I was currently in the living room of the Salvatore house was some guy from the notary department who was handling the deed transfer…and Bonnie while the brothers and Anna waited outside. There was also the good news that Caroline had compelled Matt to forget about vampires. I still hadn't been able to talk to Jenna yet, but it was a good day. I was wearing a black turtleneck with white stripes and black miniskirt with a white-striped hem and black flats. The other thing was that I decided to keep what Anna had told me about Klaus between the two of us because I believed that she didn't want to hurt me, but I really didn't think that anyone else would.
"So sign here and here." He told me. I took the pen and put my name on the line. I couldn't believe that I was able to do this. I assumed that they had compelled him to think I was 18, even though I wasn't sure if you had to be 18 in order to own a house. You probably did have to be in order to sign this stuff. Hopefully, it would still be legally binding, even if it was against the law. I didn't think human laws applied to vampires though.
"I can't believe that they're giving you their house." Bonnie replied. I did sound kind of crazy and I was pretty sure it was only until Klaus was dealt with.
"As owner, I'll be the only one who can invite anyone in." I pointed out before Bonnie looked around. I couldn't help but wonder what she was doing.
"Wouldn't wanna clean it." She quipped as I signed the last line. I did wonder who was in charge of cleaning it. I was pretty sure it was Damon, but I didn't know how good of a job he did. It also meant that we were done and I promptly kicked the man out. Okay, so he left, but I did tell him to leave. I then looked at the door, knowing that I would have to invite the vampires in. I couldn't help but laugh when Stefan and Damon tried to enter even though it wasn't that funny.
"New owner, you two." Anna pointed out. She looked like she was trying to stifle some laughter herself. I would also have to remember to invite Caroline in later, but I didn't think that she had any real need to come to the boarding house.
"Anna, since you waited, would you like to come in first?" I questioned.
"Gladly." Anna remarked as she walked inside with a smile.
"Stefan, would you like to come in?" I asked.
"Yes." He answered as he came in and gave me a hug. I just stared at Damon outside.
"Are we really doing this?" He questioned. I had made my terms pretty clear to him. That and I did enjoy having the power over him. I had been a bit careless the first time that I had invited him in.
"This is my house and I have to make sure that you're trustworthy before I invite you in." I pointed out. "Do you promise to listen to me and do things my way if I do?"
"Yes, I'll do whatever you want." Damon declared. I wasn't sure how much he meant it, but I probably wasn't going to get anything better from him.
"Then come in." I remarked before he walked inside. At that point, Anna, Bonnie, and I grabbed our bags. "Now we need to get going."
"Wait, where are you going?" Damon asked. Did he forget that we had school or something?
"School." I answered. I wasn't going to skip any more school. I had already missed enough.
"Mary, we didn't make a safe house for you so you could leave it." Stefan pointed out. And I didn't agree to stay cooped up in it either. One day of that was enough and I wasn't going to do that again.
"If you think that I'm going to become a shut-in just because Klaus knows about me, you're sadly mistaken." I said. "Anna knows what he looks like, and Bonnie has the power to kill him. The way I see it, beside one of them is the safest that I can be."
We then prepared to head out the door. I couldn't help but wonder if Klaus would be swayed by the fact that Anna liked me. It was probably a low chance though.
"Wait, I'm coming with you." Stefan remarked. I was still probably going to take my own car.
Once we were at school, I saw multiple fliers for the 60s Decade Dance. It looked like it would be a lot of fun. I just had to figure out a way to convince Stefan to go with me. I didn't understand why he had so many problems with dancing. Dancing was a good way to have fun. I had learned that ever since becoming a girl. I had also become a lot more social, but a lot of that was because of Stefan and Anna. I didn't where I would be if I hadn't met them.
"So do you think that I would make a good Marilyn Monroe?" I asked Anna. She was the most famous person from the 60s that I could think of.
"To be honest, I don't think Marilyn is the right look for you." She stated. "You're not blonde enough for that and I don't want you to dye it. You'd need to have Caroline's hair color. I think that you'd look best if you dressed like a regular 60s teenager. Just wear a sweater and a miniskirt. Or you could just wear a simple dress."
"What are you going to wear?" I questioned. I was a bit curious because I was pretty sure that goth didn't exist in the 60s.
"I have a sexy red dress reminiscent of Raquel Welch from Bedazzled." She answered. I couldn't help but wait to see her in it. There was basically no hiding my attraction for her.
From there we went into class. I needed to talk to Stefan later, but he wasn't in any of my classes.
Ric then walked into the class. He hadn't answered my call to tell him about Isobel. I wondered if I should tell him after class. He probably would like to know that she was dead.
"Good morning, class, what are we learning?" He asked. He seemed really unprepared. That wasn't like him. I couldn't help but wonder if he was drunk or hungover.
"We've been talking about the 60s because the dance." Tina reminded him.
"Right, the 60s. What do I know about the 60s?" He pondered. He was really unprepared. I couldn't help but wonder if he really was hungover. "To be honest, they just sucked, except for the Beatles. Let's see there was the Cuban Missile thing, we walked on the moon, Watergate…"
"Watergate was the 70s Ric?" I interrupted with a laugh. I then noticed that everyone was staring at me. I had gotten a bit too personable with him. "Mr. Saltzman…I mean."
"Thank you, Mary." He stated. "It all jumbles together here sometimes."
At lunch, Anna and I met up with Elena and Bonnie. I couldn't help but notice that my sister looked unhappy. I didn't know what she would have to be unhappy about. She was in a good place now.
"Hey, Elena, how are things at the house with John?" I questioned. Maybe she was unhappy that she wasn't staying at the boarding house with me, but I didn't think she wanted to do that.
"They're not ideal, but I'll manage." Elena stated before she walked away. She seemed to be pissed off about something in particular.
"What's her problem?" I asked Bonnie.
Before she could say anything, this girl Dana who was one of the other cheerleaders walked over to our table.
"Hey, Mary, do you got a sec?" She asked. Why was she talking to me?
"Sure…" I answered uneasily since it was the first time that we had ever spoken.
"I just saw this really hot guy and he asked if you were going to be at the 60s dance tonight." Dana explained. What the fuck?
"Tell him that I have a boyfriend." I snapped. I was pretty sure that even she knew that.
"You could at least meet him." Dana bargained. "He's really hot. His name's Klaus."
"What did you say?" I questioned. Okay, this was bad.
"His name's Klaus?" She repeated in confusion. Something was up with her. "I know it's stupid but he's really hot."
"She's been compelled." Anna whispered to me. And that was worse.
"And he asked if you would save him the last dance. How sweet is that?" Dana responded. Now we definitely had a problem. Klaus was at the school and compelling people. I wasn't entirely sure what to do about it. I decided that the best option would be to discuss it at the boarding house.
So, after school, we met with Stefan and Damon to discuss our next move. I had to tell them both about it and I had a feeling that they were going to be upset at me. How was Klaus at the school? When did he get to town? What did he look like?
"So, it looks like school wasn't as safe as you thought it was." Stefan remarked. He really didn't need to rub it in like that. In fact, it kind of made me want to hit him, even though I knew that was not a thought that I should act upon.
At that point, the door opened and we all looked to see Ric. I didn't know that Damon had called him there. He still looked a little bit off.
"Hey, Ric, there you are." Damon greeted. "I need you to put me down as a chaperone for the dance."
"Why, what happened?" The teacher asked. I wondered if now would be a good time to tell him that Isobel was dead, but it was probably a bad time for that.
"Klaus is going to be there and he compelled someone at school." I explained. It was possible that he could have compelled multiple people, but we only knew that he had compelled Dana.
"So what is the plan?" Stefan questioned. That was a good question. I didn't think that we really had an idea of how to defeat him.
"I'm the plan." Bonnie declared. "If he shows himself, I can kill him."
I then noticed that Ric was chuckling. I didn't see what was so funny.
"It's not going to be that easy." He said. He did have a point, but I didn't think it was particularly funny. "I mean he is the biggest badass vampire around."
"Ric's right. What if he…" Damon remarked before he ran at Bonnie, but she effortlessly threw him back.
"Well I'm impressed." Stefan commented. Klaus was probably stronger than Damon though and there was also the fact that Bonnie knew he wasn't going to hurt her as well.
"It doesn't matter if he's an Original." Bonnie stated. Had she tested her upgraded powers against an Original? I was pretty sure that she hadn't. "If he comes to the dance, I'll kill him. I know I can."
That night, Anna and I were looking through some old clothes that I wasn't entirely sure why Stefan had. I knew that I wasn't interested in dressing as a hippie. Anna came in a tightly red dress with her hair in waves. I had to stop myself from staring at her. It was a little hard to think about anything else at the moment.
"Wow. That is so…hot." I commented. I was pretty sure that I had a lot of dirty thoughts about her and what I wanted her to do to me. I then remembered that she wasn't my date and looked away.
"Well I am supposed to be the epitome of sin." She pointed out. "You know I thought of the perfect look for you."
She presented me with a white dress with a wide skirt. Once I put it on, I couldn't help but think that it looked familiar
"I feel like I've seen this before." I stated.
"That's because it's Maria's dress from West Side Story. We can have Stefan dress as Tony." She suggested. "But don't worry, I'm not going to do anything to darken your skin."
"That's a great idea." I replied as I gave her a hug before I blushed. "Sorry."
"Epitome of sin." She repeated. She was supposed to be the devil. "Sin doesn't wear underwear."
"I'm gonna go see Stefan now." I replied as I nervously walked away because I was uncomfortable.
I went to his room where he was getting dressed.
"So, Anna said that you need to look like Tony." I explained.
"As you wish, Maria." He told me. You know I couldn't help but hate how they had all of the major non-white characters played by white people. "You know we don't have to do this."
"I'm not going to run scared." I remarked. He also didn't seem to know how much I wanted to go to the dance. "Bonnie says that she can kill Klaus, and I believe her."
From there, we left to head to the school. Once I got there, I saw that the gym was decorated with pretty much all hippie stuff. The hippie movement wasn't until the second half of the decade. There were a whole five years that weren't being represented. Where was the American Bandstand stuff? I hated how everyone immediately thought of hippies when they thought of the 60s. It didn't help that pretty much every other girl but Caroline, who along with Matt had come as the Kennedys, had worn a hippie outfit. That was something that Ric should have told people. Maybe that was why he said he thought they sucked so much.
"So, we have our first dedication." Dana said over the microphone. "This is for Mary, from Klaus."
At that point, "Got to Get You Into My Life" by the Beatles, not Earth, Wind, and Fire began to play. That was pretty cheesy.
"Now he's just trying to scare you." Anna told me. It was working a little bit, but I didn't want to let them know.
"Well, it's not going to work." I declared. "Stefan, we need to dance. And I want some real 60s moves this time."
"You'll get what I give you." He told me. I couldn't help but wonder if Anna would be more willing to show me some. I did really want to dance with her since I didn't get to last time.
"Hey guys." Ric greeted us. "So special dedication, it looks like he's trying to scare you or something. Who does he think he is?"
"It's a pretty amateur move." I replied. You know I couldn't help but think it was quite coincidental how Ric said that the 60s sucked except for the Beatles and then Klaus played a Beatles song. "If Klaus knew anything about me, he would know that I don't scare easily. That just comes off as tacky."
We headed to the dance floor, and I was dancing around him, but he still wasn't doing anything.
"Why won't you dance with me?" I asked with a pout. I wasn't supposed to be this social. I really needed to dance with Anna.
"I don't want to show everyone up." He replied. It was at that point before I noticed Caroline dancing with Matt.
"You know Caroline doesn't know that Klaus is here. We should probably go tell her." I suggested before we went over to her.
"You look like you need someone to dance with." Anna told me as she grabbed me and started too move with me.
"Why aren't you dancing with Tina?" I asked her. I had remembered that she had a girlfriend and I wouldn't be hooking up with her.
"Because Tina is busy babysitting." Anna replied. "I wouldn't let my girlfriend come here when Klaus is here. That would be stupid."
"Did you compel her?" I questioned. I was pretty sure that she was on vervain, so it would be pretty hard for her to do that. I didn't think that she would want to do that either.
"No." She replied. "I just politely asked her not to come regardless of whether she was on vervain or not. So, I remember the last dance. Noah was chasing you and you didn't know that I was a vampire."
"I just thought that you were a nerd who loved horror movies, kind of like me." I responded. It wasn't like she was giving away the fact that she was a vampire.
"So you're saying that you're a nerd?" She pointed out with a smile. When did I ever say that I wasn't one?
"There's nothing wrong with that." I told her. "Just because you're a nerd doesn't mean that you can't be pretty…or extremely hot."
"I'm glad that you appreciate my outfit." She replied with a smile.
"Why are you wearing that anyway if Tina's not here?" I questioned.
"I don't dress up for other people." She responded as she grabbed me in a hold. I noticed that the song had changed into ballad uncreatively titled 'Slow Dance'. "When you dress up, it needs to be because you like the clothes."
"That's good advice." I said as we moved to the music. I had to say that I really liked dancing with her.
Later I was taking a break from the dance floor with Bonnie while Anna was getting some punch.
"Mary, Bonnie, come quick. Klaus is here." Ric declared as he took us out into the hall. Once we got there, I noticed that no one seemed to be around.
"Where is he?" I asked.
"Sorry, I just couldn't take any more of that dance." Ric declared. "I don't really like the 60s. I prefer the 20s."
"Ric, are you drunk?" I asked. If he was, I wanted some of what he had. No wait. Something was wrong. Oh my god.
"Now why would you think that, Mary?" He questioned.
"What's going on?" I responded. There was no way that what I was thinking was true, was it?
"Well, I'll give you a hint. I am not Alaric." He declared.
"Oh my God, Klaus." I realized. I was pretty sure that I needed to run. How was this possible? Well, it was probably some kind of magical possession, but I didn't know that you could do something like that.
"Ding, ding, ding." He replied. I immediately tensed up. "Relax, Mary, I'm not here for you. You on the other hand, I want dead."
Bonnie attacked him but he managed to get back up. She needed to not kill him because he wasn't wearing his ring, and I couldn't have even given him mine because I didn't think that he would take it.
"Did I forget to mention that I know a witch?" He asked.
"Run." Bonnie instructed. I didn't need to be told twice. We ran down the hall and right into Anna.
"What's going on?" She asked.
"Klaus is possessing Alaric." I explained. "He wants to kill Bonnie."
At that point, Damon came over to us.
"Damn it." He cursed. "Go find Stefan. I'll stay with her."
Before I found Stefan, I came across Elena.
"Mary, we can't let Bonnie kill Klaus because she'll kill herself in the process." She told me. How long had that been a thing? Was that what Elena was so made about earlier.
"We also can't kill him because he's in Alaric's body." I explained.
"I heard that he liked to do that." Anna replied.
"You could have warned us about this." I remarked.
"I'm sorry. I haven't even seen him for several hundred years." She explained. "But I'm not going to let him kill you. I'm sorry again that I didn't tell you."
"Tell you what?" Elena asked. At that point, I heard a loud crash.
What happened was that Bonnie ended up attacking him until she couldn't anymore. I didn't understand why she would do that. We needed her to kill Klaus, but he needed to be in his own body.
It wasn't until we got back to the boarding house that Damon explained that Bonnie wasn't actually dead, but rather she cast a spell to make it seem like she was dead so Klaus would think that she was dead. It meant that when Klaus came back in his own body, we would still have her available to use as a secret weapon. I really didn't want Bonnie to kill herself, unless that was our only option. It was still possible that it was our only option though. I would have to see if I could find any other options. Damon then took out my laptop and showed a video from Bonnie.
"So, I guess that you're not dead." I stated. "That was a good idea."
"I think I'm going to stay with her for a little while." Elena remarked. I was pretty sure that wanted to get away from John...but I was also pretty sure that place didn't have a shower. How exactly were they going to clean themselves?
"Okay, just be careful." I responded. I was a little concerned because I definitely didn't want anything to happen to my sister. They would have to pretty much not leave that house. I hoped that they were prepared for it. "We can't do anything to let Klaus know that she's alive."
Later in the night as I was getting ready for bed, I couldn't help but notice that maybe there was another way to kill Klaus. I decided to walk downstairs to the basement. He was still there. This could work. I realized that I had never discussed his plan with him, and I couldn't help but wonder if maybe he really did want to protect me. Maybe I would be able to reason with him at least.
"Mary, are you down here?" Anna asked me. She found that I was in the cell with Elijah's body. "Hey. What are you here?"
I knew that this was something that I needed to think hard about. For all I knew, the first thing that he could do when he woke up was try to kill me. I would just have to hope that that was not the case, and he didn't want to kill me.
"I'm gonna do it." I told her as I pulled the dagger out. He didn't immediately awaken. I supposed that meant that we would have to wait.
So Mary and Anna freed Elijah. Will they be able to stop Klaus? Please don't forget to review.