Elijah had had a hell of the day. Arriving to the mansion tense and tired, all he wanted was to see Hayley's beautiful face, at least for a while. He did not want to force his company on her and he'd be damned if he was going to take advantage of Hayley's difficult situation by making any untoward advances. But he did enjoy talking with her, admiring her from a safe distance, nursing the glimmer of hope that maybe someday his feelings for Hayley would be reciprocated. She was the most amazing woman he'd ever met and he was willing to wait rather than ruin everything by acting too hastily. Although he did have to admit that even his legendary self-control was in danger of slipping, living with her in the same house.
When Elijah stepped into the house, there was something in the air, something different. With his vampire hearing, he immediately realized that Klaus was entertaining some floozy upstairs. He made his way to the parlor, in the hopes of finding Hayley there, already mentally getting ready to apologize, once again, for his brothers poor manners. Why couldn't Klaus conduct such frolicking somewhere else! He froze in mid-step when sounds from the upstairs drifted to focus.
It was unmistakably Hayley who was whimpering "Yesss, Klaus, harder...please." At first Elijah figured that the long centuries of mayhem combined with the added stress of recent events had finally pushed him over the edge. When the truth slowly dawned on him, he felt cold rage, the kind that had led him to slaughter whole villages in the Middle Ages. How could his brother do this to him?! Knowing Klaus and remembering all he'd done to him over the centuries led him to a more bitter question: How could Hayley do this to him!? She must have been aware of his feelings for her, how could she possibly be fucking his brother! In that moment it was clear to him that she never cared for him at all, not the way that he did for her. The will power and self-control that had so often come to his aid before, stepped in and stopped him from acting too hastily. He checked himself, took a deep breath and adjusted his cuffs before making his way upstairs.
So, when he walked into Klaus' room, he was his usual calm and cool himself, perfect in his immaculate suit, although what he saw there almost made him lose his self-control. Hayley was on all fours, with Klaus behind her, hammering into her with vampire speed. With his left hand he was holding Hayley's hips still and the right one was rubbing between her legs, apparently from the right spot, at least if Hayley's moans were anything to go by.
"Good evening Nikolaus. Good evening Hayley." Even his impeccable cool pronunciation was in place, not that the two were able to appreciate it. For a moment the scene on the bed simply froze. Klaus was the first to recover. He withdrew from Hayley very slowly, hastily wrapping a sheet around himself and throwing another one to Hayley. There was some uncharacteristic chagrin in his voice when he said: "Uhh.. Elijah...brother, I did not expect you back tonight."
"I can see that. If you had, you probably would have chosen another time to seduce a woman that I have feelings for, brother." Somehow Elijah managed to make the last word a biting accusation, even though his intonation hardly changed.
Before Klaus had a chance to defend himself, Hayley inserted: "Come on Elijah! Ever since I became a hybrid, you've been treating me like I'm carrying the plague! You've made it very clear that you find me physically … repulsive! At least Klaus wants me!"
Elijah had avoided looking at Hayley, but now he had no choice. The sight of her practically naked, lips bruised from Klaus' kisses, hard nipples visible through the thin white fabric of the sheet was enough to distract him from his anger. Flash of desire turned his eyes black, but he got it under control soon enough. Unfortunately, his reaction did not go unnoticed by Klaus.
Klaus saw an opportunity to avoid his brother's wrath, and said smirking: "Well, well, well... I would wager that Elijah doesn't find you displeasing, Hayley, quite the opposite. I'm afraid he's just being his usual noble self." Klaus managed to make "noble" sound like something disgusting you could find slithering from under a rock.
"Shut up, Nikolaus!" Elijah interjected in a low and dangerously even voice.
But Klaus continued talking and started moving towards Elijah, who was still standing close to the bedroom door. Klaus' tone suddenly became smooth as river pebbles and very reasonable. "Now, brother, you know that at a time like this, we need to keep together, we need to stay strong, as a family, right? This is not the time to fight amongst ourselves, is it? We all want Hope back." Still moving slowly towards Elijah he continued: "My dearest brother, how about you come off your high horse and admit that you want her. I believe I have a solution to propose. There is no reason that both of us couldn't have her. It wouldn't be the first time we've shared a woman. Remember?"
Had it been possible, Elijah might have blushed. As it was, he merely shifted his stance a bit, removing his hand from his jacket pocket and crossing his hands defensively on his chest. "That was a long time ago Nikolaus. And I cannot believe that you are cheapening the mother of your child by even suggesting something like this." Unfortunately his eyes flickered to Hayley and turned black again, which made his noble speech a bit less convincing.
Hayley had followed the exchange between brothers incredulously. When Klaus made his outrageous suggestion Hayley was shocked at first. Her traitorous mind, however, began to conjure images of her with both of the Original brothers, and she could feel her pulse quickening and heat flashing from her belly to her sex. She and Klaus had gotten off to a good start, and she wanted more of his expert attention. But she wanted Elijah as well, oh God how she wanted him. Hayley moved towards Elijah; "I've told you before, Elijah, if I want something, I take it," she whispered hoarsely, letting the sheet fall and pressing her naked body against the fully clothed Elijah. She had never felt so wanton in her life. Klaus moved behind Elijah, closed the door and whispered in his ear: "It's all for the good of the family. We've got to stick together, brother."
The good old "for the family" excuse - if that does not work on ELijah, nothing will... Please review!