Star Gazing

Love under the stars

If you told me four years ago that I would be laying down on the grass at three am and gazing at the stars with the lizzie saltzman

I would have laughed at your face

"Do you think there's another universe where everything is normal? Like josie not burning your room down, me not having my episodes and you having your parents." She asked me, out of the blue

"There could be. I mean there was the other realities you wished me not being in the school and not existing." I told her in a humorous tone

"Dear god, fifteen year old really hated you that much to wish you out of existence. Honestly be grateful I was smart enough to get out of that mess." She said

"If not, you would be dead." Snorting as I said that

There was comfortable silence surrounding us

"Do you think there's a universe where we could have happened?" She asked

I looked at her

"Probably." That was the only thing I could answer

Both of us knew we could never happen, not when my name attracts trouble everywhere I went

She loved me too early, I never realized she loved me and that was the bad thing

She knew loving a mikaelson would have a cost, even if it cost her life

Lizzie was patient and I knew she would wait for me to love her back

I don't deserve her love, not when I'm the reason she's-

"You're thinking too loudly." She said, snapping me out of my thoughts

"What?" I asked

"I said you're thinking too loudly." She said, turning to fully look at me and putting a hand on my cheek. "Hope, I'm still here. I'm not permanently dead. I'm still here."

I turned to look at her, suddenly teary eyed

"What if you did die there? I already feel enough guilt for killing your father and I still don't understand why you forgave me too easily." I said

"Because I love you and let's be honest, my dad was not a good man or father." She said, chuckling slightly

I smiled

𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘧 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘵

Sighing 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘵, 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵, 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘐 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘻𝘻𝘪𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘻𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯

I lean closer to her, my nose bumping against her and putting my hand on her cheek

"Can I.... Can I kiss you?" I asked her

Hope felt Lizzie's lips meet hers. And...it was as simple as that. All questions answered, all fears put to rest, all doubts removed. What she felt was not merely passion, but a bruising tenderness and a love so strong it made her shake inside.

She pulls back from the kiss, I chase back her lips and I look at her mustering up all the adoration I can show her through my eyes

"Elizabeth Jenna Saltzman, I love you too, I think I always have but I didn't have the guts to admit it to you and to myself." I say

"Oh I know that, I mean finally you making the first move and not me." She said in a smug tone

"Can I just have this declaration moment, please?" I asked

"Sure you can and pick me up seven." She said while standing up

"Wait what? What do you mean?" I asked, sitting up

"You, hope mikaelson are taking me on a date tomorrow, I've already done my part in this relationship and it's your turn." She said walking away, swaying her hips

I smile widely, 𝘨𝘰𝘥 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯