Finn exits the school and heads to his apartment, his first week as a history teacher was not that bad, having a friend in Alaric certainly made it much more bearable. He walks into his apartment and removes his shoes at the door, placing them in a small closet by the door with the rest of his shoes. He takes his coat off and places it on a hanger, returning it to the closet with the others. Finn walks through his living room heading for his kitchen, placing his bag onto the coffee table.
Finn walks into the kitchen and opens the fridge, looking at his blood stash. It's been getting quite low, he's going to have to fill up. Unfortunately the only vampires in this city were the Salvatore brothers and he was sure they weren't willing to open a vein to him. It looks like he's going to have to travel to get more blood. He closes the fridge and walks back to the living room, grabbing his bag off the coffee table and walks up the stairs to his room.
"Might as well grade some papers." He mutters to himself as he walks down the hallway to his study which is situated right across from his bedroom. He walks to the chair that sits behind a large mahogany desk and removes his suit jacket and drapes it along the back of the chair. Finn loosens and removes his tie, laying it onto his desk by the corner.
Finn sits and rolls his sleeves up to his elbows and reaches into his bag, taking the essays out and setting the bag on the floor as he lays out the papers. After long hours of reading and editing essays Finn puts his pen down and looks at the clock on his wall.
11:34 P.M.
Finn gets up from his chair and turns off the light to his study, closing the door behind him. He opens his bedroom door, ready to end the night when his vision goes black.
"With one comes all." Bonnie says, standing in the middle of the ruined Fell Church. "I don't care about that I just want Katherine." Damon says, struggling to get out of his brothers grasp. "I knew that I shouldn't have believed a single word that comes out of your mouth." Stefan says, glaring at his brother.
"This isn't about love, is it? This is about revenge." He says, coming to a realization.
"They aren't mutually exclusive."
"Damon, you can't do this!" Stefan says, grabbing his collar
"Why not?" Damon growls out "They killed twenty seven people, and they called it a war battle. They deserve whatever they get."
"Twenty seven vampires Damon, they were vampires. You can't just bring them back."
Damon stops struggling "This town deserves it." he says, hate evident in his voice. "You're blaming innocent people for something that happened 145 years ago!" Stefan says, hoping to get some sense into his brother.
Fire circles around Bonnie in a pentagram shape and for a split second he can see someone else standing in her spot. Bonnie lifts the pendant and Damon starts struggling harder, trying to talk her out of going through with destroying it.
Elena runs into the woods, calling out for Bonnie, Stefan releases his brother and stops Elena from going into the pentagram as Bonnie throws the necklace into the air, destroying it. Damon cries out in despair as he watches the pieces of the necklace fall to the ground.
The fire surrounding Bonnie disappears and she falls silent. Bonnie opens her eyes and looks around confused "What-"
But before she can finish her question Damon jumps and rips into her neck, a blood curdling scream escapes her lips.
Finn takes in big gasps of air, steadying himself on the doorframe "What the hell?" he pants out, trying to get his mind together.
"Go to her" multiple voices whisper
"What-" His head whips around, looking for the voices.
"GO TO HER NOW!" They shout louder.
Finn races down the stairs, grabs his keys, yanks on a pair of shoes and makes his way to his car. As soon as he sits in the driver's seat he turns it on, puts the car in drive and peels out of the parking lot, heading towards the old Fell Church.
Finn parks the car on the side of the road and pops the trunk, walks to the back, and lifts the door higher. He reaches in and opens a compartment on the bottom of the trunk grabbing a gun and an extra magazine full of wood bullets. He reaches for a stake and closes the trunk and rushes into the woods, letting the whispers lead him to Bonnie.
As he gets closer he can hear the Salvatore brothers speaking to Bonnie and stops, switching the weapon off safe and walks closer to them, making no noise.
"With one comes all." Bonnie says, standing in the middle of the ruined Fell Church. "I don't care about that I just want Katherine." Damon says, struggling to get out of his brothers grasp. "I knew that I shouldn't have believed a single word that comes out of your mouth." Stefan says, glaring at his brother.
"This isn't about love, is it? This is about revenge." He says, coming to a realization.
"They aren't mutually exclusive."
"Damon, you can't do this!" Stefan says, grabbing Damon by his collar
"Why not?" Damon growls out "They killed twenty seven people and they called it a war battle. They deserve whatever they get."
"Twenty seven vampires Damon, they were vampires. You can't just bring them back."
Damon stops struggling "This town deserves it." he says spitefully. "You're blaming innocent people for something that happened 145 years ago!" Stefan says, hoping to get some sense into his brother.
"There is nothing innocent about these people!" Damon spats "And don't think for a second it won't happen again." He pulls away from Stefan "They already know too much and they'll burn your little grandwitch right next to us when they find out. Trust me"
"Things are different now." Bonnie says, glaring at Damon.
"Don't do this." he pleads
"I can't free them." Bonnie says, "I won't."
"Incendia!" Fire circles around Bonnie in a pentagram shape and for a split second Finn can see someone else standing in her spot. "So she's possessed…" Finn mumbles, watching in awe. Bonnie lifts the pendant and Damon starts struggling harder, trying to talk her out of going through with destroying it.
Finn moves closer, keeping himself hidden but in a good spot to act when Damon decides to attack. Elena runs into the woods, calling out for Bonnie, surprising Stefan, he releases his brother and stops Elena from going into the pentagram as Bonnie throws the necklace into the air, destroying it. Damon cries out in despair as he watches the pieces of the necklace fall to the ground.
The fire surrounding Bonnie disappears and the ghost leaves her body. Bonnie opens her eyes and looks around confused "What-"
But before she can finish her question Damon jumps for her but before he can reach her Finn raises his gun and shoots both of Damon's legs and his shoulder. Damon falls to the ground and groans in pain as Finn runs to Bonnie "Are you alright?"
Bonnie nods then she chokes out a sob, wrapping her arms around herself. "Elena," Finn calls out, turning to her as she runs up to him, he hands her his gun and aims it at Damon "Shoot him if he goes after Bonnie again." Elena nods and stands in a protective stance in front of Bonnie. Finn approaches Damon, "Releasing twenty seven vampires from their prisons? Really?"
Damon groans in pain as he slowly takes a bullet out of his shoulder "I thought you were dead."
Finn pulls out the stake from his pocket and puts a foot onto Damon's chest gaining a groan from him, "Obviously not, but I'm going to make you wish you were." He twirls the stake and adds more pressure onto Damon's chest, "Vampires are pests who must be exterminated," He says, removing his foot and kneeling down next to him. He grabs Damon by his collar and lifts his upper body, "Starting with you." Finn raises the stake and aims for Damon's heart but is stopped by Stefan grabbing his wrist.
"He will leave. I'll make sure he leaves Mystic Falls for good."
"I thought we had an understanding." Finn says coldly before dropping the stake into his other hand and slashing at Stefan who jumps back in time to avoid the deadly attack, Damon rolls himself away from the fighting vampires and works on getting the bullets out of his legs. Stefan lunges and grabs both of Finn's arms again, "We're on the same side, I don't want those vampires out either."
Finn uses some of his vampire strength and moves the stake closer and closer to Stefans face, Stefan's arms shaking in protest. "I give you my word, Damon will not step foot in Mystic Falls again."
"Why should I believe you?" Finn growls out, adding more pressure into Stefan's arms.
"Use compulsion, see if I'm telling the truth. I know you did it last time." Stefan pants out lowly. Finn stops and looks Stefan in his eyes, "Will you keep your word?" Stefan shivers as the compulsion goes over him "Yes, I will keep my word."
"If I see him again I will not hesitate to kill him."
Stefan nods and cautiously releases Finns arms. Finn moves back and turns to the girls, "Does she know?" he asks, gesturing to a wide eyed Bonnie. "No." Elena says, wrapping her arms around her friend "But I'm going to tell her everything." She says, looking at Stefan who nods his okay.
"I'll take you guys home." Finn says, walking towards the girls. "Can I speak to Elena first?" Stefan asks, stopping them, Finn nods and leads Bonnie away only stopping by a still injured Damon.
Finn leaves Bonnie and gets closer to Damon, he grabs the stake and stabs it into Damon thigh, digging it deep into the earth. Damon screams out in pain and tries to remove the stake. Finn leads Bonnie away from the vampire and towards where his vehicle is parked.
"What's going on? I thought you were just a history teacher?"
"Part-time. I'm a Hunter."
"A Hunter? My grams told me about them, they go after every supernatural creature in existence." Bonnie says, fear evident in her voice.
"Yes and no. I myself am considered a supernatural creature."
"What do you mean?"
"Before I was turned I was gifted with magic, just like my mother and eldest sister. But I was cursed and lost my magic."
"So you know that I'm a witch?" Finn nods "I realized it when I saw your last name."
They arrive at his car and he opens the passenger seat for her. She leans to get into the seat but stops and turns to Finn "Thank you for saving me."
"The Bennet witches are a very powerful lineage, it would be a shame if they died out."
Bonnie smiles and gets into the car, Finn closes the door as Elena walks out of the woods, tears streaming down her face. "Stefan said he's going to leave with Damon."
"He wasn't the main problem, why would he leave?" He gently takes the gun from Elena and walks to the driver's seat to open the trunk.
"He said it was wrong for him to come here." Elena says, following him.
"Why did he come here?"
"He said he came here for me."
Finn lifts an eyebrow "Only for you?" He walks to the trunk, Elena in tow.
"Yes, I've been told that I look similar to his ex-girlfriend Katherine." Finn puts the weapons away and covers the secret compartment.
"Katherine?" Finn asks, "What is her last name?"
"Uh, I don't know. They said they met her when they were human. She was the one who turned him and Damon." Finn closes the trunk and walks to one of the backseat doors.
"Is she one of the twenty seven locked away under the church?" Finn asks, opening the back door for Elena "Yes, Damon wants to let her out." Finn nods his head, some things slowly being put together in his mind, "I see."
He gestures for Elena to get in and closes the door after her. He walks to the drivers side and slides into the driver's seat "Where to?" He asks as he turns on the car. Elena looks at Bonnie "My house, we have a lot to talk about."
"And that is?"
"Oh, turn left on this street and I'll tell you where to go from there."
As Finn drives to Elena's house his thoughts whirl around the name Katherine.
Stefan walks to his struggling brother and pulls the stake out his his leg making Damon cry out in pain. Damon sits up and looks at the butt of the stake in his brother's hand. Seeing the 'M' he yanks it out of Stefan's hand " 'M' I knew it was him."
"What? Who?"
"Nothing. Let's go."