Vampire Diaries: Full Moon (Caroline's Point of View)

"People often ask what the most dangerous emotion in the world is. If it were up to me caring would make the top ten. Of course the most deadly emotion would have to be love." - Tyler

"Lying is a very useful skill. Not only that, it is very easy to do. Hiding from the world wearing a mask everywhere you go, saying your okay when you're not, everything involving lies is very simple. It is the truth that is really hard, because the truth has the power to hurt people. So sometimes it is better just to lie." - Caroline

"In this world you can be just one person, but to one person you can be their world" - Matt

The night was extremely quite, I sat there on the porch beneath the dim lighting, accompanied by the forlorn silence. Tyler was late; not like I really expected him to be on time anyway. Still lately I felt like there was something wrong with him, I'm not sure what it was, but something about him was just not right. Truthfully most of the time Tyler was an arrogant ass, but lately he seemed different. Matt didn't seem understand what I meant, I tried to explain it to him, all he could say was that it was in my head. Maybe it was, but I couldn't let it go, not that easily. I was completely lost within my own thoughts when Tyler finally showed up. I probably wouldn't have notice if the steps hadn't creaked as he went up them.

"Caroline?" Tyler questioned, he asked as if he didn't know if it was me or not, or he wasn't sure if I knew he was there. Ever since Damon whenever I'm alone in the dark, I can't help but be on edge.

"Car.." he started.

"Yeah, I hear you" I interrupted.

"Sorry, you just seem out of it," he retorted.

"I'm fine. Let's go." I answered. Without I second thought I jumped from swing and headed towards his car. Before I could reach the door he was already there opening it for me, I never noticed how fast he was, I wondered if he had always been that fast, he never seem to be when he played football. I stepped into the car as quickly as he'd opened it. He shut the door behind me, and headed to driver seat. It was strange though just before he opened the door he had an odd look on his face, as if he was concerned for me or something. Then after a moment he opened the door and got behind the wheel and looked at me for a second.

Actually he looked at me for a while, after a while he asked, "Caroline are you okay?" something was off in the way he asked me. It was as if he wasn't asking me, but in a way he was testing himself. Tyler asked as if he wondered if I trusted him, and more importantly he seem to want me to say no, to find a reason to not go with him, but against my better judgment I didn't give him the answer he wanted.

"I'm okay Tyler, I mean we're not the best of friends, but we've known each other for a long time, I trust you," I said frankly, but I could tell he wasn't happy I'd said that and I couldn't understand why. There was a long tense silence.

Then suddenly Tyler spoke, "Alright, party it is", the engine roared on. For the rest of the drive up until we got to the party, neither of us said anything. I looked over at him and a few times, and he did the same, he was hiding something I was sure of it.

After what seemed like an eternity, we arrived at the party in the woods. The smell of alcohol consumed the air. The forest of lit by the abundance of light the bonfire gave off. This was Tyler's kind of scene, yet he seemed so withdrawn from what was going on tonight.

I couldn't help but ask, "Tyler? Tyler? Hey!" I shouted. He turned around abruptly and looked me in the eyes.

"Now it's my turn to ask you, are you okay?" I managed to get out without stuttering.

"Well then my answer is the same as yours, I'm fine" I answered, suddenly his usual smirk came across his face, it was the first time this entire night I felt like he was the normal Tyler.

"That's good" I said, smiling back. Suddenly for a second all my worries slipped away. I grabbed Tyler's arm and smiled at him, he must have been surprised from the look on his face.

"Then, let's go have some fun," I said happily and he smiled back at me, he laughed a little too, it was good to see him laugh.

"Well then, after you your highness" he joked. We headed towards the bonfire and grabbed some beers.

What happened after that I'm not entirely sure, all I remember are bits and pieces. A lot of beers, shots, laughing and flirting, oddly half way through the night I was sober enough to realize Tyler was gone. He must have gone off somewhere while I wasn't looking. I made the mistake of running into the woods to look for him. I ran and shouted his name over and over, while I was doing so my head was spinning, it was as if the trees were moving. All the noises around me were completely amplified; I could hear the laughter of the party off in the distance, and the owls in the background. The forest had an unusual scent, a distinct smell, like that was damp leaves and logs you'd find in a stream.

"Tyler! Tyler! Tyler" I continued to shout. At that moment out of nowhere someone put a hand over my mouth and I really started to scream, my heart started to race and I was so afraid of what was about happen. I began fighting back as much as I could until I heard the person's voice.

"Caroline! Caroline! It's me stop screaming" it was Tyler. He let me go and turned me around so that I could see it was him.

"Oh my god Tyler, god, I was so scared. How could you do that?" I shouted angrily, with a level of fear in my voice.

"You should be scared Caroline" he shouted back.

"I don't understand what you're talking about, I came here looking for you" I answered.

"Well you shouldn't have Caroline, now go back to the party and phone Matt to pick you up" he told me, with fear in his voice as well. He began pacing back and forth.

"Tyler, what the hell is going on with you? First you act all weird like you didn't want me to come. Then your back to normal and now you're telling me to leave!" I screamed at him, I couldn't hold back my anger. All of a sudden Tyler came up to me and clutching my arms and looking at me with the most sincerity I'd ever seen him express.

"Caroline, listen to me the truth is you shouldn't have come. And I shouldn't have agreed to take you, but the best thing now is for you to do what I said and go" I spoke, his voice cracking.

"No I'm not leaving until you tell me what wrong" I refuted. I could see he wasn't happy all of a sudden his grip got tighter and it felt as though his nails were digging into my skin. In his eyes I could see his anger flaring up.

"Shut the hell up and listen!" he screamed at me, "You have to leave now!" , every second his grip grew tighter and the tension in his fingers pulsed through my skin.

"Ouch, Tyler, Tyler you're hurting me!" I shouted. He quickly let go of me. Then I could see the terror in his eyes as he looked at my arms. On each side there were a series of marks, they looked as if some sort of animal had clawed their way into my skin. The blood dripped down the sides of arms, the pain stung, but I wasn't worried about that right now.

"Tyler?" I asked, because from the moment he saw the claw marks he had been silent, his hand on his head contemplating what to do.

"Ty…" I began. Until he looked up at me his eyes apologetic.

"Caroline I'm…I'm so sorry, I…" he stuttered trying to get the words out. I breathed in deeply, and looked over at my arms touching the tips of my fingers to them, but I removed them quickly because it only made the pain more unbearable.

After that I looked back over at Tyler, "Tyler…it's…its okay. I'm okay" I said, somehow I got the words to come out right.

"No it's not Caroline! But you get it now, you have to leave" he replied. I walked over to him and put my hand on his shoulder and made him look at me.

"Tyler, I'm fine. Just tell me the truth, tell me why you're like this" I begged him.

"I can't and I won't, Caroline, it's dangerous. I have to go, and you have to leave now" as soon as he finished warning me he turned around and ran, he ran so fast I could only for a second see his shadow.

"Tyler! Tyler!" I shouted again. I continue to yell until I couldn't anymore, because my body began to ache and I got dizzy from the blood lost. I can't remember how I got home that night, all I know is I didn't call Matt, I couldn't call anyone. If they found me like this they'd ask questions and I couldn't let them as questions, and I didn't have the answers anyway. Even with my arms like that, after I finished bandaging them up, all I could think about was Tyler and what had happened. How he seemed more afraid for me then I was for myself and the anger in his eyes like he was going crazy. Then the question came to me, what was he? Whatever the answer was Tyler Lockwood was not a normal person, or at least not anymore. On this dark reclusive night, the only company I had were my own thoughts and the gleaming light beaming from the full moon.

Tyler's secret would not be a secret forever, but it would stay one long enough to tear people's lives apart.