Klaus was changing his clothes to finally get some sleep after a long hectic day filled with new discoveries. His mind went back to the conversation he, Kol, Elijah and kaleb had that afternoon after his return to the compound. Learning about Kol coming back and his version of coming back had brought on new level of questions but Kaleb had been really tight lipped about those questions and his motives about bringing Kol back. Elijah had asked Kol to move in the compound with them. Now everyone was tucked in his or her room.

He had just taken off his shirt when the door banged open. He spun around and took a sigh of relief when he saw Hayley standing there. He threw the shirt on the bed and asked her sarcastically "what is it love? Cannot sleep?"

"Stop it Klaus. I want to talk to you about something important" She said trying not to look at his bare chest and his bird tattoo.

Klaus went to lie down on his bed. After lying down on his bed he asked "what is it?"

Hayley looked at him and while twisting her fingers she said in a firm voice "I want to go"

"Where, love?" Klaus asked

"To see her" Hayley said

Klaus looked at her, sighed and asked "why?"

"To make sure that she is okay. There is something Kaleb is not telling us. I think he knows that she is in danger" Hayley said calmly. She felt like screaming at him, at his calm but she kept her cool.

"She is safe. That is why Stefan has gone and if there was something wrong Rebekah would have contacted us" Klaus said.

"Klaus" she took a deep breath and continued "I just came to tell you that I am going to see her and I would like it if you come with me too but if you will not I will ask Elijah and if he does not agree with it either I will go alone. You have till tomorrow to decide what you think of it"

She turned to leave but Klaus blocked her path by going in front of her with lightning speed. He said "Hayley we decided that it is not safe for us to go"

Hayley looked from his chest to his eyes and said "I know but I have to go. I promise that I will not force you to bring her home as long as this place is safe for her but I need to see her right now"

"Hayley" Klaus said with frustration and held her by her upper arms

Hayley could feel his chest touching her breast but right now she didn't care. She just stared into his eyes and then without her knowing her gaze shifted to his pink soft lips. She still remembered the feel of those lips on her skin. Suddenly Klaus realized that they were standing too close to each other. He stepped back and moved to one side and let her go.

Klaus and Hayley couldn't sleep that night. Both thinking about their daughter and her future and how to keep her safe. At last they both managed to get some sleep.

Next morning when Klaus woke up and started to change his clothes absentmindedly that he didn't realize that he was putting his shirt on backwards. He straighten it with frustration and then went down.

He entered the study and saw her reading a magazine and Elijah sitting on his desk reading some papers. Kol was still not down apparently. Hayley looked at him and asked at once "have you decided?"

Elijah looked up from his desk and looked at Klaus who was looking at her in a warning stare but Hayley kept on staring at him.

When he didn't answer she looked disappointed and said "don't say that I didn't ask you first" she looked at Elijah and started "Elijah I want to…"

"Okay I will go" Klaus snapped at her with frustration.

And then he left the study.

"What is going on?" Elijah asked Hayley as Klaus was leaving.

"I have asked him to accompany me to go and see Hope" Hayley said calmly. She was suddenly feeling very relaxed and there was a smile on her lips.

Elijah looked at her and said "Hayley this is not a good idea"

"I don't care Elijah. I need to go and see her for myself to make sure that she is okay" she said calmly.

Elijah looked at her and decided not to say anything because he has realized from the event of the past couple of days that she needed to do that for her sanity. He nodded and said "just be careful"

Klaus went straight to Kaleb's apartment. He rang the bell and when Kaleb opened the door he said "My mind says that I shouldn't trust you but I have no other option. I need a cloaking spell"

"Why?" Kaleb asked

Klaus took a deep breath and said "We are going to see her and I need something to hide us from everyone else"

"You are going to see her?" Kaleb asked "Why?"

"Because we want to see her. She is our daughter. We want to make sure that she is fine. Our mother knows about her and there is something that YOU are not telling us" Klaus said in an angry tone trying to ignore the sinking feeling he had been having since morning.

"Alright I will see what I can do. You and Hayley both have to be present to do the spell you know" Kaleb said after a pause.

"Right" Klaus said and then he left.

Klaus entered the compound and went to the study. Hayley and Elijah were talking. Kol was sitting there too. They stopped as he entered. Hayley asked him "where did you go?"

"I went to ask Kaleb to do a cloaking spell on us" Klaus said in a casual tone and went to the liquor cabinet and took out a bottle and poured himself a drink.

He looked at Elijah and Kol and said "I have been thinking that while Hayley and I are away you need to make sure no one knows about us" he said as he turned around and saw them staring at him. He asked them "what?"

"We have been wondering why Kaleb is not telling us how he knows about Hope?" Hayley asked in surprise.

They all look towards Kol who shrugged his shoulders and said "don't look at me. I have been asking him that for the past month but he wouldn't tell me"

"We will find out eventually but right now we need to figure out the story about our suddenly disappearing from the town" Klaus said with frustration.

Kol said casually "that cannot be too difficult. You both are grieving and needed some time away from this city"

Elijah looked at his brother's frustration and said "Don't worry about here. We will keep everyone occupied here while you are gone"

"Right. So I am thinking about leaving tomorrow at dawn when the vampires go into hiding and the rest of the world is still asleep and by road so that if we are followed we know" Klaus said sipping his drink

Elijah looked at his brother and then said "have you talked to Rebekah"

"Not yet" Klaus said "and I don't intend to until we get there"

"Where is she?" Hayley asked him.

Klaus said without looking at her "California"

"California. That is really far away from here. It will take a couple of days on road" Hayley exclaimed getting up from the sofa

"Yes, love. Why? Afraid of spending that much time with me?" Klaus said sarcastically and then he heard Elijah's reprimand "Niklaus!"

"Don't worry Hayley. I don't torture the mother of my child" he said and put his glass down and left the room.

Hayley darted after him and stopped him "where are you going?"

"I have some business to attend to before we go on the road trip" Klaus said to her

"Personal or…"she asked

Klaus looked at her with raised eyebrows and said slowly "personal". He thought that he saw disappointment in her eyes for a second but it was gone as soon as it appeared so he figured he must be imagining it.

He turned around and was about to leave when he turned towards her again and said "I will be back in half an hour so be ready. Kaleb wants us both at his apartment for the cloaking spell" and then he left her standing there.

Hayley went back to the study and saw him looking out of the window. He turned towards her and said "he will be back soon. Don't worry"

Hayley said defensively "I am not worried about him"

Elijah just looked at her and smiled. He then walked towards her and held her by her upper arm and said "Hayley it is okay to feel something for him. Niklaus is not a monster that people see him to be"

Hayley felt flustered and said "Elijah I don't know what I feel for him but I don't have the luxury to fall for him right now"

Elijah nodded and said "but when you have that luxury then you should tell him how you feel about him" and then he left the room leaving her looking awkwardly at Kol who was looking at her with thoughtful glance.

She was putting a couple of change of clothes in a travelling bag when he heard his voice from downstairs "Hayley come on we have to go"

Hayley took a deep breath to calm her emotions that were normally running high these days around him and after putting on her sandals she went down.

Klaus was sitting on one of the chairs in the courtyard when she approached him. He seemed to be lost in his thought so she shook him slightly.

The drive to Kaleb's was quiet. Both of them didn't make an effort to talk to each other. Both were wondering the same thing 'are they doing the right thing?'

On reaching his apartment as Kaleb was getting things ready for the spell, Hayley asked him "why are you protecting her?"

Kaleb looked at her and said "because she will be everyone's salvation"

Klaus and Hayley exchanged looks but didn't say anything. Kaleb continued "if you guys do your job right she will grow up to become some one really powerful and pure"

"So no pressure here" Klaus said sarcastically earning him an exasperated look from Hayley.

Kaleb didn't say anything and said "write down the names of people whom you want the cloaking from"

Klaus said "everyone from New Orleans"

Kaleb nodded and started putting some herbs in a pot and started chanting. He asked him "hold each other's hand"

They looked at each other and seeing hesitation in her eyes Klaus held her hand gently. Hayley got a surprise and chill ran through her body when she felt his finger rubbing her hand. She looked at him and saw that he was smiling at her. He said with a smile "everything will be okay"

They both looked at Kaleb who said "it is done".

Klaus let go of her hand and then they both left his apartment after thanking him. They went to the compound to their rooms without uttering a single word to each other.

He couldn't sleep the whole night so when it was dawn he was already up. After changing his clothes halfheartedly he picked up his bag and went towards her room. Before he raised his fist to knock at the door it opened. She was already up and ready. There was something different on her face that day he noticed and then he realized that it was a mixture of apprehension and excitement. They left the house without making a noise as per the plan.

Klaus looked at Hayley staring out of the window and then shifted his gaze on the road. They had been on the road for the past 30 minutes but neither of them had said a single word. As he was looking straight he heard her "What do you think she will call us?"

Klaus at once knew who she was talking about. He sighed and said "I imagine mother to you and father for me"

"What if she never gets to know us?" Hayley asked still looking out

Klaus chanced her a look and just said "Hayley!"

"Don't tell me you don't think about these things" Now Hayley looked at him and said

Klaus gave her a fleeting look which told her that she had hit the mark.

She opened her mouth to say something when he said "she will know us"

Klaus looked sideways after couple of minutes of silence and saw that she had her eyes closed. He realized from the shallow breathing that she had gone to sleep. He smiled and relaxed down.

Two hours later Hayley woke up and asked him "where are we?"

Klaus smiled and said "still 24 hours away"

Hayley didn't say anything. Their hands reached the CD player and touched for a second. She pushed the play button as Klaus retreated his. She looked at him in surprise when instrumental music filled the air in the car. She saw a small smirk at the corner of his mouth making her realize that he had witnessed her reaction.

He said "what? Not expecting this from me?"

She smiled and said "You are full of layers you know. It is interesting to see those layers come off one by one"

"And why do you want to do that?" Klaus asked in irritation

"I want to see what is underneath those layer" Hayley said in a matter of fact tone.

They didn't say a word to each other for the next half an hour when suddenly Hayley snapped "This is stupidity. If we are to survive this ride we need to able to communicate with each other"

"I am getting tired. The next gas station I am pulling over, you take over" Klaus said

"I cannot drive this car" Hayley said calmly.

"What?" Klaus looked at her in surprise.

"Well I cannot. I have never driven a big car like this one" Hayley said looking outside the window knowing fully well that his eyes were on her.

"Well here is your big chance to learn then" Klaus said after a couple of minute while taking an exit.

"No Klaus I will not" Hayley said adamantly

"Hayley I am tired and I need you to drive unless you want to spend more time with me" Klaus said with irritation

As he stopped the car at the gas station Hayley said with irritation "alright but if one of us die… o well I cannot even use that excuse any more" as he started to laugh.

She got out of the car and stretched her legs as he filled up the tank.

After filling up the tank he got into the passenger side and let her get behind the steering wheel.

Hayley gave him an angry look and looked around to adjust her seat. He leaned over her and guided her hand to the button at the side of the seat without realizing that his movement had made her heart flutter. He moved back and then guided her how to turn the car on and gadgets in the car. As she slowly pulled the car onto the road he said "good thing is that you cannot trigger your gene if we hit somebody and WE cannot die either"

"Shut up Klaus" Hayley hissed without taking her eyes off of the road making him laugh.

"Now you know that highway driving is really easy. You don't have to stop or anything. Just keep the speed in check. we dont want two hybrids pulled over by police but if you get pulled over just compel the police officer" Klaus said.

Hayley chanced him a look and saw that his eyes were closed. She almost yelled "you cannot sleep right now. Stay awake at least until I get a hang of this car"

Klaus said without opening his eyes "Hayley I trust you. You can manage it"

"Well I don't trust myself so stay awake so open your eyes" Hayley snapped at him.