"Wake up" 

Zola feels someone shaking her shoulder, and she groans, trying to turn around from the person.

"Wake up. We have a long day ahead of us" 

Zola whines, and turns to see Rebekah standing over her with a smirk. 

"Come on, get up. We need to get ready"

"For what?" Zola groans, getting up from her bed. 

"My mother is throwing a ball tonight. So now, get up and fix all that" Rebekah waves all over Zola's face. She shoves Rebekah's hand away from her, glaring at her while walking towards her bathroom.

"Hurry and meet me in the family room. Ill be waiting" Rebekah calls out before Zola closes her bathroom door. Brushing her teeth and doing her business, she exit her room and headed downstairs. 

"Finally, come sit next me and get your nails done. Also, Elijah apparently got you a dress already."

"So a ball. Your family does that alot huh?"

"Never darling. Just when we are all here, which hasn't been for centuries. Now on to better matters, how do you deal with those two? I would've tried to off myself already" Kol states, jokingly wink at Zola.

She goes to answer but then Klaus barges into the room.

"You went after Elena? What is wrong with you?!"

"Here we go."

"Do you want another dagger in your heart?" Klaus threatened Rebekah.

"Nikki, can you not? So what she went after Elena? Is she alive?" Zola questions

"Yes but.." Klaus tries to answer but Zola cuts him "Well there you go. She is alive and breathing. So calm down. You didn't even say good morning to me"

Zola pouts, turning her head away from Klaus. He sighs and walks to her.

"I'm sorry my love. Good morning" Klaus peck her cheek, caressing her chin. 

Kol and Rebekah look at each other, shocked. They never met anyone who was able to actually calm him down even from a dagger threat. Maybe she really is changing him.

"Rebekah told me that Lijah got me a dress. Do you know where it is? I want to see it"

Klaus shrugs "I believe he is still out, getting it love"

Zola tenses up, feeling her head start to hurt, but just as it comes it went. The minute it left, the minute Esther comes in beckoning Klaus somewhere with her. Zola doesn't know if she can trust her. 

Hearing the door open, she walks to the door and see Elijah holding a dress bag. 

"Hello Elskan" 

"You and your brother are terrible at saying good morning to me" Zola said, pouting. Elijah smiled down at her "It's not morning anymore elskan but just for you. Good morning"

He goes to kiss her but she turns her head so he kisses her cheek instead. "That was rude little one"

Zola takes the dress from Elijah's hands, and stares at him, innocently. "I don't know what you mind"

Elijah chuckles, and shakes his head. "Go ahead. Go get ready. The ball starts soon"

Zola nods, and walks away, going upstairs to change.

Just like the last time, Elijah and Klaus had people ready in their room to help Zola with her hair and makeup. 

"Beautiful"

"Gorgeous"

Both Klaus and Elijah once they entered their room to see their mate waiting for them on the bed. Zola looks up from her phone to see her mates in dashing suits, more surprise with Klaus than Elijah.

"Thank you. But umm Lili maybe next time try picking up a dress that is comfortable to walk in, and not heavy" Zola stated, struggling to stand from the bed. Klaus walks over to her and helps her off the bed.

"Well that's what we're here for Elskan" Elijah said, putting his elbow out for Zola to grab to which Klaus does the same. She smiles and grabs their elbow. 

They help her downstairs towards the main area, to see plenty of people have already arrived. 

Zola looks around for familiar faces to half the scooby gang here already. She sees Elena by the bar talking to Finn, Stefan and Damon lurking around being questionably good, and Caroline with Matt.

"Come, almost everyone is here so I have to do a speech" Elijah stated, pulling them over to the stairs. All the Mikaelson stand on the stairs looking over everyone. Zola tried to stand by the stairs not wanting the attention but Rebekah and Kol pulled her up to stand by her mates. But pulled is the nicest way of saying it, more like yanked onto the stairs.

Zola sighs and gives up, staring at everyone staring back at her. Klaus places his hand on her lower back, trying to ease her nerves.

"Uh, if everyone could gather, please." Elijah pauses, making sure to have everyone's attention. "Welcome, thank you for joining us. 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, please join us in the ballroom."

Everyone started to make their way there, while Zola groaned.

"Do I have to?"

Rebekah, Kol and Finn stared at the human with amusement. They left the trio alone by the stairs, joining everyone else.

"Come on love, don't be difficult" Klaus states, trying not to laugh at her. 

"I hate dancing, plus don't you think that might be too much for my oh so fragile heart" Zola complained, using their words against them.

"It's dancing, not running miles Elskan. Now come on" Elijah grabbed Zola's hand, gently pulling her towards the ballroom. They knew she was joking around because if she really wanted to not dance, she would have said just that. 

Joining everyone else in the ballroom, Klaus took Zola's hand and brought her to the dance floor.

"Nikki, I don't know how to dance this"

"It's okay love, just step onto my feet. I'll do all the work"

Zola smiles, stepping onto his feet. While dancing, Zola noticed that the scooby gang looks tense. Switching partners, she ends up with Damon.

Zola groans and starts to pull away but Damon just pulls her back.

"That's not nice little Saltzman or should I say Mikaelson? I don't know I'm confused" 

"Still Saltzman idiot" Zola snaps, waiting to be anywhere but here.

"You kiss your mates with that mouth?" 

"You kiss your girlfriend with that... oh wait is she your girlfriend or still Stefan's? I don't know, I'm confused" Zola said, mocking his word. Damon glares at her, slightly.

"For real kid, have you talked with your dad lately? Maybe I don't know, told him that you got your surgery" Damon tugs at the bandage on her chest "Or maybe did he call you? Told you about the alter ego he has that wants to kill all vampires"

Zola furrows her eyebrows in confusion "What?"

"Hmm maybe you are getting way too comfortable with this new family of yours" Damon states, but Zola tenses, moving away from him. But she ends up moving right into a chest.

"Well I can say her new family is way better than the old one" Rebekah retorts, pulling Zola away from him. Zola sighs, trying to stop the tears from falling.

Maybe I took the ignoring my dad way too far she thought

"Come on. Get out of that head of yours darling. No need to let the Salvawhore make you upset" Kol said, trying to comfort his sister in law. Zola noticed that Kol had followed them out of the ballroom.

"I know, I just need to get away for a minute. Excuse me please" Zola excuse herself, going the one place no one will find her, well probably her mates. Klaus's art room.

Watching Zola walk away, Kol glares into the air "Remind me to kill that Salvatore. I think I'll be doing Nik and Elijah a favor"

Rebekah nods, putting her attention somewhere else now.

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Zola walks around, looking at the different paintings that are in the room. She always found Nik's art interesting. It was very different from others she's seen.

"Should see my latest work. I've had a great muse to work with"

Zola turns around to see Klaus and Elijah standing by the door.

"How long have you guys been standing there?"

"Not long. Bekah told us what happened with Damon. Are you okay?" Elijah asked, concerned.

Zola nod "Yeah, I mean he is still my father. I still care for him and all. Just... I don't know"

"It's okay love. You know we can always check up on him tomorrow" Klaus suggested, and Zola nod liking the idea. They go to walk towards her but stop, turning their heads towards the door.

Klaus speeds away while Elijah goes for Zola, helping her to where Klaus had left to. 

He leads her outside to see Damon walking away from them. 

Zola looks towards the ground to see Kol knock out on the ground.

Jesus christ these people.

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