Other Mikaelson - Josie Saltzman

It Will All Be Painfully Clear Soon Enough

(Blake's POV)

I wake up with sweat all over. I look around. 

(Landon's POV)

"Have you ever had a memory where you can't tell if it actually happened or it was just a dream? Your head can't make sense of it so you let it go. You convince yourself it was your imagination. What if you realized it wasn't a dream at all? It was real. It was all real" 

(Josie's POV)

I walked up to Hope with Lizzie. "Reporting for portal duty! I brought backup" Lizzie said

(Landon's POV)

"And so you start a new day armed with everything you never thought you needed to know... burdened with a choice no one should have to make...knowing all eyes are on you to do the right thing"

(Blake's POV)

I go to the gym and put up a punching bag. Each hit I have a memory of Hope and I as kids. I punched the punching bag so hard it flew right in front of pup.

"What can I do for you pup?" I asked picking the punching bag up

"Thought I could join you. I'm having some feelings" He said

"Don't you have to be with Landon?" I asked punching the bag

"I already saw him. Now wanna talk about Hope being back?" He asked

"Not really" I said punching the bag

"Alright well I'm gonna go then. I'll see you around Alpha" He said 

He leaves me alone. I continue to punch. 

(Josie's POV)

I am currently sitting next to Lizzie on the bench.

"So this is...nice right?" Lizzie asked then chuckled. "Together again" She said

"It's great" Hope said

"It's awesome" I said holding my stomach

"I mean for the two of you not to be talking to each other just because your brother isn't talking to you or the fact that your boyfriend who is also her brother isn't talking to you either. I thought we were more evolved than that as women" Lizzie said

"Absolutely" Hope said

"Without a doubt" I said

"Good because personally. I've never been better. My work paid off. My mind is sharp. All perceived mental breakdowns were a figment of my imagination fed by two manipulative vampires who will remind forever my enemies" Lizzie said

"What's going on with Sebastian?" Hope asked Lizzie

"Headmaster Downtown Abbey wants us to enroll him to keep him off the streets. But after deliberately letting me think that I was unwell, I will not let that happen" Lizzie said

"You should forgive MG" I said

"Never" Lizzie said

"He didn't want to hurt you" I said

"He hid things from me. Zero stars" Lizzie said

"He's not the only friend keeping secrets" I said to Lizzie

"I didn't want to hurt you either" Hope said

"Yeah well zero stars" I said. I see Hope holding a thing. "Is that what I think it is?" I asked 

"Yeah" Hope said. I look away and nod my head. "Here. I don't need it anymore" Hope said giving me the thing

"Thanks" I said taking it