Night Time Creatures [Klaus Mikaelson]

43 • The Dinner Party

Aliona's P.O.V

"You know, this is a bad idea." I spoke to Damon as I emerged from my room, seeing Rick, Andy and Jenna already here. All we needed now was Elijah. And all I needed was to think of a non suspicious way to get my brother to not kill Elijah.

"There's no such thing as a bad idea." Damon spoke with a smirk. "There's just poorly executed awesome ones."

"No I don't like the idea of Elijah being in the same house as Jenna." Rick muttered as he walked over to us.

"Jenna's safe." Damon shrugged and poured himself a glass of bourbon. "Besides it's just a totally harmless fact-finding mission." I frowned at his words.

"A fact-finding mission?" Rick questioned. "So no sneak attacks, no surprise plans, nothing that's gunna put Jenna in harms way okay?"

"Scouts honour." Damon nodded and promised as Rick walked off. I narrowed my eyes at Damon who gave a look. "Oh please, I'm sure you lie all the time." Suddenly there was a knock at the door which caused my stomach to drop. He was here.

Andy walked over and answered it but I frowned at the guest stood on the doorway.

"What a surprise, John." Damon nodded as I realised it was Elena's actual dad John Gilbert. "Leave." Damon stated rudely.

"Well when Jenna said she was going to a dinner party with Elijah I didn't wanna miss out on all the fun games." He smiled bitterly and walked in, frowning at me.

"Aliona Salvatore." I smiled at him, checking the room to make sure Jenna wasn't here. She was the only one that didn't know. "I don't believe we've met."

"Well I've heard a lot about you, John Gilbert." He nodded as Jenna walked in and her face fell immediately.

"No, just no." She stated, I got the impression that this guy wasn't liked very much...at all.

"There's not gunna be any games tonight John, just a friendly dinner party." Rick shrugged as John nodded.

"Right." John nodded but continued into the house.

A few minuted later the doorbell rang again, I got up to answer it and immediately stiffened when I came face to face with Elijah.

"Good evening, come in." Damon spoke from behind me as Elijah's face darkened slightly.

"Evening, before I do let me just say something. If you have less than honourable intentions about how this evening is going to proceed then I suggest you re-consider." Elijah warned as I gulped, knowing exactly what Damon was going to do.

"Hmm no, no less than honourable intentions here. Just a getting to know you dinner." Damon denied everything as Elijah nodded.

"Oh good then." He spoke but I knew him too well, he was still on his guard. "Nice to see you again Aliona." He nodded to me as I smiled slightly falsely at him, letting him come in before closing the door. "That is good because I know Elena and I have this deal, but if you so much as cross me Damon then I will kill you and everyone in this house. Are we clear?"

"Crystal." Damon spoke tentatively, Elijah nodded before seeing Jenna and walking over to talk to her.

"Don't. Do. Anything." I growled in a whisper to Damon who nodded before walking off.

Once we had all sat down and began the meal, that I was pretty sure Damon had compelled Andy to make but was taking all the credit, I couldn't stop making awkward eye contact with Elijah. He sat opposite me and kept on looking up at me which was not helping.

Jenna was arguing playfully with Damon that apparently our surname wasn't a true founding family of Mystic Falls, Elijah backed up Jenna with a load of historical facts as I frowned at him. He continued on for a long time about a witches burial ground that he wanted to find.