The Balance

Chapter 34

"I need another shot please," I feel my body swaying slowly on the bar stool. I'm back at Rousseau's, trying to drink my sorrows away. The bartender Cami looks at me with a frown on her face.

"are you okay? You've been in here for the past two hours drinking shot after shot." She wipes the counter down before pouring me another one.

" The man that I loved for practically all my life took the opportunity of me having children of my own away from me." I grab the shot glass and throw it back, "and then he had a one night stand, and they are having a baby together." I wipe my tears away, " and to top it off this one night stand hooked up with my ex-boyfriend less than six months ago." I chuckled to myself, "this is a terrible episode from a soap opera.

Cami grabs my shot glass again, "yeah I could see why you'd need to drink your sorrows away." She turns away to help another customer and I bring the shot glass up to my lips, threw it back and decided it's time to find a room for the night so I can sober up and get back to Mystic Falls.

I exit the bar, I check my phone and see I have multiple missed calls from Niklaus and Rebekah.
"You're back so soon?" I turn to see Marcel standing in front of me, "didn't expect you to be back tonight."

I narrow my eyes at him, "If you're looking for some Intel, I didn't stay long enough to find anything out for you. So go find someone else to be your little spy because I'm leaving this town as soon as I can."

"Is that so?" he cocked an eyebrow.

"Yes, it was a mistake for me to come here," I spit out, I can feel my blood boiling again.

He tilted his head, "no," he steps closer, "Allison, you feel right into the trap we wanted you to."

I froze, "what?" Before I could think to run I felt someone grab my from behind and then darkness.

•••

My head is ponding, I open my eyes slowly and immediately close them the light was blinding me. I could hear music blasting from underneath me. "I groan. Slowly sitting up I see Marcel sitting in the chair in front of me in a tuxedo.

I can hear trumpets playing, "Where the hell am I?"

"You're at the Abattior." He says, "well I'm throwing a masquerade ball tonight and depending on how the Klaus acts you might be my guest of honor." He smirks as he stands up.

He hands me a dress, it's alack peplum cocktail dress and a hairpiece with black feathers and beads. "for a while I was looking for in the Klaus's weakness, and I thought to myself how can a strong hybrid original have a weakness. then I remember there were rumors about a girl, they said that Klaus would do anything for her happiness and protect her at all cost." He stepped towards the door, " when I saw you on Bourbon Street looking lost, I noticed some thing you're wearing the ring Klaus held very close to his heart, he told me once a long time again that the only women who would ever wear that ring is the love of his life."

"So you put two and two together." I whisper.

He nodded, "I did. You're his weakness. Now get dressed."

•••

I enter the party taking in the dark, wild atmosphere. I'm over looking the party from the balancing. Acrobats are hanging from the ceiling, dancers handle exotic animals, and confetti falls glittering upon the party guests. I see Klaus walking arm in arm with Rebekah. He is wearing a black suit, with a black dress shirt and tie. We are matching. Marcel sees me and comes closer to him. "Now do as I say or you will die."

I shiver but nod. My eyes scan the room
once more and finally I make eye contact with Klaus and nods at him in acknowledgment. his smile falls and I can see anger radiating off of him.