An Original Date:
Beth parked the car in the driveway of the Mikaelson manor, but was confused to why when she woke up that Kol wasn't there. He barely let her go throughout the night. But quickly got dressed after seeing the note to meet him at Klaus' house, which was odd to her. She got out of the car and was immediately greeted by her boyfriend. She smiled seeing Kol waiting for her. He held a single rose in his hand, which he handed to her. "Thank you." She smiled. "What's this all about?"
"For our date. We never really got a proper one, so I thought we could have one today." He smiled as he took her hand. She smiled and squeezed his hand as he led her around the side of the house.
"Yes, but why are we at Klaus' house? Isn't he home?" She asked confused.
He chuckled as he brought her around, showing her the horses, she nearly forgot that Klaus kept horses here. She remembered seeing them at the Ball. It all seemed so long ago. "No, he's out. I decided to commander his horses for the day. I wanted to take your riding. You used to love it." He told her. "Besides, I'm an excellent teacher.'
She laughed as he wiggled his eyebrows. "I bet you are. This is really sweet, Kol You honestly didn't have to do this, especially if it was to step up Klaus. You already do that. You're the only one I want." She reminded him. He smiled and leaned in, kissing her quickly.
"I know, but I wanted to." He told her as he led her over to the horses, where he had already saddled them up and ready to go. "And today, I have you all to myself. No Klaus or Damon or running to help them save the doppelganger. Just you and me, darling and I won't take no for an answer." She smiled and turned off her phone.
"I'm all yours." She agreed and kissed him. "But you do realize that Klaus will kill you if he finds out you broke into his house."
Kol knew that Nik wouldn't want to start any fights with him, especially after he kissed Elizabeth."Nik will get over it, he always does." He waved it off, as got on the horse and held out his hand for her to take. She hesitated. She never rode a horse before and falling off one wasn't exactly something she wanted to do. "Come on, I promise you'll be safe." He assured her, sensing the reprehension in her face.
She took a deep breath before taking his hand, he helped her on and she wrapped her arms around him tightly. "Relax, you'll be fine." He chuckled, turning to press a kiss to her head, soothing her wild nerves. He shocked her as he tapped the horses with the reigns and it ran. He laughed as she tightened her grip on him
"It's not funny." She insisted, but smiled all the same as he rode it around the back of the house. She smiled as she rested her head on his back. The property around the house was so big, she nearly forgot the size of it. Kol smiled, knowing she was enjoying the ride so far.
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"Where are we going, Kol? You being secretive doesn't suit you." She teased him as he continued to walk through the woods. It seemed like they were getting deeper in, but she trusted him. He lived in Mystic Falls a long time ago too. After riding on the horses for a while she helped him get lunch together and he was taking her on a picnic.
"Darling, you could ask me a thousand times, but that doesn't mean I'm going to tell you." He told her pulling her along besides him. It was important to him that she actually had fun. He knew that he had no reason to be jealous of his brother, but he wasn't going to stand by anymore while Klaus continued to get close to her. "We're almost there, anyways. Anyone ever tell you that you are impatient?"
"Well, patience isn't exactly your strong suit either, Kol." She stuck her tongue out at him stubbornly as he laughed at her. Soon, they came across a lake, it was close to the falls, but not that far in. It was big and the water was crystal blue. She smiled at him as she tugged him closer. It was like the lake in England. It felt comforting to have something so familiar close by. "It's great, Kol."
"I was hoping you'd like it." He told her truthfully as he laid down the blanket and she helped him get the food out. She sat next to him as he looked at her, pulling her closer as she laid down on his chest. "You know when we first lived here, I loved his lake. I loved the water period. It always seemed to just be calming and soothing to me. I always came here."
She smiled as she played with his finger, just listening to him talk. It was nice when it was just the two of them. Most times he seemed to be on guard, making sure no one saw his vulnerable side. "It was really magnificent before things started getting built and than nature just had to become compact. It's a shame really. Some humans just don't know when to leave well enough alone."
"Well, you know us humans. The world is so big, we just have to make ourselves seem a little bigger or we'll feel alone." He kissed her knuckles tightening his grip around her, as though he was afraid that she would disappear.
Beth bit her lips as she hesitated to ask him what she wanted. "Kol? About this cure. I know everyone's looking for it and everything, but what about you?" He looked down at her confused, slowly stroking her arm. "I mean if you could would you take the cure and...and become human?"
He seemed taken aback by her question. He should've been expecting it, though. He knew that one day they'd have to make a choice. He was a vampire and she was human, but either way he wasn't prepared to lose her again. "I...I've never really thought about it. I've been a vampire for over a thousand years, love. It's who I am." He explained and she nodded. "But...if you wanted it, I would do it." She looked at him shocked and surprised. "I'd become human for us."
She was in shock. "Y-You'd do that? I mean you're one of the most powerful beings on earth and you'd become human?"
Kol gazed into her eyes. "If you wanted me to, I'd do it for you. I love you, Elizabeth. I will n to lose you again." He stroked her cheek. He wasn't excited about the idea of becoming human, it'd been too long since he had to live life like that, but for her, he'd do it. She smiled and leaned up to kiss him slowly, full of love.
"I love you so much. And I know it would be hard for you, so we don't decide anything now. If need be, I'll become a vampire. Anything, just to be with you." She told him honestly. She'd give up being a witch, as long as she was with him. It was part of her, yes, but so was he. He was an important part of her life, and she wanted to spend the rest of it with him. That seemed to make him smile and kissed her.
"We'll wait." He said against her lips and she nodded.
They sat there for a few minutes, until Kol suddenly sat up straight and stood up. "What's the matter?" She asked worried at his sudden movement.
"I believe that a dance is in order, darling. We haven't had enough of them." He told her, offering her, his hand. She giggled as she took his hand and he helped her up, nearly bumping into him.
"You realize there's no music, right?" She smiled as he placed his strong arms around her waist. He adjusted them so they stood in the waltz position, but kept her closer than was usual. They soon started dancing, as though they were made for each other, similar to how they did at the ball. She could feel his body heat radiating off of him.
"No need for music to dance, love. We have our own melody." He twirled her around, bring her back, before swaying her along the grass. She couldn't help but smile as she leaned her head against his. His deep brown eyes stared into her own as he pulled her closer. They stood there dancing to their own melody, before he broke her train of thought. "What are you thinking about?"
She laid her head on his shoulders. "You. How lucky I am that I have you. You've been with me through everything, I've hurt you, I'm a complete handful, yet you're always here." He smiled against her hair, as he kissed her head. He was always so amazed at so much credit that she gave him, but never gave herself enough. She never ceased to keep him on his toes/
"You give me too much credit, Elizabeth. You've taken care of me, more than I have you. You've always seen in me, what others don't. That makes me the lucky one." He whispered making her smile grow as she kissed him again. The fire growing between them as his lips moved against her. He grinned against her lips. "Though, you did get the handsome one of the family so perhaps you are the lucky one."
She laughed, lightly hitting his arm. "Cocky much?"
He smiled at her laugh. "Very much. It's one of my best qualities." As he went to kiss her, but she teasingly dodged his kiss.
"No, I don't think so." She smiled pulling away. He pouted and tried to lunge for her, but she ran away laughing. She wasn't going to make this so easy for him. "You'll have to catch me first! And no vamp speeding!"
He laughed as he ran after her, close to catching up to her. "Be careful, darling! Don't want to fall in the lake."
She laughed without looking back. "You'd love that wouldn't you?"
She giggled in surprise as she felt him catch her around the waist and spin her around on the green winter grass. "You soaking wet? That's my favorite dream." He grinned as he nuzzled her neck, making her laugh out. They eventually fell to the ground and she sat up slightly. "You know you fell into the lake once? I was so worried that you might drown, I dived in after you and you teased me for a month."
"You mean the one in England right?" She asked slightly confused. He looked guilty for a minute, as though he was hiding soothing, but the look passed by as quickly as it came.
"Yes, of course." She waved off her suspicions for now.
"I just remembered, I made you something." She smiled as she reached deep into her bag. He watched her amused as she dug around looking for his present. She finally found what she was looking for. She brought out a wooden necklace, in the shape of a circle with viking writing on it. "It's for protection. It's your name in viking and it'll keep you safe."
After them being apart so many times, she wanted to make sure he was safe, especially with an indestructible white oak stake out there, this would come in handy, she hoped. Kol looked at it for a minute, before taking it in his hand. He smiled and kissed her softly in thanks. She smiled in relief that he liked her gift. "'Thank you, darling. This is fantastic. I won't take it off." He promised as she slipped it on over his neck into his shirt.
She settled back into his arms, where he knew that she was safe, as he intertwined their fingers. He wished that they could stay in that moment for forever. That it could be simple like this every day, without worrying about if the other is going to get hurt or not. Just the two of them together, alone.
