Hey you guys! i am so extremely sorry for not updating my two other stories, but i have finals coming up in May and wont be done until June. so i can only update them in June :/ i know sucks for me too. i need to finish writing that whole story before i can split them into chapters and post. but in the mean time, I've written a 5 part story that you hopefully enjoy! have been writing this story for a while now.

Synopsis: Prince and Commoner. Best friends as kids. Love for horses, love for travel. Things happen, things change. She meets someone? He's jealous. She falls in love? He hates it. Things happen, things change. Will they find each other again?


Part 1: Prince and Commoner. Best friends as kids. Love for horses, love for travel.

1643, England

Hayley was only 13 years old but she was forced to work for a decent living. Her and her mother, Mary, lived in a small room in the castle. Mary was a servant to King Mikael's wife, Esther. She was Esther's most trusted and loyal maid. Often, Mary would babysit Esther's son Niklaus when Esther is attending to Niklaus' siblings, Kol and Rebekah. He was only three years older than her daughter. It was a very simple life that herself and Hayley lived, but Mary was very blessed to have an amazing and smart child, like Hayley.

Hayley looked at the horses in the stable from the castle's garden, where she was watering the flowers. They were so majestic and mysterious and she often found herself wishing that when she was older, she would get the chance to ride with them and care for them.

"I don't think that flower needs that much water, don't you think?" she startled when she heard a voice behind her and looked away from the stables. She saw a boy only slightly older than her standing near her. She looked at the flowers confused only to see that she had unconsciously poured too much water to the soil. She put the pipe down and turned to face him, but didn't say anything.

"I haven't seen you around? What is your name?" he asked, observing how shy she was. She remained silent for a moment before answering.

"My name is Hayley Labonair. What is yours?" she asked suddenly more confident than when she saw the boy.

"My name is Niklaus Mikaelson. Klaus for short." Her eyes widened when she heard that name and looked at him with slightly more awareness of who he was "Forgive me my lord, for my rudeness. It was not my intention, I didn't know it was y-"

He chuckled at her sudden fear. "Do not worry, I do not care for formalities. Please, call me Klaus," she shook her head and said, "I cannot my lord. My mother wouldn't allow me to be so absurd." He looked her and said after a moment, "but I find it absurd when people call me 'lord' since I am not one yet, and because of this I cannot make any friends outside the castle." He found it very annoying that he was limited to doing everything inside the castle.

She felt sorry for him. She never looked at it that way and thought that being royal allowed him to do anything he wanted. Apparently not. "I'm sorry about that… Klaus." she said his name after some hesitation but saw a smile on his face when she said that. She turned back around to look at the stables

He smiled at her when she called him by his name. "I couldn't help but notice you looking at the stables. Why is that?" he asked her, curious as to why she looked at that place with awe.

She turned back to him when she hear him ask her that. She smiled at him and said, "I find horses to be the most beautiful creatures. I hope that one day I could ride them along the countryside. Perhaps even name one as my own." Her eyes gleamed with hope at this thought.

He looked at her as she said this with such awe. He too had dreams like hers. "I feel the same way about travelling the world and seeing different places, exploring art and culture. Maybe one day both our dreams will come true." He said looking at the horses while she looked at him, listening intently to what he said.

"Yes. Maybe." Slightly saddened by the thought of him having a greater chance of making his dream come true since he was royalty.

He looked back to her and said, "Do you want to be friends from today?" hoping she would agree since her didn't have many friends. Any friends actually apart from his siblings which he didn't consider as a proper friendship.

She looked at him and realised he was the first boy who wanted to be her friend. "Yes we can be friends." She said with a smile that he returned.

From that day onwards he would meet her every weekend in the garden, since during the week, he was busy training to sword fight and learning other royal matters and she would help her mother with small work in the castle. They would run up to the rocks of a waterfall from which they could see the stables and the countryside, sit there and talk about their dreams and what they like. They would get to know each other more and more and soon it became a routine. Four months later they became best friends and were inseparable.

Four years later, 1647, England

Hayley opened her eyes and rolled out of her bed, tired from all the work she did in the kitchen the day before. She realised it was Saturday and a smiled appeared on her face. She was finally getting a break from all the work. She only had to water the plants and she could also meet Klaus.

"Mother I'm going to the garden now! And then I'll be at the waterfall if you need me," she said as she hugged her from the back. "Alright dear, be safe. Be back before noon for lunch. And Hayley, please don't get too attached." Hayley nodded as her mother always reminded her of her status and left. Mary was the only one who knew about Hayley's friendship with Klaus, because everyone else would judge if they knew. Although she was happy that Hayley had a friend, she was worried about the trouble Hayley would get into if anyone found out that she was being informal with the king's son.

Mary was not the only person who knew and was worried. Klaus was putting on his white long sleeved shirt when Elijah walked in. "Where are you off to brother?" he asked sitting on the sofa in his brother's large room.

"You know where I'm going brother. To meet Hayley like I always do." He said annoyed that Elijah always asked him this. He always felt like Elijah was not telling him something but ignored it every time.

"Brother, I… I have to share my long held opinion with you." Klaus stopped fixing his hair to look at Elijah. Was he finally going to spill why he was always so hesitant about his Saturday activities? He walked up to his bed and sat on it.

"Niklaus I really think you should limit the time you spend with your friend." Klaus was shocked by this. "Why would you say that? I only see her once a week, that's already a limited time," Klaus argued.

"I know, but I cannot cover for you much longer. It has been four years and I am starting to think people in the castle know you two meet up." Elijah said but Klaus was still confused.

"What is the problem in that? I thought people already knew. Why would you need to even cover up for me anymore?" Elijah sighed, he knew Klaus still didn't understand. "Niklaus! People are starting to talk! They don't appreciate a price friending a maid!" he said frustrated. Klaus stood there speechless for a moment and then his eyes turned angry.

"Is that what this is about? That she's a commoner? If it is Elijah, then I don't care what people say. She is my best friend and I don't intend on abandoning our friendship." Klaus meant what he said and Elijah knew that he was not going to change his mind.

"If… you continue meeting her, someone is going to reveal this to father! If he finds out then he will punish her, not you!" Klaus' anger rose when Elijah said this. "You don't have to worry. I'll be more careful with her," and with that, he left without hearing anything more from Elijah. He didn't know why he was getting so angry over this. He should have seen this coming. Deep down, he knew that Elijah was right about father. If he found out about their friendship, Hayley would suffer and she might be forbidden to see him again. He could not let that happen.

He walked to the waterfall with a heavy heart. He had to protect her from his father. A father who punished or even killed people mercilessly if they disobeyed him. He sat on the big stone on which they has had carved their initials 'KM' and 'HL' when they first became good friends. He ran his fingers along the carving as he looked up to see her smiling face run up to the waterfall.

"Hey there, stranger! Why so glum?" she asked seeing his smile not reach his eyes. He looked at her and motioned for her to sit next to him. She lost her smile as she did so. Now looking worried. "Klaus, what is it? Is everything okay?" she asked with her hand on his shoulder.

He took a deep breath and looked at her. He couldn't believe he was about to do this. "Hayley," he struggled to find words but gulped and continued. "I… I think that I, we need to stop meeting for a while." He waited for her reaction but she showed none.

Hayley was in shock when she heard this. He had never said anything like this to her in four years. "What, why? Have I done anything wrong?" she asked.

He immediately shook his head. "No! No, you haven't. It is just that… that I have to focus more on my sword fighting skills, I've been um, getting really bad and I think I could use this time during the weekend to get better." He lied. He lied to her for the first time in four years and he felt horrible. But he couldn't tell her the truth. Knowing how stubborn she is, she would not want to stay away from him and that would get her in trouble.

She was so confused. She didn't move, didn't know what to say. She cleared her throat after what seemed forever just staring at him. "How long won't we be able to talk?" she asked. He looked away and said "I don't know. Until I get better at it. Weeks. Months maybe?" it came out more of a question.

Hayley wanted to scream at him. Ask him why he would abandon their friendship like this. Ask him why he can't find another time during the week since Saturday is the only day they can both meet and talk. But she didn't because she remembered what her mother said about her status. Even though she knew there were no formalities between them, she still would not disrespect him. He was after all a prince. Maybe he was making up an excuse. Maybe he just didn't want to be her friend anymore. But why? She had so many thoughts running through her head. She should have seen this coming. But how could she have when they were such good friends?

He saw that she was staring at the carving, lost in thought. "Hayley?" he called and she looked at him without any emotions. "I have to go. I have some work in the kitchen." She said getting up.

They both knew that was a lie. Klaus felt a tug in his insides but gulped it away and stood up too. "I'll walk with you." He said and they both walked back to the garden. When they reached she continued walking towards the castle. He held her wrist to prevent her from going any further and she turned around. "Hayley, I'm sorry." He said sadly but she still didn't show any emotions.

She looked at him, "Have a good day… my lord." She freed her hand from his grasp and continued to walk away with tears in her eyes, leaving him shocked and feeling terrible. He couldn't believe she had called him that after four years. It sounded so wrong. He walked into the castle after a while not knowing that someone was watching his and Hayley's interaction from the front balcony of the castle.

TBC