Once again - thank you to my amazing beta AryaTindomiel :)
Chapter Six
"Well, isn't this a lovely sight. All the family in one room."
All eyes were then directed to the intruder at the doorway.
"Oh bloody hell…" Rebekah muttered with an edge of distress. She and her brothers quickly stood from their seats, ready to attack or defend if necessary. The rest of the people at the table looked confused, but quickly caught onto the fact that the intruder wasn't a friend. Hayley immediately picked up Hope as everyone else rose from the table.
The red-headed woman with bright eyes and a mischievous smirk on her heart-shaped face stepped further into the dining room. Her short physical stature did not detract the air of the nobility she held about herself.
Her high-pitched voice rang again as she snagged a glass of wine, "Our apologies for interrupting dinner but we thought that a proper announcement of our arrival was warranted," she met Klaus's eye and added, "In addition to a warning to Clan Mikaelson." No one moved or said a word, only watching the small woman with cautious eyes. So after a sip of wine she continued, "But first for those of you who are ignorant of my identity allow me to introduce myself," holding her arms slightly out at her sides she bent into a neat curtsy, "I am Aurora de Martel, former love of Niklaus Mikaelson and the first of Rebekah Mikaelson's sireline." Aurora giggled, "And I'm sure you're wondering what I meant by 'we' so without further ado my beloved brother Tristan de Martel, the first of Elijah Mikaelson's sireline."
A man with light brown hair and facial features (predominantly the bright eyes) that matched Aurora's walked into the room with the same noble demeanor as his sister's and set down on a side table a quite charming arrangement of flowers. "Good evening all. Again our sincere apologies for intruding, but as the high status ought to we brought a gift," Gesturing to the flowers and then, after a slight pause, to the doorway, "Or two."
Into the doorway vamp-sped a dark-skinned woman with the body of an Amazon and the gaze of viper. She held an unconscious Cami by the blonde's shoulders as blood stained her neck and torso from the long cut down her throat. Sharp gasps were released from the those of the Mikaelson household as they took in the sight.
The newcomer's wide dark eyes burned into Elijah's as she flung the bartender forward. Klaus vamp-sped over to Cami and caught her, cradling her in his arms. The eldest Mikaelson brother held his hand up, warning for no one else of his party to make a move just yet.
"What did you do to her?" Klaus roared towards the intruders of his house.
Aurora half-scoffed. "Oh, don't worry Nik. Knowing your affections for her we did not completely take her away." The hybrid's accusatory eyes lifted to the petite woman but she turned to the female Original, "Congratulations Rebekah, you're to have an addition to your sireline, isn't that exciting?" She put in with an offhand shrug, "Well that is if darling Cami chooses to complete her transition into a vampire."
"Sister dear, I believe that now is the time for us to depart." Aurora took Tristan's proffered arm and the de Martels made to leave as Elijah and his siblings stepped forward. "Oh I would not suggest for you to attack Elijah. Such a vulgar sight should not be witnessed by such innocence." The man's gaze shifted to Hope and then lingered on Hayley. "You wouldn't want to face the consequences..." the unvoiced danger hung in the air.
For that reason Elijah restrained himself and signaled for the others to do the same. "I recommend that you leave our home while you still can," Elijah glanced at the Amazon-esque woman once more, whose eyes never left him (something that Katherine indeed noticed), "And take your foot soldier with you." The woman's eyes narrowed but she said nothing and left before her leader.
With a small smile Tristan continued on his way, giving a side glance at Josh and left with the warning, "This is only the beginning Clan Mikaelson. You will see us again."
A collective breath was released when the de Martel siblings were gone. All eyes then turned to Cami's bleeding form.
"No..no..no…" Klaus muttered with tears forming in his eyes.
Elijah then cleared his throat. "Well it seems that our family must once again prepare for war." He walked to Klaus and tried to call for his brother but all the hybrid could do was brokenly look at the woman whose life was threatened because of him.
"She doesn't deserve this," Klaus whispered, "She should move back into the Compound so I can look after her…"
Hayley could not help but feel upset. She knew Cami had been a big part of Klaus's life since he had arrived in New Orleans, but still the sight she saw in front of her put her off. Aside from his siblings, Hope, and maybe Marcel Klaus had never shown true and constant concern or care for anyone as he did for Cami.
The female hybrid immediately left to the nursery with Hope's food in her hand, no one seemed to notice her departure. However with Rebekah coming through the door shortly after Hayley guessed she was wrong.
"It's going to be alright, Hayley." Rebekah made a point to watch Hayley when Cami was brought in and she knew seeing Klaus react the way he did bothered Hayley. The Original sister was very much pushing for Klaus and Hayley to finally get together, but she also knew that having Cami around would never end well especially after what happened tonight.
The two women were startled with the outburst that came from downstairs. "Shouldn't you be helping your brother?" Hayley asked her after she rapidly blinked away her tears. She stood up and cleaned up Hope before putting the little girl on the floor to play with her toys.
"I'm fairly certain that Nik has more than enough help." Rebekah laughed, "Besides until the discussion about who we get to kill comes up, I'd much rather be with you and my little niece." She sat down beside Hope and played with her.
All her thoughts and emotions were becoming too much for her. To try to collect herself she started to ramble to her friend. "You know, Klaus and I decided that we would give it a try... We were planning to get married to unite our packs together once he becomes Alpha, but we also decided that we would do it for ourselves. That we would try and have a real relationship, give Hope a real family." She started whimpering as her emotions took a toll on her mentally and physically. "Cami is going to be a vampire now, so even if he marries me, it won't mean anything because Cami will always come first." Hayley stormed to the bathroom, slamming the door shut.
Rebekah allowed all that information to sink through. When she noticed her dozing niece she picked up Hope and cuddled her. "I'm going to make sure your mother and father have the happiness they deserve together," she said quietly and kissed the top of Hope's head. "Cami and anyone else who even thinks of trying will not interfere."
Cami was moved to a guest bedroom where she was cleaned up and a blood bag was left on a side table for her when she woke up. Davina and Josh were the only ones in the room with her, waiting for her to wake up. The little witch was still Hayley's team when it came down to the Hope and Klaus situation, but Cami was her friend and deep down Davina wanted them all to be on the same side. With these new vampires in town they would need all the allies they could get.
The others were in the study. Elijah and Klaus were doing most of the talking as everybody else watched.
"Niklaus, she cannot stay here!" Elijah was frustrated at his younger brother. Just as their family was finally starting to come together, things were falling apart for them once again.
"She'll be a danger to the people of New Orleans! She will need to learn to control the hunger." Klaus argued.
"You can't keep her locked up or chase after her every time she goes missing." Kol quipped also peeved.
"Hey Josh and I can help her," Marcel spoke up, "Cami is our friend and training newbie vampires is kind of our job anyway." Klaus sighed while agreed his brothers agreed with Marcel.
"NIK!" Rebekah marched her way over to Klaus, ignoring the other men around him. "The mother of your child is upstairs upset because you made some promises to her and now it seems you're throwing them back in her face!"
Klaus said nothing as he pushed past his sister ignoring Rebekah's shout about how Hayley doesn't want to see him, let alone speak to him. As Klaus left the room Marcel followed suit to check on Cami.
Kol then asked, "So what are going to do about Tristan and Aurora?"
Elijah only stated that matters would be further discussed in the morning and that for tonight they should secure the Compound from any other intruders.
Klaus tried to turn the knob but it was locked so he tried knocking. "Open the door, love. We need to talk." He was met with silence but he could hear shuffling.
Hayley's arms wrapped around her body, not used to feeling so vulnerable.
"Little Wolf," He mumbled.
"Go away, Klaus… I don't want to talk to you."
The hybrid put his hand against the door. "I'm sorry. The way I reacted with Cami, it was a spur of the moment, it-."
"No, it wasn't," Hayley sighed with her lip trembling. She opened the door and stood face-to-face with Klaus who had a very sombre expression on his face. "I think you need to re-think about this impending marriage. I know your life has already changed enough because of me but it was you who proposed marriage between us even if this is for Hope we still need to build something for it to work out." Hayley was trying to clearly get across what she wanted Klaus to understand. "Look I'm not telling or even asking you to cut Cami out of your life or to stop caring about her, but I refuse to be in a relationship let alone a marriage with three people in it. So, fourth condition, we can't start dating until you know exactly what you want."
"Hayley-" She immediately backed away as Klaus tried to touch to her.
"And for now, I just want you to leave me alone. Only come to me once you've reached your decision." Refusing to allow him to respond, she shut the door, locking it, and leaned against it breathing heavily.
On the other side, Klaus sighed and shook his head.
"Just give her some space brother, I believe she really wants this to work, not only for Hope but for herself." Freya said from behind him.
"For once in my life, I don't know what to do with this situation." Klaus quietly admitted.
"Well on the subject of Cami, Marcel and Josh will take care of her, so your attention doesn't have to be there, Davina and I just finished the protection spells so our home is secure for tonight, and you have your family here with you – Always and Forever right?" She crossed her arms across her chest and looked at him with a soft smirk.
He nodded. "Always and Forever indeed."
The eldest sister observed her brother, trying to determine whether his intentions with Hayley were genuine. His feelings for her of course were real, but did he truly want to commit to only Hayley, was he truly willing to forsake all others for the mother of his child, not because it would gain his family's approval but because it was something he wanted for himself.
"Klaus her heart never fully healed from what she's suffered in the past before she even met you. She's been nursing a broken heart and you have the power to break her even more than you already have. Like I said, give her space and figure out what you really want. If it's Hayley, prove it to her."
Klaus nodded in understanding before walking to his art studio and locking himself in it as he began painting away his frustrations.
Yay! Finally the drama starts! Thank God for my beta - I haven't been following the show religiously so she's been helping me incorporate bits of the show into the story, but also suggesting me new ideas :)
Yes. Finn will be back in the show and YES there will be some drama/angst between Klaus, Hayley & Camille - I mean, why wouldn't it have any?! Chapter 7 has sort of been written but been so busy with school and exams coming up, you'll have to wait till mid June! I'm so sorry to make you wait, but I will have plenty of time and be able to write constantly for not only this story, but ALL my stories. Next chapter, we'll see Hayley go through some character development where we find out a little bit more about her talents, and her hard life as she spends time with the girls (except Davina), revealing her secrets and fears like she never has before. Don't worry, Klaus will come to realisation with Hayley and Cami soon, but you need to start off a story with some maniac drama.
Please keep R&R and thank you so much for your patience :)
xoxo Caz
P.S - SO HAPPY THAT CAMI AND DAVINA IS DEAD... the most annoying characters ever - I don't get why people hate Hayley more than that blonde bimbo.