The Light in my Darkness

~Chapter 3~

Josie's POV

The next morning when I woke up it felt like I had a hole in my heart. I had just told Hope how I felt about her and then she shut me out. It didn't help that when I got to the cafeteria I saw that Landon was back from his camping trip with Rafael and he was already back to holding hands with Hope. Don't get me wrong I'm glad that Hope is happy I just wish that I had what they had. I stared at Hope for a little while, she looked so beautiful when she smiled but when Hope looked at me her smile quickly went away.

Hope's POV

"So how was your trip with Rafael," I asked as Landon and I sat down in the cafeteria.

"It was good I feel like we really bonded," Landon said as he intertwined his fingers around my hand.

"I ate squirrel for the first time, Rafael insisted that we should do stuff 'naturally'," Landon chuckled as we ate our breakfast.

After talking to Landon for awhile I looked up and saw Josie on the other side of the cafeteria. She looked so sad and broken, it made my heart ache knowing that I led her on the other day. After she saw that I noticed she was looking at me she turned and left the cafeteria.

Josie's POV

After I saw her frown I left the cafeteria and went back to my room to see Lizzie there getting ready for breakfast.

"Are you coming?" Lizzie asked as she got her shoes on.

"No I'm not hungry I think I'm just going to stay around our room," I mumbled as Lizzie left.

Shortly after Lizzie left I heard a knock at my door so I got up to see who it was.

"Hope," I said shocked that she was the one at the door.

"Can we talk," Hope said as I opened the door for her to come in.

We both sat down on my bed for a second before I spoke up.

"Hope I have had a crush on you since I was 13," I explained to Hope.

"Josie we could never be together, I'm not safe to be around." Hope said as she put her hands around mine rubbing them not noticing the tears forming in my eyes.

"Do you feel anything about me?" I asked hoping that my feelings weren't just one way.

"Josie you are by far the most beautiful, selfless, and smartest girl I know." Hope told me as she tucked my hair behind my ear when it fell.

"You think I'm beautiful," I chuckled as I looked up at Hope who was still holding my hand and smiling.

"I should go," Hope said as she got up from my bed.

When she got up to leave I just nodded not wanting to give a verbal answer. She got about halfway to the door when she turned her head to look back at me then she left.

Lizzie's POV

I had just finished eating breakfast with M.G. when I was walking back to my room to see Hope walking out of it.

"What were you doing in my room!" I confronted her crossing my arms.

"I just had to talk to josie," Hope muttered walking off before I got the chance to say anything else.

I just shrugged it off and opened the door to mine and Josie's room to see her on her bed crying.

"Josie what happened," I exclaimed rushing to her and kneeling in front of her.

"Nothing," Josie mumbled barely being audible.

"Josie I just saw Hope leaving our room what did she do to you," I demanded.

"Can I please keep this to myself," she begged me wiping the tears off her face.

"If you want to but if you want to talk about it I'm here for you," I said comforting my sister. "I'll be back later I have to go do something quick," I added as I got up to leave.

Once when I got out into the hallway I made my way to Hope's room that was just a few rooms away. When I was in-front of her door I burst in not bothering to knock to see Hope sitting on her bed in tears.

"What did you do to my sister," I scolded as Hope looked up at me in shock.

"I didn't do anything," Hope replied back trying to hide the fact that she was crying.

"You obviously did because she wouldn't be crying if nothing happened," I bickered wanting answers.

Hope's POV

When Lizzie said that Josie was crying it made me feel so bad because I hated it when Josie was upset.

"What did Josie tell you," I questioned. "She told me she didn't want to talk about it and that she wanted it to stay private," Lizzie recalled.

"Then that's the way it is going to stay if Josie doesn't want to talk about it then you should respect her wishes,"I answered seeing how mad my comment made Lizzie.

"You are unbelievable Mikaelson," Lizzie yelled as she stormed out of my room.

After Lizzie left all I could think about was Josie and how I hurt her. Then I started to think about how she kissed me the other night when she was helping me with my homework and decided to go see if Josie was okay. When I got to her room I knocked once before entering to see that Josie was the only one in her room. Josie looked up at me and I saw that she was still crying. When she looked at me with her sad eyes it was like my heart broke in two. I sat next to Josie on her bed and put my arm around her.

"I'm sorry for running off earlier," I whispered to Josie before grabbing her cheeks and pulling her in for a kiss.

Her lips were the only thing I could think about, they were so soft and sweet. After a long passionate kiss we separated before Josie got on top of me pushing me down onto her bed resulting in about a five minute make out session. Once when we separated she rolled onto her back laying next to me. We both laid there for a little while trying to regain oxygen.

"I should probably go," I muttered not wanting this to end.

"Or you could stay, Lizzie said she was spending the night in a friends room." Josie suggested as she rolled to her side playing with my hair.

After I had decided to stay I went back to my room to change into pajamas before heading back to Josie's room to lay next to her. All of the lights in her room were off except for the lamp on her nightstand that illuminated her face.

"So you and Landon are you guys still like a thing?" Josie questioned as she was playing with my hair.

"Yeah I like him but our relationship it's different there's no," I explained not being able to find the right word to finish my sentence.

"Passion," Josie mumbled still playing with my hair.

"Yeah passion," I said turning to look at Josie.

We both spent the rest of the night cuddling and talking about life in general stealing a couple kisses now and then.