Jeremy was happy that dinner wound up being delivery pizza that only he and Tyler were sharing. Elena was over at Stefan's and Jenna didn't want to bother the two boys engulfed in their video games so she had proposed the idea to just order in. Tyler and Jeremy had been playing games for hours which kept Jenna's suspicious question's at bay because she was enjoying seeing the two former enemies in such good moods.
The competitive nature of the boy's relationship came naturally as did their shared sense of humor at the other's teasing. Tyler was a bit more defensive then Jeremy but seemed as if nothing could truly bother him in the state he was in.
"Oh damn it." Jeremy shouted at the game.
"What? Tired of loosing?" Tyler asked with a raised eyebrow.
Jeremy rolled his eyes. "I'm just done with this game." He said tossing the controller to the floor.
"Fine," Tyler said, more agreeable than usual, "What are we going to do now?" he asked.
At the same time Alaric entered the house and the two boys turned around to see him greeting Jenna with a kiss and flowers.
"Let's go upstairs." Jeremy said still watching the romantic scene.
"Yea. They look like they'd rather be alone." Tyler added suggestively.
As they entered Jeremy's room Tyler began to look around. He spotted a picture of a young Jeremy and Elena dressed up for Halloween in pretty ridiculous costumes.
"What is this?" Tyler teased. "What a little stud you were. Age what? Five?" He continued, laughing.
"Hey stop looking over there." Jeremy said a bit embarrassed. Tyler moved the picture to his hand farther away from Jeremy who leaned across to grab it. At this moment it became apparent just how close they were.
Without thinking the two kissed. It immediately grew passionate, as if each boy was trying to take full advantage of the moment and their ability to freely express their attraction. Hands roamed freely and Tyler began to lead Jeremy towards the bed. Still kissing wildly, Jeremy began following Tyler's lead and walking backward until he reached the edge of the bed. Tyler pushed Jeremy down and crawled on top of the younger teen, pressing his body weight down and grinding his hips into Jeremy's. He was lost in the moment and didn't hesitate when Jeremy pulled at his shirt. Tyler took the black t-shirt off with one swift motion and pulled at Jeremy's, which was removed in return.
They went back to their kissing and Tyler began to kiss down Jeremy's jaw line, not yet even thinking about where this was going.
There was no chance to find out.
Tyler felt a hand grip his neck forcefully. He looked up to see Damon standing on the side of the bed in an obvious rage.
The vampire pulled Tyler up by his neck, gripping the back of the teen's neck with his other had and squeezing while dragging Tyler to the other side of the room.
"What the fuck are you doing?" Damon asked, not intending to get an answer. He leaned in closer, making eye contact with the teen, "You have no idea what the fuck you just did." He continued, seething.
He shoved Tyler into the wall and threw his shirt at him. "Put your fucking clothes on and get the fuck out of here…so I can deal with you." He instructed. Tyler did as he was told.
"Damon what the hell are you doing? Tyler are you ok? What's going on? Are you guys together?" Jeremy shot questions while putting pieces together. "Were you cheating on him with me?" Jeremy was now looking at Tyler who could see pain in the younger teens eyes.
"Shut up and stay out of this, Jeremy" Damon said, facing away from Jeremy, eyes still glued to Tyler.
"Where do you want me to go?" Tyler asked, sincerely in fear of the vampire's rage and attempting to be as compliant as possible. He knew there was no escaping and committed to being as submissive as possible so that he would hopefully get punished less.
"Give me your keys." Damon said and Tyler quickly complied. "Just head towards town. Keep walking until I come find you."
Tyler nodded in agreement before walking out of the bedroom. He knew the suspense of waiting for Damon was going to be excruciating, but also figured it to be a part of Damon's game plan to torment him.