Merciless - TVD [1]

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The following day, Mallory and Caroline were sitting at a table together at the Grill, waiting for Tyler to arrive. Soon enough, Tyler arrived with a duffel bag on his shoulder, "Hey," He greeted the vampires, setting down the duffel bag on the chair across from Mallory.

"Hey," They greeted him in unison just before Mallory noticed that Tyler seemed to be acting weird.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Mallory asked him concerned.

Tyler glanced to make sure no one was listening as he took a seat across from the two girls, "This girl Mason knows stopped by the house," He informed them quietly, "She said he never made it back to Florida. My mom's freaking out and she was on the phone with your mom when I left."

Mallory kept a straight face as she was told this information. She noticed Caroline tensing up and grabbed her thigh. She gripped onto it tightly, trying to calm her down. She turned her head to look at Alaric, who sat at a table a few feet away from them, before looking back at Tyler, "We should get going." Tyler told them and both girls immediately nodded.

"Yeah, we should," Mallory replied, standing up from her seat, "Let go, Care."

"Ooh, we're doing nicknames now?" Caroline asked curiously, "Does that mean I can call you 'Mal' now?"

"No," Mallory answered coldly, causing Caroline to sigh in defeat.

"Okay then. It was worth a shot," She commented as they began to follow Tyler toward the door.

When they passed by Alaric's table, Mallory turned to the man, "Call Damon," She mouthed to him and Alaric nodded his head in understanding.

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Caroline, Tyler, and Mallory arrived in the woods near the Lockwood Cellar in Caroline's car. Once they parked, the whole group got out of the car. Tyler walked over to the trunk and took his bag out of it, "Maybe he just stopped to go surf somewhere," She spoke up, referring to Mason, "Isn't that Mason's whole thing?"

"Maybe," Tyler replied, "This girl just seemed to think he would have called."

"I'm sure he's okay," Mallory said reassuringly.

"Yeah, anyway..." Tyler trailed off, "Let's do this."

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In the Lockwood Cellar, Tyler was setting up the chains that would hold him as he turned, "Tell me you brought the instruction manual." Caroline commented.

"Tell me you brought the wolfsbane." He retorted.

"Actually, I did," Mallory spoke up, walking over to her bag before pulling out a Ziploc bag. She opened it before taking it out, "It's not easy to come by, let me tell you."

Mallory held out the Wolfsbane, not expecting him to touch, which ended up doing, causing Tyler's skin to burn. Tyler yelped in pain as he drew a breath, "I have a water bottle in my bag, we can mix it in there."

Mallory sighed, "Okay," She replied, walking over to his bag. Mallory walked over to his bag and took the water out. She uncapped the water bottle and added the herb to it, shaking it. She glanced over at Tyler, who was hooking up all of the chains, "The guy at the hardware store said this set-up could hold up to 5,000 pounds."

"Is that more than a werewolf can pull?" Caroline asked curiously.

"I have no idea," Tyler replied and Mallory scoffed.

"I don't think so," Mallory commented, causing Tyler to sigh before Caroline spoke up, "Hey, Tyler, how are you doing?"

"Still human," Tyler told her as he began to take off his shirt and turned away.