Alexandria Laughlin Marshall (TO)

Where You Left Your Heart (part 1)

(The Originals 5x01)

As I walk down the main stairway of the Salvatore School, I see Hope exchanging two bottles of what looks like blood, for a large wad of cash. Hope looks around so I duck back of the curve of the stairs. When I check back, Henry and Hope are both walking away from each other. I roll my eyes, knowing that Hope is selling her blood. Which I don't approve of, but it's her choice. I walk down the stairs knowing that Josie is waiting for me in the courtyard. As I walk through a row of different types of plants, I see Josie sitting at the end. As I walk up to her, I see that she has a stressed expression on her face.

   So immediately after sitting down, I ask, "What's up?"

   She looks at me, and with serious written all over her face, and voice, "I need to tell you something." I nod my head, and she takes a couple of breaths looking at the ground.

   I put my arm around her shoulder, and say, "Hey, just tell me what's going on."

   She then looks back up to me, and she says, "I'm pansexual."

   I give her a look, "Pansexual?" She nods her head hesitantly. I then ask with confusion, "That's why you're wearing that worried look?"

   I see a wave of relief go through her, and she says with a small laugh, "So you aren't mad?"

   I open my mouth in sarcastic shock, and say, "You have that little faith in me being able to evolve with the time? Of course I'm not mad, plus I kind of already knew." Josie gives me a confused look, and I explain, "You always have your eyes on Penelope Park. Don't think I don't

notice." A slight blush goes across her cheeks, and I smile with her. "And it also helps that I'm bisexual." Her eyes widen and laugh at her facial expression.

   She quickly drops the expression, and says, "Not what I meant to do with my face, I just didn't know."

   I smile, and laugh, "I know, it's fine." I then ask, "Have you told anyone else?"

   "No," Josie says, still with a smile. "Have you?"

   "Nope, but I'll tell people if they ask. But I don't feel the push to tell everyone I know," I say, and Josie nods. "I'm glad that you are able to tell me, it's a big step to start telling people," I say with a supporting smile.

    I see Lizzie waving at Josie to go join her. Josie turns back to me, and says, "I have to go, but thanks." She smiles, and I give her one back.

  "You should tell Lizzie, because she would totally understand," I say, and then quickly add will a hint of sarcasm, "And may kill you if she figures out you told me first."

    Josie laughs slightly, "Thanks for the tip."

    "Well, I'm also off," I say, " I have to go yell at the other side of my family tree."

   She smiles, "Ok, I'll see you later."

   "See yah," I yell over my shoulder.

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As I walk into mine and Hope's dorm, she looks up from her bed. She asks, like nothing happened, "What's up?"

   I then say with an eyebrow raised not amused, "What's up? What's up, is that I saw you selling your blood to a werewolf!"

   Hope eyes grow big, and she whisper yells, "Don't say that so loudly!"

   "Well everyone is going to know eventually because there's going to be a new hybrid in town and at school!" I say, practically yelling.