Chapter Fifty Eight: The After Blow

Elijah walked me to the bar, even though I wasn't old enough to drink, he bought me some celebration champagne. It was sweet of him I have to admit, but then Nik started to walk over, he asked me if him and Elijah could have a moment to themselves to talk, uh oh...

Klaus's POV: I walked over to Hayley and Elijah, he had a smirk on his face, he knew exactly what he was doing, I asked Hayley if she would give us a moment so we could "chat". And I mentioned to him that Hayley is MY girlfriend and that he needs to back off a little bit, I didn't want to sound like a total dick, but I was a little jealous when I saw how happy she was dancing with him. So I asked if he would just take it down a notch with the flirting and silly comments towards her. I'm protective, as is Elijah, but he knew he needed to back off of Hayley as long as we were together. So he agreed to...

Elijah's POV: Nik just told me to back off from Hayley, I know he means to say it nicely and well, but he sounded like a total jackass. I didn't expect him to go full blown protective over Hayley, I mean obviously I was trying to steal her away from him, but we both know it would never work, she only has eyes for her "Nik" so there wasn't a chance for me anyway. But his reaction only made me want to keep it up, however I knew that with him feeding again he'd grow angrier and not know how to handle it and that Hayley would come running to me for help. So I did as he asked and backed off, but when Hayley notices something different and weird about Klaus, I'll be the man she can come to and talk with about it!

Hayley's POV: I walked back over to them but Elijah left as soon as I got there. I asked Nik what he said to him, he just said that he asked Elijah nicely to back off a bit from the constant flirting with me. He said he figured it bothered me so he asked him, but I've learned to just ignore it, it doesn't bother me at all. And then I saw that on Nik's collar of his white shirt, underneath his suit, a little blood spot. I figured he was bleeding, but then I realized that his skin doesn't touch it and since they heal quickly that the blood wouldn't show. Then I realized...Nik was feeding again...

N: Hayley confronted Klaus about the blood and he looked terrified, like he had just been busted...

Hayley's POV: Nik was suspicious and when I asked him he got a guilty kind of look on his face, he knew that I knew he was feeding again. So when he tried to deny it...I shook my head and walked away, he didn't even try to stop me or come up with a different excuse, he just let me walk away...

Elijah's POV: I could hear the conversation going on between Niklaus and Hayley, I could've convinced her different from what she knew, but Klaus asked me to stay away so I did. And I didn't take very long for it to all blow up in his face. Then Hayley came up to me crying saying that Klaus looked like a different person, and that he wasn't himself and he was rude to her and me and that she's sorry for what he said to me. I hugged her trying to comfort her, and without hesitation I ran us both back to our house. When Niklaus gets like this he usually doesn't come home so I knew it would be a safe place for Hayley right now. I hated seeing her sad and crying like this, so when we got there I took her up to my room and sat her on my bed next to me. I held her in my arms to comfort her, I think it was working because she stopped crying...

Hayley's POV: Elijah took me to his room and held me until I stopped crying, I was so sad about Nik, but I loved how kind Elijah was being without being inappropriate. I asked if I could stay here because I didn't want to leave by myself. Elijah said I could stay as long as I wanted, it made me feel safe being with him right now. I asked if we could lay down, he said yes so we did, we laid down in his bed and just talked about everything until we both fell asleep!

Elijah's POV: I pretended to fall asleep until Hayley fell asleep. She was so peaceful sleeping so soundly next to me, I've been wishing for this since the day I laid eyes on her, but in a different way, a more naked way, but it felt nice just being around her. She even made me forget how terrible my life was, and I felt it while we were dancing and I know she felt it too. I could see it in her eyes, she was in love with my brother, but she was in love with me too...