A/N: My apologies for the delay. Real life kicked my butt a bit.
Disclaimer: This is strictly for entertainment purposes. I don't own anything to do with The Originals. I may include some OC's that are of my own creation as well as the story twist.
Klaus inspects Gia, but does not find what he is looking for. She wipes her face clear and takes a deep breath. Already she can see the wheels in his mind spinning. She kind of felt bad for him and Elijah because they had absolutely no idea what had befallen her after they left. There were still times she didn't quite believe the encounter herself.
"I'm not one of your hybrids so don't even go there."
"I would've known if you were love. You have to admit there is something different about you. Care to explain?" Elijah came closer and stood next to his brother. Good, she had them distracted from their quarrel and she meant to keep it that way.
"I just helped someone and this was their reward." She hopes they take her answer at face value.
"So it's a protection spell cast upon you?" Elijah spoke up curious.
"A very powerful spell at that Elijah." They didn't take their eyes off her. Watching her every move as if meeting her for the first time.
"You two really are paranoid. Now you're not going to trust me because of this development?"
Gia shook her head pissed off.
"You Mikaelsons are something else. Why I let Elijah coerce me into staying was stupid. I am so done with your mess. I'm out of here. Deal with this sire crap yourselves and leave me the hell out of it." She had every intention of vanishing and leaving until she literally vamp sped into Marcel at the compound entrance.
"My apologies. My mind is somewhere else or I would've noticed you." He smiled at her and Gia did the same.
"No harm done. I wanted to get the hell out of here and wasn't paying much attention either." Marcel looked at Klaus and Elijah and knew exactly how they can make you feel like getting the hell out of dodge.
"They tend to get on your nerves, but they're our sires so ignoring them is the best we can do at times." Gia just laughed because Marcel had no idea just how long she stayed away from Elijah and the others.
"I hold the title on ignoring our kind. We might as well make this official. I'm Gia."
Marcel took her hand in both of his. "I'm Marcel nice to meet you. Please tell me you're sticking around? We could use your help now that The Strix have taken Rebekah."
"Only news like that would keep me bound to staying. What do you know?" Gia ignored Elijah and Klaus as Marcel explained. To confirm that he was right Freya flew into the room telling them that she couldn't sense Rebekah anywhere. Not her magic, not her blood which worried her deeply. She looked to them all for answers until they stopped on Gia. The aura omitting from the dark haired beauty was like a beacon. Freya knew the power within her was unlike any she'd ever known. She was beyond happy that Gia was able to resist temptation after all these centuries.
"I was hoping you would make your way to New Orleans?" The two women were in their own world leaving Elijah, Klaus and Marcel to their ignorance in how they knew one another.
"My hand was forced, but even so it's a good thing now." Freya put her arm around Gia's shoulders as they turned to the others.
"Obviously we know each other. We met one of the times I awoke and was looking for you. She was my guide through the centuries until I had to end our association because I didn't want Dahlia to hurt her to get to me."
"You both were quite busy keeping to the shadows weren't you?" Klaus' sarcastic tone hid nothing of his annoyance.
"Oh little brother stop with your suspicious mind. Now is not the time. Rebekah needs our help. Gia and I will try a locator spell. You three do what you do best and get the information we need to bring Rebekah home. We'll meet back here say within the hour? Now go." Marcel made his way to leave as did Klaus and Elijah.
"Tristan set up Mohinder to come after Rebekah because he knew I was with her at the time. He wants me here in Nola for some reason and I fell right into the trap." Gia hated that she might have helped Tristan in any way. Now she was determined to see what he had planned just so she could knock him down to size.
"Do you think he knows?" Gia always knew there was a chance she might have been seen somewhere and the information getting back to Tristan. She just hadn't worried about much. Her mistake.
"Even if he does know how could he possibly think it will benefit him?"
"Tristan would sell his immortal life for the favor you've gained. He's all about power."
"He would just be a puppet in his own show. I almost feel sad for him." Gia shook her head imagining the hoops Tristan would jump through if he indeed knew her secret.
"I'm always ready to defend myself against Tristan and his minions. In the meantime, let's get Rebekah home." Just as Gia said this Klaus and Elijah came back to the compound and they weren't alone.
"Dear sister we need you to work your magic on Tristan so he may reveal the coordinates to where they dropped Rebekah's body in the ocean." Freya was all too eager to begin, but it was Gia who came forward.
"They put Rebekah under the sea? No need to waste time on the torture. I know where she is." Tristan started laughing.
"Of course you'd remember Gia. It was the place our sire rebuffed your silly declaration of love." He continued to laugh and it was like knives cutting their way out from the inside. She vamp sped to him and snapped his neck.
"So, looks like you two will be going on a retrieval trip to The Martels childhood home. I'm sure you'll remember the cliffs. Rebekah will be beneath them."
Klaus and Elijah brought Rebekah home, but she wasn't without scratches. A witch's curse to be exact. To go mad within hours. On top of that, Freya had been attacked just as they arrived home. She refused to not help and nearly killed herself coming up with a counter spell. It was in that moment Gia witnessed the appearance of Finn. He stood by Freya letting her channel his power as Elijah fed her his blood and all three helped in finding a cure for Rebekah. Finn looked to Gia and smiled then disappeared.
All seemed as it should be. Tristan, Aurora and The Strix had been challenged and overcome by The Mikaelsons with a little help from a friend. Christmas was in the air and everyone was gathered at the compound to enjoy this time together.
Gia had slipped away to walk the streets of the quarter needing time alone. There was a tingling on her skin and all sound around her went dead silent.
"You're looking even more beautiful today then the last time I saw you centuries back." Gia, try as she might, not to smile at his compliments always did.
"I see your up with the times. No more stuffy black suits. Now it's a laid back kind of look in jeans and a vintage Rolling Stones shirt." He was definitely easy on the eyes Gia could not deny that, but who he is was the big red flag.
"I do wear it well though don't I?" It was her turn to laugh. "What brings you to the big easy?"
"You Gia. It's always you and the danger you are in being here?" He didn't tell her anything new, but that he had appeared to her told her this Sire prophecy just might come true.