Stiles Stilinski-Gilbert

Chapter 31

Stiles is sat in the library of the Salvatore boarding house, watching over Rose who unfortunately got bitten by a werewolf. He's had his hands hovering over her wound for 10 minutes trying to believe the bite away or to believe that she will heal. But nothing.

"I was born in 1450, that makes me 560 years old." Rose informs.

"Well, if you were a bottle of wine..." Damon jokes.

"So, I can die. I've lived long enough." Rose states.

"Nope, not happening." Stiles denies as he continues to try and push his magic at the problem.

"You know, if you're gonna be maudlin, I'm just gonna kill you myself just to put me out of your misery." Damon huffs as he pours a bag of blood into a glass.

"You're not going to die; I just need to believe that and then you will be fine." Stiles reassures Rose.

"Come on, it's just a little werewolf bite." Damon says.

"Just a little, fatal to a vampire werewolf bite." Rose chuckles.

That makes Stiles pause...why exactly are werewolf bites toxic to vampires?

"Well, according to a legend which is notoriously unreliable source. Drink up." Damon passes the glass to Rose. "Blood heals."

Stiles believes with everything that he has in him that the blood will heal Rose and for just a second Rose's bite wound looks better until it's not anymore.

"Yeah, it does feel like it's working." Rose nods. "How is it?"

Damon gives Stiles a look, seems that he saw the brief healing too.

"Definitely...better. Right, Elena?" Damon says bringing everyone's attention to the girl who just entered the room.

"Um, it's not bad." Elena lies.

"Where's Stefan." Damon asks.

"He left. I need you to talk to him. He's convinced that he has to find Isobel, but I think that's gonna upset Elijah." Elena informs.

"No, can do. I'm with Stefan on this one but if you could play nurse for a little while..." Damon inquires.

"It's not necessary." Rose says.

"It is necessary. Elena is a do-gooder. It's in her nature, she just can't resist." Damon snarks before walking out of the room.

Elena follows him out of the room, but Stiles stays with Rose.

"I'm sorry." Stiles apologises.

"Why are you apologizing?" Rose asks before coughing slightly.

"I don't know how to save you. Maybe if I had this magic for longer, I would know why and find a loophole but...but I just...I'm sorry." Stiles repeats.

"You don't need to be sorry Stiles. You've tried, you didn't need to. But you did and that is all I can ask for." Rose smiles at Stiles and Stiles heartbreaks. Rose has had such a hard life and she deserves to die the way she wants to, not because of some stupid bite.

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Damon left the house at some point while Stiles was talking with Rose, leaving them both with Elena who insists that Rose needs to lie down somewhere more comfortable. Stiles and Elena carefully bring Rose up the stairs and to Damon's room.

"I hate this. I'm a vampire, I haven't had a cold in five centuries." Rose bemoans as they enter the room.

"Just get in the bed." Elena beckons which causes Stiles to notice that Damon's bed has changed positions in the room. It's finally up against a wall, instead out at a weird angle in the middle of the floor.