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Seth was beyond conflicted, Esther wanted him to help her kill her children. "Why the hell do you need me?" He asked, Esther chuckled lightly and sat down, gesturing for him to sit as well so he did hesitantly. "This spell will link all my children plus Candice. I have gotten in contact with a coven that wish for her to be dead, she's caused a lot of trouble for them." Esther started, getting cut off by the hybrid. "Wait, you want me to help you kill my best friend? I get your psychotic kids but not her, she's done nothing wrong." He defended.

"Is she really your best friend? If she was she would've told you she's leaving town tomorrow night and will never be returning. She was going to make you forget everything about her, and leave with Kol. Seth, she's not who you think, she's killed and shedded blood, she helped my family kill innocents. Now she's leaving town to destroy innocent covens." Seth looked down, conflicted and angry that Candice would just leave and erase his memories of her. She was a Mikaelson and has shedded just as much blood as the others. Seth didn't know what he'd do without her, but she wasn't going to hesitate to leave him. All for him, all for Kol Mikaelson.

"Alright, what do I have to do?"

Esther smiled at the angry hybrid, "She's most suspicious of all my children. You need to make sure she and all my family drink tonight's toast, that will help me make sure the spell is links them all. And I need you or any of your friends to keep her busy tonight and tomorrow." Seth nodded and walked out, sending Finn a stern nod.

Elijah made sure to have a talk with Elena before she would go and talk with Esther. Elena walked passed Seth who sent her a nod and walked into the room with a temporary dead Damon and Stefan leaning against a wall. "She didn't give me much but one of you needs to make sure Candice is distracted tonight and tomorrow." Stefan nodded but gave Seth a confused look, "Why one of us? Why can't you do it?"

"Because she doesn't trust me anymore, and definitely not right now. Besides, we all know you have a thing for her." Stefan went to protest against that but Seth raised a threatening brow at the vampire. "Oh and heads up, she has several tattoos so try to compliment them, and tonight you're going to meet her at this park she's going to be there tonight." Stefan nodded at the information, he didn't mind tattoos but he didn't know why she'd be at a park. "How do you know?"

"She usually goes there after large events to let off some steam, to get high, and drunk. Be aware though, she isn't a...gentle person." With that Seth sped out to go and make sure to tell Finn he was going on with the plan. Walking around, Candice spotted Seth and sped walked over to him with a small smile. "I hope you don't mind me asking but what were you and Esther speaking about? I must know, it's really important." Candice said, putting on the fakest smile. Seth avoided the urge to roll his eyes and spoke, "She wanted to apologize about the pain Klaus has put me and Tyler through. No big deal, I promise."

Candice nodded, "Thank you," and walked away over to Kol. Kol took her hand and placed a kiss on it, pulling his hand around her waist and pressing a kiss to the cheek whilst looking at Seth dead in the eye. Candice noticed both boys glaring deadly at each other and decided to grab Kol and pull him away from Seth who was now greeted by another flirty drunk girl. "Why are you trying to start problems? I just want to get this over with, erase some memories, and leave this crap town." Candice whispered to Kol, unknowingly to her Seth was listening in. Clenching his jaw so tight you would be surprised if didn't break.

Kol scoffs, shooting another glare at Seth. "He's been undressing you with his eyes all night. How can I not react to that?" Candice rolled her eyes and laid her forehead to his chest as he placed his hands to her hips. "Wait till this is over and we'll leave this shitty place." Kol nodded and kissed her head with a small smirk, obviously seeing Seth glaring at him.

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Elena was extremely nervous and conflicted with several emotions. She was told that Esther was going to help kill the originals and Candice. Elena wasn't very fond of Candice but she didn't deserve to die, and neither did Elijah. Elena sent Seth a nod telling him she was down with the plan. Crystal rings. Esther addresses the guests from the staircase. She has a glass of red-tinged champagne in her hand.

Candice pulled Kol over, who came back inside after going outside for a while, with a small fake smile secretly glancing at Elijah after listening to the conversation with him and Elena. Elijah sends her a nod and she smiled. "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!"

Seth walked over and handed Candice a glass after she handed one to Kol. "No thank you. I actually think I want to remember tonight." She politely declined, Seth glanced at Esther and sent a look. "Come on, just one sip." He pressured, Kol squinted his eyes at the hybrid and watched as Candice took a breath and nodded hesitantly. "Sure." Taking the glass from his hands.

"Cheers!" Everyone drinks from their glasses, including all the Original vampires and Candice Parker. Everyone then separates and Kol brought Candice up to the balcony with a smirk. "So let me guess, you found out my mother's intentions were nothing but pure and now you feel like an idiot?" Candice shoved his shoulder and scoffed, "Maybe I was wrong, but I'm still leaving." Candice insists, trying not to be bothered by the fact that she was wrong about Esther.

Kol sighed knowing it would be impossible to convince her to stay otherwise. And since her brother Anthony already left that morning to New Orleans, she was definitely leaving as well. "Why do you keep insisting on leaving? Candice, I understand you want to help your old coven but they banished you, tried to kill you and hunted you because you're different. Don't tell me you want to help when we both know that's absolute rubbish!"

Candice clenched her jaw and took a step back from him. "Screw you! Don't act like you're any better, if it wasn't for me you'd be dead a long time ago. They banished me, told generations of witches that I was a curse to this Earth. I want what's mine, what I created and built. It was taken from me so I'm going to take it back. I will not let anyone get in the way of that." She snarled, Kol scoffed and rolled his eyes. "It's always that with you! That coven took your position for a reason, you just need to learn to except that. They don't want you and from the looks of it you don't exactly seem like leader potential," Kol crossed his arms over his chest.

"Bloody hell, nothing ever satisfys you! You took my memories of you, and I still found my way to you and fell in love with you all over again, but apparently that still wasn't enough! You know what? Why don't you go find some slutty bitch and go fuck her because that's the only thing that seems to satisfy you! I searched for years for you all to find out you're the reason I didn't even remember you. You selfish asshole!" Pulling off the ring that they made together, that had his initials, she shoved it to his chest and began walking away.

Kol scoffs, shaking his head, he speaks, making her pause in her tracks. "Why don't you go fuck your little ex boyfriend, Seth! Or better yet, Stefan. He looks like he took a liking to you, just like the rest of the guys you slept with, Candice!" Candice turned around and flipped him off, storming away and passing Matt who was walking to the balcony to search for someone. "You okay?" He asked, he didn't like her but he was still worried for her because of her relation to Caroline.

"I'm fine, thank you," she gave him a small fake smile and walked away with the only thoughts of getting drunk and high.

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Stefan had takin the courage to drive Elena home because of Damon having his little fit which was followed by a neck snap to Kol Mikaelson. "So uh, Esther wants to kill her whole family. How is that for Mother of the Year?" Stefan spoke, after Elena told him about the plan Esther had. "Yeah. And I got to look Elijah right in the eye and lie to him about it." She says guilty. Stefan didn't seem too bothered by this. "Well, good. I can't say I'll be sorry to see any of them go."

"I just signed their death sentences, Stefan. Caroline's only sister is going to die." Elena said, pulling off her coat and hanging it up on the rack. "No, you signed Klaus's death sentence, Elena. Everyone else is just collateral damage. And Caroline will get over it, it's not like they're real sisters." Stefan shrugs, none of this concerned him if it meant the originals were finally gone. Elena didn't share that same opinion, clearly. "It's not that simple."

"Their family has brought you nothing but darkness, Elena. It is that simple. All including Candice. So, uh...where's Damon? I would think that he'd wanna make sure you got home safely," Stefan was quick to change the subject, he obviously didn't want Elena to find out what he was going to do right after he left. "I'll call him and let him know." Elena replied. 

"What was with him going after Kol?" Stefan asked, if Candice was there she'd probably kill Damon so he assumed they got into a fight and she left to go get high like Seth said she would. "Damon being self-destructive. I said something I didn't mean." Elena said. She liked both brothers and knew if she chose she'd lose the other one, which led her to saying something she didn't mean. But maybe part of her, meant it. "So did I. Anyway, uh, good night." Stefan turns to leave, but Elena goes after him by grabbing his wrist. "Stefan. Did you really not feel anything?"

"When?"

"How do you do that? Act like you don't care, like you don't feel anything? Because I can't do that. I...I feel. I feel everything." She states, Stefan wanted to roll his eyes, it was obvious he was channeling his hatred towards Klaus to block his feelings for Elena, she just couldn't understand that. She didn't want to, not that he could blame her. It wasn't his first choice either. Honestly all of them were being a tad bit dramatic. "Elena, stop."

"I'm not going to stop, Stefan, because I don't believe that you feel nothing." She says. "What? You think I want to be this person? I hurt you, Elena. I bit you. I hate myself for what I did to you." Elena grabs Stefan's face in her hands. "Then show it! Do something, Stefan, anything is better than trying to convince me that you don't care." (i cringed so hard ngl)
"I can't." Stefan grabs Elena's wrists and removes her hands from his face. "If I let myself care, all I feel is pain." Stefan leaves.

Elena is visibly upset but chose to speak again. "I know the plan! Seth told me what you're going to do. Why?" Stefan paused in his tracks and mentally cursed Seth out. "You think I want to do that with her? I have no choice, she's suspicious and in order for everything to go down as planned she has to be distracted all night. This is our only way. She's dangerous." Elena scoffed lowly knowing it was true but chose not to believe it. "So that means you have to sleep with her?" She asks in disbelief.

"Yes, Elena it means I have to sleep with her. Because I can't exactly distract a girl any other way when she uses sex as her distraction, and besides you don't have to worry about her trying to kill you after she's dead." Stefan then hops into his car and drives off leaving a hurt Elena who was praying that he would back out and realize the whole plan was all a mistake. And truthfully, it might have been one.

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Candice laid down on the slide as she took another hit of her blunt. Also taking a big sip of tequila. She heard a car but did think anything of it, not really caring as she took another hit. Stefan held a bottle of bourbon in his hand as hoped out of his car, immediately noticing the big red dress flowing out of the slide that showed a person was laying there. "Hey Steffy, here to console me, tell me I'm better than this. Tell me how I'm good and I care about people, well newsflash darling, I don't." She spoke, slurring her words slightly as she stared into the sky.

Stefan didn't know how exactly he was supposed to do this but nevertheless he climbs up the playground and sat down on the other slide next to hers. "No I'm here to get drunk with you, maybe a bit high if you let me. I haven't smoked anything other than a cigar before." He popped open the bottle of bourbon, taking a large sip and passing her the bottle.

Candice smirks, taking a big sip and passing it back to him. Also letting him to a hit of the blunt. "Let me guess, the Seth Lockwood told you where I would be? He always was such a chatter mouth." She groaned, passing him the blunt as she pulled off her gloves and slid the rings on her fingers, tossing the gloves to the side. Stefan took another hit, immediately noticing her snake tattoo she had on her wrist. "That's a nice tattoo."

"That's not the only tattoo I have, if you're curious." She mumbled, taking a hit from the blunt and taking a large sip of the bourbon. "Oh yeah? Show me." He smiled, she chuckled lightly, "I totally would but then I'd have to get naked. And it's not very sanitary to do that on a playground." Stefan laughed lightly and smiled some more. "So what's got you with the originals of all people? I mean don't get me wrong they are good looking but I never took you for the Mikaelson defender type." Stefan mused, laying back on the slide as they switched bottles of alcohol and the blunt.

Candice shrugs, not seeing a big deal in telling him the story. "It all started a thousand years ago. I had taken a stay at a castle and myself and my brother, Anthony, blended in there. We pretended to be regular humans and then the Mikaelson family came along, hoping to do the same. I figured out what Kol was within the month and something told me to trust him. He and his family may have been abominations but so was I, and I knew what it was like to be shut out. So I helped them, protected them, tried to find spells to reverse the curse put on them. I was so close, until they just up and left."

Stefan could see she was struggling to not break down in tears, placing a hand on hers he felt her untense with his touch. Candice looks to him, assuring him that it wasn't a big deal. "That's nothing, that's only a dime of the story. I eventually found them again, and decades past, I had to witness Niklaus dagger Kol, and Finn, and Bekah. Those years were painful, the most painful of my life. Because every time Kol was daggered, I could feel it. I could feel that sharp pain in my chest and I couldn't do anything about it."

"I'm sorry you had to go through all that, you're good, and you don't deserve the pain Klaus put you through. I get it more than anyone, trust me." Candice smiled slightly, and nodded. "I don't know why you're here, but I'm glad you are." She spoke softly, taking another hit. "Wanna head back to the house, more bourbon there?" Candice nodded and grabbed her purse, putting out the blunt. She walked to the car with Stefan.

She stumbled into him and he immediately caught her, looking into her eyes he realized how close they were to touching noses. "Fuck it. He'll forgive me later." She mumbled, crashing her lips against his, Stefan immediately reacted and deepened the kiss. Pulling away breathless his hands remained on her hips, "My place?" Candice nodded and they both sped to the car, Stefan speeding fast as Candice answered a text from Rebekah.

Bekah

Please be careful. I heard you bought a bottle of tequila at the grill and took off. I love you sister.

Candy

I'm fine thank you for checking in. I'm just pissed at Kol but I'll get over it. I love you too.

Stefan parked the car as she tossed her phone back in her purse. Stefan sped to her door and opened it, she smiled lightly and hopped out as Stefan then shut the door and locked the car. Candice smirked, hearing interesting noises from Damon's room and sounds that sounded exactly like Rebekah. "Guess I'm not the only Mikaelson getting lucky." She mumbled, Stefan grimaced at the noises knowing Elena was going to be pissed but in all honesty he couldn't give a damn about Elena right now.

Not when Candice Parker, the girl he had liked since the 1800s was standing right in front of him. "Guess not." He pulled her into the house and she tossed her purse to the side, and kicked off her heels as he did his shoes. Hurriedly pressing their lips together he rushed them up to his room and pinned her against the wall so her back was to his chest. He untied the dress and pulled it off, pulling her out of it.

"Guess you'll see me naked after all." She smirked, pushing him into the bed and ripping down his dress shirt, attaching her lips to his neck.

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a/n: nothing i hate more than when candy and kol fight 💔 they'll make up tho

had to do steffy a solid 🤝

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