A/N: Wow, again thank you to everyone who has ready my story I am astounded by the response I have gotten. This is the longest chapter so far but the rest will continue to get longer and longer each time. Sorry If some grammar mistakes have slipped through but I have tried my best re-reading it and correcting them all but some may still remain! No one's perfect!

'Brookeworm3' – Again thank you so much for your comment! I am very happy you liked the last chapter, I will definitely go into more detail about Gwen's past now that she is discovering the supernatural world she lives in, and there are a few surprises along the way as she learns more about her past. There is more Klaus/Gwen in the next chapter! Let me know what you thought about this one, and again if there is anything not making sense let me know!

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Sun beating down on the City of New Orleans, Gwen stirred from her slumber wincing as the light burned her eyes. Stretching her arms above her head as she lay in bed she released a satisfied yawn of contempt. She hadn't left the house in 2 days since her night with Klaus. She felt ashamed by her actions as she got caught up in the moment with him but she stopped herself before it became anything more, more than she could handle.

Getting the strength to get up and dressed, Gwen shuffled over to the kitchen to make herself some coffee; nothing got her through the day like a strong coffee. Sighing as she waited on the kettle to boil something caught her gaze sticking out from under the couch, squinting to see what the silver object might be; Gwen came to the realisation that it was her phone. Rushing over to retrieve it, Gwen turned the device on as the screen lit up revealing missed calls and messages. 'Shit' she moaned rubbing her hand down her face, she began to open the messages they were from Cami and one from Marcel.

'Hey, Gwen. Please don't be mad at me about not answering the other night. I was exhausted and fell asleep, and for some reason I didn't wake till later yesterday afternoon.'

'Hey, me again… do you wanna meet at Rousseau's this afternoon for some coffee and we can talk? Let me know. X'

Gwen smiled as she read over the messages from Cami; she couldn't believe how spoiled she sounded as she looked over her sent messages. 'What the hell was I thinking!' mentally scolding herself Gwen took a quick shower and got changed, the weather outside was cool but not too warm, she decided on skinny jeans and a tartan shit with her leather jacket over the top for warmth. Gathering her bag and phone Gwen headed for the door to meet Cami.

Elijah is now free from his coffin that was kept at Davina's in St. Anne's Church, taking his place back in the Mikaelson Manor with his brother and sister by his side. As he and Klaus sat in the main room, him reading one of his mother's grimoires and Klaus reading 'A poison tree' by William Blake.

Entering the room, Rebekah had a look of annoyance on her face as she saw her two brothers reading, "So, this is what you do the first time we're back together as a family? Vampire book club?" sighing as neither of them looked up from their books; Rebekah folded her arms across her chest.

Klaus continues reading, "Reading edifies the mind, sister. Isn't that right, Elijah?" taking a peek from his book to look at his brother across the room a smirk crawls onto his face.

"Yes, that's quite right, Niklaus." Earing a grin from his brother, Elijah looked back at the book in his lap.

"And what's this business?" Rebekah gestures to the dead girl who was on the table in-between both of them.

"Elijah pauses for a moment as he searched for words, "This is a… peace offering."

Klaus sighs, "I presumed, after so much time desiccating in a coffin, that my big brother might be a bit peckish." Smirking, Klaus looked over to his brother who was now becoming annoyed.

"And I explained to my little brother that forgiveness cannot be bought. I'd simply prefer to see a change in behaviour that indicates contrition and personal growth." Klaus rolls his eyes guilty, and Elijah gestures to the young woman on the table.

"Not this nonsense."

"Well, I couldn't very well go to waste, could I?" Klaus grinned as his brother shook his head in disappointment at his actions.

Marcel sits alone, drinking a bottle of scotch in the compound's bar room while various vampires around him feed on humans. Josh sees Marcel and approaches him. "Hey, is everything okay?"

Not giving an answer, Josh began to walk away, "Wait! You know Klaus Mikaelson. I asked you to give him a lift home a couple of times? To the Palace Royale Hotel, right?" Marcel called after Josh as he was becoming more suspicious of Klaus.

Turning to face him, Josh stammers trying to answer, "Uhhh, yeah… the Palace Royale."

"See, I stopped by his hotel to say sorry about an argument we had. Turns out, he lied about living there. Lied! Do you ever hear the phrase, 'Uneasy is the head that wears the crown'?" Marcel stood to talk to him as he looked worried.

After Marcel took some of Josh's advice he patted him on the shoulder and leaves.

Across the Quarter in Lafayette Cemetery, Sophie has just awakened in one of the cemetery's many mausoleums and is struggling against the grip of the masked men who knocked her out. The men shackle Sophie's wrists to chains that hang from the ceiling.

"Let go of me!" she yelled. Thrashing against the chains, Sophie stopped as she saw Agnes enter the crypt with a bag and set it on the floor in front of her feet.

"Leave her be." Agnes demanded the men, agreeing with her commands the men moved to the side so that she could get a better view of Sophie.

Sophie appalled at Agnes leaned forward, "Killing me to get to Klaus – or his baby – in not the answer!"

Agnes roots through her bag, "I'm not gonna kill you Sophie. I was there the day you were born. I am the last remaining Elder of our coven. It is my duty to protect our power, and our power means nothing is that baby grows another day," she turns to face Sophie, "Sabine's omen was clear. That baby will bring death to us all."

Scared, Sophie fights against the chains pulling at her wrists, "What are you gonna do?"

Agnes holds up a large, old-looking metal syringe with a long needle. Sophie seems to recognize it, because the sight terrifies her, and she desperately tries to back away despite being chained up.

"No, no, Agnes, no, no, don't do it!" Sophie screeched as Agnes holds her head to the side and stabs the needle into her neck.

Tugging her jacket tighter around her body, Gwen entered Rousseau's with a forced smile on her face. Spotting Cami wiping down the bar she headed over.

"Hey." She smiled taking a seat on a tall stool; Gwen looked over Cami's facial expression she looked… anxious. "Cami, are you okay?" Gwen asked in concern.

Taking a step back from the bar, Cami braced herself on the table, "Gwen. Am I different to you? Like, am I acting different?" Cami asked as she pondered over her internal thoughts. "I feel like something is wrong with me, but I don't know what." She sighed.

Gwen became more concerned by the second at Cami's state, she thought something was different about her but she didn't know if she should have confronted her sooner about the matter. "I… I don't really know. You have been acting a little… odd lately." Gwen nodded as she told Cami what she thought. Cami looked at her worryingly.

"I think you've been spending too much time with Klaus." Gwen smiled.

"Wait. What?" Cami furrowed her brows at Gwen's statement as she considered her words carefully. "What do you mean, too much time."

Gwen looked at Cami, puzzled by her admission, "Seriously? You've been with him a lot lately," Gwen frowned, 'Is she playing me? Gwen asked herself. "Don't you remember?" Cami looked puzzled and slightly annoyed at the situation.

"Honestly, Gwen. I… I don't remember. I know he wanted me to work with him writing a memoir or something b… but I can't remember anything else." Cami became overwhelmed with emotion as she steadied herself against the counter behind her. "What's wrong with me?" she huffed in panic.

Gwen rose to her feet, her protective instinct kicking in, "Cami, don't worry. I'll get to the bottom of this," Gwen reassured her as she grabbed her bag from the floor, "Where does he live?" Gwen asked in a hurried tone, she wanted to know what he had done to her friend, this person before her isn't the person she knew.

"Uhhh… the Old Plantation Manor. Do you know where it is?"

"No. But I'll find it. You should go home, rest." Gwen sighed as she looked at Cami, she was a mess. 'What the hell has that bastard done to you?' huffing, Gwen left the restaurant in a rush and headed for the Mikaelson Manor.

In her bedroom, Hayley suddenly yelps in pain and instinctively grabs her neck. When she pulls her hand away, she notices blood on her fingers from a small puncture wound that is already starting to heal. Rebekah hears her shout and rushes into the room.

"AHH!" Hayley grasped a hold of her neck as a volt of pain bit at her flesh. Pulling her hand away there was small droplets of blood across her tips.

Unnerved at her yelp, Rebekah rushed into the room, "What the hell was that?"

"Hell is I know. It felt like I was being stabbed." Hayley let a small smile appear on her lips as her wound quickly healed but her smile soon fades as both her and Rebekah get a dawning realization something bad is happening.

A little while later Rebekah enters Hayley's bedroom, where Hayley is sitting in an armchair. "Time for the demon spawn to snack!" she beams.

Now laughing, Hayley rested further into the chair, "I really wish you wouldn't call her that."

"Oh, sorry, have you picked out another name yet? She holds out a basket of apples, "Take one, the plantation's lousy with them."

Hayley choses an apple and holds it for a moment, "I feel fine… which is weird. I'm sure it's Sophie related." Hayley had been linked to one of the witches as an insurance wager, if something happened to the witch; Hayley would also reap the same devastating consequences.

"Then, do me a favour, and don't die on my watch. I'll never hear the end of it." Rebekah smiled as she had come to enjoy being in her company. Talking some more, the conversation was cut short as Rebekah heard the door bell ringing. "Who the bloody hell can that be?" sharing a confused look with Hayley both shrugged their shoulders as Rebekah left the room to see to the door.

Descending down the stairs, Rebekah struts to the door in a hurried fashion. "Who the bloody hell are you?" swinging the door open with speed, Rebekah looks at a startled Gwen.

"Uhh… hi, it's Gwen?" Gwen smiled shyly as she looked at Rebekah.

Struggling to make out the woman before her, Rebekah shrugged, "Right, the girl from the Gala." She questioned. Gwen nodded slowly, 'Really, less than a week ago and you've forgotten about me?' Gwen was now annoyed at Rebekah's tone and attitude took a step forward.

"Is Klaus here? I need to speak to him, urgently." Gaining confidence in her stance against Rebekah, Gwen folded her arms across her chest as she awaited her answer.

"No, sorry. Bye!" Rebekah was about to close the door quickly in her face but was stopped as she heard Hayley calling in a hushed tone from upstairs.

"HAYLEY!" she called as she ran up the stairs straight for Hayley's bedroom.

Downstairs, Gwen was stood at the open door as she nudged it slightly further to reveal the floor. "Rebekah, is everything ok!?" she called as she entered the manor. Not getting an answer Gwen took it upon herself to investigate, headed up the same stairs as Rebekah she stopped once she came to Hayley's bedroom.

"Rebekah…" looking in the room Gwen saw her leaning over a young pregnant woman who looked as white as a sheep as she sat on a chair, a fallen apple by her side.

"What the bloody hell are you doing?" Rebekah yelled at Gwen, startling her and snapping her gaze from Hayley Gwen now fixed her sight on Rebekah's worried face.

"You disappeared in a rush. I thought something was wrong." Gwen exhaled looking into Rebekah's eyes; as worry was piercing back at her.

"Well, nothing is wrong. You can go."

"I wouldn't say nothing is wrong. She looks like she's about to pass out." Gwen gestured to Hayley who was becoming whiter by the minute, and beads of sweat flushed her face.

Coming off the phone to Elijah, Rebekah walked around the bed to where Hayley was now resting. Gwen who was blotting sweat from Hayley's forehead and chest with a washcloth looked over to Rebekah.

"Is she going to be ok? Maybe we should get her to a doctor?" Gwen began to fuss as Hayley was getting hotter as each second passed, "Rebekah!"

"Stop fussing, will you? Elijah will be here any minute." She huffed looking down at her phone.

Groaning, Hayley moved under Gwen's hold, "I feel like I've been microwaved." Hayley panted looking up at Gwen as she smiles at her trying to reassure her best she could under the circumstances.

"Hey! Just because you're carrying a baby doesn't mean you get to act like one! I'm sure my little niece is healing you up as we speak." Gwen who was too concerned about the woman sweating like crazy in front of her, didn't even catch on to what Rebekah was saying.

Elijah runs in the room with Sophie, Rebekah stands to greet them, but is appalled when she sees who he had brought with him, "What the bloody hell is she doing here?"

"I'm here to help." Sophie shot back offended. Elijah who took notice of Gwen on the bed looked at her confused, 'where have I seen you before? He asked himself. Snapping out of his mind he turned his attention back to Rebekah.

"Help? You're the reason were in this bloody mess! Why aren't we unlinked with this witch already, Elijah." No one taking notice of Gwen in the room as the continued to argue, Gwen snapped her head up as she heard, unlinked and witch.

"Rebekah let her do what she can." Elijah demanded. Complying with her brother, Rebekah slowly backed away and let Sophie enter the room.

"I may know a way to slow down the fever. But I'm gonna need some special herbs," she turns to face Rebekah. "I'll text you a list."

Elijah nods at her in encouragement, and thought Rebekah does not look pleased to being ordered around again, she eventually relents and smiles at them patronizingly.

"Fine. Happy to play fetch girl." Rebekah storms out the room, and shoves a washcloth into Elijah's chest as she leaves.

Later at the Church, police officers in the fraction return with Agnes, who is handcuffed and brought to the front of the room.

"This is outrageous!" Agnes yelled in frustration. The officers sit her in a pew and leave.

"Please, Agnes. You know Marcel runs the vampires in this town," Father Kieran is handed a folded cloth by the officer, which is revealed to contain the Needle of Sorrows. "Who do you think runs everything else?" Holding the needle in his right hand, Father Kieran calls for Klaus who vamp-speeds to his side, "I believe this is what you are looking for?" handing over the needle to Klaus, he smiles.

"Hello, Agnes."

Agnes who is shocked by Father Kieran's actions turns to face him in her seat, "You mad a deal with him!?" she glared as he rushed over to her, their faces millimetres apart.

Kieran who was now furious at Agnes lowered himself down to her level. "After what you did to Sean. I'd deal with the devil himself just to make you suffer!" he spat.

Agnes stands to get into his face, "You can't hurt me. The entire witch community will turn against you!"

Klaus was becoming impatient with the back and forth between them decided to wade in. "ENOUGH! Please, enough! I don't care about witch politics. I don't care about your ridiculous little Harvest ritual. What I do care about is this little trinket," He holds up the Needle of Sorrows. "Undo its curse, or I'll show you things worse than death!"

Agnes smirks at his threat knowing she had the upper hand here. "Dark objects don't come with an off-switch! The curse took root in Sophie; she's linked to your devil child. It's just a matter of time!"

Back at the mansion things have escalated quickly. Hayley was now wrapped in a towel, sitting outside beside the swimming pool. Rebekah stands behind her checking her temperature, while Elijah and Gwen assist Sophie in helping with the herbs. He shrugs off his jacket and rolls up his sleeves.

"I really think we should call a doctor! Not make her drink some tea!" Gwen moaned and Sophie looked at her annoyed by her remark and presence in the situation.

"She's burning up! We don't have time. We need to do this now."

"Get her in the water!" Sophie called as they both rushed to the pool, Gwen following quietly behind.

Elijah jumps into the pool and helps Hayley in. Sophie mixes herbs in a cup and follows them into the water as well.

"I don't see how a midnight swim is supposed to help." Rebekah sighed in frustration as she watched them get into the pool. Gwen joined Rebekah as they watched on in worry.

"Drink this!" Sophie turned her attention to Elijah, "You're going to have to get her heart rate down."

Elijah looked at Sophie like she was mad, "And how do you suppose I do that?"

"Hold her."

Abiding but her request, Elijah scooped Hayley into his arms as he pressed her against his chest. Hayley clings to Elijah and groans as she gasps for breath. After a few moments pass, Hayley suddenly screams in pain as she thrashes in Elijah's hold.

"AHHHH! AHHHH!" Rebekah and Gwen looked on in horror at the scene unfolding in front of them.

"Rebekah… what the hell is going on!?" Gwen demanded answers as everything she had witnessed tonight was not natural. Rebekah looked at her as she panted in worry.

"Look, another time. I'll tell you once this is all over." Running away from her, Rebekah rushed over to the pool side as Sophie looked to the sky.

"I just felt it lift." She almost sighed in disappointment as she felt the connection break.

Rebekah sighs in relief. Hayley starts to calm down, and Elijah looks stunned. Hayley stands up on her own, but still leans against Elijah, still weak from the spell. Sophie watches as she removes one of her earrings and pricks her finger. Hayley looks down to her hand, and she and Elijah both look relieved when she's not injured. Elijah holds her hand and he and Hayley stare at each other for a long moment. Rebekah and Gwen notice their shared glances, so Elijah quickly lets go and leads Hayley from the pool.

After begging Elijah not to harm Agnes, he zooms away leaving Gwen, Rebekah, Sophie and Hayley alone at the pool side. "Does someone want to tell me what the hell just happened?" Gwen demanded once more. As she turned around to face Rebekah she had already left the pool and headed indoors. Turning her attention to Hayley, Gwen moved closer as she looked beat form tonight's stressful turn of events.

Hayley looks at Gwen and nods but turns her attention to Sophie before she got out of the pool, "I know you were just using me to save your people, but try it again, and I'll kill you." Hayley climbs out of the pool with the help of Gwen who leads her back into the manor.

Sophie sighs in defeat as she also leaves the pool.

Once things calmed down, Gwen was sitting cross legged on the sofa beside Hayley. "Hayley, please tell me what's going on," Gwen sighed as she felt beat after tonight. "I feel like I'm going crazy, I heard them talking about witches and linking spells… that can't be true can it?" looking at Hayley as she brushed her hand through her hair trying to convince herself that she was dreaming but Hayley never responded she just sighed looking at her.

"I… I really don't know what to tell you." Moving slightly in her seat, Hayley clasped Gwen's hands in her own. "You really should talk to Elijah… or Klaus."

Remembering why she came her in the first place, Gwen's eyes widened in realisation. "That's why I'm here… I came to see Klaus but then you took ill…" Getting cut off mid-sentence, Hayley and Gwen turn to see Rebekah storming out of the manor in an aggressive manner, Elijah following closely behind.

Elijah turned to enter the room where Gwen and Hayley were seated. "I'm going to get Niklaus, I won't be long." He let out a long sigh of exhaustion, looking at Gwen he noticed that she was looking at him wearyingly. "Hayley, inform Gwen of what happened tonight, please," fixing up his suit he turned to walk away. "But be gentile." and with that he was gone.

As the night went on things in the streets of New Orleans were quiet. In the Abattoir, Marcel finishes his drink as Rebekah walks into his bedroom.

"Rebekah. Twice in one night. To what do I owe the pleasure?" he asked as he poured another drink into his empty glass.

"Call me old-fashioned, but I believe in saying farewells are best in person.

Marcel inhales sharply, "You got Elijah back, and now you two are gonna tuck-tail and run? Smart girl. Have a nice life." He sighed beat.

"He's staying. And I'm not running, I'm disembarking a sinking ship." She clarified.

"People have been saying this city's been sinking since I was a boy. It ain't going anywhere," he grabs a bottle of scotch and stands from his seat. "How 'bout one for the road?" starting to pour scotch into an empty glass.

"Why? So you can liquor me up and convince me to stay?" Rebekah asked as she glared at Marcel. He walked towards her and gets in her face.

"Why else did you come here?" he questioned her intentions.

"I… I came to say goodbye." Rebekah shot back.

Marcel leans in and whispers into her ear, "Then say it." They stare into each other's eyes for a long moment before Rebekah pulled away.

"Forget it!" She turns to leave, but Marcel grabs her wrist and pulls himself towards her, kissing passionately. She pushes him away for a brief moment but then crashes her lips onto his. Marcel pushes her away and they start to undress, cloths discarded on the ground. Rebekah shoves him onto a chair and pulls herself onto his lap as things heat up more.

As Klaus, Father Kieran and Agnes were still in a heated argument in the Church. Klaus snaps and pulls Agnes into a choke-hold, Stopping as he sees Elijah enter the front of the church, he stands back as he walks down the aisle towards them.

"Leave her." Elijah instructed his brother. "I gave my word."

"You tend to give your word at the most inopportune times, brother. We've been doing things your way all day. Come on! Just a little snap and it's 'Toodle-loo, Agnes' she deserves it." Klaus sulked as he wasn't getting his way in the matter.

"Niklaus, don't make another move. You have asked for my forgiveness. I will grant you that forgiveness, but do not make me break my word." Elijah said in a warning tone. Klaus glared at his brother as he considered his request. After a moment, he lets Agnes go.

Klaus opens his arms wide, "My noble brother, how was that for personal growth, eh? Still, it is just like you to spoil all of my fun." He looked at his brother in a mocking manner as he smirked.

Elijah smirked as he turned his eyes on Agnes, "Oh, not necessarily." With that, Elijah zoomed over to one of the men who helped Agnes and ripped his heart from his chest and throws the second man in the air, and does the same with the third. He turns to Klaus with a bloody heart in each hand, and drops them to the floor. Pulling a hanker chief from his pocket to wipe his hands as Agnes stares at him in horror. Behind her Klaus grins proudly at his brothers actions.

"Now, I swore you would not die by my brother's hand. I said nothing of my own," Elijah grabs Agnes in a choke-hold and pushed her backwards. "Nobody hurts my family and lives," Quickly snapping her neck as she fell to the ground, he turned on his heels to leave. "No one."

Klaus looked on in amazement at the scene before him, smiling as he looked over the dead bodies lying on the ground he watched as his brother left the Church.

In the Mikaelson Manor things were becoming even more confusing for Gwen as Hayley tried to explain to her what happened tonight. "Are you playing with me? Seriously Hayley witches, Vampires and werewolfs?" Gwen sighed in frustrations as she stood from the couch and began to pace back and forth taking in everything she told her. "I think you've been watching too much TV or… or you like messing with people's minds!"

Hayley stood from the couch as she tried to reason with Gwen who was moving around the room in a frantic fashion. "Gwen, please calm down. I swear I am not lying to you," Hayley sighed as she grabbed a hold of Gwen's arms causing her to turn and face her. "I'll prove it." Gwen looked at her confused, 'Yeah, prove to me that something as ridiculous as the supernatural exist… how stupid does the think I am!' Pulling out of her grasp, Gwen took a few steps back.

"Go ahead then. Prove to me that I am not going crazy!" Gwen challenged Hayley as she smirked at her calling her bluff. She was not prepared for what came next. Hayley closed her eyes for a brief moment before opening them again to reveal her yellow ones. Gwen looked on in horror as she backed away from her.

"No, no, no. This can't be happening." She panicked at what she had just seen. Trying to compose herself, Gwen began to walk away from Hayley as tears began to roll down her cheeks.

"Gwen!" Blinking her eyes back to normal, Hayley rushed over to her stopping her from leaving. "Gwen, please you have to listen to me. I'm not going to hurt you. None of us are."

Looking confused, Gwen stops as Hayley stands in front of her. "What? Who else knows about you?"

"Not a lot of people. Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah and a few more. But there not like me, there a different type of... being." Gwen backed away as she sat down trying to take all of this in, 'How is this possible, how?' Going over and over it in her head, Gwen felt suddenly dizzy as she braced her head in her hands. "I promise Klaus or Elijah will explain it better to you when they come home." Hayley took a seat beside her and rested her hand on Gwen's back rubbing it up and down in a soothing manner.

"What are they?" Gwen lifted her head to look at Hayley. "Klaus and Elijah, what are they?"

"There… there vampires." She sighed. Gwen listened to what she said and nodded her head slowly. "Rebekah is one too." She added.

"I… umm… I don't know what to say or think right now." Letting a small laugh escape her lips, Gwen turned her body to Hayley. "You know, when I was younger. My birth parents use to tell me stories about werewolfs and vampires… but I thought they were just stories." Gwen began to sob as she remembered things from her past. Before she was given up, her birth parents told her stories about the supernatural wold before bedtime but Gwen never dwelled too much into the matter believing it was all fiction and lies… only to be faced with the truth tonight, everything was becoming clearer.

"I never thought they could be real." Sighing, Gwen leaned into the couch and looked away from Hayley as she dried her eyes.

"I'm really sorry, Gwen. You should never have found out about all of this." Also sighing Hayley was interrupted when the doorbell rang. Sharing a look of worry, Gwen and Hayley stood and approached the door. "You should go to the bathroom, freshen up." Hayley gave Gwen a reassuring smile as she pointed to the upstairs bathroom.

"Do you not need me here? What is its someone dangerous at the door?" Gwen pointed towards the door as she faked a small smile.

"I'm sure I'll be fine." Hayley rolled her eyes in a friendly manner to reassure Gwen about the situation. "Go." Accepting her command, Gwen headed up the stairs as Hayley opened the door. Josh one of Marcels lackeys approached the door.

"Where is he? I've been trying to find him all day. Marcel knows that Klaus lied to him about where he lives." Josh spilled out everything her was trying to say in a split second of her opening the door.

Hayley leaned against the door frame, "I'm not his damn keeper. Josh." Hayley sighed in frustration.

"Fine! Just… tell him to call me, please.

"Okay." Hayley nodded as Josh turned to walk away and she closed the door behind him. Josh walks away from the house, not knowing Marcel is standing behind the tree and has heard their entire conversation.

A short while later, someone knocks on the door again. Hayley goes to answer, thinking its Josh again, but its Marcel. "Ugh, what the hell, Josh?" She opens the door to find Marcel is on the porch, and he startles her.

Smiling, Marcel approaches her. "Hi, there, I'm Marcel. I don't think we've met! Hayley didn't back away but her facial expression gave the game away as she looked scared and angry.

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Klaus angrily stomps away from Rousseau's after an argument with Cami, picking up the pace to head home, he was stopped in his tracks as Marcel caught up to him.

"Hey, where you been?" Klaus stops walking and rolls his eyes in annoyance before turning to Marcel. "Not still mad about out little tiff the other night, are you?"

Klaus smiles fakely, "Water under the bridge."

Noticing that Klaus has come out from Rousseau's he smiles wickedly, "Cami's all yours if you're interested. I'm feeling like right now's not the right time to pursue a relationship. Life's all about timing, you know? Speaking of, I swung by your house earlier to commiserate over a drink, but I must have just missed you."

"Oh, the Palace Royale didn't suit me, I moved on weeks ago."

Marcel smiled and shook his head knowingly. "Nooo, I mean your other place."

Elijah walked up the drive of the manor and entered the house to find it empty. As he looks around he finds a startling discovery, "Hayley!?"

Klaus and Marcel are still talking in the street outside of the restaurant, "Interesting location to put down your root, the same plantation where I was a slave. I guess that's why you never invited me over." Marcel turned his head as he watched Klaus' reaction.

Smiling, "Well, how rude of me. I'll speak to Elijah. I'm sure he'll be pleased to host you and Davina for the evening! Especially after you were so hospitable to him." Klaus glared at Marcel as he smiled and chuckled.

"Good! I look forward to it." He and Klaus continue to shake hands, but as soon as Marcel leaves, Klaus' smile disappears and begins to look worried, 'Hayley!'

In the manor Elijah paces back and forth franticly as he calls Rebekah she answers from the road while she is on her way out of town in her car. "Goodbye means goodbye, Elijah."

Worried, "Is she with you?" Elijah spat out as she answered she phone.

"Hayley's gone. Where is she?"

Rebekah began to worry as Elijah informed her of Hayley's disappearance. "What?"

Running up the stairs, Klaus anxiously walks into Hayley's room and joins Elijah. "Marcel was here." He informed Elijah as they made eye contact. Elijah looked stunned, and absentmindedly drops the phone from his ear.

"That not all. We have another problem." Klaus looked at his brother confused as to what he meant. 'Is the mother of my child not a big enough problem, no?' Sighing, Klaus pinched the bridge of his nose as Elijah stepped aside and Klaus looked in horror and disbelief. Lying on the bed behind Elijah was an unconscious Gwen, Klaus' felt his heart sink as he approached her taking a seat by her side observing her current state. She had a large cut on her forehead which was leaking blood and a cut on her lip.

Klaus ran his fingers over her features as Elijah looked on astounded by what he saw. His brother cared for this young woman, perhaps she will be his salvation. Elijah approached his brother as he placed a hand on his shoulder gripping him tightly drawing his attention away from Gwen. Standing off of the bed, Klaus placed his arm on Elijah's.

"I'm going to find whoever done this… and I will make them pay!"