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"Hayley?" I heard a voice, high pitched with worry. It sounded distant though, as if the person was calling from far away. My eyes were clamped shut, as my I swam in and out of consciousness. I managed to form a clear thought, ignoring the pain in my head. Someone was calling me. I needed to concentrate and pull myself out of this, but I was so tired. It seemed easier to give in.
Then I heard another voice, deeper "Hayley wake up!" I felt hands grip my shoulders, shaking me. It wasn't a rough action, but a panicked one. My ears seemed to adjust and I could hear more clearly. "Why isn't she opening her eyes?" I recognised the voice, it was Rebekah. Another familiar voice answered, "I have no idea, ask her." Paddy sounded stressed. I heard the floorboards squeak ever so slightly.
"What did you do to her?" Rebekah sounded furious, I could almost feel her rage. There was silence for a moment, before a melodic voice answered, "I didn't mean too, I didn't realise that this would happen." It came out in a whisper, poor Davina was scared. She continued, "I don't have full control over my powers, I panicked. I'm so sorry," she whimpered this. I wanted to reach out to her and tell her that it was okay, but I couldn't move.
It was if there was something weighing me down, pressing me into the floor. It felt as if there were lead running through my veins. Rebekah had huffed at Davina's response but she went quiet again now. I could feel her cold hands against my cheeks, her light breath on my face. "Hayley please, open your eyes." I couldn't reply, "should we call Klaus?" Paddy asked, Rebekah didn't answer him. I could feel a wetness dripping onto my cheek, Rebekah was crying.
Suddenly I felt someone else's small delicate hands just over my heart, "what are you doing?" Rebekah hissed, I could hear her curiosity though. "Ssshhh," Davina replied. She began to murmur something in a foreign language, her voice lilting. She stopped, pressing my chest down sharply, it was as if she had lifted a weight. I took a deep, rasping breath as my eyes fluttered open. The sudden bright light blinded me for a moment, but my eyes adjusted quickly. Three worried faces were leaning over me.
"Hayley, thank god!" Rebekah wrapped her arms around me, squeezing me tight. I gasped a little at the sudden movement, she placed me back down gently. I noticed that my head was on Paddy's lap, he stroked my hair gently. "As I said before your a tough one," he gave me a grin and a wink. I smiled back, before resting my eyes on Davina. She was kneeled down beside me, with an upset expression.
'Davina' I called out her name but it came out in a croak. I tried again louder, "Davina" She heard me this time. "Are you okay?" She stared at me, an incredulous expression, "your asking if I'm okay, I just rendered you unconscious". I laughed a little, my chest heaving gently, "I know that you didn't mean it." She grasped my hand, "I'm so sorry Hayley, I really didn't, it's just-" I cut her off, "no need to explain, I heard. It's not your fault, now stop feeling guilty."
She gave me a small smile, "then accept my thanks, for coming here to help me." Her words melted my heart, I felt that protective instinct once again. I gave her hand a reassuring squeeze. "We haven't got you out of here, just yet." Rebekah turned to Paddy, they were speaking in low tones that I could barely hear, I couldn't make it out. I grabbed Rebekah's hand, "what's wrong?"
She looked down at me, anxiously "nothing's wrong, we just don't know how to get you out of here unnoticed, you can barely stand." I hadn't thought about that. "Klaus isn't going to be too impressed at your state," Paddy added. That hadn't crossed my mind either. "I'm fine really," I struggled to sit up, my head still foggy. Rebekah lowered me back down gently, "sure you are."
Davina was looking at me, she seemed to be concentrating, "I think that I can help." Rebekah gave her a dirty look, "have you not helped enough?" Davina ignored her tone. "I can try a spell, it will clear your mind a little. You'll feel the effects again later, but it will help for now." It seemed like a good plan, it was the only one we had. "It seems like the only option," Paddy had been on the same wavelength as me. "Fine!" Rebekah stated exasperated, "go ahead."
Davina came and sat up behind me, pulling my head onto her lap gently. "Close you eyes," she ordered. I followed her instruction, as she placed two fingers on my temples, pressing in ever so slightly. "Listen to what I'm saying, try to focus on my words. Let your mind go empty." She began to hum, then murmur something almost under her breath. I listened to her, trying to make out what she was saying. The more I focused, the clearer my mind became.
Davina stopped murmuring, my eyes flashed open. "Did it work?" I realised that I could think clearly again, form thoughts. "Yes, it worked perfectly," her face lit up at my answer. I pulled myself into a sitting position with ease. Paddy took my hands, helping me to stand. Rebekah was all business now, "if your okay Hayley, we need to get moving. We don't have much time, if we want to slip out of here unnoticed." She grabbed my hand, pulling me towards the door.
Paddy went ahead of us, down the flight of stairs. Rebekah turned, "are you coming or not?" Davina stood frozen in the centre of the room, glancing around nervously. I wrapped an arm around shoulder, urging her to explain herself. "I've been with Marcel for so long, it feels like I'm betraying him." I didn't know how to console her, but surprisingly Rebekah did, "your best to betray him before he does it to you, after all he is a backstabbing monster." With that she turned on her heels and disappeared after Paddy.
Looking down at Davina, she had a small smile, but there was still obvious anxiousness in her glistening eyes. I gave her shoulder a squeeze, "Rebekah's right you know," she glanced up, "but that's not all that's bothering you is it?" She gave her head a small shake, then murmured, "I haven't been in he real world in so long, I'm a little scared. I'm not in full control of my powers, as you can see."
She laughed awkwardly before staring at the ground, "what if I hurt someone?" It was barely audible. I gripped her shoulders forcing her to look up at me, "we're here to help you, I promise I won't let that happen." She seemed a little more reassured, Rebekah's head popped up, "whenever your ready girls?" She was becoming impatient. Davina gave the room one last glance before sighing and heading out the door.
I followed her down, shutting the heavy wooden door behind me. Paddy was at my side immediately, it was clear that he didn't want to lose sight of me. "Are you ready?" Rebekah asked, I gulped and gripped Davina's tiny hand. "Yes let's do this," Davina gave her a nod. Rebekah went first striding quietly back down the way we came, she checked around the corner. She waved us onwards giving us the all clear. We had reached the last corridor before the stairs when Davina froze.
Her eyes dilated as she stared into the distance. "Davina what is it?" The others looked to her worriedly. She snapped out of it shaking her head, "Marcel-" she didn't have time to finish, Rebekah had pushed us back around the corner. She placed a finger to her lip, hushing us. I could here them now too, many pairs of feet barrelling down the hall. They seemed to be in a rush.
Paddy had us all pressed up against the wall, I stood rigid in terror, still gripping Davina's hand. I could hear Marcel shouting orders, Davina's name was mentioned. I looked to Rebekah in fear, they were moments away from finding us. She embraced me quickly before mouthing something to Davina. She nodded in response. With that Rebekah stepped around into the hall, her fingers locked with Paddy's. They took a few steps blocking Marcel's way.
This gave Davina enough time to pull us down another hall to the right. I could hear Rebekah striking up a conversation, I hoped that she'd thought of a good excuse for being up here. Soon we were out of hearing distant, for someone so small Davina moved fast. I panted, trying to keep up with the tiny rocket. Stopping abruptly, she flattened us against a wall. Two men went flying across in front of us, at some sort of intersection. They were muttering things about witches and werewolves.
Davina pulled us left again, this place was like a maze. Opening the first door she dragged me into a tiny room. Flicking a switch, the little cupboard flooded with light. I leaned against the wall, "what are we going to do?" Davina just stared back at me, "wait it out I guess." We didn't have that much time, Klaus and the others would become worried. They'd come to look for us and that certainly wouldn't end well.
"The distraction mustn't have worked," I sighed in exasperation. Davina gave me a knowing smile, "Marcel is a smart man, cunning. I'm surprised it took him that long to see through Klaus' plan." This made sense, I shouldn't be surprised that Marcel knew that something was up. I was surprised though, that he had managed to get away from Klaus. We sat for a few moments, getting our breath back.
I looked back at Davina, I had to get her out of here now. "Hayley, how are-" I had my hand covering her mouth, someone was outside our door, I'm sure of it. I saw her bewildered expression, raising a finger to my lip, I released my hand from her mouth. She nodded, understanding. I had definitely heard footsteps, they had gone quiet now though. Maybe I heard wrong...
Bam! The door came flying in off its hinges. Two burly men stood in the doorway, holding large weapons such as machetes. They glanced at little Davina, then to me, their grins widening. They could sense that I was a wolf. I began to push Davina gently behind me, but she had other ideas. The two men suddenly crumpled to the floor, holding their heads as they wailed in agony. I turned to her, "your doing this?" We stepped out over them, into the hall.
"Yes but more will come, I won't be able to hold them all off," as if proving this, ten more men thundered round the corner. "Run," Davina screamed. "They won't hurt me, they only want you, now run Hayley." I trusted that she was right, clearly she was able to defend for herself anyway. I sprinted in the opposite direction, dodging around statues, and flying down another hall. I could here the men hot on my heels. I was fast though, I could hold them off a little while longer.
I twisted my head over my shoulder, noting that they were about a hundred metres back. Facing forward again I gasped and stopped. To my dismay there was a dead end, I couldn't run anywhere, there were no doors either. I could hear them right behind me, their breath against my neck. A shiver went down my spine, as one stated, "nowhere else to run, wolf?" He gripped my arm, swinging me around, his face right up in mine. "It's a pity that were going to have to kill you, your quiet the looker. But we're just following orders, sorry beautiful."
I cringed away from him, his grip tightened. I was wracking my brain for an idea, anything. "No use running, sweetheart," another man snarled from behind. Just as the man raised his arm, my adrenaline kicked in, my survival instincts. I let out an almighty scream, hoping to alert the others. But for now I had to fight my own battle. The man tried to clamp a hand over my mouth, but I slid away from him.
Reaching out I broke a leg off a nearby table, flinging it forcefully towards his chest. The surprise on his face was comical as I sunk the wood deep into his heart. The shock was unanimous as their friend slumped to the floor. Dead. The shock was soon replaced with anger though, "how dare you?" One of them spit. I noticed another one of the vampires leaning down over his friend, pulling out the stake gently. I swiftly kicked his head against the wall, killing him as well. For the moment anyway.
The three remaining men were furious, although I noticed a little apprehension. They hadn't expected me to fight back. I remembered something Klaus had given me, a while back. I pulled out the tiny vial just as another launched himself at me. I thrust the liquid towards him, making him stagger backwards. He clawed at his face, sliding towards the floor in searing pain. The men glanced at him in confusion before stalking towards me.
I had no other weapons and my energy was fast running out. What was taking Klaus so long? What if he hadn't heard, this fear rooted me to the spot. "Not so cocky now are we?" I backed up hitting the wall as they sauntered forward. The first man gripped my throat pressing me against the wall, "you put up a good fight." He released me, before slapping me so hard I saw stars. He hit me again, knocking me to the floor. The other man joined in, lowering his sword to my shoulder.
I felt the sharp pain as it punctured my skin, sliding deeper and deeper. They watched my pain in satisfaction. Just as the final blow was about to come, the men were plucked into the air. The sword clattered to the ground, as I slumped into the floor. One man was flung against the far wall, while I noticed the other lying beside his heart. Klaus was over me in an instant, "Hayley, Hayley are you okay." I reached up to caress his face, ignoring the flaring pain in my shoulder. "I will be."
Elijah was by my side now too, "how did you manage that, you were so outnumbered.." His voice trailed off in awe. I gave him a grin, "wolves can be dangerous too, you know." Elijah glanced around, before shaking his head in disbelief. Klaus still had his eyes trained on me, "Hayley that wound is pretty deep, we need to get you home fast." His hands slid over the rest of my body, probing for other injuries
His hand rested on my cheek, I winced, it was still tender. Klaus began to shake in fury, "I'm going to kill them, every last one of them." I reached up to console him, but I did it too fast. The pain was blinding, I let out a scream. Elijah's face twisted in worry. Klaus' anger subsided as he saw my pain, he stroked my arm gently before letting out a gasp. Elijah leaned in too, his expression horrified. "Hayley where's the weapon?" Klaus asked. I pointed to the sword beside him. He examined it, sliding his finger along the smooth surface.
"Oh no, no, no, no!" I looked to him frightened, "Klaus, what is it?" I whimpered this. Elijah took the sword, his expression was equally terrified. "This sword is much more dangerous to you then it looks," Elijah stated sombrely. I glanced at the weapon, it was silver, I could tell. "It's okay, it's silver I know, but I can heal-" Klaus cut me off, "Hayley we need to get you home now." He leaned in to pick me up, brushing against my shoulder. I let out another screech, "the pain-" I moaned through gritted teeth. Klaus and Elijah shared another look.
Klaus gripped my hand, "Hayley your wound is infected, by wolfsbane."