Cole Pov

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Things had went from calm to not-so-much in a matter of seconds.

All it took was for Luna to say that Jake was hurting her, and to let her go, and Jake was up against the wall, with Klaus hands wrapped around his throat.

I approved of course. He didn't have the right to kiss her. And holding her back so she couldn't move away.

Luna was the one who didn't approve that's why I was holding her back.

She was yelling for Klaus to let go of Jake. As tears ran down her face.

I understood that he was her 'best friend' but this time Jake had taken things to far. If Madeline had been alive she would have killed him, best friends or not.

I was sure that Elijah was saying the same thing. To let Jake go.

But as it seemed Klaus didn't have any intention of doing that any time soon.

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A man came downstairs, Ansel I think was his name. Klaus' father.

Demanding to know what was going on.

Klaus let Jake go then, and he fell to the floor clutching his throat.

Luna had stopped struggling and was now still. Turning her head to Jake and then to Klaus.

Elijah was talking with Ansel, who had one hand rested on Klaus' shoulder. He had now turned to Jake who was now standing up.

He then proceeded to do the stupidest thing I've ever seen, he pushed Klaus.

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Elijah Pov

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I had never seen him act out like this, in front of Luna. Usually he was on his best behavior.

But every thing changed when he had seen the bruises on her arm.

It was like adding gasoline to an already raging fire.

When we had first come in to the compound Jake following he had clenched his jaw.

But when Jake had put his hands on Luna's arms, hurting her that is when he snapped. He broke. His so called restraint on thisbeastofhis broke to.

But Jake had apparently not learned his lesson. As he got up and pushed my brother. Hard enough to knock him back a couple of steps, it wouldn't have moved him at all but he hadn't been expecting it. Being in a deep conversation with Ansel that was.

"This is none of your damn business anyway." Jake said as he pushed Klaus again.

"If I want to kiss her I will." He said as he pushed him yet again. Except Klaus didn't move but a few inches this time.

"And there isn't a damn thing you can do to stop me." Jake growled as he slammed his hands against my brothers chest. This time he didn't move back at all. He stood firmly in place despite how hard Jake had pushed him.

Luna cried out seeing Klaus' fist connect with Jake's face.

Jake had stumbled back. I was surprised to see that he was still standing. I knew my brother's strength. Why was he holding back?

During this time Luna had managed to escape Cole.

Ansel tried to grab her as did I but she raised her hand and the two of us went back. Like a gust of wind had pushed us.

And Luna did exactly what I had been trying to prevent.

She sandwiched herself between Klaus and Jake.

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Ansel Pov

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"Luna get out of the way I don't want to hurt you." Jake said causing Luna to briefly turn around and glare at him. She then turned her attention back to Klaus who had scoffed.

"Please please please don't do this. It's not worth it." She said looking at Klaus she had her hands on his chest and tears in her eyes. This was hurting her, but again this needed to happen. They needed to solve this. And the only way they were going to do that was fight. I did warn Jake after all. It's not my fault he chose not to listen.

He clinched his jaw. "Luna you are worth it. And I am not just going to stand by and let him hurt you."

Luna opened her mouth to speak but it was Jake who spoke first.

"Hurt her? How do you think she's gonna feel after you get bored with her and move on."

Klaus proceeded to pick Luna up by the waist and put her behind him before punching him again.

Luna moved to get up again but she was now back in Cole's grasp thrashing around as he held her. More tighter than last time.

I made my way to my to my son, Elijah followed. This was going to be quite a challenge getting him off Jake. What he had said must have been highly offensive.

But I knew what to say.

Elijah grabbed my brothers fist stopping them from pummel an already bruised and bloodied Jake. One of his eyes had begun to blacken and swell up. And his bottom lip had started to swell.

"Niklaus." I said capturing his attention. He looked away from Jake and up at me. His eyes glowing.

"Look at her. Look at her face." I said quietly and he did.

I knew I had said the right thing because his eyes had returned back to normal and he had stepped away from Jake.

"Get him out of my sight." He growled out. I nodded helping Elijah lift Jake up by the arms.

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Luna Pov

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I was looking down at my hands. I've never felt more ashamed in all of my life. I should have been more careful. Maybe then Jake wouldn't be all beaten up.

I wasn't mad at Klaus. He was just trying to protect me. But I wanted to know why.

Why he would go that far.

Why he would hit him so hard.

"I'm sorry if I hurt you love."

He was standing a little ways away from me. Looking down at his feet.

"You didn't hurt me. Can I ask you something?"

He looked up from the floor, and nodded.

"Why did you hit him?"

Klaus walked up to me gently taking my arm and rolling the sleeve of my shirt up, high enough to see the bruises.

"He hurt you." he said lightly tracing his fingers along the bruised parts of my skin. I shivered getting a sudden chill.

"You didn't have to." I said after a few moments of silence.

"I wanted to." He replied still dragging his finger tips against my skin. He was wearing a black shirt. It had gotten soaked because of the rain making it seem impossibly dark. His hair was damp and curling up. Making it look darker than it really was. Making him look like Ansel. His lips were parted as he brushed his fingers against the bruise on my arm. A tingly sensation started to appear after a while. Making me loose my train of thought.

That fluttery warm feeling in my chest appeared again. It was almost this excited/happy feeling despite the situation I was in. This couldn't be because he was touching me was it?

I pushed the feeling away (or rather tried to). Needing answers.

"Why?"

Klaus looked up at me still brushing his fingers along my arm as he held it up.

"Because Luna I protect the ones I love and care about." I looked down breathing in deeply. He loved and cared about me. Just like I loved and cared about him. Except his feelings were probably more"friendly than mine."

I was almost sure that I had been the only one wanting to kiss him all those nights ago.

But if that was true why did he ask me what I was doing to him? Maybe I was confusing some of my dreams with real events in my life. Maybe I was hallucinating. I didn't know anything, anymore.

"Even though it wasn't necessary I just wanted to tell you how thankful I am even though I could have taken care of it myself." I said after clearing my head.

Klaus laughed and I smiled caught off guard. That butterfly feeling rising in my stomach.

"Oh trust me love it was necessary and I know you could have taken care of it yourself but you don't have to because you have me. And you never have to thank me, Luna. I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do."

I shuddered again. This time I wasn't sure if it was because of Klaus' gentle finger tips tracing my bruises or if it was because of the chill in the room.

"And what's that?" I muttered again losing my train of thought again.

He was driving me crazy. It wasn't annoying in fact it actually felt kind of nice. But he was making me loose my train of thought. That's the only part I didn't like about it.

"Protecting you and causing pain to anyone who thinks they can hurt you and mark you up."

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I was walking up the stairs with Elijah planning on going in to my room and getting a fresh change of clothes that were dry.

Cole had left leaving Ansel and Klaus downstairs.

My hand had just touched the door-nob to my room when I heard the sound of yelling.

I couldn't hear exactly what was said but I could hear my sisters voice along with Jackson's.

I ran down the stairs Elijah was behind me. I guess he had heard them to. Probably better than me.

Hayley was standing in front of Klaus. That wasn't the worst part.

The worst part was that she was yelling at him.

"What in the hell were you thinking! You could have killed him!"

Heat raised from my chest and to my face. But it wasn't that warm feeling that I felt around Klaus. I didn't feel giddy, or have butterflies in my stomach. I felt angry.

How could she just come in and yell at him like that.

"Hey, back off!" I yelled back getting between her and Klaus.

She folded her arms over her chest. "Luna move! You don't understand-"

"Don't understand what?" I asked still blocking her path from him.

"He attacked Jake!"

"Jake hurt me!" I yelled back.

I hated that we were yelling at each other again. I thought we were over this, fighting.

But I wasn't just going to stand by and let her yell at Klaus. It wasn't his fault. He was just trying to protect me. And now it was my turn to protect him, from my sister.

"Luna stop defending him!"

"No he didn't do any thing wrong!" I yelled back moving when she moved so she couldn't get to him.

"He hit Jake." She said not yelling but not exactly speaking quietly either. "I hit Jake."

A confused expression crossed her face, mixing with her angry one.

"Why?"

"Because he kissed me last night."

Hayley shook her head. "No. Your just trying to make some thing up so you can protect your precious Klaus. You know maybe if you would have married Jake then none of this would be happening right now. This is all of your fault. Jake being hurt is all your fault. Maybe Mary was right, maybe you should be out of the pack."

I sucked in a breath. How could she say that.

I was hurt and embarrassed, so embarrassed. I could feel the hot tears welling up in my eyes.

That pain, the hurt, and the shock that I felt was replaced with some thing else, anger.

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Ansel Pov

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I winced seeing the pain on Luna's face after Hayley had said those words. Luna was not lying like her sister was accusing her of. I had witnessed the whole thing. I was preparing myself to say some thing and defend Luna, but some thing happened.

Luna had raised her hand and slapped Hayley in the face with an open hand.

To my understanding this was call a bitch slap.

It sounded off to, and then there was more yelling.

I vamped over to Hayley grabbing her so she couldn't get to her sister.

Klaus was doing the same with Luna, having trouble by the looks of it. Elijah and Jackson were watching from the side astounded looks on there faces. I don't think any one had ever expected Luna to hit her sister, especially like that.

I don't think any one had expected Hayley to say some thing like that to Luna.

But it was a shock to me that they would try and go at each other. They were family, sisters. A stolen kiss and some bruises was all that was needed to tear this family apart.

Both of them fighting to get out of our holds to destroy each other, or at least try to.

"Now that is enough, stop fighting. You are sisters you shouldn't be acting like this." Elijah said stepping forward. It was like he took the words right out of my head.

Hayley turned her head to Elijah not struggling any more. A hand print could be seen forming on her face.

Luna had stopped struggling but Klaus still held her.

"Hayley you had no right to say that to your sister. Luna is just as much as part of the pack as you are. You cant take that away from her any more than Mary can. It is in her blood just as it is in yours." I said and she looked down at her feet. I had let her go but I was still standing close by. Klaus had done the same.

"Luna it was not necessary for you to slap your sister."

A few moments of silence passes and Jackson walked over to Hayley. His arms at his sides.

"Okay so if you didn't attack Jake what really happened?"

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Jackson Pov

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"No stay here with your sister. I'll handle Jake." I said my wife opened her mouth to protest but I had already turned away.

Never in my life had I been so embarrassed.

I was embarrassed because of my brother and the problems he had been causing lately. I was embarrassed because I had come in to the compound raising hell when in all reality the Mikealsons (Klaus) to be specific hadn't done anything wrong.

I couldn't believe my brother, he had lied to me.

His behavior was getting out of hand, and it was becoming a problem.

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I stormed in to the cabin that was the only place he could be.

He was laying on the couch with some ice on his face, to try and calm the swelling down. I pulled him up by the arm and dragged him outside.

"What is wrong with you? Are you trying to start a war?" I questioned and Jake remained silent. That pissed me off even more.

He had the balls to push Klaus, start a fight with him but he couldn't answer me.

"Jackson-"

"No don't Jackson me, not when you show your ass and then expect my sympathy."

"Look I-"

"And you kissed Luna. Yeah the song was cute Jake but kissing her."

"I-"

"And you hurt her." I said remembering the bruises on her arm. Ansel had showed us, me and Hayley the marks.

"I didn't mean to!" He yelled getting in my face. I pushed him off me and in to the outside of the cabin.

"You never put your hands on a woman!"

"Hey what the hell is going on?" Asked Aiden putting his hand on my shoulder I shook it off.

"I'm sorry." Jake muttered his eyes on the ground.

"I'm not the one you should be apologizing to." I said ignoring Aiden's inquiring questions. I would tell him later. But this needed to be dealt with now before I ended up brother-less.

"I can't-"

"Yes you can." I said cutting him off.

"Maybe not today." He mumbled and I nodded agreeing with him.

"But you are going to take your ass in there and you are going to apologize to Luna, Klaus, and anyone else who had to witness your outrageous behavior."

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Luna Pov

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Ansel, Klaus, and Elijah were in the corner talking. Hayley was sitting on a couch.

She must have sensed me looking at her because she raised a hand mentioning for me to come over there.

I was hesitant about going over there. I still felt bad for yelling. I felt even worse for hitting her. I just got so angry.

It took a while my legs moving slow for some reason. Maybe it was because I was tired, or my body was trying to prolong the inevitable.

I sat on the seat next to her and she turned to me. I looked down seeing the hand print on her face. The one I had put there.

She cleared her throat.

"Luna."

I looked up meeting her eyes.

"It was wrong of me to come in here and start yelling. I should have gotten all of the facts first. I'm sorry for not believing you, and yelling. I didn't mean what I said about Mary and you being kicked out of the pack. I was just angry, and I know that's not an excuse. You're my sister, the only family I have besides Hope. I could never kick you out and I'm not going to let any one else either."

I looked down at my hands, it was my turn now.

"I shouldn't have hit you. I was mad to. At Jake, at this whole situation, the fact that I can't find my brother. I just let things build up and I shouldn't have. You were the one I let it out on and I'm sorry for that."

Hayley then pulled me in for a hug. And I accepted it of course.

And we stayed there for a while.

Hayley was the one to pull away, looking around the room when she did.

"Wow. I guess we can clear a room." She said and I laughed lightly.

I winced seeing her face.

"Hayley I could heal that." I said and she touched it briefly before shaking her head. "It'll heal in a few hours."

I took her hand squeezing it.

"Please let me do this. Let me fix it." I said and she sighed nodding.

We made our way up the stairs in to my room. After healing her face with a spell that I had gotten from Freya I changed in to dry clothes. Hayley stayed in my room. We talked for hours and hours until we fell asleep.