was the key to becoming independent. Before Jermey could say anything, Luna began speaking again. "I know your worried, and I love that, but I'll be fine."
"Luna-" Jermey started, obviously not believing her, and she frowned, cutting him off again.
"I'll be fine, Jer," she said a little more forcefully, and Jermey could hear the underlying threat in her words. She wanted him to leave. But, her hazel eyes softened when she spoke again. "Trust me on this."
Jermey sighed, looking over his sister. His whole life, he had always been trying to look out for her, because he had been told that she would never be able to look out for herself, but they had all been wrong. She was becoming independent and thinking clearly ever since she stopped taking her meds, and though she had a few tantrums because of her imaginary friends, she was surviving. Not just that, but she was thriving.
Who was Jermey to try to protect her only to take that independence away?
He sighed, shaking his head as he realized that his older sister was okay. She was okay, and though many people still depict her as the crazy one in the family, she was so much more. She was fun, and adventurous, and kind. She was Luna Gilbert, and she was okay.
"Fine," Jermey said and watched as Luna gave him a dazzling smile. He pointed a finger at her, his expression serious. "But if I find out he tried anything-"
"You'll be the first one I call," Luna told him, smiling at how amazing her brother really was. He didn't agree with this date with Kol, but he was giving her space and freedom, something that Elena never would've done. "Now go before he gets here," she said, making a shooing motion with her hands.
He smiled at her. "Okay," he said, walking backwards. "I'll see ya later, Luna."
"You too, Jer," Luna replied before watching him turn away, closing the door afterwards. She saw Ezra and Olive waiting for her, both looking a little upset.
"Who does he think he is?!" Olive exclaimed, her eyes brighter than ever. "He can't just waltz in here and start controlling everything that we do again!"
"Relax Olive," Luna said calmly, seeing that Ezra wasn't the one ranting for once and that was a good thing. "He just doesn't want us to get hurt."
Ezra nodded. "She right," he said, surprising Luna. He hardly ever agreed with her on anything. "Jermey's just being a good brother."
Olive sighed, rolling her red eyes in annoyance before nodding her head. "Yea, I guess," she mumbled, and Luna cracked a smile at her.
Before they could speak any longer, there was, yet again, another knock at the door, and immediately, the two smiled at Luna. They didn't say anything before they disappeared, and Luna turned to open the front door, already knowing who it was.
She almost thought that Jermey might've come back, but when she opened the door and saw his dark eyes sparkling with that mischief he never seemed to run out of, she smiled widely.
He was wearing a black shirt, jacket, and some dark jeans, starkly contrasting with his pale skin. His brown hair was ruffled all over the place, yet styled at the same time, and his dark eyes sparkled. He looked dashing, and he was, surprisingly, holding a single rose in one of his hands.
"Hi," Luna breathed out, smiling at him, and he actually smiled back. Not a smirk, but a smile.
"Hello darling," he greeted back before raising an eyebrow, amusement playing over his features. "What? Not going to invite me in?"
Luna glared at him, but there was no hate behind it, and she chuckled as she shook her head. "No, I'm in enough trouble from my siblings just by accepting the offer of this date," she explained, and saw his smile slip just slightly.
"Ah yes," he said, looking upwards as he thought about something. "The Gilbert siblings, always a pain in my-"
"Hey," Luna interrupted before he could say anything bad about her brother and sister. She posted a finger at him, her eyes narrowed. "Don't talk bad about my siblings, Kol Mikaelson."
He raised his eyebrows at her before chuckling. "Of course not, m'lady," he said, once again referring back to their little role play at the Grill. He held out a single rose to her, smirking at her wide eyes. She had never been given a rose from a boy. "But please, accept this rose as a symbol of my true apology," he said, winking at her and causing her to giggle.
"Why, of course," she said in her terrible British accent as she tried to mimick him, grabbing ahold of the rose and smiling. "I would be wicked to turn away such an offering."
He smirked, standing up to his full height as he held out an arm toward her. "Are you ready?" he asked, and she nodded her head.
"Just a moment," she said, returning into the flat and leaving the front door open so that he could still see her as she placed the flower on the dining table, grabbing her bag and slipping it over her shoulders. She returned back to him, locking the front door on the way out.
"Shall we?" he asked her, still holding out his arm, and after a moment hesitation, she placed her arm on his, not feeling a burn, but a cool touch instead.
She smiled. "We shall," she responded, and he nodded before leading her away from the apartment.
It was a comfortable silence for a moment, and Kol took the time to look over her appearance. She looked breathtaking, in that strange way that she always seemed to look. Her hair had gotten more blonde since he left for Denver, definitely from the sun, yet her skin was as pale as ever, making her hazel eyes stand out more. Her eyelashes rested gracefully against her fair skin every time she closed her eyes, and her pink lips lifted up in content. She looked absolutely ravishing in the blue dress that she had chosen, along with the white, slip on to keep her warm. She caught him staring, and immediately, a slight blush adorned her cheeks.
"What?" she asked, obviously a little frazzled when she realized that he had been staring at her the whole time. They had left her apartment building, and were now walking in the darkened steeets of Mystic Falls. It was quiet in the small town, people in the streets dwindling down despite the fact that it was only 8 o'clock.
"Nothing," he said simply, telling her the truth. "I was just thinking of how ravishing you look tonight."
Her blush reddened, and he smirked, seeing her stutter to regain her composure. "I-um, thank you," she finally managed to get out, her hazel orbs flickering over to meet his brown ones. "You don't look too bad yourself."
His smirk grew, and he looked away from her, finally relieving her of the weight his stare had placed upon her. She hadn't even noticed it, wondering where he was taking her, which brought her to her next question.
"Can I know where we're going, or is it still a surprise?" she asked him, and saw as he tried to hide another smirk, turning to look at her.
"You're not afraid of the dark, are you?" he asked instead, and Luna narrowed her eyes suspiciously, her eyebrows furrowing together.
"No..." she answered, confusion obviously laced in the single word. "But I don't like particularly being murdered if that's what you're thinking of doing."
He placed a hand on his chest in faux surprise, his eyes wide. "I would never, m'lady!" he said, and she smiled at him. "I couldn't be able to destroy such a beautiful face," he finished, his eyes latched onto her expression.
She blushed again, but quickly regained her composure. "Oh really?" she asked, noticing that he was leading her into the woods, which made her nervous but a little excited as well. "Well how can I believe you?" she asked playfully.
"You can only trust me," he answered her with another devilishly handsome smirk.
"But how can I trust a crazy man?" she asked him, already knowing what he would say in response.
"Because you're crazy as well," he answered, and she smiled widely along with him.
They continued to walk for another long period of silence, neither one of them looking straight at the other but both thinking of each other. Luna was dying with curiosity, wondering where Kol was taking her, and Kol was wondering what she was thinking as he brought her into the woods, farther than she had ever gone before. Her heart never raced, and he immediately knew that she trusted him wholeheartedly, which was a strange feeling to comprehend. Nobody had ever trusted him so blindly.
Soon thiugh, Luna caught something in the distance and her eyes sparkled with excitement. Kol saw the change her and smiled wickedly, moving quickly.
"Kol!" Luna screamed out in surprise and a little bit of annoyance, hearing him chuckle behind her. He had placed his hands on both of her eyes so that she couldn't see anything, and just when she was starting to get excited.
"Patience darling," Kol whispered seductively in her ear, and her heart slightly skipped a beat. She knew that he heard it as well, and she also knew that he was probably smirking at her reaction.
She huffed but didn't say anything, allowing Kol to lead her forward, hoping to God that she didn't trip over anything. As they moved closer to wherever it was that they were going, Luna heard the tell-tale sound of trickling water, and her interest spiked once again.
She could smell the water, that coppery scent that only it could provide, but also something else, almost like food. Luna's eyebrows furrowed together underneath Kol's hands, and she could feel his smirk grow again.
"Alright," he said, finally bringing Luna to a stop. Before she could say anything, Kol's hands left her eyes and she was temporarily blinded by the sudden light.
Her eyes widened and her jaw fell slack, shock and amazement easily seen on her face. In front of her was the most beautifully set table, with plates of food that looked absolutely delicious. The white tablecloth fell over the sides, somewhat covering the seats of the two chairs on either side. There was a single rose, almost identical to the one that he had given her at her flat, sitting in a skinny vase in the middle of the table, right next to a bucket full of ice and bottles of something that Luna couldn't recognize. The woods were lit up with lights strung above the table, give an almost fairytale look that Luna found breathtakingly beautiful. Behind the table, Luna could also see the water the she had heard earlier, and she saw a small waterfall releasing water into a large lake that Luna had never found before in the woods of Mystic Falls. She shouldn't be surprised that Kol knew where the lake was though; he did grow up here long before anybody else she knew.
"Oh my..." Luna trailed off, her hazel eyes wide as they flickered around everything. Her eyes landed on an older looking woman, perhaps old enough to be Luna's mother, standing to the side and wearing an apron. Luna assumed that she was Kol's source of food, and she didn't think anything of it as she turned to look at Kol. He looked much too smug. "You did all of this?" she asked, and he nodded as a response.
"Of course," he said, grabbing her hand gently and leading her to the table out of her awestruck position. He led her to the table and pulled out one of the chairs, gesturing for her to sit. She did so as he pushed her chair back in, walking around to sit in the opposite chair, winking at her. "Only the best for m'lady."
She rolled her eyes at his prestigious sounding voice, suddenly wishing that she had a British accent. She would never be able to pull it off though, judging by the terrible sound of her voice when she tried to nimick his accent.
Her mouth practically watered at the food before her. It was Italian, and it looked absolutely delicious. Considering that Luna had been making her own meals for a while, and she wasn't that great of a cook, she was very happy to see such an amazing meal before her. Kol saw her look and laughed, breaking her out of her spell as he leaned back.
"Well, don't mind me," he said, gesturing for the girl behind him to come forward. She did as he said and he grabbed her wrist, veins appearing out from underneath his suddenly red eyes. "Dig in darling."
She watched as he bit into the woman's wrist, no gross expression on Luna's face whatsoever. Instead, she looked down and immediately picked up her fork and knife, doing what Kol said and digging into the food.
After a moment of silence with both of them just eating, Luna and Kol began conversation once more.
"So why were you in Denver?" she asked him after he released the girl. She grabbed ahold of her wrist and backed away from the table as Kol looked at Luna with confusion. The woman immediately disappeared from the forest and Luna assumed that her compulsion was finished. She was slightly surprised that Kol didn't want more of the girl's blood but she just shrugged at his look. "My brother stopped by, like I said earlier, and let it slip that you were there."
Kol nodded his head, knowing that she was telling the truth, but he noticed that she didn't look angry, only curious. He shrugged. "Nik sent me there in case he needed leverage over Elena and the Salvatore brothers," he answered her truthfully and watched as she narrowed her eyes, frowning. He leaned forward and grabbed the bottle of what she assumed was champagne but actually turned out to be soda from the ice bucket. He remembered that she didn't drink.
"Jermey?" she asked and he nodded while pouring the clear soda into their glasses. She wasn't angry, only a little upset that Klaus would do that in the first place. She rolled her hazel eyes, her face not contorting in anger but annoyance, surprising Kol even more. "Of course Klaus would do that."
Kol chuckled, nodding his head. "My brother is quite the upstanding citizen," he joked, and she looked up at him from under her eyelashes, smirking.
"Look who's talking," she said quickly, and he smiled at her in response, shrugging his shoulders.
"What can I say?" he asked, seeing that Luna was finishing up the food relatively quickly.
"Nothing really," Luna responded, shrugging as well as she took another bite of the delicious ravioli. She would need the recipe for this from Kol one day.
He was silent for a little while and Luna looked up, only to see that he was staring at her with an unreadable expression. He had done that earlier tonight as well, before snapping out of it and telling her that she looked "ravishing." Luna had blushed, but now she wondered what he was thinking about once again.
"What?" she asked, breaking him out of the spell in the same way that she did earlier. His eyes flickered from her face up to her eyes, and he smiled gently at her, something she only ever saw when it was just the two of them.
"Nothing," he said simply, shrugging and looking down. Luna frowned slightly, awkwardly looking downwards as well as she set her fork and knife on the plate. She turned her head, catching sight of the waterfall, and a sudden idea came to her. She smirked.
She turned back to Kol, smiling wickedly which he noticed, and raised her eyebrows. "Wanna do something fun?" she asked him, and watched as that mischevious glint returned to his eyes from his serious expression before.
"Of course," Kol said, leaning forward as he raised a single eyebrow in curiosity. She smirked at him before standing up and walking to the edge of the water. She could hear him follow her, and she looked over her shoulder to see him standing a few feet behind her and staring at her in confusion.
"Do you like swimming?" she asked him, but before he could answer from his confused expression, Luna turned around and immediately bent down, slipping off her brown combat boots along with her socks. She then stood back up, looking over her shoulder to see Kol's eyes narrowed in slight wonder. She smirked at him again before turning back and slipping off her white coverup that she had placed over her blue dress. Next came the lacy material.
She didn't see his expression as she took her blue dress off, revealing her pale skin clad with her nude bra and panties. But, when she turned back around to look at him, she saw that his jaw was slightly slack and his eyes were wide, seeming to be locked onto every bit of skin she was showing.
After a moment of his staring, Luna crossed her arms, smirking at him still. "Enjoying the show?" she asked him, and his eyes finally flickered up to her eyes, seeing the mischief that he often experienced himself reflected in her hazel orbs.
Before he could respond, she shrugged, and turned around only to dive straight into the icy water.
As she dived in, Luna immediately felt like ice had entered her system, her very veins. She felt as if the same water had drowned the passengers of the Titanic so many years ago, for only these cold waves could do such a thing. She felt her blonde hair immediately fall out of the curls she had so delicately placed them in before and flow down her back in the somewhat murky water. She was only underneath the surface for but a moment before breaking the water again, only it felt like so much longer.
She took a deep breath, immediately looked over to see Kol staring at her in amusement and almost what looked like fascination. He smirked at her when he caught her gaze and raised an eyebrow.
"Chilly?" he asked, obviously referring to the water. And even though it was 100% true, Luna smiled and shrugged.
"Eh," she said, making a face. "Not really."
He rolled his eyes, obviously not believing her, but she suddenly had a mission, and that was to get Kol in the water as well. She smirked as she looked up at him.
"Why did you do that?" he asked her, and she thought about it for only a minute. Why did she jump into the water? Oh yes. Because it was fun, and she had been getting bored, which was never a good sign, especially in the presence of Kol Mikaelson.
"Cause I wanted to," she said simply, smirking.
He rolled his eyes again before stepping forward slightly. "Well hurry out," he said, and her eyes sparkled just a little when she heard almost concern in his voice. "You'll catch a cold."
"Kol Mikaelson, worried about my safety and health?" Luna said jokingly, lifting a pale hand out of the freezing water to splay it across the top of her collarbone, almost around her neck. "I never thought that I'd see the day!"
Kol didn't seem amused though, and instead scoffed at her words, gesturing for her to get out. "Come on, darling," he said, and she wondered what was getting into him. Was he actually worried about her?
"Nope," she denied, even though she was shivering insanely by now, her teeth almost chattering but she stopped it before he heard anything. She swam farther away from the shore just to spite him, smirking as he frowned. "You'll have to catch me first."
And almost immediately, the michevious smirk was back on his lips instead of the serious expression he had worn only moments ago. Now, he looked like the devil himself, ready to persuade her into selling him her soul.
"Alright," he said simply, taking off his jacket to reveal the black shirt underneath. "You want a game? Then let's play."
Luna squealed when he changed quicker than she could keep up and dove into the water in her direction. Her heart leapt in her throat and her eyes widened, trying to swim backwards, away from him but knowing that it was kind of useless. She felt the warmth of his body before his arms grabbed onto her waist and pulled her closer to him.
She giggled as he brought her close, her back against his now bare chest. She felt him move her blonde hair over one shoulder, resting his lips against her now exposed ear, his breath contrasting greatly to the temperature of the water.
"Caught you."
She rolled her eyes, ignoring the hitch that her breathing made when his lips touched her skin. She had been used to his touch being cool instead of the burning sensation she experienced with everybody else, but at this moment, it was the complete opposite. His touch burned flames against her waist, and she could tell that he felt it as well.
The lake wasn't that deep, and Kol easily moved them to a shallower part of the water so they could both easily stand. He turned her to face him, the rocks that surrounded the lake now behind her back as she looked into his dark eyes. They were practically glowing a beautiful amber color that Luna couldn't get enough of. His eyes were beautiful, something that she never thought she could say about brown eyes. They were bright in the center, shining like a thousand lanterns, only for the light to diminish as the color spread to the outer circle of his iris. It was alluring and dangerous at the same time.
Kol was staring intently into her hazel eyes, seeing her laughter fade away as another strong emotion took over. He couldn't read her though, no matter how hard he tried, and he knew deep down that's if they were going to do anything, with her back pressed against one of the rocks as they stood in the freezing water, that she would have to make the first move.
And that's exactly what she did.
Her lips parted slightly as her beautiful eyes flickered down to his own, seeing that they were almost taunting her. His hands were settled on her hips, brushing against the fabric of her underwear but not moving underneath or above. He didn't move at all, not even to bring her closer as she hesitantly leaned forward. She stepped once, a small step that seemed to take forever to Kol as he watched her. Then the next, another small step that he wanted to be faster, but that was all the space left between them as Luna's chest brushed against his, the water lapping around their form. He didn't even breath as she stood slightly on the tips of her toes, closing her hazel eyes and her beautiful, plump lips brushing against his.
It was like fire exploded between them, or like a firework had finally gone off. He didn't move still, and she pulled away slightly, looking up into his eyes, her breathing heavy.
Immedaitely, he pushed her against the rock behind her, attacking her lips furiously. Heat trailed after every spot that his hands touched, creating a fire, a storm that she no longer had any control of. His body pressed against hers, and she could hear her heartbeat in her ears, drowning out any other sound despite their harsh breathing. Luna's pale and slim hands crawled up his shoulders to claw his soft locks of hair at his scalp. She felt the rumble of his chest before she hear him groan against her lips, and she smirked slightly.
But, she needed air, and she didn't want to rush anything whatsoever, which is why she, sadly, pulled away. He let her go, not backing up whatsoever and simply breathing in each other. Luna's eyes remained closed until she finally caught her breath, looking up at Kol with an expression that he couldn't read, one that she herself probably couldn't understand.
Her first kiss, and it had been perfect.
But, the quiet night and beautiful moment was suddenly interrupted by a ringing sound, and Luna jumped, releasing her hold on Kol. Immedaitely, he snapped out of it and flashed out of the water, grabbing something from his coat pocket and opening it to see a text from his dear brother. Luna watched as Kol frowned, her feet moving slowly through the water and back onto the land.
"What is it?" she asked, her voice slightly raw. She cleared her throat, getting out of the water and bringing her hair to one side of her body again, squeezing the water out. She was trying her hardest to act as if nothing just happened, but she was certain that her pounding heart gave it away.
"Nik," Kol answered simply before looking over at her, his expression softening just slightly. He closed his phone before running his hand through his hair, shaking a bit of the water out before grabbing his clothes. He was frowning again at the fact that his brother ruined a perfectly good night. "He needs my help."
"Is everything okay?" Luna asked, and Kol could see that she was worried, but he couldn't tell her. He couldn't say anything about the fact that Esther had been spotted again and they all needed to be at the house so that nothing too bad happened to all of them. The decade dance for the high school would be in about a week, and that was when the Originals had planned to leave town before Esther found them, so the problem would be solved before Luna was given the details of what was actually going on.
He smiled tightly, giving her a small nod. "Yes, darling," he said before bending down an picking up her blue dress, handing it over to a now blushing Luna. He smirked at her but didn't watch as she began to change, instead focusing on getting his shoes on his feet. "Everything's fine," he added.
She nodded, but something was off. He didn't sound like everything was fine; he sounded like something was wrong. But, it wasn't her place to pry, so she remained silent, changing quickly and slipping her socks and shoes on her wet feet, shivering at the cold weather now.
Something suddenly enveloped her shoulders now that she was fully dressed, and she jumped slightly, turning to see what it was. She immediately met Kol's gaze as he draped his jacket over her shoulders.
She smiled gently at him, nodding her head. "Thank you," she said quietly and watched as he nodded back, uncomfortable with the emotions he was feeling because of this one girl.
"Come now," he said, gesturing for her to take his arm once more. "Let's get you home."
Luna nodded and laid her cold hand on his arm, grabbing her purse as they quickly left the woods. There wasn't as much conversation as before, the air slightly awkward after their kiss in the icy water. But, they didn't need to speak; they both appreciated the silence for the time being. They both thought of the other.
But, soon enough, they were stopped in front of Luna's apartment, not having said anything else just yet. They stopped and Luna dug through her purse before finding her keys relatively quickly. She went to unlock it but turned to Kol behind her, leaving the key in the lock as she met his gaze. She smiled at him and saw as he gave her a grin back.
"Thank you," she said quietly, and she saw his eyebrows furrow together in confusion.
"For what?" he asked her, tilting his head in curiosity once again. She never failed to interest him whatsoever.
"For giving me a night I'll never forget," Luna said without hesitation, smiling when she saw Kol's slightly surprised expression. She nodded her head before taking the jacket off of her shoulders, her body warm in the building now. "Here-"
"Keep it," he said instead, and she raised her eyebrows in surprise. The black jacket was thick, and very nice, and he was just giving it to her? He must've seen her flabbergasted expression because he chuckled, shaking his head. "Really. I have more coats at home."
"Alright," Luna said slowly before turning around and unlocking the door fully. She took the key out and entered the house, looking at Kol behind the barrier that he could not cross. She gave him another soft smile that he never seemed to be able to ignore because he smiled back almost immedaitely.
"Goodnight Kol," she said simply.
"Goodnight Luna," he replied and watched as she closed the door. He sighed, standing there for another minute before flashing off to his brother and asking what he needed.
Luna, on the other hand, leaned against the back of the door and brought Kol's jacket closer to her, savoring the warmth that it was giving her. She hugged it close to her chest, her eyes closed and a small smile on her face.
The date went perfectly, and she had expected nothing less from the crazy Original.
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