Chapter 14

I was found by Damon and Stefan in the cave and didn't wake up after a couple of hours. I went home to find out that Alaric was attacked but was in the hospital being taken care of. I also found out that Rebekah was awake and attacked Elena but Elijah saved her.

In the morning, Damon and Stefan came over to hear what Elena had to say about her talk with Elijah.

"It was their mother, Ester, who was sealed in that coffin" Elena told us as she put away the cleaning supplies. Stefan leaned against the counter, I was sitting in one of the dining room chairs and Damon sat on the dining room table.

"As in the Original Witch?" Stefan asked with a confused face.

"She was the one that knocked Bon, Abby and I out" I said.

Ester was the woman in my dreams. She was trying to contact me…but why? She tried to kill me.

"What?" Damon asked, breaking me out of concentration. "How is she even alive? Thought her hybrid freak show of a son ripped her heart out a thousand years ago"

"I don't know. I'm guessing she has a couple connections in the witching community," Elena said. "Elijah said she wants to live in peace with her family…including Klaus"

"But this doesn't make sense," I said, pushing myself out of my seat. "Those dreams…she was supposed to help us kill Klaus. Now she wants to bake cookies and tuck Klaus into bed at the end of the night?"

"Well, not anymore…at least not according to Elijah"

"That coffin was the only thing stopping Klaus from tearing us to shreds" Stefan said.

"Anyone else feeling a little used right now?" Damon asked.

"Look," Elena said. "Elijah promised me that his family wouldn't hurt any of us," The front door bell than rang. We all looked at it before looking back to Elena. "I believe him" she said as she walked around the kitchen counter and walked up to the front door.

We followed her and stood behind her as we watched her bend down and pick two things up and turned around and passed me a letter that had my name in this beautiful writing.

"What is it?" Damon asked as Elena and I both open it at the same time.

"An invitation?" I asked in a funny tone.

"'Please join the Mikaelson Family, this evening at seven o'clock. For dancing, cocktails and celebration'" Elena read the invitation.

"Who the hell are the Mikaelsons?" Stefan asked. I thought about it for a couple seconds.

"Think about it," I said. "Mikeal…The Original Family"

"It's not bad enough they're moving into town," Damon said. "Now they want a housewarming gift?"

Elena turned the note around and I saw writing on the back. I did the same but it was blank.

"Wait," Elena said. "There's a note on the back. 'Elena, I think it's time that we finally meet…Ester'"

My siblings and sat in the living room, preparing for tonight's ball. Kol stood in front of the mirror, inspecting his suit. Finn was checking out his formal shoes and so was Elijah. Rebekah sat on the couch while someone did her nails and I was checking out my pumps seeing which one would go with my dress. I was standing in front of my mirror when Kol spoke up.

"Rebekah?" He called to her as her stood all happy in front of the mirror. "Tell me how handsome I am" He said as he straightened out his suit.

Rebekah smiled as she inspected her nails.

"Ah Kol," she said. "you know I can't be compelled"

A laughed escaped from Elijah, Finn's and my mouths. The door then busted open and Niklaus came stomping threw, making his way towards Rebekah.

"You went after Elena?" He said as she stood in front of her. "What is wrong with you?"

"Here we go" Rebekah said, smiling at him.

"Do you want another dagger in your heart?"

"Again with the dagger threats?" Kol asked him, now sitting down. "Don't you have any other tricks?"

Niklaus turned around and glared at Kol.

"Oh, go back to staring at yourself" "And who are you? My father?"

Niklaus then turned around and walked up to Kol.

"No, Kol, but you're in my house"

"Then perhaps," Kol said, now standing up. "We should go outside"

My brothers stood there in the glaring contest, waiting for the right moment to rip each other's throats out until my mother walked into the room.

"Enough!" She yelled. I turned my body and glared at her. "Niklaus…come" She turned around and walked back into the room she came from. I sat on the couch inspecting my nails as I eased dropped on my mother and Niklaus' conversation.

"Rebekah wasn't even out of her box a day before she tried to ruin my life," Niklaus said to my mother. "What happened to peace, acceptance…family?"

I heard my mother's heels hit the wooden floor.

"You put daggers in their hearts" she said.

"Not Marina's"

"You betrayed her. You have to understand how she feels. You want them to go down on their knees and kiss your feet for reuniting them?"

"So it's a crime to want our family to be as we were?"

"You need to give it time, Niklaus. I've had a thousand years on the other side to be angry and to heal. I'm here to make sure this family does the same"

"I just don't understand. I killed you, and still you forgive me?"

"It's been my dream for a thousand years that this family could be as one. Forgiveness is not a chore. It's a gift," my mother then let out a sigh and I heard her walk towards the windows and could feel her and Niklaus' eyes pierce my body. "I wish I could say the same thing about Marina"

"Why, you know what she's like when she's angry"

"I think she feels betrayed by me. After everything she's done...trying to avenged me for a thousand years…I come back and do the thing the opposite of what she wanted"

"You know!" I yelled out as I still inspected my nails. My siblings in the room all stopped what they were doing and looked at me. "Just because you're in another room, doesn't mean I can't hear you!" I finally stood up and stared walking out the door. "I'm leaving" I said as I opened the door and slammed the door behind me.

The four of us stood in the living room as Elena and I fiddled with our invitations in our hands.

"If Ester wants to talk to me, maybe I should find out why?"

"And be sure to ask her why she won't talk to me" I said as I sat on the arm of the chair.

"Well that's a dumb idea," Damon said. "She already tried to kill the both of you once"

"No, Elena is right," Stefan said as he leaned against the door frame. "Bonnie was led to open that coffin for a reason. I think there is more to this than just some family reunion"

"Can we go back in time where the old Stefan cared if Alex lived or died?"

I let out a sigh and pushed myself off the couch.

"Guys," I said as I stood in front of them. "There's…something I forgot to tell you," they all stared at me with confusion. "I…was…also having dreams…about the coffins"

"Why didn't you tell us?" Damon asked in an angry tone.

"Justin wanted me to keep it under lock and key. Thought if I told you guys, I might get myself in trouble with the Originals"

"Well, now you're for sure not going"

"Stefan has a point, Damon," Elena said. "I should find out what she wants. Alex can stay as far away from her as she can"

"Fine. I'm going" I said.

"You can't protect yourself" he said glaring at me.

"Ok fine," Stefan said. "Then I'll go"

"You pissed off enough Originals to last a lifetime. I'll go" Damon then turned and snatched the invitation from my hands.

"What the hell!" I said loudly to him.

"End of story" He said as he turned around and walked out the kitchen, out the front door.

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Stefan left later on while Elena decided to go out and look for a dress for the party. I sat on the couch, in the living room, looking through my magazine wondering why Ester didn't want to talk to me. Why only Elena. I helped Ester get out of that coffin and she wanted to talk to Elena who was the key to making Klaus' stupid hybrids.

There was then a knock at the door and I quickly got up to open it. I opened the door and dropped my magazine when I saw who was standing there. Marina. She stood there with a smile.

"Hello, me" She said as she had her right hand on her hip and brushed something off her dress with her left.

"What are you doing here?" I asked glaring at her.

Marina let out a sigh as she rolled her eyes and said, "Look, my mother wants me to be nice to you and offer you a dress because from what I can tell," she said looking down at my dress. "You don't have the greatest fashion sense"

I kept glaring at her.

"I don't need your stupid offer-"

"My mother made me do this so come with me now before I make you"

"You can't make me"

"Oh," she lifted up her finger. "Watch"

A spark of light shot out of her index finger and we were both transported in a living room where Elijah, Rebekah, Klaus and two others stood all getting ready for the ball. I stared at them in fear as Marina walked down the steps.

"Hello everyone," she said a she walked down. "I brought company," she then turned her body and looked at me. "Alex, I forgot to introduce you to my other brothers," she turned back around and pointed to an older looking man getting ready by the fireplace, beside Elijah. "This is my older brother Finn," I stared at him as Finn studied me. "And this," she said pointing to the other man the looked around my age, maybe older. "Is my little brother Kol"

Kol left his place by the mirror and came up and grabbed my hand planting a kiss on the surface.

"Pleasure to meet you, Alexandra. My siblings have said so much about you"

My face immediately turned into discus as I pulled my hand away.

"That kind of Titanic crap won't work on me," I walked down the steps and stood in the middle of the room. "I won't forget the fact that your family has tried to kill me," I started counting with my fingers as I counted the times. "Almost nine times" I said as I crossed my arms over my chest.

Rebekah stood up from the couch and glared at me.

"Make me make it 10" she said as I pulled my wand out from my boot.

"Enough Bekah!" Marina said loudly. "Go back to moping on the couch," Marina walked over to me and grabbed my arm. "Come one, to my room" she pulled my up the stairs and was about to pull me down the hall when I ripped her hand off. "What are you doing?"

"I don't understand. You invited me to a party. Your party. How is that going to work if you look like me?"

"Technically, you look like me, darling," I rolled my eyes. "How about," she then talked in a dramatic tone. "You're my long lost twin sister that was taken away from us so long ago and has finally returned to us"

I looked at her funny.

"How but we say cousins?"

"That'll work. Come on w-"

"Wait," I turned around and looked at Rebekah. "Rebekah," I said to her. "We didn't plan on using the dagger on you at homecoming. Elena was scared and was afraid you'd turn your back on us. I'm sorry about that"

Rebekah walked up the steps and stood in front of me.

"I don't need your pathetic apology" she said as she nudged my shoulder and walked out the door.

Marina then let out a sigh.

"Come on," she said as she pulled me down the hallway and into a room that totally fit her style. It had this old Victorian look to it. "Mother says I should let you pick any pair of shoes, jewellery and any dress you want to wear tonight. So…have at it"

"Why is your mom doing this?"

"She…feels bad for trying to kill you. Pick a dress and then you can leave. See you tonight" She turned around and started walking out her room.

"Wait!" I called. She turned her heel and looked at me. "I need to tell you something"

"And why must you waste my time?" she asked.

"I…I…"

"Speak up!"

"I…I saw…Henry…the boy from your village at The Grill the other day"

Marina looked at me with a confused look on her face.

"That's not possible," she said. "He died a thousand years ago"

"No he didn't. He went to your mother's friend and she put a spell on him so he could live forever…so he could find you"

Marina immediately turned around and walked out the door.

"I don't want to hear this. You may show yourself out and make sure to invite Justin" She said as she slammed the door behind her.

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Elena, Justin and I got ready at home and went with each other to the ball. We walked in to a full party covered in flowers, lights and champagne. The three of us stared at each other as we were unsure of what we just walked into.

"Ok," I said to them. "If anyone asks, Marina and I are cousins"

"Wouldn't I be her cousin as well?" Justin asked.

I let out a groan.

"Ok, yes"

"And wouldn't you be cousins with the whole Original family?" Elena asked.

I let out, yet, another groan.

"Fine, yes. Happy"

They nodded.

"I'm going to get a drink" Justin said as he left the two of us.

Elena then turned to me.

"I'm going to see if Care is here yet" she said as she turned around and disappeared into the crowd.

I decided it was time to look for Damon so I turned around and immediately bumped into someone. I looked up and saw it was Mason. "

Mason," I said. "What are you doing here"

"Well," he said with a smile. "Last I checked, I lived here"

"You…live here?"

"Yes. Klaus wants me around 24/7"

I let out a little laugh.

"See, this is exactly why you and I won't work because when I would need you the most, you'd be following master's orders"

"Come on, love-"

"Don't! Call me love"

"Ok," Damon interrupted us by stepping in between us. "I think it's time you leave Teen Wolf"

Mason glared at Damon.

"I'd watch it you blood sucking mosquito"

That's when I stood in between them.

"That's enough" I then stared pulling Damon away until we were far enough from Mason.

"You're not supposed to be here" Damon said.

"I'm here because I was invited and I'm not going to miss an opportunity to get one step closer to Vlad. So," I wrapped my arm around his. "Take me away, Mr. Salvatore" he gave me a smirk as we walked into the party.

"What is that?" Rebekah asked as I walked into the living room. My siblings, minus Kol, and mother were all dressed as I came in a few minutes late.

"I'm sorry," I said with a smile. "I was fashionably late"

"Where did you get that dress?"

"Just something I picked up from the store. You like?" I asked as I twirled around. Rebekah looked down at her dress, upset. "Aw, don't be sad Bekah. Like I always tell you, this is my fairy tale," She glared at me and I turned to my brothers. "Shall we?" I asked as I turned around and walked out the door and heard my brothers and sister follow me as I made my way down the stairs and that's when I saw him.

Down at the bottom with that grin on his face. The same one he had when were young and…human. I immediately walked down to him and pushed him to the sides.

"How…how is that...that?"

"I'm alive?" Henry said with a smile.

"You have Ayannna to thank for that?"

"So…Alex was right? But why did you do it?"

Henry grabbed my chin and lifted it up.

"Because…I'm been searching for you for a thousand years…just to do this" he said as he planted a kiss on my lips. It was great. It was passionate. The same feeling I had when he kiss me a thousand years ago. I never wanted this moment to end.

We then pulled our lips apart and stared at each other knowing it would all be ok.

Juliet's P.O.V

"This is your one and only night," I remembered the words Marina said to me before the party. "Enjoy it but at 6 a.m., you're mine again"

What was a thinking? Staying here for this stupid party? I should be sneaking out the back door and make my escape…but something inside me told me to stay. She would find me if I ran and she would kill me.

I walked down the stairs and noticed him standing at the bottom right away. I knew everyone was staring at me. Those Salvatore boys, Alex, The Original family but there was only one pair of eyes that laid on me that I cared about as I stood there frozen on the stairs.

Justin.

I've been waiting for this moment for a year and a half now. The day for me to be young again and to run into his arms and kiss his perfectly smoothed lips. I'm two thousand years old, have kissed hundreds of men but the only one that I've ever missed was Justin's.

I stared into his big brown eyes as I continued, slowly, down the steps. I then stood in front of him as my undead heart started beating faster and faster. Is that normal? Justin lifted up his hand.

"Can I?" he asked as he waited for an answer. I nodded and he proceeded to put his hand on my cheek and rub it with his thumb. Oh how I missed this feeling. "I can't believe it's you," he choked out as tears filled up in his eyes. Tears started filing up in mine. "It's really you?"

I nodded.

"Yes, Justin," I said. "It's really me," Justin then wrapped his arms around me and I did the same as I buried my face into his chest and started crying. "I've missed you so much," I mumbled into his chest and pulled my head back to look into his watery eyes. "I wanted to come home to New York but-"

"I know," he cut me off. "Alex told me everything"

"I didn't want you to get hurt"

"How you never told us about Marina? Or the Originals? You knew Alex was the doppelgänger"

"Alex was different when I met her," I said. "I didn't want her to get wrapped up into it. My parents and I were protecting your family" J

ustin face then turned to sorrow.

"Thank you" I nodded.

He then planted a kiss on my lips and I felt the sparks fly between us until he pulled his lips away and we stared at each other. A smile appeared across his face.

"You don't know how long I've been waiting to do that" A smile escaped across my face.

"Same here" I said as he wrapped our arms around each other again. I was home.

Alex's P.O.V

I watched my brother with Juliet seeing the happiness in his face. For the first time in a year, I've actually seen a smile on his face and you didn't have to force it out of him. I was knocked out of my thoughts when Elijah made an announcement. Klaus, Kol, Finn, Rebekah, Marina and him were all standing on the stair case together.

"Uh, if everyone could gather, please," I walked over to the stair case and waited for the announcement. I then saw Ester walking down the stairs. She looked different more…modern. I still couldn't understand why she wanted to have a conversation with Elena. "Welcome, thank you for joining us," Elijah continued. "Before we start, we'd like to introduce you to some cousins of ours whom have been here for quite. Alex, Justin," he said looking at the both of us as everyone turned their heads to look at us.

Justin and I looked at each other from across.

"Come on," Elijah said. I lifted up my dress and walked up to Justin and wrapped my arm around his as we walked up the stairs.

"What's going on?" He whispered to me as we walked up the stairs.

"Just play along," I whispered back to him. We then stood beside Elijah as we stared at the crowd. I then let got of Justin and lifted my hand and waved. "Hi everybody"

Everybody was in shock to what they couldn't believe as they stared between Marina and I. Marina let out a laugh as she walked up to me and wrapped her arm around my shoulder.

"We're cousins" she said.

"Yup! Totally cousins. She just looks like me…with a British accent. Don't get confused that we're sisters cause that'll be," I then changed the last line into my crappy British accent. "Bit of an misunderstanding gov'na," I quoted and waited for a laugh.

Everyone stared at me with confusion. I looked back at The Originals and they were doing the same thing. I then turned to Justin as he mouthed to me, 'What are you doing?' I then turned back to the crowd.

"Well," I said. "That's our story. Good night, Mystic Falls!" I screamed as I grabbed Justin's hand and ran down the stairs and tried to disappear from the crowd.

"What was that about?" he asked as we hid in the back.

"Just to throw everyone off so they wouldn't be suspicious"

"And you think your speech wasn't suspicious enough?"

I rolled my eyes and looked back at Elijah.

"Back to topic," Elijah said. "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"

I then saw Ester walk back up the stairs and Elena trying to follow after her but I quickly ran up to her and stopped her.

"What are you doing?" she asked in an angry tone.

"You are not going up there on your own," I said. "I'm coming with you"

"No! Finn said I had to go alone"

"But she's my ancestor. She wanted me to help open that coffin. I need answers I just can-"

"None of you are going up there so don't even think about it" Damon said, cutting me off, as he stood in between us.

"She wants to see me alone, Damon" Elena said sternly to him.

"Well, sucks to be her then. Was I not clear this morning?"

"We were invited, Damon" I said.

"You two have to tell me before you walk into a lion's den" he said, sternly to me.

"You think you can stop us?"

"Uhh…Yes!" I let out a sigh as I tried walking around him but he took a step in front of me and extended his hand. "It would be rude not to dance, you know" he said with his famous smirk.

A smile escaped across my face as I took his hand and curtsied.

"Thank you Mr. Salvatore" He then wrapped my arm around his and escorted me to the ballroom.

On my way there, I noticed Justin escorting Juliet and Mason escorting Elena. I laughed to myself. Trying get me jealous, aren't we? When we finally got to the ballroom, I noticed Klaus, Caroline, Elijah, Kol, Finn, Rebekah, Marina, Henry, Stefan, Elena, Mason, Justin, Juliet and Matt on the floor.

Elijah, Kol, Finn and Stefan we dancing with some girls. I think Stefan was with Mayor Lockwood…gross. Klaus was with Caroline, which made me really confused. Rebekah was with Matt. Marina with Henry. Elena with Mason and Justin with Juliet.

The song then came on and we started the waltz. It was great because I still remembered the steps from the Miss Mystic Fall pageant.

"You look stunning, if it isn't obvious" Damon said to me as we started off the dance.

"Thank you" I said to him with a smile as I bowed for the dance routine.

The thing that I loved the best about dancing with Damon is that the world went quite for once when I was in his arms. It was peaceful which is what I loved about the world. It felt like it was just him and I in the room as I got lost into his icy blue eyes.

That moment soon ended when we had to switch partners and fell right into Mason. I let out a sigh as I started dancing with him, telling myself that this would soon be over.

"Miss me, love?" he asked with a smile as we twirled me around the dance floor.

"No," I said. "I enjoyed my time being away from your presence"

"Well," he said. "I wouldn't want to be a misunderstanding gov'na" he said with a laugh.

"Shut up!" I said, loudly. "I was scared"

"Alex Russo has stage fright. What happened to you after I left"

There was a pause.

"She grew up because she found out about a curse she was part of…and boyfriend wasn't there to help her"

"Alex…how many times am I going to tell you I didn't have a choice. Do you want to know the real reason I joined Klaus?" I nodded. "Because…because I knew if I fought for your love. Fought until the day I could wrap you around my arms…we'd be together again"

I felt the tears fill up in my eyes.

"Really?" I asked.

"Really"

I went to lean in, to feel his lips on mine but then Mason twirled me around and bumped into the last person I'd want to bump into.

"Oh great!" I barked as I stared dancing with Klaus. "Just the person I want to dance with"

"Well hello, love"

"What is with it and you British guys saying love? That's like Canadians saying, eh?"

Klaus let out a chuckle as he looked down at my dress.

"Well, I must say, you do have my sister's fashion sense"

"Well she did let me borrow the dress"

"And what have the Salvatore brothers said about your genuine beauty tonight?"

I glared at him.

"Whatever you're trying to start tonight, it's not going to work. I have a question, what are you doing here with Caroline? Compel her to go to this stupid ball with you? How desperate"

he glared at me.

"Actually, I sent her an invitation and she accepted"

"Is that the same story with Rebekah and Matt?"

"It's the truth. Sorry, if you can't accept it"

Klaus then twirled me around and I bumped into Elijah. The only Original I actually liked. I smiled as we started dancing together.

"Look whose back from the dead…twice…no…three time"

Elijah let out a laugh.

"I forgot your sense of humor, Alexandra" he said.

"I just have one question"

"Speak"

"I don't get how you're ok with your mother forgiving Klaus like that. How could you? He killed her and he daggered you"

Elijah leaned in and whispered in my ear. "I don't. I sense something suspicious"

"Like what?" I whispered back.

"I'll talk to you later but first"

He then twirled me around and I then bumped into Stefan.

"What's this!" I said loudly as we dance. "Stefan Salvatore is dancing? Who bribed you?"

Stefan let out a small laugh.

"Well, Mayor Lockwood dragged me out here. Couldn't exactly say no," we continued dancing in silence. "Took you about 30 seconds to put Damon in a mood"

"Well when your 'body guard' is always looking out for you, you tend to snap a bit besides, let the puppy, puppy guard me"

"I think he need to figure out that you can look out for yourself"

The music then stopped and everyone started clapping. Elena then ran up to Stefan.

"I need to talk to you" she whispered to him.

"Ok so talk" he whispered back.

"Not here"

"Is something wrong?" I asked them as Elena dragged him out of the room.

"Tell you later" she said as they left together.

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"What's going on?" I asked as I walked up to Elena and started walking with her down the hall. "Where's Damon?"

"D…Dead" she said, sheepishly.

"What?!"

"Stefan just killed him. He'll wake up. We just needed him out of the way to I could talk to Ester"

"But-"

"Elena, Alexandra," we stopped and saw Elijah walking up to us. He then started walking down the hall with us. "I understand my mother requested to see you, Elena?" he asked her.

"Uh…yeah," she said. "Why, is there something wrong?"

"Is this what we were talking about on the dance floor?" I asked him.

"Yes. My mother's ability to forgive my brother after everything he's done to destroy this family strikes me as a litter…strange to say the least"

"Do you think she's playing us?" I asked.

"It has me asking questions I never thought I'd ask. Can I depend on you to tell me what she says?" he asked Elena. She nodded.

"Of course," she said. "I'll find the both of you later, ok?" Elena then left the both of us alone in the empty all, eager to know what Ester was going to tell her.

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I stood there in the foyer with the other guest, waiting for Elena to comeback and scared for when Damon would wake up and confront me, even though I had nothing to do with Stefan and Elena's plan.

I then felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around to see it was Elena.

"Oh my god," I said as I grabbed her hand. "What happened? What did she say?"

She let out a sigh.

"She doesn't forgive Klaus" she whispered.

"I knew it!" I said.

"But she's mad herself"

"What?"

"She's mad at herself for turning The Originals in vampires," she continued whispering. "And she wants to fix everything and put it back to normal"

"Are you saying?"

"She's going to kill the whole family…including Elijah"

I felt my heart stop.

"So why did she want to tell you this?"

"She needed my blood since it was the Original Petrova Doppelgänger who created them. My blood will bound there bloodline so when one dies…they all die"

"So you just gave her your blood! Why would you do such a stupid thing?!"

"Because she said she could destroy Klaus like this. I've wanted to do this for almost a year now. If this will kill him…sign me up"

"But Elijah will die. If you don't remember, he was the one wanting to save not just you but me. He helped us now…now you're just worst then Klaus…stabbing the people who helped you in the back plus what about Vlad?"

"What are you talking about"

"Elena, if Marina dies, then Vlad won't have his third bride and if he finds out you're the reason she's dead…he'll kill you" I said as I glared at her.

Elena looked at me in fear.

"So how was my mother?" Elijah asked Elena as he stood beside me.

"Intense" Elena said threw the sigh.

She then looked at me. Pleading me not to tell. Elijah then grabbed two champagne glasses from the waiter and passed them to us and then grabbed another one for himself.

"And for what reason did she need to speak with you in private?" he asked Elena but she zoned out as she stared at Ester, who was now on the stairs, in fear "Elena?" Elijah asked, knocking Elena back into reality.

"She just wanted to apologize for trying to have Alex and I killed"

"So it's true, then? She's forgiven Klaus?"

Elena looked at me and I glared at her. How could she do this? Elena looked back at Elijah and gave him her fake smile.

"It's true" We then heard glass clicking and looked up to see Ester, presenting her speech.

"Good Evening, Ladies and Gentleman," she said. "Waiters are coming around with champagne. I invite you all to join me in raising a glass. It provides me with no greater joy then to see my family back together as one. I'd like to thank you all for being part of this spectacular evening. Cheers!"

Then everyone in the room yelled, "Cheers!" Except Elena and I.

I then watched all The Originals drink the champagne. From Kol to Rebekah to Finn to Marina and then to Klaus.

"Cheers" Elijah said facing us. We then clinked our glasses together and Elena and I took a ship of our drinks as we watched Elijah take a ship of his. Oh Elena, what have you done?

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At the end of the party, I was waiting by the stairs when Damon walked up to me. He was going to kill me.

"Did she get what she wanted?" he asked, referring to Elena.

"Yeah"

"Good, tell me on the ride home. We're leaving," he said as he grabbed my arm and started pull me towards the door. "Come on"

"Get your hands off me!" I said as I pushed him away. "Last I checked, you're not the boss of me" he glared at me. "Look…I had nothing to do with it. It was Elena and Stefan's plan but can you blame them? You're always trying to be Superman and save everybody. They had to do it or we would be in the dark"

"Sorry for trying to keep you and your stupid cousin alive. Clearly Stefan doesn't give a crap anymore"

"Are you mad because she included Stefan which I'm 100% for?"

"No, I'm mad at you because I love you!" he blurted out.

I stood there…frozen. I can't believe he just said that.

"Damon…I love you too," Damon's eyes opened wide. "but…You have to let me branch off and try new things. Not keep me boxed up like a prisoner," I could tell he was hurt by my comment. "Don't take it like th-"

"No," he said. "I got it, Alex. I care too much. I'm a liability. How ironic is that?"

"Have you guys seen Matt?" Caroline interrupted us as she stood behind Damon.

We separated and helped look for Matt until we heard something going on outside and I ran outside, following the Mikaelsons, seeing what the commotion was. There on the ground laid Kol, dead, and Damon standing in front of his body, facing Stefan, The Mikaelsons and I.

"Maybe a little," Damon said looking at Stefan. Damon then looked at me. "far be it for me to cause a problem"

"Damon don't" I said taking a step towards him but he turned around and walked off and disappeared.

XXXXX

Stefan drove Elena and I home and walked us inside.

"I'm going to bed," Elena said to us. "Good night" she said as she walked up the stairs and we heard the door shut.

"So uh," Stefan said with his hands in his pockets. "Esther wants to kill her whole family. How is that for mother of the year?"

I let out a small laugh. "No kidding…I just…can't believe Elena could look at Elijah dead in the eye as he drank her blood"

"Well, good. I can't say I'll be sorry to see any of them go"

"I could have said something. Stopped him. I…I should blame. I murdered that whole family"

"No, you murdered Klaus, Alex. Everyone else is just collateral damage" "

Just like that?"

"Their family has brought you nothing but darkness, Alex. It is just like that," we stared at each other in silence. "So, uh…where's Damon? I would think that he'd wanna make sure you got home safely"

"Probitly moping at the bar or something. I'll call him right after"

"What was with him going after Kol?"

I let out a sigh.

"He was mad…at me. I…I didn't mean to hurt his feelings"

"So did I," we stared at each other again. "Anyway," he said as he backed up towards the door and opened it. "Good night" he then walked out the door and just as it was about to close, I opened it.

"Stef!" I said. He stopped and turned around. "You don't…you don't remember the feeling?"

"What feeling?"

"The feeling when were together. I know you care about me still…and don't just play with my heart and pretend you don't care"

"Alex, stop"

"I won't stop! You can't make me stop!"

"What? You think I want to be this person? I hurt you, Alex. I bit you. I hate myself for what I did to you" I grabbed his hand and put it on my face.

"Then please show something anything! A smile, a look…a kiss. Something so I'm not waiting in the dark!"

"I can't"

"Why?!"

He then pulled his hand away from my face.

"If I let myself care…all I feel is pain" He then let go of my hand and walked off.

I stood there alone with tears filling up in my eyes and walked inside and closed the door behind me. I then grabbed my phone on the coffee table and dialed home.

"Hello?" My mom answered.

"Hi mom" I said, trying to hold back the tears.

"Miha!" she said. "I'm so glad you called. Hold on a sec," she said as I heard something going on in the back. "Max! How many times do I have to tell you, you cannot use your wand to clean the dishes?! Jerry!" My mom then came back. "What's going on, Miha?"

"I need help?"

"With what?"

"Boys"

"What's going on?"

"How…how do you know if a boy is the right one for you? How did you know Dad was the right one?"

"Well…your dad was the one that made my heart stop every time I laid eyes on him. The world around me would stop and the only person I focused on was him. He made me laugh. He was there for me when I cried…My heart knew that he was the right one…I just had to take the leap"

I smiled.

"Thanks mom"

"Anytime, Miha. Call me soon and tell your brother the same!"

I laughed.

"I will. Thanks again" I said as I hanged up the phone and stood in the living room alone.