hey guys so I know I said I would post 2x21 and 2x22 together but some reason I'm kinda struggling with the last episode, I kinda feel like I'm just writing things for the sake of it. I know I already posted this chapter then deleted it because I wasn't happy with it I got an idea. This is about Mias subplot to substitute Juliette's in the show since it doesn't apply to Mia but it does have scenes from 2X21.Let me know what you think
chapter 6: believer
For the last week or so since the Musai case Mia had began to distance herself form Nick partly due to the whole Musai spell situation where Mia's kiss was able to break the hold that Khloe had on Nick, Mia had tried to ignore all the research that she and Rosalee had done that showed only true love could break the spell on Nick. She was scared that they were beginning to get serious, it wasn't that she was scared of commit or worried that he was going to hurt her. In fact it was the other way around, she was worried that her past would come back and haunt her as well as ruin everything she had worked for and built including her relationship with Nick. Despite her best efforts to hid her fears and worries from Nick, he could sense something was off with Mia but couldn't figure out what, every time he said something slightly serious about them she would begin to pull away. He knew that she wasn't likely to just to tell him he simply asked so he decided to use his police interrogation skills on her during lunch one day. Nick grabbed their lunch for a local Italian restaurant then went to her school to surprise her. Mia wore a black striped skirt with bright pink shirt that was tucked in and pink heels. Her hair was curled with two braids at the front that was pinned into place with two pink hair clips, she also wore simple eyeliner with bright pink lp gloss. Nick arrived at her class just as the students were leaving for lunch.
"ohh hottie alert... and a cop too, Miss what did you do?" said a blonde young girl who was no more than 16 when she saw Nick coming towards the classroom as the group of girls around her began to laugh
"Sara I'm sure this nice detective would prefer not to objectified by a group teenagers while he is trying to protect this city" Mia said standing by her desk, giving the young girls a stern look that he never seen on her face before as they mumbled sorries as they walked away
" oh wow remind me to never piss you off, I've never seen this stern teacher side of you before... its hot" he said placing the bag of food for lunch that he brought with him on her desk as he wrapped his arms around her
"really? well lucky for me none of my students think that side of me is hot, although I did get asked to homecoming the other day" she said making them both laugh before Nick pulled her in for a kiss to say hello to her
" I hope you told him that you have really good looking boyfriend who just so happens to carry a gun for a living" he said after they broke apart, he still felt like she was holding back from him like her heart wasn't fully into the kiss
" so why are you here? did something happen? I mean you never just turn up here" she said beginning to worry that something bad had happened to Monroe or Rosalee, it was like her worst fear being confirmed
" no everything is fine ok? I just thought it would nice to have lunch together since everything at work is quiet just now and I know that you have a free period after lunch" he said he began to take things out of the bag that he had placed on top of desk
" you brought me lunch? thats so sweet of you and from Fazoil's... please say you got me their caesar salad?" she asked as she pulled a chair over to her desk which she cleared to give them room
" of course like I would go to your favourite Italian restaurant and not get you your favourite thing from there and before you ask I got you some mango ice cream" he said flashing his winning smile that made her forget all of her worries
" wow I'm impressed, so either you want something or are you really just this nice romantic kind of guy? " she said taking a bite of her salad as she tried to work out what he was up to as she flashed him a knowing smiles
" what? can't I do something nice for my girlfriend without there being a reason" he said innocently, although he knew that she was clever enough to know better
" if you say so, hows things on the wesen crime scene? was there any fall out for the whole Musai thing?" she asked knowing that if she kept avoiding it then he would notice something weird was going on
"yeah kinda, Renard told the other officers that someone slipped me something and that caused me to be a bit more violet than normal but I don't really want to talk about work" he said trying to turn the tables onto her, he knew that he was going to her to tell him the truth then it needed to be all about her
" so what do you want to talk about?" she said sensing that he already had a subject in mind for them to discuss
" well how about this, we could each take turns to ask the other about themselves" he said thinking this was the best way to get her to open up,
" fine I'll go first, favourite colour?" she said wanting to avoid the bigger questions which she had feeling was he really wanted to know
" blue, what is your favourite childhood memory?" he asked diving right in, he figured that whatever was going on with her had something to do with her past
" oh so we're doing the deep and meaningful questions... I guess it would that the time when I was four i think and there was a really bad thunder storm going on, it freaked me out so I ended up crawling into Roe's bed. We spent the night making a tent with his bedsheets, we filled it with blankets and pillow and played games" she said smiling at the memory then using their flashlight to create shadow puppets, their mom was so mad at the mess they had made
" that's sweet and very cute, do thunder storms still freak you out?" he said holding her hand that was resting on the table next to her empty lunch box container
" not so much now but I'm not exactly fond of them, I tend to hid in my blankets and try to block the storm out. What's yours?" she said cringing at how lame it sounded to be scared of a little thunder and lightning
" before my parents accident they took me to a beach one day, I mean it was nothing special we played in the water and ate ice cream. I know it sounds stupid but it was like the last perfect day before everything happened" he said knowing that he could have picked others but that one always stuck out to him
" it sounds like it, I hate that that happened to although think about it this way you probably be a cop or who you are now if you didn't" she said giving him an encouraging smile as they began to play with each others fingers absently
"tell me your worst memory?" he said noticing that she sudden looked scared as she was reliving the worse time of her life
" when I was 8 my best friend who was human died, actually he.... he was umm.." she said struggling to finish her sentence, she knew that she had to tell him the truth sometime but wasn't sure how
" what happened to him Mia?... seriously?" he said as his phone began to ring, he thought that this was the worst time his phone could go off as Mia's eyes began to fill with tears
" you should get that, its probably Hank or Wu calling you about a murder" she said softly knowing that whoever it was obviously calling for a reason, it gave her a minute to collect
" Burkhardt... yeah ok, I'm on my way... I' m sorry babe but I've got to go, there's been a murder and apparently its a weird one which means its probably wesen" he said explaining as he grabbed his jacket
" it's ok I completely get it, call me if you need anything" she said giving him one last kiss as she stood to clear her desk from their empty food containers
" you sure you're going to be ok?" he asked worried that she was upset now, he was reluctant to leave her when he knew something was off more than ever
"yeah of course, you know me I forever happy" she said giving him a smile, although she knew that he would be able to see right through it and tell that it was fake
" you can tell me about that best friend of yours tonight" he said giving her a gentle and soft kiss to comfort her before he left her classroom to head to the crime scene
After work just as she was about to leave the school Mia got a text from Monroe telling her to come to the old spice shop as soon as she could, as well as that it was urgent. She put on her black biker jacket and quickly stuffed her laptop into her black and brown bag, she was suddenly so glad that her car was now repaired and back to its now working self. When she got to the spice she noticed that the atmosphere was very tense, Monroe was pacing the area in front of the counter where Rosalee had her books covering the area as she franticly read them for answer. Mia closed the door making them all turn and realise that was finally here, she wondered if this had anything to do with Nick
" thank god you're here, did you take the long or something?" Monroe said leading them all into the back room where they could talk in a more private room while Rosalee turned the open sign to show that it was now close
" no there was road works, guys what's going on? you all seem freaked, is it Nick? because if it is then just tell me" she said bracing herself for the worse news possible, she knew things were about to a take turn for the worse
" it's not Nick, it's you Mia.... the council called me today, they know that you're here in Portland" Rosalee said knowing what this would do to the young female, Mia fell into the chair behind as she felt the panic build inside
" why would they call? I haven't done anything wrong lately" she said talking more to herself than the others as she felt the tears begin to fall as she began to sob
"you didn't do anything wrong the first time, it wasn't your fault" Monroe said kneeling down to her level as he tried to comfort his sister, he knew this was alway a fear for her
" in the eyes of the council she did, I mean she woged in front of a human knowing that it was against the Gesetzbuch Ehrenkodex. It's their job to enforce to them" Rosalee said standing by everything that her father and brother had taught her about being wesen
" she was eight, she had no idea that it would end with her best friend being killed or her being taken from her family for years" he said defending her sister as he stood up feeling himself getting more and more angry at her and more at the council for what they had done
" they still consider me one of them don't they? They want me to go back and if I don't then they'll probably make my life a misery. What did they say?" Mia said trying to find the strength to talk about this, despite the fact it was killing inside
" they wanted to know what you had been up to since moving here and they asked about Nick, I think they're worried about you two joining forces" Rosalee said quietly, she hated that they were so against the council that protected them
" wait till they hear that not only am I helping Nick but that I'm dating him, they'll probably send the cavalry to come and get me again" she said trying calm herself while her every nerve on her body was its end
" that they can't just keep tabs on you like this, its not right" Monroe said beginning to pace as he began to think of ways to make them stop and leave her alone
" they're council they do what they feel is right and right now I think we should let it play till they make their next move" Rosalee said not wanting anything too drastic to happen just yet, it was hard to be the only one on the councils side
" you mean I should pack my bags just yet?" she asked sombrely as she remind them of the real reason why she moved to Portland
" hey I'm not letting them drive you out again, this time we do it our way" he said refusing to watch his sister go again, he was to young and weak to do it the first time
" thanks for telling me guys but i think I'm going to go and rest" she said grabbing her stuff before giving Monroe a big hug then left to go into her car
Later that night Mia was in her apartment sitting on her bay window seat reading her book with her glasses on when she got a call from Nick, asking her if she could head to the trailer to do some research before they got there. Mia had changed out of her work clothes into a pair of jeans, a white tank top, a dark orange knitted jumper and a pair of knee high brown boots. Her hair was in a twisty messy bun with pieces falling out of it, her eye make up was a little heavier on the eyeliner and her lipgloss was dark beige colour. As she was about to leave she grabbed her beige biker jacket, a brown scarf and brown bag with her phone plus the spare keys to the trailers. When Nick and Hank eventually go there, they noticed Mia sitting at the table with a blanket covering her up slightly as she read the book in front of her
"hey babe, thanks for doing this for me and as a way of repaying you I got you a caramel macchiato plus some veggie chilli cheese fries" he said placing the items in front of her before giving her kiss on the head then sat beside her while Hank sat opposite them
" well this is better than reading in bed and letting my image run wild plus veggie chilli fries are just what I need right now " she said taking one from the container in front of her while the guys got their burgers out, Nick immediately sensed something was wrong with her and that she had been crying
" so what have you found out so far?" Hank asked taking one of the books in front of her, she had many books spread out around the table
" there are a few different types of wesen that have similar abilities to what you described but the closest I could find was the vodou priest who turned out to be a Cracher-mortel" she said using her German accent, a language she was fluent in unlike her brother
" a Cracher-Mortel?" Nick asked wondering what it was, he could tell that she loved reading these books since it pleased both the history lover in her as well as the wesen
" I'm guessing there's a creepy story to go with the creepy name?" Hank said knowing for every creature in the book there was a story about how one of Nick's ascenders hunted them down and killed them
" of course, it says here 'I had followed the Vodou Priest to Bois Caïman, Alligator Woods near Cap-Français. Hired by the crown, I was to determine if the Priest was Wesen. The priest's name, Dutty Boukman, translated as the Book Man, given to him because he had taught slaves to read. As Boukman presided over the Vodou ceremony, one of the slave women started dancing, a knife in her hand. I found her movements exotic and alluring. Until she slit the throat of a black pig and gave the blood to those around her, who all swore to rise and to fight and to kill.'" she read out before pausing to collect her thoughts about an innocent pig being slaughtered for some spiritual ritual
" wow well at least we have that to forward to" Hank said not sure which was worst to here that this guy had been using the slaves to involve them in his games or that there was worst things to come
" yeah I was going to say that as far as we know there hasn't been any weird ritual things going on or at least it hasn't been reported yet" Nick said trying to read over Mia's shoulder before she continued with the story
" wait there's was someone else 'He was referred to as the Baron, with several names attached to him. Samedi, Cimetière, La Croix, and Kriminel.* He is the head of the Guédé Family of Loa, one of the Vodou deities, who accepts those who have died into the realm of the dead. Later, I was to witness him wake a man who appeared to be lifeless, and who was about to be buried'" she said as she watched their reactions as they looked at each with suddenly serious looks that confirmed that this was their guy
" so the Vodou priest was working with this Baron?" Hank asked needing things to a bit clearer for him to fully follow the new turn of events
" yeah and the bit about the dead guy getting up sounds like what happened to our two victims that sudden returned to world of the living without any explanation" Nick said realising that this was who they were dealing with or at least someone similar
" I think I know he does it, 'When I finally found the courage to confront him, I found that I was dealing with a Cracher-Mortel, whose spit can induce a death like trance'" she told him as she read ahead hoping the next bit wasn't true, otherwise Nick was in big trouble
" does it say we kill him or how we stop him at least?" Hank asked right now settling either one if it meant the people of Portland were save from a zombie attack which would be hard to pass off as a gas leak
" not really, 'But I was forced to retreat, unable to dispatch the Baron, as the slave revolt spread quickly through the island. I was able to get aboard one of the last ships leaving the island and observed the fires of the burning plantations from the safety of the sea." she said knowing that it showed how violent these zombie like people could be and how impossible it seemed to separate them from the Baron to get to him
" so the Cracher- Mortel creates zombies?" Hank asked feeling the need to clarify what they were dealing with, he briefly wondered if vampies were real too. Just then his phone went off to signal a call from Wu
" yeah it seems like it, is that Wu?" Nick asked wondering what had happened next, there was no way to predict what was going to happen next with this case
" yeah I'll take this outside to give you guys a minute alone" Hank said walking out of the trailer as Nick hinted and gestured to him to give them some alone time since she clearly wasn't herself
" you ok? you look like you've been crying?" he said cupping her face as he gently stroked her cheek with his thumb, Mia leaned into his hand comforted by his touch
" kinda, I got kinda bad news earlier when I left work and I guess I've just let it get to me" she said trying to smile as she felt the tears coming back
" what kind of bad news?" he asked wondering if it was something about her family, the detective in him knew it was something difficult for her to talk about
" it's like the other shoe dropping kind of bad news, really I was expecting it but hoping I was wrong you know" she said letting the happy go lucky mood go, she didn't need to pretend with him
" hey sorry guys to interrupt but we got to go, the captain wants an update" Hank said giving his coat before heading back to the car, leaving Mia and Nick alone to say goodbye
" I'll call you when I finish, maybe we could something and talk about what's going on with you" he said getting up before giving her a loved filled kiss then went to meet Hank at the car, leaving Mia to clean up the mess
Once Mia had cleaned up the trailer, she decided that the best way for her to clear her thoughts was to go for a swim so she drove back to her apartment to get changed into her swimming stuff and to get her things ready. She changed into a yellow and black floral bikini, a pair of denim shorts, a white sweater that was slightly see through and a pair of white lace slip on sneakers. She took off her make up since it would only be messed up when she went into the water and pulled her a wavy hair into a simple messy ponytail. Mia quickly shoved a blanket, a few towels and a flask filled with coffee to warm her up afterwards into her yellow weekender bag. She decided to text Nick to tell him where she was going so that he wouldn't worry if she didn't answer her phone. Eventually she arrived at the lake where she set her things up before diving into the water, It was easy to pretend that the rest of the world including the council didn't exist when it was just her and the water. She realised that this swim was much overdue, she always seemed to think better in the water.a few hours later she came out of the water to find Nick sitting next to her stuff on her blanket
" by now I shouldn't even be surprised by you suddenly showing up, not that I'm complaining" she said grateful that he was there as she grabbed her towel to dry herself down, before fixing her in a rough messy ponytail and clothes back but left her shoes off then sat next to him facing Nick
" I've had this nagging feeling all day that something is going on with you and I want you to know that I'm here if you need to talk" he said turning to face her, he wanted her to know that he wasn't going to run for the hills at the first sight of trouble
" yeah I guess I'm not that great at hiding things from you and i suppose you're going to find out sooner or later...You remember that best friend that I was telling you about?"she said thinking that was he best place to start, she knew she couldn't hide it anymore
" yeah the one that died when you're eight?" he said choosing his words carefully, he knew that her friend was properly murdered but he could tell that it was something she struggled with
" yeah his name was Ethan, we went to the same preschool and on the first day he shared his cookies with me when I dropped mine. Since then we had been always inseparable like we used to have sleepovers all the time and were pretty best friends for life" she said smiling at all the good times that her and Ethan had spent together
" what happen to him?" he asked holding her hand so that she would know that she wasn't alone in this, he wanted her to know that he was always there for her no matter what
" I first woged when I was eight which was a little early for blutbaden, I was in my room crying over some mean comment that a girl at school said to me and it just happened. I didn't know what I was so I ran to Ethan and showed him" she said looking away from him, she could remember every detail of that day like it just happened
"you woged in front of a human" he said non judgemental, he knew that she must have been scared to have suddenly transformed into something without knowing how or what it was
" yeah for while no one knew that Ethan knew that I was a blutbad and my family began to teach me the wesen way but one day we were drawing in art class and Ethan drew me as a blutbad. Our teacher was wesen so when she saw it she reported it to the council that I had told a human" she said as her began to shake with emotion as she thought of the outcome of her action
" wait but you were a kid? you didn't know any better" he said already figuring how her friend suddenly turned up died, he knew there was more to the council than meets the eye
"according to the council I should have, anyways they killed Ethan to protect their secret, they were going to kill me too when De Groot stepped in and said that he saw potential in me so he took me back to council head quarters to train as one of them" she said remembering all those years where she felt alone and so different for the others
" your family just let take you? when did they let you go?" he asked realising that this was why Monroe always seemed less than pleased with this council but was frantic about following their rules
" well the alternative was me dying and it was seen to be a great honour to chosen by the council, they didn't let me go I ran away when I was 15 and by then they decided to just to leave me. I think they were hoping I would come back eventually" she said knowing that was the least like thing to happen ever
" but let me guess they have never really let you go have they? they've kept tabs on you, is that the reason why you left New York?" he asked knowing that if they had left her alone then she wouldn't be this upset about it still
" yeah one of their agents caught up with me and today they called Rosalee about me, they were also asking questions about us like have we met and if I was helping you like Monroe does" she said thinking that if they killed her friend for simply knowing what she was, what would they do to Nick for dating her
" is this why you've been pulling back from me and been a little distant from me?" he said hating that she had been dealing with this by herself
" yeah kinda after the Musai thing I realised I would never be able to just walk away from you like I have done in the past then I was scared that they would hurt if they found out about us" she not realising that she was using past tense rather than present tense, although Nick seemed pick up on it
" and what about now?" he asked hoping that her answer had changed from her previous one, he couldn't bear the thought of her just walking out of his life forever
" now I don't care if they find out I'm dating a grimm and they come then I'm going to fight, I'm not the same little eight girl I was and they should know that. I'm sorry I hid this from you" she said as he pulled her into his lap where he wrapped his arms around her
" don't be, I dont ever want you to feel like you need hid this from me ok? the good, the bad I want to know it all got it?" he said knowing that he would go to the end of the earth to protect this woman in his arms
"got it, how did I get so lucky with you?" she said so glad that he hadn't ran away when she told him her big secret that she had been keeping
" I was thinking the sam thing" he said pulling her in for a kiss which soon lead with her laying on her back on top the blanket with leaning over on top of her, this kiss unlike the other was simply for comfort and security
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