Chapter 13- Home

The shining stars from above silence the world, even New Orleans, for the first time in her lifetime, was deadly quiet, the partying over. Hope tiptoes up the wooden stairs, trying to reduce the creek. She didn't want to face her dad, especially after what she learned about over the last few days. The corridor is silent except from the pitter patter of her feet as she rushes towards her one is awake. The door is already open slightly so she slips through the gap. Once she reaches the other side,she lets out a long awaited sigh and flicks on the light. Hope jumped out of her skin as she saw a figure sitting in a chair facing her. If she didn't realise who it it was she would have screamed the house down. He has no smile on his face, his emotions unreadable, his eyes don't leave her face.

"Where were you?" He asks deeply.

She didn't know how to answer. She could tell him the truth and make him hate her or she could lie to save him from the truth. She took the latter.

"I went back to New York. I loved it there last time and I wanted a break. I wanted a break from the supernatural world." The whole time she looked him in the eyes knowing that would be the only way for him to believe her, she calmed her heart beat. Hope though the lie was pretty believable. Klaus had taken her there for her birthday and she loved it so much that she told him that she would go back some day.

Klaus stood up and walked towards her , so close their faces could almost touch.

"Well you'll have to tell us all about you trip at breakfast tomorrow. Freya wants to know all about it. Next time, you should take her, she's never been before." Hope nodded, telling herself to look more natural, don't panic.

Klaus stepped past her, and exited without looking back. As soon as he did, you could hear the gulp of a scared girl.

The next morning

Hope stood outside the door, she could hear everybody was already in the room having breakfast and when she said everybody she meant everybody, even Gia, Davina, Cami and Jackson were here, meals were normally just immediate family only.

"Don't just stand there all day Hope come in." Klaus shouted from one head of the table.

"Klaus, give her a break. She just got back." Shouted Hopes mother from the other head. Being the Queen of the werewolves meant that she always at the head and as Klaus was in charge of everybody he got the other head with his family around him, Elijah always by his side just like Jackson was always at Hayley's. Other than those 4, everyone else would just sit where there was a spare seat.

Opening the door, Hope put on the Miss Mystic smile that Caroline had taught her in the car and took the only seat that was left available next to her father. She looked down at the other end of the table where Cami was sitting next to Hayley, Cami never sat that far away from Klaus... She was placed there on purpose so the seat next to Klaus was empty and the look on his eyes as he saw where she was looking confirmed it.

No one wanted to speak in case the angered Klaus.

The only sound you could hear was the clinking of knives and forks.

"So Hope," Klaus started while taking a sip from his glass," how was New York?"

"Hope, I hope you don't think I'm intruding but you said that Elijah told Klaus you were in New York?" Caroline didn't take her eyes of the road.

"Yes , I've been there before so it was the obvious choice."

"Well I asked Liz and Jo what hotel you stayed in and I did some research." Swiftly the blonde took one hand of the wheel and passed Hope a wrapped package.

Intrigued Hope took the pieces of paper which were in there out and started reading.

5:28am left Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport by compelling to be on Delta flight to New York JFK arrived 6:37am

"What is this?"

"It's an itinerary for your trip to New York, everything is planned down almost to the T. You don't need to know all of it, if you did it wouldn't be believable with that amount of detail, but it gives a ruff idea. It also says the name of the nearest blood bank to your hotel here." Using one hand Caroline turns over the page and points to a red spot on a map, yes she added a map.

"Why did you do this?"

"I'm sorry I just used to plan all the events in Mystic Falls and I thought you might need it."

"Don't be sorry this is really helpful thanks."

"Your welcome also there's more stuff in the bag, have a look."

"New York was amazing, I did all the touristy things and did a bit of shopping as well."

Rebekah decided to speak up, "Did you get a new perfume?"

"Yes I did actually, it's not my usual kind of thing."

"No it's very..." Rebekah tried to find the right word.

"Potent?"

"No Nik, it's very aromatic."

"Thanks Auntie."

And inside Hope let go of the breath she was holding, they could smell the perfume strongly.

Digging in further Hope pulled out a perfume bottle and looked at it questionably.

"That is a perfume from a shop marked on your map. You can say you got it while shopping but also you can use it to cover up my scent, just make sure you put some on between getting out this car and getting home."

"So you went shopping, I presumed you got some souvenirs?" Klaus was trying to find holes in Hopes story but she had help to make it full proof.

"Yes dad, I did actually when I went to the Statue of Liberty I got a key ring." Smirking at her father she pulled out the key ring from her pocket which was now attached to her house key.

"How did you get this?" Hope pulled out the key ring from the bag, it was the last item.

"When the girls were little Ric went away for a few days for a work thing in New York. Anyway Ric happened to go to the Statue of Liberty and brought the girls back a key ring each, Lizzie still keeps hers on her keys no matter what but Josie's was at the back of her drawer collecting dust so she offered it to me for this."

"Please tell her thank you, she didn't have to do it but she did anyway."

"I will."

"Wait is that where you got the perfume from, your husband?"

Caroline nodded.

"Then I can't accept this, it's a present to you from the guy your married to."

"Don't tell him but I wore it once when I went with him to a party then never used it again, it's a horrible old granny scent and very strong."

"So Hope, why don't you tell Freya all about your trip, I'm sure we'd all like to know where you went."

Hope started retelling the story thanking Caroline mentally for preparing her so precisely.

While listening to the story Klaus kept the same straight face never changing his emotion or giving anything away.

KCKCKCKC

"So then I got on a bus around half 12 yesterday morning from Port Authority Bus Terminal to the bus stop on 1098 Saint Charles Avenue. It's was a 29 hours but it gave me some time to reread the Great Gatsby and the I watched some movies and listened to music, it was quite relaxing."

"Well it seems like you enjoyed yourself Hope." Elijah dared to speak up.

"Yes yes it was quite an entertaining story."

"A story Niklaus?"

"Yes the thing is Hope, I don't believe you."

Hopes heart sunk. "I don't know what you mean."

"Where did you say you went for pizza on Saturday night?"

"The place you took me, PizzArte."

"What time?"

"11:45 maybe 12. It was really late."

"The place closes at 11 on the dot every night."

"So I got the time wrong what's the big deal?"

"I can tell when your lying to me Hope!" He stood up with his hands slamming down on the table.

"For gods sake Klaus, she got the time wrong what's the big deal." Hayley matched his movements before Hope followed as well. She felt guilty for lying to her mom but she knew she had to.

"Where where you actually Hope?!"

"I was in New York!"

"Why?! Your story doesn't add up! Why would you leave in the middle of a party without telling your parents?!"

"Because I've had enough! I needed a break from all of this!"

"All of this?"

"Yes! Here I'm have to be the powerful daughter of the big bad hybrid, the King of New Orleans and the daughter of the Queen of the werewolves. But when I'm away I can be myself, just a normal teen who's looking round New York. I'm able to have fun just like any other girl my age."

"But your not."

"No I'm not but sometimes it's fun to pretend to be someone else."

A silence hung in the air.

No one dared to speak.

No one wanted to speak.

Luckily Hopes phone rang interrupting the silence.

"I'll take this outside."

Before she could open the door Klaus decided to speak.

"When you come back we are going to discuss the terms of you being grounded."

Hope understood but still huffed as she left the room to answer the phone.

Looking down she saw a picture of Lizzie when they were playing the chubby bunny challenge and she smiled.

"You don't know how good it is to hear from you."

Ahhhh only one chapter left until this part of the story is finished. I'm so excited because this will be my first finished story but I'm also nervous and I hope you like the ending. Thank you to everyone who has favourited, followed and reviewed

xoxo Laura