::I nonetheless think if it were all alright, would you still look at me like that?, so sometimes I feel this ain't that bad.:
It was almost nighttime. Klaus entered Hayley's room and saw her already awake. As she saw him she gave him a small smile. He smiled back and," Well I think you had your rest, love. Now let's go."
Hayley gets dressed up in the clothes Klaus told were her's and approaches him in the living room. Klaus observed her every move. He always used to, secretly. He knew her very well even more than she knew herself. He didn't saw much change in her actions. After all, she was still the Hayley.
"Klaus!" Here she exclaimed. "Yes, love?"
"Are you just going to stay here or are we going out?"
He nodded and led her out.
Here they were walking on the streets. Hayley was in love with the awe of the city.
Klaus knew a witch who lived just the down alley. He had to make a ring for Hayley anyhow. He wouldn't let her burn again. They knocked on the door of a closed shop. A woman who Klaus believed was a witch opened the door.
"What do you want? Can't you see we are closed.?" Hayley was just silently observing them.
"A Daylight Ring" Klaus replied
"Vampire" she pointed out. 'Yes now please let us in."
Surprisingly she let them in. The witch was starting at Hayley.
She then turned and looked at Klaus," You are the hybrid and as I recall she is mo-" before that which could say anything Klaus cut her off.
"Well, I guess you know all about me then make the ring otherwise you must be very familiar with my reputation." The witch nodded and did the spell for him.
Klaus wanted to compel the witch to forget that she ever saw Hayley but witches can't be compelled, unfortunately. So he simply headed out of the shop by holding Hayley's arm. There was just an elite restaurant a few shops ahead. They went in. He told Hayley to wait there after booking the table.
Klaus went back to the shop and knocked again. As she opened the door he barged in. He saw that the witch was trying some different spell. He strangled the witch and said, " I get no pleasure in this but I have to. " The witch knowing it is her end she carves her nails into his arm. And does some spell, 'Sangre a sanguinem ibrido obitus'. And she dies.
Klaus doesn't think about what she said he just goes back to Hayley.
She smiles at him. She notices him walking so seriously towards her. His eyes showed worry. Looking at him she thought he must have really been someone more important. He smiles back at her.
Suddenly, Hayley asked, "Why did she call you a hybrid?" "Because I am, love. A wolf and a vampire. You were once too."
"What? How? What happened?"She asked being panic. "Story for another time, little wolf." Fine." She said annoyed.
"Well, order something you would like." "No food here looks interesting. But I- I can hear liquids gushing down in people's throats."
"I think you need blood, Hayley. Come on I'll take you to someplace interesting."
They walk into a bar full and in the corner table spots a lonely man sitting. He tells Hayley to wait at the entrance. He then goes and compels the man to come to the back of the bar. He then lets Hayley do what her instincts tell her to.
She almost drains him. She feels euphoric everything she drinks blood. Like something new. She thinks 'did she always felt like this, does he feel the same being a hybrid?'
They walk back to the house. He talks about the damn city. She wants him to her more about herself. She thinks he will come to that topic. But no! As if he is avoiding the topic.
"Tell me something about myself." She suddenly speaks up. He doesn't answer. Then after some time, he speaks up. "You are a leader. Someone strong and in power."
"Who are my parents?" He gulps at that question. "You were an orphan and were searching for a family and luckily you found it. My family is your family now." She takes in everything he just said.
Just then his phone rings. Caroline's name pops on the screen. He answers the call and stops walking. So does Hayley. She is curious about this person calling him. And surprisingly she could hear their conversation clearly. 'Do these people have no privacy?'
"Hello, Love,"
"Klaus is she awake? Hope is worried. At least talk to her or tell her how is Hayley." Caroline asks worried from the other end
"Hayley is fine. She woke up yesterday." He replies.
"And you did not care telling Hope?
I was busy with her." He doesn't know how to answer it. He just stays silent.
So Caroline speaks up,
"Well, I called to tell you that I won't be coming tomorrow, I just have to take care of some things over here." He completely forgot that Caroline was supposed to come back. He was just going to cut the call when he hears, "I'll miss you." He just smiles to himself and cuts the call.
While Hayley here is carefully observing him, "Who is Caroline? Does she live with us?" He sighs and answers, "She is a friend too and yes she lives with me." She also wanted to ask who is Hope but she let it go. Though hearing Hope makes her feel some unknown emotion.
They reach their house soon. She walks through the rooms. The two-floor apartment was big enough. She goes into one of the rooms of so-called Caroline and thinks, 'so this us where she lives.' And goes back to her room.
But she is bored to rest again so she goes to Klaus' room.
"So there I am getting all bored and here you are painting. It looks as if you are a great artist yourself." He doesn't reply just keeps painting.
A weird man she thinks. All nice and still annoying
"Don't you want to sleep?" He suddenly asks. "How much should I sleep? I am in a house of a stranger per se a close friend whom of course I don't remember as something happened to me. All I know is I am a bloodsucker who is called a vampire. And I wish that I could do something else but the stranger is not into doing anything." She says frustrated.
Klaus understands but still, they can't just be out so he says, rather sarcastically, "We did many things today, love. Bought you a ring and drained a man. What else would you like to do?" Now Hayley is annoyed, "Really, Klaus? This is just what we did one night and I don't remember anything. I want to remember things."
He keeps his brushes down and walked towards her. Cradles her face and says, "You will remember everything. It will just take time love. It's just yesterday you were awake. I am doing this so you will be safe." He takes his hands back and goes back to painting.
Hayley does not understand why does he not talk about anything. "So, Are we just going to be cooped up in this house every day?" Why is she acting this immature he thinks, but he wouldn't risk it. He will do anything to keep her safe. He cannot lose her anyhow. He will not be able to bear the pain again and then the teary eyes of his daughter. So he just says, "Yes. If that's what it takes to keep you safe."
"Keep me safe from whom? Who on the earth would want to come after me?"
"Everyone who hates me." This conversation reminds him of the times Hayley had been pregnant. He thinks if only I had been there for her..' still he looks at her discards his thoughts and says, "Now please have some rest." Hayley was very annoyed at this time. They had been out just for two hours and he just wants to go back. Why do they need to keep me safe? This guy isn't even telling me anything.
She goes back to her room and goes to take a shower.
It's almost afternoon when she wakes up. She goes downstairs to find Klaus. "Klaus?"... No answer. She walks further and finds him drinking blood. His fangs deep into a girl's neck. Blood dripping on her neck.
He stops when he sees her. But by that Hayley already has her fangs out. She just goes snatches the girl from Klaus and buries her fangs into her.
He knew for sure if Hayley was well, she would too do this. He always knew this would turn to something erotic if Hayley remembered. He recalls when he first took her to the witches. He was impressed with her. She was ruthless in killing all of them. From a thousand years of experience he knows feeding together or on each other, most of the time leads to sex. And they had controlled it before twice
This time he wouldn't at all think of anything happening like that. Hayley just drains the life away of that girl. Klaus watches her in awe. "Is this what we do? Kill people?" He is surprised by her calmness. How can she think of killing someone as normal when she has no memories at all. Well, Hayley could always control things better than him. He was once even jealous of her.
"Lost in thoughts, Mikaelson." Klaus flinched at her calling him that. He just smirks. "Well, it seems going out won't be a bad idea at all." Hayley gives him a mischievous smile. He couldn't quite figure out why.
It had been two days. He would always in between call Freya to know about her progress with Hayley situation. But nothing. He and Hayley would every night go to feed on people and he had someone to talk about art. He knew Hayley didn't understand a thing but still. He thinks this isn't as bad as he thought it would be. Still, his heart breaks for their daughter.
Just then a thought crosses his mind 'would Hayley having her memories come to meet him? She surely did not come in those five years. She visited Elijah though.
He thinks of the ways he and Hayley would have enjoyed just like they are doing now just Hayley feels distant due to her state. Or maybe it's just his fantasy.'
By now Hayley was sure that Klaus is the one who will help her no matter what. It had just been one week and it felt like she had known him forever. She indeed had known him she just doesn't remember.
She was enjoying herself. She had a pull towards him. Drinking blood would make her heat up. She wanted to explore how far can it go. But they would never drink blood from the same body. He forbid it. Though she wanted to. She didn't understand why, perhaps she doesn't remember or being a bloodsucker was causing this.'
Today evening, as usual, she was going to his room when she saw him talking on the phone.
She was just staring at him peaking in his room. He looked so good. She was observing his every feature. His aura, the looks, smirk. But right now she saw was frustration in his eyes. He sure wasn't looking at her but she knew he knew she was there. Then he was angry at the person he was talking to. She decided not to hear his conversation though she always did.
She always thought he was hiding something. Like as if he doesn't want to talk about her life which she doesn't remember. He was good with her, but still, there was something she wasn't understanding. In this week she had also noticed how protective he was. He wouldn't let her out of his sight except when she went to change or was in her room and night. She could get it through his eyes that he needed her.
On-call
"Hello, sister. Long time no call." He was talking with Rebekah after a long time. "Oh, I heard what happened, Nik. I wanted to call you but I thought better than that." He knew that by now every family member knows except Elijah of course.
He simply says, "Rebekah, she is fine. She is doing great."
"I have heard. Have you talked to Hope?"
" How does everyone know that I am not talking to my daughter?
"Oh come on Nik, we all know how you can be," Rebekah replies. She still misses her family and all their immature fights.
"Please sister, I hope you are living well with Marcel." He answers. But Rebekah sarcastically replies, "Yes, I am now that you are not there to dagger me." Klaus was just not in the mood he was frustrated."Well then. Goodbye, sister."
"Nik please just talk to Hope, do something for her." This angers him though he does not wish to be angry with Hayley in the house still, he shouts, "I am doing everything for my daughter." But then it hits him that Hayley is here and probably heard him.
Hayley hears him shout. She giving him privacy did not hear his conversation but she heard him shout, '...doing everything for my daughter'
He cuts the call and turns around just to see Hayley standing there with a questioning look on her face
"You have a daughter?"
A/N
I hope you all liked this chapter. I don't know how to feel about this chapter. It's longer than previous chapters. I would love to hear your reviews and opinions. Thank you.