maybe, someday | hosie

[ 05 ] Possibilities

"Well, shit." Penelope breathed out as she looked from Josie to Hope.

"I don't understand, how is that possible?" MG wondered.

For their parts, Hope and Josie were speechless. Hope's mind was reeling though, putting all the pieces together into a picture that she thought was beautiful and finally made sense to her. It wasn't like she felt that she had imprinted on Josie or any stupid Twilight bullshit like that. She didn't believe in fate or something other worldly. Well, she believed in the supernatural because she did exist after all. And she had eyes, she saw what the world was really like. But this seemed next level, and as much as she wanted to argue about it just on principle alone, it felt...right.

What didn't feel right was that she couldn't seem to figure out where Josie's emotions were taking her. There were so many of them and they were all so intense. She understood the fear, confusion and the utter sense of helplessness. Those were the strongest, and those were expected. What Hope wanted to know is if Josie felt what she felt. If she was even a little delighted by the revelation. She didn't want Josie's helplessness to be attributed to their whole situation. Because even if Josie was her mate, which she truly felt she was, she would never force Josie into something she didn't want. She didn't want Josie to feel like she was trapped.

"Say something." She begged. It had been a recurring thought in her own overwhelmed mind, she hadn't even realized that she said the words out loud until she saw the way Josie stared at her. It was the most pained expression she had ever seen. It made her stomach turn violently. She had to force herself not to look away.

"I just..." Josie sat down beside her sister. "So much is happening right now. I can't process half of it. Any of it. Not really."

Lizzie hugged her sister, so Rafael stood up and addressed the group.

"So really, we have no other options to save the twins right now besides either turning them into vampires or werewolves. I don't even want to touch the mate thing...I just...but...even if that works...like you all said before, we stop the merge and that just guarantees that whoever wants them dead will come at them personally. They'll come here . Then we're not just talking about one monster at a time...we're talking, what...an army. That's what I'd do. I would want to guarantee that the job is finished...so I'd do it myself." He glanced at the girls and winced. "Sorry."

"Yeah, so not helping right now." Penelope spat out. She sat beside the girls and looked at the group of adults. "But...he's right, you know. Even this..." She waved her hands between Josie and Hope. "It's not a real solution. Just another quick fix."

"Are we even certain the whole bite thing would work anyway?" Caroline wondered.

Hope sighed. "It won't work. Because I'm not doing it."

Everyone's eyes turned on her. "Look, I couldn't do it even if I wanted to. I would never be able to hurt Josie...even if wolf form...even to save her life."

Josie studied her. "Really?"

Hope's eyes widened and she felt offended by Josie's question. "You really think I could hurt you? After everything?"

Josie shook her head. "I didn't mean...like that. I just...even to save my life..."

Hope suddenly felt unsure. "I...I don't think I could."

Josie nodded. "If it comes down to it, and the only way to save me and Lizzie is by turning...we'll turn." She turned to face Lizzie. "Right? We'll change together."

"Sisters for life." Lizzie held Josie tighter. "Vampires for life?"

No one in the room seemed too confident with that plan, nor did they seem to like it. Hope most of all. The idea of Josie choosing to be a vampire rather than a werewolf somehow ripped her heart to shreds. And she didn't quite understand why. She was a tribrid, sure, but it somehow felt like Josie was choosing one part of her over the other. And she had chosen the wrong part. But what else did they really have at this point? They had very limited options.