A/N So here we go the next chapter, thank you for the reviews I love knowing what you guys think :)

Chapter 4

The compound was beautiful, and the courtyard was stunning, the entire thing felt old and ancient.

"This is beautiful" smiles Elena running her hand over the old worn walls lightly.

"I think so too, I was raised here and after my sire left I guess I inherited it" explains Marcel.

"He must've been pretty wealthy" whistles Elena.

"Well the fact he and his family are 1000 years old helps with the accumulation of funds" mutters Marcel.

Elena turns, "1000 years?" asks Elena.

"Yep, the original family, the Mikaelson's" replies Marcel.

Elena blanches slightly and Marcel detects a slight pick up in her heartbeat.

"What's wrong?" he asks.

"Nothing why?" asks Elena quickly.

Marcel narrows his eyes, "because you're heartbeat just picked up Elena" he says.

"Did it, maybe I'm just attracted to you" she tries to cover.

"Well you might be but I think its more than that, what do you know about the Originals?" asks Marcel.

"I've heard of them, and I've heard they're kind of scary, and as a little vampire of relatively new status I don't really want to tangle with the oldest vampires in history, especially if you happen to have dated one of them, I doubt she'd be happy to find you'd picked up with someone else" says Elena, as she thinks back to Rebekah's reaction to her and Stefan.

"Don't worry they're not that scary, and they actually haven't been here in years, I think they moved on, and its highly unlikely that they'll be back, and even if they are she and I are over, so I can be with whoever I want, so you don't need to scared Elena, so will you please stay?" he asks hopefully.

Elena weighs her options; she could leave right now and get out of New Orleans as fast as possible, or she could stay and risk it, if they hadn't been back in years it was unlikely they'd turn up, and if they did she could probably get out in time, Klaus didn't need her anymore now she was a vampire and he had no reason to come looking for her, so it could work.

As she looked at Marcel, she liked him, something about his just clicked for her, and Elena kind of liked the idea of dating someone who didn't know Katherine or Tatia, at least she assumed he didn't know Katherine, or else he'd have called her by name when he met her, screw it she wanted a new start and she'd lost a lot due to the originals, she wasn't going to let them take anything else from her, not now, and not this potential future.

"Okay I'll stay, but why are you doing this, you met me a few hours ago?" asks Elena curiously.

"I like you Elena, and you intrigue me in a way no one has in a very long time, that and I'm a sucker for a pretty face, and you are so much more than just pretty" smiles Marcel wiping her tears away with his thumbs.

"Then I'd like to explore this as well" she smiles.

"Good, I'll send someone for your bags, until then how about a tour, and then I'll introduce you to some of my guys" he offers.

"By all means" she smiles.

He makes a quick phone call and then, stands up and holds out his hand to her.

She takes it and he shows her around the compound, as the end up back in the courtyard two guys walk in, one with an afro, the other wearing a cap.

"Thanks guys" smiles Marcel as they set them down it the guest room before walking back out to the courtyard.

"Yes thanks" smiles Elena.

"No problem" smiles the guy in the cap.

"Elena this is Diego and Thierry, two of my best guys" smiles Marcel introducing them.

"Nice to meet you" smiles Elena.

"Will you be stuck in here while the sun is up?" asks Thierry.

"Nope, I'm free as a bird" smiles Elena holding up her daylight ring.

They both look surprised.

"Elena happens to have a witch friend who made her a daylight ring, it isn't mine" says Marcel understanding his guys confusion.

Realisation dawns on their faces, "well lucky for you" nods Thierry.

"I guess" she smiles.

"Marcel can I talk to you for a second?" asks Diego who'd been eyeing her suspiciously from the start in a way that set her on edge, she knew that look and it was never good.

"Sure, Thierry can you keep Elena company, I'll catch you up in a little bit" smiles Marcel.

"Sure thing" nods Thierry.

A/N So what does Diego want to tell Marcel? Let me know what you think in the reviews. But I will say it will not be sunshine and roses for much longer, but fear not a resolution will be met :)

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