Hosie - I Had a Crush on you (Completed)

Chapter Fourteen - The Merge

Josie's POV- 

I start to feel really sick about half way through the flight. Usually I am able to fall asleep straight away but right now I can't sleep at all. Hope notices straight away, like she did at the start of the flight and she holds my hand. "Hey, you okay Jo?" she asks. I give her a small nod and rest my head on her shoulder. 

"I just hate travel" I say quietly. She rests her head on mine.

"I know..." She says. She then grabs a pair of headphones and hands them to me and gets out another pair for herself. "maybe listening to music might help" she says. I nod and put the headphones on. She gets out her phone and plugs both earphones into the double earphone adapter for her phone. She puts the music on. It's slow and sweet music, something that I've never heard before. She lifts up one side of my earphone. "Close your eyes" She whispers in my ear. I watch her close her eyes before I close my own. I start to calm as the music feels my mind. I open my eyes and see Hope's eyes still closed. I lean over and kiss her softly on the lips, I pull away and notice a smile on her face and her eyes open.

"Thank you" I say. She nods and closes her eyes once again. I close my eyes also and end up falling asleep on her shoulder. Three hours later I am woken up by Hope, we have landed. 

*

Dad gives Lizzie, Hope and I a big hug once we get back to the school. "I can't believe you did this again Josie..." He says sternly and then he sighs. "I'm just glad that you're safe" 

"Thanks dad" I say. "I promise you that I won't do this again. This was just a second time thing" I say. Hope chuckles which makes me let out a laugh. Dad raises his eyebrow. 

"There definitely won't be a third time... not under my watch" He says. "Now go to your rooms and get some rest, you've probably had a tiring couple of days" He says. I tell Lizzie that I'll meet her back at our room and then go with Hope to her room. 

"Why did you want me to come back here?" I ask. Hope sits down on her bed and pats next to her for me to sit next to her. 

"I need to tell you something" She says sadly. I nod for her to go on, hoping that it isn't bad news. But from the look on her face I can tell that it is. "I lied to you a couple of days ago when you found us at the cabin... Caroline told me not to tell you but I have to. I have to be honest with you because we have started something here" She says. She lets out a sigh. "You have to promise that you won't tell Lizzie, not yet. You're not even suppose to know which I think is ridiculous." 

"Okay, i promise. Just tell me" I say. Hope lets out another sigh and gives me the same sad eyes as before when she told me she needed to tell me something. She takes my hands into hers and looks down at them. 

"There's this thing that happens when you are twenty-two... you and Lizzie" She says. Confusion fills my mind, what is she talking about. She looks up at me. "It's called the Merge, It's a curse on the gemini coven that means that the Gemini twins must merge to become one"

"What?" I ask. I'm confused and slightly horrified. "What does that mean?"

"The strongest twin will win and absorb the weaker twin" She explains a bit more. 

"what will happen to the weaker twin hope?" I ask.

"The weaker twin will die" She says sadly.  "Your mum and I have been trying to find a way to stop it but I also realised while I was gone that I don't want to spend any more time away from you. Yes, if it does come to it I believe you could win but there's a chance that you won't and I don't want to regret leaving and not being here when I could have" She says. I wrap my arms around her and put my head into her neck. "I love you Josie" 

"I love you" I reply. Tears begin pouring out and onto her neck. Hope doesn't seem to mind as she pulls me closer. 

"It's okay, let it out" She whispers.

 *

I wake up the next day with Hope's arms wrapped around me. Crap, I must have fallen asleep. Lizzie must be wondering where I am. I look at my phone and see a single message from Lizzie. 'Seems like things are going well with Hope, goodnight' . I chuckle and roll my eyes. Hope groans a bit because of the laugh I just let out. I turn towards her. "Sorry" I whisper. 

"It's okay, I like your laugh" she says with her eyes still closed. I place a hand on her cheek. 

"Are you going to wake up properly?" I say. She still doesn't open her eyes. Instead she turns over and digs her head into the pillow. 

"Are you going to give me a good enough reason to?" she asks. I get an idea, an idea that requires me to be bold. I turn her over and get on top of her with my legs on either side of her. She opens her eyes instantly. I lean down and kiss her, she places her hands on my waist and kisses me back. I pull away and smirk at her. "Yep, that's a good enough reason." she says. I laugh and get off her. I grab my back and throw it onto my back and walk towards the door. "Leaving so soon?"

"Yeah Hope, I have classes today and so do you" I say. She nods and gets up also. Before I open the door. 

"Hey, Jo" Hope says. I turn to look at her. "About last night..."

"Don't worry I won't tell Lizzie about the merge. Her knowing that could make her paranoid"