The Youngest Mikealson

Chapter 48:A talk

"I should have never let her go" Charlie's shoulders shook as he sat in the hallway of the hospital. He was trying to get himself together before going inside. Not wanting Bella to see how upset and worried her was for her. 

"There was absolutely nothing you could have don't to prevent this. She chose to leave in the dead of night over some boy" Hendrix as always as th voice of reason. Silently cursing the girl he thought was idiotic than to voice it out loud. Charlie was doing his best despite everything and he would not allow the man to break because of his selfish daughter.

"I'm her father-"

"To a teenage girl about to turn eighteen.  You're gonna have to let her make her own mistakes and fix them. You're be there when she needs you but you can't force it" Standing up Henrik nodded towards the door, silently telling him to go on. He was only here for moral support not to check on the girl laying in the hospital bed. 

Watching him finally walk in turned to Hope who was silently watching the exchange at his side. "I know you think she's stupid and your wrong"

"I don't follow"

"She's emotional and can't pick up logic. She runs on emotion's making her selfish" Hope finally looked up at his eyes, a small glare that went always the second they made eye contact."I don't like her"

Nodding Henrik took her hand and lead her out of the hospital. "I don't know why you hide how smart you are" Hope was always smiling, playing the part of a child when truly she was always observing, always one step ahead of those around her. He taught her early on that the world was not rainbow and sunshine. She was smart, picking up on things as she grew. Always asking questions as they came. Reading people were second nature to her.

"You always said not to put all your cards on the table."Giving him a playful wink she started skipping to the car, humming a song that was stuck in her head for the day. 

"Can I help you" Henrik knew they were being watched the second they left the hospital. Now that Hope was getting into the car he deemed it safe enough to address the vampire glaring hole into his head. 

"You're good with her"Turning around he eyed the couple in front of him. One stiff while the other was relaxed yet both seemed nervous to be standing before him.

"Can I help you?" Glancing between the pair he relaxed. Out of all the Cullen's to corner him It had to be the two he often thought about.  He knew next to nothing about the pair yet he wanted to know them and that's what bothered him. He never cared to know another much less to people. 

"I'm Alice and this is Jasper"The girl now known as Alice gave a bright smile as Jasper gave a small hesitant one. It was clear he was out of his element while his mate seemed to be the easy go with the flow type. Polar opposites that seemed to work.

He didn't know what to really say to the pair. Not knowing why they were here and speaking to him left him on edge."Would you like to go out with us"Alice the ever bubbly girl was nervously plying with her fingers while Jasper wrapped a hand around her. Both tense and nervous as Henrik simply stared the pair down.

"He would love too" his eyes snapped towards his car ,shooting his niece a glare who was not at all fazed. Instead she smiled innocently at him as if she didn't just agree for him to go on a date with not one but two vampires. "Don't give me that look, you never go out"

"Ignore her-"

"Don't ignore me, He will be ready tonight" 

"Great, see you tonight " Before Henrik could refuse the pair they were already gone when he looked back towards them. Basically speed walking away as to not get rejected. 

"What if this is a trap" Was the first thing Henrik asked when he got in his car. He was always careful with who he allowed into their life. He wouldn't forgive himself if something happened to his niece

"I doubt that's the case you poor naive man"Hope shook her head in mock disappointment. As if she knew something he didn't. In some cases she did, When it came to himself he was blind only ever watching how people interacted around Hope.

"Gonna explain?"

"Even if I did you wouldn't get it"

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