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h1 style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: 400; font-size: 2.5em; font-family: Georgia, serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1; text-align: center; color: #2a2a2a;"Chapter 6: Secrets /h1
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""It feeds on secrets so let me have it, all of it," Hope says as Lizzie and her back away from the slowly approaching Croatoan /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I prefer to die with dignity," Lizzie says stubbornly says /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Okay fine I'll start. Um I stole your butterfly clip in 5th grade" Hope says /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I loved that clip!" Lizzie says /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Well I had a crush on Josie when I was 14 for a week," Hope divulges another secret /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Um Lizzie focus," Hope says once they both hit a rack of weights on the gym floor /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Um okay. I accidentally killed your hamster, I siphoned you to cheat on finals and I think you're kinda cool." Lizzie confesses /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Okay, it's not working it's not going to stop until everyone knows the secret we have been keeping that I'm back," Hope says in a tired tone /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I'm back too. span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: oblique; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Harae-tamai Kioku. Yomigaerashi-tamae. /span" Josie says reciting the Japanese Purge spell making a dark wave of magic expand from her /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Josie has a look of recognition at seeing Hope before passing out thanks to the spell she performed to restore people's memories. Unfortunately, the Croatoan marches closer to Lizzie knowing that Lizzie is still keeping secrets. /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Jo?!" Lizzie cries out at seeing her sister pass out after the spell was recited /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Grr," The Croatoan marches closer to Lizzie /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Why didn't he leave? Unless what other secrets are you keeping?!" Hope says in an annoyed tone as Lizzie and her get behind the rack of weights /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""The location of the last artifact the information that I died over without revealing and other personal stuff I would rather not share," Lizzie responds /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Well just say it then," Hope says /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You want an apocalypse on our hands? Hope the only way for you to kill Malivore is if you become a fully activated Tribrid. Malivore is not fully risen meaning he is not at full strength and you have a fighting chance of killing him," Lizzie confessed /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""How did you?" Hope asks confused at how Lizzie knows this stuff /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Good thing you guys were arguing. I could hear you from across town. Here this belonged to the witch that created that thing" MG says handing Hope the necklace pendant /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Once the Croatoan was taken care of Hope went off to go find Landon. Hope was annoyed that Lizzie knew that one of the only ways to kill Malivore was for her to die and become a fully activated Tribrid. MG left Lizzie and Josie to some privacy once he knew that Josie was okay. /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""So, you remember everything," Lizzie says /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Yeah, no thanks to you. I had to figure out everything on my own" Josie comments back /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Well you didn't tell me about Hope either so we're even. How did you find out?" Lizzie responds /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I found Penelope's journal," Josie answers /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I thought we were done with that witch," Lizzie retorts annoyed at hearing Penelope's name /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I know a part of me didn't want to bring everyone's memories back but I talked to mom and she said that people deserve to know the truth and make their own choices even if they hurt. What choice do you think Landon is going to make?" Josie says tears running down her face /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I don't know. I will be here for you either way on one condition no more secrets," Lizzie says giving Josie a quick hug /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Oh god I'm having an episode," Lizzie exclaims panicked that her hallucination of Sebastian is back /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""At least this one has a hot guy guest star," Josie says looking between Lizzie and Sebastian /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Everyone can," MG says with a defeated tone as he comes to stand behind Sebastian /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""There's something I need to tell you," MG says looking at Lizzie /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Lizzie just glares at both Sebastian and MG before leaving the gym not bothering to hear MG or Sebastian plead with her. Elsewhere Hope and Landon argue before he walks away from Hope. Rafael confesses his feelings for Hope but tells her that he will never pursue her because he loves Landon too much to do that. Hope is glad that Rafael confessed but also looks back to the conversation she had with Lizzie in the gym. Hope thinks that if the roles were reversed that she would have kept the secret too that Lizzie did about how to beat Malivore. Hope also wonders what other secrets Lizzie was hiding and if they were important like the Malivore secret. /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Hope?" Hayley says getting Hope's attention /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Mom?! You remember?" Hope asks shock and joy on her face as she gives her mom a hug /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""We all remember thanks to Josie Saltzman," Freya says ready to hug Hope next /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Speaking of the Saltzman twins I do believe I owe the blonde one an apology," Klaus says also getting in line to hug Hope /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What why?" Hope asks confused as to why her dad would need to apologize to Lizzie /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""When Caroline and I found her in that wretched torture dungeon she whispered something to me. She said to remember Hope Mikaelson. I told her there was no such person of that name and she was probably delirious from the blood loss and torture," Klaus admits with shame on his face /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You never mentioned that Elizabeth knew about Hope," Elijah says confused as to why Klaus never mentioned it/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I thought she was delirious, but Caroline and I never pushed her for more," Klaus confesses /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I thought Malivore was supposed to erase memories of the person it consumed?" Hayley questioned /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Lizzie's sub-conscious must have remembered Hope even despite the magical hold that Malivore has," Freya answers with a look of awe and shock on her face /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Funny you should mention that Lizzie was the first to remember me granted Josie blasted her with a bunch of dark magic to get the Oni that was trying to possess her out. Lizzie told me before she had her memories that she saw me whenever she died. She even guessed that my name was your name mom. She guessed Andrea and then Hayley before I could correct her. Landon told her my name." Hope smiles as she recalls the memory /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Well in any case if I had just pressed her maybe we could have gotten our memories of you back sooner. I'm sorry littlest wolf for letting you down," Klaus says as he kisses Hope's forehead in a loving manner /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You didn't let me down, dad. If anything I let you guys down. I tried to kill Malivore by jumping into him but it didn't work and Lizzie revealed to me what I knew subconsciously that Malivore didn't die because I wasn't a fully activated Tribrid. I mean I spent a day with Lizzie in a game world where she told me that we don't just exist for one destiny or even boy," Hope responds /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Well it sounds like your friend is pretty wise" Freya comments /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Yeah I guess she has her moments" Hope answers with a smile /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What? Now that he remembers he would be a fool to not pick Hope," Klaus says /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Dad," Hope says in warning as a way to shut up her dad from talking /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Klaus let your daughter tell you on her own time. Come on sweetie let's go someplace we can relax so you can catch me up on everything," Hayley says grabbing Hope's hand gently /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Hope goes with Hayley, Klaus, Freya, and Elijah to a house that Klaus once owned when he lived in Mystic Falls hunting for Elena Gilbert. Hope cuddles with Hayley and they talk all about how Hope is doing emotionally and what has been going on in her life. Hayley fills in Hope with what she has missed in New Orleans. Freya and Elijah go for a drink at the Mystic Grill while Klaus goes off to the woods to reminisce about things in the past. /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What are you doing?" Klaus says grabbing the knife out of Lizzie's hand /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I… you're Klaus. Hope's dad the original Hybrid," Lizzie says shocked at seeing Klaus in front of her /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Yes, but that does not explain why you are cutting your wrist. Do you wish to attract stray vampires out here in the middle of the woods?" Klaus says annoyance in his voice /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""None of the vampires from the school come out here and the only wolf that generally roams these particular woods is Hope. I am not trying to attract anyone, I just. Cutting helps me to release my anger and sadness everything really. It's my form of control. I know it's not the healthiest coping mechanism but besides screaming my throat raw it's one of the only ones that have worked well for me. It's one of the only secrets that I keep from my family and friends," Lizzie admits tears ready to fall /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Have you ever tried painting? There is quite a lot of control you can exercise in painting," Klaus offers /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""That's Hope's specialty besides being a beacon of hope that we aren't all monsters. You should go back to Hope I am sure she missed you and your company," Lizzie says with a soft smile /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""She is spending time with her mother Hayley right now. I only came to these woods to reminisce about the time I used to spend here. I never did thank you for saving Hayley, Hope, and even my brother Elijah. You were there and that made all the difference in the world that fateful day. Because of you Hope still has her mother and I have both Hope and my brother. I'm sorry that I didn't press you to tell me about Hope when we had all forgotten her." Klaus admits /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I didn't fully remember Hope, but I knew that Hope Mikaelson was someone important and that her image haunted me whenever I died and came back. Also, I should thank you for getting me out of the torture dungeon. I wasn't sure how much more I could take of Aurora torturing me with her tales of how the Mikaelson's were the bad guys and her physical torture of killing me several times." Lizzie says refecting upon the time she was tortured /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""So you kept the secret of where the last artifact was hidden and died. Out of morbid curiosity, how many times did you die and come back?" Klaus asks curiously /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Yeah, I kept the secret as for the death toll 7 times. I was burned alive, I was skinned alive, I had my neck broken, I was shot, I was stabbed, I was beaten to death with a crowbar joker style, and I had my heart ripped out of me. I have no clue how I was even able to regrow a heart but I guess I have to thank that enchanted ring for keeping me alive. Of all the deaths, the quickest deaths were my neck being broken and being shot. I took the ring off immediately after you and my mom rescued me. Ryan said that after 8 deaths or even sometimes less with the ring on, the person becomes corrupt with dark evil thoughts and is far more willing to spill secrets. Aurora was in the process of killing me by a thousand small cuts when you and mom rescued me. Ryan Clarke is Landon's older half brother and he was also there torturing me. He was out for lunch when you came in and killed Aurora and rescued me. I gave the ring to my Aunt Bonnie in hopes to never see that disgusting piece of jewelry," Lizzie recalls in a self-deprecating way /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I'm sorry you had to go through that. I can't imagine dying 7 brutal times. I am also sorry neither your mother or I pressed you to divulge what Aurora did to you. That you have been suffering with what they did to you. We should have been better adults and checked on you and been more persistent for getting answers out of you. You're just a child why didn't Aurora compel the answer or do an ahead dive to get the answers out of you?" Klaus asks curiously /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Oh, she tried it was the first thing she did but for some reason, I was able to fight it off. Ryan said it was because I was protecting the school but more specifically because I loved my sister and was not willing to give the information that would kill her. I will assume he is long gone or trying to figure out another way to get the third artifact. So, I have not revealed to anyone where the third artifact is located in case they are not as good at keeping secrets. Honestly, I thought either Aurora sucked at compulsion, or my mind was too broken to navigate. I mean I am happy that it was love that blocked out her compulsion. When it comes to looking for answers, I am still processing all the crap they put me through and really wasn't in the sharing mood when you and my mom first rescued me never mind the blood loss," Lizzie explains/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""If you are willing I would like to try a head dive to prove to you that you are not broken. I would also like to see this Ryan Clarke guy perhaps my family can track him down to kill him. It's the least that my family can to do to repay the debt that you have incurred," Klaus offers in part to state his curiosity and to help prove to Lizzie that she was not broken /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Okay sure how do you do it?" Lizzie asks /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""All I need to do is touch you," Klaus says putting a hand on Lizzie's shoulder /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Klaus is transported to see Lizzie in the torture dungeon with Aurora and Ryan Clarke. He saw quick flashes of Lizzie's deaths and was grateful they were quick. Klaus also sees some of the torture that Lizzie was subject to. Much to Klaus's surprise he is transported to a happier memory, one with Hope in the dress he had gifted to Caroline all those years ago. Klaus is speechless at seeing Hope smile while in such a pretty dress. He is proud and also curious about whose idea it was to give the dress to Hope. Klaus ended the head dive by stepping away from Lizzie to ask her. /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Whose idea was it to give Hope the dress I gave your mother?" Klaus asks curiously /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Wait, you gave my mom that dress? I gave it to Hope because I thought she would look fabulous in it. I mean she looked like a fairytale princess. I knew her measurements because Josie told me and because for the longest time I thought her the enemy and figured I needed to know everything about her. So being the paranoid crazy person I am I stalked her closet and found out what her measurements were," Lizzie explains /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Yes, I gifted your mother Caroline that dress when she told me once that she needed a dress for some dance. I am glad you chose to have Hope wear it. She did look like a princess in it. The head dive was a success. Speaking of my daughter, what is she to you?" Klaus answers /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""That's good to know Aurora never did a head dive. She figured if I could fight her compulsion then a head dive would be a waste of time. As for your daughter Hope I don't know. For a long time I wanted to be her friend and then my sister made me believe she was the enemy and after that, I tried once more to be her friend. My big try was with the Miss Mystic Falls Pageant. Then she jumped into Malivore. After she came back out I was the first to remember her and that confuses me to no end. If anyone should have remembered Hope first you would think it would be the person she says is her epic love. Or you her family but I remembered her first and I sort of saw her when I kept dying and coming back to life while tortured. I don't know what that means for Malivore and his powers to erase people. I mean I'm just a former frenemy to your daughter or at least I think I am. I still want to be friends with her because who wouldn't. I fear that now that everyone remembers her I won't get that chance to be her friend and it's my fault. I should have been nicer and not said so many stupid things around her. Doesn't matter anymore Hope and Josie will mend their relationship and be best friends and I will just go back to being me. The crazy attention seeking cold bitch who no one could possibly love," Lizzie says trying to brush away the fact that she wanted to be friends with Hope /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I don't think you're too late. I might not be that particularly close with my daughter, but she did smile when talking about you, so I doubt very much you need to do too much to garner her friendship. As for love I know your mother loves you even despite the distance she has kept from you and your sister these past few years." Klaus offers /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Thanks, but it seems like I have been chasing after Hope for most of my life and she barely took notice only to accuse me of being a stalker or annoying. It's okay though I just want her happy even if that means not having me around. When it comes to my mom, I know she loves me but there are days like today for example where I wish she could be here to tell me everything will be alright." Lizzie says with a somber smile /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Were you cutting because of remembering Hope?" Klaus asks changing the topic /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""No, I was cutting because my so-called friend MG made me believe that I hallucinated a boyfriend. I have been working so hard on my mental health since after being rescued and I thought I was good, but MG made me believe I was going crazy. I don't like feeling broken and the worst part is that Sebastian is real. So, I was angry at myself for trusting two vampires with my heart and them playing with it. I get that they will live for practical eternity and that this little incident will be just a small blur in the grand scheme of their life, but it hurts for me as someone who doesn't have eternity. So, no I was not cutting because of Hope I was cutting because I was angry at myself and the world. Please don't tell my mom about the cutting. I was doing well, and I just couldn't today so I relapsed," Lizzie confesses /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You should tell your mother. Cutting can be very dangerous especially since you are not self-healing like a vampire or a wolf," Klaus encourages /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Mm, how do you tell someone that loves you that you are suicidal? My mom, dad, and sister already worry enough. I don't want them watching me 24 hours a day just because they think I might go cut or decide to jump off a building. I'm going to die at age 22 anyways because of the Merge so I figure why not live life to the fullest. If I happen to be in a life-or-death situation I will go with death if it means saving my sister from having to kill me in the Merge. I had blood on my hands at age 10 for killing my previous kidnaper. My sister has never killed anyone and while my kidnaper deserved to die, I am still haunted by the fact that I have killed someone. My sister for all intents and purposes is innocent so why should she have to die for me? I know I should tell them about the cutting, but they wouldn't understand. Especially since none of them even show an ounce of mental health issues. I can tell them, but they don't know what it's like to have your mind constantly telling yourself that you're not good enough. To hear voices in your head that sound suspiciously like the ones who are supposed to love you telling you that you are a monster or a selfish bitch who will be left with nothing. It's not easy to flip the script in one's mind about what you think of yourself. I'm doing all that I can to change and be better but there are days like today that things just get too much. I come to the woods to clear my mind to breathe and scream and if none of those work, I come here to cut because it gives me a sense of control," Lizzie explains her reasoning /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""In my experience while family can be the cause of much hurt, they can also be a source for great strength and love if given the chance," Klaus offers /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I would say I agree except that each member of my family has let me down one way or another. My bio mom favored Josie not that I could blame her. I was a bitch to her when she came back to life briefly. The fact that she wasn't around when we were growing up to tell us about our family curse sucks in my opinion. My dad priorities training Hope and running the school or even drinking over being at places for Jo and me. My mom well she's practically abandoned us physically to be on a quest to find a solution to the Merge. My sister she's the worst culprit for as much as she claims to love me, she lied to my face for 3 years. She disclosed my mental health diagnosis to the school body and lied to me all over a childhood crush on Hope. Instead of an apology my sister requested I continue taking my meds. Me being the desperate person that I am for love and acceptances I agreed to her shitty terms knowing full well that the drugs I take make me more suicidal. So, while I still love each and every one of my family members you will be hard pressed for me to trust them completely! God, I hate it because as much pain as they have caused me, I would never listen to the voices in my head telling me to kill them or at least toy with them into thinking I had actually lost my damn mind. Because the truth of the matter is I have too many good memories of them giving me hugs and telling me everything will be alright when I was at my near breaking point," Lizzie confesses /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Klaus sees himself in Lizzie with the struggle of having voices in one's head about loved ones. Klaus also notes parallels between his relationship with Caroline and him to Hope and Lizzie with Lizzie filling in his shoes being the one chasing after the girl. Klaus also finds it interesting that Lizzie was the first to remember Hope and wonders if maybe Freya would have anything to say on the matter. Klaus makes a mental note in his head to draw Hope in the dress and send it to Lizzie as a sort of thank you note for having saved Hope 3 years ago. Klaus wants to tell Lizzie that everything will be okay and to give the girl a hug but is rushed for time with Elijah calling him away. Klaus keeps the knife he stole off Lizzie knowing that while it will not stop the girl from cutting again it will make the girl find a new knife. /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"strongAuthor's Note:/strong So, Sebastian is real, everyone has their memories back of Hope. Klaus, Hayley Elijah, and Freya showed up to see Hope. Lizzie is passively suicidal and struggles with self-harm. Josie is annoyed with the fact that Lizzie didn't tell her that she remembered Hope after the Oni possession thing. Josie is also uncertain where Landon and her stand now that he remembers who Hope is. Lizzie is not clueless to the fact that Josie never gave a real apology to her. Lizzie is getting really tired of her feelings not being validated. Klaus was being a good guy here and trying to be a good adult figure in listening to Lizzie's story. /p
h1 style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: 400; font-size: 2.5em; font-family: Georgia, serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1; text-align: center; color: #2a2a2a;"Chapter 6: Secrets /h1
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""It feeds on secrets so let me have it, all of it," Hope says as Lizzie and her back away from the slowly approaching Croatoan /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I prefer to die with dignity," Lizzie says stubbornly says /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Okay fine I'll start. Um I stole your butterfly clip in 5th grade" Hope says /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I loved that clip!" Lizzie says /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Well I had a crush on Josie when I was 14 for a week," Hope divulges another secret /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Read my lips the two of you are never happening," Lizzie says annoyance in her tone and if one were paying closer attention one might think jealous in Lizzie's tone /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Um Lizzie focus," Hope says once they both hit a rack of weights on the gym floor /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Um okay. I accidentally killed your hamster, I siphoned you to cheat on finals and I think you're kinda cool." Lizzie confesses /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Okay, it's not working it's not going to stop until everyone knows the secret we have been keeping that I'm back," Hope says in a tired tone /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I'm back too. span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: oblique; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Harae-tamai Kioku. Yomigaerashi-tamae. /span" Josie says reciting the Japanese Purge spell making a dark wave of magic expand from her /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Josie has a look of recognition at seeing Hope before passing out thanks to the spell she performed to restore people's memories. Unfortunately, the Croatoan marches closer to Lizzie knowing that Lizzie is still keeping secrets. /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Jo?!" Lizzie cries out at seeing her sister pass out after the spell was recited /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Grr," The Croatoan marches closer to Lizzie /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Why didn't he leave? Unless what other secrets are you keeping?!" Hope says in an annoyed tone as Lizzie and her get behind the rack of weights /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""The location of the last artifact the information that I died over without revealing and other personal stuff I would rather not share," Lizzie responds /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Well just say it then," Hope says /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You want an apocalypse on our hands? Hope the only way for you to kill Malivore is if you become a fully activated Tribrid. Malivore is not fully risen meaning he is not at full strength and you have a fighting chance of killing him," Lizzie confessed /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""How did you?" Hope asks confused at how Lizzie knows this stuff /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I learned this stuff when the Oni got in my head. I didn't want to tell you because then you would go and sacrifice yourself to become a fully activated Tribrid killing your chance of growing old or having kids if you wanted that. I also figured it should be your choice whether or not you want to turn your vampire side on and not some stupid monster forcing you to," Lizzie divulges annoyed that she is having to reveal this information /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Once the Croatoan was taken care of Hope went off to go find Landon. Hope was annoyed that Lizzie knew that one of the only ways to kill Malivore was for her to die and become a fully activated Tribrid. MG left Lizzie and Josie to some privacy once he knew that Josie was okay. /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""So, you remember everything," Lizzie says /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Yeah, no thanks to you. I had to figure out everything on my own" Josie comments back /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Well you didn't tell me about Hope either so we're even. How did you find out?" Lizzie responds /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I found Penelope's journal," Josie answers /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I thought we were done with that witch," Lizzie retorts annoyed at hearing Penelope's name /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Well, then you should probably stop using that pen she gave you. It records everything you put in your diary. Including the fact that when I purge the Oni from your mind it brought back all of your memories of Hope. I thought you would have learned not to write with that pen since it cause you to be tortured for a month. You should have said something," Josie says slight annoyance in her tone and betrayal /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I know, I wanted to protect you. Also I sorta forgot that pen was cursed and really just needed to write down the fact that Hope was back to help me not feel crazy," Lizzie says softly /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I know a part of me didn't want to bring everyone's memories back but I talked to mom and she said that people deserve to know the truth and make their own choices even if they hurt. What choice do you think Landon is going to make?" Josie says tears running down her face /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I don't know. I will be here for you either way on one condition no more secrets," Lizzie says giving Josie a quick hug /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Oh god I'm having an episode," Lizzie exclaims panicked that her hallucination of Sebastian is back /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""At least this one has a hot guy guest star," Josie says looking between Lizzie and Sebastian /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Wait, you can see him?" Lizzie asks confused /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""There's something I need to tell you," MG says looking at Lizzie /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Lizzie just glares at both Sebastian and MG before leaving the gym not bothering to hear MG or Sebastian plead with her. Elsewhere Hope and Landon argue before he walks away from Hope. Rafael confesses his feelings for Hope but tells her that he will never pursue her because he loves Landon too much to do that. Hope is glad that Rafael confessed but also looks back to the conversation she had with Lizzie in the gym. Hope thinks that if the roles were reversed that she would have kept the secret too that Lizzie did about how to beat Malivore. Hope also wonders what other secrets Lizzie was hiding and if they were important like the Malivore secret. /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Hope?" Hayley says getting Hope's attention /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Mom?! You remember?" Hope asks shock and joy on her face as she gives her mom a hug /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Speaking of the Saltzman twins I do believe I owe the blonde one an apology," Klaus says also getting in line to hug Hope /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What why?" Hope asks confused as to why her dad would need to apologize to Lizzie /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""When Caroline and I found her in that wretched torture dungeon she whispered something to me. She said to remember Hope Mikaelson. I told her there was no such person of that name and she was probably delirious from the blood loss and torture," Klaus admits with shame on his face /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You never mentioned that Elizabeth knew about Hope," Elijah says confused as to why Klaus never mentioned it/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I thought she was delirious, but Caroline and I never pushed her for more," Klaus confesses /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I thought Malivore was supposed to erase memories of the person it consumed?" Hayley questioned /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Funny you should mention that Lizzie was the first to remember me granted Josie blasted her with a bunch of dark magic to get the Oni that was trying to possess her out. Lizzie told me before she had her memories that she saw me whenever she died. She even guessed that my name was your name mom. She guessed Andrea and then Hayley before I could correct her. Landon told her my name." Hope smiles as she recalls the memory /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Well in any case if I had just pressed her maybe we could have gotten our memories of you back sooner. I'm sorry littlest wolf for letting you down," Klaus says as he kisses Hope's forehead in a loving manner /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You didn't let me down, dad. If anything I let you guys down. I tried to kill Malivore by jumping into him but it didn't work and Lizzie revealed to me what I knew subconsciously that Malivore didn't die because I wasn't a fully activated Tribrid. I mean I spent a day with Lizzie in a game world where she told me that we don't just exist for one destiny or even boy," Hope responds /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Well it sounds like your friend is pretty wise" Freya comments /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Yeah I guess she has her moments" Hope answers with a smile /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""No tact whatsoever Niklaus," Elijah teasingly scolds /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What? Now that he remembers he would be a fool to not pick Hope," Klaus says /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Klaus let your daughter tell you on her own time. Come on sweetie let's go someplace we can relax so you can catch me up on everything," Hayley says grabbing Hope's hand gently /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Hope goes with Hayley, Klaus, Freya, and Elijah to a house that Klaus once owned when he lived in Mystic Falls hunting for Elena Gilbert. Hope cuddles with Hayley and they talk all about how Hope is doing emotionally and what has been going on in her life. Hayley fills in Hope with what she has missed in New Orleans. Freya and Elijah go for a drink at the Mystic Grill while Klaus goes off to the woods to reminisce about things in the past. /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What are you doing?" Klaus says grabbing the knife out of Lizzie's hand /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I… you're Klaus. Hope's dad the original Hybrid," Lizzie says shocked at seeing Klaus in front of her /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Yes, but that does not explain why you are cutting your wrist. Do you wish to attract stray vampires out here in the middle of the woods?" Klaus says annoyance in his voice /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""None of the vampires from the school come out here and the only wolf that generally roams these particular woods is Hope. I am not trying to attract anyone, I just. Cutting helps me to release my anger and sadness everything really. It's my form of control. I know it's not the healthiest coping mechanism but besides screaming my throat raw it's one of the only ones that have worked well for me. It's one of the only secrets that I keep from my family and friends," Lizzie admits tears ready to fall /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Have you ever tried painting? There is quite a lot of control you can exercise in painting," Klaus offers /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""That's Hope's specialty besides being a beacon of hope that we aren't all monsters. You should go back to Hope I am sure she missed you and your company," Lizzie says with a soft smile /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""She is spending time with her mother Hayley right now. I only came to these woods to reminisce about the time I used to spend here. I never did thank you for saving Hayley, Hope, and even my brother Elijah. You were there and that made all the difference in the world that fateful day. Because of you Hope still has her mother and I have both Hope and my brother. I'm sorry that I didn't press you to tell me about Hope when we had all forgotten her." Klaus admits /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I didn't fully remember Hope, but I knew that Hope Mikaelson was someone important and that her image haunted me whenever I died and came back. Also, I should thank you for getting me out of the torture dungeon. I wasn't sure how much more I could take of Aurora torturing me with her tales of how the Mikaelson's were the bad guys and her physical torture of killing me several times." Lizzie says refecting upon the time she was tortured /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""So you kept the secret of where the last artifact was hidden and died. Out of morbid curiosity, how many times did you die and come back?" Klaus asks curiously /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Yeah, I kept the secret as for the death toll 7 times. I was burned alive, I was skinned alive, I had my neck broken, I was shot, I was stabbed, I was beaten to death with a crowbar joker style, and I had my heart ripped out of me. I have no clue how I was even able to regrow a heart but I guess I have to thank that enchanted ring for keeping me alive. Of all the deaths, the quickest deaths were my neck being broken and being shot. I took the ring off immediately after you and my mom rescued me. Ryan said that after 8 deaths or even sometimes less with the ring on, the person becomes corrupt with dark evil thoughts and is far more willing to spill secrets. Aurora was in the process of killing me by a thousand small cuts when you and mom rescued me. Ryan Clarke is Landon's older half brother and he was also there torturing me. He was out for lunch when you came in and killed Aurora and rescued me. I gave the ring to my Aunt Bonnie in hopes to never see that disgusting piece of jewelry," Lizzie recalls in a self-deprecating way /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I'm sorry you had to go through that. I can't imagine dying 7 brutal times. I am also sorry neither your mother or I pressed you to divulge what Aurora did to you. That you have been suffering with what they did to you. We should have been better adults and checked on you and been more persistent for getting answers out of you. You're just a child why didn't Aurora compel the answer or do an ahead dive to get the answers out of you?" Klaus asks curiously /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Oh, she tried it was the first thing she did but for some reason, I was able to fight it off. Ryan said it was because I was protecting the school but more specifically because I loved my sister and was not willing to give the information that would kill her. I will assume he is long gone or trying to figure out another way to get the third artifact. So, I have not revealed to anyone where the third artifact is located in case they are not as good at keeping secrets. Honestly, I thought either Aurora sucked at compulsion, or my mind was too broken to navigate. I mean I am happy that it was love that blocked out her compulsion. When it comes to looking for answers, I am still processing all the crap they put me through and really wasn't in the sharing mood when you and my mom first rescued me never mind the blood loss," Lizzie explains/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""If you are willing I would like to try a head dive to prove to you that you are not broken. I would also like to see this Ryan Clarke guy perhaps my family can track him down to kill him. It's the least that my family can to do to repay the debt that you have incurred," Klaus offers in part to state his curiosity and to help prove to Lizzie that she was not broken /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Okay sure how do you do it?" Lizzie asks /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""All I need to do is touch you," Klaus says putting a hand on Lizzie's shoulder /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Klaus is transported to see Lizzie in the torture dungeon with Aurora and Ryan Clarke. He saw quick flashes of Lizzie's deaths and was grateful they were quick. Klaus also sees some of the torture that Lizzie was subject to. Much to Klaus's surprise he is transported to a happier memory, one with Hope in the dress he had gifted to Caroline all those years ago. Klaus is speechless at seeing Hope smile while in such a pretty dress. He is proud and also curious about whose idea it was to give the dress to Hope. Klaus ended the head dive by stepping away from Lizzie to ask her. /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Whose idea was it to give Hope the dress I gave your mother?" Klaus asks curiously /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Wait, you gave my mom that dress? I gave it to Hope because I thought she would look fabulous in it. I mean she looked like a fairytale princess. I knew her measurements because Josie told me and because for the longest time I thought her the enemy and figured I needed to know everything about her. So being the paranoid crazy person I am I stalked her closet and found out what her measurements were," Lizzie explains /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Yes, I gifted your mother Caroline that dress when she told me once that she needed a dress for some dance. I am glad you chose to have Hope wear it. She did look like a princess in it. The head dive was a success. Speaking of my daughter, what is she to you?" Klaus answers /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""That's good to know Aurora never did a head dive. She figured if I could fight her compulsion then a head dive would be a waste of time. As for your daughter Hope I don't know. For a long time I wanted to be her friend and then my sister made me believe she was the enemy and after that, I tried once more to be her friend. My big try was with the Miss Mystic Falls Pageant. Then she jumped into Malivore. After she came back out I was the first to remember her and that confuses me to no end. If anyone should have remembered Hope first you would think it would be the person she says is her epic love. Or you her family but I remembered her first and I sort of saw her when I kept dying and coming back to life while tortured. I don't know what that means for Malivore and his powers to erase people. I mean I'm just a former frenemy to your daughter or at least I think I am. I still want to be friends with her because who wouldn't. I fear that now that everyone remembers her I won't get that chance to be her friend and it's my fault. I should have been nicer and not said so many stupid things around her. Doesn't matter anymore Hope and Josie will mend their relationship and be best friends and I will just go back to being me. The crazy attention seeking cold bitch who no one could possibly love," Lizzie says trying to brush away the fact that she wanted to be friends with Hope /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I don't think you're too late. I might not be that particularly close with my daughter, but she did smile when talking about you, so I doubt very much you need to do too much to garner her friendship. As for love I know your mother loves you even despite the distance she has kept from you and your sister these past few years." Klaus offers /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Thanks, but it seems like I have been chasing after Hope for most of my life and she barely took notice only to accuse me of being a stalker or annoying. It's okay though I just want her happy even if that means not having me around. When it comes to my mom, I know she loves me but there are days like today for example where I wish she could be here to tell me everything will be alright." Lizzie says with a somber smile /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Were you cutting because of remembering Hope?" Klaus asks changing the topic /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""No, I was cutting because my so-called friend MG made me believe that I hallucinated a boyfriend. I have been working so hard on my mental health since after being rescued and I thought I was good, but MG made me believe I was going crazy. I don't like feeling broken and the worst part is that Sebastian is real. So, I was angry at myself for trusting two vampires with my heart and them playing with it. I get that they will live for practical eternity and that this little incident will be just a small blur in the grand scheme of their life, but it hurts for me as someone who doesn't have eternity. So, no I was not cutting because of Hope I was cutting because I was angry at myself and the world. Please don't tell my mom about the cutting. I was doing well, and I just couldn't today so I relapsed," Lizzie confesses /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You should tell your mother. Cutting can be very dangerous especially since you are not self-healing like a vampire or a wolf," Klaus encourages /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Mm, how do you tell someone that loves you that you are suicidal? My mom, dad, and sister already worry enough. I don't want them watching me 24 hours a day just because they think I might go cut or decide to jump off a building. I'm going to die at age 22 anyways because of the Merge so I figure why not live life to the fullest. If I happen to be in a life-or-death situation I will go with death if it means saving my sister from having to kill me in the Merge. I had blood on my hands at age 10 for killing my previous kidnaper. My sister has never killed anyone and while my kidnaper deserved to die, I am still haunted by the fact that I have killed someone. My sister for all intents and purposes is innocent so why should she have to die for me? I know I should tell them about the cutting, but they wouldn't understand. Especially since none of them even show an ounce of mental health issues. I can tell them, but they don't know what it's like to have your mind constantly telling yourself that you're not good enough. To hear voices in your head that sound suspiciously like the ones who are supposed to love you telling you that you are a monster or a selfish bitch who will be left with nothing. It's not easy to flip the script in one's mind about what you think of yourself. I'm doing all that I can to change and be better but there are days like today that things just get too much. I come to the woods to clear my mind to breathe and scream and if none of those work, I come here to cut because it gives me a sense of control," Lizzie explains her reasoning /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""In my experience while family can be the cause of much hurt, they can also be a source for great strength and love if given the chance," Klaus offers /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I would say I agree except that each member of my family has let me down one way or another. My bio mom favored Josie not that I could blame her. I was a bitch to her when she came back to life briefly. The fact that she wasn't around when we were growing up to tell us about our family curse sucks in my opinion. My dad priorities training Hope and running the school or even drinking over being at places for Jo and me. My mom well she's practically abandoned us physically to be on a quest to find a solution to the Merge. My sister she's the worst culprit for as much as she claims to love me, she lied to my face for 3 years. She disclosed my mental health diagnosis to the school body and lied to me all over a childhood crush on Hope. Instead of an apology my sister requested I continue taking my meds. Me being the desperate person that I am for love and acceptances I agreed to her shitty terms knowing full well that the drugs I take make me more suicidal. So, while I still love each and every one of my family members you will be hard pressed for me to trust them completely! God, I hate it because as much pain as they have caused me, I would never listen to the voices in my head telling me to kill them or at least toy with them into thinking I had actually lost my damn mind. Because the truth of the matter is I have too many good memories of them giving me hugs and telling me everything will be alright when I was at my near breaking point," Lizzie confesses /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Klaus sees himself in Lizzie with the struggle of having voices in one's head about loved ones. Klaus also notes parallels between his relationship with Caroline and him to Hope and Lizzie with Lizzie filling in his shoes being the one chasing after the girl. Klaus also finds it interesting that Lizzie was the first to remember Hope and wonders if maybe Freya would have anything to say on the matter. Klaus makes a mental note in his head to draw Hope in the dress and send it to Lizzie as a sort of thank you note for having saved Hope 3 years ago. Klaus wants to tell Lizzie that everything will be okay and to give the girl a hug but is rushed for time with Elijah calling him away. Klaus keeps the knife he stole off Lizzie knowing that while it will not stop the girl from cutting again it will make the girl find a new knife. /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"strongAuthor's Note:/strong So, Sebastian is real, everyone has their memories back of Hope. Klaus, Hayley Elijah, and Freya showed up to see Hope. Lizzie is passively suicidal and struggles with self-harm. Josie is annoyed with the fact that Lizzie didn't tell her that she remembered Hope after the Oni possession thing. Josie is also uncertain where Landon and her stand now that he remembers who Hope is. Lizzie is not clueless to the fact that Josie never gave a real apology to her. Lizzie is getting really tired of her feelings not being validated. Klaus was being a good guy here and trying to be a good adult figure in listening to Lizzie's story. /p