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The next time Klaus saw Emma was at her 18th birthday party.

Marcel had thrown her a big party that stretched through the whole of the town. Emma had proved to be a close friend and personal bodyguard of Davina and in turn earned Marcel's trust. He knew she was Klaus' daughter which made her all the more special to him.

Klaus stuck to the rooftops and the shadows as he watched Rebekah and Emma dance amongst the guests.

They were both laughing and smiling, they looked happy for once.

Klaus smiled softly as he spotted the small silver heart shaped locket around Emma's neck. He'd left a present back at the house for her, he just hoped Hayley allowed her to open it.

''She's grown up quite nicely'' He heard a familiar voice from behind him. He turned round to see Marcel grinning towards him like the Cheshire cat.

''Marcel, I don't want any trouble, I just wanted to see her''

''I understand. Elijah told me about what happened the day she was born. You know, she came to me asking questions about you'' Marcel smiled as he walked over to stand beside Klaus

Klaus turned his head to face him ''What?''

''Yeah she came to me a couple of months ago and asked if I knew anything about you. The family only told her little details because they didn't know where you went. She almost made Davina do a locator spell, she wanted you to come tonight, she wants to meet you'' Marcel said

''No, it's too late now. She's always been better off without me, I'll just fill her life with misery and disappoint her, and she's the one person i couldn't have abandoning me'' Klaus chocked out

''So you abandoned her?'' Marcel smirked.

''It wasn't like...'' Klaus snarled but another familiar voice cut him off

''Well isn't this a pleasant surprise'' Both men turned their heads to see Elijah making his way towards them

''Big brother, it's good to see you again'' Klaus smiled as Elijah made his way closer towards them

''And you Niklaus'' Elijah smiled holding out his hand towards Klaus who looked at it cautiously before he put his hand in Elijah's

''I was just telling Klaus about Emma and how she's been asking about him'' Marcel smiled.

''What have you told her Elijah?'' Klaus asked as he turned fully towards his older brother

''Nothing much, just who you were, what you were, your background but Marcel's right, she wants to know more from you. All she has is the locket you gave to her when she was born and the drawing you gave her for her fifth birthday'' Elijah said

''Elijah please don't do this. You know why she can't know who I am'' Klaus snapped trying not to raise his voice as it would alert Rebekah.

''Oh come on Klaus, the truth about your father, you know how important that is to a child'' Elijah snapped back

''Don't you dare use that against me, this is different. I'm trying to protect her, not lie to her'' Klaus said.

''Protect her from who? You?'' Marcel asked.

''Believe me, she's better off thinking i'm some sort of phantom than actually meeting me''

''Niklaus, do you have any idea how fucking stupid you sound right now!'' Elijah snapped, his eyes narrowing towards him. ''Your daughter wants to know you, she wants to know her father. Why won't you grant her that''

''Because...''

''Because why?'' Marcel asked

''Because I couldn't live with her hating me'' Klaus admitted staring down at his daughter among the crowd.

He froze in fear when he saw her looking up towards him. A look of shock mixed with joy showed in her expression. She knew who he was.

''She's seen me, i need to go'' Klaus snapped heading for the door.

''No Niklaus!'' Elijah shouted causing the younger brother to turn round in shock. ''I am not letting you walk away from this young girl, i let you walk away from Hayley but Emma is different she's your daughter''

''I'm sorry Elijah'' Klaus said quietly before he disappeared through the door.

Elijah cursed loudly. His little brother was really trying his patience.

A few minutes later the door burst open to reveal a flustered Rebekah and an ecstatic Emma.

''Where is he?'' Emma asked as she looked around the rooftop in confusion. ''Where's my dad? I saw him Uncle Elijah, he was up here''

''He had to leave sweetheart'' Elijah said. Emma's smile dropped from her face instantly as her eyes brimmed with tears.

''Well did he say anything about meeting me somewhere or...?'' She asked looking between Elijah and Marcel.

''He did say he was sorry'' Marcel spoke up trying to calm Emma down.

''Why doesn't he want to see me?'' Emma said in an almost whimper caused Elijah's rage for Klaus to multiply.

''It's complicated sweetheart'' Marcel smiled .

Klaus sighed deeply as he tried to subside his sobs. He lifted his head from the steering wheel of his car and turned the key in the ignition. The lights of the car lift up the road and revealed Hayley was standing infront of the car with her arms folded over her chest and a sour look on her face.

''Jesus'' He shouted jumping in his seat in fright. He climbed out the car and glared at her. ''What the hell are you playing at? I could have killed you had i not looked up!''

''What am i playing at, what the hell are you playing at? Your daughter has been begging to meet you for months and then you show up for what two minutes to her party then leave!'' Hayley snapped moving closer to stand in front of him

''Actually love, i was there since the party began'' Klaus smirked

''That doesn't cut it. Why won't you meet her?'' Hayley snapped.

''You know why Hayley!'' Klaus snapped slamming the car door shut making Hayley jump "I was never and will never cut out to be father material. I'd have just screw up her life and made her hate me. I'd have turned into Mikael"

''Bullshit!'' Hayley shouted causing Klaus to glared towards her. "Elijah has told me, in fact he's even shown me what Mikael was like and believe me Klaus, you may be a dick but you're nothing like him''

''Still, i couldn't take the chance. I didn't want to ruin her life like Mikael ruined mine" Klaus said "Plus it's not like I was needed, you had Elijah and Rebekah, why did you want me?''

"You're her father Klaus, of course you were needed" Hayley sighed running a hand through her hair. "You know the first time she asked about you was when she was six years old. She came in and asked me why all the other kids had a daddy and she only had an Uncle"

"Why didn't she call Elijah her father?'' Klaus asked as he leaned back against the car door.

"Because Elijah didn't want her too, he didn't want to take away the one thing that connected you to her, after all we didn't give her the locket till she was ten, we were scared she might break it. She has a bit of a temper" Hayley sighed as she leaned against the side of the hood of the car.

''Wonder who she gets that from'' Klaus smirked as his eyes held the same micheif that drew Hayley to him eighteen years ago.

''Klaus please just come back to the party, you don't have to be involved, just until she cuts her cake and opens her main present" Hayley pleaded stepping closer to Klaus who stared down towards the ground. ''Please Klaus"

"If she sees me she'll want me to stay, and i can't do that to her because I can't stay" Klaus said as he moved away from Hayley and opened the car door. "She's a grown up now, she doesn't need her daddy watching over her"

"Klaus please don't do this, she already knows you were there, she saw you. She'll be heartbroken if you don't show" Hayley begged gripping onto Klaus' arm.

"I've left a present for her in her room, will you make sure she gets it" Hayley cursed the hybrid on his stubbornness as he shut the door. She glared at him as he rolled down the window.

"It was good to see you again Hayley, you look good" Klaus smiled politely towards her before he turned the key in the ignition.

''If you run away again she'll hate you forever, and once her doors are closed, it's very hard to get them back open. She's very much like her father in that way" Hayley snapped before she turned on her heel and made her way back to the party.

Klaus bit the inside of his cheek in fury; fury with himself for being caught at the party and fury with Hayley for trying to guilt trip him into going back hen he knew that she knew why he couldn't let Emma get to know him
He cleared his eyes of the tears they held before he made his way down the dirt path and out of New Orleans.

Hayley groaned as she saw Elijah speaking with Marcel and Rebekah. just outside a shop door.

''Where is she?'' Hayley asked as she approached the three of them.

''Davina dragged her up to dance, but I ain't gonna lie Hayley, she wanted to cancel this whole party and go and find him" Marcel said pointing over towards where the two girls were dancing. Hayley glanced, she could see Emma smiling but she knew it was fake. Her head snapped back towards Marcel as she caught on to the end of his sentence.

''No way, you lot have worked way to hard for this. She's been so excited about this for week, i'm not cancelling it mid flow. I'm not letting her dead beat dad ruin her birthday!'' Hayley snapped before she rushed over to get a drink.

It was almost half three in the morning and the party was still going strong.

''One of the perks of running a town full of vampires, parties don't end till sundown'' Marcel smirked as he wrapped an arm around Rebekah's waist.

"And you are sure certain your little vampire friends know not to bite any of the guests that Emma has invited'' Elijah asked raising his eyebrows towards Marcel.

''Yep, they weren't happy about it but i got them under the thumb'' Marcel smirked sipping his drink slowly.

''Good, i just don't want anything else to ruin this night for Emma. Klaus showing up really put a dampener on her mood'' Hayley said.

''Well i think it's about to get a bit better. Her main present's waiting around the corner. Why don't you call her over and Elijah can bring it round" Rebekah said smiling towards Hayley who nodded.

''Where is she?'' Hayley asked looking towards Rebekah

''I last saw her and Davina heading into the toilets, they'll probably still be there" Rebekah called over the thudding music.

Hayley nodded before she made her way through the loud and highly intoxicated crowd of her daughters school friends and 'other' friends. It had been Rebekah's idea to invite the whole school much to Elijah's annoyance.

She smiled as she saw Davina exiting the toilets before her smile dropped as she saw Davina's panicked expression.

''Davina where's Emma?" Hayley asked as the teenager reached her.

''I don't know...She was in the toilet beside me one minute then she disappeared the next. I think she may have gone to find Klaus" Davina stuttered in panic.

''That's exactly where she'll be going" Hayley snarled before she rushed over towards where Elijah, Rebekah and Marcel were standing.

Uh oh...

So do you think that Emma's gone after Klaus? If so will she find him?

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