Previously, on DNA, after debating the problem further, Freya and Rebekah reached the conclusion that Klaus and Hayley had to speak to each other for Hope's sake at least, implicating Marcel in the plot as well. After finding themselves locked in a room, with the help of Freya's magic, Klaus and Hayley were forced to confess and express their feelings. Meanwhile, Elijah and Cami brought Sofia at the homeless shelter, to a dying Eleanor so she could see her daughter, and Cami advised Elijah to tell the truth, afraid about her brother's warning. Finally, Elijah found himself at Hayley's doorstep, ready to confess.

PLOT: Elijah confesses all of his sins to Hayley, including the reason for Jackson's death, which sends her haywire and makes her, leave the compound. Elijah reveals to Camille, Marcel, Rebekah and Freya what he had done and faces his brother. As Hope is distracted by the presents, Klaus races in search for Hayley, determined to make things right between them. With the confessions and passion running between the two hybrids, they end up in a situation they never imagined, and finally, Elijah makes a decision regarding his departure and faces Freya and Cami's objections.

"I'm afraid that I could no longer keep it inside myself any longer, Hayley. I am here to let you know the truth about Jackson's murder." Elijah said and looked at her pleadingly. Hayley didn't know what she could believe. She stood at the door, with her hands on the handle and her eyes met his. "What do you mean? What do you know?" she finally asked him. "A lot. I need you to listen to me very carefully, because there is a lot that needs to be revealed about the night his life left him, Hayley and I was there to watch it happen." Hayley closed her eyes for a moment, dreading the worst but deep in her heart, she knew that she had to listen. This was for her, and for the good of the pack. Maybe they would take her back if they found out the truth. "What exactly did you mean when you said that you were there, Elijah? Were you there and you watched it happen or…?" She couldn't continue because she recognized the look of pity in his eyes but it was not pity for her, but for himself.

He took a deep breath and started explaining, knowing well what the consequences might cost him, but it was this very close to Christmas and his inner desire was to make things right, and he would stop at nothing to make that happen. Everything had to be right again for the sake of his niece, just like Cami had told him. "He was drunk that night. I was upset myself for personal reasons. And he came to me…we met at the Lafayette Cemetery. I didn't know why I was there, and I could only guess Jackson didn't know what he was doing there either. He started talking to himself, while he was holding two bottles of rum. He drank them both without hesitation. I watched him silently. I thought about whether I should confront him or not. For a moment, I thought I should not get in his business, however…"

Elijah hesitated and he could see that Hayley was running out of patience. "However, he was not about to leave that cemetery in peace. He made a racket, and he even had the intention of digging up a person from his own grave. I have never seen him act as beastly as he had shown me that night, so I knew it was my responsibility to confront him. I stepped over to him and demanded that he returned home, because I knew that as your husband, he had a responsibility towards you and towards Hope. He refused, and he warned me not to get in his way. I tried stopping him and that was when he revealed to me…what I believe we all knew for a very long time…your obvious attraction to Niklaus. He started telling me of a ball, a ball in which you shared dances only with my brother but not with him. He knew, Hayley. He knew what was going on between the two of you and he was letting it out of his system, but because of the alcohol…things went chaotic." Hayley licked her lips and asked softly, "What are you talking about? What happened after that?"

"He started threatening me. He told me that he knew where the remaining White Oak Stake was and he was going to jab it in my heart, because I refused to give him any details of your and Niklaus' indiscretions. I was not scared by such a threat, however, Jackson lost control, and he attacked me. I was not aware that he was able to act this monstrous, especially in a cemetery. I tried to grab him, but he would not budge. I can remember even now how his eyes were glowing amber with fury. He was determined to attack me, and then…" "And then what?" Hayley asked almost at once, afraid of what was to come. "And then I did it without thinking, Hayley. I did it. He started threatening you and Hope, and as a clear member of this family and the care I had for you, I was frightened that he would harm you because he knew of you and Niklaus. I jabbed my hand into his chest and I pulled his heart out, leaving it there on the ground." Hayley closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. "You killed him. He was just drunk and you killed him?" she asked very softly.

"I did it, but in my mind, I was doing it with the best intentions for my family." "Jackson would have never harmed me as a sober man! He would have never harmed Hope!" "You cannot possibly know that! His jealousy had always been his weakness and you know that better than I do! He was second when we were…and then when you and Niklaus…" Elijah was unable to say some words, as he watched Hayley's fury wash over her. "AND YOU JUST STOOD THERE AND YOU…!" she started yelling and then held her forehead, trying to get herself to calm down, forcefully. "You let Klaus take the blame? What kind of brother are you?" she finally asked him and Elijah looked nervous, afraid that this matter would be brought up. He was not prepared to deal with this. "Niklaus wanted…" "He is insecure and he always likes playing the victim, he enjoys having people think the worst of him…why would you let him do that to himself?" Her eyes were flaming as she took a step towards him. For the first time since he had met her, Elijah was fully scared of her.

"Tell me the truth, Elijah. Are you really that much of a coward?" Hayley snapped at him. Elijah raised his chin and started shaking his head. "No, Hayley, you must listen to me. You must understand how hard it was for me to…" "YOU KILLED HIM! YOU SON OF A BITCH!" She pushed Elijah out of her way and sped across Bourbon Street and away from the city. Elijah sighed. He knew she always did this whenever she was upset. The problems she was forced to face were too many to bear, and too humongous. She ran from them. It made her feel safe, to hide in her own little world. Elijah knew, because his brother would do the same, always. His thoughts were filled with what Camille had told him. She had faith in him, that he would do the right thing and save his family, but he felt he didn't save them. He just destroyed it. Her words were inspiring indeed, but it was not enough to make him think better of himself.

"You bring your sister heartache, because she has to cover for you. Spare her of this misery and just tell Hayley the truth about what happened to Jackson and maybe, maybe, something can be salvaged this Christmas. This holiday is all about forgiveness, Elijah. If you would just tell the truth, it will all be forgiven and you will feel at peace. Trust me." Did he really spare his sister of having to reveal the truth herself? He doubted it? But a relief was building up deep inside of him. Of course he was worried for Hayley, and where she might have gone, but he was at peace, knowing that he had wronged her by killing her husband, and he had nothing more to hide.

He knocked on her door and just as always, she was there to open the door for him. Her blonde hair was tied in a bun, and her eyes were glowing red. Elijah could tell that she had been crying, all emotional because of the death of old lady Eleanor on Christmas Eve. "Hi." She whispered and Elijah smiled slightly. "Hello, Camille." "What are you doing here?" "I told Hayley." Elijah whispered and Cami's eyes widened. "You told her?" "Yes." "And how did she react?" He shook his head and whispered, "I cannot find the proper words in order to describe it." "Where is she now? Is she okay?" "I don't know. I left her alone…to deal with her problems." Elijah decided to tell only half of the truth. They remained silent for a couple of moments until a small smile spread on Cami's face. "I am very happy for you…that you told the truth." "Not to everyone. Hayley is the only one who knows and soon enough…Niklaus shall know." "You're afraid of your brother's wrath?"

"You know how he can be, Camille. He will never understand that it was never my intention to end Jackson's life. It happened. He will think only of Hayley and of her issues. He will never put himself in my shoes." "I think he will be angry at first, especially since you let him take the blame, but he will cool off eventually, and the two of you can work it out together." Elijah nodded, after which he asked her, "Are you alright? With Eleanor?" Cami nodded and whispered, "She is at peace, and it is much better than to be held to bed in pain like that. But I am also happy that we were able to care for her, in the last moments of her life, and that we brought her daughter to see her. I feel…I did well. I helped another. I sometimes feel like it's the only purpose I have in this world. You might feel the same." Elijah nodded and whispered, "I can relate, indeed. Which is why I must ask…would it be possible for me to spend the night here?" A slight blush appeared on Cami's face in an instant. "What?" she asked slowly. Her hand was still on the door and she wasn't moving it from there.

"I was wondering if you would let me stay, if it's no trouble. I cannot go back to the compound now, with Niklaus, Rebekah, Freya and Marcel there. They will learn soon of what I had just confessed to Hayley, and I am certain that even though it is Christmas, I will not be forgiven for this easily. I can only imagine what the werewolves will have to say about this." Cami grabbed his hand and led him inside, without saying anything and closed the door behind her, pointing at the couch. "I can give you a pillow and a blanket if you want. Sorry…my apartment is kind of small and I haven't planned on having anyone here for Christmas." "It is not recommended for someone to be alone at this time of the year. I will be happy to provide you with some company. It is the least I can do." Cami watched him take off his suit, smiled and then turned around and walked to her bed, tired as always.

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Klaus walked out of his room early that morning, his thoughts only on his daughter and the wish for him to see the happy smile on her face when she would soon open her presents. Rebekah and Freya had done everything possible for them the other day and they had even allowed Hope to put up the star for the tree, herself. He tried to keep a smile on his face, even when his thoughts went to Hayley, and that she was all alone in her apartment on one of the most wonderful days of the year. He closed his eyes and headed downstairs, where he could hear loud voices, and among Freya, Rebekah, Marcel and Elijah, Klaus was surprised to see Cami there as well, a person he had not seen since they broke things off. All of them were arguing. "What is going on here?" he asked and walked down the stairs. Marcel turned to him and said, "Hey, I got Hope to stay in her room for now and she opened her presents in there. We got a big problem." "Why? What happened?" Klaus asked, more worried, when he saw the look on Elijah's face and Cami had her hand on his arm.

"I'll tell you what bloody happened! Elijah was responsible for Jackson's death all along and he figured that Christmas day would be the best day to fess up!" Rebekah exclaimed and Klaus' eyes widened immediately, and his mouth parted in shock as he stared at his brother. "Is this true?" he finally whispered and Elijah raised his hands up so he could speak but Rebekah cut him off. "How convenient for you to ruin Christmas for us, huh, Elijah? And you kept this secret for so long?! You let Hayley believe that it was Niklaus' fault? How could you do that?!" "Why didn't you confess it was not you?" Elijah asked his brother. "Stop changing the subject!" Rebekah snapped. "What did you do?" Klaus simply asked and Elijah whispered, "It was never my intention to murder Jackson. It was an accident and I am willing to pay the price for that accident. Niklaus, I didn't want to be the one to break such news to Hayley…" "But you let me take the fault in hopes of ruining my relationship with her." Klaus concluded and Elijah was the one staring in shock.

"No! Brother, I would never…" "You always wanted her and you could never have her…and now you decided to take her from me too." "No, Niklaus! I never had any intention…!" "I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!" Klaus roared and turned to Marcel. "I need to see Hayley." "She isn't in her apartment, man." "What are you talking about? Where is she?" "Elijah told her the truth last night and she took off." Freya explained. "And you thought you could have a good night's rest and then inform us of her disappearance? I was to be informed, sister…" Klaus warned her but she replied, "Elijah just told us what happened when we were asking why Hayley was not in her apartment. We wanted to have her here when Hope were to open her presents." Klaus sighed and rubbed his temple. Cami stepped in and started saying, "He wanted to tell the truth sooner and I just…" "I do not need your confirmation, Cami! I am going to find her and when I come back…I don't want either of you in my home." Klaus said softly. Marcel stepped out of his way as he grabbed his jacket. "Hey, man, wait. Let me come with you at least. Let me see what you're dealing with. Maybe I can help."

Klaus chuckled and shook his head. "The only thing you can help me with Marcellus is to have my brother daggered when I return." Rebekah sighed and whispered, "Nik, come on. You don't really mean that." "I know exactly what I mean. I don't want Elijah here when I return." "Where will you look for her? Nik, for all we know she can be out of town already!" Rebekah argued but Klaus shook his head. "She wouldn't leave her daughter here. If she is anywhere, she must be with her pack." Marcel shook his head. "No way, man. You won't be allowed to get to her if that's where she is. You ambushed that pack, remember and I also remember Hayley beating the crap out of you when she came here." "If they do not pounce, I will have no reason to slaughter them." "If you slaughter them, you better run for the hills because Hayley will forget that you're the father of her child." "Marcellus, have you forgotten who I am?" Klaus finally asked him and his former protégé finally remained quiet. "That's what I thought."

…

The pack had gone back to their regular business as always, just as Klaus thought they would. Ignoring the problem had always been their way of showing that they were not weak, but the weakness could be seen in their eyes. Their alpha was dead and their dishonored their Queen because of that matter. Frowning, Klaus walked over to the first wolf in his sight and asked, "Where is the hybrid…who calls herself your Queen?" "She may call herself that but she is no Queen of ours. And if you know what's good for you, you'll take off!" The wolf spit on the ground in front of him and Klaus immediately grabbed a hold of him hard, nearly breaking his bones and he cried out in pain. "What the hell do you want from us? You killed Jackson!" he spat. The wolf was pulled back to his feet and Klaus eyed him menacingly. "I'm afraid that there was a small complication regarding that matter." "What kind of complication?" "None that concerns you."

"Then you better leave." Klaus smirked and asked, "Are you giving me an order?" "No, I just…" the wolf whimpered out of fear and Klaus finally let him go, saying, "I have a matter to deal with the one Hayley Marshall. Kindly direct me to her this instant before I pull your heart from your chest." "Killing a part of her pack will only make her hate you even more." "I will take my chances." Klaus growled and moved towards him but the wolf held up his hands at once. "Fine. She's by the river…on the other side." The wolf pointed way beyond where they were residing. Klaus smiled and said, "There! That wasn't so bad now, was it?" he asked, devilishly. Without letting the wolf answer, Klaus sped over to the other side of the river, where Hayley was sitting between some bushes, with her head between her knees. She felt his presence and immediately turned around in shock. "Hello, love. A pretty…inconvenient place to be, won't you say?" "How did you find me?" "I threatened one of your lackeys. The poor lad almost peed himself and started singing like a canary."

That remark erupted a giggle from Hayley's mouth, but she stopped it almost at once. Klaus watched her and then took a seat next to her, whispering, "Elijah confessed to the rest of us, little wolf." "How did you react?" Hayley asked, still not looking at him. "I tried to react as calmly and as rationally as possible, but I must have failed." "Why do you think that?" "I was there when I heard myself screaming at him from the top of my lungs." Hayley felt stupid for asking such a question. "What's going to happen? What's he going to do?" "What is it that would make you feel any better? Torture…locked in a coffin…" Hayley smiled but said, "Klaus, I'm serious." "As am I. You didn't really believe that I would let him go unpunished for this, did you? He framed me." "You framed yourself." Hayley reminded him. She sighed after a moment of silence and finally looked up to meet his eyes. "Why would you put yourself through that? Why would you make me believe that you did it?"

Klaus frowned and whispered, "I did have faith that you trusted me, little wolf." "I trusted you to tell the truth and when I confronted you and you said what you did…of course I believed you. I did trust you. I trusted you all along, and it got me nothing but disaster. But you enjoy it. You enjoy playing the victim and making me suffer…" She stopped talking when she felt his warm hand pressed against her cheek. "I do not. I do not enjoy seeing you suffer. You believe that I would enjoy seeing you in pain?" "You have before." "I have not…I have thought carefully of what you have told me…about our long history since you became pregnant with my child. I have thought about it long and hard, little wolf. You were correct in your confession when we were trapped in that room. I have never treated you as you deserve to be treated and for that I apologize and I promise it will change."

"That's all?" Hayley asked even though she really hated herself for opening her mouth. She would have been lying to herself if she had convinced herself that she wasn't disappointed…because she missed him. Klaus frowned and whispered, "What else can there be?" Hayley stood up and cleared her throat, as Klaus stood up after her. "I can't forgive Elijah for what he did. Maybe in the future. He did offer me an explanation, but that's not enough for me. I don't know if it ever will be." "I have already expressed my desire for him to leave the compound before anything rash happens. I told him to leave so you can come home." "I can't come home, Klaus." He took her hands in his and whispered, "Yes, you can. For the sake of our daughter…please…it is Christmas." "I want to stay with my pack. It's cold and it's snowing already." Klaus smirked and asked, "You are not cold?" "No. I'm a hybrid too, remember? Why would I be…?" Her heart stopped when she saw him coming closer to her and purred in her ear. "Perfect." "What are you doing?" Hayley gasped in shock as Klaus moved his hands behind her back.

Slowly and carefully, he swarmed his hands on her bare back, under her pullover, making her moan and arch her back. "You…you're…" she was gasping and trying to say something but nothing would come out. Klaus' lips move to her earlobe, where he started kissing her ear gently. "Klaus." She whispered as he took off her pullover, revealing her exquisite self in the background of the snow. Her bra was soon pulled off her body and Hayley covered herself with her hands but her face was glowing. "You're crazy." She whispered but soon his kiss was what sealed her lips. His tongue parted her lips in passion and he smirked when he felt her hands on his own body, pulling off all of his clothes, and dropping them on the ground. "I admit defeat, love. Your beauty has captured all of my attention, and your passion…it drives me insane with need. I must have you, little wolf." As soon as all of their clothes were off, they landed on the ground, on top of all of their clothes, as the snow continued to fall on them. "I miss you." Hayley gasped when they finally pulled back from their kiss.

Her eyes closed of their own accord as she felt Klaus' lips trailing from her neck to her exposed breasts. He licked and sucked on her skin, making her moan as much as he wanted to hear her voice. His lips reached her bellybutton and then traced themselves back up and to her jaw, where he mumbled, "I desire you, my Queen." He continued kissing her lips, and when she felt him ready for her, she grabbed a hold of his face and caressed his cheeks, whispering, "I still love you." Klaus smirked at her confession and just pressed his lips to hers once more. "My love is forever yours." He put it more elegantly and they continued their passionate escapade from reality, hoping that no one from her pack had found them.

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Cami contemplated on the Mikaelson family drama that she once again managed to get into. "How do you feel?" Freya asked her and she sighed, responding, "Klaus is being Klaus. He will never change." "Maybe not for you." Freya snapped at her at once and Cami looked at her for a moment in surprise. "Then for whom do you think he will change? He won't change for his own family." "He will change for himself, when he believes the time will be right. For now, you let him be. He is not your responsibility, Cami. I have another matter I want to talk to you about. Elijah." Cami said, "I really don't want to have any more problems, so if it's okay with you, I would like to just go home now." "Please go with him." Freya told her and Cami turned around in shock. "What are you talking about? Where should I go with him?"

"He is no longer wanted here for the time being and Niklaus has expressed his desire for him to leave so we can all have a quiet Christmas. Just because he confessed, that does not mean that he will not be punished for what he did. He ruined our connection to the Crescent wolves, cost Hayley her position as Queen to that pack and let Niklaus take the fall for it." "Klaus chose that fate! Elijah had nothing to do with it!" Cami was starting to get angry and Freya raised her eyebrows. "That's interesting. You're defending him already. Something happened between you two?" Cami didn't get a chance to answer when Elijah stepped over to them and whispered, "I believe that I have managed to find a perfect location where I might be able to enjoy the holidays. I shall take the place Hayley left behind in California." Freya stepped over to him at once and said, "It's good and Cami will go with you."

Elijah looked up to see her face as full of surprise as his was. "No, sister. I do not believe that it will be appropriate." "Why not? From what I hear, the two of you have gone through a lot these past few days together. A few more days alone together, wouldn't hurt, don't you think?" "I don't believe Camille would wish to travel with me." Elijah pointed out. Cami shook her head and whispered, "No, that's fine. I can go with you. There is nothing I can really do here. Just save me a ticket." Elijah looked from Freya to Cami and finally whispered, "Very well. We shall be leaving today so I recommend you take whatever you might need and meet me here in a few hours." "Fine." Cami responded and turned on her heel, ready to leave. "What are you doing, sister?" Elijah asked her and Freya smiled. "I am just making sure that you still have some familiar company. It is Christmas after all."

A/N: The next chapter is going to be the last one of this mini-story and it will move directly to New Year's Eve when Elijah and Cami come back. How do you think they will manage to celebrate together as a family? Will Klaus and Hayley forgive Elijah? What about the wolves?

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