Previously in Kings & Queens Of NOLA, Klaus and Marcel had decided to throw a party in Camille's honor for the baby she is carrying. Hayley tried to help Camille with her pregnancy but it ended with drastic results as Sophie managed to finish the potion for the werewolves and gathered her witches. Klaus and Hayley shared a dance while Rebekah was forced to watch Marcel and Camille together in sorrow. At last, Klaus confessed his feelings and kissed Hayley only to have her reject him just in time to take over the city at midnight, when the werewolves entered the compound and assembled with the witches. A lot of discoveries will be made for some characters and heartbreaking decisions as a war is brewing. Will it stop or will it go on as in Camille's visions? There will be some pleasant flashbacks of sweet moments that have been between Klayley and Rebel so far. Thank you for sticking by this story and please leave a review at the end. Long May They Reign!
Hayley's POV
"What do you think this is, brother? We have grown tired of your lectures and your predicaments! You have done nothing but destroy this town ever since you and Marcel took over. You haven't brought any peace. Hayley and I are here for our town and we are here to offer it the peace that this town deserves. Sorry to say but I believe it's time for the two Kings to be dethroned!" Rebekah exclaimed and the witches cheered as the werewolves growled at the vampires, who were already showing their fangs. "Steady!" Marcel exclaimed to them, holding a frightened Camille by his side. I had no idea what was going to happen next but imagine the heartbreaking look on my face as I saw Klaus looking at me with anger and distrust. Minutes ago, he kissed me and told me he wanted me and now…it has come to this.
"So, this is what you have been planning all along is it not sister? This is the kind of faith and trust that you show towards your brother who has done nothing but protect this town ever since he took over!" Klaus roared when he was talking about himself and it made Rebekah laugh. "Yeah, I can see very well how you've taken care of it. You've frightened the people that are not part of the supernatural world and you haven't given the witches what they deserve. You are just like Marcellus when he took over 100 years ago and you call yourself any different!" Rebekah exclaimed back and I stood by her, not baring to look under but whispered, "Rebekah, please take it easy." She looked at me in a weird way. "What are you doing? Why aren't you helping me here?" she asked and Hayley whispered again, "I'm sorry." "Step it up girl if you want to be Queen alongside me." She advised me and I knew that now, there was so much at stake here and even though I was pregnant, I had to show my strongest version of myself.
I could see Genevieve pulling Camille to her with a devilish grin on her face. This is what she has been waiting for, to get everything out in the open. This was her chance to have Klaus all to himself and this way; she would be rid of me. I did this with my own hands. I deserved the shame. Klaus paced down there and he could see the werewolves and vampires ready to pounce at one another while the witches were also giving them the death's glare, ready to use the magic Sophie had taught on them if they had to. "So, this is what has been going on, hasn't it, little wolf?" Klaus yelled out with anger and hatred as he looked up at me. I tried to avoid his gaze but I couldn't. I stood strong and wiped away the tears that could have come. "I have tried everything. Everything to please you. I did everything to help you feel safe, so you would stay at the Abattoir with our child when she would be born. I tried making you feel at home. I've given your werewolves the chance to be by my side thousands of times and they refused. All I did was for you and our child…and this is how you repay me!" Rebekah was looking at me and she knew how hard it was for me to answer. There have been a lot of things going on between her and Marcel and me and Klaus lately, that things have jumped off course. I couldn't have stopped it. No one could and Rebekah knew that. "You really shouldn't be blaming Hayley for this, Nik! You put this on yourself. You and your partner right there! You destroyed our city once more!"
There was silence and then I could hear Camille speak up. "I knew that you were up to something the moment you stepped into my room. You kept telling me that Genevieve is not trustworthy! How dare you? Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror? At least now I am sure that I will be a better mother to my child than you will ever be to yours!" Her words stung me right in the chest. All I have done was for my child. There was nothing else I was thinking of. Maybe some of the jealousy when I watched Klaus fool around with Genevieve while I was pregnant might have triggered something in me. I must have been too jealous to think of anything else. Vampires were cheering for the words spoken by Camille while Genevieve was grinning madly at me, the way I was humiliated was unbearable. Klaus was looking up at me broken, and I believe that he saw the tears streaming down my cheeks. "SILENCE!" He roared at the vampires who were snickering and making fun of me as the werewolves dug their claws into the ground. "Is there anything else you would like to share with us, little wolf?" Klaus asked me.
"Hayley." he murmured with a smile and I turned around to face him. "What do you want?" I asked him and I felt that I could barely look into those beautiful eyes of his. I tried to keep myself calm but it was very difficult. "Are you alright, love? Your heartbeat…" he began but I cut him off. "I really don't need you to start worrying about me. I am fine and the baby is fine too. No need to worry about that." I moved to walk away from him but he grabbed my hand and pulled me back that I collided into his chest. He seemed amused and pleased with that but I stood my ground. "Klaus, I have nothing to say to you." "Well, I have something to say to you, little wolf. Why did you upset Camille today? She told me that you displeased her." I laughed. "Of course she would say something like that. She wasn't interested in my opinion. She only wanted to talk to me about how she has Marcel on a leash and Rebekah should just back off. There was nothing that I could do to help her." Klaus nodded and held out his hand. "A dance, little wolf?" he asked me.
This had happened only moments ago and it felt to me as if it had happened a lifetime ago. He was trying to be sweet and gentle, after all snide remarks and disrespectful replies he had given me since Elijah left town. I could recognize how upset he was at the mere thought that I wanted to spend my time with Elijah at that time and not with him. He was possessive and controlling. He had tried to get under my skin and he had succeeded. He then started being nice to me, for some reason and we bonded…growing closer as each day went by. I just chose to ignore it and go along with the plan. The damn plan! Klaus was down there and he was looking for an answer as well as the vampires who were showing me their fangs. I covered my belly with my hand. I was afraid for my baby. Whatever was happening between me and Klaus, I did have hope that he wouldn't turn his back on our little girl, just because of what I've done.
"Why are you forcing a lady to dance even though she doesn't want to?" I asked and he chuckled. "But you do want to dance. I would have never forced you otherwise, love." All I could keep replaying in my head at that moment was our almost kiss from the banquet and his lingering lips on my forehead this morning. He really wanted something from me. I could already see Genevieve watching us with her eyes turning to slits. I sighed and wrapped my arms around his neck as he held onto my waist. I didn't really care at that moment. All I wanted was to be in his arms even though I knew how wrong this was. I wasn't supposed to let him dance with me or kiss me when I knew what I had planned and the bomb would go off any moment now. I could feel the tears filling up in my eyes and one got away, Klaus wiping it at once with concern on his face. "Love, have I said something wrong?" he asked me. "I am the one making the wrong decisions here, Klaus, not you." He frowned, pulling me closer and whispering, "What do you mean?" I just shook my head. There was no way that I was going to tell him now. It was already too late.
The clock told me that there were only fifteen minutes left till midnight and I couldn't say anything at all. At that moment, he cupped my cheek and whispered, "I know you are hiding something from me, little wolf. I can assure you that whatever it might be, I can take care of it. I don't want you to worry." "You can't fix it, Klaus. You can't." I responded, letting more tears drop on my cheeks. He was really starting to get worried now. The melody ended but he didn't want to stop dancing and neither did I. "We're fighters, little wolf. Remember?" he asked me and I nodded a little. "You told me that a long time ago, yes and as a fighter, I had to make some decisions to make sure that…" I didn't even know how to say this. He was looking so deep into my eyes as if he was reading my soul, my heart, my everything. "Little wolf." he whispered again and before I could understand what was happening, he crashed his lips on mine. I gasped and he started kissing me with passion. My eyes fluttered closed and I kissed him back, against my better judgment. How could this happen? How could I allow it? We were kissing one another for a couple of minutes before we pulled away, breathing in deeply and he rested his forehead on mine. "I told you that you're the one I want, Hayley." he whispered to me and I looked into his eyes, tears dripping off my cheeks and I cupped his own with my hands. "Klaus, I'm sorry." I told him and shook my head as more tears started to fall.
The moment was replaying inside of my head as I took a deep breath and exclaimed, "I am not sorry for this. I am not sorry for choosing to do the right thing for this city! As you took over, people have been running around scared, Klaus! You just never noticed it because of your ego. You have done nothing to improve that even when I asked you to. I asked you because I thought that you could do it. I thought that you could be as good as a King as you are a good man. I gave you a chance so that I could find a way and put an end to this." I faced Rebekah when I confessed this and she didn't look the least bit surprised as she eyed me. I turned back towards Klaus and the others and said, "You failed the test and now, the city will be taken from you and put under better rule. If you truly care for New Orleans, you would let it go for its own sake and for its people." I informed him. This is what I've been wanting to say to him. His eyes widened as if he really wasn't expecting me to be this against him. There was a moment of weakness as we looked into each other's eyes and then he regained his leader like composure. He wasn't going to let me get him into an emotional wreck. "You just dug your own grave, sweetheart." Klaus sneered, menacingly and turned his back on me.
Rebekah's POV
I could see the weakness in Hayley's eyes. I was beginning to realize what her and my brother had going on. It might have been something more if we hadn't planned this. Hayley knew how Klaus reacted to betrayal and despite what she felt for him, she chose to stand with me and against him. Her loyalty to her friends was touching. Sophie was giving me a glare and I could tell that she was really tired of all this talk. The witches were ready to attack and the werewolves couldn't wait much longer either. I looked at her, begging her to give us some time. Some things needed to be revealed and it was time for all of us to say what we thought, without whispering behind each other's backs. Genevieve was enjoying this far too much and watching Hayley and me as if we were her prey. I knew what she was waiting for, to see if I had the courage to talk about her past involvement in our plan.
"Now, I suppose that Cami's dreams were real after all. Someone had been trying through her to warn us all along of this treachery and I've taken these dreams for granted. For that, I have to apologize right here and right now to Marcel and Camille for this. I just couldn't believe that I would be betrayed like this, by two women, like in Cami's dreams. Two women I care most about. Two women…one blonde and one brunette who went behind my back all along." Niklaus declared and I eyed my brother without any sort of sympathy. It was just like I had told Hayley. It was either we did this for the good of the city, without getting emotions involved or we didn't do it and we let the city be run this badly, against witches and werewolves, who deserved their fair share just like the vampires and humans had. "Like we told you, Nik. You brought this on yourself." I told him sternly. "I know that is not entirely true." Genevieve piped in and I frowned at her and growled, "You keep your bloody mouth shut!"
Hayley was looking at me a bit worried. Genevieve was going to spill everything now, I just knew it. "Rebekah, Rebekah, Rebekah, I have been keeping my mouth shut for your sake and Hayley's ever since I found out." Genevieve said and everyone gasped. Niklaus turned to her and whispered, "You knew about this." "I caught her, and she admitted everything to me. I didn't want to ruin your relationship with your own sister because of how I feel about you, Klaus. So, I decided to warn her and tell her to stop instead so that I wouldn't have to tell you. Seems like she didn't agree, so you finally found out the truth. I promise that I would have told you right away." Genevieve put on that sweet face and then I could hear Hayley yell out. "You are such a lying little bitch!" I pulled her back and told her to calm down for now as Nik turned his head back towards us. "Anything else I should know before we get down to the actual business?" he asked, cracking his knuckles and Hayley's hand went protectively over her bump once again. I could tell that she was afraid of what Niklaus could do to us now that he knew, but that is why we had the werewolves and the witches on our side. We could protect ourselves against him and his vampire army. "Yes, there is something that you should know! That witch that you so fully trust has been a part of this plan as well. I brought her here to New Orleans for that exact reason!" I declared and Niklaus turned to her with his eyebrows raised. "She's lying, Nik. Don't listen to her. I have been nothing but faithful to you and Marcel since I came here and I've been helping Cami for you." Genevieve was very persuasive and you could give her credit for that.
Marcel had his arms crossed over his chest. He was thinking while looking at me and his nostrils flared silently. I was starting to sweat as I remembered past sequences of what had been happening between us ever since Camille had gotten pregnant. I had felt this attraction to him once again, even if we both said that whatever it was between us is over. It really wasn't.
"Care for a dance?" I heard him ask me and I looked up onto his dashing face and didn't know what to say. What the hell? I was conspiring to take him and Niklaus down. I should be staying as far away from him as possible. But then again, if I were to get close to him, I would find out more about this King business between him and my brother. I smiled at him and nodded, even though I made sure to look like I was hesitating. He took me into his arms and we started dancing slowly. It reminded me of that night. "What are you playing here, Rebekah?" he finally asked me and I frowned. "Playing what?" "You're showing up here with the dress you wore at that ball in 1894. You really expected me not to remember? Where did you find it anyway?" "It's none of your business. I wasn't even sure that you would remember it." "Why would you wear something like this tonight? What? Were you hoping to impress me?" I finally had it. "You're a jerk!" I told him and turned to leave but he grabbed my arm and spun me around again to face him as his hand was still around my waist. "I am a jerk. I'm sorry." He told me and my eyes softened. "I didn't mean to accuse you that day, Rebekah. It just happened." He told me and I nodded, shaking my head slightly. I couldn't look at him in the eye when he said that. It was too painful to know what I was doing behind his back. I never thought of him as not being a good King, so what exactly was my problem? Was I looking for revenge for him choosing New Orleans over me? Was I looking for revenge because as soon as I was gone, he hooked up with Camille? I couldn't figure out but I also realized something else as I danced with him.
No matter how much I was trying to hide it, I still had feelings for him. No matter how much he would always hurt me, I would still love him. His face came closer to mine at that moment and I thought about what he was going to do. "Rebekah…" he whispered and I was breathing in deeply, waiting for him to say more. But our dance ended when I heard someone call out for him. "Marcel!" It was Camille. She was back. She was smiling at us as Marcel pulled back but I knew that it was that same fake smile of hers that I loathed. "Are you okay?" Marcel asked and she pulled him away from me. "I am fine. I really need to talk to you." "Can't it wait? I was in the middle of a dance…" "No, it can't wait. Now!" Camille demanded and Marcel looked at me with an apology look. I just smiled as he was pulled away by Camille up to an empty room. I stayed there and thought about our close proximity and knew that there was still something going on between us. Inexplicably wrong, but it felt right at that point, so right.
The dance had felt right for us, as if we were back in those days when we lived that forbidden love story of ours, when Nik was doing everything in his power to keep us apart but he never succeeded in doing so. And after I had found out about Camille's pregnancy, everything else caught fire around me and it was as if nothing really mattered.
I had my arms crossed over my chest as we went up to my room. I wanted to see him there and I closed the door. "What is going on now, Rebekah?" he asked me and I looked at him seriously. "Is what they're saying true? Is Camille really pregnant with your child?" I asked him and he looked surprised that I already knew. "You can blame Diego for that. He was the one who couldn't keep his mouth shut." "Rebekah…" "No, I just need to hear it from you. I need to know if it's true because you know how absurd that is." "Why would it be? Genevieve tested it. The child is mine!" Marcel argued with me and I nodded. "I see. You still trust her." "You are the one who brought her here to town, Rebekah and now all of a sudden, you don't trust her. What is going on? Tell me already! I hate it when you keep secrets from me." "I can't tell you. And I won't." "Well, then…there's nothing left to say." "Nothing? You seemed like you wanted to tell me something last night when we danced." Marcel opened his mouth to say something but I just nodded and turned around to leave but he grabbed my wrist and pulled to him. Our lips were once again inches apart. "Marcel…" I whispered and he came even closer but before our lips could touch, he pulled back and whispered, "I just want you to know that now that things are different…we can't see each other like this. Not anymore, Rebekah." he whispered and I nodded. "I agree with you. This can't happen between us again." And with that, I left my room.
His eyes were on me and he looked like he was thinking the same things I was. He looked like he was in fact reading my mind. We couldn't keep away from each other when Camille was in our way, and now, I had pushed him away for good. From the look on his face, there was no way that he would be willing to forgive me for this. But I would sacrifice that if it meant for me to save what was left of this blasted town.
Klaus' POV
Broken and hurt. It hurt deep inside my heart when I saw up there the two women I cared for. They were up there, proving to me once again that you really cannot trust anyone in this life. They had forsaken me. They had tortured my soul. From Rebekah, I would have expected something like this…but from Hayley? Never. She was my little wolf. She was the person I could deep down relate to…and now…she was nothing but my enemy and I had an enemy carrying my child. Her tears did not impress me. What did in fact shock me was that she was so willingly letting herself cry in public. She never cried in public. She was strong and she was the one who chose this. Why was she crying? What Genevieve was saying was preposterous, but was I to believe her or my own sister who had betrayed my trust once more?
Marcel stepped forward with his arms crossed over his chest and spoke up. "So what is this really about, Rebekah? Is it what we talked about? Is this about me and Cami and our child?" He was provoking her and Camille looked tired and nauseous because of what was happening. "Get her out of here." I murmured to Genevieve but Camille shook her head. "Hell no! I have to be here for this!" "I do not know what you are talking about Marcellus!" Rebekah exclaimed and used his full name to make a point. "You know damn well what I am talking about. Everything that you have been doing since Klaus and I took over was try to get my attention with the little things you do! It had never occurred to you that maybe I just wanted to move on from you for good…that I want to be with Cami now!" Camille's eyes showed that she was pleased but Marcel's words also proved that Rebekah was not over their relationship like she said she was. "You are full of yourself! All I had been doing was trying to have a good time. That was it. It was you who almost kissed me at the dance!" She yelled out and Cami gasped, covering her mouth. " .NOT!" Marcel roared.
As Marcel and Rebekah were having their little rough patch, I was looking over to Hayley who looked like she really had no place in this anymore. It was everyone against my sister. "What do you say now, little wolf? Are you proud of what you have done? There was a time when I could look at you and see a Queen, the Queen that you are trying to become thinking that you can take my kingdom away from me! Now all I see is a woman…just like any other I have encountered. You aren't special in any way! I was wrong!" I told her and she frowned at me. "I am glad to hear that…because I don't know what the hell I was thinking when I thought that you would actually be a good King for this city. I was wrong too!" she told me. To think that I thought about wanting a life with this girl. I wanted a life with her. I really thought about it and thought that I could make things right with us if she were to accept to be by my side as always. I was wrong. It could never be that way between us. And our child was to suffer because of that.
Genevieve turned towards me. "She is not at all the person that you thought she was. I hope that I have made myself clear that day in the office. It's either her or me, Klaus." "Of course it's you." I told her in a whisper and she smiled at me. I didn't even know why I was saying those words. It was not Genevieve that I had in mind, but now…I had to learn to appreciate her loyalty…as Hayley was not capable of such a thing. I looked over at the werewolves transformed and ready to pounce. Davina and Sophie must have given them some sort of potion to control their minds while in transition. It helped a lot. They were ready to attack and Diego was right beside me in moments. "Let's just attack and finish them off right now. Those two women have no idea what they've gotten themselves into." Diego whispered to me and I saw that he was eying Hayley. "She is still carrying my child, Diego. No harm is to come to her. I will deal with her personally when the time is right." I informed him and he growled. "Can't you see that she is playing you and using the child? She knows that while she is carrying your child you will not let any harm come to her. She knows that she is using that child to her advantage. You have to beat her at her own game and if we don't take the element of surprise, we will lose this city to them!" Hayley was still holding her stomach and I whispered, "Fine. You will attack when I say so. Not right now. We keep them in plain conversation. I know how to play this, Diego. You keep a look out for my signal." If they wanted a battle, they were going to get one and it will be messier than ever.
Hayley's POV
"Klaus!" I ran over to him and he turned his head as he saw me coming. "So, you finally decided to come back, little wolf?" he asked as he mended his wounds in his own way. Witch damage. I recognized the type of wounds. It was a witch who had done this to him for sure, which is why the healing process was more difficult. He was trying to apply some pressure on his face where there was a stinging burn but he growled in pain. "Here, let me help." I whispered, not bearing to see him like this. Surprisingly, he let me apply the formula gently on his face and our eyes locked for the longest period of time. "Davina is out of control." he whispered to me. "What do you mean? What happened?" I asked him and he just shook his head, closing his eyes. "I think she might be possessed. She's destroying everything in her path and did this to me when I confronted her about leaving us." He pointed to his face as I continued to apply the formula on his cheek. "What?" I asked, pretending to be shocked by this so called discovery. Klaus nodded and grabbed my hand from his face. He took the formula away and still held my hands as he looked at me deep in the eyes. "Where were you today and what have you been up to?" he asked me and I rolled my eyes. "Okay, Mr. Paranoid. I was out with Rebekah, talking and eating and shopping." "I didn't see you come here with any clothes." "Rebekah was the one who bought clothes. I am not into shopping." I told him convincingly.
He looked away and continued tending to his wounds on his own as he asked me, "Why does Genevieve seem to think that I have a thing for you?" I was starting to blush madly. I pretended to think that I was really confused and didn't understand at all what he was saying. "I…I…what?" I asked and continued blushing as he looked at me and smirked. Then he shook his head. "Don't get so embarrassed, sweetheart. It was probably nothing." he replied and I hit him hard in the shoulder and he laughed at my anger. "Did I get to you with that question, little wolf?" "It was not funny! Not even remotely close!" I was going to find Rebekah and kill her myself after this after I fake laughed. But then he stopped doing what he was doing and pulled me into his arms, taking my breath away. I laughed for real this time at his embrace and looked at him sweetly as he gazed at my stomach. "I know that I've been busy, love but I want you to know that I do care." I bit my lip, still debating that subject in my head. "How is our littlest wolf?" Klaus whispered. My heart melted when I heard this come out of his mouth. I felt warm inside but I wasn't blushing anymore. "She's doing just fine." I whispered to him and he smiled at me. It was a genuine smile, one that he hardly ever gave away. I knew him very well. Finally, he broke the eye contact and let me go, heading back to his room as if nothing had happened. I felt something in the pit of my stomach. Did I really feel something or was I starting to feel something special when I was around him? I wished that feeling would go away. It was giving me more trouble than I could count. But I knew very well that a feeling like that wouldn't just magically disappear.
It was that magical moment when I could remember Klaus smiling at the thought of our daughter coming into the world and I could remember him telling me that he would do whatever it took for her to be safe in New Orleans? Would he have kept that promise or not? I couldn't know for sure anymore now. Genevieve stepped up and exclaimed, "This is not the only surprise of the evening, ladies and gentlemen! How about we let the poor werewolf girl weep and move to the blonde Original Vampire over there who was so eager back 100 years ago to be with Marcel that she had done an atrocity to accomplish that! Klaus, I think that you need to know about this as well." I gasped and looked at Klaus who was waiting impatiently. Genevieve was going to tell him about Mikael and what Rebekah did. "You never wondered how your father managed to find you and burn down this town. Ask your sister. She's the one who brought him back, using my help." I could see him stop breathing. "What?" he asked in a whisper as Rebekah's breathing hitched. She had to know from the beginning that this was coming. "Rebekah forced me to do a spell that would bring your father back. Of course back then, I was just a nurse. How was I to know what your father could do?"
No more needed to be said as Klaus roared and started searching all through the compound. "The stake! The white oak stake! Where is it?" He had one hidden? I looked at Rebekah and she gasped. He was going to do it. He was going in for the kill, blinded by rage and what she had done. Diego was looking at the werewolves hungry and yelled out, "Now!" The vampires all bared their fangs and the witches gave into their power as Klaus continued to search for the stake. Marcel grabbed Camille and took her to safety at that moment. Sophie looked over at me with one question in her eyes. "Attack!" I yelled out as well and the werewolves pounced with the witches against the vampires as the humans took refuge.
Marcel's POV
I was taking Cami to safety when I heard her yell out, "People are going to die. You have to get back there now!" She ordered to me with tears in her eyes. I nodded and whispered, "Take care of yourself, please." I could see that the attack had already begun but what looked interesting was that this was more of a battle for dominance and no one was going in for the kill just yet. Not the witches, not the vampires and not even the werewolves. I knew who I had to look for as Rebekah and Hayley were still standing on that balcony. I called pout for Davina but she was paying no attention to me and she was fighting the vampires. It was a fair fight, because the witches and the werewolves were greatly outnumbered by my vampire army.
Klaus could finally be seen coming out of his room with blood on his face and a look of murder in his eyes. I knew what he was thinking as he held the white oak stake in his hand. Genevieve hadn't told him that I had been a part of that plan too, not just Rebekah. Now was not a good moment to mention it to him. He was betrayed enough for one night…but I couldn't let him kill Rebekah. No matter what he felt, he couldn't kill his own sister, who deep down loved him very much and he loved her too. He finally reached the interior balcony and I used my vampire speed through the crowd to reach the balcony where Klaus stood there facing both Hayley and Rebekah. The witches who belonged to Genevieve were now fighting the witches who were with Sophie and Davina. I couldn't believe that little girl chose to leave my side again.
"This is for everything you've done to me, sister!" Klaus growled and went in to stake her as she yelled out and pleaded. "Klaus, don't!" I yelled out and tried to grab him but he was faster than me. I believed that he was going to do it. He was going to get rid of Rebekah forever. At that moment, a piercing scream could be heard and I knew it belonged to Hayley. Everyone stopped all at once. It was like they were suddenly frozen. I kept my eyes shut for one moment and then opened them again to see Hayley standing in front of a crying Rebekah and Klaus was hovering the white oak stake right above her heart. He couldn't go through with it and Hayley was using the baby to protect Rebekah. She was doing the right thing. I could see the terrified look in Rebekah's eyes. I felt only hate when my eyes met hers, but she didn't deserve to die for this betrayal. No one deserved to die and as I looked down at the species that have stopped fighting, I was glad that no blood had to be spilled. "You have to go through me if you intend on killing her." Hayley said through gritted teeth and I admired her courage.
Klaus looked like he was lost for words but if you looked closely, there were tears that could visibly be seen in his eyes. Tears of heartache as he stared at Hayley for a long moment before retrieving the stake and throwing it away. I moved forward and took it from the floor, making a promise to myself to keep it well hidden so that this couldn't happen again. Klaus would know the place, of course. "Let's finish this!" I could hear Genevieve growl. "NO! There will be no more fighting today! That's enough!" Davina exclaimed and everyone was looking surprised at her. I looked down at her from the balcony angrily. "You started this and now you want to finish it your way, little D? I don't think so." I told her. She looked at me with a frown. "Like in Cami's dreams, this town will surely be ruined with another war like this one. No more wars. The vampires and the humans are clearly standing with Klaus and Marcel, as the werewolves and the witches are standing with Hayley and Rebekah. A truce for now will be what's best for this city. A truce in which each leaders get their fair share of New Orleans."
Davina's thought put everyone into thinking. I began to understand too. "You dare offer to split my city in two?" Klaus yelled out in anger. He was almost as red as a tomato, while Rebekah hadn't moved at all and Hayley was still in front of her, holding her protectively. "Maybe it's for the best." I whispered and Klaus grabbed me by the collar. "Are you out of your mind?" "I said for now, Klaus." I told him and took his hands off of me. I then glared at Rebekah and Hayley. "If you two think that you've won tonight, you are gravely mistaken. Here's your proof that we care for our city and we are willing to go through with this bargain for the people of the city. You get your half, and we keep ours." I told them and Klaus growled in anger. For him, this was different. This was about betrayal and I understood him perfectly but right now, the last thing that we needed was to have this city just like 100 years ago, in flames.
Hayley's POV
I couldn't recover after that night. My body was hurting but Davina assured me that my baby was fine. I couldn't look at Klaus, not anymore. I know what I had put him through and I knew that I couldn't do anything about it now. What was done was done. Marcel and I managed for the city's sake to spare Rebekah from Klaus' torture. Sophie had established a proper treaty to be made in which Rebekah and I declared peace and Klaus and Marcel declared the same.
We made sure to sign the treaty along with Sophie, Davina and Genevieve, the representatives of the witches, Diego, the representative of the vampire community and of course, I chose Eve to become the representative of the werewolf community. Rebekah and I got our own mansion at the other end of the city and we got half of New Orleans to our side now. It was a safe place in which I declared werewolves could roam freely around and the witches could do any sorts of spells they wanted without getting punished. Klaus and Marcel on the other hand made their part of the city all for vampires and humans, and banned the witches and the werewolves. Genevieve and her line of witches were an exception, as they were on Klaus' side.
"I hope we did the right thing." Davina whispered to me as Sophie helped a tired and worn out Rebekah into our new mansion. I had invited Davina and Sophie to come and live with us. They could help us rule, there was no doubt about that. "I sure hope so." I whispered back as I pressed my hand to my stomach and explored the new mansion in which we lived in. Rebekah was laid on the bed in her room by Sophie and the witch offered her some herbs to recover from the shock of Klaus with the white oak stake against her. "So we better get some rest. There will be of course a meeting tomorrow in which the main leaders from both sides will be sitting down and discussing the new rules that will be appointed. By the end of the meeting, you will have to reach a conclusion for your people." Sophie explained and Rebekah groaned as we all gathered around in her room. "We have to have a meeting with Niklaus and Marcel alone? After tonight?" Sophie shrugged. "You don't really have a choice." She whispered and left the room.
Davina followed Sophie shortly after to choose their own rooms. I looked over at Rebekah for one moment and noticed that she had fallen asleep. I covered her up in her blankets and then I made my way out of her room, searching for a good place of my own. Once I found the perfect room, I slipped into my night gown and fell asleep. There was only one person in my mind and the hurt and broken look on his face. Niklaus Mikaelson!