Klaymonth Day 14: Royalty AU

They stood in silence in the bayou as they watched the werewolves take care of the body of a loved one, as Davina took care of her soul. "Auxilium eius Reliqua in pacem." Davina kept whispering over and over again as the factions stood in the graveyard. The long lost werewolf had been an inspiration to them all. And now she was gone, just after Hayley had found her. The young hybrid wiped away her tears.

After years of torment, things were at peace in New Orleans. Esther and Mikael had been defeated and Hope was brought home to her parents. Klaus had met his werewolf clan with the help of Cary who had proclaimed him as their King, being the son and only heir of their long lost werewolf chief who lived and ruled over 1000 years ago. Klaus had finally done it. He was King of the entire city; New Orleans like he used to be 300 years ago and Marcel was his right hand man, son, best friend and advisor. His pack, the Northern Atlantics came back to the city to serve their King. The Crescent Wolves had come to accept Hayley as their Queen, despite her transformation into a hybrid as she had defeated Francesca Correa.

Rayla Labonair was the woman who was in the tomb, led by the werewolves, her supporters to the other side. She was a true Queen, also happened to be Hayley's biological mother. Davina had promised to find her and bring her back from the other side as she did to Mikael but a tragedy had occurred that could no longer be fixed. The mother of Hayley Marshall, also known as Andrea Labonair to her Crescent followers, was viciously attacked and killed by a werewolf who belonged to Klaus' pack, not long after she came back to life. She had lost her will to live after the injuries, Davina not being able to do anything to bring her back again. The werewolf, who had killed her, of the Northern Atlantics pack had been punished with a death execution and the two royal packs were in conflict once again.

Hayley stifled back tears as Rebekah held her in her arms. Klaus was standing just a few inches away from the two, lost in thought. He knew that Hayley would never forgive him for this and how right he was. The funeral for the lost werewolf Queen was finished and each went on their own ways. Hayley pulled away from Rebekah and walked away into the darkness. "Hayley!" Klaus called out after her with hope in his voice that she would talk to him. "She doesn't want to speak to you, Nik." Rebekah whispered and pulled him back. Klaus growled and continued to stare after her. "This is not my fault. I never wanted this to happen to her." he whispered angrily to his sister. "Nik, you brought back your pack to New Orleans. Through that, Hayley had to watch her mother, the mother she has been searching for a lifetime, die in front of her. If the tables were reversed, would you have wanted to see her, let alone talk to her?" Rebekah had reason but that wasn't going to stop him from reaching out to her. He did brought back his pack, his family but they weren't to be compared with that lone werewolf who killed Hayley's mother again, the Queen of the Crescent Wolves. "Hayley!" Klaus called out again.

He could remember her from a little while ago. She was in his mind, heart and soul for the time being. He brought back his pack with the hope that they would be a united family. He wanted this family with Hayley and he didn't get a chance to tell her that because of what happened. Klaus was a King to his people and Hayley was a Queen to her people. He was hoping for something greater in their lives with Hope, their daughter in it. She was their little princess, the daughter of a Hybrid King and Queen. "What do you suggest I do?" Klaus whispered to no one. Little did he know that Elijah was there and his brother was looking at him. "You do what you must do, Niklaus! You try and fix this. You owe it to Hayley." Elijah responded and Klaus looked back to look at him angrily. "WHY DON'T YOU COMFORT HER?" "Because that is your responsibility now, brother, not mine." Elijah responded, calmly and Klaus looked at him in shock. "What?" he whispered. "Don't tell me you haven't noticed, the way she looks at you, the way she smiles, the way you smile back, the way you make each other happy. Haven't you said it once with your own words, Niklaus? It all comes down to the pretty little wolf, doesn't it brother?" Klaus looked showed at how his brother spoke those words. He could remember his jealousy spiraling out of control whenever he saw his kind and noble brother with Hayley. It was unbearable. Hayley was his. She was meant to be his all along, had he known that, he would have changed a lot of things between them. Klaus growled at his brother, turned around and went to look for Hayley all on his own to talk.

He saw her, walking around the compound, near their swimming pool, admiring some plants with sadness in her eyes. What had he done so badly to her? It wasn't him and she must know that it wasn't him who executed her mother like this. It wasn't part of his plan. "Hayley." Klaus whispered and Hayley looked up, meeting his eyes. "We need to talk, little wolf." "I have nothing I want to say to you, Klaus." Hayley whispered in a broken voice. "I have something to say to you!" Klaus insisted and took her hand in his. Hayley pulled it out of his grasp. "Please, listen to me, little wolf." Klaus tried to say again in merely a whisper. Hayley looked away and touched the soft material she was now wearing, a white nightgown. She had grown tired of wearing black all day so she thought of this for a change.

"You are a fighter, Hayley and you will get through this with me." Klaus told her and Hayley snorted. "She was my mother, Klaus. I loved her even after everything that she did, even if she abandoned me I know that she did it with good intentions. I would never back out on my mother like this. I love her and I will always love her and the ones who killed her again are going to pay. You tell that to your little pack that the Crescent Wolves will not be backing down as ordered by their Queen!" Hayley said firmly and strongly. Klaus knew that she was saying this out of anger. "Love, the wolf who had done this will pay with his life! I personally made sure of it. One life for another. Don't walk away from me like this, love, please."

Hayley kept looking at him with a straight face. "You are their King, Klaus and you need to assume that responsibility and face the consequences for your people's actions, just as I will with mine. There is nothing left to be said. I don't want to see you anymore. Please leave." Klaus knew that he had to push her a little to get something out of her, her feelings for him at least. She couldn't deny that she hadn't been feeling something special between them lately, something that would have developed into something beautiful had she not gone against him because of her mother's death. She kept her head down as she walked away but soon enough after, Klaus had used his vampire speed to come in front of her and take her beautiful face in his hands, pressing his soft lips on hers for a comforting kiss. Hayley accepted it, gratefully no matter how much she wanted to forget about it. His lips were very persuasive and confusing and yet very sweet that she couldn't help herself but kiss back. Once they broke apart, their eyes met for the briefest of moments until she whispered, "What are you doing?" "Giving you hope that everything is going to get better for you, my Queen."

She chuckled when she heard him say such insane things. How could you care about this? How could you care about me?" she asked, exasperated by his moves. "How can you say that I am your Queen?" she asked and this time, Klaus smiled as he pulled her closer, running his hand through her thick curls of soft silk. She was so beautiful that he wanted to devour her right there, outside of their home. "Because you are. You've always been, little wolf." Klaus whispered back and pressed his lips to hers one more time and she gave in just like the last time. Once she pulled back, he noticed a smile on her face, the first he'd seen since her mother died. "I see that I've made you feel better, love." Klaus said with a smirk of his own as he pulled her even closer and whispered, "We will make them pay. All of them. All of our enemies and we will fight together. No wars between our packs, Hayley. That will do us no good. We must stick together as one and one family of werewolves. I am sure your people can understand."

"You know that there is a reason why our packs have been enemies for so long. You are overbearing and insufferable sometimes. It must run in your blood." "The same way as you are stubborn and ungrateful. Must run in the family blood, sweetheart." Hayley gave him a little push and he lost balance for the first time in a long time, ending up in the pool. Klaus found his way to the surface as Hayley laughed.

She slid off her night dress, ending up only in her underwear and bra and slid into the pool with him too. "I hate you." Hayley told him with a smile. "That's the understatement of the year, sweetheart. You did push me in here, whereas I've done nothing to you." "You insulted me and my family. That changes things!" Hayley snapped back. Klaus smiled mischievously and got very close to her, running his hand up her thigh. "So, do you still hate me, little wolf?" Klaus whispered in her ear and Hayley nodded. "I hate you even when I love you." Her words shocked him and that was exactly what she wanted as she kissed him more passionately this time, getting wild in the water along with him. The full moon shone above them and they realized that the werewolves would be turning now, all except their fearless leaders, their King and Queen who were to stay in their human forms for how much time they pleased, making love all night long.

They had a lot of things to take care of together and they knew that they would take care of them because they were one and they knew deep down how right together they are, both meant to care and provide for their people, their clan and their family. They would do just that with each other's help and support throughout eternity as the Hybrid King and Hybrid Queen, taking care of generations after generations for all eternity.