KLAYLEY SHORT STORIES.

BLOOD MOON I.

CHAPTER 1.

999 AD  MYSTIC FALLS.

"NIKLAUS OVER THERE" Elijah shouted as they both ran through the forest after the Deer, the Deer had become caught in the rope trap they had set up to help them catch the Deer, they were hunting for dinner,  Niklaus and Elijah quickly sat on the Deer's side and Niklaus pulled his dagger slitting its throat.

"Father will be well pleased," Elijah said looking at Niklaus.

"He will be pleased with you Brother not I," Niklaus responded sadly, well aware of the hatred his Father had for him, no matter what he did he could never please his Father, all his siblings incurred his wrath but he was the one that was singled out time and time again, Niklaus hated and feared his Father with a passion.

Tying the front and back legs of the Deer, Klaus cut a thin but strong length of wood pole to insert through the bound legs of the Deer so he and Elijah could carry it back to the village, they were both about to hoist the pole on their shoulders when Daniel and Callum Samson appeared crashing through the underbrush, Daniel brandishing his sword at Niklaus, his mouth in a snarl teeth exposed hate in his eyes.

"Callum and I were tracking that Deer, it is our kill, drop it and stand back," Daniel snarled, sword out, as he lunged towards Niklaus.

Niklaus was not giving his kill up to this lot, he and Elijah were the superior Hunters, Daniel and Callum were always inciting a fight against the Mikaelson Brothers, they had caught and killed first, Niklaus would defend their kill, that is what a Mikaelson did.

Niklaus had outstanding reflexes and his sword was unsheathed and clanged against Daniel's blocking his lunge to Niklaus's stomach, enraged Daniel frothing at the mouth wild with rage lunged forward again, his Brother Callum shouting him on, Elijah knowing his Brother's skill with the sword remained watchful, Daniel swung and slashed with a violence that was not warranted, but Daniel, in fact all the Samson's were envious of the Mikaelson's they were different than the other villagers, they had a large Family and kept to themselves and the Men of the Village kept a respectful distance from Mikael Mikaelson, Daniel had lost logical thought in his rage and on his last lunge, Niklaus defended, the thrust and his sword plunged into Daniel's liver, he collapsed and within a minute had bleed out and was dead.

Callum looked at Daniel pale faced and shocked, Niklaus fell to his knees his head bent low, Elijah approached him and rested a hand on his shoulder, Elijah could feel Niklaus's body tense and vibrate violently his body shaking and Niklaus looked at Elijah.

Elijah stepped back with a gasp, watching his Brother's eyes glow yellow and then Elijah stoically calmed himself.

"It was self defence Niklaus, you had no other choice Brother but to defend yourself, Callum gather your Brother and take him back to the village." Elijah commanded.

"Niklaus we need to return home, lift the pole Brother." Elijah commanded again, he could see Niklaus was in shock and he wanted to get him moving, if Niklaus stayed still to long he would freeze up with shock and the golden luminous of his eyes a moment ago, had unsettled Elijah, was it witchcraft? Elijah would keep his own counsel on this matter, he would protect Niklaus as he had always done.

Niklaus rose wiped his sword clean with leaves, sheathed it once again and picked the pole up with the Deer, following Elijah in a trance like state back to the Village and home.

The Village was in an uproar when they arrived Mikael stood watching as Elijah and Niklaus walked towards the Family Hut.

"Finn, Kol, you skin and gut the deer, Rebekah take Henrik to the herb garden, Elijah, Niklaus inside," Mikael said harshly and firmly.