He got out of the shower and dressed quickly. It was still early and from the quiet in the house he figured that everyone is sleeping so he decided to do some painting. He took out a blank canvas and start to put random strokes on it. After a couple of minutes he saw the random lines started to form some picture. It was as if someone was taking a picture of two people walking away from them. One was older and other was younger – a child. Klaus stepped back to look at the picture. He wanted to look at the face of the child and the man but only their backs were to him. Then he felt a tug in his heart when he saw the child's hand in the man's hand. He sighed and put the brush back. He stood there staring at the picture for a while and then left his room. He went down to Elijah's study and took out a book from the book shelf. He laid down on the couch and started reading the book. He didn't realized when he fell asleep with the book on his chest.

Hayley woke up and realized that someone is sleeping next to her. She turned and saw Elijah's face buried in the pillow. She sighed and got out of the bed without trying to make a sound. She went to the bathroom and changed into a sleeveless sundress as the sun peeking through the curtains was promising a very hot day.

She walked down to the kitchen. She was really feeling hungry. She looked into the fridge ad took out an apple but after looking at it for a few seconds, she put it down. She then took out a blood bag from the freezer and after staring it for a while started drinking from it. Each drop of blood gave her strength and warmth. After finishing the bag she threw it in the trash. Now that she had drank it, she was starting to feel nauseated so she looked for something to wash the taste of blood from her mouth and to her luck she found some juice in the fridge. She poured herself a glass and walked to Elijah' study with the glass in her hand. She stopped on the way and looked up at his room and saw the door open. She sighed and then she started to go up his room.

She knocked at the door but when she didn't hear anything she entered the room. She has never been in his room. It was a surprise for him to see that it was totally unexpected for her. It didn't match his personality. She looked around for a second realizing that he is not in the room, she turned and then her gaze fell on the painting. She walked to her and stood there staring at the painting. She brushed her hand at the child's hand in the man's hand and gasped. She sighed, took a deep breath and then left the room.

She went down to the study thinking where could he be so early in the morning. As she entered the study she paused. She was not expecting him to be sleeping on a couch. They were all so proper after all. She walked in and saw that he was sleeping with the book on his chest. Her gaze fell on the book and she got distracted by the rise and fall of his chest. She wanted to pick up "fifty shades of grey" from his chest but she didn't want to risk waking him up. He seemed so peaceful in sleep. Hayley had not seen this kind of peace on his face when he is awake.

She looked at him for a couple of seconds and then went to sit on the sofa chair opposite him. She tucked her feet under her and started to read a magazine on the table. After some time she looked up and realized that he is looking uncomfortable. She put the book down and started to get up when he opened his eyes.

Klaus tried to reach her and caught her hand but as he held it, it started to slip from his hand. HE tried to hold harder but the harder he held the faster it slipped and then it was out of his hand.
Klaus opened his eyes and gazed into the empty space for a while trying to calm himself, calm the feeling of dread that he felt when her hand slipped from her. He couldn't see her face as he was concentrating on holding on to her hand.

He sighed and turned his head and stopped when he saw her looking at him. He took a deep breath and sat up and put the book on the table. He rubbed his eyes and looked at her again. She was still staring at him.

Hayley could see the lingering effect of the nightmare on his face. After all she was having them too and she understood what he is going through. She asked him gingerly "are you okay?"

Klaus opened his mouth to say something but then his gaze fell on Elijah standing in the doorway. Klaus got flustered and got up. He wondered how long as he been standing there. One look at him reminded him of last night's conversation between him and Hayley. He left the room brushing him aside whereas Elijah just stared at him angrily.

Klaus went to the bayou. As he entered Jackson's hut he saw Oliver standing there. He whooshed to him and held him by his neck. Oliver gagged and looked at Jackson who just stared at them and then he chuckled and said to Klaus "Oliver is here to talk about Francesca"

Klaus let him go. Oliver stood up gasping and coughing and said "I am not. I am just here to talk sense into Jackson. I don't understand why you wouldn't take the stones"

"Because Jackson has some self-respect left" Klaus sneered at Oliver

"The rings make us strong…" Oliver started but Klaus cut him off by sneering at him "they didn't protect your new friends to be killed at my hand!"

Oliver was lost for a second and then said "Jackson think about it"

Jackson looked at him for a while and then said "Oliver, I don't feel good about how Francesca did everything. She played all of us right under over noses. If she wanted the stones why didn't she made a joint alliance with us? Think about it"

Oliver opened his mouth to say something but he was lost for words. Klaus smirked and said "Cat got your tongue?"

Oliver looked at him angrily and then left but not before Klaus whooshed to him and took the ring off his finger and said "Now go and be brave. I am letting you go because you were Hayley's pack once. GO"

Oliver didn't need telling twice, he left.

As Oliver left, Jackson laughed and said "that went well"

"Yes you can say that" Klaus said "so have you found out any plans on how she is planning to use them?"

"Well one of the intended werewolf was me but as you can see that is gone, the others I don't know. How many stones do they have by the way?" Jackson said

"Two more that I know but I don't trust Oliver so you never know. I don't trust anyone now" Klaus said

Jackson looked at Klaus and realized that he was not joking. He asked him "How is Hayley?"

Klaus turned towards him and said "She is grieving. What can you expect?" and then he left Jackson.

Klaus was sitting at Rouseau's when he got a call from Stefan. Stefan asked him "where are you?"

"At Rouseau's … getting drunk" Klaus replied and asked "You want to join me"

"I will be there" Stefan said.

Klaus put the phone down and concentrated on the problem in hand 'how can he kill his father?' He was lost in his thought when he sensed him.

Stefan walked in the bar and sat on the stool next to him. Klaus signaled the waitress to pour him a drink. Stefan sat there quietly for a while and then asked "what are you going to do about your father?"

Klaus smirked and looked at him and asked him "what are you going to do about your brother?"

Stefan pursed his lips and nodded. He opened his mouth to say something when his phone rang. He picked it up and asked "so have you guys found anything?"

"Yes Stefan" Klaus's ears stood up hearing Caroline's voice

Stefan got up from his stool and asked her in excitement "Tell me"

Klaus heard as Caroline said "You are not going to like it"

Stefan said in frustration "Caroline tell me"

Caroline hesitated and then said "we found a distinct cousin of Bonnie's who practices magic too. She contacted their ancestors and they said that they will help us only if we take out…"

Stefan asked in frustration "what?" but he narrowed his eyes when he saw Klaus smirk.

"Kill an Original who is a hybrid too" Caroline finished with a sigh

Stefan stared at Klaus who gulped down his drink and got up. He looked into the cell when he heard her voice again "did you hear me?"

"Yes Caroline, find any other way" Stefan snapped and cut her off. He turned just in time to see Klaus back disappearing from the door of the bar.

Klaus got out of the bar and went to the compound. He walked in and heard Hayley and Elijah's voices from the study. He walked towards them but stopped when he heard "I have realized that my brother is irredeemable Hayley. I have spent centuries looking for his redemption but I fear that with everything going on he has lost the path again"

He didn't want to hear her answer so he entered the room in anger and said sarcastically "Have you guys figured out how we are going to fight father or just bonding over my qualities"

He went to the desk and poured himself a drink. He turned just in time to see Stefan walking in. He raised his glass to him in toast and then gulped it down.

Stefan glared at him and shook his head slightly. Hayley turned to him and asked "where were you?"

Klaus looked into her eyes and then sighed and took out the ring from his pocket. He threw the ring at Hayley for her to catch. Hayley caught the ring and looked at him questioningly. Klaus answered "Oliver's. So now tell me have you guys thought about how are we going to kill our father?"

Hayley looked at Elijah who was looking at Klaus. When no one answered Klaus said sarcastically "Fantastic" and left the room. He stopped for a second near Stefan and said "You should consider their offer. You can try that!" He added sarcastically "may be you will get him back". He then left leaving everyone bewildered.

Klaus was pacing his room. He was feeling really agitated. HE walked out of his room and entered Hayley's room. He knew that she was not in her room. HE had heard her and Elijah in the sitting room a while back. Klaus entered the nursery and stood near the crib looking down at it when he suddenly heard a sound behind him. He turned and saw that Hayley is standing there.

"What are you doing here?" She asked him walking to the crib.

"Nothing" he answered her and left the nursery before she can say anything.

"Klaus" she called him but he did not stop.

"What is it? I have to go and meet Oliver and Jackson to sort out something" Klaus turned towards her and said aggressively

"Klaus why are you so mad at me?" Hayley asked him in confusion

Which made him so surprised that he just gaped at her. He walked to her and said "I am not mad at you. I am mad at myself Hayley. I couldn't protect her. I was supposed to protect her"

"She is still alive Klaus" Hayley whispered looking into his eyes.

Klaus held her from her upper arms and said "I wouldn't lose her…" he stopped for a second and then said "I promise"

Hayley's mind was racing. She could clearly hear it "Will the baby survive if we take it out now. I will rip it out myself….. I wouldn't lose her"

Before she could stop herself the words were out of her mouth in a whisper "it was you"

"What?" Klaus asked in confusion.

Hayley searched his face for some sign and then suddenly the faceless image of her nightmare took Klaus's anguished face. She gasped and stepped back.

"Klaus!" They heard Stefan calling them.

Klaus looked at Hayley's face in confusion and left the nursery.