Break the Rules
Hope woke up happy that morning, it has been a long time since she felt as happy as she did that day. It was as if a great weight had been lifted from her shoulders. So she got up from her bed with a big smile as she got ready for her magnificent day.
"Good morning handsomes" greeted Landon and Rafael when she found them in the common room. She sat next to her boyfriend and took the croissant from his hand "sweet, sweet carbs" she said, taking a piece of it.
Both boys looked at her in confusion, they had never seen Hope Mikaelson so happy.
"Somebody is in a very good mood" Rafael was the first to say something about it.
"mmh. Just woke up on the right side of the bed, I guess" Hope said as if it was no big deal.
"For the first time ever?" Landon joked looking at his girlfriend, he knew there was something wrong with her.
"You’re so funny. I love that about you" she laughed pushing her boyfriend slightly.
Their strange talk was interrupted by the Saltzman twins; this was their first day of school after they returned from Europe.
"Good morning Rafael" Lizzie greeted with a smile.
"Hi, how was your trip?" asked the wolf in an uncomfortable way.
"Excellent, thank you" Josie replied. "And welcome back, Landon" she said to the boy next to Hope.
"Didn’t you vote me out?" he said seriously.
"That’s all in the past" replied the blonde twin defending her sister. "Now, is everyone as excited as I am about tonight?"
"What's happening tonight?" Landon asked.
"The school’s annual talent show, all factions compete" Hope explained to Landon and Rafael "You know, the witch performance wouldn’t be the same without you two” She said to the twins.
"Thank you" said Josie
The sound of a bell was heard, along with Alaric's voice.
"If I could have your attention. Last night we were able to capture a monster here on the grounds. We have everything under control. But given this potential danger, it is with a heavy heart that I must postpone the talent show. Hopefully, we’ll be able to reschedule this… unique event… at a later date. A much, much later date” the director finished the statement.
“Kind of overkill if you ask me. I told your dad that a unicorn barely counts as a monster” Hope tell to the twins.
Both twins rolled their eyes in annoyance. Hope just smiled at them before hugging her boyfriend.
Moments after Tribrid was going to her next class with Rafael and Landon when the announcement bell rang.
"Good news, friends. The talent show is going on as previously scheduled” Lizzie's voice reported.
Landon started laughing, annoying Rafael.
"So, Lizzie’s acting weird" Landon commented to his brother.
"She's not the only one" Rafael said, pointing to Hope.
"Babe. We should do a talent” Hope said out of nowhere.
"what? You and me?" Landon asked surprised by the turn of things.
"I have never wanted to before because I would have had to do it alone" She explains "and now I have you. And we make up our own faction. The tribrid and you " She hug him
"Yeah, all right, yeah. Team other” agreed Landon kissing Hope, they kissed for a few moments until Hope remembered she had a class.
After her class, some witches invited Hope for a smoothie, the girl accepted with a smile. They went for their smoothies and sat on the stairs to joke around.
"This is so much fun. I don’t know why we don't do this more often? " Hope laughed making the witches around her laugh.
Josie saw the whole exchange with surprise, it was extremely easy to notice that there was something weird with Hope, but she let it pass, she had more important things to think about, like where were the canes?
"Hey, do you know where they moved stupid canes for the talent show? Lizzie was asking me to find them” Josie said wearily and annoyed. She didn't want to repeat the routine from the previous year.
"You seem very anti-cane" Hope commented, getting up from where she was sitting to get a better look at the girl in front of her.
"No, I just anti-doing the same exact thing every year, but it's fine" the brunette complained.
"I'll keep an eye out" Hope commented "but I think someone has an eye out for you" she pointed out to Penelope that she doesn’t stop watching Josie since she entered to the place.
Josie turned and looked at Penelope approaching her.
"Oh dear god, hide me" said the brunette sitting behind Hope.
Penelope approached the tribrid with a smile.
"Hi" Hope smiled
Penelope leaned closer so she could look at Josie over Hope's shoulder. Josie raised her face and widened her eyes, smiling tightly at the black-haired girl.
" just make sure you read it in private" Penelope said handing her a small note.
"I'm not gonna read it at all" Josie said taking the note.
Penelope just glanced at her before raising a hand and gesturing for the witches to follow her.
"Ok, what do you think it says? Check this box if you want to kiss me, check this box if you want to kill me? " the tribrid jokes.
"I don't know and I do not want to find out," Josie says.
"If you need me to help you smite the she-devil, I got you, girl," Hope said, giving her support.
Josie looked at her for a few seconds, Now Hope was acting even weirder.
"Ok, did Emma just slip you happy pills or something while we were gone?" she was really curious why the usually sad tribrid was now happy.
"Nope, just having a good day," Hope said without further explanation.
“that makes one of us" Josie says.
"Well, I think I can help you with that, Jo" Hope said with a smile "but first a hug, it seems you need one" She hug her tightly.
No one noticed the little slug that was entering Josie's ear. Or how Josie suddenly smiled like she was very happy.
Hope and Josie were in the school kitchen, Hope had made a cake that was now in the oven, and Josie was whisking the cookie dough.
"I didn't know you knew cook" said the smiling brunette.
"I do it sometimes, I like it" said the tribrid, standing next to her to see the siphon’s work. "I think someone is doing a good job" she pecked at the girl's ribs making her laugh.
"Hey, don't do that, it tickles me" Josie laughed as she tried to get away from Hope.
"seriously? So I think I should do more” the tribrid says, now using both hands on Josie. The siphon didn't want to be left behind, so I also tried to tickle Hope.
The room was filled with laughter, neither of the two girls realized how close they had gotten in their little tickling war.
“Enough, enough, enough. I give up ”Josie said breathlessly. Hope smiled at her victory, her smile was big and her eyes shone the most beautiful blue Josie had ever seen. "your eyes are beautiful"
"Yours are not so bad" Hope smiled returning the compliment.
They both looked at each other intensely, it seemed that time had stopped. They were so close that with a single movement their lips would be sealed together.
"Fuck it" Josie said before crash her lips to Hope's. The tribrid returned the kiss fervently.
They kissed for what seemed like centuries, Hope couldn't seem to get enough of the girl in front of her, pulling her hands up Josie's thighs and lifting her up, placing her against the wall.
"Let's get out of here" Josie said against Hope's ear as she unbuttoned the first two buttons on Hope's white shirt.
"Just one more kiss" asked the tribrid, taking both of Josie's hands and placing them over her head so she wouldn't touch her.
Josie stretched her arms a bit hitting the light switch that was there. The light switch has short circuit, electrocuting both girls causing them to separate. A slug came out of her ears.
"Hell, what is that?" Hope said looking at the disgusting creature that came out of her ear, now crawling across the table.
"I don't know, but kill it" Josie said stepping on hers.
Hope took a knife and wedged it into the slug.
After the slug scare passed, the girls looked at each other uncomfortably for a few seconds. No one said a word about what had just happened between them.
"I ... um ... I think I'll go to Dorian to inform him about this" said Hope
"Yes ... I ... I'll go get the canes that Lizzie asked for" Josie commented, almost running out of the kitchen.
Hope watched as Josie left her, her gaze couldn't help but go down to her long legs, maybe the slug had gotten out of her system, but the wolf inside her still wanted to finish what she had started with the brunette.
"Focus" she said in a low voice, while she ran her hands over her face trying to erase any trace of the arousal she felt a while ago. She had a mission now.
Fortunately for Hope, the slug thing hadn't taken long to sort out. And now he was in the living room watching Josie Saltzman in a beautiful blue dress, singing with her wonderful voice. As she looked at the brunette, she couldn't help thinking about what had happened that afternoon in the kitchen. Her eyes gleamed gold in memory.
"you're good?" Landon asked.
"Yes, I am, I just need to go take a bath and get rid of the slug remains" She said looking at Josie one last time.
Half an hour later Landon surprised her in her room, he sung her a song he had written about her, Hope couldn't love the boy more, so she kissed him, but this time the kiss felt different and she didn't know why.
Josie was listening to her sister's complaints about how no one appreciates her changing, her trying to be better. After her father agreed with her, the blonde left happily leaving them alone.
"So, when I got the slugged, do you think that is the real me?" That question had been killing her all day, he wanted to know if she really wanted Hope.
“You know; some people think that the real you comes out when your inhibitions are lowered. But in my experience, sometimes what really defines someone is what they won’t do” Alaric replied.
Josie smiled calmer with what her father said, nothing had to change between Hope and her. They could do as if it never happened because those weren't them.