Hope and the Beast ( a Vampire Diaries fanfiction)

Chapter 10

Hope is sitting crosslegged on her bed, looking at herself in a little mirror. Her mom sits behind her and combs her hair.

"Mom, can I ask you something?"
Hope asks nervously.

"Yes honey."
She says with a kind smile.

"How come that we don't have any relatives?" Hope asks.

"That's just how it is now Sweety. Though it was not always like this."
Her mother says.

"What happened?" Hope asks.

"We made us a very bad enemy. He Managed to to wipe out our whole coven. Your father... he gave his last so that I could run away when you were but a baby."
She explains, her eyes filling with sadness.

"How was he?....dad." Hope asks on.

"He was strong. And sweet. And he loved you unconditionally." She says in a dreamy voice. Hope smiles lightly, wishing that she could have met him.

"Did I have an aunt or and
uncle? What about Cousins?"

"Yes, we were a big family. Where does all these questions come from?" Her mother asks lightly.

"Kaycee told me that her cousins are coming over the break. It just made me wonder." Hope says shrugging and plays with the edge of her bedding.

"Oh honey, I'm sorry." Her mother says putting her hand on her shoulder.

Hope puts her hand on hers in comfort for her and herself.

"It's okay. It's not your fault." She says.

Hope suddenly feels pressure under her moms touch. At first it is light but then it gets harder and a bit painful.

"Mom? You're hurting me." She says when the grip gets to hard to bare. "Mom?!" She asks again when no response comes.

"You can't leave!" An unfamiliar voice tells her harshly.

"What?" Hope asks confused and turns around halfway. In her mothers place is now a faceless women. Hope tries to pull her hand off of her but the women pushes her down onto her back.

"You can't leave! You can't!" The women yells, her fingers start digging into Hopes shoulders.

"LET ME GO! LET GO! MOM!! MOOOOM!" Hope yells for help.

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"MOOOOM!"

Damon hears Hopes voice yell and her struggle. He rushes out of his room and into Hopes.

She is trashing around in her sleep so he goes to wake her out of her nightmare. Just as he reaches for her, Hope straightens and grips his outstretched arm.

"It's okey! It's me! You had a bad dream. It's me." He tells her calmly and puts an comforting hand on her shoulder.

Hope winces at his touch and breathes heavily from the after effects of the dream.

"Mom- I- I was with my mom! I felt it. It felt so real Damon." Hope says as tears started to roll down her face.

Bonnie and Kai run in.

"What's going on? Are you okey?" Bonnie asks.

"She just had a bad dream. No worries." Damon explains.

"No Damon. I felt everything. This was not just a dream." Hope says and feels her shoulders soreness.

She rushes to the mirror and pulls her shirt down her shoulder. The skin there is singed in the form of fingers and Damon squints his eyes at it.