Sorry for the wait, I had writers block.

Stefan sits outside of the school, watching all the teens walk by and contemplates what to do about the new threat in town and how to avoid Finn's stake.

"Stefan?" A voice asks in disbelief, Stefan whips his head around to look at Elena, who is standing behind him "Hi." He says as he stands, Elena eyes him skeptically "Hey…" She said slowly, "I thought you were gone for good."

"It's a long story-"

"Were you going to leave without a goodbye?" Elena starts angrily, Stefan straightens "No I-" He sighs and places his hands on Elena's shoulders "It's hard to explain Elena." His hands slide down to her biceps, his thumbs gently rub to soothe her anger "But that's what I came here to do. Explain. Look," he leads her to the table he was occupying and sits, "I know you've seen the news about the animal attacks." Elena nods and sits next to him, Stefan continues, "Well, they're not exactly animal attacks."

Elena sighs deeply "There's more vampires?"

"Yes."

"Do you know who it is?" Elena asks, fiddling with her backpack strap, Stefan shakes his head "No but we're pretty sure it's either new or sending a message so I want you to stay home as much as you can."

"But is here so it should be handled soon right? Isn't he a professional hunter?" Elena asks, Stefan scoffs "He's nothing but a fraud-" "What?" "And I think you should try to avoid being near him. He isn't safe Elena."

"Why, because he's immortal?"

Stefan's eyes widen in surprise, "He told you?" "Yes, he told me the whole thing, more than you've ever told me." Elena says, muttering the last part. Stefan lifts his eyebrow but ignores her comment, "I'm trying to keep you safe-" "By leaving." "No, I'm not leaving. Not until this threat is neutralized." Elena rolls her eyes and stands "I think I've heard enough, I'm going home." Elena storms off as Stefan scrambles to his feet "Elena!"

Stefan sighs and sinks back onto the bench and holds his head in his hands. "I told you that you weren't needed." Finn says behind him "Even your ex-girlfriend thinks so." Stefan flicks Finn off and continues to stare at the ground. "You're smart choosing a public place to be. I'll be waiting for the moment you're alone." He leans close to Finn and says lowly "I wonder what your blood tastes like." Stefan shudders at the thought as Finn walks away towards the parking lot.

Leafless branches tear at Alaric's clothes and scratches his skin as he races through the woods, trying not to trip over the fallen trees. "I can smell you Alaric." Finn's voice echoes, "That's creepy man." Alaric's pants out, he comes across a tall log and uses it as leverage to swing himself up onto a low branch and into a nearby tree, "How about you don't cheat and shut your nose off for a minute, normal vamps don't have that kind of advantage."

"I'm not the only one of my kind." Finn says nearby, his nose high in the air and eyes black as the night. Alaric moves slowly up the tree, keeping his eyes out for the original. As Finn stalks into view Alaric slowly removes the crossbow from his back and aims at Finn. He slides an arrow in and pulls the string back into the latch, lowering his aim to Finn's chest.

The wind blows Alaric's scent towards Finn who deeply inhales, scent caught, he quickly turns towards Alaric only to move out of the way of an arrow as it zips by, tearing his shirt. Finn wastes no time as he jumps into the tree, grabbing Alaric by his throat. Alaric gags and reaches to his side, breaking off a sharp piece of a nearby branch which he uses to stab Finn in the side just in between his ribs.

Finn hisses in pain and loosens his grip on Alaric's throat. Upon seeing the opportunity, Alaric pulls back causing Finn to release his grip on his neck and kicks Finn in the chest, sending the vampire to the ground several feet below.

As Finn falls Alaric quickly reloads his crossbow and aims to where Finn's body should have been. Staying incredibly still, Alaric closes his eyes and strains his ears, hoping to pick up any sound to locate Finn, letting his instincts take over.

Feeling something come at him, Alaric opens his eyes and twists his body to the right, shooting at the air and hears his arrow sink deep into Finn's chest. Finn grunts in pain and pulls the arrow out of his heart, "You finally killed me." He says before falling out of the tree and landing on the ground with a thud.

Alaric lets out a relieved breath and climbs down the tree. He walks to Finn's body, lightly nudging him with his foot, when he gets no response he drops himself to the ground next to Finn, deciding to rest as he waits for his friend to wake up.

Twenty minutes have passed when Finn jerks awake, he sits up and rubs his chest "That really hurt, did you add something to the arrowhead?"

Alaric pulls an arrow out of his holder and hands it to Finn to examine "I melted some vervain into it, I was hoping it'll pack quite a punch." Finn nods in appreciation "Wonderful, absolutely brilliant Alaric." He hands the arrow back to Alaric.

Alaric smiles and puts the arrow away "Thanks. Oh by the way, Jeremy was telling me about this journal he found while trying to do your essay and it sounded like something we should check out."

"Oh? How so?"

"Well for one it's all about 'demons' and how they slaughtered people. Apparently it takes place some time in the 1800's."

Finn stands and holds his hand out for Alaric's "That does sound interesting." Alaric takes Finn's hand and heaves himself onto his feet. "Think you're ready for a real vampire?" Finn asks.

"Definitely not."

Finn slides a folder full of essay papers into his satchel and zips it closed, Alaric walks into the classroom, "So, what are we going to do with the killer vamp in town?"

Finn slings his bag onto his shoulder "I have a plan but it'll be risky." Alaric closes the door to the empty classroom, he leans on a desk situated in front of Finn and crosses his ankles, "What's the plan?"

"It's new so it'll be looking for blood," Alaric grimaces as Finn continues "Tell me," Finn places his hands flat on his desk and leans forward, "What event are we hosting that will have nothing but temptation?"

"Career night!" Alaric runs a hand through his hair and lets out a heavy breath, "This place will be filled with innocent people," he runs a hand down his face and lets out a groan, Finn reaches into his bag and pulls out a long device with straps hanging down, "That is why I brought you this." Alaric sits straighter in curiosity. "This attaches to your wrist and forearm," Finn explains as he slowly wraps the straps around his arm, "When it's secured you flick your wrist down a certain way, like so," Finn demonstrates the movement, "and a small stake will eject into your hand and you'll be ready." A small but sharp stake jumps out and Finn catches it with ease.

Finn reloads the stake and unstraps the device from his arm. He slowly passes the device over to Alaric who takes it carefully. Alaric attaches the device with Finn's help. "This is strangely subtle." Alaric says as he moves his arm around.

"Are you sure you're ready for this?" Finn asks softly, "We haven't been training that long and this is a new, unpredictable vampire." Alaric looks at the device then back to Finn "Personally I don't feel ready, I'm actually terrified but I'm confident in you and your training." he says with a smile.

Finn claps Alaric on his shoulder and they both leave the classroom, "Don't worry, with my enhanced abilities I'll probably won't need you." Finn says with a smirk, Alaric rolls his eyes "Cheater."

The left side of Finn's mouth lifts into a small half smile. As they walk they chat about how Alaric's date with Jenna went and how Jeremy is improving in class.

CAREER NIGHT

Finn pulls into the high school staff parking lot and puts his vehicle into park, he reaches into his glove compartment and withdraws a gun with a magazine full of wooden bullets. He slides the weapon into a holster hiding under his jacket and exits his vehicle to walk up to the currently packed and busy school.

As Finn walks into the school, he adjusts his jacket making the weapon swing and lightly tap his side. Using his height to look over the throng of people he spots Alaric at the end of the hallway and makes his way to him, giving the necessary greeting to students and their parents. Once he reaches Alaric he claps him on the shoulder, holding his hand out to shake. Alaric smiles and shakes Finn's hand in greeting, "Hey man, you're looking dapper."

Finn preens slightly and buttons the top button of his suit jacket "Thank you, I can help you dress as fine if you'd like."

Alaric chuckles and shakes his head "No way, those things are so stuffy. I could actually help you dress like a regular human being."

"What if I want to stick out?" Finn inquires, lifting his eyebrow with a small smirk growing on his face. Alaric rolls his eyes and shakes his head in amusement. Finn looks around at all of the people around him, "Have you seen anything suspicious?" Alaric shakes his head again, "I've been keeping an eye on things but honestly, I don't know what to look for."

"It's fine, it takes practice. What to look for would be someone unbelievably uncomfortable and deathly pale. The vamp hasn't eaten in awhile, either that or he's gotten crafty, so let's hope for the best. And as far as I can tell I don't see anyone who fits that description ."

"And what about your," Alaric taps his nose. Finn closes his eyes and deeply inhales, sifting through the smell of the general vicinity and finding nothing. He opens his eyes and shakes his head, "No luck, but I'm going to do some rounds, keep up the good work." Alaric nods in response and Finn turns away and heads towards the gym.

Walking into the gymnasium, pretending to look at the different careers there are to offer the students he focuses his senses on everyone in the room. He picks up a pamphlet from one of the criminal justice stalls to 'read' but hears a small gasp coming from the middle of the room. He quickly looks up and his eyes meet Sheriff Forbes', he gives her a stiff smile and strides over to the Sheriff and, by amazing coincidence, the Mayor.

Finn pockets the pamphlet and holds his hand out to the mayor, ignoring the sheriffs angry glare, "Mayor, it's nice to see you again."

The Mayor smiles and shakes Finn's hand, "Same to you, how's Tyler doing now? Did his grades get better?"

"Yes, it seems that the art class I suggested is helping him quite nicely."

The mayor sighs in relief "Thank god, I was just about to send him to military school."

Sheriff Forbes steps between Finn and Mayor Fell "Mayor this is the guy I've been talking about!" She exclaims softly. The mayor scoffs "Him? Really Forbes I think you're losing your touch. Finn is a teacher here at the high school. He walks around in the sunlight, I've seen him. He can't be one." He says lowly.

"What-"

"We'll discuss this later." The Mayor says slowly, smiling awkwardly to Finn. "It's fine Mayor," Finn says, he leans towards the two "I'm a hunter."

The mayor smiles widely "That is amazing, we definitely need you at a time like this."

Sheriff Forbes grabs Finn's arm "Excuse us Mayor, I need to talk to him about Caroline." The mayor nods and holds out his hand to Finn "I hope we can work together soon ."

Finn shakes the mayor's hand, "Of course, I'll give you a call." The mayor walks away and disappears into the crowd.

"What are you planning?!" Sheriff Forbes hisses, Finn leans into the Sheriff's personal space, "Look, Sheriff, the only thing I'm 'planning' is to find this vampire and the one who turned it and have myself a wonderful little vampire bonfire. Now we can either ignore each other and do our respective jobs or let the wonderful city of Mystic Falls become overrun by blood sucking monsters because you refuse to take your eye off of one. What do you want to do then?" Finn says, staring deep into the Sheriff's eyes, not backing down.

They stare at each other until Sheriff Forbes sighs in defeat, "Fine, but only this once. After this I want you out of Mystic Falls and I will escort you myself."

"I'm going to roam around some more and see what I can find out," Finn says, completely ignoring the sheriff, looking into the crowd. He pulls a card out of his jacket pocket and hands it to the Sheriff. "If you decide that you need my help, let me know."

He walks away and tries once again to pick up a scent, but it's almost impossible as he moves with all the people surrounding him, their scents begin to mix together. Frustrated, he closes his eyes and tries to drown everything out to focus on Stefan's scent before trying to find another similar.

He finds it and tries to focus on the scent of death but the sweet scent of Elena overwhelms his senses and causes his heart to race. Knowing Stefan was most likely with Elena, Finn follows the scent and walks to a classroom with Stefan and Elena having an intense conversation. As soon as Finn enters, Jenna quickly walks in behind him to Elena and asks her to hide her, interrupting the conversation Elena was having with Stefan.

Finn walks into the corner of the room, staying out of sight but keeping his ears open. Elena sighs and looks at Stefan, "Logan's here." Stefan's eyes widened in shock, "Wait. Logan Fell?" Stefan asks getting a nod from Jenna. Stefan leaves the room quickly, leaving the women to stare after him in confusion.

Stefan looks down one side of the hallway and spots Fell speaking to a group of awestruck students, Fell notices him and gives a sarcastic smile.

"I guess we found our vamp." Finn mutters to himself as he watches Stefan's frown deepen.

Elena and Jenna walk out of the classroom to confront Stefan but before they can get a word out Logan swiftly joins them, "Jenna! Are you dodging me?"

Elena steps in between Logan and her aunt as Jenna says, "It's a form of self preservation." "Elena, why don't you take Elena and Jenna somewhere else." Stefan says, getting the attention off Fell for the moment.

Understanding the urgency in his voice, Elena nods and grabs her aunt's arm "Come on, let's go." The two women walk quickly away towards the gym.

"What are you doing here?" Stefan asks once the women are gone.

"You know, your brother asked me the same thing. In fact, why don't we skip over the whole 'who-turned-me' stuff and get to the answer that I want. How can I turn into a day-walker?"

"Damon and I are the only two that I know of."

"And that Finn guy? How did he survive the attack that killed me?"

"Unlike you he's a skilled hunter, he almost got us but we came to an agreement." Stefan says, he crosses his arms.

Logan shakes his head in disgust before continuing onto the topic at hand "Whatever, I know there is a way. Give it to me and I won't use my status as a celebrity to out both you and your brother to the whole town." he says with a smug smile.

Stefan's eyes darken with anger, "You want to know how you can walk around in the sun?"

"I do."

Stefan steps closer, his voice lowering "You can't." he leans in "Don't ever threaten me again."

Logan glares at Stefan, the veins under his eyes darken "You don't know what I'm capable of Salvatore."

"And you don't know what I'm capable of Fell."

Finn leaves the classroom as a big group of students enter and makes his way to the last spot he left Alaric. Upon finding him he spots Elena and Jenna in his company. Elena brightens as Jenna shakes Finn's hand.

"Hey Finn, I was just telling these two about the amazing essay Jeremy wrote about his family journals."

"Oh yes, as both of us are huge history buffs we'd like to know if it's possible to see it for ourselves." Finn adds with a dashing smile aimed towards the women. Elena blushes prettily while Jenna smiles back "I'll see if he's done with it and maybe I'll let you guys have a look."

Elena spots Stefan walking towards the back exit and excuses herself from the group, Jenna and Alaric chat for a moment until Logan shoves into him as he passes. Alaric grumbles about rudeness as Jenna glares at Logan when Alaric makes eye contact with Finn who subtly taps his nose. Alaric nods in understanding as Finn walks away from the duo who quickly get back to flirting.

Finn heads in the direction Logan went and watches as Logan gets into his vehicle and drives up to Caroline.

Finn watches as Logan knocks out Caroline and peels out of the parking lot. He takes a deep breath and follows the car using his vampire speed until it's stopped at a stop sign. Just as the car is about to take off Finn opens the door and pulls Logan out of the vehicle. He throws him a couple of feet away; Logan stands but is shot multiple times by Damon, who just arrived at the scene with Stefan.

"Payback's a bitch, isn't it?" Damon snarks, he turns to Stefan "Get her out of here." Finn walks to Damon as Stefan pulls Caroline out of the vehicle "I suggest you let me handle this."

Damon scoffs and aims at Finn "No, I have unfinished business with him."

"So do I." Finn says as he removes a gun from his holster hidden under his jacket, Damon hears the Sheriff yelling into the phone and rushes to grab it "Sheriff I-It's Damon."

"Wh-Where's Caroline?"

"She's ok, I'm on Elm street."

Damon puts the phone down and goes to the back of the SUV and grabs a crow bar. "It's fine, I got this." Damon says to Finn, "No, you're going to botch this up somehow."

Damon rolls his eyes and shoots Finn in the head, killing him. He then walks to Logan "I'm gonna try this one more time," he swings the crow bar "Who turned you?"

Sheriff Forbes arrives on the scene to see Finn dead on the floor with a gunshot wound to the head and an incapacitated Damon, "What happened?!" she asks as she helps Damon up from the floor. "Finn completely turned on us, he arrived to help Caroline but when it came to taking down Logan he went after me! I had to shoot him to save my life but Logan got away."

Sheriff curses under her breath and talks into the radio on her shoulder, asking for a vampire holding device.

Twenty minutes later a squad car shows up and they quickly place Finn into the backseat, a muzzle on his face and handcuffs laced with vervain hold his hands behind his back.

Finn gasps awake, groaning as the skin around his wrists and face burn "What-"

"Why are you working with Logan?" the Sheriff asks as she drives into the woods "What are you talking about?" Finn growls out in pain

"Damon told us what happened, you tried to strike a deal so had to take you out but at the cost of losing Logan."

Finn rolls his eyes and groans "Are you kidding me? Fucking humans and their weak minds." he mutters "Looks like our deal is off Sheriff." Finn says, breaking the handcuffs, he turns to the door and uses all of his strength to kick the door open, the Sheriff stops the car immediately as Finn busts through the door. Sheriff Forbes jumps out of the car and aims her weapon at Finn. Finn growls and moves to run away but is shot in the side, through his lung. Wheezing, Finn attempts to use his speed to avoid getting killed for the second time that night only to be shot in the leg and sent to the floor.

Sheriff Forbes wastes no time and closes the distance between the vampire and herself. She raises her weapon and places it on the back of his head, "Since you can't stay dead the council and I will need to plan on how to keep you gone." Finn turns his head to look the sheriff in the eyes "No matter what you do to me I will always come back."

"Not this time."

BANG