"So, any idea of where you'll go?" Stefan asks his brother as he enters the living room. Damon shrugs and stares out the window "I don't know. London maybe, go see some friends."

"You don't have any friends Damon." Stefan reminds him, pacing the room.

"You're right Stefan, I only have you so," Damon turns away from the window and smiles at his little brother "Where are we going?"

"'We' are not going anywhere," Stefan stops and turns to his brother "I'm gonna live my life as far away from you as possible."

"But we're a team! We can travel the world together-"

BANG!

Damon falls to the floor hard, his head bleeding from a bullet wound. Stefan looks around the living room to find the intruder only to have them settle on Finn standing in the doorway, his gun still aimed where Damon stood.

"Traveling with your siblings is a pain in the ass." Finn says as he strolls in, putting the gun back on safe and into the holster hidden under his suit jacket. Stefan quickly checks on his brother and sees the bullet wound healing itself. "It's fun at first, you get to experience the world together and everything is great. Then you get on each other's nerves and try to kill each other." Finn continues, he sits on the couch and watches Damon heal.

Damon gasps awake and sits up. Once he sees Finn he rolls his eyes and groans dramatically, "Who invited this guy?" Stefan ignores his brother and pulls him up off the ground "What are you doing here Finn?"

"I came to see if you lot were all ready and packed," He looks around the fully furnished room, "Which you obviously are not."

"So you come to my house to shoot me in the head?" Damon growls out.

"I did say that I'll kill you when I saw you again, I didn't say if it was a permanent thing or not."

Damon crosses his arms and gives Finn a sarcastic smile "So why the lead bullet? Hoping to give me a kiss goodbye when I woke?"

Finn mirrors Damon's smile "No," he says then his face gets serious, "There has been another 'animal attack'. The body was left out in the open and I came to see if it was your way of throwing a hissy fit."

Stefan looks at Damon, his eyebrows raised in accusation. Damon holds his hands up in surrender "It wasn't me, maybe it was him." He says, pointing at Finn

"It most definitely was not me," Finn blanches "If it isn't any of us then it could be a new fang. Who is making more of these things?" Finn asks, standing up from their couch. Stefan pauses to think for a moment, "They must be sloppy or they're leaving a message, but to who?"

"Are you sure it's not Damon?" Finn asks as he looks out of a window that looks over the garden. Damon glares at Finns back, his jaw tightening in annoyance.

"I'm never sure about Damon but he's been keeping a low profile, although," Stefan says as he looks at Damon accusingly "I don't know what he's planning."

"Uh, I'm right here."

The doorbell rings, drawing their attention to the front door. "Expecting visitors?" Finn asks as he walks away from the window, "No." Stefan says as he walks to the door.

Upon opening it he finds a stressed out Sheriff. Finn leans on the windowsill as he listens to the Sheriff and Stefan speak. "Hello Stefan, is Damon here?" Upon hearing his name, Damon walks up to his brother and the Sheriff.

"Sheriff, what a surprise."

"Sorry to bother you Damon but we need to talk."

"Come in." Damon says, moving out of the way to let the sheriff in, after she steps in he takes the sheriff down the hallway past the living room and out to the backyard, intentionally avoiding Finn.

As the duo heads outside, Stefan joins Finn at the window and they both lean forward to eavesdrop on Damon and the Sheriff. "I hope you understand the secrecy, Stefan doesn't know about this yet and I'd like to keep it that way." Damon says as he leads her into the garden, "Of course, kids shouldn't be brought into this."

"So," Damon starts, stopping "What do you need?"

"There's been another attack- a female victim, her throat was torn out and completely drained of blood. It fits the pattern."

"Do you think that it's the one that got away?"

Sheriff Forbes sighs and nods "Yes, it seems he's making his move."

"Do you also think he's the one who sent the blonde?"

"It seems that way, we need to be on high alert. If you see this man," She hands Damon a picture "I managed to get this of him off the surveillance. His name is Finn Malfred, he can't be killed, or so he claims."

He looks up from the picture after inspecting it "Thank you, I'll keep an eye out."

"The story for now is that there was another animal attack," Sheriff Forbes runs a hand through her hair "I don't know how long we can keep this up. The council is in an uproar, we thought we were past this."

Damon frowns "So what'll they do?"

"You were the only one to take on a vampire, we were hoping you'd tell us." Finn and Stefan share a look of disdain, "Of course, anything to help. I'll write up what I know and give it to you as soon as possible." Damon says, giving the sheriff a kind smile. Sheriff Forbes smiles back, Finn rolls his eyes as Stefan scoffs and they continue to eavesdrop.

"Thank you, I have to go."

Damon nods and leads her back into the house towards the front door, Finn stands when the Sheriff leaves the house. He walks to the front door and looks out the window to watch the Sheriff as she gets into her vehicle and drives away. "If there is another vampire on the loose then the kids are in danger." Finn says gravely, he turns his back to the door and sighs deeply. Stefan sighs as well "What do we do?"

"You two can continue packing and leave town, I have this handled."

"No, absolutely not." Stefan refuses, "I won't leave until I know Elena is safe." He says, taking a step closer to Finn.

Finn steps closer to Stefan, "I'll keep them all safe, you guys have done more than enough."

"How do we know if you're not the one killing people?" Damon asks, standing next to his brother.

"What makes you think I drink blood?" Finn inquires, "I saw your eyes, they're like ours." Stefan says, lifting his eyebrow and crossing his arms.

Finn pauses a moment and eyes the boys in front of him, he rolls his eyes and runs a hand through his hair "I don't have to take this." he mutters to himself as he steps away from them. He looks at the two boys again and sighs deeply "Look, I am a vampire, but I'm of a different breed-"

"Obviously." Damon snarks.

"-I can't stand the smell of human blood, animal blood tastes like shit so I only drink blood from vampires."

"What?!"

"So to answer your question Damon, if I were killing people you'd be the first to know." Finn gives Damon a cheeky wink and walks towards the front door. He pauses in the door frame and looks over his shoulder, "Leave this town or this new vampire will be the least of your worries." Not waiting for an answer, Finn exits the door and disappears into the night. Stefan and Damon walk to the doorway and look out to the empty lot, Damon leans on the door frame and crosses his arms "I hate him."

Stefan nods and looks at his brother, "I don't care what he says, we're staying in Mystic Falls." He looks back into the living room and spots the large puddle of blood "Clean up your mess."

Alaric walks into the empty gymnasium and spots Finn standing in the middle of the basketball court, a long stake in his hand. He walks in cautiously, noting the dim lights and Finn's appearance "Are you wearing sweatpants?"

"And a t-shirt, yes."

Alaric whistles in amazement, "So this is what you called me for?"

Finn twirls the stake when Alaric gets closer, "Have you fought a vampire before?"

"No."

"What have you hunted then?"

Alaric shuffles his feet, "Uh… Nothing…."

Finn lifts a questioning eyebrow and crosses his arms, "Okay, so what did you learn in Sioux Falls?"

"I wasn't taught anything." Alaric sighed, "They said my revenge trip was going to get me killed and tried to talk me out of it but changed their tune when I told them how the vampire moved."

"So they sent you to me."

"Yeah, so does this mean you'll teach me?"

Finn analyzes Alaric, he walks a slow circle around him and comes to a decision. "I will, but you have to know something before I do." Finn steps closer to Alaric who looks at him in unease. "What?"

"I'm a vampire as well, but not like Damon."

Alaric distances himself from Finn, "What do you mean?" "I'm from a different strain, I am a vampire like Damon but stronger, faster and while he can die and stay dead I can always come back to life. Completely immortal."

Alaric stares at Finn with a mixture of amazement and fear. "Do you drink human blood?"

"No, I drink vampire blood."

Alaric chuckles "So you're a vampire who hunts vampires." He shakes his head in amusement "How ironic."

"Back to the subject at hand," Finn says getting Alaric's attention back on him, "What's your plan after you kill Damon? Are you going to continue to go after vampires or hunt other things?"

"I haven't thought that far," He scratches his chin "Maybe I'll continue hunting vampires, maybe you can show me all that there is to hunt."

"Then you'll have to learn how to fight. Vampires are extremely fast but I am faster so if you can kill me you can kill any vampire that crosses your path." Finn tosses the stake to Alaric who catches it with ease. Finn gets into a fighting stance "Ready?"

Alaric mimics Finns stance "Bring it."

Elena and Bonnie walk down the hall and spot Caroline talking to Matt, "Did I miss something here?" Elena asks, Bonnie shrugs "They've been talking." They stop and watch them flirt, "I think he's good for her, way better than a homicidal vampire like Damon."

"How are you dealing with all that?" Elena asks Bonnie, changing the subject. "I don't know, I'm freaked out. Damon tried to kill me and if it wasn't for Mr. Malfred I'd be dead right now and I'm grateful for that."

"Me too." Elena says with a small smile and stops by her locker, Bonnie puts her hands in her pockets, "Anyways, have you heard from Stefan?"

Elena unravels her scarf and puts it in her locker "No, not since he said he was leaving." She takes her bag off her shoulder and shoves it into the locker "For all I know he's already gone."

"He wouldn't leave without a goodbye." Bonnie reassures, Elena rolls her eyes "Yes he would, he thinks he's protecting me or something."

"What are you going to do?"

Elena grabs books out of her locker "I don't know, nothing I guess. I begged him not to go, I can't ask him again that'll make me selfish." She closes the locker and continues down the hallway with Bonnie in tow, "Maybe it's for the best."

"What? Why?"

"I mean, what kind of future would you guys have? Even if he stayed?" Elena lets out a sigh of frustration and turns to walk away but is stopped by a banner for the future falling in front of her. She lifts an un-amused eyebrow to Bonnie who holds her hands up in surrender "It wasn't me."

Elena hits the banner out of the way and storms down the hallway.

Finn walks around the packed gymnasium with a box overfilled with different career pamphlets, placing them onto their designated tables. A peculiar scent fills his nose and his heart starts to race, he places a hand onto his chest and takes a deep breath to steady his heart.

Big mistake.

His senses are completely overwhelmed and he is pulled into a blissful trance causing the veins under his eyes to darken. The feeling of his fangs ripping out of his gums brings him back to reality and he dips his head, trying to get himself under control.

He places the box onto the nearest table and covers the lower half of his face with a handkerchief to cleanse his senses of the scent.

"Mr. Malfred, are you alright?" Elena asks from behind.

Finn fakes a sneeze and nods, the handkerchief still covering his face, "I'm fine , just a sneeze." he removes the handkerchief away from his face and stuffs it into his inner suit pocket. "Are you here to volunteer your help?" he asks her, picking up the box once more.

Elena looks around the gym with a small grin on her face, "You're the only one in here." Finn looks around as well, confused. "There were people here, I wonder where they'd all gone." he mutters. Elena laughs "It's lunch time Mr. Malfred, they're all in the cafeteria."

Finn looks at his watch "I can't believe I didn't hear the bell ring." he looks into Elena's eyes and let's a small smile grace his face. Elena smiles and bites her lip and tries to calm her heart. "I didn't see you this morning, I thought you'd be absent today. Is this what you've been doing?"

Finn lifts an eyebrow "How'd you know I was gone? Your classes are on the other side of the school."

"Um, a friend told me."

Finn looks down at the pamphlets and smiles, he then looks up to Elena through his lashes. Elena looks at him stunned, "I've never seen you smile before." She says before mirroring his smile.

"I haven't had a reason to." Finn says quietly.

They stare at each other for a moment before Finn clears his throat and searches for something else to talk about. He picks up a pamphlet and looks to Elena "What are your goals for the future?"

Elena shrugs, "I wanted to be a writer but now, I'm not so sure. Maybe a nurse or a doctor?"

Finn nods in acknowledgement and leans on the table. He crosses his arms and observes Elena before saying "I can see you as a doctor."

Elena shrugs, "What about you? I know being a hunter wasn't what you wanted to be."

Finn pauses and thinks back to where it all began, "No, my family and I were never normal. We were a big family, there were seven of us."

"Seven?!"

Finn chuckles, "Yes, seven. But the number wasn't what made us abnormal, it was the power that was coursing through our veins."

"Power? Like Hercules?" Elena asks, sitting on the table next to Finn. Finn smiles and shakes his head and, "No, like Bonnie. My mother was a witch, a very powerful all of my siblings partook in witchcraft, it was only our eldest sister Freya and I."

Finn smiles sadly "All they wanted was to be normal, only Rebekah dabbled in magic."

"Do you still keep in contact with them?" Elena asks, Finn shakes his head no. "They're no longer in the world of the living." Elena lays her hand onto his and squeezes in a gentle, comforting way. "What happened?"

Finn takes her hand in his and accepts the comfort,"It's a long story." Elena smiles, "I'm willing to listen."

Finn presses a small kiss to Elena's fingers, "Then I should start from the beginning." He takes a deep, calming breath, "My mother had an elder sister named Dahlia who was a witch as well, when my mother met my father discovered she was unable to bear children so she asked Dahlia for help but Dahlia had a clause. You see, she despised my father but could not deny her little sister a child so she said there can only be one child made of the union if she were to do the spell."

"But she had seven instead." Elena adds.

"Yes, mother was so delighted with her first child that when my aunt Dahlia went away on a retreat my mother got pregnant again with me. Six years later, when Dahlia returned, she found me and my mother who was pregnant again but with Elijah. She was outraged and decided to punish her by taking away her first born, Freya."

"She took her?!"

"Yes and I never saw her nor my aunt Dahlia again." Finn sighs sadly, "It upsets me that my younger siblings never got to meet her, she is nothing but a story to them." Finn looks down at his lap, "Maybe if they did life would have been… different."

"What happened to them?" Elena questions.

"Are you sure you want to know? It gets bad." Finn warns.

Elena places her other hand on top of their entangled ones, shifting her body to face him, "If you don't want to talk about it, I understand, you don't have to."

"No it's alright, it doesn't affect me like it should."

Elena furrows her brows in confusion, "What do you mean?"

"Well, I've come to terms with what happened. Doesn't mean I enjoy the outcome but I have no problems talking about what happened to them as if it were a tale told around a campfire."

"You see, when I was approaching my twenty-third year one of my younger brothers, Niklaus, and the last to be born, Henrik, went to watch a pack of werewolves transform during a full moon." Finn looks deep into Elena's eyes, "That began the end of the family I once knew."

"After the pack had transformed they went to seek out nearby prey and Henrik was the first thing they found." Elena's eyes flood with tears and a soft horrified "No" escaped her lips.

"Niklaus had to bring Henrik's body to our home." Finn adopts a far off look, "Mother was heartbroken, Father was so angry," Finn re-positions Elena's hands to rub his thumbs along her knuckles as he reminisces, "He wanted to go off to find and kill every last member of their pack and he wished to take me with him to 'become a man' but mother couldn't stand the thought of losing anymore family, thus she forbid it and looked through her grimoire for a spell to keep us all safe."

Finn looks into Elena's eyes once again, "She called upon the sun for life and the ancient white oak tree, one of natures eternal objects, for immortality. That night our father offered us wine laced with blood before he drove his sword through our hearts."

"Oh my god, what happened to your mother? Did she become immortal too?"

"Being the witch that performed the spell, she could not perform it on herself, performing the spell itself was costly, it went against everything the ancestors wished for, it went against earth's magic itself."

Elena lets go of Finn's hands and gets off the table to face him,"But with the only weapon to kill you guys gone how did your family die?"

Finn slides himself forward to lean on the table and crosses his ankles, "Father killed mother when he found out she was unfaithful."

"How did he find out?"

"When Niklaus killed a man and activated his werewolf gene."

Elena gasps and covers her mouth with her hand "Werewolf?"

Finn nods, "Father left our home with a sword in hand and marched to the last known location of the pack, slaughtering every single one of them."

"And all of this happened in one night?"

Finn nods and crosses his arms across his chest, "And it gets worse."

Elena gets closer to him, her hands picking at her sleeves, "Seriously?"

"When father returned to our home he grabbed Niklaus and dragged him to our mother and killed her right in front of him." Elena gasps in horror, "Father was going to kill him too but he escaped and found us. He told us what had happened and Elijah had the brilliant idea to run away from our father all to protect Niklaus. So we did."

"We traveled the world while running from our immortal father and being the oldest I made sure we weren't drawing any attention that'll risk us being discovered. It was going okay for awhile, that is, until they decided I was too much of a buzzkill."

Elena gently touches his arms, "What happened?"

"They got rid of me." Finn says, his eyes hardening in anger.

"Got rid of you? Why?"

"It doesn't matter." Finn says, looking away from Elena, building a mental wall around the bad memory.

"All that matters is that they're dead to me."

"What happened Finn?" Elena asks, placing her hands onto his face, bringing his attention to her. One look into her brown eyes and Finn's walls instantly melt.

Finn gives a sigh in defeat before answering, "They-"

"Elena!" A voice only Finn can hear calls out from afar. He tilts his head to focus on the voice, "Where did that girl go?" Hearing the footsteps getting closer Finn places his hands on top of hers and smiles sadly "It is a story that'll have to wait, your friend Caroline is looking for you."

"No-" Finn pulls away and stands, grabbing the forgotten pamphlets right when Caroline walks in. "Elena, there you are! I was looking everywhere for you. Are you not eating today?" Caroline looks at Finn and smiles, "Oh, hi Mr. Malfred."

"Hello Ms. Forbes."

Caroline grabs Elena's hand and starts to walk away all while ignoring the other girls protests, "I'm just going to take Elena out of your hair, have a nice day."

"No Care- I-"

"Bye Mr. Malfred!"

With the girls gone Finn leans heavily onto the table and takes a deep, calming breath. "I can't believe I told her almost everything. Her. A teenage human girl. Someone I haven't known for longer than a month." He bows his head "What is wrong with me?"