Previously in Kings & Queens of New Orleans, Hayley has shown how she gave birth and ultimately became a hybrid. 5 months had passed since then and Rebekah still hadn't made contact with neither Hayley, Davina nor Sophie. Klaus and Marcel want to get their half back as Genevieve plots to kill Hope to enrich her ancestors which will reward her and the others with her. Hayley, suspecting Klaus of doing something to Rebekah, called Elijah back into town to investigate, him seemingly surprised at this new Hayley hybrid.

In this chapter, we will witness some more moments between Elijah and Hayley as they try to figure out what happened to Rebekah and to find a way to bring her back. Camille in the meantime will make a horrific discovery as Klaus plans another ball. A new character will be introduced as a new battle wages in the city of the supernatural. Long May They Reign!

Genevieve's POV

"Inducere corpore et anima. Fac me credere meus. Fac hoc puerum ad daemonem. Adiuva me." Asking my people to guide me through this spiritual work was not easy. I had been given a mission from the other side by my ancestors and I was going to complete it. There would be no one standing in my way. I had gathered all of my followers in our cave and helped them pray the way they should. I helped them understand the importance of forgiveness. "I still don't understand what we're doing." Cecile whispered to me. "It's called a cleansing. We are about to murder a baby. We need this." "Are you seriously going to go through with this?" Cecile snapped at me and I finally opened my eyes to look at her. "Everyone else is going to go through with this. We are not going to upset our ancestors for anybody. I hope I've made myself clear. If they want the child dead, she will die when the time comes. Now, let's pray."

Cecile stood up and said out loud, "Why do we all have to do this? Why do we have to kill an innocent child? Is this what we have become? We have become servants to do whatever it takes to get more power from our ancestors? We are like hamsters on wheels, trying to reach the water, given to us by the people. We do whatever it takes, but we can't go as low as kill an innocent baby. It's just a baby, for God's sake, Genevieve!" I growled and stood up to face her. "Do you think that I don't know that? Hope Mikaelson is a unique child on this Earth. It's still a child but she is more powerful than we could have ever hoped she would be. The ancestors believe that the powers she possesses as half witch are too strong for us to control. She is a threat to our species. By killing her, we not only get our rewards but we save the witch community from destruction!" I exclaimed so everyone could hear me and they all agreed with my point of view. I smiled as I looked at Cecile and noticed blood pouring out of her nose.

"What is this? What's happening?" she cried desperately at the blood oozing from her nose and she collapsed in shock onto the ground and I looked down at her. "Genevieve, stop it!" she exclaimed and I shrugged. "I am not the one who possesses this much power to do this to you. The ancestors seem to be upset with you by your outburst. What do you have to say about that?" I asked her and she shivered at the way I told her. "I didn't choose this. Please, I will do anything." Cecile begged. The other witches have chosen to gather up together and press themselves in horror against the walls. They didn't want anything like this to happen to them either. "Cecile, the ancestors can forgive you. Are you with us or are you against us?" I asked her she started crying as she was nodding. "I'm with you. I am." At once, the blood had stopped oozing from her nose but she was still weak and fainted. I looked to the others, very satisfied. "What are you all waiting for? Pick her up and tend to her wounds. She needs to be ready for the ritual." I told them and they immediately went over to the poor girl. "This is what happens when you don't listen. You get exactly what you deserve, Cecile." I whispered to her. I then raised my hands and exclaimed to myself. "The one who is meant to come back will come back, my sisters! The one and greatest enemy of the Mikaelsons will come back to finish what he started and...New Orleans is going to belong to us, along with all enrichments!" I knew who was going to return to us, it was someone that I had brought back before and I knew just how to do it. I knew how to bring back Mikael.

Hayley's POV

I woke up the next morning with the sound of crying coming from the nursery. I groaned and stood up at once. Yes, I was tired but I was also used to this behavior coming from Hope. She didn't cry as regularly as she did a couple of months before. I was hoping that she would at least learn to self-soothe so I could get some rest. Going into the nursery, I saw Davina there, already taking care of my baby. She smiled at me and said, "Elijah and Sophie are both downstairs. It's morning anyway, Hayley. You should go and have breakfast." She told me and I nodded. Going down the stairs, I saw Sophie and Elijah discussing something in the living room. "What is it that you've been trying to say? I can't get my land back? It does not belong to them, Elijah! There has to be some way!" Sophie was saying to him and Elijah was trying to calm her down. "The most important thing to do right now is to find Rebekah." "Elijah is right!" I exclaimed before Sophie could comment any longer. He turned around and smiled at me.

"Good morning!" he told me in that casual tone that he used to before he left Mystic Falls. We got along just fine before he left. I had been sitting all night thinking about him and how my life would have turned out had he not left and stayed with me and Rebekah. We could have really needed him. "Good morning." I said to him back and nodded towards Sophie as I sat next to Elijah on the couch and Sophie was right in front of us. "No luck, huh?" I asked her and she shook her head. "You were right. There is nothing that we can do. We own our half and Marcel and Klaus have the other half. We are doomed to remain powerless forever, the whole lot of us while Genevieve and her clan get all the energy from that cave and the ancestors." "I'm very sorry, Sophie, but we shouldn't give up now. We don't give up." I was trying to raise her hopes a little bit to make her feel better. It didn't work but it was worth a try. Davina was coming downstairs and I had decided to go up to the nursery and check on Hope myself this time.

She was sleeping soundly and I could hear her strong heartbeats as she burped in her sleep. I laughed a little and felt Elijah leaning against the doorframe, looking at me and smiling. "She is strong and beautiful just like her mother." Elijah commented and I smiled at him. "Yes, she is. But she has been a little jumpy lately. She has been crying for no reason at all and I can't understand why." "Babies have a way of feeling when something is wrong, when something doesn't feel right." Elijah explained and I nodded, wondering if Hope could sense something that neither one of us could. "What are we going to do about Rebekah?" I asked him and he stepped into the room and went over to me next to the crib. "I love my sister with all my heart so you can understand that I will do everything in my power to find her. I still can't believe everything that had changed in this town since I had left. I was hoping Rebekah would protect you from Niklaus' outbursts but now, it seems that she's gotten herself in some trouble with him after the betrayal." "He did take it very badly…but like I said Elijah, we needed to do something. And we have. We got half of the city. It should be enough until the right time comes to get the other half as well." "Hayley, when Niklaus is feeling hurt and betrayed, he tends to do things that he wouldn't mean to do. I have been thinking about it and I believe you're right. I think he is behind Rebekah's disappearance. The only thing to do right now is to find out what he's up to and what he really wants. I am surprised that he hasn't done anything to hurt you." I sighed and nodded.

He was looking at me confused and I was looking back at him with the same confusion. "We didn't get the chance to talk about my child." I sighed and looked down. Before, he used to say our child, now it was back to being his child. "You will get to see her when she's born. I cannot forbid you that. You are her father." "You are damn right. I am her father and I will see her when I see fit, do I make myself clear, little wolf?" he asked me in a menacing whisper. He wasn't looking into my eyes anymore. He turned to the window to leave but I put my hands on his shoulders to stop him. "Klaus, please…" I whispered to him and he looked back at me. "There is no social relationship between us anymore. The only reason you are living and breathing right now is because of my child that is nestled in your womb. After she is born, the only protection you will be offered is from what you gained which is your little army of witches and werewolves. I won't care anymore. If the vampires choose to go after you to kill the Werewolf Queen, I will let them have at it." My heart instantly broke when I heard him say that. I realized that whatever might have been between us was gone now. There was only hate when we looked into each other's eyes but the more hate was towards me from him. When I looked at him, I looked at him with sadness. Before I could say something else, he left.

The memory haunted me like it was yesterday. He had left me speechless and somehow, I couldn't understand why he hadn't kept his word. Klaus said that he wouldn't care about what happens to me anymore after the baby is born. Hell, he even invited the vampires to do what they would want with me. He has done something to Rebekah to make her pay for the betrayal. That was obvious. Why hadn't he done anything to me too? Why was I still here? Why didn't he just take Hope away from me? I couldn't understand it. Hope was sucking on her thumb and I looked at her adoringly in the crib as Elijah stood there, smiling at me. "How does it feel to be a mother, Hayley?" he asked me and I smiled back at him. "It's the greatest experience a woman could have. To raise a child like this is something big. For me it's a big honor." I explained. He held my hand and told me, "You are never going to be alone from now on. You have me. I will always be here for you as I have been before." I looked down at his hand on mine and nodded, smiling up at him. Elijah had always been very caring and very kind to me when I needed him and I knew that even now, I could depend on him to do what is right and get Rebekah back home to us. He removed his hand from mine and rubbed my shoulder, leaving the room afterwards.

Klaus' POV

"Why do you do this? Why is it that whenever you have a problem with someone, you throw a party to get them off their game? I don't like it." Marcel complained and I chuckled as a woman was fitting me for my suit. "We are having a grand ball here tonight, Marcellus. We haven't had one in ages." "Yeah. The last one being when Rebekah and Hayley turned against us, as well as half of the population." Marcel told me and grabbed himself a drink. Hearing Hayley's name once again put me back to my thoughts yet hearing Rebekah's name as well, brought fear into my heart as I knew where she was and the way she was lying daggered in my secret room. I pushed away both feelings and looked at myself in the mirror. "Yes, but we've gone past that now, Marcellus. It's been a long time and I have a daughter now as well."

Marcel nodded and asked, "Are you seeing her regularly?" "Of course I am. Hayley is not going to stop me from seeing my child whenever I please. Hope is half mine. I am entitled to being the father in her life. No one would replace me as her father. No one!" I told him fiercely so he understood. I was scared that was going to happen. It hadn't been long since I found out that Hayley was pregnant and Elijah had been playing my role as the father in Hayley's life. I couldn't care less who Hayley would decide to spend her time with as long as it doesn't affect my relationship with my daughter in any way. "So, who is attending this party? Just our half?" Marcel asked me and I chuckled. "That would be very rude now, wouldn't it, Marcel? It is only proper to invite the other half as well. After all, this ball is for all of New Orleans to enjoy. I am sure that Hayley wouldn't mind attending the party with…" "Why do you always do that?" marcel suddenly asked me and put his drink down. My suit was finished and I stepped off the stool and went closer to him with a smirk on my face. "Do what?" "Why do you always bring up Hayley whenever we talk about something?" The smirk disappeared from my face at once.

Genevieve was standing at the door, in a sexy outfit she always likes to wear to try and seduce me. "What are you trying to imply?" I asked Marcel, ignoring Genevieve's presence. She seemed to notice that so she got herself more involved in the conversation. "I think that you should really talk to us about it because I am curious to know myself, Klaus. Why does Hayley have to be a part of every single conversation we have with you?" she asked me with her hands crossed over her chest. "You are both being ridiculous. I only bring her up when needed." I went back to rearranging my tie in the mirror and Marcel stood up, sighing. "I am going to go and see what Cami is doing." He told me and left the room. Genevieve was still standing there with a frown on her face that could only mean that she was incredibly mad at me.

"Is there something bothering you, love?" I asked her with a smirk. "Yes, there is a problem and I want you to find a solution for it." "Which problem are we talking about here?" "The problem with you and Hayley." Hearing her name once more sent arrows deep into my heart. I couldn't remember the last time we had actually spoken like normal people, except to greet one another whenever I would go over and visit Hope. "I don't know what your problem is, love." Genevieve gasped and released her hands. "Oh come on! Stop playing with me and tell me that you don't feel anything for her. Look at me in the eyes and tell me that." She grabbed my shoulders and tried to turn me away from the mirror so I could look at her but I refused. I grabbed her and pined her against the wall, a growl escaping my lips. "You are slowly forgetting your place here, sweetheart. I would suggest that you take some time now to reevaluate your situation and realize that I don't have to answer to you about anything." She looked shocked at my reaction and I was glad because that was my intention. I let her go and left the room as well.

Camille's POV

The weight in my heart that I had been feeling had been indescribable lately. I would walk around the house and I would look around and see Rebekah's face everywhere I went. I knew deep down that Marcel was still obsessed with her and he was not going to forget about her so easily. I had to make him try to understand that we were a family now. Him, me and our future baby boy. I placed my hand over my stomach to try and feel something, but no kick. Just some movement and I was getting worried. At once, the door opened and a smile appeared on my face when I saw Marcel there. "Hi!" he exclaimed and kissed me on the cheek as he sat down next to me. "Hello. What have you been up to?" I asked him. "Klaus problems, what else?" "What did he do now?" "We have to attend a ball tonight." "A ball? But we haven't had a party around here since..." "Yes I know, but now we are going and everyone is going to be there, including Hayley, Sophie and Davina." I frowned. "Seems a little unfair that they should be invited." "That is what Klaus wants. And I have a pretty good reason in my head as to why."

"That spoils all of our plans, doesn't it?" "I guess it does. But you don't have to worry. If you want, we can retire early and spend some more time together." I smiled at his suggestion and nodded. "I would really like that." A more sensitive subject was brought up. "Has there been any more news on Rebekah?" "Not since 5 months ago. I guess she really left the city." "But it doesn't seem like her not to keep contact with anyone, especially Hayley." Marcel smiled a little. "Since when do you care about Rebekah? I thought you hated her." "I don't hate her. I just…you know. I have been bothered by her attitude towards me and her relationship with you and the way she betrayed us but…I don't hate her." Marcel nodded and placed a kiss on my forehead and left the room slowly without saying anything, not even goodbye, which left me wondering.

Exploring the Abattoir had been my thing for a while. Even after all these months of living in this place, I had never really got to know all the places in there and I was looking for more to find. The weight that I had pressed on one side of the wall must have triggered something in the basement because it opened at once, leaving me in shock. "This was supposed to be a wall." I whispered, not understanding what was happening. I made my way through there, not wanting to abandon the exploration as I had wanted at first. I wanted to see where this secret passageway led. It was dark and I could barely see a thing. I was scared that I would get lost and not find my way back to the house. Walking slowly through the path, I reached the end where I saw a huge coffin there. I found some matches and lifted one, lighting it and approaching this coffin, afraid of what was inside. I knew that it must have been something of Klaus' or Marcel's. I gently opened the lid and gasped at what I saw. I dropped the match and it was dark once more and I had to refrain myself from screaming. I lit another match to see if I saw it clear as day. "Rebekah." I whispered in shock as I saw the girl daggered in the coffin, looking mummified almost. Was she dead? I slowly put my hand on the dagger and thought about lifting it out of her…but changed my mind, closing the coffin and running out of there as fast as I could. I decided that I wouldn't tell anyone about what I found, especially not Marcel.

Davina's POV

I was very surprised when Hayley told us that we were going to attend this ball that Klaus was planning. "It is more for business and to see what we can do to get your sacred land back." She had told me and Sophie and I agreed that it was a good idea. I liked that Elijah was back in the house. It brought a little more joy than the joy that Hope was bringing us each day, especially since Elijah was going to help us find Rebekah eventually. I had faith in him and I knew that Hayley had lots of faith in him too. There was a knock on my door as I was pulling on my orange dress. Hayley was standing there, looking gorgeous in dark blue and with Elijah in his usual suit, but darker this time to match Hayley's. "Hey, need some help with the hair?" Hayley asked me and I nodded, handing her the brush as she did me. "Are you and Elijah going together?" I asked her looking at Elijah in the mirror and he smiled, nodding. Hayley didn't say anything though. She just changed the subject. "How would you like your hair? Up or down?" "Since yours is up, I want mine to be down. You're the Queen. I can't copy you." Hayley rolled her eyes but did my hair the way I wanted her to do it. "You better hurry up!" Sophie informed us at once.

"How do you think this party is going to be? Are we going to solve anything?" "I don't know, Davina." Hayley answered me as my hair was finished. "And who is going to watch over Hope since we are all gone?" I asked. "Elijah got us a babysitter in a flash. There is no problem at all. She is well trained and can be trusted." "Very good. Now, we should go because I don't know if Klaus likes any late guests." She just scoffed. "I don't really care what he thinks." "But you are going to speak to him, aren't you?" "I don't know, Davina. We have barely interacted for the past few months. There is nothing left to say. If he is open for a normal conversation that is fine. I will be more than happy to speak to him. But if not…then, there is nothing left to do." Hand in hand with Elijah, I watched her head downstairs where Sophie was waiting. "Tick tock, Davina!" Sophie yelled out, impatient and I rolled my own eyes and left the room.

The party was amazing and I have to give the organizers credit. The ball looked extremely glamorous but everybody was wondering what the occasion was. Klaus didn't just throw parties without a reason and everyone knew that. I saw him standing on the top of the balcony with Marcel and with someone else. This was a boy that had to be over 20 years old. I gasped when I felt some sort of energy struck me. He was a warlock. I could feel it. But what was he doing with Klaus? Why wasn't he willing to join the rest of the witches on our side? Unless he really was with Genevieve and the witches that had betrayed their own kind. That made him the enemy. I felt a tap on my shoulder and I turned around to see Hayley looking at me in a worried way. "Davina, are you okay?" she asked me and I nodded. "I'm fine." "Okay, good. Elijah and I are going to cruise around a little while. Are you going to be okay on your own?" "Where is Sophie?" Hayley rubbed her forehead. "Sophie is being…Sophie. Still trying to get her land back and make it the way it used to be." She explained to me and I nodded. "This is no joke. We have to have that land back, Hayley." "I understand that, but if Rebekah was here, things would have been different, you know that. She would have thought of something that could help. I don't know what else I can do for you." "You've done enough and I thank you for that." I answered her with a smile. I watched her leave with Elijah in hand.

He scared me when he popped right in front of me out of nowhere. "Hey!" I smiled at him and didn't really know what to say. "I'm Kaleb." He introduced himself and held out his hand to me. "Davina." I answered boldly and he smiled. "I could sense that you're a witch from a long way." "I could also tell that you're a warlock." "I've heard a lot about you from Klaus. You must be that super witch that turned against him, right?" "Yes, that would be me. And I did it for my friends and with good reason actually because Klaus is not fit to run this town. Neither is Marcel." Kaleb nodded at me and chose not to say anything. I broke the silence by asking him, "Why are you here? I've never seen you around here before." "Klaus brought me here…to be your replacement." "My replacement?" "He needs someone that he can trust to follow his wishes. That would be me." "But he has Genevieve." "I don't think he trusts her that much anymore." "Would you care to dance?" he asked me and held his hand out with a smile. I don't think that he realized that we were supposed be enemies. Maybe he didn't really care and to be honest, I didn't care that much either. I took his hand with a smile.

Hayley's POV

Getting myself a drink, I stared at all the other couples that were on the dance floor and a slow melody started playing. I could see some cute boy leading Davina onto the dance floor and I smiled. At least she was having a good time with someone for just one night. Klaus had refused to get down from his so called majestic interior balcony and preferred to stay up there and look down on us, perhaps to prove once again that he is the real King of the city. He looked down on me and I could see his shocked expression when he saw Elijah approach me and I broke contact with him to look at his brother. "Would you care to dance?" he asked me and I nodded, not thinking about it twice. I could see the shock on Klaus' face that his brother was back in town, and I could also tell that he didn't like it one bit. Elijah put his hands around my waist and pulled me closer to him as I wrapped my hands around his neck, starting to dance.

Elijah's eyes wouldn't leave my face and it was beginning to be extremely awkward for me. He had this thing that he would do to make me feel better. That is what I have always admired about him. He was noble and different from others and I really needed his comfort with the way my life had been. I had been threatened, I had made mistakes that I now regretted, I had lost my best friend and I was left to raise a child without any sort of support from the father. He wouldn't actually help me raise her. He would either visit her or would take her away from me for good so he could raise her himself. I wouldn't allow him to take Hope away from her mother. I would fight him till death for her. I didn't care that as an Original he was stronger than me. He would have to go over my dead body if he would even think about taking Hope from me. I wanted to relieve my stress and just think about dancing with Elijah at that moment. I couldn't want anything else. Just dancing with him. I tried to close my eyes and feel something. Some sort of shiver or spark when I was that close to him. I used to feel that once. Now…there was nothing. And I could only remember one dance that made me shiver and feel explosive.

"Dance with me." he whispered. Believing that I hadn't heard right, I kept my mouth slightly open. "What?" I whispered back as he still held onto me and I looked like I was dipping with his gaze following me. "Share a dance with me, little wolf. Please." He told me and I looked towards Genevieve who looked like she was about to rip someone in half with anger and rage flowing through her. I shook my head and removed his hands from my waist, but he put them right back, not daring to let me go until I accepted. "What's wrong with having a small dance with the mother of my child, love?" he asked me and I looked away. "I don't think that your girlfriend is going to enjoy seeing us dance." This time, Klaus smirked and pulled me onto the dance floor all on his own, bringing me even closer to him as I instinctively wrapped my arms around his neck, waiting for the slow dance with him that I so desperately wanted. "You are wrong about one thing, love." He whispered. "And what's that?" He smiled mischievously. "She's not my girlfriend. Never was, never will be." I was a little bit shocked, believing that was why he brought her here.

"I thought that was the reason that she's here now." I whispered and he just shook his head again, smiling. "I never saw you as the jealous type, little wolf." "I am not jealous." "Seems like you are. There's no shame in it, I told you." He was so full of himself which could only make me start giggling during our slow dance and he liked it. "Little wolf, please forgive me for what I said to you yesterday. I never intended to be so cruel to you." "It's my fault too, for pushing you like that. You are the King. It's your call after all, not mine." "It could be." Klaus whispered and thought that I had not heard him but I did. "What?" I asked, in shock. "Nothing." he answered quickly and looked away, breaking our eye contact and therefore, our moment. "I don't want you to feel like you're being replaced as the mother of that baby, Hayley. That will never happen as long as I am alive, or rather undead." I smiled at his little joke. He had a way of making me feel good and better about myself, every time. "Then why is she here?" I asked again and I somehow could see the answer right in his eyes. He needed someone to screw around with, to play with, someone willing to cave and give him that sexual desire. I could barely think about it. It made me sick when I thought of the two of them like that, together. I knew that Genevieve had betrayed us and I knew that she hadn't told Klaus about our plan. What was she waiting for? Why was she waiting at all, if this could be the one chance to make Klaus hate me and trust her forever? She was up to something big, then. I couldn't do anything about it. I couldn't tell Klaus because then, I would have to tell him about the plan of Rebekah and me taking over New Orleans. I couldn't lose him. I felt like I would break if I did, which is why I lied to Rebekah. The werewolves were ready, but I wasn't. I looked into his eyes and then looked away again. He seemed to sense my uneasiness. Just at that moment, I could feel his fingers pulling my chin up to look at him straight in the eyes and I did. They were so warm. At that moment, I didn't know what he was doing. He was leaning in and then his fingers left my face, wrapping themselves again around my waist. My eyes closed and I could feel his breathing on my face. I could feel his lips touch mine softly but that was the moment, I looked away, pulling ourselves out of this.

Those lips. I had felt those lips against mine two times now and I could still feel…no! I should have stopped thinking about this ages ago. I opened my eyes and looked into Elijah's eyes and I knew that I had to move on from the past. Klaus and I were enemies, aside from the part of raising our child together. There would never be anything else. At last, I saw the boy that Davina had been dancing with leave her and go and speak to Klaus. "Who is that?" I asked and Elijah turned around and said, "That's Kaleb." "How do you him?" "Niklaus and I knew him ever since he was a baby. He has unique powers. I guess that is why Niklaus brought him here, to replace someone like Davina after she left." "Don't you think that it's time you should let your brother know that you're back?" I asked him and he smiled. "I think he already knows that I am here." Klaus was whispering something to Kaleb and I used my new hybrid hearing to hear Klaus say, "Do a better job at keeping her hidden. I don't want anyone finding her." I knew at once what this was about. I let Elijah go and whispered, "Excuse me." Before following Klaus towards a secret passageway which led to a door which was supposed to look like a wall.

I had decided to wait for Klaus to do his business there and then see for myself. He left the room as I had expected and I sneaked and pushed against the wall with all of my strength. The door opened and I was led inside, towards a coffin. "Rebekah!" I exclaimed a little too loud as I knew that she was in there and when I opened the coffin, I realized that I was right. There she was! She had been daggered all this time and I had no idea. I immediately put my hands on the dagger but before I could pull it out of her, I felt someone grab me and throw me against the wall with a lot of force that I coughed up blood. I growled and stood up as I saw Klaus standing there over the coffin and he closed it gently. How dare he? "What are you doing here?" he asked me in a whisper. I pointed to the coffin threateningly. "You open that coffin right now and let her out before you make me mad. That is not something that you would want right now."

Klaus had decided to just chuckle at my response. "And what do you think you are going to do, little wolf? How are you going to get through me and reach Rebekah? You know you cannot." "Try me." "Let's see." He barely whispered and I launched at him, throwing him against the other wall. He quickly recovered like he had been expecting it and grabbed me, cracking some of my bones and got me on the ground, trying to keep me still. "Why are you doing this?" I screamed at him and kicked him hard in the stomach that sent him flying off of me. He quickly came back and pined my legs and my arms that I couldn't move. I couldn't understand why he wasn't doing anything more to hurt me. He had done it to Rebekah, his own sister. Why not me too? "You and Rebekah have betrayed me in a way that I can never recover from. She got what she deserved. She is to remain daggered until I see fit to let her go." "You can't do that!" I yelled in his face and he looked smug. "As a matter of fact, I can." "Then why haven't you done anything to me too?" His smug look disappeared at once as he looked down on me. My hands and legs were still pined by him to the ground. "Why not me too? You've daggered Rebekah and you punished Davina and Sophie too by taking away their sacred land. What about me? What's my punishment?" Before Klaus could respond, he was thrown on the wall and I felt a pair of hands help me up. As always, Elijah had come to my rescue. Klaus began to laugh. "I should have known that you would always be here to help the little wolf, Elijah! What's the matter? Got bored of Katerina?" "She is dead, Niklaus." "Oh, that is very tragic." Klaus responded, unaffected by this surprise of course. "Why have you come back? To cause more problems for me?" Klaus asked. "I believe that you've cause more trouble for Hayley and me tonight. I know you have Rebekah in that coffin and I demand you to let her go."

"Oh, I am sure that you wouldn't want to wreck this party for everyone, Elijah. Why don't you run along now and play the white knight or the detective of this town. That seems to be what you're good at." I could barely say anything to stop the confrontation. My eyes began to water a little as I looked at him and whispered, "Please, she is your sister and my best friend. We have all done mistakes in the past and she has done worse with Mikael…but she is still your sister, Klaus. Forgive her and let her go. You are only bringing more pain into your heart through this. You are not solving anything and you're making matters worse." I tried to reason with him. Just as I suspected, it didn't work at all. "No. I don't need you to lecture me about what is right and what is wrong, Hayley. You should have done this to yourself and to Rebekah when you had the chance. I have every right after the betrayal to keep Rebekah like this. After I found out about Mikael…" "I know what she did, Niklaus and she still doesn't deserve this." Elijah cut in and looked deep into his brother's eyes. "She is to serve the punishment she deserves. I hope I'm being clear." Klaus responded and silence filled the chambers. Before I could say anything more, Elijah was pulling me away and leading me out of the secret chamber and back to the party. Klaus followed swiftly behind and locked the chamber with vervain.

"What the hell is going on? I heard all of that racket." Marcel was saying and Klaus cut him off. "Nothing important. Just my brother is back and has decided to show how spectacular he really is, once more." Elijah shushed me before I could say anything else or at least let Marcel know what Klaus had done with Rebekah. "I think that it would be best if we leave." Elijah said softly and Marcel nodded. "The damn well you should, and stop bringing trouble around here with you. We have had enough of that." Davina and Sophie came over at once and Sophie asked, "What the hell is going on?" "We are leaving. Let's go." I informed them and left the Abattoir, heading back to the other side where we all belonged. I had to see my daughter.

Now in my nightdress, I kissed Hope goodnight and turned off the light in her nursery, going in my room and reflecting about what happened this night and I still couldn't understand why Elijah did what he did. Luckily, he was there in my room, sitting on my bed, next to the window. "Why did you do that?" I asked him, crossing my hands over my chest. "What did I do, Hayley?" "You know what. You let Klaus keep Rebekah daggered like that. She must be set free and now we know where she is." He took my hand and pulled me closer to him on my bed. "I did what I had to do to make sure that Niklaus got the right impression." "What right impression?" "I need him to feel that he is in control of the situation. I am not leaving my sister there. I don't care what she has done. She doesn't deserve this and neither do you." He whispered, coming closer to me and I smiled, nodding. "Thank you so much for everything." I whispered and before I could say anything more, I could feel his breathing on my face as he moved his head closer to my face and his lips caught mine in a sweet and innocent kiss. It was something very sweet and comforting for me. I felt like I had been needing this for myself for a long time. It was comforting but...where was the fire? He moved his lips on mine peacefully until he slipped his tongue in my mouth and seemed desperate to receive something from me. I closed my eyes and wanted to give in to the passion…but I felt nothing. I tried to give in to the passion. More like forced myself. Elijah was the one there for me. He had always been the one to help me and to care for me when I needed someone. He was reliable and noble. He was the perfect man I could be with for the good of my child and for my needs as well. I kissed him back as well as I could but pulled back when I felt that I had seen a figure outside of my window, watching us kiss. Elijah had felt it too and asked, "Who was it?" I could remember seeing a glimpse of who it was. Klaus.

A/N: Did you like this chapter? Like I told you, things have moved forward between Elijah and Hayley and they ended the night with a kiss. It was hard for me to write their moment, believe me. But it had to happen. So, Hayley had found Rebekah in the coffin in Klaus' secret chamber in the basement. What do you think will happen?

Do you think that Klaus will accept to let Rebekah go or will Elijah and Hayley have to get her out by force? Klaus had also witnessed the kiss between Elijah and Hayley. What do you think is going to happen next? Do you think that Hayley is going to choose to get in a relationship with Elijah?

Please review and let me know about all of your thoughts.