Frenemies (Kol Mikaelson/ The Originals)

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Hope's POV

I sat on the sofa finishing off my milkshake. I don't get why Kol was being mean to Kelsey. She was super nice.

"Hey little duck" Kelsey entered the room smiling and bent down in front of me. I giggled at the nickname. "Wanna go on a small tour of the city?" She asked.

I nodded my head excitedly. I hadn't really seen New Orleans properly yet.

I took her hand and began to follow her.

"Where the hell are you going with my daughter?!" My mom yelled behind us before pinning Kelsey to the wall.

"I was gonna show Hope around the city. She'll be safe with me" Kelsey gasped.

"Mom it's okay. I trust her" I said, watching her grip loosen. Hayley got close to Kelsey and growled. "If anything happens to her, I will kill you".

My mom rushed out the room, leaving us alone again. "Let's go".

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I loved this city. It was beautiful.

Kelsey took me to all the sights and told me all the history.

Our last stop was a park, where she took me by the river and we fed some ducks. "God I missed this" she whispered, causing me to turn in confusion. "What do you mean?" I asked puzzled.

She looked at me and sighed. "If I told you a secret, that you couldn't tell anyone else in your family, not even your own mother, would you keep it?" I nodded my head, curious as to what she was going to say.

"You remember when you aunt Elisa took you to the park, and she gave you your nickname, did she ever do anything supernatural?"

I looked onto the river and nodded. "She used to control the water and once squirted someone with it" I laughed, causing Kelsey to chuckle.

"Like this?" She asked, gesturing me to look. I watched as a fountain of water suddenly sprayed a bunch of boys on the other side of the water, causing us to burst out laughing. "And did she ever do this?"

She took off a bread crumb from a slice of bread and held it in her hand. She chanted and I watched as the breadcrumb had disappeared and in its place was a flower. She placed it in my hair and smiled at me.

"How do you know all this stuff? Did you spy on us?" I asked laughing. Her face fell and she sighed. "I know all this stuff because I did all of it. I made the flower and controlled the water. I watched as the world went by knowing my world was fading. I did all of this because I wanted one person to remember me and recognise me no matter what my form was" she paused looking at me. "You' Hope".

I sat in surprise and stood up on the bench we were sat on. I grabbed her face and looked in her eyes, recognition hitting me.

"Aunt Elisa?"

A tear rolled down her cheek as she grinned and pulled me into a hug, which I gave back. "I missed you so much little duck. I'm so glad you're safe. And I promise you I will protect you in this body".

I pulled away and looked at her. "How are you still here? Why in this body and not your own?" I questioned.

"I body jumped. My real form was dying, so I found a way to save myself. I've always watched over you and made sure you were safe. I'm so proud of you and how strong you've been".

She rubbed my cheek and giggled. "This has to be our little secret okay?"

I nodded my head and hugged her again, happy she was back.

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We walked back into the apartment and I gave her a reassuring glance, showing that I wouldn't tell anyone. I knew eventually my family would find out, but for now I wanted to get to spend some quality time with my aunt.

My mom rushed to my side and checked to make sure I was okay. "Relax, mom. Kelsey would never hurt me" I said, looking up at her and giving her one last hug. "Thank you for everything" I whispered before letting go and grabbing my moms hand.

"Look, I'm sorry not all of us trust you. It's just... people in the past who we've trust have betrayed us. It's difficult for us to let someone in".

Kelsey nodded her head in understanding before going to see my dad.

"Sweetie, your dads awake and is strengthening up. He'd like to see you if you're ready". I nodded my head and followed her into the bedroom.

A/n- She's back guys!!! Thanks for reading and hope you're enjoying the story so far!! :)