(Stefan and Elena are outside)
Elena: If Esther's secretly on our side, we need to know, but I can't get to her with 2 bodyguards
Stefan: Why are you telling me this? All the originals drink. Caroline: Don't even get me started
(Elena and Stefan are still dancing)
Stefan: Took you about 30 seconds to put Damon in a mood
Elena: He's just looking out for me
Stefan: I think he needs to figure out that you can look out for yourself
(She whispers in his hear)
Elena: I need to talk to you
Stefan: Ok, so talk
Elena: I... not here
(They leave)
(Damon is dancing with Rebekah. Damon: You tried to kill Elena last night. Elena drinks and Elijah drinks a sip)
(Klaus and Caroline are appart from the party. Elena: Of course. Elena: Rebekah...
(Rebekah strangles her and pushes her against the car)
Rebekah: Surprised? Elijah said that she wants to live in peace with her family, including Klaus
Stefan: She was supposed to be the weapon to help us kill Klaus
Elena: Yeah, well, not anymore. I believe we have a little catching up to do
[Gilbert's House]
(Elena is in the kitchen with Stefan and Damon)
Elena: It was their mother Esther who was sealed in that coffin
Stefan: As in the original witch? I feel. If he dies, she suffers. It's not all about you
(She rejoins Matt and gives him an invitation. Kol: Again with the dagger threats? She seems surprised)
[Klaus' House]
(Esther is with Elijah)
Esther: No violence. She sees an envelope with her name on it. She's inviting him to the ball. She's looking at Caroline and Matt, who are dancing together)
Damon: Stop staring. Stefan: When? Then, he jumps and hits Kol. There's only one way to find out
Caroline: I thought you told Damon and Stefan that you weren't going
Elena: I did, which is all the more reason why I need a drama-free bodyguard
Caroline: Well, I think a Salvatore would look a lot better in a tux, and by that, I mean Stefan
Elena: I can't deal with either of the Salvatores right now. Where's Matt? You trusted me. [Klaus' House]
(It's the ball. [Salvatore's House]
(Damon and Rebekah enter the room.
Plan: A: the hospital; Q: Where did Matt and Elena leave? A: Elijah; Q: Who saves Elena from Rebekah? A: a formal ball; Q: What kind of ball is Elena invited to? A: Klaus's newly renovated mansion; Q: Where is the party being held? A: apologizes; Q: Tyler calls Caroline and __________, saying he is still working on fixing himself. A: a dance; Q: What commences the ball? A: their lives; Q: Elena learns that Esther intents to kill the originals by linking what together? A: her new information; Q: What does Elena have to decide who she can trust with? A: a more sensitive and romantic side; Q: What does Caroline discover about Klaus? A: hopes; Q: Elena gets all the Originals to drink and link themselves. Elena reaches out to Stefan but he says that if he feels again all he feels is pain. Finally, after an evening of violence and dashed ______, Damon finds a new way to cope by sleeping with Rebekah. Summary: Matt and Elena leave the hospital, where Rebekah tries to attack her before Elijah saves her. Elena is surprised to receive an invitation to a formal ball and a meeting with Esther. When Damon and Stefan hear the party is being hosted at Klaus's newly renovated mansion, they both insist on attending the event with her. Tyler calls Caroline and apologizes, saying he is still working on fixing himself. Caroline and Matt also receive invitations to the ball from Klaus and Rebekah, respectively. Despite telling Damon and Stefan she would not go to the ball, Elena shows up anyway. The ball commences with a dance, Elena with Damon, Caroline with Klaus, Matt with Rebekah. Elena then dances with Stefan and then convinces him to help her get to Esther. Elena learns that Esther intents to kill the originals by linking their lives together and then sacrificing Finn by his own will. Then she must decide who she can trust with her new information. Caroline discovers a more sensitive and romantic side of Klaus no one would have suspected. Elena gets all the Originals to drink and link themselves. Elena reaches out to Stefan but he says that if he feels again all he feels is pain. Finally, after an evening of violence and dashed hopes, Damon finds a new way to cope by sleeping with Rebekah.