In the previous chapter, Klaus and Hayley have finally met in the bayou and after spending the night together in a cave, they have finally come to terms with their feelings for each other. Elijah had confronted Katherine about the way her family services the Capitol. Camille has been found and revealed the syringes by the Mikaelson family, as Mikael had confronted Esther about whether or not Niklaus was his son, the answer breaking him apart. Hayley and Klaus received help from sponsors and also a letter from Kieran.
In this chapter, Hayley and Klaus decide to spend more time, away from the cameras which could affect them and their families. Hayley informs Klaus of her plan to stop the games and save many tributes. Klaus reveals to her his darkest fears and his childhood, as he reveals to the woman he loves the syringe he has been hiding. More tributes are found and some find the end of their lives, as the Career Tributes finally come face to face with Klaus and Hayley. Rebekah runs into a man she knew once, but lost along the way in her life. Elijah and Camille finally share an important moment about a possible future, with Katherine's baby. The finale has a poisonous end.
District 12: Hayley Marshall
Third Day in the Games
I had not stopped looking over the message that has been sent to me. Klaus was picking up the provisions that were left for us and taking them back in the cave. I bit my lip and wondered how much of my life in the games Kieran was seeing. Was he disappointed in me deep down that I chose to follow my heart and to be with Klaus? This man, he had been with me just as much as my mentor has been, and he has helped me train, protected me and saved me the other night. Somewhere along the way, I fell in love with him, and it was hard for me to let go of something like that. Klaus was not using me. He wouldn't have shared a secret this big about his father, a secret he hasn't shared with anyone else, not even his own siblings, if he didn't care about me and if he didn't trust me. I had faith in him, as he had faith in me. I decided to reread the letter that was addressed to me, thinking of what to do.
Hayley,
I am no longer going to doubt your actions. You are a bright girl and I know that you will always do the right thing. But do not let your heart get the best of your judgment. I beg of you. The medicine I have provided for you if especially for your heart and for anti-liver damage. Take two pills of each after every meal.
The Capitol is losing control. The districts are outraged that a pregnant woman was forced into this competition, aka, the girl from District 1. I sense things will come to an end sooner than we think, and if we aren't careful, it will lead to a revolution bigger than the one after the 75th Games. Stay safe, Hayley and once again, be careful regarding the decisions you make.
The decisions I was making were correct, and I knew at that moment that he must have found out about me and Klaus, at least from Rona. Oh, how much I missed the three of them. They have been like my parents for the past week since I had arrived at the Capitol. Before then, I didn't have a father to guide me the way Kieran had guided me through the games, and not just through the games. Through life in general. He has filled in the gap in my heart. He has been the father I always wanted and needed someone to be in my life. As for Effie, she has been the mother I wanted that woman, Annabelle to be. She had dressed me, given me womanly advice and scolded me like a mother would, whenever I did not have the proper manners to be a lady around the prestigious home and the city. As for Rona, she had been like a bigger sister to me. And I was happy that I had told her about my secret affair with Klaus during the training. These three people were in my heart and I knew that at this moment, I was not fighting to get back just to Jake and Lucy. I was fighting to see these three people who have taken me in as their apprentice and have cared for me as a normal family would. I missed that. I truly missed that. I had to do whatever it took to get back at all of the people dear in my heart.
"Feeling alright, little wolf?" I felt him bend down next to me, and take the letter so he could look over it again. I shook my head after offering him a small smile. "There is another revolution brewing, Klaus. It could start or end in my district. We are the fighters. Katniss Everdeen was from my district and you know that. She fought for what she believed in. If Kieran is telling the truth, then this certainly started from my home and my people. And here I am, unable to do anything about it, because I am playing the game Live or Die." My hands landed in the grass, pulling it out and throwing it around, as the anger boiled up inside of me. Klaus cupped my cheek and made me look at him as he whispered, "You are a very strong and remarkable girl and you can go through anything. I am here for you, love, remember that." My forehead touched his in a comforting moment.
"Are you hungry?" he suddenly asked me, which made me look up and stare into his adoring eyes. "No. We ate." I responded and at that moment, I could see a mischievous smirk playing on his face, and this was the angry and sexy part of Klaus I knew and loved. He grabbed my hands and together we stood up, as he took us back into the cave and covered us inside. I giggled the moment I could feel his lips at my neck, sucking on the skin softly, as I erupted moans from my mouth. "What are you doing?" I asked him in a whisper, as he gently laid me down on the two blankets we had. "Giving into the passion I had wanted ever since our first night, little wolf." "Now?" I asked him, astounded, but my body was not doing anything to reject him. "What is the harm, love?" he mumbled and moved his lips to my own in a soaring kiss. He pulled off my jacket and my shirt as I was fumbling with the zipper of his pants. Soon, we were both out of our clothes and fighting for control. He couldn't help but chuckle at my eagerness.
"Careful, little wolf. For all you know, I could be lying and we could be on television. Your reputation could be ruined, being seen with me." He was being playful, as his mouth was trailing hot kisses on my stomach, making me arch my back in pleasure as I whispered back, running my hands through his hair. "If we were being filmed, you wouldn't have said all those sweet things to me about yourself and you certainly wouldn't have revealed your secret to the world." He stopped for a moment and I really thought that I had touched a nerve and I was ready to apologize but his lips were on mine in mere seconds and mumbling, "You do make a point here, love, one which I cannot look past. I look forward to everything we do here together and I am hoping that what happens here, will be between us…and no one else is to know about what we do and what we speak of." He was asking me if I was comfortable with keeping such secrets. How could I not be? These were not my secrets to share. I nodded slowly and he smiled.
Taking my left thigh in his hand, he pulled it over his leg and pressed a kiss on my forehead, saying, "Are you sure you want to do this here…with me?" he was asking me. Our eyes met and I looked confused. "Why wouldn't I want this? Klaus, I love you. No one and nothing is going to change my mind about that. Please…I do want this. I want to be here with you, away from the cameras. I want you to make love to me. I want to be the girl you want me to be. I want everything." He was smiling down on me as I cupped his cheeks and pressed the softest of kisses on his own lips, which he accepted gradually, moving his hands up and down my thighs. "You are what I want, little wolf. No change." He responded to my confession and pressed a light kiss over the tattoo he knew I had of the warrior wolf. The moment he entered me, it was as if I left the world, unable to think of anything else. He made me forget about everything, about the war outside of the arena, the deaths inside of it. We were in our own little bubble, and as we were rocking together as one, I knew this was our moment, and no one would steal it from us. I had never had a man to touch me this way. He was kind and he was caring to me. He was letting go of the mask he put on with everyone else. Klaus Mikaelson was different with me. He was my own.
After the way he had passionately made love to me, he let go of my thighs and wiped the sweat off my forehead as I breathed in his scent. Klaus smiled down on me and gently kissed my forehead as I nuzzled against his neck, running my fingers down his spine and making him shiver at my touch. He finally got down from me, but pulled me closer as we were wrapped in a blanket. I kept looking at the hole of the cave from time to time. Klaus pulled at my chin and made me look at him. "There is no need for that worry, little wolf. No one will walk in on us. No one can see or hear us. It's just you and me." I smiled and touched his chest. "Is that really what you want from us?" He smirked and crashed his lips against mine again. "Doesn't this prove anything, little wolf?" "It does. But I just want to hear you say it." I told him with a playful smile on my face. Klaus was looking at me unbelievably. "What happened to the tough girl I knew at the beginning of her training?"
"She is still here, just not when you are being so romantic. What can I say? The games have changed me a little." I commented truthfully as he pulled me even closer to him. "That's too bad. I would have enjoyed seeing a feisty Hayley into my bed." "This is not a bed, not even close. We are in the arena, the place where we should be killing off people to save ourselves and here you are…with me…" I knew I couldn't continue and he smirked at that. What we were doing was more than wrong from most people's points of view. But not for us. "I don't regret any of this." "Even if your father finds out?" I asked him and at that moment, I felt like slapping myself. How could I say this to him? Biting my lip, I tried to look away but he was smiling, making me look back into his eyes. "I thought that we have already established that Mikael is not my father, and no one will find out about us here." At that moment, we heard the canon go off and I immediately ran over to the entrance of the cave to look up into the sky. The girl that was from District 5, Gia, had been eliminated. "Twelve left." I mumbled as I felt Klaus' lips on my shoulder, soothing me.
"We can just stay here, until it is all over. No one will find us." He told me but I shook my head. "What about your family?" I could see that he had not thought about this as carefully as I thought that he had. I touched his cheek and made him look at me as I whispered, "I appreciate you coming to me and making me feel safe. I really do. Because now you know how I feel about you. But you can't turn your back on your family for me. I won't let you do that. You must go to them and help them." "They would kill you without hesitation." Klaus snarled at me. I really had no answer for that. "But they are still your family." I finally whispered and he pressed his lips to my ear, whispering, "You told me how you feel about me. You told me you loved me, remember?" When I nodded, I could feel him smiling as he continued. "Then you must know that your feelings for me are reciprocated. Whether you like it or not, little wolf, you are going to have to accept the love I hold for you. I am not leaving you, do you understand me?" His words made me flutter inside out of happiness as he pulled away to look at me, and I felt like jumping into his arms. "Do you really mean that?" How could I be sure that he felt this way for me? We were from two completely different districts. His people were supposed to be my people's enemy. "On whatever I hold dear. I would never lie to you about my feelings, which is why I am not leaving anywhere." He admitted.
District 2: Rebekah Mikaelson
Third Day in the Games
"How can we be sure that Nik is with this girl?" I asked, huffing as I was getting tired from holding all of the weapons, just as Kol was. Elijah looked towards me and whispered, "Because he hasn't stopped thinking about her since the moment he entered the arena. He left to see that she was okay, to protect her. And Camille knows the way we can reach them." He turned to the blonde walking next to him and I could see a little blush creeping on her cheeks at the intense gaze my brother was offering her. "I know the place where I told Hayley we would meet again after I received the food we needed to survive. Elijah, please…" He pulled her to him and whispered, "I promised you that we would not harm Hayley. If Niklaus cares for her that much…we would not dare to harm her." I sighed and stopped, turning around to face him.
"And what the bloody hell are we going to do then? Are we going to drag her along too? Elijah, look at us. We are being pathetic." "How so, little sister?" "We have too many allies. In case you do not remember, President Snow has offered us the chance to leave the games unharmed thanks to Father. He might accept Katherine joining us since she is carrying your bun in her oven, but what about Hayley, Davina or even this Kaleb guy?" I started lowering my voice as I approached my brother and asked him these questions. "What do you expect me to say, Rebekah? You have always had a good and understanding heart. I don't understand why it would be that difficult for you to accept to save the lives of other innocent people in these brutal games. You have always rooted for the underdogs." I looked at him for a moment before whispering, "What do you expect me to say, brother? The games have changed me." With that, I turned around and headed in a different direction. "Where are you going?" Kol called out after me. "Food! You stay put and don't wait up. I will find you!" I called out to them.
Leaving the group was never what I had planned, but I was too angry at myself and at Nik. I had a feeling that one day he would find a girl to care for this much, and he would forget all about our times together. I knew how selfish and ridiculously stupid it sounded for me to be jealous of my own brother, but I could not stand to see him showing the care he had shown me all my life to another woman. We always had each other's backs and it was unfair that he got to find someone special and I was left behind. With these angry thoughts going through my head, I was barely paying attention to where I was going. Hearing some rustling in the bushes, I immediately raised my bow and was ready to aim. "Well, well, well, look who we have here!" A woman exclaimed and I felt like I could no longer breathe. I recognized her. The girl from District 11, Sabine. She had her sword, ready to attack me.
Turning to the side, I saw another figure emerge from the shadows, but this one did not seem too pleased with Sabine's actions. "Come on, man, just leave her alone!" he called out to her and I felt like tears were dripping from my eyes, my ears and my mouth. The colored guy faced Sabine and told her to back off. "Are you crazy? We are here to kill, Marcel! We have never been the ones to kill for our district. We have always been the weakest as Districts 1 and 2 thrived. Even if I don't make it, I am sure as hell going to pride myself with killing off the District 2 Barbie here." Sabine said and aimed her sword at me, as my eyes could not leave the face of the guy next to her. I knew him, I knew I knew him from somewhere and when Sabine said his name, my heart melted. I could remember what happened. I was 12 years old the first time I met him. I was that explorative little girl that my father hated. He wanted me to be disciplined, but I always had a passion for adventure and of course, compassion for the weaker ones. Marcel looked up into my eyes and I knew that he remembered me too.
I was not ready to face this, like brothers had to before me. I knew that I had my life cut out to do something better for myself. I was only 12. My life had to go on. Giggling, at nighttime, I twisted my hair around in a braid and quickly put on a dress which would not show that I come from a wealthy family. Father was fast asleep and so was Nik. Tomorrow would be a very long day, the day of the annual Reaping. I wondered what the rest of the districts were doing. Were they as calm as the people in our district? Sneaking myself into a late train, I finally made my way to the one district I have been wanting to see, and knew I could never see even if I asked my parents. They wouldn't let me go. District 11 was the opposite of ours. They were poor and they were working like slaves for the Capitol to provide food and drinks.
Knowing that I could get in big trouble, I hid as best as I could the moment I reached District 11, remembering the time when I would have to get back as to not miss the train that would take me back home. People were working this late in the night. Some more than others. What frightened me was to see such young children working. One of them had seen me. He was a young dark color-skinned boy, maybe one or two years older than me. "Hey!" he called out to me and dropped his ax, as I backed away and started running for my life. But the boy was older than me and he grabbed my hand, keeping me still. "Hey, who are you? Don't run. I won't hurt you." His voice soothed me. I looked up into his eyes and I saw that he was being serious. "I'm not supposed to be here." I finally mumbled and he pulled me off the ground. He was inches taller than me. "My name is Marcel. What's your name?" "Rebekah." I mumbled. "So, why are you not supposed to be here? Strict parents?" he asked me.
"I'm not from this district." I mumbled and was afraid to look at him in the eyes when I said that. Marcel looked shocked for a moment before whispering, "Hey, it really is no problem, you know. Kids do a lot of things they are not supposed to. You just wanted to explore?" I pouted and held up my chin. "Yes. And I am not a little kid. I am 12." "And I'm 14. What's it to you?" "Nothing. I have to go." I turned around but he grabbed my hand. "Hey wait! Don't go. I won't tell anyone about you if you stay." "My parents will be mad if they find out I ran away from home." "Why did you run?" "Because I wanted to see other places than my home and they wouldn't let me. I sneaked here." "Why here?" "Because you're…different. I wanted to see other Panem citizens, how they are like." Marcel smiled at me and I smiled back. "Well, here I am. What do you want to know?"
We talked for many hours and I knew that he could get in trouble too if his parents found out that he was not working. He took care of me and I never had a friend like him before. We shared our experiences, different lives. We talked a lot and I felt at home with him. I was upset when I realized I had to go back. Why couldn't I see Marcel again? "Promise me we will stay friends." I hugged him and he nodded. "Always, little princess." The train took me back home, but when I walked through the door, my father was already telling me that I was grounded for leaving the house. He didn't let me leave again and I knew I would never see Marcel again. He was my only friend, besides, Nik, and he was no more.
I lowered my bow and my arrow when I looked at him. He whispered, "Is it really you? Rebekah?' he asked me and I gulped. I wanted to let go of my weapons and to look at him again, admire what a man he grew up to be in just four years, since we have last seen each other. But Sabine was holding the sword in her hand and coming closer to me which is why I gripped the bow and the arrow again. Marcel spoke up again after a while and said, "Sabine, put it down." "Do you know this bitch?" Sabine shrieked at him. I felt anger boiling up inside of me as I raised my bow I aimed for her head, saying, "Insult me again and you won't see the light of another day." "Rebekah please…" Marcel came forward to me. "Don't you dare. I don't know what you want with me but you are her partner. You are both going to die." My eyes were fixed on Sabine and her spite as Marcel came closer to me, making me gasp when he whispered, "Little princess. It is you." That was the moment I knew it really was the boy I had befriended once. Our eyes met and I lowered my bow and my arrow.
Marcel offered me that smile I always knew he had which melted my heart. I couldn't help but smile back. "I can't believe it's really you." I whispered. There was a scream that erupted from Sabine's throat as she lunged herself at us and before I could react, Marcel had punched her in the stomach and taken her sword, plunging it inside of her, with tears in his eyes. His eyes met mine as the dead corpse of Sabine landed at our feet and the canon went off, indicating the death of another tribute, meaning there were only eleven of us left. "She wouldn't have stopped killing. I tried to talk reason in her…" Marcel started explaining but I cut him off. "Why wouldn't you kill?" "We are all innocent people here. We should be sticking together, instead of being against one another. We shouldn't be taking each other's lives for the Capitol. We should be protecting each other." Before I could stop myself, I took his hands in mine and whispered, "Just come with me."
District 1: Elijah Mikaelson
Third Day in the Games
Kol pulled me away from the rest and I rolled my eyes at how impatient he has been acting. "What is going on with you? We do not have time for this, Kol." I told him firmly and he nodded before saying, "I have been looking through Katherine's diary and…there is something that you need to know." He whispered. He kept looking behind me and I looked back as well, noticing Katherine sitting in the grass and pulling it out, annoyed for some reason, as she watched Camille speak to Davina. Afraid of what I was going to find out, I finally whispered to Kol. "Go on. What is there that I need to know about her?" "She is not carrying your child, Elijah. She lied."
My mouth parted in shock at hearing such nonsense. "What are you talking about? She is carrying my child. Look at her closely, Kol, there is a child growing inside of her. I am not blind." Kol's face showed concern as he took me by my shoulders and made us walk further away from the group. "I am not saying that she is not pregnant. I am only saying that is not your baby she is carrying. She has been lying to you, hoping to get you back, after she saw that you wanted nothing to do with her." I felt my heart stop when I heard such news and I took in a deep breath. "Wherever did you receive such outrageous information?" Kol scoffed. "I already told you that I read her diary! I know everything that she has been keeping from us, and let me tell you that the man whose baby she is carrying is Stefan Salvatore. She was impregnated by him before entering the games, because it had been her duty at the time to provide that sort of heir for the Salvatores. Elena has been doing the same thing with Damon Salvatore. It is all a lie. The Pierce sisters are caught in a deal they cannot get out of. It's a done deal, Elijah and as your brother, I wanted to inform you. That is not your kid and she wrote it in her diary, in black and white."
"How long have you known about this?" I asked him, barely being able to catch my voice. "I've known it since before we entered the games…" he began speaking and I grabbed him by the collar, hissing, "You wouldn't have thought it best to tell me this sooner? All this time, you and she have made me believe that child was mine. You are my brother. If you found out…" "Look, I couldn't. It was hard to tell you and I can't believe I had to be the one to tell you about the secret Pierce deal with the Capitol, most importantly with President Snow." "If this is true, how could President Snow allow her to compete pregnant with an heir he needs from a Salvatore combined with Pierce?" I asked him and Kol shrugged. "Like I said, this was supposed to be a secret, but I found out the day I went to the Pierces' home to tell Elena I loved her. I caught her in bed with that sleezeball and then Mother told me everything." He looked at me for a moment before asking, "What are you going to do now, brother?"
Before I could say anything, I felt Katherine behind me. "What is going on with you two? Are we just going to wait for Rebekah to resolve her issues and come back or are we going to stop wasting time and get moving to find your good for nothing brother?" she asked me. Anger boiled up inside of me at the very sight of this woman who has betrayed me in the most horrible way possible. "How could you lie to me about the baby, Katerina?" I asked her in a whisper and I could see the fear in her eyes as she took a couple of steps back from me. I tried to hide my anger, to try to understand. I held out my hands to her and whispered, "Katerina, I just want you to explain to me…" I couldn't finish because she started running, making Davina, Camille and Kaleb look at us in shock. She was running far away from us into the forest and I was ready to run after her but Kol grabbed a hold of me, saying, "Don't, brother. We can't split up like this. Let her go. She betrayed you, betrayed our family."
I could barely see anything in front of my eyes anymore as Kol left my side to speak to the others. I felt myself losing consciousness from the shock and before I could hit the ground, I felt hands holding me still and forcing a bit of water into my mouth. My eyes opened as I drank and I saw Camille, doing her best to keep me going. "Are you okay?" she asked me in a comforting way as I gently nodded and took the whole bottle for some more water. "What happened? Where has Katherine run off to?" she asked me. I threw the bottle to the ground in anger and whispered, "She lied to me. The baby is not mine. She lied to me." I growled and I felt her hands go around me, pulling me in for a very comforting hug. "I'm sorry she would do this to you." She whispered, sincerely.
District 2: Niklaus Mikaelson
Third Day in the Games
I kissed her softly, as she rested her head on my chest. I could not believe that I have finally found the courage to show a girl…love. Love was the one thing I feared in my entire life. I was afraid of being loved, accepted by someone. I didn't believe it to be possible. Hayley, my little wolf, was unlike any other girl I had encountered in all districts. She had asked me earlier why I would choose to be with her and not with my family. My family had always come first and would always come first, but this is the first time I was experiencing love with a woman I admired more than anything in the world. Hayley was a fighter, strong, beautiful and incredibly smart. I knew that if she were from my district and I would have presented her to my family, they would immediately top her over Caroline without question. But being from the enemy district, I could only imagine what my mother would say, much less Mikael.
"What are you thinking about?" I heard her murmur against me as she ran her fingers over my chest in a comforting way and I held her close to me. "About life, love." "Are you afraid of it?" "I am not afraid of anything." "I know that is not true, Klaus. Everyone is afraid of something." "I am not supposed to be afraid of anything." She lifted her head so that we were eye to eye and frowned. "Is that what Mikael has taught you?" I hesitated for a moment before responding, averting my eyes. "It was the one lesson Mikael had taught me in my childhood that was correct. I must be strong for my family, for my future lover…wife…" I could see her start blushing as I was looking at her intensely. "But you must also be strong for yourself." She completed my sentence and I nodded, bringing her hand up to my lips and kissing it softly. I have made my decision regarding Hayley, at last. Pulling out the syringe from my jacket, I showed it to her. "What is this?" she asked in a whisper.
"It is a shot that can keep you protected throughout the entire games. No matter what happens, if you administer it, you will not die, no matter how badly you are injured." Hayley gasped at the new as she held the object in her hands. "Where did you get this?" I looked nervous as I told her the truth, knowing she would disagree with what has been happening. "President Snow sent me and my family these syringes." "Why would he do that?" "Because my father has contributed a lot to the Capitol and apparently, he wants my father and his family alive and beside him." I could see her mood changing and I was already regretting telling her. "And why are you showing me this?" she asked. "This is an extra syringe I stashed in my jacket before I left my group. I was waiting for the right time to give this to you…" "I don't want it." She suddenly snapped at me. "Hayley…" "No!" she raised her voice and pulled herself away from me, starting to get dressed. I remained quiet and di the same. The moment I finished dressing and put on my jacket, I grabbed her hands and whispered, "I want to save you."
"Not like this. I won't accept taking something from that monster!" she spat and I looked at her warningly. "Hayley, be careful what you say." "I am not afraid to hide my hatred for the man. He kills innocent children. He has for many years and it is not stopping. I am going to stop these games if I have to." I raised my eyebrow at her and asked, "How are you planning on doing that, little wolf?" "There are eleven of us left. We have to work together, all of us." "You cannot stop the killings, sweetheart. It does not work like this. You would become a target for the Capitol if they learn of your plan and I will not be able to protect you, Hayley. I do not want it to come to this." I murmured and cupped her cheek, making her look deep in my eyes so as to realize that I was being serious through my words. "Take the shot. I will save you from this place and you can go back home to Lucy and to Jake. You will be saved. I can guarantee your safety." She touched my hands and bit her bottom lip.
"What about this?" she asked me. "What are you talking about, love?" "Was this all just part of the games for you? You made love to me…" "Hayley, this is real. Everything in this cave that happened between us was real. Every touch, every kiss and every word. Everything was real and sincere and it is how I feel about you. I won't lose you. Not after all we've been through, and especially not after the games." "Then what exactly is your plan, Klaus? We come from different districts…" "You'll marry me." I told her and her eyes widened, as did mine, at what I was saying. "What are you talking about? Marry you?" she asked me. "Not now, of course. When we both become of age. I shall offer you a better proposal then." "Klaus, you are insane at this moment. We can't have a future together. I told you. We come from different worlds and Lucy and Jake need me back home more than anything. I am not going to leave my home for yours. I could never fit in with your kind. Your people are so…sophisticated to say the least. I work for a living, I…I have never been pampered or sheltered. I have fought for myself all my life. I am used to fighting for myself. How can you ask me to marry you? You barely know me."
"In the past weeks I have gotten to know you, I learned all there is to know about you. I wouldn't say that we barely know one another. Time is not of importance. I want you in my life, little wolf, and I can see you being my wife in that near future. Whatever it takes, I will do whatever it takes to make you say yes." "Why?" "Because of the love I flourish for you." I told her and her breathing hitched as I leaned forward and kissed her passionately. "Your family. My family." She mumbled and I whispered back, "We will find a way to make this work. I promise you that we will find our way. I have never experienced such love in my life, Hayley, and I don't believe I will again. Which is why, I am not letting you go. I never will." She smiled, offering me another kiss, as I placed the syringe back into her hands. "I need an answer, love." I told her. She was looking at it, when I heard a yell from outside the cave. "NIKLAUS! NIKLAUS, WHERE ARE YOU?" It was Elijah's voice. Hayley looked at me, and I could see some fear in her eyes as I soothed her with my touches. "Come with me."
The moment I left the cave with Hayley by my side, I noticed Elijah crouched down on the grass, looking over a dead body. The canon sounded off, signaling another dead tribute, ten being left. With Elijah, were Camille, Kol, Davina and Kaleb. "What is going on?" I demanded, as Camille immediately stepped over and flung her arms around me. "Thank God you're safe and Hayley…" she turned to her and hugged her as well. "Brother." Kol whispered and grabbed my shoulders, being supportive, but with pain in his eyes. "What is going on here, Kol?" I asked him. "Katherine…the baby she was carrying was not Elijah's. I found out from her diary, told Elijah and she ran away in fear and then she…ate some berries…following her death here." Hayley gasped and covered her mouth. "And the baby?" she whispered in shock and Kol nodded. I moved over to Elijah's side and I could see how much he was in pain. "Brother…"
"There is nothing you can say to me, Niklaus." He immediately said, but I touched his back without hesitation. I was not going to let him push me away like this. "Elijah, what has been happening? How…how is this all possible?" I could see him touching Katherine Pierce's hair in silence. Her body was ridged and cold at the touch and her face was pale, red smudge over her lips, indicating that she had indeed eaten those poisonous berries.
A/N: This was the poisonous end that I was talking about. This was about Katherine's death. For the sake of the story, it had to be done. And another shocker: The baby was never Elijah's to begin with and Katherine broke up with Elijah when she did because of her duty to her family, after the Pierces made the deal with the Capitol to provide heirs. What did you think about Klaus and Hayley's sweet moments and confessions? Will Hayley take the cure against death itself?
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