Chapter 4- Tell Me You Missed Me.
Almost two weeks had passed since the incident at the Grill. Josie hasn't left Lizzie's side at all, which was starting to piss Lizzie off even more. She understood why Josie was doing it. Her sister thought she was having an episode. But she couldn't really tell her that she was having sex with Hope Mikaelson because Josie would have definitely said that she was having an episode. So she just put up with Josie's constant attention.
It was around 9pm on Friday evening and the twins were sat in their room watching a boring film on Netflix. All week Lizzie was constantly made to feel like maybe she was having an episode, and that she had just imagined the whole situation in her head. Why hasn't Hope reached out to me? How often are we meant to have sex?Will Hope just come to me when she wants to? We should have really put some ground rules in place. God. I'm so stupid sometimes. Ugh, someone please save me right now, I can't sit through another one of Josie's boring films, I'd rather die.Lizzie thought to herself, she groaned loudly, which caused Josie to look at her, she was about to say something, but suddenly there was a knock on the bedroom door and Alaric entered. "Hey girls. Sorry to bother you both, but I need to borrow Lizzie for a little while."
"Is everything okay Dad?" Josie asked.
"Yes, everything is fine. I'll have her back soon." Alaric said.
"Do you want me to come as well?" Josie asked.
"No it's okay. You can go and spend some time with Penelope. From what Emma has told me, you two haven't really spent any time together lately, have you?" Alaric replied.
"Oh. Okay then. Well… Text me when you're back, Lizzie." Josie replied.
Lizzie nodded as she stood up from the bed and followed her dad out of the room. They walked in silence out of the school and down to the dock. When they arrived Alaric spoke again, but he had a strange request. "Turn around and face the school." He said.
"Daddy, what is going on? What's with the cloak and dagger routine?" Lizzie frowned; arms folded across her chest.
"Just turn around. And don't ask questions." Alaric stated.
"I'm not doing anything until you tell me what's going on." Lizzie retorted.
"Elizabeth Jenna Saltzman, do as I say and don't answer me back."
"Dad, you are being super sketchy right now." Lizzie said, finally relenting and turning around to face the school. There was a noise coming from behind her and as she tried to turn around a pair of hands rested on her shoulders.
"You can call me Daddy again; it really turns me on." Hope laughed.
"HOPE! WHAT THE FUCK HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY DAD?!" Lizzie shouted as she turned around to face Hope.
"Alaric is fine. He's passed out in his office." Hope shrugged.
"What sort of sick game are you playing?" Lizzie frowned.
"I wanted to get you alone. I've not been able to get near you all week because of your sister." Hope smirked.
"Well who's fault is that?" Lizzie retorted.
"Mine." Hope grinned for a minute before her face fell flat.
"What do you want?"
"Nothing really… Can't a girl spend some time alone with her fuck-buddy?" Hope smiled as she stepped closer to Lizzie. Her right hand lightly dancing across the taller girl's stomach.
"I'm not in the mood to play games tonight, Hope." Lizzie replied as she took a step back, causing Hope to frown at the loss of contact.
"I wasn't playing games." There was a shift in Hope's demeanour. Hope took a step forward and Lizzie took two steps back. They did this a few times until Lizzie was backed up against a tree. "But I think I might now." Hope smirked.
"What do you want Hope?" Lizzie gulped as she saw the shift in Hope's eyes.
"Are you trying to tell me you didn't miss me at all?" Hope smiled as she took half a step closer to the blonde.
"Yes. I didn't miss you at all." Lizzie replied. Fuck, what's happening?
"Hmm, somehow I don't believe you." Hope took another half step closer.
"You can believe what you want to, Hope." Lizzie replied.
"Would you have come out here if I asked?"
"No. I wouldn't have." Lizzie's eyes flicked from Hope's to the lake and back to Hope. Yes, I would have.
"See. Lie." Hope smirked.
"Josie would have never let me leave." Lizzie replied, which is true. Josie even followed her to the shower and sat with her until she had finished. Lizzie had to find creative ways of getting in and out of the shower without her sister seeing Hope's handywork.
"Are you telling me that you couldn't have found some way to ditch her?" Hope took another step forward, now within arms reach of the younger girl.
"She has been relentless." Lizzie replied. Her eyes did a quick scan of the area, trying to figure out what would be the best possible way to leave right now, not that she really wanted to, but just as an 'in case'. She knew if she tried to run Hope would chase her and Hope would catch her. Do I want Hope to chase me? Maybe, I don't know. Lizzie groaned internally.
"You didn't answer my question." Hope's eyes rested heavily on Lizzie's lips. "Answer my question and don't lie."
"I could have." Lizzie gulped. FUCK.
"Now, tell me you've missed me." Hope smirked.
"No."
"Tell me you missed me." Hope reiterated as she lightly danced her fingers across Lizzie's flat stomach again.
"No." Lizzie smirked. Fuck. I need her. I want her. What the fuck is wrong with me?
"Tell. Me. You. Missed. Me." Hope's hand shot up from the blonde's waist to her throat.
"Fuck. I missed… That." Lizzie gasped at the slight pressure on her throat, her breathing laboured.
"Mhm, I bet you did." Hope smirked. "Kneel down."
Lizzie complied. She slowly knelt to the floor, never breaking eye contact with Hope. In this position her face was perfectly in line with Hope's big tits. Hope stepped closer and pushed Lizzie's body against the tree, she dipped her head and crashed her lips against the younger girl's.
Both girls moaned. They both missed the feeling of the other one's lips, but neither of them wanted to admit it. Well Hope would admit it, if she was asked. Lizzie on the other hand… She wasn't there, yet. Their kiss was rough and needy. Hope pulled away from Lizzie, but her hand stayed on her throat as she pushed Lizzie down to the floor, and Hope climbed on top of her, reattaching her lips to the younger girl's. Hope ran her tongue across Lizzie's bottom lip and pushed it into her mouth. Their tongues danced against each other's as Hope sank her weight slightly into Lizzie's body.
After a few minutes, Hope pulled away and straddled the taller girl's hips. She dropped her hand away from Lizzie's neck, much to Lizzie's dismay, and started to unbutton the blonde's shirt. Lizzie sat up slightly as she let Hope push the shirt from her body. Hope's left hand snaked around the blonde's back and unclasped her bra, pulling it off and leaving it on the floor with her shirt before she pushed the younger girl back to the floor.
Hope ran her hands down Lizzie's body, starting from her neck and trailing down to her waist before she moved them back up again, stopping just below the younger girl's tits. "Fuck. You are so hot." Hope moaned as she dropped her head to Lizzie's neck. Sucking at it and rolling her tongue across the nape before she bit down, harder than she ever had before, drawing blood. Hope bolted upright when she realised what she had done.
"FUCK HOPE! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!" Lizzie shouted, her hand immediately went to her neck, she pulled it away and saw fresh blood. "YOU MADE ME BLEED!"
"SHIT! I didn't mean to! FUCK!" Hope stared at Lizzie in shock. Lizzie's hand rested on Hope's thigh as she syphoned some magic from her. The next thing Hope knew was she was flying across the air and splashed down into the lake. "ARRGGGHHH! FUCK! LIZZIE!" Lizzie stood up, walked over to the edge of the dock and waited for Hope to emerge. Her arms folded across her stomach.
Hope swam over to the edge of the dock and pulled herself up. She walked over to Lizzie and stared at her. "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT FOR?" Hope shouted.
"That was for making me bleed!" Lizzie retorted.
"There was no need to throw me into the lake though!"
"I couldn't think of anything else to do because you know… pain! Are you going to fix it?" Lizzie asked.
"How am I meant to fix it?!"
"Are you seriously that thick? Give me some of your blood." Lizzie retorted.
"Right. Yeah, okay. I'll just go and get some from the supply." Hope replied as she turned to walk away.
"ARE YOU BEING SERIOUS?! Just give it me from your vein. Fucking hell Mikaelson!" Lizzie grabbed Hope's wrist and spun her around.
"Oh right. Yeah. Erm. Okay." Hope bit down on her own wrist and held it out to Lizzie. The blonde took a deep breath before she accepted it and brought it up to her lips, drinking it. Lizzie drank for a good minute or two before she stopped. She looked down her own body and saw that all the previous marks had healed as well.
"Well at least you're good for something." Lizzie smirked.
"Had enough? And all healed?" Hope asked, her eyes turned dark.
"Yeah why?" Lizzie asked.
"Good." Hope smirked as she used all her body weight to push Lizzie into the lake.
"FUCK YOU HOPE!" Lizzie shouted from the water.
"You only wish you could, my love." Hope smirked as she watched Lizzie pull herself up from the water's edge and walk over to her. Her half naked body glistening from the water under the moonlight. If Hope wasn't already turned on, she would have definitely been by this sight. Hope wanted to saver this moment, so she pulled her phone out of her pocket.
"Hey Lizzie." Hope called, grabbing Lizzie's attention. Lizzie lifted her head to look at Hope. "Smile." Hope laughed as she took a picture of Lizzie. If a picture was worth a thousand words, this one definitely had more to say. In the photo Lizzie was walking towards Hope with her left arm reaching up and tucking behind her head as she frowned, staring directly at Hope. She was naked from the waist up and her knee length shorts were riding up her thighs.
"Did you seriously just take a picture of me?" Lizzie scowled as she stopped in front of Hope.
"Yes I did. I'll send it to you." Hope smirked as she quickly sent Lizzie the photo. "I think I might set it as my wallpaper."
"I swear to God I will kill you if you do." Lizzie huffed as she walked over to pick up her clothes. She shoved her bra into the back pocket of her shorts and buttoned up her shirt halfway before turning back to Hope. "Goodnight, Hope."
"Where are you going?" Hope asked.
"I'm going to get as far away from you as possible." Lizzie replied.
"Why? I thought we were having fun."
"We were, until you bit me and made me bleed."
"I thought you liked it when I bite you?" Hope smirked.
"I don't like it when you make me bleed. That isn't what I signed up for."
"What did you think you were signing up for, exactly?"
"Honestly? I don't know. I just thought it would have been sex. But now…"
"Now what?"
"Now… I just want to go to bed. Goodnight Hope." Lizzie turned and walked away, leaving Hope standing on the dock, still soaking wet.
Lizzie walked back to her room and found Josie still sat on the bed watching a movie. Clearly, she didn't take faux dad's advice. "Hey." Lizzie smiled.
"Where have you been? And why are you wet through?" Josie frowned.
"I went for a swim in the lake." Lizzie replied.
"Why? It's like 10:30pm."
"I got too hot and needed to cool off." Lizzie shrugged.
"So you jumped in the lake fully clothed? Where was dad?"
"Yes, I jumped in the lake fully clothed. Dad left about 10pm. I needed some time to think."
"Well what did he want?"
"Just to talk. And we did. I'm all good now… Oh have you seen my phone?"
Josie held up Lizzie's phone and gave it to her. Frowning. "Why are you lying to me Lizzie?" Lizzie froze. Josie had her phone. Josie must have seen the photo Hope had sent her. SHIT! "Why is Hope sending you pervy half-naked pictures of yourself? Is that why you've been acting so strange? Does it have something to do with Hope?"
"I went skinny-dipping in the lake, is that such a crime? It's late at night and I didn't think anyone would be around. Let alone Hope… She caught me as I was getting out. I thought I looked hot, so I asked her to take a picture and send it to me. I forgot that I left my phone here otherwise I would have told her to take it on my phone." Lizzie shrugged, as she looked at the photo Hope had taken. "She knows how to take a good picture, that's for sure." Lizzie turned around and let herself smile for a minute whilst she got some clean clothes from her dresser. "Right, I'm going for a shower."
"There is just soo many things wrong with that sentence. And fine, but I'm still coming with you." Josie replied as she shuffled off the bed and joined Lizzie at the door.
"Wouldn't expect anything different." Lizzie muttered under her breath. The sisters walked to the communal showers in silence. Once inside, Lizzie picked up her phone, unlocked it and shuffled through her song library until she found a song she liked. Then placed her phone down on the chair just outside the shower curtain. She settled on Gasoline by Halsey. She let it play as she turned on the shower and stepped under the warm running water. Josie sat in between Lizzie's shower stall and the main door. Lizzie was too into her shower that she hadn't heard the door open or saw Josie running out.
After Lizzie had walked away from Hope, leaving her standing at the docks, Hope decided to go for a quick run, seeing as she wasn't getting a release tonight. Hope took her clothes off and shifted into her wolf and ran for about half an hour before she returned to the dock and got dressed. She headed back into the school, made her way up to her bedroom and picked up some clean, dry clothes and her shower caddy then headed to the communal showers.
She was minding her own business when she walked through the door, only to be pushed back out again by Josie.
"What do you think you're playing at Hope?" Josie spat.
"I'm trying to have a shower." Hope frowned.
"That's not what I mean. What are you doing to Lizzie?"
"I'm not doing anything to Lizzie. Why would you think that I was doing something to her?"
"I saw the picture Hope."
"Oh, the one that Lizzie asked me to take of her? Yeah, I deleted it from my phone. You can check it if you like." Hope handed Josie her unlocked phone. Josie scrolled through the photos, but they weren't on there. Josie wasn't satisfied but she handed Hope her phone back.
"Why were you down at the lake in the first place?"
"I was feeling restless and I wanted to run. Is that a problem?"
"Did you ask my dad if you could go?"
"No, I couldn't find him. So I thought what the hell. What he doesn't know, can't hurt him. And if he did find out I'd tell him that." Hope stated. "Can I go for a shower now? I'm wet and I stink."
"Just one more thing… I don't know what's going on between the two of you but whatever it is, it needs to end. Now. You don't know her like I do. She's not in a good place right now. And if I find out you had anything to do with it, we're going to have a problem. Are we clear?" Josie stated.
"Nothing's going on between me and Lizzie. So you have nothing to worry your pretty little head about." Hope grinned devilishly, which made Josie feel slightly uneasy. "Now if you'll excuse me." Hope pushed passed Josie and chose the far end shower, away from Josie and away from the temptation of the blonde Saltzman twin. Fuck. I just want to fuck her. For Gods Sake Hope, pull yourself together. Hope sighed as she piled her belongings onto the chair next to the stall and sat there for a minute. She waited for Lizzie's shower to turn off before she turned on her own shower, she still sat there, and she heard Lizzie and Josie talking. She couldn't hear what they were saying over the sound of the running water though. She waited for the door to close before she stood up and entered her own shower.
Hope was in and out of the shower within ten minutes. Hope got dressed and shuffled back to her own room, dropping her wet clothes on the floor before she crashed on her bed, face first. She picked up her phone and scrolled through her photo albums and retrieved her photo of Lizzie from the Archive folder and dropping it back into her main camera reel.
Hope was staring at the screen when she got a text notification from Lizzie. She rubbed her eyes in disbelief.
Lizzie: HUGE FAVOUR. Can you please pretend to be my Dad again? I know that sounds really creepy but will explain everything later.
Hope frowned slightly. If it was anyone else asking, she would have thought it was kinky that they wanted her to be Alaric. But seeing as it's Lizzie, something bigger must be at play.
Hope: Erm. Okay. Anything for you sexy ;) x Give me 15 and meet 'Alaric' in the library.
Hope jumped off the bed and quickly ran down to Alaric's office. He was still in there passed out. Okay good. Let me just… Hope turned Alaric invisible and quickly shifted into her glamour of Alaric. She exited the office and locked it behind her.
Just as Lizzie turned her shower off, someone else turned theirs on. Lizzie looked around to see who it was, but she couldn't see anyone. She frowned. "Who just came in?" Lizzie asked as she started to dry herself off.
"Oh, erm just one of the 5th year witches, I don't remember her name. She's one of Penelope's followers." Josie shrugged.
"Oh okay then." Lizzie picked up her underwear, slipped them over her knees and pulled them up. She rested her towel on the little hook by the side of the shower cubicle as she picked up her vest top and pulled it over her head, then she pulled on her sleep shorts. "Are you satisfied that I haven't been self-harming? I know you were looking."
Josie frowned. "I don't know what's going on with you, but whatever it is. I don't like it."
"Well it's not up to you whether you like it or not. It's my life Josie. I can do what I want. And I'm really getting tired of you babysitting me all the time. I need my space." Lizzie replied as she pushed passed Josie and headed to their bedroom. Lizzie walked into the room and dumped her wet clothes into the hamper by the door. She placed her shower caddy onto the dresser and sat down on her bed. Fuck, Josie isn't going to leave me alone. I need to do something. I need to say something that will get her to leave me alone… Think Lizzie. Oh I got it! Oh shit, it means texting Hope. Ugh. Why must life be so difficult right now?
Lizzie picked up her phone and sent a quick text to Hope.
Lizzie: HUGE FAVOUR. Can you please pretend to be my Dad again? I know that sounds really creepy but will explain everything later.
It only took Hope a few seconds to reply.
Hope: Erm. Okay. Anything for you sexy ;) x Give me 15 and meet 'Alaric' in the library.
Fuck. I'm going to regret this. Lizzie thought as she deleted the last two text messages.
"Well tough. As long as you're acting strange and weird, you're being babysat." Josie replied.
"Well I spoke to Dad and he has agreed for me to go and spend some time with Mom. I leave on Sunday. So please, just leave me alone tomorrow?" Lizzie pleaded.
"Since when was this agreed?" Josie asked.
"Earlier tonight. I asked Dad, he said that I can take my schoolwork with me."
"I don't believe you." Josie replied.
"Fine, lets go and ask him, shall we?"
"I highly doubt he will still be up at this time Lizzie." Josie stated.
"Josie, make up your mind. One minute you're saying you don't believe me then in the next breath you don't want to prove yourself wrong. So what is it going to be? Are we going to find Dad or not?" Lizzie seethed.
"Fine. Let's go talk to Dad." Josie agreed.
The twins walked in silence through the school and down towards Alaric's office. Just as they were walking past the Library, Alaric appeared. "Hey Girls, what are you doing up so late?"
"Dad will you please tell Josie that you've agreed for me to go and visit Mom for a while? She doesn't believe me." Lizzie rolled her eyes.
"Oh yeah, erm. Josie, Lizzie is going to visit Caroline for a week or two. She flies out on Sunday. It's all been arranged." Alaric frowned.
"Well why didn't you come and tell me?" Josie asked.
"Well it's down to Lizzie to tell you or not. She asked me if she could go, she said she feels like she's under a lot of pressure and she needs time to rest. I think we should give her that, don't you?" Alaric stated.
"Yeah I guess so. Sorry for bothering you dad and sorry Lizzie." Josie replied. She dropped her head, quickly turned on her heels and headed back upstairs. Lizzie waited until Josie was out of earshot before she turned her attention back to Alaric/Hope. Lizzie shook her head; she can't believe she is actually going to say it.
"Thanks daddy, you're the best." Lizzie gritted slightly through her teeth.
"Come here and give Daddy a kiss?" Alaric/Hope said.
"Fuck off Hope. Don't be such a fucking pervert." Lizzie spat. The two of them stood there for a few minutes before Hope released the glamour. Hope pulled Lizzie into the Library.
"What do you want Hope?" Lizzie asked.
"I want to know why I just did what I did." Hope replied.
"I needed a cover story until the morning, then I'll talk to my dad for real."
"Yeah, I get that. But why did you need a cover story in the first place?" Hope mused.
"Josie just won't leave me alone. And It's getting on my tits to be quite honest. I need a break." Lizzie shrugged.
"Well they are nice tits to get on." Hope smirked as she ran her left hand down Lizzie's right arm. Her fingers lingered on Lizzie's.
"For Gods sake Hope. Is sex all you really think about?" Lizzie pulled her hand away from Hope's.
"No, it's not all I think about. But when I'm with you I just can't help it." Hope smirked.
"What do you want Hope?" Lizzie asked.
"Okay fine. I want one kiss. From you. A real one. Not like the ones we have when I fuck you. I want an actual kiss." Hope's voice was soft yet confident, but not assertive or dominating.
"Oh, erm. Why?" Lizzie looked confused.
"Because why not? Humour me." Hope shrugged.
"Oh." Lizzie stated. She stood there for a few seconds like she was actually thinking about it. "Okay then."
Hope smiled at her and waited and waited and waited. Okay, so Hope probably only waited about a minute before she tilted her head towards Lizzie and started to open her mouth to speak. Hope only managed to let a vowel slip out of her mouth when something inside Lizzie's head clicked.
"Oh wait! You want me to kiss you?" Lizzie asked.
"Yes. I did say that." Hope nodded.
"Oh. Well, I thought you wanted to kiss me." Lizzie shrugged.
"Why would I want to do that? I do it all the time. But you've never kissed me. I want to know if there is a difference." Hope smirked.
"Oh. Okay. And you don't kiss me all the time. You've only fucked me twice, well almost three times. So that doesn't really count as all the time." Lizzie replied.
"Alright. Stop being a smart arse and kiss me already. I think I might die before…" Hope was interrupted by Lizzie's soft lips gently covering her own. Lizzie placed her right hand on Hope's cheek as she gently guided them both to the wall. Lizzie's taller body lingering over Hope's as she lent down and softly kissed Hope. There was no rush, no need and no hunger. It was completely different to what Hope was used to and she didn't want it to end, but it did, and Lizzie pulled away. Hope chased after Lizzie's lips, but the blonde had already stepped away.
"Thank you Hope. Goodnight." Lizzie smiled before she turned and walked away, leaving Hope standing in the Library, alone and confused.
