She held him close, the sweat from his hair and the tears from his eyes seeping through the denim of her jeans, dampening her skin as he rested against her. Tears! Tyler Lockwood is crying, and there is nothing I can do to make this night go away. She had never seen him this vulnerable and the experience distressed her as she listened to his heavy breathing and the sound of his blood pounding an unsteady rhythm in the pathways of his veins. She knew this was the music of terror and trauma, yet it was a step up from the sounds of pain she had heard earlier that night. His nerve-racking screams had terrified her and for the first time since her transformation she was happy to be a vampire rather than fall under the torturous curse of the werewolf.
I'm so sorry Tyler – these were the words that were carved in her brain as she watched him ease into sleep. He didn't deserve the betrayal of lies that surrounded him. Caroline knew that he had trusted her tonight with one of the things he worked incessantly to hide – his vulnerability. She had kept him in the circle of her arms as his bones had broken and new, hideous attachments had formed under the surface of his skin. The kisses she had whispered against his temple and shoulders had hoped to soothe his burning, aching body so hot against hers. And she had lied to him. His uncle was dead and he didn't have a clue.
Caroline sighed and felt Tyler move gently against her in his sleepy state. She studied the darkness of his hair, the angle of his high cheekbones and his muscular, gorgeous...Wait, gorgeous? She looked at him again, and decided that yes, his body was gorgeous. Maybe even sexy with all that moisture glistening on his smooth, hard skin.
NO! Tyler Lockwood is not sexy! Sure, the guy is good-looking, but we're friends. And a lying vampire being friends with a one-bite-and-I-can-end-your-existence werewolf is drama enough without the romance.
A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed reading the first chapter of this fic! It's my first attempt at writing a fanfic so any reviews and criticisms would be much appreciated!