Elena and I arrived at the Mikaelson house and walked inside.
I was wearing a beautiful pink gown that reminded me of the Victorian era.
A lady took mine and Elena's jacket as Stefan came to us.
"What are you doing here?" Elena asked him.
"I could ask you the same thing." Stefan grinned.
"Surprise, surprise," Damon said as he came from behind us, "Nice tux," he said to Stefan before turning to Elena and I. "You're not supposed to be here."
"Well, we are," I said crossing my arms over my chest, "And we're not leaving until we find out what Esther wants."
Elena nodded in agreement. "So, shall we?"
"I'm gonna go get a drink." I said before I left them.
I went to the bar and asked for a glass of bourbon.
"Well, looks who's here," I heard Klaus saying as he came next to me, "Hello, Klara."
"Hello, Niklaus." I smirked knowing he didn't like to be called by his full name.
He growled. "Careful, little doppelganger."
I chuckled as Caroline came inside the room.
She looked beautiful, of course.
Klaus looked absolutely stunned as she came to us.
"Good evening." Klaus greeted her.
"I need a drink." Care said before she left.
"Ouch." I said not trying to contain my laughter.
"Shut up." Klaus muttered.
I just laughed harder, but then, I saw someone very familiar.
"Hide me!" I said to Klaus as I grabbed him by the jacket and pushed him in front of me.
"Who are you hiding from?" Klaus asked as he looked around.
"Your brother, Kol."
Klaus looked intrigued but nodded.
"Is he gone?" I asked a few seconds later.
"Is who gone?" I heard Kol's voice from behind me.
"Shit." I muttered to myself before I spun around to face him.
Damn, he looks good in a tux!
"Nice to see you again, darling." he smiled softly at me.
I almost gave in and smiled back.
But I resisted it.
After all, he did play me.
"I wish I could say the same." I whispered before walking away.
Elena and I went to get some champagne.
A man approached us. "Elena and Klara Gilbert, I presume? I'm Finn Mikaelson. You're here to see my mother."
"Is she here?" I asked him.
"Her request did not include your friends." Finn stated.
"They're protecting us," Elena informed, "You may not know but your mother already tried to kill me once."
"If you two want to see my mother, you need to be alone." Finn countered.
"Uh, if everyone could gather, please." Elijah's voice came from the stairs.
"Excuse me." Finn said before walking away.
All the originals are standing on the staircase as Elijah addresses us. "Welcome, thank you for joining us. You know, whenever my mother brings our family together like this, it's tradition for us to commence the evening with a dance."
Esther comes down the stairs and looks upon the guests.
"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 as everyone started clapping.
Esther retreats back upstairs silently.
Elena and I move to go upstairs, but Damon blocks our way. "Don't even think about it."
"She wants to see us alone, Damon." Elena stated.
"Well sucks to be her then," Damon shrugged carelessly, "Was I not clear this morning?"
"We were invited, Damon. You need to back off." I growled before I moved again to go upstairs.
This time, I was stopped by Kol.
He grabbed my arm and I glared at him. "What?"
"Did you not hear Elijah, darling? It's time to dance." Kol smirked before leading me to the ballroom.