Edited by my one and only beta - AryaTindolmiel

Chapter Three

"Hayley–"

"Klaus–"

They said simultaneously. Klaus gestured at Hayley to speak, but she shook her head indicating that he could say his piece first.

"No, love. Please, after you. Tell me how you feel, tell me how upset you are. I won't be offended or angry." He sat down on the couch in front of Hayley who looked slightly confused at what Klaus was telling her to do. He in turn smirked at her perplexed expression.

She began pacing back and forth, gathering all her feelings and thoughts that had built up over the past six months.

"You took me away from my daughter – someone that I carried for almost nine months, who I sent away and missed out the first four months of her life in order to protect her. I got her back for a couple months then YOU cursed me and took her away from ME. MY DAUGHTER!" She shouted angrily. Klaus could feel his own fury fuelling up and was about to open his mouth to reply but Hayley pointed at him with a furious red face.

"I'm not done," she said sharply, "From the very beginning you have treated me as an invalid! You said you trusted me but you didn't tell me anything which lead me to believe that you never did at all. All your wrath and hatred which should have been directed to your enemies was directed towards me, even when I was trying to work with you. I've had enough of your insecurities and your immediate reactions of vengeance and violence. My parents abandoned me, my adopted parents kicked me out, your parents hate you and want to you dead and you know what part of hates you too, but I can't fight with you anymore. I'm tired. All I've ever wanted was for Hope to have what we never had and now I just want to be with her and I want our daughter to have two loving parents who can cooperate and trust each other and are willing to work together to protect her no matter what." She finished breathing heavily. Klaus remained silent letting Hayley's words sink in. "Your turn," she said quietly sitting on the couch opposite. His rage subdued and he began to speak.

"You tried to take her away from me, running away with that piss-weak husband of yours. YOU betrayed and broke my trust to follow a man who is not Hope's father after I specifically told you to trust me and let me protect her from Dahlia!" He responded in indignation and frustration. Klaus was going to continue but Hayley immediately interrupted.

"I WAS SCARED!" She screamed with tears blurring her vision as she remembered that night. "You! You told me that you trusted me, more than I knew but you BROKE my neck and went after Jackson instead of continuing a civilised conversation with me about your concerns. How did you think I was going to react! You were beyond furious and violent and I couldn't let Hope be a part of the bloodbath. I was following my maternal instincts and doing what I thought was right." She wiped her tears away but they wouldn't stop.

"I thought Hope would be the catalyst for our relationship and your relationship with your family. You were on your way to redemption and becoming a better person – someone that I cared deeply for… someone who I thought–" she gulped and turned away from him. Klaus walked over and sat on the coffee table in front her watching her intensely. He held her chin turning her face to make her look at him. Her eyes were red and displayed for him clearly all her brokenness.

"You thought what, Little Wolf?" He whispered.

"I thought you were someone I could learn to love and live with for the rest of my life." She admitted feeling her cheeks flush. The hybrid let go of her chin and averted his gaze, taken aback by Hayley's confession. He never knew that she felt that way. Hell, he firmly believed that she never could feel that way about him in spite of what they've been through.

"Why didn't you tell me?" He asked standing up slowly.

"Would you have listened?" She snapped. Hayley stood up and walked to the door opening it ready to leave. "Klaus, you once said that we are a lot alike, I've always understood that, but now it's even clearer – we're both stubborn and hard-headed people who are willing to go to extreme lengths to protect the ones we love but the only difference between you and me is that I allow my feelings to consume me and it makes me the person I am. You ignore your feelings and forget about them. You're a selfish dick who is incapable of truly loving others," she whispered the final part. Klaus was angry, making him react instinctively by vamp-speeding over to Hayley and pushing her against the wall, gripping her biceps tightly.

"Be careful what you say, Little Wolf. Don't speak as though you know me." He growled, eyes narrowing at the younger hybrid.

"I know you more than you think."

"Really? You tell me that I ignore my feelings – I do not. I love my siblings and Hope and I am willing do to anything in my power to protect them." Hayley's eyes fell, slightly saddened that Klaus didn't mention her in his declaration of love.

"What about me? What am I to you?" She whispered looking dead straight in his eyes with tears welling up in hers again.

He was quiet at first, having several immediate answers he could say to her and any one would suffice. Yet he chose to go with the simple truth, baring his soul a bit as she had already done. "You're someone who I care very deeply for still, despite our broken relationship. When I'm around you, I feel different when I'm around you – I almost feel peaceful." He loosened his left hand and ran it through her chestnut brown hair, loosening some of her curls. "I don't know what it is, but I like it." He released her and looked away. "I would like you to come back and live in the Compound. Hope needs her mother and I need you to be around her at all times to protect her if anything is to come." He walked over to the bar and poured himself a glass of scotch. "Your bedroom's already made up."

"It's not like she knows who I am," the brunette muttered exiting the door. It was a bit of an unnecessary dig given that Hope was already warming up to her biological mother in the past few weeks.

"I'm sorry, Hayley," he whispered thinking the mother of his child didn't hear him, but she left the room with a small smile on her face… she was breaking his walls and it felt so good.

The young hybrid returned to the now quiet party, where the other guests had left, leaving only the Mikaelson siblings and honorary family members left in the courtyard. Her face was flushed and her body slightly trembling, still in shock at Klaus's words. She grinned as she walked to join her friends.

"What are you grinning about Hayley?" Rebekah asked amused. She and Katherine saw Klaus and Hayley leaving the party together and walking upstairs and the two girls got a bit giddy. They used their vamp-hearing and eavesdropped on the hybrids' conversation and now they were practically bouncing in their seats.

"Oh, nothing… just glad that I'm moving back in," she responded casually. Davina, Rebekah, and Katherine jumped up and started squealing, crushing Hayley into a hug making everyone else laugh. Klaus watched on from the balcony, smiling at the sight of his family. For once, there was a sense of peace within the Mikaelsons' home.

"Ladies, can we tone down the squealing? My ears might start bleeding." Marcel rubbed his finger in his ear pretending to test his hearing to ensure that he hadn't gone deaf.

Davina grinned sheepishly while Katherine and Rebekah were clearly unapologetic. The youngest Original sibling then pulled Hayley to the black grand piano asking if she would play given that the hybrid once mentioned that she had talent that went beyond her string instrument. The brunette agreed as she ran her fingers over the keys and smiled softly. Even though it'd been quite some time since she touched a piano, like riding a bike her musical skills never left her.

Klaus walked down the stairs quietly as Hayley began playing "Fur Elise." Everyone listened quietly as they enjoyed hearing the amazing piece of music.

Once the song finished, the sound of boots stomping against stone was heard and everyone turned to see Jackson storming into the Compound. "Hayley, we need to talk."

"No, we don't," Hayley responded firmly as she stood from the piano bench with Rebekah and Davina at her side. Jackson's aggravation was palatable and Freya and Katherine joined the other girls in case the wolf boy chose to attack Hayley.

"The pack is getting even more restless. Their morale is weakening. We need to do something. In fact, I think we should unite the pack again."

"Well, I'm not marrying you again if that's what you're trying to suggest." The hybrid took a deep breath, rubbing her forehead.

"The pack isn't happy," he stated strongly trying to get her to understand his point of view.

"By the pack, you mean your side of the clan. My side seem fine and have been supportive." Jackson looked surprised. Hayley smirked. In the past weeks it became clear that the Crescent wolves were divided. A portion of them still despised her for being a hybrid and having a connection the Original family of vampires, this faction supported Jackson as the alpha. The rest were truly loyal to and in favour of Hayley as their rightful alpha and queen.

"My supporters have decided that they no longer want to be stuck in the bayou, they're weak and powerless. If you're not going to do anything to do about it, then we're leaving. We want out of the New Orleans." Everyone was in shock while Hayley was furious.

"Are you trying to threaten me?" She questioned. Klaus stood there watching the Alpha Queen took a stance. Jackson and Hayley didn't move, however, the male wolf actually flinched but still refused to back down. Abruptly she shouted, "Fine! GO! I don't need your wolves to protect my family. Leave. You're a spineless bastard anyways." Hayley spat. This was the first time she had ever said anything deplorable to or about Jack, but she'd had enough, especially as she discovered that no amount of love Jackson had for her could overcome the loyalty he had to his wolves. He growled and marched out of the Compound.

As Hayley's ire faded, her mind caught up with what just happened and she couldn't believe it. All of the sudden she started hyperventilating. "Shit. What am I going to do? The pack is going to be so pissed? What happens if someone tries to come after Hope again? What do I do? We're too weak. I don't have a united pack. My part pack is not strong enough. I'm a terrible mother. I'm so stupid." She continued randomly ranting her worries as Klaus vamp-speed over to the mother of his child and brought her into his arms, much to everyone's surprise, and began calming her down, smoothing her hair as she tried to control her breathing against his shoulders. He looked at the other occupants of the courtyard and jerked his head signalling for them to leave and thankfully they complied without a word.

"What am I going to do, Klaus?" She whimpered. She pulled herself away from his chest and looked up into his gorgeous blue eyes.

"My family and I and our friends will help you. This is your pack – you are the rightful queen and you deserve a strong army to support you."

"What can you do? They're not going to want to band together with vampires or hybrids like me and you."

"I'll call Cary and see what the North East Atlantic Pack can do," Klaus offered. Hayley then remembered that, in his time, Klaus's father was the Alpha of a strong werewolf pack and was also exceedingly knowledgeable about the old ways of the werewolves.

"Maybe if Ansel were here, he might've been able to guide us through these kinds of situations," Hayley whispered. Klaus tensed at hearing his dead biological father's name. It brought the feeling of guilt back – he had killed him for the protection of his daughter, but he still wished he had time to know him.

"Hmm…"

"He would be proud of you. You protect your family, your daughter, and your close friends." She smiled reassuringly as she gently caressed his cheek.

"I wish he was still here. I wish I didn't have to kill him, but..." Klaus closed his eyes almost reliving that moment, that heart wrenching moment...

"He'll always be here," Hayley moved her hand to his beating heart, "He loved you your entire life and I'm sure he understands why you did what you did."

"Thank you, Little Wolf." Klaus softly kissed her forehead and they remained in a close embrace.

His siblings watched them closely, smiling proudly seeing their brother slowly changing into the person they hoped he would become. Not only was it because of Hope but because of the woman who helped bring her into existence.

Things are looking bright for Hayley and Klaus! I don't want to focus too much on them finding each other, more of the progress in their relationship :)

I love the support of Klayley happening ! Season 3 is so disappointing with the lack of interaction between Hayley and Klaus!

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