Klaus entered the sitting room and said "Hello brother where have you been?" He went to the bar and poured a drink for himself. He sat on the stool and turned to Elijah.
"I went to talk to Kaleb about Lenore" Elijah said
"And what have you found about this new witch" Klaus asked sarcastically
"Nothing much. Kaleb does not know anything about her. He will get back to us in a day or so after gathering some information about her" Elijah said while pacing the room.
He looked at Klaus when he didn't hear anything from him and realized that there was something off about him.
Klaus glared at his brother and then said "So you want to share something else too?"
Elijah looked at him and then shook his head "You know?"
"Yes Elijah I know. How long did you think you could keep that a secret from me" Klaus suddenly snapped. He then continued "and you call me paranoid. Do you see the basis of my paranoia?"
"Niklaus, I didn't tell you about the vault because Cami wanted to keep it a secret until the right time. That was what Father K had always wanted. She showed me the vault out of desperation so that if we have to use something against our parents we can use it from there" Elijah said exasperatedly.
"So the vault has weapons? For whom? The originals?" Klaus asked angrily
"Don't know but it has weapons. All sort of weapons. Father Kieran wanted to keep it a secret so we will keep it a secret. If this secret leaks then New Orleans will be finished. So brother you promise me that you will not think of the vault again" Elijah added sternly
Klaus looked at him angrily and then nodded "Who knows about it?"
Elijah hesitated and then said "Marcel, Cami, Davina, Me and you"
Klaus laughed and said sarcastically "such a short list!" then he added "I would be careful about Davina"
Elijah knew what his brother was saying was not way off but that didn't help him from getting annoyed at him. He snapped at him "When are you stop going to antagonize that poor girl?"
Klaus laughed again and said seriously "That poor girl single handedly almost destroyed New Orleans. That poor girl single handedly brought our father back, nurtured our mother and our brother right under her nose and I suspect that she knows about Lenore too". Then he laughed again by the look on Elijah's face and said "So I was right. She knows about Lenore. Her new best friend I suppose?"
"NIklaus, the girl made a mistake and she tried to redeem for it by helping us kill our parents" Elijah said sternly
Klaus smirked and raised his glass to toast and said "To poor misunderstood Davina and her stupidities". He gulped all of his drink in one sip. He asked sarcastically "So should we go and check out this Lenore or just sit here and talk about Davina?"
Elijah sighed and then nodded. He asked him "what do you want to do?"
"First of all I want to see that witch to know who I am fighting against" Klaus said with annoyance.
"Okay then. Lets go"
"Where are you guys going?" They turned to the door when they heard Hayley
"To meet Davina's new friend" Klaus said sarcastically
"Niklaus" Elijah said in stern voice "If you intend to act his way then it is better that only I should go"
Klaus "what? And miss the opportunity to miss our new enemy. No I will go with you". Then he added sarcastically after looking at stern expressions on Elijah's face "Okay I promise I will behave myself"
"You guys be careful. She seems to be a clever witch if she has managed to keep hidden under our radars for a couple of months now" Hayley said to them
"Don't worry love. We will be fine" Klaus said to her in a voice that made her annoyed. She turned and went upstairs without saying anything.
"Why must you antagonize her Niklaus?" Elijah asked him in frustration
"Because I love to" Klaus said carelessly and then added "let us go brother. We don't have eternity… oh well we do but I don't want to stand here till eternity"
Elijah shook his head and followed him out to their car.
While on the way Klaus looked at Elijah and asked "So Davina knows about Lenore"
Elijah shut his eyes just for a second to get himself ready for the outburst and then nodded.
"Perfect then let us call her then" Klaus said with a smirk.
He took out his cell and called her
"Davina, we need to see you. Where are you?" Klaus asked as soon as Davina answered the phone.
"Klaus I am busy I cannot talk to you right now" Davina said to him
Klaus was about to say something when his hybrid hearing heard Cami's voice "who is it?"
Klaus smiled and then cut the call.
"Cami's apartment" Klaus said to Elijah
Elijah looked at him and then nodded. They drove silently to Cami's apartment and got out of car.
Elijah knocked on the door. When the door opened a stunned Cami stood here. Elijah had never been to her apartment and neither have Klaus been. She moved to one side for them to pass through.
Davina was leaning against the back of the couch. She closed her eyes and asked "who is it Cami?"
"Hello Davina" Elijah said making her jump out of her skin.
"Klaus, Eljiah what are you doing here?" Davina asked them in confusion. She looked at Cami who was looking as confused as she was.
"It seems all of you guys have been hiding something from me and I want to know the details about that" Klaus sat on the couch and said with a smirk on his face.
"You told him" Cami said to Elijah angrily
"Yes love he told me. You should have told me but that is okay" Klaus smiled and said.
He turned to Davina and asked "so where is this new witch hiding?"
Davina bit her lips and said "I have not seen her since the day you guys killed your parents but…"
Klaus leaned forward jerkily "what?"
Davina looked at Cami who nodded her head as if to encourage her to say something "I saw a vision of her…"
"about?" Klaus asked impatiently but he could feel his heart sinking because last vision of Davina was about Celeste and that proved to be true
"She is in danger from her" Davina said so softly that it seemed like as if she was whispering
"Who is in danger from who?" Elijah asked in apprehension.
"Hope" Davina kept her eyes on Klaus and said softly
Klaus jumped up from his seat but Elijah raised his hand in the air to stop him.
"I called you. I called you a couple of days ago but you were not picking up your phone" Davina said a bit frustratingly
Klaus suddenly remembered him ignoring her car when they were at Francesca. He glared at her angrily and said "where is she?"
"I don't know" Davina replied and then she got scared by the look on his face and said "I swear I don't know. I will never hurt that child"
"Davina if I find out that you are lying to me, it will not be good for you" Klaus said angrily
"what was the sketch about?" Elijah asked her
Davina looked at Klaus and then shook her head. Klaus narrowed his eyes and asked her "I want to see it"
"I don't think that it will be good idea" Davina said in a reluctant voice.
"Why not?" Klaus asked aggressively
"Klaus I will not show you but I can show it to Elijah" Now Davina said sternly.
Klaus was about to say something when Elijah stopped him by saying "Niklaus"
Klaus looked at Elijah angrily and then said almost yelling "I am her father. I need to see it"
"No Klaus because you are her father, you should not see it" Cami said before anyone could say anything.
Before Elijah could do anything Klaus was at her throat an drabbing her by it and was saying in clenched teeth "Davina show me the picture"
"Niklaus!" Elijah said whereas Cami had her hand on her mouth
"Okay I will show you. Don't say afterwards that I didn't warn you" Davina gasped and said in hoarse voice.
"Good then" Klaus smirked.
Klaus looked at Cami and then turned and was about to leave when Cami said "Davina lives with me now. Her room is over there". She pointed towards a closed door
Elijah looked at Cami in surprise whereas Klaus followed Davina into her room. He stopped as he entered the room. Whatever it was he was not expecting that.
Elijah entered Davina's room with apprehension and saw Klaus standing in the path to the canvas. Elijah walked around him and then stared at the picture of a small baby being stabbed by a girl with curly long hair.
Davina felt sorry for him. The look on his face was of so much anguish that she didn't know what to say so she said the only thing that she could think of "I am sorry Klaus. I warned you"
"I am going to kill her" Klaus said and then left the room.
Elijah stared at the sketch for a second and then retreated too. He greeted Cami and left the apartment.
Klaus stopped outside her room. It was quite late but he had told her that he would come so he softly knocks on her door and then slightly opens it. He could see her on her bed. He walked to her and looks down at her. She was sleeping very peacefully. He noticed her one hand on the empty space where he had slept last night. He turned to the nursery and looks into the crib. Hope was fast asleep. As he was watching her she startled in her sleep, Klaus gently put his hand on her chest and said "shh". When Hope became still again he turned and left the room. He stood at the foot of her bed for a couple of seconds and then he took of his shoes and went to the other side of the bed. He gently lifted her hand which made her open her eyes.
Hayley looked into his tired face with groggy eyes and smiled. She patted the bed gesturing him to lie down next to her. Klaus smiled back and laid next to her. He turned to one side so that they were face to face to each other. She held his hand and asked him in whisper "what happened?"
Klaus said "Nothing love. Go to sleep. I will tell you everything in the morning"
Hayley looked into his eyes and then on impulse lifted his hand to her lips and kissed him. She could sense the tension in his body. She smiled at him which made him a bit relaxed and he closed his eyes. After a couple of minutes she could still sense that he had not gone to sleep so she asked him "You are still awake?"
Klaus smiled with his eyes closed "No love. I am fast asleep"
Which made her smile too. She asked him "Oh well then you should know that you talk during your sleep"
That made him open his eyes. He looked at her and asked "How is your back?"
Hayley said "Much better" then she asked him "You can't sleep?"
He opened his eyes and looked at her and said "No. what about you?"
Hayley shook her head slightly.
Klaus kept still for a while and then he pried his hand free from her grasp, turned and looked at the ceiling.
Hayley folded her arm under her head and said softly "Klaus you want to talk about something?"
Klaus closed his eyes and then turned to her and said "I am just tired after the day we had"
"Listen we don't have to do anything. We can just talk" Hayley said to him smilingly.
"I don't know who to trust Hayley" he said in a whisper looking up the ceiling.
"Trust your family Klaus" Hayley said
"My family" he laughed a bit and added sarcastically "You know what Rebekah did and now I got to know that Elijah had been hiding something from me too and then they call me paranoid!"
Hayley kept quiet and let him talk. He asked her "Do you think that I will ever be able to trust anyone if things keep on happening the way they are?"
"Klaus it is a leap of faith. You have to trust your family or someone. Your loyalty lies with them, your brothers and your sister and for that loyalty you need to trust them" Hayley said in whisper.
Klaus turned to her and looked into her eyes and said "Is that the little wolf talking?"
Hayley eyes went cold just for a second and then she said quietly "I am not that anymore"
Klaus held her hand and squeezed it and said "You will always be my little wolf"
She smiled and said "Don't ever mistrust your family just because they made a mistake or hid something from you. Everyone has their own reasons for doing what they are doing or have done. You are lucky to have a family who loves you. Elijah loves you, Kol and Rebekah loves you in spite of your differences with them. Elijah must have a valid reason for hiding things from you. Have you asked him?"
Klaus looked at her thoughtfully and then nodded. He brought her hand to his lips and brushed it slightly against his lips and asked "Everyone in my family loves me! Elijah, Kol and Rebekah right? What about you?"
Hayley smiled and said "You know I love you too. In fact a lot"
Klaus kissed her hand and said "I love you too"
Hayley's eyes widened and she lifted herself on her elbow and said "Well that is the first then…"
Klaus looked at her astonished face and then asked "Have I never said it to you before?"
Hayley laughed at his cluelessness and said "Do you think I would have reacted this way if you had said it to me before?"
Klaus said "hmm. I am sorry then. I should have said it to you when I fell for you"
Hayley smiled and leaned in towards him and asked "and when was that"
Klaus leaned forward and kissed her on her lips and said softly with his mouth still hovering over hers "when you lied to me about you not believing whatever my father had told you to be true"
Hayley didn't flinch or leaned back. She said softly "How can you say that I was lying?"
Klaus said "Because you wanted to make me feel good about myself"
Hayley said "No. I didn't lie. I told you the truth. When Mikael was saying all those lies to me about you I realized for the first time that you are not the man everyone and he believed to be. Hearing those words aloud for the first time made me realize how wrong they were. You are not even close to what he believed you to be and I am glad that I found the real you"
Klaus said jokingly "You have to keep that a secret now. I have a reputation to uphold"
"I know" Hayley said trying to keep her face straight but she couldn't and ended up laughing which earned her a serious frown from him. She leaned in on impulse and kissed him hard on his mouth.
Klaus felt his muscles tightened as he kissed her back and he put his arm around her waist and scooted her close to her, so close that they bodies were touching each other. Hayley put her arm around him and nestled into his neck. Klaus took at sigh of relief into her neck and closed his eyes.
Hayley smiled into his neck. She could feel his heart beating against her breast. She felt its rhythms becoming more and more relax and she guessed that he has gone to sleep. She smiled with satisfaction and closed her eyes too and before she knew she was sleeping too.
