So here is the second chapter and as promised much longer! Thank you to , NessieXnessie, shockwave7, kittykatt147 for taking the time to review. Also thank you to everyone who favourited or followed this story. So I hope you enjoy this chapter!
And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know
-ALANIS MORISSETTE
Esme's dress: red-prom-dress-size/
Chapter 2 – 'Stop being really sweet to me and making me think you're actually good person'
"It was their mother Ester that was sealed in that coffin" Elena informed her and the Salvatore's, Esme did her best surprised face, whilst Stefan and Damon questioned Elena more. "Elijah said she wants to live in peace with her family including Klaus."
"She was supposed to be the weapon to help kill Klaus" Stefan said defeated.
"Well not anymore, not according to Elijah" Elena replied.
"That coffin was the only thing keeping Klaus from tearing us to shreds" Stefan said. Esme watched the three, how idiotic could they all get? That was seriously there only plan, there was no point in using them anymore because Ester had now rendered them useless.
"Look Elijah promised me that his family wouldn't hurt any of us" Elena said, Esme scoffed and all eyes turned to her.
"And you really believe that, just yesterday Rebekah nearly killed Elena and I wouldn't be surprised if Klaus was already plotting on how to make all of your lives a misery for what you did. Klaus isn't the type of person to just let things slide, even for mother dearest" Esme spoke angrily and just as she finished the doorbell rang.
"I believe him" Elena said and went to answer the door.
"What is it?" Stefan asked curiously.
"It's an invitation. Please join the Mikaelsen family at 7 o clock for dancing, cocktails and celebration" Elena read out.
"Who the hell are the Mikaelsen's?" Stefan asked.
"Are you really that stupid, there the originals" Esme said.
"It's not bad enough they're moving into town but now they want a house warming gift" Damon said.
"Wait there's a note on the back. Elena, I think it's time we finally meet, Ester. If Ester wants to talk to me maybe I should find out why."
"That's a dumb idea" Damon said.
"No, Elena is right, Bonnie was lead to open that coffin for a reason. I think there is more to this than just some family reunion" Stefan sided with Elena.
"Can we go back in time to the old Stefan who cared if Elena lived or died" Damon told him, Esme shook her head both of them loving Elena clouds their judgment, Damon even more than Stefan's.
"Stefan has a point Damon I should find out what she wants" Elena insisted.
"You can't protect yourself."
"Okay fine then I'll go" Stefan said.
"You've pissed off enough originals to last a lifetime, I'll go" Damon grabbed Elena's invitation.
After Elena had agreed not to go to the ball the Salvatore's both left.
"Elena, you're going to that ball right?" Esme asked her, Elena nodded and Esme grinned along with her.
"Then allow me to be your escort?" Elena laughed and nodded. "Well now we have to go dress shopping!"
-x-
"How's life Elena?" Esme asked jokingly in a way to start off conversation between the silent pair.
"Not the best but I'm getting by Elena replied.
"You know you can tell me, I may not be the closest person to you but I am a good enough listener" Esme asked, surprising herself how she felt actually concerned for the doppelganger. No she wasn't, she couldn't be, and all it was is another way of getting more information from her. That had to be it.
"I don't know, I guess sometimes I wish I hadn't even met Damon or Stefan, as much as I love them, maybe life would be easier without them" Elena poured out.
"I don't think so, they may have added some minor complications but I think all of this would have caught up to you eventually, no doppelganger will ever be able to live in peace without Klaus finding out about her. Damon and Stefan just opened your eyes and made you more aware of vampires before it did and added a bit more safety to your life" Esme sided. "One more thing though Elena, I may not be too close to the Salvatore's either but I do consider them both friends and you are going to have to make the choice sometime soon."
"I know, I seem like a bitch and it may seem like stringing them on but I know if I chose one I lose the other, even as a friend. Not only that but it will ruin them and I don't want to do that, they've some so far along as brothers since when I first met them and I don't want to be the person to break that apart."
"I don't think you'll lose them, I think that as much as either one of them loves you that even if you pick the other, it will be more painful to lose you altogether, when they can still have a friendship with you. And when you finally pick one, the other can move on, find a new girl and be happy with her. Yeah at first they aren't going to be on the best of terms but its Damon and Stefan, as much as either one denies it, they both love each other and couldn't hate each other for an eternity."
Elena shocked Esme by hugging her but Esme hugged her back.
"Thank you Esme, I needed to hear an actual answer from someone, other than you know you have to pick one" Elena told the girl and Esme couldn't help but feel slightly back. Obviously in the short space of time she had known Elena, she had gained some of her trust and Esme was using her. But of course Esme pushed down that feeling and smiled at Elena.
"Now no more being upset and heavy, dresses because tonight we are going to steal the eyes of everyone at that ball" Esme said happily.
Elena had picked out dresses and was trying each one of them on whilst Esme lounged in one of the chairs in the changing room. Elena came out in a baby pink cocktail dress, that came up to her knees and had sequined detain on the front where it came in then floated down. The dress was way too sparkly for her liking. After three more dresses Elena came out in a ball gown, that reached the floor, it came in tightly in a corset at her waist and then went out. It was a chocolate brown colour that complimented her eyes.
"This is definitely the one" Esme nodded and Elena grinned happily.
"What about you?" Elena questioned.
"Oh I have my dress I just wanted to make sure you did" Esme said taking out her credit card to pay.
"You don't have to pay for this dress it is way too expensive" Elena refused.
"I'm paying for it, my treat" after a bit more persuasion, Esme paid the woman and the two headed back to Elena's house.
"Thank you" Elena said to Esme.
"Elena I swear to god if you say thank you one more time I'm going to tear my ears out" Esme whined.
-x-
"Wow Esme your dress is beautiful" Elena said, the vampire truly was breath takingly gorgeous. She wore a red gown, that flowed down her, showing off her curves in all the right places. Her hair was in her natural curls, pinned to one side of her head.
"You ready?" Esme asked, Elena nodded and the two girls walked through the door of the Mikaelsen house and as Esme wanted everyone's heads turned to the two beauties that walked through the door.
Of course the Salvatore's both approached Elena, almost as if a magnet was pulling them towards her.
"What're you doing here?" Elena asked Stefan.
"I could ask you the same thing" he shot back.
"Surprise surprise, nice tux" Damon said to Stefan. "You're not supposed to be here" he turned to Elena annoyed.
"Well she is and she is with me, neither of us are leaving until we find out what Ester wants" Esme said saving Elena. "Shall we?" Esme asked holding out an arm, Elena grinned and took it.
Klaus turned his head, catching the eye of someone he thought her would never see again, Esme Lockwood.
"Esme, of course I should of expected to see you" Klaus greeted and Esme smirked at him.
"I don't know what you're talking about Klaus, you know I've made a few friends here, the Salvatore's, Caroline Forbes, oh and you know who my favourite is the doppelganger. You know she trusts me now, it would be so easy for me to kill her" Esme said giggling, she could see Klaus's temper rising.
"You wouldn't" he growled.
"Oh but I would, you see I've changed a lot since you last saw me, let's just say my emotions no longer control my actions" Esme told him.
"I'll kill you before you have the chance" Klaus told her.
"In a room full of nearly the whole town, it's very public don't you think, even for you. Oh look there is Caroline now, she is your new obsession right? She looks so much like Trent you can tell the ancestry and you know what I never got my revenge for the hell he put me through, who knows maybe I might. just. Slip. Well I'll see you around Klaus, have fun."
"What did Klaus want?" Damon asked her, Esme rolled her eyes at his nosiness and grabbed a champagne glass from a passing waiter.
"Nothing interesting" Esme replied shortly and walked off.
"If everyone could gather please" Elijah's voice spoke over everything, that was when Esme noticed all the orginals standing on the stairs. Her eyes looked over all of them Rebekah, Finn, Klaus, Elijah, Ester and …Kol. He hadn't noticed her yet, which was good because she was having a hard time keeping the emotions from displaying on her face, anger, rejection, sadness.
"Welcome, thank you for joining us. You know whenever my mother brings our family together like this, its tradition for us to commence the evening with a dance."
Esme drowned out Elijah's words as her eyes met Kol's shocked ones. She couldn't quite read all of his emotions, happy, confused but why would he be any of those. She smirked at him and turned her head away from his to listen to the rest of what Elijah had to say.
"So if all of you could find yourselves a partner, please join us in the ball room."
Esme started off her dance with Stefan.
"I don't believe it you know" he told her, she looked at him confused.
"What?"
"The act, I met you just after Katherine apparently died, you didn't care for anything or anyone. Human life meant nothing to you, you was just as much of a ripper as me, just less messy about it. You were basically an older, more experienced Katherine" Stefan said, Esme laughed bitterly.
"People change Stefan" Esme said through gritted teeth.
"See I don't believe that, so what are you really here for?"
"Oh look we're changing partner's bye."
Esme came face to face with Kol.
"Esme, I'm so happy you're here, I thought I would never see you again" Kol said his voice sounded elated.
"Don't" Esme whispered feeling her walls slowly crash and burn. "Don't act like you care anymore, you made that pretty obvious I meant nothing to you."
"What?" Kol asked confused.
"You know what Kol and you know what I'm over it, I'm over you. It must have been the best thing you have done yet, hey, making me fall so madly deeply in love with you. Turing me into a vampire and then ripping my heart out of my chest. Did you ever love me or was I just your play thing, your pet? I mean we were even engaged"
"I don't know what you're talking about Esmeralda, of course I loved, love you" Kol told her.
"Please just stop lying! I hate you, I hate you so much" Esme said a tear running down her face, Kol wiped it with his thumb but didn't have a chance to say anything else as partners changed.
"Hello again love" Klaus said.
"I'm really not in the mood Klaus" Esme said, she could already feel the emotions flooding back into her.
"You do look beautiful tonight" Klaus told her genuinely.
"What's your angle Klaus?"
"Can't I tell a girl how beautiful she looks, I've missed you Esme, that fire you always had, how you were never afraid to stand up to me and put me in my place" Klaus said softly. "You know I never told you this but I was always jealous of my brother for having you, I always secretly wanted you myself and when he left you it was the stupidest thing anyone could ever have done."
"And why's that?"
"Because they're losing an amazing, beautiful girl."
"Stop it" Esme said frowning.
"Stop what love?" Klaus asked confused.
"Stop being really sweet to me and making me think you're actually good person" Esme told him. "Because me and you both know you aren't."
-x-
Esme was going to leave, everything had been so much more than she had expected and she just wanted to run away from everything. She has her shawl and was leaving when an arm stopped her.
"We need to talk" Kol stopped her.
"Well I'm leaving" Esme told him looking anywhere but his face.
"Look I'm sorry for whatever I have done, I know I left you bit it is hardly my fault" Kol argued.
"Hardly your fault sure Kol, everything you have done has been your decision, your choice" Esme hissed.
"You really think it is my fault then leave but I will prove you wrong. I'm going to fix what has happened. I love you Esme, you can hate me all you want because you know what they say there is a fine line between love and hate."
"Esme wait" Esme was almost out the drive when Klaus called after her.
"Klaus don't you have anything better to do, go find Caroline or something" Esme told him.
"I don't want Caroline, there is someone else I have my eyes on" he told her, Esme raised an eyebrow at him.
"Oh really?"
"Please don't leave yet, stay at least until the toast for me?" Klaus asked.
"Why Klaus, why all of a sudden are you interested in me?" Esme asked him.
"I've always been interested in you but you've always been too caught up in my brother to notice me" Klaus said.
"See I don't believe you there, when you want something you aren't one to hold back" Esme crossed her arms.
"That is true but I was also focused on my curse back then, I pushed you to the back of my mind so you weren't a distraction. I let my brother have you…so please just stay a little while longer?" Klaus asked her, holding out his hand.
"A little" Esme told him taking his hand.
-x-
"It looks as though Nik is stealing your girl" Rebekah teased Kol, whose eyes narrowed at Klaus and Esme's joint arms.
"I'm itching to kill something, so what are we waiting for?" Kol asked angrily.
"The mayor cornered me, give me fifteen minutes to lure Matt outside" Rebekah told him.
"Outside, what's wrong with right here on the stair, make a spectacle" Kol suggested wanting to annoy Klaus for perusing Esme.
"You sound like an idiot Kol, stop letting your anger fuel you, mother would kill you if you ruined her party. See you outside" Rebekah left.
-x-
"There you are" Kol approached Rebekah. "I was waiting outside for you, where's Matt?"
"About that, I er, I changed my mind. I don't want to ruin mothers night" she lied.
"Don't tell me you like this boy and what did he do? He gave you five seconds of his attention. Don't be so predictable Rebekah" Kol said harshly.
"You are one to talk I remember you falling head over heels for Esme when she was human and you are still chasing her now. Just leave Matt alone okay" Rebekah hissed and walked off, Kol scowled in her direction. She was right and he was still head over heels for her now, he thought it was going to be easy winning her back but now with Nik intervening he had no clue what to do. There was something's Esme said which he didn't quite understand, she had spoken like it was his fault he had got daggered and like he had left her intentionally.
So what do you think Klaus or Kol. I'm thinking of putting a poll up on my account of who you want Esme to be with or lean more towards.
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Preview of Chapter 3 - 'I know I have no right to ask you this but stay with me'
"What are you talking about, god just stop lying Kol. Klaus didn't dagger you, I bet you two had a ball roaming round together."
"Yes Esme I had a ball locked inside a coffin for over a century" Kol commented sarcastically.
"So Klaus really did dagger you?" Esme asked him.
"Yes, I would never of left you intentionally Esme, especially a month before our wedding" Kol assured her, Esme looked down at the ring that was still on her finger, "You still wear it, you must still care about me, you wouldn't wear it if you didn't."
"I don't care about anyone period, this doesn't change anything" Esme said.
"Yes it does."