Chapter Five
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"I'm completely starving," Caroline said into the air.
"Well … what do you eat?" Tyler asked, not knowing exactly how to phrase the question.
"Well I can eat anything, but blood is the only thing that stops my throat from itching and making me feel like massacring everyone in sight," Caroline said nonchalantly.
"Hmm ... Well then why don't we stick to take out?" Tyler chuckled.
"Ooh! Let's get sushi!" Caroline exclaimed excitedly.
Tyler ordered food while Caroline remained on the floor on her back, staring up at the ceiling. When he was done, he joined her on the floor and closed his brilliant amber eyes.
"What's going on with us, Caroline?" he asked after what seemed like an hour of silence.
"What do you mean?" she asked, puzzled.
"Okay well I don't want to put pressure on you. Please don't take it that way. But the first time I kissed you you yelled at me and hit me quite hard and then last night you basically raped me." Tyler turned his head to face her but she tried her hardest not make eye contact.
"What?" Caroline giggled. "I did not. I compelled you."
"I know you don't compel everyone, so what's up with us?" he asked more seriously this time.
"I don't know to be honest," Caroline said. "But wait that reminds me. I have a present for you. I've been carrying it around for a few days now."
Tyler got up a little and propped himself on his elbow. He was a litte annoyed that Caroline was side stepping the question but he figured he wouldn't dwell on it. With everything going on it's not like he could have a full on relationship anyway. He'd never really had a real relationship now that he'd thought about it. there was Vicki but she was a drug abuser and didn't know what was going on half the time. Then after that there was just a carousel of girls at his disposal but he never really wanted them for more than just something physical. In all honesty he was scared of whatever he might be getting himself into with Caroline. It was something totally new for him but not for her. She'd dated Matt and loved him. They'd probably still be together too if it weren't for her transformation. Tyler sighed and watched intently as Caroline reached into her pocket for whatever it was.
She pulled her hand out of her pocket grasping something small and silver. It was a little pendant on a piece of black cord. It was very ornate and antique looking but small and simple at the same time.
"What is this?" He asked, taking it in his hands.
"It was my vervain necklace." she pulled out the black cord as much as it would allow and put it over his head, tightening it a little when it was all the way on. "I can't wear it anymore, obviously. So I changed the chain for you so should wear it. I figured you'd probably break a silver chain when you transformed so I put it on this beading cord. It'll protect you from vampires. So you can't be compelled by anyone anymore, including me."
"That's a shame," He said, thumbing the necklace. "I kind of liked it."
"Shut up," she said, giggling and smacked him on the chest lightly.
The doorbell rang and Tyler got up to answer it, figuring it was the delivery.
"You need to stop hitting me, girl." he laughed as he went to the door.
He opened it and could tell from the gray European cut suit, leather loafers and expensive haircut that this was not a delivery man.
"Hello. I'm Elijah," The man said. "I believe your girlfriend has something of mine."
"I have no idea what you're talking about, sir." Tyler thought playing dumb would buy him some time.
"Go and fetch me my moonstone," Elijah said intensely.
Tyler saw that Elijah was trying to compel him but the necklace Caroline had just given him was preventing it. He decided to fake compulsion as best he could. He turned around and tried to mimic exactly how Luka was acting under the influence. He went back into the living room and put a hand over Caroline's mouth to keep her quiet and pulled her into the basement.
"Who's Elijah?" he demanded. "He thinks I'm getting the moonstone from you. He knows you were involved."
"He must have been watching! What do we do?" Caroline said, panicked.
"Well we don't have the stone. Bonnie has it. I'm going to go tell him that," Tyler said, getting up to go.
"NO!" Caroline whispered and pulled Tyler back down very roughly. "He'll go and hurt Bonnie. We can't do that. I'll go deal with this, but make sure he doesn't find out you're a werewolf."
Tyler tried to hold her back but Caroline was stronger than he was. He followed her all the way back to the front door trying to pull her back but she was not to be stopped.
"We don't have the moonstone," Caroline said boldly to Elijah.
"Well blondie, I know that you know who does have it. So until I get it, I'm just going to have to take you instead." He reached through the door and seized Caroline by the neck, dragging her outside.
"Caroline!" Tyler shouted in his husky voice. He tried to grab at Caroline or at least get a hit in at Elijah, but Caroline pushed him back into the house and onto the floor with her free hand.
"Stay in house, Tyler! He's a lot stronger than you!" Caroline cried.
"She's right you know." Elijah sneered. "Now get me the stone. Be a good boy, Tyler is it?"
He disappeared with Caroline and Tyler collapsed to his knees, not knowing what to do. He shouted at the top of his lungs and beat the floor as hard as he could with his fists, cracking some of the concrete of the porch.
He tore out of the house and threw himself angrily into his car and drove straight to the Salvatore Boarding House.
"Salvatore!" He bellowed from the front lawn. "Salvatore! I know you can hear me."
"There are two Salvatores, Spike. Which one do you want?" Damon jeered.
"I don't care!" Tyler snapped.
"Damon, go away." Stefan said, as he stepped outside. "What's the matter, Tyler?"
"Elijah kidnapped Caroline. So give me the moonstone right now, so I can go get her back." Tyler commanded.
"No I can't do that," Stefan said calmly.
"What's wrong Stefan?" Elena came running out of the house.
"Give me the stone, Stefan. I'm not asking you," Tyler threatened.
"Calm down, wolf. Back up before you join your uncle in hell or wherever they send monsters like us." Damon got in between Stefan and Tyler.
"You're going to threaten me now? Go ahead." Tyler smiled manically. "I know what happened to your little mistress, Rose, if I'm not mistaken?"
"Are you threatening me?" Damon said menacingly.
"The full moon is in a few days. That's all I'm saying. But if I were really threatening you I wouldn't be asking for your help," Tyler softened. "You failed at saving your girl, help me save mine."
"She isn't your girl," Bonnie said from the door step. "Get out of here, Tyler. Go home."
"Why are you so against me?" Tyler turned his anger on Bonnie.
"Because you're bad for Caroline. Even if you weren't a wolf I would think so." Bonnie sneered.
"So you guys are just going to let Caroline be killed?" Tyler asked incrediously.
"We're going to try to get her back, but we can't just let Elijah have the stone." Stefan placed a hand on his shoulder.
"You're just upset that she was kidnapped under your watch. You're trying to save your pride, not her." Damon spat.
"Fall back, Salvatore." Tyler snarled. "I'm going to go find her myself. She was right about all of you. You don't really give a damn about her."
"I staked that vampire, Elijah, and he came back to life you know. Do you really think that's wise to go after him yourself?" Damon said as he scooted Bonnie back into the house.
"I don't care, okay?" Tyler said calmly.
"Don't be stupid," Damon said, and he seized Tyler by the throat.
Tyler felt that now all too familiar fury build up in him and blur his vision. His eyes flashed gold before he pulled his arm back and struck Damon across the side of the face, causing them both to fall on the ground.
"You're a lot stronger than Mason. I'll give you that," Damon said. "But don't think you still won't get killed. Elijah's age is higher than you caneven count."
"Are you guys done getting your alpha male energy out?" Elena snapped. "Tyler, we'll get Caroline back but we just need some time. Promise you won't do anything until we figure out what to do? And Damon go inside and check on Rose."
"Don't be a dog chasing cars, Lockwood." Damon said as he went back up to the house, causing the veins in Tyler's head to pulse.
"I won't do anything, okay?" Tyler said defiantly.
"Do you believe him, Bonnie?" Damon asked, as he brushed passed the witch standing in the doorway
"I can't say I do, Damon." Bonnie replied, pursing her lips.
"Bonnie, could you do me the honor?" Damon said, motioning to Tyler.
Bonnie closed her eyes and concentrated on Tyler. She focused hard internally but from the outside it was difficult to tell. Tyler crumbled to the floor in white hot agony, clutching his head and writhing and screaming in agony only comparable to the first hour of his transformation.
"What are you doing?" Elena yelled at Damon.
"That aneurism thing that Bonnie used to love doing on me so much," Damon responded. "Now, Stefan. Help me get him to the cellar?"
"Absolutely not," Stefan said, appalled that he would even ask.
Bonnie had her fill and released him from her control. He rolled onto his stomach and Damon picking him up and dragged him to the basement where he himself had been locked up not that many months ago.
"Do everyone a favor and don't try to escape," Damon said in his bored drawl as he slammed the iron gate shut.
Tyler got to his feet and beat the bars with his fists as hard as he could. But he knew that if a vampire couldn't even muscle himself out of that cellar than there was no way he was getting out either. He sat with his back against the door thinking. There wasn't anything he wasn't willing to give to get out and save Caroline from Elijah. He was completely useless in there.
Elena heard a howl from the basement.
"Are you sure this is a good idea, Stefan?" Elena asked him.
"I'm actually fairly certain it isn't. But Damon usually gets the results he wants with his plans I don't agree with," Stefan replied. "Let's just run with this for now and see. Don't worry, okay?"
"How can you say that?" Elena said. "Of course I'm going to worry."
"Just go home and rest. I will handle this," Stefan said seriously.
"I love you, Stefan." Elena kissed him on the cheek.
"I love you too," he replied and hugged her tightly.
Elena shot Damon a death glare before stepping out of the house. She closed the door behind her and went to go down the steps but she gasped loudly when she realized she'd bumped into something.
Damon shot out of the house to look.
It took a minute for Elena to process what had just happened as he heart was racing with fright. The thing she'd bumped into was a man.
"Matt?" Elena asked in disbelief.
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