[DISCLAMER: I do not own TVD or their characters, but I do own any plots or characters I have made up]
Over the next couple of days, Tyler was still getting use to the idea of Tatum being a Vampire Slayer - but really, of all the things he's learnt over the past year he shouldn't be that surprised. Caroline, Bonnie and Elena watched Jeremy talk with Tatum over near their lockers
"So I got told about this party tonight at some random cemetery..." Tatum told Jeremy while glancing over at the Jocks from the football team, who were the one who invited her. Jeremy looked over to his sister and her friends quickly; then back to Tatum, remembering tonight's a full moon.
"Don't tell me you're actually going to go to that Jock fest?" Jeremy said sarcastically, trying to convince her not to go.
"I'm actually going to. I haven't been invited anywhere since I've moved here by anyone" Tatum emphasised on the last part, looking directly into Jeremys eyes.
"Well I'm going to go home, find something to wear tonight" She said slamming the locker door shut and walked off. Before Jeremy could even move an inch, his sister and her friends were there.
"Is she going to that party tonight? You can't let that happen Jeremy!" Caroline squealed but Elena disagreed
"No Caroline, Tatum needs to know what she is, better to be sooner rather than later"
Later on that night as she walked to the cemetery, Tatum got out her phone and started to dial. Tyler was driving in his car towards to the Lockwood cellars, and saw Tatums name pop up on his phone but decided to ignore it.
"Hey Tyler its me, Tatum" she started to say on his voice message "I'm just heading off to that party tonight in the cemetery... who has a party in a cemetery anyway?" she started to babble on "Um so I wondering if you were going there tonight because it only just hit me that I don't really know anyone besides you and Jeremy in this Town... and umm I hope to see you there" Tatum said hanging up, laughing at herself and her embarrassing message.
Tyler lightly laughed as he listened to Tatum, wishing he could call her back right now and say he was going to the party. But he wasn't – he was about to change into a werewolf and needed to get chained up before he hurt anyone.
"So stupid" Tatum said to herself as she got closer towards the woods but was spooked when a light brown haired man around his early 20s came out of nowhere and smiled
"Didn't mean to give you a freight love" He apologised, revealing his English accent and dimples. Tatum shrugged it off telling him not to worry about it.
"What is a beautiful young woman like yourself, doing out here on your lonesome?" He said, keeping his cool by placing his hands in his pocket, looking her up and down. Tatum felt a cold shiver go up her spine, making her instinctively rub her arms together as if she were cold and looked around to see if anyone else were around.
"I'm sorry, how rude of me. I'm Nick" He told her, taking her hand and kissed the top of it. Tatum was impressed and taken back the strangers behaviour
"Wow, your old school" she replied with as he let go of her hand.
"I'm actually going to a party" Tatum answered his earlier question "And I'm Tatum".
Nick nodded and looked at their surroundings "Well I better leave you to it, hope to see you soon Tatum" and before Tatum could say bye, Nick was gone.
While following the voices and music leading her to the party, Tatum noticed someone familiar in the distance, walking in the opposite direction.
"Tyler!" she called out, but he ignored her and went down into the cells.
By the time Tatum had gotten to the cells, he was pretty much naked and in chains "What the hell are you doing here? You can't be here, now get out!" He yelled, scaring her so she ran out of the cells upset at how Tyler had treated her. But then Tatum heard him screaming in agony, so she ran back down the cellars steps and couldn't believe her eyes.
Tylers bones were moving and cracking everywhere and the noises he was making was not humanly possible.
"Oh my god Tyler! What is happening?" Tatum frantically asked, not knowing if she should go closer or stay back. But Tatum didn't feel like she was in danger, that Tyler wouldn't hurt her so she took one step closer and saw his eyes change colour but suddenly Tatum was surrounded by other people that she recognised.
"Caroline?" Tatum said in disbelief as the blonde captain of the cheerleading squad looked at the Salvatore brothers for guidance.
"Get her out of here" Without a second to lose, Caroline grabbed Tatum's arm and ran. After what had seemed like a second, Caroline stopped running and looked back into the woods for the brothers
"Whats going on?" Tatum demanded but Caroline ignored her but they both clenched when they heard the cry of a wolf. Stefan and Damon were infront of them with no moment to spare
"I'll stay here and keep an eye on Tyler, make sure he doesn't get out and make a meal out of your classmates" Damon referred to the party on the other side of the woods "While Vampire Barbie and you, Stefan take blondie here back to the manor".
"Vampire Barbie?" Tatum asked as Stefan lead her into the manor where Elena, Jeremy, Ric and Bonnie were waiting "Can someone please tell me what is going on here? What happened to Tyler? It was so surreal, his bones were breaking and moving..." Tatum said, thinking over the events of the past couple of minutes.
"Tyler was shifting into a werewolf" Jeremy said getting up from his seat and moving towards Tatum who looked at him as though he were crazy.
"It's true Tatum. Tyler is a werewolf where as for myself, Caroline and my brother Damon we're Vampires"
"And I'm a Witch" Bonnie added. Tatum looked at Jeremy, Elena and Ric "
And what about you 3 huh? What are you's? Wait let me guess fairies?" Tatum said as she began to laugh "This is the stupidest thing I have ever heard in my life!" Tatum pushed past Jeremy and left the Salvatore manor.
"Well I think that went well ... considering" Caroline said slouching down on a lounge while Elena rolled her eyes
"How else was she going to take that? When you just blurt it out to her like that Stefan" Jeremy stuck up for his sisters boyfriend
"Actually Elena you were the one who wanted her know, so Stefan told her..."
Tatum had pretty much ran home from the Salvatore's and ran straight up into her room and did what any logical person would – she went on Google. And for the next couple of hours, until the sun began to rise, Tatum continued to look up Myths and legends.
Damon walked into the Manor, followed by Tyler who was keeping a distance "Where's thy slayer?" Damon said lying back onto the lounge as if he had no care in the world. Tyler folded his arms, obviously not comfortable in a Vampires house.
"She freaked out when we told her about vampires and wolves but she ran out before we could tell her..." All the vampires and Tyler looked to the doorway and saw Tatum.
"Tell her what?" she asked edging further into the house. Everyone fell silent except for Damon who stood up and walked over to her, looking at her blatantly in the eyes and said "You're a Vampire Slayer".
Tatum nodded and smiled sarcastically "Oh yeah, of course I am! Just like you and your brother are meant to be vampires? Its day time! Aren't you suppose to go up in flames?"
Damon gave up and looked over to Stefan, who moved closer to Tatum with Elena beside him "We have these rings, which were given to us so we can go out in the Sunlight"
Tatum still couldn't get her head around all this "I don't believe you" Damon rolled his eyes and reluctantly took off his ring and opened the window. Sunlight hit him hard and fast making his hand burn.
"Uhhh okay but I still don't get why you're telling me this... if I'm supposably a Vampire slayer, shouldn't I kill you?"
Everyone went on edge and Ric got up "The reason why we're telling you is because Bonnie had a premonition about you and for some reason you were called to Mystic Falls. We're the good guys here and we're just trying to protect this town from the real bad guys."
Bonnie sat up and could see Tatums confusion, trying to let all this settle in so she decided to leave with Caroline and Elena but Jeremy wanted to stay but Ric told him to go.
As Ric, Damon and Stefan began to fill Tatum in on what the Slayer is, Tyler thought he should go to until he heard Ric describe the connection with the Slayer and the wolves.
"In our books and from Bonnies, it says that the Slayer and the wolves would hunt together, each playing to their own advantage."
Tyler spoke up, the first time hearing about their co called alliance
"That can't be right, I'm sorry but just look at her" Tyler stated looking at Tatum "How could a normal girl, come out hunting with Wolves? Who only fight together and kill a vampire".
Damon picked up one of Rics books, reading aloud "The Slayer - a young female bestowed with mystical powers that gives her superhuman strength, agility, resilience and speed in the fight against forces of darkness" he said closing the book hard and throwing it back among the pile of other books they used to research the Slayer.
Tyler raised an eyebrow where he and Tatum shared a look. They both had felt something when they'd first met eachother those few weeks ago, but just put it down to attraction but there was more to it. Tatums a slayer and Tylers a wolf- they were connected.
"But i'm not any of those things – I'm clumsy, I can't run to save my own life. I think you have the wrong girl" Tatum said getting up and was ready to leave.
"We're not wrong Tatum. In my books, once the Slayer has killed her first Vampire, it all falls into place - all the signs point to you. And your bracelet, it's not just any bracelet, it doesn't let you be compelled by Vampires, so whoever gave that to you, knew what you were" Tatum held onto her wrist, thinking about her Grandma and shook her head
"My Grandma gave this to me, she would have had no idea about vampires, wolves and witches!" Tatum had enough and made her way to the front door but couldn't help notice a familiar face from one of the books pop out at her. While the men discussed the possibility that all the slayers were in the same blood line, Tyler walked up behind her
"Look I know this is a lot to take in at the moment..." Tyler could see Tatum wasn't paying attention as she continued to look down at a book.
"I met this man..."
Tatum said pointing at Nick, the man who she'd met the night before. Tyler squinted, shaking his head "Klaus.. how have you met Klaus?" Damon and Stefan heard the Original Vampires name and took the book from her hand.
"Klaus? No.. he said his name was Nick" Tatum corrected him, thinking back on this well mannered man who'd made a distinct impact on her.
Damon and Stefan shared a look of concern with Ric, wondering what the hell was Klaus up too?
Why didn't Klaus kill Tatum when he had the chance? Any ideas?
Next time - Tatum learns more about being the Slayer and the original vampires while the boys decide that she needs to be trained up by Ric and Tyler to help them in the upcoming war with Klaus.