A Dance with Danger
It's the Annual Mystic Falls Masquerade and all the citizens are invited, including the vampires of the town. AU. For AnneMarie2106. It's a Klaus/Elena pairing but with role reversal where Elena is the seductive vampire seeking out a human, innocent Klaus. Slight Daroline. Hope you like it!
"Caroline do we have to go to this petty human ball?" Elena Gilbert asked her best friend as she surveyed herself in the mirror. Caroline had dressed her in a sweeping red gown crowned with the mask of a siren. It was captivating with its gold swirls framing her eyes and it was well gorgeous. It was supposed to be ironic and well it was. She was an Old On, an Original who liked nothing better than a fresh supply of human of human males to sustain her appetite.
"Yes Elena we do. After all I hope to find myself a new human lover after the unfortunate death of poor old Tyler. He was a dear" her best friend Caroline said with a smirk. She had also gone for an ironic choice. A green gown that stopped mid ankle and was slashed up the side. Green for envy after all she became jealous awfully quickly. Her mask was that of a mermaid with swirls of silver water lashing under her eyes.
"Very well if you insist" Elena clutched her purse and they linked arms and departed for the Masquerade.
At the ball...
Niklaus Mikaelson and his best friend Damon Salvatore stood drinking as they bemoaned their luck. Nik had been forced into this as it was his mother who organised the ball and Damon was forced by Stefan who was on the lookout for a new girlfriend after his last dumped him.
"God. This place is a bore. Shall we ditch it Nik?" Damon Salvatore asked with a glint in his eye. These women were boring. All in their twee masks and the same women. He could see Kat dancing with Elijah, Nik's brother and his ex Rose with Tyler. He wanted some fun. Something different.
"Not yet Damon. I have just spotted a beautiful woman" Nik was mesmerised by the beautiful woman who had just walked in. She was dressed in red and every step had an air of menace. She would be a fun one.
"Yeah so have I. That Blondie looks so sexy. Back me up?" Damon was staring and he knew it and he didn't care. Nik could have the chick dressed in red but he wanted the blonde one with the dancing blue eyes.
"Of course brother mine" Nik and Damon had been friends for a long time and it was like they were brothers. They had served in Iraq together and they had been neighbours for years before that. They were best friends and brothers. Damon gave him company which despite having four siblings he didn't have. Nik mock saluted as they made their way towards the ladies.
Elena POV
"Look at those two approaching us Elena. The one with the mask of a lion and the other with that of a panther. The panther looks delicious with that silky black hair" Caroline giggled flirtatiously as he smiled at her.
"You're welcome to him dear. The one with the lion's mask appears far more interesting" Elena noted as she watched the man stride towards her with purpose. The candle light added a glint of gold to his otherwise dark blonde hair.
"Hello ladies. I'm Damon Salvatore and this here is my best friend Nik. May we borrow you for the dance" Damon winked at Caroline as he presented his hand with a flourish. She took it with a smile and soon they were lost among the crowd.
"What of you love? Dance with me?" Nik asked with a boyish grin. He was so human and his innocence radiated. She acceded and took his hand. They danced as if it was their last dance and for him it may well be if Elena had fancy to kill him.
Their bodies were in sync with each other's and grew ever closer throughout the song. No man had ever made Elena feel this light and carefree since the death of her childhood sweetheart Matt. And yet his gentle caresses touched Elena's soul, an area that had been locked away for centuries. She felt her old innocence rise anew and the happy girl she once was replaced the vixen she had become, the vampire, the monster. At the end of the dance he took off her mask and she his and they kissed with passion and ferocity but also with the sweetest care and innocence as they became lost with each other. Then, the music stopped.
"Thanks for the dance love" Klaus told her as they separated. Seeing her face added to the picture and he felt like he loved her if it were even possible to experience love so soon.
"I hope you'll grant me another. Nik" The way she said his name felt laced with honey and he was happy to grant her wish. They danced all night and new love was formed. He brought sunshine and light to Elena's life and she brought determination and love into Nik. Theirs would be a happy life, she mused. Her and Nik, Caroline and Damon it all seemed meant to be.
A/N Thanks for reading. Hope you liked it!
