"I will kill you, Tyler Lockwood. Maybe now, maybe later. But just know that your death will certainly be by my hands. Don't forget it." Klaus threatened before Tyler rushed out of the house. It was the look in Klaus's eyes that made Tyler flee. He had never seen Klaus so angry before. Kol's death had snapped something in Klaus and Tyler certainly did not want to be around to see the aftermath.
But a certain blonde stayed after her boyfriend ran away. Caroline walked right up to the invisible barrier separating her and Klaus. She stared into those blue eyes and didn't look away from the fiery rage in them. "Why would you do that? You've taken everything from him Klaus. Now you're threatening to kill him? Why can't you just leave him alone?"
"Not threatening love, promising. And I can't leave him alone because I created him! You all forget that I'm the reason your boyfriend Tyler is the way he is! If I hadn't gotten to him, he would be a miserable werewolf, turning at each full moon. If I do recall, you lot hated him before he became a werewolf. You say I took everything away from him? Sweet Caroline, I gave him everything!" Klaus smirked before going to the couch and lying down.
Caroline rolled her eyes before flashing out, hopefully to catch Tyler before he did anything too drastic. Her heart knew that Tyler had changed from the person he used to be. He cared about people besides himself. Three years ago if something had happened to his mother or father, he probably wouldn't have even blinked twice. Things were different now. She had never seen Tyler so distraught as when they discovered his mother was dead.
But even now, as a hybrid, Tyler has done some pretty evil things. Forcing himself on the pack by being Alpha so they would obey him without questions. He plotted to kill Klaus which, even though most times Klaus deserved it, Caroline hated senseless killings of anyone. Somewhere, deep down in Tyler, was something just waiting to snap.
As she neared Tyler's house, Caroline saw an eerie reddish haze in the sky. Fearing the worst, she attempted to run faster. By now, she could taste the smoke of the burning wood. With tears in her eyes, she arrived to the gorgeous mansion being swallowed by flames. Caroline panicked until she saw a shadowy figure standing in the doorway of the blaze.
"Tyler!" Caroline screamed, flashing to where he was. The flames licked at her hair, and she could smell it burning a little. But she didn't care. She had to get Tyler. She grabbed him, but he wouldn't budge. "Tyler we need to get out of here before the whole place collapses!" Caroline coughed, the black smoke filling her lungs.
Tyler turned around, his eyes cold and merciless. "I don't want to move Caroline. I'm done playing Klaus's games. I'd rather die at my own hands than by being Klaus's mouse." Tyler spat. Shocked, Caroline was at a loss for words. "And me? What about me Tyler. There is way more in this situation than just you. Someday, Klaus may be forced to take the cure! Then we can be together forever!" Caroline pleaded.
"And when will that day come Caroline? 50 years, a 1000? I don't want to wait Caroline. Be with me. Stay with me, because I'm staying right here." Tyler pleaded. Caroline had tears streaming down her face at this point. "Tyler you aren't thinking clearly! This is all ridiculous! I – "
Before she could finish, someone yanked her away from the blaze and threw her across the yard. Caroline looked around in a daze and saw that same person taking Tyler away from the flames too. A few seconds later, the house collapsed.
As Tyler and the other person approached, Caroline could feel herself healing from all the burns she had received. Even her hair had grown back. "You look but better love." Klaus said with a smirk before her threw Tyler onto the ground.
"You? You saved us?" Caroline asked in bewilderment. "Don't look so surprised. Lover boy over here was going to kill you both, so I took matters into my own hands. Now you owe me, and I will definitely come to collect." Klaus said before dashing into the dark forest, leaving Caroline alone with her thoughts and an unconscious Tyler as the house burned in the background.
Caroline has always known the Tyler acted before he thought, but this was extreme. He had almost killed himself, and almost brought Caroline down with him. The thing is, Caroline never wanted to die. She didn't want to be human again either. She was perfectly happy being a vampire that fed off blood bags. She wanted to see the world and experience everything it had to offer. The thought off all those opportunities dying with her in that house made her blood run cold.
"Tyler, wake up! Wake up right now!" Caroline screamed, angry coursing through her body. How dare he try and kill her? Tyler moaned and sat up, looking around. "I'm still alive, aren't I?" he whined. "Yes, luckily Klaus saved us. I would have killed you if we died. What were you thinking Tyler? I can't believe you would have done something like that!" Caroline exclaimed.
"Caroline, I don't think you understand. Now, for the rest of my life, I'm just a pawn in Klaus's game of chess! I have no freedom! I'm always going to need to be looking over my shoulder, wondering if he was going to kill me today or tomorrow! That's not how I want to live my life!" Tyler said, glaring at Caroline. He got up and dusted himself of, looking at the burning house with longing.
"Yeah, well Klaus just saved your life when he could have just let you die. He was brave, going into a fire to get us, while you took the coward's way out of your own life. And by the way, trying to kill me too? That's unforgivable Tyler, even for you." Caroline said, before beginning to walk away from him.
"Care, wait! I did it because I love you!" Tyler called after her. "I loved you too Tyler, but I can't be a part of this!" Caroline said before flashing into the forest, desperate to get away before Tyler saw the tears streaming down her face.