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Hayley was drying her hair with a towel and walking around her and Elijah's designated bedroom. She was about to put clothes over her grey lace underwear and bra when she glanced at the corner of the room where her suitcase sat. Elijah hadn't had time to get her an entire new wardrobe. He only got her the necessities. But Hayley still managed to make a mess of the corner, shirts and pants thrown around it. Then she looked around and realized that she had made a clutter of the entire room. Elijah would have kept it in perfectly neat condition if he had been. But there were more dire things at the top of his priorities, like making sure Hayley was alive.

Without even thinking, she started cleaning up the large and extravagant room. After all, they were still guests in Niklaus' mansion. But she didn't ignore that this was a desperate attempt to get her mind off the fact that all of the originals were in danger and Elijah was still nowhere to be found. As she was bent over to pick up a pair of shoes, her back was to the door. She instantly heard someone's entrance. But she stopped herself from getting excited with the hope of it being Elijah. Hayley knew his footsteps and these did not belong to him. They were right behind her now, clearly trying to sneak up on her. She pretended to be ignorant of their presence. Then, when she could practically feel their breath on her neck, she whipped around and latched her hand around their throat. Hayley slammed them to the ground. Her eyes barely widened in surprise when she realized it were Kol.

"Guess I'm not as easy to sneak up on as you thought." She said softly. Without trying, one of her eyebrows rose at the comment.

Kol had a giant smirk on. "Maybe I should let you pin me down more often." He sighed at her with a spark in his eyes that expressed his seductive meaning. He didn't try to be discreet as his eyes went up and down her body. Hayley glanced down, realizing she was straddling him to the floor while she'd forgotten that she was only wearing her underwear. She shook her head and quickly moved off him with embarrassment.

But as soon as she was standing back up, Kol pushed her into the corner of the room. It caught her off guard. For a moment, she thought she'd upset him by attacking him. But then she read his face and saw no anger written on it. Instead, there was amusement. Then she saw the dominance. His chest was just barely touching her own. And even with Hayley's height, she still had to look up to make eye contact with Kol. He wanted her to understand that he was the alpha here. She had no control. If he so wished, he could take her right now. He didn't have feelings for her. If anything, he liked what he saw in only a lustful way. But was it really so surprising after he'd been locked in a coffin for almost a century? Kol smirked, seeing that she was seeing his point.

He stepped back and Hayley let out a slow and silent exhale. "Is there a reason you came up here Kol? Or were you just bored as usual?" Her voice was deep from the little surge of fear that had shocked her just a moment ago. But now she was trying to regain her normal bearing.

"Nik successfully broke the link. We are separate once again." Kol said with that mischievous gleam still in his eyes.

Hayley became relieved, but then another thought occurred. "And Bonnie…did-"

"The witch is fine." He added, bored and slightly annoyed with her concern.

Then a figure appeared in the doorway. Hayley looked over Kol's shoulder to see Klaus glaring at his brother. She looked back at the younger Mikaelson and could tell that Kol sensed his brother's presence without even turning around.

"What's going on?" Klaus asked them, but his glare still tore into Kol's back. He expected him to answer.

"Oh, nothing." Kol responded still looking avidly at Hayley. "I was just sharing the good news of our connection being broken." Then his voice lightened. "What a dread it would have been, allowing all of your dooms to affect me." He smiled at Klaus before leaving the room as if it wasn't strange at all how his brother had found them.

Hayley watched Kol exit and then her eyes went to the floor, refusing to meet Nik's questioning gaze. He looked at her. But in a completely different way than Kol just had. Klaus' gaze was filled with concern and a little anger. She walked past him and hastily grabbed a t-shirt and leather leggings, now feeling uncomfortable. Klaus didn't bother asking her what had happened. She wouldn't tell him the truth anyway; just shrug it off as usual.

"If he bothers you again, you will tell me immediately." He growled.

"Why would Kol bother me?" Hayley instantly responded, pretending to be oblivious. "What would you do anyway? Dagger him again?"

"Well, it turns out Damon Salvatore stole the only dagger I had left." He stepped toward her. "You see… all the vervain is out of his system. I could ask him anything and force him to tell the truth now. It makes things quite easier." Then he smirked at her. "We could have some real fun with him if you'd like."

Hayley narrowed her eyes. "Sorry. But I'd rather find Elijah then torture someone. I know it's shocking." Then she saw Nik's playful smile vanish. She crossed her arms and stepped towards him. "Does it really not bother you at all that Elijah and Finn are basically missing? Don't you care?" She could tell that her accusations were making him uncomfortable. But it didn't stop her. "Just as long as it doesn't affect you, right?"

"Don't start, Hayley." He warned her. But she rolled her eyes and walked past him out of the room. She went downstairs. Her feet started toward the front door and that's when she decided to go look for Elijah herself.

But she stopped abruptly when she walked past the doors of the ballroom where Damon was being kept. There was no way they would let him go. Hayley took in a deep breath and quickly walked toward the doors. She shoved them open. The lights were lower and the sun was starting to set, so the room was no even gloomier than before. Damon's seemed to have dropped his head even more than before. The pool of blood had spread further on the plastic tarp. But it seemed like he had been left alone to suffer.

Hayley started to believe he was passed out when he didn't respond to her entrance. A part of her wanted to tell him that she'd helped Elena. But another part of him wanted him to believe the worst had happened to her. Even if she did want to tell the truth, Hayley didn't know how to go about it without causing a scene or someone overhearing. She realized it was a mistake coming here to see Damon again. All it did was make her feel guilty and she didn't want to speak to him about Elena anyway. But what if they kill him and he dies believing he couldn't save the girl he loved, she thought. But Hayley shook her head. She didn't have time for this. They wouldn't kill him tonight. That was too simple and easy. Both Rebekah and Klaus wanted him to suffer. But just when Hayley turned to leave, she was facing Rebekah. She let out a little gasp at seeing the original.

"You helped her, didn't you?" The original snapped at her.

Hayley took a step backward and heard the chains moving behind her. Damon must have woken up from his blackout. "Helped who?" She responded quickly. If she hadn't been so surprised by Rebekah's entrance, she would have sounded more convincing. After all, she was a brilliant liar.

"Elena!" She said, taking an aggressive step toward Hayley. "What were you doing in here? Going to save him next?" She gestured toward Damon. "You found Elena and brought her back to them. There's no way it could have been Elijah."

Hayley gained her courage. Rebekah might be an original. But she believed she'd give a good fight. Out of all the originals, their sister was the one she was sure that she didn't fear. "Even if I did, what are you gonna do about it?" She whispered angrily. Then she shoved past Rebekah who looked like she wanted to rip out her hair.

Hayley was breathing heavily as soon as she stepped outside. That mansion was slowly making her lose her mind. Why were they always trying to kill someone? And why was someone always trying to kill the originals? Klaus should just leave Mystic Falls. Screw the doppelgänger. Just leave. Everything would be easier without a threat constantly hanging over his and his family's head from the Salvatores.

Hayley stopped walking down the long driveway and realized she had no idea where she planned on going. She wanted to look for Elijah, but she was completely lost on where to even start. If the hybrids couldn't find him, how would she? Hayley shook her head and decided downtown was a good place to start as any. Her hair was still damp from her shower and she threw it into a low and messy bun just to get it out of her way. She was only wearing black liquid leggings and a grey t-shirt that was slightly falling off one shoulder. Her white, high-top Converse shoes were quickly getting dirty from all the sand and gravel she was kicking up by walking down the mansion's long drive. She could feel her cellphone through her front jean pocket, practically begging it to ring. Her eyes slammed shut for just a moment before grabbing it and quickly dialing Elijah's number. There was no hurt in trying again. But she wasn't surprised when he didn't pick up. Except this time it hadn't gone straight to voicemail.

He's moved. She noted. Or someone else has. Her pessimism added.

Hayley took in a deep breath and shot toward town at supernatural pace. She stopped at a discreet spot so no one could see that she had just been moving at a speed no human could match. She came out through the shadows of an alley. The sun had set now and the sky was left with a dark purple tint. Hayley's eyes glanced around the town's square. Dozens of people were walking around, going in and out of shops. But her gaze seemed to linger on the grill longer than anything else. She knew that Elijah wouldn't be there. It wouldn't make sense. But Hayley wondered if she could see if any of the Mystic Falls residents, who weren't aware of the war going on, might have seen him. Or perhaps she could figure out if they were the reason he was missing.

Hayley walked into the grill with a determined expression. She wasn't there to mess around. Her eyes scanned for his familiar face. Meanwhile, girls gave her curious glances and boys had a steady eye on her long legs. Hayley didn't bother noticing either of them because she had spotted Finn and Sage sitting in a booth. Why hadn't he answered them when they called him a dozen times? Then she realized he probably had no idea how to work a cell phone. He undoubtedly didn't even have it with him. The two of them were on the opposite side of the grill. Hayley took a step in their direction but stopped when she saw a smile form on Finn's lips from something Sage had said. It was the first time Hayley saw him do so. Then she was further amazed as he let out a laugh. Her first reaction was to completely interrupt and yell at Finn for disappearing. But she couldn't help but become jealous of their ignorance to the risk him and his entire family was currently facing. Yes, Nik had forced Bonnie to break the binding spell. But that didn't mean the Salvatores had lost the weapon they claimed to have.

Hayley knew she had to intrude on Finn and Sage's alone time eventually. She let them take their second shot of tequila. But then she narrowed her eyes as they instantly spit it out as if they had drunk poison. She took a step toward them but had the slightest hesitation. Then she heard Finn spit out the word, "Vervain!" Hayley instantly knew it wasn't an accident that the herb was slipped in their shots. Her body went straight into hunter approach, looking for the cause. She spotted Stefan Salvatore in the doorway to the alley outside the grill. He wasn't paying her any attention. He was too busy raising his eyebrows at Finn and Sage, who had spotted him also.

The two tried to be discrete as possible as they rushed toward the door Stefan had just exited from. Hayley didn't follow them. Instead, she went right out the front entrance. Finn and Sage might be going right into a trap. Stefan hadn't seen her and she could completely catch him off guard by going to alley from the opposite direction. As soon as she was outside, she raced to the alley without caring who would see her. In the shadows and around the corner, Stefan leaned against the wall with a stake in his hand.

Hayley paused for a moment, looking for any back up he might have. But he seemed to be alone. That's when she heard the door open, Finn and Sage's shifty steps along with it. Stefan took a step around the corner as Finn walked past him. Hayley shot forward as she saw him raise the stake. Her hand reached for his arm with the weapon and just barely stopped his swing. The stake flew out of his grasp and down the stairs just a few feet away. Finn and Sage were aware of what was going on now. But Stefan adjusted to the third opponent quickly. With Hayley behind him and her arm still around his bicep, he grabbed her with his free hand and flipped her over his shoulder. She slammed hard to the cement ground on her back. But Stefan's grip was so tight and rough that he had also dislocated her shoulder and she'd heard a crack in her ribs. She hissed in pain, her eyes shut tightly from the agony as she grabbed at the shoulder with her hand. But she was able to hear someone else had tackled Stefan just feet away.

"Finn, the stake!" Sage yelled at him.

Hayley blinked up at the sky, trying to push the pain to the back of her consciousness. She looked over to see Finn stepping down the stairs, away from her vision. Somehow, she could already feel her body healing itself. Just a few more seconds and she'd be able to move. Stefan struggled against Sage's hold. But she had hundreds of years on him and it was useless. Hayley sat up so she could see down the stairwell and instantly regretted the movement when spikes of pain went across both her shoulder and ribs. A door at the bottom of the stairwell opened up and she immediately recognized Matt and Elena. The doppelgänger had a crossbow in her hand and rapidly shot a stake at Finn when he spotted them. She missed his heart, instead hitting his stomach. Finn let out a groan of pain. Hayley kneeled onto her feet, clenching her jaw through the pain. But just as Finn ripped out the stake, Matt came out of nowhere and rammed another on right into his heart.

Hayley wouldn't have believed what she saw had it not been for Sage letting out a shriek. She moved off of Stefan and raced down the steps. Matt and Elena had already retreated back inside like cowards. Hayley's eyes shot at Stefan. She charged at him, slamming him back onto the ground. He was stronger than her; she always had to remember that. So, as soon as she pinned her, she jammed her fist into his knee. He groaned in pain. Hayley allowed herself a glance at Finn. Sage was crying and whimpering with her knees at her chest. Then Hayley stepped off of Stefan in disbelief as Finn's body erupted into flames. The fire reflected across Hayley's blue-green irises as she stared, completely speechless. "No." She barely whispered. Stefan slowly got up and allowed himself one look at the dead original before disappearing. Sage crawled away from her lover's body as it became embedded in flames. Hayley just stood and watched in horror, unable to move or do anything to help. There was no way of helping. Finn was dead. He was gone forever.

It felt like hours before Hayley could finally wake up from her shock. She slowly went down the steps to Sage, trying to ignore Finn's burning body. "Sage, we can't do anything. Let's go." She said softly with a hand on her shoulder. But Sage didn't even acknowledge her. "I'm so sorry. But, Sage…we have to go. Please." Hayley urged further. She tried to pull her up slowly.

But Sage quickly broke away from her. "Don't touch me!" She snapped. Hayley put up her hands and backed away. Sage got up and went up the steps with a new determination. Troy, one of her prodigies, came running toward her. Hayley leapt up the stairs. She had to stay at Sage's side. It was obvious a new surge of rage had taken over.

"What happened?" Troy gasped, looking down at Finn's body.

"We're going to pay a little visit to the Salvatores." Sage growled.

Hayley's eyes widened. "What? No! Sage you can't!"

Sage finally looked at her. The light that had been in her eyes was replaced by hate and wrath. It was like she was a completely different person from the one Hayley saw laughing and smiling just a few minutes ago. "Oh, yeah? Watch me." Sage countered as she raised an eyebrow at the younger vampire. Then she regarded Troy. "Come on."

Hayley panicked as the two raced away. But she took in a deep breath and followed. With her speed, she easily caught up with them. She had to at least try and stop her from killing them. Enough death had happened in this stupid rivalry. No one else should die. Enough was enough.

They were at the Salvatore's boarding house in seconds. Hayley realized she'd only been there just that morning. Stefan was right outside, making his way toward the front door. Sage spotted immediately and grabbed him. "Sage, stop!" Hayley shot. But it was useless. The older vampire dragged Stefan toward the front of the house. She kicked open the door and flung him inside as if he was a rag doll. Hayley moved so she stood right behind Sage, who sauntered inside.

"Ding dong." She said darkly to Caroline and Elena. Caroline started toward her, but Sage already expected her. She backhanded the young vampire with enough force to knock her to the ground. "I'm not here for you." Sage snapped. Then she looked at Stefan who was still on the floor. "I'm here for him."

Elena, recognizing that she could do nothing, started toward the door so she could leave and find help. Troy came out of nowhere, blocking her exit. "I don't think so." He said casually. Elena then spotted Hayley over his shoulder. She looked just as panicked and worried as the doppelgänger. Hayley pushed past her and further into the house so she could see what terrors Sage would force.

"I meant to kill him, Sage." Stefan gasped in pain while he was still on his knees.

"Oh, you remember me!" Sage snapped in return as she kicked him in the ribs. "Good! Then you know I like to go all ten rounds!"

Hayley was about to yell at her to stop. But she noticed Sage started coughing and almost choking. Then she moved the back of her hand to her nose and saw that there was blood on it. "Sage?" Troy asked with concern as he held Elena back. Sage looked sickly, as if she'd caught a virus in the matter of seconds. Hayley didn't know what to do. She was lost on helping Sage kill Stefan or stopping her with the risk of Stefan killing her himself. Stefan seemed to catch on that there was something wrong with her. Sage threw a punch and Stefan caught it easily. Then he tossed her to the floor. That wasn't supposed to happen. He shouldn't be able to overpower her so easily.

"Troy, help me!" Sage gasped in between her cough ups of blood. Troy let go of Elena and took a step toward her only to start coughing in a fit himself. Elena, Stefan, Caroline, and Hayley watched in utter confusion at what was happening. But Hayley was horrified. It was obviously they were dying, but why?

"What…is…happening to me?" Sage stuttered as she lay on her back while her body pulsated in pain. Then her skin dried up and her veins could be seen through her new, pale skin. Hayley swore she saw the last shred of life disappear from her eyes. She slowly backed away towards the front door, her eyes never leaving Sage's dead body. The other three didn't even pay her any attention. They were too stunned from the two vampire's laying dead in front of them. Hayley looked at Sage on last second before racing away as fast as she possibly could.

"Where the bloody hell have you been?" Klaus almost shouted at Elijah. The eldest brother had just walked through the front doors and was instantly met with his half-brother and his angry defiance.

"My business is my own." Elijah replied darkly without looking at him.

This seemed to set of Klaus even more. He stepped closer, getting right in his brother's face. "It is when you go kidnapping my doppelgänger behind my back!" He snapped at him. "Rebekah let it slip when she was fuming about Hayley sneaking out and rescuing the girl herself."

Now Elijah's attention was caught. "Excuse me?" He asked quickly. It wasn't that Hayley had rescued Elena; it was that she'd found out about him abducting her. His eyes raced around the mansion. "Where is she?" Klaus took a step back and glowered with a tilt of his head. He didn't even want to tell him.

"Out searching for you." A voice said above, on the catwalk. Elijah's eyes snapped upward to see Kol. "She refused to stay here…thought you were in some kind of danger. I may be behind modern times, but I believe you're supposed to answer those cell phones." He said with a wink and smirk.

Elijah looked at Klaus, hoping Kol was fooling him. But the glare and small hint of worry were easily read in the hybrid's eyes. But just before Elijah could dread and leave immediately to find her, the front doors flew open.

Hayley slowly walked inside. Her eyes fell on Elijah and she hurried toward him. He met her halfway, enveloping her thin frame into his arms. Then he realized she was shaking. He pulled away, but his hands cupped her face still.

"Finn…he's-he's dead. I tried to help. I tried to-to save him." Hayley practically whimpered. Klaus' posture tightened when he heard what she said. And Kol's smirk was wiped off his face. He stopped leaning on the railing above and quickly walked down the stairs to join them.

"What are you talking about?" Elijah said softly.

"They ambushed them at the grill. I was there…looking for you. Stefan lured them to the alley. Matt, Elena, and him all had stakes. It happened so fast."

Klaus stepped even closer. "But it was just a stake. He didn't die."

Hayley's gaze flickered to him. "His body set on fire. There's nothing left of him." That's when he knew she was speaking the truth. He had seen it before…when he killed Mikael. When an original truly died, nothing remained of them. They were nothing but ash. Hayley looked back at Elijah. "Sage is dead too."

"They killed her too?" Kol asked.

Hayley stepped away from Elijah so she could address all of them. She looked into each and every one of their eyes. Then she took in a deep breath. "They didn't kill her." She whispered. "She just died. So did that guy she turned." The three brothers looked at each other, confused as to what it all meant. "I-I think when an original vampire dies, every one made from them dies too." Hayley whispered, terrified by her own theory.

"That's absurd." Kol commented, rolling his eyes at the drama. Elijah and Klaus simply looked at one another, silently communicating if her idea was even possible.

"What other explanation is there?" Hayley shouted from her frustration. "You didn't see! It was horrible! All of it happened so fast. She started coughing up blood and before anyone could figure out what was going on, both her and the vampire she made were on the floor dead!"

"Hayley…" Elijah started. His tone was trying to be comforting. It wasn't that he didn't believe her theory; he just thought she was in slight shock.

"Don't look at me like I'm crazy!" She shouted before he could say any more. "I know what I saw!" Then her relief from seeing him safe earlier disappeared as if it had never been there. "Where were you? You disappeared for hours!" She accused him angrily. Then her voice lowered and shook a little. "I thought they killed you…that something horrible had happened."

Elijah instantly became guilty. His shoulders dropped at her claims. Had the tables been turned, he would have flustered over finding her. He would have thought the worst had come just like she had.

"Were you too busy taking Elena to pick up your goddamn phone?" Hayley whispered heatedly before she started for the stairs. This time, Elijah wouldn't let Klaus stop him from following after her. If he had just talked to her before, everything would have been different. He wouldn't have left the mansion in anger. He wouldn't have kidnapped Elena. He wouldn't have done something stupid.

Hayley walked into their bedroom and stopped when she heard that Elijah had followed. With her back to the door, she closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose. "What would it have done, Elijah? Would killing her have made all of this any better?" She slowly turned around to face him.

"I never intended to kill Elena." Elijah said delicately.

"I don't believe you." She shushed.

"What do you want from me, Hayley?" He retorted sharply without meaning to as he walked closer. He couldn't take her judgment any longer.

"You're turning into everything they believe you are. What did you think you were doing…an eye for an eye? You're not this person, Elijah. You're not what your family's turned you into or what this town has." She pointed out to him softly.

"Well then who am I?" He challenged roughly.

Hayley ran her fingers through her hair while she stared at the ground. "I just…" Then she stopped and looked at him. Tears had filled her eyes. A couple slid down her cheeks. Elijah never hated himself more than seeing how beautifully sad she looked when she cried. Especially when she was crying all because of him. "I just want you to be the man who walked home an abandoned child…who gave a young girl a chance." She paused. "The one who saved me from myself."

I think I've become nocturnal.

This is weird.

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