- Caroline Forbes: It must be really nice to just snap your fingers and get whatever you want. That why you collect hybrids? A little servant army to... take you places, and... bring you things?
- Klaus Mikaelson: [almost growling] You're making assumptions.
- Caroline Forbes: Why do you need Tyler? Stop controlling him. Give him his life back.
- Klaus Mikaelson: You know...
- [regards her with vicious eyes]
- Klaus Mikaelson: This has been a fun evening. But I think it's time for you to leave.
- Caroline Forbes: I get it.
- [nods]
- Caroline Forbes: Your father didn't love you, so you assume that no one else will either. And that's why you compel people, or you sire them, or you try
- [pulls off bracelet]
- Caroline Forbes: to buy them off!
- [it clatters onto the floor]
- Caroline Forbes: But... that's not how it works! You don't connect with people, because you don't even try to understand them.
- [walks off, leaving him to sigh heavily by himself]
- Klaus Mikaelson: [as Caroline shows up at the dance] Good evening.
- Caroline Forbes: [walking past] I need a drink.
- Elena Gilbert: Stefan. Do you really not feel... anything?
- Stefan Salvatore: When?
- Elena Gilbert: How do you do that? Act like you don't care? Like you... you don't feel anything? Because I can't do that. I feel. I feel everything.
- Stefan Salvatore: Elena, stop.
- Elena Gilbert: I'm not going to stop, Stefan. Because I don't believe that you feel nothing.
- Stefan Salvatore: You think I wanna be this person? I hurt you, Elena. I bit you. I hate myself for what I did to you.
- Elena Gilbert: Then show it. Do something, Stefan, anything is better than trying to convince me that you don't care.
- Stefan Salvatore: I can't.
- Elena Gilbert: Stefan...
- Stefan Salvatore: If I let myself care, all I feel is pain.
- [turns, walks off, leaving her behind]
- Damon Salvatore: [as Elena is about to follow Esther up the stairs] Don't even think about it.
- Elena Gilbert: She wants to see me alone, Damon.
- Damon Salvatore: Well, sucks to be her then. Was I not clear this morning?
- Elena Gilbert: I was invited.
- Damon Salvatore: You have to tell me before you walk into a lion's den.
- Elena Gilbert: Why? So that you can stop me?
- Damon Salvatore: Yes.
- [offers her his hand]
- Damon Salvatore: It would be rude not to dance, you know?
- Elena Gilbert: [accepts] It is tradition.
- Caroline Forbes: [leaving voice-mail] Tyler, it's me. Look...
- [sits down at dressing table]
- Caroline Forbes: I'm grateful for what you're doing... but... I miss you... and I
- [chuckles]
- Caroline Forbes: really wish you were here.
- Rebekah Mikaelson: [as Matt puts his coat over her shoulders] Oh. I'm a vampire. We don't... Thanks.
- Kol Mikaelson: [admiring himself in mirror] Rebekah, tell me how handsome I am.
- Rebekah Mikaelson: Oh, Kol, you know I can't be compelled.
- Klaus Mikaelson: I'm glad you came.
- Caroline Forbes: Well, it was either... caviar or sympathy casseroles.
- Klaus Mikaelson: I heard about your father.
- Caroline Forbes: Don't. Seriously.
- Klaus Mikaelson: Very well. Onto more mannered subjects then, like how ravishing you look in that dress.
- Caroline Forbes: I didn't really have time to shop.
- Klaus Mikaelson: The bracelet I gave you? What's your excuse for wearing that?
- [no reply]
- Klaus Mikaelson: You know, you're quite the dancer.
- Caroline Forbes: Well... I've had training. I happen to be Miss Mystic Falls.
- Klaus Mikaelson: I know.
- Caroline Forbes: [dancing] What are you doing? Why are you here with the she-devil?
- Matt Donovan: What was I supposed to say? No? And why the hell are you here with Klaus?
- Caroline Forbes: [scoffs] Don't even get me started.
- Damon Salvatore: [Rebekah's eyes are on another dancing couple] Stop staring. It's creepy.
- Rebekah Mikaelson: Of course she looks beautiful. Nik gave her everything she's wearing.
- Damon Salvatore: You're no dog yourself.
- [smiles]
- Rebekah Mikaelson: Is that supposed to be a compliment?
- Damon Salvatore: Hmm. You tried to kill Elena last night. You don't get compliments.
- Rebekah Mikaelson: Caveman.
- Damon Salvatore: [looks around the ballroom] Where is Elena?
- Klaus Mikaelson: [finds Caroline admiring magnificent cart-horse] You like horses.
- Caroline Forbes: I'm not talking to you until you tell me why you invited me here.
- Klaus Mikaelson: I fancy you.
- [she looks at him sharply]
- Klaus Mikaelson: Is that so hard to believe?
- Caroline Forbes: Yes.
- Klaus Mikaelson: Why? You're beautiful, you're.,,. you're strong, you're full of light. I enjoy you.
- Caroline Forbes: Well, I'm spoken for. By Tyler.
- Klaus Mikaelson: I thought you two ended things.
- Caroline Forbes: Yeah, because of you and your freaky sire bond with him.
- Klaus Mikaelson: So you're unspoken for?
- [horse neighs]
- Klaus Mikaelson: You know, uh, horses are the opposite of people. They're loyal.
- [smiles]
- Klaus Mikaelson: My father hunted me for a thousand years, and the closest he ever came was the day he killed my favorite horse. He... he severed its neck with a sword... as a warning.
- Caroline Forbes: Did you ever consider... sitting down with your father
- [snickers]
- Caroline Forbes: and talking it out?
- Klaus Mikaelson: I'm afraid my relationship with my father is a little more complex than yours.
- Caroline Forbes: [nods] Mm. Maybe so. But I let my father go with no regrets. And to answer your question: Yes, I like horses. But I also like people, and they actually like me. So i'll be inside.
- [turns, walks off]
- Caroline Forbes: [learns about Klaus' stolen artworks] What about these?
- [holds out her wrist adorned by the bracelet]
- Caroline Forbes: Where did you steal this from?
- Klaus Mikaelson: Well, that's a long story. But rest assured, it was worn by a princess... almost as beautiful as you.
- Matt Donovan: Any word on who's behind all these attacks?
- Elena Gilbert: No. Sheriff Forbes said there's no real suspects at all.
- Elena Gilbert: It's all so weird. The Originals are throwing a ball. Like, an actual ball.
- Caroline Forbes: It's some twisted Cinderella fetish, is what it is. And why does the evil witch want an audience with you?
- Elena Gilbert: I have no idea. But there's only one way to find out.
- Caroline Forbes: I thought you told Damon and Stefan that you weren't going.
- Elena Gilbert: I did. Which is all the more reason why I need a drama-free bodyguard.
- Caroline Forbes: Well, I think a Salvatore would look a lot better in a tux. And by that, I mean Stefan.
- Elena Gilbert: Ugh.
- [shakes her head]
- Elena Gilbert: I can't deal with either of the Salvatores right now. Whatever Stefan feels, he's channeling it all to Klaus. And Damon...
- [sighs]
- Elena Gilbert: It's just not a good idea.
- Caroline Forbes: Why? Because you two made out?
- [as Elena looks at her:]
- Caroline Forbes: Bonnie spilled the beans.
- Elena Gilbert: [sighs] I was gonna tell you.
- [shakes her head]
- Elena Gilbert: It's just, after everything happened with your Dad...
- Caroline Forbes: Elena... When you and Matt kissed for the first time freshman year, you called me the second it happened.
- [shakes her head]
- Caroline Forbes: And I don't hear about this until now? And from somebody else?
- Elena Gilbert: I'm sorry.
- [shakes her head]
- Elena Gilbert: It's just, I don't even know how I feel about it yet. All I do know is just...
- [sighs]
- Elena Gilbert: It used to be so much easier.
- Rebekah Mikaelson: [appearing] Careful, Caroline. It's all well and good till she stabs you in the back.
- Elena Gilbert: What are you doing here? I know your Mom's rules. No murdering the locals.
- Rebekah Mikaelson: Get over yourself, Elena. It's not all about you.
- [goes off]
- Caroline Forbes: [as Rebekah hands Matt an invitation] Oh, my God! She's inviting him to the ball! Why is she inviting him?
- Elena Gilbert: Probably to get this reaction from us.
- Caroline Forbes: [sighs] What time is this stupid dance?