The Balance

Chapter 4

We rush into the cellar and close the door. Caroline yells "Come on, down here."

"Is that going to hold?" I question.

Caroline looks at me, "No" pushing us further into the cellar, we go further into the cellar. Caroline is starting to close the iron gate. "Help me with the gate. Help me with the gate!"

Matt and I grab ahold of it and help her close it right as a wolf enters the cellar.

I freeze, I have heard endless stories of werewolves but I have never been eye to eye with one.

"Tyler? It's me. It's Caroline. Tyler?" It doesn't help, Tyler rushes towards us and I scream in horror.

Tyler growls and snarls at us, he starts to attack us, his snout coming through the bars of the gate.

"The door isn't going to hold," I cry as Tyler is snapping and snarling. Matt aims the rifle at Tyler.

"Tyler, please!" Caroline shouts, Tyler doesn't let up on his attack. Matt shoots the gun, Tyler whines in pain, and backs away from the gate, Matt shoots again.

Caroline yanks the gun down, "Matt! No, hey, no! It's Tyler!"

I can see the fear in Matt's eyes, "It's trying to kill us!" Caroline looks back. Tyler is lying on the ground, panting heavily.

"He's wounded." Caroline whispers, she unlocks the gate, "We can go around him."

"Are you nuts?" Matt snaps, Caroline extends her hand towards both of us, she opens the gate and walks out.

I take Caroline's hand, "Matt, you don't want to kill him, he's is your best friend" Matt finally takes Caroline's hand and we vamp-speeds out of the cellar.

Caroline stops for a quick moment, "We need to find somewhere safe, until" She looks back in the direction we just came from, "until Tyler is safe."

"I have a plan." I firmly say, "we spilt up, you take Matt and I go on my own. Tyler can't come after both of us."

"No way!" Caroline shakes her head, "Damon would kill me if I let you run alone in the woods with a wolf!"

"Caroline we don't have time to debate, just take Matt and go. I have any idea, just trust me." I plead.

She hesitates, "fine," she grabs Matt, "let's go," then she is gone.

I start to run in the opposite direction, not even worried about the wolf that is out there. My mind is racing, Stefan and Damon are planning on killing Klaus tonight. I need to try to see if I can stop him from breaking the curse. In order to save him, I need to save Elena.

I grab my phone, it begins to ring "Allison, it's not a good time" My knees weaken at the sound of his voice.

"Niklaus.." I whisper, my head fills with an image of him grinning at me, with those beautiful eyes.

"Are you okay?" I can hear the panic in his voice.

I shake my head, "I am alone in the woods, a werewolf is on the loose," praying me in danger will stall whatever he has planned for Elena.

"I'm on the way," I hear a dial tone ring in my ear.

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I lean against a tree, my heart racing and gasping for air. Where is Klaus? He should be here by now. I hear the leaves crunch in front of me, I freeze as the Tyler in wolf form appears in front of me. My heart stops, as Tyler begins to move closer to me.