Gifted (Vampire Diaries Fan-fiction)

Whiskey & Gin - Chapter 64

Tyler POV

        Jeremy and I walk towards my house in silence. I couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking, did he believe me? Or did he think I was just making all of this up? Jeremy had asked me to not keep anymore secrets but at this point that was impossible. I was hiding more things than I could keep track of, and if I wasn't careful, one of those things would slip out of my grasp and into the light. Every single one of my secrets was dangerous to hold, I knew that and so did Bonnie. If any of them ever got out, I was pretty much assured a painful death. It wasn't just dangerous for me or Bonnie, but it was dangerous for him too. No one could know, not Caroline, not Jeremy, and especially not the Salvatores. As soon as they realized what we had done they would kill us for sure.

"What are you thinking about?" Jeremy asks as we reach the house.

"Caroline...everything really." I reply walking up the steps. 

"How's Elena doing?" I ask after a few seconds of silence. Jeremy pauses mid-step for a second before responding.

"She's doing...okay. It's been hard for her, getting used to her new abilities is something she's struggling with, but she's getting there." He replies giving me a tight lipped smile. I nod and open the door to the house. Jeremy quickly steps inside and I shut the door behind me. I turn but keep my hand on the doorknob, when I'm sure Jeremy's not looking I lock it. That was my signal, to him and hopefully to every other creature of the night. I walk with Jeremy into the living room. Bonnie was sitting cross-legged on the floor and Caroline was sitting on the couch staring into the fireplace. She held a glass with copper colored liquid in her hand.

"I didn't know you drank." I say as I walk towards her.

"And I didn't know you had the ability to disappear." She retorts bringing the glass up to her lips. She drinks all of the whiskey in one gulp. Standing up, she walks around the couch and towards the small table that was near the fireplace. She uncorks the glass bottle and serves herself more whiskey. I watch as she fills it halfway, she hesitates before finally filling the glass up to the brim. Bonnie coughs uncomfortably and Jeremy looks away.

"So um, I think I figured out a way to find Klaus's body." Bonnie says after a few minutes of awkward silence.

"How?" I ask trying to keep my voice even. I couldn't ignore the panic that was rising in my chest.

"A locator spell-" Bonnie replies. "-I wasn't exactly sure if it would work with Klaus's body, especially since we don't know if there is still a body, but I looked through the grimoires and I think it may work." Her eyes sparkled, mischievousness was dancing off of them.

"What do we need?" Jeremy pipes up.

"I need something that belonged to Klaus. Clothes, shoes, hair, anything that might have touched him before he died."

"We could probably find something of his at his apartment." I add. Bonnie nods and Jeremy looked like he was deep in thought. Caroline was still staring into the fireplace, occasionally she would take small drinks from her glass but she remained silent.

"When can we do it? The locator spell I mean?" Jeremy asks.

"As soon as I have something of Klaus's." Bonnie replies.

"Tomorrow then-" I say. "-I'll go to Klaus's apartment tomorrow morning, we can do it right after."

"Where?" Bonnie asks. Her voice held a nervous tone to it, I just hoped I was the only one who noticed. 

"Here-" I reply looking around the living room. "-we can do it here." Bonnie and Jeremy nod in unison. Caroline still remained silent.

"Would you like to help Caroline?" I ask quietly.

"I don't know, can I?-" She snaps. She drinks the rest of the whiskey in her glass. "-Or are you going to keep me in the dark again?" Her knuckles whiten as she tightens her grip on the glass. I open my mouth to answer but she cuts me off.

"I know, why don't you get Matt to help you." The glass shatters into a million pieces.

"Shit." Caroline mutters under her breath.

"I think we should go-" Bonnie says hurriedly as she stands up. "-I promised Elena I would have Jeremy home before it got too late." If looks could kill Bonnie would be dead. She ignores Jeremy's death glares as she shoves him out of the room. I hear the door open and then slam shut. The sound of an engine starting and then the car pulling out of the driveway rings in my ears. Silence permeates the room. I open my mouth but close it. I had no idea what to say, I didn't even have an excuse prepared to make her feel better.

"Caroline I'm-"

"Don't." She says cutting me off. I swallow hard. It was hard for me, it really was, to stay away from her, to push her away. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do, and sometimes I found myself regretting everything I had done. I would find myself looking at the pictures I had of her on my phone, I would hear her laugh, see her smile, but she was never really there. I had chosen the lies instead of her and I would often beat myself up for it. I deserved it after all, if I had chosen her none of this would have ever happened. I'm pulled from my thoughts as I notice the dark ruby liquid that was forming in the palm of her hand.

In the fraction of a second I'm kneeled in front her. I take her hand between both of mine, slowly I turn it over. Glass was embedded into the skin of her palm, dark ruby droplets were forming along the embedded glass. Before I realize what I'm doing I gently place my lips on it. The glass cuts into me as I kiss her palm. When I pull away the taste of copper fills my mouth. I look up to find Caroline staring at me, sadness in her eyes.

"I'm sorry." I whisper as blood begins to fill my mouth.

                End of Chapter 64