Previously in Kings & Queens of NOLA, Hayley and Hope have been left without Rebekah for a long time, with only a text message saying that she is on vacation. Hayley suspected Klaus and as it turned out she was right. She called someone for help and someone unexpected showed up, Elijah. The two attended a grand ball that was set by Klaus and caught up on their lives, also finding Rebekah in the secret chamber, daggered by Klaus. Hayley and Klaus have a struggle until Elijah calls it off and he and Hayley decide to back off. The chapter ended with a sweet kiss that Elijah and Hayley shared, seen by Klaus.

In this chapter, Hayley and Elijah are going to partner up, deciding the best way to approach Klaus and get Rebekah undaggered and back to her home. They will also be conflicted about the way their relationship is going. Davina and Kaleb are going to meet once again and Marcel is going to get some shocking news from a person he doesn't really like. Will he be able to trust Klaus the way he used to again? We'll find out later on in the story. Thank you for following and I hope you're enjoying it. Long May They Reign!

Hayley's POV

The next morning, I realized that everything that has happened the other night was a blur for me. I opened my eyes and saw the sun streaming in, indicating that it was morning. I felt warm, like there was something surrounding me, giving me warmth, but I was not responding. My body was not accepting it. I finally felt the pair of hands around me as I lay on the bed and immediately stood up, waking the man beside me as well. I could see his disrupted face now. Elijah. I could remember what happened last night at once. We had found Rebekah and I had my first hybrid struggle with Klaus. Elijah had decided to just let him have his way, tricking him into thinking that he has the upper hand on the situation. We had returned home after that and he had kissed me. I touched my lips slowly and then stood up from the bed completely, not feeling what I would normally feel after kissing someone. Elijah was dear to me, but…not that way.

"Hayley? Are you alright?" Elijah asked as he stood up from the bed and looked at me. I smiled at him sadly and went to the nursery to check on Hope. She was there, my precious little girl and she was sleeping as peacefully as I had expected her to sleep. I could feel Elijah behind me and I was starting to worry about what he was going to say. Most importantly, what was I going to say? Last night was a blur for both of us. Maybe he hadn't really meant to kiss me. Maybe he just did it for pure comfort. Elijah had gotten through some pretty rough times. He had lost the woman he loved, Katherine Pierce for all eternity and I had been stuck to raise a child alone for months. We both needed comfort. I knew that was it on my part, but what about him? Turning around, I saw him there with a very shy look on his face. He didn't know how to bring it up. I thought about making it easier for us. Besides, we had much more important things to deal with now that we knew where Klaus was hiding Rebekah. "You don't have to say anything, Elijah. It's okay. We were both a mess after last night. Things had gotten out of hand and we had that moment." He put a finger on his lips and for a moment I thought that he wanted to silence me but he was just trying to think. "You think that it was out of pure discomfort of both our situations?" "You still miss Katherine, don't you? I can see it in your eyes, Elijah. The woman may have been a bitch and a cruel, vindictive one but you still loved her until the end." Elijah looked at me for a moment and nodded his head just when Hope woke up and started crying.

I went to the kitchen and warmed a bottle of milk for her. Then I came back to the nursery and saw Elijah there, calming her, holding her into his arms and trying to get her to stop crying softly. I smiled a little but then my smile faded as I realized who the person who was supposed to be doing that was. It was her father who was supposed to be with her every morning and every night to wake her up, comfort her, tell her a bedtime story and put her to sleep. That is what fathers did. Klaus claimed that he would come to visit his daughter. We had set up a schedule for him to come but now, it had gotten so bad that he wouldn't even respect his own schedule. Right now, I had no idea when was the last time that Klaus had come to visit Hope. I sighed and Elijah turned towards me with a smile on his face as he handed me Hope and I started feeding her. "So what are we going to do? I could barely sleep last night because of the discovery. I can't believe that Klaus had kept Rebekah hidden in that chamber for so long." "I believe my plan will work, Hayley. Seeing as Niklaus believes he is in control, we get him more relaxed, less tense and when the time comes, I will rescue Rebekah myself from that place." "But why didn't you tell Marcel that Klaus has Rebekah daggered? Marcel would never agree to that." "Exactly! If we had told Marcel, we would have done the opposite to what I am trying to do now. We leave Niklaus be and when he lets his guard down, I get my sister." He explained.

His plan was rational. All of his plans were always rational and I had to give him credit that he always knew what had to be done. I finished feeding Hope and put her back in her crib as she giggled silently and burped sweetly from the milk. Elijah came over to me and put his hands on my shoulder. "Hayley, are you sure that I haven't upset you with my actions last night? If I have, I am truly sorry." He whispered to me. I just shook my head and smiled at him comfortingly. "You did nothing wrong." It was all I felt I could say to him about the kiss we shared. "I wish that you would let me explain myself. I kissed you because that is what I felt doing at that precise moment. I felt like I wanted to remember…everything we shared before I left. And you surprised me in a good way when you kissed me back." He smiled a little as my smile dropped a little. His words were bringing more confusion in my head and that was not what I wanted, especially as I remembered who I must have seen at my window last night, watching me and Elijah kiss. Klaus had been there, and I had never felt more ashamed. Had he really been there of had it been just my imagination? I had been trying to push my baby's father out of my head for months now, but I just couldn't. Something about his twisted ways and his charming self, made me think of him more than ever. I pushed a strand of hair behind my ear and tried to forget once more. It was tragic for me to remember how we had become.

Elijah noticed how uncomfortable I was starting to feel so he backed off slowly, whispering, "I am going to get things settled in my head. Everything is going to be alright, Hayley. I promise you that. Rebekah will be joining as shortly and I will stop at nothing to end this madness that you have all provoked. I will fight Niklaus and Marcel myself if I have to." After that, he left the nursery and I was starting to feel more at ease with myself. I turned back towards the crib where my little daughter lay. She looked up at me and I smiled as I recognized my own eyes. But she had this sweet smile of hers, a smile that belonged to a side of Klaus I once knew. It was a side that I loved and there was a time when I couldn't take my eyes off of his amazing smile. The genuine one, which he reserved only for the people he truly cared about. Hope had the exact same smile. I kissed her forehead just as Sophie entered the room with a smile on her face but then a worried expression. "Hey! Have you seen Davina?"

Davina's POV

Hayley, Elijah, Sophie and I had come home late after the party the other night and I felt confused and yet angry after we found out what Klaus had done to Rebekah. There had to be a way to get her out of there. I knew that this had something to do with one man, the man who had Klaus' back now, her replacement witch. Kaleb, the handsome and young warlock I had met at the party the other night. He had been so sweet to me and even though I was supposed to be his enemy, the witch supporting the Queen of the other side of New Orleans, Kaleb chose to speak to me and even dance with me, ignoring Klaus' warnings to stay away from me. I was thinking that maybe I had a certain effect on him. He may be a warlock but he was also a guy. Maybe with my seducing influence, I would be able to figure out a way to get Rebekah free from there. Sophie told me that Elijah would handle it but Rebekah was also my Queen and I had been placed to protect her. Now, I had to rescue her from the hands of her devilish brother. If Kaleb was Klaus' right hand man now, he would know something more about Rebekah.

Without telling the others, I had decided to just go out on my own and cross to the other side. I knew that I would be doing something rational but I didn't trust that Elijah's calm plan to get Rebekah free would work. I had to trust my instincts and I needed to find some help myself. I took a deep breath as I went on the other side. I was lucky that there were many humans on the streets that didn't really recognize me or paid attention to me. I was hoping that I wouldn't get in some sort of trouble for being here. Scared that some vampires would see me, I decided to keep myself hidden behind some buildings and make my way to Rousseau's. It used to be the bar where all of us witches, vampires and werewolves would hang out. It used to be the bar where Camille worked. Now, that she was having Marcel's baby, she was off duty. I slowly entered the bar and looked around, noticing the people around were not vampires as I had expected. Marcel used to spend some time here and I was surprised that he was not here now. I came here because I knew it would be the perfect place where I would get information on Kaleb and where I could speak to him. Fear striked through me. What if he would pretend that he didn't know me just to get Klaus off his back? What if he would just turn me down or hand me over to Klaus. I didn't want to give Hayley more problems on her plate. If Klaus found me on his side, he would give Hayley a hard time because of it and that was the last thing that I wanted to happen. Looking closer, expecting to see one of Cami's friends that I could possibly speak to, I saw the last person I would have expected to see here, drinking some scotch himself. I gasped and yet a smile formed on my face as I realized it was indeed Kaleb. He was here, making it much simpler for me. But I had no idea how I was going to approach him. I had to be careful.

I made my way to the counter and sat down next to him and saw him smile. "You do like to break rules, don't you?" I turned my head towards him and he laughed a little as he turned to face me. "What are you doing here, Davina? Aren't you supposed to be on your side, protecting your Queen?" I cleared my throat and faced him too. "Actually, I have come here because I had sworn to protect my two Queens, not just one. I am talking about Rebekah, the one that your so called King had locked up illegally for months." Kaleb chuckled a little and put down his drink. "This is not a laughing matter, Kaleb!" I snapped at him. I was beginning to think that I was probably right about him. Maybe last night was all just an act for him to seduce me in some ways so that he would get me out of his way. "Sweetheart, you Queen broke the law. She was supposed to remain on her side since that first day that the treaty has been signed. She did not and Klaus found a way for her to pay the price for it." "I am on the other side now. As you said, I broke the law. I am surprised why you haven't taken me to your King by now." I told him. With that, I had left him a little openmouthed, exactly the way I wanted it to go. He looked deep into my eyes and it sort of made me stop breathing as I just noticed how gorgeous his eyes were.

Kaleb got himself another large gulp directly from the bottle, put it down and stood up from the chair, moving to leave the bar. "I am letting you go just this one time because of our time together the other night. Do not ask any more of me." I stood up from the chair and faced him, blocking his way. "When will my Queen be released?" "What makes you think that she will be released at all?" "What are you talking about? How long is the punishment going to last?" "She is going to remain daggered until Klaus says so. If you have come here to talk to me about making Klaus let her go, you've wasted your time, sweetheart." He then moved me out of his way and moved past me again. "Why are you being like this? You are not the guy I met the other night." Kaleb stopped and turned back around and looked at me in the eyes. "I was trying to be hospitable last night because you were invited by Klaus, despite your pasts. You are trespassing now and I cannot show you any signs of affection. I am sorry, Davina." I felt really disappointed at that moment. Not because I hadn't managed to get Rebekah free, but because I thought that I had lost Kaleb as a possible friend and she really felt like she wanted him to be her friend.

Marcel's POV

Klaus had refused to let me in on any details regarding what happened with him, Elijah and Hayley last night. He had shown jealousy before but I never thought that he would act this way out of his rage that Elijah came back. I walked towards my room, which was very close to Cami's now in case she might need my help with the baby, and I lay, on my bed, closing my eyes for one peaceful moment. I thought about being a father many times before, but I never really thought as deep as I was thinking now. I was going to have a son with Camille, and I was going to show him everything that Klaus had shown me. I would offer him my rule when he would grow up. He would be mine. A son. A smile crept on my face as I remembered how I used to talk to Klaus about the joys of fatherhood. He was never sure if he wanted a child. But I knew that I always wanted to have a child of my own. The love that I see in Klaus' eyes when he watches his daughter really warms my heart. And when I thought that I would soon share the same experience when my son would be born. Thinking about my unborn son, made me think about myself being a King. "Every King Rules Better with a Queen." That was what I had been saying to myself and others for a long while. I frowned and whispered angrily. "I have a Queen. Cami." Closing my eyes, I saw her. Her gorgeous, golden and powerful hair that reached her back. The way her eyes shined icy blue whenever she saw me. I would kiss her rosy red lips and we would make love like never before. The two of us. I promised her a home. I promised that I would always love her. I thought of her more than ever now. "Rebekah." I whispered with my eyes closed. My eyes flashed open as I heard a whimper.

"Marcel!" I could hear Camille call out and I cursed myself angrily and rushed to Cami's room where I saw her on the bed and she was holding her huge swollen stomach where my child was laying. "What is it? What's wrong?" I asked in horror as I watched her in pain. "Are you giving birth?" I asked her, stupidly knowing that she was only 5 months and a half pregnant. Camille shook her head. "No, it's not happening now but…I just can' stop this pain that I had been feeling for days. And there is no baby kick. I am really worried." Cami whimpered and I kissed her forehead. "I am going to call for a doctor." "No, Marcel! No doctor. I want Genevieve. She is the one who needs to help me." I had no idea why I was hesitating at that moment. Why wouldn't I bring Genevieve here when Cami was in pain? What was stopping me? I slowly began to realize that Genevieve might have a way bigger influence on Camille than I thought. Cami was also shocked at my hesitation.

"What are you doing?" she asked, breathing heavily. I didn't know what I was doing. I just knew that somehow, bringing Genevieve to save the day would make things even worse for Cami and I would never want that to happen. Cami had never been consulted by a real doctor since she got pregnant. I was thinking it was time to let go of the witch business and take care of this more seriously. "Cami, I think a doctor would be best for you now. Leave Genevieve out of this." "NO!" she yelled out and it frightened me for one moment. "I said GENEVIEVE!" she yelled out as if she were possessed and the pain rushed through her again as the door flew open and Genevieve came inside with a frown on her face. "What is going on here?" Cami whimpered in pain and Genevieve turned to me. "You need to leave." Scared, I did what she asked. I could hear Genevieve trying to calm her down and analyzing her pain. I sighed and rubbed my forehead, not sure if I should let the witch inside with Cami and my child any longer.

Elijah's POV

There was that moment when I thought if I had done the right thing by kissing Hayley. Making her life more complicated had never been my intention and still, as I was still mourning the death of my beloved Katerina Petrova, I still felt like there was something left unfinished between Hayley and me before I left for Mystic Falls. There was something still left between us and I would stop at nothing to offer her the little hope at happiness that she had left. Niklaus could have been a good father to Hope had he showed more reason. Now, I wondered if Hayley really wanted Niklaus in Hope's life or even hers. I drank something that would help me calm my nerves. I looked up as I noticed Sophie standing there, with her hands across her chest. "Any luck?" she asked and sat down. "With what?" "With figuring out your plan on getting Rebekah back?" I thought about it more carefully and after last night, I had begun to realize something. I had witnessed a different side of Niklaus. It was the brother that I was hoping he would finally show. I was hoping he would finally let down his guard and show his true self and he had done it for Hayley. "Are things okay between you and Hayley? The two of you seem tense when you're around each other." Sophie commented and I couldn't help but smile and nod.

"The relationship between us is a bit more complicated than it would seem, Sophie. We used to share something very special before I left New Orleans. We were developing something I would normally cherish forever between me and a woman. But I was still in love with one woman in particular and I hurried at her side when I found out that she was going to die. I loved her very much." Sophie nodded and smiled. "I can see the way you cherish love, Elijah. It's no wonder that any woman would like to be with you. She must feel loved, protected and important at all times with you." "And so I left for Mystic Falls and watched the woman I loved die. It was a time of heartache for me, I must say." "I am so sorry you had to go through that." "Thank you. But I have learned to live with this now. And as soon as I received the call for Hayley, I knew that there was still hope for me to find real love if I came back here in New Orleans and I know that I will find it soon." I whispered. Sophie nodded and asked, "And what if Hayley is not the woman whom you're meant to love?" she asked and I shrugged. "Until I find out what is really going on between Hayley and me, I will not jump to any conclusions. That being said…" I put down my drink and faced her. "Let's get to work on getting my sister back."

The door opened and closed and Davina stepped inside with anger and a hurt look on her face. Sophie stood up at once. "Where the hell have you been? I have been worried sick. Do you know that I was afraid that Genevieve might have done something to you? What if Klaus had found you? Were you on the other side?" Sophie nearly screeched. Davina rolled her eyes and whispered, "Calm down. I was only there to find a way and free Rebekah myself. It didn't work so now we really must go with your plan, Elijah." The young witch turned to me and asked, "What do you really have in mind of doing?" I could hear Hope crying upstairs and the way Hayley was still soothing her in the nursery. I took a deep breath and let it out, whispering, "I have something in mind. But Hayley mustn't find out." Davina and Sophie looked at each other, confused this time and I could understand. It was not something secretive but for my plan to work, Hayley needed to not know that her actions would be what would make Klaus let his guard down and finally, I would free my sister from the chamber and undagger her at last. I knew that I would tell Hayley all about this plan after I was done rescuing Rebekah. But how would I feel if it did work on my brother? Would I be right into thinking that he still has some affections left for the woman who was the mother of his child? How would I feel seeing as I could possibly still possess the same affections or more for Hayley?

I slowly stood up and arranged my suit as I went back up to the nursery to talk to her. She was still there, holding Hope and looking deep into her eyes as if she was trying to search for something. She was really trying to find something in her. I cleared my throat and she looked up with those gorgeous hazel eyes that no man could ever resist along with her flowing dark curls. "Perhaps the best solution would be communication at this time, Hayley. Hope has not seen Niklaus for a long while. Maybe you should be speaking to him." Hayley looked down at her baby and set her down in her crib once more, caressing her cheek and turned back towards me. "You are encouraging me to speak to him? He won't listen to me, Elijah and for Hope's sake; his distant relationship with me and his daughter is starting to worry me. Hope has to have a father in her life and…" I was really curious about what more she had to say but she had no intention of finishing her sentence as she looked away from my eyes. "Speak to your werewolves. Ask for permission and go there in peace to talk to him." "After yesterday…" "Go to him and speak to him, Hayley. For Hope." Our eyes finally met and I saw sorrow in them, the same thing that I had seen the other night when I kissed her. She needed love and affection. She had been craving something like this for a very long time. I could feel it. I stepped closer to her but she took a couple of steps back, not wanting me to touch her. I could understand on one part, but on the other, I really couldn't. "I will go." Hayley finally whispered and left the nursery at last.

Hayley's POV

There were still things that were unresolved between us and what I wanted right now more than anything was to talk to him. There were so many things that I wanted to say to him and I had a feeling that he had some things to tell me as well. I made some calls as Davina and Sophie took care of Hope and I found myself welcome to go on the other side for a private meeting with their King. Had Klaus really accepted for us to meet and talk? I could barely believe that he would want me to come back and speak to him after what happened at the party the other night. And if he had been at my window last night as well, how was it possible that he would still want to speak to me? I was planning on asking him all of these questions when I got on the other side. I took a couple of witches for protection and Jackson wanted to come with me as well. I was sure that Eve must have asked him to accompany their Queen.

"Are you sure that you want to do this? The guy is still a maniac. Maybe he really isn't the person you think he is. Maybe this is a trap. You might be in danger here, Hayley." Jackson mumbled in my ear and I just shook my head. I was expecting the humans on the other side to give me mean glances like they had before. I was expecting the vampires to whistle and to try and throw something at me, but they didn't. I couldn't understand. Why not? What was stopping them now? Had Klaus told them to stop or had they simply stopped attacking me because maybe they had decided to live in peace with the other side for once? Questions and questions was all I could have in my head as Jackson, my witches and I got closer to the Abattoir. I had put on a not so simple outfit, something that would show me as the Queen that was not to be messed with. And that was true. I was not to be messed with at this moment of my life. I was wearing a black and sleeve-less dress, as to say that I was open to discuss business and have not come here on a whim. We were finally at the Abattoir and I gulped as memories flashed through my head. They were memories of how Rebekah and I used to live here and we used to all be together and feel like family. I could remember the moment when Klaus and Marcel declared they would be ruling New Orleans together. That was the moment that all of this started. I still had secret desires that Hope and I could come back here and be with Klaus as a family, the three of us. I could dream about this every night. But then, I would remember our relationship and how it has come to this, that Hope can barely see her father. I was here to set Klaus straight and tell him what Hope needs. She needs her father and he needed to be there for her, like Elijah told me.

Klaus looked like he was waiting for me at the entrance of the Abattoir. His face was serious and he was not showing any sort of emotion. I gulped and went closer to him. Then I turned back towards Jackson and the witches and said in a firm tone, "Leave us." They did as I asked, even though Jackson was still hesitating. Klaus noticed his hesitation and smirked at him. As soon as the two of us were alone, I faced him and he asked me, "What are you doing here?" "I am not here to talk about Rebekah, if that is what you are thinking. I am here to talk about your daughter. The daughter that you have stopped seeing. I am sure you remember her." I snapped at him and his eyes hardened for one moment but then softened. He pushed the doors open and invited me to enter the Abattoir and then he whispered, "Walk with me." I did as he asked more because I was curious of what he had to say. I was waiting for him to find a way to get himself out of the mess and find an excuse but that was not what he was doing. "You're right, love. I had not come to see my daughter because I had other things on my mind. Please do make sure to apologize to her for me and we can be finished with this conversation." My expression hardened. "How could you be so cruel?" I finally whispered, not believing my own ears what I was hearing. Klaus didn't show anger like I had expected after what I said to him.

"Maybe you should just let Elijah take my place. He would fit the role of a perfect father." Klaus finally whispered bitterly and I felt something weird in my stomach when he had mentioned Elijah. I kept replaying last night when Elijah had kissed me and…Klaus was at my window. "What were you doing at my window the other night?" I finally asked him with my hands crossed over my chest and his eyes widened a little. He closed his eyes for one moment and then he opened them, facing me. I was waiting for an answer and I was not leaving without one. "I came to talk." Klaus finally whispered. "Unannounced?" I asked him straight afterwards. "Well, forgive me if I must have interrupted your sweet pathetic moment with Elijah, little wolf." I could not say anything after that and neither could he. He just turned back around, not wanting to face me and I could hear his breathing. He was angry but at the same time, I could feel that he was ashamed that I had caught him. "What did you want to talk about last night? Rebekah?" I asked, in a softer tone this time. Klaus turned around to look at me and asked, "Why would you care?" "Whether you like it or not, you are still the father of my daughter, Klaus, so yes, I care. I also care that you came to my window last night, unannounced, something through which you had broken our treaty." "I could care less about the damn treaty." "Then why did you sign it?" I asked, exasperated. He breathed in and out angrily and stepped forward to me, so close that our foreheads were almost touching. "I signed that wretched thing…so you could be happy for once." My mouth parted a little as that was not what I was expecting him to say. He turned around and started walking away from me but I had caught up to him in a second with my hybrid speed. He looked towards me for one moment and I could feel a small smile on his lips when I whispered, "I came here to talk and I am not leaving until we have a proper conversation."

Marcel's POV

Camille was finally getting better, but I wasn't. Genevieve came out of her room and told me that everything was fine, but I wasn't bent on believing this witch. There was still something about her that I could not put my finger on it, but it was something evil within her. I was starting to get why Klaus had decided it would be best not to involve her in anymore politic matters. I checked on Cami and she told me that everything was going to be fine with the baby, but she was going to have these sorts of pains for the next few days. The thought of having to come to her aid 24/7 scared me. But then I remembered that was my heir that she was carrying. I had to be careful with Cami and make sure that no harm came to her. That was the reason why I had asked her to come and live at the Abattoir with me.

I decided to get some fresh air. All of the problems with Camille and my unborn son were giving me lots of stress that I really didn't need when I had a city to run and more worries about the blonde woman I had once loved were in my head. I had no idea where she was. I had not seen or heard from her in five months and the thought of her leaving this town for good, made me feel nauseous. With a glass of bourbon in my hand, I went downstairs only to catch something very surprising. The last person who I was expecting to be here. I saw him heading somewhere. It was Elijah and I growled a little. How dare he come here like this? He was not allowed to be here if he was with Hayley and with the ones on the other side. I didn't care that he was an Original at that moment. I would fight him off. I went after him and saw him enter a cellar; it was something at the far end of the corridor, something that had the door as part of a wall, so it couldn't be found by anyone. I was shocked at first. I was sure that this secret chamber was made by Klaus but I had every right to know about it as his partner. Before the door could close, I used my vampire speed and entered the cellar. The door snapped shut and Elijah faced me at once. I growled at him. "What the hell are you doing here? This isn't the place you should be. When Klaus finds out…" Elijah wouldn't listen to me. He put his finger on his lips.

For that one moment, I did stay silent. I did not know what to think about this. What was he doing here? Why did he trust me to stay instead of just attacking me? Elijah went over to the end of the chamber and he motioned for me to follow him. I was not afraid of this being some sort of attack from the other side or a trap for myself. I was prepared to fight anything. We reached the far end of the secret chamber and Elijah without saying a word, pointed to a rusty old coffin and my heart stopped. My eyes widened as I had an idea for what must have happened and I was afraid of finding out the truth. "You wanted to know last night why Niklaus, Hayley and I were at war. I believe it is time for you to see what my brother has hidden down here for five months and hadn't told you." I knew at once what he was talking about. I could no longer stand the suspense and I rushed over there and pulled the lid to the coffin open and gasped. "Rebekah." I whispered. Elijah nodded and at once, I pulled the dagger out of her. I could no longer contain my emotions as I bent over her and caressed her gray cheeks. Her gorgeous blonde hair had lost its brightness and her lips were no longer soft and a juicy red. They were rusted and colorless. "It will take time for her to wake up after five months of being here. We would have to wait." I continued to caress Rebekah's face and asked in a whisper, "Where is Klaus?" "At the moment, he is having a heartfelt conversation with Hayley and he has no idea what is going on. I prefer for it to remain that way." He eyed me wearily and I nodded.

Klaus' POV

With every word that came out of her mouth as she was walking alongside me, she was taking my breath away. I had no idea that I could feel so calm and so peaceful around her after the way she ambushed me the other night. I was not angry for that as I did know how much she cared for Rebekah. She was her friend. But Rebekah had to pay the price for what she had done to me. She had plotted against me, but far worse than that, she had brought back the one man that I was hoping I would never have to see again. She brought back Mikael to get rid of me at the time when I wouldn't let her and Marcel to be together. Hayley and I had a much more peaceful conversation and she was more than determined to make peace with me for reasons that I couldn't explain. But the thought of her spending time with Elijah and letting him father Hope made me angry on the inside. I had witnessed what had gone on between her and my brother the other night. I had a feeling that was how things would end up between the two, but I would not stand it. I had made a promise to myself after Elijah left that I would not let any man have her. No matter our relationship, I was going to keep my promise.

"Maybe if you had not brought Elijah back here, things would have ended okay between us after all, little wolf. For our daughter, of course." I informed her and she looked up at me with her eyes that always shined like emeralds, to beautiful and always having something hidden behind them, something that would attract you to the woman even more. "You have Rebekah daggered, Klaus. I knew that you must have done something and Elijah was the only person I could think of that would help me free her. You need to let her go. You have punished her enough." "Not enough love. For bringing back Mikael, she would need to suffer for more than a decade in that box." "How can you think like that? No matter what, she is still your sister." "She has made me suffer in ways you can never possibly understand, Hayley. She has brought this on herself and I have no intention of letting her go anytime soon." She sighed next to me and I knew that she was not going to say anything more about my sister after that. She would not change my mind. What was done was done. But the way she was looking at me, made me look right back at her and an instant desire to touch her cheek and roam my hand through her thick and dark curls came over me. I had to stop this madness that I was feeling deep inside. I would not allow myself to feel this way ever again. I couldn't. I felt her hand on mine at once and she stopped me from walking. I looked at her, surprised by her actions.

"How did we end up like this?" she asked in a whisper and I smirked for one moment even though it was not the time for that. I crossed my hands over my chest and said, "Well, let me think, little wolf. Could it have something to do with your little manifestation five months ago?" Hayley lowered her head and my smirk disappeared. She was upset. I could tell that she was. "I know that it's too late and…I just want you to know that I am sorry. And I hope that for our daughter's sake we can try to get along." I wanted to say something to her. I wanted to yell at her. I wanted to tell her that she ruined what we had, not me. If she would have had just a little faith in me, I could have made her proud. I would have been the King my people wanted me to be. My sister wouldn't have been daggered. All I could do at that moment was nod and a small smile crept on her face. With great effort, a smile appeared on my face as well. At once, Diego bust through the door and growled as he looked at Hayley standing next to me. "What is the meaning of this, Diego?" I asked him and he said, "You might want to come down to the cellar where your hidden chamber is." I gasped for one moment and then my eyes diverted to Hayley and anger rushed through me. It was her. She was distracting me.

Hayley's POV

At once I understood that the cellar was where Rebekah's daggered body was laying and I was curious to know what was happening. Klaus was starting to look at me like I had done something horrific and when I asked, "Klaus, what's going on?" His attitude changed completely. He growled at me and used his hybrid speed to leave the room and go straight to the chamber. I wanted to go after him but Diego put a hand on my chest. "You're not going anywhere." "Watch me!" I exclaimed and snapped his neck, also using my hybrid speed to reach the corridor where I knew Klaus had the secret chamber.

Once I got there, a smile appeared on my face as I saw Rebekah being helped up from the coffin by Marcel and Elijah. They had set her free. Rebekah's eyes met mine and a smile appeared on her face as well but fear was in her eyes as Klaus was watching them. "So, you're awake." He said simply, looking at his sister. "How could you? How could you…and not even tell me about it?" Marcel yelled out and confronted his partner. "If I had told you, you would have gone to her rescue at once. I knew that it wouldn't be long until my brother would reveal the truth to you and use this to turn you against me." Elijah faced Klaus as well. "What you have done, brother is absolutely despicable." "Not as despicable as the way she brought back Mikael to have me killed." "I was desperate!" Rebekah finally yelled out and tears streamed down her face. Klaus looked over at her, but his face no longer showed anger. He was serious. "I was desperate. I wanted to be loved and you would not allow any man to have my heart. Marcel and I wanted to be together and you wouldn't let us." "I accepted it! Don't deny that!" "It was too late! The plan was already set. There was nothing I could do to stop it!" Rebekah argued. Klaus smirked and turned towards me. "And where have I heard that one before?" I refused to look at him in the eyes at that point. Klaus' smirk disappeared as he sighed and looked at Elijah who was holding Rebekah. "Get out of here. On your side. I don't want to see you here again." Klaus finally whispered and ended the conversation before anyone could say anything. He then turned towards me and whispered; "Now I know why you were so eager to come here. You distracted me, so you could have Elijah rescue her. Very clever, little wolf. Now you are acting like a true Queen." My eyes watered and I chose to ignore his so-called compliment.

"Klaus, that is not true. I had no idea that Elijah would be here. I came here to talk to you about Hope and about us." My breathing hitched as Klaus shook his head and whispered, "You're lying. You do nothing but betray." "Klaus, please look at me in the eyes. I am telling the truth. Please, look at me!" My instinct told me to go over to him and put my hands on his face but Elijah was there and so was Rebekah. I pulled myself together. Tears streamed down my face as Klaus said, "You betrayed me once. What makes you think I will believe you this time?" "I did not know about this. I swear to you." "Go." He simply told me and left the chamber for good. Rebekah and Marcel eyes each other for one moment and Marcel whispered, "You should go. You heard him." In a sweet way. Rebekah nodded and came to me. I pulled her in for a big hug as she cried on my shoulder and I told her that it was time to go home.

Rebekah's POV

I was happy to be back home. I was not happy with the way things ended between me and Niklaus but it was a start that he let me go. I will not be so cruel as to say that I didn't deserve what I got because I did and I believe that I deserve more for what I had done to hurt my brother out of love for Marcel. I finally got to meet my niece and I couldn't believe how big she was already. Naming her Hope was precious. A spoiled little fashionista like her needed a name like this one. She did represent hope. She represented hope for us all. I was glad that I saw Sophie and Davina once more and the four of us decided to focus on the baby and leave everything else the way it was. My biggest shock was to find out that Hayley was a hybrid now.

She got me all settled and explained to me everything that had happened while I was daggered. The rough fights she had with Niklaus about the baby and how she was still having difficulties with her new hybrid powers. It would be no problem for me. I would help her out. I talked some more with Elijah about Katherine. I was glad the bitch was dead, but not glad that my brother was hurting because of it. He deserved better, in my opinion and I knew that he was going to find love. The things that he had told me raised questions inside my head. Was he falling for Hayley once again? Would Hayley be able to deal with this? We would figure this out, together.

A/N: This was a very long chapter that I had written and I hope that you'll appreciate that ;) So, what do you think? Rebekah is back now and Klaus and Hayley are at odds once again. Marcel is not trusting Genevieve with Camille and the baby now and I think that might a very good sign, right? The Haylijah had gone strong in the last chapter and in this chapter as well. But things are going to start changing in the next chapter. You'll see what I am talking about. Do you think that Elijah is falling for Hayley again? How do you think Hayley will feel about this? Do you think Hayley is falling for Elijah too or not?

For Rebel fans, the next chapter is going to have great moments between Rebekah and Marcel and I think that you are going to love it. Thank you for reading and please leave some reviews so I can know what you think.