Pure (ON HOLD)

Assignments

They had to get serious now. "Nik I am going out so take care of Abdul and Asma", said Hailey. "Where are you going", he asked with curiosity. "None of your business", she replied not wanting to tell him about her whereabouts. She was going to check out Marcel's base camp and see what would be the best way to penetrate his little group. 

"You are my wife, I must know everything about you", he said with a smirk knowing well that referring to her as his wife was something she did not like. "Oh really, then dear husband what is my favorite color," she asked knowing well that he would not know. There was no reply for a while, Hailey just assumed that he did not know and was too ashamed to admit it. 

"See you have no idea because in reality we are not married" "Navy blue and emerald green", Klaus answered. He could hold back and the truth was he knew everything about her. All these years he had been keenly observing her every move. 

"Correct", she said extremely surprised. "Favorite food?" "Cheesecake" "Book?" "King Arthur and Nibelungenlied is your favorite poem. You love King Arthur because it talks about a righteous leader and you want to be one. The poem is your favorite since it portrays the vengeful wife. A unique piece where the woman plays a bold and fearless character", Klaus finished off. 

Hailey was astounded as to how well he knew her. Others would have actually thought they were married. "Wow, well I am going to take a look at Marcel's base and check for weak points", she said. "Come on Hailey, let us just go together" "I suppose it will be helpful, but we have to work as a team", Klaus nodded. 

" Also Dark blue or green, Cherry pie, Blood cries Afar. You have always been proud of your country and loved to read about the old forgotten war. As a warrior, you take pride in your country's valent warfare even if it might have been about their loss. The book gives a detailed account of how the military worked. Giving you a way to improve it and not repeat their mistakes.", Hailey finished off. 

Klaus was feeling a bit conscious since this was the first time he told aloud how much he knew about her. However, after her answers, he had completely forgotten about that and was now completely focused on how she got every answer right. Suddenly they both realized something. 

They both said in unison, "Father always said to know your rival well". Both chuckled at their similar thinking but became serious since they had to take care of Marcel. "We must get going, put all your supplies in my bag". 

Once they headed down, Klaus said to the nice old couple "We are going out for a nice romantic getaway". Hailey punched his arm and quickly said, "We are just going shopping, is it fine if we reach home by dinner". The couple nodded while Klaus was massaging his arm. 

"Also Hailey, with couples any place turns into a romantic getaway", Abdul said while laughing. Leaving the alleged married couple blushing. "Well that point goes to Abdul", Klaus said clearing his throat to which Hailey laughed. "True, I think we should get into our attire". 

Hailey and Klaus added their black cover-ups over their clothes to receive less attention. After a while of riding, they reached the base. It was heavily guarded with soldiers holding high-class weapons.  

They searched thoroughly for a weak point and finally found it. Carefully crept in, only to find a palace-like setting. From the outside, it looked like a fortress impenetrable with high stone walls. However, from the inside, it was a luxurious palace. 

Hailey and Klaus slowly walked into one of the rooms and hid behind the bed. The room looked like it belonged to the king as it was huge but there were no guards. It seemed quite shocking, soon Marcel entered with a man. It looked like he was his minister. 

"I need you to send the invitations to all the rich businessmen who either hate the royals or are not connected to them. This ball is very important for our agenda, I need you to make sure that it moves smoothly", Marcel said. The man nodded and walked out. 

Hailey was starting to get a bit nervous thinking that Marcel would come and sit by the bed, which would lead to them being found. However, he moved to another room and collapsed on his bed. Klaus's suspensions came true. This man had a separate bed just for his intimate activities. 

The adjourning bedroom had all the guards facing the main door. They had entered from the backdoor. Klaus took out the piece of clothing which was lying around to help Hailey understand what was going on. 

On looking at it she understood and just shook her head in disgust. Silently communicating, they both made their way to the place where the invitations were getting printed. Hailey was about to pull an invitation out of a man's pocket but Klaus pulled her back. 

"Why did you do that? I was just about to get it.", said a frustrated Hailey. "Yes, but..." "No, I would have got it and you know why we need it. I was so close and yet you did this, do not interfere in my work. This is why I work alone, you should not have done that. God, I am so mad at you..." she went rambling on. Before she could say another word Niklaus pulled her in his embrace and put his hand on her mouth. 

"Now that is like a good girl, silence what a lovely thing," he said with a grin. Hailey tried to free herself and still kept mumbling she was very angry with him. "Calm down Hailey, I got it." He said lifting his other arm and showing the invite. "I would like to hear an apology."

She pointed out that he was not letting her speak. He lifted his arm but did not let her go, "you were saying." "You should have told me before". Ignoring her, he said "It's not so bad having a partner now is it ?", he asked with a tease. "Maybe" was all she said. 

While Niklaus and Andrea had been quite successful with their plans. The same could not be said about the Royal children. They had planned to find out what caused the mysterious events of the couple trapping the other day. They searched a lot but found no leads. 

Until Rebecka's nosy self was able to find a weird-looking document from the conference room. It had a list of boys paired up with some girls. The piece of paper was titled the future. Right at the bottom, there was a blank marked with a capital R and colon. 

She quickly went to the rest of them to review the document. Elijah being a quick thinker, copied it down and placed the original at its location. Making sure that nobody is suspicious of them. Later, all of them looked at the paper for quite a while, trying to make connections. 

Suddenly, something sparked in Rebecka's mind. "Do you think these are our potential suitors?", she questioned. "I mean all of the pairings here have chemistry and weren't they the same people locked in the room together", she continued to provide a base for her hypothesis. 

"Could be, you make some excellent points sister", Elijah said. While both of them were critically assessing the document. Kol and Davina began to blush, as their names were opposite each other. Both of them just took a glance at each other, noticing that they had the same expression they smiled away from each other in a shy manner. 

This did not go unnoticed by Rebecka, she pointed it out to Elijah causing him to smile at the scene. They knew this was bound to happen. Kol and Davina always had a special connection as they were the youngest. Seeing each other after so many years, they could not help but admire each other. 

They would often be caught having conversations with each other for hours. Sometimes, Kol boldly flirted with her, and her doing the same. It was almost like they were a younger version of Klaus and Hailey. However, these two had accepted that they had feelings. All that was needed to do was profess their love for each other. With the other two, it's a whole other story. 

They themselves would not admit that they have feelings, saying it to each other was a long way ahead. Sometimes, you never know. These unpredictable individuals might just do it...

A/N- Hope you liked this. I know I am going very slow with Klayley but I want to achieve a nice plot with an amazing climax. Hopefully, you stick around to see what happens. Thank you for reading...

DISCLAIMER : POSTING 2 CHAPTERS THIS WEEK. ANNOUNCED ON MY PAGE SO FOLLOW FOR MORE SUCH UPDATES!!!