The Real Me ↠ Hope Mikaelson ✓

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𝐀 𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄
my darling, you will never be unloved by me. you are too well tangled in my soul.

MILLIE HAS A plan.

Sadly, that plan means she has to hide away from Hope for half a day. She sends Josie and Jed to distract the auburn-haired girl so she and Lizzie can set everything up.

The sister duo work together to set up a cute surprise. A huge banner, pink heart-shaped confetti, and many shiny coloured balloons in shades of pink, silver, and gold. There's also a pink cake in the shape of a heart.

When they're ready and it's time, Lizzie runs off to get Hope and practically delivers her straight to the main hall.

Millie stands in the middle of the room, anxiously fiddling with her fingers until she spots Hope at the top of the stairs.

Her eyes widen and practically sparkle with the love she has inside her heart, breath quickening at the sight of the gorgeous girl.

Hope's eyes are fire in water—if you can imagine such a thing. Passion in ice.

Even upon first meeting her, Millie knew Hope would be someone she loves forever—never dominating nor submitting, but a companion she walks alongside freely.

It's like an electrical current zipping in the space between them, pulling one into the other's atmosphere. They're bound—meant to be, forever glued to one another.

Hope's breath quickens at the sight of Millie standing in the middle of such a beautiful display, all the decorations sparkling and shining prettily. But Millie is the prettiest of all.

She only has eyes for the blonde. Everyone and everything else fades away into the back of her mind.

"What is this?" Hope asks breathlessly, swallowing thickly as she begins slowly making her way down the stairs.

She ignores Lizzie's squealing and giggling behind her—all her focus on the love of her life.

Millie's eyes roam all over Hope, who looks absolutely divine.

She's wearing a red crop top that goes to just two inches above her bellybutton and low-rise skinny jeans adorning her long legs. Her auburn hair flows softly down her back in waves.

"You look beautiful," the zombie murmurs softly, walking over to the girl of her dreams and pulling her into a quick kiss, running her hands through her soft hair. "Hi," she whispers, leaning back enough to make eye contact.

"Hi," Hope whispers back, reaching out to gently caress the blonde's cheek before rubbing her thumb softly along her bottom lip. "Dressed up for me, pretty girl?"

Millie is wearing a thigh-length light pink coquette dress, and silver heels with little butterflies on them adorn her feet.

She looks so soft, so pretty, and so kissable. Hope adores her so much.

"Hope, my love." Millie smiles, looking deeply into Hope's eyes, refusing to break eye contact no matter how hard her heart pounds in her chest. "Will you be my girlfriend?"

The tribrid's lips pull up into a gentle smile, feeling flustered and surprised and content. "Of course, darling."

Millie lets out a breathless giggle and tugs Hope into another kiss just as the confetti canon goes off, shooting little red hearts into the air above them.

The two jerk in surprise before laughing into their kiss.

After they stop kissing, Millie and Hope take the cake and go to the second place Millie and Lizzie set up prior—a cute little picnic at their spot.

On the deck there's a cute pink and white plaid blanket for them to sit on. In the middle is a heart-shaped bowl of fruit, two pink drinks that shine brightly from a spell Lizzie cast on it, chocolate covered strawberries, and some sandwiches cut in the shape of hearts.

Hope smiles at the sight, and after setting the cake down on the blanket, she turns around and grabs her girlfriend by the hips to bring her into a passionate kiss.

"All for me?" She mumbles against Millie's soft pink lips, purring. "You shouldn't have." She bites down on the blonde's bottom lip, making her moan softly.

"Anything for you," Millie admits quietly. "I love you so much, Hope Andrea Mikaelson."