"Tyler! I'm so glad to see you." I exclaimed as I hugged him. "So you're better now?"
"Yeah, I have most everything under control." He explained. "So what did I miss while I was gone?"
"Oh not much." I lied. I did not want to tell him about the tomb incident that had just happened or the fact that I was currently training to be a vampire hunter right now. "So I'm guessing that you probably can't stay the night."
"No, unfortunately, since you aunt knows that I'm here." He told me. "But we can go out on a date tomorrow if you'd like."
"I would definitely like that." I agreed. "Well we need to kiss before you leave."
After a few minutes of making out, he decided it would be a good time to make his exit.
The next day, I found myself in his bed. We had had sex, but I was currently in my underwear. My phone started to ring. I hoped it wasn't Stefan. Thankfully, it was Ric. I tried to think why he would be calling me. Then I remember that we were supposed to have a training session today and I forgot to cancel.
"Hey Ric." I greeted. "Now isn't really a good time for me."
"Why not?" He asked.
"Well my boyfriend is back in town and I really want to spend the day with him." I explained. "We can pick up our training again tomorrow."
"Okay I'll see you tomorrow." He agreed.
"Who were you talking to?" Tyler asked.
"Oh that was Ric." I replied. Then I remembered that he didn't know Ric. "He's the new history teacher and he's kind of my mentor."
"Mentor for what exactly?" Tyler questioned.
"Vampire hunting." I stated. "I don't want to be useless every time a vampire shows up, so I decided to take action and force him to teach me."
A few days later, I was at home. Elena and Jenna were talking about her adoption. My phone started to ring. This time it was Stefan.
"Yes?" I answered.
"There's been another attack." He stated. "We think at least one of the vampires got out of the tomb."
"Are you sure it wasn't Pearl?" I asked.
"It doesn't seem like the Pearl that I knew in 1864." He explained. "Plus, she just got out of the tomb. I don't think she'd do anything to jeopardize that."
"I guess I can come over." I told him.
So when I got there, I found Damon, drunk, with a group of equally drunk and probably compelled sorority girls.
"Really?" I asked.
"If it isn't Stefan's ladylove." He slurred. Why did everyone think that?
"You should probably sober up." I told him. "Elena's coming over soon and she'll probably ask you to go on a ride with her."
I started to look around the house. I found Stefan in his room…without a shirt and drying off with a towel. Okay, damn! He almost looked as hot as Tyler did without his shirt off. I tried to remember what I needed to talk to him about.
"Jill…I wasn't expecting you to be here so soon." He said as he put on a shirt. That seemed to snap me out of my trance.
"I drove." I replied. "So there was a vampire attack, right?"
"Yes." He confirmed.
"And you think it was one from the tomb?" I also asked.
"Yes." He declared. "It must have not been sealed right. I guess if we could get out, the other vampires would be to exit as well. We need to find them."
"Does Damon know about this?" I asked.
"He's not exactly sober right now." Stefan pointed out. "I'll make sure to tell him."
"Well he's got to go with Elena to find out about her birth mother." I informed him. Suddenly, my phone rang. It's amazing how rarely get texts anymore. It was Caroline. "Hey Care, how are you?"
"I'm embarrassed out of my mind." She answered. "Matt's mom happened to come home when we were having sex."
"Kelly the Cougar's back in town?" I asked. "I wouldn't expect that. She didn't even come back for Vicki's funeral. Did she say why she was there?"
"No, but I need to get away from her." Caroline responded. "Can I please come over to your house?"
"Well I haven't been home since this morning." I told her. "But I will meet you there."
I hung up and turned to Stefan.
"So there's this Bachelor Auction at the Grill tonight." I explained. "We can discuss things there tonight."
I went home to talk to my best girlfriend. She was pretty much my only girlfriend at the moment after what happened with Anna. She had called me a few times but I didn't want to talk to her.
However, that seemed unlikely because she was inside when I arrived.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"Well you wouldn't return my calls, so I decided to apologize here." Anna explained. I then went to the door to let Caroline.
"What is she doing here?" Caroline asked.
"I didn't let her in." I explained.
"I want to apologize because I miss hanging out with you." Anna replied.
"You tried to kill her." Caroline pointed out.
"No I just kidnapped her and fed her blood to my mom to revive her." Anna countered before she looked at me. "I had no intention of killing you. Yes the blood was because of an old grudge, but you're not like the other Gilberts I've met in the past. You don't hate vampires. I really want to be your friend."
"The role of her best friend is already taken." Caroline remarked.
"I didn't say best friend." Anna replied. "I want to have a real sleepover to prove I'm not so bad. I would be okay with it being a slumber party."
"Before I agree, I need you to tell me something." I said. "There was an attack this morning. Were you or your mother responsible for it?"
"We didn't do that." Anna explained. "We rarely did directly from humans."
"What do you mean directly?" Caroline asked. I was kind of curious about that as well.
"As in we usually drink from blood bags." Anna explained. "But I imagine if a vampire escaped the tomb, they would be very thirsty. I mean you would be too if you went 145 years without eating."
"So am I going to be able to say no to you?" I asked.
"Nope." Anna remarked.
"Fine, then the three of us will come back here after the bachelor auction tonight." I told her.
There were two sections of the bachelor auction: one for teens, and one for adults. I needed to make sure that I had money to bid on Tyler. I was not going to let some skank get him for tomorrow night. Most bachelor auctions were for the night of, but they decided that we should be able to have proper dates. I guess it was good because it wouldn't interfere with my sleepover.
"Okay but don't worry about bringing anything to sleep in." Anna instructed. All my stuff was here. "I'll make sure to cover that."
After a while, Caroline and I went to the Grill. Mrs. Lockwood was emceeing the auction. Lucky for Caroline, Matt was working and not part of the auction. Kelly the Cougar was glad to see Elena. I was at a table with Stefan while Caroline was working the cash box.
"Okay we're going to start with the teens." Mrs. Lockwood said. "Let's hear it for Mark Jones."
"So you're probably right about it being a vampire from the tomb." I told Stefan. "Anna just isn't sure which one? Hopefully it was just a random occurrence and not the first of many."
"It could be a big problem if they all got out." Stefan remarked. "There were some pretty nasty ones in there."
"I guess we can't do anything about it." I replied. "Wasn't someone supposed to destroy the tomb?"
"We weren't able to get around to that." He explained. "Anyway why are you still hanging out with Anna?"
"She's kind of pushy." I responded. "Though, she says that she's not going to hurt me anymore."
"Next up is one that I think is real catch." Mrs. Lockwood said. "Of course I'm his mother. It's my son, Tyler Lockwood."
Tyler flashed a smile that almost made me melt.
"Do we have any opening bids?" She questioned.
"50 dollars." I shouted.
"That's quite an opening bid." The woman commented. "Okay we have fifty dollars."
"70 dollars." A girl named Sarah countered.
"Okay seventy dollars." Mrs. Lockwood stated. "Do we have any more?"
"One hundred." I bid.
"125." Sarah remarked
"150." I declared. I wasn't expecting a bidding war.
"200." Sarah challenged.
"300." I offered. I hope she didn't have any more because that was my max.
"301." Sarah said. Fuck. I guess I have to trust Tyler.
"Okay 301 going once, going twice, sold to the young lady at Table 4." Mrs. Lockwood said. "Now before we get to the men, would any other adolescents like to volunteer?"
"How about my brother Stefan?" Damon suggested.
Well since I lost out on Tyler, I decided to bid on Stefan and won. I had to talk to Tyler.
"So what's up with you bidding on Stefan?" He asked.
"I didn't expect you to be worth more than 300." I explained. "Stefan and I have been hanging out since you left."
"When were you going to tell me this?" Tyler questioned.
"I don't know but you have no reason to be jealous." I told him. "I love you. But if anyone should be jealous, it's me."
"I promise I won't let her do any more than the required kiss." Tyler vowed. "I love you too."
"Good." I stated. "Now, I have a sleepover to get too. Caroline and this girl, Anna that moved here while you were gone are coming over."
I then noticed Damon and Elena fighting. I didn't know what it was about but I probably would when she came home. I went to pick up Caroline from the cashbox and she drove us to my house. Anna was waiting with a bag when we got there. I let her in and we went up to my room.
"So you brought sleepwear for us?" Caroline asked.
"Yes I did." Anna confirmed as she opened the bag. Inside were what appeared to be babydoll nightgowns.
"You're kidding, right?" I asked. I mean they were sexy, but not really me.
"Nope, if we're going to do this, we should do this in style." Anna remarked.
After a session of changing, we found ourselves on my floor. I hoped Jenna wouldn't see me in this.
"So how old are you?" Caroline asked. I'll admit, I was a bit curious about this as well.
"Katherine turned me in 1602." Anna explained. "I was 16 at the time."
"So that would make you 423." I replied. "You look good for your age."
"Thanks." Anna replied. You know I think it was possible that we could actually be friends.
"So how's your mom?" I asked.
"She's good." Anna said quickly. Okay, suddenly I had a feeling that she was hiding something. Whatever it was, it did not seem very good. "We've got a cottage in the woods."
The next day at school, not only was Anna attending, but Tyler was also back.
"So where exactly did you go with your uncle?" I asked as I let him walk with his arm around me.
"I went to a reservation." He explained. "There were lots of werewolves there, both male and female. It was kind of a pack, if you will."
"I hope you didn't hook up with a she-wolf." I said jokingly. The only problem was he didn't seem to be laughing. Oh no, please do not tell me that he did. He couldn't have, could he?
"Actually, I did." He stated. This was not good.
So it seems like Tyler was a bad dog while he was away. What will this mean for he and Jill? And this episode had a shirtless scene for Damon. I decided to give Stefan one instead. And the tomb vampires were freed, but you already knew that. Don't forget to review