The Prince of Mystic Falls

79. The Little Builder

Pairing: Elijah/Finn (M/m) hairbrush

Friday Afternoon

Finn really liked to build things. He had finished the plane and car kits that Freya got him and Henrik in New Orleans almost all by himself. Being at home all day with just Henrik to play with got boring sometimes. He started to putter around the house, just messing with things here and there. He usually did it when he was supposed to be napping. Vanessa would help him and Henrik rest in the afternoon after their tutor left and they had lunch. Henrik always slept like the dead pretty much. Finn couldn't. Vanessa told him he could just rest. He was even allowed to read or do something quietly as long as he didn't wake up his brother, but no tv.

The first time he snuck out, he almost got caught. His dad and Vanessa must have been in their quarters. He hadn't realized that his dad could hear his heart beat when he was close to the other side of their door. Finn wanted to know what they were doing in there. He tried to remember things from before, but now they were blurry and he was curious about why they were so eager to be alone.

Uncle Kol caught Finn lurking another time on the 3rd floor. All he did was take him back to his room and tell him a story about a time he caught a tree on fire with his magic a thousand years before. Finn tried to remember the story from his first human life, but nothing came of it. That day, he had fallen asleep.

Finn started to try the door softly around the house. He didn't like it when they were locked. He made a little tool out of a file and a piece of a paperclip from one of his building kits and fixed the doors so they couldn't lock. He thought it was quite clever because now he could open all the doors in the house with his handy little tool when he wanted to. He just hoped Matt didn't find out! He wasn't sure what had happened but he knew Matt got in trouble because of him. He figured he needed to fix that bathroom door before someone figured out it was him.

"What are you doing out of bed, little man?" Marcel said, picking him up.

"Ah, I was just going to the bathroom," Finn lied.

"Oh really? You know you can't really lie to a vampire, young man? So you want to tell me what you are really doing?" Marcel asked a little firmer.

"Why can't I lie to a vampire?" Finn asked innocently.

Marcel took Finn into Klaus' study and sat down at the desk with him on his lap.

"Well, for starters, we can hear it in someone's heartbeat when they lie. It kind of skips a beat. I guess people get nervous when they are doing or saying something wrong. Secondly, you are out here sneaking around looking pretty suspicious. You don't look like a little boy who has to use the potty. Remember, I'm over 200 years old. I wasn't born yesterday. Now, talk," Marcel said giving him a stern look.

"Marcel, I did something bad, but I don't want to get into trouble," Finn confessed looking down. Marcel noticed the tool in Finn's hand.

"Finn, what did you do? I know you don't want to get in trouble, but I think you're gonna feel better when you get it off your chest," Marcel said carefully.

Finn's words came out in a rush,"I was bored and playing with the doors and I fixed some of them so they couldn't lock. Matt did something bad and got caught. I was supposed to be in my room and now Matt's gonna hate me."