Chapter 3: An Invitation
The next morning I woke up in my bed in the boarding house feeling refreshed. I wandered downstairs and found my way into the kitchen. "Morning." I greeted Stefan as he handed me a cup of coffee. "Morning Fall, and I'm sorry about yesterday, and I want you to know that I really am happy that you are here." I walked over and hugged him, "I've missed you Stef, last time I saw you it was the 20's and you were all Rippery." I laughed, remembering the good old days. Before he got a chance to reply, they door bell rang. "I've got it." I said before I flashed to the door. I opened the door and looked around, no one was there. Confused, I glanced down.
There was an envelope addressed to me. Fallon Pierce was written on the front of it in fancy handwriting. The envelope was sitting on top of a brown box with a white ribbon wrapped around it. Odd, I thought, I have been in town for all of one day and I'm already getting presents, a girl could get used to this. "What's that?" Stefan asked as I walked into the kitchen. "I have no idea, I haven't opened it yet." "Well, what are you waiting for?" I opened the envelope, it read; Please Join The Mikaelson Family This Even At Seven O' Clock For Dancing, Cocktails, & Celebration. They have been in town for a few days and they are already throwing a ball? This has to be Ester, I thought to myself. "See if there is anything on the back." Stefan suggested. I did, and there was a note on the back. 'I hope you still like dancing –Kol'
I smiled at the note while Stefan studied it with a confused expression. "Wait, are you two like, a thing?" Stefan questioned, I shook my head in response. "Have you guys ever…?" He was trying to be polite about this situation. "What? Oh, no! We have always been friends, just friends." There was no denying that I found Kol attractive, and yes, I had thought about him in that way, but we had never been more than friends, and that was a long time ago. I groaned, "Of course, he would invite me to a ball and I would have nothing to wear!" Stefan looked at me like I was stupid, "What do you think is in the box?" Oh, I guess I hadn't gotten that far yet. Inside the box was a beautiful ball gown. It was it was strapless and started silver at the neckline and the silver broke apart and faded into a deep blue to the bottom of the dress. It was absolutely gorgeous. "I'm assuming that Elena probably got one of these too, you and Damon should go over to her house and check." I suggested. "That's a good idea, and you are coming with us." "Fine." I flashed up to my room; glad I decided to wait until later to shower. I laid the box on my bed and made my way downstairs, pulling my hair into a ponytail as I went.
The trip to Elena's house went exactly as I predicted. She got an invitation with a note from Ester on the back, the boys had a dominance battle for who would go to the ball, and Elena ended up agreeing not to go, though I'm pretty sure she would go anyway. I mentally sighed, she keeps saying that she is nothing like Katherine, but she is just in denial. She has both the brothers wrapped around her fingers, and refused to pick one. At least Katherine admitted that she loved Stefan and not Damon.
After what seemed like forever, we went back to the boarding house, and I decided to head upstairs. "Getting ready already Fall, its 4:00, you have three hours!" Damon complained at me, obviously he didn't have a sister, though I though he had learned when Katherine and I stayed with his family all those years ago. "You are such a boy Damon, girls need their time to be beautiful." I rolled my eyes like this was the most obvious thing in the world. "Then you better get started soon, you are going to need it." Damon was smirking at me; I threw a vase at his head and smiled when it made contact with his shoulder. Before he could retaliate, I flashed up to my room, laughing.
I decided to start with a shower. After washing out my long curls and making sure that I used good smelling soap, I got out of the shower, which was huge! Who needs a shower that big? I put on my red silk robe and started wondering how I should do my hair. As I wandered around my room, I noticed that it was almost five. I decided to start with my makeup. I kept it simple, adding black eyeliner and mascara to make my eyes look bigger, and then I added a little silver and blue eye shadow to bring out my blue eyes. I smiled at my work then went to tackle my hair. After blow-drying it, I put in product to make it shiny and to make my curls stay better. After I tamed it, I braided part of one side back and pinned it, making all my hair cascade over one shoulder. Finally it was time for my dress. I found a strapless black lace bra and matching panties and put those on. I carefully slid on my dress, found my silver heels, and put on the silver gloves that matched my dress. I was very pleased with the result when I looked in the mirror. I looked beautiful, and there was an air of mystery about me, which I always enjoyed. I picked up the silver wrap off my bed and made my way downstairs.
Damon and Stefan were both waiting for me downstairs, both looking very handsome in their tuxes. "Wow, Fallon, you look amazing." Stefan said while offering me his arm. "Thank you Stefan, both you and Damon look very handsome tonight." We made our way to the Mikaelson Mansion with Damon driving.
I really love the episode Dangerous Liaisons, so I promise the next chapter will be longer than usual. Please R&R.
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