We're more than friends

Chapter 14

Josie's POV

I stirred awake to the feeling of warm kisses trailing from my earlobe down to my collarbone. A warm soft hand traced circles on my stomach which contracted, involuntarily, to the skin to skin contact. Suddenly, the touching stopped, and the mattress dipped slightly as the curled body behind me moved. I fell onto my back, feeling the warmth emanating from the sheets where Hope was not two seconds ago. I didn't have time to dwell on her absence, however, because before I knew it, she was straddling me. She resumed her warm kisses down my neck and collarbone, which made me gasp in delight. A wave of heat coursed through my body as a moan escaped my lips. Soon, her lips were on mine and I felt her tongue licking my bottom lip. Shortly, we were embroiled in a heated kiss, expressing our longing for each other. Another moan escaped my throat that resembled a lot to Hope's name who stopped what she was doing and stared at me blankly.

"Josie? Josie? Josie!" She repeated, yet her voice sounded muffled. At another Josie, I jolted awake.

It took me a while to understand where I was. In Hope's room. In Hope's bed. And if the body turned towards me, a hand on my shoulder, probably to shrug me awake, was any indication, next to Hope. The girl I was having a wet dream about.

"Josie, you okay? You... You said my name." She said with concern laced in her voice.

A slight blush crept up my cheeks as I diverted my gaze to the edge of the bed.

"I'm fine." I replied, an octave higher than usual, hoping that Hope hadn't noticed. Naturally, she had, as when I looked up, I saw her facing away from me, hiding her own blush.

A small part of me wanted her to turn her head to face me, so I could see the effect I had on her. Another, larger part of me, was still very flustered and embarrassed by what had just happened. Thankfully, a small knock on the door pulled us out of the awkwardness. Hope got up and walked over to the door. She opened it slightly, large enough for her head to pop out.

"Auntie Bex." She said with a hint of surprise. "What are you doing here?" Her right foot started rubbing against the back of her leg.

"I wanted to have breakfast with my niece." Her aunt replied.

As Hope and Rebekah were talking, I quietly shuffled out of bed and got dressed. Once I was done, the door closed and Hope was leaning her head against the door, her eyes closed. Tentatively, I walked closer to her.

"Hope?" I asked as I approached her. She lifted her hand in a stop motion, then brought her finger to her lips and motioned to her ear. I stopped walking and stayed silent until Hope pushed herself off the door and turned around.

"Sorry, but vamp hearing and all." She said, motioning to the door where her aunt had just been moments ago.

I nodded slightly before speaking. "I- I need to go. Lizzie must be wondering where I am." I walked over to the door, my hand on the doorknob, and opened it. "I'll see you?"

"Yeah." Hope replied before I walked out.

The hallway was empty for this time of the morning. However, each person who passed me, bumped my shoulder, or tried to trip me. Nevertheless, I kept on walking towards my room as if nothing was wrong. I was close to my room when, out of nowhere, someone threw a cup of cold water on me. I shuddered as the liquid seeped through my pyjama top. I heard faint footsteps retreating and someone yelling I'm melting, I'm melting, down the corridor, in a fit of laughter.

I groaned, frustrated, slightly embarrassed and marched back to my room.

*

After my little chat with Lizzie, I changed clothes and planned on spending the entire day in my room. By the time lunch came around, my stomach was betraying my plan to stay in my room as it started to grumble loudly. I hadn't eaten yet, but I didn't want to eat in the cafeteria with everyone else. So, instead, I opted to wait for the end of lunch to go to the kitchen and eat whatever veggie leftovers were left.

That's exactly what I did. Once the shuffling of feet from the end of lunch dissipated, I slipped out of my room and walked towards the kitchen. I, cautiously, walked inside, making sure no one was there. I really didn't want to see anyone, having someone throw a drink on you does that to people.

When I reached the fridge, I pulled a veggie lasagna out of it. Walking around the counter, I prepared my own plate and heated it up in the microwave. As I waited, I drifted off to one of the windows looking out to the garden around the school. I watched the students; some were walking around, huddled together whilst others, mostly the younger ones, were running around, playing tag. I jumped slightly when a loud thud resonated off the window. I looked down to see Pedro panting, his head turned to his friends smiling. Then, he was gone in a heartbeat. Giggles and squeals filled the air around them, and I smiled, thinking back to simpler times when that was me and Lizzie. My attention, then, drifted to the edge of the forest. That's when I saw her. The witch the Mikaelsons were talking about at the dinner last night.

Hope had captured her beauty amazingly well, but I didn't have time to dwell on that because soon, Pedro had abandoned the game to go and talk to her. I eyed the encounter curiously. Suddenly, a voice coming from behind me snatched my attention.

"Josie?" Kol Mikaelson asked as he walked in.

I eyed him for barely a second before focusing back on Pedro and that witch. I could hear him walking closer to me, until I saw him in my peripheral vision. He stood next to me, his eyebrows crinkled, glimpsing out of the window and then at me.

"What are you looking at?" He asked me.

"The witch that attacked Davina, she's here." I said, pointing to where Pedro and the witch were talking.

"What?" He said, looking back frantically, searching for her. "Where?"

"At the edge of the forest. Pedro is with him." I said, still eyeing the two.

He must have seen them because he was gone in a flash and reappeared in the garden in the exact spot where I was looking. Except, Pedro and the witch were gone.

Lizzie's POV

"What the fuck was that?" I snapped once the door to dad's office slammed shut. All eyes that were previously fixed on where Hope had stormed out suddenly landed on me. "She's already been through so much and you decided to what? Guilt trip her? Make her feel like crap? Well, congratulations, mission completed, you did just that!" I ranted before rushing to catch up with Hope.

However, the hallway was empty with no sign of Hope. With an annoyed huff, I started my walk towards her dorm room. Once I reached it, her door was shut. I pressed an ear against it and heard soft sniffles coming from the other side. I went to open the door, but it wouldn't budge. So, I knocked softly on the door.

"Hope?" I whispered. No answer. "Listen. What they said was crap and you know it. It was just said in the heat of the moment. It'll blow over."

It was at this moment I wished I had Josie next to me. She would know exactly what to say. Alas she wasn't, she was god knows where whilst I was stuck comforting Hope.

The small sniffles ceased long enough for a hoarse "Go away, Lizzie" to be said from the tribrid.

"Hope." I nearly pleaded, but I was met once again with soft sobs. An irritated puff escaped my lips for the second time that day.

What was with the Mikaelsons today?

"Fine, suite yourself. I was only trying to help." I mumbled before walking away, in search of my twin.

It took me twenty minutes to find my sister, in the kitchen no less. She was facing the window with a blank face. Walking over to her, I called her name. She instantly turned around.

"What's up, Lizzie?" She asked me, with a smile adorning her lips.

With my eyebrows furrowed, I motioned to behind me. "You should go see Hope." I said, before glancing out the window. When I looked back to Josie, she stared at me with curious eyes.

"Why?" She asked.

"Let's just say, the Mikaelsons are just as clueless as they are absent in regard to Hope." I sighed. "Just go." I said, pushing her slightly. She glanced back at me, worriedly, before jogging to Hope's room.

Seconds later, Kol Mikaelson vamp sped into the room.