I'm only in competition with my last level
-Erykah Badu
"Look Tyler it's the middle of the night. We have been driving for a very long time to get here can you at least let us in and hear us out." Caroline pleaded. Tyler rubbed his face. He debated letting them in. He did not want to get involved in any Mystic Falls drama. Did they not even think to call first? It was exactly like them to just show up un-announced expecting others to do as they said. He was not the same person from 5 years ago. He had grown into his own. He was just about to kick them off his property and on the street, until he remembered how many times Bonnie had saved his ass.
"Look you guys can come under one condition." He said as he leaned against the door frame crossing his arms.
The self-absorbed Salvatore spoke first. "Yea puppy dog what condition is that?"
"Damon, can you just keep your mouth closed for once?" Bonnie said as she smacked Damon's arm. He stepped back and closed his mouth. Since when did Damon take orders or even listen to what Bonnie had to say? Tyler thought to himself. He wasn't even about to let Damon rile him up at the puppy dog comment. Clearly the vampire had not grown up. Tyler rolled his eyes at his antics.
"Sorry Ty, what's the condition?" Bonnie asked flashing him a half smile. Out of all the people on his doorstep right now Tyler trusted Bonnie the most. She would never break a promise or harm anyone intentionally. Well only if it was in the name of Elena and since Elena was dead he knew she would keep her word. "Look you guys can come in but please no fighting no using compulsion I have a human girlfriend and she is upstairs. She has been through a lot in the past 24 hours. Seeing too much again may freak her out." Tyler finished. He replayed the word girlfriend again in his head. Did he speak to soon? Was he seeing too much into things? Shit he prayed to whatever deity was willing to hear his silent plea that Eve wouldn't become overwhelmed if the Scooby doo gang called her his girlfriend.
"Hello Earth to Tyler." Caroline snapped her fingers in front of his face to break him out of his silent musing. "Are you going to let us in or what?" She asked a bit more annoyed. Most likely at the fact that he said he had a girlfriend. Bonnie rolled her eyes and Damon snickered. He seriously doubted Tyler had a girlfriend. If he did she probably wasn't all that much to look at. He could care less.
Tyler stepped aside and led them all into the living room. Deciding to be a good host he offered them all drinks. "I'll take a bourbon." Damon called out. Bonnie just asked for Tea and Caroline wanted a blood bag.
Walking into the kitchen Tyler Listened for Eve. She had just turned the shower off. He inwardly groaned. He hoped Caroline didn't try to start any shit.
Eve realized she wouldn't be going back to sleep anytime soon after the way Tyler just had her all worked up. So she put on a nice vintage bohemian style dress. It was all black but it was embellished with rose pink and salmon colored flowers along the bottom. She rubbed some product in her hair and headed out of her room. She had opted not to put shoes on because she was most certain that she wasn't going anywhere. Walking out into the living room Eve stopped in her tracks. There stood three sets of eyes pinning her in place. A very attractive blonde girl wearing a white cardigan sweater with a blood red tank underneath and skinny jeans put her hand on her hip and eyed her up and down. The black girl who had eyes similar to Eves just stood there with a smile on her face. The man had his mouth open like he was surprised to her. "Um hello." Eve offered a greeting. Bonnie being the one to return it. She introduced herself and Eve did as well. Bonnie even went around the room and introduced Damon and Caroline.
Damon couldn't believe his eyes. The woman standing across the room from him was a stone cold fox. How in the hell did Tyler manage that? And since when did he like black girls? It took Damon a few moments to realize his mouth was still open. He quickly shut it.
Tyler joined them shortly handing everyone there drinks. Tyler observed Bonnie and Eve in deep discussion about Eve's hair. Bonnie had touched her springy curls and apparently wanted to know what products she used. Eve blushed and told her she made them herself. Caroline was brooding in the corner and Damon was sipping his bourbon and sitting behind Bonnie listening intently to her conversation.
Tyler Eased himself onto the love seat. Nursing his own alcoholic beverage. He figured he was going to need it. The Scooby-doo gang did not drive all this way for a social visit. He had a feeling things were about to get a lot more serious.
"Not to interrupt your little pow-wow here, but we need to get down to business". Damon lifted the glass to his mouth taking a big gulp. Eve snapped her eyes in his direction. She leaned around Bonnie to get a better look at him.
"See something you like?" Damon asked wiggling his eyebrows.
"You are very fucking rude." Eve replied as she smoothed out her dress. Bonnie bit back laughter and Caroline chuckled out loud.
"Excuse me?" Damon said getting off of his seat.
"I didn't stutter. You heard what I said!" Eve replied also getting up from her seat. Damon paced over to her. Getting right up in Eve's space. Tyler stood up. Ready to pounce at any given moment should Damon turn violent. Bonnie glanced at Tyler and shook her head. Signaling that she had it under control. Tyler obliged her.
"Do you know who I am? What I am capable of human?" Damon let the black veins around his eyes show. They looked like worms inching into his eyeballs. Eve stepped closer. Not the least bit scared.
"I don't care who or what you are. You were being rude." Damon raised his hands to grab Eve but before he could manage, Bonnie crippled him with an aneurysm.
"Damon Salvatore I know you weren't about to put your hands on her?" Bonnie yelled at the top of her lungs. Causing everyone in the room to cringe. It felt like the house shook and Eve swore she heard thunder.
"We came here to help Tyler not to hurt him. Eve is an extension of him. Just like I am an extension of you…" It was Tyler's turn for his mouth to fall open. Damon and Bonnie together. Tyler couldn't wrap his head around it. "…You promised me you were going to be on your best behavior. Now get up." Bonnie stomped her foot down. Releasing Damon from her wrath. Damon stood up with a grunt.
"Jesus Christ Bonnie. I wasn't even going to hurt her."
"Enough." Tyler yelled standing up and walking over to Eve he pulled her up against his chest and wrapped an arm around her protectively.
"Tell me why the fuck you guys are here. The sooner you do the sooner you can get the fuck out and leave." Eve flinched at his harsh words. There was a lot of history with these people. She could tell by all the things nobody was saying. Sometimes silence could be the loudest words.
Realizing Tyler's patience was running thin. Bonnie began to speak. She told him a few weeks ago, some shady looking vampires had come into town asking about him. Trying to pin point exactly where Tyler had moved to. They had even taken to threatening them. She explained how one of them broke into the boarding house and they had ended up detaining him and getting him to admit why they were looking for him. Bonnie took a sip of her tea and returned it back to its saucer. "So Tyler it turns out that you are a long lost heir to an ancient wolf pack. That wolf pack is now wreaking havoc in their homelands in Germany. They think if they lure you there that they can offer you up to them and it will bring about peace. However. Your blood has been tainted you are a Hybrid now so that means the wolf pack would have no choice but to kill you. They despise Vampires."
Tyler rolled his eyes. "So that doesn't explain why you all are here?"
Bonnie scoffed. "Isn't it clear why we are here Tyler? No matter how far you go, you are still our friend. We…" Bonnie motioned around the room "…care about you. We don't want anything bad to happen to you." She finished softly taking her position back on to the couch. Tyler followed suit pulling Eve down with him. He nestled her right on his lap. He didn't care. It was his house and for all intents and purposes she was his.
"I'm sorry I don't meant to interrupt but how do all of you know Tyler?" Eve questioned. Tyler leaned up and whispered in her ear sending shivers down her spine, that they all grew up together. Well all except Damon who was a plague and a curse on all of their lives.
Damon rolled his eyes and gave Tyler the middle finger. To which Tyler just barked out "You wish." Eve laughed and then the room fell silent.
"So I'm guessing you guys need a place to stay then?" Tyler asked, silently hoping they would say no.
"Yes we do." Bonnie replied.
Tyler and Eve stood up.
"There are 2 other spare bedrooms. One of them is an in-suite. Figure it out amongst yourselves who's rooming with who." Tyler picked up the discarded empty cups. Walking into the kitchen.
"Eve pack up your stuff you're sleeping in my room." Eve's whole face turned a nice shade of red. Grateful her brown skin was hiding some of the blush. Everyone stared at her with wide eyes. She quickly excused herself and bolted out of the room.
Klaus had caught wind that the Scooby Doo gang was in his city and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed his favorite witch didn't come and say hello. Which is why he, Elijah and Rebekah were less than five minutes away from Tyler's house.
Klaus slowed down and turned onto Tyler's street and quickly sped to his house and pulled into the drive way.
Eve was currently sitting outside underneath a really big willow tree wearing the same dress from earlier that morning and sipping what appeared to be a long island ice tea. She had thrown on a pair of black wedged sandals. She was enjoying the gentle summer breeze as it whipped through her hair, causing the strands to tickle her cheek.
Elijah noticed her and told Klaus he would catch up. He wanted to go speak with Eve. All night he had thought of her. She was an enigma to him. He wanted so badly to be the one protecting her. Elijah had never been one to believe in love at first sight. But when he noticed Eve at the party and danced with her he desperately wanted her to be his. He cared not what his brother said about her and Tyler. He would let the situation play itself out.
Elijah vamped over to Eve causing her to let out a little gasp.
Elijah sat down on the bench next to her.
"Isn't it a little early to be drinking?" He questioned her curiously.
"Listen after the morning I just had you would be drinking to. Have you ever had the pleasure of meeting Damon Salvatore?" Eve pulled another sip from her glass. Elijah was inwardly fuming. What had the Salvatore done to Eve to make her want to drink? Better yet why had Tyler allowed him to stay under the same roof and cause Eve stress.
"My darling Eve, if that Salvatore has caused you any kind of grievance I will rip out his heart from his chest." Eve let out a little laugh. She scooted closer to Elijah.
"He is pretty annoying and definitely thinks too much of himself. But no, you don't need to rip his heart out." Eve brought her hand up to Elijah's face and pushed a lock of hair off of his forehead. Elijah leaned into the contact. The pads of her fingers warming his skin. It was with much self-control Elijah didn't try and kiss her. He could tell Eve was a sensualists. From the tiny way she savored each sip of her drink. To the way she closed her eyes and inhaled every time the wind blew.
"If you get tired of him you will let me know?"
Eve smiled and Elijah and nodded her head. She pulled her hand away and rested it back on the bench. The two of them sitting quietly enjoying the last pink tinges in the sky from the sunrise.
"I guess it's time to head back inside huh?" Eve casted a glance at Elijah. His brown ones meeting her green ones.
"From what I can tell it probably is best I intervene right now." Elijah stood and offered his hand to help Eve up. She took his hand and with a gentle tug Elijah pulled Eve up against him. His lips hovered right above hers. Eve's heart was beating so fast in her chest. Elijah was looking at her lips and she was holding her breath. Was he about to kiss her?
Elijah ghosted his thumb across her lips and down her cheek. Wrapping his hand around the nape of her neck while his thumb gently rested on her cheek. His lips mere centimeters from hers.
"Votre beauté hante mes rêves, En ta beauté gît ma mort et ma vie."(You beauty haunts my dreams, in your beauty rests my death and my life) His breath tickled Eve's lips causing her to open them slightly. Elijah wanted desperately to ravage her mouth. To claim her as his. However he had to respect the fact she was here with Tyler.
Eve was frozen. She couldn't move. Elijah's hands were cool to the touch sending a shiver through her body. He held her gaze. His eyes penetrating her soul. Eve lifted her hands to the lapels of Elijah's jacket and pulled him a little closer. She dragged her cheek across his and placed her lips on his ear. Elijah closed his eyes and pushed his hips against Eve.
"Il est dommage que ma beauté est superficielle." (It's a pity my beauty is only skin deep.) Eve quickly turned around and walked away from Elijah. Tears forming in her eyes. He had no idea the person that she was. She was undeserving of his attention. Tyler's also. She was a lost soul. Everything she touched she ruined.
Elijah was flabbergasted. Eve knew French and she clearly thought her personality didn't match her outer appearance. Elijah watched her walk away. He would not chase her. Not right now. He would allow her to wallow. Clearly she was insecure and needed to be shown that there was a beautiful soul inside of her.
"Oh look who's come to join the party. It's I never got hugged enough as a child let me ruin the world bastard baby." Damon Salvatore yelled angrily towards the Original Hybrid. Bonnie had just came out of the kitchen and walked over to Damon.
"What are you doing here Klaus?" She asked with annoyance.
"Hey, look this is my god-damn house and you fuckers that means all of you…" Tyler shot a look at Klaus and Rebekah "… are going to respect it. That means not fucking fighting and please I don't have time for this annoying banter. Jeez Damon grow they fuck up. It is about time. Klaus, Rebekah why the house call?"
"I want to know why my favorite little witch didn't even think to call me and let me know she was in my city." Klaus said walking over to Bonnie. Bonnie rolled her eyes and met him halfway.
"You're not my father Klaus. I don't need to check in with you." Bonnie replied hastily. The corner of her lips pulling up slightly.
Klaus clasped his hands together.
"Ah I see. I remember you several times affectionately vocalizing exactly who your 'daddy' is. You didn't want me to hurt your precious Salvatore lap dog…"
Tyler was getting fed up. He had wanted to sleep in this morning. Didn't work that way. He had woken up to Eve and Damon arguing. Apparently Damon had told Eve she was just a pet and easily expendable and Eve had taken offense saying he didn't know her. To which Damon replied he's seen enough to know her. Implying she was just a whore. To which Eve called him an asshole and walked outside where she has been ever since. Nursing a tall glass of pre-made long island ice tea. The bottle mere inches from her feet.
"Jesus fucking Christ Klaus all of you just shut the fuck up already. We clearly are all here for the best interest of Tyler, seeing as we all care about him. So cut the shit with wanting to be a control freak. We get it you're king of the shitty ass town. You use to have a thing with Bonnie. You use to have a thing with me to but for God's sake cut the macho bullshit. We don't give a fuck." Caroline said storming out of the room and headed outside.
"If anyone needs me I'm going to go drink with Eve she seems to be the only one who has any fucking sense!" She called over her shoulder.
Eve was rounding the corner and bumped into Caroline. Caroline quickly steadied Eve.
"I was coming to join you."
Eve looked at Caroline like she was stupid. She hadn't said one word to her until now. Now she wanted to drink with her.
"Well I'm done the bottle is still over there." She quickly walked away from Caroline.
Eve stepped in the house and all eyes were on her.
"Oh look it came back. It also appears to be crying" Damon spat towards Eve.
Eve was over his smart mouth. Nobody was expecting what came next, which is probably why it happened but Eve threw her entire glass at Damon's face. It landed with a deafening crunch. Damon screamed in pain and Eve just stood there wondering how her aim had gotten so good.
"You fucking bitch. You broke my fucking nose." Damon went to flash over to her but Elijah was there in a heartbeat with his fingers wrapped tightly around Damon's neck.
"I have had enough of you. Do you think it kind to mistreat her?" He gestured towards Eve. "Do you think it wise to harm someone who is under our protection? I should rip your heart out right now. I won't because I made a promise to that young woman over there. If I so much suspect that you cause her anymore distress I will end you. Is that clear?" Elijah tightened his grip around Damon's throat.
Damon gurgled a yes and Elijah dropped him. Damon coughed and gagged breathing air back into his lungs. Elijah unbuttoned his jacket and turned and faced Tyler. His face the picture of calm but his eyes were screaming with rage. "I have no idea why my brother keeps you around. Nor will I get into how much I despise you. You need to take better care of your guests." With that Elijah stalked off towards the kitchen.
Tyler looked over at Eve and noticed her eyes were slightly swollen and her green eyes cloudy. Why had she been crying? Was it because of Damon? He pocketed the thought to bring up later when they were alone.
"So now that everyone is done measuring their male extremities let us all get down to what we are going to do about these vampire freaks." The blonde original walked over to the sofa and sat down crossing her legs.
Eve's head was swimming. Her emotions were running high. She didn't want to talk about the people who tried to kill her. She was of no use anyway. She wasn't a witch and she sure as shit wasn't a vampire or wolf or any combination of the supernatural. She was just a simple human who had come to New Orleans to start over. Not to be involved in this supernatural chaos.
Eve had been coming to terms with everything. That is until the good looking asshole kept fucking with her. What was his problem anyway? It's not like she had started shit with him. Then Elijah showed up and made her confused about if she liked him or Tyler. Eve needed to get away from the drama for a beat and re-collect her wits.
So while everyone was talking Eve quietly slipped out the back door with her purse in hand and discreetly left the premises. Or so she thought.
"You know it's not safe for you to be wondering the streets alone."
Eve cast a glance over her shoulder. A smile coming to her face.
"It's a good thing the big bad wolf is stalking me then."
Klaus let out a laugh. He jogged to catch up with her.
"Why are you leaving?"
"I needed some fresh air. There was way too much bad juju in that house. Besides it such a nice day. Why would any of you want to waste it inside?"
Klaus thought about her question. When was the last time he had actually just enjoyed a day. When was the last time he was plotting someone's demise?
"I cannot remember the last time I had a reprieve."
Eve stopped walking. "Are you seriously telling me you can't remember the last time you did something fun?" Klaus nodded his head.
"What about the party before it was ruined?" She asked.
"That love wasn't for pleasure. That was supposed to be work but it was interrupted."
Eve rolled her eyes and kept walking. "Well is this the part where you drag me back kicking and screaming."
Klaus let another laugh.
"No."
"No?"
Klaus linked his arm in Eve's. "No. I am not going to take you back. At least not just yet. You said it's a nice day out and you implied you wanted to have some fun so why don't we hand out."
"You want to hang out with me?"
Klaus stopped walking and glared down at her. "You ask me that as if you are surprised."
"A little."
"Listen…" Klaus continued started walking again pulling eve with him. "…I like you Eve. Whatever reservations you are having about being here and caught up in all of this. Let it go. I consider you a friend. Not only that, but my brother fancies you. It's not hard to see why. Tyler absolutely salivates at the thought of you." This awarded Klaus a loud hoot. "Anyway you have to believe that everything happens for a reason Eve. The reason sometimes we don't see right away, but running away will solve nothing love."
Eve looked over at Klaus. He was very handsome. His face untouched by time. His eyes however held many years. They told a story of pain and survival. At first glance you would thank he was a young man just starting his life. A much closer inspection said otherwise.
"So what now?"
"Well, we are going to go out and have a good time. However you will need a change of clothes." Klaus stepped to the curb and hailed a cab. He ushered Eve in and gave the driver instructions to take them to a boutique. Klaus was going to paint the town with Eve's laughter and beauty tonight.
A/N: Okay so here is another installment. I guess I would describe this chapter as a filler. I am not proud of it I didn't know what to really write. I have been having terrible writes block for this fanfic. Next Chapter though will be another filler but I have already started writing it. So good news there. It will have drama and more drama and is anyone else besides me over Damon? Like he is hotness but sometimes his attitude just gets on my nerves so it may reflect as much in my writing. Tyler better get the ball rolling with Eve before Elijah becomes the man of her dreams. With his fine ass. Oh and I just absolutely adore Klaus and I totally hate that he is always brooding and lonely and constantly fighting and adversary. So he and Eve will be like the perfect besties! I might have the next chapter up by Christmas. No promises though. So if I don't Happy Holidays to all. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.