Malia Tate.
The Hotel Cortez hadn’t been the most ideal place, and truth be told, Tyson hadn’t been looking forward to going there. But, he needed to. It was all part of being a reaper. The thought was one he still couldn’t wrap his head around - you would think that after years of being a reaper, of training with death, he would be used to it by now - but he wasn’t. At least, not anymore. Maybe it had been because he hadn’t been able to feel until recently, as part of the deal when he had accepted Death’s offer the night of the fire… the fire that killed his parents, leaving his younger sister all alone. Thankfully, though, he wasn’t making the journey alone. He wouldn’t have even considered Malia a good friend, more like someone who he knew through his sister, but it worked out: she needed a vacation, and he enjoyed the company, not that he’d ever admit that fact aloud to anyone. Even before his “death”, Tyson had been a loner. He had friends and girlfriends, but no one had actually known him, having kept the majority of his life to himself. No one would have been able to understand him, or help him, so he didn’t even bother to open up. That was another thing that he liked about Malia; she didn’t push, because she too had secrets and things she didn’t like to talk about. He didn’t need to take a whole lot of time to pack his things, so he did it quickly that morning before he was supposed to leave. He didn’t own much, and the things he did own was always at the ready. Tyson traveled light, and traveled a lot, so he hadn’t really had a place to settle down. Not that he could, he was technically reported as dead, burnt to a crisp. He shook his head, ridding the thoughts of that night. He didn’t want to think about it anymore, he didn’t want all the grief that would hit him hard, a side effect of not feeling anything about it after all these years. “Time to go,” Tyson told himself, taking a quick second to glance around the motel room that he’d been staying at since he had arrived back in Beacon Hills. - - - - - - - - The drive to Malia’s house didn’t take that long. As he climbed up the porch, he balled his hands into a fist, bring it up to knock on the door. Henry Tate opened the door almost instantly, glaring at Tyson. “Uh, hey Mr. Tate. Malia here?” He asked, his heart beating against his chest rapidly. He had never formally met Henry, but Tyson had known of him, from when he used to visit Beacon Hills during vacations, and he knew about the guns Henry kept. “Yeah, she’s here,” he replied after a moment, probably deciding on if he should keep Malia from going with him or not, but then coming to the realization that he couldn’t stop her. He motioned from him to come in, and he did just that. Walking into the living room, he immediately spotted Malia flopped on the couch. “Your dad let me in.” His eyes moved over to her luggage, which in comparison to his, was a lot and he shook his head, pressing his lips together. “Ready to go?” Without waiting for an answer, he turned to go back the way he came in, but Henry Tate spoke again, grabbing his attention. “If anything happens to my little girl…” he began, and it took everything in Tyson not to roll his eyes. It hadn’t been the first time someone had given him the “hurt my daughter and I’ll kill you speech” speech, and he’d rather avoid it all together at this point.











