We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes, and the flashback starts
I'm standing there
On a balcony in summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
See you make your way through the crowd
And say, "Hello"
Little did I know...Elena stands on the balcony outside her bedroom, in the apartment Kol and she had bought after their wedding. She looks out at the city she now calls home and can’t help but smile thinking about how she came to be here.
She remembers when she first saw Kol Mikaelson, it was at the Ball. She had just walked inside and been activated by Stefan and Damon, demanding why she had come when they had expressly forbidden her not to. All of a sudden she heard a honeyed voice from next to her, “hello darling, I'm so glad you could make it. You must be Elena Gilbert, my brother's newest doppelganger."
Blushing but also slightly annoyed by the way he called her a doppelganger, she replied, "ah so you're one of the newly un-daggered brothers, is it Kol or Finn?"
With a slight laugh and a smirk plastered on his face, he answered, "oh please, I'm not that stick in the mud. I'm Kol darling, at your service."
That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you, "Please don't go," and I saidElena remembers when he showed up at her house two days later, throwing rocks at her window to get her attention without alerting everyone else in the house. The way she had told him she was done leading the Salvatore brother on, that she was over them both completely. She remembers the way he asked her on a date, acting as if he thought she would say no. She said yes, of course.
She remembers the way people inside the Mystic Grill reacted when the two of them walked in together. The shock, the horror, the envy. The way Caroline had come strong over with Damon in tow, demanding an explanation and for Elena to leave. She remembers telling them to stay out of it and leave her alone. She remembers Klaus finding out, and ordering both her and Kol to stay away from each other and the way they had stood their ground. She remembers Kol telling her Klaus wanted him to go on a mission for him and her begging him, "please don't go, don't let him tear us apart."
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby, just say "Yes"Elena remembers the first time she begged him to take her and run away. She remembers telling him she had always wanted to explore the world and that she couldn't think of a better person to do it with.
She remembers one night where they laid in bed while he told her of his adventures, and her wishing she could be a part of it. She remembers Rebekah and her revenge. How she had wanted both playback and her away from Kol. So she had turned Elena into a vampire. Elena remembers the way it had the opposite effect, that it had brought them closer.
So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet, 'cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while, oh, ohElena remembers after she turned into a vampire, Kol had finally relented and they decided to go to New York for a few weeks. She remembers packing her stuff in the middle of the night and meeting him in her garden at the break of dawn. She remembers never feeling as free as she had those few weeks. The way they could just be themselves, not have to worry about anyone else.