I hate that Stefan died just after he and Caroline got married. So I decided to have him alive in this story. Let me know what you guys think.
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Hope was trying to study when she heard some giggly cheerleaders talking. She rolled her eyes and tried to finish her page. One of the girls saw her and spoke.
"Do you have something to say?"
Hope looked up and saw a perky blonde looking at her. Hope shrugged.
"Cheerleading doesn't look hard to me."
They all threw her a look. Another blonde looked at her and smirked.
"Fine then show us what you can do."
Hope set her books down and started tumbling. They all gaped at her. One of the perks of being a hybrid was insane balance and flexibility. She turned and shrugged at the girls.
"See nothing to it."
Hope gathered her things and left. She heard someone laughing behind her. She turned and saw Ethan in his football uniform. He grinned.
"You realize you are now on their shit list right?"
She shrugged. "Like I care what they think about me. I have friends, I don't need more."
He looked a little shocked. "Mikaelson you never cease to amaze me."
She smiled. "You shouldn't care what others think about you. There is always something that someone doesn't like about you. If you spend you life obsessing over it you're not truly living."
"Well said Yoda."
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Cami was finishing up her analysis of a patient when Reagan and Kova walked in with Stefan. Kova ran over.
"Mommy look what I made."
She set a paper mache apple down. Cami smiled.
"Wow that is beautiful."
Reagan threw his mother a look. "It looks like a giant red blob."
Cami threw her son a look causing him to retreat upstairs. Stefan chuckled and set Kova's backpack on the table.
"Elena says that she has two pages of homework."
Cami nodded. "Thank you again for grabbing them. I have to have this finished before midnight."
"Not a problem."
Kova ran upstairs and Stefan sat at the table. He waited until he heard Reagan start playing video games and Kova turn on her cd player before speaking.
"So have you heard from Klaus lately?"
She shook her head. "Not since his letter to Hope on her birthday last year."
He nodded. "Is this the longest you should have gone without a letter?"
"Yeah. Usually he tries to send one once a year at least. But so far nothing."
He read her face. "And you're worried."
She sighed. "Klaus knows that I worry...he would never do this to me."
"Maybe he just can't right at this moment. Or maybe he has a letter in the mail."
"Maybe."
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Hope was finishing up her homework when Reagan knocked on her door before opening it.
"Hey could you tell your boyfriend that he is throwing rocks at the wrong window."
She cocked her brow and followed him into his bedroom. Sure enough a rock hit his window. Hope opened it and looked down. Ethan smiled. She rolled her eyes.
"You do realize that this is the wrong bedroom right?"
He looked a little embarrassed. "I took a wild guess. Your house is huge."
She nodded. "What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to talk to you. Are your parents home?"
"My mom's working downstairs."
"Can I come up?"
She looked at Reagan nervous. "I will give you twenty bucks not to say anything."
He looked at her for a minute. "Make it fifty and you got a deal."
She nodded and looked down at Ethan. "I can meet you by the garage door."
He shook his head. "Take a step back."
She cocked her brow and watched as he climbed up a tree. He then swung into the bedroom. Reagan raised his brows before switching on his gaming console.
"Welcome Tarzan."
Hope rolled her eyes and motioned between them. "Reagan this is Ethan, Ethan this is my little brother Reagan."
Ethan nodded. "Sorry I was hitting your window."
"That's nothing compared to what our father would do if he found out about this."
Hope looked at him. "Well Dad's not here so it doesn't matter."
She led him out of Reagan's room and into her own. He looked around at her grey walls, white furniture, varying shades of purple all around. He smiled.
"Nice room."
She smiled. "Thanks."
She motioned for him to sit at her window seat. She sat down as far as the purple tufted seat would allow. He smiled a little.
"You are different Hope Mikaelson. You are the most interesting and unique person that I know."
"Thanks."
"I mean it. You're not like the other girls. Your kind and warm and funny...you don't care what people think about you and...you love your family. Even though you don't talk about them much, I can tell."
She nodded. He suddenly leaned forward and pressed his lips to hers. Hope was too stunned for a moment before kissing back. It was her first kiss and it was flawless.
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"Hope do you want some waffles?"
Cami opened Hope's bedroom door and saw Hope fast asleep with a guy in her bed. She yelled startled and woke them. She was grateful that they had their clothes on. Hope looked at her guilty.
"Umm Mom...this is my friend Ethan."
Ethan waved his hand. "Mrs. Mikaelson nice to meet you."
Cami and Hope spoke in unison. "Not Mrs. Mikaelson."
He looked between them and stood. "I better go."
Cami nodded. He went to go out the window and Cami spoke.
"We have several doors that you can exit from. Might I recommend the front door?"
He smiled nervous. "Right."
"Down the stairs. You can't miss it."
He nodded. "I'll see you at school Hope."
He exited and Cami waited to hear the front door shut before speaking.
"Hope..."
Hope stood. "Okay before you totally freak out on me just know that I didn't know he was coming over. He just did and then we were talking and we fell asleep. That's it. Well he may have kissed me. But that was it! I promise I will never do anything like this again."
Cami looked at her and shrugged. "Okay."
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Cami walked into The Salvatore Boarding House and walked into the office. Caroline and Alaric were sitting in the office with Stefan, Damon, and Elena. Stefan smiled.
"Hey Cami. Everything okay?"
She sighed and sat down. "Do any of you have any advice for how to give a teenage girl a sex talk?"
They all looked uncomfortable. Caroline looked concerned.
"What happened?"
"I walked in to Hope's room this morning and there was a boy in her bed."
Damon made a face. "You walked in on them?"
"They both had clothes on."
"Oh then what are you freaking out about?"
Everyone threw him a look and he quieted. Alaric spoke to her honestly.
"There is no manual on raising a teenage daughter."
Cami nodded. "Especially someone else's."
Stefan looked at her. "Cami, Hope is as much your daughter as she is Hayley and Klaus's. Besides they left her in your care. They trust you to handle things like this."
She sighed. "Doesn't make it any easier."
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