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"You will never imagine who I ran into today," Elijah said as he entered Klaus' house and found him in his study. Elijah had taken his own place in The Quarters unwilling to deal with Klaus' dictatorial attitude and after promising to adhere to his rules Kol had joined Elijah there.

"I haven't the faintest idea," Klaus replied obviously bored with the conversation already.

"You'll change your attitude in a minute brother," Elijah said as he poured himself a drink and then settled in a chair. "It was Elena Gilbert...and Caroline Forbes..." That definitely had Klaus' attention.

"Caroline? Is here in New Orleans?"

"Yes and Elena too," Elijah mused.

"You'll never guess who I ran into today," Kol said as he entered the study having received Elijah's text. "Bonnie Bennett is here."

"Bonnie, Elena and Caroline," Elijah said thoughtfully. "This is feeling less and less like coincidence..."

"Does anyone know where they're staying?" Klaus asked. He wanted to see Caroline for himself.

"No but I know they'll all be out a little before seven," Elijah smirked. He was going to get to the bottom of this. If it was one thing he didn't like it was deception and the girls had definitely seemed like they didn't want him to know something.

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Caroline had been the obvious choice once he discovered her shift ended at seven. She had changed before she left the coffee house and she now wore wedges, very brief shorts and a top designed to catch attention in bright red. She walked over a block to Bourbon gathering plenty of attention and then down two blocks where much to Elijah's surprise she entered what appeared to be a bar - a very noisy bar.

"Okay so what's the plan?" Kol asked as he and Klaus appeared beside Elijah.

"Well if we spook them they'll run so my suggestion is get within hearing range. As nervous as Elena and Caroline were they'll tell us everything we want to know,' Elijah said.

They entered through the opposite corner door than the girls had entered through and were immediately assaulted by the lights, sound and the 'entertainment' atop the bar. At the moment it was topless men in form-fitting jeans doing a routine as the catcalls reached epic proportions. The originals worked their way around in the crowd.

Meanwhile Elena, Bonnie and Caroline huddled together at a table.

"So now Elijah knows two of us are here. This spells big trouble," Elena worried. "I guess I'm going to have to leave town for a few days…"

"We've got to keep them from getting too close. I mean they can't actually get into the house but I know Rebekah was hoping not to be an actual prisoner in her home..." Bonnie worried.

"Don't look now but we've got company..." Caroline gasped.

"Text Bekah the emergency code," Elena gasped as she saw the three brothers before they had fully reached them.

"We need a distraction," Bonnie worried.

"We're gonna make one," Elena said as she pulled Bonnie and Caroline along. One Republic's Love Runs Out began and Elena pulled Caroline and Bonnie up onto the bar. "Okay ladies most important halftime of our lives." The girls spread out and a second later had the attention of the whole bar. They were dipping, twirling and throwing the latest, hottest dance moves. They moved along as they danced flirting with those closest to the bar.

"What...are...they...doing..." Kol barely managed as he couldn't take his eyes off Bonnie. She had on shorts in deference to the heat and a little white mid-riff baring top. Elena's top was completely backless and Elijah watched as she did a walk-over into the splits on the bar.

"Flirting," Klaus grinned. "The biggest, hottest flirt ever."

"She's got my attention," Kol grinned.

With the men's attention on the girls atop the bar they missed Rebekah outside the bar. She stayed to watch the scene - feeling momentarily bad for her brothers but then she managed to get away unnoticed back to safety.

As the song came to a close the patrons of the bar began to reach for the girls. Elijah moved powerfully through the crowd and scooped Elena off the bar. Kol took his brother's cue and did the same for Bonnie. Klaus extended a hand to help Caroline off. They walked out of the bar with the girls and set them on their feet outside.

"That was quite a show," Elijah said as his heated gaze raked over Elena before he masked it.

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"When I saw you earlier today love you failed to mention that the doppelganger and baby vamp were with you," Kol looked at Bonnie.

"I didn't know we needed to announce ourselves," Bonnie said boldly. "Besides I thought we were having a friendly lunch date. Did you have ulterior motives?"

"No"

"So what brings you here?" Klaus asked Caroline.

"How did you find us? Did you follow me?" Caroline frowned.

"I followed you," Elijah clarified. "You should be more careful. It was quite easy." Caroline sighed.

"Now what brings you ladies to New Orleans?" Kol asked.

"They came with me," Caroline said while Elena and Bonnie looked shocked. "They came with me okay because I...I knew where Klaus was going to be and I...I..."

Elena could not believe what they were hearing.

"Yes love?" Klaus asked.

"Seriously you want an audience for this?" Caroline yelped.

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"Let's hear it for the girls who killed on the bar tonight!" Rebekah cheered as the girls returned. "I couldn't believe it when I saw the three of you up there. You were completely rocking the joint!"

"Well we had to do something," Elena sighed. "We couldn't let them see you or they'd really know something was up."

"So what story did you feed them to get them off our trail?" Rebekah asked.

"Well Caroline here confessed her undying love for Klaus on the corner of Bourbon Street," Bonnie said.

"No one else was coming up with anything!" Caroline protested.

"I would have paid to see that!" Rebekah hooted. Caroline looked completely embarrassed. "Caroline you know how much your helping me means to me - all of you. I'm going to make my exit from Klaus' house in a couple of days and if that means I'm under house arrest here for the rest of the time well so be it..."

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