Title: they're not gonna take it

Timeframe: One week after the end of ATCL

Characters: Katherine, Caroline, Rebekah, Bonnie, and a brief appearance by the Mikaelbroes at the end

"Forbes, you do realize that you don't have to throw me a goodbye party every time, right?" Katherine rolled her eyes as they all sat down in a private seating area at one of New Orleans' hottest clubs.

"It's my going-away party too!" Bonnie pointed out. "Kol and I are leaving before you and Elijah, if you want to get technical."

Caroline rolled her eyes and cut them off. "This is a going-away party for the both of you, as well as a pre-birthday celebration for Bonnie, and a first-time-in-a-club party for Bonnie and I. Therefore, cut it out, you two."

"Great. So I'm the only one without a reason for being here?" Rebekah sniped, sliding in next to them at their table.

"You're here for moral support and because you're our friend. Ergo, order a drink and look like you actually know how to have fun." The other blonde smiled in that bitchy way she had perfected, causing the Original to roll her eyes.

"You're also here to get laid." Katherine interjected. "What?"

"What is your obsession with getting me to have sex?" Rebekah asked, probably a bit too loudly. "It's kind of weird."

"You're single. I'm not. I like to man-hunt, but now that I'm single and not…fangy anymore, I can't even do it for the food. So, I'll do all of the scouting for you, and just direct you towards the ready and willing victims." Katherine said all of this as though it was obvious.

"It's not a bad deal." Caroline shrugged. "Plus, the guys here are kind of cute… "

"You're both so strange." Rebekah sighed.

"I never thought I would say this, but I agree with her." Bonnie said.

"You know what? We're getting shots." Caroline scoffed. "And no more pouting! Out of anyone!"

"Yes, your Majesty." Katherine laughed, causing the other three to follow.

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A few rounds of shots and one nasty, frilly, pink drink that Rebekah had insisted they all try because she liked the name later, they were all out on the dance floor. The four ladies twisted and turned to the booming music, a spectacle of gorgeousness on the crowded floor.

"Don't look now, but we're getting attention from over there." Bonnie surreptitiously nodded towards a group of attractive guys, all in or around their mid-twenties. Of course, the other three turned and stared.

"Not bad, though I've seen better." Katherine shrugged. "Much better…" Her red lips curved into a smirk.

"Oh my god, get your head out of the gutter." Rebekah rolled her eyes. "I really don't want to hear about your fantasies about my brother!"

"Darling, I don't need fantasies." The former laughed, tossing her curls over one shoulder. While flirting with other people may be against the rules of monogamy, relishing in the attention everyone paid you was not. "I am so looking forward to France. Our chateau, all to ourselves, for weeks on end… It's going to be marvelous."

"Kol apparently owns an island out in the Pacific, so that's where we're heading first." Bonnie said, a smug look on her face.

Katherine arched an eyebrow, considering the possibilities put in front of her. "Island sex. I approve, Bon-Bon. And I'm strangely proud."

"Katherine Pierce approves of me. Now I can die in peace." Bonnie replied sarcastically.

"Once things settle down here, and Lou-Lou's a teeny bit older, Klaus and I have plans to go on a world tour. I've already made a list of destinations." Caroline laughed. "Though, right now I'm enjoying just settling into us as a couple, and not just…us."

Rebekah sighed. "This conversation is reminding me of how utterly single I am."

"I saw the looks you were giving that Scottish guy. He was seriously hot, and I happen to know that he's moving here. Go after it." The other blonde said, as if it all was obvious.

"He's got kids. And apparently he lost his wife a couple years ago, and it's all too complicated for me to deal with. It's just…complicated." The Original grumbled. "Look, I need another drink. Anyone want to join me?"

"I saw they have chocolate cocktails… I want to try one of those." Caroline smiled, seeing that Rebekah obviously wanted to change the topic.

"I could go for one." Katherine shrugged.

"I need water." Bonnie crossed her arms, breaking the bubble of chocolate cocktails. She got three unimpressed looks. "Hello? Human, here, albeit an immortal one! I'd like to not be puking in the morning. I can't fix it automatically like you three."

"I pity you." Katherine cocked her head to the side. "Hangovers are a bitch."

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After the first round of chocolate cocktails, Rebekah made it her life's mission to get smashed, and Katherine was more than happy to keep shoving various concoctions under her nose. Caroline and Bonnie had flitted between their friends at the bar and the dance floor, coming back every so often to take a breather. It was on said dance floor, however, that they got into a little confrontation.

"You can remove your hand from my ass, thank you very much." Bonnie turned around, glaring. The guy behind her was from the same group that she had seen eyeing them earlier, and he was admittedly attractive. Caroline stepped forward, feeling a guy press himself up against her from behind.

"Sorry, babe, but I can't control myself around your beauty." The man said.

"I have a boyfriend. Back off." Bonnie shot back.

"What he doesn't know won't hurt him." Caroline almost snorted in laughter as she and Bonnie exchanged unimpressed looks at the guy's reply.

"Bon-Bon, Caroline, are these men bothering you?" Katherine sauntered over, a slightly-less-buzzed Rebekah behind her. "Because I would hate to have to unleash my wrath upon them."

"Honey, you can unleash your wrath on me any time." The man who had come up behind Caroline looked Katherine up-and-down and wiggled his eyebrows, causing Rebekah to burst out in laughter, and the other three to just stare awkwardly.

"I think that was an invitation." The brunette mused. "Should I go through with it?" She turned to Caroline. "You need training in the art anyways." Katherine chose her words carefully, purposefully making it seem as if she was talking about something other than torture.

"I don't know… I really hate cleanup." Caroline sighed. "It's so messy."

"I'm drunk. I want to go back to the manor." Rebekah blurted out, crossing her arms.

"Wait, a manor?" The first guy asked.

"You're not coming with any of us, so don't even think about it." Bonnie snapped. "I agree with Rebekah. I have an early flight tomorrow."

"Toodles, boys!" Katherine waved, as her friends walked off the dance floor and back to grab their things. "Have fun by yourself tonight! Because, let's be honest, with those cheesy pickup lines and that subpar attire, you're not getting any."

-0-0-0-0-0-

"Ahhh, they're back." Kol looked up from his book. "Then again, I could smell the scent of cheap booze and the peasant masses from a mile away." The three Mikaelson brothers were gathered in the lounge, all quietly reading. Rebekah moved to a free chair and collapsed in it, her eyes closing.

"You're so charming." Bonnie rolled her eyes. She plopped down on the other end of the sofa and swung her high-heeled feet up into his lap, wiggling them lightly. "Take those blasted things off… They hurt." He rolled his eyes but did as she asked.

"Did you have a good time, love?" Klaus asked as Caroline sat down beside him.

"It was fun!" She smiled. "I tried way too many cocktails, and we danced, and it was a perfect going-away party." Caroline scooted over, leaning her head on his shoulder. "I see Lou's asleep?"

"Temporarily. I expect she'll be up again in a few hours." Klaus said.

Caroline stood, and grabbed his hand, tugging him up. "In that case…" There was a glint in her eyes that made him smirk, and moments later they were gone from the room.

When they arrived, Katherine immediately snatched the book out of Elijah's hands, slid a bookmark in it, and then placed herself in his lap. Her feet dangled over the sides, and to keep upright her arms had to be wrapped around his neck but neither were complaining. "I got your sister drunk."

"I can see that." Elijah looked over at his sister, who was passed out in an armchair. "She will be unpleasant come morning, though we will thankfully be gone."

"Yes." Katherine smiled. "We'll be on our way to France."

AN: So...this is the first of the post-ATCL drabble series. I'm hopefully going to update this once a week, though don't hold me to that, as I do have a summer fic going on as well. Anyways, what did you all think?

I will admit, this drabble isn't my favorite, but it was the only thing I could really get going in my head, so it happened. Also, please, please, please, send me any prompts or scenes that you wish to see. I've got like...one planned out in my mind, but I'd really, really, love to write these for you readers. So send me as many prompts or scenes as you would like! I'll most likely write them all!

Anyways, thank you all so much for reading and reviewing!

-Abi