Caroline was sitting next to the fireplace and sipping her bourbon, the main form of alcohol at the Salvatore residence. She'd been spending a lot of nights there, keeping Stefan company while Damon and Elena were out doing their own thing. They'd both been pushed away by those who were suppose to be their friends. Caroline understood why everyone was upset with her. She did sleep with the one person all of her friends hated equally. Elena had been acting weird before that came out, so that just gave her another reason to be mad at Caroline. Bonnie and Jeremy weren't even there Tyler was furious for obvious reasons. Matt even seemed to be taking Tyler's side, which shouldn't have surprised her. Stefan was the only one left on her side.
A loud banging snapped Caroline out of her thoughts. She jumped up and slowly walked to the door. She looked out the peephole to see Tyler standing on the porch. She hadn't talked to him since the party. She wondered if he knew she was here or if he was here to talk to Stefan. She stood there wondering if she should open the door; however, she didn't get to make that choice. The door opened from the outside and she jumped back as Tyler entered.
"Why doesn't it surprise me that you're here?" he said with a half smile, his lip still busted up from Stefan's punch.
"Tyler, you shouldn't be here."
"You can't tell me what I should be doing, Care. You lost all that when you screws Klaus." he stepped closer to her and she could smell the alcohol on his breath.
"We need to talk about that…"
"No!" he yelled, causing her to jump back. "There isn't anything to talk about. You made your choice."
"Tyler, you left me." she said, tears threatening to come.
"That doesn't give you the right to have sex with the man that killed my mother!" Tyler's teeth were showing at this point and Caroline was afraid of what he might do.
"Please, just calm down." her voice was gentle as she moved closer.
"Don't!" he yelled and rushed toward her.
Caroline let out a scream as she fell backward, but something stopped Tyler from getting to her. She looked up and Stefan had him pinned to the wall. Caroline was breathing heavy as she stood up.
"Run Caroline." Stefan said, struggling to hold Tyler back.
Caroline hesitated, walking backwards so Stefan and Tyler never left her sight. She knew Stefan was strong, but Tyler was furious and she wasn't sure Stefan could hold him back much longer. Caroline knew that if Tyler turned he'd have no control over his actions. One bit to either of them could be fatal.
Stefan looked over his shoulder at her, "Caroline, I said go!"
With one final look she ran into the other room where she could still run back in at any moment.
"You need to go home. You're drunk, angry, and not thinking straight. Someone's going to get hurt." Stefan was holding Tyler by the neck.
"Yea, well I'm already hurt. That bitch couldn't keep her hands to herself." Tyler's words cut right through Caroline, who was still listening in the over room.
Stefan grabbed Tyler tighter. "Don't call her that." he growled through clenched teeth.
That pushed Tyler over the edge. His teeth showed and his body transformed into his wolf form. Stefan pushed him away and ran into the next room where Caroline was hiding.
"What are you still doing here? I told you to run. I meant out of the house not to the next room." Stefan said.
"I couldn't leave you alone with him…"
She couldn't finish; Tyler came running in from the next room. Stefan pushed Caroline behind him and told her to run.
"I'm not leaving without you." She said stubbornly.
Tyler growled and lunged at both of them. Stefan grabbed Caroline's hand and they both ran from the room. In a flash of light Stefan pushed Caroline into a room and shut the door with him still on the outside. He stood outside leaning on the door so Caroline couldn't come out. He ran from the door, hoping Tyler would follow him. When he looked back he saw Tyler running after him. Stefan went for the front door and opened it, running outside.
It was late and the woods were dark. Stefan ducked behind trees, still making sure Tyler was after him and hadn't gone back for Caroline. After minutes of running Stefan stopped. He didn't sense Tyler behind him. He looked around, but nothing. Then, out of nowhere Tyler jumped at him from behind. Stefan quickly turned, but it was too late. Tyler had him on the ground. Stefan tried to hold him off, but he was nipping at him from all angles. Finally, Stefan got in a good punch and knocked Tyler off of him. He now had the upper hand. He kicked him in the face and got in another punch. Tyler ran off whimpering in away from Stefan and the house.
Stefan rushed back to the house to find Caroline standing at the door.
"Thank God, you're okay." she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Not exactly." he said and she pulled away. He lifted up his left arm to reveal bloody teeth marks. "I think you need to call Klaus."