The Girl in the Woods

Chapter 13: Being Human (Part 1)

~Recap from Chapter 11~

"How am I alive?" Finn asked.

"I don't know. All I know is that I thought I lost you and now you're alive." Sage replied with tears of joy in her eyes.

Finn smiled back at her then remarked: "I think I know someone who might know what's happening."

"Who?"

"My mother."

~TGITW~

Chapter 13: Being Human (Part 1)

MYSTIC FALLS. 2010 A.D.

They had spent hours waiting for his mother. She had left Mystic Falls without a trace after failing to kill her children. But she did leave a way for Finn to contact her.

Even then, they had to wait for her to get in touch with them. By then, Finn had collapsed, and they had to hide out in a motel. Sage watched her lover tossing and turning in a feverish state. She was feeling helpless when the doorbell rang.

Sage opened the door and found Esther outside.

"Where is he?" Esther voiced out anxiously.

Sage led her to the room where her eldest son was.

Esther knelt by the bedside. With one hand, she grasped his hand and with the other she stroked his face.

"Finn," She called out gently.

For a minute, there was no response, then Finn opened his eyes slowly.

"Mother?" He was feeling delirious and wasn't sure if what he was seeing was real.

"It's me." She assured him as she continued stroking his face. "I'm here now. Everything's going to be all right."

Finn nodded then drifted out of consciousness again.

Esther casted some healing magic over him and waited until the spell took hold.

Standing up, she turned to Sage and demanded: "Tell me everything that has happened."

~TGITW~

Ever since the ball, Matt and Rebekah had gotten closer with one another. The night had ended well for both of them. Each feeling like they were seeing who the other truly was.

Apart from being an Original, Rebekah was just like any other teenage girl. She had dreams about the future that would never come to past because she was a vampire. It was one of the reasons she acted the way she did. Deep down, she just wanted to be a normal human.

Over the past days, they had several conversations over the phone and text. Today, they had arranged to meet up.

Matt waited nervously for Rebekah to meet him at the Mystic Grill. Unknown to Rebekah, he had also invited Faith to join them.

Hearing Faith talk about her history with the Mikaelsons made him pity the girl. It was obviously not her fault, but she carried a lot of guilt about being the cause of turning the family into vampires.

Matt hoped that by hearing each other's side, they would come to an understanding.

The door to the restaurant opened and Rebekah walked in. Seeing her, Matt waved her over to him.

Rebekah smiled and sat across from him.

"Hi Matt."

"Hi Rebekah."

He waited as Rebekah ordered a drink from another waiter.

"Look Rebekah," Matt began. "It's been great getting to know you these past days."