HOW ORIGINAL(THE ORIGINALS a fanfic)

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Klaus goes to tuck Hope in,and this time there was no Elijah or Hayley in sight.

He walks in slowly and see's the flashlight light up under the covers, and the outline of a the book.

"Hey sweetheart".

He doesn't get an answer, which he was expecting. The whole ruining her 'normal' birthday party.

She slams the book, tossing it to the floor. Then she turns to the wall, ignoring her father.

He carefully sits on her bed, picking up the book."Let's see what are you're reading. Ah "Moby Dick", not the most intriguing piece of literature, but it'll do. Guess I should be happy you're reading anything at all with the appalling lack of education this time around."

She still doesn't turn around, and she squeezes her new stuffed bear, covering her ears.

"That's a new one. When'd you get that one?"

Deciding not to ignore him anymore she sits up, her facial expression unhappy. He see's this, and it immediately makes him sick. He regrets today, even if there was nothing he could do to prevent it.

"Hope I-

"You didn't show up today, this bear is from Marcel he was actually there for me."

"Honey, Marcel doesn't-"

"Just forget about it dad", she turns back to her corner.

He frowns knowing he let his little girl down.

"I guess I'll have to make up for it."

"I don't know if you can, walking through a party full of children, bloody doesn't count as normal dad. You didn't even get me a birthday present."

"Perhaps I can't make it up to you, but maybe this can?"

He pulls the big square sized gift from her closet.

"What is it?"

"Open it it see, unless of course you're still mad at me."

"I thought mom said no gifts before tomorrow. It's one of the rules"

"You'd break a rule for Marcel but not your father. Rules were made to be broken sweetheart, live a little."

She didn't need anymore convincing. She rips open the gift, revealing a painting.

"Wow! A Van Gogh.The1889's "The Starry Night".It looks just like the original!Thanks dad it's amazing!"

"Even more amazing than an old stuffed bear?" He throws it off the bed.

She nods.

"So I'll take that as an accepted apology".

"Maybe.. But if we had ice cream?" She smiles.

"No... time for bed, Hope." Haley says in the backround.

"Oh mooommmmm just one scoop"?

"No, say goodnight to your father, he and I need to talk".

"Can I come too?"

"Hope, this is more of a grownups talk,but if you go to bed now we'll get ice cream tomorrow," Klaus says'

"I don't want ice cream anymore,I want to go with you and mom," she quickly sits up

"Listen-

"Dad, I don't want you guy's to fight. I hate when you guy's argue. It makes me think you guys will leave one another, and we won't be a family anymore and-

Haley's about to jump in but he holds her off.

"Hope I promise it'll never happen. Mom and dad may fight but we'll never leave for the sake of you, we learned that lesson a long time ago. I promise we won't be going anywhere.

"Promise."

"Doubleley promise, with ice cream and cherries on top".

They lock pinkies and kiss on another on the cheek.

Hopes happily sinks back into her bed, and Haley and Klaus leave.

Elijah waits in the foyer.

"I'm going to let you two talk, we can talk later". Haley begins to leave.

"No haley, stay.... Please."

Haley stands behind elijah chair, waiting for his explanation.

"Today things got out of hand but I promise to get better. Don't worry about today's minor indiscretions, it's in the past, you two worry about each other and Hope. Meanwhile the three of us will never speak of it again.

"Brother you were wounded, you can't possibly expect me to idly stand by whilst you face whomever on your own, no united we'll-

He looks down at his torso where the blood used to be, remembering how real the threat was today. Even though he and his family were almost indestructible, they'd proven to be more vulnerable in more ways than one.He could never forgive himself if anything were to ever happen to his family. Especially if the white oak from his dreams, as he suspected, had anything to do with it.

"That's exactly what I expect you to do, and that's what you will do, Elijah please I beg of you, respect my wishes just this once and let this go."

"I understand, but If you ever wish to talk about it I'll be here."

Haley nods and understands.

Elijah may have said he'd understood but that didn't mean it was true. Something was hurting his brother mentally and physically,as history had proved he'd never let him go through something like that alone.