"Why are you here?" Matt asked. "I thought you left town for good."
"With Klaus gone I have nowhere to go and I have no reason to run anymore," Katherine replied.
"So you're going to Florida, why?" Matt asked, growing suspicious.
"I got as far as New Mexico and the loneliness just hit me hard like a ton of bricks," she said. "Have you ever felt that way?"
Matt nodded and said, "But why did you come back? And why are you here talking to me?"
"I know you are lonely too," she said taking a few steps closer. "And I know what you're going through right now. I guess I just see a little of myself in you. You tried to find someone to connect to with Jenna but she doesn't get it like I do."
"I know that Stefan rejected you and you have no family anymore but that doesn't make us the same. I'm not like you," he said. "And how do you know anything about me anyway?"
"I crossed paths with your mother when I left Mystic Falls," she said. "I saw her drain a man and I helped her get rid of the body. She was so afraid and she kept talking about you and how worried she was about you. I told her to go home and let you know that she loved you and inform you of what you might be."
"Why'd you do that?" Matt asked. "From what I hear you aren't the nicest person."
"I had my heart smashed into a million pieces again, okay? I was feeling sentimental that day," Katherine said coldly. "But anyway. I came to Mystic Falls and watched you to see if you really were an incubus because I've never met one before. I've come across a few succubae but never an incubus."
"So you've been watching me? Why are you telling me this?" Matt asked confused.
"Like I said, I'm lonely." Katherine smiled lightly and looked down.
"From everything I heard, you aren't what I expected." Matt brushed a strand of hair out of her face.
"You know you're different right?" Katherine asked. "You can harness energy from supernaturals. I just saw you with Caroline. Any succubus I've ever met can't do that. They can only feed from humans."
"Really?" Matt asked. "I'm even a freak in the supernatural world. That's great."
"Try it on me," Katherine said, putting her hand on Matt's arm.
…
Caroline raced down the highway feeling worse than she had in weeks. She trusted Matt and he betrayed her.
She drove the rest of the way lost in her thoughts. She slowly forgot about Matt and all she could think about was Tyler and what Jules could possibly be doing to him.
It was obvious that Tyler would reject her and Jules would probably retaliate but Caroline didn't know how long she had until that happened. Jules was crazy and she didn't know what she was possibly capable of. There wasn't much known about her at all except for the fact that she was clearly obsessively in love with Mason, who didn't reciprocate those feelings.
Caroline was close enough that she didn't have to sniff out Jules's scent anymore. She could just listen for either her or Tyler's voice.
She looked around the dodgy little neighborhood and wondered how Mason could go from living in the Lockwood Mansion to just a simple, suburban house like the ones on this block. They were row houses and were inexplicably mundane and un-unique.
She finally heard Jules's voice. She was crying. But there was no sign of Tyler's voice at all.
Caroline knew that all she wanted to do was get to this very place but now that she was there she didn't know what to do at all. She contemplated knocking on the door even. But she quickly came to her senses. Jules didn't deserved politeness.
She opened the door and was surprised when she could step in without being invited. It was probably because Jules wasn't a human.
She went into the kitchen where Jules was and was surprised that Jules didn't even look up at her as though she was expecting Caroline to show up. Maybe it was a trap.
"Why are you crying?" Caroline asked after a few moments of awkward silence.
"Because I feel lost," Jules whispered. "I'm a century old and I've never been in love. Isn't that tragic?"
Jules smiled through the tears and quickly looked up at Caroline and then back down.
"But you loved Mason," Caroline said delicately. "You loved him very much."
"Yes but he didn't love me back," Jules snapped. "No one ever loves me back."
"Well kidnapping them and taking them to a neighborhood where old people live when they retire isn't a good strategy." Caroline hoped that this conversation would be over soon so she could leave.
She was starting to feel bad for Jules and she wanted to leave before it turned into full blown pity.
"I felt the same way, Jules." Caroline said and she sat down in front of Jules at the table.
"I always felt alone you know? I would throw myself at any guy who would give me attention," Caroline said.
"But you have Tyler now. What changed?" Jules asked, wiping mascara off her cheek.
"I stopped caring," Caroline relied. "And just because Tyler isn't who you want him to be doesn't mean that you won't find that person eventually. You will. I promise."
"I'm so embarrassed," Jules said after a few moments. "He's in my bedroom. You can just go get him. I think he's asleep."
"He's in your bedroom?" Caroline asked suspiciously.
Jules nodded and pointed in the direction of it.
Caroline was expecting Tyler to be tied up against but he was just sleeping soundly in the middle of the bed. She almost wanted to laugh because he was curled up like a dog. He looked peaceful.
She went and shook him awake. He rolled over and groaned. He immediately clutched his head.
"Oh my head," he moaned. "What do you want, Jules?"
"It's Caroline." she smiled hard.
Tyler hopped u to look, almost knocking Caroline clear off the bed. She laughed and he smiled, realizing how ungraceful he must have just looked.
"Am I dreaming?" Tyler asked as he stared at Caroline.
He was caught up with how the light was hitting her face and how her hair fell around her shoulders. Even though she was clearly stressed by everything happening, her skin still looked flawless and her eyes were bright and full of wonder and desire.
"You're actually awake and I'm glad you are because I missed you so much," Caroline said throwing her arms over Tyler's neck. "But I'm still mad at you."
Caroline pouted and took her arms away, making Tyler frown a little.
"What did I do?" Tyler asked.
"You're just … you. I don't know," Caroline said. "I'm just going to be mad at you because I can."
"Yeah, okay. Whatever," Tyler laughed.
He leaned in for a kiss but Caroline turned her head away.
"Really?" Tyler frowned and Caroline tried her best not to laugh. "All right whatever. Let's just get out of here."
He picked Caroline up and hoisted her over his shoulder making her scream out. He felt a few stabs of pain in his back which almost made him drop her.
"Son of a …" Tyler moaned. "Get that wolfs bane off of me."
"Okay, master," Caroline said sarcastically before she brushed away the pieces that were almost embedded into his back.
"Thanks," Tyler said and he smacked her butt as hard as he could with his free hand.
"Oh my gosh, you asshole!" Caroline cried and she elbowed him between the shoulder blades.
"Are you trying to kill me?" Tyler asked, tightening his hold on Caroline. "I'll give up because you know you're stronger than me when I'm in human form. Go ahead. Gloat."
"Thank-you loyal servant," Caroline joked. "Now carry me to the door and let's get out of here."
He obeyed without another word and was about to step over the threshold when the door slammed out of nowhere in his face. The speed of it startled him so much that he dropped Caroline.
"Ow, you douche." Caroline got up from the floor and rubbed her butt. "What happened?"
"I don't know. The door just slammed in my face. It scared the hell out of me," Tyler said.
"You chicken." Caroline passed him and turned the knob.
It was locked.
"What the hell?" Caroline said as she pushed and pulled on the door which would not budge.
"Just break it," Tyler said. "It's just a flimsy door."
"I can't. There's someone on the other side of it," Caroline replied.
"Great and her room doesn't even have windows. What kind of person has a room with no windows?" Tyler said angrily.
Caroline looked at the structure of the door. It was a thick, heavy wood adorned with silver.
"A person who uses there room to transition into a werewolf." Caroline dropped the doorknob and looked around.
There were chains peaking out from under the bed and a few scratches on the walls. Jules was probably only able to transform there because she was such an old wolf and didn't need to be restrained that much. She could control herself.
"Jules is that you?" Caroline asked, leaning against the door. "Jules, why have you trapped us in here? I thought we had an understanding."
"An understanding with her?" Tyler laughed. "Bitch is crazy."
Caroline shushed him and leaned her head against the door to listen.
"That's not Jules," she said after a few moments..
"How do you know?" Tyler asked.
"Because I hear breathing but no heartbeat," she relied.
"Well then who is it?" Tyler asked, getting increasingly anxious. "A vampire?"
Tyler put his ear up against the door too and he could hear Jules talking but it was very muffled. The door must have been sound proof.
"I hear Jules," Tyler said.
"What? I don't." Caroline glared.
"My hearing is better than yours now shut up." Tyler almost wanted to laugh at the face Caroline gave him. "I can hear some guy talking too but I can't understand what anyone's saying."
"She set us up. That bitch." Caroline shook her head.
"You were the one that set me up!" Jules shouted through the door. "I should have known better."
"What is she talking about?" Caroline asked Tyler to which he shrugged.
"Who is that standing outside the door?" he asked, getting ready to knock it down with his shoulder.
"On the count of three?" Caroline asked, as she went to stand beside him.
He nodded.
"1."
"2."
"3," they said in unison.