✓ 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄 𝐌𝐄, 𝘬. 𝘮𝘪𝘬𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘰𝘯

𝙩𝙬𝙤

𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙬𝙤—"𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙖𝙨𝙝"

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"𝙐𝙃, 𝙄𝙁 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙔𝙊𝙉𝙀 𝘾𝙊𝙐𝙇𝘿 𝙂𝘼𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍, please."

Clara gazed from Kols shocked face from her previous tease to Elijah who, along with his siblings, was standing on the leading staircase. First, Finn and Rebekah, followed by Elijah and Klaus. Clara then went back to looking at Kol, and she smirked brightly at the boy.

"Excuse me," he states, glancing between Clara and his family to back to the girl as he realized that he needed to also be up there with the rest of his family. "But we aren't done yet, love."

And with that, Kol beckons to his family, walking up the stairs to stand on the highest stair by Klaus. Clara liked the sarcastic, witty boy, but she was sure nothing would come from it. The Original family is bad news, every single one of them.

"Welcome. Thank you for joining us," Elijah warmly smiles, examining the room. Then his mother walks down stairs, this is the first Clara's seen of her, and she looked quite beautiful for being dead for over a thousand years. "You know, whenever my mother brings our family together like this, it's tradition for us to commence the evening with a dance. Tonight's pick is a centuries-old waltz, so if all of you could please find yourselves a partner, join us in the ballroom."

Clara let out a deep sigh rumble out of her system, the last thing she wanted to do was dance but she knew she would look awkward if she didn't. The blonde girl spun around to find Damon and Elena speaking, and she figured the two were going to dance. She then turned to Stefan, who was shooting daggers at the duo, so she took a step forward but was stopped as her mother grabbed Stefan's hand and pulled him towards the ballroom. Clara spotted Matt, and a small smile again appeared on her face, but then it disappeared as she saw Rebekah holding hands with him.

Yet another sigh leaves Clara's mouth, guess she would just be on the sidelines for this dance then.

"Looking for me, darling?" Clara swiftly turned around, finding Kol adjusting his bowtie. He then holds out his hand, waiting for her to grab ahold of it, and his smirk forms more into a smile. "Would you like to dance?"

As much as Clara wanted to decline the boy, she didn't want to be left out from her best friends, so she hesitantly places her hand in his. He pulls Clara closer, where their faces were just an inch or two apart. The trick she pulled before was now twisted back on her, and she pulls away from the trance as she felt a blush creep onto her cheeks.

He pulls Clara, hand in hand, to go towards the ballroom as they heard the music starting. The duo got in line, where girls were behind one another and the boys did the same.

Kol holds out his arm, and Clara rolled her blue eyes as she intertwined her arm in his. She noticed she was right behind Damon and Elena, and the two seemed to be sharing words. They took one step forward, and then another, and then turned to the left.

"You look ravishingly beautiful, if I hadn't told you already," Kol speaks up, switching from looking straight into the back of Damon's head to make eye contact with her.

"Thank you," Clara smiled kindly, more politely than before, he seemed more genuine than sarcastic as he's been all night.

They follow the dance, and then Kol spins Clara around to place her hands on his shoulders. She let out a small laugh as the boy stepped harshly on her shoe, but when she got glares from the audience, she shut up.