"I think somethings going on with Davina." Caroline insists as she and Gabriel head into the compound. "She rushed out of the house to meet Josh this morning, she wouldn't even let Kol come."

"She's a teenage girl, love. They're as weird as it comes." Gabriel chuckles.

"You didn't see her face, Gabriel." She rushes. "She looked paranoid and scared."

They pause in the entry way and Gabriel takes both her hands into his own. "Okay, if it'll soothe your worries we will talk with her when we get home."

"Okay." She nods but the frown stays prominent on her face.

Gabriel kisses her hair line before continuing into the compound with her hand still in his own. They both slow their walk as they take in all of the blood and broken furniture.

"What the hell happened?" Caroline screeches. "Most of this furniture is ancient and antiques."

"I have a strong idea but we need to be sure stay beside me." He says with no humor in his eyes. Scanning every little detail as they go. His bright blue tribrid eyes shine, looking frightening to anyone but those close to him.

They keep creeping along listening for any noise. Coming across the dining room his eyes return to normal. Elijah and Klaus casually sit at the table, Elijah's suit torn and Niks shirt ripped.

"Are you two okay?!" Caroline frets, waddling over to the two she begins scanning them both from head to toe. "Who did this to you?" She rages.

"I believe they did it to each other." Gabriel drawls, completely unamused.

Caroline gapes at the two, smacking them hard behind the head they snap their heads to her in disbelief. But she isn't having any of it, she places both her fists on her widening hips and glares.

"May I ask what happened?" Freya steps into the room, looking around in annoyance.

Klaus smirks. "We had a little chat about the past."

Caroline and Freya roll their eyes in exasperation, and Elijah, sounding exhausted, explains what happened. "I informed Niklaus I am not his enemy. And, though they entered the city under the guise of peace, Tristan and Lucien, in truth, are allied against us. A fact that required a little bit of... gentle persuasion..."

"And so I reminded our brother, who angered them in the first place..." Klaus swirls the cup of liquor In his hand.

"And, after all of this civil discourse, what understanding did you come to?" Freya questions.

"That we expose and destroy our first sired." Elijah and klaus smile.

"Couldn't agree more. You see, gentlemen know when to call a truce and turn our fury in a more pertinent direction." Klaus raises his glass to the group.

"Thank god that's over with." Gabriel groans, ignoring the dead pan look from all of the members in the group.

• • •

The streets of the French Quarter are bustling as Hayley walks down the sidewalk. Just then, Hayley glances over at the nearby window and sees that a dark-haired man is standing nearby and following her slowly.

Hayley continues walking down the street as she hangs up her phone. She cuts down an alley full of abandoned construction equipment, on alert for the imminent danger the man poses. Hayley makes it down to the end of the alley and turns left around the corner. Moments later, the man following her finally turns down the alley the way she came and pauses to try to sense where she went. Just then, an empty can of paint rolls down the alley toward him, which he eventually stops with his foot. He takes a few more steps forward until Hayley appears behind him, looking annoyed.

"You're not very good at tailing people, are you?"

The man spins at vampire speed to face her before then vamp-speeding behind her, sneering at her. "My talents lie elsewhere."

Hayley immediately spins around to punch him in the face, but he dodges it easily, along with the kicks and punches that followed it. When she goes to hit him again, Shen Min breaks her arm, kicks her in the abdomen, and shoves her against the wall before grabbing her throat in a choke-hold. Hayley grabs her throat and gasps dramatically for breath, and just when he thinks the fight is over, she shoves her palm into his face, distracting him enough to grab his hand and bite it hard, causing him to roar in pain. Hayley pulls away, her vampire eyes and fangs out, and while Shen Min cradles his bitten hand, Hayley kicks him away from her.

• • •

Gabriel pulls his phone out of his pocket and sees Marcel's name at the top. "One second, Care. Marcels calling."

She nods with a smile and continues cleaning around their kitchen area. Kol and Davina were loved and welcomed everywhere in their home besides the kitchen. Everytime they stepped foot into it it's like two toddlers experimenting.

"Very few times am I allowed alone time with Caroline, Marcellus." Gabriel reminds the man as soon as he answers the phone.

"Yeah? Well, I need your help. Hayley caught one of Tristan's guys tailing her. Knocked him out, brought him to the gym for a little Q & A. Problem is, it's Shen Min. I tried calling your brothers but no luck." Marcel urgently tells the man.

"Shen min?" Gabriel's expression is complete disbelief. Caroline turns off the sink and spins around at the concern in his voice. "Marcellus, do I need to remind you that Shen Min was known as "the Red Sorrow" before he was a vampire? You kill him immediately. Do not let him wake up."

Gabriel hangs up and groans loudly. "These people are going to drive me insane."

Caroline soothingly rubs his back. "You go, we'll be waiting for you back home." She encourages.

Gabriel frowns, hating having to leave her alone. He rubs his hand around her belly. "You and Princess stay put, I'm going to make sure they actually killed him and then I'll be back."

• • •

Gabriel speeds to the entrance of the old church and pauses as he hears Shen Min speak. "How poetic. Two warriors fighting side-by-side, dying together."

He throws the door open and acts fast when he sees both Hayley and Marcellus at the end of the either of his arms with his hands around their hearts. He grabs a long piece of wood and impales shen in his chest just barely missing his heart. Overwhelmed by the pain, Shen releases the twos hearts and slumps to the floor.

"Are you okay?" He questions the two, they both nod still slightly heaving to catch their breath. "Marcellus, next time I ask you to kill someone... I mean immediately."

Marcel, still slightly out of breath just sends him a sarcastic smile and a thumbs up.

Gabriel pulls Shen Min, who still is impaled by the long piece of wood he plunged into his abdomen, onto his knees. Shen groans in pain as Marcel looks at them warily. "Between blood loss and that bite, I'm not sure you have enough time to get answers."

Gabriel sighs. "I'm aware, but I can't not try."

He bends toward shens height. "I have questions, and I want answers." He rips the stake out of the man's body making him grunt in pain.

Shen Min turns around in an attempt to get to his feet and prepare to attack Gabriel, but he simply grabs him in a choke-hold and stares him in the eyes with a cold expression attempting to compel him. "Why were you following Hayley?"

The man visibly tries to resist the compulsion but it's too strong. "I was ordered to remove her from the playing field. She is another obstacle to the thing we truly want."

Gabriels expression becomes curious. "Which is what?"

"Davina Claire."

Marcel and Gabriel's eyes immediately snap to each other with concern. "What do you want with Davina Claire?"

"Tristan needs her to activate a weapon to use against your family."

"What weapon?" Gabriel grits out.

Shen Min uses all of his energy resisting Gabriel's compulsion and remains silent. Gabriel, not in the mood for games, grips into his throat and squeezes extremely tight. "Forgive me. I'm having a little difficulty hearing you right now. Speak."

The man gasps in pain but manages to chose out. "I'd... Rather... Die!"

The man pulls himself of Gabriel's hand in a split second and falls to the floor quickly removing his daylight ring. Gabriel jumps back as the man turns into flames at his feet. Shock coats his face as he realizes how determined the man was to keep the secret.

• • •

Gabriel is the last to leave the church as Marcel needed to leave to check up on Freya and Rebekah. He notices Hayley on the steps scrolling through photos of Hope on her phone. As he approaches Hayley gives him a hesitant and slightly sad smile. "There was a time when all I wanted was to find my family. It consumed me. And then, once I did, as crazy as it is, all I wanted was a home. And New Orleans is that home. And the Strix are trying to take that, aren't they?"

Gabriel shakes his head. "I won't let them. We won't let them. All of us."

"Might be harder than you think." Marcels voice is heard. Gabriel looks up to the pair and scrunches his face in confusion. "Where is Bex?"

Freya looks distraught and to the ground. "We need to call Klaus."

Gabriel's face falls. "No."

"The strix." Freyas voice croaks. "They have her."

Gabriel's hands clench.