Nikolaus POV

Where the hell is he? Outraged bubbled in my chest as the stadium started to flood with people, I looked off to see Tyler he was talking carelessly with a few of his friends. Though that boy with the blond hair and bright blue eyes. What was his name? Matt Donovan?

He avoided my son like he had the plague. I rolled my eyes at the sight as Tyler noticed me leaning against the gate. He happily rushed over to me but I could see the doubt in his eyes as he looked around the stands only for a moment. "Where's papa?" Even as he spoke I could see the childlike aura that began to swirl around him. Hurt filled his eyes, my sweet pup.

"I don't know but I told you that I would make it to all of your games? I'm sure that Maddox will be here soon. You just need to focus on the game. I had him do a job for me. It's fine" I tried to keep my voice light but it was a lie. I sent Maddox on that errands nearly 6 hours ago and he still wasn't back yet.

He would have a lot to answer with mostly a hybrid pup who I'm sure is going to be upset when he gets wind of all of us. I knew how he got that he didn't like being alone. I knew that he was scared of it whether he wanted to admit it or not.

"You don't look convinced there is something that I need to know da, don't think that I haven't noticed that there are a bunch of hybrids guards all over the place." His tone was cold and brimming with worry. I looked over to all the exits where there were at least 2 hybrids leaning against each gate. While a few more hid amongst the bleachers just in case any of the Elena devotees tried anything funny. Annoyance flooded my tone as I looked back at him.

"I just want you protected. I don't like them near you. They tortured you, Ty, I don't plan on forgetting that any time soon. Go on I'll be in the bleachers and Maddox will be here soon. Go on mate, but you know that this isn't football right" I laughed gently as he frowned at me before pouting slightly. "It's American football and leaves the silly Lilly humans be." I chuckled gently as I ruffled his hair, a loving look forming on my face. "Okay, Ty go on then."

Even as I spoke I could feel my body releasing all the tension that I didn't even know that I was holding in the loud roar of people drowned out our voices. But as he jogged off and I was forced to sit on the icy benches. I could feel the eyes of people on me, looking over my shoulder I could see Elana and Bonnie both were giving me scathing glares. Like I was the one that tourted their son and left him heartbroken.

A scoffed angrily as I turned my attention to Caroline her golden curls were whipping about as she and the rest of the girls practiced their cheers. I didn't like her not after what she did to my poor pup. He didn't choose who his father was. I felt pity for her because one of these days when my son no longer loved her I would kill her. I could only glare for a few moments before the game started. The loud ear-piercing whistled injured my already sensitive ears. "You know you're not fooling anybody."

It wasn't till the second half that I heard the voice of Stefan, taunting and cold his hazel eyes gleaming forcing venom and bile to rise in my throat. He had this sly smile on his face as he gave me this cold glare. "You know that you shouldn't lie to children, I hear that werewolf children usually are sensitive to lies and deceit. It takes them a long while for them to ever believe anything that you might have to say."

The cockiness in his voice made me want to rip him apart but this was my son's school, and this is his night. I wouldn't do that to him. Taking in a few deep breaths I watched the third quarter begin to start as I watched 24 on the back of my son's jersey the freshly printed Mikleason sat on the back as I spoke in a cold unwavering voice.

"Whatever lies I tell my son are for his protection. But I told him no lie as far as I know and if I did that my problem. He is my pup, not yours so why don't you go away before I kill you in the parking lot." My menacing tone didn't strike fear into his stare like I had hoped it would, instead of his eyes glew with amusement and that smug grin on his face became an expression that burned with pride in. "But you did tell him a lie, Klaus. Where is Maddox?"

Taunting and questioning his voice filled my ears as I looked over to him, there was a cold air that settled around his body as he twirled a steel dagger absently in his hand as he gave me this smug grin. "Yes indeed where is that warlock husband of yours?"

I snarled as my wolf raged and demanded that I tear him apart. I wanted nothing more than to end him. But out of the corner of my eye, I could see Carol. She was sitting off the other side pretending like she wasn't watching me if I lost it. I knew that she would use that as another reason to take Tyler.

Instead, I gave him a calm look as I spoke in a cold tone, "If Maddox is hurt in any form you're going to be begging for mercy, got that" I gave him a cold glare as I wished for nothing more than to call him. But I wouldn't let this smug child think that he won instead I would just have to keep a calm and cool head. I didn't want Tyler to panic. Taking in a deep breath I stopped giving him a cold pining stare as I started to make my way to the right side exit.

I saw two hybrids waiting for me, one was a girl by the name of Danny. I know it's misleading. Her shimmering gray eyes were the color of ash and locked on me as she gave a blank look but I'm sure that she heard every word of Steffan's threats.

"The moment that this game is over you are to take Tyler home there will be no stops understood?" Her whipping golden hair shone in the light as she nodded her head numbly at me, her flirty red lips were not pulled in her usual cock lipped smile. I shifted my stare to Eddy, his deep amber eyes locked on Steffan. I could see the hate in his hard yet crooked jawline as he nodded firmly at me.

I wanted nothing more than to join him in his hatred but I wouldn't let Tyler know my rage not just yet. "Well tell the others that after the game is over they are to go to the Gilbert, Bennet, and Forbes house the moment that I call you, you are to kill one of them unless I tell you another. Pick whichever one you want." Even as I spoke I lowered my tone, so low that they would be the only ones that could hear me over the roar of the crowd.

Once I knew that they were both sure of their orders I made my way back to the silver gleaming bleacher with a smug smile on my face as I noticed how Steffan was calm and composed and that uncovered me more than anything.

On the inside, I was dying and I knew that knowing that my Maddox was safe would be the only way to calm down. Taking in a long heavy breath I watched Tyler finish up the rest of his game by the time that he was changed. We were standing in the parking lot. Leaning against my Mercedes Benz the black pant gleamed in the silver glow of the light. I looked over to my son and there was a warm look on his face as he started to make his way over to the car.

I tossed him my keys and the jingle of the metal filled my ears as the moon bathed us both with encompassing power. "What's up? Letting me drive? I thought that you said you would never get in a car with me unless you were the one driving?" I watched his brows begin to furrow as his deep brown eyes that were shining with confusion. I'm sure that he didn't know what was going on and if he did then he was a hell of an actor. "I have some business to take care of, mate. Danny and Eddy are going to stay with you until I get home"

I knew that wasn't what he wanted. As a pout formed on his face in his arms folded firmly over his chest I could see the outrage in his eyes as he glared at me. That same cold pinning stare that his mother used to give me when she sensed that there was something wrong. "No I'm going with you, papa is missing and now you are running off, did something happen to him? Is it Mikeal?"

His tone was low as he glared at me tossing a look over his shoulder. I could see an annoyed Eddy and Danny. I'm sure that they just wanted to get out of this school. Both were in their early 20's and had graduated high school once before I knew that they weren't too happy to be back here. I'm sure that they saw Tyler as a spoiled prince rather than another hybrid. I didn't like the look that they gave him but I couldn't fight all of my sons' battles.

"Tyler you are going to go home there is n…" He snarled, slamming his fist into the back of the car. I watched his hand go clean through the metal as he snarled at me. His eyes flashing gold as his temper flared. I swear he got that from his mother's side of the family. Black veins formed just under his eyes as his fangs made an appearance. His body was tense and my hybrids rushed to my side but with a hand kept them in place.

I knew that they were only looking out for me but if they laid a hand on my son then I would have to kill them and I have a limited supply of hybrids right about now. Taking in a long heavy breath I spoke in an even tone. Letting my mind flashback to what Steffan said he was right if I lied to Tyler about this wouldn't forgive me if I knew that his father was angry and did nothing to tell him.

"Fine, Steffan and Damon Salvatore are up to something. There was this cryptic message he gave me about there being something wrong with Maddox. I'm going to check it out but they pulled the dagger out of one of your uncle's chest until I know which one you are safer in the house. You know that they won't hesitate to kill you if it means that they can hurt me. You're going back to the house where it is safe. No one can get in unless they are invited in and I doubt Maddox would ever invite them in. Now go"

My tone was warm but commanding but he didn't look any closer to leaving. Instead, I took a threatening step forward gripping tightly to the back of his neck as I lowered my voice so that he would be the only one to hear me.

"Unless you would like me to put you over my knee and deal with you right here in front of the other hybrids? You wouldn't want them to hear you cry and moan would you?" I gave him a cold look that forced a shiver down his spine as he shook his head no rapidly. I sighed heavily. "Good boy comes home I'll be there shortly and take a shower you are liable to stink up the house that way mate."

Even as I spoke I watched him nod his head slowly as I started to make my way out of the parking lot. Pouring all my speed into my legs Maddox please be alright, I'm begging you please be okay. There was a weakness in my body. I have never had to worry about his safety before this moment. He is powerful but against an original they would kill him, rushing to the depo I had hoped to see Maddox yelling at a fool that messed something up. But instead, my heart leaped from my chest and my legs gave out.

My body felt like it was going to crumble under the weight of the body that rested before me. The black road was slick with bright red blood the color of cherries, his eyes were dead, the once warm green was now still and bank. A pain expression formed on his face and his lips were curled over his teeth like he was in the middle of a sneer when he died. Blood dribbled down his lips as panic flooded my heart.

My mind and body ache, a pain-filled howl ripped out my lips as I tipped my head back to see the crescent-shaped moon staring back at me taunting me. I moved over to Maddox, tears rippled down my cheeks as I pulled him close to my chest.

There was a hole in his chest and by the stink of his corpse, I knew that he had to have been dead for a few hours. I felt white-hot tears streaming down my face as I thought back to the Salvatore boys. I would send them. I would end all of them but what about Tyler? Weakness settled in my body forcing me to be grounded to the ground as my body ached.

My wolf howled in my chest if Maddox was dead then whoever killed him could enter my house, fear ate away at me as I took in a few deep breaths. But no matter how calm that I wanted to be, no matter how much I needed to be at my son's side, I could only cry as my heart broke into a million pieces. I was weak and I could only continue to howl out in pain hoping that Tyler could hear my howl and make his way somewhere safe.

Tyler POV

I leaned back into the smooth leather of the car, the heat of the engine pool from the front shutter as I took in a deep breath my chest began to expand but fear ate away at me. I wanted to know that my dad and my papa were both okay. I wanted them to curl up on the couch with them again but instead, I was sitting here my foot tapping against the ground as hate burned in my chest.

Taking in a deep breath I looked to see Danny by my side there was a sneer on her face as she glared at me. Her daring gray eyes were locked on me as fury burned in her chest. I'm sure that she had better things to do and didn't want to babysit me. I'm sure that my father gave her no choice. The thought of her forced a sneer to pull at my lips as she spoke in a taunting voice, one that told me that she didn't think much about me or any other family member of mine.

Taking in a long heavy breath I shifted to see Eddy that was sitting behind me, his piercing eyes were locked on me as I took in a long glance. The house was before me before I knew it, taking in the sight of the massive mansion I glared at the building.

The wrap around porch stared back at me as I looked over to the parking lot. I don't see my papa's mustang don't tell me that dad hasn't found him yet. Taking in a long heavy breath I started to get out of the car. While I was making my way to the front steps I could hear the soft whispers of the two hybrids that were sworn to protect and serve my father faithfully.

"He doesn't have a sire bond which means that Klaus released him and it must be nice knowing that he can do whatever he wants. If we had pulled a stunt like that he would have snapped our necks. Must be nice to be the prince."

Hate flared in the sing-song voice of Danny. She seemed to be mocking me and she knew that I could hear her but she didn't seem to care. Taking in a long calming breath I started to make my way into the house.

It didn't take me long to take a shower it had been only a few minutes when I walked out into my room. Wolf sat on my bed and the white fur of the stuffed animal stared back at me. I wanted nothing more than or curl up on my bed so I did just that. Pulling my papa shirt close to my chest I breathed in his winter pine scent to ease my beating heart. While I gripped tightly to wolf the soft silky fabric felt like heaven against my skin as I started to drifted off.

I was in a state of limbo when I took in a shape whiff of his scent, the soft cotton felt like clouds glancing against my skin. I was in heaven and for a moment my parents weren't missing. They were in the other room resting contently or speaking in low whispers in the hopes that I would not be able to hear them. But then there were gasps for breath as sharp panic filled my ears forcing me from my manic thoughts.

Jumping up on my bed my only thought was that there was somewhere here to kill me. I could feel the pressure in their air as confusion bubbled within me. Taking in the sight of my room, blue walls stared back at me as the massive window showed nothing but the opal moon. The crescent shape had a powerful glow to it imbuing me with power. I jumped from my bed throwing the wolf to the ground as I started to make my way down the steps.

The soft groans of the spiral staircases filled my ears as I looked to the bottom of the steps. Blood pool against the pale white marble ground as Eddy lay on the ground dead. A hole rested in his chest where his heart was supposed to be. Danny, on the other hand, had her head facing the wrong way but I knew that she would revive in a few hours. With a killer headache but that doesn't seem to be my problem.

"You have your mother's coloring but his looks, there's a freeness in your eyes that reminds me of your father. To think that he would keep such a secret I'm sure he feared that I would kill you and I'm not certain that I won't." There was a cold bristly British lace voice filling the air. But there is a noble air to the men that spoke to me. Snapping my head back I looked to see Elijah, hate flared in my stare as I noticed his cool brown eyes.

I fought my fear as I felt his hand closing around my throat lifted me off from the ground, the scent of decay rolled off of him but it wasn't his scent. Sure he stinks like death but there was this mix of winter pines that told me that the death rolling from his body was in fact caused by my papa's dead body. Fear filled me, "You killed him?" My vision began to blur as tears flooded my eyes as I looked onto Elijah with shock and doubt.

I didn't want to fight to the death, I was willing to escape, I wanted to crawl into my skin and I wanted my day. "Kill who? That hybrid sure but what does he mean to you?" I shook my head no as I struggled to breathe. The air was escaping my lungs as I felt a few hot tears streaming down my skin.

"No papa, did you kill him? You stink of his rotting corpse." I couldn't stop the tears, they rolled down my face, unbidden or stopped. I could barely think of anything but my day.

"ELIJAH GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HIM!" Father's voice bellowed with rage as he slammed into Elijah, carefully grabbing me as I watched him for a moment. There was blood littering his black jacket forcing the fabric to grow slick. Pain and tears forced his blue eyes with emotion as the scent of papa were lingering on his form and I couldn't help it. I broke down crying. "No, he can't be dead"

There was a sadness that filled his eyes as he pulled me close. I wrapped my arm around his waist, gripping tightly as he ran his finger gently through my hair while his hand rubbed soothing circles against my back.

"I'm sorry my sweet pup I got there too late, Damon got to him and your uncle Elijah. He's gone" There was this grief that hung in his voice as I struggle to breathe, he can't be dead he just can't be.

Elijah POV

There was a gentleness to him that I hadn't seen before now, Niklaus gripped tightly to a boy no older than 15 crying his eyes out as tears flowed down his cheeks. When Niklaus spoke it was with a softness that I didn't know he possessed. "I will find those responsible and I will end them" Even as he spoke the boy only cried harder stopping only for a moment to speak in a weak tone. "No more death I couldn't take it if I lost you too"

It was the only thing that he could muster before falling asleep from sheer emotional exhaustion, snoring gently in his father's arms the soft dripping of blood fell from my fingertips as I watched in utter astonishment as Niklaus just let me follow after him. My eyes wide with doubt as I took in a long heavy breath.

Following him but not saying a word even though he don't let it show I knew that Niklaus wanted nothing more than to cry with his son. I could sense his pain even if he didn't show her I knew that all of this was breaking him.

It wasn't until I walked into the room watch Niklaus on one knee pain fresh in his eyes as he pulled a soft white plush wolf from the floor tucking it firmly under the boy's arms that I knew that he wasn't the same person that I had been hunting for the past couple of years. I watched him snarling under his breath as the look of pain and peace fell from his face. "Come to kill a 15-year-old child, that is low even for you Elijah. Tyler is a good boy and he shouldn't be faulted for my sins."

The gentleness to his voice shocked me as he looked ready to break down, the pain and panic that filled his tone force guilt to start to gnaw at my undead heart. Looking over to me I could see the pain that filled my brother glistening blue eyes.

"I wouldn't have killed the boy I was hoping to find you not him." I watched his lips curl into a snarl as his eyes glow gold and hate worming in them. Lurching, forward he gripped me by the throat, throwing us both out of the room.

"Oh and killing my husband what was that, he was innocent in all of this, he was the only other parent, the only other family that Tyler had and now he is dead. How am I supposed to get through that? How am I supposed to get my son through that?" His tone broke and his knees gave out as he began to cry.

"Ho...ho...ho" He cries and cuts off his words as for the first time in centuries I watched him cry. I pulled him close, taking in a deep breath I pulled him close, speaking softly. "You will get through it and I didn't kill him, I woke up and he was dead. Rest we can talk in the morning."

He snarled weakly at me but didn't try to push away so he spoke in a heartbroken voice "No we can't, I have to call his family. I have to tell them what happened. I have to get the preparation for the burial ready. I don't have time for this." I shook my head saying only one word. "Tomorrow"