Davina stared at Freya angrily. She knew that the witch was very powerful but now she was the source of all the insecurities she felt. All the problems started with her.

"I know that you find it hard to believe but I had no choice." Freya started carefully.

"I thought you were in a deep slumber." Kol hissed at her.

"I was." She admitted, "You see, when I came to this city I wasn't looking for you. I was looking for a way to break the bond between me and Dahlia. The witches of New Orleans didn't have the answers I was searching for but they had something different. It was not unusual for them to use astral projection. The elders passed the spells as a millennia old legacy. It didn't take me long to learn them. And so, when my year was up, my subconscious was able to move between the planes. I could not be part of this world but I could be part of the other side or even the ancestral plane."

"That's how you did it. It does not explain why." Davina could see that Kol was loosing his temper. In the short time they knew each other, she'd learned that he hated not being in control, not knowing. Something they had in common.

"I heard of Klaus' child as well as I have heard of Esther's plans. I needed to do something. She was the one that encouraged the ancestors' anger at Davina. She was shaping her, she was attempting to make her so scared that she would do whatever Esther wanted. I couldn't leave Davina there. Esther cannot have more power than she already has. And you, Kol. She was planning on offering you a body of a witch. You would get to live and all. Except, she would be able to control your fate. She would be able to use you as she needed."

"So, you bond the two of us together because it was convenient?" Davina asked coldly.

"No, I bound you together for Kol to help you on the other side. I knew that the witch who stole your life-force didn't want to die and would be hard to kill. I thought I was protecting you by bounding you to Kol. That spell only enhanced your need to protect one another, made you care about the other. I though it would take a long time for you to return to the land of the living. I thought I was going to be awake by then and I could have brought Kol back by myself. I was planning on tracking that Celeste witch and killing her. Turns out I overestimated her and underestimated you."

"Or maybe you cast the spell a little too powerful!" Kol snapped.

"I've cast this before. If you reacted too strongly, it's you being too similar."

"What do you know about that spell?" Davina asked, they really needed to know.

"It binds two souls. It creates a link between them. One naturally picks up on anything and everything that he shares with the other. In reality, the only think it does is make you see those connections as stronger then they actually are. But if you are similar enough, your tempers, your experiences, your views of the world, you can feel like the only two people in the world."

"And you didn't even think this could happen?" Kol was getting more angry by the second. Davina didn't blame him. She was quite angry too.

"I was enslaved by my family for centuries. I did not want that fate to be someone else's. So, I chose the lesser evil and took a risk. I would do it again given the choice."

"I could have handled mother. I am not afraid of her."

"Then you are a fool." Freya faced his anger with complete resilience, "Esther is not only powerful, she is also mad. That is a very dangerous combination."

Kol glared at Freya but said nothing.

"So, what's the plan?" Davina asked when neither one of them said anything for a while.

"Well, you are most definitely not going back to the witches," Kol turned to look at her and the anger started to disappear.

"But we still don't know what exactly that link did." Davina didn't want to go back either but she still remembered what Kol said when he persuaded her to go back. They still hardly understood what it had done to them.

"I have to agree with, Kol. Esther is still planning to use you, Davina."

"You don't have to." Kol signed. "We will just tell my brothers."

"But you spent all this time convincing me that we needed to keep it from them and now you are telling me that it's okay? Which is it, Kol?"

"I know that Elijah and Nik will both do whatever it takes to protect that baby. And right now, that means that they will protect you as well."

"Kol…"

Kol walked towards Davina and gently took hold of her shoulders: "I will be there for you. I will protect you from my brothers. You have my word."

"I know that you have no reason to believe this, but I will protect you too." Freya said as she looked at them both.

"You are right. I don't believe you." Kol answered instead of Davina.

Elijah wandered around New Orlean's French Quarter aimlessly. He truly didn't know what to do with the situation he found himself in. Katerina of all people came into the same town as his brother Niklaus found a home in. She should have been far far away form here. And yet, here she was. And what probably perplexed him even more was Nadia.

When he first saw the young girl and was introduced, he though it was just another one of Katerina's lies. But the more he talked to the girl, the more he believed the story. After all, a five hundred years old vampire would not just claim to be the child of Katherine Pierce if she wasn't such. That kind of vampire would have enough self-preservation.

"Elijah."

He didn't have to turn around to know that Katerina was standing behind him, but he turned anyway.

"Katerina."

"Why don't you join me for a drink?"

"Nothing changed between us, Katerina. I might not wish you dead but I could never trust you enough to be with you."

He turned around and started walking away. His vampire hearing picked up Nadia's voice: "Why do you even try? He obviously doesn't want you here. I know you made a deal with his brother but I never would have guessed you would let him …"

By the time Elijah heard the words his brother, he stopped listening. It took him all of five seconds to figure it out. Klaus would never make a deal with Katerina and to top it off, he seemed too surprised by her appearance. That only left Kol. What on Earth did his brother try to achieve by this? Either way, Elijah was angry. He expected to be played by Katerina, but not his little brother.

He turned around and ran towards the two women. He grabbed Katerina by her elbow and dragged her into the nearby alley.

"Explain yourself!" He commanded as she ripped her arm from his grip.

"Katherine!" He distantly heard Nadia but he paid her no mind. He and Katerina had some things to discuss apparently.

"I said, I wanted to see you." She shrugged her shoulders.

"What kind of a deal did you make with Kol?!"

"Now, why would I make a deal with your brother?" She asked, still denying anything.

"I heard your daughter."

Katherine sent Nadia a look but said nothing.

"Do not make me hurt you, Katerina."

She just smirked. Elijah gripped her by the throat and pushed her against the wall, lifting her a few inches of the floor.

"Go on then." She struggled to get out. "Kill me."

He squeezed her throat tighter for a few second but then he let her go. They both knew, he wouldn't kill her.

"What could Kol possibly want from you?" He asked but he was more talking to himself than her.

"The better question is what could he want for you." She answered.

"What do you mean?" His eyes calculating her every move.

"He saw, Elijah." She said like he was supposed to know what she mean by that.

"He saw what?"

"He saw you the night he died." Elijah remembered that night vividly. It was one of the worst nights in his long life. He might not have shown much affection towards Kol, but he was his brother. And it was awful to know he was gone. Elijah knew his brother thought him cold. He supposed he only had himself to blame. He let his brother's killers live their lives like nothing happened. They all did. As he stood in front of Katerina, he couldn't for the life of him remember why he would do such a thing. It was like someone else took over his body that day. Every action he did then went against everything he believed in for the past thousand years. It looked like he would have a lot to make up for with his brother.

And when it came to Katerina, she most likely wasn't here just for him. She would probably be already having more than one plan running. And God knows what she once this time around.

Klaus was happy that he managed to persuade Hayley to come back to the compound. He would finally be able to sleep better. This having a child business was so knew to him. He never wanted any of it. And yet, he was trying to piece together a changing table with an almost giddy smile on his lips.

He was glad no one was around. Elijah would be all about his redemption again, Kol would never let him forget it and the help would spread rumours about him going soft. He didn't even know why he didn't just make others build the room for him. Of course, if anyone asked, he didn't move a finger.

The wolves are loyal by nature. They might not be loyal to him, but they will be loyal to Hayley. Especially if she frees them form the curse of the moon. And he was going to make that happen. His child will be protect and most importantly, his child will be given the life that was taken from him.

He continued working mussing about what portrait to put on the wall next to the bed when he hear Kol yell his name from the other side of the house.

There goes is moment of quiet and peace.

A/N: This thing called life and studies keep stoping me from updating sooner. Sorry. I hope you liked it.