I really hope that you loved the first chapter of this story. It just came to me and I have no idea where I want to take this story so I will just improvise on the way and hope to make it as good as my other ones. Any ideas if you want to give me would be greatly appreciated, thank you. So, in the first chapter, after witnessing that explosion in the bayou, Hayley needed Klaus' help but he was way too busy looking after Cami after her uncle died. Hayley had to lean on Jackson and would have preferred Elijah to be there for her as well when she found an orphan in the rubbles. Her parents had died in that explosion and Hayley decided to take her back to the Mikaelson mansion and care for the little werewolf girl there, much to Klaus' disapproval at first. We'll see how this chapter unfolds with Lola in the family home. She will be introduced to many people and let's not forget that the funeral of Father Kieran needs to come so we'll see. Please leave me plenty of reviews! By the way, if you want to join, I have created a community called "Klayley: King and Queen of New Orleans." PM me if you have a Klayley fanfiction and you want me to add it to the community/Klayley-King-and-Queen-of-New-Orleans/114147/ Thanks so much, you guys! Love you all. Kisses and enjoy my stories.

Klaus was sitting in the library, enjoying one of his favorite books, as he liked to do during his spare time. He had time all night to think over Kieran's death as he heard the heartbeats of his daughter and her mother sleeping soundly in his room. He had time to reflect on the current events in his life and the people he was helping. He sighed deeply and continued reading when there was a ring and he looked over at his phone to see who was calling him, trying to decide whether he wanted to answer the phone or not. He looked over at the caller ID. When he saw that it was Cami, he dropped the book on the floor and picked up the phone and put it over his ear. "Klaus?" A sweet female voice was heard from the other line. "Cami, love, how are you this morning?" he asked and she heard a huff on the other end of the line. "I've been better but Marcel is looking out for me." "He better. It's why I called him." "Listen, Klaus, I just wanted to thank you for what you did for me yesterday, I really appreciated it. I know that you must have had other things to do and I apologize for holding you up, but…thank you for standing by me." "You don't have to be sorry, love. You needed reassurance and comfort and I was there for you. It was my pleasure." "I heard there was an attack in the bayou yesterday." Klaus heard the door open and slam downstairs and he knew who was coming, of course. "Yes, there was." "Is Hayley alright? Was she hurt?" Klaus stopped breathing when he heard her name. He could remember the rough patch he and the little wolf shared the other day. She had called him, asking for his help and he chose to remain at the church and help Cami deal with her uncle's death.

Hayley found him drowning his sorrows in alcohol in the living room like he always did. It was the dark and he was watching the fire in the fireplace. She came forward and sat down next to him, watching the fire burn the logs in the fireplace along with him. The room was warm and comfy and outside it was pretty dark already. "Where is Elijah? I thought that he would come back to this house along with you?" Klaus mumbled silently. Hayley sighed and gulped as she realized she was about to confess something. "Klaus, what I said on the phone…I lied. Elijah was not with me. I was by myself." "Why would you lie? Why would you lie to me, little wolf?" Klaus asked, his expression not changed. Hayley shook her head. "That is something you have to figure out for yourself. I won't always keep reminding you that you have a child you should be worrying about." Hayley whispered standing up but Klaus stood up just in time to take her hand in his and pull her closer. "I lied too, little wolf." She looked amazed at the sudden warmness in his voice even though he had been drinking for quite a while and his breath smelled of alcohol, yet to her, it was just as mesmerizing as it always were. "You lied about what?" "I did help Father Kieran the best I could. His curse was reaching a point where…he would turn into a monster, so I…I gave him my blood and turned him into a vampire. Once he was in transition, I was ready to go but…his niece, Cami, she wanted me to stay for a while longer so I accepted." Hayley looked very hurt yet shocked. "So, you forgot about our whole conversation, right? Because of that girl? I don't understand." Klaus sighed. "I knew you would be this difficult with me. She was alone and needed support. You told me that you were with Elijah. I figured you were fine since you are always asking for Elijah and whenever you need help, it is always Elijah or Elijah or Elijah!" he snapped and Hayley noticed the signs of jealousy in his voice. She knew perfectly well how guilty he felt at that point when she told him she was with Elijah. She did it to make him feel guilty, because she was mad. She was mad that she had been asking for his help one time and that one time, he chose someone else over her. Of course she couldn't say this to his face. "But you lied to me about that and I still can't understand why." Klaus whispered. "I told you that you have to figure it out for yourself."

"You don't have to worry about anything, love. Hayley is fine and the child is now under my protection. I will not let anything happen to my little girl, or her mother." "I am glad to hear that you are being responsible about it." He heard Cami say on the other line. He always appreciated her thoughts of him and telling him on what he needed to improve but somehow, he didn't quite like how this sentence sounded to him, so he decided to get the conversation over with as he heard footsteps up the stairs and towards the library. "I am on a tight schedule, love so tell me what you called me for." he stated and Cami sounded taken aback by his reaction but muttered the words "My uncle's funeral is today in the afternoon. You are welcome to come, Klaus." He didn't need her to tell him that, of course he was invited. Kieran was a man he respected and a man he could actually call a friend. "Thank you, love. I have to go now." He said just as footsteps could be heard entering the library, Klaus set down the phone and picked up his book to continue reading. Elijah entered the room, rather…unclean. His jacket was ripped and he looked like he had been burned. Klaus tried to keep himself from laughing. "What the bloody hell happened to you, big brother?" he asked, with a grin plastered on his face. Elijah didn't respond as he marched towards the bathroom right near the library and washed his face. Klaus watched him amusingly as he set down the book again, more gently this time and stood up with his hands crossed over his chest. Elijah came back, his face clean but not much you could say about his clothes. "What happened, dear brother?" "You know perfectly well what happened, Niklaus." Elijah mumbled under his breath as he sat down in an armchair and Klaus did the same thing with the amusing smile still on his face. "The explosion in the bayou. It was…a catastrophe." "I can see that." Klaus replied, pointing to his suit. "I can see why you found this rather amusing, Niklaus but I don't think you will be laughing when I tell you that Hayley has gone missing." Klaus grinned and whispered, "You really think so low of the little wolf, don't you, Elijah?" Elijah frowned. "What are you talking about?" "Hayley came home last night, in need of my help of course as she picked up a stray on the way." "What are you talking about?" "She found this little wolf girl, barely seven years old in the bayou after the explosion. Seems like her parents were killed when the bomb went off." Elijah was shocked. "Dear Lord! Poor child. She's here?" "Hayley insisted that she remains with us for a while and seeing as how I neglected her for some time, I figured I would let her keep the stray." "You mean you figured it would be nice to make it up to her by letting her keep the little girl, didn't you?" Elijah asked raising his eyebrow to look at his younger brother. When Klaus didn't respond, Elijah went right ahead and talked. "I do have some suspects, if you would like to know. I want to clear the matter just as much as you want to, Niklaus." Klaus laughed and put his hands together. "Don't be so charismatic, Elijah. This is me you are talking to and we both know that the only reason you want to solve the problem with the werewolves is because of Hayley." There was a bit of rage in his tone when he spoke and Elijah noticed it but tried to force a smile. "I do care for the wellbeing of the werewolves as much as I care for Hayley's wellbeing." "Who are you kidding? A few nights ago, you called them a bunch of reckless savages." "Things have changed since then." Elijah said in a whisper and Klaus stood up. "Have they?" Elijah stood up as well and said, "I really don't understand what you are trying to imply here, brother, but you shouldn't doubt my care for those poor werewolves in the bayou." "I guess I shouldn't doubt your care for Hayley as well." "Why do you feel the need to make this about Hayley. It has nothing to do with her." "It has everything to do with her and you know it." Klaus said threateningly. A growl escaped Elijah's mouth and before either one of them could do anything, the door to the library opened and over there stood a little girl, fed, washed up and dressed up, looking at them both.

"What is this?" Elijah asked. Klaus smiled. "It's the little werewolf girl I told you about. Elijah, meet our guest, Lola." Elijah stepped forward and attempted to shake the little hand of the little girl but she pulled away from him showing her werewolf teeth. Klaus laughed, but Elijah just rolled her eyes and backed off. The little girl must have not been used to so many strangers. She has been through a lot after all. Her parents died in one night and the next day, she was in a place she didn't know and surrounded by people she clearly didn't trust. Hayley entered the room shortly afterwards and took time to realize what was happening. "Hayley, what is this child doing here?" Elijah asked her. "She needed help, Elijah." she whispered and then when she looked at the state he was in and panicked. "Oh, my God! Elijah, are you alright?" She rushed over to his side and inspected his ripped up suit. She knew that Klaus was watching them with his arms crossed and a small frown on his face but she didn't care at that moment, but she couldn't help but feel glad that he was showing he didn't like the way she just forgot about everything and went to Elijah's side for comfort. "Yes, I can say that I've been better but under the current circumstances I am anything but okay, Hayley." Elijah said staring at her and smiling. Klaus rolled his eyes and made his way to Lola, who was cowering behind a wall after she snapped at Elijah. He was beginning to like this little girl. "Hello, little one." he said in the softest voice possible. Elijah and Hayley both stopped what they were doing and looked at him. Hayley smiled and left Elijah's side, bending down next to them as Klaus reached out for Lola's hand. Surprisingly, Lola smiled and took Klaus' hand. Klaus grinned while Hayley looked shocked. It was the first time anyone had seen someone be against Elijah touching him or her, but not against Klaus. He looked towards Hayley and the way she caressed the little girl's cheek making her squirm and yet, giggle. Klaus grinned and realized that he could just use this little girl to his advantage, but also care for her, the way someone should. He got closer to Hayley and whispered in her ear. "You know, she would be our chance to practice taking care of a child before our baby is born." Hayley was getting shivers down her spine when she felt his lips right at her ear, but she managed to look unaffected as she smiled at him and nodded. "What are we going to do with her, Klaus?" she asked after a while. Klaus frowned. "What do you mean, love?" "She doesn't want to speak. And I doubt that she doesn't know how to. She's like seven years old." Klaus smiled. "I guess we have to earn our right for her to speak to us, isn't that right, sweetheart?" he asked Lola, ruffling her hair. She laughed and nodded, melting both of their hearts. Elijah was staring at them from the back, a bit displeased that Klaus managed to get Hayley's attention away from him with Lola, but surprised nonetheless to see his brother acting very humanly towards the infant. Finally, he cleared his throat and Hayley and Klaus both stood up from the floor. Hayley grabbed Lola's hand and held her tightly to her. "I supposed we should get ready." Klaus sighed as he looked at the clock. "Get ready for what?" Hayley asked, as she glanced at the clock with a frown too. "Kieran's funeral, love." Hayley nodded and sighed, remembering how tormented Klaus had been the other night because of his death. "Should we take Lola with us? She could use some fresh air." Hayley suggested and Klaus raised an eyebrow. "To a funeral, love?" Hayley just shrugged. "I just don't think we should leave her alone. She should be coming with us. And I have some things to take care of regarding the bayou explosion so I would like to have her close by." Elijah and Klaus looked at each other and Hayley sighed. "Look, I don't need permission from the two of you. She's coming with us!"

The funeral was pretty joyful and it surprised Hayley a great lot. They entered a bar first thing that morning with Lola behind them where people were singing, drinking, laughing and dancing in honor of Father Kieran. "This is really…" Elijah began. "…odd." Hayley finished. Klaus grabbed Hayley's hand and they found a table where they could sit and talk. "Elijah, could you take Lola out for a bit of fresh air? Perhaps you could show her around." Klaus suggested pointing at the little girl. Elijah looked at Lola for one moment, a bit frightened of rejection but Lola didn't seem to want to hate him any longer. "It's the perfect occasion for the two of you to get acquainted." Hayley added and smiled at him when she saw that Lola was tugging on Elijah's sleeve. "Alright, then. We won't be long." Elijah stated as he grabbed Lola's small hand and they left the bar with Lola jumping up and down in excitement. Hayley looked at her hands while Klaus couldn't keep his eyes off her. They were alone now, in the middle of a crowded bar where people were dancing and yelling and laughing. "This is too sad." Hayley finally said to break the awkward silence between the two. Klaus chuckled and grabbed a bottle of bourbon from nearby, opened it up and drank the whole lot. "I couldn't agree more, love. I find it very disrespectful and uncivilized to dance and laugh around the body of a loved one." Klaus said and gulped down some more of his drink. Hayley watched him curiously and felt touched by his words. He looked at her intensely after finishing the bottle and threw it away. "I know what you mean. If I died and someone threw a party…I would be really pissed." Klaus smiled. "Glad to see we agree on something, love." Hayley wrapped her arms around herself as she sat in that chair in front of him and whispered, "What do you think happened in the bayou?" Klaus looked at her surprised that she wanted to talk about that and shrugged. "Most likely, you were the target, love. You are after all the proclaimed Queen of the Crescent Wolves. Your people respect you, admire you and people look up to you, waiting for you to lead them. If I were planning an attack on the werewolves in the bayou, you would be my first kill. I would string you up for all your worshippers to see." Klaus had on that amused smile on his face and Hayley knew that he was joking and messing with her…or not. Klaus saw that his little joke did not amuse her so he stopped and looked around the bar. Hayley watched him carefully. "Are you expecting to see someone?" she asked. Klaus turned back to look at her and he noted the hint of jealousy in her voice as if she knew perfectly well who he was looking forward to see in that bar. "Cami is the one who invited us to her uncle's funeral. I think that it is only fair that we have some words with her." he told her silently. Hayley looked away and Klaus grabbed her chin. "Love, I hope you've forgiven me about yesterday." She looked smug. "Not even close. You do not earn my forgiveness that easily, Klaus." Klaus sighed and grabbed another bottle this time of beer. "I let you keep that little girl." Hayley scoffed. "You let me? I brought her to our home because she needed serious help and I she would have stayed inside with me whether you liked it or not." Klaus sighed and smiled as he realized that he just couldn't win a fight with the little wolf this time. Right on cue, the blonde bartender approached them with her hands in her pockets and her face welled up with tears. Hayley almost felt really sorry for her. "She looks so sad." she said.

"Hi, guys! Can I get you anything?" Cami asked, looking more at Klaus rather than Hayley. "No, thank you, love. I've had a couple of bottles. Cami, I don't think you and Hayley here officially met yet." Klaus replied pointing at her and Hayley smiled sweetly as she put out her hand for Camille to shake. "Hi, you're Hayley, the pregnant werewolf, right?" "And you must be the famous bartender and psychologist." Hayley said, smiling. Cami nodded, "Yes, I guess I am." Hayley put her arm around her. "Are you alright?" Cami wiped a couple more tears from her face and said, "Yeah, I guess I'm alright." "If you need anything, don't hold back. Come to me, okay? I will be more than happy to help you." Hayley suggested and Camille smiled at her. "Thank you so much, Hayley, but I think you should be more focused on the baby." "I've been pregnant for like eight months now so I don't think that helping a friend would be a big problem for me especially since I've been through a lot." "I can imagine. It's hard to be this tough and strong when you're pregnant but you managed it. Congratulations!" "Thanks. And I'm really sorry about your uncle. He was a good man." Cami nodded, whispered "Thanks" and walked back to her counter where she was serving drinks. Klaus grinned as he watched Hayley shift in her chair. She looked surprised. "What? Did I say something wrong?" He just continued to stare at her, smiling. "Is it hard for you to believe that I can be good to people, Klaus?" "Of course not, love. I've seen how caring and sweet you are when it comes to girls and little wolves, but when it comes to little old me…" Klaus said and looked up at the ceiling, giving her hints. Hayley giggled and said, "What? You are now jealous that I don't offer you the same care that I offer Lola and Cami?" "I am not jealous, love. I am just curious." Hayley's smile disappeared and whispered, "I really needed you to be there for me and our child yesterday and you weren't. You were with Cami." Klaus groaned and grabbed another bottle but before he could pour the drink down his throat, Hayley grabbed it from him. "That's enough. The parade will begin shortly and I won't have you walking drunk around there." "What is it with you, little wolf? You lied to me on the phone and told me you were with Elijah. Is it that hard for you to believe that I care about you, love?" "Yes! The one time I asked you to come help me, you couldn't." "If you would have told me the truth that you were alone and not with Elijah, I would have left everything and I would have come straight to you." Hayley shook her head. "I just can't believe that." Klaus slammed his fists on the table, making Hayley stand up in shock as he stood up too. "What do you expect me to do? What do you want me to do to show you that I care about you? Have I not done enough?" he almost yelled in her face. Hayley was about to snap back but she looked over Klaus and saw Elijah standing there with a very happy Lola. Hayley moved Klaus out of her way and went to Lola's side. "Hey." She greeted Elijah and he warmed her with a smile. "How did it go for her?" Hayley asked him. "We're good friends, it would seem, isn't that right, sweetheart?" Lola nodded and Hayley pulled her into a hug as Klaus watched. "Niklaus, we better get moving. The parade is about to start and they are moving Father Kieran's body to the grave." Elijah told him and Klaus snapped out of it, grabbing his coat. "Let's go then."

The four of them joined the parade and just when Hayley was beginning to get a bit of a cough. Everyone was looking at them, hiding the little werewolf girl behind them, but she was stringing along and looked excited at what was happening. Hayley got some dust stuck inside her throat and continued coughing. Elijah paid close attention to her whilst Klaus tried to ignore her. Hayley knew that he was upset because of their little rough patch but he had to understand how she was feeling too. "Are you okay? You look…" Elijah began saying to her but Hayley cut him off. "A hundred months pregnant and pissed off at the world?" Elijah smiled. "I was going to say lovely." Klaus looked away but rolled his eyes at Elijah trying to get in good with Hayley and he knew the reason. Elijah wanted her to move back in with them permanently. "I know what you are doing, Elijah. I am not staying at the compound even though I am leaving Lola with the two of you. I need to be with my pack. They need me more than ever in the bayou right now." "Hayley, I think that we need to make one thing clear. As long as you are carrying my child, you will have to think about the welfare of that child and realize that she doesn't only belong to you. She belongs to me too." Klaus muttered under his breath. Elijah cleared his throat. "I think what my brother is trying to say is that it would be better if you were to move in with us. Try a different approach, Niklaus. One which has fewer references to threats." Klaus grinned and so did Hayley as she gave him a challenging look to go ahead and try anything on her. "As much as I would hate to drag you kicking and screaming to the compound, we both know that I will, for the sake of my child." Hayley smiled and looked at her nails. "Wow! You suddenly want to become a responsible daddy." Klaus put his arm around Hayley at that moment, pulling her closer to him and further away from Elijah. "Let me put this in perspective. My father lived to torment me. It is not my intention to become him. This cycle of misery ends with my child." he whispered in his sexy accent right in her ear. She knew how easily this could cloud her judgment and would have convinced her to move back permanently into the Mikaelson mansion, if she weren't the one and only Hayley Marshall. She grinned and pushed his hand away from her, much to his displeasure. "You forgot one thing in your attempt to plead your case. She is not your child. She's ours." she whispered as close to him as he whispered to her. He smirked at the way she was able to get back at him, using his own techniques. "I'm impressed, little wolf. I'm always impressed when it comes to you." he told her and she simply smiled. Lola came in between them and grabbed Klaus' hand, surprising him. "King!" she exclaimed and everyone looked at this little girl as she held Klaus' hand and looked at him deep in the eyes. Klaus felt warmth come over him as he stared down at her. She was so adorable, he was lost for words. He imagined his own daughter would be like Lola someday. He looked up at Hayley and she smiled at him. "You said she calls you Queen when she wants to." he whispered and Hayley nodded. Elijah noticed the three of them smiling and felt left out of the picture. "We should be moving on, Niklaus, Hayley, this is a parade and people are moving." he told them. Klaus did something at that moment that surprised Hayley herself. He picked Lola up in his arms and carried her the rest of the way. Hayley's mouth dropped but the smile could be seen on her face. "She's tired." Klaus whispered and Hayley nodded, smiling. The parade ended with Kieran buried in the graveyard. Camille was there and she was the one to put some flowers on the tomb as tears spilled on her cheeks. Hayley went over to her and pulled her into a warm hug of comfort.

They stayed there the rest of the day and things were becoming very depressing for Klaus, Elijah and Hayley as they kept a close eye on Lola so she wouldn't run off. Klaus had a couple of drinks with Elijah, while Hayley just sat there and watched them. Tired as they all were, they decided to head back to the mansion. Elijah and Lola went on ahead and Klaus grabbed Hayley's arm. "Love…I…" "Klaus, it's okay. I am moving back in." she whispered to him and Klaus smiled. "I am relieved to hear that, little wolf." Hayley pointed a finger at him warningly. "But no mouth breathing bodyguards. No telling me what to do, Klaus." Klaus smiled and nodded. "All I ask is that the child is kept safe, Hayley." He then moved forward and caressed her cheek softly. "And that you are kept safe too. Promise me that you will stay out of trouble." Hayley was shocked by the feeling she got when he touched her face but she nodded, and looked unaffected but from the way her heart starting beating faster and faster by the minute, she realized that she was not doing a good job at hiding things from him. He looked directly where her breasts were and where her heart was beating very fast. He looked as if he was about to say something as he opened his mouth and Hayley was looking at him imploringly and he shut his mouth afterwards. He didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable and she appreciated that. He pulled his hand away and noticed how she was starting to yawn. "My, my, you're just as tired as the little one." Hayley covered her mouth to yawn peacefully before saying, "Klaus, what are we going to do with Lola? I don't want her to go back to the bayou." Klaus raised his eyebrows. "Is that so?" Hayley immediately stopped him from talking. "Please, I know how you feel about this and about having a stray in your home, but she is not a stray, Klaus. She could be part of our family. She was abandoned. Who would know more about that other than you and me?" Klaus smiled and whispered, "I can't think of anyone, love." "We are kindred spirits. Can we please keep her? Can she live with us permanently, please?" She added the please in hope that it would warm his heart the way she wanted. Klaus shook his head as he watched her. "How do you like to manipulate me in such ways, little wolf? It's emotional blackmail, sweetheart." Hayley ran her hand through her hair and Klaus stopped it. "She is staying with us." he told her and she smiled at him in a genuine way. "Thank you, Klaus. Thank you so much." "No need to thank me, love. Now come along. You need rest." He whispered and scooped her up in his arms, bridal style. Hayley was very confused. What was he doing? She asked him and he grinned at her. "As the mother of my child, you deserve to be treated as such." She felt a little weak and she didn't like that, but against her better judgment, she let him carry her the rest of the way home.