Escape

It didn't happen.

The two broke apart like the snapping of a twig and then in their so routinely style began searching for the available distractions. The texture of the floor, how far the candles had burned, the look of the evening sky by which from their little glimpse of the outside world looked as if was stretching far out now. They both wondered how much time had passed and Elijah added on an extra chuck to his estimate knowing the presence of Hayley meant it had gone faster.

Both however also were struggling to avoid the fact that they had considered...

They had considered something that just this morning they had felt was entirely impossible.

It still lingered in their minds and even now as their pulses rested and they grew more safe an idea had been planted and sometimes an idea was all it took. For what is more difficult that trying to destroy an idea once it has been formed?

"Thank you." Elijah replied being the first this time to break the silence and in turn causing Hayley to turn to him. Before she couldn't reply however her eyes fell towards Elijah's chest.

He was flexing his fingers and that was when Hayley noticed for sure, the cut sliced across his stomach had fully healed. Her eyes widened pleased by this site of recovery and Elijah looked down to see what she was looking at.

"What is it?" he asked and then realised.

He hadn't even felt it. The cut really was no longer there. He suddenly jolted inspecting his several other injuries. They were all healed.

In less than a second Elijah began clasped the shackle at his wrist, bending and twisting the metal apart in just the correct angle so that his hand slipped free. Hayley watched him them skilfully repeat the procedure upon his other wrist and then as he stroked the healing bruises sighing.

"Shackle free." She spoke surprised at how quick he had managed that. She had a lot of learning to do despite her hybrid add-ons and then Elijah caught her attention.

"Hayley." Elijah turned to her pausing before speaking.

"I believe your blood maybe have a wider range of healing capabilities." He wondered aloud.

Hayley displayed a confused expression.

"Have you yet explored your new abilities?" he asked sitting up more easily now, strength had returned to his movement. He sounded like a teacher questioning a student about something they expected should be done and she found the tone annoyed her.

"Not entirely." She replied. Klaus had taught her some basics about the senses and snapping a neck or two had never been a problem to her being a werewolf but she was beginning to realise there was so much more.

Elijah opened his mouth to speak but then was halted.

"Maybe if you hadn't run off from the compound and offered to teach me it I would have." The comment was sharp and snarky and out of her mouth before she knew it.

Hayley cursed. What was I thinking? she yelled at herself.

Elijah looked at her perplexed and taken a back with surprise. His considered her comment and noticed the sulking tone. If they weren't being so rigid with each other lately he could have sworn she would pout.

He then recalled her comment about Gia before and mused. Surely she isn't..?

"Is this something to do with my new post?" he spoke and his sarcastic tone had returned and Hayley tried to tell herself she hadn't missed it. His eyes had that glint again and it was a killer but she was still in mordant sort of mood.

No Hayley no. She told herself firmly.

He has ignored you for several days secretly passing on instructions to do with you to his little brother behind your back, pretended that the werewolves were a bother out of some self sacrificing ridicule and then has left the compound altogether only to be found dance-touch-combat training with a hot new baby vamp who looks half in love with him already!

But just as she ran this through her mind there was a great clang from the outdoors and both Hayley and Elijah dropped the thoughts of their current exchange of sass, the bells of escape now ringing in their ears.

The both got to their feet walking towards the exit.

"It's Marcel and Gia." Elijah breathed peering out into the distance.

"Speak of the devil." Hayley muttered under her breath and then thanked the lord Elijah was too busy listening.

Unknown to however he heard, he heard and was still hearing in while Marcel and Gia rushed to the archway.

"Elijah!" "Hayley." Gia and Marcel called respectively but their attention snapped onto those who had not called their name.

"Where's Klaus?" Hayley asked swiftly.

"No clue. Last I heard he was busy with Mikael. I gotta call from Cami." Marcel answered swiftly.

"And Oliver?" she then enquired.

"With Jackson." He answered and Elijah's head slightly turned.

"Come on, hurry, we gotta go." Marcel then called as Gia poured something across the entrance line causing the boundary spell to be broken.

Hayley and Elijah stepped outside both taking deep breaths of the air it felt good to feel it on their faces again.

They then strode forth and Marcel filled them in. They had had to wait for Davina to wake up to make a potion strong enough to break the spell around the vault and it hadn't been easy.

"I need to get to Klaus." Elijah spoke but it was more to himself that to anyone there. He was already planning the next stepping, planning to save, to fix.

Hayley's phone buzzed however and the caller ID flashed. Klaus Hayley picked up the call.

"Klaus?"

"Did you find Elijah?" he asked directly and it sounded as if he was panting, his voice distorted...blood filled.

"Yeah he's with me." She replied.

Klaus closed his eyes in a hidden sense of relief.

"Klaus what is it?" she asked and there was a brief pause on the other end.

"It's done. Mikael's dead. It's our mothers turn now." Klaus spoke his voice bloodthirsty even after a fight and Hayley heard the strike of a lighter and the spark of combustion. He was burning the body. Mikael had awoken after Papa Tunde's knife had proven useless but Klaus had still won.

The words "You were never weak." had rung in his ears as the white oak stake was plunged.

"Just get to the compound, both of you. I've had enough for tonight." He spoke tiredly and the line went dead.

Hayley didn't need to tell anyone. Everyone was a vampire hear and they had all heard.

Elijah bit down on his teeth and his own look of painful relief washed over him.

"Father is dead."

"I guess Esther's got it coming." Hayley then breathed with fierceness in her tone.