In the last chapter, things got a little steamed up between Klaus and Hayley as Klaus refused to stay sober and help with the preparations for Christmas. In this chapter, we are going to have a Klaus moment with Hope and then he and Hayley will have another dispute that will end…not the way you would expect ;) I guarantee you will love it.
The couples we will also be exploring in this chapter are Rebekah with Marcel (Rebel) and Finn with Camille (Fimille). Thank you for reading and fore reviewing! Happy Early Christmas!
December 16th
Klaus & Hayley
He woke up and looked around the place. Something did not seem right at all. Klaus rubbed his forehead with his fingers and realized that he had been asleep on the couch with a blanket covering him. He sighed as he looked at the calendar and realized that he had slept two days straight. He also remembered the many bottles of scotch that he had wasted. But this was the first time in his 1000 years on Earth when he slept for two days straight and had no idea what happened to him and to his family in the meantime. Klaus stood up and pushed the blanket off of him.
"Daddy!" Hope exclaimed as she saw him waking up. Klaus grinned as soon as he saw her smiling face, her mother holding her, not far away from the couch. Hayley was standing there, with a frown on her face, holding their one year old daughter in her arms. "Had enough?" Hayley snapped at him as he groaned and stood up, only to fall back down on the couch. "I am not in the mood, Hayley." "I'll say…I never seen you like this before. And do you know what day it is?" "No, I don't." Klaus replied, sarcastically. Hope giggled lightly in Hayley's arms which made Klaus smile.
Reaching out for her, Klaus saw Hope grinning even more, sucking her finger. Hayley took a step back with Hope and held out a hand to stop him from moving. Klaus was enraged. "What now?" "You are not taking her like this. First, you need to take a shower. You stink! Then, you can have her. And I'll have to make sure that you're sober." Hayley snapped at him, turning around and heading back to the nursery with their daughter. Klaus was standing there for one moment, looking confused at what she was doing to him. "How dare she do this? She is just as much my child as she is hers." He whispered and growled as he stepped into the bathroom and into the shower.
Rebekah laughed as she saw Hayley enter the nursery with a fury that can only be explained if she had been seeing Klaus a couple of minutes before. "He is so narrow-minded! He still doesn't understand that he has a child he needs to be there for. He can't just go around parading whenever he wants, with women and drinking until morning. I really thought he was past this, but I guess not." Hayley settled Hope into her crib and Rebekah handed her little niece a plush toy. "A cute little elf I found for her to get into the Christmas spirit." The Mikaelson sister explained as she showed the toy to Hayley too. "I don't think those are safe for her. It's for kids above three years."
Rebekah rolled her eyes. "Hope is not just a child. She is supernatural. We can bend the rules for once, can't we, pumpkin?" Hope giggled. "What am I going to do with him, Rebekah?" Hayley sighed as she took a seat and Rebekah played with Hope in the crib. "What you are going to do about my brother? I don't know but if there is one thing that I do know is that we are behind schedule. Have you checked out my Christmas list? We are behind schedule and Marcel is not answering my phone calls." Rebekah whispered, pissed as she pulled out her list that reached the floor. Hayley laughed and said, "I guess that he knows how you act around the holidays and he doesn't want to be stressed out."
"Marcellus knows how much Christmas means to me. It is the one time of the year when we all feel like an actual family." Rebekah explained. "But we had Christmas last year with Hope." "It's not the same, Hayley. We were all on the run from our devilish mother. Now, things are going to change that the town is at peace and that no good brother of mine better make sure that he keeps the peace or he is going to get his ass whooped." Hayley frowned and shook her head. "Don't remind me." "What did her say?" Rebekah asked. "He said that the reason he can't spend time with me and Hope is because he is busy keeping the town safe for us." Rebekah rolled her eyes. "This town is already safe. Nik is just emotional. That's what he does. He is afraid of getting close to people, especially around the holidays."
"But why does he have to act like this? I care about him and I want to spend Christmas with him and with our daughter. Is it really that much to ask from him?" Hayley asked and sighed. "Of course not. I get your pain. But maybe you can do something to bring up this spirit into him." "How do you suppose I do that?" Hayley asked. Rebekah smirked and whispered, "I say that you get yourself a sexy Christmas outfit and…" "No, Rebekah, no." Hayley whispered and shook her head. "Why not? You'll spur him up a little. What's so bad about that?" "Is that what you're going to do to Marcel?" Hayley asked, with a smirk. Rebekah blushed and rolled up her list saying, "You are the one who came up with the idea for the two of you to start a relationship. But it looks like you're distancing yourselves more than before. Why did you agree to this if you don't feel anything for him, Hayley? Even for Hope…"
Rebekah stopped talking as she saw Hayley look down a blush creep on her cheeks very slowly. She was biting her bottom lip, what she always did whenever she got emotional or nervous about something. "Oh my God! You do have feelings for Nik!" she exclaimed and Hayley immediately sped over and shut the door. She could hear the water running and she knew that Klaus was still in the shower. "I don't want to hear another word, Rebekah, okay?" "Why don't you tell him? He might feel the same way." "How can he? That is not…he is not…I am not…" She could barely find her words. "You feel something for him. I just knew it. And maybe he accepted this deal for the same reason. There is definitely something between the two of you. It has always been there. I could always see it."
"I am not going to do anything about my relationship with him." "Why not? Are you scared of how he might react if he finds out how you feel about him?" "Rebekah, I beg of you to keep quiet. I am just…confused." "I am sure Nik is too. Even for Hope, I don't think that he would have accepted to be in a relationship with you if he did not feel something. That might have been Jackson last year, but it is not Niklaus, Hayley." "Don't remind me about Jackson." Hayley mumbled under her breath. She could just remember that moment. The wedding was off. She couldn't marry him. She didn't love him. And her desperate actions and craving to be accepted and loved led her right into Elijah's arms. And Hayley could remember the night they slept together. If she would have thought about this last year, she would have felt pleasure but right now…she felt nothing.
She felt only regret of what she had done and the way Klaus reacted when he found out. "I know you and Elijah slept together but…" Hayley put up a hand before Rebekah could continue. "Nik keeps using that excuse that Hope was there and you are affecting her in some way but that is just crap, I am telling you. He was pissed, beyond pissed, period." She looked at the rolled up list in her hand and sighed. "As you can see, we have nine more days until Christmas and we have nothing done. I am going to take care of some things. See you later, Hayley." Hayley nodded as she watched Rebekah leave the room.
It wasn't long before the door opened once again and Klaus walked inside. He looked at Hayley and frowned. "Anything else you would like to complain about, little wolf?" Hayley looked up at him and sighed for one moment before standing up and walking to the door. "You can spend all the time you want with Hope. She is your daughter, Klaus. You have that right. But please just stop getting drunk this way and wasting time. Rebekah is already going mad because there are nine days until Christmas and there is so much that needs to be done. All I am asking for is a little understanding coming from you. Please…" Klaus' eyes softened as he watched her and he reached forward brushing his finger against her cheek, making her feet go jelly at the sensation running through her body. She had always felt this way around him. And after her talk with Rebekah…Hayley knew for sure how she felt. "I will…go." She whispered and turned away when Klaus grabbed her hand and whispered, "I'm sorry, love." "It's fine." Hayley said quickly and left, leaving Klaus bewildered.
Hope was sitting in her crib and she was giggling as soon as Klaus bent forward and started caressing her hand softly. "How are you, love? Has your mother worn you out?" he asked her gently and smiled at the way she was sucking her thumb. He had never seen her look more adorable than this moment. "I am so sorry that I have not been here yesterday, my love. I am going to make sure it that it does not happen again. Because at a time when everyone is preparing for the holidays…my little daughter deserves the best. And that is to have both her mother and father here to spoil her." Klaus smiled and gently bent forward in the crib and kissed Hope's forehead. Little did he know that Hayley was still standing outside the door, had heard everything and had seen everything with a smile on her face. She bit her lip as she thought about what Rebekah said to her earlier.
"But why does he have to act like this? I care about him and I want to spend Christmas with him and with our daughter. Is it really that much to ask from him?" Hayley asked and sighed. "Of course not. I get your pain. But maybe you can do something to bring up this spirit into him." "How do you suppose I do that?" Hayley asked. Rebekah smirked and whispered, "I say that you get yourself a sexy Christmas outfit and…" "No, Rebekah, no." Hayley whispered and shook her head. "Why not? You'll spur him up a little. What's so bad about that?" "Is that what you're going to do to Marcel?" Hayley asked, with a smirk.
Rebekah blushed and rolled up her list saying, "You are the one who came up with the idea for the two of you to start a relationship. But it looks like you're distancing yourselves more than before. Why did you agree to this if you don't feel anything for him, Hayley? Even for Hope…"
Rebekah stopped talking as she saw Hayley look down a blush creep on her cheeks very slowly. She was biting her bottom lip, what she always did whenever she got emotional or nervous about something. "Oh my God! You do have feelings for Nik!" she exclaimed.
Finn & Camille
The holidays had come to New Orleans once again. During these holidays, Cami would just sit at the bar, watching the other have fun, while she just stayed indoors, or she preferred to work at Rousseau's to kill some time. She had lost a lot this year. Gaining, maybe some new friends and allies but she had lost her twin brother and her uncle. They were the only family that she had left. Who did she have now? She had Marcel. She smiled as she remembered how crazy this year had been for the two of them. Davina had become their responsibility and they had a passing sexual relationship. All led to the non-development of their relationship. They had fallen apart and even though Davina was still her friend, she was no longer her responsibility. She would have to find someone else to care for.
As for her and Klaus, Camille hoped that their sessions of talking and listening had helped him. She had seen the way he acted around Hayley. There was no denying their connection and chemistry, even though Cami always felt like she was developing feelings for the Original Hybrid. He had been there for her when there was no one and he helped her with her uncle and proven the world wrong. He was not a monster and he was not a terrible person. He just needed to be understood. Camille smiled as she thought of him. She was glad that she had his family and his priorities now. They would always remain friends. There was no doubt about it.
She stood outside of a holiday store and watched the many cute outfits for children to go out with carols. She was eagerly waiting to accept children at her doorstep. Helping them and offering them gifts was something that she was surely looking forward to. There were footsteps that could be heard behind her and Camille sighed as she felt his perfume. She knew how he smelled, and he was the last person that she wanted to see right now. Keeping the smile on her face, Camille turned around to leave, when she felt him grab a hold of her arm and keeping her steadily close to him. "Finn, let go of me." She snapped at him and he sighed as he did what she asked.
"I wasn't expecting to see you out here." He said. Finn had the chance to get his body back, but he had refused to take it. Camille had always wondered why. He had the chance to get back to being a powerful Original Vampire, like Kol had chosen to take his body back. Why didn't he? What was he planning? Should she understand something from this. "That is supposed to be my line, don't you think?" she asked him. Finn smiled and shook his head. "I am just here to get a glimpse of what holidays mean in this century. It used to be so different back then. People put more passion into what they do on Christmas. Now…that spirit…it's lost." Camille didn't want to speak to him but this was not something that she wanted to hear either.
"Nothing is lost, Finn. You just need to find a way to get back to what you liked to do before. You need to find a way to get back to your true family. I talked to Rebekah. She wants you to go to the compound. She wants you to be a part of the family like Kol is. Why won't you do it?" "Perhaps I have other plans." He responded, looking at her intensely. She felt what he was about to say. It definitely had something to do with her and what he was hoping to achieve from their relationship. "Well, whatever it is, I am not sure it is going to work with me." Camille responded and before he could say anything, she left already. Finn was left standing there, in the snow, contemplating on what he should do.
Marcel & Rebekah
Rebekah picked up her phone and called him again. What the hell was he doing. As soon as he answered her call, there was music that was playing in the background and she could just hear him and his vampire friends partying. "Marcel!" Rebekah snapped and Marcel started laughing. "Hey, what's going on, Bekah?" he asked her and she put her hand on her hip. "Well, what's going on is that I am in the middle of a very important crisis and I don't know how I should be dealing with it. You have to get your ass here and help me because otherwise, I don't know what I am going to do."
"Come on, Rebekah, can't I just have one night out with my pals?" "You and Nik always have nights out when Hayley and I are trying to work for this holiday to function. Hope is finally safe in the city she was born and the city that she is destine d to rule one day and this is how you want her to remember her first normal Christmas? You want her to remember how her father got drunk and slept for two days while her uncle is out partying his bloody ass off?" Another chuckle could be heard from Marcel as he said, "You know you're so hot when you're mad." "Marcel, come on…do you really not appreciate anything I do for this family? Do you even want to be a part of this family?"
"What is that supposed to mean? You know that I am and always will be family. You just have to take it down a notch. I know that you are trying to make this perfect but there is no such thing as a perfect Christmas. Just take care of the tree and some lights around here and there and that's it." Rebekah's mouth was open. "What are you talking about? Are you saying that I need to just relax and let everything go to waste just because you want to have some fun and not want to work? You want me to have the shittiest lights and tree in the city?" "You are exaggerating! That is not what I want. What I want is for you to come to your senses and maybe I can have the woman I love back. And this is not Hope's first Christmas. She had one last year and that one was perfectly fine. It was anything but perfect, but she had her family with her and that is all that matters."
"Marcellus, you have it in over your head. I am trying to do something nice for us for a change and I don't see you helping me at all." "What about Klaus? What about Elijah, Kol or Finn? They are your brothers, aren't they? Why aren't they with you right now?" Rebekah had reached her limit and without warning, she ended the call and ran a hand through her hair as she looked over her list and realized that there were so many things that were not checked. "What am I going to do?" she asked as a single tear slid down on her cheek and she tried to keep herself together. It wasn't like she didn't have so many people who could help her…but she wanted him to help her. They were in love. Marcel loved her and she loved him. Why shouldn't they work together?
Marcel sighed as he looked at his phone for one moment and stood up from his chair. Gia frowned at him and asked, "Hey, are you okay? Where are you going?" "I have some things to sort out. If you're looking for Elijah, he is in the back. I just saw him." Marcel told her and Gia scoffed. "He is the last person I want to talk to right now." Marcel rolled his eyes and left the bar.
A/N: Next chapter will have some super-hot Klayley moment with the couples Gia with Elijah (Gilijah) and Davina with Kol (Kolvina). Thank you for reading and please leave a review! Happy Holidays!