Chapter 1: The Talk
(Parrish's POV)
"Maia it has been fourteen and a half years! If we do not tell her soon, one of them is sure to find out!" I know Jackson had originally said a few years and they would come to take back Hope; but it has been fourteen years now. So long I do not want her to leave us, she is part of our family.
" I know, Jordan, but do you really want to fight with the Mikaelsons? The second most powerful family in the books?" questioned Maia. " We swore for Hope to be able to rightfully choose who her family would be. As of now that time has yet to make itself known. Be grateful for her still being here."
I love Maia so much but we are so different! Our disagreements on the topic of Hope's birth family are just very hard to speak of. We both have grown to love her as a daughter; although we promised ourselves not to get attached in preparation of when Klaus Mikaelson comes to claim her.
" I cannot force myself to agree with you even if I tried. If they really wanted her back in New Orleans they should have made sure before now that she knows who they are, and why she is here instead of there! She is OUR daughter and rest assured I will bring this to their attention with or without you! And -"
" You know as well as I do that if they want her to go with them there is no stopping them! They do what they want, when they want and don't give a damn about collateral damage. I don't want her to leave us, neither do you. Hell, we both know if anybody even thought about separating Hope and Maisceyn they wouldn't know what to do with themselves. She is a part of our family and always will be. Charlie says they don't know where we are which is good thing."
Charliee is Maia's oldest sister. Maia comes from a long line of cursed shifters. A shifter is a creature that is born with a certain amount of power and as they get older it becomes more and more prevalent. They also live forever. They can die but then they are just reborn with more power. Maia is actually 39. But Charliee is 2000 years old. Give or take a few decades. Their line has also merged with the Carver Clan. The most powerful werewolf/shifter family in existence. There are the good and the bad Carvers. The good ones are the one that I have met. Such as Maia's brothers and sisters: Luke, Shay, Marlie, the twins Ethan and Aiden, Brett, and her youngest sister Greisyn. But then then their are her nieces and nephews. It is quite a large family.
" I wasn't aware Charliee had gone back to New Orleans," I must speak carefully when addressing her sister's whereabouts, she has a tendency to relocate often out of the blue, " Is she back with that Elijah fellow? She needs to watch herself or she could give us away. It nearly happened when we first got Hope, bu-" I hate it when she cuts me off. But the things about her I love overpower all the things I am not so fond of.
"Jordan Parrish! They are not involved. Merely that they grew up together and enjoy catching up from time to time! Would you be this skeptical if it were Emmey paying Klaus a visit?" She has a point…
"You know I love all your sisters! But Emmey is a different situation! Each time she is killed she is reborn as a baby with a different family. None of us understand it! But maybe that is why she and Hope get along so well." I knew very well what she was trying to do; she's trying to get me to forget what we started this conversation for. " Maia, let's just cut to the chase. Are we or aren't we going to tell Hope about her birth family?"
" Yes. But we should wait until tomorrow. They are going to a lacrosse game tonite and I do not want them to be unhappy for the Championship game." I knew she would give in to telling Hope, she doesn't want her to leave us.
(Maisceyn's POV)
Later that night…
"We. Need to. Go. Before. Someone. Notices. Were. Missing." Liam says in between kisses. He and I have been dating for about five months.
"But the game hasn't started yet.." I whined. We call it a pre- game ritual to make out before a lacrosse game…. not that either of us are complaining.
"No, but it is starting soon. You should probably get going; this is our spot." Oh My God. I cannot believe they have the audacity to interrupt. That stupid Bilinski guy and this really pretty redhead always interrupt! I am mentally preparing some snarky comment but apparently Liam is faster at creating snarky comments.
"Well we were here first. But you two aren't fooling us. You are only here because Scott and Derek asked you to babysit me while there in Mexico." Wow, I wish I was in Mexico.
" That is a pretty good theory, however, we just wanted to make out. Although, I do recall hearing Coach say he was looking for you. Therefore, you munchkins better skedaddle."
I could tell Liam was getting angry. That is the only reason they came in here; to make him angry.
"Liam, lets just go. We should go catch up with everybody else anyways." He reluctantly leaves. I make a mental note to thank him later for not getting all riled up.
(During the Game)
"GO CYCLONES! C-Y-C-L-O-N-E-S YAY!"
" I cannot even find the words to describe how much I hate cheerleaders. They are unnecessary, awfully choreographed side shows. Like at the circus when there are those clowns on the side that just stand their juggling. Completely unnecessary!" I complain to my best friend and sister Hope.
" If you had not taken so long we would not be stuck sitting by them!" Of course, she always seems to find a reason to blame me.
" Why do you always assume it was my fault?"
"Because you always insist on going to the bathroom before the game starts so at half-time you can steal away with your boo.."
" Well…. I guess you have a point. " I give up. It is literally impossible to win an argument against her. Her eyes are really weird. Like they stare into your soul and compel you to agree with her.
" I always do. You know, I think Mom and Dad are taking us to the movies after this."
" Cool. You will just eat my popcorn aga- SCORE!" Liam just scored a goal.
Hope always gets mad because my boyfriend always shoots goals and Brett is stuck getting hit in the shins by a lacrosse stick. She always gets mad when I laugh but don't care. My werewolf powers are stronger than hers and that is all that matters.
(After the Game)
"Hey Maisceyn! Mom and Dad are in the parking lot waiting!" Hope is screaming to me from across the field. Even over all the ruckus I can hear her perfectly.
"Okay. Be right there!" We both know better than to keep them waiting. Last time, We made them wait for like fifteen minutes, and they got so mad. We ended up being grounded for almost an entire month.
As we make out way out to the car, I notice Liam and Brett are also there.
"What's going on, Mom? I thought you hated them?" She kicked them out of the house one day because their shorts were slightly baggy when we were playing in the pool.
" I do, but your father and I need to have a serious chat with yourself and Hope. About a matter that also concerns both of them."
I am getting kind of worried the last time we had a "serious" family talk was when they told us Hope was adopted.
" Are we going to the station to meet dad?"
" No we are going to meet him at Bercianna`s," That is my most favorite restaurant ever. They have the best fried ravioli!
(Bercianna`s: Hope's POV)
Once we get to the restaurant, Daddy is already inside waiting for us. There is something about the look on his face that makes me worry. Almost as if he and mom have switched places. For, normally she is the worry bug and he is mostly chill.
" What's wrong Daddy?" Knowing he always sugarcoats his answers I have made a habit of giving him however long he needs to answer. Even though, my concern was directed toward my father, Maisceyn answers.
"Obviously, he is upset because he had to wait for us so to arrive before he could eat any of the ravioli." Joking. Why is she always joking?
"No, Maisceyn. This is a very serious matter. Normally this type of matter would be handled at home. But we figured the lot of you are more likely to listen and control your emotions in public." Mom answered. Something is very wrong.
I'm not the only one at the table who could tell there was something up.
"Are you guys moving? Because that isn't really anything to get super upset about, unless you moving to a different continent." Brett interjected.
" No, Brett, we are not moving. But this is about Hope's birth family; though it involves the lot of us."
"Oh no. You told little to nothing about my birth parents my entire life. I do not want to know about them!" I immediately made sure they understood where I'm standing.
" Not your birth parents, Hope, your birth family. Do you remember when we told you about you powers?"
"Of course I do, how could I forget? You said I was special. That I was a vampire and a werewolf. But that there was also a chance I would have witch powers. And you both were right about that." I know there is no point in arguing with them they are not going to listen to me.
"Yes. That's true. Now we need you to listen and be open-minded about this current situation. Can you do that for us?"
It was a simultaneous answer from the four of us.
" Sure."
"Okay then. You all know Hope was adopted. Here is what you do not know. She was not legally adopted. This being the reason she could not attend the class trip to Puerto Rico. Her birth family are the Mikaelsons." Oh my god. I am a Mikaelson. One of the most feared vampire families that ever walked the earth.
" When Hope was born, it was in the middle of a witch war in New Orleans. Therefore, they did not want Hope growing up in those conditions. At that point in time. Hope's birth mother was married to Jackson, My best friend. He called me and we went to get Hope. She was only supposed to be staying with us for a month. But it turned into fourteen years. We promised that we would not get attached to you, Hope. But we did. Now Charliee says they are trying to find you to "claim" you as theirs."
" What the Hell are you talking about? I have lived with you all my life! They cannot in good conscience just take me back with them to some place I do not know!"
" Hope, please. They are not going to take you. You know how large our family is. Larger than you and I know and they are powerful and can protect you from these Mikaelsons." Thank God for Maisceyn. I think I would have blown a top right then and there without her.
" This is exactly the reason we are telling you now. But they will not hurt any of you. But they are very good at getting what they want. Not you, Hope, they are not going to force you to go with them." From the way everybody is talking it sounds like they are planning to fight to protect me.
"It doesn't matter if they always get what they want. She is a grown woman and can make her own choices." Brett always knows exactly what to say.
I didn't really expect Liam to say anything right now, but he did after all.
" I don't care what anybody says or does. You are not going with them. We will fight and do whatever is necessary to protect you. We will even call in the branches." No. The branches are all the packs that will come in and help the other whenever they are called. But if my mom calls them they will come running because she is that alpha of all the Branches.
"Thank you, Liam. We should have a branch or two here now just in case. I will station Marlee's branch at the high school. Liam, call your sister. Have her get her branch out here."
I do not want to cause disruptions in all of these peoples lives. But if they don't mind let them. Let's put these Mikaelsons in the place.
We'll teach them a lesson they will never forget.
My name is NOT Hope Mikaelson. It is Hope Parrish.
