High Hopes
Josie was a bit surprised when Hope led them to a large mansion outside of Mystic Falls. Hope refused to look at her until she parked the car in front of the big house.
"Well, I have to admit that this was not what I expected, where are we?"
Hope took a deep breath.
“This house is mine, my father left it to me when he died. Aunt Freya is waiting for us inside "
"what?"
"I asked her for help, for you"
"I thought you still didn't tell your family," Josie said a little nervous to meet a member of Hope's family.
Hope got out of the car and walked purposefully to the door, and Josie followed her. The tribrid opened the door, letting Josie pass first.
They walked into the great room when Hope was assaulted by a blonde woman, who hugged the girl as if she hadn't seen her for a long time.
“Aunt Freya, this is Josie. Josie, my aunt Freya” Hope introduced them.
"Welcome to the family, Josie" said the witch. "Although I would have liked to meet you in better circumstances"
"Nice to meet you, Freya. Just like me, nobody knew this would happen" Josie commented touching her still flat stomach.
Freya smiled.
"Yes, it seems that my dear niece has the same disdain for the rules of nature as my brother" Freya joked.
Josie smiled looking at Hope who just blushed at the comment.
"Auntie, I need you to help me keep Josie and the baby safe"
"Don't worry, Hope. I brought everything to do some tests on Josie and find out what we are dealing with, we’ll solve this” reassured Freya.
Josie caressed her belly somewhat cautiously.
"Will it hurt the baby?"
"No, Josie. You're safe” assured Freya.
"Well then, what do I have to do?"
"Let's do a magical paternity test first" Freya commented.
"I don't think it's necessary, it's mine, I'm sure" Hope said, annoyed with her aunt.
"Okay, Hope. It's your family and they just want to make sure. It doesn't bother me” Josie tried to calm the angry wolf.
Freya poked Josie's finger, scooping out some blood and pouring it into a bowl and did the same to Hope.
The witch Mikaelson sang a few words in a language unknown to the siphon, she expected the blood to do something, but there was no change in the bowl.
"everything is alright?" Josie asked.
"Yes" smiled Freya "congratulations Hope, you will be a mother. Josie carries the next generation of the Mikaelson’s family. "
"But It doesn't change" Josie said.
"It's because they share the same blood, if we had seen a change, it meant that it wasn’t my niece’s baby" explained Freya.
"Well, now that you've answered your own questions, I need you to help Josie." Hope still looked annoyed by the need to verify that what Josie was saying was true.
Freya motioned for Josie to lie down on a kind of massage bed she had in the middle of the room. Hope helped her up taking her hand.
Freya placed her hands on Josie's belly, singing a few words, Hope did not know how long as she watched her aunt perform the ritual.
The Mikaelson witch stopped.
"ready"
"Josie, are you okay?" Hope asked worriedly.
"I'm fine Hope" Josie assured.
"so?" Hope asked her aunt.
"One of the babies is a siphon just like Josie ..."
"One of the babies?" Josie asked, believing she didn't hear well.
"There are two babies" Freya smiled. "Twins, congratulations"
"Of course" Hope said looking at Josie "you and your Gemini genes" joked the tribrid.
"Let your aunt finish," Josie scolded Hope, but she had a smile on her lips, she would have twins.
"As I was saying, one of the babies has Josie's siphon power and the other seems to be like Hope" began to explain Freya "one of the babies is taking power from the other one, and to recover what was lost the other baby is demanding more than Josie's body can give. If this remains the same, no one will be able to survive” she finished.
Hope felt the strength leave her body.
Josie closed her eyes, tears rolling freely down her cheeks and grabbed Hope's arm as she tried to keep the world from falling around her.
"Tell me you can do something" Hope asked her aunt as she hugged Josie, hoping that her aunt could give them a miracle. “No matter what she says, I swear I'll find a way, Josie. I'll fix this "
Josie looked at the tribrid, who had a determined look on her face. She knew that Hope would do anything to save them, but she also knew that she couldn't save everyone.
"I know you will, Hope"
Finally, Freya spoke.
"I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work" the witch commented.
"We'll try anything," Josie said.
Freya nodded and left.
"You're sure, we don't know what my aunt Freya can plan," Hope commented.
"Family above all, I will do whatever it takes to be able to get these kids out, I also doubt that she will do anything to harm us, these babies are also her family"
The Mikaelson witch arrived with a bracelet.
"This bracelet is full with magic, it should last for a time if it continues to siphon the same amount of magic" Freya commented, placing the jewel on Josie's wrist "I suggest you let her draw power from you from time to time so this last longer, while I look for another source of magic” she told Hope, who nodded in agreement.
"We are surrounded by supernaturals, I think we’ll be fine until the babies are born" Hope said with a sigh of relief.
"So I just have to be siphoning magic?" Josie asked in surprise. "That was the big problem?"
"Not at all, you should also eat better, Hope said that you’re a vegetarian, the babies are part wolf, I think you’ll have to eat meat"
"I'll do it" she didn't care; she would drink blood if it made her babies feel better.
Josie got out of bed and Hope hugged her immediately, silently sharing her joy and relief.
"Don't forget Josie" Freya warned.
"Yes, more meat and magic" smiled the brunette.
Hope released her, but took her hand. A smile appeared on her face for the first time since she received that phone call from Josie. They would be fine, Josie and the babies were safe.
"Thank you, Freya," Josie said sincerely.
"Hey, it's okay, these babies are part of my family, I wouldn't forgive myself if something happened to them," the blonde said.
"Thank you Aunt Freya" Hope hugged her.
“You're welcome, honey. When do you plan to tell the happy news to others? "
"Soon" Hope smiled
"Well, I better go, Keelin must be going crazy alone with Nik" Freya smiled.
“Say hello to everyone,” Hope sid before walking towards the exit with Josie holding her hand.
Hope was returning from her career as a wolf when she ran into Josie in the kitchen. When she saw the brunette she smiled.
"Hey, what are you doing awake?" Hope asked the brunette.
"Looking for something to eat" she replied smiling.
"Cravings, already?"
"No, just with everything that happened with your aunt, I forgot to eat something," Josie explained.
"Well, in that case I'll make you something," Hope said walking to the sink to wash her hands.
"Hope is not necessary"
“You carry my kids, Josie. It's the least I can do "said the tribrid " do you fancy a sandwich? "
"Sounds good" said the brunette.
Hope started pulling out all the ingredients she was occupying.
"How was your run?" Josie asked.
"Well, my wolf was calmer, it was worried about you and the babies," Hope said as she prepared Josie's food.
"Just your wolf?"
"No, me too" Hope admitted placing the sandwich in front of Josie.
The brunette took a few more pieces of mortadella and salami and placed them on her sandwich. Hope looked at her with an arched brow.
"what? Everything helps Hope, you heard your aunt Freya, these little ones need meat "
Hope just smiled.
"I feel better about seeing my aunt Elena again next week," Josie said as she ate. "We have nothing to fear now"
"I'm sorry" said Hope
"why?"
“I feel like this pregnancy would have been different if I wasn't the other parent,” Hope admitted.
But even as she said that, a part of her rejected the idea. The situation between them was fast becoming one of the most important parts of her life.
"Hope, when I found out about the pregnancy I was terrified and when I realized it was yours… I knew how lucky I was" Hope frowned without understanding what Josie was saying. The brunette smiled as she explained “with the slugs playing with my head I could have ended up with anyone. Instead, I'm ended up with you. A girl who is loyal, kind and a great friend. Someone who knows the importance of family. And I realized that if I had to do this, I couldn't imagine doing it with someone better than you. "
"Even with all the problems?" Hope asked.
Josie smiled.
"Even with that"
The weight in Hope's heart melted and she smiled back.