Elena had been left alone for quite a while. To the point where she was scared that either a.) Klaus and Jeremy both left her to go back to Mystic Falls or b.) Klaus left, after killing Jeremy. Neither of the choices settled her and it caused her to sigh tiredly, looking around her and seeing the wreck of her room.

She groaned, biting her lip, leaving the room and going around the house, listening. She heard no signs of any heartbeat... No hybrid or human. Just her. Alone. She sighed, going to the refrigerator of blood bags hidden in the basement. Klaus assumed that she had no idea about it, even though she did and would always sneak down there late at night, ransacking it hungrily, craving the actual warm, pulsing blood straight from the vein.

She went through about six blood bags, feeling hazily hungry. Her mind racing with thoughts of it. Silence still thudded heavily in her ears, taunting her as she quickly snuck back up to the living room. Her fangs are lengthened and her eyes are darkened and tinted red in hunger. She froze, listening intently around her, hearing something out of the blue.

She is on attack mode, stalking through the house, detecting the wavelength of the heartbeat to be hybrid. The scent wasn't recognizable to her and she was slightly scared. The human in her trembled from the thought of one of Klaus' hybrids coming to attack her. But she swallowed it, determined to be strong.

She kept walking, skeptical and slightly nervous. She suddenly felt someone shoving at her and before she could hit the ground, she is on defense, the unknown body slamming against the wall. Elena bared her teeth, eyes glazed over dark amber. She froze when she recognized the face, her hold relaxing and she sighed. "Did you really have to do that?" she questioned, arching a brow.

Tyler chuckled in mild amusement, dusting himself off as she pulled back from him. "Yes, it was completely necessary," he said, just to mess with her, playfully elbowing her. She rolled her eyes and sighed. This was what she needed. She needed something normal, now alone here. She secretly had missed Tyler. "I missed you," she whispered softly, admitting it aloud as she came forward to hug him with a smile. Tyler smiled automatically back, hugging her back. "Missed you too, it's not the same without you around."

Probably better, the dark voice in the back of her brain murmured and she shrugged it off mentally and nodded. "You can only take so much of Klaus," she said dryly, pulling back and looking around nervously, as if she thought he would show up out of the blue suddenly. Tyler grimaced as the name was mentioned and he knew how she probably felt now.

He nodded slowly. "How's it been?" Elena groaned and held up her hand, motioning it back and forth. "Alright," she murmured. "Just so many things I've been feeling and... Klaus- He doesn't do good with emotions," she said, huffing. Tyler can't help but agree, having had dealt with it himself. But he knew it was probably worse with Elena. "Had a drink today?" he asked curiously. Elena looked at him in slight confusion, not quite sure what he meant exactly, but she shook her head as an answer.

Tyler's lips curled into a mischievous and cheeky grin from the answer, grabbing her wrist and leading her down the stairs. He gladly found the liquor already within the first five minutes of being inside the house. It was quite huge and cavernous, for only three people. But he then reminded himself that it was Klaus after all.

They got to the liquor cabinet and Tyler served them crystal tumblers full of the golden bourbon. Elena sipped it and pursed her lips, resisting the urge to crinkle her nose. Alcohol stung, but she heard from Stefan and Damon in the past that it helped with the cravings. Elena distantly wondered if she would be turning into an alcoholic anytime soon.

Tyler took a sip of his own, taking it back with more ease, having had built up a tolerance since he became a hybrid. He set his glass down and looked at her. "Hungry?" he asked curiously, breaking the silence. Elena scoffed slightly, chuckling slightly and nodded. "Always am," she amended. He nodded and took in the scent of the house and was able to track down where they had the blood bags stashed. The basement. Typical.

He fished out three blood bags, grabbing an extra for Elena, just in case. He came back, setting the two in front of her. Elena blinked at the blood bags and grabbed one quickly, ripping it open with her teeth. Her fangs elongated and her eyes were illuminated gold as she gulped back the blood hungrily as if she hadn't fed in a week.

Too soon, the blood was all gone and the two blood bags were finished. Elena and Tyler continued to drink, catching up with each other and laughing at some of the horrible jokes they both cracked. Elena jumped up when she saw Jeremy came back. She came to hug him, wrapping her arms around him. "Jeremy!" she greeted him happily. She doesn't think about the fact that this had been the closest she had gotten near him since she turned and she doesn't care at the moment.

Jeremy gladly hugged her back, chuckling. "Hey, how you doing? Is this getting any better for you?" he asked, all too curious. Elena froze, muscles locking as she comprehended how her face was pressed into his neck and the thrumming heartbeat beneath his skin, pumping blood through his veins so deliciously.

She gulped, her throat suddenly dry as she took in the scent, feeling her fangs automatically on their own accord. The two boys take her silence as bad. Tyler saw it quickly and yanked her away from him before she could do anything. She growled, being yanked away from her prey and she yanked herself away, ready to attack, her primal hunger taking control of her. Her mind fuzzy and unbalanced as she didn't think clearly.

"Jeremy, leave!" Tyler yelled quickly, grabbing hold of her and keeping her in a tight hold, thankful that he was physically bigger and stronger than her. Jeremy quickly left to his room, looking at Elena with wide eyes, not recognizing her to be his sister at all in that moment with the look in her eye.

She growled. "Let me go," she cried, struggling like a caged animal, feeling all too much like one. Tyler grabbed her, turning her to look him in the eye. She looked at him for a short second, before her golden eyes moved around, looking everywhere as she squirmed. "Let go of me!" she said, not wanting to be held down like this. The urge to run and run to nowhere in particular was present in her mind. He grasped her jaw, stilling her head movements.

"You're fine. You're fine," Tyler told her calmly, hold tight on her, nearing painful. Elena looked at him, lips parted as her eyes softened back to the original doe brown and guilt is present in her expression and she was still in his hold. Not daring to move or speak, realizing that she basically almost attacked her own brother.

Suddenly there is a loud bang, signaling the door was slammed shut. Elena jumped, looking up at Klaus who entered. He stopped in his spot, tilting his head as he saw Tyler, holding Elena in that manner. His features hardened into a glare as he was suddenly there, yanking Tyler off of Elena and glaring. "You have quite the nerve young hybrid," he spat, his hand firmly in his hair, yanking painfully on the short hairs, causing Tyler to wince.

"I wanted to see Elena," Tyler said frankly, through gritted teeth. Elena stared with wide eyes and she came up to Klaus. "Klaus," she said. "Let him go, please," she said meekly, knowing it was probably no use to try and fight with him. He looked over to her, with cold, murky eyes that probed into her soul, making her shiver. "He's my friend," she told him, purposely putting emphasis on 'friend'. Klaus growled and let go, shoving him away as he looked over Elena. "You did something," he said knowingly.

Elena grimaced and her eyes automatically turned down towards the ground, sighing. "I-I almost attacked Jer," she whispered. Klaus groaned. "I thought I told you that you couldn't be that close to him," he said, giving her a look that caused her to flinch. Elena nodded, knowing that he did. "I-I forgot," she replied, knowing it was a stupid excuse.

Klaus growled at that, seeming to agree with the excuse being stupid. "Well, for that we're going hunting," he said, gripping her arm and yanking her closer towards him as he lead her towards the door. Klaus stopped and looked over to Tyler and nodded. "Guess you'll be joining and getting a free meal," he said snappily. Elena groaned softly, knowing this wouldn't turn out well. To have both Tyler and Klaus around her as she hunted sounded utterly terrifying, wondering what could possibly happen.

Song: We Are by Hollywood Undead

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