This chapter is the tenth page of my Vampire Diaries forum: forum/The-Vampire-Diaries-My-Version/127310/

Warning: This page of the forum had a lot of mixed scenes and it was impossible to break it up into specific scenes. Therefore, it may be confusing. I apologize in advance.

Pairings: Brief Delena and Elejah, Implied Keremy and Klaroline

Disclaimer: I do not own anything, but I am the main moderator/creator of the forum.

Some things have been edited and changed from the original story on the forum.

10:

The Party

Bonnie nodded at Kol. "That's understandable…."

Kol looked at her. "So what about you? What's your family and life like?" He really needed to dispense with manners. Maybe she wouldn't want to talk about it. He could hope.

Bonnie shrugged. "Dad's always hated my magic. So my Grams was my favorite family member. She taught me how to use my magic and helped me, but she died after a particularly hard spell." She tried not to think about how it was all her fault.

Rebekah was drinking and Kol saw her, looking over at her. "I'm sorry about your grandmother. Losing family is never easy." He really wasn't sorry. If she was a grandmother, she was probably about to croak from old age anyway.

Bonnie nodded. "Yeah... it's been hard."

Kol nodded. "Would you like to dance?" He actually wanted her to say yes. It would mean less talking.

Stefan saw Rebekah and went over. "You came."

Matt was sitting in the Grill.

Bonnie smiled a bit, nodding. "Sure."

Kol took her onto the dance floor and started dancing with her. "It's a good thing this is a slow song. My skills at dancing don't go past the dances of the early 19th century, I'm afraid," he couldn't help commenting bitterly, thinking about being daggered.

Bonnie laughed, swaying along with the music. "I'm sure you're not that bad."

Kol shook his head. She would laugh at something like that. "You'll change your opinion if I'm forced to dance a fast song," he said, unable to keep the irritation from his voice.

Matt saw Jordan and looked over.

Bonnie noticed his mood and shut up. "Okay…. I believe you."

Jordan saw Matt and smiled, walking over to him and putting on her "good girl" face. "Hi, Matt!"

Kol nodded. "I don't find being daggered for a century funny," he informed her, still annoyed.

Matt looked at Jordan. "Hey."

Bonnie nodded again. "I know... I'm sorry. I shouldn't have laughed."

Klaus walked into the Grill silently.

"Where are your little friends?" Jordan teased, leaning across the table.

Elijah saw Klaus and went over. "Niklaus. You're late to your own party. Very sad."

Matt shrugged. "Don't know. But Bonnie's dancing with Kol, and Caroline is supposed to have come with Klaus." It was impossible to miss the frustration in his tone.

Kol shook his head. "Forget about it." He noticed his brothers. "My brothers just arrived."

Bonnie frowned and followed his gaze. "Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"

Kol shrugged, rolling his eyes. "I don't know, Bonnie."

Klaus shrugged. "Isn't that a thing? Fashionably late? Anyway, I was trying to find Caroline. She wasn't at her house."

"Klaus? The guy with the accent? Good for her, though last I heard, she was with Tyler," Jordan replied, sliding in across from Matt. "I suppose Bonnie is doing pretty good as well. Thank God she finally got over Elena's little brother. That was a scary time."

Bonnie nodded, silently watching them across the room.

Elijah gave Klaus a look. "What do you really want with her?"

Matt shook his head. "They're Originals. They're not safe."

Kol continued dancing. "Ignore them. I'm not letting them ruin my night." Even if it was already ruined without Jeremy being here.

Elena walked in and stumbled when she saw Kol.

Klaus turned to Elijah and chuckled. "You think I have ill intentions?" he asked with amusement.

Bonnie nodded, moving to rest her head on his shoulder instead of watching them, making Kol look down at her in disgust, though she didn't notice.

Elijah gave him a look. "Most of your girlfriends end up dead, Niklaus."

Kol smirked. "Elena just arrived. I was hoping to see Jeremy tonight. He had so much more fun in Denver." He didn't hide the affection in his voice this time.

Damon steadied Elena and noticed Bonnie with Kol. "What is she doing with him?"

Jordan was slightly taken aback, but tried not to show it. "So the entire town knows of our little infestation, huh?" she replied, tapping her nails on the table. "So. Elena. What's up with her?"

Elena heard Kol with her supernatural hearing. "He's not coming," she said to Kol, knowing he could hear her.

Bonnie nodded, glancing up at Elena. "I'm sure things were simpler."

Klaus shrugged. "They bored me, therefore dead…. Caroline fascinates me, hence, not dead. I like a chase, as you and our siblings know well."

Matt shook his head. "I don't know, Jordan."

"He loved baseball," Kol replied with a smile. "He sucked at it, but he loved it."

"He's baiting you, Elena," Damon told her, though appeared confused and put off at Kol's obvious affection for Jeremy.

"No, I'm not," Kol replied sincerely. "Jeremy was a good friend."

Elijah glared at him. "You weren't such an ass as a human."

Elena noticed the way Kol spoke of Jeremy as well and frowned before looking at Damon. "It doesn't matter," she said before walking towards the bar.

Bonnie frowned, suddenly confused, noticing the way he spoke of Jeremy as well.

Jordan smiled, but the smile was obviously fake. "You're her best friend. I would think you'd know. I mean, you were in love with her basically your whole life"

Kol looked at Bonnie. "Something wrong?" he asked, hiding his amusement

"Go away, Jordan," Matt told her.

Elijah left Klaus with a smile and went over to Elena. "Elena. A pleasure to see you here."

Bonnie shook her head slowly and lied about why she was bothered. "You've got to remember I don't have vampiric hearing and don't know what's going on."