Hayley's POV
I left class and walked out of the campus doors into the garden, my books wrapped in my arms. I was still sleep because class had finished inexplicably late that day. Suddenly, I was met by a cool breeze that made me look straight ahead.
There he was, the man I allowed back into my life standing at a corner. I smiled and waved at him, nearly dropping all my books, but he didn't see me and started walking away.
"Klaus!" I called out after him as I began following him from one corner to the next. Honestly the felt began feeling like a labyrinth.
"Klaus wait up!" I repeated but he turned another corner. Once I did the same he was nowhere to be seen.
"Did you actually use your super speed right now, come on" I complained under my breath as I looked around. He was nowhere to be seen but the sorority house was straight ahead.
I decided there was no point of looking for him, so I began walking straight on. It was dark and chilly now so I hurried in.
As I looked for the keys I noticed the door was actually cracked open. I looked around uncomfortably as I pushed it more open and went in.
"Girls?" I asked as I dropped my keys on entrance table and walked in. "Girls why did you leave the door open?"
I sighed after another moment of no-reply and decided to go upstairs.
When I reached my door I heard breathing from afar. I slowly tilted my head to the side to make sure I heard correctly.
There it was, a weird, hissy sort of breathing coming from some room across the hall. I decided to find out just what exactly was going on so I went towards the noise.
It was coming from Lisa's room, so I knocked on it.
"Lisa? Lisa are you in there?"
No reply.
"Lisa!" I called out, annoyed now, and knocked harder.
I tried the door handle but the door was locked. I pulled my hand back up to knock again but I noticed the stickiness and the moisture in my fingers.
I had blood on my hand, from the doorknob.
I began knocking even harder, getting extra nervous. It was impossible to wait out. I backed up and used all the athleticism I had because of my sportiness to break open the door. One kick, two kicks, three kicks…
The door was open. I tumbled inside and caught my breath. Then I remembered the blood and looked up.
Lisa was standing before me, her eyes dull and empty.
"Lisa why didn't you open the door?" I roared angrily "Why is there blood?"
She raised her hand and pointed at something behind me.
I turned around and shrieked at the sight of stacked dead bodies of the sorority girls. Elijah Mikaelson appeared by them and licked his blood socked fingertip.
"You...you did this" I cried
"Oh no, not alone I didn't" he corrected me and motioned me to look back again
I turned back around, crying in fear of what I might see.
There he was, the man I let into my heart standing over Lisa's now dead body, her freshly ripped out heart still beating in his hands. He smiled at me sickly before sinking his teeth into the heart and sucking it dry.
"Klaus…" I whimpered
"It's your turn my love" he said as he smiled creepily with blood splattered all across his mouth
"Stay away from me" I warned him as I took a step back, obviously defenceless
Suddenly Elijah caught me from behind and kept me still as Klaus stood before me and opened his jaw wide.
I shrieked as his teeth bit into my skin. I was going to die in the hands of the man I trusted my heart with…
"HAYLEY WAKE UP!" I heard a voice yell in the distance as I was giving up
I opened my eyes and found myself in my bed, alive and well, gasping for air.
"Dear Lord, what kind of a nightmare were you having?" Lisa asked, who too was alive and well
"You're fine" I whispered
"I am, but you aren't. What frightened you so much?"
How do you look at someone and say the man you're dating scared you because you're paranormally afraid of him and enamoured by him at the same time?
"I can't even remember anymore" I replied as I got out of bed as quickly as possible and hurried into the bathroom to avoid confrontation
I looked up into the mirror and sighed. What was I going to do like this? Even at that moment when my heart was beating a hundred times per second a part of me was still wondering if he had texted me yet today.
He had.
I was distracted all the way to school and during class. I was imagining all sorts of scenarios about him in my head and his past. There was also the continual fear of Elijah who might one day appear at my door again. I decided to do some research during class, so I sat at the really far back and opened my laptop.
I googled 'Klaus Mikaelson' but the results were all over the place. Most websites were about Santa Claus but misspelled. There was also a book called "The Santa Klaus Murder" apparently (but it had nothing to do with my Klaus, I checked). So I wrote 'Klaus Mikaelson vampire', yet the sources were always either about Klaus, Mikaelson or Vampire. Realising this was a dead end I tried one last thing. I typed in 'Klaus Mikaelson' but in between quotation marks to ensure that the results would mention my Klaus.
After going through pages and pages of his mention in charity events and whatnot (he had a sweet side too!) I finally found a website that was far darker than the others.
It was a website called "My Supernatural Experience" and was intended for people to share the stories from their lives regarding abnormal forces.
The entry I opened was titled "I know we are supposed to be talking about ghosts and shit, and I know most people won't believe me, but my experience involves vampires"
I took a deep breath and looked around, making sure no one was checking my screen. I sincerely hoped this wasn't bad.
"When I was younger I loved hanging out with my older brother and his buddies. Although he didn't enjoy tagging his little brother along, he did allow me to join him from time to time. They usually just went out and drank somewhere at a cliff or in an underground bar, but once they decided to go down to the beach. I will not say where exactly this took place because I don't feel safe.
That night everything was going swell. I was trying to act mature and be a part of the group, but my brother only had me there because I was sixteen and could drive them back home when they finished. I was their designated driver, and I felt happy about it, as long as it meant I could be with them.
I wish I hadn't though. I wish I never tagged along and witness the horrific things that happened the last night I joined them.
My brother sent me to the car, which was parked away from the beach because the parking spots were on the cliff, before you go down to the beach itself. I climbed up happily and grabbed a few cans of bears. Then I heard an unfamiliar, loud laughter coming from the beach.
I took a moment to watch from afar and see who the new voice belonged to. He was a tall, blonde man who seemed drunk.
"My name? Why, my name is Klaus Mikaelson" he said "and I am the strongest person alive"
"Pff" my brother replied "Bullshit"
"Are you doubting my strength? I'm not even human"
"You're not?" my brother's friend asked
"Nope. I am the Original Hybrid" he announced, followed by the same roaring laughter I heard initially
"What the hell is that?" my brother had asked "Hybrid of what?"
"Vampire and Werewolf. The one and only person in the world of my kind"
"How drunk are you dude?" my brother's friend asked
"Pretty drunk, which also makes me pretty hungry"
"We've got some chips" my brother offered
"That's not what I'm hungry for" he replied and laughed again
The next moments were the most traumatic events of my life. He attacked them so quickly I didn't even notice what was happening. One would be still be hanging in the air, lifeless, by the time he moved onto the next. He left two teeth marks on each body and sucked their body dry.
I remember holding my breath and praying to god that he didn't notice me. Soon after he finished others, a tall dark haired man and a well-built teenager also arrived. I wanted to warn them about him, but I soon realized they were familiar.
"Niklaus did you have to kill them?" the tall one asked
"I was hungry Elijah" the first replied
"You could have left some for me, you know!?" the teenager said, to my horror
"Get your own damn meal Kol" he snapped
"Come on, we're leaving you immoral fools" the one called Elijah ordered "I pray no one witnessed your actions brother. I'm sick of cleaning your act"
"If I'm hungry I kill Elijah, who cares about them. There are so many of them anyway" I heard the Original Hybrid complain as they walked away and seconds later disappeared
I cried over my brother's dead body for hours, then I realized something had to be done, so I ran to the car and drove to the police station.
They listened to me and they promised they'd keep my identity hidden while they looked for the suspect. One thing I knew for sure was that no one believed me. They argued that I was having PTSD and mixing the facts. My mother and father disowned me because I did nothing to save their only child who could actually become something. We still don't talk.
Apparently this Klaus Mikaelson and his family were settled in our community as rich businessmen. It was easy to find them. He walked into the Police Station with absolute confidence, and when he left the interrogation room the police officers were apologising for taking his time.
I told them he was the man at the beach. I told them everything, but they told me I was wrong and confused. He did something in that interrogation room and made them believe he was innocent.
Today, twenty three years after the events I am finally opening up and letting the world know and be warned. You may never believe me, you may think I'm crazy, but I know I am not, and I cannot deny the truth anymore.
I pray to you, if you see a man by this name stay away and take care, preferably destroy him at the sight. Unholy creatures as such roam around us and I cannot imagine how many murders per year belong to him.
I hope he finds me. I hope now that I am an old man who isn't afraid anymore I can get a chance to confront him and, if necessary, meet my death fighting him.
Thanks for reading.
Xxhopelessbelieverxx90
22 December 2013"
I was crying behind the computer for a number of reasons:
1) If he really was half a werewolf, that meant werewolves did exist
2) I knew the man was telling the truth because the things he set coincided with things Klaus told me ("What were you expecting? I'm the strongest person alive" and "Of me? Only one")
3) He killed simply because he was hungry
4) There was a point in life where Elijah was the rational one
5) A man's life was completely destroyed because of him
6) I didn't know if Klaus found and hurt that man
7) I was scared
"Hayley your class is over" I heard Klaus say from my right and I got startled, shutting my laptop immediately
I couldn't speak, I just nodded uncomfortably and put my laptop in my bag
"I need to go" I whispered
"Go where?" he asked "I thought we had a lunch date"
"I can't. I have to go" I insisted and hurried away from him
Once I was in my car I could only think of one place to go where I knew I would feel safe. I drove home and went into my childhood bedroom, lying down and thinking in shock.
Then it hit me. I knew who could help me. I grabbed my phone is a sort of panicked state and dialled his number.
"Hayley hey" he said when he picked up after a billion rings
"We need to talk Alexander…"
"Hayley I know but I'm just so"
"…or should I say Marcel?" I interrupted
"How?" he asked but he seemed to guess the answer "Where can we meet?"
"My parent's place. You know where it is right?"
"I'll be there soon"
So he hadn't left the city, which was shocking.
Not long later he arrived. I greeted him and led him to my room immediately to talk.
"How do you know Klaus Mikaelson?" he asked as we sat across each other
"We're dating" I whispered
"Wait, what?" he asked, half his face smiling "I'm not sure how to feel about this"
"Why not" I asked, my eyebrows raised
"Well, firstly I'm happy because you managed to take a new step in your life" he said as he put his hand on mine "I'm proud of you"
I nodded
"Secondly, the fact that you're dating Klaus both worries me and shocks me at the same time"
"Why?"
"He's not necessarily the dating kind. He's more of a one night stand type of lad"
I took a deep breath, adding that to my list of 'Why this thing was a mistake'
"But when he cares about someone, he really, really does"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means that if you got into his heart and got him to be your boyfriend, god I can't even picture it but still, if you got into the list of people he cares for then you're in it for good. Family and true friendships mean a lot to him"
"He's a bit of a narcissist"
"A bit?" he asked and laughed
"I read something today. Online" I said as I handed him the printed version of the entry.
Once he finished reading he sighed and handed back the papers.
"I see why you look so shaken"
"I don't understand your type, but now that I read this I'm super scared"
"Vampires don't go around killing people. I don't go around killing people and neither does Klaus. We manage to feed without killing"
"He literally killed a bunch of boys because he was hungry"
"Klaus only gets so heartless when he's super drunk or super angry. He only gets super drunk when he's super sad or, once again, super angry"
"He doesn't kill for no reason?"
"Usually not. He has a tough side and if you have angered him there's no avoiding his wrath"
"Marcel he's half werewolf" I said as I began crying "Werewolf Marcel"
He nodded and pulled me to his arms, letting me cry.
"He didn't tell you?"
"He didn't tell me" I replied
"He has nothing to do with William, I am sure of it, but I too think werewolves may have had something to do with his death"
"Poor Mike, we all called him crazy and stupid…" I whimpered
"I am looking into it, but there aren't that many wolves in this region"
"It's not Klaus, right?"
"I know for a fact that he wasn't here at the time of William's death"
I sat back up and wiped my tears
"And you. Why did you leave town?"
"Unfortunately, I may be one of those people who angered him"
"How did you anger him?"
He took a deep breath and explained it all. He and Klaus were really close at one point. Klaus, the kind man he is, saved Marcel from slavery and raised him. Marcel meanwhile fell in love with Klaus' sister Rebekah, and after a lot of things that involved Klaus being against their romance, they decided to bring Klaus' father to town. Upon his arrival Mikael managed to bring chaos to New Orleans and destroy everything the Mikaelsons built. They also burnt the Opera house which led Klaus to believe Marcel had died…
"You shouldn't have done that behind his back" I snapped
"Look at Hayley, defending her lover boy"
"He doesn't know you called Mikael. He genuinely wants to see you again"
"I am not sure about that. I cannot risk it. He won't let me live if he knows and I'm sure he does by now"
"Would he forgive Rebekah?"
"Doubtful"
"But Rebekah and he are getting along pretty well, which means he has no idea. I am not planning to tell him either"
Marcel rubbed his forehead
"Marcel why is Mikael so bad to Klaus? Why would someone hate their son so much?"
Marcel laughed hysterically and placed a hand on my cheek
"That story is even sadder…"
Klaus' POV
"Hayley, finally" I said as I stood up to greet her "Are you alright?"
"I'm sorry Nik" she said as she wrapped her hands around my neck "I'm sorry I judged you this way"
"What way?"
"I need to tell you something. I found out you're a murderer and some other scary stuff, I also found out you're a werewolf, from the internet and I got really scared and nervous and I tracked down Alex, well Marcel, and I talked to him about everything"
"You found Marcel?"
"I know you're not perfect Klaus but I know you're trying to be better, I want to believe you're trying to be better for me too, but either way I believe that you can be a good man unless someone pushed you to be bad. I didn't want to lie to you about all of this and introduce secrets into our relationship because you're honest with me and I should be the same"
"I wanted to tell you about the werewolf thing…"
"I understand why you didn't" she replied "I wouldn't either"
"Hayley I…"
In truth, I was going to end the bet and talk to Hayley. But when I went to talk to Rebekah my decision changed.
An hour ago
"Nonsense" Rebekah snapped "I need you to do this for me"
"Rebekah I still do want to and will date her, but I will also tell her that you challenged me into this"
"Then she'll find out about my plans!" she yelled
"Rebekah I want to be honest for once in my life"
"The one thing I never thought I'd get to call you was weak, but she clearly made you that too"
I slammed her on the wall and held onto her through her neck
"I am not weak" I roared
"Then why can't you just play one girl? She's got you wrapped around her finger worse than Caroline ever did, if that's even possible" she snapped
"I am not wrapped around anyone's finger"
"Then prove it. Date her long enough for me to get the Sorority. Once that is done you can be a wuss and confess for all I care"
"Fine" I barked "But only because I want to"
"I'm sure" she replied sassily
Current time
"We're going to sit down and talk about everything, we're going to make sure I understand everything about you and we will not sleep tonight unless everything is out in the open, but before we start I want to give you a moment with someone you've been missing for far too long"
She stepped back from my arms and made way for me to see who exactly she meant.
As I suspected, Marcel Gerard, my long lost friend, walked in with a smile on his face.
"Klaus" he called out
I walked up to him and looked into his eyes, angry for keeping me in the dark about his survival, then pulled him in for a hug. A hug triggered by the love I felt for my son figure. My once best friend. One of the only people in the world I ever cared about.
"We have a lot to talk about" Hayley announced "Let's begin"
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