Hiiiii... I know I have been gone for a long time but there's a reason for it. I finally got a job! So my work schedule has been unpredictable so that's why I haven't been able to update in a long time so I could get myself settled down at work and learn to get used to working all the time and also to learn how to balance my time so I could work on these stories. I am so happy to be back...I actually miss writing so much! I hope everybody had a great holiday. Thank you for leaving lovely reviews, you guys have inspired me to go back and start writing again. So please leave the reviews so I can continue having a motivation to write. Please enjoy this story and p.s. the Grammarly that I have been using a lot for these stories wouldn't work tonight so I am sorry for the misspelling/grammar errors. I didn't have time to proofread.
Tyler braces himself for a fight. "Klaus."
"Hello, Tyler. You look well! I aim to change that," he smiles at Tyler. "Threatening a pregnant girl in order to exact revenge against me? I never expected you to sink so low!"
He walks toward Tyler, "I admit, I'm impressed!"
Tyler ducks away from Klaus and puts more distance between them.
Kayla scrambles away from the tree and crawls behind Klaus as they spoke. She was trying to catch her breath while trying to shake off the dizziness that occurred from her head colliding with the tree.
Her dizziness finally fades away and her legs didn't feel so jelly anymore but were still in pain from being thrown against the tree. She knew she was going to be covered in bruises and had a feeling that she was going to have a headache too.
Tyler scoffs at Klaus, "Used to hang out with you. I guess something must have rubbed off."
"What would Caroline say if she saw what you've become? Perhaps I'll ask her when I call her to tell her of your demise."
Tyler smiles at him. "Whatever happens to me, Caroline's never going to stop hating you!"
Klaus's face goes cold, and he runs toward him to toss Tyler into a tree. Kayla lets out a gasp as she stood up, watching the boys.
Klaus lets out a bellow; "Come on, mate! Give it a bit more effort! I want to enjoy myself."
Tyler glares at Klaus and braces himself to fight, but at the last minute, he vamp-runs away. Klaus smiles and waits for a moment before chasing after him.
Kayla screams out, "Hey! No, Klaus!" She runs after them.
Hayley is sitting on a fallen log as she tells Elijah what she's learned. Elijah paces anxiously while he listens.
"Klaus must have known, that's the only explanation. He could care less about the baby. He just wants her to be born so he can use her to make more sired hybrids. There's Kayla too. She's a hybrid and…. She could possibly make more sired hybrids if Klaus knows about her."
She looks at Elijah, and they share a look before Elijah looks away, troubled by Hayley's news. Hayley ponders more before continuing, "Although…the way that Dwayne was acting…it was more like he was sired to her. To Kayla…."
They both continue to think about the implications.
Elijah lets out a sigh. "I should take you home."
Hayley looks surprised. "Are you serious? Home to what? Kayla is still out there, we need to find her."
"Look, regardless of my brother's intentions, mine remains the same. I said that I would protect you and Kayla, even, if need be, from Klaus himself."
Hayley stood up. "I can take care of myself. I've done it for a long time. We need to go find Kayla and make sure that Klaus doesn't do anything stupid."
She walks away. After a moment, Elijah follows her.
Meanwhile, in the werewolf encampments, Klaus wanders around and checks random tents as he searches for Tyler.
"Is this your idea of revenge, Tyler? A grueling game of hide-and-seek?"
Kayla ran in time to see Tyler coming up behind Klaus. "Klaus, look out!" She screams out but it was too late.
Tyler ran up behind Klaus and stabs him through the chest with a stake. Klaus yells in pain and backhands Tyler away before he pulls the stake out of his chest and readies himself to fight back.
Klaus glares at Tyler. "Let's end this, shall we?"
"Please don't do this, guys!" Kayla pleads but they ignore her.
The two continue to glare at each other. Before they lunge forward to fight, their hybrid eyes and fangs emerge. Tyler tackles Klaus and they both roll down a small hill and land in front of Dwayne's shack. Tyler punches Klaus in the face, so Klaus grabs him in a choke-hold.
"How dare you!" Klaus growls, holding Tyler's neck. "I'm just getting started," Tyler stakes him in the side, and Klaus groans in pain.
Kayla scrambles down on the hill and watches them in horror as they continue to fight each other.
"You've grown bloodthirsty. Perhaps it's best your mother didn't live to see you like this." Klaus laughs devilishly at him. Tyler gets more enraged and begins to pummel Klaus in the face. Klaus grabs his fist, flips him over so Klaus is on top of them, and stakes Tyler in the chest with the stake that was stuck in his side.
Tyler moans in pain, and they both get back on their feet. "It's sad, really. I thought I made you better. Turns out you're quite the disappointment."
Tyler pulls the stake out of the chest and throws it aside. "I guess I'm another one of your failures. Like how you failed at making hybrids. How you failed your family!"
Tyler approached Klaus and smiles. "Now it looks like you're going to fail your own kid!"
Klaus grabs Tyler by the throat and pushes him against a tree. "And thus ends your tedious little life. At least it was brief!"
He jams his hand into Tyler's chest and grabs his heart as Tyler shouts in agony. Kayla lets out a horrified scream and ran to them.
Kayla's POV
I let out a gasp as I watch Klaus' hand going into Tyler's chest, causing him to shout in agony. I let out a scream and ran to them.
I grab Klaus's shoulder. "Klaus! It's not worth it! Please! Please don't kill him!"
He wouldn't listen to me and squeezes Tyler's heart more, causing him to scream.
"DO IT! You're never gonna break me! The only thing you can do is kill me, so go on! Go on, get it over with!"
I cover my mouth in fear as I stare at their faces.
Klaus pauses and chuckles, "Ahhh, you want me to end your suffering, don't you? Hmm? I did break you! I took everything from you, and now you're begging me to sweep away the shards of your shattered little life."
I touch Klaus's arm and he looks at me for a moment. We both stare at each other and that's when I saw the pain and betrayal in his eyes.
"Klaus…." I whisper.
He looks away and stares at Tyler for a moment. Just when Tyler thinks Klaus is about to kill him, he pulls his empty hand out of his chest and chokes Tyler momentarily.
I let out a sigh of relief and close my eyes as I listen to Klaus.
"Death offers more peace than you deserve. It's better to let you live. And each morning, you will wake, knowing your wretched existence continues only by my will."
I open my eyes to Klaus compelling him. "Now go, and live the rest of your days knowing that you are nothing to me."
Klaus lets him go and leaves him alone in agony.
Klaus goes inside the shack and I stare at Tyler. Tyler had tears in his eyes as he tries to speak to me.
"Kayla, I'm sorry-"
"No! Don't… Don't.." I begin to cry. "You tried to kill us. You tried to kill me just to prove that….Hayley's baby could sire hybrids?"
Tyler tries to approach me but I took a step backward, shaking my head. "What happened to you? What happened to the man that I became best friends with, the man that I trusted with my life?"
He hung his head down in remorse. "Please Kayla, if you let me explain-"
"No…I already heard it all. I've heard it all." I let out a sob. "I loved you…you were my family. And you betrayed me. I don't ever want to see you again, Tyler. Leave this town and I will make sure that no one goes after you. I will make sure that you don't hurt anyone ever again. Do you understand me, Tyler? No one."
Tyler nods his head, his tears brimming in his eyes. "Goodbye, Kayla."
He vamp-speeds away and I let out another sob. I let out a shudder and wiped my tears away.
I let out a chuckle, staring at his empty space. "Oh…if I only had some whiskey now."
"I'll make sure that we have some when we get back, love," Klaus says, breaking the silence.
I turn my head and look at him. He's standing next to Dwayne's body. He looks sad, staring at me. Perhaps he felt sorry for me. Perhaps not.
"I would appreciate it later, Klaus." I walk up to the shack, moving past Klaus to go inside when he interrupted me. "Are you going to talk to me about what happened last night, Kayla? The fact that you're the very first-born hybrid? Hmm?"
"Klaus, I…I don't know. This is all new to me as it is to you. We'll talk about it once I've processed this. It's been hell for the past twenty-four hours and I just need to rest."
Klaus lets out a sigh. "You're in denial."
"Can you blame me? You have to remember that I didn't grow up in the supernatural world. I'm new to the witch thing and now this. I would have thought you would understand, especially you being a hybrid and all."
We both stood, staring at each other.
Before I could say something, I heard footsteps behind me. I turn around and see Elijah and Hayley walking towards us.
Omniscient's POV
Once they approach the porch, he shoves Dwayne's dead body in front of them.
"There you are! I see you've found our wandering stray. Perhaps you could shed some light on the situation. This—" Klaus kicks the body over. "—appears to be a hybrid."
"His name was Dwayne," Hayley says, looking at the body.
"Well, whoever it was, I didn't sire him. Any idea how that's possible?"
Hayley stomps toward him, "As if you didn't know!"
Elijah holds Hayley back and walks in front of her to protect her from Klaus.
"It was me, Klaus. Tyler took my blood and injected it in Dwayne. It works apparently. My hybrid blood." Kayla says softly, staring at Klaus.
Klaus was surprised but hid it from her. He turns back to them. He was unamused by Hayley's reaction and Elijah's protection for Hayley.
"Ahh, well, aren't you two fast friends? Oh, come on, then. What kind of horrible accusation have you conspired to levy against me?"
Elijah spoke up. "Tyler Lockwood brought Hayley here to test a theory."
Klaus nods at him to continue. "That the blood of her child could be used to sire hybrids. He claims that you knew that. Furthermore, that you intended to use this knowledge to build an army."
Kayla becomes shocked as Elijah explains. She immediately moves to Klaus's side. "No….he wouldn't do that….Klaus?"
She stares at him for answers but there was silence between them.
Klaus becomes hurt and angry directly at Elijah. "And, of course, you assume it's true. I mean, why else would I show interest in my own flesh and blood? A heartbroken little crybaby points his finger at me, and my own brother falls in line, eager to believe it! How quickly you believe the worst, especially when it comes from her."
"Oh, spare me your indignation. When have you ever demonstrated any kind of concern towards Hayley or her child, beyond your own selfish pursuits? And what was it you once said to me?"
He impersonates Klaus. "Every kind needs an heir!"
"My big brother. So, you doubt my intentions? Well, I can't say I'm surprised, standing next to the noble Elijah, how can I be anything but the lesser brother? A liar, a manipulator, a bastard."
The two stare at each other as Klaus approaches him. Elijah seems to be reconsidering his position.
"That's all I am to you, isn't it? And Rebekah. And, judging by the way Hayley hangs on your every word, it's clear she feels the same way!" He pauses, looking even more hurt. "No doubt my child will as well."
Kayla feels pity for Klaus as she watches the brothers.
Elijah tries to be kind. "Brother, if—"
Klaus interrupted him, "You've said all that needs to be said, brother." He steps back a few steps and holds his arms out in defeat. "I'll play the role I've been given."
He turns as though he's going to walk away, but instead, he turns back quickly and vamp-runs over to Elijah before biting him savagely on the neck. Hayley screams in horror and runs over to him.
Kayla stood there in shock as she watches Klaus turning to them. He wipes his mouth with his hand. "You two enjoy each other's company. You'll have much to bond over, once the hallucinations and dementia set in. Consider that bite to be my parting gift to you both."
He walks away, leaving Elijah and Hayley to fend for themselves in the Bayou while Kayla runs after Klaus.
Well, damn...they are in major trouble.
