Hosie - Death Date

Chapter Two - Dream

Chapter Two - Dream

Hope is packing her things into the small cupboard next to her bed when Josie finally speaks. "So that's my last name? Saltzman?" She asks curiously. Hope looks at Josie who is sitting on her bed with her legs crossed, watching Hope as she puts her things away. Hope nods and puts the final piece of clothing into her closet.

"I know a lot more about you than that Josie" Hope states as she sits down on her own bed, facing the brunette. Josie raises her eyebrow. "I know that sounds stalkerish but I know who your parents are... I know exactly what your fate is and I know that you are a lot more special then what you think you are" She explains.

"What do you mean more special and who are my parents?"

"It's a lot to explain but seeing as we are the only two people in the room I think it's safe for me to explain it." Hope says before getting up and sitting next to Josie on her bed. Hope takes Josie's hand in hers. "What do you feel when you hold my hand?" Hope asks, uncertain that this is the right approach. Suddenly Hope feels Josie's grip tighten the slightest bit.

"What the hell?" Josie says, She takes hold of Hope's other hand. "It's strange... you're not... I mean it feels magical" Josie states. "Does everyone feel that when they touch you?"

"Not everyone, like I said Josie... you're special"

"So you're saying that I'm the only one that can feel that?" Josie asks, dropping Hope's hands. Josie folds her arms over her chest, not sure how she should feel about this.

"I'm certain of one other person with the same ability but I'm not too sure if I should tell you about her, I mean it's a lot to handle. You don't even know what your ability is" Hope states. She notices the look of confusion on Josie's face, so she continues. "What you feel when you touch me is magic... In fact I'm probably the most magical being on this planet... I'm a Hybrid of three different creatures... a vampire, werewolf and witch. I only just triggered my vampire side, by dying about a month ago" She explains.

"Wait... what?" Josie says, her eyes wide as she moves back.

"I know it's a lot to know but you are what I like to call a Siphoner" Hope states. "You can take magic and you can use it like a normal witch for a short period of time."

"So what you are trying to say is I'm like a glass with holes and magic is like water..."

"Sort of, yes... it sounds sad when you put it that way. Anyway, your twin sister has the same ability" Hope says before standing up and making her way to her suitcase to pack it away.

"What. I have a twin sister"

"Yes but she looks nothing like you... I mean, she's blonde and she has blue eyes" Hope mentions. She tries to say everything casually so that it's not too much for Josie but this doesn't seem to be working as Josie is internally and externally freaking out. She stands up and starts pacing.

"Okay hold on a second" Josie paces the room a few times before she speaks again. "What's my sisters name?"

"I shouldn't tell you right now"

"What do you mean you won't tell me right now?! I'll be dead in two weeks, I'd like to know who my family is before I depart" Josie basically yells. Hope runs forward and puts her hand on Josie's mouth. "What the hell?" Josie says, her words are muffled because of Hope's hand.

"Sorry it's just that no one can know what I'm telling you, Just sit down Josie... I need to finish" Hope slowly removes her hand from the Siphoner's mouth. Josie nods and takes a seat on her bed once again. "Technically, yes you will die in two weeks but you won't be gone... remember when I told you that I died?" Hope asks. Josie nods.

"You know what I am very surprised that I was more shocked about having a twin then you dying and still magically being here... I guess I don't really believe it but continue" Josie murmurs. This causes Hope to let out a chuckle.

"I'm here because I had a weird magical vision of you... You died, I'm not going to tell you how but you had my blood in your system which caused you to become a heretic which is a vampire witch hybrid... only siphoners can be that. I knew that I had to come find you and Josie you were not easy to find... I actually found out who you were and where you were when my aunt Rebekah finally caved. She has so much guilt in her surrounding you, she's one of the reasons why you are here"

*

Hope finds herself in a forest, she looks around wondering how she had got here when she sees a brunette on the ground. She's dead, something in Hope knows this but she isn't worried. In fact she knows that the girl in front of her will wake up. She gets down on her knees and pulls the girl into her lap and strokes her cheek. "Come on Jo, wake up" She finds herself whispering. "I knew it from the moment I met you, you know. Everyone walked past me like I was invisible but you stopped for me and you let me into your life even though you knew you didn't have much time. You're so selfless you know, you will always put others before yourself... even if you don't know them." Hope whispers. She notices Josie's eyes move underneath her eyelids like she is going to wake up. "Perhaps I loved you before I even met you"

Hope wakes up from her dream, it's the middle of the night. She has had different versions of the same dream for months but not one quite like this one. She always knew that she was going to be there when Josie died and she knew that her blood would bring her back but she had never spoke to Josie in her dream before. She get's up out of her bed and walks to their shared bathroom to wash her face. "Hope is that you?" She hears Josie's voice from the room.

"Yeah" Hope replies. "Just having trouble sleeping"

"Well washing your face won't help, It's only going to wake you up" Josie says as she walks towards the bathroom. She scans Hope's tired face. "You look like you need a good week of sleep"

"Thanks" Hope says with a sarcastic laugh. "I don't really want to go back to sleep though, I keep having these dreams and I need a break from them"

"Well the dreams are magical aren't they?" Josie whispers. "Why don't I just take them out of your head?"

"Because it's not that simple... you could hurt me and the visions I'm having are about your death which isn't pleasant... I mean you come back every time but I honestly don't like watching it every time I sleep. It's hard to explain but I feel all the emotions all over again as if I've never seen it every single time" Hope explains quietly. Josie nods her head, understanding.

"Well, we have school tomorrow so I'm going back to sleep"