I appreciate everyone's patience in my writing. As you all know I am extremely busy so I really appreciate you all not pressuring me to write.
This chapter is for the Guest and Octoberfangirl who want me to do a Hope/Landon story.
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Summary: After returning to the Salvatore School, Hope and Landon get into a fight regarding Landon's refusal to evacuate the school when the monsters attacks and he gets injured.
Recently another monster had come to try and take the urn but thanks to the work of Hope, Dr Saltzman and several other students, the monster had been killed and the urn was safe. However, Landon had gotten tossed around by the monster a bit before Hope had managed to deal the final blow.
After the fight Landon had been sent to the medical wing to get treated for his wounds. However the doctor informed them that all he had was a sprained wrist and a few bruised ribs, all of which would heal on their own in a few days.
However the news that Landon had gotten hurt had caused her to lash out at him.
"Why the hell didn't you evacuate with the rest of the students and staff?" Hope asked, anger clearly conveyed in her tone.
Landon tried to slide away from her on the hospital bed, clear taken aback by her renewed hostility towards him. "Wow… Where is this coming from?"
"This school had been under constant siege from mythical creatures and every time we tell you to evacuate and get to safety, you decide to stay around and get yourself hurt.
Landon was still confused. "This barely constitutes being hurt. Besides I'll heal in a few days"
Hope scoffed. "And you'll just keep running back into danger with no thought to your own mortality! I've got actual magic powers. Dr Saltzman and I can handle the weekly threats we're faced with. You can't!"
"Hope if I run every time a monster shows up…" Landon tried to explain.
"Then you'd survive and get away without getting hurt!" Hope fought back, her voice getting louder.
"What good is that if I'm not here to help you?" Landon asked.
"I don't need your help Landon! I can handle any monster that comes here without having to constantly be worrying about you getting into trouble because you have no business being here!" Hope yelled.
However when Hope saw how Landon's face changed, she immediately regretted her words. She knew being accepted at the Salvatore School was a huge insecurity for Landon and he definitely didn't need her reminding her of how he was having a hard time fitting in.
Rather than stay and push the fight further, she decided to take a step back and leave, allowing both of them time to breath and try again.
Her moment to breath took her to the school's guidance counselor/therapist, Emma Tig. For the past twenty minutes, Hope had been pacing in the room walking back and forth going through her story at bullet speed. Meanwhile Emma had just been sitting on her chair, taking the occasional sips of her tea.
"Are you sure you don't want to sit?" Emma asked.
"I'm fine." Hope growled back with more bark than she'd intended.
"From that rant you just launched into upon arriving here I sincerely doubt that." Emma deduced taking a stand and gently leading Hope to a chair. "Hope, clearly you've got something that's been bother you and it's more than just your anger at Landon getting hurt."
Hope sighed but took a deep breath and allowed herself to calm down. "Well you know that Landon and I are together now."
"I do remember you saying something along those lines when you came in here." Emma said.
"Landon's human. He can't heal fast or cast spells or doing anything that helps us fight actual monsters." Hope stated.
"Perhaps. But he has found a place as a research. Dorian and Alaric have both mentioned how impressed they are with his ability to conduct research on our weekly monsters." Emma countered trying get closer to the core of the problem.
"But research and fighting are two different things!" Hope replied back. "He keeps insisting on fighting monsters even when he knows I can handle it."
"Dorian and Alaric fight routinely. You've never expressed issues with following them into battle." Emma counter once again feeling that the issue was nearing the surface.
"Landon's not them! He's different!" Hope exclaimed taking a stand and beginning to pace again.
Emma stood from her seat and turned to face Hope's as she neared the window. "And what is it about Landon being different that causing you to get so angry with him trying to fight beside you?"
"Because I'm on love with him." Hope said without even thinking about it. Immediately her eyes went wide and she slowly turned towards Emma with one hand over her mouth as if she couldn't even believe those words had come out of her mouth.
Emma herself was quiet surprised by Hope's admission. Hope had always closed herself off to people so the idea can she had fallen for Landon was quiet a shock. "Come on Hope, let's sit back down." Emma guided Hope once again back to the couch.
"I… I can't believe I just said that…" Hope managed to spurt out.
"You must really care about him to be willing to admit it." Emma replied.
"Emma…" Hope said softly. "I've… never been in love before… Do you… Do you know how it's supposed to feel?"
Emma giggled a bit. "There's no one way people feel when in love. Everyone's is different."
Hope nodded her head silently. "If I may ask Hope? Why haven't you told him about how you feel?" Emma asked.
"I… I don't know…" Hope muttered. "I guess… I guess I'm worried he might not feel the same. I mean after everything that's happened would he really still want a relationship with me… And… I can't have my heart broken again…" Hope whispered that last part.
Emma moved to sit nest to Hope and envelope her in a soft hug. "Oh Hope, I don't know how Landon might feel but I know he does care for you strongly. He talks about you constantly. You're a source of strength for him."
"But does he love me?" Hope whispered.
"I don't know. But I do know that if you don't tell him, you'll probably regret not knowing if he might have said yes." Emma answered.
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A few hours later…
After much internal debate, Hope had agreed to tell Landon the truth. With dread in her heart, Hope made her way to Landon's room since he'd recently been released to the hospital.
After taking a deep breath, she knocked on the door. Landon had small smile on his face when he saw Hope outside. "Hope… uh come on in."
Hope walked in and Landon quickly moved to pick up articles of clothing that were all over the floor.
"Uh sorry about the mess." Landon said as he tried to clear up a bit. "Raf, Kaleb and I had some fun yesterday and I haven't exactly had time to…"
"It's ok" Hope muttered.
"You ok?" Landon asked.
"Sure." Hope replied. "Why wouldn't I be?"
"Well you seem a little different. Like something's bothering you." Landon replied.
Hope sighed. "You're right. Something is bothering me."
Landon then gave Hope his full attention. "Landon I… I'm sorry I snapped at you in the medical wing. You were just trying to help and I bit your head off."
"I mean I get it." Landon replied. "I'm no superhero like you. I should be more careful."
"It wasn't just that Landon." Hope replied. "Landon… I… I care about you."
Landon smiled at her as he took her hands in his. "I care about you too Hope."
Hope then took her shot. "Landon, I don't just care about you. I… I love you!"
Landon was taken aback by Hope's admission. She wasn't normally the most expressive of people so to hear her admit her feelings was quiet the shock. In the few seconds he took to try and process the information he'd just heard, Hope started rambling.
"I mean when you got hurt I just got so scared for you that I got angry at you for trying to help when I should've…" Hope began but her ramble was interrupted by Landon pressing his lips onto hers.
After a few seconds, they broke apart and Landon smiled at her. "I love you too."
Hope then smiled back, feeling her confidence return ten fold. She began kissing Landon again, must like they had before in the hotel room. She led him over to the bed and she began undressing him. Landon in turn did the same to her. By the time the two of them were on the bed, their shirts were on the floor. As they continued, Hope broke for a brief moment to place a locking spell on the door. They were not going to be interrupted again.
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I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter especially those who requested this prompt. Once again, I'm open to anyone who has prompts about stories they want me to tell from Legacies. Feel free to leave reviews or requests!
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