"Stefan Salvatore, to what do I owe the utmost pleasure?" Gabriel monotonously picks his phone up as Caroline finishes up her shower.

"Caroline needs to come back to Mystic Falls Gabe." Stefan says bluntly.

Gabriel blinks. "We're a bit occupied up here in New Orleans Ripper but right after that I'll get her home."

He goes to hang up but he hears Stefan's voice turn into desperation. "Wait! Gabriel you have to listen."

"Hm. I don't think I do, Salvatore." He scoffs.

"Caroline is pregnant." He blurts out.

Gabriel stands still. "What kind of joke is this? Did you eat a magic rabbit and now you've become the mad hatter? I don't know if you've noticed but she's a vampire."

"Caroline told you about Ric's wedding did she not? Joe was killed by Kai Parker."

"And how does this correlate to Caroline?" He hums.

"Joe was pregnant when she died. The Gemini Coven couldn't let the last of their legacy die so they transferred it to the closest abled body and that was Caroline. It was the last spell they ever did." Stefan argues.

Gabriel thinks back to when he had first seen her again after her return from Falls and the small magical aura now surrounding her.

Lightning strikes and Gabriel's fist clench. "I'll have to get back to you on that."

"Alaric shot himself days later with out knowing the truth." Stefan reveals.

Gabriel's eyes widen.

"Elena is in a permanent coma until Bonnie dies, courtesy of Kai. There's nothing that can be done."

"I feel better about keeping her here now than before." He scoffs.

"You know she would want to know and be here, Gabriel." Stefan sighs into the phone. It had been a hard few weeks for everyone in Mystic Falls. As soon as Kai had let that little piece of information slip everyone went haywire trying to get a hold of Caroline until they realized she was back in New Orleans.

"And what pray tell is Caroline supposed to do with a witch baby that doesn't have a mother or father." He grinds his teeth.

"You know Caroline, Gabriel." Stefan says, some what sympathetically.

Caroline exits the shower completely oblivious. "Hey once this thing blows over I think we need to have a serious conversation about our travel list. I mean don't you think Paris is a little corny?"

Gabriel gently pushes the woman against the wall with out responding and slams his lips onto her own. Caroline gasps in surprise but kisses back none the less.

Trying to be as discreet as possible he lays his palm against her stomach to see if he could possibly sense the pregnancy.

If he were a regular witch he would be in a world of pain but since he was a thousand year old tribrid he simply felt tiny bits of his magic being pulled from his body.

His eyes go wide and he backs away and turns his back to her. He had only met one in all his years of living and it was hundreds of years ago in Berlin. The witch was shunned from her coven and outcasted by every supernatural being they came across.

"Gabriel?" Caroline pants.

He snaps himself out of it and turns toward the blonde again with tears forming in his eyes. "I love you."

Her eyes widen. "What's going on?"

"You need to go back to Mystic Falls now." He looks to the floor.

She takes a step forward but he steps back. "Just tell me what's happening?"

"Your friends need you." Is all he says.

She throws her hands in the air. "Gabriel what is happening? Don't shut me out okay? Is it something that happened between Hayley and you out at the Bayou?"

He grabs both of her cheeks in a firm hold. "No. Never. I would never do that to you." He fiercely states. "It's too dangerous for you here at the moment and like I said you need to go back to Mystic Falls."

"No. We have something here." She shakes her head. "I have friends back in Mystic Falls sure, but the end plan was that I was always going to come back here."

"Things have changed."

The storm outside only continues to get worse and now that Gabriel knows what he does he knows she needs to be able to make her own choices with out him being a priority and the stakes were even higher now. His siblings wouldn't hesitate to put her life in danger, they've proved that.

He grabs her arms and doesn't let go. "You have to know how much I love you, and how much this hurts me."

"Gabriel-"

She gets cut off as her eyes become hazy.

"You will leave New Orleans as soon as possible. You will take my car and be as discreet as you possibly can and go straight to Mystic Falls. You will not factor me into your decisions to come."

Tears fall from Gabriel's eyes.

"You will know how much of an amazing woman you are and know that you are one of the only women to ever bring Gabriel Mikaelson to his knees."

He leans in and leaves a long kiss on her forehead. Almost immediately after she monotonously leaves the room, as soon as Gabriel hears the door shut he falls to his knees and stares at the floor. "Im so sorry."

His phone rings and although he wants nothing more than to ignore it as his heart slowly shatters he knows with everything going on he simply can't afford to.

"Yes." He answers the phone.

"Hey dad! Kol and I are just checking in." Davina chirps into the phone.

Gabriel's breathing stutters. He thought he could get through this day at least, but hearing his daughters voice broke his heart. "She's gone."

"Dahlia?" Kol questions with confusion lacing his tone. "Well , that was quick."

"No." Gabriel sighs. "No, not dahlia. Caroline."

"Gone?" Davina shrieks. "What do you mean gone."

"I compelled her to leave." Gabriel stutters. "I had to Davina."

"What on bloody earth are you talking about?" Kol questions. "You had a plan."

"It would've been selfish of me to keep her here." Gabriel reasons.

"Gabriel, for the last time Caroline will be fine. She knew what she was getting into." Kol defends.

"She's pregnant."

Silence.

"Now I know you've surely gone mad." Kol argues.

"The Gemini coven were annihilated. In their last moments they cast a spell to transfer the fetus into Caroline."

Kol blinks. "Well bloody hell she's pregnant."

"The baby is a siphoner Kol." Gabriel's lip quivers. "And the father, Alaric Saltzman killed himself after his soon to be wife's death."

"I'm sorry, dad." Davina frowns from the other side of the phone. He didn't deserve this. "What is she going to do?"

"I don't know. I thought we had all the time in the world she's a vampire for gods sake. As long as I protected her nothing could kill her. She doesn't know, I compelled her to leave to mystic falls immediately and to make a decision with out prioritizing me."

"You bloody martyr!" Kol yells.

"I have to go." Gabriel sighs, he didn't want to contemplate this any longer.

"I love you dad." Davina softly speaks, knowing he needed to hear it.

"I love you too little witch." He whispers.

Gabriel stands behind a Column waiting for a perfect time to enter. He disgustingly listens to Dahlias ramblings and pictures all the ways he could kill her.

" I come all this way to collect what is owed to me, and whom should I find?"

Freya trembles. "Tante, please, please listen. I betrayed my siblings so I could procure this child."

Dahlia starts to walk into the courtyard, but once again stops just short of the killing ground. Gabriel sensed the two portraits traced with magic immediately and shook his head.

"I offer her to you now, and in exchange, I only ask that you release me from my obligation to you." Freya pleads and it almost sounds too real.

"How curious, that you should bargain with me for that which is already mine. But, by all means, make your case for why you should be freed. And then I will decide whether to release you or kill you, once and for all." Dahlia smirks. "You surprise me. Betraying the family you meant to coax to your side? How very ruthless of you."

"I had hoped that they would welcome me as a sister. I was wrong." Freya mumbles.

"Of course you were, you poor little fool! To think that Esther's wicked little progeny could ever care for you? They are known the world over for obscene acts of violence, and yet, you sought them out instead of staying where you belong. With me."

Dahlia continues to walk closer toward Freya but never past the portraits.

"I offered to protect you for all time, and you left me. And now, it is you who is alone! But then-Who could love a deceitful little wretch?" Dahlia snarls.

Gabriel can sense Marcellus entering the upstairs through the window and patiently waits.

Marcel tackles Rebekah stopping the spell of the illusion of hope in Freyas arms. Dahlia's face becomes enraged, and Freya, who is terrified beyond all measure, gasps and looks at Dahlia with wide, fearful eyes. "What have you done?"

In a panic Freya grabs a hold of Dahlia in a tight grip and pulls her past the portraits. "Elijah, NOW!"

With Mikaels knife in hand Elijah speeds into the room just about to stab the witch but Klaus tackles him to the ground making him drop the knife.

"And so the wheel of betrayal circles 'round once more." Klaus snarks.

He throws him against the wall at the same time that Dahlia and Freya scramble to their feet.

"You treacherous little shrew!"

Elijah shoves klaus against the railing but just as he gets the upper hand Gabriel brings himself into the fold and throws Elijah across the court yard.

Elijah slightly gulps as he looks up to both of his brothers glaring menacingly at him. "She's controlling you. You have to fight her."

" The only thing she did is pull out the dagger you stuck in my heart!" Klaus growls.

Elijah charges at Gabriel first only to be slammed against the wall by his neck. "She will take everything from us."

"You tried taking everything from me by taking Caroline." Gabriel's tribrid eyes make an appearance just as a compelled vampire walks into the room with Caroline tied and gagged at the mouth. "You've gone too far this time brother. And I will make you pay."

"That vampire will kill her Gabriel." Elijah warns.

"I'm going to have to call your bluff brother." Gabriel smirks as he throws his brother to the ground.

"So be it. Your pride will forever get the best of you." Elijah coughs, giving the vampire a look.

The vampire nods and sends his hand through her chest.

"You forget brother, no matter the situation I've always done what's right. I've never steered any of you wrong. But since that day, even Nik thinks he can take advantage of me. It's time I teach you a lesson."

"No ones using magic on him." She coughs out. Everyone but her letting out a breath of relief. "He's using it on himself."

"What the bloody hell are you talking about?!" Rebekah shouts in disbelief. "You expect me to believe that my big brother put himself in this much pain by choice?!"

Hayley silently rubs her palms on his jaw in sadness. Not knowing how to help him.

"He was trying to kill himself." Davina whispers while staring at the dark haired mans still form.

Gabriel snaps out of the memory as Elijah screams. "NO!"

Caroline's face had slowly morphed into Gia's. The magic wearing off with the end of her life.

"You seem vexed, brother. Wait until you see what I've got in store for Hayley." Klaus smirks, Elijah completely enraged tackles klaus to the ground and down the stairs. Elijah vamps out as they roll onto their feet once again.

"Is that a hint of the fabled beast behind the red door? Come on, brother let him out to play." Klaus taunts.

Gabriel realizing his brother is occupied takes this moment to slip out before Dahlia could notice.

Gabriel slowly walks out to an abandoned truck and sadly smiles as he peaks into the back seat to see a semi traumatized Hope Mikaelson. "Hello, my littlest wolf. Forgive me for all that has happened tonight."

Hope's lip is pouted out and he sighs, holding his finger out for her to hold which she automatically latches onto for dear life. "Uncle Gabriel promises this is almost over. You will be safe and back in your home for good soon."

Upon sensing two very powerful figures he speeds away deep into the woods, sadness pooling in him as he hears the little girl begin to wail.