They drove into the center of the city where there were bright lights, loud music and a lot of people. Just being in the area was making Elena very anxious. They parked outside a club that seemed particularly crowded. Elena was forced out of the car again and Rebekah growled when the man touched her.

"Just come on." He let Elena go and Rebekah remained close.

"Remember what I told you. Not a word." She whispered to Elena who nodded. The club was very loud and was filled to its capacity with people, not people, vampires and they were all staring at her. Elena stopped for a moment overcome with a feeling of terror. She was completely exposed in a place like this.

"Move!" The man pushed her forward forcing her to keep walking. They were led to a table in the very back. A large dark skinned man had an arm wrapped around two girls who were shamelessly flirting with him. He stood when he noticed Rebekah and Elena being led to him.

"Rebekah!" He smiled and gave her a hug which she barely reciprocated. "What the hell are you doing here? And where's your brother? It's not like you to travel without Klaus."

"I'm a big girl. I can take care of myself." She replied and the man nodded and focused his attention on Elena.

"A doppelganger? Does Klaus know she's here with you?" He asked.

"Of course he does. Like he wouldn't keep tabs on her." Rebekah snarled. "Don't be stupid Marcel."

"Ouch. Your words hurt Rebekah. They're so cold. I'm just curious as to why she would be anywhere without him." He circled her and looked her up and down. "I know she's very important to Klaus."

"I have a name!" Elena yelled frustrated he was talking about her like she wasn't even a person.

"My apologies. I'm Marcel." He extended a hand which Elena took hesitantly. "And you are?"

"Elena."

"Nice to meet you Elena. Tell me. What are you doing here?" He pulled her close and eyed her carefully.

"We were just visiting a friend. We don't want any trouble Marcel." Rebekah insisted but he cut her off.

"I was asking her." He looked Elena in the eyes and asked again. "What are you doing in New Orleans without Klaus? And don't lie to me." Elena wasn't sure what to say. Rebekah had told her not to say anything.

"I…we came to see someone." Marcel circled her again.

"Who?" He pressed.

"I don't know her name." She wasn't lying.

"She used magic for some reason. What was she doing?" He stopped behind Elena and rested his hands on her shoulders. She shuddered at his touch. "I don't want to hurt you. I just want to know what Klaus's doppelganger was doing with a witch in New Orleans."

"She was helping me get some information. That's all." Elena had clearly said the wrong thing because his grip tightened on her shoulders and she took a sharp breath.

"What did she tell you?" He was getting annoyed with her. Elena couldn't even find words to speak and his grip tightened further, it hurt a little. "Alright. That's enough of this." He put his arm around Elena's throat and pulled her into him. His hold was tight and she was having trouble breathing. He snapped his fingers and two men grabbed Rebekah by each arm and were forcing her away. "I don't like playing games and I don't like being lied to. You tell Klaus that if he wants his precious doppelganger back he's going to have to come get her himself. Now get out."

"Rebekah!" Elena yelled and tried to fight against Marcel but she couldn't break free.

"Marcel no! We don't mean you any harm! We're not here because of Klaus I swear. He has nothing to do with any of this." Rebekah was trying to plead with him but he didn't seem to care.

"Then tell me what you were doing!" He argued.

"I can't!" She yelled and he waved her off.

"Goodbye Rebekah." The two other men dragged Rebekah out of the club and the door slammed shut behind her. "Come on." He dragged Elena to a back door and pushed her into a quiet room. It had a sofa and a few chairs but not much else. She felt slightly better now that she wasn't surrounded by so many vampires but knew she was in trouble. Marcel eyed her carefully as a few people joined him. "Alright Elena. Are you going to tell me why you're here?" He asked again but she just shook her head. "Did Rebekah tell you not to say anything to me?" He asked but she didn't react. "I thought so. You don't have to be afraid of me. Klaus and I go way back. We're old friends." He smiled.

"I find that hard to believe, Klaus doesn't have friends." Elena said and Marcel laughed.

"So Klaus finally broke his curse after all this time. Good for him. It's all he ever wanted out of life and he didn't care who got in his way to do it. I thought that the doppelganger had to die in order to for the curse to break." He looked Elena over again.

"I did." She responded crossing her arms.

"Hmm. Elijah must have gotten involved again. He didn't want to kill Katherine either. He must have given you the potion." Elena thought it would be best to let Marcel make his own conclusions about what happened. She didn't want to give him any information he could use. "Tell me. Are they speaking yet?" He asked and Elena nodded. "I see. I also heard that Kol and Finn are awake now. Is that true as well?" Elena just nodded again.

"I think you should be worried Marcel." A woman behind him said. "It can't be a coincidence that she is here now. Klaus must be plotting something. We need to be on alert."

"I agree. Klaus needs to know that he cannot take anything from me. He needs to know that I am in charge here now." His hands turned to fists and he made a hole in the wall by Elena's head making her scream. "Keep her in here. No one goes in, she doesn't come out." The party left and Elena sank to the floor and covered her head. She wanted to cry but didn't want to seem weak.