Klaymonth Day 12: First Fight
It was a night like no other, thunder everywhere as New Orleans sat in darkness. At the edge of the city, there were a couple of the town's finest people drinking and having a bit of fun. At the cabin, Hayley, Klaus, Camille, Rebekah, Marcel and Elijah were drinking and smiling at one another. It had been a long year, with Hope missing and Hayley's transition into a hybrid. Things have changed and the people have changed. Rebekah took another gulp of whisky and said, "I say we play a game!" Hayley and Camille groaned and then giggled at the thought of that. Rebekah was the drunkest of them all, but it didn't stop Marcel from kissing her and loving her and keeping her warm next to him. They were one happy couple. Things couldn't have been said the same way about Elijah and Hayley.
They've broken apart after a year of misery, realizing how unfit they are together. Elijah moved on to the person he trusted the most, and became his closest friend, Camille. The two fell in love and recently began a romantic relationship. It wasn't like Hayley wasn't okay with Elijah seeing someone else. She made it clear that they shouldn't be together, especially when she felt like she was falling for someone else, but just seeing him with someone else felt weird, and especially since that someone was her close friend, Cami.
Klaus also had a smirk on his face as he watched Elijah and Camille together. They were perfect together but Klaus also felt an unnecessary urge to break them apart, even though he and Camille had never planned on getting romantically involved. Maybe Klaus just couldn't stand to see Elijah happy and in a relationship while he recently started pinning for someone, someone close to him. He was pinning for her to be next to him and love him as the other two couples were doing and Klaus and Hayley sat across from each other, avoiding the other's gaze. Too many things have happened and they couldn't get into them right now and not like this. Hayley remembered the night she found something sweet on her bed, a special daylight ring for her and a note. It was the day she truly felt like a newborn hybrid. The note told her that she was ready and that Klaus wanted to speak with her about their current and complicated relationship. Hayley just ignored the note and focused on the ring, choosing not to meet with him to discuss.
"What game?" Camille finally asked as Elijah put a hand around her shoulders and held her close, smiling. "Truth or dare and when you're drunk, it's even better." Rebekah responded, smirking at everyone. "Sister, I think you've drank enough." Elijah warned her. Marcel scoffed. "Just let her be, Elijah. It's alright! We decided to have this little outing away from the drama of the city. This abandoned cabin seems cozy and we can do whatever the hell we want, right? I got her. She's my girl." Rebekah smiled and exclaimed, "Bottom's up!" before getting tequila shots down her throat. "Let's play! Who's first?" Rebekah said in a groggy voice, looking around. Camille sighed and got herself another sip of her drink. "Maybe this isn't such a good idea. My friends and I played this once and it ended badly." she whispered but Rebekah ignored her. "Who's it going to be?"
Elijah cleared his throat and Rebekah looked immediately towards her brother. "Elijah, dear, truth or dare?" Elijah took another sip of his drink and said, "I am not sure I should be playing this with you this drunk, Rebekah." "Oh, come on; loosen up a little, Elijah!" Marcel exclaimed. Klaus smirked and said, "You aren't afraid of a little dare are you brother?" "Truth." Elijah stated and Rebekah said, "Tell me the truth about your relationship with Cami." Camille blushed and Elijah blew her a kiss on the cheek. "There is nothing to tell, Rebekah except the fact that we are happy to be together. We have never felt happier! I am glad this woman is in my life and I am happy with her." Elijah said and kissed Camille one more time. Rebekah sighed and drank some more, only to have her glass snatched away from Hayley. "It's enough." She whispered to her best friend. "Nik, truth or dare!" Rebekah exclaimed so loud, drinking it up. Klaus met Hayley's eyes for the first time that night and smirked at his little sister. "I have a suspicion of what you might ask me if I say Truth, Rebekah and I won't. I am not a coward." Klaus looked at his brother when he said that and then back at his sister.
"Dare!" Rebekah started laughing like a maniac as Camille and Hayley looked at her in shock. They had no idea she could behave like this. "I dare you to unravel your little secret back in Mystic Falls!" Rebekah said, still laughing. Everyone looked at Klaus in surprise at that moment. Klaus' smirk disappeared. Marcel smiled at Rebekah and said, "A dare is a dare. Are you going to play or not?" Klaus still couldn't say anything. He just kept looking into Hayley's hopeless eyes. Hayley felt something in the pit of her stomach. Secret in Mystic Falls. She had a fine idea about what this could be about but chose not to think about it. "Come on, Klaus! What's the big deal! Just say it already. I slept with a pretty blonde and be done with it." Marcel mumbled but everyone heard everything and Cami's eyes shot right up and looked at Hayley. Klaus immediately looked away from Hayley's eyes and Cami put her hand on Hayley's but Hayley pushed away. She didn't know what to think. She just shrugged and got herself another drink from the table and Klaus did the same. She was avoiding eye contact with him but she felt him watching her.
Elijah sensed the tension picking up in the room and Rebekah seemed to revive from being drunk as she lay off the drinks. "Should we move on?" Elijah suggested and everyone nodded. Hayley just looked at the ground with the drink in her hand and Rebekah asked everyone who was next. Marcel kept looking at Hayley and then kept looking at Klaus. He must have gone nuts because of the alcohol and exclaimed, "Come on! How bad can it be! It was just like me and Cami! No strings attached!" Everyone spilled their alcohol. Cami was red and in shock at what Marcel had said. They had slept together a long while ago but she didn't want everyone to know about it. She wasn't even sure Elijah knew about it. From the expression on his face, he clearly didn't.
"What?" Rebekah whispered and Marcel snapped out of it too, finally realizing what he had just confessed. "Rebekah, listen. I didn't think it mattered and…" Before Marcel could finish, Rebekah was already standing up. "I need to…um…get some fresh air." Before anyone knew it, she was gone. Camille looked really ashamed for her with Elijah and Marcel felt guilty. Hayley finally stood up too after a couple of minutes of silence. She put on her shoes, ready to leave the cabin. "Hayley are you okay?" Elijah asked and Hayley nodded slightly, before heading out.
Hayley needed some time to herself. Two bombs have exploded in one simple game. One that hurt Rebekah deeply and Hayley couldn't have anything hurt her best friend, and one that…put some things in perspective and made her think about how wrong her choices in life can be. She walked out of the cabin and into the night. She needed some time to herself. She heard some footsteps behind her and she knew someone was following her. She could sense him right behind her. "Where are you going, little wolf?" he asked in a whisper as he caught up with her. "To get firewood from the shed." Hayley said strictly and now she realized where she must go. The shed was very close and it was dark inside. Hayley found a way to open the lights to see around the place quickly. "Are you mad at me?" Klaus finally asked. "Why would I be mad? I am not mad!" Hayley snapped at him and Klaus took her wrist and forced her to turn around and looked at him. Now, he saw the fury in her eyes and the pain behind them. Klaus rubbed his eyes and sighed. "It was just a stupid misunderstanding, little wolf. Nothing meant anything!" "DID IT?" Hayley yelled in his face and Klaus was taken aback. How dare she yell at him like that? He pulled back and yelled around the place too.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT FROM ME?" "TO KEEP YOUR END OF THE BARGAIN. LET'S CONTINUE THE GAME! TRUTH OR DARE! LET'S START WITH TRUTH! HAVE YOU SLEPT WITH CAROLINE FORBES FROM MYSTIC FALLS WHILE I WAS PREGNANT AND NEEDED HELP AND ATTENTION? NOW, I DARE YOU TO LIE TO ME!" Hayley's voice was loud enough to wake a whole neighborhood and Klaus had no idea what to say. He mumbled something to himself.
"Be a man and speak up, Klaus because I can't hear you!" Hayley snapped at him and lowered her voice. This time, it was his turn to scream as his eyes showed anger like never before. "I DID WHAT I WANTED TO AND WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO! IT IS NOT YOUR BUSINESS, LITTLE WOLF!" "IT IS WHEN I WAS PREGNANT AND YOU WENT AROUND FOOLING AROUND WITH OTHER GIRLS INSTEAD OF BEING THERE FOR ME! YOU ALWAYS CAME TO ME ASKING ME WHAT MAKES ELIJAH BETTER THAN YOU! WELL, NOW YOU KNOW! YOU WILL NEVER BE THE MAN HE IS!" Hayley hadn't meant to be this cruel to him but she couldn't understand how he could do this to her. He had been treating her with so little respect during her pregnancy and now she found out what he had been doing when New Orleans was in danger and she needed him. He was sleeping around with women, especially women she couldn't stand.
There was silence as they stared at one another with fury. Klaus finally went over to her and cupped her cheeks with his hands. Hayley slapped his face and pushed him away from her. "What about that note you sent me with the daylight ring? You meant what you said in it?" Klaus looked up and the fury was gone. "You read that?" he asked in a whisper. "Of course I have! You sent it to me! Was anything you said in it true?" Klaus tried again and went over to her, caressing her cheek. "I do want this for us. I meant what I said, little wolf. I want a relationship with you. I have done a lot of things I now regret. If I had known it would hurt you this much…I…" he couldn't find his words as he expressed himself.
Hayley noticed for the first time that there was no firewood in the shed. "No firewood." She whispered and tried to get out but Klaus blocked her way and closed the door. He went closer to her until their faces were inches apart and she felt like she couldn't breathe anymore. He cupped her cheeks and kissed her gently. The kiss only lasted for a couple of seconds until they pulled back and looked at each other. "I would never lie to you about what I want, little wolf." he whispered before grabbing her by her hips and placing her on a nearby table in the shed.
She took off her shirt and he took off his as they started kissing uncontrollably. He pulled off all of her clothes until he got to her bra and her panties. She took off his pants and he lay on top of her on the table, sucking gently at her neck, as she smiled and closed her eyes. "Maybe this is too fast." Hayley whispered. Klaus growled and whispered, "Too slow." She remained breathless as he entered her. She was finally his. Their fight quickly turned into something passionate and it was not the first time between them. "Love and hate, such a fine line."