Fancy
There was always gonna be a new monster of the week. And no one was exaggerating on that. Every week one monster or another would crawl out of the Malivore pit, terrorizing the Salvatore kids and mostly annoying Elizabeth Saltzman.
It was no mystery that Lizzie fancied throwing parties. The harder the parties the better. And witches always partied hard. And with all the monsters coming out to play...well... it made it hard for her to organize them.
“Ugh.” the blonde siphoner groaned and threw herself onto her bed, letting out her frustration about having to tell Jed for the fifth time, that he was supposed to use the purple decorations for the auditorium and not the violet ones. How did he manage to confuse them? Purple and violet were extremely different colors. Did she have to do everything herself?
It was a few days before Halloween and Lizzie didn't even have the time to get a costume. She could easily use magic to get one, but she would prefer to go on a little shopping trip with her sister, using their dad's credit card.
And buying a lot of things with their dad's credit card.
Lizzie rolled to the side and stared with bleary eyes at the family photo on the wall, showing Alaric grinning next to brightly smiling Caroline. Their mother is holding her and Josie in her arms, hugging them close. Lizzie had made a silly face towards the camera while Josie had smiled shyly, her hand hovering over Lizzie's one.
They were having a family day, during one of the rare occasions where their mother had been home. They had a picnic in the park and Josie had been playing her ukulele for them, singing one of Lizzie's songs while Caroline had made their favorite deserts, a small lime pie for her and some chocolate muffins for Josie and Alaric.
It had been perfect.
And now it wasn't.
Their dad didn't have time for them, always slaying monsters with Hope while he tried to make sure that they didn't get involved and their mom was always been busy with her recruitment missions and finding a cure for the merge.
And it took a toll on her sister.
Josie had never said it out load but Lizzie could feel her sister's inner turmoil.
She could feel her sadness, her anger, and her resignation. Sadness over Penelope leaving her with the knowledge of the merge. Sadness over Landon choosing Hope over her and then the two of them breaking up after that. Anger about her father and mother leaving them alone, never having time for them when they need them. And resignation. Lizzie wasn't sure but it seemed connected to the merge. As if Josie had accepted the fact she would not walk out of the merge alive.
And it saddened Lizzie. They would find a way, a loophole. And they would both live. Lizzie would make sure of that.
But in the meantime, she would make sure that Josie would just have a good time.
And what would make her twin happier than an awesome Halloween party?
Lizzie grinned at that thought and all her frustration regarding Jed's incompetence about identifying the right color seemed to disappear.
And also... she had heard how Alyssa Chang had lost a bet with another witch and had to wear a rather ridicules outfit now.
This Halloween party would be epic.
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“Lizzie!” her sister whined as the blonde twin almost crushed her with a hug.
Josie had just stepped out of her 'Advanced Potions' class as a mob of blonde hair crushed into her, grinning at her with mischief sparkling in her eyes. While she loved her sister she knew she should run away and hide from her sister when she had this particular expression on her face. Maybe throwing some unsuspecting students her way while running. But it seemed as she had missed her opportunity as her sister had backed her into a wall.
“Josie.” the blonde siphoner stated and it made the brunette fell a bit more uneasy.
“You and me...” she pointed from Josie to herself and grinned like a Cheshire Cat.
Josie gulped.
“We are going Halloween shopping!”
Josie opened her mount and closed it again, like a fish who stranded on land and was now facing his immediate death. No sound came out of her mouth as Lizzie kept grinning at her.
She was sure that the wolves had to help to organize the party as Jed had been complaining to her about it. There seemed to be a misunderstanding between the ex-alpha and her sister about the color scheme of the decoration. Josie had seen him leave with his face in his hands, mumbling something about the color purple to one of the other wolves.
“But I thought Jed...” she started but Lizzie dismissed her with a flick of her wrist.
“The wolves...” she sighed dramatically and some of the students, probably said wolves, turned around and looked at them with creased eyebrows.
Josie shushed her sister and made Lizzie roll her eyes, but she continued with a much softer voice.
“The wolves are working on decorating while we...” she emphasized the last word while grabbing Josie's hands with hers. “...are going costume shopping.”
“What?” the brunette's voice seemed a few octaves higher than before.
Josie hadn't been planning on going to a Halloween party and she definitely hadn't been planning on wearing a costume. And she also hadn't been planning on going shopping with her sister in the near future as Lizzie tended to... well... choose her outfits if Josie wasn't fast enough to find the ones she liked.
“Josie?” a timid voice had entered their conversation and she could see her sister's grin getting bigger as the brunette spotted auburn hair in front of her.
Hope had her arms crossed and raised a single eyebrow at the twins as Lizzie stood tall and way too happy in front of a slightly scared looking brunette who looked like she wanted to bolt at any second. And her eyes seemed to warn Hope to do the same.
“Mikaelson.” the blonde almost shouted and Hope flinched slightly at the loud voice penetrating her ears. The tribrid had spotted Josie from afar, getting pulled into her orbit by a magical pull. Hope had felt the awkwardness between them, after the two break-ups it had been getting worse. And it felt like a need to her to make things right with Josie.
The brunette siphoner was her best friend.
Best friend...
She rubbed her neck awkwardly as she looked back at the taller twin and was now debating with herself if it was a good idea coming over.
“Perfect timing.” Lizzie grinned and grabbed Hope's arm before the tribrid could even think about making her escape.
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A new store had opened a few weeks ago, selling costumes and other decorations for pretty much everything.
Half an hour later the three of them made their way through aisles and aisles of costumes, making Lizzie almost squealing in delight as Hope and Josie trotted behind her.
Josie eyed the tribrid next to her. They hadn't really talked after Landon had broken up with her and then Hope breaking up with Landon, leaving all three of them unhappy. Josie had been heartbroken as she was always the second choice. Hope was overcome with sadness as she had to let Landon go after his disregard of his own life and the way she had hurt the brunette. And Landon utterly alone as he had not only lost the people he loved but also destroyed their friendship on the way.
Hope's eyes moved to hers and Josie quickly evaded her gaze by looking at the costumes to her left. Which was a mistake as she spotted the 'slutty' section of the store and the brunette blushed. She heard Hope snicker next to her and she couldn't contain the small smile spreading across her face at that sound.
She was hurt but she had missed Hope.
Hope was her best friend after all...
Best friend.
Before she could further embarrass herself, Lizzie stopped dead in her tracks and the other two girls almost walked into her. She looked between Hope and Josie for a second until her eyes settled back onto the costume section.
Josie lost her balance for a second but Hope grabbed her arm before she could fall into the 'Slutty Zombie' outfit section.
Hope steadied her and smiled softly at the brunette as she retracted her hand. She wouldn't say it out loud but the touch seemed to have burned her hand... in a good way. In a very confusing but very good way.
“I've found the perfect outfit for you, Josie.” Lizzie stated and shook Hope and Josie out of their thoughts and Josie almost took a double-take at the outfit Lizzie was referring too. The blush that had spread across her face when Hope had looked at her was nothing compared to the blush that was now spreading across her whole body. Even Hope seemed to raise an eyebrow at Lizzie's choice but remained quiet.
Thinking quietly about how Josie would look in that outfit.
Wait.
“Lizzie!” the brunette squealed her face seemed as red now as the costume Lizzie was holding in her hand now.
Said blonde seemed unimpressed about her sister's squeal and hold out the costume she had in her hand.
“You...” she pointed at her sister and pushed the costume in her hands, leaving no room for discussion.
“You will go change now and we will buy that outfit.” she waved her hands towards the changing rooms.
“And then we will go the party...” she lowered her hands and used her index finger to poke into her sister's chest, making her squeak as she swatted Lizzie's hand away.
Lizzie had made a promise. She would make sure her sister would have a good time.
“... and then we will find you a nice boy...”
Hope's eyebrow rose again and she gave Lizzie and irritated look which the blonde promptly ignored. Was the other girl jealous about her sister finding a nice flavor of the evening? As long as Hope wasn't jealous of her going after the Hobbit again...
“... or a nice girl...”
The tribrid seemed to relax a bit, Lizzie noted. The blonde raised an eyebrow back at the wolf girl but Hope looked away and seemed to study the other outfit options around her.
“... and then you will get laid...”
Hope tensed and bit her lip as she eyes the brunette siphoner.
“Lizzie!” the brunette yelled and a few heads turned towards them. Lizzie glared at them and they all turned around again except for the cashier at the front who smirked at the trio. The blonde had never seen him before and he didn't seem like the kind of guy who would move to Mystic Falls out of free will. He looked good, muscles flexing under his shirt but his whole demeanor screamed trouble. He chuckled to himself in an eerie way and turned back to his phone, making Lizzie wonder what the hell was wrong with Boy Wonder over there.
She shook her head and turned back to her sister who seemed to have used the moment to make her way over to the much tamer outfits but Lizzie grabbed her before she could make her escape.
“Uhu.” the blonde signed and pointed back to the changing rooms.
Josie signed and rolled her eyes but obeyed her sister's demands.
Then the blonde turned towards the tribrid again as Josie made her way over to the changing rooms.
“Don't think I forgot about you, little Miss Sunshine.” she grabbed Hope's arm and dragged her towards their left.
There was no pleasant burning now, Hope noted.
Lizzie maneuvered both of them through various shoppers, Lizzie bumping into people as they made their way towards their goal. Some called after them, others simply grumbled, but Lizzie just rolled her eyes at them and moved forward.
Then both of them stopped and Hope's mouth felt dry as she looked at the particular costume Lizzie had in mind.
“Lizzie, no.”
“Lizzie, yes!”
The blonde turned towards the tribrid and grinned.
“I think it is time you get over the KFC menu you called your boyfriend and...” she handed her the costume.
“... get yourself some action.”
Hope's scandalized expression made Lizzie laugh for a second before her face hardened for a second.
“But keep your hands off my sister.”
Hope blushed slightly and looked back at the costume, choosing to ignore Lizzie's snark for now.
“So, a slutty pirate, huh?” she sighed while Lizzie looked proud of herself.
After Josie had changed and showed off her outfit to Lizzie, not Hope, because she would've died of embarrassment, the three made their way over to the cashier.
The guy seemed even creepier than before, Lizzie noted. Staring at their outfits as if he knew something about them that they didn't.
“So...” Lizzie leaned over the counter and Boy Wonder smirked while tipping into his cash register.
Such an annoying smirk.
“You're new here?”
Josie's eye twitched slightly at her sister's question while Hope remained silent, looking in any other direction but Josie's and seemingly deep in thought.
“Something like that.” he chuckled and his voice was deeper than the blonde twin had expected. He looked up as he moved the last item over to the trio and stared creepily into Lizzie's eyes. His index finger pointed towards the register, showing her the final sum of their purchase. He grinned as he took Alaric's credit card and then handed them the three purchases.
Before the three could make their way out of the store Boy Wonder turned towards them again.
“Thank you for your purchase, you will see it will be...”
He grinned again.
“...a transforming experience.”
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Josie gulped as she looked at herself in the mirror.
The tight dark leather pants showed off her curves and made her legs appear even longer than before, while the red frilled leather top ended above right above her belly button, showing off a lot of skin while a dark belt with rivets over her ribcage made her... well... it showed of her goods in a rather appealing way.
Josie blushed at the image in front of her and looked at herself from head to toe.
Two dark horns on her head made her look more devious instead of her normal timid self and the red devil's tail that was dangling from her pants made her blush again.
And this was not the only thing.
Lizzie had not only chosen her outfit but also decided on her makeup.
Josie's eyes sparked and seemed more alluring with all the dark eyeshadow her sister had used. Her nails were in a bright red color such as her full lips and Josie tried not to bite it and smear it. Lizzie would have a fit.
Lizzie had made her whole look alluring, even using her magic to make Josie's dull brown eyes bright red as her outfit. Making her look like the real and very sexy devil.
And the irony wasn't lost to Josie as she thought back to Arcadius.
“Ahh!”
Josie flinched and hastily opened the bathroom door, hands raised to attack anyone who might have invaded her and Lizzie's room, ready to protect her sister.
But now it looked like her sister didn't need any protection.
More like the person in front of her needed protection from the blonde siphoner.
“What is wrong with you Beethoven?!?” her sister screamed as Jed quickly moved towards the wall, his hands up in surrender.
The scene in front of her was almost funny if it wasn't for the fact that Lizzie looked like she was ready to murder the werewolf in front of her. Jed seemed to have come to their room and it looked like he had brought something and then spilled it all over... Lizzie's costume. Some sticky green goo was all over Lizzie's Wonder Woman outfit, eating away the fabric and leaving a green and stinky vapor coming from it.
It smelled like someone had tried to pick a fight with a giant skunk and had lost.
It didn't look like it could be saved.
Lizzie was fuming and moved closer to the werewolf, her hands glowing sightly red.
And Josie intervened.
“Lizzie.”
The brunette moved between the two and put her hands up in surrender. She looked at her sister sternly and made sure that Jed would be safe from her sisters wrath.
Lizzie eyed her sister and glared slightly at her. But then she sighed and moved a step back. She promised herself that her sister would have fun today. She would make sure her sister would have a good time.
And maybe make sure that Mikaelson wouldn't get any frisky ideas.
“Looking good, Jo.”
Or one particular colorblind and costume destroying werewolf.
The glare Jed received for ogling at her sister made him pale a bit and he raised his hands in surrender. Without another word he walked outside, looking one more time at her sister, and then he was out the door.
Lizzie was fuming inside but gave her sister a tight-lipped smile. She would make her way over to MG's room and see if he could help her. And then she would help her sister find a lovely snack for the evening.
She ushered her sister out the door and mumbled something about meeting her later at the party.
Josie was utterly lost. Before she could say something to her twin, the blonde had closed the door and left Josie standing there alone.
She sighed.
She better get going before her sister would get any other ideas.
The brunette walked towards the auditorium. But something seemed off.
Alyssa was waving at her, looking extremely cheerful in her pink fairy costume. Josie looked back at her and it seemed like the other witch took this as an invitation to come over and give Josie the tightest hug she had ever received.
“Alyssa?” Josie whispered and the dark-haired girl just smiled brightly at her.
“Josette!” she whispered back, like the two of them were sharing a secret between old friends, hugging her even tighter and making Josie sees stars with the limit oxygen she was receiving.
“Isn't it a wonderful evening?” she asked and Josie pushed her a bit away from her.
“Ehm?” Josie mumbled and was debating with herself if Alyssa had been drugged with some happiness potion or not.
“Hmpf.” a voice joined and Josie looked back at Wade walking over to them.
He looked annoyed at Alyssa's happy demeanor and almost hissed at both of them.
What?
Wade was looking at them as they were a rather amazing meal, but at the same time, he seemed to try to stay away from the two. Like if he would stay too long he would simply murder them.
Josie looked at him and it seemed like he had dressed as a vampire and was now also acting like one.
Maybe someone had put something in the punch.
Josie would definitely stay clear of it now.
While Alyssa went to give Wade a hug too, Josie made a slip and moved towards the auditorium. She saw other students acting weird too. Rafael was wearing a prince charming outfit and began talking funnily to any girl dressed in a princess outfit, while Kaleb had dressed as a werewolf, probably to annoy the Salvatore wolves, and was now howling and growling at anyone who came to close to the snack table.
Something weird was going on.
She could feel something magical in the air, something that didn't belong to the school.
Something...
Something...
Josie shook her head.
What was she doing again?
She blinked and looked around the room again.
The brunette crooked her head to the side and it seemed like she could the world in a different light. She pressed her red painted nails on her thigh and a wicked smile came to her face. Her red eyes glowed slightly as her eyes moved from one person to the next.
So many innocents.
So many souls to corrupt.
She sighed lowly and let her hands wander over her thighs, making some of the other people around her watching her closely.
A priest turned towards her, looking longingly at her and made her chuckle. A priest lusting after the devil, oh the irony.
Her eyes wandered again, looking at princesses, at zombies, at heroes.
Everything wicked and everything good, all in one room.
And Josie would make sure they would all end on the wicked side. That was her job as the devil after all.
She looked to her right again and she spotted a lonely pirate, leaning casually at the wall and looking rather sinful. The brunette's mouth went dry and her red eyes seemed to glow even brighter than before.
Her legs moved on her own accord and the devil found her way to the lonely and beautiful pirate.
The auburn-haired girl looked up as the devil herself made her way over to her, leaning into her as a red nail moved along her chin, making Hope shiver.
“Hello, love.” the brunette whispered and the pet name seemed a bit familiar but Hope didn't care about that as the red nail made its way from her chin down to her neck, leaving a burning trail over her body.
“Who are ye, beautiful? Th' Davy Jones herself?” Hope mumbled as the brunette beauty moved her nail over her neck down to her chest.
The stranger moved closer and could feel the brunette's hot breath over faun over her face, leaving her breath out shakily.
The burning feeling seemed familiar and something was nagging in the back of her mind. Something important.
“I can be anyone...” the brunette whispered and moved closer.
Hope opened her eyes and stared right back into bright red ones.
“...you want me to be.” the stranger bit slowly into her earlobe, making Hope nagging thought go away and making her pant out.
“Wha' be yer name? How should I call ye?” Hope panted as she let the stranger's hands roam over her waist. The pirate's hands moved from her sword holder over the brunette's arms, making the other one shudder.
The auburn-haired smirked slightly as the brunette seemed to be affected as she was.
The brunette devil moved even closer, spreading the pirate's legs with her knees and then stood between them.
“Josie...” she whispered in her ear.
Hope licked her lips.
What a beautiful name.
“... most of them...” Josie started and her fingers pressed sightly into her neck.
The pirate turned her head as Josie began to smirk at her.
“...call me the devil.”
Hope gulped as Josie's head dipped down to her neck, letting her teeth drag slowly over her pulse point. The auburn-haired girl whined at the sensation and she pressed herself even closer to the brunette.
“What is your name, love?”
The pirate opened her eyes and she slung her arms over Josie's neck, letting their foreheads touch.
“Hope.” she breathed out and the devil closed her eyes, a smile tugging at her lips.
Hope.
So familiar.
Yet it would be the only thing this girl would lose when she would enter the devil's realm.
“Me name be Hope.”
The red nails dug into her back, making her hiss lowly in a weird mixture from pain and pleasure.
“So, Hope...”
Josie let her knee move up slowly and the auburn-haired girl whined again, making the devil smirk slightly.
Her head moved closer and she let her lips hover over the other girl's ones.
“...do you feel like making a deal with the devil?”
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Lizzie huffed and threw the rest of her Wonder Woman costume in the trash can.
There was no use. The costume was totally ruined and there was no way she could repair the damages that Jed the cowardly dog had done to it. Though she could still send a hex his way.
She could only hope that MG would have something else in store for her.
The blonde twin opened her door and made her way over to the dark-skinned vampire's room.
But something seemed off.
As she walked down the floor she noticed that several students acted... weird. Weirder than usual at least. She spotted Pedro running around in a mummy outfit... but the outfit seemed way to real and Pedro was acting like...well... a mummy.
The small boy made his way slowly over to her, groaning and raising his hands.
“Pedro?”
The boy didn't look up as he mumbled something under his breath. The eyes under his costumes seemed to glow in an eerie yellow light.
Before she could react, a wist of sand pushed her to the side, making room or the smaller boy as he kept mumbling.
Lizzie struggled as the sand pushed her farther and farther into the wall, making breathing harder for her.
Pedro didn't look up as Lizzie choked and it seemed like the boy wasn't there at all. The blonde noticed that he wasn't talking in English but he was saying something in a very old language that she didn't understand.
And then the sand was gone and Lizzie fell down with Pedro nowhere in sight.
“What the...” she choked. The siphoner coughed a few times before looking up again. And she almost choked on her own spit.
Alyssa Chang was running around in a fairy costume, throwing glitter at unsuspecting Salvatore students and giving everyone and she meant everyone a hug.
Wade was standing near her, eyes her neck in an uncomfortable way.
And then there was MG... crawling along the wall in his Miles Morales Spider-Man outfit.
“MG?” she shrieked as he made his way over to the other two, throwing some sticky substance at Wade as he leaned towards Alyssa. Wade was thrown of Alyssa and was now sticking to the wall, trying to get free but failing miserably. He hissed at him and showed off his perfectly white fangs.
“Dude, you're a vampire?” MG asked and threw more of his sticky stuff at Wade's mouth, making him close it.
“A vampire! This day is so awesome!”
MG waved his arms and she could hear Alyssa shriek while throwing her arms around his neck. Sprinkling more glitter over his suit.
“MG!” Lizzie shrieked as the other boy threw something out of his wrist and swung himself and Alyssa out of the window.
The blonde was lost for words.
What the actual f...
“Lizzie?” a big hand reached out for hers and helped her stand.
Jed retracted his hand the moment he was sure that Lizzie didn't suddenly lose her balance and he took a cautious step back as he eyed her suspiciously.
“You seem normal?” he said unsure and it sounded more like a question.
Lizzie huffed and boxed his arm.
“Yep, you're your normal bitc...”
“Think about your next words wisely, Fido!” Lizzie hissed and Jed closed his mouth.
The ex-alpha looked around again, making sure both of them were alone before he spoke again.
“I think we have a new monster in the school...” he mumbled and Lizzie glared at him as if it was his fault that a new monster was causing havoc again.
“How so?” she asked but she dreaded his answer all the same. She had seen Pedro, Alyssa, MG, and Wade... all of them acting as...
as...
“Everyone acts like their costume.” he said out loud and Lizzie sighed again.
Of fucking course.
Why not?
The one night she...
And then Lizzie gulped.
She asked for one night of peace, one night without monsters so that she could throw this party. A party specifically organized for her sister.
Her sister who was running around in a rather revealing devil's outfit.
From the slutty section.
Fu...
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Josie had pushed the two of them into one of the corners of the auditorium and whispered sweets nothings into her victim's ear.
Pirates were known for having a questionable moral compass and it would be a refreshing taste for her. Humans who were overly good were fun, but it was always more challenging to get under someone's skin who wasn't good, who had a dark side in them. It was fun watching them squirm, seeing them struggle to remain good but failing to fight their darkness.
And oh this pirate fought.
She could feel the darkness inside her, something alluring, and something unique. It seemed familiar but yet she couldn't place it.
Hope had put her hands between them, not letting Josie come any closer but not letting her leave either.
In the corner of her eyes, the devil could see a dark-haired boy with a muppet-like haircut, looking longingly at them. He was dressed in a medieval outfit, a ring dangling from his neck, and... he was missing his shoes. And his feet were hairy. Josie shuddered. He looked like one of those mere creatures from the Lord of the Rings novel. A hobbit?
Josie blinked and looked back at Hope who was now squirming under her.
Her eyes glowed bright red as she stared at those sinful lips.
“Are ye here t' get me soul?” the auburn-haired asked and a whine escaped her throat as Josie's hands rested on her shoulder blades, leaving a burning and pleasant sensation.
It was familiar.
Hope blinked and looked back at the devil and there was something about her.
“Maybe.” she whispered into Hope's ear and the pirate dug her nails into the other girl's chest.
Of all the wonders she had seen during her travels around the globe, during all her time on her ship... she hadn't seen someone as beautiful as her.
And even if she was here to drag her soul back to hell, making her suffer for an eternity... she would gladly give her anything she asked for.
She would do everything to make sure that Josie was safe and happy.
What? Why would she do that? She didn't know the devil and certainly, she was known for killing and dragging poor souls down to her realm.
But then a needy moan escaped her lips and any rational thought left her mind as Josie dipped her head again and bit softly into her neck, making hot lava spreading from her belly down her legs. Hope's hand wandered down onto the devil's waist and she squeezed them slightly, making the brunette sighed heavenly (or hellishly) into her neck.
The brunette's head came back up and Hope almost whined at the loss of the sensation. But Hope could see how much the other one was affected too, her eyes glazed over slightly as she looked from Hope's eyes to her lips and back again.
Hope smirked.
“Like wha' ye see?”
The devil let out a low chuckle and crocked her head slightly to the side, revealing a long and alluring neck, making the pirate wanna ravish the girl in front of her.
“Mmh...” the devil sighed and came closer and closer to her lips.
Hope's head moved on its own accord.
If this was it... she would die happily.
If this means the end for her if this meant that she was dammed to an eternity of hell for just one kiss from these sinful lips... Hope would do it.
She inched closer and closed her eyes as she felt the other one's hot breath hitting her face, making her see stars. She could smell a hint of vanilla and the familiarity of it made Hope almost pass out.
Just a few more inches.
She could almost feel her lips on hers.
Almost.
And then a book hit her head from the side and almost made her fall down.
“When I said to get over the 2000 emo boyband reject I didn't mean to defile my sister!”
A blonde had entered their little bubble and the corner and she could see the devil scowl at her. There was something so familiar about this. As if she had seen her do this all the time to the blonde.
Wait, sister?
Does the devil have a sister?
“We had to knock out your pyromaniac pigeon's excuse of a boyfriend by the way before he could use that stupid plastic ring of his! You're welcome!” she hissed and Hope had to smile as she heard these weird names she was calling the poor boy. She didn't understand what the blonde was talking about but it tugged at something in her heart.
Josie crooked her head to the side and looked at the blonde who was still talking to them about a fire chicken... or something.
Fire chickens sound like a wonderful idea to torture these lost souls in hell.
The blonde had good ideas.
Maybe she could throw that Hobbit creep she saw staring at them into the darkest pit of hell and let those fire chickens torture him a bit. And maybe make out with that hot pirate in front of him.
The blonde girl seemed to read her mind and boxed her arm, making her scowl at her again.
“And you!” she pointed at the devil and Josie shrunk away from her.
“We're gonna get to our room and you will stay there until we have fixed this!”
The boy behind her stepped from one foot to the other nervously as he tried not to stare at the brunette making out with the auburn-haired girl. He blushed slightly when his eyes met hers and Josie smirked, making him blush even harder.
“No.”
The devil smirked at the blonde before grabbing Hope's arm and teleported them away in a pillar of fire, hearing the blind shriek again.
“I told you! You two are never happening!”
When Josie opened her eyes again she was standing in a bedroom. Pictures were painting the wall, smiling faces of the auburn-haired girl and people who looked rather familiar to her. Maybe her family. And then she spotted one of herself, making her frown for a second. She was smiling and hugging Hope to her side, making the other girl smile shyly and hugging her back. Before she could investigate further she heard the pirate pant and Josie's exes focused back on her target.
She could think later about the whole ordeal.
She moved closer and pressed her body into the small one from the pirate.
Josie could feel her heart beating a thousand beats a minute and she wasn't faring any better. It was like her heart had decided to synchronize with the other girl's one.
The devil licked her lips and pushed the pirate onto the bed.
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“Agh!”
Lizzie stomped her foot as her sister and Hope had disappeared.
This whole night was a disaster.
She turned around only to see Jed blushing slightly and when she looked down to his pants she punched him again.
“Ouch!” the ex-alpha whined and stepped back from the blonde.
“If you keep doing that I will bury a certain bone of yours...”
Bone?
Jed seemed confused for a second until his eyes followed Lizzie's eye of sight and he blushed as he saw the slight bulge in his pants.
He lowered his jacket and letting it fall over his waist.
“So, how do we fix this?” he asked and tried to change the subject away from her really hot sister with her really long alluring legs, her long neck, her...
“We kill the monster!” the blonde exclaimed, shaking Jed out of his thoughts.
He eyed the other students.
“And how do we find it?” he asked and moved his body slightly away from Lizzie's prying eyes.
Lizzie stepped away and thought about the whole thing for a minute. Not everyone was affected. She and Jed seemed to be okay while the others seemed to lose their minds, turning into whatever their costumes represented.
Costumes...
Costumes from that new shop in the city.
“Thank you for your purchase, you will see it will be...”
He grinned again.
“...a transforming experience.”
That creep from the costume shop!
Lizzie growled and grabbed Jed's arm, leaving no room for discussion, leading him outside and towards the town.
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Josie pinned Hope's arm over her head, pushing her further and further into the mattress.
She kept her lips away from hers, keeping up the tension only to see which one of them would break first.
The smaller girl writhed under her, her nails digging into Josie's wrist.
Making Josie shudder with something between pain and pleasure.
The devil pressed her body further into her and nipped at her pulse point.
The pirate moaned loudly and it was music in her ears. The devil could revel in that sound forever.
Before she could nip at her pulse point again and make Hope do that wonderful and sinful sound again, a knew moved between her legs, spreading them slightly and pressing her knee into her.
Josie bend her neck, closed her eyes, and tried not to let out a needy moan as she felt the knee between her legs move in small circles.
A low whine escaped her lips as the knee pressed a bit harder into her, making her thighs shake with anticipation.
It felt like she was chasing a high.
She used one of her arms to keep Hope arms pinned above her head and let her other hand roam the pirate's body.
Moving from her neck, over her chest, down her belly, moving further south...
Hope gasped and the devil smirked as she pressed her hand into the auburn-haired girl's upper thigh.
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Meanwhile, Lizzie and Jed made their way through the city. Looking at adults and children alike, seeing monsters roaming around, seeing the chaos it was causing.
Everyone who bought a costume from that shop lost their mind.
Jed borrowed Lizzie his arm so she could siphon his magic while he used his werewolf strength to throw off any person coming near them.
While Jed had been an annoying little mutt these last few hours with his non-existing decorating skill, his hooligan ways of destroying Halloween costumes, and the fact that he was lusting after his sister... he was now making sure that she was safe.
They entered the store again and now it looked slightly eerie. There were no lights on and the rest of the costume and masks seemed to stare at them, making the both of them slightly uncomfortable.
A low chuckle echoed from the walls.
Lizzie sighed.
“I asked for one evening!” she shouted and the chuckled stopped at her sudden load noise.
Lizzie grabbed Jed's arm and heard him hiss as she siphoned enough power from him to illuminate the whole room.
“One lousy evening without any of you freak-show mud monsters.”
She could now spot the cashier from before. His skin was almost pitch black and he seemed to have grown a bit too, looking like the textbook definition of a Malivore monster.
“And now because of you...”
Lizzie raised her arms as Jed panted heavily behind her.
“I can't go to my own party...”
The black eyes stared back at her, seemingly confused as to why the blonde siphoner wasn't even the tiniest bit afraid of him.
“And...”
Lizzie breathed in.
“The tribrid is defiling my sister!”
And then she screamed. The werewolf boy behind her covered his ears as a magical wave surged through the store, destroying everything in it's way that was not from this world. The costumes on the shelf ignited and vaporized at the sheer amount of power. The whole store shook under Lizzie's anger and the monster in front of them fall on its knees, screaming and closing his eyes in pain.
He clawed at them but there was no use.
With one final surge, he exploded and covered Jed and Lizzie in black and sticky goo.
Jed was the first to break the silence.
“When I thought about going out with you or your sister...” he started and Lizzie glared at him.
Jed just smirked back, his evening already ruined.
“...I was thinking more about going to the cinema or something.”
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Pedro raised his hands as he stalked towards Emma, who was choking on sand coming out of her mouth. Before he could deliver his final blow he blinked at his teacher as if he know remembered where he was.
He lowered his arms and Emma coughed as the last of the sand left her mouth.
“Pedro?”
And the boy fainted,
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Rafael held his sword and pointed it to the werewolf.
Kaleb growled and looked hungrily at the young prince.
“I will slay you vile creature.” Rafael shouted and Dorian looked in shock as he moved his sword over his head and then towards Kaleb,
But before anything could happen both boys stopped, looked confusingly at each other, and fainted.
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Landon woke up and looked around.
The blonde beauty had thrown him into a wall and had made some snarky remark about a ring...
The ring!
Landon stood up and looked around for his ring.
If he lost it... if it made its way to Modor...
Then he spotted it near the door of the auditorium, making him sigh in relief.
Wait...
Why would he be relieved about finding a plastic ring?
And then he lost consciousness for the second time of the day.
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Wade stalked towards Alaric as he pointed his crossbow at him.
Of course, there would be a new monster coming to the school tonight and mess up his plans of drowning his sorrows in bourbon.
He let out a warning shot as Wade hissed again.
Maybe he should've called Damon for some company but it seemed like he and Elena were out with Bonnie, celebrating one evening without their daughter.
“Wade!” Alaric warned and said boy stopped.
It worked!
But then Wade blinked, looked around confused, and fainted.
Alaric sighed and grabbed his bourbon glass again. He took a large gulp before making his way out of the room.
Maybe Dorian or the other kids knew what was going on.
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MG held out his hand to Alyssa who smiled shyly at her.
“You're friendly neighborhood spider-man..” he murmured as he made sure she got home safe.
Alyssa's little fairy wings wiggled happily under his gaze.
But then both stopped.
MG stared back at her and his happy expression morphed into one of horror.
Alyssa on the other hand began to smirk as if she had just received the first prize in a competition.
And then both fainted.
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Josie's lips hovered over Hope's and the auburn-haired girl gulped at how close she was.
She still hadn't kissed her, letting the pirate writhe underneath her until she would beg her for mercy.
Hope let out a mewl-like sound as Josie's hand moved further up her thigh.
It was torture.
But it felt so good.
She sighed as the hand made its way near the final destination and she could hear Josie's low chuckle at the sound.
Wait.
Why was Josie on top of her?
“Josie?” the tribrid asked through hazy eyes and almost choked as she saw the other girl hovering over her in a rather revealing outfit.
She could feel a blush spreading across her face as she looked at their positions and as she felt Josie's hand hovering above...
“Hope?” the brunette shrieked and moved her hand away, leaving Hope panting with frustration.
Josie breathed out and tried to break their contact but Hope's legs were tangled with hers and Hope's knee made contact with her bare thigh...
Both of them looked at each other, trying to wrap their heads around the situation and not dying from embarrassment.
And before anyone could say anything, Josie's eyes rolled back and she fell down on Hope, leaving the tribrid blushing harder than before as she felt Josie's warmth seeping through her body.
And then blackness overtook her too.
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A few days after the incident things seem to be normal again.
Lizzie had explained the whole situation to her father and the other students and even praised the ex-alpha, Jed, for his efforts of making sure she was okay.
Said alpha was pleasantry surprised by it and smirked before making his way to his room. Maybe the blonde witch wasn't as bad as everyone made her be.
They had no idea what the monster was, just that it was his power to transform people into what they were, using the Halloween costumes to wreak some havoc around the city.
Josie had not really talked to her sister about what happened after she and Hope made their escape. She could remember everything perfectly and it made her almost die on the spot.
At least she didn't have to feel as bad as MG, who was now hiding from Alyssa after he heroically saved her from vampire Wade. Said boy though was the talk of the day, the other vampires finding his transformation rather cool and said to everyone how he stood up to Dr. Saltzman and won (which he didn't of course, but Alaric didn't feel like correcting them) and how Kaleb as a werewolf had simply acted like an animal. The other wolves protested but since they Alpha turned into Prince Charming... there wasn't much room for debate.
Everyone was still talking about the latest monster attack as Josie made a slip and walked outside towards the lake.
While she had been under the influence of magic and while she didn't act like herself, she couldn't deny the pull she had felt towards Hope during and even before the party.
She had thought that with bringing everyone's memories back that maybe her old crush had made it back too but would simply fade away again.
Now it seemed like her crush hadn't left at all.
She sat down on the pier and stared at the water before her. Calm and collected, not like herself.
Josie put her head in her hands and breathed out.
What a disaster.
“Jo?”
The siphoner almost leaped into the lake itself when she heard the honey-sweet voice of Hope Mikaelson behind her.
Almost.
The tribrid sat down next to her and looked out at the lake, seemingly in thought about how to start their conversation.
And Josie gulped.
Hope was probably disgusted, annoyed, and angry at her. How could she have been so reckless, how could she do this to her?
As if Hope somehow read her mind, the tribrid placed her hand on top of Josie's and squeezed it.
The auburn-haired girl turned around and smiled shyly, letting Josie calm down before opening her mouth again.
“I wanted to talk to you about that party...” she started and could see how Josie's eyes became even bigger and she bit her lip, thinking about her next words wisely.
“We were under the influence of magic...”
Josie looked away.
Hope was disgusted by her, she knew it.
“...and while we have acted differently...”
The brunette could feel tears forming in her eyes.
She would lose her best friend.
“...certain things stayed the same.”
Huh?
The brunette siphoner turned towards the tribrid and she could see Hope blush slightly.
“MG was saving Alyssa because he is always gonna be the hero,”
The auburn-haired girl inched closer and Josie could feel a small smile forming on her face.
“Rafael fought Kaleb to protect other students because he is always gonna be there for his friends.”
Hope's hand moved up her wrist.
“Wade went after your dad because he was hell-bent on changing some rules regarding the supernaturals and while he didn't show it, he was ready to do everything to make sure that would have a good and fulfilled life. And went after your dad because he felt like he had to talk to him again.”
Her hand moved up Josie's arm and Josie shuddered under the burning sensation.
“You looked for me when you were wearing that devil's outfit.”
She cupped her face.
“And I was looking for you when I was wearing that ridicules pirate outfit Lizzie had chosen for me.”
Hope breathed out and Josie had to look away. She felt hot and cold under Hope's gaze like she was burning and freezing at the same time and it made her dizzy.
The tribrid smiled slightly as she turned the siphoner's head around.
“You and I were both not looking for Landon.”
Hope's other arm steadied her as Josie seemed to understand what the tribrid was saying, swaying slightly under her heavy gaze.
“Not Penelope...”
Josie inched closer.
“Not Roman...”
Hope was pulled into the brunette's orbit again and she couldn't do anything about it. No matter how hard she had tried to resist her, no matter how far she stayed away, she would always come back to her. Would always make sure that Josie is safe and happy.
She hadn't told Josie about her crush on her when she was younger. Even the truth monster seemed to disagree with her as had told Lizzie about it and had added that she had a crush on her for a week.
The monster had crooked his head to the side as if to say:
“Are you sure about that?”
And Hope wasn't sure. She wasn't sure if the crush had gone away of it it had stayed with her. She had loved Landon, there was no doubt about that. But she had also loved Josie. She still had feelings buried deep inside her chest and they all came spilling out the moment that the monster hexed them.
Josie's big eyes stared back at her and Hope's hand moved over the brunette's heart, beating away like she was running a marathon in the middle of the desert.
“I fancy you.”
And their lips finally met.