Hello again. The chapter 7 was the most viewed but the least reviewed (a bit disappointed). I hope you guys had enjoyed the interaction between Klaus and Hayley and current of events. This chapter will reveal so many things remained blurred in the previous chapters. I just wanna thank my fans and all the kleyley shippers. Love you guys.
Previously
Hayley watched him through the window. She saw how edgy he looked and it gave her a sense of security. Knowing at least she wasn't the only one who was feeling ashamed. Then she saw him coming back. But she saw something else too. There was a middle- aged woman who was walking behind him with light steps. She was tall and black and she was chanting in Latin with her left hand held high. That was the last thing Hayley saw before the whole house was suddenly surrounded by flames. Followed by a big explosion that engulfed her and the baby.
"give me a good reason not to kill the stable boy who's doing nothing but raiding our food and drinks" Kol whined while glaring daggers at Lucien who was casually sipping his bourbon.
"My name is Lucien and I'm here to help you. Kol Mikaelson" he retorted venomously.
Freya who was sitting next to Kol released a long breath before she said "Enough with the bickering, you two are impossible" she rested her head on her hands in exasperation.
"Helping? how? by bringing some incompetent witches that claim to know the whereabouts of the white oak. They should first locate the whereabouts of their magical skills because truth to be told they don't have any" Kol barked in a scornful tone.
"Those witches are far more reliable than your little girlfriend, what is her name again? Delina or Evina?" his eyes wandered over the room as he placed his index on his chin. Kol felt hot under the collar, failing to ignore Lucien's provocation. In a flash, his hands were around the vampire's neck.
"Don't push your luck with me" he tightened his grip harder but was soon interrupted by Freya who yelled "Kol not now !" He freed Lucien from his grasp reluctantly and regained his seat next to his sister.
"Next time I will hang you from your vicious tongue all naked and stake you till you cry mercy with the two lovely swords above the thick head of yours" Kol threatened while pointing to the two decorative swords hung on the wall. Lucien swallowed his pride and rubbed his neck nervously. He looked at Freya cockily and said "Thank you darling, I've always believed that of all the Mikaelsons you're the crown jewel". Freya felt a blush creeping to her face and found herself facing the wall to conceal the visible effect that Lucien's compliment had on her.
"Arlight, get your fat ass off of here. Me and my sister need to talk" Kol snorted as he flapped his hand towards him dismissively. Lucien gave him an outraged "oh" then smirked "Don't be mean. I was leaving anyway" He turned his gaze towards Freya "if you need any help you have my number" he winked mischievously and she gave him a half smile.
"Don't worry about that, no one's gonna miss you or seek your help" Kol's send him another death glare but it didn't intimidate Lucien who was more than amused by the young Mikaelson's hostility.
"Aurevoir guys" he walked down the hall.
Freya couldn't help but burst into laughter the minute Lucien left the compound. Kol looked at her in perplex.
"Don't tell me you find that little specimen funny" he was smiling slightly as he asked his sister whose face turned dark red from laughing.
"No actually" she couldn't finish her words as she began to cough.
"You're dying of laughter, breathe sister breathe" he started to pound her back several times until she asked him to stop.
"what a pathetic way of dying" she said with a hoarse voice, still struggling to regain her normal voice "It's just the whole scene was hilarious. Him hitting on me and you playing the protective brother. well all this is new to me Kol. I'm overwhelmed" she said with a dimpled smile. Kol found himself chuckling too.
"A word in your ear sister it is rumored Klaus' study is full with secret provisions and when I say provisions I'm talking about fine wine, wanna go for a quest?" he suggested humorously.
"You're treading in a sacred ground. I'm sure our brother left a number of hidden baits to protect his supplies from prying eyes but I'm happy to join" she dimpled at him.
The blast was so violent that it took her a long moment to become aware of her surrounding. She could hear her daughter's crying and the rising sound of fire. She thanked god for falling on her back because any other position would have caused significant harm to little Hope. Her daughter, beyond terrified at the sight of the big fire clung desperately to her top with terror on her face. Flames circled every corner of the house, leaving them completely stuck inside. As it started to devour the thick pines that bordered the house, Hayley's first thought was to keep her daughter face. She needed to get Hope somewhere safe without leaving the house because it didn't matter how smoke-filled the lower floor was, it still remained safer than any other place. She wouldn't risk getting her daughter outside. Not until she killed the enemy with her own hands.
Hayley vamped upstairs and dropped Hope in her cradle before tugging a teddy bear under her arm. Terror was written on her daughter's face and it broke Hayley's heart into peaces. Only the world's worst mother would leave her two-year old daughter alone with her fear but Hayley's conscience was requiring her to do so. As much as she wanted to keep Hope's company, she also needed to save the father of her daughter.
Unwillingly, She moved downstairs with her vampire speed, leaving behind a weeping Hope all alone. The cloud of smoke made it impossible to discern the location of the front door, so she groped her way through the blinding fumes to reach the door handle. When She opened it, she find herself face to face with the big fire that managed to burn the garden into ashes within a few minutes.
Klaus ,on his knees, was screaming out in pain with his hands tangled in his hair while the black-skinned lady was chanting some vodo latin words. She had broad shoulders, a muscular body with one of those puffy hair-do that gave her a look of an Afro. Hayley was torn between two choices, staying inside and keep her daughter safe from any sort of internal attacks, even though she knew perfectly that nothing in the world could break the boundary spell, or go for the rescue of the father of her child who was clearly losing the battle. Klaus' knees grew weaker and he knew from that moment the he was on the verge of passing out. Desperately, he began to scream " stay inside". His order was obviously addressed to Hayley, but stubborn as she could be, she ran through the fire towards the witch who quickly diverted her magic from Klaus to prevent the female hybrid from coming any closer. Hayley's body was thrown into the air and landed only few inches from the fire. Klaus used the element of surprise so as to attack the devilish witch and in a spur of a moment, his fangs were sank in her neck, ripping her flesh viciously. The fire was subsequently put out the instant the witch lost consciousness.
Hayley , laying on her back, was still quivering with fear. Her mind was unable to shake off all the worst-case scenarios that could have happened that day to her daughter. She thanked her lucky stars that none of them did occur and stood up.
Klaus turned on his back then on his side to see if there were any other witches hiding around but he spotted none.
"Do you know her" Hayled questioned breathlessly while inspecting the dead body laid on the ground. Klaus wiped the blood from of his mouth with the back of his hand and shot her a death glare before he roared "the right question is why the bloody hell aren't you inside the bloody house" with a raging tone he snapped and she took a step backward.
"you were losing the battle, I had to intervene and why don't you see the bright side of..." She couldn't finish her words when he grabbed her arm violently. Hadn't she been a hybrid, the grip would certainly have left a huge blue mark.
"What were you thinking? you could have fucking died!" he barked as he tightened his grip on her arm. As a matter of fact, Hayley was more shocked by his choice of words than the witch's attack.
"It's not like it was the first time I got into a fight and I'm perfectly fine, see I'm not dead" she reassured him while resting her hand on his in the attempt of breaking free from his grip.
He slowly freed her and she immediately rushed back to the house. Klaus brought his hand to his chin as he began to scrutinize the dead body beneath him. Her exotic hairstyle and the red chain around her neck rung a bell as they reminded him of someone, particularly a woman, but the face was still blurred . The name however was on the tip of his tongue and if his memory served well, it was an oriental name. Maybe Arabic. Probably If he racked his brain a little bit deeper, he could recall the first letter of it.
Klaus threw the dead witch effortlessly over his shoulder and made his way to the backyard where he could burry her before it started to smell nasty.
"Mommy is back big girl" Hayley comforted her daughter whose face turned tomato red from crying. With her hand, she started rubbing soothing circles on her back but Hope's sobs went louder and sharper, sounding more like screams.
" Shhhhhh, I'm here I'm here" Hayley cooed with a low voice. And after a short moment of lulling and cuddling, she slowly managed to appease her terrified daughter.
"how is she?" Klaus' voice sprung from the back of the room, causing Hayley to turn back.
"She's panicking, Words cannot describe the state she was in when I found her. She was literaly white as sheet. Look at her " Hope pouted dramatically while she listened to her Mommy's word as if she was trying to confirm her mother's own words. Klaus felt a lump in his throat when he saw Hope's tear-filled eyes. He reached out to his daughter and she spread her arms for him.
"Don't you worry my princess. We're here for you" he looked into her eyes and they lit with joy.
"You haven't answer my question earlier. Do you know that witch?" Hayley asked, bringing her full attention to him.
"No. I don't know. Maybe yes" Klaus replied, his emerald eyes were brooding.
"She was clearly pissed off. Do you think she is a bounty hunter?" she asked again.
"Off the top of my head, I think she is a Solomonic witch, from the red necklace she wears" He concluded.
"Solono what?" Hayley mimicked with a raised brow.
"Solomonic witch. Witches that are as old as the bibles, originally coming from south Africa and the middle east. They were cursed from another coven of witches and were forced eventually to move elsewhere. They ended up scattered all over the world map which explains why a lot of them live in the united states. People call them the Soloms. I call them the Sinisters as they entail an endless cycle of disasters wherever they go" Klaus explained in a serious tone.
"Cursed, outcast, ominous. I'm beginning to think that you and the soloms have a lot on common" She commented sarcastically and earned a scoff from the original hybrid.
"We need to leave this house by the end of the day. You should start packing up" He warned warily.
"Why? This house is shielded with a very powerful boundary spell that you yourself said no one can break it" Hayley said in disapproval.
"Things are about to change once the Soloms will come for us because you don't know the rest of the story" he justified.
" Prey tell" she asked.
"This place is more than a fancy decorated house. In fact, it used to belong to a Solom family four decades ago. I forced them to leave this place because of this boundary spell that was performed by one of their elderly to protect their old grimoires from being stolen. I needed to lay low here for a while and I made a pact with one of them who was more than willing to help" Klaus paused from a moment in order to put back Hope in the cradle.
"And of course you broke her promise as usual right after bedding her. isn't right?" Hayley sneered at him. Klaus's opened his mouth to protest then decided to ignore her snarky comments and resumed the story.
"She allowed me to stay here on one condition, that I wouldn't seize their ancient books and protect them from any intruders. And no little wolf, I kept my promise. It's so offensive the way you always think the worst of me" he ended his sentence with a crooked smile.
"We didn't met yesterday Klaus. and what happened next" she said, looking at him with curious eyes.
"The witch died. And don't give me that judgmental look. She was too beautiful to deserve such a punishment from me. It's a shame, she died at a young age in the hands of her own people. They were so pissed off that she cooperated with me so they killed her. The thing is that even after her death the boundary spell remained and because of it they cannot break into the house to retrieve their books. Only Samira could break the spell and she's dead" He explicated.
"So you're saying this crazy Solom witch came for the books not for us" she suggested worriedly.
"I believe it is yes" Klaus nodded.
"Well if it is the case, why don't we give them the books so that they leave us alone" she questioned with a knit brow.
"Under nos circumstances will I grant them the chance to get hold of these books. These grimoires are more than a simple stack of old dusty books. They contain the most wicked spells, nearly as dangerous as my mother's. I will never give them a weapon that they will use against me" he spluttered in objection.
"Maybe they want them back because they belong to them. Without any intention of retaliation" She pointed out with an impartial tone.
"Or maybe you should listen to what I say instead of playing Mrs. know all. We're leaving now. period" He commanded stiffly and she grimaced in indignation at his tyrannical commands. Klaus looked at her as she made her way out of the nursery. A shadow of smile crimped on his face when he remembered how his little wolf got out of her way to save him. Somehow, he felt pleased with her gesture.
Her room was a mess but she had to pack the necessities quickly because she knew how impatient Klaus could be. She opened the closet and began to dig into the drawers, searching for wearable clothes. She flipped through the garment rack "Slutty...trashy ... too long ...too short ...flashy ... baggy ...oh" She intermitted when her eyes fell on the beautiful dark blue dress she came upon and said "this one is chic" and throw it on the bed. She collected a few dresses, a night gown, four pairs of shoes and a coat.
"You don't need all these gowns" Klaus said , his body was pressed against the door jamb and his hands were folded across his chest.
"No I need them because I don't have anything else to wear. You ruined all my shirts" she stated in an accusatory tone.
"Excuse me?" he exclaimed teasingly, taking a few steps forwards and added"I don't think you will need any clothes in the place we are going to".
Hayley shot him an are-you-serious look that led Klaus to rectify his words "I mean we won't have any visitors so two outfits will be more than enough".
"Are we going to Hawaii?" she asked.
"It's a surprise. You will never know" he replied smilingly.
Hayley fetched Hope's stuffs from the nursery, the toothbrushes, their smartphones and of course a bottle of scotch that she hid under the piles of clothes. Klaus brought his valise from the room next door and filled it with blood bags. He carefully placed his medicament in a wooden box and slipped it under the bags.
Kol crept under the king-size bed like a reptile then crawled back to get on his feet.
"Nada. We're officially running out of liquor" he croaked childishly. Freya was looking into her brother's sketches. She flipped through the pages of his sketchbooks to check out his work.
"Maybe it's not a good idea to probe into our brother's belongings" she conceded while studying one of his uncompleted sketches.
"We're here fore booze which is the family's belongings, Maybe you should perform a spell" He said while roaming his hand through the shelves.
She turned around to face him and gasped with horror, her eyes on stalks "Oh my goodness!"
Kol titled his head to the side slightly and squealed "You found them! don't tell me they were just behind me from the beginning while I was wasting my time searching like a fool in every corner of the room"
When he didn't receive any answer from his sister who was covering her mouth with her hands in shock, he followed slowly her gaze then frowned cluelessly "a hole in the wall? and?"
Freya was obviously not prepared to see this. she swallowed hard then warned "We're in trouble. I need to call Cami".
No sooner had Freya finished her words that she stormed out of the room, leaving Kol gaping with a puzzled look upon his face.
Hayley would check on sleeping Hope every now and then. The poor baby was stirring in her sleep because of the bumpy road. Sometimes, she would glance at her mother with half-shut eyes then drift to sleep immediately. Like her father, she was having trouble in finding sleep.
Klaus hadn't said a word since they got into the car. He kept his eyes focused on the road, clutching his hands on the steering-wheel.
Hayley was enjoying the closeup view of the Eagle mountains while she was wondering what the place they were heading to looked like. She missed the woods, the bayou precisely and the mere thought of it brought long forgotten memories to her mind. The crescent wolves and Jackson. She always felt like a ball of moss in her stomach whenever she thought about them.
To distract herself, she turned her gaze to the window and began to count the trees they passed by until she lost count and interest. She reckoned that she wasn't quite thrilled by the idea of leaving California in the beginning. Even though the month she spent with Klaus there was thoroughly intolerable, she became a bit attached to the place as it reminded her of the penthouse she used to live with the Mikaelsons. Yet she felt excitement welling up inside of her when she saw the "good bye California" sign board for some unexplained reasons. Maybe her intuition was telling her that the best was yet to come and life would probably gain its rosy face after this trip. She hoped so.
"Are you hungry?" Klaus' voice came out of the blue, startling Hayley from her reveries .
"what" she said, shifted in her seat to gain her composure.
"I was saying are you hungry?" he repeated again and this time he peeked at her.
"No" she responded, shortly.
Klaus mouth curved into a thin line and said "Don't overthink it Hayley".She turned her big hazel eyes to him and shrugged "Overthink about what?"
"You will like it, it's different from the Slomon's mansion" he said coolly.
"Oh, that..I hope so" she stuttered. Klaus' brows creased slightly as he said "what were you thinking?"
"Nothing. I was thinking maybe we should call your brother. He needs to know where we're going and why" She suggested.
Klaus narrowed his brooding eyes then nodded in approval. He pulled his phone from his pocket and dialed his brother's number and before he would pick up, Klaus passed the phone to Hayley hurriedly. She bit her lip ans she felt the irritation slowly brewing in the pit of her stomach. Hayley stared at the phone , slightly hesitating, before she took it from Klaus.
"Talk to him" he requested.
Hayley fought the urge to ask him to do it himself but she refrained with an effort. She pressed the phone against her ear and secretly prayed that he wouldn't pick up. Because she knew deep down how uncomfortable she got whenever she heard his name let alone talk to him. The bare image of Elijah spread guilt through her thoughts and opened old wounds she had desperately been trying to dis-remember. This constant feeling of guilt that overshadowed her marriage to Jackson took quite a toll on her and wasn't ready to relive it again.
"Hello Nicklaus" his familiar voice rung out, causing Hayley's heart to skip a beat.
She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and replied nervously with a weak voice, barely audible "Hello Elijah".
Klaus' full attention was on her as he observed the edgy demeanor of the hybrid from the corner of his eyes.
"Is everything alright? Why are you calling me on Nicklaus'number. Is he fine?" He inquired in concern, leaving her completely tongue-tied.
"No.. he's fine. Elijah we left California a few hours ago and now we're heading to" "the Lake hut" Klaus finished her mid-sentence with a high-pitched voice, causing Hayley to pause for a short moment.
"The lake hut, are you moving northwards? Why?" he asked once again.
"We had to leave because of a crazy vengeful witch who was determined to kill us all but thank god Klaus ripped her veins before she could set the entire house on fire. What really matters Elijah is that we are now on our way to this Lake hut" she summarized, raising her eyes to meet Klaus's on the rear-view mirror.
"Alright. Take care of yourselves" he finished the conversation coldly and her heart sank.
"Okey. Good bye Elijah" her voice was an octave lower.
"Good bye" he bade before he hung up.
She slowly gave back Klaus his mobile, her unease thinly-veiled, and diverted her gaze to the window. The original hybrid itched to ask her if she was feeling okay because her face was pale like a corpse. But chose to keep his mouth shut. They shared a companionable silence throughout the ride. And after a while, Hayley's lid got heavy and thick with sleep and ended up napping in her car seat.
"What do you mean they fled?" The red-head was pounding on the table, making the blonde jump out of her skin.
"I I I saw them from my balcony leaving this after-noon. They they..." she stammered, choking on her mid-swallowed saliva. "They killed Ola".
"My darling Ginger" The red-head leaned in until her nose was inches apart from the terrified blonde "Maybe you should follow her" Her long red polished nails sank mercilessly into Ginger's neck who writhed in pain. Her voice crept over a strangled cry before her dead body fell on the floor.
The red-head exited the room, not bothering looking back and took out her smartphone from her leather bag. With her twitchy hands, she dialed a number and listened to its ring until a male voice spoke.
"Hello love" he intoned seductively.
"Did you find the white Oak?" she questioned raspy while running her hand through her long silky red hair.
"Yes darling. I'll bring it right to you hands with a special cadeau as an added bonus" he said teasingly. Her face lit up with a smug smile and she whispered tauntingly "I adore you".
Oleeee , so ginger was a spy from the beginning. Next chapter will be delivered to you very soon. I'm waiting for your reviews (don't make me wait please because they count so much) XOXOXOXO
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