A/N: Double length chapter to celebrate 50,000 views :3 You guys are so awesome so thank you!
P.S - Title inspired by song "Fallout"by one of my favourite bands Marianas Trench.
~ God damn polite and composed
And I know you see me,
And you're making it look so easy ~
Chapter 35: Fallout
Hayley manoeuvred her way around the kitchen enjoying the strange emptiness of the house. Klaus and Marcel had, as strange as it sounded, gone to church and then Rebekah had hurriedly left soon after. That left Hayley and Elijah as the only family members in the house remaining. Hence this was a rare occurrence and so a treasured one too.
Hayley had discovered all too well that The Mikaelsons were nothing less than the average bunch of siblings, with or without crazy witch issues at hand and so any moment of peace was much welcomed, especially in her condition, her hormones where really driving her mad. They seemed to settle on waking up whenever they pleased.
"Stupid chemicals." Hayley growled in annoyance before exhaling deeply.
Additionally, any time with Elijah without having to be on edge every second was much invited too, he was as ever the noble big brother and still lived by his dignified ways. Hayley chuckled at the thought of him but then her smile faded and her eyebrows scrunched in thought as she remembered something.
She had been meaning to speak to him for quite some time now but something always seemed to come up. She still wasn't sure why he had been in such a hurry to leave on the night of the harvest but one thing for sure she knew that whatever it was, it was still bothering him in some way.
Hayley pushed this to the back of her mind because it really was beginning to bother her now. Just knowing something was wrong but not quite being able to put her finger on it...
She shook her head now brushing off the thought and instead opened the fridge, browsing for something that would satisfy her baby's cravings.
She also wondered where Elijah actually even was because she was quite certain he'd be awake by now and hadn't heard him leave to go anywhere.
"He'll be down soon." She told herself as her eyes ran along the fridge's shelves and found she was much too enticed by it's contents than to be influenced by paranoia.
Hayley lips however soon fell into a pout as she was unable to find something that particularly caught her eye. Her stomach grumbled a little and her hand landed upon her bump like a reflex as she whined in irritation.
"Hungry?" A voice then distracted her and she looked up to find something that most definitely caught her eye.
Hayley found her lips gradually beginning to curve as her eyes lit up.
Elijah stood leaning at the doorframe dressed immaculately as usual but still never falling to dazzle her. He was dressed in a plain black suit, tailored to perfection of course, with not a crease in sight. Hayley wondered how he upped his style on occasions and hoped she'd live to witness this in future. Her eyes continued to shine brightly and then a hidden smirk played upon her lips as she fought the urge to sway.
She then noticed Elijah's proud expression and shook herself from her little day dream.
"Jeez when did I become so soft?" Hayley muttered to herself inside in a scolding tone.
"Uh huh." She then hastily replied to Elijah before swiftly turning back to the fridge to fiddle with some boxes of whatnot in an hopeless attempt to recover.
She took one out turning it over to examine it.
Elijah's traced the bottom of his lip dropping his gaze for a second to smile at the ground amused at her behaviour.
"Klaus and Marcel have gone to church." She told him looking up briefly.
"And Rebekah left just before you came." She then added more slowly.
Elijah eyes flickered up once again when she spoke and he nodded at her comments while approaching her and expertly sliding next to her so that they were only a few mere inches apart. He then slyly took the box from her grasp and returned it to the fridge as Hayley's eyes narrowed, trying to work out what he was up too.
"I know what you're up to." She artfully lied flashing him a fierce look of confidence.
"And what may that be?" Elijah replied with a cover of confusion as he leaned towards her ever so gradually.
Hayley looked away.
She felt a wave of want that she knew would never change when it came to him and then a dose of frustration fell forth as she recalled Elijah's stance on the situation.
"Damn hormones." Hayley cursed inside as she felt herself grow warmer by the intimacy.
And then, "Why he making this more difficult?" she thought angrily.
Elijah noticed her irritance and then sighed lightly at reading such a reaction, knowing exactly what it meant.
He then suddenly made a decision, reacting completely in that moment.
Elijah slammed the fridge door and tugged Hayley by her wrist towards him so that she was caught by surprise; not that the sound of the fridge snapping shut hadn't done that already. He then moved closer forcing her onto the cool smooth surface and successfully captured her, sliding his hand to cradle her head as his lips crushed onto hers in ardour. Hayley moaned into his mouth kissing him back hungrily pleased by such a turn in behavior.
Elijah's hand then slipped away and Hayley's mind screamed with disappointment.
"No, not now, you can't do that." She thought wildly.
However Elijah's hands only slipped down to lift her and he carried her to the counter his mouth still firmly locked upon hers. His mouth then trailed from the corner of her mouth to down the side of her neck planting kisses as he went until she hummed for his return.
Hayley's hands ran to the nape of his neck and then to the back of his head as she pulled him back to face her but just as their mouths were to meet her stomach decided to rumble as loudly as possible. Hayley froze her eyes widening and she didn't need to wait to know what would happen next.
Elijah moved back regulating his breathing.
"Elijah I don't want breakfast." Hayley explained breathlessly in a warning tone but she knew it was too late.
Elijah gave her his firm look of reasoning.
"Noble – Overprotective – "Hayley began to curse inside as she slipped off the kitchen counter and stubbornly walked past him a pout plastered onto her face.
"Hayley." Elijah sighed in his explanatory tone as he held her arm to hold her back from sauntering away.
Hayley flashed him her fierce look, lips pursed and eyebrows raised and although he counteracted it with negotiation she still remained firm.
"Hayley, we discussed this." He spoke sadly and Hayley's expression in turn softened. She knew, she agreed, she understood, her emotions just seemed to be on a rollercoaster and even she couldn't decipher them at times.
"I know. Elijah. " She replied. "Don't worry, I'm just all over the place these days." She explained trying to reassure him.
"Can I have breakfast now?" she then asked eagerly and he smiled.
"I thought you didn't want breakfast?" Elijah teased and Hayley rolled her eyes.
"Take a seat." He offered and Hayley obliged glad the atmosphere had softened.
Elijah then rapidly retrieved the milk from the fridge and placed it on the breakfast table as Hayley watched blinking. He then also just as swiftly selected a bag of granola.
Hayley watched him happily, she wasn't used to people caring about her as much as he did and she forgot sometimes in her stubborn lone wolf ways, how much she actually valued him.
"There's no need to vamp all over the place." She replied smiling sincerely.
"You're hungry and I think my niece is too." He answered like there was no other way about it.
However her mind then lingered onto her previous worries and Elijah noticed her change in expression from the corner of his eye.
Hayley's mouth hung open in hesitation, trying to think of the words to speak when suddenly her eyes caught the bag of granola that Elijah was now pouring into a bowl while waiting for her to speak.
Suddenly all thoughts vanished and all she saw was food.
"That's my favourite! I thought someone had jacked it again." she exclaimed and Elijah smiled as she continued to explain the case of missing cereal.
"I know." He told her while unscrewing the milk bottle and pouring in just the right amount.
Hayley looked down at her bowl hungrily and her eyes then searched left and right.
Elijah watched her amused before holding a spoon in front of her which she grabbed eagerly before immediately tucking in.
"What were you about to say?" Elijah then asked carefully a little while after.
Hayley looked up. She paused for a second or two in silence. "Well it's more ask." She replied slowly.
Elijah raised an eyebrow which was enough for Hayley to continue.
"Elijah, what was bothering you on the night of the harvest?" she asked bluntly and Elijah tensed slightly on hearing this question but sighed on finally realising what had been bothering her since he had had an inkling that something was.
He walked over to the counter and placed his hand over hers before opening his mouth to speak.
Just then however he was interrupted by a vampire nearing the kitchen.
"Umm I think there's something you should see." He spoke and they realised it was Diego speaking.
Elijah turned to glare at the intruder who eyed both Elijah and Hayley who slowly slipped her hand from beneath Elijah's.
"I'm coming. But next time can you try and refrain from so rudely intruding." Elijah spoke authoritatively though the urgency on Diego's grave looking face already had told him that this was something important.
He replied with a single nod.
Elijah then turned to Hayley whose face flashed with confusion.
"What's happened?" she wondered aloud.
"I'd appreciate you staying here." Elijah instructed indirectly and Hayley opened her mouth to protest.
He then left in a hurry before she could say anything else.
Hayley huffed and then stubbornly leapt off the stool to find out what was going on.
"Elijah what is it?" she asked worriedly as she neared him in the yard crouched down and examining something.
As she neared the crowd she realised what all the fuss was about.
Papa Tunde's body lay on the ground lifeless and covered in blood.
"We need to move him into the compound." Elijah announced and then he turned to find Hayley not at all surprised by her presence. She moved to his side with folded arms as Diego and another daywalkers carried out this instruction.
"We don't want an audience." Elijah muttered to himself as she walked behind the body.
Hayley then caught sound of Diego calling Klaus on the phone.
"He'll be here soon." Elijah spoke watching her line of sight and of course he was right as Klaus strode in not too long after with Marcel at his side. They all knew this was something serious.
Klaus surveyed the site on entering his eyes slowly falling upon Hayley and Elijah for a brief second or so. He then yelled a few commands making people leave before nearing his brother who still continued to observe the body in thought.
Klaus's stare fell upon Hayley inquisitively and she realised that this was or would turn into a vampire lock down threat.
"I'll be in my room." She replied leaving the scene but not because she was following his order; she had something to check and soon began making her own calculations about the event.
"Can I get you anything brother, a magnifying glass, a pipe perhaps?" Klaus then asked with his usual impatience and sarcasm.
"If you have a theory that you would like to share with us Niklaus?" Elijah replied certainly not amused.
"Back in the day if the witches wanted to send a threat they'd just kill a chicken and leave it on your doorstep." Marcel explained.
"It's rather a large and ominous chicken wouldn't you say."Elijah answered his own sarcastic side seeping through.
"Papa Tunde defeated Rebekah with ease almost got the two of us as well." Klaus spoke gesturing towards Marcel and agitation in his gestures were eloquent.
"If he was supposed to be their prize fighter why leave him dead in our front yard." He then mused as Rebekah now ambled in.
"Well don't you all look cheery?" she replied so that the sarcasm in the room was now reaching it's limit.
She then began speaking before anyone else could first.
"Listen to this, a girl literally exploded from a grave today as Sabine was giving her tour of the city of the dead." She recounted instantly catching everyone's attention.
"It was Monique Deveraux." She then added at the end leaving everyone even more puzzled.
"What?" Klaus spat irritated.
"The tourist's thought it was part of the show but the witches are celebrating like it was some kind of bloody miracle." Rebekah explained.
"Well maybe it is?" Marcel mused aloud so that all turned to face him.
"They think that all hope is lost but now suddenly a harvest girl is resurrected. This is how we're gonna get Davina back. Kill the witch who took her place." He continued determination laced in his tone.
"I have a theory about who one of them could be." Another voice then spoke causing everyone to turn around.
Hayley walked down the steps her hand grasping a large drawing that everyone recognised. She knew they were Davina's drawings but who had pieced them together? As much as she tried to deny it she was quite sure of whom this was.
"Celeste." She spoke confidently hiding her inner resentment. She had found this in Elijah's office and clearly by the looks of it everyone already knew about it, except her.
Elijah looked at her now, regretting immediately about not being completely open. Hayley had asked for updates after her return but he had purposely not mentioned this, despite knowing all too well that secrets only caused trouble and now he swallowed and closed his eyes briefly before reopening them but Hayley hadn't looked at him once.
"I mean it's gotta be, Davina was trying to tell us, she was drawing these pictures. She was warning us that a great evil was coming." Hayley spoke quickly not wanting to meet eye contact with Elijah.
Klaus was the first to reply.
"First Papa Tunde returns to settle old scores, now your murdered lover is back." He announced straining the word lover just slightly too much to cause Elijah's frame to tense and Hayley teeth to bite.
"This isn't witches attacking vampires; they're declaring war on us." He breathed.