𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐❦

"Masquerade, hide your face so the world will never find you" - Phantom of the opera

Dorian and Lyra bursted into her room with bags full of clothes, makeup, food and more necessities. They had to get all kinds of stuff and make sure they had everything they needed.

After leaving the grill, they both went on a shopping spree with the help of the stolen wallet's money. Right now they were going to get themselves ready for tonight, with some music while also planning everything they were going to do.

They put the bags on the bed and Dorian walked towards the windows to close the blinds. Lyra started to rummage through the bags and held up two dresses while asking "Black or Red dress with a black and gold mask?"

"Black, it's less conspicuous" Dorian decided and walked towards his own bag to grab his suit.

Lyra nodded with pursed lips, she grabbed the dress and walked towards the bathroom to change. While changing she told him "So, let's talk about a plan."

"Right. Tonight Katherine is going to try and get the moonstone, but fail and the Salvatores lock her in the tomb. Elena also will get kidnapped by a compelled lackey from Rose and Trevor" Dorian summarised as he sorted through the bags for his own mask.

"Right. One of us needs to become friends with the Scooby gang and the other needs to be kidnapped with dear, dear Elena" Lyra declared and zipped up her dress.

Dorian looked at her in confusion and asked "Why? I mean becoming friends with the Scooby gang, I get. But getting kidnapped with Elena?"

Lyra looked at him dumbfounded "Uh- Hello, a certain suited Mikaelson will get introduced. Also feel free to enact your little crush on a certain doppelgänger, just be careful."

"I didn't need your permission for that, but sure" Dorian grinned and walked inside the bathroom as Lyra walked out "We also have to figure out our magic or whatever it is."

"What happened in the grill?" Lyra questioned as she started to do her hair.

"I don't know" He admitted "I just felt so angry and then I could feel this pull, it felt like I could do anything I wanted to him with just the twitch of my finger. What about you?"

Lyra smiled as she recalled it "Even though I was close to a breakdown, it felt warm, like a rush of adrenaline that could just burst out in any moment."

Dorian hummed and nodded "So we have magic, but we need to also figure out how to control them."

"Can't we just" She shrugged "Figure it out as we go? I mean, we don't understand all of this fully."

He tilted his head and sighed "True."

"So just go with our feelings, if you feel some kind of pull or urge then go with it."

He walked towards the mirror and put on his tie while glancing at her "Wavy curly hair? Who are you trying to impress?"

She scoffed and ignored him as she put on some red lipstick. She smacked her lips together while looking in the mirror, after she was done she walked towards the bed and sat down while putting on her shoes.

Dorian ran a hand through his hair and slipped on his gloves as he asked "What do I do after the masquerade? You'll be kidnapped and what?"

"Find a way to come with Damon and Stefan, lie if you have too. Something convincing and not too much, like saying that you and me were hunted by vampires before and that you will not let them go without you" Lyra made up and smiled at him, she twirled once while asking "How do I look? Kidnap worthy?"

He grinned "Definitely" He held up his arm "M'lady."

She laughed while holding his arm, she joked "Well thank you kind sir!"

They both laughed as they made their way out and called an Uber.

Dorian and Lyra strutted inside the mansion with smiles on their faces. All kind of performers were around them with ridiculous mask's.

She scrunched her nose underneath her mask as they walked around and commented "This looked way better on screen."

"Everything always does" Dorian agreed, something caught his eye and he nudged her while pointing "I am spotting two certain people."

Lyra looked into the direction he pointed and noticed Jeremy Gilbert and Bonnie Bennet sneaking their way upstairs, she observed "This is where they get the room ready."

He hummed in agreement and held out his hand "Shall we go find ourselves a certain pair of Salvatore brothers?"

She held his hand and let him escort her, she leaned in to whisper "We also have to make sure the witches don't 'sense' us."

He gave her a short nod as they arrived outside and looked at the dance floor. They immediately spotted Katherine sneaking towards Stefan, Dorian let Lyra's arm go. He gave her a nod and tried to get Katherine before she went to Stefan, Lyra started to wonder around and wait until she could do her part of the plan.

Dorian just managed to stop Ms. Pierce and spoke up "Hi."

Katherine turned around and her face turned into one of awe. Her lower back burned a bit and she felt her whole world stop, of all times he could have came it was now? She smiled and replied "H-hi."

Dorian brightened up, every time he watched the series he always loved Katherine. She was an amazing character and for some reason she was always more beautiful then Elena, even though they wore the same face she just was. His shoulder burned and that made him snap out of his admiring as he asked with a smile and slight bow "May I have a dance?"

Her face flushed as she forgot about Stefan and focused on the man in front of her "Of course."

He held out his gloved hand and she grabbed it while walking towards the dance floor, they slowed danced as he introduced "My name is Dorian, what is your name beautiful?"

She smiled and wanted to say her real name, but forgot that she was impersonating Elena. So with lots of hesitation she gritted out the words "Elena Gilbert."

He just smirked and internally apologised for what he was about to do "Are you sure Katerina?"

Fear flashed in her eyes as she tensed. Normally she would threaten anyone who could be a danger, but she couldn't, not to him. So she asked in a harsh whisper "How do you know that name?"

"In due time beautiful, in due time..." He trailed off as he gave her one last bow and kiss on the hand, before walking away.

Katherine wanted to go after him, but remembered her own plan and promised herself that she would find him again later.

Dorian approached a smirking Lyra, she stood at the drinks and was put off by Dorian's expression. He told her in an urgent but hushed tone "Something just happened."

She put her drink down and replied "What?"

"It felt painful to walk away from Katherine, my shoulder burned when we first made eye contact and right now I feel the urge to rip Stefan's hands from Katherine's body" He almost spat out in anger "Knowing that their going to hurt her later, is literally making my blood boil."

Lyra put her hand on his shoulder "We cannot interfere with the fight, otherwise we'll be number one on the Salvatore enemy list and we know that she'll be okay."

He huffed and turned away while he kept scratching his shoulder as he cursed "Fucking hell, why does this itch so much!"

Lyra frowned and hit his hand "Show me your shoulder" He gave her a incredulous look, but she persisted "Show me!"

He rolled his eyes and reluctantly pulled off his jacket and unbuttoned his blouse a bit, revealing his shoulder. Lyra breathed in sharply and he asked "What? What is it?"

"You're shoulder, one of the stars is glowing" She breathed out in shock, she lightly touched it and he pulled away with a hiss of pain.

"What the hell did you do?" Dorian asked as he kept looking at his shoulder, the star wasn't glowing anymore. Instead it looked like a blister.

Lyra held up her hands in surrender while saying "I didn't do anything!"

Dorian furrowed his brows and looked around, he noticed Katherine walking away from Jeremy. Lyra looked in the direction he was staring and as Dorian stepped forward, she stopped him while ordering "You cannot interfere. Go take a walk Dorian!"

He glared at her and almost growled as he walked away. She just rolled her eyes at his dramatics and grabbed her glass back from the table.

Lyra watched from afar as Stefan approached Elena after everything happened. The entire night she had kept an eye on both Elena and Dorian, making sure he didn't do anything stupid while also keeping an eye out on when to strike.

When the everything went down, Lyra had forced Dorian to dance with her so that he couldn't go to the room where the fight was happening.

Right now she was watching Elena shoot down Stefan and she felt Dorian come up beside her. He asked her "Are you still going through with the kidnapping stuff?"

She looked at him and scoffed "Of course, we need to involve ourselves into the plot on way or another."

"By getting kidnapped?" He raised an eyebrow at her while crossing his arms.

She just grinned and shrugged "I like the dramatics."

He shook his head at her and at that moment Elena walked away from Stefan.

Lyra turned to Dorian and gave him a hug "I'll see you hopefully tomorrow. Don't forget the plan!"

She walked away as he yelled after her "Don't do anything stupid!"

She gave him a middle finger, before trying to catch up with Elena. Eventually she found her standing at the parking lot and Lyra cleared her throat "Uhm, excuse me?"

Elena turned around and looked at her in confusion "Hi? Can I help you?"

"Yeah, can I borrow your phone? My friend hasn't arrived to pick me up and I forgot my bag at home"

Elena gave her an obvious fake smile while telling her "I have to call my brother first, but after that you can call your friend."

"That's fine, thank you" Lyra thanked and gave her a smile.

"Follow me" Elena tilted her head and started to dial her brother. Lyra wasn't really paying attention, but she focused back in as they got closer to a familiar car "-Yeah Jeremy, I've got my car. Tell Bonnie that whatever she did, I'm starting to feel better. Yeah, you can drive her home. I'm just gonna go straight to bed. Okay."

Elena hang up the phone and turned around, only to scream at Lyra "Watch out."

The last thing Lyra heard was Elena's muffled scream.