Elijah couldn't tear his eyes away from the beauty in red as she moved away from him; well he couldn't tear his eyes away from the toned flesh her dress showed, it was completely backless minus the four thin straps that travelled from the front to tie the dress back. However, they did very little to cover, in the shape of two right angle triangles pushed back to back. He could feel his eyes darken in lust, the primal male inside ached to possess her but the gentlemen side over ruled it. Taking a deep breath Elijah straightened out his suit and began socialising.
Roxanne found Jeremy a little while later talking to Matt. "Sorry to butt in. Jer I need your help" She grabbed his arm and pulled him in the direction of the staircase
"What's wrong?"
She paused "Something is going on tonight, Elena's involved somehow I know it, the woman on the stairs has got to be their mother"
"Why?" He questioned
"Why what? Because that woman is way too creepy to not be related to them" She spoke as if it was obvious
Jeremy felt so confused right now however, he couldn't help but chuckle "No I mean why do you think Elena's involved?"
She just gave him a pointed look "It's Elena of course she is" Roxanne looked around, formulating a plan before turning back to her brother "Right here's the plan. You search down here and I'll check out upstairs. Good? Good"
Jeremy caught her arm before she could head up the stairs "Why do I have to search down here?"
"Because there are more people down here and I don't exactly like a majority of them therefore you can search down here" She shrugged innocently
"You just want an excuse to snoop don't you?" The question was rhetorical but she answered anyway
"Pft. Of course I do" Roxanne dropped the innocent act and headed up the stairs but not before she gave Jeremy a look that clearly stated 'Be careful or I'm going to kick your arse'
Roxanne felt like panting when she finally reached the top of the landing "God I am so unfit" She huffed out before shaking her head and tiptoeing down the hall in search of her little sister.
She popped her head into every room she walked past for a second, only to have a quick glance around no matter how strong the desire to snoop was, the desire to find her sister was overwhelming which was another reason for the silent curses she was aiming towards Elena. Just as she turned the corner Roxanne noticed a body standing guard outside one of the rooms. Bingo, she thought with triumph. However, she stopped moving when she realised who or rather what the body was, Finn, she groaned silently and tiptoed back around the corner hoping the Mikaelson didn't see and hear her.
Right, plan B. She thought before slowly taking her shoes off, she then pulled her phone out of her clutch and texted Jeremy to cause a scene big enough to attract the attention of the Originals. Roxanne only had to wait a minute or two before she heard a commotion from underneath her and grinned to herself, proud of her brother as she peeped round the corner and noticed Finn walking away from the door towards the actual ball.
As Roxanne made her way towards the now unguarded door, she suddenly felt slightly queasy however, that didn't stop her from pressing her ear to the wooden door.
"-do with it?" That was Elena's voice
"My children believe I'm holding this ball to celebrate our reunion. But in truth I've gathered them together to perform a ritual. The first step requires the blood of the doppelganger. Only a drop. Its essence will be in the champagne toast later on this evening...Will you do it or will I?"
Ah the creepy woman, I am so going to enjoy pushing her down the stairs. Roxanne thought with a smirk
"Elijah is more suspicious than the others-" The wheels in Roxanne's mind began turning "...Drink the toast in order to be linked as one."
A bad feeling settled deep within Roxanne as she pushed her ear closer to the door "What do you mean 'linked as one'?"
"You said yourself Klaus can't be killed. But tonight's spell links all my children together, so that if one goes, they all go" Yep defiantly very bad
"What?" Oh Elena you are going to be in so much trouble
"I love my family, Elena, but they are an abomination. I betrayed nature when I created them. It's my duty to kill them."
Roxanne scoffed; what kind of woman wants to kill her own children and what the hell was Elena thinking? She shook her head in disgust and made her way back to the party, a frown prominent on her face as she thought of how much her sister had changed. The Elena she knew would never willingly play a hand in hurting someone else, that was Roxanne's job, but clearly things have changed. Well if Elena could get involved then clearly so could she however, it wouldn't be to help Elena, whether she was Roxanne's sister or not. With that thought in mind Roxanne began planning however, she was unaware of the eyes that followed her as she once again made her way towards the bar.
Elijah shook his head in amusement as he watched the aftermath of the youngest Gilbert showing everyone exactly how he was related to Roxanne. He had knocked over a table whilst yelling profanities, attracting a lot of attention especially from Elijah's siblings, even Finn had emerged. It was clear that his sister had taught him well, Elijah thought with a silent chuckle.
Elijah caught a flash of red out of the corner of his eye and immediately turned his head in its direction, he watched in fascination as multiple expressions flittered across; he watched her eyes glazed over as she bit her lip in deep thought, barely paying attention to her surroundings, he witnessed her expression turn into one of determination as she finally reached the bar. For a fleeting moment she reminded Elijah of his brother Klaus when he was, as Rebekah would say, plotting against someone.
"So you're the other Gilbert" Rebekah's voice distracted him out of his thoughts. Elijah had only just noticed that his sister has occupied the empty seat on Roxanne's left.
"So you're the bratty Original" She mimicked, only to hold her hands up in defence at Rebekah's glare "Hey don't blame me I'm just going based on what I've been told"
"Let me guess, Elena" She said the name with a sneer
Roxanne took a casual sip of her drink before responding "Jeremy actually. I take it there's a lot of bad blood between you and my sister" she finished with a chuckle
"She stuck a dagger in my back" Rebekah snarled
"Damn I thought I taught her better than that. Stabbing someone in the back is such a cowards move, the least she could have done is stab you in the front" She shook her head in mock dismay as she signalled for another drink
Rebekah growled under her breath, staring intently at the girl who clearly didn't have the right sense to fear her, despite that however, Rebekah couldn't help but feel a strange feeling of warmth. She could quite put her finger on what exactly it was that she was feeing but her guesses would be gratitude, possibly pride or even happiness that there was someone who wasn't afraid of her and her family.
"Did you just growl at me? I thought that was your brothers job" Roxanne snickered at her own joke and Rebekah let out a genuine laugh, yes, what Rebekah was feeling was happiness, it had been way too long since the female Mikaelson had a friend and maybe just maybe she's finally found one in the newest arrival to town.
Whilst Rebekah was so caught up in her thoughts, so was Roxanne. After such a short conversation with the female Original Roxanne knew that there was no way in hell she could stand on the side lines and watch as her sister teamed up with the creepiest woman on the planet to kill her family. No she wouldn't do it, instead Roxanne decided to put her plan in motion to save the very family she wanted to destroy not even two hours ago.
Elijah pulled his attention away from his sister's laughter when he noticed the doppelganger walking past, clearly something had happened when she had met with his mother and that thought was very concerning, so much so that it sent alarm bells off inside his mind.
"So how was my mother?"
Elena jumped at the sound of Elijah's voice and tried to calm her heart down before responding "Intense" She kept glancing around, searching for the Salvatore's
"And for what reason did she need to speak with you in private?"
Elena looked startled for a moment about the fact that Elijah seemed to know exactly why she came to the party in the first place but once again she turned away from him to continue her search, until her eyes met with Esther's on the stairs once again.
Elijah tried again "Elena? Should I be concerned about my mother's intentions?"
He listened closely to the sound of her heart beat and gaze intently at her expression, waiting for her reply
"She just wanted to apologise for trying to have me killed" Her heart hammered in her chest as she lied to the only Original that she would feel guilty for killing.
"So it's true, then? She's forgiven Klaus?" He pressed on
Elena gulped slightly "It's true"
The sound of glass being tapped interrupted their conversation, everyone turned to look towards the source which happened to be Esther on the stairs holding the tainted champagne glass. Roxanne knew it was time to put her plan into action before this creepy woman got started. She quickly called the bartender over and got him to hand over a half empty bottle of bourbon, she took a big gulp before standing up and stumbling over to the staircase.
Roxanne made sure she stumbled in the direction of an Original, she didn't care which one as long as it wasn't the depressed one. Esther's voice droned on in the background like an annoying buzz Roxanne couldn't get rid of.
"...coming round with champagne..."
"Pft I'll stick with the untainted bourbon thanks" Roxanne muttered under her breath just as she reached the noble Mikaelson currently standing next to her sister.
Her eyes narrowed at Elena, it appeared not only was her sister playing a helping hand in a family's death but now she actually wanted to witness it first-hand. Roxanne scoffed silently but didn't call her sister out instead she made sure to play up her drunkenness as she crashed into Elijah.
Elijah looked down at the beauty that had slammed into him, the now shattered champagne glass completely forgotten as he stared into her pale blue pools. He observed many different emotions flash through them; mischief, caution, anger however the one that stuck with him the most was concern, concern that appeared to be for him. That discovery made Elijah's own eyes widen in disbelief, he tore his gaze away from her face to glance down to where her hands rested against his chest, the area sent tingles right to his very core. Elijah gulped before trailing his eyes back to her face.
"Oh my God I am so sorry. Bourbon?" Her words were slurred, the bourbon on breath hit Elijah on the contrary where other people would have found the smell revolting and cringed away, Elijah found himself breathing in, the bourbon mixed with Roxanne's natural making it more alluring, if that was possible.
His attention snapped back to reality when he felt Roxanne trip over herself and push against him further, his grip around her waist tightened subconsciously. Elijah felt her chest rumble against his as she chuckled and hiccupped, a dopey grin on her ruby red lips.
"My hero" Roxanne hiccupped once more before standing on her tiptoes, resting her chin on his shoulder. She turned her head so that her lips grazed his ear causing him to shiver.
"Don't drink the champagne" Her voice low and airy, it completely lost the drunken slur and now she sounded completely sober and serious
Elijah snapped out of his delirious lustful haze and quickly tried to snap his head to look her in the eyes but her next words stopped him. "No! Don't act on anything I'm saying, you have no idea who could be listening. Now we need to leave the room"
"What do you mean?" Elijah's voice was just as hushed as hers so that no supernatural being could hear
Roxanne didn't respond however as she turned and gulped down another mouthful of alcohol before spinning around, once again playing the drunken girl who interrupted the toast. "Oh my God it's so hot! I need to get out of this dress" on lookers either gasped or laughed as Roxanne tried to take of her gown whilst stumbling into everyone as she passed, including Kol and Rebekah, Roxanne had successfully knocked their own glasses out of their hands before Elijah finally caught onto her plan and rushed to her side to pull her out of the room after apologising to his mother for the disruption.
He glanced around the room, making sure to make eye contact with a majority of his siblings and the youngest Gilbert who was trying to cover up his laugh behind his drink, he sent them all a meaningful glance. They got the message as they made sure to listen in to his conversation with the eldest Gilbert, Jeremy on the other hand quickly excused himself and followed after his sister.
Once the door to the garden closed shut behind the three of them Roxanne straightened up, completely sober, slightly shocking her brother.
"Well it's about damn time" She turned to look at the two men
"First things first, Jear-Bear I knew you got more of my genes than Elena's, Brill distraction" She cooed with a laugh high fiving her brother before turning towards the Mikaelson with a serious expression
"You can't drink that champagne at the toast"
Elijah adopted a casual stance with his hands in his trouser pockets "Yes you mentioned that. Might I inquire as to why?"
"Because you'll die" Was Roxanne blunt response
There was a shocked silence that followed Roxanne's statement, Jeremy stared at his sister in confusion whilst Elijah stood ridged.
"How do you know this?" Came Elijah's tense question
"Eavesdropping" Jeremy snorted at her reply, it so defiantly a Roxanne thing to do.
Before Elijah to question her any further she held up a hand and continued "Look you can question me to your heart's desire after tonight just make sure that you and your family don't drink that champagne. Even if you don't believe me, what's the worst that can happen? You don't drink one glass of crappy champagne, shame. Trust me there are better drinks behind the bar" she added as an afterthought before jumping on his brother's back demanding to be taken back inside, leaving Elijah to consider her words.
He entered not long after the two Gilberts, seeing them quietly discussing things in the corner, far away from their other sister.
"Ah I take it the situation was taken care of? No more interruptions?" His mother, although spoke loud enough for the whole room to hear, was clearly aiming her words towards the specific girl in the red dress
"I'm gonna cut a bitch" Elijah heard the girl in question murmur to Jeremy, who had placed a restraining hand on her arm.
"Once again, waiters are coming around with champagne for those of you who no longer have one"
"Defiantly gonna cut this bitch"
His lip twitched as he nodded thanks to a passing waiter before he scanned the room for his siblings, each one gave a subtle nod as if to agree with the unspoken plan, none of them would drink the champagne.
This is not one of my favourite chapters but to me it's to show the start of the changes Roxanne will be making to Mystic Falls and the original plot. The next chapter should be up by the weekend or the start of next week, hopefully.
How'd you think Roxanne got past Esther's little sage? Knowingly or Unknowingly? Maybe it's got something to do with why she left in the first place ;)
Tell me what you think so far, I absolutely love hearing from you! The comments make my day