Tyler's POV.
A week after my transformation and my body still aches. Sometimes my mind shuts down and I feel like I'm transforming all over again. I think it's some crazy mental thing that comes with the bitch of a transformation. I sat at my desk in my home room. This week had been pretty good. Caroline come back. That was the main thing. Suddenly, with her here everything seems better. We hadn't really talked about everything but we would tonight. I invited her over for dinner. Maybe it's a date but I don't know. But what I do know is that at least we're friends. It's better than nothing. A whole lot better.
Caroline's POV.
I was out at the local grocery store collecting some things for my mom. We had agreed that I would go back to school on Monday as I wanted to get back into things. My mom opened up to me earlier on this week. She had told me about a similar phase she went through when she was my age.
"What can I say? Everything just got on top of me and, I ran away for a while. Why do you think me and grams aren't very close? I left no letter, no note no nothing. I just… went" Were her exact words. I smiled at the memory of the night before. Who knew something like this could pull me and my mother closer?
As for Tyler, well there are obviously some things we need to talk about and we would at dinner tonight. It had actually been bugging me all day. Was it a date? Should I dress in date clothes or just hanging out clothes? I shook my head. It was barley noon and I was stressing about the night ahead. I had plenty of time. I'm not going until 7:00pm. I finished paying for my items and walked out the grocery store, only to see someone I hadn't expected to on the way to my car.
"Adrian" He smiled, his arms folded.
"Hello Caroline" He spoke. I had forgotten how his accent sent Goosebumps down my spine. I didn't know whether I wanted to throw my fist in his face or my arms around his neck. I guess I was happy to see him…okay, I was surprised to see him. I laughed and tucked a curl behind my ear whilst holding the brown grocery bag in the other hand. "What are you doing in Mystic Falls?" I asked trying not to sound to suspicious. He shrugged and looked around him.
"I wanted to be in the town where everything goes down I guess. And I also, wanted to apologize for my pushy behaviour last week"
I narrowed my eyes. I had lived with Adrian for two weeks. I had picked up on a few things. Number one, Adrian has a motive behind everything. I nodded. "Apology accepted" Was all I said. Number two, he's spoilt. If things don't go how he plans them, shit goes down, although most of the time things do go his way.
He carried on, looking around all tourist like. "So how about you introduce me to your friends?"
Number three, he cannot be trusted. I like Adrian, really I do but I have always and will always be aware of his darker side. I smiled "Actually all my friends are in school, I'm just on my way home. Some other time" I began to walk away but he stopped me.
"I'll come with you. I'd like to meet your mum" He sang. He seemed to happy today. Unusually happy. Very out of character. He was brooding at least a little. I laughed once.
"Mom's at work. I'm just dropping some things at my house for her and then going to a frien-"
He cut in. "I thought all your friends were in school?"
Dang. He got me, but I thought something up quickly without hesitation.
"He's an older friend. He doesn't do school, just innocent human girls" I shrugged speaking of the older Salvatore brother I hadn't even spoken to since our little situation, despite visiting Stefan a couple of times at the boarding house. Damon just never seemed to be there. I saw frustration Adrian's eyes now. Why was he so eager to hang out? It was quite irritating to be frank. To try and lighten the situation I just said "Some other time" He smiled. A dashing smile showing his full set of teeth.
"How about tonight?" He whispered. I sighed. Now I was frustrated.
"I'm busy tonight" I fired back almost straight away. He shook his head and bit the inside of his cheeks.
"You weren't this busy at the hotel"
I rolled my eyes. "Because at the hotel I didn't have errands to run, friends to socialise with, problems to take care of or a Starbucks in the area. Now excuse me"
I stormed away. I don't exactly know why I was so furious. Maybe it was because he was furious that I was actually starting to get back to normal. Like a true friend I scoffed to myself. Sighing as I plopped into my car seat I took a moment to collect my thoughts. No one knew I was home besides Stefan, Damon and Tyler. I wanted to surprise everyone on Monday at school and, also because I would rather be lectured later than sooner. My week had basically revolved around Tyler. We talked, but not much. We were just suddenly grateful that we were together again. Whether that was romantically or friendly. We were still kind of confused about that. Butterflies fluttered in my stomach. Of course, this is exactly why we were meeting up tonight. To sort things out, our feelings, were we stand in each others lives.
My eyes bored into my stirring wheel for the at least five minutes. What the hell? I put my car into gear and stomped down on the gas. The grocery could wait until later. I had a mess to clean up, and I would do it now. I left main town Mystic Falls and was on my way to the outskirts.
To a particular boarding house.
Tyler's POV.
I handed in my homework to Mr Saltzman. "Thank you Tyler. I have to say I was kind of surprised when you came to me concerning the homework you missed out on last week" He spoke, the muffled sound of teenagers branching out within their cliques during the lunchtime. I shrugged at Mr Saltzman's comment.
"I figured I needed to catch up even if it was just a week that I missed" I was slightly shocked at my own words. A shrug would have done just fine. Mr Saltzman nodded. I was assuming it was a sign for me to leave. So I rolled my heels to the right and began to walk out of the door. "Oh and Tyler" He stopped me. I turned around. He continued. "I know you and Caroline are close. I was just wondering if you have heard from her. She has a bit of catching up to do also, well, three weeks of it anyway" He was shuffling through some papers as he spoke. I was suspicious at first but just repeated my shrug from before.
I recall Caroline asking me not to tell anyone. That she would like to do it herself. The teacher dismissed me and so I met up with Matt for lunch, feeling my stomach fluttering and my hands sweating. I was nervous. Could you believe it? Tyler Lockwood was nervous. I sure couldn't.
Caroline's POV.
He raised his eyebrows. "Well well well… I was wondering when you were going to show your face again" Damon snorted. "Please, do come in" He opened the boarding house door wider and gestured for me to enter his home. I was now overwhelmed with guilt. I walked in. I lingered within the large hallway of the boarding house. I turned around. Damon looked scrolled me up and down with his eyes as he shut the door. I didn't know where to begin. Oh hey Damon I'm sorry I slept with you to make a werewolf, our natural enemy jealous! I was drunk and you were there. Yup. Perfect. I cleared my throat. Damon stood there, a smirk on his face, his hands hanging loosely in his pockets.
"So… I came to say…" I paused. He waited for me to continue. I bet he was loving every minute of this, watching me struggle for words.
"Spit it out Blondie" He murmured as he strolled past me on the way to his table that held his whiskey and scotch. He poured himself half a glass and turned around, leaning against the strong, dark pine table. I walked over fiddling with my car keys, trying to find words. I licked my lips in order to wash the dryness away. I finally spoke.
"Look about that night, when we came here after the bar…" I began. He looked at the floor. I was supposing he felt awkward. He wasn't the only one. "Well I just want to say I'm sorry for ditching you in the morning. It was un-cool, and I know you're probably going to be all like I don't care, I have no emotions, nothing phases me but I just wanted you to know" I smiled. Something told me that my eyes were filled with guilt.
His reaction was slightly unexpected. He laughed. I laughed a little with him. "God Caroline. We just made out. No big deal" He said sipping on his scotch. I was confused. We didn't just make out. We slept together… didn't we?
"What?" I asked. I must have looked like a complete dumbass.
"Wait… you think that we" his finger pointed between the two of us. He laughed some more. I was most definitely not amused. Why the hell was he laughing? "Oh Caroline, naïve little Caroline" He mumbled to himself and starting walking towards me. He smiled, his signature, cocky smile.
Drinking up the rest of his scotch Damon put down his glass and came even closer towards me. I imagine I had my bitchy face on as he continued to laugh under his breath. Finally he stopped in front of me. I narrowed my eyes.
"We didn't sleep together Caroline! You just did that in front of Tyler to make him jealous. Of course, then you left and Tyler found out about our little save the town group…the works" He shrugged. I stuttered. Now I could imagine my confused, fluttering, embarrassed face to be on show.
"But… I was in bed with you, we were naked!" I whispered the end part.
"Wouldn't be the first time Honey" He shifted his eyebrows up and down in a flirtatious way and gave me a small wink. I folded my arms across my chest.
"Don't be a pig" I fired at him. Damon sighed.
"Okay…" He paused and looked deep into my eyes. As if he was actually trying to compel me. "We came back here and you were yelling and stuff… we made out and I bet you that you wouldn't take your clothes of, of course the drunken Caroline Forbes is a dare devil, apparently and so you did…we went to my room, you were still naked and you kind of threw up in my bathroom… you fell asleep and, well as for me? I always sleep in the nude" He winked at me for a second time. Oh my goodness. I actually didn't sleep with Damon. All this time I've felt guilty, humiliated and devastated for hurting Tyler. All of it was nothing. I giggled to myself.
Finally I thanked Damon and after a few immature comments about how I'm actually distraught that I didn't sleep with him, I left. I didn't realise the time. 3:00pm my watch said. I took a deep breath. I should probably go home and start getting ready.