MOONS.
034. | ❛ killing him isn't the answer. ❜

A jazz band is playing an upbeat number at St. James infirmary, where Luna has joined them at the piano. While she plays, she looks around the room, where she sees two black-suited men staring blankly at her while a similarly-dressed man having an emotionally-charged conversation on his phone at the bar. Luna uses her vamp-hearing to eavesdrop on their phone call.

"I just got into town. The competition for that bullet is gonna be fierce. A lot of vamps think it's theirs, but not if I get to him first. I've waited long enough for my shot at Klaus Mikaelson. If anyone's gonna take him down, it's gonna be me."

Luna continues to both play and watch the vampire, who is wearing a daylight ring, as he hangs up his phone. The vampire then turns away from the bar and exits the club, just as a waitress walks toward the two suited men watching Luna play and spills the tray of drinks she's carrying all over them.

"Oh! Oh my gosh!"

The men groan and flick out their jackets to try to dry them off, clearly upset that this has prevented them from following the vampire from the bar. The waitress still looks panicked and is frantically trying to help.

"Okay! Oh, no! Sorry!"

She kneels on the floor to pick up the glasses she spilled, and the men look around in an attempt to discern where the mysterious vampire has gone. When they look up, they realize that Luna is no longer at the piano.

Meanwhile, the mysterious vampire is now walking down the dark streets of the French quarter, and Luna follows behind him from a decent distance away as the vampire turns a corner through an alley. Luna stops momentarily and watches as the man walks into the fog, allowing him to put some space between them before she resumes his chase. When Luna makes it down the alley near an outdoor café space, she's taken aback when the two vampires from the club stop him. Luna smiles genially at them.

"Gentlemen."

The men stand where they are, not saying a word, as Marcel appears from the shadows to join them.

"Come on, Luna! I thought we agreed?"

"The compelled waitress dumping those drinks was a nice touch... But Elijah's the one who wanted to keep the Strix around for security. As long as we have a legion of Mikaelson enemies in town, how about you just let 'em do their job?"

Luna does not look pleased as she tersely replies to Marcel's remarks.

"You know, Marcel, I was just looking for a little me-time."

She spins on her heel to face Marcel, who rolls his eyes.

"Well, as soon as they know you're safe and sound, they'll be more than happy to give you all the "me-time" you want. I made a promise to Klaus to keep you safe. In the meantime... if you stayed put, maybe they could devote more of their energy to finding out who's got their hands on that missing white oak bullet?"
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Meanwhile, upstairs in Elijah's study, a frantic Kol has just informed Elijah of his run-in with Finn, and Elijah is understandably concerned about this news. Luna is leaned against the desk, listening to the same quarrel.

"Are you quite sure?"

"I saw him with my own eyes. Finn must have come back when Davina resurrected me. The spell was tied to the blood of the Mikaelson line. Either it worked on him, or he found a way to hijack it. Either way, the only "how" I care about right now is how long I'm going to make him suffer before I kill him."

"Killing him isn't the answer," Luna tries to reason with him

"If Finn's alive, then it's only a matter of time that he goes after you and the small living creature you carry inside."

Kol begins to anxiously pace around the room while Elijah tries to calm him down.

"Restraint, brother. For now."

"Why? Finn is clearly the one spreading rumors about missing white oak. He's luring Nik's enemies out of the woodwork. It's all part of his tedious revenge fantasy."

Just then, Freya walks into the room and joins him,"You're wrong. Those rumors began before either of you returned. Finn's innocent."

"Innocent?"

Freya crosses her arms and nods as she sits on Elijah's desk, next to Luna, and Kol looks back at Elijah for back-up. When he doesn't get it, he turns back to Freya.

"Pardon me, love, but Finn tried to kill the rest of us more than once! He's an enemy of our family."

"He is our family. Finn's return is an opportunity to mend old wounds and fix what's broken."

"Like Nik said I trust Luna more than Finn. He didn't just drop a bloody vase! He murdered me."

"Freya, how can you be so sure? He has tried to hurt us in various ways."

Freya looks at Luna, prepared to speak before Elijah turns away from Kol for a moment and walks toward Freya to address her.

"You seem certain..."

Kol is visibly appalled that once again, his concerns are being ignored by his siblings.

"Are you honestly siding with her?"

Elijah raises his hand to silence Kol and continues to talk to Freya,"Time and time again, Finn has demonstrated nothing but contempt toward his family. So, you tell me-- how can you be so certain that he would return to us in peace?"

Suddenly, Finn appears and joins them in the library, raising his hands in a non-threatening gesture.

"Our sister knows me well. Though, perhaps you're right to doubt my intentions. By all means, let's discuss our family quarrels. I believe we're long overdue."

Elijah moves Luna behind the two brothers, protecting her. As both Kol and Elijah stare at Finn in shock.