Chapter 24- Hope's recovery.
Penelope had spent the best part of an hour on the phone, making calls to various members of her coven. Most of them had the same mentality. "Why should we help the Tribrid when we are likely going to die by her hand?" or "Why not let her die, wouldn't that be better for our world?" Eventually she had managed to one of the Elders on her side, but it didn't come without a cost. A promise… A promise that when the time comes, Penelope would have to marry someone of their choosing and bare at least one child. Archaic, I know, but that was the promise that she must fulfil before she turned 25. She hated it, literally hated it to the point it made her sick to think about it, but she was doing it for Josie… and Hope, but mostly for Josie. She didn't have the heart to tell Josie just yet, but she knew that she would have too soon enough… Once Hope has recovered, she told herself.
After another hour had passed by Penelope had managed to get three Elders of her coven and her mother on a plane to Virginia. Normally due to coven law, no more than two elders could travel by the same mode of transport together, but they needed to risk it for this to work. Thankfully their risk paid off and the four of them landed safely in Virginia. Penelope met them at the school gates and let them into the building, they didn't waste time with pleasantries but got straight to work trying to reverse the spell. After a few mishaps and a couple of small accident fires, they managed to smelt the machete into dust and turn it into a paste -using some strange ingredients, to say the least- that they could spread over the wound. Once the paste was ready the five women headed to the infirmary to see Hope.
By the looks of things, Lizzie hadn't left Hope's side the whole time they were gone. She had moved from standing above the wolf to lying next to her on the table. Caroline and Alaric had packed the wound as much as they could, then they waited for Penelope. The three Elders hesitated at the doorway as they watched Hope and Lizzie, two of them grunted in disgust at seeing a witch lie with a beast but the other one… She flashed a quick smile (like she had remembered a time she had long forgotten) before she returned stoic. "We need the room empty." One of the Elders stated. "That means everyone gone… Including the blonde."
"My name is Lizzie, and I am not leaving my girlfriend." Lizzie stated, her head never lifting from the table.
"Young lady! Mind your manners. You will do what you are told otherwise your girlfriend will die because we. Will. Leave." The Elder replied.
"You do not get to come in here and tell my daughter what to do, you are a guest here." Caroline hissed as she towered over the Elders.
"I see where she gets her attitude from… Her mother is a Vampire." Another Elder hissed. "Once we are done here Penelope… So are you. You will pack your bags and you will be on the flight back home with us. Do not argue."
Even though she was now leader of their coven, Penelope knew best not to argue with the Elders, so she remained silent and bowed her head. Lizzie finally relented and exited the room, shortly followed by Caroline and Alaric leaving the five witches alone with Hope's wolf form. The elder that smiled,
drew a pentagram on the floor before she picked up the wolf and placed her in the centre. She instructed Penelope to slather the paste over Hope's wound. Once the task had been completed Penelope stood at one of the points of the pentagram, with the other four women each standing in their respective places. They all joined hands and started chanting. As they did, the paste started to glow, it changed from blue to red to green to orange then finally golden before it dissolved into Hope's fur. Once it had dissolved, the wound started to close, and Hope let out a final howl before she turned back into her human form. Penelope grabbed a blanket from the table and laid it over Hope, so she had some dignity. "You can come back in now." The first Elder said.
She's going to be okay." Penelope smiled as she squeezed Lizzie's arm before heading out the door, with the other 4 women following her.
"Remember what we said Penelope… Pack your bags." Penelope's mother reiterated.
"Can I just have an hour? Please, I need to explain to Josie what is happening." Penelope asked.
"You can have thirty minutes." The second Elder interjected.
"Fine." Penelope replied before she walked away from the four women standing in the foyer of the school. It didn't take Penelope long to find Josie, who was sat in her girlfriend's bedroom. "Hey love… So…"
"You're leaving. I figured as much… I had a feeling that they weren't going to let you stay. Just promise me this… Promise me that you will have a long, happy life and remember the good times we spent together but don't contact me… It will just break me, and I won't heal. I love you, Penelope." Josie choked back her tears as she kissed the other girl for the last time and left her room, leaving Penelope standing, her heart shattered in a now empty, lifeless room. Penelope wiped the tears from her face, cast a spell and watched as her bags and suitcases started filling with her possessions. After about five minutes everything she had ever owned had been packed away and the room was nothing but an empty shell. She gathered her bags and left.
Once the witches had left the room, Caroline walked over to Hope, picked her up and vamped her to the tribrid's room. When Caroline returned a few seconds later, Lizzie was on her way out the door. "Thanks mom. I'm going to stay with her. I'll let you know how she is and when she wakes up." Lizzie smiled as she hugged her mom before she made her way up to Hope's room. When Lizzie arrived, Hope was lay on her bed with the blanket still wrapped around her body. Lizzie sighed and smiled at the sight of her girlfriend sleeping peacefully, she walked over to Hope's TV and put a DVD on, it wasn't anything fancy or particular, it was just something to fill the silence of the room before she joined Hope on the bed. She tucked herself in the blanket behind Hope, wrapped her arm over the smaller girl's chest and linked their fingers together. She breathed in Hope's scent, and it wasn't long before she fell asleep.
Even though Hope was unconscious she was restless, she couldn't keep still. In her dreams, she was reliving the whole event all over again. Her wound had healed but it still caused her pain and every time she moved, it felt like it was bleeding all over again. It wasn't until she woke up in cold sweats, shivering in her bed that she realised it was just a nightmare and that she was safe with Lizzie's arms protecting her. If Hope knew anything about her girlfriend, it would be that Lizzie would sleep like she's dead, it's really hard to wake that girl up, no matter what you try. So, she was relieved to know that she hadn't woken her up. Hope smiled as she rolled over to face the taller girl, she let her fingers trace the outline of the other girl's face. "I'm so glad you're safe now." Hope whispered as she placed a simple kiss on the Lizzie's forehead. "I love you."
Just as Hope was drifting back off to sleep, there was a small knock at her door. She rolled her eyes before she unravelled herself from Lizzie. Why am I naked? Hope thought but quickly pushed the thought out of her mind as she quickly and quietly pulled on a flannel t-shirt and a pair of underwear before answering the door. To her surprise, MG was standing there. "Hey MG, what's up?" She asked, sleep still resonating in her voice.
"Is Lizzie in there? Josie… Josie's really upset, something to do with Penelope? Apparently, she left and she's not coming back… I'm at a loss and I don't know what to do." MG replied.
"Lizzie's sleeping… Give me like… 3 minutes to get dressed and I'll go to Josie." Hope agreed, MG nodded before he quickly shot away. Hope silently closed the door and sighed before she headed over to her dresser and continued to get dressed. She wrote a note for Lizzie, so she didn't worry where Hope had gone when she eventually wakes up. Hope smiled before she slipped out the door and headed to find Josie.
"Hey Josie… How is everything?" Hope asked, as she approached Josie who was sitting on the roof of the school building, her feet dangling over the edge as the darkness started to set in around them. "I just wanted to say thank you for everything you've done for me and Lizzie. It honestly means a lot to me. I'm sorry that Penelope had to leave."
"It's fine… Actually, it's not fine but there's nothing I can do about it. It's a horrible, fucked up situation. And I need to grieve but I don't want to. I'm just feeling lost. I promised her that I would stand by her, whatever happened but the second things got real… I bailed. I left her. I'm not sad about it, I'm mad that this only happened because a one-in-a-million event happened which resulted in a witch dying and becoming a heretic, who then decided to go on a murderous rampage to get her family back but ended up dying for real and almost killed you in the process. How does that even happen? I just don't know what to do anymore. How do you do this? How do you act like your life hasn't just completely fucked you up?" Josie ranted, she was so flustered and irate that she wasn't actually asking Hope the questions, she was just releasing everything that had been trapped inside during for the past two days.
"My life has completely fucked me up… I've never tried to hide it. There are days where I don't want to leave my bed or interact with anyone, there are days where I want to be surrounded by people. The one thing I learned the hard way was life goes on without you, but you don't have to join in, you can go at your own pace until you feel comfortable or ready to join in… Those around you who care, like really care, will let you do things at your own pace. They won't try and push you into doing things. When the day comes when you want to talk… I will be here, I will listen. Just let me know and I will
drop everything, including your sister because you don't have to go through this alone." Hope replied, shuffling closer to Josie and placed her arm around the other girl's waist in an awkward sideways hug.
"Thanks Hope. I will be okay. I think I just need to go to bed… I can't remember the last time I slept." Josie sighed as she shuffled herself away from the edge of the roof before she stood up, she held her hand out for Hope to take. Hope winced, grabbing at her freshly healed wound as she stood up. "Are you okay?" Josie asked, concerned.
"Erm, yeah… I will be… it still hurts. I guess that what happens when you almost die." Hope chuckled. "Anyways, I best be getting back to Lizzie… Remember what I said, I'm always here for you." Hope smiled as she squeezed Josie's arm before she walked away.
When Hope arrived back at her room, she was surprised to find that the tall blonde was still fast asleep, so she decided to strip off her clothes and joined her in bed. She shuffled herself in close to Lizzie's body and closed her eyes. Both girls slept through the night and it wasn't until the early morning sun started pouring through the windows, that Hope woke up again. She rolled over and checked the time on her phone. It was almost 6am. She grunted as she placed her phone back onto the table and rolled back into Lizzie's arms. Even though Hope tried her best to make as little movement as possible, it managed it disturb Lizzie enough to mutter. "What time is it?" She asked.
"It's almost 6am. Go back to sleep." Hope whispered.
"Only if you do." Lizzie replied with her eyes still closed.
"I'm going to go for a shower, but I will once I have finished." Hope smiled. Lizzie grunted in response as she squeezed her eyes closed tighter. Hope knew that every time she did that, it would only last about five or ten minutes before the younger girl relented and finally got out of bed. Hope gave Lizzie a quick kiss on her cheek before she slipped out of the bed, gathered her shower supplies, put on her dressing gown and headed off to the showers.
Hope stood under the shower and let the hot water run down her body. She didn't know how long she had stood there for until she felt another person slip into the shower with her. "Fuck that's hot." Lizzie hissed as she water hit her skin. "Why are you trying to burn yourself?"
"I like it hot." Hope laughed as she turned down the temperature of the water to a more tolerable level for her girlfriend. "Is that better?"
"Yes…" Lizzie hummed as she stepped under the water once again and wrapped her arms around Hope's naked body. "I've missed this."
"This is going to sound really strange but…" Hope started talking as she pulled Lizzie's hands away from her body and poured some soap into them then guided the hands back to her body. "When I was unconscious and stuck in my wolf, I had a dream about you." Hope placed Lizzie's hands at the base of her neck and started working the soap into her skin.
"Oh really? That is strange, because I had one about you too… About us actually." Lizzie smiled as her fingers started inching down Hope's chest. Her hands slid over Hope's big breasts, she massaged the soap into her tits, taking her time to pinch and roll the erected nipples between her fingers.
"Yeah, about us…" Hope moaned as she arched her back towards Lizzie's fingers. "We were down by the dock and…"
"And I fucked you." Lizzie whispered into Hope's ear before leaving a trail of kisses along her shorter girl's neck as her fingers slipped down from her breasts, over her chiselled abs towards Hope's folds. Hope legs buckled slightly in anticipation. Luckily the shower cubicles were small enough that Hope could use her hands to prop herself up against a wall. The fingers on Lizzie's left hand moved between the shorter girl's folds, using two fingers to part it and her middle finger rubbed against the clit as her right palm found leverage on Hope's hip. Lizzie released her fingers from the slit as she pushed her first two fingers deep into Hope and she was met with a hot, throbbing mess. She started off slowly with a soft rhythm, hearing Hope's quiet moans only added fuel to the fire and caused Lizzie to speed up as she used her thumb to rub the other girl's clit in a circular motion. She could feel Hope coming undone in her hands as the shorter girl started grinding her ass against Lizzie's thighs. By this time, all the soap had been washed away from Hope's body and Lizzie had moved her right hand from the hip back up to Hope's tits. With her finger and her thumb, she tugged at one of the hardened nipples. Just before Hope was about to reach her climax, Lizzie stopped and pulled out her fingers. "Eyes forward." The blonde instructed as she heard Hope whimper at the loss. Lizzie backed away several inches from Hope to retrieve the strap-on she had brought in with her. She effortlessly stepped into the harness and tightened it around her hips before she stepped closer to Hope again. "Lean forward and spread your cheeks." Lizzie demanded and Hope did just that. In one smooth, swift motion Lizzie angled the strap-on and pushed it into Hope's hole.
"Oh fuckkk…" Hope moaned as she lunged forwards slightly, causing her to lose balance momentarily before she managed to stable herself against the wall with her hands.
"Good girl." Lizzie grinned as she slowly started thrusting inside Hope, using the other girl's hips for leverage. She took the toy almost all the way out before she thrust back in again, each time building up speed and momentum. Once Lizzie worked up a speed that she was happy with, she pounded away until she could feel Hope's legs start to buckle under her.
"Fuck… Lizzie… I can't… Fuck… I can't…" Hope moaned. Lizzie pulled the strap-on out for a few seconds so that she could help Hope to reposition. She gathered the shorter girl into her arms and pressed her back into the wall before she lowered the tribrid back onto the toy and immediately resumed her speed and power of her thrusts, her fingers digging into the skin on Hope's ass. Hope wrapped her legs around the other girl as she dropped her head down to Lizzie's neck as she tried to stifle her moans, which were growing in noise and started to lightly graze her teeth across the nape. For the third time- and hopefully the last time- Hope could feel herself reaching climax.
"Look at me… Look at me when you cum." Lizzie insisted as she watched Hope lift her head and look into her eyes. "Cum for me." Lizzie smiled. Hope came undone with those words, those words that she had been waiting to hear for a what left like a long time, her legs tightened around Lizzie's waist and her back arched against the wall as she stared into the eyes of the girl she loved.
"Fuuccckkkk… Lizzzziiieeee. I love… you." Hope moaned as she came to from her post-sex haze. The two girls stayed pressed against the wall for a couple of minutes until Hope was able to stand for herself. "Is it still spelled? So that you can feel it?" Hope asked.
"Yes… I don't think I will ever take that off." Lizzie laughed.
"Good." Hope grinned as Lizzie lowered her back down to the floor. As her feet softly landed, Hope immediately pushed the taller girl into the wall. Hope knelt down, making sure that her mouth was in line with the toy and took it into her mouth. She looked up at Lizzie and her eyes turned golden as she continued to deepthroat the toy. Hope took two fingers from her left hand and pushed them deep inside the younger girl. Lizzie moaned in delight, her fingers twisting themselves into the other girl's hair. Hope didn't want to waste any time as she hungrily sped up her rhythm and had Lizzie cumming within minutes.
Lizzie slid down the wall to join her girlfriend on the floor of the shower as the water still poured from above, both tired and out of breath from their antics. "Fuck me… you are good." Hope laughed as she took hold of Lizzie's hand in her own.
"I know." Lizzie grinned as she pulled Hope into a kiss. They both moaned as their tongues danced together, neither one wanting to break it, but they knew they had to come up for air soon and once they did Lizzie said, "Okay, for real though… We should probably get washed, for real this time."
"That's totally unfair… but also true." Hope laughed as she pushed herself up from the floor and helped Lizzie up in the process. The girls finished showering without any more incidents, hastily packed everything back into Hope's shower caddy and headed back to Hope's room. When they arrived, Caroline was waiting by the door.
"Good morning girls." Caroline smiled.
"Morning Caroline."
"Morning mom."
"Now that both you girls seem to be in… better shape… we will need to a de-brief before you both restart your lessons." Caroline replied, arching her eyebrow at the sight in front of her. The strap-on wasn't hidden well enough and Caroline could see the top of the toy hanging out the basket -which Lizzie was holding- and she could only imagine what they had been up too, but she didn't want to. "I'll give you 30 minutes and I'll meet you in Alaric's office." Before the girls could reply, Caroline had disappeared.
Hope pushed the door open to her room and walked in, Lizzie not far behind her. "Oh God… I think my mom saw the stap-on." Lizzie scowled as she placed the basket on the bed. Hope couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Well, that's what you get when you decide to fuck me in the shower." Hope said as she tried to contain her laughter.
"It's not funny Hope!" Lizzie spat as she took the toy from the basket and threw it across the room, trying to hit Hope but it missed her by a lot, but it landed standing to attention.
"It's a good thing your better at having sex than you are at throwing… But I'll give you five points for that landing." Hope replied as she continued to laugh.
"I hate you." Lizzie pouted, folding her arms across her chest.
"Oh, you love me, and you know it." Hope smirked as she quickly closed the distance between the two of them. She stripped off her dressing gown as she jumped onto the mattress, standing in all her naked glory before her girlfriend, pointing at different parts of her body as she spoke. "I mean, come on… These abs? Lickable… These tits… Perfect… This face…"
"Annoying." Lizzie laughed.
"Annoying… really? I would call it adorable. But hey, that's just me." Hope smirked as she stepped closer to the blonde and grabbed the collar of the dressing gown and pulled Lizzie towards her. Lizzie lost balance for a split-second, her arms flailed before she managed to wrap her arms around the shorter girl's naked waist. Their lips met and the fire between them reignited. Hope was the first to break their embrace. "Okay, in all seriousness… We should really be getting dressed now."
"You… Hope Mikaelson… Are a tease." Lizzie scoffed as she pushed Hope onto the bed and walked over to her side of the room and started looking for clothes to wear. Hope couldn't help but chuckle at Lizzie's reaction as she lay on the bed and watched her girlfriend get dressed before she decided to move again. It didn't take Hope long to get dressed, she pulled on a pair of dark blue jeans, a t-shirt and a flannel to go over the top. When she was finished, Lizzie was still putting on her make-up and Hope was starting to get hungry.
It was around 9am by this point and they had been awake since 6am, so food was definitely something she needed. "I'm going to go grab some food before we meet with your parents." Hope smiled as she walked over to Lizzie and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Get me something as well, I won't be much longer." Lizzie replied as she continued putting on her eye shadow.
"I will… Don't forget to pick up the strap-on!" Hope called as she was shutting the door.
