Klaus + Hayley: Over the Edge

He had seen her, sitting all by herself in the living room. In casual clothes with tears streaming down her cheeks and with her legs raised up so she could wrap her arms around them. Elijah would always pity her and try to comfort her. She would only reject him and tell him to give her some peace in mind. That was the same thing Klaus had told his brother when he complained about not being able to reach out to the little wolf. He wouldn't understand. He couldn't understand what she was going through.

Klaus had made the decision to make a move that day. He had been so caught up with all the plotting with Marcel as his new partner that he had almost forgotten why Hayley was suffering in the first place. She was suffering because she had witnessed her daughter being ripped out of her arms, their daughter, and the daughter they had hoped they would get the chance of raising together. He had built a nursery for their little girl and she had seen her smile even though she was trying to hide it from him. The moment he had felt the baby's first kick, he had obtained the greatest and purest smile he could ever get from the little wolf. That smile warmed his heart and he needed it to do that once more.

She was sitting there, and she had covered her face with her hands so she could stop her crying. She managed to do so and she had not noticed that the Original Hybrid was outside the door, watching her. Her face was red and blotched from the crying. She sat there with her head resting on her knees and took a deep breath. No one had seen a smile from her since she came back from the dead, transitioning into a hybrid. It was a miracle that Klaus could barely believe. She had appeared to him and Elijah when he thought that all hope was lost. She helped them find the little baby girl. And then, both of her parents had lost her. His heart tightened as he could remember the way Elijah approached her that day, and let her feed on him. That was one of the things he could not bear to see. Neither Elijah nor Hayley realized that Klaus was there and he was watching them the whole time when they thought he was gone.

He had watched Elijah, Hayley and Hope in one room and he had thought about how easier everything would have been for the two girls who held his heart, Hayley and Hope. How easier everything would have been if Elijah had been the father and not him. He wouldn't have hurt Hayley as much as he had. He would have cherished her and not ignored her. He would have valued her instead of disgracing her. Klaus sat there for a long while and he could not understand why even with her new hybrid senses, she could not smell him out. He was right there. Klaus slowly shook his head and started walking into the living room. Hayley's head snapped up at once as she watched him approach her cautiously. He took a seat on the coffee table next to the sofa where she was sitting. He lowered himself so she could feel that he was not trying to show his own superiority towards her. He was here to help her.

Hayley needed his help even though she did not want to admit it. She had pushed everyone away since she had turned into a hybrid and lost her daughter. It has been months and she had been out there, killing witches that plotted to hurt her child. She had shed lots of blood, blood that Elijah didn't approve and confronting her about it only made it worse between them. It has been months and Klaus had barely interacted with the newbie hybrid. He was afraid. He was afraid and he would never admit it. He was afraid of her rejection. He was afraid that she wouldn't want to be anywhere near him and he would not have liked that. As he took a seat on the coffee table, he crossed his fingers together as she played with her on, on the top of the couch and looked at him with a calming expression. Klaus looked at her seriously and sighed after a while. "What has happened to you, little wolf?" Hayley rolled her eyes and was prepared to get up from the couch and leave. "I don't want nor need your pity, Klaus. Please. I thought you were different." He grabbed her arm and set her gently back on the couch. "I just want to talk. I haven't pitied you so far, have I? Don't mistake me for Elijah, love. I don't pity anyone. I make them strong." Hayley liked what she was hearing and that is why she agreed to stay.

"Elijah has informed me of you whereabouts lately. You've started killing witches everywhere. We need the species, love. This is not going to obtain your vengeance. It will only complicate things for us." Hayley shook her head as she played with her fingers. "They deserve to die, Klaus. After the way the lot of them plotted to kill our child, I am surprised that you are not out there right now slaughtering them all." "That would be an irrational thing to do and even though I am known as an irrational one, unlike my great and noble brother, that is not something that I can afford right now." "Then what do you want from me? Why have you come here? You've come here because Elijah asked you to? It's unbelievable how he is not able understand the way I am feeling." "He cannot. He is not the one who has lost a daughter, sweetheart. He cannot know what we both are feeling." Hayley wiped her face and noticed that there were tears left on her face and she wiped them away at once. She never showed weakness in front of people but for Klaus, she had managed to make an exception.

He could remember that day he had seen her cry because of Elijah and he had done everything he could to make her pain go away, because he did care about her so much, whether he wanted to admit it to her or to anybody else or not. He wanted the little wolf to be happy with her life. "Nothing is ever going to be the same again, is it?" Hayley finally asked him and their eyes met for one very meaningful moment until he shook his head. "I am being as honest as I can be, little wolf. Nothing is ever going to be the same again." "What about Francesca? Have you forgotten that she was the one who made the deal with Genevieve to kill our baby? She deserves to die!" "And she will…but when I say the time is right. Let me do what I can to get this town back on its feet, love and I promise you that we will both get revenge on the people that tried to harm our daughter." He put his hand on her knee without realizing it.

Her eyes diverted from his own to his hand that was placed on his knee. He realized what he had done but he only gripped her knee tighter to make a point. He wanted to prove to her that he was there for her and that she should not cry. "And how am I going to help out?" she finally asked and Klaus chuckled. "Ready to get into the action are you now, little wolf?" "I want to fight for our daughter alongside you." Hayley said and Klaus' smile disappeared, replaced with great surprise. "I want to fight for our daughter alongside you." Alongside him. She wanted to be alongside him. He could feel his heart rising into his chest and as he looked into her hazel eyes, his happiness grew. She had reassured him as well in that moment. She told him that he was not alone and that she was going to fight with him and support him and just stand by him when push comes to shove. He wouldn't let anyone hurt her from then on.

Klaus tried to hide the smile that rose on his face but failed and Hayley finally gave him a very small but still a smile of her own. It was sweet and it was gentle. She had not offered a smile to anyone for a very long time and he was the chosen one, not Elijah. Klaus couldn't contain his happiness that he knew he had to leave the room. He looked away from her, still smiling and got up, breathing in deeply and the exhaling as he tried to leave the room. He felt her pull on his arm and he stopped, turning around to face her in surprise. "I thought you liked to be alone, little wolf. Is my company comfort enough for you?" A blush crept on her cheeks and she looked away from him as he smiled at her gesture. "I just want you to tell me how I can…how can I…control this?" she finally asked in a whisper and Klaus frowned. "Control what, love?" "My hybrid senses. Everything is heightened now. What should I do?"

"I am not the best person you should be asking advice from, love. I think that even Elijah must have told you that." Hayley argued right back. "I know who you are and I know what you've been through. I need that right now. I need you to tell me what I can do. Tell me what I can do to help you get our daughter back." She was desperate to help. He could see it in her eyes that she wanted to be a part of this. Whatever Klaus had in mind, she had to know right away…and he kind of liked it. He liked having this Hayley around by his side. But she needed training first. Even Klaus could see it that she was not ready. Her emotions were heightened and she was doing things that she wouldn't normally do. She did need someone to help her. "When I look around, at anything, all I think about is feeding myself with blood and killing people. I can't stand it any longer, Klaus. I can barely sleep at night with the thought that I had once again killed someone. A life that I cannot put back into that corpse." He listened carefully to her wishes. "I understand." Klaus finally said which made her smile once more.

Her smile warmed his heart and once more, he smiled right back, touching her shoulder in an affectionate way like he always used to. "Do you really want me to help you?" Klaus asked and Hayley nodded at once. "Then you are going to have to do what I say, little wolf. You do not question and you do not argue." "Hey! I am not your little slave." "No, but I shall be your teacher from now on. The student should show some respect towards her professor, don't you think, love?" "Maybe the teacher should stop being such a dick and we can get somewhere." Klaus chuckled. "Very well, love." He then headed to leave but Hayley wouldn't let him. "What now, little wolf? I am starting to think that you are really starting to enjoy my company? Would you care for me to sleep next to you in bed as well?" A blush crept on Hayley's cheeks once more but she didn't insult him like she usually would. "I wanted to thank you, for everything." Klaus came closer to her and to her surprise, he cupped her cheek.

"Hope will come back to us, little wolf. I assure you that you will get to treasure the moment when she is back into your hands. You will have a chance to kiss her and hold her and have her forever. And together, you and I are going to get revenge on those who tried to harm her." There were tears of happiness that were gushing out of her eyes now and Klaus used his thumb to wipe them all away, as he leaned forward and pressed a light kiss on her forehead, which took them both aback. "Right." Klaus said, the way he always would when he would start to get uncomfortable in a situation. He was out of that room in seconds. Hayley stayed there and her hand went up to her forehead and she traced it with her fingertips, smiling gently and genuinely for the very first time in a long time, because she knew that Klaus would get their daughter back. She trusted him with all she had.