CHAPTER THIRTY - TWO
× the mikaelson ball ×

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CASSANDRA WALKS INTO THE MIKAELSON HOUSE, probably the last thing she wanted to do right now. She raises her eyebrows as she holds out her hands, staring at the blonde who was getting her nails done on the couch. Kol was standing in front of a mirror and Finn was getting his suit fitted. Her eyes land on Elijah though who meets her eyes, giving a small smile. She sends one back even if she was still a tiny bit angry about last night. Cassandra knew he only did it in her best interest. "You bellowed, Bekah?" She asks as she turns her attention back to Rebekah who smiles at her presence.

"You're here. Good." Rebekah says as she gets up from her seat to make her way over to the raven haired vampire. "You're coming to the ball tonight and I only have a couple hours to get you ready." She states making Cassandra let out a loud laugh. There was no way she was going to a dance where Klaus would no doubt try and win her back a dozen times.

"No, I'm not." Cassandra denies with a shake of her head making Rebekah frown. "I dont even want to be in talking distance with Nik, it's bad enough being in this house." She mutters as she glances around for a moment. Rebekah rolls her eyes as she grabs the woman's hand, dragging her over to the couch.

"I'm sure you and my brother will patch things up soon. You always do." Rebekah waves her hand as she sits back down, about to pull the girl down with her but Cassandra only gives a stern expression.

"Not this time. He can go to hell."  Cassandra snaps as she pulls her hands away from Rebekah who pouts. Of course her brother's would be the kink in her friendship with Cassandra. Now she couldnt even ask her to go to her own ball.

"I'm Finn. I don't believe we've met." The man says as he holds his hand out to the woman. Cassandra gives him a kind smile, nodding her head.

"Cassandra. And doubtful since Nik has kept you in a box for over a thousand years." Cassandra says as she shakes his hand. Finn chuckles, his eyes flickering across her face trying to see why she would willingly come into his family.

"Cassandra. Tell me how handsome I am." Kol asks as he turns around to face her, his hand on his hip which causes Cassandra to run her eyes over him for a second.

"Oh, Kol. You know I can't be compelled." She says with a smirk, staring over at the man who glares playfully at her. Cassandra had been on vervain ever since Klaus compelled her the first time, she wasn't about to let that happen again.

Klaus storms into the house, slamming the door shut which catches everyone's attention."You went after Elena. What is wrong with you?" He sneers at his sister who smiles, putting her hands on her lap.

"Here we go." She sighs with a sigh as she sits up, ready for her brother to go after her for giving the bitch a piece of her mind.

"Please, everyone goes after her at some point. She can be quite annoying at times." Cassandra admits with a shrug, obviously not helping the situation as she got a not so pleasent look from the man. Klaus moves his eyes to Rebekah who was only smirking at him.

"Do you want another dagger in your heart?" Klaus asks with a scoff as he glances briefly at Kol before his eyes burn holes in his sister head.

"Again with the dagger threats. Don't you have any other tricks?" Kol asks as he takes a step towards Klaus who was already getting angry at another on of his siblings.

"Oh, go back to staring at yourself." He says with a glare as Kol only smirks for a moment, turning to face his brother fully.

"And who are you my father?" Kol asks with a scoff as he rolls his eyes. Cassandra sighs, knowing he should probably shut up if he actually does want to continue living.

"No, Kol. But you're in my house." Klaus snaps at him making Cassandra walk over to stand in between them. The man glances at the girl.

"Then perhaps we should take this outside." Kol says, taking a step closer but hitting Cassandras hand as she was holding her arms out. He puts it down, going to move around the girl but she stops him, giving him a stern expression. Kol clenches his jaw but stops fighting against her.  "After all, I lost my best friend because of you and it turns out that you broke her heart not only once, but twice now. So come on, Nik. Give it your best shot." He sneers, glaring harshly at his brother who takes a step towards lol but Cassandra pushes him back. Klaus moves his stare to her, faltering in his step for a moment.

"Enough." Esthers voice demands as she stands off to the side. Klaus backs up a little bit from Cassandra, continuing to stare at her which makes her gulp, moving her gaze to the ground. "Niklaus, come." She tells him before leaving the room, Klaus hesitantly following behind. Cassandra lets out a breath, her gaze flickering to Kol who still has anger laced in his eyes.

"So, what color do you want--"  Rebekah starts to ask as she hold sup two colors of nail polish. The girl turns her attention back to the blonde, giving her a shocked look as she just went back to the ball without a second thought.

"Seriously?" Cassandra whines as she stares at the girl who immediately shuts her mouth. The raven haired vampire loved the girl but sometimes she could be a bit much and she didn't feel like going to a stupid ball. Elijah meets the girls eyes, giving her a sympathetic look as he knew how suffocating his sister could be. The girl only sighs before leaving the house, wanting to escape Rebekah.

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KOL AND REBEKAH WERE STANDING TOGETHER AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS, looking over the crowd in their house. They had convinced Cassandra to come to the ball, they were just waiting for the younger vampire to arrive. They could see their brothers were quite antsy awaiting Cassandra's presence and that made them both eager to place a bet on the whole situation. "I bet you that Cassie will choose Elijah over Nik." Kol says to his younger sister who scoffs at the bet. There was no way in her mind that Cassandra chooses Elijah after all this is finally over.

"Are you kidding? She always goes back to Nik." Rebekah corrects him as she looks over at Kol who only shrugs his shoulders with a smirk on his face.

"I guess we'll see." Kol states as he watches Elijah and Klaus walk over to them. Rebekah chuckles, smirking back at him.

"You're on." She says as she shakes his hand before meeting her other brothers eyes. Elijah sighs, leaning on the ledge as he searched for Cassandra.

"Brothers, where is Cassandra?" Kol asks with a smirk on his face when Klaus joins them as well. He glares at his brother before sighing and putting his hands in his pockets.

"She hasn't arrived yet." Elijah informs them as he tries not to tune into their conversation.

"Are you even sure she is coming?" Kol questions them as he crosses his arms against his chest. "Why would she want to come near either of you." He adds with a laugh making Rebekah join in. It wasn't a mystery that Cassandra was trying he best to avoid them.

"Oh, be quiet Kol." He snaps at his brother, not wanting to hear his negative words. "She'll be here." Klaus mutters as he looks over the crowd, hoping to see her face amongst them. Although, it was to no luck which made him feel like she wasn't actually coming.

"And why are you so certain, Nik?" He asks as be leans closer to his brother who only pushes him back before his eyes settle back on the door, watching it open. Cassandra walks through the door, her presence captivating everyone. The two brothers stare at her beauty, not being able to take their eyes off of her. She was dress in a long red dress that had jewels along the torso and a plunging neckline. The top was tight while the bottom flowed down to the bottom. It was the dress Klaus had set in her room which made him smile. She also still had his necklace around her neck. Her hair was curled lightly, half of it pinned back.

"Close your mouths, you're going to catch flies." Kol tells his brothers who don't pay any attention to him as they continue to stare at cassandra. Although the moment is ruined when they see the Salvatore's walking up to her.

"Ugh, what is she doing with the Salvatore's?" Rebekah asks with a snarl as she watches the woman then to Damon Salvatore with a smirk on her face. It was clear the originals weren't very fond of either of the brothers.

Cassandra turns her attention to the man in front of her, a smile on her lips. "Cassie, you're looking sexy as always." Damon compliments as he smirks at her. Cassandra laughs, shrugging her shoulders as she gives a little twirl for him.

"Thanks, Damon." She says as she looks around the room. Damon notices that she was looking for someone and it didn't take a genius to figure out who it was.

"Came to hang with your newly awoken pals?" He asks with a scoff, rolling his eyes as he didn't see the big appeal with the originals. Why she had to be friends with the enemy.

"They're my friends." She says bluntly, hating the way he had spoken about her friends. Kol and Rebekah had done nothing wrong.

"They're psychos." Damon corrects her as he crosses his arms against his chest. Cassandra scoffs glaring at him harshly.

"You're gonna say that about me when Stefan is still off the rails?" She snaps at him although she knew the man has turned on his humanity recently. She didn't know when but she could tell the difference between him and the Ripper.

"Rebekah and Kol are fine. But don't get yourself into a love triangle." Damon teases her with a smirk as he looks to the girl who only glares at him.

"I wont. And even if I do give Elijah another shot, I am done with Nik." She scoffs shaking her head as she crosses her arms against her chest.

"Whatever you say." Damon says with a laugh before it dies off as he stares at something over her shoulder. Cassandra furrows her eyebrows only to turn around and see Elena walking into the house. A grumble leaves her lips, not wanting to suffer around her.

"Go get your girl." She whispers although she felt wrong for suggesting it. It was wrong to Stefan because he was so blindly in love with Elena and she was just using him. Cassandra sighs before turning around to walk into the house only to be met with Klaus.

"Good evening, love." Klaus tells her with a smile but she only stops in her tracks, staring back at him.

"I need a drink." She mutters, pushing past him in order to get to table with all the drinks. Klaus sighs as he watches after her, seeing the woman down a glass of champagne before grabbing another.

"You know you're not supposed to down champagne, right?" Kol asks with a smirk as he raises an eyebrow at her. Cassandra sighs, swallowing the drink before placing the glass down and pulling Kol in by his arm. He looks at her confused as to why she grabbed him suddenly.

"Your brothers are both staring at me with their big, I love you, eyes. So I don't really care right now." She admits before he pulls his arm back from her grip, rubbing it a little bit. Kol hands her another drink which she is thankful for as she begins downing it again.

"So I leave and you're perfectly happy with Nik only to come back and see you trapped between my brother's, one who you say you hate?" Kol asks her as he sips his drink, looking around the room at the humans lingering about.

"Life was so simple back then." She sighs as she leans against the wall, wanting the night to be over already.

"Uh, if everyone could gather. Please." Elijah announces which makes everyone stop what they are doing. "Thank you for joining us. You know, whenever my mother brings our family together like this, it's tradition for us to condense the evening with a dance. Tonight's pick is a century's old waltz, so I'd all of you could please find yourself a partner.. please join us in the ballroom." He says as he gestures to where he was saying. Cassandra gulps, noticing the multiple eyes move to her. Turning around quickly, she moves to leave the room only to run into Stefan who smirks down at her.

"Going somewhere?" He asks her as he blocks her path. Cassandra looks back frantically before grabbing his arm be pulling him into the crowd.

"Dance with me." She tells him which makes him let out a shocked noise, trying to pull against her grip.

"Wha--" Stefan tries to say but stops talking once their in the line of dancers. He puts on a fake smile, the song starting to play as people start to dance around them. "I would've thought you would be dancing with one of your men." He adds as they finally face each other in the dance. Cassandra rolls her eyes as she licks her bottom lip.

"Shut up. I see Elena is dancing with Damon." She states wanting to get under the man's skin which she definitely does. Cassandra feels bad though that Elena is playing both of them. "If it makes you feel any better, I think Elena is still gonna choose you." Cassandra admits, knowing Elena only wanted Damon because he was dangerous and adventurous.

"You look beautiful, Cassandra." Stefan compliments as he looks down at her. Cassandra squints her eyes for a moment before she smiles a little bit, bringing him closer so she was near his ear.

"And you look much better with your humanity on." She tells him in a whisper, her lips lingering there for a second before pulling back. Neither noticed the lingering looks of the Mikaelson brothers though. Stefan looked shocked that she knew he had turned it back on. "Oh, please. You're an open book." Cassandra says with a smirk when she sees the look on his face.

"It doesn't matter if it's on, she still kissed Damon." Stefan states with a frown, anger in his eyes. Cassandra's eyes widen a little bit, not expecting that response at all. Sure she had told Damon to go for it but it was mainly as a joke. Elena was still with Stefan, his own brother. And yet Damon still kisses Elena.

"She kissed Damon?" Cassandra asks and he only nods his head. "I'm sorry. You deserve better than that." She says with a frown on her face. Stefan nods, he knew she was being sincere about it but he didn't want to talk about it anymore. Thankfully, everyone was starting switch partners so he only twirls her to the nearest person.

"Cassandra." Elijah says after he catches the girl. Cassandra smiles lightly at him although her mind was still on the conversation with Stefan.

"Elijah. You look handsome tonight." Cassandra says, glancing at Stefan who was now dancing with Elena, no doubt who was trying to work her doppleganger charm on him.

"And you look absolutely stunning." Elijah tells her as he dances with her, smiling as she giggles. Cassandra wraps her arms around his neck tighter, pulling him closer.

"I was scared Rebekah was going to kill me in my sleep so I came." She snorts, knowing the blonde would've killed her if she didn't show her face for at least like two seconds.

"It was probably the better choice." Elijah states with a chuckle, his eyes moving to something across the room which makes his mood diminish. "My brother hasnt stopped staring at you since you've arrived." He points out, slight anger in his tone as he noticed how his brother was glaring at them. Cassandra looks over her shoulder to see Klaus snap his head away from them in an obvious manner as he tried to look like he wasn't watching them.

"He can get over himself." She says with a scoff as she rolls her eyes. "Can we talk about anything else? Like, how has your day been?" Cassandra asks him with a sigh, not wanting to talk about the other man right now.

"It's better now that you're here." Elijah says which makes Cassandra snort at his comment. It was so weird but she couldn't help but smile at him.

"That was cheesy " She tells him with a crinkle of her noise making him chuckle. Elijah feels her move closer to him so he tightens the grip he had on her waist.

"But it was true" Elijah corrects her with a smile on his lips. Cassandra laughs, resting her head against his chest for a second. He lets out a breath, planting a soft kiss on her head as they danced.

"You know, I was going to leave this town once Nik let me go." She says once she looks back up at him. Elijah looks at her curiously, raising an eyebrow at her.

"Why didn't you?" Elijah asks as he gazes down at her. Cassandra shrugs her shoulders, a small smile on her lips.

"I guess I found a reason to stay." She says softly as she stares up at him. Elijah looked beyond happy but their was also a hint of shock that she stayed for him. Cassandra strokes his cheek, leaning up towards his lips. Just before they connect, she is pushed to another dance partner making her gasp a little bit. Landing in someone else's arms, she takes a moment to compose herself before meeting the eyes of the man who stole her away from Elijah.

"Hello, love." Klaus says once she lands in his arms. Cassandra groans, wanting someone else, anyone else, to be her dance partner. His hands slid down to her hips, pulling her ever so closely as they continue to dance.

"Nik." She says bluntly, meeting his eyes as she didn't waet to show any weakness or that he had any control of her.

"You decided to come after all." Klaus points out, smiling at her as he sees the obvious awkwardness between them.

"You had nothing to do with why I came." She states harshly, looking around the room and seeing multiple people staring at them. Probably wondering if she was going to kill him or not.

"Oh, stop being so hostile. It is not your greatest look, love." He tells her as he brushes a strand of hair out of her face. Cassandra stares at him, annoyance clear in her eyes.

"Charming." She scoffs, rolling her eyes as she didn't see how this was earning him anything in her book.

"So your mother was a witch, you didn't tell me." Klaus says as he twirls the girl once before bringing her close again. Cassandra sighs, keeping her arms wrapped around his neck. He was trying to look into her eyes but she was avoiding them.

"That's because I didn't know." Cassandra tells him with a frown as she licks her bottom lip. Klaus falters, his eyebrows furrowing for a moment.

"At least you know--" Klaus attempts to say but she only scoffs, not needing his pity at all.

"Don't. Seriously." She snaps at him, not wanting to talk about the obvious secret her father had kept from her. Even though she didnt know if her father even was aware that her mother was supernatural.

"Very well, onto more mannered subjects like how ravishing you look in that dress." Klaus compliments with a smirk as his eyes run down her body. His hands grip her hips, pulling her closer. Cassandra glares at him, separating them a little bit.

"I didn't really like what they had in the  shop." She admits as Rebekah had dragged her to go shopping but there was nothing that really caught her eye. Luckily, although to her dismay, Klaus had left a dress laying on her bed for her to wear.

"The necklace I gave you centuries ago, what's your excuse for still wearing that?" Klaus asks with a raised eyebrow as he smirks a little bit. Cassandra clears her throat, cutting off their eye contact as she didn't even know how to answer that. "You know, love. Let's not kid ourselves." He says into her ear which makes a shiver be sent up her spine. She could feel his breath against her skin, goosebumps spreading. "We always find our way back to each other. You know I meant no harm with the words I said about you. Let's just start over." He suggests with a smile, brushing his hand against her cheek. Cassandra feels her blood boiling, grabbing his hand and twisting it. Klaus hisses in pain, glancing around to make sure no one was paying attention to them.

"You're an ass." Cassandra scoffs, pushing against his chest before breezing past him. Klaus stands there, sighing as he clenches his jaw. Turning around, he watched the woman leave the room in anger, wanting to get far away from him as possible. Cassandra didn't understand him at all. She didn't get how he could be this cocky and egomanical. It's like everything had to be his way but not this time. Cassandra wasn't going to let him have the easy way out.

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CASSANDRA WAS SEETHING IN THE CORNER OF THE ROOM, downing every glass of champagne she saw. Klaus really thought he could just apologize and they would be all good. She could feel her blood boiling as she sent a harsh glare his way, not that he noticed as he was trying to charm his way through the town's council. Kol made his way over to her after seeing the expression on her face as she stared at his siblings. Cassandra say the look in her eyes and immediately knew what he was going to say.

"Don't you dare start." She scolds as she didn't want to deal with his jokes at the exact moment. Especially when they were about her love life.

"I didn't say anything." Kol says with a knowing smirk as he leans on the counter next to her making her glance over at him suspiciously. "Everyone could see that you wanted to pounce on my brother's right in the middle of the room, anyways." He admits making her eyes turn wide as she stops staring at the two men Kol was accusing her of wanting to be with.

"Did not!" She gasps as she turns to face him fully now, taking her attention away from everyone else. Kol raises an eyebrow at her, not believing her one bit.

"Oh, please. You and Elijah were having eye sex and you wanted to have your angry sex with Nik like you always did." Kol snorts making the girl squints her eyes and hit his shoulder. He only laughs as he hits her back earning a small glare.

"Why do you care so much about your brothers sex lives?" She asks curiously, a smirk on her face as she watches Kol grimace. It's not like he cared, like at all, in fact it was repulsing but he wanted to understand what he had missed through our the last century.

"I'm just trying to catch up. And maybe if I keep annoying you about it, you'll either make a choice or just come with me to travel the world. You know, your best friend." Kol says as he wiggles his eyebrows, hoping she would just drop his brothers and the stupid Salvatore's and just go with him so they could live their lives unbothered. "Unless of course, I've been replaced." He says with a dramatic sigh which makes her raise her eyebrows for a moment. She realizes that he was jealous of Damon who was standing with Elena across the room. Cassandra tries not to laugh, she thought it was cute that Kol didnt want anyone else being her best friend.

"No one could truly replace you, Kol." Cassandra assures him as she sees the man's face light up. Kol was worried that someone took his place being her fun best friend, he was disgusted that it might be Damon Salvatore. "You know you're my lover." She smirks at him, nudging his shoulder which makes him smile as he wraps his arm across her shoulders.

"Where's your date?" Kol asks Rebekah who joins the pair by the drinks. The blonde didn't look too pleased by the question as she rolls her eyes, staring over at Matt who was currently with Caroline.

"Flirting with his ex." Rebekah grumbles as she grabs Cassandra's drink and downs it. The raven haired woman glares at her for a moment before grabbing another glass full of champagne.

"You've changed, Bekah. You know, settling for mortals is the first sign of weakness." Kol sing songs making Rebekah glare at him. Cassandra nods, agreeing with the man as she didn't understand what Rebekah saw in Matt Donovan.

"Yeah, even I wouldn't stoop that low." Cassandra admits with a small frown, not even wanting to think of being with a human. She would probably end up killing them if they said one wrong thing to her.

"She would have sex with me before she settled for a human. And that's saying something." Kol snorts as there could not be a scenario on earth where they would touch each other they way, ever. Rebekah glares at him, a slight form of disgust in her for a second before sighing.

"I'm not settling. I brought him here to kill him. He's Elena's friend. If he dies, she suffers." Rebekah points out with a small smirk ok her lips which makes Cassandra squint her eyes.

"And yet I can't kill a simple jogger?" Cassandra asks as she snarls, rolling her eyes as she hated how no one allowed her to feed on any humans.

"But I've already been scolded once so I was hoping you'd help your baby sister out." Rebekah asks with a small pout making Kol think for a second before squinting his eyes at his sister.

"And spit right in the face of mothers rules?" Kol asks, acting all shocked before his face turns to one of interest. "I'm in." He says with a smirk as he glances between the two girls.

"Cassandra?" Rebekah asks, wanting her to also help them with their plan.

"Why not." She says with a sigh after grabbing another glass. Kol goes to take it from her but she only glares at him.

"How many of those have you had?" Rebekah asks as she watches the girl pour the liquid down her throat. Cassandra looks over at the blonde, swallowing as she wipes up the excess liquid.

"I stopped counting." She admits with a shrug before making her way outside leaving Rebekah and Kol together. Cassandra sighs as she sees the horses in the pen which makes her smile. She walks over to them, leaning on the fence as she holds out her hand to stroke one of them.

"I remember your love for horses." A voice pipes out causing her to retract her hand from the large creature. Turning her head, she meets the eyes of Klaus who was gazing lovingly at her. "You were always so fascinated by them." He says as he stands near her, clasping his hands together. Cassandra scoffs, rolling her eyes as she didn't want his company right now.

"I'm not talking to you." She says bluntly as she turns her head away from him. Klaus chuckles, moving towards her as he lets out a sigh.

"Technically, you just did love." Klaus says with a smile as he leans on the fence next to her. Cassandra glances at him before moving slightly to get away from him. "You know, horses are the opposite of people. They're loyal." He chuckles lightly which makes Cassandra give him a tight smile. It was ironic he was the one to say such a thing. "My father hunted me for a thousand years and the closest he ever came was when he killed my favorite horse. He severed it's neck with a sword as a warning." Klaus admits making her gasp slightly, she didn't think Mikael ever got that close. At least, the man never told her that he had.

"You never told me that." She says in a soft voice as she stares at the horse. Klaus nods, a sigh leaving his lips as he allows his eyes to glance over her a couple of times.

"I never wanted you to worry too much about Mikael." Klaus admits as he moves closer to her, his finger brushing against her chin and turning her head to look at him. Cassandra sighs, grabbing his hand and moving it down between them making him stare at her confused.

"You're right. I do love horses but I actually love people and they actually love me, they don't lie about it and break my heart." She says which makes klaus furrows his eyebrows, his eyes saddening. He never wanted to hurt her, ever. It was never his intention. "If you ever want to be in my life again, how about instead of saying sorry and that you've changed, maybe try actually changing." Cassandra snaps at him as she shakes her head which only makes Klaus clench his jaw as he stares down at the ground. "I'll be inside." She finishes before turning on her heel and walking back towards the house, leaving Klaus staring after her in shock and anger.

"Are you okay?" A voice asks her as she walks through the door. That question made her furious. Why did so many people think that it was the question that would solve everyone's problems. It wasnt just a magical solution and no one was actually going to say how they really feel.

"I'm fine!" She snaps at the person in a loud voice making the person flinch back. Cassandra turns her head only to see Elijah staring at her. "Sorry, Elijah." She says with a grimace as she looks back at the man. Elijah gives her a small smile, his eyes moving to where she came from and seeing his brother walking away from the horses.

"It's okay, Cassandra. I'm guessing this is my brother's doing?" Elijah suggests as his eyes scan over her anger written face. Cassandra nods, a sigh leaving her lips as she stops in her spot to face him.

"He is just so frustrating." Cassandra says with a groan as she runs a hand through her hair. Elijah chuckles, nodding his head as he tries to calm her down.

"That is very true, but he means well." Elijah admits as he rubs her hand but she only pulls it away at his words.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Cassandra asks as she furrows her eyebrows at him, backing away slightly.

"He's not trying to make you angry--" Elijah says with a small smile but that makes Cassandra feel a little confused. Why was he suddenly on his brothers side, wanting to make him the good guy in this entire situation.

"So now you're defending him?" She asks with scoff as she crosses her arms against her chest. Elijah shakes his head, taking a breath as he tried not to word what he wanted to say in the wrong way.

"Cassandra, that's not what I am trying to do." Elijah assures her as he takes a step closer to her but she only holds up her hand to keep him at a distance.

"I told you what your brother said to me and you still find a way to make him the victim?"  She asks in an angry voice, her jaw clenching as she stares at the confused man.

"No, cass--" Elijah starts to deny but she only cuts him off, not wanting to give him any time to make up some lame excuse.

"No, I see what kind of man you are Elijah." Cassandra sneers at him, shaking her head as she glared hardly at him. Elijah furrows his eyebrows for a split second, not seeing why the girl was mad all of a sudden. "Family above all, right?" She scoffs as it, rolling her eyes before pushing past him, not allowing him to say another word. Elijah was shocked, he didn't realize he was doing anything bad. His eyes were wide as his eyes search for nothing in particular, seeing his siblings all staring at him in confusion.  He turns his body, staring at the door Cassandra had left out of. He didn't understand why she got so upset, he knew his brother's intentions were good. Elijah didn't know why he was trying to defend him to Cassandra though since that would technically push her in his direction. But it wasn't like he had a chance because she had left before he got the chance to explain his words.

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"HEY?" STEFAN ASKS AS HE CLOSES THE DOOR TO HIS HOUSE, noticing the girl standing around drinking out of her glass. Cassandra sighs as she sees him, nodding her head at him as she moves her hair out of her face. He only keeps his eyebrow raised as he makes his way over to her. He didn't know why she was in his house but after he saw her storm out of the originals house, he knew that it most likely was because she didn't want to be in Klaus or Elijah's company.

"You guys have better alcohol." She admits with a shrug before finishing off her glass and going to pour some more in. Stefan watches her chug it down, a wary expression on his face.

"You okay?" He asks cautiously as the girl looked emotionally exhausted. Cassandra knew he was being sincere which was strange since she had just gotten used to humanity less Stefan.

"Fine." She says bluntly as she downs the alcohol, swallowing all of it. Stefan sighs, walking closer to the girl but keeping a safe distance.

"You don't look fine." He admits as he licks his bottom lip. Cassandra only stares at him, not getting why he wanted to act like he genuinely cared for her.

"I thought you were pretending not to care?" She asks him with a roll of her eyes. Stefan nods, putting his hands in his pockets as he sits next to the girl.

"No one's around." Stefan tells her as he looks at her, earning the woman's gaze as she lets out a breath she didn't know she had been holding in.

"Nik just won't leave me alone and now Elijah's defending him... Even after he knew what Nik said to me." Cassandra mutters, shaking her head as she knew they were brothers, they would do anything for each other but the fact that Elijah so blatantly defended him was what made her so angry.

"Maybe Elijah just didn't know whether to defend his brother or be there for you." Stefan points out with a shrug, trying to justify Elijah's actions but Cassandra doesn't seem to be listening to him.

"I should be asking you if you're okay." She decides to change the subject which obviously puts him in a bad mood as he knew she was going to ask him about the Elena and Damon situation.

"Damon and Elena can do what they want, I don't care." Stefan scoffs, clenching his jaw as he tries to not to think of the pair who had betrayed him so openly. They didn't even truly care about what they did to him.

"Stefan, if you love her you've gotta fight for her." Cassandra says, not believing she was actually trying to convince the man to go back to Elena. If anything, she should be hooking him up with Rebekah who was actually In love with him.

"Coming from the girl who hates the guy who's just trying to tell her he loves her." He tells her sarcastically with an eye roll as he sits on the couch. Cassandra glares at him for a moment before letting a sigh leave her lips.

"He's just going to break my heart again." She mumbles, trying not to think about Klaus. He just didn't understand that there were consequences to what he said. He needed to be taught that lesson.

"I don't know.. I don't like the guy, like at all." Stefan says with a stern nod, hating Klaus with a passion. "But I know true love when I see it, Cassandra." He admits, glancing at Cassandra who shakes her head. If it was really true love, Klaus would never say such harsh words to her.

"Would someone who loves you accuse you of stepping out on them? Call you nothing. He said awful things to me Stefan, I'm not just going to forgive him." Cassandra scoffs, hating how everyone was now on team Klaus trying to make her see that he was a good person. "Do you forgive Elena for kissing Damon?" She asks with a raised eyebrow, making the man falter for a moment knowing she was only using them as an example.

"No." Stefan states with a sigh, knowing he can't really say anything when he was still pissed at Damon and Elena.

"You know what." She gains his attention again, sitting down next to him on the couch. "Screw them. We can do whatever the fuck we want. We're both free."  Cassandra states as she feels his eyes linger on her, turning dark as they roam over her body.

"And what do you suggest we do?" Stefan asks with a risen eyebrow. Cassandra stares at him for a moment, her eyes flickering down to his lips. It seems he was doing the same as they move closer to one another. She suddenly smashes her lips against his, her hands gripping onto his hair. Stefan kisses back instantly, vamp speeding them to a wall. Cassandras back hits it, the picture falling on the ground as Stefan begins to kiss her again, his lips moving down her neck. She gasps as she closes her eyes for a moment, tilting her head a little to give him better access. Kicking off her shoes, she fiddles with his belt before dropping it on the floor. Stefan growls against her neck, his hand moving up towards it to clasp around. He pushes her back against the table, Cassandra's top half being held on it. Stefan rips open the front of her dress, his lips moving lower as a moan escapes her lips, feeling his hands slipping through the slit he made in the lower half of her dress.

She vamp speeds them up to his bedroom, straddling him on the bed. Her dress was ripped to pieces but she could care less since it was a gift from Nik. Cassandra tears off Stefan's shirt, her lips immediately going to mark his skin. His breathing gets heavier as her lips get dangerously low to the edge of his pants. So she wasted no time in getting his pants off and letting her mouth take over. Stefan groans as his hand fights the urge to go to her head. Cassandra wanted him to push her down though, she felt pleasure in letting him take control. Grabbing his hand, she puts it on the back of her head, adding a little pressure so he could the message. Stefan was reluctant, starting off with a slow pace. Cassandras hands were placed on his thighs, bracing herself a little more. "Fuck." She hears him mutter as he pushes her head down a little deeper. Stefan hadn't had this done for him in quite a long time since Elena had never tried it. It was nice to do it with Cassandra again because he knew she didn't have a limit and that was the best part. He could be as rough as he wanted with her and it would only turn her on more.

Cassandras head was now bobbing faster and deeper as Stefan was taking full control of the situation. She was moaning around him as he was getting close to his edge. Cassandra squeezed his thighs, signalling that she wanted him to finish knowing that it would only be the beginning of a rough night. So he did as she wanted, releasing himself into her mouth with a loud moan. Cassandra smirks as she winks up at him after he finally opened his eyes. Stefan instantly had her on top of him, pushing her down onto his length. She moans loudly, surprised at the sudden motion. They start to go at fast and deep pace, profanities being said from both of them. Cassandra wasn't holding back her moans as she let her head roll back, trying to get more friction. "Stefan. I need you." She begs with a slight whine causing Stefan to chuckle a little bit, a smirk forming on his lips. Stefan flipped them over before relentlessly pounding into her. Her hands were gripping onto the headboard as he lifts one of her legs over his shoulders to get a better angle. "Holy fuck--" She curses as she practically screams out his name. Stefan growls, biting her lip as he positions himself to go deeper in a quicker motion. Cassandra was pretty sure the entire town could hear her getting absolutely railed by Stefan but she was only getting louder by the second. His hand was gripping the headboard, the other wrapped around one of her thighs as he was pulling her into him while also thrusting into her. Her fingers dig into his back, drawing blood as she pushes his back with every movement, helping him go even deeper. Stefan was surprised he was lasting this long in this pace because he wasn't as used to it anymore. Other than the two other times he slept with the girl. He remembered the last time as a human with Cassandra he had, they were going a little slower than they were now but it wasn't by much. It was easy to get carried away and rough with Cassandra because throughout all the time they've known each other she's been a vampire. Elena had a low pain tolerance though so it was more slow and passionate with her.

His thoughts are broken when he feels Cassandra release, her head flyint back into his pillow as her back arches off of the bed. A strangled moan leaves her lips as he was still pounding into her, driving her through her high. "Stefan!" She screams, a wave of pleasure clear in the tone of her voice. That was enough to get him to his edge as he grips her hips, increasing his speed a little.

"God, Cassandra--" He lets out with a grunt, his voice hoarse as he cuts himself off when he finally let's go inside of her. His hands tighten, one of his fists going to the clench his bed sheets. Stefans eyes were squeezed shut as he started to slow his pace down. Cassandra only starts to feel pleasure again so she flips them over and starts to go back to the pace they were at. The Salvatore was taken aback for a moment but it soon turned into pleasure. She was riding him in a relentless, deep pace, her hands digging into his chest to keep her balance. Stefan didn't last as long as he did this time as he felt himself spilling into her again after a minute. Cassandra seems to notice this so she moans, riding him through his second release before she lifts herself up, moving towards his head. Stefan licks his lips momentarily, seeing the clear lust in her eyes. She didn't waste another second before she allows herself to hover over his face before lowering herself, feeling him start to go to work. Her hands grip his hair as his tongue slips in her. Cassandra moans loudly as she pushes down a little more, her hands lifting his head. Stefan smirks a little bit but continues going. After a minute longer, she orgasms, her mouth going agape as she silently relishes in feeling.

Cassandra lifts her self off of him and back onto the bed, her chest breathing heavily before she glances over at Stefan who was smirking at her. "Round two?" He questions which only makes her smash their lips together again.

"I don't care how many rounds we go through, I need you to fuck me all night." She begs as she pulls him on top of her, feeling the man grind against her lower half. Thus beginning a very long night for Stefan and Cassandra.

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guess who comes to visit the Salvatore's tomorrow 😏 but ahhh Stefan and Cassandra are so hot. but like why Elijah gotta defend Klaus like that, like stfu.

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