Chapter 10
A/N: yeah this is a baby chapter. I want to build suspense so you guys will hate me buahaha. I'm trying to set up a subplot too in this chapter so enjoy it my little barbies. But I once again want to thank you for all your reviews, especially Forwoodx3. That was soooo sweet of you so I'm dedicating this chapter to you.
Monster
"Caroline go, please go." Tyler plead but Caroline was being stubborn.
"I spent the past few days wanting you and only you and now you're here I won't let you out of my sight, okay?" Caroline nestled her face into his neck.
"I'll kill you by mistake. Please don't let me do that." Tyler twitched violently. His transformation was different this time. His bones knew where to go and his body knew what to expect this time. It was just a matter of actually doing it.
Klaus entered the cellar, having apparently won whatever battle was happening upstairs but that was to be expected.
"How precious is this?" Klaus said. "I knew you had some fire to you," He said to Caroline. "even the most ballsy of vampires would never fall in love with a were."
"Leave us alone," Caroline said firmly.
"Yeah, sure." Klaus rolled his eyes. "Now I need your boyfriend to break the spell. So be a good vampire and step aside."
"Just give us a minute," Caroline said hastily and Klaus was so shocked by her boldness he actually let her have a second.
"Tyler," she said. "This is the worst time to transition. He needs you in wolf form to do his creepy ritual."
"Don't worry about me," Tyler said, shivering. "I'll be fine. Just know that I love you too in case anything happens."
"I have an idea, but it may not work." Caroline's brilliant eyes flashed in the dark.
"What is it?" Tyler said, getting another sharp pain.
"Hurry it along, Princess." Klaus was getting impatient.
"Take my lapis lazuli ring. It protects me from the sun, why can't it protect you from the moon?" Caroline furrowed her brow. She took the ring off her finger and slipped it into his pocket.
He got a last look at her before Klaus came in and carried him upstairs. Caroline followed right behind, keeping her vow to never let him leave her sight.
When she got upstairs she saw all of her friends sitting down side by side on opposite ends of the hallway with blank expressions on their faces, not moving at all. Apparently Klaus had compelled them all to sit still. Jeremy was still holding onto Bonnie in their zombie-like state. Damon was staring at Stefan and Elena and Rose was looking right at Damon, but her eyes weren't as glossy as everyone else's. Alaric was propped up against the couch with the same expression on his face as everyone else and Luka was lying face down in the living room and Caroline feared that he might be dead.
Klaus set Tyler down next to the stone sitting on the table and sat contemplating for a moment.
"Why haven't you completed your transformation yet?" Klaus asked Tyler.
"Will power I guess?" Tyler smirked, even though he was still under immense pain he tried to hide it.
Klaus struck him hard across the face and he landed on the ground with a thud. Caroline shrieked and went to check on him but Klaus flung her across the room making her hit her head on the mantle.
Tyler groaned loudly but he knew Caroline would heal quickly.
Klaus got up and lead Katherine, Bonnie and Elena to join Tyler around the table. They all sat down quietly and obediently and continued to stare.
"Transform already!" Klaus bellowed, getting so angry at Tyler that he punched a hole in the wall nearest to him.
Caroline got up and rushed to Tyler's side. She squeezed his hand lightly.
"Stay strong, Tyler. I believe in you." she squeezed his hand again, then turned it over and kissed the back of it.
Klaus rolled his eyes impatiently.
…
At Elena and Jeremy's house, Matt and Jenna were literally trapped upstairs. Bonnie cast a spell that gave them access to Elena and Jeremy's rooms and the conjoining bathroom.
"Matt, did you have any idea about all this … like before tonight?" Jenna asked Matt feebly while sipping on a cup of chamomile.
"Well not really. I mean I'd seen a few weird habits of Tyler's and Caroline's and sometimes Stefan but I didn't think automatically it was like some supernatural stuff," he replied thoughtfully.
They were sitting on opposite ends of the big bathroom just waiting until they could leave.
"Alaric told me all of this today. I just don't know how I could have been so stupid," Jenna said. "And he's been lying to me too. That really just hurt."
"I can relate," Matt frowned. "My girlfrie- … ex-girlfriend was a vampire for I don't even know how long and she never told me. I found out about all of this by being nosey," Matt said. "My best friend and my ex-girlfriend lied to me. And I know Elena is your niece so should have told you first, but she didn't tell me either. I trusted her and I was becoming friends with Stefan. It hurts me too, so trust me I get it."
Jenna sighed. She then got up and opened up the bathroom cabinet, finding a silver flask there.
"I always knew Jeremy kept this here," she said, smiling. She flicked open the top and poured some into her tea.
Matt looked at her in amusement. She smiled and threw him the flask. He took a long swig and replaced the cap.
The two of them looked at each other and sighed deeply.
…
Hours passed and Tyler still was not turning. Klaus was growing more and more frustrated with the situation.
"How are you halting this?" Klaus asked. "Is it the witch? What is she doing?"
"I'm not doing anything," Tyler replied. Most of the pain had subsided and he knew that if he were to take the ring off of his body, he'd turn immediately.
Caroline was sitting on Tyler's lap, clinging to his neck with her eyes closed. Neither or them had slept in a while and he was glad that she could relax a little bit.
Klaus continued to stare at the two of them, just waiting for something to happen.
Caroline opened her heavy eyelids and saw sunlight out over the horizon. She had no idea what time it was but the sun was sure to rise within the next few hours. She remembered she wasn't wearing her ring and snuggled up closer to Tyler, feeling very safe in his arms.
"Are you going to sit and stare at us all night, Klaus?" Tyler asked. "It's clear that I'm not a werewolf. You were mistaken."
"Then what did I see earlier?" Klaus asked, not amused.
"Apparently nothing," Tyler said defiantly. "You should leave. Find an actual werewolf. But you'll have to wait until the next full moon."
"I see I'll have to speed things along," Klaus said.
He got up and walked over to Tyler and Caroline's side of the table. Caroline looked up at him and saw the serious expression on his face. She stood up and got in between Klaus and Tyler.
"Defiant little one, aren't you?" Klaus said to Caroline.
"You have no idea," she replied, knocking Tyler back down as he too stood up.