Mia ran her hands under the warm water under the tap, the soap bubbling and starting to foam up. The door was pushed open with a creak and Mia turned her head to see who approached her. "Hello Elena. It's nice to finally meet you again" Mia greeted casually to the human girl. "How are you related to the Salvatores?" Elena asked bravely with no sign of fear and worry; she was a good actress. She was so scared, her heart pounding in her ears.

Mia chuckled and shook her wet hands as she walked over to the hand dryer on the opposite wall. The heat of the object was calm and relaxing to her. "And why exactly should I tell you? I don't even know you" Mia said while her hands dried.

"Tell me please" Elena ordered kindly; her breathing deep and slow to steady herself for what was coming next if the vampire wouldn't tell her. "You are in no place to give demands. You may have everyone bending over to your will, but not me. Now you have yourself a good night" Mia told her in a harsh voice.

Her fists almost bled while she clenched them tight to contain her anger for this one girl. Ever since Rebekah told her earlier that day of what Elena was capable of. Mia only hated her for what she was doing to her family, to the Salvatores. How she messed with their minds and toyed with both of them. To Mia it was cruel and selfish.

As Mia turned her back, Elena ran up behind her with the syringe held tightly in her hand. Mia let out a low grunt as it was stabbed into her lower back and the toxic plant flowed through her, poisoning her...for now. She lay helpless on the white tiled floor and unable to move.

"You can go now Elena. We'll take it from here" Damon said as he and his brother entered the girl's bathroom and then quickly exited through the crowd and out the backdoor to an alleyway. It was true that they wanted to speak with her, but Stefan also had other ideas in mind once they got what they wanted to hear. He was furious as to have no lead on how to kill Klaus.

The lock-box coffin was useless, the original witch wanting to re-unite her family as one and for the girl...he wanted to kill her.

Seconds after they carried her outside the vervain began to wear off. Mia stood and pulled her arms free from them. Stefan lunged at her but she was older and stronger than he was. With one hand she grabbed him by his throat and dug her fingernails deep into his flesh until the blood ran down her fingers and once Damon came at her she kicked him in his lower stomach with the heel of her shoe. He whimpered as the blood poured out.

It hurt her heart to see them fight her, specifically Damon. She wasn't the same girl she was when she turned. She was tougher, stronger in both mental and physical departments. She would not let them win.

"Damn where is that girl?" Rebekah moaned. She wasn't too pleased about being left alone with her brothers. This was supposed to be their girl's night out like every night for them. As she got up from the booth her senses kicked in and not too far away she could hear a girl whimper in pain. The sound came from outside.

"What's wrong Rebekah?" Finn asked, noticing his sister's behaviour as she stood like a statue and listened closely for more sounds. "It's Mia" she answered before walking off over to the door, followed immediately by Kol and the rest of her brothers.

"You'll have to excuse my brother. He's a little crazy" Damon told Mia as she sat helplessly with her back against the bricked wall. Stefan glared at her with a strong sense of hate, "why are you doing this? I've done nothing to you" she said as she removed the wooden stake that was driven into her stomach just below her heart by Stefan.

Damon didn't appreciate his behaviour. Once he heard of Mia being a Salvatore he was more curious as to how they were related. Stefan only used this opportunity to get some form of revenge against Klaus and the other originals. He knew very well that she wouldn't tell him now.

"Sorry to end the fun boys but it's time for you to leave" Rebekah told the Salvatores. She let out a short gasp as Mia stood and leaned against the wall with her t-shirt drenched in blood and some on her face after Stefan punched her. She wiped the stray blood from her nose with her bloody fingers.

Kol rushed over to Mia and he held her face in his hands. He walked past her and towards the Salvatores. He didn't bother asking Mia if she was okay; clearly she wasn't.

"Hello Damon. I believe I get to kill you" Kol stated. He was more than eager to kill him, and not just for himself, also for Mia.

"What's going on?" Elijah said as he came up behind Kol with a firm hand on his shoulder as a warning not to fight; trying to prevent his brother from disobeying their mother's rules and disappointing her. "Back off Elijah. This is family business. Isn't that right Mia" Stefan said rudely while looking in Mia's direction as Rebekah wrapped her arms around her friend.

"You know our terms Stefan, no more violence only peace" Elijah recited his mother's words. "Yeah that's what your mommy said, and I don't have to listen to your mommy" Stefan said with a cheeky smile, which angered Klaus (who was also there) as he threw Stefan into the near wall.

As Damon moved to assist his brother he was held by his neck by Kol in a literally crushing grip. He had been waiting for his revenge on Damon, and it only seemed fair that he got to hurt Stefan the way he hurt Kol by getting revenge on Klaus by hurting Mia.

Damon could barely breathe; his face hot and red as Kol continued to tighten his grip on the young vampire's neck. "Kol stop he didn't hurt me" Mia pleaded; she didn't want anyone getting hurt even killed because of her. Kol only chuckled softly to himself, "well he hurt me Mia. In fact my neck's still a bit sore. I think it only fair to return the favour" Kol spoke and quickly twits Damon's neck. He left his body on the concrete floor at Stefan's feet.

This time Kol directed his full attention to Stefan, the crazy one. "Come after her again or anyone else in my family, and I will gladly tear your head from your body" Kol threatened and warned Stefan who smiled and walked away backwards into the darkness and out the other end of the alleyway and away from them.

"Here drink this" Kol said as he offered the blood filled glass to Mia who sat with a quilt wrapped around her shoulders. She smiled softly and sipped at the liquid slowly savouring the flavour.

"Mia, tell me what did Stefan mean when he said it was family business?" Elijah asked her. Mia was in no state to speak but she felt the need to tell them the truth, "I am a Salvatore, a distant one" she answered. No one understood except Klaus.

"You're their ancestor" Klaus guessed, it was the only obvious conclusion. "

Yes I am. I'm tired and sore, I will explain everything tomorrow. For now I need to sleep" Mia said and made her way up the stairs to her bathroom.

Kol sat at the end of her bed. He looked her way as she returned from the bathroom in her black short silk nightie with a dressing gown over it. And her hair loose and flat against her back. "You haven't been honest with me, with so many things.

I know you liked our kiss, you can't hide the truth anymore" Kol told Mia as she ignored him and climbed under the covers of her bed. She closed her eyes to welcome the night's sleep when she felt him crawl in next to her, wearing nothing but his boxer briefs. "Come on be honest, love. You liked that kiss" Kol tried to convince himself.

"Don't flatter yourself, Kol" Mia said tiredly.

"You're deflecting, that's a good sign" Kol said.

"That kiss meant nothing" Mia stated irritably.

"Then why did you kiss me back?" Kol asked which silenced Mia; the answer to his question being obvious even if she wouldn't admit it to herself.

"What's your problem, why are you still here?" she nagged.

"Maybe it's the fact that the only girl I've ever actually liked for the past, I don't know, thousand years of my life, could care less about me" Kol said, and moved his body closer against her; her back close against his chiselled, muscular chest. He moved her hair aside with his hand and rested his chin on her shoulder just to annoy her. He wanted her to be honest, to admit that she felt something for him other than a strong feeling of annoyance.

"Maybe if you weren't being the arrogant ass that you are you'd see that she actually does like you" Mia said to distract herself from the warmth of his body near hers.

"What did you say?" Kol asked in disbelief.

"She likes you so don't be an ass about it" Mia said honestly. She planned on being honest from now on to all she cared for.

"That is fantastic" Kol said as he rolled onto his back pulling Mia with him so she lay half on top of him, she sighed and rested her head against his chest, she had no idea why but it felt right.

"Why do you only tell me this now, little darling?" Kol asked in a whispery voice.

"I thought it would be easier to hate you than admit that I have feelings for you" Mia told him.

He chuckled and held her close against him and he turned to his side so Mia lay on her back and he was over her. "I feel like kissing you. I'm gonna go for it" Kol warned her and he leaned in closer to her face and kissed her. Their second kiss more urgent and affectionate than their first kiss.

This time Mia had her hands on his chest, and they roamed up and down his muscular torso. As the kiss continued, Kol slid his hands down to Mia's thighs where he pulled her nightie off over her head, she didn't resist. "I think it only fair that we're both in our underwear tonight" he said and trailed kisses from her neck line down to her chest where his lips lingered longer.

"Kol stop. The point of coming to bed was to sleep" Mia said but he ignored her and continued, she didn't mind but it tickled her and she couldn't sleep with being tickled all night long. He answered her plead by moving the kisses lower down to her stomach, where his kisses became faster and somewhat of a little joke.

It ended once Mia pushed him away gently by his shoulders to indicate that enough was enough.

"Okay you can leave now" Mia said.

"No I'm staying here tonight, and the night after that, and the..." Kol joked.

"What? Why?" Mia whined.

"This is just me being your boyfriend, who you love dearly" Kol said proudly.

"You're not my boyfriend" Mia told him.

"Fine but you're my girlfriend so I'm staying here tonight" Kol said.

"Fine only tonight though" Mia said.

Secretly, Mia liked being called a girlfriend and she did want to be loved. Her new awakening gave her a chance for a new life, a life without chains; care-free and fun. She had everything she needed. She had Rebekah, a home, a family, and most of all she now had Kol always and forever.