Chapter 11: A Mother's Gift

Summary:

Stiles reads the letter his mother left him. It clears up some information and gives him a glimpse into his parent's past.

Royal Families, The Resistance, 7 Keys, Curses?

What is up with his life.

Chapter Text

Stiles POV:

Dear my precious son,

I'm afraid that if you're reading this letter, it means I died. And I know your sad and you're grieving but don't worry, you have your father, and even in the event that you lose both of us, I know you're strong, and you can do this. I also fear if you're reading this letter, that means your Grimm, as much as I hoped it would skip a generation, it was inevitable that you would become one. Considering both myself and your father are Grimm's.

I'll tell you how we first met. We were both independent people touring the world. We worked for something called The Resistance. It's an organization that fights against the royal families. If you're new at this, you probably don't know what that is or what it entails, but you'll learn. Anyway, we were tasked to hunt some wesen; it was supposed to be a simple hunt. But someone in the Resistance betrayed us, and we were trapped and stranded for months. During that time, we got to know each other better, and after a few more missions, your father proposed.

After a few more years of traveling and working for the Resistance, we decided to settle down. But for a Grimm, that's not an easy task. There's always someone after you, and you can never really getaway. But we came across a town. It was like no other town we've ever been to. There were no wesen, it was almost like paradise for a Grimm. I don't know the exact details but, apparently, a long time ago someone cursed the land so that wesen could never step foot in the town. So that's where we decided to settle down, and we haven't had much disturbance.

No, this town has its own set of supernatural creatures; they're not wesen, however, just something else, something new, something no other Grimm had ever discovered before. But they were not as hostile and they formed packs and they blended in with humans very well. They even have their own set of hunters and they could be seen by all. We didn't tend to dive into their lives because we wanted a peaceful life for you and for ourselves.

But seeing as you're reading this letter and I'm assuming you've inherited the trunks, that means that you became a Grimm and you must have left Beacon Hills. I guess your father had something to do with that. He's a very stubborn man. But I do love him dearly. I didn't tell him I wrote you this letter I figured he'd write you one of his own and I never saw the point of thinking about death.

Anyway, now that you're a Grimm and you can see what no one else can, you have to choose your friends wisely. Your father didn't believe that you could ally yourself with wesen, but my family thought differently. We were Grimm's, but we weren't ruthless. Not that your father was but my family was considered very lenient. I don't think you know this, but you come from a very long line of Grimm's. Most Grimm's do, are ancestry travels back to 7 Crusaders who fought Constantinople.

You are, or would be considered a rare child considering you were born from two Grimm's, that rarely happens since Grimm's are far and few between. The trunks that you were given are not all the information we have. We have a storage area that I set up a long time ago. It resides in Beacon Hills, and if you ever do decide to leave, I feel you should take it with you. I saved up some money there so that you could have a good future. I hope you do know that I love you a lot. I wish the best for you.

There are other Grimm's out there. I'm not going to tell you what to do only that you should be cautious. Certain Grimm's work for the Royal Families and I don't want to dictate your life, but working for the royal families is not something you should do. It's dangerous, and your life will not be a long one.

I don't know what the future holds and if somehow the royal families are no more, but I want you to live a life that you're happy with even if me or your father would disagree with some things I'm sure you'll figure it out, you are always a smart kid even a young one. We were so proud of you.

I love you.

Mom

P.S.

Your dad should have left you two green intricate-looking keys; they are precious and very rare; do not let them fall into anyone else's hands. They form a map leading to a buried treasure of sorts that us Grimm's found during the sacking of Constantinople. If you collect all seven keys and dip them in ink, you get a map that leads to whatever it is they hid. Don't let anyone know you have them, Grimm's or wesen alike. They are too dangerous.

This letter it ... it's too much at the moment. Both my parents were Grimm's, and apparently, that's rare. I got to do so much research. I need to know about the royal families, the Resistance, and other Grimm's in general. I'm also curious about the curse placed on Beacon Hills and the seven keys. I wonder if my dad knew there was another Grimm here? Did he send me to be protected, or did he send me by accident, or did he really send me for the internship? I could never ask him.

But I won't fall into grief. My mom said I could do it, so I'm sure I'm strong enough like she said. I can't believe she wrote me a letter. Now I'm wondering how she really died. Was it really frontotemporal dementia or was it some Grimm thing? But I have no one to answer these questions now. My dad is dead; he's gone forever like my mom. I don't know who to trust; I'm alone in this world. My friends abandoned me. My family is all dead. I got cops hunting me down Portland now. I have to head back to Beacon Hills. I need to go plan my dad's funeral. And I have to go see what my mom left me.

At least I can trust Daniel. I find it funny that a guy who was mugging me just a few weeks ago is now the only person that I trust anymore. But I guess my life has been pretty weird so far, so things happen.

I don't know if I want to live in Beacon Hills anymore. I mean my mom pretty much said that she expected me not to stay in Beacon Hills. She said if I left I should take all the stuff that she left me in whatever storage unit she put it in. And honestly I think I should venture out into the world. Because Beacon Hills will shelter me and it will be a place to be safe, but I have to enter into this world at some point, and I don't think I could give up being a Grimm.

I don't think I could tear myself away from it. I'm too curious. I know myself too well. Well, considering how involved I got into the supernatural existence in Beacon Hills, I don't think I could really ever pull myself away from that stuff. And to see that the world is so much bigger. But there's so much more out there and that I'm somehow involved in all of it is mind-blowing.

It's too tempting to just forget about it. Man, I want to do this, I really do.

Okay, so plan of action, first I'll deal with this whole Grimm situation and help Daniel get out from working for those idiot criminals if all goes according to plan I can finish it in a week. Then I'll go to Beacon Hills and figure out the funeral and get the stuff mom put away for me. Next, I'll move to Portland semi-permanently. I'll stick with Daniel if he doesn't mind and finish school here.

Then I'll see what's up with the Resistance and the royal families. And I guess I'll start looking for the keys, because if you bury something you want it to be found if you left a map to it. I wonder if the other Grimm, Nick has found any of the keys. I guess I have to wait and see for that one. And then after that, I guess I could do whatever I want.

Oh boy, I have a lot to do, and I feel like I don't have enough time to do it all, but I have to do it, and it will be done.

I hear the door open from downstairs in the Bookshop. Daniel must be back. I decide to close the trunks lock them and slowly slip the three keys back onto my keychain. I took the two green keys, and I stuck them in between some books on Daniel's shelf that's in his apartment. I'll get them later. It's not too important, and I doubt anyone will think that they're there, especially in my hands of a wesen.

I head downstairs because I didn't hear Daniel heading up. And then I hear the doorbell ring. I wonder who rang the doorbell? As I'm walking downstairs, I can see the front door and Daniel. When he opens the door lo and behold, it's freaking Nick the Grimm and the captain who my dad sent me to. I guess I might as well get this over with now though it was unplanned that it would happen so soon.