| The Story Of Us - Thiam |

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When Hope woke up, she was alone. She furrowed her eyebrows, getting a little scared. She almost laughed when she remembered she was supernatural and stronger than most people. 

She looked around the car, searching for Theo. She noted that his clothes were missing and placed her hands on the glass window beside her, waiting for Theo to step out of the trees. 

When he did, he was human again and had all of his clothes back on his body. Hope smiled and unlocked the car door, running out to meet him.

Theo was shocked at first but managed to pick her up as she reached his arms. He span her around and listened to her giggle as the world rotated around her. 

As the chimera set Hope down, he placed a kiss on her forehead and took her hand, leading her to their place, the place where they had first met.

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"Why are we here, T?" Hope asks, a smile on her face as they sit under the willow tree. 

"I have something to ask you, my littlest wolf." Theo was hesitant about asking at first, in case everyone hated again for leaving. But he had promised himself that he would protect Hope at all costs and so if that meant going home to keep her safe, then they would go back home.

They had been out here for a week and a half, and now Theo wanted to give Hope a proper place to stay.

Hope nodded and looked up at Theo expectantly, her gaze giving the boy that little boost that he needed.

"How do you feel about seeing my home?" He asked, his voice coming out quieter than he would have liked, though Hope didn't seem to notice. Her eyes lit up as her strawberry blonde hair swayed in the wind. 

But then her face dropped for a second and Theo noticed.

"Didn't you say you had to leave?" She asked, a confused expression on her face. Theo nodded in response.

"I did, but I think I can go back now. And plus, I want you to get to meet all my friends!" The chimera may have been pushing it a little too far when he called the pack members his friends, but he wanted to persuade the little girl as much as he could.

Hope seemed to think it all through in her head, but she finally nodded. She seemed excited again, and the view made Theo's heart warm. 

"I wanna go! Do I get to stay with you? Will they like me?" Hope gushed as they made their way back to the car.

Hope grabbed Theo's hand as they walked, still waiting for an answer.

Theo decided to avoid the first question. "They are gonna love you." 

She smiled the whole way back to the car.

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When they were stood in front of Theo's truck, he squatted and met Hope at her height. "I have a job for you. Reckon you could do it?" He asked with a smile, to which Hope nodded eagerly.

"Okay. Can you be a darling and pack the food into this bag?" Theo asked, pulling a cooler bag out of the car and holding it in front of him.

"Sure, T." She said as a response, but she didn't move. Theo frowned, confused as hell, but then the food had been placed in the bag and zipped up straight away, due to Hope's magic. She giggled as she finished concentrating and Theo smiled, amazed.

"You're pretty cool for a seven year old. Did you know that, my littlest wolf?"

"Of course I did!" 

Theo smiled and placed the food and blankets in the back of the car, Hope in the front beside him. 

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They laughed a lot. Theo had put a Disney playlist on for Hope and she was screaming the lyrics, her face red. It made Theo chuckle a hell of a lot.

It wasn't until they were around half an hour away from Beacon Hills when everything went wrong.