Chapter 36: Extra Points

Tiana talked with a few of the vampires in the same area that Violet had her little scuffle with Aya days ago. She threw her legs up on the table and leaned her head back. She was getting the chance to rest since she was thrown into everything that was going on. She had never done anything like this before so at least she got to start off on easy tasks. Tiana was in charge of teaching new vampires the rules but not to train them in combat, Violet liked this idea.

She had recently done some research of her own on the Strix without anyone's request. It wasn't like she was looking to earn extra points with Marcel; she just wanted to know what she was getting into. She could turn back and go home which was Covington at any time. She wasn't held against her will but it was nice to be around her own kind. She received a text that Bourbon Street was clear of any mysterious behavior so now she had to report to Marcel. Uncrossing her legs, she went to stand up but he walked in, talk about perfect timing.

"Just passing through, the vampires good?" He said as he kept walking towards the stairs.

"Yeah, just received a message from Malena so everything is safe and sound. Hey, could we talk? I got some information you might be interested in"

That caught Marcel in his tracks and he glanced over his shoulder at her. He and Tiana got along famously and he didn't have any issue with her. The only reason he gave her so much "power" was because she and Violet had a long history together. Whenever she went back to Georgia, she always paid Tiana a visit if they were there at the same time. He nodded at her and said he'd come back down in a moment. Tiana reached onto another chair for her matching bag to her dress. That was actually an interesting thing; she looked as if she belonged in the Strix.

"Alright T, what is it you've got?" Marcel asked as if he was talking to a female version of Thierry.

"I don't know if you want to hear this but I've got some information on the Strix. I thought it would be useful if any trouble arises"

He sat down next to her and looked at her then the purple folder she was holding. He wondered where the idea came from but it wasn't like it would hurt him. She pulled out a few papers and scattered them on the table.

"It isn't much but I did my best to get what was needed"

"Whatever you've got I'll take…You probably know a lot more than I do"

"Okay, so to start off, your boy Elijah created this group and later abandon it for some reason that you'd have to ask him about"

Tiana and Elijah had never met so she assumed that he looked exactly like the others. As a matter of fact, she hadn't met any of the Originals and only heard stories that Violet would tell her. And the stories she told made her not want to stay in the same home as them.

"I guess they are all about being a high class vampire sorority house pretty much. They hold galas like you went to make their selves known and to initiate members in. Most of them are all connected through Elijah's sire line and three times older than every vampire here. I did research on your girl Aya too and she's going to be trouble so I suggest we get rid of her…Sorry"

After Tiana said that, she looked at Marcel with an apologetic look. Sometimes she said things that she never meant to. It wasn't her place to tell him what to do especially with getting rid of other vampires. He told her it was nothing to apologize for and didn't care if she was bold at times. Another Gia could be on their hands…

"Anyway, if she easily overpowered you, I believe Elijah turned her due to her history but I don't think she's at least a thousand years old. With that being said, she good at making this poisons, potions that can distract a vampire easily as we already know due to your girlfriend being blinded"

He wondered if he could go to Davina or even Angelique and her witches to see what kind of stuff she could conjure. But when Tiana handed him a paper with a man's face on it, the information on him was startling and troublesome.

"His name is Shen Min, he was a torture consultant which is alarming so forget what I said before, he needs to go more than your girl. I don't know exactly how old but he has to be at least 800 years so it's going to take more than an army of vampires to kick these guys out. Tristan as you know is a mystery and I literally can't find anything on him so he covers his tracks good"

Marcel huffed and got up from the table. She leaned back when he reached from the papers and threw her hands up in surrender. It looked like it wasn't going to be a peaceful day in New Orleans for quite some time. At least when he didn't have the city, there was peaceful moments.

"Oh and one more thing, I guess Tristan is meeting with some company called Kingmaker Land Development"

Violet ducked into the voodoo shop swiftly as she saw Caleb pass her on the street. She waved off Cairus's curious glance. She watched him make his mission, jogging across the street to a mysterious girl. She had never seen her before…Wait a minute she thought to herself as stared at the girl longer. Violet noticed the ring on her finger once she went closer, hiding behind a group of visitors. She had seen the girl sitting in a bar one day with a man with dark brown hair. Taking notes in her head, she realized the girl had to be a new vampire in the city but couldn't be part of the Strix. So Caleb was flirting with an enemy, that wasn't new in the City of New Orleans.

New Orleans, 1993. Marcel, Violet and Thierry all sat on the balcony of the compound talking and drinking, a normal routine they did. They watched all the humans celebrate Mardi Gras and they got amusement at watching all of the people making fools of themselves.

"It must be nice sometimes to just be carefree like that and be human"

"You would want to be human Vi?"

Thierry leaned forward to look at her. She shook her head at the answer and continued to watch the people. It was a secret that she had been seeing a werewolf for the last four months, not even Thierry knew yet. She didn't want anyone to know anything about her and him, well pretty much him for that matter. Violet poured herself another drink and looked up and saw Jake standing on the street. She blinked a few times thinking she had spent too much time with him or she drank too much. She glanced at the boys who both were distracted on something else.

"So how is that witch? What's her name, Brianna or something?"

"Brynne Deveraux and she's alright. I've got her and the witches wrapped around my finger so I think our little werewolf problem will be nonsexist in no time. All I have to do is lay on the charm and its easy as one, two, three"

"Please tell me we are not going to discuss your bedroom escapades"

Violet gave them a look then took a drink. They both laughed and looked through the crowd once more. She was thankful to not find Jake this time around since wolves were banned from the Quarter. She never said anything about the witch because it didn't make any sense to her…She was about to now.

"Let me ask you a question Marcel. How come you are parading around town with a witch but if another vampire was, you'd disagree with it. Let's just say a few years from now, Thierry found a witch that he fell in love with, would he even be allowed?"

That made Thierry focus his attention to her in surprise. He did have a fling a while back with a witch but he broke it off in fear thinking that something would happen to her. Little did he know that was going to get him into trouble later in life. Marcel was taking a drink, bit his lip and gave her a wondering look. He really didn't know where that came from If Violet was jealous, she wouldn't dare show it in front of him, maybe Thierry but not Marcel.

"Thierry could date a human if he wanted to, he could date a witch. Of course I'd be cautious considering they don't like us but you can't help who you fall in love with"

"What if you found out one of your vampires was in love with a wolf from the swamp?"

Thierry then picked up on something down below them and looked at a young man leaning against a lamp post. He was staring in their direction but once they met eyes, he quickly looked away and moved from where he was to blend in the crowd. He put two and two together easily but didn't say a word. Marcel laughed faintly and poured himself a drink.

"You're not going to tell me that you're seeing a werewolf in the swamp right? They are banned from the Quarter which you know well and that definitely breaks the rules…If I ever caught you dating a wolf…" He let the threat hang but she kept his gaze without breaking a sweat.

"No I am not dating a wolf in the swamp; I'm not that stupid to do that. I was just making a general statement of what if. I mean you get to date an enemy so what would happen with someone else?"

"I'd probably send the vampire to the garden for breaking the rules and kill the wolf"

Thierry grabbed his trumpet that was next to him and he started playing. It broke the tension and Violet smiled bumping Marcel's shoulder to show it was nothing serious. She had caught Thierry's eyes and tried to distract herself on the crowd.

Violet didn't pay much attention to anything as she kept her eyes on the vampire couple. And by couple, she knew boyfriend and girlfriend by the way they both acted. She wanted to know more about the female vampire more so than anything else. If he was meant to be with her, then it didn't matter. But she was afraid that this somehow could backfire on her due to her turning Caleb. Marcel was hesitant of turning someone so quickly but she knew he would be a perfect addition. After seeing the couple sit down at Café' Du Monde, she had to interrupt whether she liked it or not.

Violet snuck over and flew into the extra chair that was sitting at their table. Elyse jumped faintly and began looking between Caleb and Violet thinking they could possibly be a couple themselves. Caleb's stare was hard and he looked down towards the ground realizing that it could have been a bad idea to pursue her.

"So…What are we all talking about?" Violet politely smiled looking between them.