Thanks as always for the reviews so glad you guys are enjoying this AU. :) After this week's episode I needed some fluff. Uncle Elijah fluff :)
title: pancakes
author: Cindy Ryan
timeline: future au
pairings: Klaus/Hayley
On a monday morning Hayley Marshall awoke to an absolutely heavenly smell. It took the werewolf only a few seconds to identify the odors as pancakes and coffee. While it wasn't unusual for food to be cooked in the Originial household Hayley was usually the one attempting it. If Klaus was in a rare mood or bored he prepared Hayley and Emily lunch. Hayley knew Klaus and Rebekah were out of town and Elijah was away on separate business and wasn't due back until tomorrow. This led Hayley to the obvious conclusion somebody was home early.
Kicking off the covers Hayley dressed quickly. She ran a brush through her hair and brushed her teeth. Then she went to the small bedroom next door to get Emily only to discover her daughter wasn't there. That would explain the pancake smell Hayley thought with a grin which also narrowed her list of suspects to who the mystery cook was.
Elijah smiled at his niece as Emily sat at in her highchair which he had positioned near the kitchen's breakfast bar. He had arrived home a day early and had stopped by to check on Emily and Hayley to find his niece wide awake. Making a decision to let Hayley sleep in a bit longer Elijah had quickly put his coat and suitcase in his room. He returned to Emily and picked her up and carried her downstairs. That was when the idea of making breakfast had struck him.
"If these don't turn out I'm not to blame you know."Elijah commented as he flipped a pancake from the griddle section of the cooktop encased in the breakfast bar.
Emily giggled occupied with the toys spread on the tray of her highchair.
"Breakfast is not usually the meal I prepare."Elijah continued then stopped as he put the cooked pancake on a plate. "Sorry that was an untended bad vampire joke."
"I don't think she minds."Hayley interjected as she stepped into the kitchen and walked to Emily placing a kiss on her daughter's forehead.
"Did we wake you?"Elijah asked with concern. "That was not my intent."
Hayley smiled and shook her head. "The wonderful smells did."
"I'll let you be the first to have an Elijah special cinnamon pancake."The Original stated with a hesitant smile.
"If it's half as good as it smells."Hayley murmured as she accepted the plate. "I'm glad I was right on who was home early. Emily missed her Uncle Elijah."
"I missed her too."Elijah replied as he poured more batter on the griddle. "And you as well. Are you going to leave me in suspense Hayley?"
Hayley grinned and showed the vampire her empty plate. "I'll have another and Emily will definitely love them."
Elijah laughed. A few minutes later Emily was happily tearing apart two pancakes as Hayley dug into her own stack.
"This was really nice, Elijah, thank you."Hayley commented between bites.
Elijah shut the griddle off and put the dishes in the sink. He turned back and smiled at the werewolf.
"I'm glad you both enjoyed my cooking."Elijah replied.
"We did."Hayley responded as she stood.
She retrieved a hand towel from the sink and dabbed it with water from the faucet. Hayley returned to her daughter and began to wipe the two year old's face clean of pancake.
"I think Emily's wearing more of your cooking than she ate."Hayley stated with a laugh.
"She had fun that's what counts."Elijah commented.
"She always has fun with her Uncle Elijah."Hayley replied as she met Elijah's gaze. "You're good with her."
Elijah nodded watching as Hayley finished cleaning Emily and picked the girl out of her highchair. He was grateful now as he always was that Hayley had allowed the Originals to be a part of Emily's life. She could've done things so differently but Hayley understood the importance of family. Elijah hoped she knew that moments like these were his way of thanking her. Time with his niece was something Elijah would always treasure.
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