Title: Playing Tyler

Category: Vampire Diaries

Characters: Caroline, Tyler, Damon, Julian, Liz

Summary: All Tyler thought about while being held captive was Caroline. Now Julian, still in Tyler's body, decides he wants to have her too. To get information from Julian their friends decide not to tell Caroline that it's really Julian she's with now, not Tyler.

Status: In Progress

AN: I don't own anything if I did then a lot of things would be different. There is no Maria in this story idea. Maria was Julian's wife on the show, but here he's not married and she doesn't exist.

AN2: Thanks Forwood13 for steering me towards this idea. Hope you all enjoy it.

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Chapter 7

Caroline hadn't wanted to believe it, but when she walked into the cell and saw the body lying on the floor, she knew it was true. It explained the person she had saw, it explained all of the things she thought were different about Tyler. "I don't understand," she didn't, why had this person acted like Tyler? Was it some trick to get her to fall back in love with him and then rip it away again? She couldn't figure why this guy would do this to her, he had told her things she'd wanted to hear from Tyler for so long. "He said he was Tyler? Mom, what's going on?" she asked, she had to know.

Liz pulled her daughter into a hug giving her comfort, "I don't know, all I know is that Tyler was the one that saved me," she owed him that much, even if she wanted to kick his butt for breaking her daughters heart. She told her about when she saw Tyler last, besides when he first saved her too. "All I know, besides that, is that wasn't Tyler back there, it was Julian,"

Damon had told her the guy's name and informed her on the spell they were planning. She was telling Caroline all that she knew because Tyler was going to be back soon. Tyler had told her a few things as well about what he'd heard from Marcos. She was telling Caroline everything knowing that her daughter had to know all of the facts.

Caroline pulled out of the hug, "He'll know," she felt sick, "Tyler will know that I really did cheat on him this time," she looked down at Julian's body hoping maybe he'd feel it giving him a kick as hard as she could. It sent his body into the wall behind him, "You just destroyed everything," she quickly added Julian's name so her mom didn't think she meant her. Her mom had done the right thing in telling her.

"I didn't want it to be true," Liz had hoped that it was Tyler since he hadn't been chained up, but she had been about to knock on the door upstairs when Julian suggested running away. It was the reason she had decided to use their code. Tyler had told her with the short time she'd had to talk to him that he wasn't leaving again. He was going to stay and fight, figure a way to save not only himself, but the town. He had done too much damage by leaving the last time.

"You've seemed so happy the last week," watching Caroline with Tyler again had made her happy too. "I thought at first it was Tyler and not Julian," She had been there for Caroline and she'd been talking to Tyler too. She had finally gotten him to see it wasn't true, what had happened. "He had thought you wouldn't listen to him," she said telling Caroline what Tyler had told her.

"He's not going to forgive me for this," Caroline said, she couldn't be around when Tyler came back. All she could see was she'd been so happy and it had been with the wrong person. She had known by what Klaus had called her that it wasn't him, but Julian had been a complete part of Tyler. He had known everything that Tyler knew right down to what to call her. He had known about the bracelet too. "I can't take it if he hates me again mom," she sped out of the cell into the night not wanting to think about anything at all.

"Caroline, come back," Liz didn't have a chance at catching up to her daughter. She took her phone out calling Damon. He had to find Caroline before she did something she'd regret. She knew that Julian wouldn't hurt her, but he might take her away somewhere till he could make Tyler his permanent body. "Damon, Caroline knows the truth, she took off," she locked the cell back drawing the symbol back onto the door which made it so that the Traveler's couldn't open it, even in another body. Julian wasn't going to take over Tyler for good; she had told Damon he better not let it get that far.

"I'll take care of it," Damon said a few more things before he hung up, "You're games up, Julian, Caroline knows," he had been waiting for this moment. He grabbed him by the throat slamming him against the wall, "Now I can kill you if I want to,"

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"Oh no you don't," Caroline said speeding up behind Damon, "He's mine," she looked at Tyler closing her eyes remembering how pissed off she was. It was Julian in there not Tyler; he wasn't going to trick her again. "You played with the wrong girl," when Damon let him go she punched Julian square in the face.

"Caroline, it's me," Julian was trying to get through to her; he had to see if he could still convince her. That move won him another punch, this time to the ribs knocking him the wind out of him. He might not need to breathe, but he toppled over holding his side, "I was trying to help you and him," he said once he got his voice back, "I love you too,"

"HOW DARE YOU," Caroline shouted kicking him in the face, all the anger she felt was coming out and all she could see was red. Julian fell backwards onto the floor knowing that there was nothing else he could do, but let Tyler back at the surface. She was mad at the hybrid too so why not let him have some of this as well. "You are a fucking bastard, you used what I felt for Tyler against me," she got another good kick to his ribs before Julian fell into the depths of Tyler.

Tyler's eyes shot open seeing Caroline's foot coming at him again and he grabbed it. He didn't know what had happened, but she was about to kick him in the head. She had never been this angry at him to cause him harm. "STOP," he didn't mean to yell it at her, but it was the only thing that he could think of to do.

Caroline jerked her leg from his grip, "DON'T YOU DARE COMMAND ME," the only person that could do that was Tyler, she took hold of his shirt pulling him off the floor, "You used me, you told me that he loved me, it was all a lie I bet, he can't even stand to be near me," she was ready to hit him again, do anything that would cause him pain like he'd done to her. However she stopped looking at the fact that he had his eyes closed like he couldn't watch it happen. "OPEN YOUR EYES, JULIAN," that was his name after all and she didn't want him to miss this.

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"I'm not Julian, It's me," Tyler was trying his best to think of anything he had called her that not even Julian could have gotten at in his memory. "Mayor Forbes," he had teased her when they had been twelve she could be the Mayor instead of him. It had been so long that not even the asshole could have gotten to that memory of them.

Caroline dropped her arm and let go of his shirt, "Tyler?" she asked not able to look into his eyes. She moved away because she knew that it was Tyler, not once had Julian brought any of their past up. He had always kept saying there was no need to be forgiven; the past was that, it didn't matter anymore. "I'm sorry," it was all she could say before she took off towards the door.

"If I were you I'd go after her," Damon said relieved that it was Tyler; Julian was driving him insane with what he'd been doing. He knew that Caroline was going to have words for him too later, but right now she was upset.

"I'll deal with you letting her believe it was me later," Tyler said taking a moment to punch Damon as hard as he could before speeding off after Caroline. He still wanted to kill Julian and he was a little bit, no not a little, a lot upset with all the others for what they had done. How could they just let Julian take over his life for so long, to the point that Caroline thought it was him. He caught up to Caroline in the woods spinning her back around so she didn't fall into the water that she was heading for. "STOP," was she trying to kill herself because he might be hurt as hell, but he didn't want her dead.

"Why do you even care?" Caroline asked looking anywhere but at him. She had been with Julian, not Tyler; Tyler hadn't forgiven her for what Katherine had convinced him she'd done. "You don't care about me anymore," She wanted to puke since she'd been with him, but it hadn't been him. "I slept with him because I thought it was you, all I could see was that you loved me again, all I wanted was your love back,"

"I never stopped caring about you, Caroline," Tyler pulled her chin up so she was looking at him. He didn't know all that Julian had done with her, but he was starting to get bits and pieces because Julian was torturing him from wherever in his body he was. "I saved you, I saved your mom, I fought every damn minute to get free of them," he had done it all for her, he'd wanted to be with her again.

"He already said that," Caroline sniffled, "I should have known it wasn't you the second you offered to run away," she didn't know how she could look at him and know what she'd done with Julian. She had drank from him, shared their blood, danced with him, had sex with him, "I just wanted you," she pulled free turning around wrapping her arms around her, "I know you can't forgive me, when we fix this, I'm leaving," there was no way she could stay near him. All she could feel was what she'd felt the last week and it wasn't even him.

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He wanted to yell at her so badly for thinking it could be him. He only remembered what Julian let him see the rest was buried so far down he didn't know what had happened. "Caroline, I know that you are the only thing that got me through being there, chained up, all alone," he had thought of her the entire time and when he had finally gotten to the surface in that room he took full advantage of it. "I thought about what you told me on how to turn," She had helped him break the sire bond all of those months ago. "It was the two of us in the woods alone, you talking me through it every time,"

Caroline didn't know what to say because what he was saying was getting to her. "You, he," she was so confused that she didn't know what was what. Tyler was going to kick Julian's ass as soon as they got him back in his body. He closed the distance between Caroline and him holding her in his arms. "He said you were mad at yourself for not knowing it wasn't true," she wanted to know if it was what he felt. She took a chance resting her head against him, she felt betrayed and hurt. She wanted him to comfort her, but didn't think she deserved his love.

"Matt got the truth out of Nadia before she died," he didn't know why he couldn't see that it was Katherine and not Elena. All of them had been fooled by the fact Nadia had used her Traveler knowledge to hurt all of them. "I haven't been able to forgive myself for what I did to you," it was the honest truth too. He had hurt the one person he loved more than anything, "I love you so much, Carebear," he moved his hand over her back, his lips kissing the sweet spot on her neck. He closed his eyes wishing so badly that he had been stronger and fought harder against Julian. "I'm sorry, Care," he heard his voice crack and he could hear her sniffles.

Caroline held onto him, "Just don't let him back to the surface till Matt does the spell," she couldn't take losing Tyler again. "Aren't you mad at me? You can beat me up if you like," she tried to laugh, but came out as a sob. She had tried to hurt Julian not knowing he had dove into Tyler's body. She was glad that none of the bruises she'd caused were on his body; he didn't deserve them Julian did.

"I don't know how I feel right now," he felt numb because he'd been in the dark so long with Julian controlling his body. He was starting to feel some things, but he couldn't put them towards her, Caroline didn't do it. "Just promise me, whatever happens when this is over, we can talk, when it's just the two of us," he didn't want Julian hearing anything that he was going to say. "I do care about you, Care, more than I can ever explain," it was like his heart had her name burned into it.

Caroline nodded, "I guess I better get you back to the house, chain you up," she didn't need Julian showing up and Tyler being on the loose, "I'll stay with you though," she hoped he wouldn't turn it down. She would understand if he did though, she had after all been sleeping with Julian instead of him.

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"I don't want to hurt you, I just think it's better if you're not around if Julian comes back out," Tyler said knowing she might think he didn't trust her; it was more of he didn't trust Julian. He could sweet talk her again; he'd already done it all week. "He's got more power than I do," he hoped it didn't sound as bad as it seemed.

Caroline tried to brush it off like it didn't hurt, but it stung, she knew she deserved it though. "Okay, but I'm chaining you up," she wanted to make sure he was secure and wasn't getting out. They were close to the house when she stopped for a moment. She wasn't sure why she was going to ask the question, but she wanted to. However, she looked up at him and anything she had to say was caught in her throat.

Tyler waited seeing if she was going to say anything, but he took a risk, when she didn't, and kissed her. It was soft and sweet, he had wanted to kiss her so badly ever since he had walked in the door after getting free of the other travelers. He had known he had been close to death by staying there. He had used his love for her to shift and get free.

Caroline whimpered kissing him back savoring the sweetness of the kiss. It was like the first one they had shared years back. "I love you too, Tyler," she said after a good five minutes of kissing him. She had to let him know she loved him back, he'd said it earlier, but she hadn't said it back. "Please let me stay with you, I swear he won't get to me," she could feel the tears falling as she said the words.

"I can't take it if he hurts you, Care, you make me strong and weak at the same time," he knew it probably sounded bad and he didn't plan on stopping her if she slapped him. He had it coming for not going to her first when he had gotten free.

Caroline took his hand walking the rest of the way to the house. She leaned against him feeling his arm around her. She couldn't help the tears, cursing herself for being so emotional. She had to leave him, she knew it, but she was terrified that something would go wrong. She let go of his hand reaching for the door handle. They didn't say anything walking down to the basement and into the room he'd been locked up in.

Tyler didn't know what he could say that would make her feel any better. He was hurt too; he was trying to understand how Julian could have tricked her for so long. He watched her lock the shackles to his wrists. He yanked on them making sure they were secure, "They held before, they seem to still be good," He was trying not to look down her shirt that was right in his face since she hadn't moved yet. It was something he had been fighting all the months they had been apart. He loved the way she dressed, he loved her, she was his soul mate, and it was killing him that she'd been used.

Tyler couldn't help but think about the things he wanted to do to her. He wanted to get rid of Julian from her body. He wanted to fuck her for hours straight till the scent was gone, he knew it was his own, but to him it was Julian. He was thinking about ripping her clothes off and to take her right there and then. He wanted to make love to her for days until she couldn't walk on her own. He closed his eyes as her hands lingered on his wrists, he loved how she felt against him.

Caroline backed away, but Tyler grabbed her wrist before she got too far out of his grasp. She looked at his hand on hers before up at him. She met his eyes for the first time since he had taken control again. He stood up glad that the shackles gave him that much leeway. "Don't," she stopped him before he could get any closer. "If you kiss me, neither of us will be okay," she needed time, her heart was hurting so much. "I really did break your heart this time," she pulled free and took off knowing he couldn't follow her.

"Damn it, Caroline, come back," Tyler was going to get Julian good and he really hoped he could do it soon. "You took her from me," he kept trying to figure how it wouldn't be her cheating. It all kept coming back to what she had said. It had to be some kind of lope hole in all of this. He needed Caroline right now; she was what he was clinging to. "I love you," He leaned against the wall sliding down it. He closed his eyes tight not giving a damn that Julian was laughing inside of his head at him. He was pissed off, angry, the numbness was leaving and he couldn't do anything about getting Caroline back beside him. He growled hoping it would shut Julian up, something had to.

Julian smirked deep inside of Tyler, "I won," he chanted, but Tyler wasn't going to let him keep that trophy. He would do something to make Caroline realize that it would be okay. He knew that he didn't have to shout, he could just talk in normal voice and Damon could hear him. Which was exactly what he was doing, "Get down here now, you are going to help me, I need somebody make sure he doesn't get free again," he meant take over not unchained. He could trust Damon, even if he had let Julian free. Katherine had fucked with Damon too after all.

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NEXT TIME ON PLAYING TYLER

"You know by telling her to leave you screwed up?" Damon said, he had shown up at Tyler's request and when he had punched him, he hadn't hit him back. He had deserved it after all for letting Julian free. They were getting ready to put him back in his body; him showing up wouldn't be good. "She wanted you to tell her to stay, it's all you've said all week," he wasn't sure if getting Tyler mad would help any, but it might with patching things up between the two love sick teenagers.

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"What you want me to do chain him up with Julian, I don't think that is wise, do you?" Damon asked. He really didn't need them trying to kill each other or Julian possessing Tyler again. It was bad enough that Julian wanted to kick his ass for not giving him more time. It wasn't like he could do anything since Caroline knew. "If you want to lock the time bombs up together be my guest," he gave her a cocky grin, "Or put them and Caroline together let them see who can pleasure her the most," he couldn't help the joke. If Tyler was there he would have gotten punched, but he knew he had run off to the basement. It was where Julian was and he would go and stop him before he could kill the Traveler soon.

"You really want to get hurt," Jeremy said, but he was trying to hide his own smile because he'd thought about the same thing.

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Julian was already on Tyler's hit list no need to put Stefan at the top too.