You Never Know

Titanic

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"MOM, DAD !" Lizzie raced through the hairs, using her hair to grip walls as she slid corners. She reached her parents office, banging on the door. She felt broken, once again. Like all those years of therapy were all torn down in one swell scoop. She slid down against her fathers office door. "dad..." She pleaded, her voice going weak.

He opened it, leaving the blonde to fall forward in to his office. "Elizabeth? What is it? Whats wrong?"

Her mother ran forward "Honey?"

"Shes.." Her eyes began to swell up again, reddened by all the tears she had already been crying. "You've been crying, sweetie" Her mother bent to her level, looking her daughter over. "Its Josie" She finally got out, looking to the end of the hall.

Her dads face tightened, he ran past her without a second glance. Caroline hesitated for a moment, not wanting to leave Lizzie behind but she couldn't help but feel that something horrible had happened. "Go" Lizzie shook her head, looking to the cold floor she was on. "Just go."

"Kai..." Hope trailed a shovel behind her, searching the small town for the man. "Come out, come out wherever you are" She taunted.

He smiled, appearing infront of her. "I missed the crazy in your eyes."

"Oh..dont worry, you can experience it first hand." She swung the shovel at him, letting go of the end so that it would fly. He dunked, watching it woosh over his head. "Good throw but—" He looked forward, only to find the girl gone. His face paled.

"Sorry, did you miss me?" She knocked him across the head, his ground hit the floor sending dust in to the air. He coughed, backing away before using his momentum to push himself back up. "I see i've taught you a few things"

He threw her leg at him, he slapped it away. She attacked with her fist, every time he dodged it. "Motus" He deflected her magic back to her sending her colliding with the ground. She was quick to whip herself back up, she was fighting completely out of anger. Her hits were fast and aggressive, her technique spotty.

"I must've hit a nerve, killing her? Huh" He dunked, dodging another one of her hits as she attempted to ignore him. "Was my niece your girlfriend?" He slapped her arm away. "No..she was more than that" He moved out of the way from her fire spell. "You loved her." He pointed out.

Hope screamed, her magic poured out of her. Going straight through the heretic, almost cutting his body in to tiny pieces in the process. His head hit the ground harshly. She wasted no time getting to him, stuffing her hand back in his chest. Remembering the warmness of his blood, how fast his heart beat. He looked defeated, covered in his own blood. "And I thought you were a challenge." She went to yank her arm out, his heart in her grasp...but he yanked her arm back, sticking his free one into her chest; wasting no time to rip her heart out.

He rolled out of the way of her falling back, gasping for some dirt free air. "Your emotions continue to be the death of you, little Mikaelson" He sighed, wiping his bloodied hand on his jeans.

Caroline cried in to her daughters cold body, she knew this day would come soon. She just didn't know it would be this soon. Alaric was in the corner, his hand continuously running through his hair as he paced. "How could this happen?" He continued to ask.

Caroline looked up, her eyes blood shot red as she looked to her daughter. "Wheres Hope?"

"She—she stayed behind"

"Behind where? You have yet to explain to us what happened !" Her mother snapped, walking towards her daughter.

"I—" Lizzie stammered, tears falling from her eyes again knowing that this was all her fault. If she had let Hope kill him, if she had listened to her—none of this would have happened, her sister would still be here.

"Did Hope do this?" Alaric finally asked, looking to his daughter for an answer. "No, no—Hope had nothing to do with it. She tried to protect us..she really tried" She shook her head, she wanted to deny her sisters death. "Maybe the merge will bring her back, it has to happen right?" She walked over to her sister, closing her eyes. "Please"

Her mom took in a deep breath. "Thats not how it works..." She let out, grabbing on to her daughter's shoulders. "I did this to her !" She shouted, moving away from her mother. "Shes dead because of me, I asked her to go to the Prison World"

"You went to see Kai." Her dad shook his head. Just another thing to add to his list kf things that sociopath has stolen from him.

"He said he knew how to stop the merge" Lizxie explained, running through her head on why she ever trusted him.

"It doesnt matter" Hope appeared before them, covered in blood. It dripped on to the floor. "Hes dead now." She dropped the already broken Ascendant, not even having the guts to take a glance at the brunette. "Along with everything he cares about."

She gasped awake, her eyes quickly landing on the trail of footprints he left. She was quick to follow them.

She found herself standing behind him in the Salvatore house, she pictured every way she could kill him..every single way. But once she got closer there was only one way, she sliced his head off with her hand. The blood from it splatter on to her. She turning the rolling chair to face her, looking at his headless body. She shook her head, looking him over before ripping his heart out. She took a bite out of it, wishing she had waited to decapitate him. His heart poured blood from her mouth. She wasn't done then, she had to make sure he was dead. She wanted to be sure of his absence..people around Mystic Falls loved to come back. She grabbed the Ascendant, making sure that if he did survive this..he'd have no way out. "Say bye bye to your freedom" She smiled. "Incendia" She walked ahead of the fire, she could feel how fast it spreaded, how loud glass cracked. How she could hear his body sizzle amongst the heat and oh how did she love it, she missed it even. The feeling of having someones life ripped away from them by your bare hands.

Alaric ran after her. "How could you let this happen?!" He shouted, grabbing hold on her shoulder. She quickly turned around, glaring in to his soul. "No, you're not going to pin this on me." She was quick to state, nudging the man away. "It wasn't my fault, I did everything I could."

"I trusted you to protect my girls.." He trailed off, the auburnette couldnt help but feel his saddness. "You put your trust in the wrong hands, sir."

She walked away after that, she wasn't sure of what she'd do if she kept listening to him blame her. She swung her door open to her room, determined to run away like she always did.

"You're back.." Penelope seemed as if she already understood what had happened but she continued to smile at the auburnette, it was only a half cut smile, her eyes were still red.

"What are you doing here?"

"I knew after what happened that you'd push everyone away, I wanted to be here.."

Hope shook her head, grabbing a bag from the top of her closet. "Its fine, I dont care"

"You don't mean that" The ravenettes eyes softened, Hope could tell she had gotten her fair share of tears in before coming here. But she continued to pack her things, stuffing them into the duffel.

"You're hurting" She pointed out, touching the girls shoulder. "Don't touch me" She shoved the girls hand away, zipping up her bag and throwing it over her shoulder.

Hope opened the door, coming to a complete stop at seeing who was on the otherside "Leaving so soon?" The brunette asked, her hands on her hips and a small smile on her face. "Jo.." She dropped her bag, reaching out to poke the girl. "Is it—is it really you?" She stammered, feeling her throat tighten up.

"Its really me" She pulled the auburnette in, holding her tightly. The other girl was in shock, letting Jo embrace her ever so tightly. She couldn't stop the tears from flooding out, from crying into the girls shoulder as she ran her hands through her hair.

"How are you alive?" She asked, pulling away with a sniffle and a dried out laugh. "You gave me your blood.." The brunette pointed out, her eyes never leaving those blue ones.

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