Previously, on Heart by Heart, Elijah was disturbed of the killings which had started happening in the city and asked Freya to torture some answers out of Lucien. Klaus and Rebekah shared a few moments together, when she returned, about Hayley and about his new relationship with Camille. Freya tortured Lucien to no one and Klaus received message of an attack in the bayou which raised his concerns for Hayley. A mysterious phone call made Klaus believe that Aurora is finally threatening his family. Eventually, Klaus and Hayley had a very strong moment and Klaus chose to spend the night listening to her sing to their daughter.
PLOT: In a heart wrenching dream, Freya wakes up with concerns about her safety and finally believing in Lucien's innocence, she goes to consult him of it. The next morning, Hayley ends up in the bayou again, with Klaus insisting to join her and they talk about solutions of protecting the pack. Meanwhile, Vincent explains to Elijah the fully complicated situation of Gia's captor. Jackson makes an important decision as a clue to the threats is left in Hayley's hut. Marcel and Rebekah see each other again after a long break and Freya makes a startling discovery of Aurora's pendant.
The trees were coming for her. She was running as fast as she could through the dark bayou. Normally, it would have never scared her, but this time…fate had completely other plans for an immortal witch like her. She ran but she heard them behind her. Everything was moving and she was searching through her purse, for something.
She was searching for something she herself didn't understand. She couldn't reach it and when she did, she pulled it out and showed it to the moon. The crows swept down and instead of attacking her, they embraced her. Her heart soared with joy that she had accomplished her goal. The pendant was shinning with gold and red…the colors of wealth and power.
But at once the crows stopped protecting her…and they flew away.
She thought that she would be freed from the strong grip the trees would soon have on her but she wasn't. She tried to get the pendant away from her but it was not possible. It was as if it was glued to her hand and it would not let go at all. "NO! PLEASE!" she cried out when she felt the branches of those trees around her.
The crows had then reappeared before her and it looked like they were whispering to each other. "Your soul is what they want." She could hear one of the crows saying. The wind was blowing her hair in front of her eyes which was making it impossible for her to see for much longer.
"What? What did you say? What is happening to me? What is going to happen to me?" she demanded but the crows just continued whispering to each other and perhaps they were even laughing at her. All she had done was to try and crack that pendant and it had gotten her into this mess.
"You can take it…take it back to its mistress. I don't want it anymore." She croaked and tried to get loose but the branches would not let go of her and it felt like their grip was making her lose more and more energy.
"She doesn't want it anymore." One of the crows told her and she looked up with bold eyes, forgetting about the branches and the wind. "What? Why doesn't she want it anymore?" The crows then looked at each other and one whispered, "It is the way of the mistress. One soul needs to be collected."
"NO! Two souls." The other argued with the first crow which spoke and then they both nodded towards her. "Yes, two souls need to unite…two souls to complete the ritual. That pendant is all that it takes." "
What are you talking about? Just tell me the truth already! Tell me what she planned. Why does she want me? Who else does she want?" Struggling was hopeless and the last chance she had was for the crows to tell her about the ritual but they both stopped talking when they saw someone behind her.
"What? What's going on?" she asked, desperately trying to free herself from the branches but they wouldn't let go. "What is it?" she asked again but this time, the crows flew away and they left her be taken by the wind…and by any other living creature which wanted her flesh and now her soul.
Freya gasped as she opened her eyes and sat up on the bed with shock written all over her face. She put one hand over her heart and noticed it was beating rapidly. Nightmares like these…she wasn't used to them and she didn't think that she would normally have them. But she was afraid to go back to sleep, even though she knew that it was a dream.
Slowly, she dragged herself out of the bed and put on her slippers, letting the light blue nightdress she had, on and she went down to the kitchen, hoping that maybe some warm milk would help her relieve her stress over such a cruel nightmare.
Then, she reasoned with herself that when you are involved in a family like the Mikaelsons…nightmares become an every night occurrence. She made her way to the kitchen and opened the door.
What she saw there, almost gave her a scream, which could match the one in her nightmare. Lucien dropped the silverware and raised his hands in the air when he felt her behind him.
"Are you insane? Do you have any idea what time it is? What are you doing here?" Freya asked three questions as soon as she got over the shock of seeing him there. Lucien just smirked and picked up the silverware, showing that he was making himself some pancakes.
She took a deep breath and pushed a few strands of hair behind her ears, hoping not to look too ridiculous standing there in front of him, wearing her nightdress. "What is it with you and these pancakes?" she asked him and took a seat at the table.
Lucien smirked and set down the pancakes on the table. "They happen to be my favorites." "And what are you doing here at this time of night?" "I could ask you the same thing, sweetheart. No need to be salty."
He handed her a few pancakes, which she kind of appreciated and couldn't help but smile a little. "Okay, well, if you really want to know…" "As a matter of fact, I am not certain that I should be making conversations with you, because the last time we interacted, you were torturing me while I was strapped on a chair with vervain-filled ropes. You are quite dangerous, love and I am too handsome to be treated like that again. The next time it happens, we are going to have problems."
"Oh really? And what makes you think that I care if I will have problems with you or not?" Freya challenged as she took a bite out of his pancakes, feeling very delighted by their taste. No matter how much Lucien annoyed her, she couldn't deny that he had class when it came to cooking.
"It was a simple warning from my part." "And now I can understand why you don't have many friends." Freya commented.
Lucien was standing up to get something but then halted, turned to her and said, "What do you know of my friends, lovely Freya?" His charming smile was back on and she was trying hard not to blush. "I know that you are friends with Nik and that should say a lot about your character."
Lucien snorted, turned around and grabbed the maple syrup from the cabinet, making Freya burst into laughter, without meaning to. "Shhhh…is your goal to wake everyone in this compound? I don't think the brother you speak of will be too happy about that." Freya covered her mouth and then pointed at him. "You just had to find that maple syrup didn't you?" she asked when she had finally stopped laughing.
"And now you can finally understand that I was not lying that morning when you thought I was up to no good. I know that I may have that devilishly appearance of a stud…and I am a stud…but not quite as evil as you might think." Freya understood. "Okay. Then, I'm sorry I doubted you that day."
She leaned over and took some maple syrup and laid it on her pancakes, looking over at the clock and seeing that it was 4 AM. "So, you came here because you were hungry? Is that what you usually do at night? Sneak in kitchens so you can stuff your mouth and not be judged by it?" Freya asked and Lucien smiled. "I actually like to come here and think."
"About what?" "About my achievements…and what I must do to get my enemies to back away from me." "Do these pancakes help you think?" "Sometimes. And maybe they will help you think now as well."
Freya stopped chewing and looked into his orbits when she realized that for the first time, he was being kind of…supportive and not flirtatious towards her like he was from the start. "What's on your mind now, love? Can you tell me about it?" he asked.
Freya wouldn't normally open up, but she did and that confused her. "I guess I had this nightmare."
"Ah, I see…girls and their nightmares." Lucien cackled a laugh but stopped when he saw the look on Freya's face. "Go on." "There were these trees following me…and the branches caught me and they were keeping me captive as two crows spoke to me. At first, I couldn't make out what they were saying, but then, they were talking about the pendant…that girl's pendant, the one you came here with."
Lucien stopped eating and looked at her, closely. "And what else is there? What were they saying?" "They were talking about needing souls for some sort of ritual but I couldn't understand anything else." Lucien sighed as they both finished eating and he picked up the plates and started washing them. "That is quite a nightmare you had there, love. I wouldn't sleep after that either."
"Do you think it could mean something?" she asked him. "Like what?" Lucien furrowed his eyebrows. "Like…I don't know. Maybe, just maybe…it's a ritual I have to watch out for…or take part of it myself."
Freya suggested and she could see that Lucien was looking at her in a skeptical way. Freya shook her head and stood up. "Forget it. I know I shouldn't have said anything and especially not to you." "Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute!" Lucien grabbed her hand and pulled her back. "What?" Freya snapped.
"Look, I am just trying to put some pieces of this puzzle together." "Well, you can do that. I am going to find out what it is about that locket and I will do it today." She tried to pull away from him but he wouldn't let her. Freya raised her eyebrow at him and whispered, "Excuse me, but you should let me go right now."
Lucien smiled and asked, "Are you going to jinx me?" "Maybe I will be tempted to. What do you think?" "I think you like me too much to do that." "Ha! You are so full of…" "Freya, if you really want my opinion…then I would tell you that you should take it slow for now and…see where that takes you."
"Take it slow? What are you talking about?" "Stop stressing too much over nothing." "You think this nightmare is nothing?" "I didn't say that. But maybe you should try a good night's rest first. What do you say?" He winked at her before leaving the kitchen.
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Hayley opened her eyes and for the first time, she noticed that she had not left the nursery at all. This is where she had been…sleeping on the chair with her darling Hope in her arms. She smiled to herself and kissed her sleeping daughter, before putting her in the crib. It was a miracle that she had not dropped her the other night, but she had been tired herself that she fell asleep from the very song she had sung.
After putting Hope back into the crib, Hayley looked up, a bit frightened at first because she heard some soft snoring coming from the front of the nursery, near the door. She straightened and wiped her eyes before stepping over to the door and noticing that he was there…with his head against the wall, sleeping soundly on the floor.
Hayley was worried but at the same time, she couldn't help a smile appearing on her face. He looked very peaceful…angelic when he was sleeping.
Suddenly, his eyes snapped upon and he stared up at her. Her heart jumped and she placed a hand over her chest as Klaus whispered, "I'm sorry to have frightened you, little wolf. That was not your intention." She put her hands over her chest and asked, "Really? Then what exactly have you been doing here all night?"
She didn't want to sound this rude to him. Of course that she had not forgiven him fully for what he did to her but she was looking to make amends. "Hope's heartbeat…and your voice…they soothed me." Was all he replied and Hayley felt her heart quickening for a moment.
Her voice? He had been listening to her sing? She always made sure that she kept the singing to herself but now… "You do have a beautiful voice, love. Why haven't you sung before?" he asked, standing up slowly.
Hayley didn't break eye contact with him as she cleared her throat and said, "Well, it was kind of difficult with witches plotting against us, your parents, me giving birth and then dying only to become a hybrid…then Dahlia and right after that, you reactivated my curse…it was kind of difficult to find some time to spare."
She could see the regret in his eyes…at the way she had mentioned his wrong doings. But she didn't want to make him feel like that and especially not after a day they have had. She suddenly remembered her wolves…the pack which was counting on her…the pack which had provided her a home when she needed one.
It was her family and Jackson's and now, they were in danger because of her. "I think that maybe…maybe I should go to the bayou today. I need to see my family." She turned towards her room but Klaus was in front of her in seconds, looking at her sternly.
"If you think that I will allow you to go back there after the bombing yesterday…" he stopped in mid-sentence when she whispered, "Klaus, they are my family and you know that I would do anything for family just like you would. Now that they need me more than ever, I can't just turn my back on them just to keep myself safe. I am a hybrid now and I think that I can take care of myself a lot more than they can."
Klaus thought about her words and then he placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "I think that it is time for me to join you." "What makes you think that they will accept you after what you've done to them?"
"I would hate for us to go back to that subject, little wolf. Either you let me accompany you to the swamp today or you are not going at all. It is completely your choice alone."
"Okay. Fine. You can come but I don't want you to create any more trouble for them." "The purpose of my going there is to look for clues and to protect you."
"What clues?" "Elijah had discovered the killing of five humans yesterday and he blamed Lucien for it." "Your creepy vampire friend?" "Yes. However, after a strange phone call the other day, I believe I might have a lead on who has been behind this. Let us go, love." "I'm sure that you might want to inform Cami of where you're going first."
Hayley smirked when she said that but somewhere in her heart, she didn't feel very good about that idea, and she didn't know why. "Yes…of course." Klaus swiftly turned around and used his speed to go to his room, where Cami was waiting for him, wandering where he had been the other night, as he had not joined her in bed for sleep…or something else they were hoping to do.
"I am going to the bayou with Hayley." He told her and Cami asked with a frown. "Why?" "Because after what happened yesterday, she needs my protection."
"Klaus, she is a hybrid. She can handle herself." Cami argued but Klaus would have none of it. He came to her and kissed her cheek softly before telling her, "Do not wait up for me. I might be running late. And try not to go outside today."
"Why?" Cami asked but Klaus left without answering her question. He grabbed his jeep and Hayley got inside at once. They no longer talked about Cami or Jackson. They were more concerned of how they were going to keep their daughter safe now…with the new threats arriving from everywhere. "How is Rebekah?" Hayley finally asked when they were close to the bayou.
Klaus smiled a little, at the mention of his sister and he realized how much he had missed her. "She is doing very well and I am certain that she has a couple of things she would like to discuss with you."
"I would like to talk to her too?" "Do you believe it was a good idea for you to leave Hope with Jackson? The lad will probably share his flees…"
"Please don't start." Hayley told him but a smile crossed her face as she turned her head to look out the window. What he was saying about her husband was very rude, but there were times when she really craved Klaus' sense of humor. They stopped talking once the bayou was in plain view and they left the car immediately.
As expected, the wolves were very happy to see her, but their eyes darkened and they started barking in more ways than one once they saw Klaus standing alongside her. "He has come in peace. No more fighting. I beg you, especially not after what happened yesterday. He wants to help us."
Hayley pleaded with them. The wolves stopped their complaints but that didn't mean that they were okay with the situation, and they offered Hayley her old hut back.
Hayley went inside and smiled to herself once she sat on the bed. She had always felt safe there. Klaus opened the door to the hut and stepped inside, feeling displeased at how accommodated she felt there…in a swamp such as this one. In his view, she deserved much better than what was given to her.
But no matter how he felt…he did do his best to smile as to not make her feel uncomfortable. "Enjoying this home, love? But you cannot possibly claim it to be better than the dazzling room I have prepared for you back at the compound…" "Klaus…" she said with an annoyed tone and he smirked.
"Alright, love, not another word. I understand the message." He then turned his head towards the small table and his smile dropped from his face.
Stepping over to it, he picked up the single decent looking object from that room. It was a purple perfume. Taking it in his hands, he could smell her already. How could he not know this girl's scent? He had known her for a very long time. "Klaus, what's going on?" Hayley sat up from the bed and walked to his side.
"It is…I know it. It's her symbol." "Whose?" "Aurora De Martel. My former lover." He then turned his head, somehow very eager to read the expression on her face and sure enough, Klaus was delighted to see her face serious as she looked over the perfume. But it was not only that. He could sense her emotions… "Hayley!" a voice they both knew called out from outside and the two snapped their heads up to look at each other.
"What the bloody hell is he doing here?" Klaus growled but Hayley put a hand on his chest. This touch surely meant nothing to her…but for Klaus…it felt like electricity coursing through him as his eyes then travelled from her face, to her curves, and then back to her hand.
If she only knew what sort of effect she had on him… Klaus cleared his throat, getting Hayley's attention and she quickly pulled her hand away.
"You can figure out why I have your ex's perfume in my hut and I will see what's going on with Jackson." Hayley whispered and left. Klaus sighed and then he picked up the perfume again, comparing the sweet scent to what he felt when he heard her voice the other day.
It had been a long time…and she had broken his heart in more ways than one the day they parted. But in her view, it was him who could never accept her for the vampire that she finally became. He could understand the rage with which Aurora would soon return. And two women in his life would be in danger, Hayley and Cami.
Rubbing his eyes, he realized that it was time to make sure no harm would come to them. He would have to deal with Aurora himself.
Klaus stepped outside of the hut and gazed over at Hayley standing before Jackson, with her arms crossed over her chest. He was holding Hope and then he handed her to her mother. "What is going on here?" Klaus finally asked, deciding to barge into the conversation, as he always would. Jackson sighed and then he stated, "I have decided that this pack needs me…so I am going to be moving back in here."
"But what about Hope and me? You are expecting me to come back to live here? You know that…" "…that Klaus keeps you on a tight leash? Yeah, I do!" Jackson said, bitterly and Klaus immediately took a step towards him, snarling, "Mind your manners…lap dog…" "Okay. Stop. No." Hayley pulled the two apart. "I told you that I don't want any more of this, so please…"
"She's right. There is a child present, lad. Play nice and I can assure you that if you wish to stay here, be my guest. But Hayley is coming with me. The last thing I would want would be for her to take part of another attack. As for you…let's just say…your death would bring no tears in my eyes."
Klaus then decided to remain quiet, knowing that he had already said plenty. He thought that Hayley would scold him for his harsh words towards her husband, but she didn't. "Look, Jack…you have to understand that I am not looking out just for myself. I also have to think about Hope and her future. I need to keep myself safe for her and in this case, Klaus is right."
Jackson's eyes softened at her words and then he leaned in and gently placed a kiss on her lips. While doing so, Hayley could feel why he was kissing her in public this way. It was a wolf thing…to try to show Klaus who was in control, but her poor husband was failing miserably.
After giving Hope a peck on her cheek, Jackson headed towards the hut where his grandmother lived. "Let's go. We are done here." Klaus growled and started to leave when Hayley grabbed his hand. "No! Wait! What about what you said? Klaus, you wanted to help my people and I supported that…do you want to leave now?"
Klaus turned to face her as Hayley bit her lip and pulled Hope closer. "Just stay a little while longer. Please." "And what do you suggest we do?" "Help. We have helped them once…we can do it again." Klaus looked towards the swamp he was forced to stay in. But he knew Hayley was right. He had made a promise and it was his duty to keep it.
"Very well. We shall spend a few more hours here. But what I have found in your hut…is the reason why we must make sure our little trip is cut short, little wolf." He explained.
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"What does it mean for her soul?" Rebekah heard Elijah ask, as she was eavesdropping at the door. Vincent then quickly replied, "It means that she is trapped and there are many souls to follow her there. I sensed something dark cooking…some sort of spell. Living souls are to leave their bodies and their energy shall be induced by someone who holds such great power."
"So, are you suggesting that Gia's soul is trapped between the living and the dead with no escape possible and her captor happens to be a witch?" "It doesn't necessarily have to be a witch. It could be any creature alive…but that creature has to posses the omen of death."
Elijah took a few steps around the room and asked, "What is that omen of death?" "It's a crystal." "A crystal." Elijah repeated, thinking of all he had discovered.
"Yeah. It's a crystal of no color, but small…very small…hard to find." "How small? And how do you know about it?" Rebekah heard her brother ask and Vincent replied, "I've been surrounded by dark witches including Eva, all my life. Rebekah should know what I am talking about. She felt Eva's power too. The crystal is small but its power can rip the world of all of its energy or control the minds of the weak. But that crystal cannot do it alone. In order to start, it needs at least two strong souls."
"What kind of souls?" "Souls with the heart of gold…but with a dark past, which no light can ever repair it. Gia is one of them." "So, she is still alive!" Elijah exclaimed, his fingers grazing over her violin.
"She's not alive. But she's not dead either. Someone saved her from going to the other side when she burned in the sun…but they didn't save her for any good reason. This is torture."
"So to which conclusion are you prepared to arrive, Vincent? What must I do to bring Gia back?" Elijah asked. "You have the violin…and now you need the crystal. But I don't know exactly how we can bring her back." "And why not?" "Because I don't have experience for this kind of thing and I don't think Freya has it either."
"Then to who are we supposed to go to?" "You bring me that crystal and we can figure out that part later." "The reason the person behind this has not completed the ritual quite yet is because it needs another soul beside Gia's. Who?" Elijah wondered.
Rebekah pulled her ear from the door, still surprised at how Elijah was so into the conversation he was having with Vincent that he did not even realize that she had been eavesdropping on them.
But as soon as she turned around, she let out a yelp as Marcel was standing before her. "Rebekah." Marcel whispered with a smile and stepped forward to hug her. "I missed you." He whispered in her ear and Rebekah smiled, hugging him back. They had left things quite strange between them before she left.
A kiss was all they shared, and it was special, but Rebekah knew better than to start anything with Marcel Gerard this quickly ever again. There would always be something to stand in their way but eventually…they would find each other. So what was the rush?
Marcel seemed to be thinking the same thing as he stepped back from her and didn't even try to kiss her, as he normally would. "Are you alright? What were you snooping at the door for?"
He asked her and Rebekah could suddenly feel herself blushing from the embarrassment of being caught.
"I…um…I needed the information and you know how Elijah is. He keeps it all in himself when there is a woman involved. I wish that there would no longer be women standing in the way of my brothers' happiness." Rebekah complained but Marcel laughed and shook his head.
"What are you talking about? These women help Klaus and Elijah…they make them…well…feel more alive. That is exactly the way I used to always feel when I was around you." "Used to?" Rebekah teased. "Well…I thought that it was you who felt like taking a break. Putting things in the past like that usually helps."
"Yes…maybe. We will just see where it takes us, Marcellus. It has been so long and so much has happened to me in a short period of time. I do not feel like myself...which is why I believe that we should stay friends."
"I understand." Marcel ended their conversation lightly but with a tad bit of disappointment as well.
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Lucien groaned as Freya pulled him inside of her room and closed the door. Chuckling, he saw the way she locked it and whispered, "I do not mind these one night stands, but sweetheart, I never had a woman so straightforward with me."
"Wipe that grin off your face, Lucien. There is no way in a million years for that to be the reason why I bring you here. Look!" she pointed at the pendant he had brought her, which belonged to Aurora. It was moving. "Whoa!"
Lucien kneed in front of the table so he could get a closer and better look. "That is quite fascinating indeed. What do you suppose it could mean?" "There is only one thing that crossed my mind when an object is moving at that speed. Someone is trapped in there."
"A person?" Lucien asked her and then stood up, while Freya kept her eyes constantly on the object. "Yes. Or not. Something…something is in there." As soon as she touched the pendant, her heart started to quicken, her eyes turned brightly colored white pearls and she started mumbling in Latin.
Lucien froze on the spot at he watched her, never having imagined it to go this far. "Freya!" he yelled at her as books started falling from the shelves. She would not listen and just continued chanting whatever she could. "Freya!"
Lucien yelled at her again and when she didn't answer, Lucien sped forward and grabbed her shoulders, using his vampire speed and landed them both on the ground, with her gasping for air.
"What in God's name are you doing?!" Freya screeched when she noticed that Lucien's eyes diverted from her own and went directly to her boobs. She pushed him off of her, as he sat up and straightened himself.
"What were you doing? Were you trying to give me a heart attack, love? Not that I would need one…but…" Freya stood before the pendant and whispered, "There is someone in there and it was calling out for my help." She told him and he scoffed.
"Then maybe the princess should save the day and bring the poor soul back to where it came from." "I don't know how to do that."
A/N: The Klayley relationship will be much more explored in the next chapter when Hayley will have something pretty special to say to Klaus, right before another tragedy happens. There will be more of Cami too and Frucien! As for Gilijah, we have a long way to go before they finally reunite.
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