"This was at my front door this morning." Elena said as she handed the pretty envelope to Stefan.

Damon leaned over his brother's shoulder. "You are cordially invited…"

Stefan turned the envelop over before opening it. "It's an invitation…to a Ball."

Aurora took out a pretty piece of paper from her bag. "I got one too."

She handed hers to Damon, who clicked his tongue. "I guess Elijah was telling the truth. The Originals are throwing a party. That's…weird. Why are they doing this?"

Elena crossed her arms. "Esther wants to talk to me."

"How do you know?" Stefan asked as he furrowed his brow, feeling a little concerned for his girlfriend's safety.

"It says in the letter."

Damon rolled his eyes. "Oh please. It's obvious they're gonna want to kill you, and us."

Aurora bit her lip, knowing that what she was about to say was going to make Damon a little mad. "I think we should go."

"What! You can't go! Are you insane?"

Stefan patted his brother on the back to calm him down. "Maybe we go. Figure some things out. Have some questions answered."

Damon narrowed his eyes at his brother. "If they find out she's a fairy, all hell will break loose. Klaus is gonna be there, and I shit you not, he is gonna hit on her and then kill her." Elena felt her heart sink a little when she realized that he wasn't even a little concerned about her.

Aurora furrowed her brow, suddenly feeling angry. "Hey! You don't own me Damon. I can go where I please. And I am going to this ball."

Elena held her head high as she went to stand next to the fairy. "Me too."

"How is it that I'm the only sane one here." He exclaimed before turning silent. "Damn it." He muttered, relenting in a way that kept his dignity intact. "Fine. At least you'll have us with you in case something goes wrong."

Aurora smiled up at him, somehow knowing that this was his way of asking to be her date. "Okay then."

"I guess we should go get ready. The Ball is in five hours." Elena said as she took out her cell phone to call Caroline and Bonnie.

Aurora raised an eyebrow. "Five hours to get ready?"

Elena shook her head with a little chuckle. "It's not a regular party. It's a Ball." Aurora shared a look with Damon before being dragged off.

"This is not gonna end well." Damon said with a sigh as he poured himself a drink.

Stefan smiled knowingly. "You certainly gave up easily."

"I did not give up. I just realized that arguing wouldn't solve anything, and we'd end up going anyway."

"Well I know something bad is going to happen. But I think we have to go. It's a good atmosphere to meet the rest of the Originals, to see Klaus now that he's a hybrid, and to figure out if they'll leave us alone.

Damon scoffed. "Since when did you become so logical?"

.

"Tell me how handsome I look Rebekah." Kol said as his suit was being tailored.

"Sorry Kol. I can't be compelled." She said with a tiny smirk.

Elijah chuckled, happy to have his sister back. "He's been going on and on about how good he looks."

"Where were you?" Klaus asked as he stood up.

Rebekah clicked her tongue. "Relax Nic. I just did some shopping, got to know the town a bit."

Klaus tightened his fist. "I told you to stay here. Do you want another dagger in your heart?"

"Again with the dagger threats? Don't you have any other tricks?" Kol said with a little eye roll.

Klaus turned around for a brief second to sneer to Kol. "Oh go back to staring at yourself."

"And Who are you ? My father?" Kol said in a challenging tone.

"No, Kol, I am not. But you're in my house." Klaus clearly wasn't in the mood for this.

Kol stood up straight, looking just as threatening. "Then perhaps we should go outside."

"Enough!" Esther called out, a little impatient. "Nicklaus. Come." Klaus gave Kol one last look before following his mother.

Elijah sighed. "You aggravate him too easily."

Kol shrugged, turning back to the mirror. "It's kind of fun."

Rebekah looked over the dresses she just bought, debating over which one to wear tonight. "Should we expect to see that Kya girl tonight, Elijah?"

"Yes." Elijah answered curtly.

Kol sighed dramatically. "I can't believe you're leaving when we've finally gotten the family back together."

Elijah chuckled lowly. "I have no intention of staying here any longer."

Rebekah clicked her tongue. "What about that Aurora girl that helped you find us?"

Elijah almost missed Kol's smirk at the mention of her name. "We're going to tell her later tonight."

Klaus came back out, his face blank. He gave Kol a quick glare before going up to his room to change for the night. Not wanting to worry about anything but impressing Caroline.

.

Aurora looked at Caroline though the mirror. She was sitting down and Caroline was curling her hair. "I've never had my hair done before."

"You have amazing hair. It's like a hairdresser's fantasy." Caroline said with a tiny giggle.

Elena looked at Caroline's invitation. "Matt said he got one too."

Aurora played with the bottom of her shirt. "I guess someone wants us there."

"So what are they like?" Caroline asked a little anxiously. At Aurora's confused expression, she continued, "The Originals."

"Oh…Well, they're alright. The sister Rebekah seemed a little pissed off at Klaus. Finn seemed a little like an outcast, as if he hates being a vampire. And Kol…" She couldn't finish, because she didn't know how to describe Kol.

Elena raised an eyebrow. "What about Kol?"

Aurora's eyes connected with Elena's through the mirror. "He's just like Klaus."

Caroline could feel the subtle animosity between them. "Elena, stop acting jealous and pick out a dress."

"I am not jealous, just curious. I know why I'm invited. I'd like to know why you guys are too."

Aurora shrugged. "Elijah's my friend."

Caroline struck a small pose in the mirror. "And I'm just so cute."

They laughed and Elena went to her closet, feeling more at ease as the tension was broken. "So how's it feel having an old ancestor back?" She asked Aurora as she looked through her new dresses.

"I haven't seen her since yesterday. She's with Elijah."

Caroline stilled. "You're ancestor and Elijah are fucking?"

Aurora pursed her lips. "It's not like that. They used to be in love…I think they're still in love."

"But I thought Elijah had the hots for you." Caroline asked, feeling a little confused by the turn of events.

Aurora shook her head with a tiny smile. "Kya and I are very similar. I only reminded him of her…But we became friends before she came back, so I don't feel weird about it. I'm actually really happy for them."

Caroline shrugged, satisfied with the explanation. "I suppose you would be since you're sleeping with Damon."

Aurora's eyes widened in surprise. "I don't remember telling you that, yet."

"My fault." Elena raised a hand apologetically as she took a few dresses out.

Aurora sighed. "I didn't sleep with him."

Elena raised an eyebrow. "But two were in bed, practically naked."

"We only kissed a bit."

Again, it seemed to hurt more that Damon hasn't slept with her yet. "And he fed from you." Elena added with a little click of her tongue.

Caroline paused for a moment, feeling a little nervous. "I think you should know, I used to be with Damon." Aurora furrowed her brow, prompting her to elaborate. "It was a long time ago. And he didn't actually have any feelings for me. He just used me for his own amusement…I don't even remember most of it."

Aurora sighed, dropping her head a little before Caroline pulled it back up. "I guess Damon used to be a pretty bad guy."

"You have no idea. He's tried to kill all of us at least once. And he's so annoying. I'd blame it all on Katherine, but he chose his own path long ago…I guess things have changed though. I mean, he doesn't kill people randomly anymore. And he is on our side now." Caroline finished slowly, trying not to sound too harsh.

Aurora twiddled her thumbs. "I think I love him…Is that bad?"

Elena felt her stomach drop. She took a deep breath held onto the wall. "Why do you love him?"

Aurora was silent for a moment. "I don't really know how to answer that. You think he's annoying, I think he's funny. You see evil, I see insecure. I don't mind that he has a bit of a dark side; he'd never do anything bad…He's perfect just the way he is."

Caroline looked at Elena through the mirror and grinned. "I think you're the first one to say that. I know some people who are always trying to change him."

Elena turned around with a frown. "What's that supposed to mean?"

Aurora looked between them as Caroline put her hair in an elegant bun, letting a few tendrils loose to frame her face. "Nothing." She said with her lips tight as she finished up Aurora's hair. Elena looked at her for a moment before shaking her head with a sigh and taking the black and brown dress into the bathroom to change.

"What was that supposed to mean?" Aurora asked, curiosity getting the best of her.

Caroline sighed, leaning in towards the mirror to fix her hair. "Elena loves Stefan. But she's also really, really attracted to Damon. She wants Damon to be like Stefan so she can have the best of both worlds…I love her and all, but I can't stand to watch her string them both along the way she does. Stefan doesn't deserve that. She's just confused right now, but she'll always realize that she loves Stefan, and all this drama will be for nothing."

"I didn't know that." Aurora said slowly, feeling a little conflicted over her friendship with Elena and her relationship with Damon.

"Enough with all the depressing stuff. We're getting ready for a ball." Caroline said with a giggle as she sped over to the bed to look at the dresses. She grabbed a blue one and held it up. "Too prom dressy?"

Aurora blinked a few times. "What? No. It looks beautiful."

Caroline smiled and turned around to put it on. "I put your dress on the bed. It's the dark red one." And almost as if she knew what Aurora was going to say, she quickly added. "Just put it on."

Aurora looked at it for a moment. It was dark red, almost black. The top was like a corset bodice, and the sleeves went off the shoulder, puffing a little. The bottom flared out a bit, kind of puffy like, but not too much. She turned to the corner and put the dress on, turning back around to ask Caroline to zip up the back.

But Caroline was already behind her, zipping it up with a smile. "You look amazing."

"I've never worn a dress like this before. It feels kind of nice." She walked over to the mirror and smiled. But when she turned around to see the back, she frowned. "I hate hiding my wings."

Caroline frowned. "The world just isn't ready for vampires and fairies. We might be safe in our town, but you know as well as I do that we'd be used for experiments and shit like that if we were ever discovered."

Aurora sighed, taking off her ring to look at her wings. Her back was exposed just perfectly so that her wings were free. They fluttered happily and she fought the urge to fly away into the night. It felt like ages since she took to the skies.

With another sigh, she slipped the ring back on, watching with sadness as her wings disappeared. "I look so…human."

"You look amazing. Damon is going to fall at your feet when he sees you."

Elena came out of the bathroom, her hair subtly curled and pulled to one side. Her makeup dark, yet elegant, and her dress looked so magnificent. "Okay. What do you think?"

"Wow, you look great." Aurora said with a smile. Elena looked down at herself before looking back up at Aurora. She couldn't help but feel so plain in comparison.

Aurora, who always shined, and always seemed to look flawless. Now, she looked like she belonged in a fairytale. Her dress was perfect, her hair was perfect, her makeup was perfect, her breasts were perfect. How was it possible that she was even more radiant? Looking at Aurora made her feel like she could be so easily discarded, as if she was nothing.

"Thanks…So do you." Elena said slowly, putting a little smile on as she grabbed her purse.

Caroline grabbed her purse. "I guess we should be going then."

Aurora took one last look at her back in the mirror before following them.

.

Damon grabbed a glass of champagne from one of the waiters walking by, drinking it all in one sip.

"Why are you so nervous?" Stefan asked his brother as he took a small sip of his drink.

Damon grabbed another glass. "I don't know if you're aware of this, but we're at a party being hosted by the Original family. If you were smart you'd be doing the same thing."

Stefan put his hand over Damon's glass, pushing it back down. "I don't think your girlfriend will like it if you're drunk when she arrives."

"Oh come on Stefan. You know it takes a lot to get me drunk." Stefan couldn't help but notice that Damon didn't deny Aurora being his girlfriend. "Besides, I can't help but feel antsy. Esther wants something from Elena. This can only be bad."

"I can't help but agree with you."

They turned around to see Elijah, with Kya. She looked so beautiful, with her hair up and her black ball gown. She made them feel like they had stepped into the past for a moment. "Hello gentleman." She said with a smile, her gloved hand through Elijah's arm.

Elijah gave them a small smile. "I never thought it'd be a pleasant surprise to see you two." But his smile fell, forgetting about their new form of friendliness. "However, this means very little to me now. We're leaving after tonight." He looked down at Kya and gave her a small smile. "We only came to give our goodbyes."

"So that's why you invited Aurora?" Damon asked with a raised eyebrow.

Elijah looked confused. "Aurora was invited?" When the brother's nodded their head, Elijah took a deep breath. "I would never invite her here, Klaus is here. We intended to say goodbye to her personally later tonight, after the ball."

Kya gripped his arm a little tighter. "Who invited her?"

"I did." Kol said with a smirk as he came up behind Kya.

Damon narrowed his eyes. "Who are you?"

Kol looked at Damon for a moment before holding his hand out. "Kol Mikaelson. And you must be Damon Salvatore. I've heard a lot about you."

"That's funny, because I've heard nothing about you." Damon said with a mocking smile. Wondering why Aurora didn't mention how handsome the younger Original is.

"You invited Aurora?" Elijah asked his fist tightening.

Kol grinned, never breaking eye contact with Damon. "Yes. She's an exquisite creature. I must have her."

Damon felt his blood boil. "I'm afraid she's already taken."

Kya pursed her lips. "She's not an object."

But she was ignored, as Kol and Damon were glaring daggers at each other. "I can't recall ever seeing a more beautiful woman. She will be mine before the sun rises." Kol said as his lips formed a cheeky grin.

Stefan tapped Damon's shoulder as he spotted Elena enter with Caroline and Aurora. The three of them looked so beautiful, but it was obvious Aurora outshined them both. He went up to greet Elena, and gave her a quick kiss. "You look stunning."

Damon had lost his breath at the sight of the fairy. She looked like she had walked out of one of his dreams. But he couldn't help wonder what she'd look like if her wings weren't invisible.

Their eyes met, and she blushed as she walked up to him. "Hi."

Damon blinked a few times, making sure he wasn't dreaming. "You look…wow."

She looked down at herself for a second. "Thanks."

"Aurora." Kol said as he stood next to Damon, his hand held out.

Aurora reached her hand out to him on instinct, and he bent down to give the back of her hand a kiss. "Kol." She knew he was going to be here, so she wasn't shocked. But she certainly wasn't prepared.

"You look ravishing." He said with a little grin as he leaned back up.

Damon tightened his fist, seeing red. He took her hand and led her away, not even saying hello to Caroline. "I don't like him."

Aurora crossed her arms. "Clearly. You looked like you wanted to kill him."

"Did you see the way he was looking at you?" At her furrowed her he sighed. "You shouldn't be alone with him."

"Damon. As much as I appreciate your concern, I can take care of myself. I've been alone my whole life; I think I can handle this. I'm not an idiot." Having Damon be so possessive over her is definitely a turn on, but at the moment it felt a bit much, like he didn't trust her.

His eyes softened. "I don't think you're an idiot. I just think that Kol is dangerous, almost as much as Klaus."

She bit her lip and caressed his cheek softly with her hand. "I know. But you can trust me not to do anything stupid."

"Stupid. Like breaking into Klaus's house."

Her hand dropped, and her small smile fell. "That was an accident."

Damon was about to say something, but Elijah's voice rang out and everyone started gathering around the grand staircase.

"Welcome. And thank you for joining us." Elijah said to the crowd with his siblings behind him on the stairs. Esther started coming down, stopping next to Kol near the top. "You know, whenever my mother brings our family together like this, it's tradition for us to commence the evening with a dance."

"Do you see who I see?" Damon asked, staring at Esther.

Aurora nodded her head with a gulp. "Oh yeah."

Elena stared at the witch in shock and wonder, feeling a little fear creep its way into her chest. Esther wanted to talk to her, and before she was just curious. But now, she feared for her life a bit. There was something powerful, and menacing about this woman.

Aurora's breath caught in her throat when Esther's eyes landed on her. They widened slightly before narrowing. Their eyes stayed locked for a few moments before Esther held her head high and took a breath, turning to her son as he spoke.

"Tonight's pick is a centuries old waltz. So if all of you could please find yourselves a partner, please join us in the ballroom." Elijah said with a little smile as he held his hand out to Kya and started leading her into the other room.

"Did you see her looking at you?" Damon asked with confusion and concern.

Aurora blinked a few time, unable to answer. There was something in Esther's eyes, something knowing, and shocked. Did Elijah tell her that she's a fairy?

Elena watched Esther walk back up the stairs, and took a deep breath. But before she could take a step, Damon was in front of her. "Don't even think about it."

"She wants to see me alone Damon."

He stopped her from going any further. "Well it sucks to be her then. Was I not clear earlier?"

Elena fought the urge to roll her eyes. "I was invited."

"You have to tell us before you walk into the lions den." He whispered harshly, making sure no one could hear him.

"Why? So you can stop me?" She asked back just as harshly, feeling somewhat happy having Damon care about her.

"Yes." But when he saw that she wasn't going to give up, he sighed, put on a smile, and held his hand out. "It would be very rude not to dance."

Elena closed her eyes, sighing before putting her hand in his. "Fine. It is tradition."

Damon led her to the other room, taking a look back to see Aurora's blank face as she watched them walk away. But he didn't see Stefan watching them, or Kol making his way over to Aurora.

"May I have this dance?" Kol asked her with a little smile, his accent making her shiver.

Aurora looked at his hand for a moment before looking back up to his eyes. Watching Damon ask Elena to dance hurt, and rejecting Kol would be very rude. And besides, a dance should be able to take her mind off of the fact that Damon used to be in love with Elena.

She placed her gloved hand in his, giving him a small smile. "I don't see why not."

Kol grinned as he led her into the ball room. He noticed the way her face lit up when she saw the chandelier. And they quickly fell in step with everyone else.

She moved so fluidly, as if she had danced this dance many times. And he could tell that dancing this way gave her joy. The way her eyes shined brightly, and she tried to hide her smile. "I'm the one that invited you here tonight."

She almost fell out of step when she heard him. But she tried not to act too surprised. "Oh…Why?"

"I'm not sure. There's something about you. I like it." His grin was malicious, but she could tell there was sincerity in his voice. He was being so forward though; she hadn't prepared herself for any of it. She had just met him the other day, and only for a short while.

She looked to the side, avoiding his gaze. "I'm pretty ordinary." She noticed that Caroline was dancing with Klaus, and he was staring so gently at the blond. But Damon wouldn't stop staring at them, and he seemed to be glaring daggers into Kol's back.

"No, you're not. There's something different about you. I've never met anyone, or anything like you." He spun her around, smelling the intoxicating smell of lavender as he did so. He pulled her back close, their faces inches apart. "You smell divine."

Aurora gulped, feeling her body react to him as if he were Damon. "That's very…kind of you Kol. And I must admit that you intrigue me too. But I'm afraid that-"

"My sister invited that human, Matt. I suspect that she likes the boy." She followed his gaze to see Rebekah dancing with Matt, who seemed a bit uncomfortable, forgetting that he just changed the subject. "That ruins my plans to kill him."

Her eyes widened in surprise. "Why would you kill Matt?" They might not be best friends, but she's come to know Matt at school, and they've grown rather friendly.

Kol shrugged, chuckling. "It's rather fun to kill people. You should try it some time."

"I have no intention of taking an innocent life, thank you very much." Aurora said firmly as she felt Damon's stare.

Kol locked eyes with Damon for a moment, smirking at him. "I think your boyfriend is jealous."

She sighed. "He has no reason to be." She didn't mention that Damon isn't technically her boyfriend.

Kol let his hand slip a little lower, caressing her thigh as he dipped her. Her breath hitched as his eyes moved to her breasts, and then back up to her face with an evil grin. "Oh, but he does."

He brought her back up slowly, running his hand up her side as he did so, causing her to shiver. They looked so alluring together, like a Dior commercial, or something akin. Everyone couldn't help but watch them. Actually, it seemed that a lot of people were watching Aurora.

He spun her around, but when she came back around, Damon caught her. She took a quick look around and saw that everyone had switched partners. He clicked his tongue, trying to ignore the urge to kill Kol. "Why were you dancing with Kol?"

"Hello to you too Damon." She said after a deep breath.

"Answer the question." His voice was firm and he tried to sound as if he didn't really care.

She looked to the side and saw Elena dancing with Stefan, Caroline dancing with Matt, Elijah dancing with some girl, and Kya dancing with Klaus, with Elijah keeping a sharp eye on them. Kol was looking at her with a grin, not paying attention to the pretty girl dancing with him.

"He asked me to dance, and since I found myself without a partner I could see no reason to reject him." She avoided his gaze, not wanting to see the hurt, but feeling happy that he felt the same pain she did.

Damon's face fell. "Elena was going to talk to Esther, I needed to keep her away, and I know she's too nice to reject a dance proposal."

Aurora sighed as he spun her around, "I'm not jealous Damon. I know you need to protect Elena. But you shouldn't be jealous either."

He scoffed. "I'm not jealous."

She watched his face for a moment, knowing he was lying. "Good."

They danced in silence for a moment, enjoying the presence of one another. "You're a really good dancer." He said with a small amount of surprise.

"You're not so bad yourself." She answered with a little giggle. "I half expected you to be stepping on my feet."

"I had to learn these kind of dances when I was younger. Parties like this were thrown a lot when I was human." Damon said with a little chuckle, feeling surprisingly comfortable sharing things with her.

But her smile fell as her curiosity rose. She wanted to ask, but she didn't know if it was a sensitive subject. "Do you miss it?" When he raised an eyebrow in confusion, she added, "Being human?"

He was silent for a moment, and she was afraid she went too far. "No. I don't." He answered easily, with a small smile. "It's been a bumpy road, but I prefer things this way. Being a vampire makes life better. Plus I don't have any weakness now…And if I wasn't a vampire, I would have died long ago, and I wouldn't have met you." The last part was a bit of a tease, but there was an ounce of truth behind it.

Aurora was a little surprised. They had yet to verbally acknowledge their relationship. And hearing him say something like that made her smile. "I guess that's a good thing."

But before he could ask her something, it was time to switch partners again. He pulled her close to give her a quick kiss before he had to spin her around and hand her off to the next guy.

It was Klaus, and she couldn't ignore his evil grin. "I was going to invite you myself, but then I found out that my dear little brother already took that honor."

"It's almost painfully obvious that you're the one who invited Caroline…You have a thing for her."

Klaus chuckled. He enjoyed their banter. But he wouldn't deny his feelings for Caroline. "I fancy her, like any man should. And I know that if the circumstances were different she wouldn't hesitate to be with me."

"You're a hybrid now. Doesn't that mean you're done being evil?"

Klaus chuckled lowly. "Hardly. My plans have just started."

Aurora shook her head with a sigh. "Or right. I forgot. You want to make more hybrids."

"You know my plans, you've broken into my home, and you've put two of my brothers under your spell. I don't know why I haven't killed you yet." He said with a bit of humor, finding it easy to joke about such a topic.

"Because you promised your brother that you wouldn't." She looked away from him and her eyes caught Kol's for a moment. He wasn't grinning anymore though.

Klaus clicked his tongue. "Ever since you arrived he's gone soft. And now that he found that girl I've been keeping he's changed completely. I had hopped her absence in his life would make him revert back to the way he used to be…And for a while it worked. But then you came and ruined everything. I should have killed you when I had the chance."

Aurora took a shaky breath, deciding that she'd have to start carrying a knife again. "Why did you keep Kya then? Why did you turn her into a vampire?"

"Insurance. Just in case something ever happened with Elijah. I'd always have her to bargain with…I wasn't planning on him finding her though." It was clear he knows that she told Elijah about the coffins, but he doesn't know that she helped him open them.

Elijah was dancing with Kya again, and though he tried to remain serious, she could see the corner of his mouth quirk upward as he tried to hide his happiness. "How could you deny your brother such joy? Kya makes him happy, that's all that should matter."

Klaus scoffed, seemingly unconvinced. "He only thinks he's happy."

Aurora sighed, trying not to feel sympathy for Klaus is getting harder. "Can you remember the last thing that made you happy?"

"Becoming a hybrid, of course."

"I should have guessed that." She muttered with a tiny eye roll. "How do you intend to make more hybrids? I can't imagine it happens the same way you make vampires?"

He smiled at her almost diabolically. "I'd have to be a completely idiot to tell you that."

She shrugged. "Worth a shot."

Klaus looked at her for a moment, a small smile appeared on her face, and she tried to hide it. There was something captivating about her. She emitted an aura of serenity, making it almost impossible to be mad at her. And she seemed to shine, like the moon.

He's had his suspicions about her since the beginning, and his best guess is that she's a witch. A powerful one. And if Klaus has learned anything, it's not to piss off a powerful witch.

The song ended and he bowed as she curtsied. Out of the corner of his eye he caught Caroline walking outside. "I hope you don't get any ideas, I doubt very much that my mother would appreciate something catastrophic happening at her party."

He left with his signature grin, and Aurora couldn't help but admire his speech. He speaks with such manners, and etiquette, even when he's threatening someone's life. As do the rest of the Originals. She figured it's because they're centuries old, but talking to them was always intriguing, despite being dangerous.

"I really hate him." She turned around to Damon, giving him a small smile. "But I know he wouldn't do anything with all these people around."

"He likes Caroline, a lot." She said as she put her arm through his. "Did you see the way he was looking at her? I never thought his eyes could be so gentle."

Damon furrowed his brow before shrugging. "I wasn't really looking at him when he was dancing with her. I was little busy making sure Kol didn't try anything…Although he did."

Aurora looked down, feeling a little embarrassed as she remembered Kol sliding his hand up her thigh. "I think he likes me…Or he wants to kill me. It's hard to distinguish between the two."

She felt Damon tighten his hold on her; she could practically feel his anger. "He practically molested you while you were dancing."

"Okay, that's a bit much. He's probably just…sexually frustrated. He's been asleep for a long time." She said slowly, uncomfortable with using the word 'horny'.

"That's not an excuse." He scoffed.

She noticed Kol talking to Rebekah in hushed tones. "Will you watch Matt?"

He followed her gaze and raised an eyebrow. "Why? He's a big boy; he can take care of himself."

"Kol mentioned killing him."

Damon sighed, knowing that she was going to ask him again. "Maybe. I can't watch him, Elena, and you."

Aurora smiled at him, leaning up to kiss his cheek. "Thank you."

Damon's smile fell when he realized that he couldn't see Elena. "Shit. I've got to find her."

He looked back down at her and frowned. But she just nodded her head, letting him know that she's fine with him leaving. "It's okay. Go, make sure she's safe." Damon leaned down to kiss the corner of her mouth before walking off in search of Elena.

Not even a minute later, Finn came up to her, his expression somber. "Follow me."

Aurora looked around, but no one she knew was in sight. "Why?"

"My mother needs to speak with you." Finn sounded like he didn't know the reason, so she didn't press it.

With a deep breath, she nodded her head. Picking up the bottom of her dress and following him up the stairs. She couldn't help but admire the chandelier, and the beauty of the house, it seemed to be made for a ball.

She didn't know what to say to Finn. He was never really mentioned much in Kya's journal, and Elijah didn't say much about him either. But she could tell that something was weighing heavy on his heart.

Before she could ask him they arrived at a door. Finn just stood there, waiting for her to go in. "You're not coming?" She asked with a gulp.

He shook his head. "She asked for the two of you to be alone."

Aurora bit her lip. Knowing this was a bad idea, and that no one knows she's up here. But the way Esther was looking at her earlier. She needs to know why.

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Here you go. I tried to keep it short, and give a tiny cliff hanger. I get so frustrated when stories cut off like this, but I didn't want to make it too long.

Please review. I like to know what people think. And again, I'm aware that Aurora is very Mary Sue, but she's a fairy. And in my book, fairies are perfection. She may be physically perfect, but she has social problems, and emotional ones. I don't know if anyone has figured it out yet, but she has empathy problems. She wants to feel sad for others, but can't really. She knows the social etiquette, but she cares very little for things. She's never had friends before, so she's starting to become kind and friendlier, since she doesn't want to lose those friends. But the reason why she doesn't want to change Damon is because she doesn't care if he's killed, or does kill. Death is not an end to her.

So please say anything about her being a Mary Sue. But if you have any other criticism, I'd love to hear it.