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Prologue
Stefan reaches in his pocket for his cell phone and dials an old number, and waits for her to pick up her phone.
"Stefan what do I owe the pleasure," a voice that sounds a lot like Elena asks.
"You need to come home," Stefan says.
"What, why," the voice asks.
"Elena, Jeremy, Tyler and Carolina need you here," Stefan says walking towards the Boarding House.
"You didn't answer the questions, why am I needed home," the voice asks again.
"Mysteria Gilbert, shit has hit the fan and you need to come pick up the pieces of your friends and family's lives," Stefan says.
"What happened," Mysteria Gilbert asks.
"Your father decided to cause trouble, got Jeremy's friend killed, and Tyler's dad killed, Caroline, Matt and Tyler got into a bad car accident, I don't know anything besides that," Stefan says.
"Fine I'll come back for Caroline and Jeremy but Tyler is out of luck, and I don't care if I sound like a bitch," Mysteria says.
"He was driving," Stefan says.
"Still, he needs me, he can call me. You said something about Elena," Mysteria says.
"That sounds fair, since I do not know your back history with him. She found out that she was adopted and her adopted parents are her aunt and uncle and John is her father and her mother was married to her history teacher who is dating her adoptive aunt," Stefan says. "She is your older sister."
"I'll consider coming back," Mysteria says.
"That's all I ask, but I have to go and make sure Damon is not getting into any trouble," Stefan says.
"Well have fun with that," Mysteria says.
"Bye," Stefan says before hanging up and searching for Damon, wondering how the Gilberts are coping.
Jeremy sits on his bed, thinking about what Anna and Damon said about turning off emotions. He thought about Anna, Vicki, and his parent's deaths. When he thought about Vicki, he thought about Tyler. He thought about how much he screwed things up for Tyler, but he was only trying to protect his cousin. Mysteria missed the Founder's stuff for the first time in years. He also thought about the news of Elena's adoption and her lies, and the news of Mayor Lockwood's death.
He reached over and picked up his cell, he remembered the pain he felt after losing his parents and how Mysteria helped him, same with Vicki's death and disappearance. He opened his cell and flipped through his phonebook till he hit 'Mysteria Gilbert' and pushed talk.
"Hey little cousin," Mysteria says answering it on the first ring.
"Come home Ria," Jeremy says.
"Jerm, why do you need me to come home, what's going on," Mysteria asks no matter Stefan had called a half hour earlier.
"Elena's been lying and her adoption, another friend of mine was killed but this by my own Uncle. Uncle John killed Anna," Jeremy says.
"That sucks, I know how much you cared about Anna, no matter what species she was," Mysteria says.
"Yeah, she wanted me to go away with her turn myself and leave with her," Jeremy says.
"So now you are contemplating turning to get a rid of the unwanted emotions," Mysteria adds.
"Come on home Ria," Jeremy pleads.
"What else aren't you telling me," Mysteria asks.
"Tyler needs you home," Jeremy says.
"Where did that come from, you hate Tyler," Mysteria says.
"I hate how he treated you and Vicki, I hate how he played you, but the question is: are you going to be the scorned lover or the best friend that he needs, his father is dead," Jeremy says.
"Wow, never thought I'd get a super pep talk from you," Mysteria says still wondering how Jeremy is coping with the idea of Elena being her sister and his cousin.
"Yeah well, I may not like the guy but I know the pain and so do you," Jeremy says.
"If I say I'll greatly consider coming home, does that mean that you will be alive when I come home, and I don't mean dead alive either," Mysteria asks.
"I promise to still be warm blooded with a beating heart," Jeremy says.
"You better be," Mysteria says considering.
"I will but I got to go have a chat with your father but before I go, why didn't you come home for the Founder's events," Jeremy asks.
"Ask my father, since he told me that I wasn't allowed to come home for this year's events no matter I was suppose to participate in the Pageant," Mysteria says.
"Ah poor Mysteria, and I will, but I better let you go, come home Ria for me and Tyler," Jeremy says.
"I'll consider it a lot but if Tyler wants my help, he'll have to call himself," Mysteria says.
"Okay I'll give you that but Mrs. Lockwood would probably be happy to hear from you," Jeremy says.
"Fine I will call Carol but that is it, Tyler has to call me, I don't care if I sound like a bitch," Mysteria says.
"I'll give you that, I'll talk to you soon, right," Jeremy says.
"I'll be there by the end of the week, don't tell anyone," Mysteria says knowing she had to go home.
"Got it and thanks," Jeremy says.
"What are cousins for," Mysteria says.
"Okay, I'll talk to you in a couple of days," Jeremy says.
"That you will, I love you Jerm," Mysteria says.
"I love you too Ria, bye," Jeremy says before closing his phone.
Jeremy reflects on the time when he lost his parents and how messed up he was after their death. He had his Aunt Jenna and now Uncle John with him. All Tyler had was an alcoholic mother and a friend that he was on so-so terms with. Does he go tell Tyler to call Mysteria or yell at Uncle John for not letting Mysteria come home and killing Anna? Tyler needed him more. Jeremy garbs his coat and walks out of his room.
"Where are you going," Jenna asks spotting him.
"I'm going to repair Mysteria and Tyler's hearts, since I am the one that broke them. Plus we both know that Tyler is going to need her," Jeremy says.
"I'll give you to midnight and then I want you home," Jenna says smiling.
"Thanks Aunt Jenna," Jeremy says kissing her cheek before racing out of the house.
He quickly walks to the hospital, it takes him a good ten minutes, and he spots Tyler easily. He walks over to him.
"Can I have a word with you," Jeremy asks.
"Sure," Tyler says as Jeremy leads him away from Bonnie, Matt, Damon and Sheriff Forbes. "What's up?"
"I just got off the phone with someone who's cell number I think you lost, deleted or never got the new number for. I messed you two up, I told her about Vicki, now I know you miss her and you need her," Jeremy says.
"Why are you doing this, you hate me," Tyler says.
"As I told Ria, I hate how you treated her and Vicki, I hate how you played her, I hate the fact you broke her heart, I hate your actions but not you only what you do," Jeremy confesses.
"SO why did you break us up then," Tyler asks confused.
"You seeing both of them, as in Vicki and her at the same time that wasn't right, so I told her to protect her. I may be the younger cousin or brother but I have to protect her and Elena all the same. Did I mention I had a crush on Vicki and you had her and you also had my cousin? Revenge never does any good, for anything. Am I sorry, not really my job was to protect her, do I wish I would have talked to you about it first, hell yes. I can't change the past but I can change the future," Jeremy says.
"How can you change the future," Tyler asks.
"You call her and she'll come home in eight hours tops. All you have to do is apologize and tell her you need her, she's still your best friend," Jeremy says pulling out his cell phone.
"How do you know that," Tyler asks pulling out his cell also.
"Otherwise she'll be home by the end of the week, she said if you needed her, you were to call her," Jeremy says taking Tyler's phone and dialling Mysteria's into it before handing it back to him. "Call her; we both know you need her as much, if not more than she needs you." He walks over to Matt.
Tyler stares at his phone. 'Do I call her,' he wonders, 'Jeremy wouldn't lie about that.' He did have every right to call her, ten months ago. He broke up with Vicki two months after that only to try and get her back six weeks later.
"You should call her," Matt says walking over to him.
"How did you know," Tyler says looking at his best male friend, whom he was still on the fritz with.
"The only reason, besides Vicki which we both know is not a possible reason anymore, that Jeremy would want to talk to you," Matt says.
"I don't know if she will talk to me," Tyler says sitting down in a chair.
"She will, just call her, trust me," Matt says before walking back over to the others.
Tyler looks at his phone for a second before hitting talk and letting it ring.
"Hello," Mysteria's voice rings out.
Tyler takes as deep breath.
"Hello," Mysteria asks again.
"Misty," Tyler chokes out, this had been the first time he had heard her voice in almost eleven months, and she broke up with him in an e-mail.
"Hey Ty Ty," Mysteria says trying not to choke on her words.
The tears silent roll down Tyler's face, and says, "I'm sorry Misty, I don't even know what I was thinking expect that I was missing you and I got drunk. I didn't know when what happened till the next morning. I swear it was supposed to be only that one time but I didn't realized what happened when I continued to get drunk. I was going to tell you but I just didn't want to lose you. I need you Misty, but I need more than ever please come home Misty. You're stupid, idiotic, best friend needs you to come home."
"Tyler Richard Lockwood, you are not stupid and idiotic, a little bit foolish maybe but that is it. When I get my butt home you better have showered had something to eat, check in on your mother is doing, called your uncle and slept for a few hours, got it," Mysteria orders, sometimes hating Richard and Carol Lockwood for their 'parenting techniques'.
"Yes Misty, anything else," Tyler asks slightly feeling better.
"Expect the fact you have ten hours to do this," Mysteria says smiling knowing Tyler was feeling better.
"Oh that's nothing, hey wait why do I have ten hours," Tyler asks confused.
"I have to pack, find a way out of the school since my dad won't let me leave, but that one shouldn't be too hard," Mysteria says.
"So call your dad," Tyler says.
"He didn't even want me home for the Founder's events," Mysteria says.
"That's crap, I thought you could forge his signatures," Tyler asks idea popping into his head.
"I can, why," Mysteria asks.
"Write a note explaining your leave, sign it, fax it to me, and I'll fax it to the main office," Tyler says.
"If we get caught we are dead," Mysteria says.
"We will worry about that later, fax it to Founder's hall," Tyler says grabbing his coat, waving bye to Matt.
"Okay, handwritten note," Mysteria asks.
"You got it," Tyler says walking over to Founder's Hall with his dad's keys still in his possession.
"Wait how are going to get into the Hall," Mysteria asks searching for the perfect pen.
"I was driving my dad's car," Tyler says reaching the hall and letting himself in.
"Ah," Mysteria says quickly writing the note out. "Which extension am I faxing it to?"
"Mayor's office," Tyler says entering his father's office.
"I'm sending it," Mysteria says before beeping noises can be heard.
"Thank you," Tyler says walking over to the fax machine. The slip of paper comes out. "It has arrived and is being sent back out." He punches in a few numbers before sending it back through the machine. He picks up the paper and picks up a document that John signed for his dad and compares the two. "Damn it does look real."
"Practice, only with you I could find a way to get jail time," Mysteria says as she packs.
"Don't worry, I'll have my mom get you out of trouble," Tyler says shredding the note.
"Fine you now have eight and half hours because I am all packed and ready to go, just have paper work to do," Mysteria says.
"Well my dad has my uncle's number here, I'll go to the Grill get food and get some for my mom, we can have dinner, I'll take a shower, and try to sleep," Tyler says looking around his father's desk.
"Okay I'll call you after I check on Jeremy and Elena, and get into a right with my dad," Mysteria says as Tyler can hear the door shut.
"You know you are always welcomed at the Lockwood Mansion," Tyler says.
"I may take you up on that offer," Mysteria says as Tyler can hear the pen scratching against a paper.
"That didn't take long," Tyler says.
"Doesn't all the time but my car is all the way on the other side of the lot," Mysteria says as Tyler can hear the door shut behind her.
"Why is your car on the other side of the lot," Tyler asks.
"That is where I parked it after I took a trip to Hartford to go meet my dad," Mysteria says.
"That had to be months ago, he's been here," Tyler says spotting a picture on his father's desk.
"It was, that is when he told me that I was to stay here for the time being," Mysteria says.
"He didn't say when you would be allowed to come home," Tyler says reaching to pick up the picture.
"No said he calls when I could come home," Mysteria says.
"Hmm, that's weird especially for John," Tyler says grasping the picture.
"What can I say? My dad didn't want me home," Mysteria says.
"Would you have come home," Tyler asks bringing the photo to him.
"I don't know. There has been a few time over the last almost year that I have considered moving to that boarding school in England," Mysteria says as Tyler can hear the car alarm go off.
"Because of me," Tyler asks staring upon the photo of a few years younger Tyler, with a tall lean long hair, blue eye brunette girl with John and his father, all leaning against the front of Mercedes-Benz AMG Roaster.
"Yeah, because of you," Mysteria says as Tyler hears the trunk open and close.
"I'm sorry," Tyler says tracing the face of the young girl.
"Tyler let's talk about this later," Mysteria says as he can hear the car door open and close.
"Sure," Tyler says wishing to see the Quartz Blue SLK 55 AMG Mercedes-Benz Roadster in his driveway again.
