Hand In Hand

FIVE

5.

Caroline sighed once more as she looked studied the younger Mikaelson. "Faith, are you sure about this? I honestly think I should've sent you to Miss Tig as soon as you walked through those doors." The two were alone in Alaric's office on a Monday morning.

Yesterday, Hope and her super squad defeated some scary bat thing that was dressed up as a night-hag. Faith missed out on all the fun as she was magically locked in Hope's room with no way out. She would've gone to sleep but with a literal monster out there it never happened. So now, after having a lot of time to think about it, Faith was with Caroline ready for another brain dive.

"Don't you still need to know what happened? Movie form would be much better than me telling you. Also i'd hurry up before my sister finished her tests, finds out about this, and finds a way to make it more difficult than it needs to be." Faith closed her eyes and took a deep breath, relaxing her mind like she did last time. Caroline let out another sigh before placing her hands on either side of Faith's face.

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Faith was in the kitchen when they broke in looking for her. She was hungry and Klaus was nowhere to be found. He wasn't answering his phone but then again he gets a new one every time he breaks or loses the one he has so maybe she has the wrong number. Faith has her music up loud belting Tove Lo's "Habits" even if she can only relate to eating dinner in the bathtub from time to time.

Faith dances around as she heats up the frozen pizza she found underneath all the blood bags in the freezer. She would've ordered a nice warm fresh pizza but she didn't know where any money was in the house and her parents stopped giving her allowance after she bought a fake ID and went to a club that they were already present at.

The kidnappers were almost stunned at how easy it was to tranq her, grab her and shove her into the backseat of the car.

When Faith came to she was in the backseat of the familiar car and the two kidnappers sat up front in the passengers and drivers seat. The radio was on and she could see nothing but the green trees out her window. There's tape on her mouth but it's the cheap kind of duct tape and it comes off easily even with her hands bound behind her back. She pulled herself into a fetal position and peeled back the tape with her knee. And, because she lacked restraint, insulted the kidnappers.

"So what is it this time? Money, Revenge, or did you just mistake me for my sister and you actually wanna kill her? Because I have to be honest none of those options are gonna end well you either of you." Both men tensed and the one in the passenger's seat turned in his seat to stick the duck tape back on her face. Of course that didn't stop her from taking it off and continuing to be the asshole she was destined to be. It was fifteen minutes into her assholery that Kidnapper number one couldn't take anymore. The other kidnapper seemed too focused on the road ahead to do anything about her.

"You know what kid? I'm getting real tired of your smartass attitude." said Kidnapper Number One threateningly.

"Better a smartass than a dumbass-- no offense to the both you, of course." Faith would have to say she'd never been pistol whipped before but when Kidnapper Number One did it it was surely an experience.

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Caroline gasped outside of Faith's head as she was pulled into another memory more forcefully and she dared to say it felt like she was there instead and that is not supposed to happen.

"Please! I haven't done anything, please!" Faith's voice pleaded. The box stopped moving and for one stupid moment Caroline had hope for the girl. Had hope she wouldn't have to endure more of a traumatic experience than this already was. But with one last shove she was pushed over the dock and hit the water roughly. Faith's entire body hurt from the impact but especially her head and Caroline could almost feel the pain.

Faith was sinking and fast and even with the pain she was in she had to focus. Feeling the sides of the box she tried to find the door. If she landed in the sand with the door on the bottom she would surely die. She had to save herself, like always.