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Kol went home after dropping Stasia off. He wanted to change clothes before their date.
"Kol!" that was Elijah. Kol rolled his eyes and walked into the room.
"What?" he asked.
"Where have you been all afternoon?" Elijah asked.
"With a beautiful girl," he answered.
"I hope you weren't as careless with this one as you were with the last one," Klaus said.
"Don't worry, I didn't feed from her at all," Kol said and turned to walk away.
"Wait!" Elijah said and Kol groaned.
"Make it quick I have a date tonight," Kol told him.
"Is it this girl you were with today?" Rebekah asked.
"That's none of you're business," Kol growled.
"Well if you didn't feed from her you must like her," Rebekah pointed out.
"Rebekah's right, if this girl is going to be a permanent part of your life, you should bring her over, tomorrow night," Klaus told him. "Let her meet the family and see if she runs he other way when she learns about you."
"I don't want to," Kol said.
"I wasn't asking," Klaus told him.
"Fine I'll tell her tonight," he said and stormed off.
Stasia went upstairs to look through her close so she could find something to wear on her date tonight. She couldn't believe she was going out with him, that he asked her out on a date and that her uncle was letting her go. She was kind of nervous about it because she had no idea what he had planned. She also enjoyed hanging out with him this afternoon. She finally pulled a pink off the shoulder top out of her closet and a pair of skinny jeans and black boots.
Damon arrived back at Alaric's before time for Stasia's date. He was sure Alaric wasn't going to allow her to see Kol and she would probably be upset and he'd cheer her up, take her to a movie or something.
"Damon," Alaric said when he walked out.
"So how did Stasia take it when you forbid her from seeing Kol?"
"Stasia is fine, considering I didn't forbid her from seeing Kol," he told him.
"Kol is just going to hurt her," Damon told him. "How could you not forbid her." he asked him getting upset.
"Because Damon, maybe Kol is what she needs right now," Alaric told them.
"I don't see how anyone could need Kol," he argued.
"Damon, Stasia needs someone who's attention is on her, who wants to spend time with her…."
"I want to spend time with her," Damon told him and Alaric shook his head.
"She also needs someone who will be here when they say they will."
"Well I guess we'll see if Kol shows up." Damon told him.
"Don't do something stupid Damon."
"You think he'll show up?" Damon asked.
"We'll see soon enough."
"Maybe he won't and then I can take her out when he doesn't show up"
When Stasia came downstairs, it was close to seven and Damon had returned.
"What are you doing?" she asked and Damon's eyes traveled her body. How had he never realized how beautiful she was.
"I was trying to talk some sense into Ric, I can't believe he agreed to let you go out with Kol," Damon told her.
"Let it go Damon and if you are going to try to cause trouble with Kol, you can leave," she told him as there was a knock on the door.
"To late for that now," Damon said.
"He's on time and he showed up," Alaric said looking at Damon as Stasia walked over to the door and opened it. She saw Kol on the other side looking really good in jeans and a button down shirt.
"Hey," she smiled as she saw his eyes travel her body before meeting hers again.
"Hey," Kol replied. "Darling you look beautiful," he said.
"Thank you," she said quietly. "Bye Uncle Ric," she said as she stepped outside and shut the door behind them.
When the door closed Damon flashed to the window and looked out of it. He saw Kol's hand go to her lower back as they walked to the car. Then he opened the door to his car for her to get inside. Alaric walked over to stand beside him, seeing the same thing Damon did.
"I can't believe you just agreed to let her go out with Kol," Damon told him. "he's dangerous."
"Maybe Kol is what she needs right now," Alaric told him.
"I don't see how that's possible."
"She needs a guy who shows up when he promises, isn't afraid to tell her how beautiful she is," Alaric said. "Someone that makes her feel good about herself, maybe its Kol, maybe its not but she deserves the opportunity to find out of it is." He told him. "Its your own fault that the guy she's with isn't you Damon."
"I know that Ric," Damon sighed. "I just thought…."
"She's always give you another chance," Alaric finished.
"Yeah," he said. "I'm an idiot."
"Well I won't argue with you on that," Alaric told him. "Damon just don't do something stupid, wait and see how the date went when she gets home but don't be mean."
"So where are we going?"
"Somewhere we can have fun," he told her. "But first Klaus wants to meet the girl I'm seeing."
"But he knows me," she told him and he smirked. "You didn't tell him who I am did you?"
"No, I want to see the look on his face," he said. "Tomorrow night."
"Ok," she agreed. "Now where are you taking me?"
"Somewhere you can have fun," he told her. "A little club in the next town."
"Kol you do realize I'm not old enough to get in a club or bar?" she asked.
"Darling you leave that to me," he told her.
It wasn't much later when Kol parked the car outside the club. It was a small place called Chaos.
"Chaos," Stasia said. "Fitting name." she added and Kol got out of the car and walked around to open the door for her. Stasia got out. She could hear music playing as they walked towards the door. They were stopped by a guy at the door but Kol compelled him and they were let inside. When they got inside Stasia saw people on the dance floor dancing and there were a few tables around the dance floor. Kol led her to one and they sat down. Kol ordered a drink for himself and something for Stasia.
"I really shouldn't drink Kol," she told him as she took a sip of her drink.
"But you're going to anyway," he said and she nodded.
"I can't go home drunk," she told him.
"I would never let you go home drunk," he told her. "I want to be able to see you again."
"Really?" she asked.
"Yes," he said as he looked up and saw Rebekah.
"Rebekah's here," he told her.
"Your sister."
"I'm sure she'll make her way over here soon."
"Oh," she said. "She doesn't know we're on a date though right?"
"Right but she can keep a secret until tomorrow," he said as he saw her walk over to them.
"Kol," Rebekah said as she took a seat at the table. She then turned to look at Stasia and Stasia saw the look of surprise on her face.
"Bekah." Kol said.
"Stasia, I never suspected you were the girl Kol was going out with tonight." She said.
"I don't think anyone did," Stasia said.
"Alaric try to put up a fuss about you going out with Kol?" Rebekah asked.
"Actually no, it was easy to get him to agree, I just had to say the right thing," she told her. "It was Damon that didn't want to go out with Kol." She told her. "Even though he has no right to even be upset about who I date."
"Alaric really didn't try to forbid you from seeing me?" Kol asked.
"No, he realized forbidding me from seeing you would just make me want to see you more."
"So Kol's supposed to bring you over tomorrow," Rebekah told her. "He did tell you?"
"Yes he did," Stasia told her. "I have no idea what to wear."
"We can go shopping tomorrow morning,." Rebekah told her. "It will be fun," she added. "And it will be Nik's treat."
"Sounds fun," Stasia said and looked over at Kol.
"And then you can go ahead and come over and I'll help you get ready."
"Sounds fun," Kol said sarcastically.
"It actually does sound fun," Stasia said and Rebekah gave Kol a smirk. "I don't really have someone to do all that kind of stuff with."
"Oh," Kol said surprised. "Well…"
"Unless you already had plans for us," Stasia said.
"Well not exactly but…" he said.
"I'll pick Stasia up in the morning we'll go shopping, come back and if you two want to do something you can, if not that's ok to."
"That sounds great," Stasia said happily
"Do I not get a say in this?" Kol asked.
"You don't want me to hang out with your sister?" Stasia asked.
"Of course he doesn't," Rebekah said. "Kol's never liked to share."
"Do you want to hang out with Rebekah tomorrow?" he asked her.
"Yes but just because I'm going to be shopping with Rebekah doesn't mean I can't still see you before the family thing tomorrow night." Rebekah smiled. Stasia may not have known Kol but a few days but it seemed like she knew exactly what to say.
"Fine," Kol agreed.
"Great I'll pick you up at ten and we'll find you something to wear," Rebekah said.
"Ok then," Kol said. "Lets get out of here its to crowded," Kol told her and grabbed her hand and pulled her up.
"Bye," Stasia said to Rebekah as Kol led her away.
When they got to his car Kol opened the door for her to get inside before going around to the other side
"Are you mad at me?" she asked.
"No."
"You mad at Rebekah?"
"No," he answered.
"You don't want me to hang out with Rebekah?" she asked.
"That's not it," he answered. "Not really."
"Kol just because I'm going shopping with your sister tomorrow doesn't mean I don't have time for you," she said. "I told you that already."
"I know I just…"
"Kol I wouldn't be here with you if I didn't like you," she told him and he looked over at her and started the car and drove off.
When Kol stopped the car they were at a coffee shop. He looked over at Stasia and got out of the car. He opened the door for her and she got out and he led her inside.
"What do you want?" he asked.
"White Chocolate Mocha," she said.
"Anything else?" he asked.
"No, I'll go find us a table,"
"Ok," he said and Stasia turned around and found an empty table near the back of the coffee shop. Kol glanced over at her and smiled when he saw her take a table in the back away from everyone else. Kol ordered their coffee's and he got a blueberry muffin for Stasia and walked over to the table to join her but stopped when he saw a guy talking to her. An involuntary growl came from his mouth as he walked closer listening to their conversation.
Stasia was sitting at the table waiting for Kol to join her when a guy walked over.0
"Hey," he said and Stasia glanced up at him.
"Hi," she replied and looked back at her phone.
"You here alone?" he asked and she looked up at him. He had blonde hair and green eyes and he was definitely attractive but he wasn't Kol.
"No," she answered.
"You're here with your boyfriend?"
"I'm on a date but he's not my boyfriend," she told him and he smiled.
"Ah, so I still have a chance."
"Sorry but no," she told him. "I like the guy I'm with and I don't know him that well but he would be upset if he saw me talking to you."
"He would be jealous?" the guy asked.
"Probably so."
"And you're ok with that?" he asked. "Being with a guy that doesn't want you talking to other guys?"
"Its not like that, its just the guys that flirt with me," she told him. "he doesn't like to share."
"Oh," the guy said.
"So it might be a good idea if you left before he got over here," she told him.
"I'm not afraid of him," the guy said confidently.
"Well that's because you don't know him," she said.
"So you're afraid of him?" he asked unsure.
"I have no reason to be afraid of him, you should if you don't leave me alone." She informed him.
"You really want me to go?" he asked.
"Yes!" she exclaimed. "Please go," she demanded and the guy held his hands up and walked away.
Stasia let out a relieved sigh and relaxed. Kol sat down across from her a few seconds later.
"Your coffee and I got you a blueberry muffin," he said as he slid them across the table to her. "You like blueberry right?"
"Yeah," she smiled. "Thanks."
"You ok?" Kol asked.
"Yeah some guy was flirting with me," she told him as she took a sip of her coffee.
"Oh," Kol said.
"I told him I was with you and that you didn't like to share."
"I don't like to share," he said and she smiled.
"I told him it would be a good idea if he left before you got over here."
"I know," Kol said. "Vampire hearing remember," he added and she nodded.
"Oh yeah," she sighed. "You're not mad?"
"No. You're not afraid of me?" he asked.
"Honestly I think I would be crazy not to be afraid of you."
"Darling, I don't want you to be afraid of me," he told her. "I've never given you a reason to be afraid of me."
"No you haven't," she agreed. " So you like being a vampire?"
"Of course I do," he answered.
"I expected you to answer that way," she sighed. "And you like being vampire better than being human?" she asked
"Each has its own advantages," he said as he took a sip of his coffee. "Being a vampire I'll look like this forever, I'm stronger, faster but you feel things more deeply; love, hate, fear, betrayal," he told her. "More deeply than as a human."
"Have you ever been in love?" she asked. "as a vampire?"
"Yes," he said. "But just because I loved her doesn't mean she loved me." He added softly.
"Kol…"
"Don't," he said.
"Just because I'm only human doesn't mean I don't know what it feels like to love someone and not have them love you back." She told him.
"Are you talking about Damon?" Kol asked.
"No way," she answered.. "I may have had a little crush on Damon but I was never in love with him."
"Who was he then?" Kol asked curiously.
"My ex Hudson." She told him. "And I don't want to talk about him."
"Did he hurt you?" Kol asked furiously.
"Kol I really don't want to talk about him right now," she said. "Please."
"Ok," he said. "So you like me?" he asked and Stasia looked at him and saw he had a smirk on his face.
"You are kind of making it impossible to not like you," she told him.
"Good," he said. "Although I'm sure people have told you I'm not the type of guy you should like."
"How about you and everyone else let me decide if you're the type of guy I should like," she told him.
"I can do that," he said.
"So do you want to fall in love again?" she asked him.
"I don't think love is for me," he told her.
"So no then."
"I'm not planning to fall in love again." He told her.
Kol drove her home after they finished their coffee. When he got around to her side to open the door he saw her already out of the car and leaning against it.
"You were supposed to wait for me to open the door," he told her as he stepped in front of her.
"Oh I didn't know that was a rule," she said.
"Well it is," he told her.
"Would you like me to get back in the car so you can open the door for me?" she teased, Kol saw her smiling as she said it.
"Darling, don't tease me," he said. "Come on," he said and led her to the door.
"Someone's outside," Damon said when he heard a car door slam and he flashed to the window and peeked out. "Its Kol and Stasia." He told Alaric and he watched them as they talked beside his car and made their way to the door.
The two of them stopped at the door.
"So I'll see you tomorrow," Kol said.
"Yes Kol."
"Sleep well Darling," he whispered as he leaned down and placed his lips to her forehead.
"Good night Kol." She told him.
"Good night Anastasia," he said and took her hand in his and brought it to his lips and kissed it, he smirked when he heard her heart start to race. "Till tomorrow." He said and Stasia went inside and leaned against the door and let out a content sigh. She walked through the house.
"So the date must have went well." Damon stated.
"Actually it did," she told him. "I'm seeing him tomorrow to," she added.
"Why would you want to see Kol?" Damon asked.
"Damon…" Alaric said.
"Its fine Uncle Ric I can answer that question," Stasia said. "He may not want me to but I can,."
"Ok then answer," Damon said.
"Well I want to see Kol again because he's smart, he's so attractive," she sighed. "He showed up when he promised, I haven't been with him long but he makes me feel good about myself. I don't feel invisible when I'm with him, because his attention on me." She told him.
"Stasia," Damon said.
"I'm going to bed." She told him and walked away.
"I messed up," Damon sighed.
"Yeah you did," Alaric told him.