Never Giving Up On You- A Hosie Story

the truth

"Oh great now we are in here Locked up ughh"
"What, are you kidding me? We cant stay here."

Josie said she ran to the door and was desperately trying to get it to open. Hope sat on the bed
"Will you please stop?"
"I don't wanna stay locked up here"
"Me neither"

Hope said and laid on the bed careless and started staring at the ceiling.

"Could you please just come here and help me please?"
"What do you want me to do actually?"
"Well something!"
"Someone put a spell on the door and i can't unlock it so just be patient and chill out"
"Or you just come here and help come up with something"
"Why would i come it's pointless and boring"
"Or you just can't resist it."
"Resist what?"
"I honestly bet that if you'd come here you would kiss me in seconds"

Hope looked at Josie and vamped herself in front of her and looked at her as she stared at Josie's lips.

"No. I don't wanna kiss you"

Hope said as she backed and turned around.

"You just can't stay next to me for like 5 seconds, can you?"

Hope stood still once she heard that.

"Hope!"
"What? What do you want?"
"For you to admit it. You want this"
"No!"
"Come on don't hide from me"
"I am not doing this"

Hope said as she turned around pushed Josie rushly and tried to open the door. Josie was standing behind her.

"You are getting angry. That's an emotion"
"Just stop. Okay?"
"No i won't."

Hope turned around. And looked down with anger. Then looked at Josie again, she couldn't do it, she couldn't keep herself away, she rushly kissed her as she touched her face. While they were kissing, Josie broke Hope's neck. Then she re-casted the spell and opened the door. She picked up Hope, caried her to to a celer and put a sleeping spell on her. Then she called Lizzie

"Why didn't we go according to plan?"
"Because, her humanity isn't off and i don't think she ever turned her humanity switch."
"What?"
"Just trust me."

Lizzie nooded. She and Josie sat down and took eachothers hands. They got into Hope's memories. They saw her walking out of the school, it was the night that Josie turned. She was sitting at the lake when, Alaric walked closer and sat next to her
"Mr, Saltzman."
"Hope. What the hell happened?"
"It's all on me. I, i heard your argument with Mrs. Forbes...You were right and i know it. But now i just need to find Ken stop him, so Josie is safe"
"Do you really wanna keep her safe?"
"Yeah"
"Then there's one thing you gotta do. Let her go"
"And how am i even supposed to do that"
"Make her go. Make her believe, that you are gone"
"What?"

Hope felt betrayed by Alaric, but the same time, she knew it was right. She had to save Josie, she would do anything for her.
Josie and Lizzie were watching the whole thing suprised. Lizzie imedietly touched Josie's elbow because she saw that she was ready to break down. Meanwhile, Hope got up, Alaric got up too and stood in front of her.

"If you love her, do as i say. Leave the school, i will write her a letter from you"

Josie imedietly looked at Lizzie
"I knew it! The letter, it wasn't Hope"

Hope nooded.

"But, if she finds me?"
"Make her believe that you are not interested in her"
"What?"
"Yes. It's the only way. Make her hate you Hope. For her. I told you if you love her you will do as i say."

"Enough Lizzie! Enough!"

Josie yelled, Lizzie nooded. She Took Josie's hands and they got out of Hope's memories. Then Josie rushed outside with Lizzie they locked the cell and Josie ran outside, Lizzie followed her.

"Jo, will you please stop running?"
"No! I need air. And i need to find dad he is in big trouble"
"Hey, you have to listen to him first"

Josie stopped walking and turned around as she looked at Lizzie full of anger
"You are seriously defending him"
"We don't know the whole story"
"I don't care about the whole story Lizzie. I don't want anymore lies and excuses. I just saw the truth and nothing can change how it went down! Dad manipulated Hope, made her believe she is bad for me, made her fake that she turned it off and made her break up with me"

Josie looked down
"He ruined us without any concern of my feelings."

Josie said and in that moment, her voice broke. She looked at Lizzie again

"I am going to go to Hope, my girlfriend who is right there in there. Feeling guilty and blaming herself and tell her that i know the truth."

Josie said as she passed Lizzie and walked back inside. She stood in front of the celer. Hope woke up, she ran to the door.
"Josie once i go out of here i swear to god i-"
"Okay then i am opening the door"

Josie said. Hope was watching her suprised. Josie open the door. Hope stood still watching Josie.
"You ain't gonna do anything. Because, i know the truth"
"What truth?"

Hope said without being able to realize that Josie was talking about her deal with Alaric

"About my dad and you and i don't blame you for anything"

Hope felt a wave of guilt and shame going through her once Josie said that, she looked down. Josie walked closer and touched her hand. Hope looked at her. Then vamped herself and kissed her. Then she imedietly cut the kiss and backed off.

"Why did you stop?"
"Josie-"
"It's his fault Hope. He manipulated you. Just, come here"

Josie said as she moved closer to Hope and touched her face. Hope laid on Josie's hand and started sobbing.
"Hope? Are you, crying?"

Hope fell on her knees. Josie got down to comfort her. She touched her shoulders, Hope was looking down. Once she felt Josie's hand she looked at her and fell in her arms. Josie put her arms around Hope and cuddled her hair to calm her down.

"I am sorry. I am sorry"
Hope whispered.
"It's okay"
"No. No, no. It's not."

Hope said she wouldn't stop crying. Josie was trying to calm her down desperately while cuddling her
"Shh. Calm dow."

Hope eventually calmed down. She and Josie went to the bridge outside the school

"Josie. Look, i was awful at you. I mean you kept trying to get to me and i kept trying to hurt you and don't try to give me excuses i don't deserve it. And if you no longer wanna be with me. Then i understand, trust me"
"Oh, Hope. No, i don't know if it's crazy but all of this made me love you ten times more. Because you put yourself through all this pressure for me. To protect me and i really appreciate it and i am sure as hell not angry with you. I never was. If anything, i am angry at him"
"No don't blame your dad Jo."
"No. I will, Hope. It's okay. He had no right to make you do this, he had no right to involve with our relationship. And he had not right to talk about your family."

Josie said and whipped Hope's tears Hope looked up.
"It's not your fault. As for the together part, Hope. I love you, i will always will. And i wanna be with you"
"Oh Josie. I love you too more than my life."

They smiled and kissed. They cut the kiss and started at each other for some seconds. Hope smiled, she got up and took Josie's hand. They ran to the school and went to Hope's room. They laid to the bed together and Hope was laying on Josie's shoulder.

"So, i was a shitty as person with you, to the point where- i didn't even ask you, even though i wanted to...How's the whole, vampire thing? I mean it's pretty much my fault."
"First of all it's not and second, it's not that hard. I haven't explore it yet but, the hunger part is definitely easier than i thought."
"Well, we will together."