Hey all, so this is another one-shot but it's of a much younger Hope maybe five or six. Since it's snowing season thought I'd write it.
Hayley had thought that Hope needed to see more of the world than just the French Quarter. So since it was nearing Christmas Elijah had suggested that they go stay in a Cabin in Colorado. They could ski and drink hot chocolate and Hope could build a little snowman it would be fun. Rebekah had thought this sounded like fun, but her concern had been that trapping the whole family in a giant metal canister twenty-five thousand feet in the air might not be the best idea.
"What makes you say that sister," Klaus asked with a mischievous little grin on his face.
"Because Nik you pushing one of us out a plane is probably not a Christmas memory you want Hope to remember," she said smirking back at him
"I would never" Klaus replied fanning offense, Rebekah threw a pillow at him.
"All of us in a Cabin with no cell reception sounds like a recipe for interesting family memories" Kol chuckled
"Then it's settled," Elijah said
"We'll leave in three days to get there right when the snow comes in"
Later that night Klaus had told Hope that they were going on a trip.
"Where's Colorado," she asked
"It's not too far love," he said. She had seemed excited at the idea
Indeed the whole plane ride she was bouncing up and down with excitement. It was so infectious they all became eager. Eventually though like all young children Hope wore herself out and fell asleep on her father's lap.
"You know what I was just thinking," Kol said
"What brother," Elijah asked
"This is the first time I can think of when we've all gone somewhere together without being chased," he said
"I do believe our younger brother is correct," Klaus said his left hand was gently placed over his daughter's and his right one was absent-mindedly stroking her hair.
"We should do this more often, it'll be good for the little one to see the world and what safer way than with all of us" Rebekah had said.
During all of this, they had no idea what was in store.
Hope stayed asleep till they got to the cabin. Klaus put her down in one of the cabin's many massive bedrooms. He then went back downstairs to join his siblings. Elijah had found some spiced rum and Rebekah had somehow found some awful board game and was insisting that they play. Haley had gone to the local store to pick up some things for Hope as well as food and things for the trip. During this time none of them had noticed that snow had begun to fall heavily outside.
So when the little girl awoke and looked out the window beside her bed she saw the whole world had turned white. This was not anything she knew of, so she did what many children do when confronted with things that confuse and scare them. Thus this was how she ended up hiding under the bed crying.
"Klaus is that Hope," Freya asked
"What.. it is.. oh no," he said and sped up to her room followed quickly by the others
"Hope!" He yelled when she wasn't in the bed
"Daddy" she whimpered from her hiding spot
Klaus sat down next to the bed and saw her huddled in a corner clearly frightened
"Sweetheart, What is it what happened," he asked
"Daddy, the world is disappearing," she said and with that, all the siblings couldn't help but chuckle at the sweet little girl
"Why do say that," Klaus asked trying not to laugh
"Everything is white," she said
"It's just covered by snow sweetheart," he told her
"What's snow," she asked
Klaus then realized what had his daughter so frightened. In all the excitement, none of them had thought to explain to Hope what snow was. Since she had grown up in southern Louisiana she didn't know much about other seasons.
"It's just this soft white power type stuff that falls from the sky in places where it's really cold, here come on out and I'll show you," he said reaching out a hand to the young girl. She took it and came out.
"You promise you won't let me disappear," she asked
"I promise, I'm not gonna anything happen to you okay baby," he said and he meant it. He would do anything and kill anyone to keep her safe.
"You know what, why don't we all go out together we could all use some fresh air," Rebekah said
"I agree, with all of us there you'll be sure to not disappear in the snow" Kol said winking at Hope. She giggled
And so they all went out in the snow and played, building snowmen, making snow angels and sledding down a hill. When they came back inside Klaus said
"See princess snow is nothing to be afraid of"
Later, after Hayley got back they all told her what had happened
"See Klaus," she said "this is why she needs to see outside the quarter"