The Balance

Chapter 5

Summer has flown by and every trace of Stefan or Klaus has been a dead end. I have been keeping myself busy with the cheer routines that Caroline has shown me and working at the grill. Not that I need the money but it keeps my mind from wonder, over where he or my brother is.

"So do you want to go to senior prank night with us?" Tyler says as I clear his table. He is sitting in the same booth that I sat in with Klaus that last night I saw him.

"I'm only a junior," I point out, reaching for the empty plate in front of him.

"So what, you can fill in for Stefan," Tyler says. My hands freeze at the sound of his name, Tyler notices, "Plus it would be fun."

I sigh, "Sure what the hell."

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The mouse traps are set until Matt comes in and sets them all off. We all groan.

"Ohh! Oh, come on! Seriously?! Do you know how long it took for us to set all this up?!" Caroline groans.

Tyler laughs, "Forgot about senior prank night, huh?

"Clearly," Matt wipes his sweat off.

"How could you forget? We've only been waiting for this since like freshman year." Caroline says as she starts to reset the mouse traps.

"Yeah, Matt. If I'm doing this, you're doing this." Elena speaks. "I'm kind of surprised any of you are doing this," Matt replies with a chuckle.

"Caroline's making us." Bonnie points out. "We're about to be seniors. These are the memories that will stay with us forever, and if we don't... Caroline looks around at everyone in the room, "And if we don't create these memories now, then what's the point of it all? Go ahead and make fun, I don't care." She throws her hands up.

"You're all lame. And I've got ten more classrooms to prank." Tyler stands up, he reaches for my hand, "Come on."

I grab it ignoring everyone's eyes on me. Once we are in the hallway I finally let go of his hands.

"This has been fun," I state breaking the awkward silence between us.

"I'm glad you came." Tyler smiles at me as we stop in front of the freshman row of lockers. " I was hoping to spend more time with you without having to buy food from the grill."

My hands freeze as we place honey on the lockers, "What happened to the cocky Tyler I met on the first day of school?"

He shrugs, "I think almost dying twice and almost killing you and my best friends have humbled me."

I laugh, "Is that so?"

He stops putting the honey on the locker of the innocent freshmen, "Actually, I think it has to do with the fact you're actually really cool, and I enjoy spending time with you." He trails off, turning to look at me, "Plus you're beautiful."

I blush, "Tyler.." Before I can finish my statement a soft voice comes from behind me.

"You two are adorable."

I turn to see Rebekah walking towards us in the hallway.

"Uh, do we know you?" Tyler raises an eyebrow

"Rebekah," my voice cracks, I haven't seen her since Chigaco, when Klaus told me she ran off with some new guy that she claimed to love.

Tyler looks at me confused, "you know her?"

Rebekah smirks at me, "Allison, and you must be Tyler. The werewolf."

I step between her and Tyler, "What are you doing here?"