~17~

I called Lilly, asking her to come to the French quarter, not long after, Kaleb and Lilly walked through the doors. I ran over to her.

"Hey, there is something you need to know."

"Ok?" she looked me over. Before I could say anything, a male voice called out.

"Lilly?"

Lilly's head snapped back in the direction. I watched as a man and a few other walked forward.

"Jackson?"

I stepped back from her, watching as she ran at Jackson, throwing herself into his arms, tears streamed down her face and she nestled into him. Kaleb walked over to me.

"Jackson?"

"Her older brother." I answered.

"Ah." He nodded, gesturing with his head to give them some privacy. I looked back one last time, feeing my heart burst open for her. when we walked into the massive living room downstairs, Kaleb's spine straightened.

"You ok?" I asked.

"I don't work with vampires."

"Well, we all want the same thing. Put Celeste down. Then we help your mother."

"What if they won't help with my mother?" he pulled us to a stop.

"Then I will help you." I answered. I would help Kaleb find his mother and save her from whomever had taken her. my brain was still scattered so I wasn't sure who the lady was. But I assumed it would be Ester, Kol's mother. I walked through the door, Kaleb beside me. Kol turned around and smiled.

"If Jordan is helping you, then so will I."

"Me too!" Rebekah shouted as she walked in from the other door. Klaus rolled his eyes and Freya just smiled and nodded.

We worked on getting everything we needed for the spell. Freya and Kaleb spoke between each other, Kol standing with them. I watched as he pointed a few things out, both the witches were nodding and agreeing with him.

"He missed you. We all missed you." Rebekah spoke quietly.

"I missed him. I missed you all, maybe not Klaus so much."

She chuckled and grinned.

"Yes, Nik is Nik but when he cares for someone, he cares deeply."

I nodded, it was like Damon and Stefan. They were prickly on the outside but once you got to know them, they were caring.

I checked my phone, Lilly messaged, asking me to come outside. I walked out, heading straight to the courtyard. Lilly beamed up as I walked into the small yard of stone.

"This is Jordan, well she was the Stacey I was telling you about, but her name is actually Jordan." She finished. Jackson had an arm wrapped around Lilly's shoulder, keeping her closer to him.

"Hiya Jordan, pleasure to meet you."

"Pleasure is all mine." I bowed my head to him and smiled. His accent was strong, and I could feel that he was strong too. the fire in me came to life suddenly before something smothered it within. I mentally frowned, that never happened before. Then it clicked, it was Kol. I was siphoning from him. I felt this uneasiness flow through me, was I hurting Kol? I would have to ask him when I walked back inside.

"You're leaving?" Lilly cried.

"Lilly, we have a curse on us. Right now, one of the witches is doing us a favour."

"What witch?" I asked.

"Davina Clare."

I made a note of her name, I would track her down.

"What curse?" Lilly sobbed, clutching onto Jackson. I saw the pain on her face, she didn't want to let him go. He pulled her from his chest so he could look her in the face. He kissed her forehead.

"We are human only once a month on the full moon. The curse will break when a child is born."

"What child? I will find this child." Lilly demanded. I nodded; I would help her. Lilly was mine to protect too.

"Lilly, don't get involved."

"Jackson…"

"No." his tone deepened, and Lilly went stiff. She bobbed her head, tears falling from her eyes. "I promise I will find you when we turn back." He promised.

Lilly just nodded; her bottom lip trembled. I walked over, catching her before she could fall to the ground. we watched as Jackson and the others walked out the yard. He turned back, blowing her a kiss, smiling at her. Lilly caught it, holding it to her chest. They walked off, leaving Lilly and I starring after them.

Lilly had opted to spend some time alone, she needed time to process all the information she had gotten and the fact her pack, her family, were still alive. I kissed her cheek as she walked toward the closest bar. When I walked back to the room, Klaus and Rebekah had both disappeared.

"Jordan, not Stacey." A silky voice spoke. I jumped, turning to the man.

"Yeah." I shifted a little, feeling uncomfortable.

"Do you remember me?" he asked.

"Marcel?" I frowned at him, my mind whizzed with memories, I bit my tongue in hopes to clamp the memories down.

"I guess you do." He bowed his head. I found myself relaxing a little. He seemed charming and there was the danger element to him too. we remained silent until I remembered that witches name.

"Do you know Davina Clare?"

"Dee? I know her." he nodded.

"Where can I find her?"

"I will take you, but your boyfriend isn't allowed." He nodded over to Kol. I turned around to see Kol's head snap my way. He scowled as he walked over to us.

"Marcel." His hand wrapped around my shoulder, pulling me to him. I found his jealousy a little cute. I smiled up at Kol.

"Hey, Marcel and I were going to check something out. You need to stay here."

"I'm not letting you go with him." Kol narrowed his eyes at me. I sighed, I grabbed his face, pulling him toward me.

"Kol, please. It's for Lilly."

"She won't be going alone; I'm tagging along too." Rebekah grinned as she walked beside me. I smiled and nodded.

"Fine, any harm comes to her. I rip you to pieces." Kol pointed at Marcel. Marcel nodded.

The three of us walked out, Marcel whistled under his breath.

"Two hundred years I have known you all and I have NEVER seen Kol like that."

"A thousand years, I have never seen Kol like that." Rebekah shrugged.

I found my lips curving into a smile, my heart flipping inside my chest. We walked through the town, I had chucked on a beanies, black coat, gloves and boots. The air was fresh tonight. I kept a few steps behind Rebekah and Marcel, as not to draw attention to us. We made it without running into anyone. We came across an abandoned church. I glanced up and pulled a face. The poor girl lived here.

Marcel opened the door and Rebekah walked in first, making sure the coast was clear. I walked in, Marcel right behind me. we headed to a room that had light in it. as we opened the door, a girl with long dark hair and green eyes looked up. she got to her feet, hand snapping out. Rebekah and Marcel fell to their knees, clutching their heads. I took my glove off and quickly walked over to her, grabbing her wrist. the red glow began, and the girl cried out. I let go, stepping back.

"You're not a vampire." She glared at me.

"Ah, no. I'm a witch."

"What did you do to me?" she looked down at her wrist, rubbing it. I felt guilt tear through me.

"I'm sorry….." I trailed off. She blinked at me and cocked her head to the side.

"Ok?"

Her hand snapped out, I turned back hearing these awful cracks. Rebekah and Marcel's heads whipped around. I let a small scream out.

"What did you do?" I glared back at her, feeling this icky feeling in my stomach.

"Snapped their necks. They will awaken in a few hours."

"Why would you do that?" I frowned at her.

"So, we can talk in private."

She offered me a seat on her bed, I walked slowly, lowering myself onto the bed. she sat down, eyes glancing at me and then down at her hands. I cleared my throat.

"I'm Jordan."

"Davina."

"Pretty name." I commented.

What was I doing? I was complimenting the girl who just snapped my friends' neck. I saw a blush cross over her cheeks.

"Thanks." She tucked her hair behind her ear, looking shy and young. I mean, I was young, I was twenty-two.

"How old are you?" I asked.

"Seventeen." She answered.

"Oh my, so young."

She nodded, I played with my fingers, trying to approach this the best way I could.

"Why did you come here?" she asked.

"Well, it was to ask you for help, but I kinda changed my mind. Do you live here?"

"Yes."

"Well, maybe you should come and stay with me."

"With you?" she sounded confused.

"Well yeah, it's not much but you're still a kid and it would beat being on your own." I looked around the small room. It was old and there were holes in the roof and in the walls. I felt the air nipping my skin and shivered.

"But you don't know me."

I looked back at Davina and smiled.

"A witch once said to me, we must look after our own."

Davina had agreed, we walked back to the Mikaelson place, I saw her nervousness.

"Hey, you will be ok." I took her hand with my gloved hand and smiled at her.

She nodded, falling behind me a little. Marcel and Rebekah walked in front of us, both glancing every now and then to make sure we were ok. As we walked into the room.

"Just, stay behind me and don't snap anyone else's necks."

She nodded.

Kol's eyes narrowed at Davina standing behind me.

"Who's that?" he asked.

"Davina Clare and she will be staying with me." I answered. He scowled.

"You're staying here."

"No, I'm not." I narrowed my eyes at him.

"Yes, you are."

"Since when?" I demanded, feeling like a child.

"Since you linked yourself to me. You stay with me."

My mouth fell open, as I went to argue with Kol, Kaleb cut us off.

"You two can finish your couple's dispute later. Right now, we need to find Emily." Kaleb pointed at me.

I nodded and turned back to Davina.

"Will you be ok staying here?" she shook her head, clutching my hand tighter. I turned to Kaleb and shrugged.

"Davina comes."