Find Hope | The Originals

Chapter 5

"Are you sure you're alright going home on your own? I could drive you if you want" Kylie offers.

"I'm fine I'm just worried about you" I admit hoping she doesn't take it the wrong way.

"Hope honestly, I'm fine thanks so much for coming over" she smiles embracing me in another hug.

"I'll be back over tomorrow" I promise before finally leaving.

I haven't told her about Marcel's spell on me yet, she's had a long day as it is.

As I'm getting into my dads car my phone rings. I take it out of my pocket and answer it as I put my seatbelt on. It's Kylie.

"Hey, everything okay?" I ask answering the phone.

"Yes everything's fine just like it was two seconds ago" she replies sarcastically, I put her on speaker and leave my phone on the passenger seat.

"Miss me already?" I smirk.

"You wish" she scoffs, "I just want to make sure you get home safely since you wouldn't let me drive you"

I talk to Kylie for the short drive home.

"I'm outside my house" I inform her pulling up outside the compound.

"I'll let you go when you're inside safe and sound" she laughs.

"Ok" I smile getting out of the car as she rambles on about people putting pineapple on pizza.

I try to listen to her as I look for everyone, the court yard is empty and it is unusually quiet.

"I'm sorry Ky, I've got to go" I tell her.

"Okay, see you tomorrow" She chirps.

"See you tomorrow" I end the call as I make my way up to my fathers office.

"We won't" I hear Rebekah's voice from inside.

"What's going on?" I ask interrupting what looks like a family meeting. Everybody turns silent when their eyes land on me.

"What? What's going on?" I ask again but they just stare.

"And no more lies please" I add.

"Hope" Elijah starts.

Rebekah stops him, "I've got this brother" she whispers walking past him.

"Let's go downstairs" she smiles taking my hand, I look to my mom and dad and they nod in approval so I leave with Rebekah.

"Beks what is it, what's going on?" I ask impatiently.

"Your dad told you about the spell right?" She says as we walk downstairs.

"Yeah, he told me"

I still can't believe she lied to me about this, I can't believe my whole family lied to me about this.

"Well Kol and Freya-"

"They found a way didn't they? I knew they would" I smile.

I knew they wouldn't stop until they did and of course they'd find a way.

"They didn't" she sighs.

"They...didn't?" my voice cracks.

Hayley's Pov

Rebekah and Hope enter the court yard coming from the living room. Klaus, Kol and I remain silent.

"You knew I was going to die but instead of admitting it you made impossible promises for you to keep about us traveling the world in a future I won't be apart of!" Hope yells at her dad before going up to her room.

I just want take her in my arms and convince her everything will be okay but I know she doesn't want that, she wants space. Klaus follows her up.

He will probably return within a few minutes pissed off at the world because his daughter gets his stubbornness from him and it's impossible to talk to either of them when they're mad.

"I'll go keep the peace between them" Rebekah assures me before following them upstairs leaving Kol and I.

"Hayley I'm so sorry" Kol blurts.

"Sorry?"

"You must think this is all my fault"

"Your fault?" I ask confused.

"It's my fault Davina is dead, I'm the reason Marcel wants Hope dead" he sighs ashamed.

"Kol don't let yourself believe that, this isn't your fault, it's Marcels fault" I remind him, "I know you loved Davina and would have done anything to protect her but unfortunately it doesn't always work out like that"

"I don't want you to think I'd ever endanger Hope" he admits.

"I know you wouldn't, I trust you with her life just like I trust Klaus, Elijah, Freya and Rebekah" I tell him honestly.

"I know my siblings have questioned my loyalty before in the past because I have given them reasons to, but Hope's well being is a priority of mine and I would never put myself in a situation to jeopardise it" he admits, "I tried not to care for anybody since Davina but Hope, she just..I don't know" he shakes his head.

"She's just one of them people" I smile.

It's true, there's no way you couldn't love her.

She's beautiful inside and out. She's so down to earth, so compassionate, so loving and gentle towards everybody and over my dead body will Marcel stop her from growing into the beautiful woman she's becoming or already is for that matter.

"I didn't mean to be strange about it, I just wanted to make sure you know I'll always protect her" he assures me.

"Kol I've always known that"

I don't find it strange at all that he wants to assure me he'd never hurt Hope.

Like every member of this family, he's damaged. He has betrayed his siblings before and for that his loyalty has been questioned in the past but since we got them back after they were asleep for five years it's been different, our family is stronger than ever.

I believe Hope is a big part of this. Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah, Freya and Kol think Hope is special, and hell yeah she is but that's not why she's bonded our family.

It is her love for them that keeps them close to their humanity. She reminds them they are not monsters.

She is a spirited soul in a family of damaged souls and she is the best damn thing that has ever happened to all of us.

(A/N: Thanks so much for reading!)