"There has to be more to this dress" Mia said as she modelled one of the few cocktail dresses she had hanging in her wardrobe. Green wasn't a colour she preferred to wear. Her dress for tonight had to better, and most importantly it had to look great on her; as opposed to the green one shoulder dress she wore and quickly slipped out of.
The big night had finally come, the night she and Kol had anxiously been waiting for the last couple of days. "Try on another" Rebekah suggested tediously from where she lay on Mia's bed, flipping through the pages of a magazine while Mia spent hours of the late morning into lunch time trying on something to wear for her date later that evening with her brother.
"I have nothing else. I'll have to go shopping" Mia noted. Rebekah said nothing. Obviously still upset on finding out Mia kissed her brother and Mia didn't tell her. Kol couldn't keep his mouth shut and burst out the truth two days ago. "Are you done giving me the cold shoulder yet? I need my BFF at a time like this believe me" Mia said. With that Rebekah had one of the widest smiles on her face, "I can't stay mad at you. But be warned if you want my help, you have to keep quiet and let me work my magic" Rebekah said metaphorically.
Rebekah drove them down to the streets of Mystic Falls, the same one where they first went shopping for the school party down at the falls. "Here we are" Rebekah said as they stepped through the glass door into one of the many boutique stores, where a while back she saw the cutest dress that would look stunning on Mia. Hopefully it was still in store untouched by human hands.
The excited original let out a high pitched squeal and she rummaged through the clothing wraps in the dress section of the shop, where luckily she found the dress she'd been looking for. "It's this one, go try it on" Rebekah said or demanded and handed the dress to Mia. "Oh wow" Mia said surprised. The dress looked great on her. Wouldn't Kol be speechless?
Later that day...
"It's almost seven" Kol said indicating the time of his date with Mia. Just as she got dressed up he did too, in a black suit with a black tie. He paced nervously around the sitting room by the fireplace. "Don't worry, you can always compel her if it doesn't go well" Klaus joked. He relished in the fact of his baby brother going on his first date. He found it amusing and so did Elijah, they continuously joked around with him.
"Niklaus stop scaring your brother" Esther said as she entered the room after hearing what Klaus said. Unlike the others, she was proud of her son taking those first baby steps in a relationship with a girl he actually cared about. "You look very handsome" Esther complimented her son. He felt like a little boy while his mother fiddled with his tie and shirt collar, making sure everything was perfect. "Oh my boy going on his first date. A miracle no doubt" Esther said in relief.
"There she comes" Elijah stated as the sound of high heeled footsteps came closer from the bottom of the stairway. There Mia stood with hair nicely done with a curling iron, and the dress which did leave Kol speechless. The dress was made of blue silk fabric. Around her neck she wore a silver necklace studded with sapphires. Rebekah was the one to choose her outfit, and she knew very well that Kol's favourite colour was blue. Mia smiled shyly once Kol saw her. "You look lovely Kol" Mia joked to lighten the mood for both of them.
And with that final comment they left. Kol drove Klaus' car over to the Italian Bistro at the end of Richmond Street. The place was classy with polished wood and brown leather seats. The walls were covered with light orange hue wallpaper.
Surprisingly the place was empty besides the waiter who led Mia and Kol over to a two seater table in the centre of the building. "I'm guessing the manager here isn't on vervain" Mia guessed.
"Well that's his mistake" Kol replied. It was true, that he did compel the manager and the waiters for this night. He rented out the whole restaurant just for them; and with a little compulsion he had it done for free.
Besides the waiter who served them there was also a band on the small stage, playing soft background music while they ate. Mia had a plate of ravioli pasta, while Kol had a serving of their signature spaghetti Bolognese for his meal. They were given a bottle of their finest and most expensive champagne.
"So...what do you want to talk about?" Mia asked.
"I want to talk about you. What you like, what you want, your dreams in life" Kol listed.
"You'll have to be more specific" Mia said.
"Alright what's your favourite animal?" Kol asked.
"Wolves...wolves are great. They're strong, loyal, and free" Mia answered his question.
"What of werewolves?" Kol asked.
"Umm I am not too sure about that. They're a bit to playful for me" Mia said. She'd never had any experience with one but she heard that the bite was dangerous for vampires and that the large wolves enjoyed playing around, biting whatever vampire they find. "What of me? Am I too playful?" Kol asked using the same alluring tone as he always did with her. Mia rolled her eyes and brought another forkful of her delicious pasta into her mouth.
"Yes you are too playful, but it's who you are" Mia said; and Kol extended his hand out towards her, his forearm resting against the table.
Mia sighed and took it willingly. He held her hand in his as he asked "and who am I exactly?"
"You're the guy who does what he wants, no rules and no going back. You're free to live your own life. I admire that about you, Kol. You've had for a thousand years what I've wanted long before I was a vampire. You've had freedom" Mia said truthfully.
"You have the freedom to do what you want. I'll show you" Kol said and pulled her by her arm up from her seat and quickly out the door.
Again he drove out, somewhere into the forest and further in to a large green field directly under the bright night sky.
"Right here is where I used to play as a boy. I could run around this field for hours until I got exhausted" Kol told her.
"I could never do that" Mia said.
"I know, so you'll do it now" Kol said. Mia giggled while Kol chased her around the large field; she'd never had so much fun even though the fun was incredibly stupid and childlike. They came to a stop once Kol tackled her to the ground and ending the game of cat and mouse.
He sat beside her on the grass. They looked up into the night sky. "That over there is me and you" Kol said and pointed out at the two bright stars placed directly next to one another. Mia then rested her head against his shoulder.
"Kol I'm afraid"
"What are you afraid of? The dark?"
"I don't know...falling for you perhaps"
"I think it's a little late for that, love. Cause I've already fallen for you" Kol told her, his hand now entwined with her own as they lay on their backs. This time when Kol leaned in closer to kiss her, she didn't object. If Mia had a heart it would be beating as fast as it could, in competition with the trembling butterflies in her stomach as his lips were placed affectionately against hers in a kiss.
"That should've been our first kiss" Kol joked once their kiss was finished.
"You never told me what your dream was" Mia remembered. She shared her secrets now it was time for him to fess up. Kol was quiet as he gathered his thoughts thinking a reply.
"Even though I've never said it aloud, my dream has always been to find a woman like you. I think...I think I'm in love with you" Kol told her and he waited in silence for the same words to come from her own mouth. But they never came and she sat there beside him shock.
Until she looked into his dark eyes that nearly matched her own and said "I think I love you too".
Author's note:
You could think of this as a late valentine's day chapter if you want to.
I was thinking of making the next chapter a flashback of her getting knocked up, tell me if I should go through with it now or wait until later to add this chapter about her past. P.S. it will include more of her brother Antonio
anyway let me know what you think I should do and please review this chapter
P.S. yes another quick message. be very excited for a later chapter which will be titled "party at a rich dude's house" oh yeah Kol and Mia throw a party and things go horribly wrong...so look out for when this is added but only later on...for now