Somebody Save Me

2

Hope looked in her eyes surprised by the offer.

"Are you sure? Are you certain that you would be willing to do that?" She asked worriedly. She didn't want to risk hurting Josie and losing control especially since Josie is the only person that could bring her back.

Josie nods,

"I'm positive,"

"So do you mind if I do it right now or would you rather we just take a trip to the school's stash of blood in the kitchen?" Hope asked wanting to make sure Josie knew all of her options.

"Your choice Hope..." She smiles,

"Is it though? I mean it is your blood we're talking about." Hope stated. "And where would you rather I drink the blood? The neck? The wrist?" She asked starting to get a bit nervous.

Josie sighs,

"Neck, you can feel my pulse on my wrist"

Hope nods,

"Okay." She said before moving closer to her. "Just let me know if I take too much."

She nods,

"Be my guest, Hope," she looks at her, and smiles,

Hope moved the hair off of Josie's neck as her eyes turned gold, and the veins underneath popped out. She then bit the other girl's neck starting to drink some of her blood. Josie slightly squeals, feeling the pain but a hint of pleasure in the bite. Hope drank a bit more before pulling away.

"Are you alright?" She asked, worried that she took too much.

Josie nods, extremely pale,

"Would you like some of my blood to heal you?" She asked worriedly as she noticed how pale Josie was,

"Nah... ill be okay," she smiles, "I'm used to it," she blurts out. Josie has been bitten so many times by many of her Ex's that she is mostly used to the pain and the feeling of losing blood.

Hope frowned confused yet concerned.

"You're used to it?" She asked.

"Yes... I've been used... why do you think I'm not drained of blood right now?" she sighs, "My heart is used to pumping so much blood at a time when being drained."

Hope sighed suddenly overwhelmed with guilt.

"I'm sorry. You shouldn't have to be used to it. I should have just gotten a blood bag from the kitchen."

Josie smiles,

"That's the thing, I'm fine with it when it's you, I trust you," Josie looks at Hope with the flirty eyes of hers, "Can I admit something,?" She asks,

"You can, but shouldn't we take care of your neck first?" She asked. Hope had been attempting to sort out her heightened emotions as a full Tribrid, which is easier said than done, but she could probably figure some of it out where Josie was concerned. She knew she cared for Josie, but she just wasn't sure exactly how much or in what way.

Josie nods, letting Hope patch up her neck,

"You know? Nevermind, forget I asked,"

Hope started to clean up her neck.

"Just tell me whatever you want to tell me, Jo. You've done so much for me. The least I can do is listen to what you have to say."

"I don't want to make you upset, I'd rather hold it off, for now," she sighs.

"Don't worry about upsetting me." Hope sighed. "If you don't want to tell me that's fine, but I would appreciate you being honest with me."

"I love you Hope... and since the day, you made it official with Landon, I felt so... hurt and felt like I'd never find love again." She takes a breath, "After Penelope betrayed me, and left, Finch left because she was too scared of my sister killing me, I've felt like I've been in an empty pit of grief and hell, and I'm sorry that I'm spilling all of my emotions out, knowing what you have been going through," she tries to calm herself down.

"To be honest I'm still sorting out my feelings for you, but I promise I will never leave you," Hope told her. Hope wasn't sure how to sort out her feelings, but she also wanted to be honest with Josie.

"I understand, and you take your time with that," She smiles,

"I thought I knew where I was with my emotions and then I turned and now I don't know what to make of them." Hope told her " I thought I was ready for this." She added quietly.

"And you are ready... you just have to believe in yourself. You can fight it. You've already have done things that none of us thought was possible, now look at you, a warrior, a fighter. I know you can do this," Josie smiles,

Hope nodded. "You know I had a crush on you when I was 14 and I don't think I ever stopped having a crush on you. Now with my emotions being heightened that crush and the feelings that came with it are heightened as well."

"Wait," she pauses, "Really?"

Hope nodded.

"Yeah."

"I never knew," She looks at her, "Did Lizzie know?" Josie asks curiously,

"Yeah. She did. I'm surprised she never told you." Hope told her honestly.

"She hasn't, in fact at one point she tried keeping me away from you..." Lizzie always had some sort of opinion on Hope.

"Any idea why?" She asked curiously yet not surprised.

"Probably because she still jealous of how much attention you get daily," Josie sighs,

Hope sighed,

"I don't think I'm ever going to understand your sister."

"I don't even understand her," Josie laughs, looking out the window, "It's getting late," She stands up, "I should get out of your hair,"

"Actually. I was hoping you might stay." Hope said not wanting to be alone after all that has happened. "If you don't want to that's fine. I understand."

Josie turns around, facing Hope and smiling, "Of course I'll stay," She sits back down.

"Thank you," Hope said quietly. "After all that has happened, I don't think it's a good idea for me to be left alone."

"Yeah, I should know better than that," Josie lays down, next to Hope.

"I'm glad you're staying it's certainly been a tough couple of days," Hope said laying down on the bed next to Josie.

"I feel you, ever since Finch left, all I've felt is an empty void... not to make it about me," She sighs,

"Well, Finch leaving you is her loss, and at least we get to have an empty void together," Hope said looking at her.

Josie smiles, looking at Hope, "We can fight through this together,"