I stared at the reflection in the mirror. There was a girl. She was wearing a turquoise ball gown which fits her perfectly and shows off her frame , her curves. Her hair was swept to one side of her shoulder in curls. Her face looked innocent like a 9-year old and everytime I move , she does exactly what I do. She looks young , vulnerable and beautiful. She was me.

I looked different , too different. What I looked like in the mirror was the exact opposite of who I am. It was just hidden by the make up and by the ball gown. The only thing that makes me feel like myself was my necklace. It lies on my chest clearly visible. I never took it off , I don't even have a memory on how and when I got it. All I know is that it's valuable , to me. Somehow.

But it doesn't really matter. They would not notice it , what they would notice , my guess was probably my breasts which were the only things that was keeping my dress up. Maybe I should change , I didn't even know why picked this. There was still time , I think.

I started to walk towards my closet when I hear my mom calling my name saying Alex was already outside , waiting. I sighed loudly and went down carefully trying not to trip on my dress. When my mom saw me she smiled widely but that only lasted for seconds and she said " Are sure you want to go? You're not really used to going places with people in it" she sounds worried , but her eyes shows warning. Or maybe it was just the hormones making me nervous. Yes ,I was nervous.

"Mom" I said ,and with that she knew I wouldn't back out. It was one word but she knew what it meant and she just replies with a curt nod. I smiled at her and walked to the door.

He eyed me , from top to bottom. "Stop it . It's irritating and weird. I'm gonna go change" he just laughs " We're going to be late and don't worry about what you're wearing. You look…." he hesitated for a moment but finally said "perfect" I chuckled at him and he looked at me like a crazy person. "You don't have tell me that just to get to the ball early"

The house was huge and was filled up with unfamiliar people. I was standing just near the staircase when everyone was called for attention. Alex left me to go get drinks. A man announces that everyone should proceed to another room where a dance would take place ,but I was too focused on thinking who sent me the invitation. Whoever it was would be one of the Mikaelson's. And I'm pretty sure there were four of them , minus the girl. The data I got from eavesdropping.

I was startled when someone appears in front of me "Care for a dance?" he smirks.

Everyone was going to the other room , if I decline I would be alone and would end up deciding on going home not waiting for Alex. If that happens I completely wasted getting ready for this and that rarely happens. So I said yes.

He led me to the next room hand in hand. The music started and we danced.I've danced before so this wasn't hard. For a moment he looked familiar but I shook my head, there is no way I've met him. In my whole entire life I have only met a number of people and If I met him I'm sure I'd remember.

"I didn't get your name , what is it?" I asked the words coming out unplanned. "Kol. Kol Mikaelson, yours?" he was one of the Mikaelsons but it wasn't him who left the note , he was asking my name so he doesn't have any idea on who I am. "Giustina ,but I prefer being called Gia. Giustina's quite…old-fashioned." I didn't really thought of telling him my name but no one knows me and it's time to meet new people. And I felt like I could trust him.

We just smiled at each other , dancing in the middle of the room. But , as the way the dance goes we were going to change partners . The last words Kol says before he twirled me was " Careful darling." Then I was in another man's arms. He left me with those words. He left me confused.

Now I'm not sure who it was. All I know is I need to know who sent me the invite. I wanted to know him.

Or maybe I was just overreacting. He's not the only one who call girls darling.

A/N : I'm sorry if the story's going super slow and the chapter's super short , but I hope you like it. It's 5 am here and I can't focus that much. I'm new here so please go easy on me. And I'm so sorry with my grammar , English is not my language. Go review , comment or suggest anything that could make my writing better or how you want the story to go. :)

Props to my friend Patricia (Everstark) who edited the prologue and for being the first one to hear the story. She also has a Kol fanfic ("After Hours") :D