(𝟮) 𝗙𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗹

Chapter Four

It had been a few days since you saw your father. You were glad but also concerned that he was planning something. Bonnie was engaged to Enzo who was quite the charmer. You were happy for her. Katherine and Stefan started dating.

Once a week you tried calling Elijah. No answer. You were beginning to lose hope. You were walking around town when you noticed someone was following you. You picked up your pace and hid in an alley. The man came into the alley and you lunged swiping your feet from under him and putting your foot on his chest. You then realized a familiar face. It was Marcel.

"Marcel?!" You exclaimed. You took your foot off of him and offered a hand. You helped him up, he started brushing off his clothes.

"Damn Aaliyah." He laughed.

"Yeah well when you grew up the way I did then you would know." You laughed.

"I thought I'd never see you again." You said.

"Well that was the plan." He said as the two of you walked out of the alley. You both went to the Mystic Grill and ordered some coffee.

"So what are you doing here?" You asked sipping your coffee.

"Well I was checking up on you." He said.

"Have you heard anything from Elijah." You said.

"Um. Let's talk about you. How have you been?" He changed the subject.

"What no. Tell me Marcel." You said.

"I can't. He told me not to." He them groaned closing his eyes realizing he slipped up.

"If you know something tell me." You demanded.

"He doesn't want you looking for him. He says he's sorry for leaving the way he did. But it was for your own doing." He said.

"Please tell me where he is." You pleaded.

"I can't." He sighed.

"Please Marcel." You begged.

He wrote something on a napkin. He slid it over to you. You read it. 'New Orleans.' It read. Marcel then stood up.

"It was nice seeing you again." He said then walked off. You looked at the napkin then folded it up and stuck it in your pocket. You finished your coffee and payed then you left.

You headed home. Katherine was there but Lexi wasn't.

"Hey." She said.

"Hey." You said quickly and went upstairs to your room. Katherine thought it was weird and followed you up.

"What's going on?" She said in a serious tone.

"I'm going on a trip." You said stuffing things in some bags.

"What do mean? Where?" Katherine uncrossed her arms and leaned off the wall.

"New Orleans." You said.

"Why?" She asked.

"Elijah is there." You stated.

"How do you know?" She asked.

"I saw Marcel today and he gave in and told me." You said stuffing more things into a bag.

"So your packing and then leaving." She stated.

"I just need to talk to him." You said zipping up your bag. You walked out of your room and down the stairs and Katherine followed.

"Well how do you know he wants to talk?" Katherine followed you out to your car.

"Well I'm not sure." You said throwing your bags in the backseat. You then opened the door and sat down in the car and started it.

"Just think about it." She said holding your door so you couldn't close it.

"Katherine. Please." You said. She sighed taking her hands of the door and said be careful before you drove off.

The drive was long. But it also helped you clear your head like what were you going to say to him if you saw him. It took you roughly 8 hours to get there. You got there and you were tired. You left Mystic Falls at 10:00 am roughly so it was about 6:00 pm now.

You got a hotel room and decided to look for Elijah tomorrow since you were pretty tired. You didn't eat anything but you drank some water. By the time you laid down you passed out. You didn't sleep much though because you kept waking up from nightmares and such. By 11:00 am you woke up. You went down to this café and got breakfast.

After breakfast you roamed the streets of New Orleans seeing if you could find Elijah or bump into Rebekah. You knew he had more siblings but you hadn't met them. By 3:00 pm you were tired and your feet hurt. You stopped in front of a bar called "Rousseau's". You walked in and sat at the bar. A bartender came up to you.

"What can I get you?" She asked.

"Just a bourbon. Thanks." You said rubbing your temples. She came back with your drink and you drank a sip of it feeling the burn hit your throat.

"What are you doing here." A voice came from beside you. Your hand balled into fists under the bar.

"The real question is what are You doing here." You turned to be greeted with your father.

"I asked first." He said through his teeth.

"Because I can." You got up to leave but he grabbed your arm roughly. You winced as poole started turning their heads.

"Wouldn't want to make a scene." You said your voice laced with venom.

He let go and you went to walk out when you were greeted with two familiar faces. Memories started flowing back.

*flashback*

"It was a pleasure doing business with you Lucien and Tristan." Your father said then the two men dragged you and Katherine out the door.

"PAPÁ!" You both screamed.

*end of flashback*

"Longtime no see." Lucien crosses his arms.

He went to grab your arm but you grabbed it and twisted it behind his back earning a yelp from him.  People started gasping. You drive your knee up and kneed him in the stomach and he dropped to the ground. Tristan lunged for you but you drove your knee up and knees him in the groin. Then you pushed him on top of Lucien who was coming to his feet. Then you bolted out of the bar.

You ran pushing past people. You turned around to see Lucien and Tristan got on your tails. You noticed they pulled out guns.

"Shit." You said as you pushed past more people practically knocking them over, and picked up your pace and sprinted down the streets of New Orleans. You looked back again and they were knocking people over to get to you.

You weren't paying attention when you ran past an alley and you were grabbed and your mouth was covered. You let out a muffled scream.

"Shh." A familiar voice whispered in your ear. You gasped and he dropped his hand from your mouth. Your chest was rising and falling at a rapid speed. You turned around panting.

"You." You said.

"Get down." He pushes your body down behind a dumpster. Lucien and Tristan ran past the alley.