Apologies
Hope was pacing in her room. She was still upset with Josie, she could have been killed. And Hope hates knowing that the brunette could have been hurt.
In addition, her wolf was restless. She has not transformed since she realized that she was not alone in the prison world.
There was a knock on the door. Her first thought was to wonder who it was.
When she opened the door she saw Josie. It wasn’t a surprise, since logically speaking, there is nobody else here than the other girl.
"Are you sulking?" asked the girl. Hope did not respond and continued to run in circles. "I suppose so. Is there nothing I can do for you to forgive me?"
Hope stopped at those words and turned to the other girl. She had an idea.
"There is one thing you could do." Like a child at Christmas, Josie jumped in excitement, hugged, and then kissed Hope's cheek.
"Thanks Hopey!" Hope will deny it if asked, but she enjoyed her friend's hug and childish demeanor. She liked it a little too much...
"Jo, you’re choking me." The brunette pulled away from the tribrid, already missing the warmth of the girl's arms. "Plus you don't even know what I'm going to ask you."
“I already know it, Hope. I saw your strange behavior last time." Josie informs with a smirk. "You want to sleep with me."
Her brain freezes. Josie thinks Hope wants to sleep with her.
Was it that obvious?
Hope internally scolded herself for this kind of thinking.
"You absolutely don't have to feel guilty. I mean, I'm super hot." Josie continued the same kind of thought while Hope freezes, not knowing what to say.
Hope did not even realize that her eyes appeared yellow.
"I don't want to sleep with you." Josie's smile faded.
"You don’t want to sleep with me?"
Damn, she didn't want it to come out like that.
"NO! I totally want to do it! But it's …-" Hope cut herself off as she realized what she just said. She blushed strongly and began to stammer.
But Josie laughed again and cut the tribrid out of her embarrassment.
"Don't worry. I'm just playing with you. I know you need to turn into a wolf. It's been a while since you did."
How-
Ah yes, she stalked her for months...
"It's a shame. I'll miss those yellow eyes. They’re cute." The brunette pointed to the Mikaelson who owns those eyes, then said owner growled in annoyance.
"I'm going to go, but you stay here. I don't want to tear you apart when I'm a wolf."
"But I could always come back and live. I assure you, I don't mind seeing you naked again." Hope looked at her shocked, then struck Josie on the arm.
The croissant wolf left the house leaving Josie alone inside. She made sure the other girl didn't follow her by doing a spell that keeps her home.
• • •
A few hours later, Hope returned in wolf form, then switched back into a human.
After getting dressed, she tried to remove as many leaves as possible from her messy hair.
She didn't really want Josie to see her like that.
But she had no choice. She literally made sure Josie didn't go out to come see her in wolf form.
She walked into her family's house with no problem and saw Josie sprawled out on the sofa trying to smoke. (Because she can't stop coughing)
"These cigarettes are real crap. I've been trying to smoke for almost 10 years and I still find it so gross." Josie exclaimed in annoyance as she crushed the cigarette she (tried) smoking on the carpet.
"Hey! Stop damaging the carpet!"
"Oops. I feel terribly guilty." Josie apologized falsely. She seemed to be in a bad mood which the tribrid felt immediately. Hope was about to answer her, but the girl with blue eyes stayed silent.
Hadn't she put a spell on the house?
Hope was now convinced that the magic she produces has a limited duration in this prison world.
Then a Mikealson did what they’ve always done best in these depressing situations; she sighed and sat comfortably on the couch where Josie was. (She placed her legs on Josie's thighs who was now seated)
"I’m not bothering you too much here, am I?" the brunette said sarcastically.
Hope ignored her and closed her eyes. Calm settled into the room, the two girls strangely quiet. Hope almost fell asleep in the end, and she would have, if Josie hadn't started to give her very soft caresses on her legs (without realizing it because the girl was lost in thought).
"Sometimes, I get the impression that you're just a ghost in my twisted mind." Announced the girl distractedly, "I'm probably going completely crazy..."
Hope listened carefully, not sure what to say to Josie.
"Are you really here then? You must think I’m insane."
"I don’t. If you want, I can pinch your arm to prove that I'm real." suggested Hope. She sat up, sitting a little closer to her friend.
"I think there is only one way for me to know that you are real."
"How?"
Silence.
Hope hates it when Josie tries to create some suspense (and also when she breaks the mood by doing that).
"Sleep with me." Josette said, passing her arm over Hope's shoulders. It was a fatal mistake. The girl with the sky-colored eyes quickly turned her around by twisting her arm. She then placed her hand on Josie's back.
"Ouch! I'm kidding!" She complained, "I'm not into that kind of delirium, my love."
“What? Sometimes you really get on my nerves!" The tribrid replied, releasing Josie who massaged her shoulder and quickly resumed her smirk.
"You and me, it's obvious Hopey. One day, you'll see you're wrong." Josie said dramatically smiling and friendly banging their shoulders together.
"It will never happen." She retorted while smiling. The two knew that it wasn’t true, because there was a mutual attraction between the two girls.
"Oh, my favorite tribrid, you who are the most beautiful creature I have ever met. I have a proposal for you, my love." Josie announced with confidence and humor, but that didn't stop Hope from blushing strongly at the girl's statement.
"Seriously, Jo? You v-" Nicklaus' daughter couldn't finish her sentence because Josie cut her off.
"I'm offering you a road trip, just you and me. We're going to find the key that will get us out of here." Hope sat up at the news.
"I’ll pack my bag and we’ll go." informed Hope, who had already left for her room.