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Stasia made her way to the grill and was about to walk in the door when a voice behind her stopped her.
"Good morning beautiful," Stasia turned around and saw Kol.
"Are you stalking me?" she asked smiling.
"No," he answered. " I was hoping to see you again," he said.
"Oh really?" she asked. "Why?"
"Well because I…I just did ok," he smirked.
"Good bye Kol," she sighed.
"Wait" he said and she turned around.
"Let me take you out on a date, one date and if you don't have fun or you actually do hate me , I'll leave you alone."
"I don't hate you Kol, I had fun with you the night of the ball." She told him.
"So is that a yes?" he asked.
"You promise to actually show up?" she asked.
"Of course I do," he said.
"Ok then you can pick me up at my house"
"Sounds good but why don't I take you out to lunch," he said. "'Kind of like a pre date."
"Ok," she smiled.
"My car's this way," he said and held his hand out. Stasia placed her hand in his, Kol closed his hand around hers and led her to the car.
A few minutes later Kol was driving to a restaurant.
"Anywhere you want to go?" he asked.
"Surprise me," she said.
"You sure about that?" he asked.
"No but surprise me anyway," she said.
"Ok," he agreed and pulled into a run down diner a few minutes later.
"Really?" she asked. "this doesn't seem like your type of place."
"Well it has great food and we're getting it to go, I'm taking you somewhere else to eat lunch."
"Alright," she agreed.
The two of them walked inside and to the counter to order. Kol handed her a menu to look over.
"You come here a lot?" she asked.
"Yeah."
"Bring a lot of dates here," she asked curiously.
"There not my dates," he said.
"Oh so fuck buddies or meals?" she asked and Kol looked at her shocked. That was the last question he expected.
"Both," he admitted. "Lets order." He told her and walked to the counter and hit the bell. "You know what you want?"
"You pick something for me, you come here a lot."
"Ok," he said as a woman appeared behind the counter.
"What can I get for you two?"
"Two double cheeseburgers no onions, two orders of fries, two cokes," Kol said.
"Coming right up," she said.
Kol and Stasia left a few minutes later with their food. When he stopped he was at the park.
"The park?" she asked.
"Its not just the park, it's a spot I found," he told her and got out of the car and walked around and opened her door and then grabbed the food. Kol led her to the back of the car and opened the trunk.
"Grab the blanket," he told her.
"Is it clean?" she asked him.
"Yes its clean," he answered. "Why would you ask me that?"
"Well I don't know what you've done on this blanket," she told him as she grabbed the blanket and Kol shut the trunk. "Come on," he said and held his hand out to her. He led her to the woods that surrounded the park.
"I can't believe I'm willingly following a thousand year old vampire into the woods," she said.
"Well you are," he replied. "But I'm not going to hurt you," he assured her. "Make no promises about anyone else."
"OK, but is it worth the walk?" she asked.
"Of course it is," he told her. "Not much further," he said and he stopped a few minutes later.
"How did you find this?" she asked. "Its beautiful," she said as she looked around. They were in a meadow filled with tiny flowers.
"Nik and Elijah are always lecturing me about my lack of control," he said. "One day I just walked around and found this place," he told her as he handed her the food. "Hand me the blanket." He said and she did and he unfolded it and placed it on the ground and they sat down.
"Kol you're a thousand years old you have to have some control," she said. "No matter what people say about you."
"I do, I just choose not to show it all the time," he told her as he unpacked the food and handed hers to her.
"Thanks," she said.
"So why are you living with Alaric?" Kol asked.
"Well he's my mom's brother and growing up he was my favorite uncle, the last time I saw him until I moved here a few year ago was when I was ten," she began. "My dad ran off and no one's heard from him In two years." She told him. "My mom remarried to a guy a few years older than me and he's got s lot of money, I'm not even sure she loves him," she told Kol. "But now she's traveling around the world with him like she always wanted to but never got to because she got pregnant with me so young." She sighed. "So here I am."
"Is that something you want to do?" he asked curiously.
"Travel around the world with a boy toy?' she asked. "Traveling yes, boy toy no."
"You want to travel alone?"
"No I want to travel with someone I like."
"Oh, that makes sense," he said and she nodded. "So did you have a boyfriend before you moved here?"
"Yeah but Hudson wasn't the greatest boyfriend, he was a real jerk actually, he was an attractive jerk but still a jerk."
"What did he do?" Kol asked.
"I'd rather not talk about it," she told him and stood up and walked a few steps away. Kol stood up and walked after her.
"Why?"
"Because it makes me realize what an idiot I was," she told him.
"What happened?" he asked.
"I don't want to talk about it Kol, please let it go." She said.
"Ok I'll drop it for now," he told her.
Stasia was waiting for her boyfriend, Hudson, to get to her house. Her mom was out for the night and he was coming over so they could watch a movie together. Stasia looked at her reflection in the mirror, her blonde hair was down, she was wearing a blue jean skirt and green top. Hudson would be here any second so she made her way downstairs. Just as she stepped off the last step the door bell rang and she walked over and opened the door. Hudson was standing there dressed in a t shirt and jeans. He was definitely the best looking guy she had ever seen, He was around 6 feet tall with beautiful blue eyes and dark hair. He was popular and she couldn't believe he wanted her and that they had been dating for about six months
"Hey," she said as he walked inside.
"Hey beautiful," he smiled and leaned down and touched his lips to hers. "Let's go watch that movie," he said and took her hand in his and led her upstairs to her bedroom .
She put the movie in and walked over to where he was standing. He smiled and leaned down and kissed her. He grabbed her hips and pulled her closer to him backing her to the bed. Stasia felt her legs hit the bed and he picked her up and laid her on it before moving on top of her. He kissed her neck as he ran his hands over her body and to the hem of her shirt before pushing it up.
"No," she said as she pushed his hands down and he looked down at her before moving beside her.
"Damn it Stasia we've been dating six months," he exclaimed.
"I know I'm just not ready for that yet," she said as she sat up.
"Are you ever going to be ready?" he asked. "There are plenty of other girls that would love to be here with me."
"Hudson I…."
"You say you love me," he said.
"I do," she told him as she got off the bed and walked across the room, he followed her. "But I'm not sleeping with you." She told him and he grabbed her arms and pushed her into the wall.
"Other guys would have left you by now," he said angrily. "its not like you 're the most popular girl in school, you're not that much fun and there are plenty of girls a lot prettier than you," he went on.
"Then maybe you should be with one of them."
"Maybe I should," he said. "We're over," he added and walked out.
It was a month later when Stasia finally went on a date with another guy. After he dropped her off she went to her room and turned on the light and saw Hudson was sitting on her bed.
"Hudson what are you doing?"
"Didn't take you long to replace me," he said standing up and walking over to her.
She backed away from him, there was something about him that was scaring her right now. She didn't know if it was the quietness of hi voice or the different look he had in his eyes but she wasn't sure what he would do.
"It was just a date," she told him.
"You making him wait like me or have you slept with him?"
"That's none of your business," she exclaimed as she continued to back away from him until her back hit the wall. He smiled and for some reason his smile which she normally loved was really creepy and scary. "I want another chance," he said as he reached over and laid his hand on her cheek.
"Hudson," she began but he silenced her by pressing his lips against hers and pulling her closer to him. Stasia pushed him away.
"No," she told him "We're not getting back together."
"Yes, we are going to get back together, you're going to give me another chance," he told her.
"Hudson you and I are over, we're never getting back together."
"Never say never." He whispered.
"You should go," she told him. "And not come back."
"That is not going to happen," he yelled and slammed his hands against the wall on either side of her and she jumped.
"If I can't have you I'll make sure no other guy will ever want you," he said and pulled a knife out of his pocket and Stasia's eyes widened.
"Hudson," she said
"Shut up," he said angrily and grabbed her and threw her down on the ground and straddled her legs.
"Hudson don't…." she pleaded as he pushed her shirt up and Stasia felt the knife in her side and she screamed. He pulled the knife out and she felt him stab her stomach and she screamed again.
"All you had to do was give me another chance," he said as he looked down at her and brought the knife to her face but a car door stopped him and he quickly jumped out and ran over to her window and climbed out into the tree and climbed down and ran off.
Stasia's mom found her when she got home and rushed her to the hospital. She had to get stitches and the doctor told her if she had found her any later she would have been dead.
"Me and guys never work out. My ex Hudson, the guys I've went out with since I moved here and Damon Salvatore." She sighed and turned around to look a him. "Damon and I were supposed to go out last night."
"Supposed to?" Kol asked.
"He stood me up," she sighed. "And not for the first time." She added.
"Why would you let him do it more than once?" Kol asked.
"I don't know, last night was different before it was just plans and last night was supposed to be a date and he stood me up for Elena, like every other time," she told him and Kol saw her eyes fill with tears.
"Darling a Salvatore is not worth your tears," he told her as he wiped her tears with his thumbs.
"Kol I…"
"I'm not dumb enough to ask you out and not show up darling," he told her. "I'm not dumb enough to mess up my chance with you."
"I hope I can believe that," she said. "So when do I get to learn about you, all we've done is talk about me."
"Tonight," he told her.
"Ok," she said.
"So I know when we danced you had a nice voice, do you sing?"
"Not in front of people," she told him.
"You should," he told her. "Can you play piano or anything?"
"Piano and guitar," she told him. "I'm better at the piano but a guitar is portable but mine got broken when I moved here."
"Maybe you'll get another one," he said.
"Yeah my birthday is in a few weeks," she told him.
"When?" he asked.
"On the fifteenth," she told him.
"That's in two weeks," he said.
"Yep," she sighed.
"I should get you home," he told her.
"Guess so."
Not much later Kol pulled into her driveway.
"Thanks for lunch," she said.
"No problem darling," he replied. "So can I get your number?" he asked.
"Yeah," she said and Kol handed her his cell phone and she put her number in it and handed it back to him. Kol found her number and called it. Stasia's phone rang a few seconds later.
"At least I know you gave me your real number," he said as she saved his number.
"I wouldn't fake number you Kol." She said. "I'll see you tonight," she added. "How should I dress?"
"Jeans and a sexy top," he said and she glared at him. "You don't have to dress up," he told her.
"Ok," she said. "Think you can be polite to my uncle when you pick me up?" she asked.
"I'll try for you darling," he said and she smiled and got out of his car.
When Stasia walked inside Damon was still there with her uncle.
"Still here I see," she said and went to walk past them and to her room.
"Stasia…"
"What Damon?" she asked annoyed.
"I thought we could go get a movie and watch it together tonight," he said.
"I can't Damon," she said.
"Stasia I…."
"I have plans Damon, I have a date and he'll be here at seven to pick me up. And if you're here you'll both be nice and polite."
"We must not like him then," Damon said crossing his arms.
"Well you don't like many people Damon," she said. "And what you think doesn't matter."
"Who is he?" Alaric asked her.
"He's tall, attractive, has a sexy smirk I've never seen his real smile but I'm sure its much better," she told them. "He's got brown hair and brown eyes and a sexy british accent." She told them.
"Kol," Damon growled. "You can't go out with Kol," he told her.
"You don't tell me what to do Damon and I am going out with Kol tonight." She told him. "I was with him this afternoon." She said. "Uncle Ric…"
"Give us a minute alone Damon," he said.
"Fine, I'll be back," Damon said and walked out the door.
"Stasia I really don't like the idea of you going out wit Kol," he told her. "You can't trust him."
"Uncle Ric what if Kol is the guy you're talking about?" she asked. "I know how dangerous he is but I feel sparks when he kisses my hand and I liked hanging out with him this afternoon and if it hadn't been for Kol I would have been miserable the whole night of the ball." She told him.
"Stasia you have to be careful," he said.
"I know Uncle Ric," she said.
"Its just he's violent, selfish, inconsiderate…"
"But he sees me, I don't feel invisible when I'm with him." she told him and Alaric let out a sigh.
"I know forbidding you from seeing Kol will only make you want to see him more," he said and she smiled.
"That's true," she said.
"Just please be careful."
"I will Uncle Ric," she said and hugged him. "Thank you."