Fire Heart

"You don't have to go" Damon said as he rushed into his room, watching Laurel get dressed and pick her bag off the floor and place it on her left shoulder. She walked into his bathroom, checked her appearance in his mirror, and saw that her make-up had not smudged luckily but her hair screamed sex. She walked over to him and placed her hand on his arm, she gave him an understanding look and she looked down at her feet. A habit he noticed she had.

"It's okay Damon, you love her." Damon gaped at her as she nodded and forced a smile. She kissed his cheek and moved to walk away but Damon caught her hand and pulled her back, their faces inches apart and the chemistry evident.

"I slept with you," he said loudly.

"It's okay you know? To love her and then sleep with somebody else. We're only human." she laughed but said it as if she was trying to justify it herself. Oh if she only knew Damon thought.

"I've dreamt of a girl like you my whole life and I'm going to be stupid enough to let you go for a girl who loves my brother more." He said shaking his head and laughing coldly. Laurel stroked his cheek with her thumb. She found no words so she just patted his arm and left the room. She saw the girl, Elena, sat on one of the many chairs in the living room and said goodbye but Elena ignored her or Laurel spoke too softly. When Laurel safely made it outside and closed the door she let out a loud sigh and squared her shoulders and made her way back to the grill, where she parked her car.

The rain was still coming down in big fat blobs that soaked her hair but she did not mind, it made her feel less self-conscience because everyone looked the same in the rain. Drowned and miserable.

She decided to listen to some music to drown out the rain.

Kol was ready to drive on his own now he had been practising enough to not crash during the first five minutes of being on the road. In addition, Nik did not appreciate that he was destroying so many cars. He was making his way through the town and driving surprisingly carefully, soaking up the moment, a trivial human milestone that he secretly liked, though nobody would ever come to know of that, especially his siblings. The rain was coming down in thick beats and it was the first rainfall Kol had seen since he was un-daggered and it was beautiful but a downer, especially since nobody would be outside in this weather apart from the exceptionally good-looking young girl who would not give him her name. She was walking down the long road towards the grill and she was soaked. Kol was curious and he could not help but enjoy her looks. He was attracted to her. He pulled over in front of her, wound down his window, and looked at the girl with his eyes dancing and his smirk playful. Laurel Rolled her eyes and tried her best not to look cold, though that wasn't really working since she was shivering and her teeth where chattering. Kol took a deep breathe while Laurel stood a few steps away, waiting for him to say something.

"Do you enjoy the rain?" Kol shouted softly. Laurel was taken by surprise, expecting him to say something obnoxious.

"Not right now." She joked, looking up at the sky as best as she could and hugging herself to help shelter herself from the cold. Kol got out of his car and draped her own jacket around her. It was a small gesture but it big in a way.

"What an improvement!" Laurel laughed and thanked him she pulled the jacket closer to her, soaking up the warmth it carried. Kol smiled and straightened the collar of the jacket as she smiled brightly at him. He was bewildered that such a friendly action such as offering his coat to her would emit such happiness.

"I can be nice when I want to be, which isn't very often you know." Kol said.

"I'm sure." Laurel replied. Kol pointed to his car,

"Would you like a ride?" He asked.

"I don't really know where I'm going" Laurel confessed. She was going to go to the Grill but after that?

"Well were do you live?" Kol's eyes furrowed in confusion. Laurel bit her lip.

"My car?" Laurel looked away, a little ashamed.

"Come on" He said lightly, taking her arm in his hand and guiding her to his car. Once they were in the car, Laurel was aware that she did not know his name.

"What's your name?" she asked, taking note that he did not have his windshield wipers on. Kol looked at Laurel from the corners of his eyes, smirking.

"You have to earn my name." he repeated her words from when they first met. Laurel smiled and shook her head.

"So how must I earn your name?" She asked. Kol did not answer straight away.

"You have to promise me that you won't sleep in your car anymore." He said, looking at her seriously.

"Okay." she said, accepting his condition. Kol looked pleased. He drove up a long drive way and parked outside a huge white mansion. Laurel was stunned.

"My name is Kol, Kol Mikaelson." he held out his hand to her and as she took it, he kissed the back of her hand softly, keeping eye contact with her.

"May I have your name?" he asked politely. "I think I earned it."

"Laurel Dillon." She answered. She wiped some wet hair away that was sticking to her face.

"Pretty name" he mused

"Thank you, Kol is such an unusual name. I like it, it suits you well." She looked back at the house and then back to Kol.

"What are we doing here?" she asked.

"Oh, this is where you will be staying." He answered back, as if it was the most natural thing to say.

"I am?" she raised an eyebrow; Kol found that highly seductive and leaned over to her.

"Yes" Their noses were almost touching and Laurel could feel the heat radiating off him, she could feel his breath and she saw small flecks of green in his dark brown eyes. She knew what he was doing.

"I don't think that's appropriate."

"Why?" Kol moved back now.

"Because you obviously like me.," she said with a playful smirk.

"Is that so?" Kol tilted his head to the side in interest.

"You want me." it was not a question.

"Do I?" He asked, playing with the fabric from her shirt. Laurel leant in close, just as he had just done. She waited until their noses were almost touching again, then she replied.

"Yes" in her most seductive voice.

Kol moved to kiss her, he even got as close as cupping her cheek with his hand before Laurel turned her head abruptly. Kol moved back, confused again.

"Haven't you learnt anything Kol? You have to earn my kiss." she smirked playfully.

"Then I'll earn it." Kol said simply, lust and hunger in his eyes.

He decided then, that he would have this girl in every way.

I'm terribly sorry for the long wait, I'm still trying to determine where I am going with this story, any thoughts or ideas?