Monster

Chapter One.

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Caroline's POV

Last night was definitely one for the books. I, a freakin' vampire, helped a werewolf through his first transformation. I never read Twilight or anything but I'm pretty sure we're like mortal enemies or something. Anyway, whatever. I'll definitely never forget that night as long as I should live, and that's a long time. I hope …

My transformation wasn't as painful as his. I mean the sun kind of was at first, but Bonnie helped me with that. Thank God for her. Maybe she could help out Tyler too? His transformation was just terrible and he has to go through it every month. That's horrible. I was turned into a vampire and I'll never be anything else, but he still gets to be human sometimes with an actual beating heart. That's a plus I guess. Even though sometimes I do wish he could never die as well. He's been my friend through all of this and it just sucks that I'll be 17 forever and he'll get to age and leave me behind. I could use a real friend that isn't Bonnie, who hates what I am, or Elena, who seems to ignore me lately.

But anyway, I just feel different about the world since last night when I went back and saw Tyler curled up on the floor calling my name. I just felt like wow this is my life. My life is going to be confined to the night, ring or not, and confined to little cellars and secret places. Well not just my life, Tyler's too. Even though we were totally different species or breeds or whatever, we were one in the same.

I felt like he understood what I was going through even more than Stefan and definitely more than Damon. Stefan is a good guy but he has this heart of gold that I just don't have. But ask anyone and they'll be quick to call Tyler a dick, or me a bitch. We just are more the same than me and Stefan and we've known each other since what … like birth?

We're not even really human anymore. I mean I guess he is sometimes, but we can't have human experiences anymore. That was taken from me. It was completely stolen from me and stolen from Tyler. I'll never be able to cherish anything the same way ever again because for me there's no limit to life. I'm immortal. I'll never have children or look back on photos of myself from when I was 17 and be able to reflect on how attractive I was or how much of a dork I was. I'll always be and look the same. Everyone will eventually leave me. Somehow seeing Tyler affected by his curse made me start thinking this way. I don't know, I probably just need another drink. If I ever told Stefan any of this he'd probably make me eat another bunny. Gross.

But I wonder what will happen tomorrow. Will he come to school? Will we talk about it or just pretend nothing happened? Maybe he'll thank me and then decide he can do everything on his own from now on. I wonder if Matt is suspicious. He has to be. I wonder what Damon and Stefan will say. Ugh. My brain. Do I even have a brain anymore? I must right? I don't think I was attacked by zombies. Oh my gosh. Do zombies exist? I mean werewolves, witches and vampires do I guess they do too.

Anyway I digress. I just hope everything will be all right when I get to school.

End of POV

Caroline tried to hide her pallid complexion under a few layers of bronzer. But it was no use. No matter what she did she looked like Anne Hathaway and not Jessica Alba. It was okay though. At least she didn't have to really do her hair anymore. It kind of just stayed curly lately, probably because that's how it was the day she died. Being a vampire was strange.

She threw on a scarf as she walked through the door, juggling her bag and books in one hand and her phone and keys in the other. She locked it and looked around before sprinting to school as fast as she could.

She didn't expect Tyler to be in school today. After all he did have the worst night of his life, physically and mentally. He was probably exhausted and resting at home. She figured that's what she would do and she pushed her thoughts of him out of her mind and tried to focus on something normal like homework or Brad Pitt's personal life. It kind of worked but her mind couldn't completely shun her thoughts of Tyler.

She walked into English class and took a seat near the window towards the back and gazed out the window. It was a beautiful day in Mystic Falls.

Elena sat on the opposite end of the classroom clearly still moping about Stefan being locked up with Katherine. That little plotline to their lives was definitely getting old. Caroline was sort of sick of it and so was Bonnie, who took a seat in the center of the room away from both Elena and Caroline.

Caroline continued to gaze absentmindedly around the room until a dark figure obscured her view, disorienting her for a minute. She looked up to see what it was.

"Tyler?" Caroline said loudly, gathering a few looks from the kids in her class.

He sat down behind her without responding and she could feel his gaze on her back piercing through her. Her breathing got tense and if she'd had a heartbeat it'd be racing.

Finally he raised a hand and placed it on her shoulder. He leaned in a little and whispered a husky, "thank you" into her hair.

Caroline's breathing became more uneasy as she tried her best to just look forward at her teacher and pretend that she was unaffected by him or by anything. He'd really caught her off guard and something was definitely different about him today. He looked changed. His face looked more like a man's and less like a teenager's. His muscles that were already fairly big to begin with were now struggling not to tear his shirt.

Caroline didn't pay attention to a word her English teacher said that day. She was only focused on Tyler's intense stare and the gratitude that seemed to be emanating from his fingertips.

When the bell rang, Tyler stood up first and knelt down beside Caroline as the rest of the class cleared out.

"Thank-you for being there for me last night. No one has ever seen me so vulnerable and I'm sorry it seems a little forced how I'm talking to you but I'm honestly a little embarrassed." Tyler grabbed her hand and looked her directly in the eye. "But honestly I'm so thankful that you were there for me."

"I can take the worry away, Tyler. Let me compel you," Caroline said lightly.

"No I think I should bear it. After all, it's a curse. You don't get to escape it." he smiled a little and immediately put his head down in case tears came.

Something about her made him lose his composure. He could keep it together until he started talking to her. He felt safe in her company and knew she'd never out him or judge him as being weak. In her eyes he knew that she thought he was strong, stronger than almost anyone she'd ever met. They had an understanding with each other that was unparalleled and it was between the two most unlikely people.

He kissed the back of her hand and grabbed his bag to go. Caroline watched him leave, debating whether to say anything or not. She finally decided not to and grabbed her purse and left as well.

It was going to be a long day.