PLOT: It has been two years since Hayley has married Jackson and has moved out of the compound. For the greater good, this marriage has healed the Crescent pack and Hayley has been living with Jackson out of New Orleans. Klaus has continued leading the city of NOLA, with Hope and Camille by his side. Disappointed because she slept with Elijah, Klaus has decided to not keep in touch with Hayley, but occasionally sending Hope to be with her mother. Now, with the annual Supernatural Ice Poker Fest approaching on New Year's Eve, it looks like the two will be force to see one another.

Just wanted to write another Klayley Special but this time on New Year's Eve. The chapters are going to be shorter but I hope the way Klaus and Hayley reunite is going to be epic.

December 28th

Just a couple more days until she would have to go back. She had not been in that place for so long now. It was as if she could hardly remember the way he had yelled at her for sleeping with Elijah. What she did, she knew why she did it and she knew who she was thinking of while she was doing it. Sincerely, Hayley would have given anything to have had Klaus standing on top of her, kissing her neck and then her lips in pure pleasure, sending shivers around her body and electrifying her with his charming gaze. She has been thinking about that night more than ever now, how she had let Elijah touch her so eagerly, using him when she actually wanted to feel someone else on her soft skin.

"Hayley!" someone exclaimed and Hayley looked up to see Jackson coming out of the cabin with hot chocolate milk for her to drink. She was outside and she was watching the snow, noticing the children in her pack, playing and having the time of their lives. "Sorry. I was just thinking about something." Hayley told him and accepted his drink. Jackson has not been living happily for the past few weeks. Hayley has not been acting towards him like a normal wife should. He knew that they were not married out of love and he would never try to pursue her if she didn't see him that way, but still…he was lonely. He wanted to be married to a woman who only had eyes for him and who would want to kiss him and love him. He has always had a desire for Hayley, for all those years when he thought of her as Andrea Labonair, the Queen who was supposed to be his wife. But she was never Andrea Labonair. She was Hayley Marshall.

"Are you nervous, going back to New Orleans after all these years?" Jackson asked as he stood beside her and they watched the kids play in the snow. Hayley bit her lip and whispered, "It's something that we naturally have to do, you know. It's New Year's Eve in a couple of days. I want to see my daughter." "She had a good Christmas with you, didn't she? She could come here again." "But why don't you want us to go to them?" "Do you really want to know?" Jackson asked her with a playful smile. "I am your wife, Jackson and yes, I want to know." "It's the annual Supernatural Ice Poker Fest." "Ice Poker Fest? What are you talking about?" "We would have gone back last year, but you wanted to stay home." "What is this Poker Fest?" "A competition created by Marcel for all supernaturals. The best of the best play and in the end, the one who wins gets to ask for whoever he or she wants."

"You can ask for anything?" Hayley asked, surprised. "Yeah, anything you want. Even if you want a flying pony, the witches will have to find a way to make it happen." "What if the one who wins asks to be King of New Orleans? What will happen then?" "I am sure that no one would want to have Klaus Mikaelson as an enemy so I doubt that something like this could happen." Hayley smirked and nodded. "There is no one who can outsmart him. Many have tried and failed." "You haven't failed." Jackson pointed out. "With me it was different." "And how was it different? Why does he let you?" "Because I am the mother of his child, Jackson. We share Hope, the best thing that has ever happened to the both of us." "So, you think that you can go back and challenge Klaus to one of these poker games on ice?" "Ice?" "That is why it's called an Ice Poker Fest. It's a table made of ice and the stools as well. And you must be dressed elegantly." Hayley laughed. "Well, it's a good thing we don't feel the cold." "Maybe you vampires, but us werewolves…" Jackson shuddered at the thought. "I am a hybrid, Jackson, not just a vampire."

She continued to look out and beyond before saying, "I get it. That is why the winner will most probably be a vampire. If you concentrate on how cold you are, you won't make it. You will lose your mind." "Well, yeah and if you get too cold and leave the table, you're disqualified. It's winter, after all. That's the whole point of the season fest." "Okay, then we will go." "Are you sure? We can spend a quiet evening here and spend New Year's Eve with our family." Jackson whispered and took Hayley's hand in his. Hayley smiled at him but shook her head. "I don't think so, Jackson. I have family in New Orleans too and I want to be with them this year. Either you come with me or I am going by myself." Jackson rolled his eyes at her. "Fine, be that way!" "So, are you coming to the Poker Fest or not?" "Competing against Klaus…might not be such a bad idea. I am good at poker. I can beat him at something, cold or not." "Great! I'll start packing. We are leaving tonight." "Are you going to participate?" Jackson called out after her. "Of course, I am. I am a hybrid, after all. Hope needs to be proud of her mommy."

As Jackson continued drinking his hot chocolate, Hayley went back inside of their cabin and thought of the luxurious event that Klaus was probably planning as they spoke. She packed up bags and smiled at the thought of seeing him again. She didn't want to admit it but she had really missed him and was looking forward to seeing him again. But would he be able to forgive her about what she and Elijah had been up to a couple of years before. She had not seen Elijah since then and has not had such a good relationship with him either. All she was waiting for was the time when she and him would look back on that time and realize how many people they had hurt. She didn't want it to happen again. Besides, why was she thinking about Elijah and Klaus? She was married to Jackson now. The past had to remain in the past. For her pack, she had to sacrifice her happiness for the rest of her life.

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Klaus was fighting his desire to paint something with her in it. Hayley had been completely absent from his life for the past two years. What was the point of painting something in her honor, after the bloody history of theirs before she married Jackson and left the city? Hope had barely seen much of her mother. Some visits on the other side of the world didn't make up for the motherly figure she had to be right here, in her home with her daughter. Cami had tried many times before to take over Hayley's role as mother for Hope's sake, but it never worked. She and Klaus had recently decided to start a romantic relationship, Cami thinking that with their obvious connection, they would work just fine together as a couple. But every time he was with her, Cami got the impression that he was someplace else.

She banged on the door that morning, startling Klaus and making him spill paint on the ground. He was almost finished. "Klaus, come on! Elijah wants to talk to you about something downstairs and Marcel is here too!" Cami exclaimed. "Dada!" Hope added and Klaus smiled when he heard his daughter. Having her with him was one thing that really warmed his heart. He longed to be with his daughter and care for her as best he could. Yet, he wasn't supposed to do this alone. He was supposed to do this with Hayley. This was what he had told Cami one night and she had protested in her own way at him. It was that night which led to the kiss he and Cami were finally supposed to share, but it was not a kiss out of love. He could have felt her that it was a kiss of pity at what he was confessing to her.

"I told her that I wanted her in my life and I told her that I can't imagine this family without her. I can remember the way she smiled and she agreed to that. But most importantly, I opened myself up to her the way I had never opened myself up to anyone. I told her that Hope needed to have both of her parents in her life and I let her stay. She believed that I was going to kill her the moment our child would be born." Cami looked at him with her eyes full of sorrow for him as he put more wood in the fireplace for that night. Cami gently sipped her tea as he continued. "As if this blow of a wedding wasn't bad enough but she had to sleep with Elijah too." Cami looked at him in shock. "She slept with Elijah?"

"It was that night when we finally found our daughter again and I had a feeling that I would soon have my family complete again with Rebekah…and then my own brother, does this to me. He sleeps with the woman he knew was very dear and special in my life and heart. He tore her from me and let me remain in my darkness forever." Klaus whispered and poured himself some more scotch. "Klaus, she is already gone. There is nothing that you can do about this now. Besides, it is not like she wanted this to happen. I am sure that she slept with Elijah for her own reasons or maybe your brother pursued her, but she married Jackson so she could save her pack and she did. There is nothing we can do to change that."

Klaus stared at her in the face and stepped closer to her, whispering, "And what happens if she decides to come back one day? It is bad enough that she decided to show off her husband around town but to have her come back and jump into Elijah's arms again would be despicable for me and for Hope." Cami stepped closer and put her hands on his face. "It is her life and you shouldn't be the one to control it. I am sure that is not what she wants from you. The most important thing right now is for you to be there for Hope, as her father. Let Hayley make her own decision, no matter how wrong or bad they are." That was the moment Klaus could no longer stand his heartache and took advantage of that moment, to kiss her. He would have wanted something more from her but Camille stopped him, not wanting to be his consolation prize for the anger and heartache he got from Hayley's decisions.

With time, Cami started to believe that Klaus was possessive and obsessed with Hayley, due to her being the mother of his child. She even heard from Elijah and from Rebekah how Klaus always liked to keep everyone in control in his family. He didn't want anything to get out of hand. He wouldn't accept that. Maybe he didn't develop feelings for Hayley. Cami was sure of herself that if she were to get a chance with Klaus, she would be able to fix his soul, make everything right for him and his family. Now, she had the chance. Klaus had agreed to start a relationship with her, thinking she could make him happy and mend his broken and twisted heart.

He arranged his paintbrushes and stared at his work. It was a beautiful painting of a Winter Wonderland. He had always wanted to try and create something joyful for him to expose tonight. His art exhibition was going to bring a lot of fame, more glory to himself, as King. It was one thing to be the King of the city and it was another to actually be a talented King. Klaus smirked as he cleaned his hands of paint and opened the door, which revealed Camille. "What is going on?" he asked her. She sighed and said, "Marcel is downstairs and wants to discuss your arrangements for tonight with your art exhibition and Elijah wants to talk about your plans for the annual Supernatural Ice Poker Fest." "Would you like to participate, love?" Klaus asked her with a smirk on his face. Cami rolled her eyes. "Come on, Klaus. You know humans wouldn't last five minutes in that cold. How do you suppose we get a chance to win this? But rest assured that if I were a supernatural and could stand the cold, I would be out there, kicking all of your asses." Klaus chuckled and pulled on his jet black jacket, heading downstairs.

"What seems to be the problem down here? I cannot have a moment's peace to myself it seems." Klaus chuckled as he saw the looks on both Marcel and Elijah. "Well, you should know that I made the invitation to your art show go all through the town. What is your theme?" "I haven't really given it some thought." "Alright. Then just call it Winter Wonderland. We haven't had a title like this one before. Not a problem is it?" he asked him. Klaus shrugged. "All I care about is the art I expose to my people. You can take care of the rest, can't you?" Klaus asked with a smirk which only made Marcel roll his eyes. Camille looked at her watch and said, "Well, I better get ready myself for tonight. I am sure it'll be a wonderful night to remember until the biggest event of the year starts." Cami said and Klaus immediately added, "One which I will surely win." "I hope there will be someone to show you up during this Ice Poker Fest." Camille told him and he chuckled. "You don't really mean that, love." She pecked him on the cheek before saying, "I do. Bye." Klaus turned back to Elijah and Marcel, as Cami left.

"Is there anything else left to settle?" Klaus asked. Elijah shook his head and whispered, "Why don't you start arranging your paintings around this compound. I am sure that people will be coming here soon, dying to see your exposed work, Niklaus." With that, Elijah left to make a phone call. "Daddy!" Hope exclaimed from upstairs as Rebekah came down with her. The Original Sister was holding her hand as Hope was taking tiny steps down. "How are you, my princess?" Klaus bent over to speak to her and kissed her temple. "She hopes you will win the Poker Fest, Nik. I told her all about it." Rebekah said and smiled at him. "Of course I am going to win for her. Name one person who can outshine me in a poker match." "If you weren't nervous about losing, you wouldn't have been practicing five times a day for the past three months." Marcel burst out laughing as he said that, and received a dirty look from Klaus. Hope caressed Klaus' face and whispered, "Daddy, win?" Klaus nodded. "Daddy win." He repeated.

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The room at the Palace Royale was spectacular and one in which Hayley wanted to stay in as much as possible. Jackson was coming inside the room with all of their luggage as she was staring out the window at the snow pouring on the balcony from everywhere. "Who would have thought that they would offer us a suite? I can't pay for this type of thing." Jackson said and ran a hand through his hair as he looked around the room. "They know me and know I'm the Queen." Hayley responded. "And they show you respect. I love that." Jackson said with a smile and went over to kiss her cheek. Hayley immediately pulled away as she felt his wet lips against her cheekbone. She didn't wipe it off, as she didn't want to seem so disrespectful towards him. He was, after all, her husband whether she liked it or not. Jackson realized what she was feeling and looked away from her. "You know, I thought that after all this time spent together, married, we would make some sort of progress in our relationship. I knew you didn't love me the moment I asked you to marry me but I asked you for our pack and in hope that with time, you will love me the way I want to be loved by you, because you know have feelings for you, Hayley, always have and always will." Jackson explained to her.

This sort of talk was making her feel more and more bad about herself and the way she was rejecting him. He was her faithful husband after all and they had not done anything since they got married. They had not consumed their marriage and barely even kissed each other on the lips. She knew what Jackson was expecting from her, but she couldn't. "Jackson, I told you that I would need some time…" "Some time for what? To get over your old life with the Mikaelsons? All I see is your need to run back to them. You see this opportunity to get to them and you rush back here in New Orleans." "New Orleans is my home. I will forever be tied to this place." "And to the two Mikaelsons you slept with." "Jackson that is enough!" Hayley snapped at him and showed him her hybrid fangs. She didn't need to be reminded of the way she slept with Elijah. It was hurting her more by the minute.

Jackson backed away at once and held up his hands. "Alright, I'm sorry for saying that." She looked back outside the window and reflected back on the fight they shared. It was Jackson who had told Klaus that she slept with Elijah, after all, right before they got married. She wasn't sure what would happen tonight if she did get to see Klaus. Of course, she would see him. This was his art gallery that Elijah had invited her to. She looked over once again at the text message that Elijah had sent her. Whatever their relationship had been in the past, Hayley was now sure that whatever happened between her and Elijah, she wouldn't want it to happen again. And she hoped to God that he felt the same way. Their relationship brought more trouble than it was worth. Hayley knew deep in her heart who she had been longing for since the first day she saw him in New Orleans, when she was pregnant. She stood with Elijah and grown for him the feelings that she wished she would grow for Klaus, had he been there for her.

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Hayley was sure that she was no longer going to be happy along with Jackson and she had to have a very serious talk with him about their relationship, but now was not the moment. It was time to put on that happy face and hold Jackson's hand as they entered the compound together. "Queen Hayley!" everyone greeted her. Hayley hated being called this way, but if it was needed, so be it. Jackson always grunted whenever he heard that. It led Hayley to believe that he was jealous that he was not receiving the same respect and adoration as she was. He was, just the husband of a born Queen of the wolves.

Leaving her so he could go and practice some more of his poker, Hayley was left alone to admire the many paintings that had Klaus' signature written all over them, metaphorically speaking. Her eyes, however, could not leave one painting. It was the painting that she had known for so long, the painting which had increased her attraction to Klaus that memorable night of theirs. Hayley had to admit, that she had never felt with another man, not even with Elijah, the way she had felt when Klaus slept with her. It was a whole new different world for her that she was entering. It was all because of this little girl in the portrait, looking beyond the woods, at a place where she could be, but no one was giving her attention or the opportunity to be someone. "Enjoying this once more, little wolf?" she heard his dark and seducing voice from behind her and she turned around with a smile on her face.

Klaus was standing there in his tux, handsome as ever, and next to him, was their precious daughter, Hope. "Mommy!" Hope exclaimed and started moving towards her but with difficulty so Hayley grabbed her and held her in her arms. "Mommy missed you so much." She whispered as she hugged and kissed her. "I do hope that she will be the one to convince you to stay." Klaus told her once Hayley put down Hope. Sh greeted Rebekah and Elijah politely, not saying a word to Klaus just yet. She and Elijah could barely look at one another. Noticing that they had lots to talk about, Rebekah decided to take Hope and leave the two to talk. "So…how have you been doing?" Hayley asked him in whisper. "I have been doing some useful things with my spare time, little wolf?" "Painting?" "It is helpful to relax and think of my astounding success as King of New Orleans." Klaus responded with a smirk.

She smiled back at him. All the anger that he had shown her that day when he found out about her and Elijah seemed to have evaporated. He was calm now and he looked really happy to see her. "So, how long are you and your werewolf land planning on staying here?" Klaus asked her. "A couple of days. I decided that I want to spend New Year's Eve here with Hope and with the rest of you." "Then you are welcome to stay at the compound with us." "I don't think Jackson is going to like that. Besides, we already got a room at the Palace Royale." Klaus nodded and looked away for one moment, leaving them in an awkward silence. Hayley put a hand on the painting and whispered, "I hope that you are not planning on giving this one away." She whispered. He grinned at her and whispered, "I was actually planning on giving it to you, as a gift." "Well, thank you, I suppose." Hayley responded, surprised.

He brought her a glass of champagne which she graciously took, as they both drank some of this in silence and would not remove their eyes off one another. It was as if this was one moment in a life time and they wanted to take full advantage of it. She was smiling at him, and God he hoped she would not notice how long he had been waiting to see that smile of hers once again. "Excited about the Poker Fest Marcel and I are planning together, sweetheart?" Klaus asked her and Hayley got some courage in her. "Of course I am, since I will be the one to win it!" Klaus' eyes widened. "You are going to participate." "Of course I am." "You play?" "Since I was a child." Klaus looked impressed as he sipped his drink. "Why haven't you told me?" "There is so much you don't know about me." "Then let me take this opportunity to know every single part of you." Klaus responded before he could stop himself.

Hayley furrowed her eyebrows at him, but she was eagerly waiting to see what he was proposing. Before he could open his mouth, Camille was by his side and kissing him directly on the lips. Hayley's mouth remained open as she watched but then closed it and looked away, slowly closing her eyes at her foolishness, but she was in shock too. When did she and Klaus get together? Why hadn't she known about this? Cami looked over at her, "Hi, Hayley! I am so glad you could come back for this New Year's Eve. You know how great this time of the year is. Did you have a good Christmas?" she asked her, sweetly. Hayley regained herself and looked directly in her eyes, without looking at Klaus. "Yes, it was good, I suppose." She then immediately looked around and said, "You know what, I think I am going to go and find Jackson. Have a nice night." she whispered softly before leaving.

A/N: There is more to come in the next chapter. I hope you like this idea that I have for a Klayley New Year's Eve Special.

Please review and let me know what you think of this Supernatural Ice Poker Fest. I hope you like the idea. Basically, it's poker but in ice and snow. It normally affects your way of thinking if you're in the cold, but not for vampires and hybrids ;)