Chapter One
The Dream was one Caroline had dreaded. She was running, because every nerve in her body was telling her to flee. She was cutting her way through a jungle, through the vines that jumped out and tried to entangle her.
Caroline tripped and fell.
No… no…no please no. She repeated in her head.
The shadow got bigger. The footsteps finally stopped.
"Why are you running from me Caroline-san?" The man said.
Carline rolled onto her back.
It was an Asian man, a hot Asian man not much older than her.
"What do you want from me?" She asked.
"I want to be your friend Caroline-san."
He offered her his hand.
Caroline reluctantly took it. The second she did his eyes turned black and vines burst from his body, wrapping around her neck and legs. He opened his mouth and a feral cry vibrated through the jungle.
Caroline awoke in a cold sweat, not having enough blood in her throat to scream, it died in her wind pipe and made a pathetic squeal.
She tried to get up because the instinct to run was still so strong. But the tubes had her strapped down.
God she hated hospitals.
Matt stirred awake.
"Same dream?" He asked and Caroline nodded.
He came over and kissed her forehead.
"It's just a dream; I'll be here to protect you." He held her hand.
Promise you won't let go? She wanted to say, but her voice was still lost.
But Matt seemed to get the message as he dragged his chair over and sat next to her.
"You'll get your voice back soon. Don't worry."
"I know your there." Damon said, twirling the contents of the wine glass, sitting by the fire.
The person came out into the dim light, he was deep in thought, deeper than any thought he'd ever been in over a hundred years. Elena had kissed him. "Who are you?"
With inhuman speed the figure darted forward and pounced on Damon.
Jeremy.
"You said I wouldn't feel anything anymore!" His face had black spots all over, his teeth were… He had turned.
"You idiot! You turned into a vampire?" Damon yelled, throwing Jeremy off him easily.
"You lied to me, you said I wouldn't feel anything if I became like you, but all I can think of is Anna! It's even worse than before."
"You will learn how to shut the human side off. Right now your human emotions are screaming, soon they'll drown out." Damon punched the air. "Elena's going to kill me! Where did you even get vampire blood?"
"From Anna, she left it for me before."
"You're going to have to stay here. Until Elena finds out."
"Thanks."
"You're ridiculously stupid."
It had been hours since Ms Forbes had told Tyler of his Father's death, but he still hadn't moved an inch. He was sat on the park bench staring at the rain hitting the ground. It was only when he heard something rustling in the bushes he noticed the moon had replaced the sun.
Tyler slowly surveyed the darkness. Four sets of eyes glowed in the dark. They came out of the trees and approached him.
Wolfs
Tyler frantically looked for a weapon but there were none in sight, apart from small stones.
With a growl the wolfs pounced on him.
They knocked him to the ground and clawed away. He was still in shock from the news of his dad and everything was in a dreamlike state. He could here someone yelling in pain, and he wanted them to stop. Then he realized it was him.
Bright lights blinded him, and the wolfs too. They howled and cowered away from his body.
Two people came out of the car.
One of them jumped over him and charged at the wolfs, the other leaned on the ground next to him.
It was a girl, he knew from the sweet perfume that invaded his nose.
"Tyler can you hear me?" She asked.
"Elena?"
"Stefan He's bleeding everywhere. We need to get a healer."
"I can find Bonnie."
Apparently he'd scared the wolves away, he didn't understand how that was possible.
"Bring her to the house; we'll be waiting for you."
Elena wrapped his arms around her shoulders and tried to carry him up.
He blacked out.
"I've finished the healing, give him a few minutes and he'll wake up." Bonnie said.
"So what was it that attacked him?" Elena asked.
Tyler's ears were working but his eye lids were still to heavy to open.
"Rival werewolves."Stefan said. "They've sensed that he's began the change. And their going to kill him before he does."
"But why?"
"It's just the way they work."
Tyler finally found the strength the open his eyes.
He was in the Salvatore house.
"Hey he's awake." Bonnie said.
His nose crinkled as Stefan neared him.
"Dude, you stink." Tyler said.
"Yes he's definitely begun the change." Stefan said bluntly.
"What are you talking about?"
"You're changing into a werewolf."
After the conversation took a left turn to the topic of vampires and werewolves Bonnie lost interest. With a quick hug to Elena and an awkward wave to Stefan she decided to leave. It was pitch black and the whole house just gave her the creeps, not that anything in there could hurt her… much.
"Bonnie." Someone said her name. A dark figure in the shadows stood still, awaiting her reaction.
"Jeremy? What are you doing here?"
"I need a favour."
"What is it?"
"I read in Elena's journal that you can do a séance. Can you do one for me?"
"Who are you trying to contact?"
"Anna."