Falling Hopelessly

Chapter 2 : Is everything supposed to be this Merry?

"Pretty impressive isn't it?", Hope played with the ring on her finger. The same ring that Clark used to disguise himself as Professor Vardemus, now it's used to keep his true face. The magnificent stone glows a bright red as magic courses through it to keep Clarks true form.

Clark looks at his reflection in disgust.

She continued, "I did a spell to alter your appreance, made you into the most vile thing you could ever imagine, I think I nailed it, didn't it?".

He immediately retorted,"Are you sure you don't want to be staring into Landon's sad little face istead?".

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Josie's grand plan to close Malivore was brilliant, but it involved channelling some of  Landon's subconscious into SimuLandon. It was a great idea, except for the part that SimuLandon cannot stop confessing his love for Hope Mikaelson and making sure everyone knows exactly how he feels about her. In the midst of all of this, meanwhile Landon Landon, is happy, with Josie. Both Josie and Hope, can't help but wonder if this is how Landon actually feels about Hope, but not for the same reasons.

After transfusing Hope's blood into SimuLandon, their plans were disturbed by Clark and thus it happened, Clark stabs SimuLandon with the trident, transfering his consciousness into him, thinking he's the real Landon, not the Landon with a ticking timer.

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"I'm sorry", he immediately said. Clark walked towards to the cell bar, "To be honest, I'm kinda glad you're here"

Hope snorted, "You clearly hate me, I can't imagine why me being here would make you glad". She tucked the ring in her back pocket.

"Because there's still some time before you come to your senses, before you toss me into the Pit", urgency in his voice, Clark hopes that she will change her mind.

She walked closer to the cell, "You're in magically created body that expires at midnight, save your breath, no one is coming to save you, Clark. You're going into the grave that you dug yourself".

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Hope walks out the school corridor, and to her surprise, it's snowing.

It's actually snowing.

In October.

In Mystic Falls.

She was hit by a snowball, coming from Kaleb. Pedro ran at the sight of the snowball hitting Hope that was meant for him.

Most of the kids from the school are out here, playing with the snow. Vampires hitting everyone with snowballs at superspeed, then hiding. Witches magically moving sleds and werewolves gathering snow to make big line-ups of snowman.

"Kaleb! What the hell is going on?", She walks towards him.

He adjusts his scarf and walks toward her,
"Don't be Scrooge Hope, it's Christmas!". He chimed.

She shook her head,"No! It's October!"

Kaleb walks towards her, "Christmas is a state of mind, it's a feeling". Placing a hand on her shoulder, he looks up to the snow, "Ya feel it?"

Hope can't take it. She needs to speak to someone that's not all merry and cheery she thought. Removing Kaleb's hand, she stomped into the school.

Kaleb shook his head and he joins the other kids for a little snowball war.

The inside of the school was even worse, everyone working together to put up the Christmas lights, placing ornaments on the Christmas tree and even writing letter to Santa.