Stronger Than You Know

Part 2

Don't own em but love em.

Tyler woke chilled to the bone. He opened his eyes trying to remember what was going on. It was dark and he could still hear rain falling. A small lamp switched on, Tyler was blinded for a moment. As his eyes adjusted he took in his surroundings. Then his eyes fell on a familiar frame. Jeremy Gilbert.

Tyler's eyes narrowed, now he was starting to remember what happened. Tyler tried to get up but couldn't move, he was tied to a chair.

Jeremy watched as Tyler figured out he was helpless. Jeremy smiled in spite of himself, the look on Lockwood's face was priceless. Jeremy folded his arms across his chest and leaned back against the headboard of his bed.

"Untie me you little freak!"

Jeremy laughed. "You are not in a position to be giving orders Lockwood."

"I'm going to beat your ass down Gilbert, or is that what your afraid of?" "That's why you took a cheap shot and then tied me to a chair."

"How does it feel to not have control Tyler?" "I mean how many times did you force yourself on some girl, or Vicki?"

"You don't know what the hell your talking about?" "Your still pissed Vicki would walk away from you in a heartbeat to be with me?" "Talk about delayed reaction."

"No, actually Tyler, you just made me mad on the wrong day."

Tyler didn't say anything right away. As Tyler took a good look at Jeremy's face he could see Jeremy was hiding something. And finally he got it, Jeremy had flipped out after he asked about Vicki.

Tyler's face changed, it was solemn. "You know something about Vicki, what is it?"

Jeremy's face broke.

Agony, that's what Tyler saw. "Jeremy please, is...she alright?"

Jeremy couldn't bear the burden alone anymore. Constantly being on guard, training all the time, and of course the whole in his heart. He needed someone to talk to, even if it was the one guy who pissed him off more than anyone else in the world.

Jeremy got up and walked over to Tyler. "Promise me right now not to breath a word of what I tell you, because if you do, I will come after you and you won't wake up."

Tyler looked like he was going to cuss Jeremy out but only said "I promise."

Jeremy would lose his advantage if Tyler blurted everything out but for some reason he felt he could trust him so he made a decision to tell him what he had learned.

"She's gone."

"What do you mean by she's gone?"

"She's dead, Tyler."

Jeremy finished untying Tyler. Tyler shoved Jeremy landing on top of him. Jeremy didn't fight back this time. Tyler had his wrists pinned to the floor.

"How do you know she's dead Gilbert?"

"You won't believe me."

"Try me."

After Jeremy finished, Tyler finally let him go. Tyler leaned up against Jeremy's bed a forlorn look on his face. "It's true then, it's all true."

"You knew!"

"Not about Vicki but about the legends, yes I knew."

Jeremy on his knees now was desperate. "Tell me everything you know, it could be prove useful against them."

Tyler looked up into Jeremy's face. "You want to go after vampires?" "Have you lost your mind?" "They will break you like a twig."

"I've been training."

"How long have you known about this Jeremy?"

"About a year."

Things made since now thinking back on Jeremy. Tyler took a deep breath, you won't stand a chance alone. "I'll tell you what I know only if we work together."

"Why would you want to help Tyler?"

"You really have to ask?" "It's bad enough they killed Vicki, have a hold on Elena, but dude the entire town is in danger." "Everyone we know, everyone we care about."

As the two stared into each others eyes a bond was made but neither how deep it would run.

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