Warnings: Language, minor slash, minor violence

Disclaimer: Don't own.

"Why can't I come?" Bonnie demanded. "I have all the spells you might need to—!"

"What part of you'll be safe here don't you understand?" Damon snapped as he stared her down. "The first person Klaus will kill is you, and you are the only way we can stop him! Ergo, you're the safest away from the action!"

"I'm not going to wait here for you to get killed while I could be helping you!" she cried, voice rising. "I can do so much more than waiting here for your orders when I can be helping my friends just like the rest of you!"

"He'll kill you! I'm trying to keep you safe damnit!"

"I don't need to be kept safe! I can take care of myself Damon!"

"Guys," Caroline started but was cut off by Damon.

"Because you did a fantastic job of that at the ball when you were locked in a closet!"

"You're one to talk! At least my ex didn't have me chained to a wall cutting me open!"

Damon opened his mouth to scream something and abruptly shut it. He glared at the witch and she returned it with equal fire. Matt and Caroline looked at them then at each other with knowing smiles.

"Jesus you two," Tyler rolled his eyes, "Bonnie, you're staying. I don't normally agree with Damon, but he is right. Out of all of us, Klaus fears you the most which means he'll kill you first chance he gets. You're better off here."

Bonnie huffed angrily and shut the book, throwing it on the couch before storming out of the room. Damon rolled his eyes and followed, the other three smirking at his back.

"Bonnie—"

"No! How dare you?" she whirled around to face him. "I'm not some damsel in distress that you think you need to save! I have magic and powers that could kill you just as easily as you could kill—!"

He silenced her with a deep kiss. She gasped as he shoved her against the counter and thrust his tongue in her mouth at the same time. Her arms went around his neck as she pulled him closer, getting lost in him.

"I need you to be safe Bonnie," he breathed against her lips. "I need you to stay here for my sake, alright? I know you're powerful and strong, and that's exactly what Klaus fears. He'll kill you and I just…I can't lose you."

She stared at him with wide hazel eyes, her thumbs stroking his face.

"I don't want to lose you either Damon," she whispered. "I don't want to lose any of you. I just want our friends back."

"If you stay here and find the spell, we'll do the rest," he pressed a gentle kiss to her forehead. "I promise we'll bring them home Bonnie."

"I'm terrified that he'll kill you," she whispered into his chest. "He was so ready to do it before Damon. There is no reason he won't if you find him."

"He won't kill me. As much as that bastard doesn't want to admit it, he likes having me around," he pulled back with a small smirk. She laughed.

"I'm holding you to that promise. I don't think my ancestors would appreciate it if I tried to bring you back."

He chuckled and leaned in closer, "Well we wouldn't want to piss them off, would we?"

"No…we wouldn't," she murmured before their lips met again. She couldn't deny that it was amazing, probably the best she'd ever experienced. Her hands balled his shirt and he wrapped one arm around her, the other gripping the counter. Her hands slid from his shirt to his face and cupped gently as their tongues mingled and he hoisted her onto the counter, moving between her legs to taste more.

They heard a light cough and a snicker behind them. They broke apart meeting Tyler and Matt's smirks and Caroline's beaming smile. Bonnie flushed and buried her face in Damon's neck while said vampire rolled his eyes.

"Well I guess you're staying," Tyler said smugly.

Elena gritted her teeth as fangs sunk into her arm for what felt like the hundredth time in a row, Klaus' tight grip on her arm not helping with the pain. The hybrid sucked for a few more seconds before Klaus retracted her arm and handed it to the next one. She sank her fangs in above the previous holes and Elena hissed in pain.

When she had been fed off of by all the transitioning werewolves she was shoved back into the tent without a second look from the hybrid. She examined her arms, the holes reminding her of a stapler. She exhaled angrily before crawling to her brother, who was wrapped like a taco inside his blanket. She wriggled into the blanket with him and he immediately cuddled into her, sighing deeply.

"Ty," he whispered as he sought her hand. Elena linked them together and kissed the back of his. His symptoms were worsening again; now he was dreaming about Tyler and hallucinating. She feared he would lose his mind, though Klaus seemed confident he would pull through. It hadn't seemed like he would when he told her what happened to Jenna.

Sadly, Elena wasn't surprised by her aunt's death. For as long as they resisted Klaus, he would have had to kill one of them. It would be foolish of them to assume that Klaus would let them all live.

It was another hour before Jeremy woke. Elena knew he was disappointed to see her and not Tyler and tried not to take it to heart.

"Elena?" he mumbled sleepily. "Did he make you feed the werewolves?"

"Yeah, but I'm fine Jer," she soothed. "It wasn't bad at all."

"I wish he would drop dead," he whispered emotionally and Elena could tell he was close to tears again.

"So do I," she couldn't help but agree as she thought of Stefan. "But they're coming for us. They haven't given up. Tyler would never give up on you."

"He'll kill them if they find us. He'll probably kill them right in front of us a-and then we'll be stuck with him forever."

Elena gathered him in her arms as he broke down again. As her own tears fell, she wished that someone could help them if only to make Jeremy's suffering end.

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"Fuck," Tyler muttered as his heart contracted painfully again. He doubled over when a second wave hit him hard and he repeated his mantra of Jeremy's name in his head.

"Ty?" Caroline asked worriedly. He waved her away.

"I'm fine, I'm fine," he panted as he took a deep breath and stood upright. Caroline didn't look convinced but didn't press.

"If you can't handle this Tyler, no one would blame you," Stefan said softly.

"No, I need to find him. He needs me to find him," Tyler glared forward with determination. "I'll be fine."

His tone left no room for questioning. The others gave him another cautious look before taking off again.

"I'm coming baby. Just hang on for me," he whispered to the air before following them.

Jeremy woke later in the day, the heat from the blanket and Elena curled up with him making him uncomfortable. He squirmed from her hold and stepped out of the tent, enjoying the cool breeze that hit him. The sun was still out but the wind made it more bearable as he traveled through the more open part of camp. He saw no sign of Klaus, which he was truly thankful for, and he walked in the direction Klaus had taken him earlier, making a detour and finding a nearby river.

When he deemed the coast clear he stripped off his clothes and jumped in, making sure to keep his body up to his head underwater in case of unwanted visitors. The water was cold but refreshing. It lessened the pain in his chest as he swam around, enjoying the mock sense of freedom he found for a while. He could pretend that Klaus didn't exist, that he and Elena were just spending another summer day at the lake with their friends. He remembered the time at the beginning of last summer when Tyler had convinced him to ditch school so they could drive to a lake he would go to with his parents. He'd even prepared a picnic for them and they spent the entire day together. They had a bonfire afterwards, and he remembered the moment he realized he was in love with his best friend was when he took a bite of the s'more he was so proud of making and howled at the moon jokingly with a fat grin on his face.

He smiled fondly; Jenna had been pissed and grounded him for a week but that day was worth it. Every day with Tyler was well worth whatever consequence came with it, including this. Even though Klaus made it his mission to destroy what they had, Jeremy would go through this torture again and again if he got the chance to be with Tyler.

He dipped his head under to try and ignore the sudden pain that hit him. Klaus would only give him up when he was bored, and he would more than likely kill him when he did. He wasn't going to let him go back to Tyler, he would simply kill him just to bring him more agony. And even if Tyler did find them, Klaus's new hybrids would tear him and his friends apart. He was terrified that the next time he saw him, he would just be a corpse.

Jeremy let out a whimper, bubbles leaving his mouth as he came up and opened his eyes wide. He pressed his lips together tightly to try and fight off the tears he knew were inevitable. He couldn't remember the last time he cried so much. He couldn't remember the last time he had been this miserable.

He swam around for almost an hour before stepping out and shaking his head, water flying everywhere. He shivered at the drop in temperature as he gathered his clothes, cursing himself for not bringing a blanket to use as a towel. When he put on his clothes to the best of his abilities he started making his way back to the camp begrudgingly, the dread seeping back into his stomach at what awaited him there.

He stopped for a moment; what the hell was he doing? Klaus wasn't anywhere in sight. He could just leave right now! He could make it in the woods on his own for a while and if Tyler and the others were looking for him they were sure to find him eventually. He had to run into someone at some point who could help him, so why not take off now?

Elena.

He sighed. He couldn't leave Elena, especially since he tried to run away once before and Klaus threatened to kill her should he try it again. Even though it wasn't the best plan, he was desperate to get away from Klaus. It dawned on him then that that was probably the only reason Klaus let him wander off alone. He knew that he wouldn't leave because of Elena. It was his way of manipulating him into staying while he made everyone believe he wanted to be there willingly.

He gritted his teeth as he felt an intense anger wash over him. Never had he hated someone so much as he did Klaus in that moment. He hated the bastard that ripped him away from his life, from the people he loved. He hated that he was obsessed with him and wouldn't leave him alone.

He hated with a passion that they were all pawns in his sick, twisted game and that none of them had a say in anything that happened to them. They'd done nothing to deserve this. He did nothing to deserve this punishment Klaus had bestowed upon him. So why did Klaus think he had the right to do this to him?

He marched back to camp angrily. The sight of Klaus sitting with the others so casually and laughing with them made his blood boil and he balled his fists. Without thinking, he rushed over and punched the surprised hybrid in the face.

Klaus caught himself before falling but Jeremy didn't let up. He delivered punch after punch after punch, his fists bloody and cracking from the force of his knuckles against the hybrids face. He didn't realize that Klaus hadn't ordered anyone to restrain him and that he wasn't fighting him at all, his expression blank as Jeremy delivered blow after blow.

"You fucking son of a bitch!" Jeremy cried in between punches, ignoring the pain and letting adrenaline drive him on. "What did I ever do to you? What did I do to deserve this? Answer me, goddamnit! What did I do?"

Elena ran out of the tent when she heard him screaming but her path was blocked by two hybrids. She watched them in horror, fearing for Jeremy's life as well as her own.

"Jeremy!" she cried to get his attention, but he was too far gone in his grief to hear.

"Who gave you the right to take me away from everyone I love? Who gave you the right to drag me all over the fucking forest? Who gave you the right to fight Tyler and take me away?"

The tears had broken their dam sometime between punches but the distraught boy didn't notice this either. His strength was beginning to give out and he was starting to slow down. Finally he collapsed, overcome with fatigue and sobs as he curled into a fetal position on the cold ground. Klaus stood as if nothing had happened and looked down at the quivering boy, his eyes holding no empathy as he gazed at the surrounding hybrids coldly. His gaze stopped at Elena.

"Take her back into the tent and make sure she stays there."

Both men grabbed each of her arms before she could protest and they dragged her back inside. One hybrid approached Klaus carefully.

"What about the boy, sir?"

"Leave him," he snapped coldly. The hybrid nodded quickly, shrinking in fear before stepping back behind others around him. "No one touch him, just leave him be."

With one last cold look at Jeremy, Klaus took off into the woods. No one dared follow him and they looked at one another before moving to the other side of the camp, leaving Jeremy alone.

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When Klaus came back it was near nightfall. He found a couple of humans to take his anger out on and now he was ready to deal with his stubborn mate. He was taken off guard when Jeremy had attacked him and he was angry that Jeremy would humiliate him knowing he couldn't make him stop without hurting him. He looked weak, and Klaus knew he was anything but weak.

He found Jeremy just beyond the forest sitting against a tree with his knees pressed close to his body. He was looking towards the stars, the moon's light was hitting him at an angle where the softness of his features stood out and his breath caught. This was the reason he had to take Jeremy away. He couldn't allow anyone else to be around such perfection.

He approached him swiftly and pulled him up by his arm. They went deep into the forest before he let him go. Jeremy's serene smile had vanished and was replaced with a cold glare that matched his own.

"What you did was unacceptable," Klaus hissed. "You know that I can't make you do anything unless I cause you pain and for a human, I can cause quite a bit of it."

"Then maybe you should just kill me. Since I'm so disobedient," Jeremy snorted as he looked beyond him to a tree. Klaus felt his blood boil.

"Why must you make everything so difficult?" he barked. "This nonsense about Tyler and Mystic Falls ends now! You left that life, and this is your new one! Accept that like Elena has and move on Jeremy! You are not going back to Mystic Falls, or Tyler because you are mine!"

He bellowed the last part in Jeremy's face, but he didn't even flinch. The pain in his chest keeping him grounded as his sorrow, rage, and pain started to fuel him again.

"Go fuck yourself!" he snarled viciously. "You made me leave that life Klaus! I didn't want to be uprooted from my life and my family! My life was perfect until you showed up and made it a living hell!"

"You couldn't have been happy being stuck in that pathetic town," the hybrid snorted. "Please Jeremy. It is every person's dream to leave their home and see the world."

"I would've left someday, not that it's any of your business."

"Well consider this a head start into your education of the real world," Klaus took a step towards him. "This is your life now Jeremy. It is here with me. Mystic Falls is a thing of the past, as is Tyler. There is a whole world waiting for you and I to explore, and those two things will only hold you back."

"You don't get it, do you?" Jeremy laughed humorlessly. "I belong in Mystic Falls Klaus. I belong there with my family, my friends and my boyfriend. I don't need a head start on anything! I would have left when I was ready to see more! I have someone who has shown me the world, everything amazing about it, and he's not you."

"You and Tyler had a fling! I'm sure he's already moved on with that blonde girl he's always with. He has no respect for anyone or anything but himself and yet you fall in love with him."

"Werewolf bonding isn't a fucking fling! That means everything! It's a stronger, more sacred bond than marriage!" Jeremy screamed furiously. "You have no idea what it means to love, so you wouldn't understand. But it won't be broken or destroyed by you Klaus. Nothing you ever do will change what we have."

"Interesting," Klaus mused, a smirk sliding onto his face. "You call it love. But two boys who go from fighting constantly to hopping into bed isn't love Jeremy. Now that you're gone he'll find someone else to take your place in his bed."

"And I supposed you harassing me and kidnapping me is supposed to be real love right?" Jeremy asked sarcastically. "You don't have a damn clue about our past! Don't talk about things you don't understand!"

"Understand this: you will not be going back to him, not now, not ever. You will stop these little games and submit to me. Tyler Lockwood lost his privilege to be your mate and now you're mine. You will forget about him Jeremy."

Jeremy's expression twisted in anger. He stormed to Klaus and sneered in his face.

"Understand this Klaus: I will never be yours."

He ran back to the camp and Klaus let him go, his expression a cross of anger and amusement.

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Jeremy breathed heavily as he dreamed of Tyler. It was so vivid he could touch him, smell his musky scent, feel his hands on his body, teasing him until his cock started to rise.

"Looks like someone's happy to see me."

"Are you going to do something about it?" he moved his hips up.

Klaus paused when he returned from the woods, the scent of Jeremy's arousal hitting him sharply. As if he were being drawn to it he entered the tent and knelt next to him. He cupped his face with one hand, feeling how hot and sweaty he was before his hand trailed down his damp shirt and into his pants. The moan he let out when he gripped his damp flesh made his cock twitch.

Tyler kissed his way down his chest, stopping to lave at his nipples for a bit. Jeremy groaned and buried his fingers into his hair, trying to shove his head down to relieve his problem. Tyler chuckled.

"Patience, babe."

"Nghh, I need you," he breathed out, thrusting his hips up once more. Tyler smirked and trailed down Jeremy's stomach with his tongue before kissing his thighs and finally licking a stripe from the base of his cock to the tip, swallowing him whole.

"Please," he moaned out, still thrusting. Klaus obliged, eyes transfixed on the willing boy, and continued to move his hand steadily until he brought him to climax. Jeremy cried out before moaning Tyler's name and rolling over back into sleep.

Klaus flew out the tent before his anger alerted them of his presence. Of course Jeremy would be thinking about Tyler. Of course he would want the one he mated with to touch him. It was clear that Jeremy couldn't let go of him on his own.

He snarled as he punched a tree. He was a fool in thinking Jeremy would forget, but he underestimated the power of his bond with Tyler. He should have ended this madness and let him go back but he couldn't. He was hooked on him. He wanted him so much it was starting to drive him insane and he would be damned if Tyler took away one more thing that he wanted. Tyler had everything he wanted, and it brought him great pleasure to take it away from him. But Jeremy was becoming more than a prize to him. He was so deep under his skin that he couldn't shake him and he knew there was only one thing he could do.

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Elena was allowed to leave the tent the next evening. She and Jeremy sat by a tree eating their dinner of rabbit, wincing as they forced down each bite. Her body guard kept watch close by.

"We need a plan," Elena murmured. "Who knows how long it'll take them to find us. If we can get away from them long enough we might find them in the forest."

"I tried that once and he threatened to kill you if I did it again," he said lowly. "I'm not taking that chance again Elena."

"Then I'll go. I know for a fact he won't kill either one of us. All I need is enough time to find Stefan, or for Tyler to sniff us out."

There was a disturbance on the other side of the camp and they both turned their heads. Klaus was standing there, looking in their direction and from what they could see, he looked pissed. He tried to hide his fear as he glanced at Elena. He knew the hybrid heard them.

In less than a second Klaus was beside them and pulling Jeremy up roughly by his sweater. Jeremy gasped as he was forced against the tree, back scraping roughly against the bark. He looked at the pissed hybrid in a panic and struggled against him.

"What did I tell you about running away from me?" he barked to the terrified boy. "You are never going back to bloody Mystic Falls!"

"Let go!" Jeremy cried. Klaus only held on tighter.

"This is your last chance to let Tyler go," he hissed dangerously. "This is your last chance to submit to me Jeremy."

He shook his head with wide eyes.

"Then you've left me no choice. Ben!" he screeched to the hybrid beside the tree. "Hold the girl!"

"No! No stop!" Elena cried as he grabbed her arms behind her back. "Jeremy!"

"Don't!" Jeremy cried as he pulled her arms further back and she screamed. "Klaus don't!"

"Forget about him!" he snarled furiously to the teen.

"Klaus stop!" she wailed as she pulled and tugged. "Stop!"

Jeremy's head thrashed as Klaus tried to still him. He finally caught his chin and slammed his head into the tree. He immediately shut his eyes.

"Look at me Jeremy," he growled.

"No!"

"Look at me or I'll break her arms!" he spat. "I may need her alive but that doesn't mean I won't cause her pain!"

"Let him go Klaus!" Elena cried.

"Ben!" Klaus called and on cue he snapped her pinky finger sharply. Elena howled in pain, tears pouring down her face.

"No! Stop!" Jeremy's eyes flew open. Klaus grinned wickedly.

"That's better. Now," his eyes dilated and Jeremy realized, with a sinking heart what was coming. "Forget about him."

"No," he felt tears pouring down his face as he tried desperately to hang onto every memory of Tyler. He grappled for every kiss, every smile, every time he said I love you. His mind went hazy and he screamed internally.

No, please no!

"Tyler Lockwood does not exist," he started as he stared into Jeremy's blank eyes. "You have never heard of him, you were never his mate, and you never loved him. You are my mate. You belong to me and me alone."

"Jeremy!" Elena fought harder despite the pain of her broken finger. "Don't listen to him!"

"You will obey my every command," he continued calmly, ignoring the doppelganger's cries, "because you love me and you are loyal to me, no matter what happens. You will never leave me."

"I won't leave you," Jeremy repeated mechanically as the haze took over and the last memory of Tyler was wiped from his mind. "I love you. I'll never leave."

Klaus smiled, "Yes, love. Now you never will."