Inaction's and Consequences

Chapter 54

Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to The Vampire Diaries, TV show or books. However I decided to have a little play around with the characters (I would definitely like to play with Damon).

A doorbell like ringing noise woke Matt from his sleep. He picked up his phone and saw the time was 03:12, groaning he turned back over thinking he must have been dreaming, when suddenly he heard the noise again. This time he was more awake as he recognized the sound of the doorbell.

"Who's that a this time of night." he muttered to himself as he got out of bed and pulled on a t-shirt and a pair of sweatpants.

He switched the lights on, headed downstairs and opened the door only to find a very drunk looking Tyler.

"What the hell?" Matt frowned.

"You need to invite me in." Tyler slurred.

"Oh yeah...Come in." Matt remembered as Tyler stumbled in through the door, clearly very drunk. "Okay, let's get you inside." he said helping his friend into the living room and sitting him down on the couch. "What's so bad it's gotten you into the state." he frowned.

"Caroline." Tyler complained.

"What's she done know." Matt sighed.

"She fucked Klaus." Tyler sneered as Matt looked at him in shock.

"Seriously?" Matt asked.

"Yup. She was even bragging about it to Elena and Bonnie." Tyler told him. "On the plus side, it appears he didn't measure up as high as her ultimate sex god, who she claims to hate." he curled his lips in disgust.

"Who?" Matt frowned.

"Damon fucking Salvatore." Tyler complained. "It seems the girls have a rating system of how good a guy is in bed. And lets just say I don't think you and me measure up." he told him. "She slept with Klaus." he complained, changing the subject.

"You know what I think?" Matt asked as Tyler raised an eyebrow and shook his head. "I think you should get some sleep, sober up and then we talk about it in the morning with a clear head." he said.

"But I'm supposed to be in class tomorrow." Tyler complained.

"I thought you deferred a semester." Matt narrowed his eyes.

"It was meant as a surprise for Caroline." Tyler sighed. "Except I was the one who got the surprise." he said sadly.

"College can wait one more day." Matt told him. "We'll talk about it tomorrow." he tried to get Tyler to stand up, but to no avail.

"Why would she cheat on me, with that bastard of all people?" Tyler snapped.

"No offense Ty, but you did kind of dump her." Matt shook his head. "I'm not defending her, but she's single." he said.

"Yeah, but Klaus killed my mom." Tyler moaned. "And you know what? Stefan Salvatore had the nerve to punch me. Is she sleeping with him too?" he asked as Matt shifted uncomfortably. He knew Damon, Elena and Bonnie were trying to get Caroline and Stefan together, but he couldn't tell Tyler that. At least not until he'd spoken to them.

"Not as far as I know." Matt shook his head, deciding to give up on getting a reluctant hybrid to stand up. Instead he covered Tyler in the throw from the couch. "Look, tomorrow is Friday. Why don't you sleep off the alcohol, and we can talk about it then. We'll get you moved into your dorm over the weekend and you can start college on Monday." he suggested.

"You think I should still go to college?" Tyler asked.

"There will be plenty of hot chicks around once you're over Caroline. What better place to be?" Matt smiled, hoping it would cheer Tyler up.