Nora stood by the drinks table, successfully avoiding Elena who was stood nearby. The heretic was in no mood to deal with Elena Gilbert of all people, however her interest peaked when the oldest Mikaelson brother approached Elena. Tucking a strand of hair behind her ear the brunette used her enhanced hearing to listen into their conversation, "Elena Gilbert, I presume? I'm Finn Mikaelson. You're here to see my mother." the Original introduced himself, "Is she here?" the doppelganger looked around. "Her request did not include your friends." Finn glanced at Damon and Stefan,"Believe me they are a lot more than friends." Nora said under her breath."They're protecting me. You may not know but your mother's already tried to kill me once." Elena said as she saw who the Mikaelson was looking at,"If you want to see my mother, you'll need to be alone." Finn's words only intrigued Nora more. "If everyone could gather please?" Elijah stood at the top of the staircase as his siblings and Mother joined him. Nora watched as Elijah addressed the crowd. The line-up of Mikaelsons felt like a fever dream, every 'living' Mikaelson under one roof with no urge to kill each other. The heretic headed to the ballroom as Elijah asked everyone to find a partner, she groaned at the thought. Dancing could be fun, but certainly not with this company. Looking around for a reason to sit out, Nora's eyes fell upon a girl sat by the steps. She began to walk over, pausing when her phone went off. "Ciana, I'm a tad busy right now." the brunette's eyes never shifted from the girl, as she ended the call. It had become common practice for her to hang up. "I'm Nora." the brunette said as she sat down beside her,"I'm here because I had no choice, I don't associate myself with vampires." she shuffled away slightly."Good job I'm not a vampire, like I said I'm Nora.." she trailed off waiting for a name,"Bonnie." the girl said reluctantly."You appear tired." Nora could practically feel Bonnie's annoyance,"What are you doing here?" the witch turned to her,"I was invited." the brunette answered to the obvious question. "No, not at the dance. Here, in Mystic Falls." Bonnie clarified"Friends. I came to Mystic Falls because they did. Choosing between being alone or being with friends is always an easy choice, surely you agree?" the way the heretic spoke almost everything felt like a test. "I suppose that happens to be something we have in common." from there a conversation blossomed.However, the judgmental looks Bonnie was given the second her friends left the ballroom was enough for the witch to quickly stand. Her black dress shuffled as she stood, "Wait." Nora quickly wrote down her number, she had only recently mastered the use of a phone. The brunette held out the note, "Friends?" she asked with hope. Bonnie hesitated for a moment before taking the note, "Friends." she replied with a small smile.Nora had been lingering around the door, she was ready to leave but it was clear that the dance was far from over. Squinting, the brunette attempted to figure out who the silhouette approaching from afar was. It was no use as the figure had used their enhanced speed and was now out of sight. "Guess who?" a voice filled Nora's ears, she could feel someone's hands covering her eyes. "Ciana?" the heretic removed the hands and turned around, smiling when she saw Ciana. Embracing her in a hug, "What are you doing here?" her words suggested she wished for the girl to leave. Yet the way she hugged Ciana tighter showed she was clearly glad to see her. "It's been a week, I missed you." the vampire finally pulled out of the hug,"You chose an awfully boring time to show up here." Nora sighed."I can see that." Ciana groaned as she looked around, observing the crowd. "Stay here." the brunette said after pausing for a moment,"What?" her face filled with confusion."Stay here, in this house. With me." Nora smiled slightly in anticipation for an answer."Nora.." the blonde paused, she opened her mouth in order to respond but was cut off by the sound of shouting from outside, the pair glanced at each other before rushing towards the door along with everyone else. The Mikaelsons, Elena, Nora and Ciana were at the front of the crowd along with Stefan. Mouths fell ajar at the sight of an unconscious Kol Mikaelson laying on the ground at a very unapologetic Damon Salvatore's feet. "Are you crazy?!" Stefan moved towards his brother,"Maybe a little," he turns to Elena, ",far be it from me to cause a problem." and with that he walked away. Stefan and Elena following after him as Elijah tossed Kol's body over his shoulder and carried his brother inside."It's been an eventful evening." Nora said as she joined Elijah, Klaus and Rebekah in the gardens, "That it has." the hybrid handed her a glass as she sat on a folding chair. The three were sat in a square around a fire as they collectively sipped their drinks,"Mother's first day back, it didn't go too bad." Bekah spoke with hope. Klaus laughed slightly,"You aren't wrong, I would've expected some sort of bloody bombshell by now."."Why would she choose to throw a dance? She's been dead a millennium she could've done anything, why a dance?" it was clear that the heretic was suspicious of Esther's intentions."Why does Mother do anything?" Elijah sighed. The four continued to talk until they eventually returned to their bedrooms. "You stayed." Nora smiled as she joined Ciana, shuffling nearer to her. "Of course I did." the vampire reciprocated the smile as she placed her arm around Nora. A peaceful silence consumed the room, both girls were content simply sitting there. The pair were long asleep when the handle on their door twisted, the door opened to reveal Rebekah stood in the doorway. "Nora-" she started, stopping when she saw her asleep. Despite the room being dark, anyone would be able to see a certain light leave the blonde's eyes when she saw who her friend was with.
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tad shorter than usual, please comment if you feel the character's lines aren't true to their character <3 also ive made a new acc on tiktok, @bekahshoes - invisiblestring66
