Chapter 9: My First Ball

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Klaus' Mansion

Klaus and Kol stare at each other. Esther walks in.

"Enough! Niklaus. Come."

Klaus goes into another room with his mother.

"Rebekah wasn't even out of her box a day before she tried to ruin my life. What happened to peace, acceptance, family?"

"You put daggers in their hearts. You want them to go down on their knees and kiss your feet for reuniting them?"

"So it's a crime to want our family to be as we were?"

"You need to give it time, Niklaus. I've had a thousand years on the other side to be angry and to heal. I'm here to make sure this family does the same."

"I just don't understand. I killed you, and still you forgive me."

"It's been my dream for a thousand years that this family could be as one. Forgiveness is not a chore. It's a gift. Now, who are you bringing to the ball this evening?"

[sighs] "Don't be ridiculous. You're lucky I'm even going."Ophira appears in the doorway, "See Auntie Esther I am very excited for my first ball because Klausy is so crushing on this little blonde vampire that he sent invitation."

"Come here," Klaus said. 

"You have to catch me," Ophira giggles and playful runs away, Klaus playfully follows.She runs out of the room almost hitting Elijah, "Sorry 'lijah,"

Kol see her and says, "Remember that spell I taught you, troublemaker."

She nods and mutters, "Invisque." She turned invisible.

"I am really going to regret letting you teach her magic." Klaus says too Kol.

Later at the Ball

Ophira's Outfit

 Elena is walking down a hallway when Elijah walks up from behind. "Elena. I understand my mother requested to see you."

"Uh, yeah. Why, is something wrong?"

"Well, her ability to forgive my brother after everything he's done to destroy this family strikes me as a little strange to say the least."

"Do you think that it's an act?"

"It has me asking questions I never thought I'd ask. Can I depend on you to tell me what she says?'

"Of course. I'll find you later, okay?" 

Elijah notices Ophira listening to them. "What do you think of Elena?" Elijah asks Ophira.

"I mean she's kind but the doppleganger is not trustworthy." Ophira answers. "Also somethings is wrong with Esther she's burning sage and talking to the Gilbert girl. It might just me being paranoid but I think she is up to something."

"Let me know if you sense anything else Ophira, now go have fun." Elijah said as Ophira ran down the stairs. 

Crystal rings. Esther addresses the guests from the staircase. She has a glass of red-tinged champagne in her hand.

"Good Evening, Ladies and Gentleman. Waiters are coming around with champagne. I invite you all to join me in raising a glass. It provides me with no greater joy then to see my family back together as one. I'd like to thank you all for being part of this spectacular evening. Cheers!"

Everyone: "Cheers!" Everyone drinks from their glasses, including all the Original vampires.

When they drank the champagne Ophira felt magic being cast, she then figured it out. Esther was going to linking them. Then she got an idea. 

After the party

Esther started chanting, "Phasmatos inta grum vin callus...Amalon callagius accodam...Cosom naben dox...Callagius amalon...Gaeda callagius ceremum...Phamato descendium vinum...Phasmatos inta grum vin callus...Cosom naben dox."

The blood spreads across the scroll, connecting the names together like the branches of a tree."The link is complete. You are one." The paper begins to burn.

Ophira walked into the room and said, "So you link them." Esther looked over her shoulder in shock. 

"Ophira you must understand I-" Esther started but Ophira interrupted. 

"I get it there vampires, we are witches, we are the keepers of balance. So what is your plan, I personally think that you link them all and tomorrow your going to harness the power of the full moon and undone the spell that made the Originals then kill them. Am I right?" 

"You are correct Ophira, how did you know."

"I am a firstborn Hightower witch, witch is the same as a firstborn Mikaelson witch. I more powerful than anyone realizes but I'm a kid so Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah even Kol treat my more like a doll. So I agree vampires are an unbalance in nature and it is our job to be rid of them. Basically I want to help."