KLAUS POV
"Hayley, love, stay with me! Don't close your eyes, stay awake"
One minute we were dancing and the next minute, there she was screaming in pain. I carried Hayley to my bedroom, followed by Genevieve, Rebekah and Elijah.
Marcel stayed behind to thank the guests and escorted them to the exit.
Hayley was unconscious and not knowing what was going on with her was killing me.
I shouted at Genevieve " What is wrong with my girls ?! ANSWER ME! " no one was telling me anything. Two of Genevieve's acolyte Abigail and Monique joined her and help her connecting Hayley to the machine we bought for the delivery of the baby.
All I could see was them running around trying to connect the machines and not attending at Hayley or my child first. I grabbed Genevieve's right arm to make her stop and I saw fear in her eyes. Her heart beat accelerated which made me instantly understand that the situation was extremely dangerous.
Seeing my reaction made Genevieve finally said " Klaus you need to calm down and let us help her"
" DON'T TELL ME TO STAY CALM while I don't have a clue about what is happening here. I warn you if anything happen to my child, I will have your head as well as the head of every mortal creature you have ever met ! " I said
"I..I..I'm just going to give her something to wake her. I think she simply lost consciousness due to the stress but we have to check her vitals first and if there are bad, we'll have to sedate her and perform a C-section to deliver the baby. As you know, I am no doctor so I will try my best to not get to that point..."
She was about to add something else when Hayley woke up and said
"Klaus? What is going on ? What happen? Is the baby alright?" She asked worried and very confused
"You faint, love, and I've asked Genevieve to try to find what happen to you"
I wasn't done talking, when Genevieve interrupt our conversation by saying
"Hayley, do you remember anything in particular before you passed out? "
" I remember having a terrible pain in my belly, and the pain just completely paralyzed me" Genevieve raised an eyebrow and said nonchalantly
"Well, we can all agree that you recover fast, it must be your werewolf gene"
" we need a doctor! I will fetch one " Elijah said trotting toward the door when he stop at Genevieve's voice "Nooooooo! I mean there is absolutely no need, he will ask a lot of exams to be performed first and she is already in labour. The baby will be here soon! We need to get ready for the delivery"
Genevieve is interrupted by Rebekah who said
" yes and she will probably need an injection for the pain which required a DOCTOR! Last time I checked you are not..." Hayley cut Rebekah's speech with a piercing scream and bended forward while her hands clutching her abdomen
"It's too late for the doctor by now she is already dilated at 7 cm! The baby is coming, she can't have any drug for the pain anymore" Genevieve snapped then focus on Hayley and said " I want you to focus on your breathing. Monique we need hot water and towels. I need everybody else to step outside she needs space "
Hayley panicked grab my hand and said " NO, no no no, Klaus I need you. Please stay with me ! " tears staining her flush face. I could not find in myself to leave her like this so I decided to stay with her and use all the knowledge I have read for the past 8 month to prepare me for this moment.
3 hours later she was finally dilated at 10 cm and could start to push the baby out.
At each contraction her hands crushed mine for support while I was simply rubbing a hand on her back and trying to give her my support with sweet word. At each push her nails were piercing my flesh and yelling at me things like:' this is all your fault if you had simply kept your thing in your pant' 'I hate you so much and for putting me through this! I wish to have never open my legs for your old ass'
Finally after 6 hours in labour and the baby was still not here she was exhausted and sweating " I can't push anymore, I am tired Klaus. I can't do this anymore!"
" yes you can little wolf. We are in this together, we are a team remember, just breath like the exercise said. Inhale, exhale" by now, I was sitting behind her, her back against my chest. She nodded at Genevieve when the contraction came again. Genevieve said " she is almost here, Hayley, she just needs a big push to make her grand entrance into the world. When you feel the pressure give me every thing you have okay ? "
"Okay" Hayley nodded and took a long breath when the next contraction started she clinched my hands and gave everything in one breath
"Ready!? Push, push, push "
A minute later, the baby was finally here. We all had a awe expression and my eyes got blurry with tears. I gave Hayley a kiss on the top of her head and she relax in my arms smiling and she said
"We did it! She is finally here ! But with everything, we still didn't decide with the name. What do you think about Esther? Or Andrea ?" I flinched at my mother's name and replied" No child of mine will be named Esther for sure! However, I don't mind Andrea as a middle name. What do you think about Hope as a first name ?"
"Hum, Hope! I like it ! I am okay with it"
Genevieve came back with Hope nicely tucked in a blanket and gave her to Hayley who gave her a kiss than passed her to me.
When I took her in my harm, a warm feeling went through my body. I realized she was my flesh and blood, my sight became blurry. It was too much to handle. Between my new found love for Hayley and my daughter, I needed to get out. Probably sensing my uneasiness, Hayley gave me a shy smile and said "You should go introduce Hope to her uncles and aunties. Rebekah must be dying to meet her " I stood up but it feels wrong to leave her alone but she reassures me by saying
"It's okay. I am fine, I will wait here, remember, I promised not to run when my time will come. You fulfilled your part of the deal and I'm gonna do the same." I had too many emotions cursing throughout me at the time to say anything and it was as if my voice got stuck in my throat. I simply kissed her forehead and exit the room for the living room where my siblings were gathered.
GENEVIEVE POV
Seeing the interaction between klaus and Hayley confirmed my suspicions. When he left the room I saw the hurt in Hayley's eyes but one thing for sure is that klaus is in love with her otherwise he would have snapped her neck the moment the baby was born and that kiss on her forehead where he let his lips lingered longer than needed.
'I drugged her drink at the reception with wolfsbane and Oxytocin to provoke the birth and rendered her so weak that she'd died during childbirth yet she is still here. I need to get rid of her before he comes back.' I thought before sending Monique and Abigail home so I can stay alone with the tramp. I light a sage candle to make sure no one could hear us and walked toward her. This bitch she wolf not only tricks him in this wedding that should have been mine but also stole him from me with this pregnancy.
"Why are you crying Hayley?" I said fainting concern
"He...he...I...I've been so stupid to assume that..." I cut her between her sobs and her rambling by saying " you assume what !? Let me guess! That he cares for you? or that he loves you? Am I correct?" She gasp looked at me in shock then lower her head crying more. If jealousy wasn't clouding my judgement right now, I would have felt sorry for her but now I couldn't let this opportunity slip away from me.
"You see Hayley, you are not the first butterfly assuming you will be klaus' redemption. I have waited ,myself, for centuries to see him care about someone else than himself and let me tell you something. One day he will care but you will not be around to see that! " with a swift movement I slot her throat and watch her chocking on her blood but before I could think about a proper cover story; Elijah,Klaus and Rebekah carrying Hope,entered the room and found me looming over Hayley with the knife still in my hand. I gasped and let the knife fall , my shock expression was surely the last give away of my guilt because in a blink of an eye; Elijah vamp speed to me and caught me by the throat shocking me to death. I had simply enough strength to see klaus yelling something Like Hayley's name and with my assuming last breath, my confession " I did it for us my love" but before the blackness swallow me completely Elijah loosen his grip and let me fall at his feet.
ELIJAH POV
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!"
"I want answers and I want them now so talk"
Genevieve started checking in tears but her sob will not change anything I want her confession. Genevieve lower her head and started talking
"This whole story was my doing. I have stood by Klaus despite his uncaring behavior because I have been in love with him since I met him 3 centuries ago. I have made sacrifices that you can't possibly imagine to be able stay alive and young for so long. Knowing that klaus was about to break his curse I made a bargain with the ancestors. His protection over New Orleans witches in exchange, when the time would come your wolf side will be able to procreate and so I will be able to offer you a child. The only condition was that the woman who will carry your child would have to be someone you care about greatly. But then we had the problem with the quarters' witches and to punish me for siding with klaus against my own, the ancestors change the condition by saying only his true soul-mate could be able to carry his children. At the time, I didn't think it meant that I was excluded in the contrary I thought naively that only I could be the mother of his child because I assumed I was his soul-mate. But how wrong I was; the she-wolf had to join the picture. At first, I didn't think that her pregnancy could be klaus's. He had to care for her and be his soul-mate what were the chances for that to happen in a one night stand right ? I convince myself that maybe it was just a loophole that she was probably in heat and klaus new wolf nature had taken control over him and urge him to sleep with her by instinct of species survival. I slept with him after Hayley many times but I didn't fall pregnant which meant only one thing she had stolen my window. So I did what I do best, I wait for the baby to be born so I could raise her with Klaus like my own. Hope was meant to be mine. NO, OURS you said so to me Klaus ! But that bitch had to come between us and mess everything! She tricked you into marry her and fell for her. I knew by now your intention had changed klaus ! Kill her was not part of the plan anymore isn't it! The wolf King had found his queen what was left for me in this fairytale ? No one remember the evil witch when the beast becomes a prince and marry his belle. You got your happy ever after but it hurt me so much that I wasn't part of it. She had fulfilled her part of the deal and I knew you would have delayed her end. YOU BOTH knew there was not supposed to be a happy ending! I couldn't risk you changing the end. I SAW THE WAY YOU LOOK AT HER with care and love THAT'S WHY SHE HAD TO DIE !" She yelled than lower her voice in a mere whimper and added
"I simply wanted to be able to carry you children. I love you KL..." I detached her head from her body with one movement of my wrist.
I turned to look at my brother who was rocking Hayley's lifeless body in tears.
"Nicklaus! what deal was she talking about ? " he didn't respond
"ANSWER ME ! The mother of your child is dead because of your lunatic red head girlfriend! What kind of deal did you two have ? "
He looked at me then at Rebekah cradling her niece crying then finally answer
"I met Hayley in Los Angeles on the last night of our one year trip. I got lost when I left the party and she agreed to drive me back to my hotel. Her carefree personality, her wit and boldness made her interesting and refreshing. Somehow I found myself wanting her company
So she agree to stayed with me that night. She told me about her stories and I could relate with her lack of proper parenting image and abusive family environment . She had survived by herself despise all the trouble,life throw at her and I was in awe by her resilience. I felt a connection between us because I could relate and for the first time in centuries I care for her like I have never care for anyone else outside of family. The next morning I couldn't find in myself to let her go so I decide to spent one more day with her before I say my goodbyes. we spent the day together and I felt happy like I have never felt before in my entire life but we had to part. Few weeks later when I saw her again, the only thing I could think about was to keep her with me like mine and never let her go again. I thought about her everyday after our first encounter but when she told me she was pregnant, I saw red not because of the accusation but the idea that someone else would have sample what I considered mine.
When it was confirmed that I was the father I felt afraid about everything the way she made me feel;becoming a father. it made me think about what my enemies will do to her to them I couldn't care because I knew someone could get at me through her, I saw her as a threat. I did what I always do I chose to run from happiness and kept my feeling at bay and told her my intention to finish her off when the baby will be born. But she surprised me again and said she didn't have anything to live for so she would not fight for her life when her time will come so we made a deal, I had to make her the happiest woman a life and when the baby would be born she promise to not run when I will kill her.
I didn't give much of a thought she was okay with dying which meant not a threat for me. But with each passing day I grew to not only care for her but love her deeply. I fell in love with Hayley But I was so scared of all those feelings. Every time she got too close I had to push her away. It was simply a lost cause. Hayley Marshall owned my soul my body and my heart. I asked her to marry me because I wanted her to be tied to me forever I was too proud to admit to her or anybody else that she got me whip around her little fingers and the idea of killing her was impossible for me to bear and thus despite the fact that she had became my greatest weakness I love her like I have never had before"
He brought her closer to him still crying while Rebekah and I were also crying for Hayley when suddenly we heard a loud gasp coming from Hayley she opened her eyes and look at klaus confused then at Rebekah and I.
Nicklaus was shocked like the rest of us. How could she be alive ?
"What happen to me ? Klaus why are you crying where is my baby ?"
Nicklaus cut her with a long passionate kiss and a tons of 'I love you and I will never let you go' which make me wondered if my baby brother had a fever.
We discovered that Hayley was a hybrid but not sire to klaus but turn by the magic in the blood of baby Hope. Ups and down in the hybrid couple is common but their love for each other grow each days even more. And my brother have finally find peace in the unconditional love of family.
Marcel and Rebekah got married a few months after Hope's birth.
And Klaus allowed Sophie to come back. We are still together happier then before
Camille open her own practice and become quite famous in the supernatural community as the woman who help klaus Mikaelson to find his redemption
Davina's love story with Tim were of short live but she find herself a new romantic interest in our brother Kol back from his errands around the world for the distaste of Marcel.
Happy ever after it was not yet our family had to face a new threat from the past our long lost sister Freya was back with a troubling news that our aunt Dahlia was coming in town to collect her debt.
Can we trust her and her intention or not. The answer in this question will be in an other chapter of the Mikaelson's story.
The End
