Maya meets Hope 6
After a couple of days in the country house, the Matthews left the Mickealson to spend a few days with their family in Philadelphia while Hope's family made their way back to New York to discover their new home and take the time to settle down and learn to live all together as a family. Hope and Riley were a little sad because it would be the first time since meeting that they'd be separated for so long. Hope usually tagged along when they went on vacations and they knew that they'd miss each other.
On the way back to New York, they discussed the little details like the cooking and the cleaning. They quickly decided to hire people to do it for them and Hope suggested hiring werewolves. Katy had explained to her that werewolves had often a hard time keeping their jobs due to their temper issues and the fact that they were overly tired and irritable around the full moon and everyone agreed with Hope's suggestion. They'd hire a couple of people to do the cleaning, a cook and someone to repair broken things. It would help the werewolf community and show the supernatural world that they had changed and were good people now.
The Mickealson's traveled through the night, taking turn driving, and arrived mid afternoon in New York. Elijah guided them to their new home and showed them around before they took the time to unload all of the boxes they had taken from the abattoir. Everything they had been keeping in Hope's old apartment had been taken to their new home already by people Elijah had hired.
When the time for Hope to discover her new bedroom came, her family followed her to see her reaction and show her that they were all there for her.
"So, what do you think?" Elijah asked her.
"I love it Uncle Elijah! Thank you. How did you know to leave the walls blank?" She asked him.
"Well, you're an artist. Living with Klaus for so long, I know what it means. I wouldn't want to get in the way of your creativity. I figured you'd want to handle the walls on your own, or maybe with your father." Elijah replied.
"Great idea, right dad?" Hope asked him, already imagining an Aurora Borealis on one of the walls and other beautiful landscapes on the others. She was sure that her father had ideas as well and she couldn't help to exchange ideas with him.
"Absolutely." he smiled.
The next day, everyone was busy in their new home, organizing their own spaces along with the common ones, sorting through the books in the library, the magic room. They were all very busy and ordered Pizzas for their dinner.
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The following day, the family took a break and did a tour of the city all together, going to museums, eating together and, in the afternoon, Hope showed them the places she liked the most in the city. Where she liked to hang out, where she played when she was a kid, before she met Riley, the little bakery where they hung out... She showed them everything and they even took the subway together, because she liked it so much. There, she saw Crazy Hat Lady from afar and she pointed her out to her father, telling them how they had met her and how nice the woman really was, even tough she appeared angry and mean.
When they got back home, Hope started to draw how she'd like the walls of her bedroom to look while, by her side, Klaus was busy carving something in a small piece of wood. When she asked him what he was doing, he just told her that it was a surprise for her, that she's see once he was done. Her uncles and aunts where somewhere in the house, doing their own things.
Not wanting to be left out Hayley grabbed a book and sat with them, trying to concentrate on what she was supposed to read instead of her daughter who was concentrated on her drawings. Seeing everyone with plans for the future, Hayley realized that she was going to need to look for something to occupy her time now that they didn't have to fight for their survival every day.
"It's really good Hope." Hayley complimented her daughter as she abandoned her book and walked by her side to check out how she was doing.
"Thanks mom. You look bored." Hope told her, trying to be nice but remaining distant.
"I am. I think I'm going to have to find something to do with my time now that we don't have to fight for our lives or the protection of our family." Hayley stated.
"Maybe you could take some classes at the local university. We all did it at some point, sometimes several times. It'll help you pass the time while you think about what you want to do." Klaus suggested.
"Yeah, maybe." Hayley shrugged her shoulders.
"You can study part time, change subjects if it doesn't interest you... You have time and money isn't an issue." Klaus insisted.
"Maybe you could sign up for the same classes that Josh will take this summer. He's coming for a summer program or something... If he gets in I mean. You could take the same classes. I'd see him more and you can compel all the other girls not to like him." Hope exclaimed, suddenly very excited.
Klaus chuckled while Hayley looked very happy to see her daughter so enthusiastic about something that concerned her.
"You'd like that?" Hayley asked Hope.
"Of course." Hope nodded.
"Alright then. As soon as you can tell me which program and classes he'll take, I'll sign up." Hayley decided.
"Great! I can't wait to tell Riley. I'm sure he'll end up seeing how good I am for him." Hope added.
"Maybe it can be our project, just the two of us. I can try and help you get him to see you the way you want, get him to understand that 3 years isn't that big of an age difference." Hayley suggested shyly.
"I... yeah, maybe. It could be fun." Hope nodded before she went back to drawing the ideas she had for her bedroom wall.
Hope was so busy working on her drawings that she couldn't see her father giving an approving nod to her mother.
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That evening, Hope waited until the moon was up before she called her father and asked him to join her in the magic room. Her aunts, Uncles and mother, curious, followed him and joined her as well.
She had settled Candles and herbs in a circle, following a ritual her aunt Freya had taught her and she had used the same spell she had used previously to call Esther, instead this time, she called for someone else. Hearing her family's approaching footsteps, she moved to hide the ghost like figure, who bent down to be hidden behind her, amused by her plan but enjoying this little moment with the youngest member of his living bloodline.
"What's wrong, Hope? Are you okay?" Klaus asked her as soon as he came in.
"I'm fine, I just have something to show you." Hope smiled.
She could see that Kol, Elijah and Freya recognized the setting of her spell and smiled knowingly. They could probably guess who was hiding behind their niece and approved of her gesture.
Smiling at her father, she moved to the side and let her father see the smiling face of her grandfather.
"Ansel?" Klaus asked, taking a step back.
"Hello son. Don't worry, I'm not angry. I know why you did what you did. I understand." Ansel told his son with a kind smile on his face.
"I figured you'd like speaking with him, without anything or anyone threatening anyone's life." Hope declared.
"Thank you my Littlest wolf." Klaus told his daughter before he hugged her.
With a smile for the ghost, the other Mickealson's left the room, so it was only the father and daughter with Ansel.
"Maybe I should leave you two as well." Hope suggested.
"Of course not, you should stay." Ansel and Klaus told her at the same time, making her smile.
"I am really sorry for what I did to you. I hope you know that." Klaus told his father.
"You did the only thing you could see to allow you to keep your daughter safe and save your siblings from your mothers plans. Though she wasn't manipulating me at the time, I wouldn't put it past her to have done it later. I am truly not angry, son. Of course I know there were other ways, but you walked on the only path you could see at the time, given the circumstances. I get it." Ansel assured him.
"I wish we could still have this opportunity though. This new life starting for us, it feels a bit incomplete without you." Klaus confessed.
"Hope can call me anytime you want to speak with me, Klaus. And I'm never far. When you were in that wall, I never left your side, son." Ansel replied.
"I think I knew it, deep down. I could feel an invisible presence, a presence that kept me grounded every time I felt I was drifting away. I hoped it was you." Klaus smiled.
"It was. The few times I left your side was to check on your daughter. My beautiful and brave granddaughter." Ansel replied, making Hope blush.
"You came looking for me?" Hope asked him.
"Of course I did, you're my blood. I wanted to see you. And Klaus, let me tell you, this one is a wild one. Full of life and mischief. You'll have your hands full." Ansel chuckled.
"Well, life would be boring if I didn't bring some trouble around." Hope replied with a new light in her eyes.
"I'm also proud of the way the two of you handled the Marcel problem. Giving him a chance, it was a nice gesture. I think he'll come around soon enough. He'll be part of your family, even if from a distance." Ansel informed them.
"I hope so, I always wanted a big brother." Hope replied.
"Where are you now? I mean, the other side was destroyed, so are you in heaven or something like that?" Klaus asked his father.
"It's complicated. When the other side was created, it trapped magical beings, forced them to be on their own until they were ready or capable of moving on but a place similar existed, only it was more peaceful and not restricted to supernatural beings. Still is. We can walk among our living loved ones, watch them. With enough power, we can also intervene like when Esther, Finn and Dahlia united to break Hope's bracelet. Then, when you're ready to move on, you can go to the better place, you could call it heaven I guess, or the worst place. Depending on what your life was like and on the degree of regret you feel." Ansel did his best to explain what he understood of this place.
"Are you okay though?" Klaus asked him.
"I am. How could I not be? My son is safe and reunited with his daughter. My granddaughter has her family around her and is well on the way of accomplishing her destiny. My family is safe and Happy, how could I not be okay?" He asked him back with a kind smile, making Klaus smile back at him and hug Hope to his side.
"I wish there was a way for you to be with us. For the two of us to have that time together..." Klaus replied.
"Me too, son. Me too, but our time has passed and it's too late for us now." Ansel nodded and even though she didn't say anything, Hope promised herself to look into it.
She'd ask Farkle and Kol, she'd look into every magic book she could get her hands on and if the way to bring him back without going too dark existed, she'd do it. If the way asked for a sacrifice, she'd find someone who deserved to die, someone really evil. She could do it, for her father, for herself, for her family.
Klaus and Ansel talked for a long time, until the candles were completely burnt out. Hope stayed with them but once she got tired, she curled up in the armchair and let the two men's voices sooth her to sleep. She knew that she was safe and knowing that she had made her father happy made her happy as well.
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When she woke up the next morning, Hope was in her bed, under the covers and in one of her brand new nightgown.
"Your father carried you here and Rebekah and I changed you before we put you under the covers. You were deeply asleep, I was worried for a moment." Hayley informed her daughter from her spot in the doorway.
"Thanks. I guess I was really tired." Hope nodded as she got up slowly.
"A lot has happened lately. It's understandable that you're tired." Her mother smiled.
"Anyway, breakfast is ready. We'll wait for you." Hayley added before she left the room.
Before she joined her family, Hope looked at her phone and replied to Riley's messages. They sent a lot of text messages to each other during the day and she had been too busy calling her grandfather and being asleep to answer her the previous night. When she was done, she sent a quick message to Farkle asking him to look into the hypothesis of bringing back her werewolf grandfather and she joined her family, thinking that she'd shower and get dressed later.
"Finally, sleepyhead is here. I'm starving." Kol exclaimed when she entered the room.
"You didn't have to wait for me." She blushed before she kissed them good morning one by one.
"Of course we did. This is the day we chose to have our weekly family breakfast, we all have to be present. If we start making exceptions now when will it stop?" Elijah declared.
"Anyway, what's the plan today?" Klaus asked.
"I don't know about you boys but us girls are going shopping. All day. Then we'll go to a spa and get massages together. We'll only get back home after dinner." Rebekah replied in a decided tone.
"Well, I guess we'll have to find something to occupy our time until you come back." Klaus joked.
"I'm sure the three of us can think of something in a city this big." Kol replied with a nod.
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Hope wasn't really feeling comfortable with her mother but she was glad that Rebekah and Freya were there as well. She didn't want to find herself alone with her mother yet and her aunts prevented that. Over the day, even though she had fun shopping with them, she missed Riley and hoped that next time, her best friend would be able to come along. It would be much more fun with Riley and Topanga along for the ride.
They all got some clothes but Hope was the one they bought the most things for. The young girl was starting to think that she'd need a bigger closet to put everything in but she liked that they wanted to spoil her and it was nice having new things for once instead of used clothes.
When they got home, Hope went to join her father so they could work on what she wanted to paint on her bedroom walls and he surprised her by giving her a brand new wooden knight, looking exactly like the one in her dreams, the one she had when she was a baby. He had redone it for her and she loved it.
"I'll put it on my nightstand! Thank you so much dad." She exclaimed, hugging her father tightly.
"Anytime, my littlest wolf." he smiled back at her.
Hope pulled her father with her to her room and she placed the knight on her nightstand before showing her father the little book she had drawn with some of the most precious memories she had dreamt about his life.
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A couple of days before school started again, Katy and Shawn visited the Mickealson family. Katy used this visit to bring a few letters that had been sent or dropped at her old apartment. They were messages from werewolves who'd like to be turned into hybrids by her. A couple of them told her that they were ready whenever she wanted and the others told her that they weren't completely ready yet but later, they would be. All of them assured Hope of their loyalty promising to be there for her shall she ever need people to fight for her or her loved ones.
"They might be considering changing into hybrids just so they don't feel the pain of changing every full moon. I could offer to make them some moon-rings, like the one grandma did for grandpa all these years ago." Hope told her family as she read the letters.
"Good idea, but some of them might still want to become hybrids." Hayley replied.
"Then I'll change them if they really want to. We'll see." She shrugged her shoulders, setting the letters aside for now so that she could call her best friend, who was on her way back home with her parents and wanted Hope to call her and keep her busy on the way.
She wasn't sure if she wanted to create hybrids. Her father's will to create an hybrid army had brought a lot of hatred and trouble on her family and even though these wolves were asking her willingly, she wasn't sure if she wanted to do it or not. She needed to talk it out with her best friend, and her father. Maybe even her grandfather. For a second, she wondered if she should also talk about it with her mother but she decided against it. She wasn't ready to take her mother's advice on this.
I know it took me a while to write this one and I know it's a bit shorter than the previous ones. I'm sorry. I hope you'll still like it.
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Lorelei Candice Black
