A/N: I hope you enjoyed the story so far. Thanks for leaving wonderful comments. Now some serious part of the story is starting. You all knew that will come eventually right? lolz My stories are never all rainbow and happy merry go round. I hope you enjoy the serious part too as much as you have enjoyed the fun part but I promise i will the bantering between Klaus and Hayley alive even in the funny parts. You will see chemistry between them even if they are not doing anything I promise :)
Synopsis: IN order to fulfil the second part of the will, Klaus does something desperate
Klaus came home late that night. By that time Hayley had already gone to sleep. He stared at her for a minute, her peaceful face and then went to sleep too feeling frustrated and confused about his feelings and this new development in their already complicated situation.
When she woke up he was gone. She stayed in the compound spending time with Rebekah.
In the evening he came home. He said to everyone in general "I have arranged a dinner party tonight in the compound to discuss our new agreement between Marcel and me and to introduce Hayley in the family".
He then left the parlor and went upstairs. Hayley followed him a couple of minutes later.
Klaus was coming out of walking closet when she grabbed his arm and pulled her into the bathroom and as he looked at her with stunned expressions she opened the faucet. As the water started flowing she said "Elijah suspects something".
Klaus said to her with annoyance "how?"
Hayley said twisting her fingers" I don't know. He was asking me yesterday if things are okay between us?" and then she asked him "why are you avoiding me?"
Klaus felt flustered. He said angrily "I have been busy with Marcel and all and that bloody damn business of the contract".
Hayley didn't say anything thinking that he is right. They were backed into a corner and there was no way of getting out of it".
Klaus leaned forward over her shoulder and closed the faucet and said "Get ready, couple of vampires are coming over. I want to introduce you as my wife. Dress appropriately".
He then left the room leaving her steaming in anger.
When she walked down thirty minutes later dressed casually in a black pants and black flower top, ignoring his desire to dress appropriately, he was standing near the stair case. He gave her his hand which she took gingerly as it was to be expected. He led her to the dining table where she noted Marcel, Diego, Elijah, Rebekah and couple of more vampires were sitting. He scooted back the chair at the end of the table. She sat down where as he walked to the other end of the table and raised his wine glass which a young girl, whom Hayley thought he must have compelled to help out, filled and said "I want to introduce Hayley Mikaelsons to you. She is my wife and she will be given appropriate respect from each one of you".
Diego looked at Marcel in shock who was shocked too. He couldn't help it and said angrily "you married a werewolf. We are mortal enemies".
Elijah looked at Diego with exasperation.
Klaus smiled and walked towards her who had tensed up with this sentence. He stood behind her and put his hand over her shoulder and to Elijah's displeasure said in a dead series tone "yes our two species are mortal enemies. But marrying Hayley does not mean that I will take nonsense from them or from anyone of you for that matter. If someone steps out of toe, I will squash them".
He felt Hayley shift a bit but he squeezed her shoulder gently so that only she knew about that. He looked at all the faces looking at him doubtfully.
Diego said aggressively "I don't believe it".
Klaus said carelessly "I don't care if you believe or not"
Diego said looking at marcel "you want us to follow him. He is siding with a werewolf. I cannot promise I can do that; live in peace with werewolves".
Hayley couldn't help herself and said "that is my family you are talking about and Klaus you cannot kill them"
Klaus suddenly said "Okay Diego, you doubt my leadership ability. Fine go and have a hunt of wolves"
Hayley gasped and looked at Elijah who was staring at his brother in disbelief too. Klaus took a sip from his glass and then put the wine glass down in front of her and whispered in her ear "I told you not to stand against me, love" and then he pecked her on her cheek and left the court yard.
Hayley got up and followed him but he was gone.
She came back and saw everyone else was leaving too. She looked at Elijah and said "please help me. Protect them"
Elijah looked at her desperate face and said "don't worry. I will not let that happen". He looked at Rebekah and left with her.
Klaus was walking ideally on the Bourbon street thinking about what had happened in the past couple of days. He was starting to have doubts about his and Hayley's marriage. The way she reacted about her family and stood against him so early in their marriage and with Jackson the other day had really irked him and they didn't look like good signs for future. He wanted the contract to be over by now but how can it be he thought in frustration. She had to give a live birth and he couldn't have kids. And then he thought of it. He wondered about the pros and cons of this plan and then with determination he went to find him.
It was around 7 pm and Hayley was still waiting for news from Rebekah and Klaus so she picked up a book from his side of the bed and started to read it. Klaus entered the room with Jackson. She looked at him in surprise wondering 'why would he bring Jackson to their room?'
Klaus said with dead pan expressions "He can do what is required to be done".
Hayley said in surprise "what?"
When Klaus just kept on staring at her without saying a word, she looked at Jackson in confusion who was looking at the painting in his room and then as if a light bulb switched on in her head and she got up and said "are you out of your damn mind?"
Klaus snapped at her "yes I am out of my damn mind. Now before I change my mind, do whatever you have to do. He is compelled so he does not know why is it happening and he will forget about it as he leaves this room".
Hayley stared at him wordlessly but before she could utter another word he left the room closing the room behind him.
Jackson walked to the door and locked the door. He then walked to Hayley who was still lost at what had happened. He held her hand and said "I have missed you so much. I wish we had done this before".
His words jolted her to what was happening. She looked at his hands holding hers and said "Jackson…"
Jackson said "Come now, it is not like I don't love you and you don't love me. We were betrothals if you remember correctly".
Klaus couldn't bear to any more so he got up from the sofa in the parlor and left the house. He knew Elijah and Rebekah were out so he had no fear of them getting interrupted or something.
Before she could stop him, Jackson leaned in and kissed Hayley on her lips making her step back immediately. He didn't seem to notice anything wrong. He scooted her back to the bed and pushed her gently on the bed. He laid next to her and started tugging at her shirt hem.
Hayley felt really weird making out with someone on her and Klaus's bed. She held his hand immediately as they sneaked under her shirt and grabbed her breast. She pushed them away from her and stood up. After straightening her shirt she said to him "Jackson I don't want to do this. Please leave. We are friends and I don't want to do this".
"But Klaus said you wanted it" Jackson said in surprise.
Hayley was quiet for a moment and then she said "No. If I ever wanted or gave you that impression then I am sorry and now I have changed my mind. This is not right. Please go". She went to the door and unlocked it and stood there patiently for Jackson to leave.
Jackson shrugged his shoulder and started towards the door. He stopped at the door, leaned in and tried to kiss her again on her lips but Hayley turned her head on one side and the kiss landed on her cheek.
Jackson stared at her for a moment and then left.
She closed the door and went to the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror looking at herself for a while and then with frustration she took off her clothes and stood under the steaming shower as if to wash away the feeling that she was having right now.
It was around 3 am when she felt someone lying next to her. She knew his scent by now but today it was mingled with lots of cheap alcohol. She turned towards him and saw that he had fallen asleep with face down in the same clothes.
She went to sleep looking at his face.
When she woke up next morning Klaus was sitting on the sofa chair putting on his shoes. He said to her without looking at her "you will not disclose anything to anyone".
She started "Klaus…" but he cut her off and said "I don't want to hear anything about last night".
She asked him "Have you thought this through? How are you going to explain the pregnancy?"
She noticed his hand stopping for a second but he didn't look at her and said "I will think of something".
He then got up and left.
When Hayley came down after changing her clothes, she saw Elijah and Rebekah standing in the parlor. Elijah threw something at Klaus who caught it. He said "you remember this ring right? Mother used to wear it. We found it in possession of a werewolf in the bayou".
Rebekah said "the same werewolf you send us to kill".
Hayley walked quietly into the room. Her's and Elijah's eyes met and he nodded. She smiled. Their exchange didn't go unnoticed by Klaus who shifted his gaze to the ring and said "so what do you want me to do with it?"
Elijah said "this ring shows that the wolf you was wearing it belongs to your birth father's pack".
Rebekah again said "Nik we have found your family".
Hayley looked at him in surprise and expecting to see a smile on his face but he was not smiling. He put the ring on the piano and got up saying "I have had enough family for a life time. Why do I need any more?" and left the room.
Hayley stood there wondering what happened to the Klaus who was in Hawaii – relaxed and fun loving.
For the next two weeks Klaus had been spending a lot of time in bayou and not at the compound. Late night when he would at last come home he would just take a shower and go to sleep next to her already sleeping. Hayley meanwhile bonded with Rebekah and Elijah and spend some time in bayou with her pack. To her relief Jackson didn't remember anything from that night.
It was weekend and she thought about waiting for Klaus to come home. They had not talked to each other for about a week now. She had gotten the impression during their honeymoon that he is a master of avoidance but this was taking things too far. She knew he was avoiding her because of the Jackson thing. She had decided to confront him today. She picked up the book and started to read it but she couldn't. She got up in frustration and went to the window and stared out and then she saw it – the big white full moon. She gasped as she saw the moon disappear. She looked at herself in bewilderment and wondered 'how come she had not changed?'
She started pacing the room in anxiety and then it clicked her. She wondered 'is it possible?'
She put her hand on her stomach to feel anything but she couldn't. A smile crept on her lips. She wanted to tell him now but he was not home so she decided to wait for him. She waited for him till 3 am but then she got tired and went to sleep.
