(I had to quickly write this chapter since I didn't write anything over the weekday and I wanted to get something out before Sunday comes. If there is any miss spelling let me know so I can fix them when I have the time)

"Did you really just take me to a bar as our date?" I asked Nik as he drags us to the bar table.

"I thought it would be nice to just take a break from everything and spend a moment we're it is just the two of us." He said and had a bartender set two glasses of bourbon.

"I can relate to that. All this supernatural drama has me wanting to go out and feed." I said and chugged down the bourbon in one swallow.

Klaus asked me on a date this morning and me and my feelings didn't think about how weird it was that we are going out doing the day time.

"So, how would you like this date to go?" He asked me as I got another refill.

"I want to hear nothing sweet talk from you, and then when the date ends I hope to be in bed screaming your name." I said as we continue to stare each other down. His eyes, will they ever not be so bloody beautiful.

"Your wish shall be granted, love." He said with a wicked smile.

"But I will say, at least wear a condom. I don't plan on getting pregnant again." I said pointing at him accusingly.

"You'll be fine." He said with an eye roll then drinks his bourbon finishing it.

"Tell that to me and Hayley and all the kids we birthed." I retorted making him chuckle.

He looks behind me and just stare at something and it makes me confused on what could possibly distract him. I look behind me to see a dark brown haired man with a nice jaw line sitting down not that far from us. He rubbed his head forehead tiredly before putting his head down.

I look back at Nik. "Old friend of yours?" I mouthed to him and he nodded his head as a yes. He slides my drink over to the man and I watch as he looks at my drink before looking over to us.

"Welcome to New Orleans, old friend." Nik greeted then he had a smile on his face. So it's safe to assume that he is not hear to kill us.

"Klaus, as I live and breathe." He said and readjust himself so his body was facing us.

"Stefan Salvatore in the Crescent City. This ought to be very good, or entertainingly bad." Nik said then laughs at his own joke.

"Before you two continue." I stopped their conversation and then held out my hand for Stefan to shake. "Hi, I'm Phoenix. It is a pleasure to meet you Stefan." I greeted and he shakes my hand.

"From your accent I think you are old like him?" Stefan subtly asked me.

"We are pretty much the same age. Turned into vampires the same way and it took us a thousand years just to meet each other." I said. "So, what are you doing here?"

"Well, I'm here in town for a little R&R." He raised his given drink up in the air. "Hate to disappoint." He commented and drink all of his bourbon. He sets the glass back on the table. "So, how are Elijah and, uh, whoever else you brought back from the dead?" Stefan asked Klaus.

"Oh, you know the Mikaelsons. Never a dull moment." Nik said.

Stefan phones starts to ring and I see the name "Damon" on the screen. Stefan declines the number and puts his phone in his back pocket.

"So of all the gin joints, you pick ours, four walls invulnerable to the magic of those pesky locator spells. But if a coincidence, isn't it?" Nik said wanting to know his true intentions.

"Damon's looking for me, and I don't want to be found." Stefan said bluntly. "I figured you of all people can relate to family drama."

"Who's Damon? His name sounds a bit sexy to me." I said and Nik looked at me disappointedly.

"Stefan's brother, you be quiet." Nik said demandingly and I laugh. "Sylvia, this is an old friend, please keep his cup brimming." Nik called out to the bartender.

"Mmm. Cute old friend. Where have you been hiding him?" Sylvia flirted staring Stefan down.

"Quaint little place called Mystic Falls. Home of the mining fires that prompted a town-wide evacuation. It was very noble of you to stand up for the human fraction as you did, and such uncharacteristically sweeping, dramatic fashion." Nik commented.

Stefan gives a tight smile before responding. "I did have some help."

"Oh, how's Caroline doing? I miss that little feisty blonde Barbie." I asked Stefan. She brings hope that not all blondes are dumb. I gave up on Cami.

Stefan struggled to get his answer out before looking over to the bartender. "Sylvia, I think we are going to need another round."

Juicy drama. "What is happening the small town of Mystic Falls? Who died and what villains have you defeated? Besides this one." I asked and then gestures to Nik who was smiling proudly.

"Well, um, Caroline has twin daughters now." Stefan blurted out getting straight to the point.

"As in she adopted the twins?" Nik asked but Stefan only shook his head.

"But she is a pure blooded vampire. How did she give birth?" I asked him.

"Alaric's dead ex wife was pregnant before she died on their wedding day. Her coven didn't want to lose their next "heir" so they used magic to place her unborn kids into Caroline. When it was time to give birth we found out that the twins was siphoning the magic out of Caroline that would have killed her." Stefan explained leaving me gaping.

"What coven would do such a thing. If they wanted an heir just find some poor looking man off the streets and allow him to get you pregnant and the witches will have a litter of kids. Like I did." I said looking directly at Nik for the last comment.

"It was the Gemini coven. They had this set a twins were one was a witch, Jo who is Alaric's dead ex wife, and her twin brother, Kai who has to siphon magic out of supernatural people to cast spells of his own. Kai killed almost his whole family and that got him sent to the prison world a couple years ago and he came back and caused some trouble. He ended up dying with vampire blood in his system making him part witch and vampire and he killed his sister on her wedding day." Stefan explained. (I don't know how he died. I stop watching after Klaus left Mystic Falls.)

"Gemini Coven? Well that explains a lot." I said. I grunted as my head was suddenly slammed against the table. I flutter my eyes as my sight have returned and everything doesn't look dizzy. I look at Nik accusingly. "I'm starting to think you don't love me." I said with a straight face but he knew I was joking.

"I'm learning how to be affectionate. Is it working?" Nik asked with humor across his face. I shook my head no and I can hear Stefan laughing behind us.

"So, what's the relationship between you two?" Stefan asked.

"I will have you know that I am now a happy engaged man now, Stefan. Never thought I'll see my life come to this in a thousand years." Nik said taking my hand in his.

"Engaged?" Stefan repeated with a face of shock.

I hold my right hand in the air so Stefan can see my ring. "He had our kids hand me the ring as we were spending time with them." I said and dropped my hand once Stefan stopped inspecting it.

"Kids too? I thought the werewolf Hayley, was the girl you got pregnant." Stefan said even more confused.

"She is but me and Phoenix met after I made her a deal to protect Hayley while she was pregnant." Nik said.

"Not to mention that I ended up pregnant after Hope was born. Then I gave birth to six kids all at once. Extremely painful by the way." I said.

"Six!?!?" Stefan repeated.

"Well, seven really. I had my oldest daughter, Angel before I had met Nik here in New Orleans. She was lucky enough to avoid Nik's sperm cell." I said.

Stefan face contorted in disgust after I said that making me laugh. His phone started to ring again so he left the table so he can talk to whoever was calling him.

Nik bent down next to me so his mouth was next to my ears. "You're going be punished when we get home." He whispered.

"You don't scare me." I said as I looked into his eyes challenging him. Nik's hybrid face appeared, letting me know that he was dead serious. "Okay, okay, you win." I said looking away. His eyes always gets to me and he knows it sorta turns me on. Nik hybrid face disappeared as he smiles in victory.

Sylvia puts two shot glasses in front of us again for Nik and Stefan. I had called quits since I wanted some wine but they ran out is what she told me.

Nik got up from the table with me following him and we walked over to Stefan who has just finished his phone call. "So, where were we? Siphon babies? Vampire witch heretics? Sounds like you've been having quite a lot of fun since last our paths crossed." Nik said as we sat at a random table that was in front of us.

"Well, to be clear, Caroline practically died in childbirth." Stefan said as he drinks his bourbon.

"So, Caroline plans to hand over her kids that she carried in her womb over to Alaric without so much as a hiccup of hesitation. Yeah, you're probably right. That does sound like the Caroline I remember." Nik leaned forward on the table. "If you care for her as you say you do, why aren't you with her now?" Nik asked Stefan.

"Like I said, family drama. Speaking of, um, Damon's found himself in a bit of a werewolf predicament." My smile started to slowly turn into a frown. His intentions for coming all the way over to New Orleans was to ask for Nik's blood. Not because he wanted to catch up. "I know I said he was a pain in the ass, but is there any chance you'd be willing to spare some blood, just in case things go south?" Stefan asked.

I looked at the right side of his chest to see blood starting to seep out through his baby blue shirt. Nik saw it to and he ripped Stefan's shirt open to see where the blood is coming from.

Me and Nik stood up quickly and a bit away from Stefan as we look at the mark on his chest. "That is the mark of the Phoenix Sword." Nik said as he points at it.

"You seen this before." Stefan stated also getting up slowly.

"Tell me you've not been careless enough to make an enemy of Rayna Cruz?" Nik said getting a bit angry.

"Why do you think I'm here, Klaus?" Stefan said getting his point across that he was on the run.

"So you just decide to hide here of all places. To seek refuge in our town to enjoy the perks of our hospitality, in the city where our family sleeps, while you keep the stench of a vicious hound that will not stop hunting you?" I said getting angry as well.

"She can't find me in this bar." Stefan said.

"Well, maybe not under this roof. But Rayna was born here in New Orleans and she knows this place like the back of her hand. She terrorized the Quarter for years. Thrust her blade through the heart of every single vampire here. She will hunt you down until you beg her to take you your life because you will be tired of running for all of your immortal life. Here, elsewhere, or in hell, she will find you." I ranted.

Even I don't want to mess with Rayna Cruz. We never came into contact with each other but I have heard of everything she has done over the years. I can possibly take her down for good if I wanted to but like I said, we never came into contact and she wasn't really bothered me over the years.

"If you know how to outrun her, tell me what to do, Phoenix?" Stefan demanded.

"I'll tell you what you don't do." Nik said lowly making Stefan look at him. "You do not draw a huntress to a town full of vampires. You do not drink my bourbon whilst lying to my face. And you do not dare ask me for favors ever again. Is that clear old friend?" Nik asked Stefan who's face showed sadness that the oldest vampires wouldn't help him survive. "Get out."

"If I leave, she'll kill me." Stefan said unconsciously raising his eyebrow.

"And if you stay, I will. Get out." Nik said walking away a bit. He stopped to turn back around to an unmoving Stefan. "Get out!!" He yells at him.

Stefan looks at Klaus all gloomy as he slowly walks away. Nik pulls me with him back to the bar table but we stopped when we here Stefan's phone ringing.

I pick it up to see the name "Caroline" on the screen. I smile and press the green button putting the call on speaker. "Hello, Caroline." I greeted

"Who is this?"

"See, now that really hurt my feelings. And we had Rebekah come and save Matt from being buried alive a year ago." I said with a smile remembering my time spent in those woods.

"Has it really been that long?" Nik asked her.

"Klaus? Phoenix?" Caroline said and then we hear the sound of babies crying in the background.

"I know that sound all to well. You might want to try picking her up." Nik said.

"Hold on." Caroline puts her phone down as she does what Nik told her to do. She picks her phone back up. "How am I talking to you guys right now? Where's Stefan?" She asked us.

"By the way, what's your stance on hand-me-downs? We have a chest that was once owned by Louis XV being wasted on my kids outgrown onesies. Any interest?" Nik asked her avoiding the question she asked us.

"One, these babies aren't mine, they're Ric's..."

"Yes, that's been made abundantly clear to us by your boyfriend." I cut her off.

"Two, I didn't call you, I called Stefan. Yes, my boyfriend, who is currently running for his life while I sit here playing worst-case scenario, except these babies that aren't mine won't stop crying, and now this entire diner hates me, so if your could refrain from gloating in the face of my misery that would be very much appreciated." Caroline said and I can hear the frustration in her voice. The babies are giving her a hard time.

"Stefan will be fine." Nik said making me look at him in question and then I nodded my head.

"How do you know?" Caroline asked him.

"We will ensure that your boyfriend will be safe from the psychotic huntress. As for your problems with the babies, keep them entertained with like a toy or just play with them. I know the feeling when one baby cry, they all cry and it gets frustrating. Or you can just wipe your hands across their faces a few times to make them fall asleep, it works for my kids. Goodbye, Caroline." I said and then I hang up the phone.

~~~

Me and Nik track Stefan down towards east 90 on the highway. When we got there we found Stefan on the ground and Rayna on top of him trying to stab him with her sword, but Stefan was holding the sword back with his hands which caused some blood to leak out from the cut.

I see this pipe being held up in front of me and I take it. I walk over to Rayna and Stefan without none of them knowing that I was here. I cocked my arm back underhand then I swung the pipe across Rayna's face causing her to fly back a few yards away because of the impact. When she landed I heard a crack in her neck letting me know that it's broke and she is temporarily dead.

Nik pulled the arrow out of Stefan and then helped him on his feet as he was panting. Stefan looked at us confused. "What are you guys doing here?" He asked.

"The right thing, I hope." Nik said.

"She's dead for now but I would like us to not be here when she revive herself." I said.

"We need to grab her before she comes back to life." Stefan said.

"Stefan. Your trespassing on dangerous ground. Trust me." Nik gestured to the forest with his head making Stefan look back into the woods only to see glowing eyes and growls coming from the shadows. "This is werewolf territory. Let's go." Nik and I speeded away so the werewolf can deal with Rayna, Stefan soon followed us.