Repeat

It was the morning of the ball and the song 'tik tok' blasted through the manor. Elijah knew it was coming from Rebekah's room and Klaus groaned.

"Today is going to suck," he told him.

"You jinxed us!" Kol exclaimed.

"You know mother likes her parties," Elijah replied calmly. "Remember we all need to keep an eye on Rebekah this evening and Kol no bloodshed."

"Just make sure that hybrid boy doesn't jinx us anymore," Kol huffed. "Oh and Rebekah's human date doesn't do anything too...well, forward."

"You will get to see Miss Forbes brother," Elijah told Klaus.

"While you get to see the doppelgänger and hopefully get lucky," Klaus teased.

Elijah blushed.

"Nik sent her a dress," Kol interjected.

"Like you did for that witch Bunny," Klaus snarled.

"It's a pink dress and her name is Bonnie," Kol growled.

"Boys, behave," Elijah bit out.

"What about the Salvatore's? I saw their names on the guest list," Kol added.

"Don't start fighting with them," Elijah warned. "If they start the fight, then defend yourself."

"I'll lure them away from the doppelgänger girl," Kol promised him with a mischievous smile on his face.

"Behave Kol," Elijah cautioned.

"I'm always behaved," Kol said as he walked away.

"You don't find it a little suspicious that mother's first act upon her return is to throw a ball," Klaus mentioned quietly to Elijah.

"I am worried but I know that you and I could just...kill her if she steps out of line," Elijah told him. "I don't want Rebekah and Kol to know what we're planning."

"Which is?" Klaus asked.

"We kill her if she does something to hurt us," Elijah said as he drank his coffee from a tea cup.

Klaus nodded in agreement.

"We should get ready for this ball," Elijah sighed as he stood up. "What color dress did you get Caroline again?"

"Blue with diamonds," Klaus answered.

"That should look lovely with her blonde complexion."

"Do you believe that Elena will come to the ball?" Klaus asked. "Her blood could hurt us."

"So far she has kept the Salvatore's in check. I don't think she wishes to hurt us," Elijah replied thoughtfully.

Klaus grinned.

"After dumping both of them she told them to 'act like an actual family' according to what Kol said," Elijah laughed out.

"I'm sure Kol got a kick out of that," Klaus acknowledged.

"He recorded it on his phone and has been planning on uploading it on YouTube," Elijah said. "He calls it 'idiots getting tamed by a little lady'."

"He seems to be doing better this time," Klaus noted with surprise.

"True," Elijah agreed before leaving to get ready for the night.

"I don't think this is a good idea," Bonnie worried as she stepped into her pink ball gown. It was a strapless fit and flare design.

"So?" Caroline asked. Elena rolled her eyes and nodded at Bonnie.

"I don't think so either but I know that you can help me with the two Salvatore brothers," Elena said gently.

"This feels like entering the tiger den," Bonnie sighed.

"More like the lion's den," Elena groaned.

"You're the one determined to go," Bonnie observed.

"Because Kol begged me and said that Elijah would like to see me there," Elena countered.

"Then we will go," Bonnie resolved.

"Also, if I wasn't going I would be on the couch watching Ghostbusters," Elena admitted.

"Vintage video is bad because...?"

"I would have been all alone."

"If you weren't going I'd be on your couch with you," Bonnie said.

"And Caroline would be all alone at the ball," Elena told her.

"I'm going," Caroline said firmly.

"We know," Bonnie said.

"Nice dress," Elena told Bonnie.

"Kol got it for me," Bonnie replied.

"He likes you," Caroline smirked.

"Like Klaus likes you Caroline," Bonnie smirked back.

"Well Elena has a crush on tall, dark and handsome," Caroline crowed, "and don't you dare think I'm talking about a Salvatore."

Elena blushed at her obvious crush on Elijah that she believed to be entirely one-sided.

"If nothing else we get to wear these pretty dresses and maybe do a little dancing," Bonnie told Elena.

Elena smiled in agreement.

"True," Caroline said with a smirk on her pink painted lips.

The girls gathered their dresses into Elena's SUV and soon arrived in the long line of cars waiting for valet parking at the Mikaelson's party.

Bonnie whistled.

"Did the entire town get an invite?" Caroline asked.

"Basically," Elena decided.

"Well," Bonnie said softly, "let's enjoy ourselves."

Soon they were walking with the other guests through the front door. Klaus nudged Elijah where they stood on the second floor overlooking their arriving guests.

"She's here," Klaus announced.

Elijah looked at her and smiled lightly.

"She looks beautiful though maybe I should have gotten her that ivory dress I found yesterday," he mused. "The dress she's wearing came from Damon."

"Have you two been gossiping?" Klaus asked.

"More like me listening to her complain about how much of a jerk Damon is," he admitted.

"Brother I haven't heard you share such interest in centuries," Klaus said.

"She's different," Elijah said. "Not like the others."

"You just have a thing for doppelgängers. I'd make sure it's not Katherine if I were you. You know how she loves balls."

He nodded and flashed to stand in front of the brunette.

"Hello there," he said warmly. "I'm glad you could make it. How's Jeremy?"

She smiled.

"Still in Denver," she answered. "Your mother does throw a lovely ball."

"Mostly it was Klaus and Rebekah who showed her out. Such didn't exist the last time my mother walked amongst people," he replied.

"So I should thank them for helping your mother out with this ball?" She asked as he kissed the back of her hand.

"No," he chuckled. "I am glad that you're Elena and not Katerina -Niklaus was worried about that."

Elena looked around, "you haven't seen her have you?"

"No."

She relaxed and smiled, "thank goodness. You look nice this evening."

He grinned.

"You look beautiful lovely one," he said as he held her hand in his. "How about you apologize to Rebekah for daggering her? I'm sure that she would love to know why."

Elena groaned because that was Damon's plan he created with Mikael and Stefan.

"I doubt she wants to listen to me"

"I'll be there with you," he promised.

Elena squared her shoulders and walked with Elijah to find Rebekah who was speaking with Matt Donovan.

"Sister," Elijah greeted her. "I was hoping that Elena and I could have a few minutes of your time."

"So she can stab me in the back again? I'm not that stupid Elijah," Rebekah replied angrily.

"Just listen to what we need to say or else," Elijah warned coldly to her. "Maybe I will get rid of every single article of clothing you have and replace them with some different ones."

Rebekah looked indignant a moment before calming and turning her attention to Elena. She looked like a princess in her green ball gown with her blonde hair elegantly styled.

"I just wanted to say sorry for daggering you," Elena said softly. "It wasn't really my idea to do it but Damon compelled me to."