A/N: Sorry it took so long, but I really wanted to work on this chapter. This is where things get really interesting. I hope it was worth all the wait! Also, I'm really taken by my studies, so the next one will come out in a long time too.
They finally made it.
Jeremy smiles of satisfaction as he walks down the stairs. They defeated Katherine, and this was a huge relief for him and everyone else. They finally all have their revenge and safety now, it's peace again. Though even if he's satisfied of that bitch's defeat the boy is going to miss the adventure. But just because this story is over doesn't mean the world has turned normal again. There is still supernatural out there and he wants to be a part of it. He wants to see the witch he's crushing on to make her see what he sees in witchcraft, so that she could accept this part of her. And accept him, so that he could be with her. As a first step he decides to go check up on her and offer her a ride home. After looking around his eyes find Bonnie, outside with the other witch who was helping Katherine before them. But as he starts walking towards her a familiar voice comes to his ears.
"I did this. I killed her"
Jeremy stops walking immediatly. Hearing that made him feel like something squeezed his stomach then came up to his heart. Not only because of the sentence he just heard but also because of the voice that pronounced it.
It was Tyler's.
Did he actually hear that? Has Tyler actually killed someone? Did he just turn? This can't happen, not now! They were all fine, their problems were solved! How can a new one be created so quickly? Jeremy has to figure it out. He looks around and sees Tyler and Caroline talking. As he listens to them he comes closer to hear their conversation better.
"No, you didn't mean to and I think it's best for everyone…" he hears the vampire saying.
Jeremy can see a part of the body laying on the floor. He goes to his left to see the face that was attached to it. His entire body shivers when he identifies Tyler's victim: it was Sarah. It's so ironic to think he almost killed her a few days ago! They were so relieved when she opened her eyes for the first time, but this time she won't. And Tyler's curse has been triggered. Jeremy wishes he could see his face to tell how he's feeling but the new werewolf has his back turned on him. This isn't such a bad thing though, he'd better be caught spying by Caroline than by Tyler. Besides, he can also tell how Tyler is feeling by the sound of his voice.
"But she's dead! You don't know what that means"
Panic, despair, that's what he can identify in his voice. And he can't help feeling empathy. But Caroline can't help it either.
"Actually, Tyler, I think I do"
What the hell is she doing? Is Caroline going to tell Tyler she knows what he is? Has she lost her mind? How would Tyler react if he finds out that Jeremy sold his secret, that Caroline is a vampire, that the town is full of vampires or that one of them killed his uncle? Jeremy can't let that happen! He gets closer to get in the vampire's sight, their eyes meet, and the human shakes his head as a sign of disapprovement. Caroline knows it's risky but does she have a choice? Tyler just killed someone, turned into a new creature, and he's all alone. The girl can perfectly relate to that, and she doesn't want this to happen to anyone else.
Tyler's voice gets her out of her thoughts "No, you don't, Caroline"
Then he looks at Sarah's body again. He still can't believe it happened. Sarah's dead, he turned into a werewolf. Wasn't his life crappy enough already? He has lost so many people and now he has lost his humanity. And the two people he could have share this with are gone. He's all alone.
Caroline can see how miserable Tyler is. But when she looks back at Jeremy she realises how reckless she's being. She shouldn't take such a decision without talking about it before. She looks at Tyler again. She doesn't know what to do anymore. Is she going to mention his wound or pretend she doesn't know anything? Caroline opens her mouth but no sound can come out of it. Her lips shiver, she has no idea what's best to say now. Tyler looks up and sees how uncomfortable Caroline is. He's annoyed to see how helpless she is. What is he even still doing here? With the body of the girl he just murdered and another one who has no clue of what actually happened to him?
"I can't watch her anymore. I'm going to my room" The young wolf says while he starts walking away, the vampire watches him helpless.
"Tyler" she says in a soft voice.
Jeremy makes sure Tyler doesn't see him as he walks away. Then he meets Caroline to lecture her in whispers.
"Have you lost your mind? Were you going to tell him you know what he is?"
"I couldn't help it okay? I've been through the same and I know what it feels like! I can't leave him alone like this!"
She has a point: Tyler can't be left alone in this.
"You will leave him." Jeremy takes a breath and continues "But not alone, because I'm the one who's going to take care of him."
He can't leave him alone either. Mason asked him to help Tyler before he died. Even if he feels guilty when he's around his nephew, satisfying his death wish could make it go away. Besides it wasn't only for Mason but also for Tyler. He cares about him too much to let him become a werewolf by himself. Moreover, Tyler thinks Jeremy is the only one who knows his secret, so he's the only one he can talk about this with. He has to, and wants to be by his side.
But Caroline worries about Elena's little brother. He's only human, could he handle taking care of a werewolf?
"This is dangerous Jeremy"
"If I help him, it will be dangerous for me. If you help him, it will be dangerous for everyone. If Tyler knows you know his secret he's gonna try to find out why, and who knows what would happen if he finds out the existence of vampires? Or worse, his uncle's murder by one of them? He already knows that I know what he is, he won't be suspicious about anything if I'm the one who helps him. Besides, I'm human. I don't have anything to hide him about me."
"Except that you were involved in his uncle's murder." Caroline realises how painful her words could be, so she tries to catch herself up. "I'm not trying to make you feel more guilty than you already are! It's just... Maybe you're not doing it for the right reasons"
"Before Mason died, he asked me to help Tyler and not letting this happen to him. Instead of doing what he said I avoided him, and look what happened."
"That's what I'm talking about! I don't want you to do this just out of guilt"
"I care about Tyler too. He was my friend"
"Was" she insists.
"I miss him Care." His voice broke. "Please, let me do this for him"
Caroline saw in his puppy eyes that Jeremy really misses Tyler. She didn't know they grew close but she knows that voice Jeremy has when he's sad and caring. She doesn't need to compell the truth out of him, she knows he's sincere. Elena is going to kill her for letting her brother getting himself in a dangerous situation again, but she has to respect his decision.
"I don't think he really meant it when he said he wanted to be alone." She says as a sign of approvement.
Tyler clenches his fists, he wants to break something, he even wants to destroy everything in his bedroom. But he can't, not as long as the guests are around. So he remains sitting on his bed, waiting for the house to be empty. He hates his life, how can so many craps happen to him in only a month? What is he even going to do about it? Mason hasn't told him enough about being a werewolf. Damn, if he had listened to his uncle more he could have learn more about this! But he didn't want to be a part of it back then. He didn't know he would have to, especially not that soon. He doesn't even have anyone to talk about this with: Mason is in Florida and Jeremy doesn't want to see him anymore for an unknown reason. He'd give anything to have someone there to understand what he's going through...
Song: We Found Love by Sam Tsui
"Tyler"
Tyler's heart races. He turns is head and doesn't believe what he sees. He didn't expect Jeremy to ever come back, he didn't expect something good to ever happen anymore. And yet, his crush appears, like a sunshine on a stormy day, more beautiful than ever in this tux and his perfectly well-adjusted hair. It feels like a dream, it feels too good to be true. Tyler has to ask to believe what he sees.
"Jeremy? What are you doing here?"
"I saw the Sheriff, and Sarah. Caroline told me you and Matt were with her when she... tripped"
This brought him back to reality. But strangely a less awful reality. He just became a werewolf but it brought Jeremy back to his life, maybe things weren't that bad anymore. Though Tyler still can't help having a guilty look, that Jeremy notices.
"Did she actually trip?" he asks.
Jeremy hopes Tyler will tell him the truth, he doesn't want to pretend not to know for even another minute. He wants to talk to Tyler about it, he wants him to open himself to him. But he expects it to happen, he couldn't see a reason why Tyler wouldn't tell him. He needs to share this and Jeremy is the only one he can do this with. The wolf wants to tell him but it's hard, even if it would be relieving to finally say it out loud to someone who understands. But he's afraid someone could hear them. He tries to hear if someone is near them like Mason did, but there are too many people. He's too young, he can't identify noises properly. So he makes sure no one hears them the old way.
"Close the door" he tells the human
Jeremy does as Tyler says then comes closer to him. The wolf takes a deep breath and finally answers.
"She didn't. I don't know what happened to her, she just stabbed me out of the blue! So I pushed her and... she broke her neck on the desk. I killed her."
"I'm so sorry Tyler"
Jeremy's word were so sinceer. They made Tyler feel better, like a warming fire in his chest. He has this same feeling of trust he had when he first told him about his family's curse. Except that this time he needed to share this with more than ever, and Jeremy was the perfect person to help him handle it. And Tyler needs to say it, he has to clearly spit it out.
"I trigerred it Jer, I triggered the curse. I'm a werewolf!"
His voice was shaking. Jeremy sees how hard it is for him to face this reality.
"I know" was all that he found to answer
But he's helping more than he thinks. His compassion goes right through Tyler's chest and saying it out loud was so relieving to him. He can finally tell Jeremy everything that's been on his mind since
Sarah died.
"Remember when I said Sarah stabbed me? It was in the shoulder. Look at this" Tyler starts to unbutton his shirt then shows Jeremy where he got stabbed "It healed!"
Jeremy bends over and gets on his knees to have a better sight of it, but he can only see the blood over Tyler's chest. He wants to have a better sight of his healed wound, so he whipes it with his thumb. The wolf shivers.
"Dude, what are you doing?" He asks with arousal and embarrasement.
"Sorry, I just couldn't see it properly" his crush answers as he gets his hand out of the dude's chest.
But even if he has stopped the inappropriate touching Jeremy doesn't drop the inappropriate staring. Tyler likes the way Jeremy is looking at his chest, even if he wishes it was for the beauty of it and not because of the healed wound.
"Wow, it's like the blood wasn't even yours"
It's not the first time Jeremy sees these kinds of things, but it's the first time outside of a battlefield and on a werewolf. He wonders how different they are from vampires. This reminds him of the times when Anna used to show him her vampire skills, particularly that time when she cut her hand and showed him how it healed. He cherishes every of these memories he had with her. Discovering a new supernatural specie was the most awesome thing that has happened to him. It was thrilling, and the relationship was the strongest thing he has ever felt. And now he's gonna live this again with Tyler. Jeremy raises his head toward his friend, excited by the idea.
"This is so cool"
"No it's not! It's scary as hell! I'm a freaking werewolf now! What's going to happen to me?"
Jeremy blenches to these words, which makes him realise his selfishness. He was there to help his friend, not to study werewolves. To catch it up, he sits on Tyler's bed next to him and starts comforting his friend.
"For starters, you will have me by your side. I will help you through all of it"
Tyler looks at Jeremy surprised.
"Really?"
"Yeah. I shouldn't have pushed you away like this. I know you're not the dick who used to mess with me anymore, it was just hard for me to get over that period. But I have to now. You need me more than ever and I'm not going to let you down for such a dumb reason."
"Thank you Jeremy"
Tyler's hope for life is back again. He knows now that this hardship won't be as bad as he thought. It will be hard sure, but he will have help. Moreover from the guy he loves, and it may be worth all the trouble. He looks at Jeremy's hand, he wants to take it but he restrains himself. Besides just being here, all alone with Jeremy, is already something great. It makes him feel peaceful, something he wasn't used to feel lately. He knows that now he has Jeremy around, things will get better.
Jeremy replays Damon's sentence about his search of life purpose in his head again. It makes him realise he finally found one, a good one. It's not helping to kill wondering if he's doing the right thing, it's helping knowing he's doing the right thing. He can be involved in the supernatural world again. It's not adventure this time but discovery, and both of them are awesome. He's still protecting the people he cares about, and not only Tyler but the people he can accidently harm as well. Moreover he got his friend back, and their friendship just got to a new level. For the first time in a long time his life is perfect, it feels right, everything feels right.
The two boys eyes' meet and they smile at each other, knowing their life will never be the same anymore.
