Thanks as always for all the wonderful reviews and alerts. This might be too fluffy for Klaus but I couldn't resist. :)
Title: Sunday afternoon
author: Cindy Ryan
pairings: Klaus/Hayley
timeline: Future au
To the outside world it looked like a normal father and daughter enjoying a walk on a warm spring sunday afternoon. To Klaus that's what it felt like. Hayley had an appointment in downtown New Orleans to get her hair cut and styled. With the nice weather Klaus had taken the opportunity to spend time with Emily. It was hard to believe she was almost three.
Being part vampire and werewolf Emily had been walking steadily by the time she turned two. Now there was just a time or two where she faltered because her feet couldn't keep up with her energy. Klaus's right hand closed around Emiily's left as they walked along the sidewalk. His fingers brushed against her daylight ring. The ring had a spell placed into it so it'd grow with her so it wouldn't have to be constantly resized.
Spying something at the end of the street Klaus smiled. He stopped and knelt down so he was eye level with his daughter. Emily smiled at him.
"What do you say, sweetheart, want some ice cream?"Klaus asked with a grin.
Emily's face lit up and she nodded. "Sprinkles?"
Klaus laughed as he stood tousling his daughter's brown hair as he did. "Yes, luv, I'm sure they have sprinkles."
Picking Emily up Klaus tucked her onto his left hip and secured his left arm around her and continued walking.
Fifteen minutes later Klaus and Emily sat on the bench outside the small ice cream shop. Emily's face was already messy covered with chocolate ice cream and a few multi-colored sprinkles. Klaus took out his phone and took a picture. He sent it to Hayley, Rebekah and Elijah.
Chuckling Klaus watched as Emily tried to keep a wayward sprinkle from toppling from the edge of the sugar cone. It teetered for a second as Emily moved in with her finger. She caught it at the last moment and triumphantly placed it messily back on the ice cream.
"Good job."Klaus complimented with an amazed shake of his head.
Klaus watched as Emily finished the sweet treat. His daughter was watching people go by and just enjoying the day. The hybrid knew it was moments like this that Elijah had been constantly telling him to slow down and enjoy. Grudgingly Klaus had to admit at least to himself Elijah had been right. It'd been a wonderful afternoon and he found himself looking forward to the rest of the day.
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