Chapter 13- We Just Wanted to Have Some Fun.
"How long will they be out for?" Hope asked Josie.
"I was out for about 2 hours. So, I'm guessing that they will be out for that long as well." Josie shrugged.
"Okay. Well do you want to go to the Grill for something to eat?" Hope smiled as she turned to face her girlfriend.
"Can do. Give me about 10 minutes though, I'm not going dressed like this." Josie smiled, she kissed Hope then headed upstairs to get changed.
Hope made her way over to the sofa and saw Lizzie and MG passed out next to each other. She shrugged and decided she wanted to have some fun. Hope rearranged the two people on the sofa. She slumped MG to the end of the sofa and propped him up then she moved Lizzie, so that she was lying on her side and had her head in MG's lap, facing the centre of the room and hung MG's arm over her waist. She laughed to herself. She had to admit they did make a cute couple. After she was satisfied with what she had just done, she took a photo then headed to the kitchen and got a can of diet coke out of the fridge. She was smiling to herself when Josie came back downstairs.
"What are you smiling at?" Josie asked, curiously.
"Have a look for yourself." Hope laughed, gesturing towards Lizzie and MG.
"Oh Lizzie is going to kill you." Josie laughed as she took a photo.
"Oh they won't realise what happened because we aren't going to be here." Hope laughed as she kissed Josie. "Are you ready to go?"
"Yeah." Josie picked up her backpack and pulled it onto shoulders. "Oh wait. Let me get Lizzie's car keys. I'll drive us." She smiled and she reached into Lizzie's pocket and retrieved the keys. "Right, I'm ready."
"Okay, let's go." Hope kissed Josie as they walked out the door, locking it behind them. They climbed into Lizzie's car and Hope pulled out her phone and plugged the AUX cable in. She scrolled through her music until she found a song. She settled on Feelings - Hayley Kiyoko.
"Ooo, I LOVE this song!" Josie smiled as she started the engine. "Did you know that Hayley Kiyoko is basically Lesbian Jesus?" Josie laughed as she pulled out into the street and started their drive to the Grill.
"No, I didn't know that… what does that even mean?" hope laughed.
"Apparently that's what her fans call her… She's really big in the LGBT+ community and she's been very vocal about her experiences. She's not afraid to call bullshit either."
"Fair enough, you learn something new every day." Hope smiled as she stretched her hand to Josie's and gave it a squeeze. Josie smiled back in response.
The two girls travelled to the Grill in relative silence after that. They just let the car fill up with music, occasionally they would sing along. Josie more than Hope though. Hope could sing, but she didn't like too, she finds it too nerve-racking. Imagine that. The big bad Tribrid is actually scared of something. It didn't take long for the girls to arrive at the Grill. Josie parked the car and they both got out and headed inside the restaurant.
They found 'their table' and sat down. The waiter came over and took their orders then left. The two girls chatted for a while. Josie was telling Hope about what she got up to whilst she was in New Orleans. Hope was glad that Josie had a good time with her Aunt Freya. She could always count on Freya to make people feel safe, especially people who Hope really cared about. Josie also spoke about little Nik, and how is causing her aunts so much trouble. Hope laughed and said that he was definitely a Mikaelson. It wasn't long before their food arrived. They carried on their conversation whilst they ate. Hope's phone vibrated in her pocket, she pulled it out and saw that it was a message from Maya.
Maya: Hey sweet! Missed you today. What are you up to? x
Hope laughed. "Maya wants to know what I'm up to."
"Ask her if she wants to come here?" Josie smiled.
"Are you sure?" Hope asked.
"Yeah, I'm sure. Plus she will be the perfect buffer for when Lizzie finally figures out where we are." Josie laughed.
"Okay, I'll let her know." Hope kissed Josie's cheek.
Hope: At the Grill with Josie. Come down x
Maya: Okay, be there in 20 x
"She's on her way." Hope stated as she placed her phone on the table and continued eating.
It wasn't long after they finished eating that Maya arrived. Maya greeted the two girls and they started talking, they talked for about an hour before Josie's phone started ringing. She pulled it out of her pocket and saw that it was Lizzie. "Looks like Lizzie's awake." Josie laughed as she let her phone go to voicemail.
"HOPE ANDREA MIKAELSON! I am going to kill you." Lizzie shot up from MG's lap. She was disoriented slightly at how she ended up in MG's lap in the first place. She turned to MG and shook him. "MG! MG! Wake up!"
"Huh? What? What's going on?" MG tried his best to act groggy. MG had actually woken up five minutes before Lizzie, but he didn't dare to move. He secretly loved having the Blonde sleeping in his lap. When he started to feel Lizzie's breathing change, he forced his eyes shut again, and surely enough it only took about a minute for Lizzie to bolt upright.
"Hope is what's going on. I am going to kill her." Lizzie stood up and headed upstairs to find the two girls. She searched everywhere in the house, but she couldn't find them. She ran back downstairs and joined MG. Lizzie pulled out her phone and called Josie. "She's not answering." She ended the call when it went to voicemail and sent her a text.
Lizzie: Josie! Where are you?!
Josie: Gone out. Be back later.
Lizzie: This isn't funny Josie! Tell me where you are.
Lizzie waited a couple of minutes for a reply, but never got one. She decided to call Josie again, but it went to voicemail. "I'm going to kill them both MG." Lizzie spat. Lizzie turned and headed to her Dad's study, she pulled out a map then walked over to the kitchen and placed it onto the island. Lizzie called MG over and syphoned some magic from him, then pulled a knife out from the block and cut herself. She cast a locator spell.
"They're at the Grill. Come on MG." Lizzie reached into her pocket as she walked through the door. "Urgh! They took my car keys… AND MY CAR!" Lizzie was pissed.
"Lizzie, calm down." MG tried to reassure her. "We will just walk there. It's not that far."
"Not that far! I am not walking there." Lizzie pulled out her phone and ordered a taxi. She stormed back into the house and pulled a drink from the fridge.
It wasn't long before the taxi arrived. "Come on MG." Lizzie said as she pulled him into the taxi. The journey to the Grill was a short one. MG paid the driver and got out. Lizzie following behind. As they walked in, MG spotted the girls sitting at the table.
"HOPE ANDREA MIKAELSON! I am going to kill you." Lizzie exclaimed as she approached the table. "Who the hell are you?" She said as she spotted Maya sitting at the table.
"My name is Maya. I'm Hope and Josie's friend." Maya smiled.
"That's impossible. Hope doesn't have any friends." Lizzie retorted.
"Wow, that's not very nice Lizzie." Josie interjected.
"No, what isn't nice is one of you knocking me out for 2 hours and leaving me with MG, then stealing my car." Lizzie narrowed her eyes at Hope and Josie as she sat down next to Maya. "So which one of you did it?"
"Ouch that hurt." MG whined as he pulled a chair up to the table and sat down.
"Which one of us did what?" Hope laughed.
"Which one of you knocked me out then stole my car?" Lizzie stared at Hope.
"It was me." Josie laughed. "And I didn't steal your car… I borrowed it. We just wanted to have some fun."
"That's not funny. Do you realise that we had to get a taxi here…? A taxi! Josie. Urgghh" Lizzie recalled the experience like it was the worst thing in the world.
"Getting a taxi isn't the end of the world Lizzie. God! You need to stop being so dramatic." Hope laughed.
"Me? being dramatic… That is not fair, especially after what I've had to put up with all weekend." Lizzie shook her head. "You scared the hell out of me Josie. Never do that again. If you have to go somewhere, tell someone before you do and don't just wander off. You could have been hurt or killed."
"Sorry Lizzie. I just needed to do it. And it worked out fine. I'm safe and alive. Plus Hope and I are in a much better place now." Josie stated as she leaned into Hope's side.
"Oh God! Don't remind me. I have the image of … that… stuck in my head." Lizzie's whole body shivered.
Maya burst out laughing. "Why didn't you tell me that you two got caught again?" Hope leaned over and punched Maya.
"What do you mean again? Who caught you before?" Lizzie looked puzzled. "Actually, I don't even want to know." She shook her head.
"I can't deal with this Hope." Maya laughed. "It's just too good. You two can never catch a break, can you?"
"Hopefully that will start to change." Josie laughed as she turned and kissed Hope. The kiss was followed by a chorus of "Oh yeah, get it girl." (from Maya.), "Oh God." (from Lizzie.) and "Oh erm…" (from MG.) Hope and Josie couldn't help but laugh.
"You two seriously need to get a room." Maya laughed.
"Oh, we had one but then someone barged in without knocking first." Hope glared at Lizzie.
"Well… It wasn't my fault. How was I meant to know you were in there? I was just looking for my sister, because you always seem to kidnap her." Lizzie shrugged.
"I don't kidnap Josie. She loves me and willingly follows me wherever I go." Hope winked and received a slap on the arm from Josie.
"Yeah, just don't follow them into a bathroom." Maya laughs.
"Okay, I definitely don't need to hear this." MG stood up and walked over to the counter and ordered a drink.
"So how did you exactly become "friends" with Hope then?" Lizzie asked Maya.
"Oh you know, I flirted with her on the first day of school and she shot me down. No hard feelings though." Maya winked at Hope.
"That sounds about right. She usually just pushes people away. I'm actually surprised you stuck around." Lizzie shrugged.
"And, that's the end of that conversation. We should probably head back home because we still need to… sort your dad out before the three of you go back to school." Hope stated.
"Oh yeah, I forgot about my Dad." Josie laughed as she realised the irony of it. "It's been lovely to see you again Maya." Josie smiled as she slid out from the table. Hope soon followed. Lizzie begrudgingly stood up as well.
"Come on MG. We're leaving." Lizzie called.
"Bye Guys!" Maya called to the group as they walked out the Grill.
The car ride back to the house was a painful one. Lizzie was constantly questioning Hope about why she hadn't reached out to anyone over the past 3 months and about if she would be coming back to school or not. Hope didn't have any answers yet. She just wanted to spend the day alone with Josie, but she couldn't do that anymore. Hope was feeling worn out by the end of the interrogation. They arrived back at the house and Alaric's car was parked in the drive. They all got out and walked in. Alaric was sat in the front room watching TV.
"Hey Dad." Lizzie and Josie said at the same time.
"Hey Doctor S." MG spoke.
"Hey Alaric." Hope waved.
"Okay, I don't like the look of this… What's going on?" Alaric frowned.
"I got my memories back, so have Lizzie and MG. Hope wants me to give you yours back as well… If that's okay with you?" Josie spoke.
"That's fine but first things first… Do you realise how reckless you were when you just decided to go to New Orleans and not tell anyone where you were going? I had to find out from Hope this morning that you were there! You could have been hurt or killed." Alaric stood up and walked over to Josie and pulled her into a hug. "But I am glad that you are safe."
"I'm sorry Dad. I just needed to do it. Mom knew I was there, I phoned her. I needed to ask her if I was doing the right thing. She said that everyone deserves to know and that it isn't my secret to keep. If I knew how to fix it, then I should." Josie said.
"Okay, well just don't do it again." Alaric replied. "Right, so how do we do this?"
"I'm going to say the spell. You'll be knocked out for about two hours. Then you'll wake up with all your memories." Josie stated. "You might want to sit down for this."
Alaric nodded and sat down on the sofa. Josie syphoned some magic from Hope and started the spell. "Harae-tamai Kioku Yomigaerashi-tamae." Just as before, a wave of blackness escaped from Josie's hand and washed over Alaric. He soon passed out on the sofa.
"Why don't you two go back to school and I will get dad to drop me off later?" Josie asked Lizzie and MG.
"No, I want to be here… I still don't trust Hope's intentions." Lizzie replied.
"I am not going to hurt Josie. We actually would like to spend some time alone… You get to see her more than I do." Hope stated.
"Lizzie come on. Let's just go back to school. They need time to talk to him as well." MG responded.
"Ugh! God! Fine! But if you hurt her Hope, I will kill you." Lizzie threw her hands up in the air and headed out the door with MG in tow.
"Well I'm glad she's gone… I must admit, I haven't missed her bitchiness at all." Hope laughed.
"I know she's annoying, but she's still my sister Hope." Josie stated.
"I know, I know. I'm sorry." Hope leaned in and kissed Josie. "So what do you wanna do for the next two hours?" Hope wiggled her eyebrows.
"Get that thought out of your head… I really don't feel like getting caught twice in one day." Josie deflated.
"Oh, well that's no fun." Hope laughed as she kissed Josie again. "Well do you just want to watch a film or something then?"
"Yes, but only if we watch Rent." Josie smirked.
"Urgh, seriously? Do we have to?" Hope whined.
"Well if you ever want to get in my pants again then yes." Josie laughed.
"Fine, you win… Only because I really, really, really want to have sex with you. Hell be damned if we get caught. Next time I won't stop..." Hope growled lowly as she pulled Josie into another kiss, this one slightly more forceful than before, in a way she was showing Josie that she meant business. Josie moans as she wraps her hands around her girlfriend's waist, pulling her closer. It took all of Josie's strength not to rip Hope's clothes off right then.
Josie whimpered slightly as she finally pulled herself away from Hope. Hope grinned at the sound her girlfriend made. "Right. You get the drinks and I will get the DVD and blanket." Josie breathed.
"Yes dear." Hope winked as she made her way into the kitchen. Josie's eyes followed her for a few seconds before she turned on her heels and headed upstairs. Josie retrieved the blanket and DVD then put the disk in the player and sat down on the sofa. Hope was already waiting for her when she arrived. Josie settled her head onto Hope's chest and covered them both in the blanket. Hope picked up the remote and pressed play.
The girls were about ¾ of the way through their film when Alaric bolted upright on the sofa. "HOPE!" He shouted, scaring the girls in the process.
"Jesus Alaric. There's no need to be so loud." Hope frowned.
"Oh God, I think I had a heart attack." Josie muttered as she grabbed her chest.
Alaric sat up and shook his head. "Hope!" He jumped off the sofa, ran over to Hope and pulled her into an awkward hug.
"Oh God… This is uncomfortable." Hope groaned.
"Yup, I think I am getting squished." Josie mumbled.
"Sorry. Sorry." Alaric stood up straight. "I'm just so glad that you're back… that I'm back… that I've got my memories back."
"Thanks." Hope smiled.
"So, do you want something to eat? Because I am starving." Alaric beamed.
"Ooo, same." Hope grinned.
"Hope, we ate like 4 hours ago. How can you still be hungry?" Josie frowned.
"My wolf is hungry, so I am hungry." Hope shrugged.
"Well that settles it. Hope, why don't you pick us something? My treat." Alaric grinned.
"Let's get some pizza." Hope said.
Alaric pulled out his phone are ordered their food.
"I think this calls for a celebration." Alaric said as he headed into his cupboard and pulled out a bottle of whiskey. "Who wants one?"
"I'll have one." Hope shrugged.
"Ah fuck it, it's been a stressful couple of days. Give me one as well." Josie shook her head. "As long as you both promise it is only one drink."
Alaric and Hope both nodded in agreement. Then Alaric pulled 3 glasses from the kitchen cupboard and brought them to the coffee table. He poured the liquid into the glasses and handed one to each of the girls. "To Hope." He gestured, raising the glass.
"To Josie, without whom no one wouldn't have their memories back." Hope grinned as she leaned down and kissed her.
"I love you." Josie replied.
I love you too baby. Always and forever." Hope smiled.
It was around 7pm when the food finally arrived. The three of them had been talking away. It was the first time in about 3 weeks that Alaric had a full-blown conversation with Hope. He wasn't acting weird about Hope and Josie's relationship anymore. In a way, he'd grown to accept it. I mean Josie was dating Hope Mikaelson after all, there isn't anyone else in the world that you would want to protect your family.
"So Hope… Does this mean you will go back to the Salvatore School now?" Alaric asked. "I'm not saying that to get rid of you but… You are so much better off there than you are at Mystic Falls High."
"I don't know to be honest Alaric. I mean, a part of me wants to go back because it will mean that I will get to see Josie every day… But then a part of me doesn't want too, because it would mean having to accept that I didn't actually close the portal and I don't know how people will take that. And the fact that pretty much everyone there still doesn't have their memories." Hope shrugged.
"Well I can sort that out. I mean… I can give them their memories back. We have a school assembly in the morning. I can do it then. If you want me too?" Josie smiled as she took Hope's hand in her own and squeezed it.
"Erm yeah, I guess… I mean if you don't mind? But what will you tell them, because if they are going to pass out for 2 hours, people are going to have some questions?" Hope puzzled.
"Well, if you came to school in the morning with my Dad then he can do the talking… I think he can persuade Dorian to allow it. Vardermus as disappeared again so basically Dorian is running the school at the minute." Josie shrugged.
"I'm up for some damage control." Alaric laughed.
"Okay then. Me and Alaric will come by the school in the morning and you can give everyone their memories back. I mean, if it fails then it doesn't really matter because the most important people in my life have their memories." Hope smiled at Josie.
It was around 9pm when Alaric took Josie back to school. Hope and Josie said their goodbyes at the house and Hope decided to go for a run. She only went for a short run and was back just before 11pm. When she got home, she had a quick shower then went to bed. Tomorrow was going to be a big day, whether she liked it or not. It was happening.