Salvatore War

Chapter 7 - Incoming Visitors

Hope's pov

It was 10.30 when Landon walked into my dorm that night. He'd spent the entire evening talking to Seylah, I'd expected him to be home hours ago but I wasn't worried. I was lying on my bed reading one of Marcel's old books from when he was a child and wearing one of Landon's t-shirts when the door opened and he walked in. He didn't knock, he never knocked on my door anymore. He slept here most nights anyway so it kind of felt like his room too at this point - he even had a whole drawer. I looked up at him and he was smiling, I took that as a good sign.

"How'd it go?" I asked, sitting up and placing the old book beside my bed.

"It went great actually, we talked about everything," I couldn't help but smile at his massive grin, he sat down next to me and continued to talk.

"She says she doesn't know anything about how Malivore's my dad and I believe her but she did tell me all about what she's been doing the past eighteen years, well, minus Malivore." he was so excited and it was so cute.

"What about your grandparents? Did she mention anything about them?" I asked and he went slightly quieter.

"Well, no. But I didn't ask, I'm sure she'll mention them eventually. She probably just forgot." he said, brushing it away even though I knew he wanted to know about his grandparents.

"Probably," I repeated, deep in thought. I knew the feeling of not wanting to talk about your parents but maybe Seylah's reasons weren't the same. Maybe she really did just forget to mention them.

"Anyway, what have you been doing in the last few hours?" he asked, smiling at me.

"Not really anything, I did some studying for Spell Lab with Lizzie and Josie and then just came back here and took a shower," He was playing with a strand of my hair while I talked and when I was finished he tucked it behind my ear and leaned in to kiss me. Our lips met in a sweet kiss before it quickly became more heated. Landon pushed me down onto the mattress so that I was lying beneath him and moved his hand to my hip while I ran my fingers through his curls. His hand dropped to my leg and began creeping up my thigh and under the shirt I'd stolen from him before my phone started ringing. I had no intention of answering it and I just let it ring as I began pulling off his jacket but then whoever it was called again and I knew I had to answer. Landon knew too and he sighed, rolling off me. He grabbed my phone off my bedside table and handed it to me.

Marcel.

"What is it?" I asked, irritated at being once again interrupted.

"Hello to you too Kiddo," my brother laughed on the other end of the phone and I rolled my eyes. "Bex and I just wanted to call you to let you know we've decided to come visit. We're even getting a flight tomorrow morning so we'll be there by lunch." I couldn't help but smile at the fact that they were coming to visit, but it was quickly replaced by dread. My family couldn't find out about the monsters or they'd worry and they all have their own lives to worry about. On top of that I still hadn't really told my family about Landon and Bex will not be impressed when she finds out I didn't tell her about him. Even more so when she finds out I'm not a virgin, she's the kind of aunt that always wanted to know about that stuff and I haven't even told her I've had a boyfriend for over a year. It's not like I've been purposely keeping Landon from my family, I just haven't really found a time to mention any of it - none of us talk as much as we used to. Okay, maybe I've been avoiding the subject a little but only around Kol and Marcel, not Bex, Freya, Keelin or Davina. Besides, I already know Rick doesn't like it when they visit, but I guess he'll just have to deal with it.

Landon, having heard the whole conversation with his newfound super-hearing, grabbed my hand and began massaging my palm with his thumb, reminding me that Marcel was still waiting for a reply.

"Um yeah, that sounds awesome," I said to Marcel after finally snapping out of it. "I'd love that."

"Great, you know we don't like when you're alone at this time of year," he was referring to my mum but it was like he was afraid to say her name, like he thought I'd break down crying or something.

Of course I wasn't actually alone. I had Landon, the twins, Kaleb, MG, Jed, even Rick, but it was still good to hear they were coming to spend the weekend with me, or however long they were planning to stay.

"Anyway, we'll see you tomorrow Kiddo. Sleep well,"

"I will," I smiled. "Love you,"

"Love you too," we both hung up and I looked over at Landon. Tomorrow was going to be a long day.

"You okay?" Lan asked, noticing the look on my face.

"Yeah," I replied, finding that I actually did mean it. I smiled at him. "You're going to meet my aunt and brother."

Landon smiled back and kissed my cheek. "Can't wait," he whispered. "I'm going to go change," he said and I nodded as he went to grab some clothes from his drawer.

He came back a few minutes later wearing grey sweats and a blue shirt and climbed into bed next to me.

I snuggled closer to him and lay my head on his chest as he ran a hand through my hair and kissed my head. I waved my hand and the lights went out, leaving us cuddling in the dark until I fell into a peaceful sleep for the first time all week.