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When Niklaus returned, Esther was awake.
And in that short little while, Grace and Elijah were about to go insane because of her.
Esther pestered them with questions, especially Grace. She was very intrigued with her 'mutation', as she called it.
Grace did not like her at all.
Elijah tried to make light of the conversation, but Esther said one backhanded thing after another. She was a powerful witch, Grace could tell.
Maybe an even match for her.
Finally, Esther decided to change the subject, asking Elijah about hosting a ball. He thought it was a pretty bold move, being that Esther just, er, got here.
Grace did not say much, surprisingly. Something was not quite right about that woman. And things only got worse when Niklaus arrived.
He came in with a sack full of blood bags for starters, which Grace could tell appalled Esther.
She smirked.
"Grace, love, won't you go wake up the- oh, hello, mother."
Esther stood, unsure of what to say for a moment. Niklaus was the one that had killed her a thousand years ago, and she had most certainly not forgotten.
He sat down the bag at once, giving a smile that actually seemed... genuine.
Grace furrowed her eyebrows, somewhat confused.
"Niklaus, dear. It has certainly been a long time." She paused, but when Nik did not say anything, she continued, "I know... last time we encountered, things didn't end very well. But- I'm here to set it right. With all of you. We're going to host a ball."
"We are?" Niklaus interrupted, a bit taken aback.
Grace decided that she did not want to hear any of this at the moment, so she would leave and come back once all the family issues were worked out.
Quietly, she walked past the two of them, muttering to Nik, "I'll see you later," and getting out of there as fast as she could.
Whatever problems Esther was bringing, Grace did not want any part of it. Unfortunately, she supposed she would most likely end up in that situation, anyway.
