A/N: Hi! Thank you so much for all the reviews! You have no idea how much I love reading them and they inspire me so much. I realize that Kol may seem a little ooc, but it's just my take on how he is with Elizabeth. I hope you all like this chapter! Thank you again! :)
Enjoy The Silence:
Kol woke up, and automatically turned, expecting to feel Elizabeth's body heat close to his. Instead, he jerked awake feeling the cold sheets. He hurried out of bed, not hearing her in the bathroom. He rushed downstairs, panicking about where she could be when he heard humming in the kitchen. He took a sigh of relief and walked in seeing Elizabeth going through the fridge. "Are you alright?" She asked him worried.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I woke up to discover you weren't there." He explained. "I got a little worried." He told her, wrapping his arms around her and she leaned against him.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you. I didn't want to wake up." She looked up at him with a small smile. He smiled, kissing her head.
"It's fine. Take a seat, darling. I'll make you something to eat or we can go out if you want?" He offered as she sat up on the counter. "We can eat at the cafe a few miles into town?" He wanted to take her to see everything they could. He secretly hoped that she wouldn't have an incline to get home. Elizabeth was better away from the town, safer.
She smiled, nodding. She was happy that last night's events had completely past. "That sounds great. I'll go get dressed." She said giving him a lingering kiss and jumping down from the counter. He chuckled and followed after her.
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"Sometimes, it's a wonder how I'm ever going to leave this place." Beth told him, as they sat in front of their spot near the lake. The sun was going to set soon and she wanted to stay awake for that, at least. She giggled as he nibbled on her neck. "Stop it, that tickles."
He chuckled, nuzzling her neck and pulling her close against him, breathing in as much as her as he could. "We don't have to leave, you know." He told her as she looked up at him in surprise. He shrugged. "We could stay, for however long you want. For good, even."
Beth was speechless for a moment. "Kol I...I don't know if I can do that. I mean, it's amazing here with you, when it's just us. But I don't know if I could completely leave everyone there. I mean Caroline, Damon, they're still there. I just can't leave for good." She sighed. The thought of staying in England, was amazing, but she knew that her friends needed her.
20 minutes later, it was storming outside. Beth was still cold so Kol lit a fire and made her tea. They were now sitting on the couch with Kol, holding Beth in his arms as he breathed in her scent and watched her flip through a book. "This is really the first edition? A first edition of Grimm's fairy tales?" She was amazed that he had it, even more amazed that he kept it
He chuckled and flipped the book to the last page. "And it's signed by each of them. It was a birthday present for you, darling. I couldn't part with it, not when I knew it meant so much to you." He played with the ends of her hair as she looked through it. He knew that she loved reading, and he kept most of her books with him. He was happy that Nik never sold the house.
"This is absolutely amazing, Kol. Thank you." She told him with a smile, that made his unbeating heart jump. He leaned in and kissed her slowly, deepening the kiss until she was completely breathless. His nose brushed hers as he pulled back slightly to look into her green eyes that mesmerized him with every look.
"It's nothing. I would do anything for you, Elizabeth." He said truthfully.
"Why?" She asked the original curiously. He looked at her in confusion as he played with the ends of her brown hair, making her smile softly at him. "You could have anyone, Kol, but you want me. Why?"
"Because...because you're everything to me. You give me something to fight, to live for. You're my light. I couldn't be here without you. I love you, Elizabeth. I never said it enough until it was too late, but I'm in love with you. I've always loved you and I need you more than you could ever understand." He confessed with a smile. Beth was stunned for a moment before pulling him into a kiss.
He deepened the kiss pulling her closer, onto his lap. He stroked her cheek softly as his lips attacked hers, slowly bringing them down her neck and she sighed. The rain was still very loud outside as Kol nipped at her neck, pulling back slightly. He looked into her eyes. "I love you too, Kol." He looked shocked and she laughed a little. "I do...I love you."
He laughed happily before kissing her again making her giggle against his lips and wrapping her arms around his neck, bringing him as close as he could be to her. He nipped at her lips and tightened his grip on her waist. Beth pulled back slightly and stood up, pulling him with her. "Kol, I love you. And I want to be with you." She admitted and searched his eyes. She found surprise but also happiness. He understood what she meant.
Kol stopped her just as she pulled him towards their room. He wouldn't rush her, not after everything that has happened the past few weeks. "Are you sure? We don't have to do this now, Elizabeth. It won't change how I feel about you." He heard her hesitate before smiling up at him.
"I want to. I love you, Kol." She kissed him slowly as she pulled him closer. She loved him, he was the one she wanted to be with. She couldn't think of anyone else better that she wanted to be with. Kol loved her too, she could see that. He wasn't lying.
"I love you, Elizabeth." He told her seriously. He would wait forever for her, but now that he had her, he wasn't ever going to let her go again. She gave him one more quick kiss as he brushed back her hair and followed her and closed the door behind them, knowing it wouldn't open again that night.
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Beth and Kol laid in bed, covered only by the sheets. His arm around around her as she laid on his chest, smiling. He gently stroked her soft bare back as she traced patterns on his chest. "You're sure, you're okay. You're not sore?" He asked her worried for the 5th time. She laughed and kissed him quickly. There was a blissful air of peace and euphoria surrounding them.
"I'm fine...I'm amazing." She smiled up at him. He chuckled, pulling her closer. He wouldn't let her out of his arms this time. Being with her felt better than he remembered. She sighed happily, as his fingers danced across her back, she felt as though she would fall asleep. She kissed his chest and snuggled up to him.
"You're like an angel, you know that?" Beth looked up at him curiously as he spoke to her. "You are. You're like my own personal angel. You seem to see past every single flaw I have, you forgive me when I don't deserve it and you still stick around. I don't deserve you, but I'll try and prove that I should.." He stroked her hair back. "I love you, Elizabeth. I couldn't imagine going back to being without you."
Beth smiled at him. "I love you too, Kol. I don't want to be without you either. You're my rock. I couldn't have gotten through everything without you here." She muttered as he smiled down at her. She twirled around the chain on his chest. She noticed him wearing it but she didn't realize there was a ring attached to it. He saw her looking at it and slid it off his neck. "What's this?"
"It's yours." He admitted with a smile. She looked up at him shocked. He chuckled and pulled her closer, letting her see the deep blue engagement ring. "Before...everything happened. I planned to propose to you. I didn't have the courage, which was why I was drinking with Nik. I couldn't bare to part with it when you were gone." He slid the ring onto her finger to her surprise. "Now, it's where it belongs."
Beth shook her head. Yes, she loved him more than she thought she could've but this was too fast. 18 years old was too young to get married. "K-Kol, this is amazing and beautiful, but I can't...I can't take this." He cut her off.
"Hey, we don't have to get married now, but it's yours. I want you to wear it." He told her, as he kissed her quickly. She sighed and smiled, nodding. "It belongs to you."
"I love it. Thank you, Kol." She smiled. They were silent for a minute as she admired the ring. "I could see it you know." He looked down at her expectantly. "Us getting married...not now, but someday. I could see us actually getting married."
Kol smiled at that. Her words made his heart soar just at the thought of them married. It meant she could see them together. "So can I." He surprised her. "You would look even more stunning in white than you do right now, Elizabeth." He chuckled at her blush. "Though it's hard to compete to how you're looking right now."
Beth giggled, blushing. "You're such an idiot."
"Yeah, but I'm your idiot." He reminded her with a grin as he stole a kiss. She smiled and laid back down on his chest, as she slowly fell asleep. He smiled as she automatically snuggled up to him for warmth and he pulled the covers up around them more. "You're mine as I am yours."
"Always and forever?"
He chuckled. "Always and forever, darling."
