This is a little shorter than my last few submissions, but hopefully it's up to par!

Klaus's nostrils flared out. He couldn't believe his ears. The man didn't even deserve to look in Caroline's direction. He could feel Elijah's eyes on him.

"Let it go, brother." Elijah said peaceably, but he could understand Klaus's wrath. He'd feel the same way if that suggestion was brought up for someone he loved, but for the sake of everything at stake there needed to be peace.

"It's the only thing that makes sense. Yeah, Care's a great girl, but if this is a contagious virus then it needs to be stopped immediately. It'd be reckless to keep it going on and spreading." Tyler continued talking. Klaus's expression kind of freaked him out. He redirected his focus on Elijah with his best attempt at sad, desperate, reasonable eyes. "Elijah?"

Elijah kept his expression serious and solemn. He weighed out each of Tyler's words. He understood where he was coming from and what he was trying to say, but it really did irritate him.

"Elijah, you know I'm right. You know I make sense. It's what needs to happen." Tyler tried to get someone on his side. He wanted the support. He wasn't about to get a deadly virus. He liked Caroline a lot, but he wasn't about to die with her. It just didn't make sense to him for there to be more than one loss.

Klaus's eyes turned golden and a deadly look crossed his face. Drops of sweat slid down his face and he could feel dampness in his hair. He began to run at Tyler – whom had distanced himself just in case. Before he could make it to the treacherous, young hybrid, several shots echoed through the air. Riveting pain shot through his legs as he dropped to his knees. He grunted in pain and looked up.

Matt stood by the front door holding a rifle. He had shot out Klaus's knees with wooden bullets drenched in wolfsbane and vervaine. "I'm sorry Klaus, but I can't let you kill my friend." His blue eyes were apologetic as he lowered the gun.

"You have a poor choice in friends, boy." Klaus groaned, hundreds of splinters of wood filled his kneecaps filling them with excruciating pain. He let his body push the wood and toxins out of his flesh, but it was becoming an increasingly slow process.

Elijah came over to help his brother up. He knew that it was time for them to go home. He also knew that depending on how determined Tyler was to resolve the situation, they may have a small war breaking out to protect Caroline and themselves.

"If you are determined to stop the virus then you will need to kill yourself as well." Klaus stated to Tyler as he allowed Elijah to help him limp painfully away.

"And how's that?" Tyler slowly asked his nemesis.

Klaus didn't turn around. "Because I just gave it to you." He smugly replied as they left the Lockwood property.