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NOTE:

"anyone at the other end of the line."

–?– change POV

ooooo time pass

NOTE2: Dear "I like your story" thank you for giving me the correct spelling =). I actually didn't know how to spell the word (#it's not double ganger like how I wrote it, its actually doppelgänger) so I sorta spelt it how I thought it sounded like… *LOL*… But thank you for that info… And I'm glad your liking my lil story =)))) (that's a huge grin right there) MwahzZ

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MINE: One Step Closer

"You idiot! You dumb ass! You complete and utter— —"

"Shut up Stacey!" Tyler muttered, holding a cold cool drink can against his bruised forehead.

"My name is Anna–Maria! And I can't believe you did that, you stupid asshole!" Anna–Maria had been screaming that from the moment Tyler had walked into his house in the morning. He could honestly say he didn't give a shit what Anna–Maria or Stacey or whoever, thought.

"You hit me on the head with a fricking metal rod, you dumb bitch!"

"Because you acted like an idiot and went to Jeremy's house, after we told you how dangerous that would be! And how the hell did you get out anyway? The Pack was supposed to be looking after you!"

"Call it a Wolf thing," Tyler said, smiling cockily at the blonde. Anna–Maria glared at Tyler. She got up from the kitchen chair and started pacing. She stopped and glared at Tyler once more.

"You're an IDIOT!"

"So you keep saying." Anna–Maria huffed then sat down once more, rubbing at her temple.

"Okay. Bonnie and I are going to have to do some serious damage control here. And Mike is going to have to— —"

"Don't you even think about that happening! I'm not allowing that dog to touch my Mate!"

"Well… If you'd kept away like we said, we wouldn't have to do this."

"Sta— —"

"Anna–Maria."

"I don't give a shit if your name is fucking 'flying saucer'. Just listen here. I am not, AM NOT, allowing that asshole to be all over MY MATE again. Got that?! So you can just come up with a better idea!"

"Well excuse me! Am I the one that disobeyed the orders that I was strictly given to protect my Mate? Didn't think so! So you just suck it up and deal with it. Until you learn to follow rules, Mike will definitely be 'all over' your Mate." Tyler growled and got up, the chair falling back and the can colliding with the wall behind Anna–Maria, just missing her head.

"You fucking bastard! You almost hit me with that can!"

"I don't care! I will not allow him to touch Jeremy!"

"Well too bad! I'm calling Mike!"

"Don't you dare call that dog! I'm serious!" Anna–Maria pulled out her cellphone and dialled a number. It rang a few times before it was answered.

"Hello?" Bonnie replied. Tyler visibly relaxed, his body even hurt slightly from being so tense.

"Did you find anything? Do you know how Tyler camouflaged himself, how he got away undetected?"

"I don't think we'll find anything. I think he was just lucky."

"But it's gotta be something, Bonnie. It's impossible that one guy could get through that many people without being detected… What if Loretta had something to do with it?"

"That's what I was thinking too. But then I keep thinking, wouldn't we know if she was back in town? I mean, her Magick and our Magick will clash right?"

"I don't know…" Bonnie sighed on the other end.

"I'll keep looking for something. I'll call when I find something."

"Okay. Later, Bonz."

"Bye." Anna–Maria hung up and looked at Tyler, eyes narrowed.

"How did you do it?" the blonde asked the Wolf. Tyler shrugged.

"I just kept running forward. Maybe Jules and her Pack were too busy in pain from Shifting to notice that I was headed to Jeremy's." Anna–Maria actually considered that, because it could've been a possibility.

"What time did you leave the cell anyway?"

"Uh… it was around midnight. I couldn't Shift."

"Hmm…" Anna–Maria pulled out her cellphone and dialled Jules's number.

"Yes?" Jules's voice said over the phone.

"Hey Jules… Is it possible for a Wolf to not Shift during a full moon?"

"Um… There have been stories."

"Which say?"

"It usually involves a Wolf who's been denied contact with his Mate for some reason."

"Ah… So do you think that's why Tyler didn't Shift yesterday? Because he'd been denied contact with Jeremy and he just needed him?"

"Yeah… But how'd he get away?"

"He must've left during the time you guys were Shifting. I don't think it was pure luck."

"Yeah… Maybe that's it. We are usually in too much pain to concentrate anyway."

"Well there's our answer. It wasn't luck, just perfect timing."

"Yeah…"

"Thanks, Jules, you've been helpful."

"Sure. Bye."

"Ciao." Anna–Maria hung up and looked at Tyler. "So you aren't as bad ass as you think?"

"Oh I'm better," Tyler said, mouth pulling into a grin.

"Whatever." Anna–Maria rolled eyes. "Anyway, I'm off to Bonnie's to practise that vanquishing spell. Just pray that Jeremy isn't in any danger because of you."

"Sure…" Tyler got up and began to make his way out the kitchen.

"Oh, and just so you know… Elena is totally going to murder you when she sees you." Anna–Maria laughed then left the house while Tyler went up to his room to nurse his sore head.

–?–

Elena was glaring daggers at her younger brother as he sat at the table eating his breakfast. She still couldn't believe what she'd found that morning when she'd gone to wake Jeremy up. They were both idiots, hormonal little bastards that couldn't even see how much danger they might have possibly put themselves in!

"I'm gonna choke if you keep staring at me like that," Jeremy muttered, not looking up from his cereal.

"I can't believe you!" Elena exploded. "You know you're in danger, yet you just let Tyler come in here and…" Elena took a deep breath to calm herself. She knew she couldn't do anything now, what was done was done and there was no way of taking it back. "I know you missed him, Jer. But we could've arranged something." Jeremy looked up, a brow raised in sardonic curiosity and a scoff escaping his lips before he could stop it.

"Like what? You guys wouldn't even let us call each other. I had to steal my phone back in order to send him one measly 'I love you'."

"I know it's hard. But you can't play with your life like this, Jer. She could come back at any given time and kill you."

"I know, Len, I know. But… you don't know how hard it is to stay away from him."

"I know. I feel like that when Stefan isn't around too. It's hard. But she could come back and hurt you. I'd never be able to forgive myself if you got hurt." Jeremy sighed.

"I know. I'm sorry, okay?" Elena sighed and sat down across from Jeremy.

"Apology except… But you're still grounded."

"Wouldn't expect anything else, Len," Jeremy said smirking. Elena smiled at her little brother.

"I love you."

"I know. I love you too." Elena got up and walked to her brother. She wrapped an arm around him and kissed the top of his head. Jeremy made a face but smiled either way.

"Hey Jeremy."

"What?"

"Could you help me move some boxes into the car?" Jeremy sighed, quickly eating the rest of his cereal.

"Sure Elena." Jeremy got up from the table and put his bowl in the sink then he and Elena went to the living room to get the boxes that had the school dance decorations. The sibling put all the boxes in the trunk of Elena's car.

"Thanks. I'll call if I need anything." Jeremy nodded. "Bye."

"Bye, Len."

"Don't do anything stupid."

"Don't you know me well enough?"

"That's the problem. I know you too well." Jeremy laughed.

"Later."

"Be good."

"Sure." Elena got in her car then started it and drove away. Jeremy sighed then walked back to the house.

ooooo

Jeremy was bored close to tears. He hated being grounded with a passion and with Jenna downstairs he had no chance of escaping. He'd tried to entertain himself with iPM and iMVC but there was nothing interesting being discussed so he logged off. He also tried helping Jenna in the kitchen, but he got tired of that too.

There was absolutely nothing for Jeremy to do. He was tempted to prank call someone, but the idea itself bored Jeremy so he gave up and disappeared to his room to actually do his homework. Three hours later, the homework was done too and Jeremy was once more left with nothing to do. He wanted to die because he was so bored. He decided to try and sleep the boredom away, hoping that would help.

Jeremy lay on his bed motionless. No matter how hard he willed himself to sleep, the damned sleep wouldn't come. He was wide awake and actually full of energy. Jeremy began to twist and turn in his bed, trying to find a different position to sleep in, but still, sleep did not come. Jeremy wanted to cry. He let out a sound of frustration and began attacking his bed, kicking and punching it till he was out of breath and quiet worn out… but still, he was not sleepy.

Jeremy started at his watch at began to count along with the ticks. When he got to three hundred and fifty–six he gave up and picked his cellphone up and began to play music. He pulled out his camera from the bedside table and began taking random pictures of himself pulling stupid faces. He connected his cellphone to his Shox and began dancing around his room taking pictures of himself.

The teen was currently listening to Kings of Leon's 'Use Somebody' when his cellphone started ringing. He pulled it off the Shox and answered.

"Yep?"

"Hey, Jer, could you do me a huge favour?" Elena asked.

"Will it get me out of being grounded?" the teen asked.

"Um… I'll think about that." Jeremy sighed. He sat down on his dishevelled bed and continued to take pictures of himself.

"What'd you need?"

"In my room— —"

"You're allowing me to go to your room?"

"Don't get used to it."

"Aha…."

"Anyway, in my room, there's a black box on my desk. Could you do me a favour and go get it and bring it to me here at school?"

"Sure, Elena…"

"Thanks, bro."

"Sure…" Jeremy hung up then got up and went up to Elena's room. He didn't spend much time in there—there really wasn't much to look at anyway. He just picked the black box up and left the room. As he was making his way down the steps, someone knocked. Jeremy put the box on the little table at the hall and he opened the door. He took a picture as he opened the door. "Elena? Why the hell are you ringing the doorbell when you can just walk in?"

"Do you have the box?" Elena asked rolling her eyes at her brother. Jeremy rolled his eyes at his sister too.

"Seriously? Sometimes you're too weird, Len."

"Whatever, Jer, just bring me the box."

"You know what, you can come in and get it yourself, I may be grounded but I'm not your slave!"

"Whatever." Elena walked in and grabbed the box. Jeremy stuck his tongue out at his sister then he turned to go back to the living room but before he could begin his walk, something hard hit him on the back of his head and he dropped to the floor, unconscious.

'Elena' smiled to herself as she pulled out her cellphone. She quickly dialled the number she needed.

"Is it done?"

"Yes. You can come pick us up now."

"That quick?"

"He's too easy."

"Good, I'll be there in five."

'Elena' easily picked Jeremy's body up and threw it over her shoulder. A car stopped outside and 'Elena' walked out with Jeremy still on her shoulder.

"Katherine, you never seem to disappoint me," Loretta said, smiling at the doppelgänger.

"I am good at what I do," Katherine said smiling. Loretta opened the back door and Katherine placed an unconscious Jeremy in the backseat. She shut the door then hopped on in the driver's seat and Loretta rode as shotgun.

"Now all we have to do is get rid of this… distraction… then I'll have my mate back." Katherine only smiled as she drove away. She knew Loretta was psychotic, but she would do anything in her power to make her doppelgänger's life miserable!

…TBC…

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