No One's POV

"Miss me?" Genesis appears in the Salvatore Boarding House, leaning casually up against the kitchen doorway.

"JESUS CHRIST- GEN!?" Damon flails his arms and slams the fridge door abruptly shut, whirling around to find Genesis smirking at him.

"He means yes." Stefan walks in from the living room, drawn by the commotion of his brother yelping and figuring it was Genesis; it wouldn't be the first time she had dropped in unexpectedly and surprised them.

"I mean no." Damon half-heartedly glares and jokes sending his mate a smirk and wink at the end.

"Well, I mean… I can leave." Genesis offers, hiding a smirk and gesturing to the door.

"Nope! You're here. Gotta stay now. No take backs!" Damon hastily covers up his frantic scramble.

"Thought so." Genesis plops down on a bar stool.

"So… How are things… Upstairs…" Stefan offers, placing his book on the counter as he walks further into the kitchen.

Genesis huffs a sigh and tosses a hair out of her face, looking a bit exhausted at the end.

"That good?" Damon raises a brow at the gesture, turning back to what he had been doing, which was preparing himself breakfast, but instead, pulling enough food out to also make some for Genesis.

"Gabe suggested I take a vacation… So, I'm all yours for a few days." Genesis smiles.

"Great, well, while you're here… How about a quick overnight trip? Backpacking… See your- Father's creation… Or something like that…" Damon suggests.

"And what exactly am I supposed to do while you two are gone on this little outing?" Stefan looks at his brother.

"I don't know. Am I supposed to solve all of your problems? I don't plan your dates, Stef…" Damon snarks at his brother; obviously, there were some things that just didn't change in her absence even if their relationship as brothers had much improved in the past several months.

A knock sounded on the door of the Salvatore Boarding House just as Damon and Genesis were getting ready to leave for their overnight trip, Caroline's Ford Fiesta parked out in the drive.

"Damon! Stefan! Open up! I know at least one of you are home! And I know Genesis is also visiting! I saw you in town earlier! I need to speak with you! It's important!" Caroline calls out, continuing to pound on the door.

"Ugh…" Damon mutters, rolling his eyes dramatically and dropping his back pack back on the table where he had just grabbed it from, nearly done packing it.

"Be nice." Genesis rolls her own eyes.

"It's Stefan's friend…" Damon mutters under his breathe.

"What Blondie?" Damon opens the door. "What could possibly be so import-"

"It's Tyler." Caroline offers without much preamble, storming into the Boarding House.

"Ohhh okay then…" Damon pivots on his feet and walking back into the main living room. "And this is our problem, why? He's your boyfriend." Damon scoffs a little as Stefan walks downstairs from where he had been journaling or reading; whatever the slightly less broody Stefan did now days.

"Was… He was my boyfriend." Caroline snaps, clearly touchy on the subject. "Until- until he decided to go all- all on this revenge crusade. And- and now- now he's all psycho over getting revenge on Klaus!" Caroline rants, waving her hands a bit hysterically.

"Look- look-" Caroline sighs, turning to look at Genesis. "I don't really like you. And, I get it… Sort of. You killed Elena and Bonnie because- because they threatened your sons. But- but they were my friends. My best friends. Since kindergarten. And- and that doesn't just go away… Even- even if Elena was going batshit crazy herself!" Caroline is obviously struggling with the fact that she had seen the signs but hadn't really been able to stop the problem herself. "And- and I don't want people to get hurt… More people." Caroline amends her statement.

"And- and I care about Tyler… Even- even if he's willing to get himself killed for some stupid, insane reason! I don't know anymore!" Caroline rants.

"Okay, okay… Woah." Genesis holds up her arms in an all too human action. "I- I appreciate you coming to me, Caroline… Given the- circumstances." Genesis was all too aware of the bad blood between her and Caroline, even though she hadn't really personally met or known the Blonde vampire until recently; Caroline was Stefan's friend, and had obviously been close friends to both Elena and Bonnie. "Now, what exactly is happening?"

"Tyler- he has it in his mind to- to go kill Klaus or something! He's on his way to New Orleans! He found out that's where the Originals are! Saw- saw the hybrids packing the Mikaelson mansion… Managed to weasel it out of them or something! I don't know! Not sure about how. He- he just did!" Caroline throws up her hands. "I begged him not to go! You're close to them- right!? You can- can talk Klaus into not killing him… Or- or stop Tyler! Something!"

"I am close to the Mikaelsons. They are my friends and they are under the protection of Heaven." Genesis agrees. "It does not guarantee that I can talk the Original Hybrid out of anything nor do I control him. The angels allow free will, just as our Father does, Caroline."

"So- so you're just going to let Tyler go on- on some suicide mission!?" Caroline practically shrieks, looking at the Archangel in disbelief and anger.

"I did not say that." Genesis tilts her head at Caroline calmly. "My eldest son is down there aiding the Mikaelsons. I will send him word."

"Oh- I- thank you." Caroline looks a bit abashed and embarrassed at her outburst.

"Great! Well, if that's all you need, Blondie… Can you get going?" Damon urges, making a shooing motion with his hands. "You know, things to do, places to be… Date to plan…"

"Alright, alright, whatever…" Caroline rolls her eyes and turns to saunter out of the Boarding House, but Genesis can see the lingering hurt in her posture and hiding behind her flippant tone and expression. "Have fun on your date."

"Damon, can you finish checking our bags? I'll be just a moment." Genesis asks Damon. "I'd like to speak with Caroline."

"Ugh. Fine…" Damon rolls his eyes exaggeratedly.

"Please." Genesis looks at Damon.

"Yeah, yeah. Go- talk or whatever." Damon waves his hand towards a leaving Caroline and walks over to both his and Genesis' bags.

"Caroline." Genesis catches up with Caroline just as she is going to get into her car. "Caroline, please wait a moment…"

"What?" Caroline turns to the Archangel, her expression questioning and not completely welcoming, but not entirely bitchy.

"Look… I am sorry about Tyler. And about Bonnie and Elena. I know they were your friends. Even though I am not sorry about what I did to protect my sons." Genesis tells the blonde vampire truthfully. "And I promise I will warn my son, Balthazar. And he will do his best to protect both who he is there to protect and do his best to minimize the violence and bloodshed. Believe it or not, Caroline. The angels and Heaven do not exist to control the actions of the universes and world our Father created. Nor can we. Things are still often left up to the actions of both choice and our Father."

"Thank you." Caroline offers, not really knowing what else to say to that bit of stark reality.

"You deserve someone who will put you first, Caroline. You truly do… Love is sacrifice. Love is choosing them over yourself. And I am sorry Tyler couldn't do that for you. Because you deserve someone that can and will."

"Did the Salvatores?" Caroline questions. "For you, I mean."

"Yes." Genesis answers.

"And would you, for them?"

"Yes. Without question. And, if need be, this world would burn." Genesis promises, her eyes briefly flashing with the powers of her grace. "And, I hope someday you find that for yourself."