Arabela woke up with a bounce. She ran into her mother's bedroom and bounced on the bed. "Mother! I wish you to wake! Pleaaaase!" She shouted, whilst laughing non stop. Arabela did this every year for her birthday. Today she was oficially seventeen!
Ayana jumped from the bed and sighed, "Arabela, please! The villagers will not hesitate to have you do their chores if you keep on with that noise! Settle down, dear child."
Arabela giggled, "I apologize, mama. It was not my intention." She smiled, cuddling up to her loving mother. Ayana sighed, she could not stay mad at her daughter for long. "We are going to go to the Mikaelson household tonight for supper. Dress well, dear child,"
Arabela nodded furiously and ran off into her own bedroom to pick out a dress. She gasped at the newest addition to her rack of dresses. It was noticeable straight away. A beautiful lavender coloured dress with a cream padding at the breast. It would suit her well. She took it out and walked to her mother. "Is this for me, mother?" She gasped aloud, swirling it around.
"Have a happy birthday, my sweet girl." Ayana said, admiring her first born child. Arabela had one younger sister named Charlotte, who had already married into a family at only fifteen. So this left Arabela to be the only child left with her mother.
"You must wear that dress tonight." Ayana said, hurrying her daughter off to her room to change. "Of course!" She beamed, running into her bedroom. Arabela quickly changed and went off to do her hair. The local blacksmith had made a hairbrush for her, since they were friends and he was a nice young man.
Her hair was dark brown, which fell in small ringlets. Many men had tried to court her, but she had refused each and every time. Ayana had asked her many times to accept the offers, but Arabela would never approve. She wanted to be in love with the man who desired her to be his. A loving man who would take care of her and never harm her in any way. Not just some strange man who could be anyone.
Arabela put her hair up with a clip made of diamond, and let the rest fall down. Oh how she craved to be beautiful. She put on her lavender coloured flats, so they could match the dress that she would wear. Hopefully Rebekah would approve of them.
Rebekah Mikaelson was Arabela's number one best friend. They told each other absolutely everything and had no secrets kept from each other. They also had matching necklaces with a locket that opened, and inside it would have their names. Nobody could ever break a friendship so strong.
She was pulled away from her thoughts by a gentle knock on her bedroom door. She opened it and saw her mother wearing a long, black dress. "Are you ready to visit?" Ayana asked, holding out her arm for her daughter to take. "I am." Arabela replied, taking her mother's arm and walking to the front door.
They arrived at the door of the Mikaelson household and Ayana knocked on the door three times. Esther was the one to answer, and she smiled at the pair. "Come." She said, leading the two into the dining room.
Arabela felt awkward when stepping inside. Her mother was the only family she really had left, since her sister was far away and her father had died when she was at a young age. It was slightly embarassing to have everyone's eyes on her, so she quickly took a seat beside Henrik. He was her other close friend. On the other side of her was Ayana, so she felt somewhat secure.
"Let us feast." said Mikael, who put his glass in the air and then drank from it. Everyone repeated his actions and clinked glasses. "So..." Ayana began, trying to spark up a conversation. Henrik whispered a dirty joke into Arabela's ear, which almost made her choke on her wine. Rebekah looked at her with a grin. Niklaus then told Elijah the joke, and he only smirked. When Kol was told, he burst into fits of laughter; which made the others laugh with him. The adults in the room were most confused, but left it alone.
Rebekah asked her mother if Arabela could stay over for the night since she was terribly sick of boys running around the house. Esther agreed, as did Ayana.
Arabela smirked, this was going to be fun.
