Hayley contemplates running to the door, but she knows that she will never make it. She could grab a knife and threaten him, but she has seen too many cases like this on TV and the wife always goes down. No matter what the husband did to get her to the point that she felt she had to fight back. She even considers telling Jack to attack Klaus, but she would never put him in danger like that. Once again, she is stuck with no way out.
Klaus takes a step towards her and she instinctively takes a step back. She is on high alert and knows that keeping distance between her and her husband is the best thing to do right now.
"I don't believe we finished our conversation last night" Klaus says as he continues to move towards Hayley.
Hayley swallows nervously.
"There's nothing left to discuss" she says, bravely.
Klaus fakes a laugh.
"If you honestly think that we will be getting a divorce without discussing the reasons why then you are truly deluded" he says, moving closer, like a shark preying upon a school of fish.
Hayley scoffs and Klaus tilts his head, glaring at her.
"The reasons are pretty obvious don't you think, Klaus?" Hayley pauses to look at him in disgust. She then continues, "you're abusive, you're a workaholic and an alcoholic."
Klaus smirks at her, clearly amused.
"There are plenty worse off than you, Hayley, stop being so dramatic" Klaus says and her eyes widen in shock.
"How dare you!" Hayley shouts. "How dare you call me dramatic! You nearly broke my nose, how am I being dramatic?"
"I nearly broke your nose, my father broke mine three times!" he shouts the final two words.
Jack comes from behind the island in the kitchen and stands behind Hayley. He growls at Klaus.
"And that means what you did to me was okay? No it does not!" Hayley shouts back.
"And what about what you did to me?!" Klaus shouts and everything goes silent.
Hayley swallows nervously again, knowing what he is referring to and knowing that she does not have a leg to stand on.
Klaus walks closer to her. He doesn't seem to have any intent to hurt her at the minute, he just seems to want a screaming match, but that can change very quickly. Hayley knows this from recent experience. Jack comes to stand in front of Hayley now, teeth baring at Klaus.
"'I will be faithful to him as long as you both shall live'... do those words mean nothing to you?" Klaus quotes their wedding vows. He sounds genuinely upset as he speaks, but Hayley looks past his sadness and sees the anger.
"You've hardly upheld your vows, Klaus. You promised to protect me from harm, but all you do is cause me harm" Hayley spits at him.
Klaus grits his teeth angrily.
"No harm would of come to either of us if you hadn't of been shagging my brother" he says.
"You started abusing me before Elijah even lay a hand on me" Hayley snaps at him.
Klaus looks up at the roof and scoffs.
"So, you are a cheating whore" Klaus says, moving towards her quickly.
Hayley panics as he gets closer, but Jack jumps forwards and barks. Klaus stops and stares down at Jack for a minute before looking back up at Hayley.
"Remember what I told you, Hayley?" Klaus asks and Hayley shakes her head.
He looks down, shakes his head and chuckles.
Klaus slowly moves closer to her, moving in for the kill. Hayley swallows as he comes to stand right in front of her. She gets ready to hit the floor any second now, but instead he raises his hand to her cheek. Jack growls and Klaus pats the dog's head gently with his other hand. He then runs his index finger down Hayley's cheek and tucks a stray piece of hair behind her ear.
Hayley feels on edge being this close to Klaus. He only comes this close when he wants something. When he wants to shout in her face, when he wants to choke her, when he wants to hit her. What does he want?
Klaus leans in, his lips close to her ear.
"I told you, your husband is the one who fucks you..." he whispers. "And I think it's time you were taught a lesson."
Hayley instantly knows what he means and her eyes widen in shock. She tries to jump away from him, to jump past him, but he grabs her by her hair before she can move. She should of never let him get that close to her, she should have stuck to the keeping distance plan.
She lets out a loud pain filled moan, but that does not stop Klaus.
Jack barks and dives at Klaus. He sinks his wolf like teeth into Klaus' arm and Klaus kicks Jack. Jack slides across the floor and hits his back on the wall. He stands up and goes in for another attack however. He jumps for Klaus' throat this time, but Klaus smacks the dog down to the floor, quick and hard.
Jack doesn't get back up.
Mortified and disgusted, Hayley scratches at Klaus' hand which is tugging on her hair and pulls away from him.
"Get off me!" She shouts, but it makes no difference.
He starts to walk towards the apartment corridor, dragging Hayley by her hair with him. She starts to consider whether she is willing to lose half of her hair to drag herself away and escape. She decides that she is not willing to do that. She loves her hair too much.
Klaus throws her onto the bedroom floor and turns to shut the door behind him. Hayley grits her teeth in pain as she hits the floor, it hurts but she quickly jumps back up. She grabs a glass off the bedside table as Klaus starts walking towards her. She waits for him to get close enough before she turns around and smacks his across the face with the glass. The glass shatters and pieces fall all over the floor.
Klaus jumps back, his face in his hands. Hayley is about to run but she sees the blood on his hands and she freezes. She wants to run, she has to run, but she can't. Klaus looks up at her, anger and hatred, the only emotions registering on his face. Hayley feels her stomach drop as she sees the little cuts on his cheek... he is going to kill her.
Not giving her another second to think, Klaus jumps forwards. His hands wrap around her neck tightly, making her gasp out loud and he throws her down on the bed. He drags her shoe off of one foot and throws it somewhere behind him. He goes for her other foot and Hayley kicks him in the stomach before he can take it off, sending him backwards.
Hayley knows this is the best chance she will get. She jumps up off the bed and runs towards the en-suite bathroom. She can't escape from there, but she can hopefully find something to defend herself with. Just as she reaches the door to the bathroom, she feels a terrible pain to her head. Klaus grabs her by her hair again and throws her towards the bed. She hits the floor hard and she thinks she can taste blood in her mouth, but she stays quiet.
Klaus grabs her by her leg, flipping her onto her back. Hayley spits blood at him and it lands on his jacket. He looks down at wear it lands and smirks at Hayley.
"I wasn't going to keep this on anyway" he says before taking his jacket off quickly.
He throws it on the floor and looks down at Hayley for a few seconds before he stomps on her ankle. Hayley cries out in pain and closes her eyes, wishing it was all just a terrible dream. Before she has time to react, Klaus forces himself on top of her and in between her legs, clasping his hand around her neck.
Hayley pushes against his chest with both hands, desperately trying to get him off her. But it doesn't effect Klaus in the slightest. He grabs both of her wrists and pins them down to the floor either side of her head. They make eye contact for a second before Hayley tries to kick him off her. This does not work either. Klaus headbutts her nose hard and she turns her face away from him as she moans in pain.
Now she can definitely taste blood.
Hayley spits blood out onto the floor and Klaus takes the opportunity to unbuckle his belt. He kisses her neck and holds her hands above her head with one hand, while his other works on getting his pants off. Hayley feels him about to pull his pants down and starts to squirm underneath him. She refuses to go down without a fight this time.
Klaus suddenly bites her neck extremely aggressively and Hayley lets out a loud cry. She knows he is doing this to try and get her to stop moving, but she doesn't stop. She tries to get away even more, scratching at his hand with her nails the best she can while kneeing him wherever she can. But just like Klaus biting her doesn't stop her, Hayley's escape attempt doesn't stop him.
Klaus gets his zip open on his pants and brings his other hand back up to Hayley's neck. He squeezes as hard as he can and Hayley coughs as she struggles for air. He stops squeezing when he is convinced that if he doesn't she will pass out. He then moves his hand down to Hayley's pants. Hayley shakes her head desperately as she pants for air. Her lungs are burning, her head is aching and her nose is stinging. She wants to fight back, but she doesn't know if she can anymore.
"Get... off" Hayley says in between breaths.
Klaus ignores her and continues to try to unbutton her jeans. He opens the button and quickly moves down to the zip. He slides it down to the bottom and then forcibly pushes his hand into her pants. He runs his hand to her hip and starts to pull her pants down.
Hayley shakes her head as tears fall from her eyes.
"Klaus, no" she says.
He ignores her.
"Get off me."
He ignores her again.
"Klaus! Get the fuck off me!" Hayley screams with the last bit of fight she has left in her.
Klaus looks down at her in disgrace and raises his hand in the air. She closes her eyes and lets her head fall to the side, she knows what is about to come her way. She can already feel the bruise it will leave on her left cheek and the pain it will leave behind. She will probably have to live off soup and Pot Noodles for the next few days.
Suddenly, Hayley feels Klaus' weight lifted up off her and she opens her eyes to see Elijah. Klaus is sat on the floor and Elijah is towering over him, tall and noble as ever. Hayley pushes herself up against the bed post and takes deep breaths, trying to regain any oxygen she lost when Klaus strangled her. She redoes her zip and her button and closes her eyes.
Elijah goes to speak, but before he can, Klaus jumps up and swings for him. Elijah blocks the hit and kicks his younger brother away from him. However, Klaus quickly jumps back and counters with his own kick, sending his foot directly into Elijah's ribs. Elijah shows no signs of pain and punches his brother right in the face.
Klaus swings for Elijah again, and once again, his shot is blocked. Elijah hits Klaus in the ribs twice and then in the face again before kicking him hard in the chest and sending him flying backwards. Klaus' back hits the wall and he ducks as Elijah swings for him again, causing Elijah to smack the wall. Klaus takes his chance and hits Elijah with a left and a right, three times in his stomach before punching him in the jaw.
Elijah stumbles back slightly but is ready for Klaus' next attack. Klaus swings and Elijah catches his fist and smacks Klaus hard in the face with his other hand. He then hits Klaus again and again before Klaus ducks and dodges the next shot. Klaus yanks his hand free and hits his brother in the nose before tackling him to the floor.
Taking advantage of his lead, Klaus sits on top of Elijah and pummels his fist into his older brother's face repeatedly. Elijah spits out blood and Klaus hesitates for a second, but it is enough time for Elijah to get the upper hand. He punches Klaus as hard as he can in his stomach and when Klaus leans down slightly from the pain, Elijah hits him, sending him flying off of him.
Elijah rolls onto his front and pushes himself back onto his feet. Klaus jumps up and instantly hits Elijah in the face, not wasting any time in trying to regain the upper hand. Elijah takes the hit and then tricks Klaus. He pretends to go to hit Klaus' face, but quickly hits him in the stomach again. And as Klaus steps back slightly, Elijah sends his foot flying through the air and into the side of his little brother's face.
Klaus doesn't stand a chance against such a powerful shot and he falls to the floor. He hits his head hard, but not hard enough to knock him out. Elijah looks down at his brother for a few seconds before he moves to stand over him. Klaus wipes the blood from his mouth on the collar of his top and then looks up at Elijah.
"You're no fucking brother of mine" Klaus says, panting heavily.
One corner of Elijah's lips lifts slightly for a second.
"That is one thing that we can agree on, Niklaus" Elijah says, also panting.
Elijah gives his brother one last look before he turns around to Hayley. She is sat up, leaning against the end of the bed, eyes still closed and looks like she is about to pass out. Whether it be from pain, or shock of what Klaus was about to do, who knows.
Elijah ignores the fact that his brother, Hayley's husband, is there and makes his way over to her. He crotches in front of her and carefully so he won't startle her, tucks a stray, bloody piece of hair behind her ear. Hayley opens her eyes and lets out a sigh of relief as she sees Elijah in front of her. She wants to smile at him, but she just can't right now. He doesn't smile either, so she assumes that he feels the exact same.
Hayley looks over to wear Klaus is lay and is glad that Elijah gave him a beating. But from what she can see, Elijah took a beating as well. Hayley slowly lifts her hand to the small line of blood running from his nose. She touches it with her thumb and then drops her hand; she doesn't have the energy to keep it raised.
"Come on" Elijah says to her, quietly.
Elijah lifts Hayley into his arms, bridal style. He then walks out of the room, not looking back at Klaus. He walks down the corridor and through the living room to the front door. He opens the front door and presses the elevator button, hoping it comes quickly. He wants to get Hayley cleaned up and see to her wounds.
He is unbelievably glad he came back. He wasn't going to. He was going to leave it because he didn't think Hayley would mind leaving her wedding ring on his bedside table. But he brought it back anyway. And he is so glad that he did. He knows what would of happened if he had not of turned up and he would never wish for any woman to go through that.
The elevator arrives and Elijah steps on with Hayley. He goes to press the down button, but Hayley shakes her head. Elijah looks down at her, giving her a questioning look.
"Jack" she whispers.
Elijah immediately looks up at the apartment door. He has to go back for the dog. He gently bends down and places Hayley in the corner of the elevator. He kisses her forehead and then gets off the elevator before walking through the half open door to the apartment.
He looks around the living room and sees no signs of Jack. He then walks to the kitchen and sees the poor dog lay on the kitchen floor, eyes closed. Elijah walks over to Jack quickly and kneels besides him. He runs a hand through the dog's beautiful, soft coat and then sighs sadly.
All he can do is take him to a vets. And that is what he will do.
Elijah puts one hand under Jack's stomach and one under his chest before he lifts him. He expects Jack to wake, or to move, or to do something, but he does not. Which only makes Elijah panic more. He knows he has to stay calm and collected for Hayley's sake, so he takes a deep breath and walks towards the door.
He walks back onto the elevator to see Hayley stood up, leaning against the wall to help her keep her sore foot off the ground. Elijah steps on and Hayley presses the button to go down before she moves closer to Elijah and Jack. She leans against Elijah as she strokes Jack's head as gentle as she can. If he doesn't survive this, Hayley will kill Klaus.
She promises herself that as the elevator reaches the ground floor.
The doors open and Elijah steps out straight away, Hayley following slightly slower because of her ankle. The receptionist they pass can't seem to look away and it doesn't surprise Hayley. A dead looking dog in the arms of a injured man, being followed by an limping woman. Little does the woman know, Elijah is not the abusive one.
They walk to Elijah's car and Hayley opens the back door for him to put Jack in the car. Elijah lies Jack down carefully and Hayley jumps in the back with him. She lifts his head and rests it on her knee as she continues to stroke him. Elijah shuts the door and goes round to the driver's side. He opens the door, takes off his blazer and gets into his car.
"Are we taking him to the vets?" Hayley asks, her voice croaky.
"Of course" Elijah replies.
Elijah throws his blazer onto the passenger seat and starts the car.
"Why did you come back?" Hayley asks, looking down at her injured baby.
"You left your wedding ring in my room. I left it in the coffee table in your apartment. I was about to leave when I heard you" he tells her, head down.
She understands what it must of been like for Elijah to see that, to see what Klaus was about to do to her. She will comfort him later. As for leaving her wedding ring, she didn't even realise she wasn't wearing it.
"Thank you, Elijah" she says, she is truly, unbelievably grateful.
"My pleasure" he replies, honestly.
Elijah did find pleasure in fighting with his brother. He found even more pleasure in watching him fall to the ground and being rendered unable to fight on. He wishes he could have fought with him for longer. In fact, he wants to go back for round two now. But there are more important things to take care of. After everything that has happened today, Elijah has made a decision. He doesn't want to help Klaus anymore.