Blood ( Hosie )

Chapter 5

Hope licked her bottom lip, getting rid of any residual drops that had leaked from her afternoon snack. She was currently listening in on a conversation between her father and his old friend, if you could even call her that.

She wasn't sure at first that she should listen but when they kept talking amongst theirselves Hope had felt it was only appropriate to eavesdrop.

Hope gave Josie a once over as her mother coddled and check on her, being sure to search for any injuries that Hope might have inflicted. Hope felt sort of offended by that, she did have some sort of self control.

It was hurtful to know that Caroline thought she would hurt her daughter, especially since it's so early on. It's a known rule to play with your toys for a while before you break them, especially to the Mikaelson's.

" She's fine." Hope speaks up plopping down next to her father on the couch before carelessly picking at a stray cuticle that had been bothering her.

" Hope." Her dad greats patting her on the back gently before turning back towards the worried blond.

" Father." She greets back looking up from her cuticles and dragging her attention back to the subject at hand. Right- they had been discussing Josie's wellbeing.

" See Caroline, you have heard it straight from my daughter and your's that everything is fine,"

"Fine?!" Caroline exclaims loudly

" Fine?!?!" She questions again for emphasis.

" This-" Caroline points to the blood droplets on Josie's shirt frantically. " is what you call fine?!?" 

Hope frowns, she hadn't known she had gotten blood on Josie, she feels bad briefly  but immediately shuts it down. Maybe the blood on her shirt and her witnessing a boy's tongue being ripped out all because she had wanted to be defiant would teach her a lesson. Perhaps she would listen now that she had witnessed how Hope could react.

Klaus chuckles, it's light and unbothered and exactly how Caroline had expected him to react, as if this is no big deal which is exactly how he reacts to pretty much everything.  "
It's just a little roughhousing Hope isn't going to hurt her." Klaus looks at Hope expectantly, his back flush against the couch and his posture relaxed.

Hope clears her throat, annoyed by the sudden dryness, " Right." She grits out staring openly at the brunette girl.

Caroline grabs Josie for a hug and practically squeezes her to death before leading both of them heading towards the door. 

" Goodbye Klaus.." Caroline drawls from the entrance, easing her daughter out before her.

Klaus raised a quizzical eyebrow, " Where are you going love?! The party has just started."

" Home Klaus, I'm taking my daughter home."

Hope's eyes widen, she's leaving with Josie? She hadn't even gotten a proper minute to savor with her prize. She'd barely had her before her mom was up and hauling her off to reunite with her blonde sister.

The jump under Hope's skin gets stronger as Josie gets farther and so does the thin sheen of swear gathering on the nape of her neck.

Before Hope can think she's off the couch and catching a temporarily dead Caroline in her arms, neck snapped and face relaxed.

" Mom!" Josie cries out reaching for her mother but flinching back when she realizes who the culprit had been, who was currently holding her mother . Her eyes widen before she sprints down out of the door and into the empty streets.

" Hope!" Klaus growls out looking down at the blonde vampires immobile body. It's rare that her father uses that voice and it's even rarer that its being used towards her. Her father must be rather fond of the woman.

Hope scoffs quietly, she doesn't care if Caroline means something to her dad or not, she isn't family so really Hope holds no concern.

Hope chases after the brunette, her vamp speed in use as well as smell. Hope stops short of the pub that they had travelled to before, the one that she had preciously ripped out a boy's tongue in.

Hope searches for her in the crowd but can't seem to find her anywhere. She resorts to looking for the brunettes smell instead, but comes up short of nothing.

How could Josie have just disappeared like that? She didn't have any magic, at least Hope hadn't given her any.