A/N: this story is totally about Klaus, hayley, peter and Astrid with small roles by the rest of Mikaelsons. It started right after "Back from the future".
For those of you who dont remember it. Hayley is seven months pregnant with her second child Peter who is visiting the family from future year 2038. Hayley and Klaus kno about Peter.
It is supposed to be funny, serious and sad. I hope you find it that way too J
I hope you enjoy it.
Warning: it is really long. I wanted to cover a lot of stuff but it is getting out of hand so i stopped :)
Hayley's Pregnancy 7th month
One week later after finding about who Peter really isElijah walked into the sitting room and said "I think Peter should move in with us in the compound"
Klaus looked up at him and said "and what will be the story we are going to tell everyone especially Jackson"
Elijah said "we can tell him that for Hope's protection, we decided to ask Kaleb to move in with us"
Klaus looked at his brother and said "are you sure? Do you think it is a good idea?"
"Yes. He is a Mikaelsons and he should live in the compound" Elijah said with finality and then he said "I will go and talk to him today. He can ask his fiancé to move in too"
"Wonderful" Klaus said
Elijah stared at his brother trying to gauge whether he was being sarcastic or just being Klaus but he couldn't get anything.
That evening Klaus and Elijah went to Peter's apartment. He was making coffee for himself. He looked at Klaus in surprise and said "Dad, uncle Elijah I was not expecting you. Is everything okay?"
Elijah smiled and looked at Klaus. He wondered whether he would ever get used to a young man almost same age as Klaus calling him dad but somehow it felt very nice to his ears.
Klaus said "Elijah thinks that you should move into the compound with Astrid"
Peter smiled and sipped his coffee "and what do you think?" making Elijah smile again.
Klaus felt flustered and then he said "I think he is right" and then he turned and left.
Elijah said "It is just weird right now. I will get better with time. That is another reason I want you to move in with us so that this awkwardness disappears"
Peter smiled and said "I understand uncle Elijah"
If Elijah felt weird he didn't say or show anything. He nodded his head and said "okay then move in by tomorrow. Do you need any help with move in?"
The next day Peter walked into his new room in the compound with Astrid and said "everything is going as it is supposed to"
She smiled at him and said "this is called fate"
"Yes" Peter smiled and walked to the walking closet and said "everything is the same as it is in 2038. I wonder what they would say if they know this is my room in future too"
Astrid just smiled and then walked to him and kissed him and said "congrats you are home again".
One week later
Klaus entered the sitting room and saw that she was reading a book. He went to the shelf and took out a book for himself too and asked her "what is Hope doing?"
"She has gone with Rebekah" Hayley said with a smile
"Where?" Klaus asked her
"To the bouncy place" she said with a smile.
"What about Elijah and Kol?" he asked her now sitting down next to her.
"I think Elijah went to Rousseau's and Kol with … "she said and then she snapped at her "O come one you have to get warm up to her now"
Klaus put the book down and leaned into her and said in a whisper "so we are alone?"
Hayley looked at him and smiled and said "Yes we are but don't even think about it right now. Anyone can…" she couldn't finish her sentence as he bend his head and kissed her stomach.
He looked up and asked her mischievously "I was going to kiss him. What were you thinking?"
Hayley blushed and said "You are talking to me Klaus. I know you like the back of my hand"
"Really" he said with a smile and then leaned in and kissed her gently on her lips. She said "Klaus I am serious not here. Someone might walk in"
Astrid felt her heart melt when she heard her say that and him leaning in to kiss her. She looked at Peter who was looking the other way and then she coughed.
They both looked towards the door when they heard a cough.
Hayley jumped at seeing them but Klaus held her hand and kept her from moving away. She looked at Peter who was smiling at them.
Peter looked at his parents sitting on the sofa together and smiled. He held Astrid's hand and walked in the sitting room. Klaus moved his arm on the head of sofa around her shoulder. Peter said "we wanted to tell you guys something"
Klaus smiled as he felt her move a bit. He moved her fingers on her neck making her twitch a little bit. He gave her a mischievous smile when she looked at him with annoyance. He said to peter "what?"
Peter said "You guys know that Astrid and I are engaged. We were thinking that we should get married and what better time to get married now that you guys know about us"
Klaus recovered first and said "sure, when?" as his found the zipper at the back of her dress.
"As soon as possible" Peter said with a smile.
"How about this weekend?" Klaus asked him with a smile as he felt Hayley twitch as his fingers pulled the zipper down.
Hayley wanted to get up but now she couldn't as she realized that zip had gone down pretty far. She stared at Klaus telling him to stop doing that but he just smiled at her. She looked at Astrid and Peter. Peter was clueless but Astrid had a smile on her face. Her cheek started to get red as she realized that Astrid knew something like this was happening. She quivered as his fingers slid on her naked back and said hastily "well congratulations". She started to move but Astrid moved to her and hugged her and whispered in her ear "thanks".
To Peter's surprise Klaus stood up and shook his hand and said "One more day of bachelorhood. You should have fun with it. May be Kol can show you the fun time". Peter laughed and said "yes sure with uncle Kol, why not?" And then he left the room with Astrid.
As they left the room, Hayley stood up angrily and said "what do you think you were doing?"
"I was making out with my wife and was interrupted rudely so I continued doing that" Klaus said innocently and then he kissed her before she could say anything while his hands went to her back.
Hayley felt his fingers brushing against her naked back and she had a strong desire to have him but she knew that this was not the time and place when he whispered in her ear "are you sure?"
Hayley moaned and said "Klaus …"
He looked into her eyes and saw the passion and smiled. He then zipped up her dress and said "tonight then" and then put his hand for one second on her stomach and left the sitting room.
Hayley cursed him and said "Now he is gone and left me with all these desires. Totally clueless about woman's desires during pregnancy"
As they enter his room Astrid started laughing, the laugh she had been trying to control for a long time. Peter looks at her and asked her "what is that for?"
"Your parents are so cute" She said after she stopped laughing.
"They are?" Peter asked her.
"Yes. You do realize that you dad was teasing you mom throughout we were there" She said with a smile.
"What do you mean teasing?" Peter said and then realization hit and he said "No, you are wrong"
"I am not wrong Peter Mikaelsons. I am a woman and I have this thing called observation and I have to say I love your dad, he is the cutest man I have ever met. I already love him from future but this side of him is totally new to me and I love it" Astrid said with a smile and then she left his room leaving him in shock.
Saturday afternoon
Klaus felt very odd handing him the ring. Peter looked into Astrid's eyes and put the ring in her finger after saying his vows. Astrid took the ring from Hayley's hand and put the ring in his finger after saying her vows. They had kept them short and simple. Just "I love you" conveyed what they wanted to say each other.
Peter looked at his mother and followed her gaze and smiled at he saw her looking at his father who was talking to Astrid and then as if on cue he turned his face and looked at her and smiled. Peter walked to her and put her arm around her shoulder and said "how do you keep it alive?"
She felt weird by the arm on her shoulder but said "what?"
"You and dad" he asked her and then laughed as she blushed.
"Will it be really weird if I kissed you" he asked her.
Klaus smiled when his ears picked up that but he didn't turn around and then his smiles widened as he heard her say "No".
He didn't have to look towards them to know that Peter had kissed Hayley.
After a couple of seconds he freed her hand from Astrid's as Peter joined them. He walked to Hayley who was still reeling with emotion by Peter's kiss. He put his arm around her and whispered to her "are you okay?"
Hayley smiled and said in a constricted voice "yes".
"We have done well with him haven't we?" Klaus said to her looking at peter who was kissing Astrid now.
"Yes we have" she said with a smile.
Elijah and Peter
Hayley looked up from the corridor at Elijah and Peter lost in a conversation.
Peter was saying "I don't know. Jackson says his pack is trustworthy but he would say that. Wouldn't he?"
Elijah asked him "you would have some idea from the future about what you are looking for?"
"I just know that it happened between years 2014 – 2020. The treat to the family appeared during this time and if I can find that out, maybe we can do something about it" Peter said rubbing the back of his neck.
Elijah looked at the young man who was his nephew. Even though he was not much younger than him but the relationship had started to sink in Elijah and he was starting to see him as his responsibility. He looked at him and then his gaze fell on Hayley looking at them from the corridor. He smiled at her. Peter followed his gaze and saw his mother standing there. He waved his hand at him which Hayley returned on impulse. She was happy that they were so far that they could see her cheek getting red. She put her hand on her stomach and turned to go into her room when she heard Elijah saying "don't sweat on it, we will find out whoever it is"
Klaus and Peter
As Klaus was coming out of his room, he saw him leaving the compound. He stood there for a second and then whooshed to him and asked him "where are you going?"
"To the bayou. I had this thought last night and I want to check it" Peter said
"Do you want me to come with you?" Klaus asked with hesitation.
"Sure" he smiled in his usual causal manner which he had been since he had met Klaus but now that Klaus knew who he really was, he felt a bit weird.
The drive to the bayou was quiet one.
They both got out of the car and walked into the bayou. People from Crescent pack seemed to be sleeping so they kept on walking, passed their huts and went deep into the forest. Peter kept glancing around and then when they were deep into the forest he suddenly stopped. His hybrid hearing had picked up something and from the look on Klaus's face he knew that he had picked that up too. They both started in one direction moving the braches aside until they reached a clearing. There were a couple of huts with a pit in the center. Peter walked to it and bend down and said "someone lives here".
"I know this scent" Klaus said after a couple of minutes of checking the empty huts "but I cannot place it"
Suddenly Peter pushed him aside. Klaus fell on the ground and asked him "what…?"
Peter slowly bend down and pulled a wire from the ground telling Klaus that he was standing on a booby trap.
Klaus got up and said "hmm the plot thickens. Someone does not want this place to be discovered"
They looked around and Peter said "Ok. So something is going on here. Let's ask Jackson about it" as he took a step he stopped and looked at Klaus who rolled his eyes as he realized what has happened. He whooshed to Peter and took him out of there. As his feet moved from the spot there was a loud bang and everything got blown into the fire.
Klaus and Peter looked at each other. Peter said "thanks dad"
Klaus felt weird at that but he then thought 'why? Hope calls him that' and he shook his head and said "So this evidence is gone then"
Peter suddenly laughed and nodded and then he turned and walked away with Klaus following him, not knowing that he was smiling too.
Peter and Hayley
Hayley was folding her clothes when there was knock on her door. She looked up and saw Peter standing there. She said to him "come in"
He walked into the room in which he had walked thousands of time in future. It looked the same with minor differences. The nursery was now a small study for his father in future. He walked to the bed and sat down on it and said "you know I love this room. It is the …"
"Coolest room in the compound" Hayley finished his sentence
She looked at him in surprise when he said "You know why it is not weird to me?"
"Why?" she asked him.
"Because you and dad are exactly same in future as you are now but I can see that I can be weird for you two" he said picking up the book from the table.
She asked him "do you like to read?"
"O all of us like to read. I know we got it from him" he said opening the book. He then looked at her and said "and all of us like to paint"
Hayley smiled and said "yes I can believe both of those things"
She asked him "how are you getting along with him?"
"Over here or …" he asked her closing the book and putting it on the table.
"Both" she said with a smile.
"Great" Peter said with a smile and then he smiled as they turned towards the door at the sound or running steps. Moment later she came in and said "mommy, I want to play in water"
Peter got up and said "Let's go. I will help you with that"
Hayley rolled her eyes and said "Peter don't encourage her, she will make a mess in the court yard"
He smiled and said "don't worry about that. Astrid and I can handle that"
He left the room leaving Hayley smiling.
Hayley and Astrid
Astrid was hanging her clothes when she heard her calling her. She turned around and said "yeah?"
Hayley asked her "Rebekah and I are going to the mall to get some things do you want to come?"
"Sure. What about Hope?" Astrid asked closing the closet door and putting on her shoes.
"Oh her fatheris babysitting her" Hayley said with a smirk.
"Why doesn't he go with you" Astrid asked her
"Klaus doesn't like to go shopping" Hayley said casually.
"Don't you mind that" Astrid asked her walking out with her.
Hayley said "No. he does not like it so why should I force him to do something he does not want to do".
"But don't you want him to be involved?" she asked her
"We are together but that does not mean that we have to do everything together. That would be really suffocating" Hayley said and then she called "Rebekah lets go"
Peter came out of the sitting room and asked them "where are you guys going?"
"Shopping. You want to come?" Astrid asked with a smile tucked under her lips.
Hayley couldn't help but feel that she was teasing him.
Peter gave her a look and then went back inside without saying anything.
"In that regard he is 100% his dad's son" Astrid smiled and said to her.
Astrid and Klaus
Rebekah walked into the compound with Marcel on her arm and then headed to sitting room but then they stopped at the voices coming from inside.
"But that is the popular version" Astrid said
"Yes but the classic is better" Klaus said.
"Have you read all of them?" Astrid asked him.
"Yes when you have eternity at your hand you need to develop a healthy habit and mine was reading" Klaus said.
"So Hope takes after you" She said with a smile.
Rebekah dragged Marcel away from there saying "let them get to know each other. We can go in my bedroom and get busy" she added mischievously.
Klaus put the book down and asked her "Tell me, is she fine from the time when you came back"
Astrid said "yes and I cannot tell you anymore"
"Why not?" he asked her with annoyance.
"Peter made me swore and I cannot break the rules" She said.
When he didn't say anything she walked to him and sat next to him and said "I can tell you one thing"
"What?" Klaus asked distracted by the familiarity she showed him. He had still not gotten used to her calling him 'dad' and treating him like a 'dad'.
She leaned in and kissed him and said "we all love you in future" and then she got up and left the room leaving a smile on his face.
Rebekah walked into the sitting room and said "I have booked a table at Boucherie for tonight. We are all eating out tonight as a family" and then she left without waiting for anyone response.
Klaus looked at Hayley and said "really!"
Hayley laughed and shrugged his sister as if to say "your sister"
Klaus and Kol looked at each other with exasperation and then Elijah said "not a bad idea. It has been a while since we are went out together"
Hayley came out of the bathroom and asked him as he was tying his lace "zip me up please. My hand is not reaching back"
He said "This is nuisance …" and then he looked up at her. He stopped talking and slowly got up. Hayley smiled at his reaction and asked him "you like it?"
He walked to her and said "Like it? I love. I haven't seen it before" he went behind her and slowly started to pull the zip up.
"Well it is relatively new. My old dresses are not fitting me now because of …" she put her hand over the stomach.
She smiled as he felt his lips against her neck and said "I like the color on you. I don't believe I have seen you wearing this color before"
"Nope this is my first time, Rebekah thought it would look nice and I see that you like it so mission accomplished" She smiled as his fingers left the zip and were not ideally rubbing her bare back fumbling with the clasp of her bra and his lips moving on the side of her neck. She moaned as they found the weak spot "Klaus…"
Klaus said while not stopping "hmm…"
And then he jerked back making her laugh as they heard her call them "mommy, look what Astrid gave me"
Klaus groaned and pulled her zip up and looked at Hope's excited face and scooped her up sending her in the squeals of laughter.
As they entered the restaurant a couple of people turned to look at them especially the ladies. The waitress led them to their table.
Astrid's eyes travelled to her new family – well in the present – and she smiled. She smiled as he saw Kol leaned in and kissed Davina and noticed Klaus flinch, Rebekah leaned in and whispered something in Marcel's ear making him laugh, Elijah and Cami looking at each other talking and then Klaus and Hayley who were smiling and looking at everyone like her. Klaus eyes met hers and he nodded. She felt Peter holding her hand under the table.
Hayley turned her face to Klaus and smiled. The waiter came in and poured champagne in their glasses except for Hayley who shook her head. Elijah stood up and raised his glass in toast and said "to the Mikaelsons. Always and forever". His eyes travelled from Rebekah to Klaus who nodded and said "Always and forever" and like always the image of the first time when they had made that pact crossed their mind.
He took a sip from his glass when he felt her move next to him and then he felt his leg touching his. He smiled into his glass and looked at her sideways and whispered really low volume "remember you started it"
Hayley gave him a sweet smile and said "I know" and then she almost jumped when he leaned back and while spreading the napkin on his lap he brushed them against her thighs. The waiter came in to get their order.
Klaus was telling the waiter what he wants when he felt her foot toying with his pants. He gave her a steely smile which she returned with an innocent one.
He looked towards Elijah who was asking him "Do you think we can trust Cary?"
Klaus said "Right now my instinct says not to trust anyone… "And then he looked at Hayley in a warning stare as he felt her toes toying with his socks.
He looked at Peter and said "do you have any clue what we are looking for?"
Peter said apologetically "nope. I already told Uncle Elijah about what I know"
Davina suddenly said "I think right now with everything going on I am inclined to believe it is someone close to the family"
"Well that narrows it down then" Kol said making everything laugh.
Rebekah suddenly said "lets change the topic" and then she turned to Peter and asked him "when and where are you going to your honey moon or are you going to not have it like your parents" she looked at Klaus and Hayley. Before they could answer Peter said "I think we will not go right now with this threat and everything"
"Oh no you need to go" Davina suddenly said and then blushed as everyone turned to look at her.
Klaus took advantage of that and said to her in whisper "Hayley, if you think that you are getting to me then you are mistaken love"
And then he said "now it is my turn" and without warning he leaned in and kissed her smack on her lips hard and long. Kol whistled and said "wow Nik. Never seen you do that before" making everyone laugh at the table.
Klaus leaned back and looked into her eyes and said with a smile at her flushed face "love, you were playing with fire"
Hayley instinctively looked at Peter and Astrid. Both of them were looking at them with amused expressions. She blushed and said to him "okay I lose"
Klaus raised his eyebrows and said with a smile "good" and dug into his food which the waiter had just put in front of them.
She turned to Hope who was coloring on a paper as she asked him "mommy what is going on?"
"Nothing love" she said sweetly and removed the paper from in front of her and put the napkin on her chest and scooted her near the table so that she could eat her food. Klaus said "Hope sweetie, can daddy have your fries?" when she nodded he leaned across Hayley to grab a few and brushed his other hand against her stomach making her smile and say "I said I lose".
"I know love but I am warmed up now" Klaus said with a mischievous smile. He leaned back and looked at Kol who had said "Nik"
The smile had slipped from Kol's face. Klaus followed his gaze and turned around and saw a couple of men he knew belonged to the group who had those rings. They spotted them and then came to their table. Klaus put the napkin down and turned to Hayley and kissed her and said "go home with Hope. This night has suddenly turned more interesting".
She got up quickly and said to Astrid and Davina "let us go".
Rebekah sighed and took off her shoes and said "Can't we have one evening in peace?"
"Please what is going on?" a man who looked like a manager came towards them and asked them nervously but before he could finish his sentence one of the attacker grabbed him by his neck and snapped it. There was a lot of screaming and yelling and then the people started running towards the exit. Klaus advanced in anger and punched him hard on his face. He didn't have to check to see that the manager had died. He then smirked as the men turned and half turned.
He looked at Elijah and said "so it begins"
And then he punches the first man in his heart as he charged him. Peter ducked down as someone threw a knife at him. Klaus turned just in time to see him ducking, he turned in anger and jabbed the man who had thrown the knife at Peter and pulled out his heart. He looked around as he saw Rebekah singing her teeth into one man's neck whereas Kol was standing at one side looking at the fight with amused expression on his face. Elijah took one step forward and grabbed the man from the back as he was going to jump on Rebekah and looked at Klaus who punched him so hard from the other side that his heart came out form the side Elijah was holding him. The Mikaelsons stood over the dead bodies and then Klaus said casually "so done with the dinner. Thanks for a wonderful evening Rebekah".
He smiled at Rebekah who groaned and said "one of these days we will finish our dinner without getting into a fight"
When they got home Hayley had already put Hope in the bed. After telling her what had happened he went to take shower to wash off the blood on him. When he came out Hayley was lying down in the bed and had her eyes closed. He lied next to her and pulled her towards him and said "not so early love. You have to pay for what you did in the restaurant". She said "Klaus…" but couldn't finish her sentence as he stopped her by kissing her. She gave up and let him take her.
Astrid turned around as she felt his arms around her and smiled. She asked him "what happened?"
"I think we got rid of some of the threat today" he said nuzzling his lips into her neck making her go weak in her knees.
"Do you think we will be like them when we reach their age?" she asked him.
"Are you referring to my parents?" he asked her moving his lips along her jaw line.
"Yes, they are so cute. They think no one knows what they are doing" she said with a smile unbuttoning his shirt buttons.
"well I didn't until you started pointing out" he said moving his lips down her long slender neck and find the small swell of her breast. She gasped and said "You should be proud of them. If I had parents like …." She couldn't finish her sentence as Peter's lip had found her breast and then he lifted her and carried to the bed and made love to her.
For the next couple of weeks things went great. Evenings were filled with laughter and a lot of people. Peter, Astrid, Klaus and Hayley were in sync with each other. They had gotten used to him and her calling them 'dad' and 'mom' in private but in public, in front of strangers, they would call them by their names. Hope had gotten so attached to Astrid and Peter that she insisted on sleeping with them a lot of times making it easier for Klaus and Hayley to do what they wanted to do without interruption and impossible for them to do what they wanted to do without interruption but apparently they didn't mind perhaps because they want to get to know her. Only people outside the immediate family who knew about Peter and Astrid were Davina, Cami and Marcel. For the rest of the world he was Kaleb and she was his girlfriend now his wife.
Four weeks after they moved in
Hayley looked at Peter laughing at something Astrid had said and then she saw Klaus walking in. She suddenly had an idea. She said to him "hey why don't we all go to movie…"
Peter at once said "No" making her stop. Peter blushed and said "I don't think it will be a good idea. And secondly I am not a movie person"
He tried to avoid Astrid's eye contact because she was smiling and he knew why she was smiling. Both were thinking about their last movie date where they had witnessed Klaus and Hayley.
Klaus looked at his son and his new wife curiously. From the look on their faces, he knew they were hiding something but as he didn't like to movies too so he said "I have to agree with Peter over here"
Hayley snapped at him and said "like father like son"
Klaus walked to her and then as he brushed past her he leaned in to Peter's horror and Astrid's amusement and whispered "From our last movie night experience I have realized that movie theaters are only good for one thing, love. If you are up for that I am okay with a movie night out"
Peter groaned soft so that only Astrid could hear him. She held his arm and tried to control her laughter when Hayley said "stop it". Klaus laughed and walked away leaving her blushed.
She looked at them and said "No, we are having a family movie night today so be ready by 7 and when you are at it Astrid look for a nice movie to see"
Astrid said tucking the touch into her cheek "how about Guardian of galaxy?"
Hayley said "nah we saw it a few weeks ago but if you guys are up for it we can watch it"
Astrid was about to say something when Peter said "mom we will find another one and tell you"
Hayley stared at them for a second and then left. The moment she disappeared Astrid started laughing. Peter looked at her angrily and then stormed out of court yard without saying anything.
It has been one month since they have moved in with his parents. Peter was pacing in his room thinking about what he has missed. He heard a sound and smiled when he saw Hope standing at the door. He bend down and asked her "what is it sweetie?"
Hope said in a weepy voice "Kaleb, I broke a glass in the kitchen"
"How did you do that and what were you doing with the glass in the first place? You know you are not allowed to handle breakable stuff" Kaleb picked her up and walked out with her to the kitchen.
Hope said "I was thirsty and mommy is sleeping and daddy said not to disturb her so I thought I will take it myself"
"Alright come, let us clean it up. Are you hurt?" he put her on the counter in the kitchen and asked her and then he poured her a glass of water.
He started picking up the glass piece. One of which went into his finger. He saw as the blood seeped out of his finger on the floor.
"It is not healing" he looked up at Astrid who was standing there.
"Yes but we knew that. The more time I spend here, my powers will start to weaken" Peter said sucking the blood on his finger.
"Peter have you thought what are you going to do after you find this threat and get rid of it" Astrid asked him sitting on her feet helping him pick up the broken pieces of glass.
"No I have not. I am just thinking about what I am missing. I know that the threat has appeared in our lives so I have made a chart of people who can be threat and I narrows down to five people" Peter put everything in the trash bin and put Hope on the ground. Hope ran away from the kitchen.
"Who are those people?" Astrid asked him leaning against the fridge.
"Cary and his pack, not Jackson but his pack, Francesca, Lenore but she is gone and has not shown her face for a while now which makes me wonder may be she is behind all of this and last but not the least…" he lowered his voice and said "Davina"
She looked at him in shock and said "Davina!, Peter she is with uncle Kol. How can you think that about her?"
Peter looked at her thoughtfully and then said "she is the last one on my list but she is there for right now".
He then strolled out into the courtyard thinking and then said "my mind says it is Cary and Francesca not the whole pack"
"Have you told your dad about your suspicions?" Astrid asked him.
"Not yet. It is his pack after all" Peter said.
"What have you not told Niklaus?" they both turned towards Elijah who was leaning against the pillar.
Peter took a deep breath and then said "I think Cary and Francesca are working against us"
Elijah said "that is funny because I have been thinking the same thing too"
Peter asked him "since when?"
Elijah answered "since a couple of weeks. How come Cary has not been able to find wolves in his pack who have the ring? That is the question that keeps bugging me. They should have been known by now"
Elijah said to Peter "what are you thinking?"
"I am thinking of going there to talk to him" Peter said after a couple of moments.
Elijah nodded and said "I will go with you".
Thirty minutes later Elijah parked the car just before the trees that indicated the boundary to Cary's pack.
He walked to the huts with Peter in his wake.
Cary walked to Elijah and said "Elijah, Kaleb what are you doing here?"
Elijah said "I have a question from you Cary?"
Cary looked at Peter who was staring at him too and said causally "what?"
Peter suddenly asked aggressively "How come you haven't found out the wolves in your pack who still have the rings"
Cary suddenly moved and whistled. They both were surrounded by twenty wolves who bared their teeth telling Peter and Elijah that they have the rings too. They all jumped on them. Elijah took a stance and started pulling out hearts without any effort. He killed ten of the wolves just in the matter of seconds. He turned around to look at Peter and to his shock he saw that Peter was not using any vamp powers. He was fighting hard but like regular humans and had managed to kill a couple of wolves but he was also bleeding now. Elijah jumped at the wolf whose fangs were sunk in Peter's neck and pulled him off by jabbing into his heart from the back and took it out and then he whooshed peter out of there.
The drive to the compound was very tense for Elijah, he kept glancing at Peter as he was gasping for breath. Elijah suddenly realized that he was bit too. He stopped the car outside the compound and got out with vamp speed and carried him out and then a pair of hands helped him take over Peter's stumbling body. He looked at Kol who was looking at them with stunned expression. They both carried Peter inside.
Elijah yelled "Niklaus"
Klaus ran outside. He knew from the urgency in the sound that something had gone wrong. He stopped when he saw Peter on the ground bleeding. He whooshed to him and knelt next to him. He bit his wrist and put the hand near his mouth but he pushed him away and said "it will not work on me, dad. I am not from this time line. It will not work on me"
"Peter, drink" Klaus said sternly but he could feel his heart sinking.
He pushed it to his mouth. Peter swallowed some drops and then he pushed his wrist away.
He said to him "You make sure Astrid is safe and sound and Hope is okay and Br…"
He stopped as he realized that he was going to tell Klaus about Brian. He looked over his shoulder and saw Kol standing there still covered in blood. Kol darted to the bed and stood there looking at the hole in his chest. He asked Klaus aggressively "why aren't you giving him your blood?"
Klaus said desperately "he is not healing"
He put his hand on Klaus's shoulder who jerked it away.
Peter looked at Klaus and said "I am glad for the time we spend together. I love you and mom so much"
Klaus felt his throat tightening and he said "we love you too" but his eyes were already closing.
Klaus said "No" but he was gone. He could feel from his lifeless hand that he was gone and to their astonishment his body disappeared.
He looked up just in time to see Elijah dart out of the courtyard. He didn't know how long he sat there when someone touched his shoulder. He looked up and saw Kol standing there. Klaus pushed his hand away and said in a voice that scared Kol "what happened?"
"I don't know. I just saw Elijah bringing him in. they were both hurt so I just helped Elijah carry him in" Kol said in a chocked voice.
Klaus asked "where is Elijah?" and then he yelled at the top of his lungs "Elijah" and he darted to his room with Kol following him.
Elijah was sitting on his bed with his head in his hands. Klaus asked him "what happened?"
Elijah looked up and Klaus saw the bite mark on his neck. He walked to him and bit his wrist and offered him his wrist. Elijah stared at him with empty eyes and then held his wrist and drank a couple of drops of blood which started to cure him.
He looked up at Klaus and said "we found the threat"
When Klaus stared at him he said "Me and Peter found the threat"
Klaus asked him "who was it?"
When Elijah didn't say anything he yelled "answer me" making Kol jump.
Elijah said softly "Cary"
Klaus stood there in stunned expressions and then he turned to leave but Kol stopped him and said "Nik, Hayley…"
He just looked at him and said nothing. Kol said "she is with Astrid and Rebekah at the mall. She will be back in a few minutes. You need to be here for her"
Astrid suddenly said to Hayley "I want to go home"
"What happened? I just have some things to get for the baby" Hayley said shaking her head at Rebekah who was showing her the crib set.
"Something is wrong" Astrid said twisting her fingers. She knew in her heart that something has gone horribly wrong… with Peter.
She then walked towards the exit. Hayley and Rebekah looked at each other with stunned expressions and then they both said "wait, we are coming"
Astrid ran into the compound as the car stopped. She ran into the sitting room where Kol was sitting still covered in the blood covered shirt.
Kol looked towards the door when he sensed her and slowly got up. He took one step towards her but she stepped back and shook her head and then she ran to Peter and her room and called him "Peter" but it was empty.
Hayley saw her blood stained shirt and asked him "what happened?"
"Hayley, there was this fight between Cary, Elijah and …" Kol started but couldn't say it. Somehow Hayley knew what he was going to say but she wanted to hear it so she asked him "and…"
Kol said reluctantly "Peter".
Rebekah just stood there looking at Kol and asked "and …"
"Hayley Peter was badly injured. Nik tried to save him but his blood was not working…" Kol said but stopped when Rebekah gasped with her hand on her mouth.
Kol tried to hold her but she stepped back and said "that cannot be. We were just talking this morning".
Hayley said and then she put her hand on her stomach and said "No"
Kol grabbed her from her shoulders and said a bit harshly "Hayley get a grip. Nik is totally broken right now. I was there and I saw him what he went through when he couldn't save him. You can give him support. You both can support each other"
Hayley gently pried herself free from him and went towards their room.
She walked into the room and saw him sitting on the bed staring at his blood stained hands. She said "Klaus …"
He looked into her eyes and saw the anguish in them too. He couldn't bear to see that so he got up and left the room leaving Hayley standing there with tears falling down and the hand on the stomach.
Klaus went to the bayou and yelled "Cary". When Cary Cary came out he said "You killed my son" and before Cary could respond he bared his teeth and sunk them into his neck. A couple of wolves came running towards him but he kept on hitting and kicking and biting them until they stopped.
Klaus entered his room and then dropped to his knees. Hayley who was coming from the bathroom rushed to her and knelt next to him. He was covered in blood and there was dried blood on his mouth. From one look she knew it was not his. She looked up as she heard Hope's voice "mommy what is going on?"
She quickly got up and took her out of the room saying "nothing honey, everything is okay"
She yelled "Rebekah!"
Rebekah was in her room thinking about Peter and Astrid when she heard her. She ran out and whooshed to her room and then she saw Klaus on the floor and blood on Hayley's clothes which had gotten there when she had hugged him. She looked at Hayley who shook her head slightly and then she said to Hope "let us go honey". She took Hope away from there.
Hayley walked in and knelt next to him and hugged him and asked him "what happened?"
"I killed them, I killed everyone who stood in my way" Klaus said in a whisper and his voice broke and for the first time he started to cry. He held her tight.
She didn't know that she was crying too and then she got up and said "listen you need to take shower. Take his blood off of you"
She dragged him to the shower and when he didn't move. She started to open his shirt button, he didn't make a move. She took off his shirt and then she turned the shower on and said with a sad smile "do you want me to continue?"
When he didn't say anything she turned to leave. A sob escaped her throat when he caught her from behind and closed the door. He turned her towards him and looked at her and then he whooshed her in the shower fully clothed. He looked into her face with vacant eyes and let the water wash over them. The water mixed with their tears making it difficult to distinguish each other. They both stood under the shower looking at each other and then he cupped her face and kissed her. His lips moved to her neck without breaking contact. His hands left her face and started fumbling with her pants and hers with his. When they both stepped out of them, she put her hands on his bare skin but he held them. He looked into her eyes and hayley nodded. She let him take off her shirt and flipped the bra open and burry himself in her. The water was running down both of them. He pinned her against the shower wall and held her arms over her head. He kissed her hard on her lips and then at the nape of her neck making her want to touch him and then they moved down and met her breast. Hayley arched her back and controlled the urge to touch him, her hands were pinned and she had realized that he needed to do this and she wanted to do this for him. When he let go of her hands she grabbed his hair and gasped as his lips roamed over her breast and then he looked up and entered her with force that he had never shown before. She held on tight as he moved in her with his face buried in her neck. Klaus could feel her nails on her back, he could feel her body moving with his and then he let himself go. He held her still for a long time and then he fell on his knees so that his face was at the pregnant belly level. He put his arm around her stomach.
Hayley looked at his bend head and him kneeling on the shower floor and put her arms around him too. She said "Klaus, we will get through it. We will"
When he didn't say anything she asked him "can you feel him?"
Klaus had her ear on her belly. Even without his ear on her belly he could hear his strong heartbeat but that was not enough to ease his pain. But she was waiting for his answer so he said "yes"
Next few weeks were not easy for anyone especially Klaus who had become really paranoid. He had gotten obsessed about Hope and her whereabouts. When she would try to make love to him, he would just stop in the middle and leave her lying on the bed alone sleepless whereas he roamed the streets of New Orleans drinking trying to forget about his failure in saving his son. He would remember his own said sentence 'love is vampires biggest weaknesses' and curse himself for falling for that. Hayley felt sorry for Astrid because she had Klaus but she had no one and she was going into a shell like Klaus and it was getting difficult day by day to draw her out from that shell.
One month later
Hayley was hanging up some clothes in the walking closet when she felt his presence. Before she turned towards him, he was holding her from the back. He then brought his lips to her neck and whispered "I love you, you know that right?"
"Yes I know" Hayley said to him with a smile.
His hand moved down to her stomach and rested there before he said "I know I have been difficult for the past couple of weeks but I will make up for that".
Hayley said "yes you will".
Klaus laughed at that and he kissed her on her neck making her moan. He moved his hand up from her stomach to her breast and moved his fingers teasingly over them.
Hayley gasped and said "Klaus please not now. It is day time and anyone can come. Hope is …" she stopped as they touched her sensitive spot. Klaus smiled and whispered "I will be quick".
Hayley was about to give up when they heard a knock on the door. Klaus and Hayley groaned and stepped back from each other and then Klaus said annoyingly "there are too many people in this house. I cannot even make love to my wife in peace" and he followed a laughing Hayley out to their room.
He stopped when he spotted Astrid standing at the door. Hayley walked to her and asked "Astrid everything okay?"
Klaus realized how much weak she had gone since Peter had died four weeks ago.
Astrid said nervously "I need to talk to you about something"
"What sweetie? Come in" Hayley said.
Astrid walked in and then her gaze fell on Hayley's stomach and her eyes got wet. She looked at Klaus hastily who was looking at her too.
She sat next to Hayley and said "can you hear it?"
"What?" Hayley asked and then her hybrid hearing picked it up. She could hear a tiny heart beat which she instantly knew was not Peters. She stared at Astrid whose tears were falling down. She looked at Klaus who was as stunned as she was. She held Astrid's hands and let her tears fall too.
Astrid asked looking at both of them "what am I going to do?"
Klaus ran his fingers through his hair and then said with determination "Don't worry, everything will be okay. I will send you back safely and then …"
"No I cannot go back" Astrid said wiping her tears and shaking her head.
"What do you mean you cannot go back" Hayley asked her still holding her hands.
"When Peter came here, he knew he will not be able to go back because the time line will be changed with the ripple effect. I knew that when I came for him but I was willing to take the chance. We both knew that we will never be able to go back. it was always supposed to be a one way trip" Astrid said looking down at her hands.
Hayley looked at Klaus who was staring at Astrid and then without a word he left the room.
Astrid asked Hayley "he is not happy with this new development?"
"Of course he is. He is just upset about what you told him about knowing that you and Peter knew that you will not be able to go back" Hayley said thinking that their son knew the whole time that he will never be able to go back to his time, to his family. He came here for his family to protect them and he died in doing so.
She said to Astrid "you don't worry about anything. Everything will be okay. This baby is Peter's baby. Our blood. We will take care of him or her"
She then hugged Astrid and said "thanks for giving us this news at this time of our lives" and then she screamed in pain.
Astrid separated herself from Hayley and asked "what happened?"
"I think my water broke" she said gasping for air as a pain wave hit her.
Astrid got up and hurried to the door and yelled "Dad…mom is in labor"
Klaus was in their room in an instinct. He picked up double over Hayley and laid her on the bed. He then took out his cell and called Davina and said "Hayley is in labor, come"
He turned around just in time to see Elijah, Kol and Rebekah standing there. He said to Kol "get Davina here ASAP"
Five hours later Davina handed him a tiny baby. He looked into those brown eyes and smiled and said "hello Peter Mikaelsons"
He looked at Hayley who looked exhausted but was smiling.
Nine months later
Davina walked out of the room with a baby in her arms. She gave the baby to Klaus who was shocked because he knew what had happened. He couldn't help but hear everything with his hybrid hearing. Davina said "I am sorry Klaus, she lost too much blood".
He took the baby from her arms and then barged into the room where Hayley was sitting with the Astrid who was talking to her in a whisper. Klaus could hear each word clearly. He walked to them slowly as she said to her "Hanna, Peter and I always talked about the names for our kids and if it was a girl we would have selected Hanna. Promise me you will take care of her and you will not tell her who her parents are. I want you and dad to raise her like your own, like Hope and Peter. Promise me"
Hayley turned to look at Klaus who was standing there with tears in his eyes and then she nodded kissing her hands and said "We promise"
Astrid looked at Klaus and said "Can I hold her?"
Klaus took the baby to her and put her in her arms as Hayley helped her sit up. Astrid looked into her baby's face and said "Hanna Mikaelsons, you should know that you were loved by your father and mother. Our journey together was a short one but I am sure that you will find love that you cannot even imagine in this house. I love you" and then she started to feel dizzy.
Hayley took the baby from her arms and said to Klaus desperately "do something"
Klaus bit his wrist but Astrid stopped him by saying "No, I will not work. Remember it didn't work on Peter too"
Klaus and Hayley stood there helplessly as they saw her drift to her death and her body disappeared like Peters did.
Year 2036
"Hey look what I found" Peter entered Brian's room and said. Hope got up from the bed when she was lying reading a book. Brian who was standing in front of his easel painting something turned towards him.
Peter asked her "what are you doing here? You are always here. You are married in case you keep on forgetting it. Doesn't Jake say anything?"
Hope said with a mock annoyance "No he does not. He is not like you. And also he was at the office. What would I have done all day alone so I came here?"
Peter said "right. So how is my niece doing?"
Hope patted her stomach and said "doing great. Just a couple of more weeks and you can get to meet her. What were you going to show use?"
Peter laughed and said "it is good that you are here because it is about you"
He showed them a drawing. Hope jumped up from the bed and tried to take it away from her and said "give that to me right now. Where did you get it from?"
She tried to take it from his hand but he raised them over his head and him being a 2 inches taller than her she couldn't reach him.
And then he smiled and said "let see what you have drawn. So this is a red water and what is that?"
Hoped laughed and snatched the paper from his hand and said "that is a horse and the clouds are red because of the sun set. I was only five when I made that"
Peter laughed and said "yes I know. Even then your view of the world was strange and then he said "ouch" as she punched him playfully on his shoulder.
Hanna ran into Hope's room and clung on to Peter's back and said "I got in. I got in and no one had to be compelled"
Brain walked to her and took the letter from her hand and after reading it he said "of course you would have gotten in. You are best among all of us"
Hanna smiled and took the letter from his hand and said "not all of us"
Hope hugged Hanna and asked her "have you told mom and dad"
"Not yet. Where are they?" Hanna asked excitedly.
"In the sitting room" Peter said falling on Hope's bed.
Kol walked into the compound and yelled "Peter Mikaelsons, come down at once".
Peter looked at Hope and smiled and then he suddenly remembered "Oh my god I forgot to meet him in the cemetery"
He hurriedly went down and saw that Kol was waiting for him angrily. He immediately said "Ok I forgot it. I am sorry. I was with Astrid" he added sheepishly.
Kol said with annoyance "of course you were" and then he said to Hanna who was walking towards them holding a letter in her hand "did you get in or we need to compel someone?"
Hanna laughed and said "No, I got in"
She gave him the letter.
Kol said with a smile now "good for you. It is a good school. Don't tell him but I think you can beat his talent".
Hanna laughed and said "what? Dad's? I don't think so. He is great with his paintings"
Kol started towards the sitting room but then turned around and smiled as he saw Peter pulling on Hanna's hair and he screaming at him.
As he entered the sitting room and then he said in a fake disgust "Come on guys, you already have four kids. Do you want to have more?"
Hayley stepped back from Klaus, blushed and said "we were just kissing"
Kol said still in the same voice "let's keep it till there then". He handed her the paper that he had taken from Hanna's hand to Hayley.
Hayley looked t the paper and then shrieked with joy. She looked at Klaus who had picked up a book to read and said "she got into Juliet"
Klaus said without looking at her "Of course she got in. she has a strong family history of producing artists"
Peter came into his room and said "Hey look I uncovered this album from mom's walking closet".
Kol looked at his nephew and took at the album from his hand. He flipped the pages and then he stopped at one page and gazed at it. Peter looked at Kol and asked him "what happened?"
Kol said "nothing just reminded me of that day"
"Oh you are being sentimental I am off" Peter laughed and then said "tell mom, I will be late" and then left.
After he was gone. Kol took out his wallet and took out the picture he had tucked away under one of his cards; the picture that he had taken from Peter's wallet the day he died in 2014. He looked at both pictures which were identical down to everything, their clothes, the setting, the smile, Klaus and Hayley looking at each other, peter with his hand around hope's shoulder, Brian's elbow in his ribs. Everything was the same except for one huge difference; Brian's other arm around Hanna's shoulder pulling her towards him and her laughing uncontrollably. He kept on looking at both pictures and then sighed and closed the album. He put the picture in his wallet again and laid down on his bed and closed his eyes.