"You want to tell me what happened?" he asked surprised.

"Yes Kol," she said and walked over to wear he was standing and took his hand in hers. "Come sit with me." She added and led him over to the bed and they sat down.

"Ok princess whenever you're ready."

"Ok so you know about Hudson," she began and he nodded.

"You're ex."

"Yeah, well we dated six months and we hadn't done more than kiss," she told him. "I mean he never saw me with my shirt off, I guess I somehow knew he didn't love me or care about me," she told him. "Anyway it starts with he came over to my house one night when my mom was out. We were kissing and he wanted to sleep together and I told him no," she began, "that I wasn't ready and he was like are you ever going to be ready there are plenty of girls who would love to be with me."

"He said that to you," Kol said.

"Yeah so then he said something like you say you love me and I told him I did but I wasn't sleeping with him." she told him. Stasia let out a sigh and looked away. "He pushed me into the wall and told me something like other guys would have left you by now, its not like you're the most popular girl or most fun and there are a lot of girls prettier and I told him to go be with one of them and he broke up with me." She told him and wiped a tear that ran down her cheek.

"You were better off without him," Kol told her as he wiped a tear that ran down her cheek. "And any guy that doesn't think you are the most beautiful girl in the world isn't worth your time," he told her and she smiled. "So there's more."

"Yeah," she said "A month later I went out with another guy, the first guy since we broke up."

"You waited a whole month?" he asked shocked.

"Yeah," she sighed. "So when I came home Hudson was in my room, sitting on my bed." She told him. "There was something about him that night that was off. When I walked in my room I remember him saying 'Didn't take long to replace me and he asked if I had slept with the guy yet and he was walking towards me and I know I was backing away from him until I felt my back hit the wall. He wanted another chance with me and he kissed me and I pushed him away and told him we weren't getting back together. He informed me I was going to give him another chance I said we were never going to get back together and told him to leave. He said if he couldn't have me he would make sure no other guy would ever want me," she told him. "He pulled out a knife and threw me on the ground," she went on as tears fell from her eyes. "He straddled my legs and pushed my shirt up, I felt the knife in my side and then he stabbed me in my stomach. He would have done more but my moms car door slamming stopped him and he ran off. I woke up in the hospital and if my mom hadn't come home when she did he could have killed me or the stab wounds would have killed me." She told him and he didn't say anything. "Kol," she said cautiously. "Kol say something," she said.

"Your ex is the one who gave you those scars," he said as he let go of her hand and stood up. "A guy that was supposed to care about you hurt you and almost killed you," he said angrily.

"Kol," she said nervously.

"I'm going to find this guy and kick his ass for treating you the way he did," Kol told her. "Then I'm going to kill him for hurting you and almost killing you."

"Kol I…" she said as she walked over to him.

"I need a minute," he said and walked out of his room slamming the door behind him.

"Kol," she whispered and she leaned against the wall and slid down hugging her legs to her chest as tears fell from her eyes. He was probably going to break up with her now. Now that he realized how damaged he was.

Kol went to Rebekah's room and pounded on the door. Rebekah opened it a few seconds later.

"Kol what the hell is wrong with you?" she asked.

"She told me what happened to her, how she got those scars," he told her as he walked in her room.

"I know she did Kol, I could hear her," she told him.

"I'm going to kill that guy," he told her. "I'm going to find him and kick his ass and then kill him," he fumed. "How could anyone not think she is the most beautiful girl in the world or even suggest other girls are prettier than her?"

"I don't know Kol," Rebekah said.

"He never deserved her," Kol said angrily. "He deserves to suffer for what he did to her, he could have killed her. "I don't know if I've ever been this angry." He said as he punched the wall.

"KOL!" Rebekah exclaimed.

"Anastasia is so smart and sweet and talented and beautiful, the most amazing girl I have ever met," he told her. "She didn't deserve that."

"I know she doesn't," Rebekah told him. "I know you care about her Kol but she just told you about one of the most traumatic experiences of her life and you stormed out and are in here with me."

"That's not good," Kol said and Rebekah shook her head and Kol turned around and walked out. Rebekah followed him as he went to his room and opened the door and walked inside. He looked over and saw Stasia sitting against the wall with her arms wrapped around her legs hugging them to her chest. Her head down and he heard her crying. He flashed over to her.

"Princess," Kol said softly and she looked up at him.

"Kol," she whispered and he wiped her tears away with his thumbs.

"What's wrong?" he asked. Rebekah stood in the doorway, ready to step in if for some reason Kol upset her more. Klaus and Elijah were walking up the stairs and saw Rebekah standing in Kol's doorway.

"What's going on?" Elijah asked. Rebekah turned to them.

"Don't act like you two haven't heard everything that just happened in this house because I know you did."

"About her scars, what her ex did to her," Klaus said. "yeah we heard that and your conversation with him as well."

"What's going on now?" Elijah asked as he peeked in Kol's room and saw him talking to Stasia.

"What's wrong?" Kol asked.

"You just walked out on me," she told him.

"It wasn't because of anything you did." He told her. "I was just mad and I didn't want you to see me that way or for you to be around me like that." He said.

"So you're not going to break up with me?" she asked quietly.

"What?" he asked. "Princess why would you even think that?" he asked and she shrugged.

"You know how damaged I am now," she whispered.

"Anastasia you are not damaged," he told her. "You are perfect, there is nothing wrong with you." He said and Kol stood up and took her hands in his and pulled her up with him. he pulled her to him and wrapped his arms around her. "I'm not breaking up with you," he told her.

"Come on," Elijah told Rebekah and Klaus and he shut Kol's door.

"I don't even know why you would think that," Kol told her and she looked up at him.

"You just ran out on me Kol," she told him. "I tell you this thing that happened to me that you've been wanting to know, which is also like the most traumatic experience of my life and you're so mad that you storm out."

"But not because of you, because I care about you and what happens to you," he told her as he placed his hand against her cheek. "You have no idea how much I care about you, how I really feel about you."

"Kol I…why don't you tell me?" she asked and he turned around and walked away.

"Because," he said as he turned around. "I don't want to scare you away."

"You keep saying that," she said frustrated. "That if I knew how much you really cared about me Or how you really felt about me I would run away from you or it would scare me off." She added. "Maybe you should just tell me."

"I want to," he told her. "I just don't know if you're ready to hear it yet."

"Maybe I am Kol," she told him as she walked away and sat on his bed. Kol walked over and sat beside her. "Do you have any idea how crazy I am about you?" she asked. "It hasn't even been two weeks and I've never felt this way about any guy."

"What about Damon?" he asked.

"Damon was just a crush. You and me is something a whole lot more Kol."

"I know it is, feel it to," he said. "And how about we get out of here," he suggested.

"That's fine," she said softly and Kol stood up and took her hand pulling her up and leading her out of his room.

When they went downstairs Kol's siblings were there.

"Leaving already?" Klaus asked.

"Yes I have to get her home soon."

"I'll see you Wednesday Stasia," Rebekah said.

"Ok," she said as Kol led her out the door.

"So what's going on Wednesday?" he asked.

"My birthday, Rebekah is going to help me get ready."

"Oh," Kol said as he opened the car door for her and she got inside and the two of them soon left.

Kol drove them to the park and the two of them walked in silence.

"Kol," she said. "I should tell you something."

"Ok."

"I've decided to talk to Damon tomorrow, he's coming over in the morning and we're going to see if things between us can be worked out."

"If that's what you want," Kol said.

"It is."

"Well you know I'm not going to tell you what to do," he said.

"I know," she sighed.

"You'll call me afterwards," Kol said.

"Yeah I will," she promised and Kol stopped and pulled her closer to him, leaning down to kiss her lips.

After dropping Stasia off at home Kol returned home and went to talk to Rebekah. He knocked on her door before opening it.

"Can I talk to you?" he asked.

"Sure," she said and Kol shut the door behind him.

"Is it about Stasia?"

"Yes," he said. "Things with us are really good and its been a very long time since I felt this way about a girl." He admitted. "I never wanted to feel this way again."

"I know Kol but Stasia is not your other girlfriends and she's not Elizabeth."

"I know, she doesn't want me to buy her stuff at all."

"Well at least you know she likes you," Rebekah told him.

"Yeah I know," he sighed. "Its just…"

"What Kol?"

"Its nothing, I need to go," Kol told her and turned around and walked out of her room.

The next morning Damon came over so he could talk to Stasia. When he got to her house she led him to the living room and they sat down.

"So," Damon said. "How have you been?"

"I've been good," she answered. "How about you."

"I've been ok," he told her. "Stasia I know I've been a jerk lately. Said and done things I shouldn't have." He went on. "I know I don't really deserve for you to forgive me but I see now that you and Kol are going to stay together and nothing anyone says or does is going to change it."

"No its not," she told him.

"I can accept you're going to date him but I don't believe I'll ever think he's good enough for you."

"Well you're not the only one Damon," she sighed. "Alaric doesn't even if he doesn't say it. Kol's own siblings don't think he's good enough for me," she went on. "Kol doesn't even think he's good enough for me."

"Really?" Damon asked surprised.

"And I just get so tired of hearing people say that," she told him. "I think he's good enough for me and the only people in this relationship are me and Kol so it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks."

"You're happy with him right?" Damon asked.

"Yes I am," she smiled.

"That's all that really matters then."

"Why couldn't you have realized this before now?" she asked.

"I was being stupid and it doesn't matter Stasia, I was being inconsiderate and stupid and I'm so sorry I hurt you."

"I know you are," she said. "I do want to be friends again but you can't try to come between me and Kol anymore."

"Well I can see now its not going to work," he admitted. "I should have never tried. I should have let you be happy."

"Yeah you should have," she told him. "Kol makes me happy, he's a really good boyfriend." She told Damon

"I don't think anyone would have believed that," Damon said and glanced down. "Is that new?" he asked touching her bracelet

"Yeah, it's a charm bracelet," she told Damon. "Kol gave it to me."

"Oh its nice," he told her. "An A for Anastasia, a hamburger?"

"We met outside the grill," she told him. "The crown is because he calls me princess and the piano is because I play the piano."

"Are you in love with him?" Damon asked.

"I haven't even known him two weeks yet. Its almost been two weeks."

"That doesn't matter, you can still fall in love with him." Damon told her.

"Well I care about him a lot, no one has ever treated me the way Kol has or made me feel the way Kol has," she told him. "My last boyfriend was horrible and Kol is just so much better than him in every way." He's never broken a promise to me, he's always there when I need him. I trust him." she said.

"You're in love with him." Damon told her. "You don't have to admit it to me but at least admit it to yourself."

"Damon."

"Ok I'll drop it." He said. "I'll see you later then."

"Yeah." She smiled and Damon stood up. Stasia stood up as well and walked with him to the door.

When Damon was gone Stasia went to her room and called Kol.

"Hey beautiful," Kol said.

"Damon just left," she told him.

"So is everything ok with you two again?" he asked.

"Yeah, we talked, he's agreed to stop trying to cause trouble and to stop trying to come between us,." She told him.

"Good," Kol said. "So can I pick you up in an hour?"

"Yeah you can, I'll be ready," she told him.

"Ok see you then." Kol said.

Stasia finished talking to Kol and went to pick out something to wear, what Damon said going through her head, being in love with Kol. She cared about Kol a lot, she always wanted to be with him, didn't like being apart from him. She looked forward to seeing him and no one had ever made her feel the way Kol did. She was really happy with him but in love with him that sounded….

"Sounds perfect," she said. "I am in love with Kol," she added to herself. "Oh my god, I'm in love with Kol Mikaelson," she admitted to herself. "But he'll never love me back, he told me love isn't for him and I fall in love with him," she said. "What is wrong with me?"