I was hoping to get this finished and posted on Saturday, but yeah that didn't happen. Hope you guys enjoy!:)
Tyler made it back to the house that his mother had left to him in her will before she had passed away. Her death had been some more of Klaus's handiwork. He hated the man. Why shouldn't he? Not only is he trying to steal his girl, but he also was responsible for murdering his mother.
He kept his cool until walking through the doorway. Without restraint he slammed the door shut. He grabbed the nearest vase that he could find and threw it against the door – shattering it into a million different pieces. He backed up against the wall behind him and slid down to the ground. He streaked his fingers through his hair.
What he did to Caroline flashed through his mind. "Why'd I do that?" He whispered breathlessly. "Oh why'd I do that?"
He could hear footsteps coming into the room, but didn't look to see who it was. He just didn't care right at this point.
"Hey Ty, you okay?" Matt Donavon knelt down by the weakened Tyler. There was concern etched throughout his face. He was renting a room from Tyler in that house.
"I screwed up, Matt." He said miserably. "I really messed up this time."
Matt looked at the ground before fixing his blue eyes on Tyler. "There's no way that you messed up more than you fix. You're a good guy, Ty. You can fix whatever you did."
Tyler's eyes were glassy as he looked at Matt. "I hurt Caroline, Matt."
"You what?" Matt tried to keep his cool. "What do you mean you hurt her?"
"I… I saw her talking to Klaus and he…" Tyler's voice trailed off.
"He what, Tyler?" Matt had stood up and watched Tyler carefully. His protective nature was shining through as he weighed Tyler's every word out. Caroline and him had tried to have a relationship the previous year, but she was too much like a sister to him to make it work. With that being said, he was as protective as he could be over her.
"He had his hands on her shoulders and I just lost it, man." Tyler shook his head and looked down at the shattered glass all over the floor. "I pushed Klaus away from her and yelled at him. I could feel my body turning and you know I have a hard time controlling anything that happens after that, Matt."
"Keep talking." Matt urged him to go on.
"Caroline tried to stop me from going after Klaus and so I pushed her out of the way." Tyler couldn't look Matt in the eyes.
"You pushed her? Dude, not cool." Matt looked irritated. "What else did you do to her?"
"Nothing! I swear, man!" Tyler looked back up at Matt with certainty.
"Okay, okay. Well, how bad do you think that you hurt her? I mean she's a vampire after all. They heal pretty fast."
"I heard her ribs crack before she fell down." Tyler looked ashamed and worried. "She wasn't healing, Matt."
"What do you mean she wasn't healing, Tyler?" Worry lined Matt's forehead.
"I don't know, man. I'm worried about her. She stayed with Klaus." Tyler wasn't sure what to do. All he was sure about is how much he wanted to hurt Klaus.
"She's still with Klaus?" Matt asked for verification. Relief started to fill his face.
"Yes." Tyler answered and watched Matt carefully. "Why do you look alright with it? Out of anyone she should be with, Klaus is the least likely candidate."
"Out of anyone, Klaus is the safest candidate." Matt reached for a broom by the door and began sweeping up the broken glass. "He'll keep her safer than anyone."
Tyler looked down at the ground. In the back of his mind he knew that Matt was right. He hated the thought so much though. Everything that had happened made him feel like he needed to share Caroline. That was not something that he was about to do – not now, not ever.