Klaus + Hayley: When You Know Who You Love

"Marcellus!" Klaus greeted him with a smile as he took a seat at Rousseau's next to him. They hugged just like old time, old buddies. Camille came over immediately and handed them some drinks. It had been rough for them all. Ever since they have defeated Esther and Mikael, things were cooling down in New Orleans and people felt like they were safe again. Marcel gulped down his drink and looked over at Klaus who had a genuine smile on his face. "What?" he asked and Klaus shook his head. "I have my daughter back. I couldn't be any happier. I have everything I ever wanted."

It was pleasing to talk about Hope like that. Hayley had been hurting pretty bad as a hybrid and as soon as the enemy was defeated, Klaus called Rebekah and asked her to come home with Hope. Hayley had been crying and hugging her daughter out of happiness almost the entire night. Klaus couldn't blame her. They truly missed her. "It must be nice to have her back, huh?" Marcel asked Klaus and he sighed, nodding. "There is nothing I could want more than that." His response was short.

Marcel was the one who noticed this change in Klaus. He was relaxed and happy for the first time in a long time. "What is going on with you and Cami? Months ago, you two were sleeping together and now, you barely eye each other anymore?" He touched his soft spot and Marcel drank some more of his beer. "We're not together anymore." "Is it because of Rebekah?" "Look, why do you care? Don't you have some problems of your own that you need to sort out?" He was pissed that Klaus would question him about his love life like that, especially when it was not going well.

"Fine. It's true. I haven't been the same since Rebekah left and when I saw her come back…I…I felt alive again, like I had found what I've always been looking for. Rebekah and Davina are the women I care most about in this world. I don't know what I would do without them." Klaus took another swig of his drink. "And Cami?" "Cami was pissed for a while but she understands now what I feel for Rebekah. I love her and that will never change. No matter how much I try to replace her with others, there isn't anyone like her. I can feel it when she listens to me. I understand her. She gets me better than anyone else and she cares for me. No matter how much I try to find someone to replace her, to find someone that is better than me and Rebekah, like Cami, I can't love them the same way. You love your soulmate."

Incidentally, they started talking about the women in their lives instead of the business they wanted. Marcel had begun to explain to him the way he feels about his own sister. The way he described her in words, was something that Klaus was never able to do with women. He kept the things he desired and liked about them deep inside. The people he truly cared about, he avoided them because he was afraid of getting his heart broken. He was afraid of being rejected, like he had been so many times before. When he thought about women, his mind turned to Hayley. They had so many things in common and she was a hybrid now. She had different senses. He had helped her through it all and during their training; they had become too close for their own good.

"You're not going to solve it like this, you know." Marcel told Klaus and snapped him out of his thoughts. "Solve what?" Klaus asked. "You know what, buddy. What you and Hayley have. You can't ignore it and you can't push it away like this, with drinking." What Marcel was saying was true, not that Klaus would ever admit it. He had been noticing the tension between him and Hayley all along and he kept telling Klaus to go for it and not waste an opportunity but Klaus was tired of being this selfish towards his brother. He knew what Hayley meant to Elijah. He couldn't take her away from him like this.

"Why do you do it? Why do you try to get rid of your feelings for her? You know you have them inside of you." Marcel was saying and Klaus was rolling his eyes. "You wouldn't understand." "I am your best friend. I surely can understand." "My brother." Klaus finally whispered and Marcel finally understood. "You are worried about Elijah now? Since when?" "Since I changed my perspective of things in life. I used to believe that I can have everything I want when I want it, but I can't. I must settle with the most I have. I have my daughter and I have a kingdom, my home and my family. It's enough for me." Marcel argued right back. "It's never enough for a King who doesn't have a Queen." Klaus looked at him for a moment and whispered, "Even if I could have her, she would never want to be with me."

"And why wouldn't she want to be with you? That dance you shared with her. That meant nothing to you? You shared a dance with her. She accepted and refused to dance with Elijah when she had the chance. I saw it, Klaus. What do you think that means? What do you think she wants?" "I refuse to let my heart get broken again, Marcellus. I've given up on love." "You haven' given up on your love for Hope and you mustn't give up on what you feel for Hayley." "You think I should…?" Klaus began wondering as Camille came back with more drinks. "Yes, you should." Marcel convinced him. At that moment, Klaus stood up from the chair, grabbed his jacket and headed out of the bar. Marcel grinned as he watched him from the inside. "Atta boy!" he exclaimed. He took his phone out of his pocket and saw a missed call from Rebekah and smiled, deciding to call the love of life back.

Hayley had just gotten out of the restaurant with Elijah. She was feeling a hole deep inside of her heart whenever she looked at him. Maybe because she felt guilty that she wasn't feeling what he was feeling? Maybe it was because there was only one other person she would rather be with, enjoying her night. "Hayley, are you alright?" Elijah asked in a whisper and Hayley looked up into his eyes and whispered, "Yes, I am fine." when she actually wasn't. Elijah moved over to her with a smile and tried to kiss her but she pulled away. She had no idea what was wrong with her. Why couldn't she be grateful that Elijah had given her the things that she needed? She needed him maybe…but what if she wanted someone else?

He moved to put his jacket around her into his cold night but she took it off and gave it back to him. "Elijah, I think that it is time we have a talk." He knew that tone in her voice. It was something serious, something that he just couldn't ignore. He put his hands in his pocket, waiting for the worst. "What is it?" he asked. "I know that we have…I don't even know if this is what I would call having a relationship but…we did have something, Elijah." "Hayley, this has been our first date alone." "I know that and I liked it but…it also put some things in perspective. I don't think that we mash well together." She finally told him and he frowned. "And why not? Hayley if this is about Niklaus…" "No. I mean, yes. No!" She didn't know for sure if it was about him but she hadn't been able to take her mind off of him.

Klaus moved swiftly and took her hand in his without even asking, pulling her swiftly onto the dance floor, leaving Hayley with a giggle. "What was that for?" she asked as she wrapped her arms around his neck and he smirked. "Just something to take your mind off of things, something to help you relax. What better way than to share a dance with none other than Niklaus Mikaelson?" he asked with a smirk which made her giggle again. He liked her laughter very much. He enjoyed seeing her laugh and enjoy each other's company. Klaus could see that Elijah was feeling comfortable in the distance with Cami of all people. They were having fun as well, laughing and conversing. Hayley looked Klaus' way and smiled when she saw that Elijah was really happy for the first time in a long time. Klaus sighed and pulled her chin back with his fingers so she would look at him only. It made her smile and rest her head on his shoulder as he brushed his lips over her neck. "I won't let you go, little wolf." He had whispered to her.

The memory faded as Hayley looked into Elijah's eyes. "I know how close you've been getting with Cami lately and…" "Hayley, I did nothing…" "I know you didn't and that's the point. You did nothing. You didn't make a move on her or anything because of me, because you thought of our still unresolved relationship. Elijah, I thought at the beginning that we had something special to discover and we couldn't exploit it because of different reasons like me being pregnant with another man's child and Klaus standing in our way of happiness…but now we had the chance to exploit our relationship…and we still couldn't with good reason. Why can't we? There is nothing standing in our way anymore. Why hasn't our relationship gone somewhere? Perhaps because it's just not meant to be."

Hayley had been thinking about this really hard and she could see the guilt on Elijah's face. Little did she know that a few streets across from them was Klaus, listening in on their conversation. He didn't know if he should go over or just remain there and listen to more. "The bottom line is if we were meant to be together, our relationship would have gone somewhere but it never did. And I don't want to keep you in place like this for the rest of your eternity, Elijah. Go to Cami and ask her out. This should have been your date with her. You could try it. You never know. You two have a lot of things in common and you can exploit your relationship. You've been my friend for a long time. Let's not ruin that by holding onto this any longer." Elijah suddenly smiled a little and nodded, stepping forward and kissing her forehead gently. "You deserve to be happy, Hayley, with whoever it may be. But I think we both know who you've fallen in love with. My brother, Niklaus." He told her and caressed her cheek gently before whispering, "Goodbye…and I hope we can stay friends." Hayley was shocked by his words but then she smiled back. "Of course we will. Always and forever."

She stood there for a while, thinking about what she had done when she felt him with her hybrid senses and turned around. "Hey!" Hayley exclaimed with a smile on her face. Klaus was still looking at her a little surprised and she had no idea that he had been listening to the entire break up of her with his brother. "Hey." He whispered back. She bit her lip as she went closer to him and he took off his jacket and put it around her with a smirk on his face as she giggled. "Look who's trying to be a gentleman. You don't have to try to act like Elijah, you know. Be yourself around me." What she said meant a lot to him. "What do you say, little wolf? Do you really have feelings for me?" he asked with a grin on his face and before Hayley could respond, he grabbed her by her hips and pulled her in for a passionate kiss.

From a passionate and lustful kiss, it turned soft, warm and meaningful for them both. Hayley suddenly realized that he must have been listening in on her conversation with Elijah. She pulled back and rested her forehead against his and whispered, "I think you already know the answer to that." "Come back to Rousseau's to have a drink with me." Klaus offered. "Now? In the middle of the night. Klaus, I've had to deal with so much right now and Hope is home and I want to…" "Just one drink, little wolf. I won't ask for more." "Klaus, you know what happened the last time we got drunk together." He just grinned as he held her in his arms and brushed his lips against her neck. "It wouldn't be a shame if it happened again, love." Hayley giggled and whispered back seductively, "One drink, that's it." "The Queen has ordered." Klaus said, scooping her up in his arms, making her giggle at his embrace and kissed his soft lips. Hayley now knew with whom she belonged with and Klaus realized that everything Marcel had told him about true love is real.