Stasia changed into a short sleeve green and white shirt and jeans. She went downstairs, Kol would be here soon it had almost been an hour. She wondered if he had something planned or what they were going to do. Stasia was sitting on the couch watching TV when it was time for Kol to arrive. Stasia opened the door after he knocked.

"Hey," she said.

"Hey Princess," he smiled as he leaned down and kissed her lips. "Alaric isn't here?"

"No," she answered. "Did you want to come in?"

"Do you know when he'll be home?"

"I have no idea," she told him.

"Ok I can come in, but hold on a second," he said and ran to his car, grabbing something out of it and coming back to the door. He walked inside and Stasia shut the door behind him. "For you," he said handing her a white rose. "One of your favorites right?"

"Right," she smiled. "Thank you." She told him and led him to the living room and they sat down on the couch.

"So I want to give you something," he told her.

"Kol I told you that you don't have to buy me stuff."

"I know princess but I want to buy stuff and I like buying things for you," he told her. "Its an early birthday present because I hoped you would wear it on your birthday when we go out." He said and handed her a flat square box. Stasia took it from him and opened it.

"Oh wow!" she exclaimed. Inside was a diamond daisy necklace with matching earrings. "Its beautiful." She told him and he smiled.

"Daisies, your other favorite flower."

"Thank you Kol," she said and sat the box and rose on the table before leaning over and kissing him.

"So will you wear it on your birthday?" he asked.

"Of course I will," she told him as she scooted closer to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "So did you pick it out yourself?"

"Actually I did," he told her.

"You have good taste."

"Obviously," he said. "You are my girlfriend," he added and grabbed her hips pulling her into his lap before kissing her. Stasia moved her lips against his. She pulled away and climbed off his lap. "Where are you going?" he asked but she grabbed his hand and gave his arm a tug.

"Come on," she said and led him to her room shutting the door behind them. Kol pushed her into the door before kissing her. He pressed his lips to her neck and she turned her head so Kol could reach it better. Kol ran his hands over her body.

"Kol," she moaned as he continued to kiss her neck. He felt Stasia's hands running through his hair and across his back as he pressed his lips against hers. Stasia's hands ran down his chest and started undoing the buttons on his shirt. She unbuttoned the last button and pushed it off his shoulders.

"I'm beginning to think I just shouldn't bother with a shirt when I'm with you."

"Well if that's what you want I won't object," she smirked and Kol shook his head before he kissed her lips as he grabbed the back of her thighs and picked her up. Stasia wrapped her legs around his waist and he carried her to the bed, gently laying her on it and moving over her.

"You are so beautiful," he whispered as he touched his lips to hers. He pushed her shirt up and pulled it over her head and dropped it to the floor. Kol leaned down and she felt his lips gently touch the scars on her stomach, then she felt his tongue trace each scar after he kissed it.

"Kol," she moaned as she felt his finger trace the scar on her side. Kol looked up at her, she ran her fingers across his cheek and lips, he loved the way she touched him. Kol moved to kiss her lips and Stasia gave his shoulder a push so he would roll over but he kept kissing her. She pulled away from him and he kissed her neck.

"Over!" She demanded giving him a push and he smirked as he rolled over pulling her with him so now she was looking down at him.

"Is this what you want?" he asked.

"Yes," she said and pressed her lips to his chest. She trailed kisses across his chest, then his abs. Judging by the moans coming from him, she guessed Kol liked everything she was doing. Stasia rested her chin on his stomach and looked up at him.

"Why did you stop?" he asked.

"So you like everything I was doing?"

"Yes!" he exclaimed.

"Ok," she smiled and placed her lips against his stomach. She placed kisses up his chest before touching her lips to his again. She looked down at him and a thought crossed her mind, she leaned down and placed her mouth over his nipple, rolling her tongue over it before circling his nipple with her tongue a loud moan escaped his mouth.

"Damn Anastasia," he moaned as she did the same to the other nipple.

"Anastasia," he moaned and she pulled away.

"Don't," he whispered as she moved to kiss him again.

"Did I do something wrong?" she asked quietly as she moved off of him.

"No," he told her. "Believe me when I say you were doing nothing wrong." He said.

"Ok."

"I just thought you said you didn't have much experience with all this," Kol said.

"I don't Kol," she said and looked at him. "I was doing something wrong!" she exclaimed and got off the bed and walked around to get her shirt.

"No ," he said as he flashed in front of her. "Princess you were not doing anything wrong, you were doing everything right trust me," he told her and leaned down and touched his lips to hers.

"That's good to know," she said and Kol smiled as he leaned down and touched his lips to hers, Stasia dropped her shirt before wrapping her arms around him. Kol backed her to her bed and picked her up laying her down on top of it. Kol moved over her and pressed his lips against hers, slowly kissing her. He felt Stasia's fingers running through his hair and across his back. He pulled away and looked down at her. He moved to lay beside her, Stasia rolled over on her side to look at him.

"You know," Kol said as he started tracing her scars. "If I ever meet the guy that did this to you I am going to kill him for hurting you."

"Kol…"

"You're going to ask me not to hurt him to?" Kol asked. "Because I can't promise not to"

"Its not like I'm ever going to see him again," she told him. "So we have nothing to worry about."

"Guess not," Kol agreed as she moved closer.

"So stop thinking about killing him for right now," she told him as she ran her finger across his lips before pressing her lips against his. Kol grabbed her hips and rolled over pulling her with him so she was on top of him, Stasia pulled away and touched her forehead to his.

"We should probably get out of here," she told him.

"Probably so," he agreed and she leaned down and kissed him. She moved her lips to his neck and across his chest before kissing the other side of his neck. Kol's hands moved across her back as she kissed him.

"Princess," he moaned and she stopped kissing him and looked down at him.

"I thought you wanted to get out of here," he said. "And to do that you are going to have to stop kissing me."

"I know," she said as she kissed him again. "I just like kissing you."

"Well I like kissing you to," he said as he leaned up to touch his lips to hers and he flipped them over so he was now looking down at her.

Alaric and Damon pulled up outside and got out of Damons car.

"Isn't that Kol's car?" Damon asked.

"Yeah it is," Alaric said. "He must be inside."

"He's been invited into your house!" Damon exclaimed. "I think both of you have lost your minds."

"Damon he isn't going to do anything to Stasia, he's definitely in love with her, so just let it go." Alaric told him. "And lets get her birthday present inside."

When they went inside Kol and Stasia weren't anywhere to be seen.

"I'll put her present in my room." Alaric told him.

"I'll go see if Stasia is in her room," he said and walked away.

Kol pressed his lips against Stasia's.

"Now lets get out of here," he said as there was a knock on the door.

"Stasia."

"Damn it, its Damon," Stasia said as Kol moved off of her and sat up as the door opened.

"Stasia," Damon said shocked as he looked at her and Kol half naked.

"Damon!" she exclaimed as she tried to hide behind Kol. "You don't just open the door to someone's room."

"I knocked." He said as his eyes traveled to her and Kol.

"Did you want something?" she asked him.

"No, not really," he said. "I'll see you later," he added and shut the door.

When the door closed Kol felt Stasia's head hit his shoulder.

"I can't believe we got walked in on again," she said.

"Maybe we should learn to lock the door," Kol said.

"Probably so," she said and got off the bed and went to get her shirt. She picked Kol's up and threw it to him and then picked hers up and put it on. When Kol had his shirt on, Stasia slipped her phone in, her back pocket and the two of them walked out of the room.

Damon walked into the kitchen and saw Alaric was fixing something to eat.

"Stasia was in her room, with Kol," Damon told him.

"I thought that was where they might be," Alaric sighed.

"They were half naked," Damon added.

"They're not sleeping together Damon." Alaric said. "Not yet anyway." He added.

"You're not even worried about this?" Damon asked.

"Of course I am Damon," Alaric told him. "She was going to get a boyfriend some time, I am surprised it didn't happen sooner, and that her boyfriend is Kol," he went on. "But she's happy with him and I'm positive he is in love with her." He said. "Kol isn't going to hurt her or do something she doesn't want him to do, Stasia and I do talk about this occasionally."

"Ric I…." Damon began as Kol and Stasia walked in. Damon's gaze traveled to their joined hands, he never pictured Kol as the hand holding type. Of course he also never thought of Kol as the type to date just one girl.

"Hey Uncle Ric,"

"Hey Stasia, Kol," Alaric said. "You two headed out?"

"Yeah," Stasia said.

"Don't be to late," he told her.

"I won't," she said. "Bye Damon." She added and walked away with Kol.

Kol led her outside and to his car, Kol opened the door for her and after getting inside he closed the door behind her and flashed around the car and slid behind the wheel.

"So where to?" he asked.

"Wherever you want."

"Really?" he asked.

"Yeah, surprise me," she told him and he smiled and started the car and backed out of the driveway.

When Kol stopped the car they were outside an arcade.

"The arcade?" she asked.

"It will be fun," he said. "You don't like games?"

"Well I am awesome at air hockey and pretty good at foosball."

"We'll see," he smirked and got out of the car and walked around and opened the door for her and she got out and Kol led her inside. When they got inside Kol led her over to the foosball table first.

"You ready?" he asked.

"Yeah lets play," she said and Kol put the money in and they started to play. Playing a game against a vampire wasn't exactly fair since he could move a lot faster than her. "This isn't fair!" Stasia exclaimed.

"Why because I'm winning," Kol teased and Stasia looked up and saw him smirking.

"No because you're a vampire and have better coordination than I do."

"Don't make excuses Anastasia," Kol said as he quickly turned the handle and ball flew across the table. "I win!" Kol smirked.

"Shut up," Stasia said as Kol walked around to where she was standing.

"Air hockey?" he asked.

"Sure," she said and they went to the air hockey table. Kol put the money in and they started to play. As they played Stasia was actually winning. "I'm winning!" she said as she shot the puck across the table and scored another goal as the table went off.

"I believe I just beat you," she smirked.

"I guess you are awesome at air hockey," he said as he walked over to her. "How are you at pool?

"I suck," she told him and he smiled. "Can we just skip pool?"

"And do what?" he asked.

"I don't know," she shrugged. "Tell me what you have planned for my birthday."

"Not going to happen," he told her.

"Kol," she whined.

"Whining does not work with me," he told her as he leaned down and touched his lips to hers.

"I better like what you planned," she told him.

"Princess, I think you'll love it," he told her. "Especially my present."

"I told you that you didn't have to get me anything."

"Well I already bought it before you told me that," he told her.

"I thought the necklace and earrings you gave me was my present."

"No that's just something I got you to wear for your birthday."

"Kol…"

"Princess, just get used to me buying stuff because I'm not going to stop."

"I'll try," she sighed.

"Lets get out of here," Kol said as he took her hand in his and led her outside. He opened the car door her and she got inside and he closed it and was soon next to her, behind the wheel.

"What now?" she asked.

"Is there anything you want to do?" he asked.

"Well I've been thinking, how you want me to sing," she began.

"You want to go to one of those karaoke things?" he asked.

"You promise to rescue me if I freeze or something?" she asked.

"Always princess," he said.

"Ok then lets try it," she said and Kol nodded and drove away from the arcade.

Kol parked the car a few minutes later outside a Karaoke bar.

"You ready?" he asked.

"Yeah," she said nervously.

"You have no reason to be nervous, you are talented."

"Ok," she said and Kol got out of the car and opened the door for her to get out and led her inside after compelling Stasia's way in they found a table and sat down. Stasia was still nervous.

"Princess, have a drink go pick out a song and then come sit back down ok.."

"Ok," she said and Kol ordered them both a drink and they were brought out a few minutes later. After finishing her drink she went to pick out a song to sing. Kol watched her as she walked away, he saw that guys were looking at her as she waked by them and he let out a low growl. Stasia returned a few minutes later and sat down by Kol.

"Get me another drink so I'll be ready to sing." She told him.

"Ok but this is the last one," he told her. "Alaric will stake me if I bring you home drunk."

"You know I would never let him stake you right," she said.

"Yeah I know," he smiled.

"There are a few people ahead of me."

"Alright," he said. "You know the guys in here can't take their eyes off you."

"Well I'm here with you I don't care about any other guys."

Stasia and Kol sat and listened to other people sing.

"You're much better than everyone else," he told her and she smiled.

"Well I think you're biased." She told him.

"That is true but I wouldn't lie to you either."

"I know Kol," she said as the guy who was announcing everyone stepped on stage.

"Alright everyone please welcome Stasia," he said.

"Go on princess I'm right here." He said and she nodded and stood up and walked to the stage. When she got to the stage, Kol saw the guys eyes travel her body and he had to stop himself from going to the stage to punch him.

"Well hello beautiful," the guy said.

"Hi," Stasia replied quietly.

"Alright everyone, Stasia will be singing Eternal Flame by The Bangles," he said and handed her the microphone. Stasia looked out at everyone, looking for Kol, if she could just pretend it was her and Kol she could do this. The music started and she hadn't found him yet, she was starting to panic when her eyes finally found him and she saw him give her a smile and wink at her and she started singing. He held his phone up to video her, he definitely wanted to remember this moment.

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darlin'
Do you feel my heart beating
Do you understand
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming
Is this burning an eternal flame

I believe it's meant to be, darlin'
I watch you when you are sleepin
You belong with me
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming
Or is this burning an eternal flame

Kol couldn't take his eyes off of her, he noticed she was getting more comfortable the longer she was on stage because she was starting to move around and the way she was singing was mesmerizing to him at least. She was able to sing with such emotion.

Say my name
Sun shines through the rain
A whole life so lonely
And then come and ease the pain
I don't want to lose this feeling, oh

Kol looked around seeing if he could figure out what everyone else thought of her. He saw all the guys couldn't take their eyes off of her which he obviously didn't like but people seemed to like her.

Say my name
Sun shines through the rain
A whole life so lonely
And then come and ease the pain
I don't want to lose this feeling, oh

Close your eyes, give me your hand
Do you feel my heart beating
Do you understand
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming
Or is this burning an eternal flame

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darlin
Do you feel my heart beating
Do you understand
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming
Is this burning an eternal flame

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darlin'
Do you feel my heart beating
Do you understand
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming, ah
An eternal flame

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darlin'
Do you feel my heart beating
Do you understand ."
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming, ah
Is this burning an eternal flame

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darlin'

Stasia finished and she gave the microphone back and walked off the stage and went to find Kol. She had only walked a few steps when a guy stepped in front of her,

"Hi," the guy smiled. Stasia looked up at him. He was an attractive guy with blonde hair and blue eyes.

"Hi," Stasia smiled.

"You have a really pretty voice," he said.

"Thank you," she replied. "I have to go."

"Wait," the guy said. "Maybe you and I could go somewhere."

"I'm here with my boyfriend," she told him. "And he gets really jealous."

"Well I don't blame him," the guy said and Stasia went to walk away when she felt arms slide around her and knew it was Kol.

"Everything ok?" Kol asked giving the guy a glare.

"Its fine, I was on my way back to the table," she told him.

"Well lets go then," Kol said and led her away. The two of them sat back down.

"So what did you think?" she asked.

"You did amazing and I wasn't the only one who thought so," he told her and she smiled.

"I actually enjoyed it." She admitted as the announcer guy walked over to them.

"Hey," he said and Stasia and Kol looked up at him. "You were really amazing," he told her.

"Thank you." Stasia replied.

"I don't know if you write your own songs or anything like that but if you do we have open mike nights a few times a month. He said as he gave her a piece of paper. "You should think about doing it." He told her.

"Thank you," Stasia said and the guy smiled and walked away.

"I told you I'm not the only one that thinks you're talented.." he said. "Lets get out of here."

Kol was walking Stasia to her front door later that night.

"So do you think you might give that open mike thing a try?" he asked.

"Maybe," she smiled.

"I hope you do," he said and she smiled. "Good night princess."

"Good night Kol," she said and went inside.

When Kol got home that night he found Rebekah in the kitchen.

"You want something?" she asked.

"I want to show you something," he told her and pulled his phone out.

"Me and Stasia went to this Karaoke bar tonight," he began.

"You went to a Karaoke bar," Rebekah laughed.

"Yes, Stasia has a really pretty voice," he told her "and she finally agreed to sing." He added. "She was amazing," Kol told her and he showed her the video. Rebekah handed Kol his phone back when she was done watching.

"She does sing well," Rebekah said.

"the guy there told her they do open mike nights occasionally and told her if she had original songs she should give it a try."

"Wow!" Rebekah exclaimed. "Does she have original songs."

"Yes she does," Kol answered.

"You know she was probably thinking of you when she picked that song out."

"You think so."

"Yeah I do," Rebekah said and walked away.