Zoey: You really going to leave me here for a week with Stefan?
Faith: Yeah, he'll keep you safe. No worries.
Zoey: Really?
Faith: Yeah. If you're in trouble or anything, let him know, and he'll help you.
Zoey: Do both of your brothers do that for your friends?
Faith: You're the first one who knows I have brothers.
Zoey: Wait, really?
Faith: Well, Sophie knew too, but she's not here anymore.
Stefan: Faith, packing?
Faith: That can wait a bit longer.
Damon: I'll pack for you then, Faith.
Faith: Thanks, Damon.
Zoey: I'm the first person your brothers are going to keep safe?
Faith: You're the first person to know I have brothers, and yeah, you are. It's just... we haven't been together like this in a long time.
Zoey: Since when?
Faith: 1726.
Zoey: What?
Faith: 1726 is the last time we were all three together.
Zoey: But you said...
Faith: I was with Stefan or just on my own at times. 1726 was the last time I saw Damon until he found me.
Zoey: Why are you trying to keep me safe?
Faith: I've lost a lot of people I care about. I let one of my friends get to know me too well, and they used that information against me.
Zoey: You let someone get close to you, and they used your weakness against you?
Faith sighs
Faith: Yeah.
Stefan: Zoey, I think it's best if we don't ask any more questions.
Damon came out of Faith's room.
Faith takes off running.
Damon: I got her.
Damon went after her.
AT CRYSTAL COVE
Faith sat at the shoreline.
Faith looked up when she saw Damon next to her.
Damon: You feeling okay?
Faith: I can't believe I told her that.
Damon: Faith, I'm sure Stefan will justify some of what was said. He knows it's hard for you.
Faith: She'll want to know the who and all of that from me, not him. He only knows the who and somewhat happened that night.
Damon: Is this the one night you slept in his room?
Faith: One of the few times, but it's one of them. And I got both of us in trouble for it.
Damon: I'm sure she'll understand.
Faith: I hope so.
Damon: Since we're doing this the normal way, when we get to London, you're going to act like you're my wife.
Faith: That's fine. It's easy for me to do it.
Damon: Okay, but are you going to be able to pull it off with me?
Faith: Yeah, as much as I hate the idea, but it's so we can get our things.
Damon: True.
Faith: Why else would I go back to London?
Damon: Elijah?
Faith: No. That was one time. A done deal. Kiss, fling thing we had.
Damon: Stefan told me. That's how I know. Plus, I saw the kiss happen.
Faith: That was before I turned. And I kind of figured that.
Damon: You know, we have to head back, right?
Faith: I know, but I can't face her right now. She's still mad at me for trying to protect her. She has no clue how hard it is for me.
Damon: I'm sure Stefan talked to her by now about it.
Faith: I doubt it.
Damon: We need some sleep. So, let's head back. We can leave first thing in the morning.
Faith: I'm taking the long way back then.
Damon: You sure?
Faith: Yeah, it gives me more time to think of a game plan of what I need.
Damon: Okay.
AT FAITH'S HOUSE
Damon walked into the house.
Stefan: Where's Faith?
Damon: Took the long way.
Zoey: I didn't mean to scare her again, but why is she trying to protect me?
Stefan: She counts you as family, and she told you that. Who knows what could happen to you if you know more about us? There are a lot of things that have happened to witches who know about us. Faith also doesn't want what happened in the past to happen again. That's why she's doing this in her way. It's all to keep you safe.
Faith slipped into the house.
Zoey: Who hurt you, Faith?
Faith stood there and froze.
Damon: Great.
Zoey: Looks She actually froze?
Stefan: Great.
Damon: I got it, but it's too much to explain before we leave in a few hours.
Zoey: What's going on?
Stefan got into Faith's head to unfreeze her.
Faith: Crap.
Zoey: Faith, you okay?
Faith ran into her room.
Stefan: I can try my best tomorrow.
Damon: Okay.
Zoey: What's going on?
Stefan: I'll explain tomorrow.
Zoey: I need to hear it from Faith.
Stefan: It's best if I do it right now.
Damon: Do we have any bottles in the fridge?
Stefan: A few.
Damon went to the fridge to get a bottle of animal blood and brought it to Faith.
IN FAITH'S ROOM
Damon opened the door.
Faith: I blew it.
Damon handed her the bottle. She drank from it.
Damon: I'm sure Stefan has it covered.
Faith: She wants it from me, not him. It'll make her mad at me more than she is now.
Damon: There's something you need to know before we go.
Faith: Okay?
Damon: We have family still alive in London. Mom ended up having kids with her new husband before she passed away. They're around our age now. They don't know about us.
Faith: You kept them safe?
Damon: I tried to, but yeah, Stefan knows about this already. He wanted me to be the one to tell you.
Faith: Why don't we change our last name then?
Damon: You really think they'd come here?
Faith: Slight chance, and well, yeah, I do, actually. But also, we've got to worry about the brother.
Damon: They have no clue about it. I've kept it from them.
Faith: Damon, it's way too much for one night. The visions are back, and everything else.
Stefan came into the room.
Stefan: Faith, please get some rest. I'll be fine here explaining to her.
Faith: Stefan, it's all back.
Stefan: We'll deal with it, okay?
Damon: I've got it when we're away.
Faith: Damon, are you sure?
Damon: Yeah, I've got it, Faith. It hasn't happened since you were human, right?
Faith: It happened one time after.
Stefan: Faith, where's the necklace?
Faith: No clue, but I'll find it, okay?
Damon: We got this, okay?
Faith lay back in her bed. Damon got off her bed.
They left her room.
IN THE LIVING ROOM
Damon: I got this, Stefan. Okay?
Stefan: I'm worried.
Damon: Don't be, I got this, okay?
Stefan: I trust you with her. It's just... something about—
Damon: Oh?
Stefan: It's like she wants to know, but it feels like she's either trying to harm us or do something worse.
Damon: You'll find out while we're gone.
Stefan: We've got to do something about the other half-sibling.
Damon: About that...
Stefan: What did you do?
Damon: I didn't do anything.
Stefan: What?
Damon: Her visions are back. She saw them coming here to find us.
Stefan: But that means they know, and they want to be?
Damon: No clue. Okay, I'll let you know when I find out more.
Stefan: Keep the brother away, please. She can't face them again. We barely made it out the last time we saw them.
Damon: I know. I've got a plan in place.
Stefan: Okay.
THE NEXT DAY, EARLY IN THE MORNING
Faith got up and pulled her bag from her room.
Stefan: Morning.
Faith: She is still sleeping?
Stefan: She's is up.
Faith: Dang it.
Stefan: I got it.
Faith: I want to tell her the one part, though.
Damon: You ready?
Zoey came out of her room.
Faith: Morning.
Zoey: Hi.
Faith: I get you're mad. I'll explain when I get back.
Zoey: It's whatever.
Faith: Zoey, don't be like that. I know you want to know why I literally froze last night.
Zoey: I do, but it can wait.
Damon: Faith, we gotta go. I got your coffee—ready to go.
Faith sighed.
Stefan: It'll be fine, Faith. I got it on that part.
Zoey grabbed a cup of coffee and went back into her room.
Faith: See you in a week.
Stefan hugged Faith.
Faith and Damon left.
Zoey stepped out of her room again.
Zoey: She gone?
Stefan: Yeah, she's gone.
Zoey: Oh... okay.
Stefan: You okay?
Zoey: I guess so.
Stefan: If you want to talk, we can.
Zoey: Okay.
Zoey went back to her room.
IN LONDON
Faith sighed.
Damon: You doing okay?
Faith: Yeah... I just need the list of my places.
Damon: I know most of them already. We're fine—we don't need the list.
Faith: How do you know them?
Damon: The connection we have—that worked when you were here.
Faith: Oh... okay.
Damon: Yeah, let's go to the hotel.
They went to the hotel and checked in.
Faith: I hate doing this the normal way.
Damon: We're not fully doing it that way.
Faith: What?
Damon: Look, you're not the only one who needs their stuff back. I'll get your things. Right now, I need you to stay here.
Faith: Damon, I want to be able to get it myself.
Damon: It's a last-minute fix in my plans, okay? Last night you froze, and you confessed—everything is coming back. I don't need something happening to you that draws attention to yourself. I'm doing this to keep you safe.
Faith: Damon, what about the brothers?
Damon: I can avoid them. They're not mad at me. They're mad at you and Stef.
Faith: Great... I'm stuck here.
Damon: I'm sorry. I would have you join me, but you froze last night. I'm not sure what else could happen.
Faith: Fine.
Damon: It'll be fine. I promise—I'm doing my best without Stefan.
Faith: I'm not mad.
Zoey: What about her freezing up?
Stefan: That's something she wants to talk to you about herself—when she gets back.
Zoey: I'm trying not to be mad at her for her choices lately.
Stefan: I know. But she's doing all this to protect you—to keep you out of the darker parts of the world we've seen.
Zoey: What about these brothers?
Stefan: They're older than us, in vampire years. And, well... Faith and I did some things that made them mad at us. Damon's been keeping an eye on them over the years, for both me and Faith.
Zoey: Why does she hold back from telling me things?
Stefan: It's not easy for someone to accept what we are. We tend to keep that part of ourselves a big secret. And even when we tell someone, we don't always talk about it much after... It's just hard to explain everything.
Zoey: She has no right to keep me in the dark for so long.
Stefan: We know. But I'd give her a bit of space. She'll tell you when she's ready.
Faith sent Stefan a thought.
Faith, Damon has me stuck at the hotel—it's to keep me safe. I'm fine for now, but are you doing okay?
Stefan, Yeah, I'm fine. Just chatting with Zoey about your choices lately. Don't worry—I didn't say anything about you freezing up. I know you wanted to explain that yourself.
Faith, we should be home sooner than planned. Damon decided to keep some of his things here—he's worried we might split up again.
Stefan, Okay. When you get back, where are we going next?
Faith, Well... I wanted to take you somewhere with me.
Stefan: Wait—you went to France without me?
Faith: I... may have.
Stefan, you owe me that trip now.
Faith, we'll be back soon. I got you.
Stefan: Well, Faith's good and safe. Looks like they'll be back sooner than we thought.
Zoey: Great, then.
Stefan: Sort of.
Zoey: What does that mean?
Stefan: When Faith gets back and explains why she froze... me and her will be heading to France to get some of her things.
Zoey: She has things all over?
Stefan: We all do. Most of it ends up here.
Zoey: She's leaving me with the other brother?
Stefan: You can talk to her about coming with us.
Zoey: Oh, I will talk to her about it.
There was a knock at the door.
Stefan opened it.
Cal: Have you seen Damon?
Stefan: Oh, my cousin and wife are sick right now. There's a bad case of the flu going around.
Cal: I can stop by another time, then.
Cal turned and left.
Zoey: What is his deal?
Stefan: He wants to know what happened the night Faith got drugged.
Zoey: You know... if she were human, that drug could've made her want to have kids?
Stefan: We know. For us, it messes with our hunger.
Zoey: Do you know when they're coming back?
Stefan: In another day or two.
Zoey: Okay.
THREE DAYS LATER
Damon opened the door.
Faith: We're back.
Zoey came out of her room.
Zoey: Stefan—he's out in the woods.
Faith: Oh, okay.
Damon: We could use some help.
Zoey: Oh, okay.
They started bringing things into the house when Stefan spotted them.
Stefan: Welcome back.
Faith: Hi.
Zoey: Faith, I was wondering if I could go to France with you?
Faith: Yeah.
Damon: I'm staying?
Faith: Yeah. I owe Stefan that trip—he's never been.
Damon: Got it.
Faith: You can't be mad—you never left London until recently.
Damon: Not mad.
Zoey: We need to talk.
Stefan: I'll put your things in your room, Faith.
Faith: Okay.
Faith sat down on the couch, and Zoey took the chair across from her.
Faith: I know Stefan talked to you about my choices... and I know you don't get it, but I don't want anything bad to happen to you. Keeping you in the dark is my way of keeping you safe.
Zoey: He gave me a reason. But I wanted to talk about you freezing up.
Faith: Oh... that.
Zoey: Has that happened before?
Faith: Not to that extent. When I was a kid, I'd get these visions—glimpses of what could happen to me or others. The freezing only ever happened twice. Sometimes it's just a way for my mind to protect itself. With you, it was to give me time to think. My brothers can pull me out of it—send thoughts, show me things. Stefan's done it both times. Damon had never seen it before. The last time I froze, Stefan and I were dealing with people...
Faith suddenly zoned out.
Stefan rushed into the living room.
Damon: What's wrong?
Stefan: She's getting a vision.
Faith: distant, in a trance. "We're doomed... they found us. We can't make that deal, Stefan. We both lose."
Damon: I can't make the deal?
Faith: Damon, no—it's us.
Damon: Are they here yet?
Faith: Yeah...
Damon: Dang it.
Faith: Stefan and Zoey—we're going to France. Tomorrow.
Stefan: What?
Faith: You still haven't been... and we're running out of time.
Damon: I got it, Faith.
Faith: If Cal stops by, please be nice. Play stupid. Please.
Damon: Fine.
There was a knock at the door. They all looked at each other.
Damon: It's...
Faith: Damn it.
Stefan: Faith, grab Zoey, and let's go. We'll get what we need on the way, yeah?
Faith: Zoey, do you trust me?
Zoey: Yeah.
They left.
Damon opened the door.
IN FRANCE
Zoey: Whoa... we're here?
Stefan: Yeah, we are.
Faith: Let's head into the woods.
Stefan: Yeah.
Zoey: You own a house here?
Faith: I do.
FAITH'S HOUSE IN FRANCE
Zoey: Whoa...
Stefan: You really have a house everywhere, huh?
Faith: Been on the run from them—you know how it is.
Stefan: True.
Faith: I came here to pack a bit... and to see a friend.
Faith opened the door.
Lexi: Faith! Long time no see.
Faith: Hey Lexi, this is my brother Stefan, I was telling you about—and this is my friend Zoey.
Lexi: Come on in.
Faith: Come on, Stefan.
Stefan: What?
Faith: smirking "What are you thinking...
Lexi: You didn't tell him yet?
Faith: Nope.
Lexi walked to the fridge and pulled out a blood bag.
Stefan: Lexi... you're a vampire?
Lexi: Yeah. Your sister saved me.
Stefan: You lied to Damon? You knew before he did?
Faith: Yeah, I lied... but I saved her from being burned alive.
Stefan: Whoa...
Zoey: Do we have human food?
Zoey suddenly rushed to the bathroom.
Faith: Oops. Speed and humans don't mix well.
Lexi: Why are you back
Faith: I needed the rest of my things from here... and, well, I'm back on the run from the brothers.
Lexi: Yikes.
Stefan: Faith, why don't we bring Lexi back with us when we get the okay to return?
Lexi: Go where?
Faith: This small town is called Mystic Hollow in Louisiana.
Lexi: Why not?
Zoey came out of the bathroom, looking a bit dizzy.
Faith: Sorry...
A sudden thudding sound echoed through the house. Faith quickly turned around.
Faith: Lexi, do you have any animal blood?
Lexi: Yeah, I got some.
Faith: Thanks.
Lexi headed off to get it.
Lexi: You two sped here?
Faith: Yeah, one of us carried Zoey.
Lexi: Well, dang.
Faith opened the blood bag and held it to Stefan's mouth until he was strong enough to drink on his own.
Stefan: Yikes.
Faith: You okay?
Stefan: How are you not affected?
Faith: Not sure...
Lexi: I can show you three around.
Stefan: Well, one of us doesn't speak French, though.
Zoey: One of you can translate for me, then?
Faith: Yeah. You three have fun—I'll be around.
Stefan: Really?
Faith: Stefan, you're fine. I trust Lexi. She knows where to take you—and where not to.
Stefan: What about you?
Faith: I'll be fine. I know my way around here.
Stefan: Fine... but are we sure about this?
Faith: Yeah.
IN MYSTIC HOLLOW – FAITH'S HOUSE
Damon opened the door.
Elijah: Where are your siblings?
Damon: No clue. I just got here not long ago.
Klaus: Oh, really?
Damon: Yeah, I built the additions for when my siblings get here.
Klaus: Where's Stefan?
Damon: No clue. My connection to track them is broken.
Damon sent a thought to Stefan.
Damon, they're here now—trying to find you and Faith. Stay away from town for a bit.
Stefan, Fine. But can we stay close to you, in case you need backup?
Damon, Stay in Hollow Creek—it's the closest town to where I'm at.
Stefan, Fine, once we leave France.
Damon, Whoa—you're in France?
Stefan, Yeah, we are. Zoey might not make it back.
Damon, What? Why?
Stefan, Faith, and I sped over here. Faith might've gotten her sick.
Damon, Great...
Stefan, it's better this way, for now.
Damon, True. I can throw them off your trail. But you two need to make that deal soon—or at least a different one.
Stefan, I vote different one.
Damon, Fine. I'll see what I can do. Just have fun in France while you can.
Stefan, Okay.
Back in the room—
Elijah: How did it break?
Damon: It broke when I got mad at my sister, Faith. I'm still mad at her.
Klaus: Oh, really?
Damon: What?
Elijah: We saw you in London... with someone.
Klaus: We told you—we've got eyes all over the place there.
Damon crossing his arms,
Damon: So you've been spying on me now?
Elijah: Only when you become suspicious.
Klaus: And lately, you've been very suspicious, brother.
Damon: sighs. What exactly did you think you saw?
Elijah: A certain sibling of yours who's supposed to be missing.
Klaus: And you didn't look too concerned about it either.
Damon: gritting his teeth, you saw nothing. Just someone who looked like her.
Elijah: Don't insult us, Damon. We know Faith when we see her.
Klaus: So now the question is—where is she hiding?
Damon smirking faintly
Damon: Even if I knew, you really think I'd tell you?
Elijah: Eventually, you will. One way or another.
Klaus: We're being patient, but that patience is running thin.
Damon: Then you'd better brace yourselves. Because she's not ready to be found. And I'm not the one you need to worry about.
Klaus stepped closer, eyes narrowing.
Klaus: Then, who should we be worried about?
Damon smiled darkly, just before walking past him.
Damon: The ones who come when she calls."
He paused at the bottom of the stairs, then added without turning around—
Damon: Enjoy your stay in Mystic Hollow, gentlemen. Just try not to break anything.
He disappeared up the stairs, leaving Elijah and Klaus in tense silence.
Elijah: We should probably leave before he gets mad at us.
Klaus: You are right.