Mia and Kol had managed to keep their relationship going for a few weeks, exactly three weeks on this day. Just as Kol said he had spent every night in her bed. Sometimes he would snore and sometimes he would roll over and hold Mia in a tight loving embrace without even knowing the next morning. This morning was not one of those mornings.
They slept peacefully beside one another in Mia's bed under the white duvet. Kol woke first. He looked over Mia's sleeping form next to him. She truly was a sleeping beauty needing to be awakened by a kiss, and like all mornings for them he did just that; kissing her once on the lips as a wakeup call. "Good morning" she greeted him; her eyes still closed not yet ready to wake up just yet.
"Five more minutes?" Kol asked as he held her body close against his and she nodded in reply as always. Unlike Kol, Mia wasn't a morning person or an early bird. She liked to do what she'd been doing for the last hundred years or so, sleeping. Mia rolled over onto her side so the side of her face rested against the warmth of Kol's chest, while Kol rested his chin against her forehead. He liked cuddling early in the morning. "I wish we could stay like this forever" Kol whispered against the skin of her forehead, "wouldn't you get bored?" Mia mumbled.
"Well yeah but if you'd like to do something else all you have to do is ask me" Kol said and hovered over her body, kissing her passionately.
"Rise and shine sleepy heads!" another voice ordered. Kol quickly removed from his spot above Mia and he sat next to her instead.
"What the hell! Get out of here Klaus!" Mia yelled at him as she pulled the white bed spread around her to cover up her body. She wasn't naked but it was inappropriate for him to see her in her underwear. Like every night with Kol she'd been wearing her lingerie only because he warned her that if she didn't wear it he probably would. "I'm sorry I'm just so excited you have no idea of what I've planned tonight" Klaus ignored her anger and walked over to the bed.
"Why what's happening tonight?" Kol asked.
"Oh no..." Mia grumbled.
"Yip I did it" Klaus said happily with a laugh.
"Did what" Kol asked.
"Klaus you know I hate when you do this" Mia complained.
"Do what?" Kol asked. He had no idea of what they were talking about.
"It'll be the party of a generation" Klaus stated.
"What party?" Kol asked frustratingly.
"My party" Mia answered in a soft annoyed voice.
Klaus looked to his brother and then Mia and laughed to himself. He stood up to leave the room and walked on over to the door. Before leaving completely he bravely said "happy birthday Mia" and quickly dodged the electronic alarm clock that Mia hurled in his direction. It smashed into the wall in the corridor and it lay in a heap of broken apart pieces. This is exactly what Mia wanted to avoid, a party.
Kol looked at Mia with a grin on his face now, he wasn't serious or upset that she kept it from him; it was natural for her to keep secrets even ones as stupid as the date of her birthday. "Happy birthday love. And not only is it your birthday, it also happens to be our one month anniversary" Kol mentioned. They had met each other on this day only a month ago. "Yippee for me then" Mia said sarcastically. She wasn't bitter because she hated birthdays; she only hated the big parties or balls Klaus would plan for her in celebration.
The second Mia entered the living room she was presented with plenty of gifts all wrapped in different colours and bows and ribbons. Rebekah placed a medium sized white wrapped box into her hands, "go on, and open it!" she squealed excitedly. The first time she'd ever given anyone a present.
Mia smiled with a sigh and lifted the lid off to reveal a dress. Mia gasped in awe and held the dress in her hands. "Klaus gave me head start and I managed to have this ordered from New York. Its designer you know" Rebekah told Mia. It was a pale pink strapless rosette cocktail dress.
"And it looks like it cost a fortune so you'd better wear it tonight, along with this" Elijah said and handed her a little velvet case carrying a thin sliver chain with a diamond pendant, that also looked quite expensive. "Thank you, both of you. Now I have to wait for your birthdays" Mia said. Finn walked into the room along with Esther.
They too had presents for her. Esther gave her a pair of earrings; they were diamond as well so they'd go very well with the necklace. Finn on the other had took a more simple approach and handed her a book which he hid behind his back, a copy of The Hunger Games. "I didn't know what to get, but I hope you like it" Finn said, a few of the first words he'd actually spoken to her. "Thank you Finn. It's probably better than the twilight saga" Mia said and they all laughed.
"What about you brother, what have you got for your girlfriend?" Rebekah asked when Kol arrived to join them. "My gift is a surprise" Kol answered, which was half true. He didn't have a gift for her at the moment but he had the right idea of what to get her. His gift would be unexpected and shocking to all.
This was going to be one hell of a party. Mia wore her birthday gifts from Rebekah, Elijah and Esther. And the outfit looked smashing on her. Once she exited her room and down the stairs she was bombarded with gifts of all shapes and sizes, all neatly wrapped up with a ribbon. "Thank you so much, and thanks for coming" Mia must have said over thirty times. How many more guests were to come? There looked to be like forty by now.
"I shouldn't be here" Stefan moaned as he and his brother stood in the entry of the Mikaelson residence. "Come on baby bro we were invited, and it would be rude not to show. The girl's family" Damon said, and was greeted by a strikingly beautiful blonde original wearing a cream coloured one shoulder dress with black high heeled shoes, "what the hell are you two doing here?" Rebekah said but Damon counted it as a greeting even if it wasn't so friendly.
"I invited them" Mia said, and Damon turned to see Mia in an irresistible dress (in his opinion). She was pulled into a friendly embrace in Damon's arms. "Here, so you can finally understand the whole meaning of Sleeping Beauty" Damon said and handed her a thin book-sized object wrapped in black wrapping paper. She quickly tore the thin paper off revealing a DVD copy of Disney's Sleeping Beauty.
Klaus was pleased with his work. Surely Mia would like or tolerate it. He knew very much that she disliked large parties in her favour. It wasn't one of those typical teenage parties with the cheap beer and loud music, it was a civilised ball type thing with glasses of wine, classical band music, and all who were invited were to be present with their invitations. In the corner of his eye, Klaus could see Mia standing in the corner alone with not a glass of wine, the entire bottle. "Having fun little darling?" Klaus asked cheerfully and grabbed the half full bottle from her so he could take a swig of it.
"Sure when there's liquor involved" Mia sarcastically said and snatched the bottle free of his hands.
"Don't look so blue. Being 447 is definitely something to celebrate" Klaus said and she let out an annoyed groan at the large number being mentioned aloud.
"Immortality is something to celebrate. I am no longer doomed by human conventions" Mia recited Klaus' words.
"I wonder who told you that" Klaus said proudly.
"Why you did. Right before you stuck me in that coffin" Mia joked.
"No need to bring up the past, mia..." Klaus said.
"Oh I've long forgotten the past" Mia told him.
"No wonder, why you're not wearing your necklace" Klaus realised. Mia wasn't wearing her necklace, and it wasn't just that night she stopped wearing it weeks ago ever since she told them the truth about her past. She was better off not hanging onto the past though, she was stronger without it.
Kol stole Mia away from the crowd and outside into the chilled air in the back gardens. The gardens were lined with rows of roses, lilies and other flowers. The aroma was like a strong perfume to them as they walked side by side, hand in hand along the paved little pathway.
"Do you remember the day we met? That's the day I knew you were mine" Kol told her and faced her, looking into her dark eyes and kissed her before she could interrupt him by saying something sarcastic. She clung to him with her hands tugging at his shirt. His hands remained around her neck as he kissed her again and again and again until she pulled away. "If it gets any more heated we'll have to get a room" Mia joked with a smile.
Kol loved it when she smiled. It gave him a strange feeling in his stomach, just the sight of her sweet smile made his undead heart start beating once again. It was impossible for his heart to beat but Mia made a lot of things possible for him. She made it possible for him to love, really love for once. "So what did you want to show me" Mia asked finally, hoping he had a good reason for bringing her out into the cold. "Follow me" Kol instructed and led her over to the other side of the garden to a garage or shed. From his pocket he pulled out a key and unlocked the door.
"What are you hiding in here?" Mia asked suspiciously.
"Go ahead, love. Take a look" Kol taunted her. And he stepped aside to allow her to enter first. There in the centre of the room was a small bed-like basket with a thin blanket with a food and water bowl next to it. It took Mia a short moment to see the small fuzzy grey furred puppy snuggled deep within the blanket. It was so tiny she could almost miss it. "Aww she's beautiful!" Mia said softly but excitedly once she knelt down on front of the basket and gently ran her hand across the little dog's head.
"Not near as beautiful as her keeper. It's the closest thing I could get to an actual wolf" Kol said. The puppy was similar looking to a wolf pup because it was a Siberian husky puppy with short fuzzy grey fur and golden brown eyes. "She's perfect Kol. I love her" Mia said and quietly lifted the small puppy with the blanket wrapped around it into her arms.
"I hope you don't love baby Kol more than real Kol" he joked.
"She is not baby Kol, that's a boy's name" Mia argued.
"Then what will you name her?" Kol asked and sat down beside her.
"I was thinking of Lupus...you know Latin for wolf" Mia suggested naming the small pup after her favourite animal.
"That is a bit too old school. What about Lupe?" Kol suggested.
"That's good too. Lupe it is then" Mia agreed and snuggled her new friend closer to her. It was the best gift anyone could give her. Now all she had to do was wait for Kol's birthday.
Author's note:
okay finally finished this one, sorry if I didn't add in more on her birthday that you probably would've wanted to read e.g. a birthday cake or blowing out the candles or whatever. I just got a little stuck on this chapter since last week and I was going to add in stuff like that but I wanted to get this one done as soon as possible.
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