Author's Notes: So far I've only touched a few main subjects from the season 2 finale, I'm going to go a bit deeper, I'm bringing in some more drama, and of course nail biting suspense.
When it all Falls Down
Chapter 3: Truth Reveled
Dear Diary
I've only got about an hour, so I'm writing this now before I forget. I'm confused, I still love Mat, and I know why he had to break it off with me, but I can't help but feel so guilty for having even the slightest of feelings for Tyler. It would never have worked out for Mat and I, with Tyler we have a chance… but every time I find myself picturing something more between us I feel like I'd be betraying Mat. Maybe I'm just working myself up, I just wish I was more like Elena in the relationship area, at lest she knows what she's doing. But I need to leave, Tyler is waiting for me, I forgot to mention that he asked me a month ago if I would sit with him while he transforms…he said being alone scares him. It's to bad the answers to all my questions aren't in these pages; it might be a nice comfort.
Caroline closed her journal and grabbed her bag before going downstairs. She stopped when she saw her mom standing before her with her arms crossed.
"Where are you going?" she asked accusingly, raising and eyebrow to enforce her parental status. Caroline looked at her watch impatiently.
"I have a study date" She rushed out of her mouth. Stepping off the last few steps and standing in front of her mom.
"I thought you said no more lies Caroline, why should I let you leave at this time of night?" Caroline sighed realizing her mom was right.
"Fine, I'm going to sit with Tyler while he transforms, he asked me to, okay?" Her mom's eyebrows rose altogether giving her a look of surprise. She uncrossed her arms and turned into mother mode again.
"You wont get hurt will you?"
"I promise I will be fine, it's safe I swear, he just doesn't want to be alone, besides it will give me a chance to get a head start on my homework, first days are the worst" Caroline smiled slightly trying to lighten her mother up before Tyler changed alone. Ms. Forbes nodded smiling.
"Fine, but you have to take the garbage out tomorrow" Caroline's smile widened and she bolted out the door.
Jeremy choked back to life, gasping on the air that suddenly filled his lungs. He stared around; Vicky sat on the end of his bed looking at the floor, tears dripping from her chin.
"What happened?" He asked, not quit remembering.
"That's a neat little ring you have Jer," She said trying to wipe her tears before Jeremy noticed.
"You killed me? How?" Vicky shook her head, standing up. She turned on Jeremy her eyes full of hate.
"This is your fault. I'm back now and only stupid you can see me! I'm still a vampire and I can't even drink blood!" Vicky swiped a small lamp off the desk and sent it shattering to the floor.
"Jer, door!" Rick called form the hall downstairs. Jeremy stared at Vicky who smiled menacingly.
"Oh this will be fun, so much for keeping her away" Jeremy put his hand on the doorknob, readying himself to go downstairs.
"We can talk after she leaves, I don't want you here right now" Jeremy's eyes were serious. Vicky gave no response so he just closed the door behind himself.
Jeremy threw on a smile as he came into Bonnie's view. Her smile held worry.
"Hey" He greeted before embracing her. She pulled away and her smile fell.
"Can we talk…. outside maybe?" She asked looking at the eavesdropping Rick from the kitchen before he hurriedly pulled away.
"Sure" Jeremy said before closing the door behind him. Bonnie walked to the back of the house, taking a seat on a bench.
"What did you want to talk about?" Bonnie frowned, not really knowing how to phrase her question.
"Is everything okay?" she asked first waiting to read the response in his eyes.
In the corner of Jeremy's eye he saw Vicky waiting and watching from the end of the bench.
"Yeah, why?"
Vicky gave a small laugh.
"Lying never got you anywhere Jer, just tell her the truth" Jeremy ignored her and continued staring at Bonnie.
"It's just that you've been acting strange these past few months…I'm just worried is all. You know what Emily said to me-"
"I know Bonnie you told me, I'm fine, everything is okay" Bonnie's eyes still held suspicion; he knew he wasn't getting off the hook so easily. Vicky appeared next to Bonnie, staring at her without her notice, Jeremy's eyes went wide when Vicky bared her fangs at her, her eyes that demon red, and vines seeding into them. Bonnie's features took on a quizzical look.
"What is it Jeremy?" She asked realizing something was going on that only he was aware of.
"Yeah Jeremy, tell her how your dead ex is about to drain her dry" Venom spewed from her words and she advanced on Bonnie's jugular, stopping at the sound of Jeremy's panicked voice.
"STOP!" He yelled, Bonnie jumped not understanding what was going on, and why he was staring at the empty spot beside her.
"Jeremy? Tell me what's going on?" Vicky stared at Jeremy with anger.
"How about we really freak her out?" She said before picking up the stake poker left on the barbecue from the last time Rick had cooked. She came at Jeremy without warning stabbing him in a lethal spot in his abdomen. Jeremy dropped like a ton of bricks, Bonnie freaking out and dropping to her knees next to him.
"Jer? Oh god, what's going on?" Bonnie said frantically pulling out the poker and placing it beside her. Jeremy lifted up his ring looking at it with admiration.
"Good thing I got this" He choked out, blood slowly leaking out of his mouth.
Tears fell from Bonnie's eyes.
"What did this?" She asked quietly as his eyes began to close.
"Vicky" He rasped out before his heart stopped. Bonnie looked around, Jeremy's lifeless head lying in her lap. Fear struck her as she realized the mistake she had made.
Stefan threw a very large wooden desk across the room, anger spewing off him in waves. The woman sitting in the corner of the couch cowered, tears running down her face. Klaus stud in the door way, his arms crossed and a stone face of I'm-not-impressed painted firmly on his features.
"You done now?" He asked, keeping his cool. The woman tried to make herself small so as not to draw attention to herself. Stefan turned his eyes of hate onto Klaus.
"You told me we wouldn't be going back! And now you say we have to stay here for a while, Why? What is there that's so important that we have to come back?" Klaus rushed Stefan, pinning him to the wall behind him, his fingers wrapped around his neck in a chokehold.
"I have a few things I need to acquire before we leave, if you have a problem I have no qualms in compelling you some more" He looked to the woman still shrinking into the couch.
"Would you mind dealing with her, I don't feel like having a distraction right now" Klaus removed himself from Stefan, taking a seat on a chair near the window.
Stefan rushed to face to woman, bending down to her level; tears leaked more from her eyes.
"Your scared aren't you?" he asked, menace in his voice. She nodded slowly.
"Good" he said, his eyes darkening, and fangs exposed. The woman screamed and he dug into her neck, pulling her off of the couch and onto the floor.
Klaus stared from his spot in the darkened corner, an amused smile on his lips.
"Ah, how I have missed you old friend" he said quietly as the woman became motionless in Stefan's embrace.
The old Lockwood Cellardoor swung open as Caroline emerged in a hurry.
"Sorry, sorry, parent control stopped me for questioning" Caroline took in Tyler's appearance, he ware old swim shorts in courtesy of Caroline's presents, chains connected him to the walls of the old cellar, these ones were different then the ones he used the first night he transformed, they looked heavier, and probably a lot more durable then the old ones that gave quite easily.
"It's okay, I'm just relieved you came" He said quietly taking a seat on old brick that happened to make perfect bench. Caroline joined him.
"Do we have enough time to talk?" She asked attentively. Tyler checked his watch before taking it off.
"I have about 35 minutes"
Caroline played around with the words in her mouth before spitting them.
"You have feelings for me?" It was more of a statement then a question, but Tyler answered it anyways.
"Yes" Caroline took a breath readying herself to make what she was thinking sound right.
"And I have feelings for you…" She looked to Tyler to make sure his face didn't tell her something she didn't want to hear but his face was complacent.
"But I still have feelings for Mat, and I don't want you to think your second best, it's just…"
"To soon?" Tyler finished looking at Caroline. She nodded, but continued.
"But I want to make something work…I want us to work" Tyler's eyes told the truth of the fear he was hiding.
"How?" He asked afraid to hear the answer.
"Mat and I would never have worked out, I'm not that stupid, but we could make this work… If you want to try" Caroline stared into Tyler's eyes, she could tell he wanted this as badly as she did. A sudden wave of emotion that she couldn't pinpoint flashed across his face.
"Tyler?" the smile of hope flickered from her face leaving worry in its wake. Tyler closed his eyes against the unseen enemy.
"It's starting" He whispered turning away from Caroline as the first wave of pain burst through his barrier making him curl against it. He pounded his fist on the cement breaking skin, it healed slowly due to the wolfs bane he ingested before Caroline arrived. A burst of air entered Tyler's lungs and he straightened himself slightly looking over his shoulder to Caroline who had a glimmer of tears in her eyes. He smiled weakly.
"I love you Caroline Forbes," He said before the pain consumed him again.
To Be Continued
Author's Notes: I know the Idea of Tyler saying the big four-letter word this soon is completely improbable, but a girl can dream. I kind of slipped in a few segments of foreshadowing in the first bit of this chapter; I thought it might be fun to toy with my readers a bit. Anyways, till next Chapter 3