This is a story I wanted to start, dedicated to klayleylover1 who wanted a Klayley story in which Klaus and Hayley meet again after their one night stand in Mystic Falls. They meet again in New Orleans as in the series but not in that way. Hayley is not pregnant this time and she decided to come to New Orleans on Klaus' advice to learn more about her family. Klaus also comes to New Orleans after receiving a tip from Katherine Pierce that there are some witches plotting against him in New Orleans. Storylines will be completely different but the characters will be the same, just so you know. This is just the first chapter so read and tell me what you think of it afterwards so I know if you want me to continue writing. The reviews mean a lot to me, guys and thank you for reading my work. Enjoy reading!

Hayley: "I was in New Orleans trying to find information about my real parents."

Klaus: "That mark! I've seen it before."

Hayley: "Yeah, it's a birthmark. People have those."

Klaus: "I've only seen that mark on a handful of others. All from the same bloodline. A werewolf clan that once thrived throughout a place which we now call Louisiana."

Hayley: "Don't lie to me. Not about this."

Klaus: "I wouldn't dare. Matters of family are sacred."

Hayley: "Tell me."

Klaus: "What makes you think that I will spare your beloved Katerina, Elijah?"

Elijah: "You will spare her because I am asking you to spare her. As your only living brother I am asking you to provide me with this opportunity to love."

Katherine: "Klaus, you have refused my freedom. And in return, I have one last thing to offer you. There is a witch in New Orleans named Jane-Anne Deveraux plotting to make a move against you. Hunt her down."

Hayley was sitting in the most popular bar in New Orleans. Why was it so popular, you may ask yourself? Because this bar had the best gumbo in town. Rousseau's had been Hayley's life saver for the past few days where she met a lot of interesting people since she left Mystic Falls. The bartender slash witch of New Orleans, Jane-Anne Deveraux was one of these few people. She came to her asking for some of that delicious gumbo many times that week, while thinking of the one reason she left Mystic Falls and came to New Orleans, to learn more about her missing family of course. After her night of passion with the one and only Original Hybrid, Niklaus Mikaelson, he had managed to spill some useful information to her about real family and where they came from. Never had she dreamed that she would get in bed with him, but it happened and it was a night to remember, whether she liked it or not. "Third time in here this week." Jane-Anne exclaimed as she filled a couple of glasses with beer. Hayley had some gumbo right in front of her and she drank it all up. "I'm obsessed with the gumbo, Jane-Anne." she responded and Jane-Anne smiled. "The old ladies in the ninth ward say my sister, Sophie bleeds a piece of her soul into every dish." she replied and Hayley got a little bit more interested. She tried to obtain some information from her using her strategic ways. "I asked around the corner about my family." she said. "And?" "Nothing. Zero. I can't find a single person who remembers them."

"Because, Hayley…people like you were ran out of here years ago." she explained and Hayley frowned. Did she know that she was a werewolf? What was her deal? "What do you mean by people like me?" she asked and Jane-Anne stepped away from the counter to get closer to Hayley. She pulled out a map and showed it to her. "In the bayou. They're called the werewolves Rougarou." She circled with a marker a place on the map and Hayley took it out of curiosity. "You head out there, and you'll find what you're looking for, Hayley." Jane Anne explained and Hayley nodded. "Hey, be careful! It's the last place you'll ever want to go." she told Hayley and she nodded, appreciating the concern her new friend had for her. Hayley grabbed her coat, thanked Jane-Anne for the gumbo and headed out. Sophie stepped over to her older sister and whispered, "What do you think you are doing? You can't be fraternizing with a werewolf." "She's my friend and I want to help her." "If Marcel finds out that she's in town, he will send the guys out to kill her." "This is why I sent her as far away from this place as possible." "You mean, you don't even know anything about where her family is." "No, but this will keep her safe, for now. I need you to take my shift for now, Sophie. I'll be right back." "Marcel is having a party here tonight!" Sophie called out and Jane-Anne smiled. "I know."

Klaus managed to get himself in New Orleans in a couple of hours after receiving the tip from Katherine Pierce. It was time for him to silence this city and slaughter as his brother, Elijah would put it. He started by the witch quarter where he found a witch available to speak to him. A very distrustful witch named Agnes. Once she saw Klaus, she immediately hid all of her things and thought about leaving, as he sat down. "Time for one more?" "I have nothing to say to you." Agnes replied coldly and Klaus smirked. "Now, that's not very amiable, is it? You don't even know me." Agnes stared at him coldly. "I know what you are. You're half vampire and half beast. You're the hybrid." "I'm the Original Hybrid, actually. But that's a long story for another time." Klaus replied with a devilish smile on his face. He decided to get to the point. "I'm looking for someone. A witch. Perhaps you might be able to help me find her. Jane-Anne Deveraux." Klaus stated clearly so the witch would not misunderstand. The witch Agnes looked a little shocked at the beginning and then shook her head. "Sorry, I don't know." she responded calmly. "Well now, that's a fib, isn't it?" He took her hand in his and said, "You see, I know that you're a true witch among this sea of posers. So enough with the fabrications. I've quite the temper." Klaus told her and Agnes pulled her hand back. "Witches don't talk out of school in the quarter." she informed him. "A vampire won't allow it. Those are the rules. I don't break Marcel's rules." Agnes told him and Klaus looked shocked by the discovery. "Marcel's rules? Where do you suppose I can find Marcel?" Klaus asked her. He got the information right away.

Rousseau's bar was not far and Klaus got there right away. Plenty of vampires recognized him. Some were too frightened to remain in the bar and left, while some remained but decided it would be best to ignore him. Klaus didn't like this. He asked around for Marcel and received no answer of where he might be. Then, he saw a witch making gumbo, and serving it to people. It was delicious. Klaus approached her and the young witch Sophie dropped a glass, frightened. Klaus caught it just in time and handed it to her. "Easy there, love. I don't bite." Klaus said with a smirk as Sophie took the glass back, exasperated. She knew Klaus would come into town eventually and she had been preparing herself for months along with her sister. Her sister and her collaborated with the infamous vampire, Katherine Pierce who resided in Mystic Falls currently to bring Klaus here. He was their only shot at getting this town free of Marcel and his petty and loyal followers. He needn't know that. Not quite yet and pretended like she didn't even know him. "What do you want?" Sophie asked him and he just shrugged. "Just a drink." Sophie raised her eyebrow and set a bottle of bourbon on the counter as he sat down. "Hey, you wouldn't know where Marcel is right now, would you?" he asked Sophie and she rolled her eyes.

"If you are interested in seeing the jackass, I suggest you stick around here for a while. He will be throwing a party here tonight and show up in an hour tops." Klaus clasped his hands together. "Well, finally! Someone here who's being more than amicable to me. Thank you!" he exclaimed. Sophie rolled her eyes once again. "First I look for that Deveraux Jane-Anne since forever and now I have to wait for the person I believed to be dead to at least show up here." Klaus muttered under his breath and Sophie snapped her head up to look at him. He was here looking for her sister. She quickly texted her under the counter, telling her to stay as far away as possible because Klaus was after her. Klaus poured himself another glass but he didn't drink much. He wanted to remain sober for when Marcel would show up. This was not the time nor place to start drinking like crazy. "You're determined to stay sober. Why?" Sophie asked him. Klaus grinned and just as he was about to answer, the door to Rousseau's opened and Klaus remained frozen.

She was looking at his paintings. "Hate that. Hmm. Too much. I don't get that. Oh, I don't care!" She picked up one of his favorites. "This one, hm, doesn't make me want to puke." She smiled, showing him those wonderful dimples. "Why'd you paint it?" "Painting is a metaphor for control. Every choice is mine. The canvas, the color. As a child, I had neither a sense of the world, nor my place in it but art taught me that one's vision can be achieved with sheer force of will. The same is true of life. Provided, one refuses to let anything stand in one's way." Her smile was gorgeous and he couldn't stop looking at her. She gets him, he thought. "So, this is your thing? Show a girl a few mediocre paintings, whine about your childhood and I swoon and spill on my dirty secrets?" "I felt I had many charms but regardless, I'm enjoying myself." "And you do whatever you enjoy." She pulled him back to her. "Do you want to know why I like that painting?" "Well it was perhaps because it allowed you to see into my deep, wounded soul." "I saw how twisted it really is and maybe I can relate." She whispered, seductively. He couldn't resist her beauty and intelligence. He would have her for himself tonight. He was sure of it. She was all his. She was willing to be his for that one night.

She didn't even see him. He couldn't believe he was seeing her in front of his eyes once again. After that night, he thought she would disappear for good and he would never have her again. "Sophie! What did your sister tell me? There was no one in the bayou and my car broke down thanks to her!" Hayley exclaimed as she sat down at the counter, looking exasperated. Sophie's eyes widened at her and she was practically begging in her mind that Hayley wouldn't say her name. She didn't know how she could warn her. The hybrid was sitting right next to her but she didn't even see him. "When your sister comes back, be sure to fill her in of what a mess of my plans she's made. Oh, and I am sure she would be happy to pay for my tool service, right? I am running out of money as we speak." "Hayley." Sophie said in a whisper, eying an amused Klaus who was drinking and observing the young werewolf girl. Hayley was not listening. She just kept right on talking, making Sophie nearly faint. "But why would this be J.A's fault? She just gave me some directions she got from who knows who. I got myself into this mess. I came here, following the advice of the obnoxious and notorious Original Hybrid I slept with, to get points when it comes to my family. I have grown tired of spending my life alone, having no one to turn to for help, no family member to speak to." "Hayley." Sophie whispered again. "I am going to find them, Sophie! I am going to find them and I am going to make them pay for leaving me like this." Hayley took the bottle of gin she saw on the counter and took a huge gulp. "And you know what? I am so glad that I left that crappy town in Mystic Falls. So many drama filled people, it scared the hell out of me and I find and sleep with the one supernatural being on this Earth whom everyone fears but as it turns out, he's not pure evil. He's just a scared, little boy with daddy issues. How crazy is that?" Hayley pointed out in a sarcastic tone as she set the bottle down. "Hayley!" Sophie called out to her. "WHAT?" Hayley snapped at her with rage.

A throaty chuckle could have been heard right next to her and Hayley couldn't move. She knew that chuckle. She knew him. He was here. He was right next to her and she had been so busy talking about her problems that she didn't even see him. Sophie tapped her fingers on the counter as Klaus smiled, looking from Sophie to Hayley. Hayley still didn't have the courage to turn her head and look at him. Klaus didn't think he would be this excited to see her. There she was, right next to him and he could almost remember the way he felt her and tasted her that night. It was beyond euphoric, beyond tasting blood after a long time of starvation. He wasn't satisfied and wanted her to stay much longer but she didn't. He wanted her to stay, but she left and he had too much pride he couldn't swallow to beg for her to stay. Klaus moved his chair closer to hers and he could feel her heart beating faster and faster by the second. Sophie was not saying anything. She was just washing some glasses and looking at them from time to time. "So, inform me love of this lunatic of a hybrid you slept with. He seems to have led you in the right direction to find your family. What is he like? Is he dashing? Gorgeous? Impeccable tastes?" Hayley breathed in and out until she finally turned her head to look at him with a cold glare. "More like full of himself." she whispered and got down from the chair to the counter, wanting to leave Rousseau's and never look back but he grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

"What's the rush, sweetheart? I hear you have some trouble. Maybe I can be of assistance." Hayley pulled her hand back. "I don't think so, Klaus. What are you even doing here anyway?" Klaus shrugged. "I thought I would come here and visit some old friends. This used to be my town once." Hayley frowned. "Your town?" Klaus smirked and nodded. Sophie shook her head and intervened. "So, let me get this straight. You two slept together?" she asked, pointing between the two. Klaus looked at Sophie with a grin before shooting Hayley a wink. Hayley only blushed and moved to leave. "Oh, God." she whispered under her breath. This wasn't what she expected. She and Klaus had a no strings attached one-night stand. It wasn't anything more than that. It was the liquor seeping in their veins and they lost control for one moment and it just happened. She had to admit that she had been attracted to Klaus since the moment she saw him but sleeping with him was the last thing on her mind. He wanted information on Katherine and she wanted information on her parents. It was a win-win situation. After she slept with him, she didn't feel guilty, not at all. She didn't feel embarrassed and didn't regret anything. She was just hoping that she wouldn't have to see him again after that blissful night, yet there he was at Rousseau's.

Hayley was walking on Bourbon Street. She was tired and felt dirty in the clothes she's been since forever. A week in New Orleans and she hadn't gotten anything about her parents. She has done everything possible. She knew the answers she was looking for were here somewhere and Klaus had sent her in the right direction, but the problem was that she didn't know where to look. "Hayley!" She heard him call out for her as he left the bar too. She just continued walking and checking things on her phone to see about her broke down car. She had paid a fortune for that car. She could never get the money to buy something like that ever again. He was in front of her in a flash and Hayley nearly dropped her phone. It's a good thing that she has good reflexes. She didn't think that she would have money to buy a new phone either. "I didn't mean to scare you, little wolf." Klaus said with a grin on his face. Hayley scoffed. "You don't frighten me." "Very well. Come walk with me, love." "Why would I go anywhere with you? I have my own problems to sort out. That's why I am here and I wasn't expecting to see you here, especially not now. What happened? The blonde didn't give you a shot just like I told you she wouldn't?" She thought that she had gone too far. She thought that he would snap her neck right there but he didn't. He just smiled.

"Come with me, love and you'll find this beneficial." He turned around and headed back to Rousseau's. Hayley was shocked. She didn't know what to do. She just stood there as Klaus waited for her. He opened the door to the bar and motioned for her to enter. Hayley wanted to refuse but the look in Klaus' eyes made her think otherwise. Slowly, but surely she put her phone back in her pocket and entered the bar with him.

Sophie was still there and rolled her eyes once she saw the two entering again. "You haven't left, I see." Sophie told Klaus. Klaus just grinned and nodded his head. "I told you that I await Marcel to show up to ask him a couple of questions if he doesn't mind." Hayley sat back down at the counter and Sophie raised her eyebrow. "More gumbo?" Sophie asked and Hayley started looking through her purse with Klaus watching her. She sighed and grabbed her forehead in disappointment. "I don't have any more money with me, Sophie. I'm sorry." "Put it on my tab, love." Klaus told Sophie and Hayley looked at him in shock. "No, don't do that." "Nonsense, love. You must feed. It's not like I am offering to buy you a new car, which you could surely need. It's just nourishment. Eat up." Klaus pointed to the gumbo in front of Hayley. Against her better judgment, she took a spoonful and remembered their night. This was the exact technique he used on her when he tried to get information out of Katherine and out of the corner of her eye, she could see him watching her eat. She had enough. She put the spoon down and eyed him suspiciously. "What do you want from me, Klaus?" He smirked. "I was waiting for you to get to that question." He moved closer to her and that made her heat up on the inside and outside. She didn't like the affect he had on her and the thought of him using this to his advantage angered her. She didn't want to have to deal with him again but their one-night stand made it impossible. He didn't seem as uncomfortable as she was during their interactions, though and that scared her.

"I want you to tell me how much about your family you found out." Klaus whispered into her ear and Hayley pulled back. "I didn't find out anything and I've been here for at least a week. Nothing! Nada!" Hayley exclaimed and slammed the bowl of gumbo on the counter. Klaus just chuckled and drank some more of his gin. "You're still quite the feisty one, love." "I am just really tired of taking your crap, so how about we cut it and take turns interrogating each other. I want a specific answer too. What are you doing here and why do you want to see this Marcel person?" "That's classified information, love." "Classified? Between who?" "My family and I." "Fine! If you are not going to start talking, then neither am I. That night is not going to repeat. I get information out of you and you get out of me the same amount, understand?" Klaus chuckled again. "Understood, love. It's alright!" he told her. Hayley was surprised at how friendly he was with her. She didn't buy it that night. She thought that he was just being that nice because he wanted something from her. Never had she expected him to be this nice to her now that he even offered to buy her food. It was a bit embarrassing, no doubt but…kind, dare she say it. "When was the last time you spoke to Katerina?" he asked Hayley.

"Katherine? Before she sent that vampire to kill me, obviously." Klaus smiled and nodded. "She sent me here. Told me that a witch named Jane-Anne Deveraux is plotting to make a move against me." "Jane-Anne?" Klaus grabbed her by the shoulders. "Do you know her? Tell me, Hayley!" he demanded and Hayley got his hands off her. "Let me go! Yes, I know her. She's Sophie's sister." Sophie was already moving towards the exit but Klaus had her pined to a wall. "KLAUS!" Hayley exclaimed and hurried over there while Klaus kept strangling Sophie. "No one has to die! Leave her alone. You won't get anything out of her if she's dead." Sophie was unable to breathe and couldn't even concentrate to use her magic to get herself out of this mess. Klaus let her go at last and Sophie collapsed onto the floor. Hayley hurried and helped her up. "Are you okay?" she asked her and she nodded, breathing in and out slowly. "What the hell is wrong with you? Do you use violence for every problem that needs to be fixed?" "Precisely, love. I would have thought you of all people would know that." "Same strategic ways as in Mystic Falls, right?" Hayley whispered. She couldn't force the hybrid out of her. He got under her skin in a way no other man did and it freaked her out. Klaus looked at her in an angry sort of way and Hayley just rolled her eyes, getting herself together and grabbing her purse. "I am going back to the motel. I don't need your help, Klaus and I don't want it, neither do I want to help you." she whispered as she left. Klaus growled under his breath at the way things had gone. He thought he could get Hayley on his side so they would work together. He figured that having a partner by your side always got things done quicker than taking care of things on your own and Hayley was just the partner he was looking for, despite their occasional on a whim one-night stand.

He grabbed Sophie again but this time, gentler. "When your sister comes back, tell her to come talk to me. I will be staying at the Palace Royale Hotel." "I am not that in contact with her." Sophie said and Klaus felt like he wanted to strangle her again. He didn't like to be lied to like this. "You have been sending her text messages since I came here. Don't think I haven't realized that. I may be drunk most of the time, but I'm not stupid. Tell her to come and talk to me or I will come here and drag her out by force and it will get a lot worse for her." "What about Marcel, huh?" Sophie asked. "I will deal with him later. I might even be willing to join his party friends tonight so be sure to see me, and I do hope your sister will be here, for her own good of course and yours. I came here with a purpose and one purpose only and that is to stop this nonsense of people plotting against me and to make sure that Katerina Petrova did not try to trick me in some way by sending me here."

Hayley got to the motel and entered her room. It was dark and the place was filthy. "That's what you get for a couple of bucks a night." Hayley whispered with a sigh as she took off her clothes and put on the only pajamas she had. She went to bathroom, took a long and warm shower, brushed her teeth and got into her not so comfortable bed. "Why am I here? What am I going to find here?" Hayley wondered to herself. "This is not the place for me. I need to get some information if I can and then I'm gone." She was telling herself all of this. Who else did she have to tell? Jane-Anne was the only person who was amicable in this town to her and maybe Sophie too. She didn't have anyone else. No one else in this town and no one else in the world. She was alone and she hated it. She missed her family, even though she never knew them. She wanted to know them and know why they left her to fend for herself when she needed them the most. She wants to know what happened to her parents. Had they really died, like she found out in Mystic Falls? She drifted off to sleep with those thoughts in her head as the Original Hybrid stood at her window, watching her sleep.