Twisted Bonds

Chapter 52: The Death Of Mikael

Emma's POV

A couple of weeks went by. Rebekah dragged me out of the house to have me help her with dress shopping for homecoming. We went to a higher end place out of town to shop.

"Okay, how does this one look?" Rebekah asked as she walked out of the dressing room. She was wearing a nice looking yellow dress.

"The dress looks good, but it doesn't really suit you. The dress needs to be a darker color." I suggested.

"Okay, well, what color should I look for?" she asked as she walked back into the changing room.

"I don't know. That purple dress didn't look too bad. So, let's look for some blue dresses, or maybe a darker red dress." I told her.

A minute later, she walked out of the dressing room. "Okay, let's keep looking." she said.

Another couple hours went by. Rebekah walked out of the changing room in a beautiful red dress. "I really like this one, what do you think?" she asked.

"This one beats out all of the other dresses. You have got to wear it." I told her with a smile.

"Okay, I'll get it. Hey, why haven't you tried on any dresses? Do you already have one picked out?" she asked.

"No, I'm not going. Dances aren't really my thing." I admitted.

"What? No, you have to go! I want my best friend there when I become homecoming queen!" she demanded.

"Do I really have to? I don't have a date, and I don't want to go alone." I said.

"Yes, you have to! You just need to find a date." she told me.

"Well, it's not like I can take Elijah. Walking in with someone who is clearly an adult wouldn't look good." I told her.

"Well, maybe you, Matt and I can go as a group. I'm sure Matt won't mind. Now, come on, let's find you a dress!" Rebekah said.

"Woah, can't we go somewhere else? I can't afford anything here!" I told her.

"We can use Nik's credit card." she told me.

"Is that really okay?" I asked her.

"I'm sure he won't mind. You are soulmates after all. Now, come on! Let's go look at some more dresses!" she urged me.

I settled on a dress far quicker than Rebekah did. It only took me about an hour. I picked out a deep violet colored dress. It looked surprisingly good on me, and it had pockets. It was a really nice dress.

The night of the dance came around. When we arrived at the school, we found out that the gym was flooded. The homecoming dance was canceled. Suddenly, Tyler came strolling up to us. "Hey, we're moving the event to my place. Are you coming?" he asked.

"Yeah, sure, sounds fun! You guys in?" Matt asked as he turned to Rebekah and I.

Rebekah looked at me and I nodded. "Yeah, we're in, let's go!"

When we arrived, the mansion was packed. I didn't even know that this many people went to our school! This really is not my scene...

I looked over at Rebekah when a thought hit me. "Hey, when were you invited in? I don't believe you've ever met Carol..." I said, confused.

"I've been here once with Elijah. He compelled Carol to let me in. He believed that I should be invited into any place he has access to. And since you're living with Elena, one of the founding families, he believes that one of these times, Jenna will drag you out to one of the events for the founding families. Many events that are held here." I nodded at her answer.