Some say the world will end in fire

“Josie, Josie what’s wrong?” Lizzie, the real Lizzie, was shaking her back to reality. “Are you okay?” She crouched down beside her, seeing the tears flowing from her eyes. “What wasn’t real?” She looked at her twin with great concern. 

Josie instantly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her twin in front of her. Her arms flung around Lizzie’s neck. “I love you.” She whispered. It wasn’t something Josie said all too often, but that vision in her head was way too real for her liking. “Something is wrong.”

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💨 ― He sat down beside her with a plop; a weighted descent. He emptied his lungs in a slow, practiced exhale. “Well. I spoke to Lizzie.” If his friend had already heard from the twin in question, he imaged she already knew how well that went.

Josie looked up at MG, all her attention now off the book that she was in her lap. “And?” She asked reluctantly. “How did it go?” 

🌒️ ― “I don’t know… I’m pretty short on funds.” A joke in and of itself. Josie seemed serious, so Hope’s arms cross casually over her chest. “Have you done this before?” Picturing the good twin, going behind her father’s wishes to keep the students on a strict animal diet?  It wasn’t easy.

“What? Helped smuggle in blood bags?”Josie gave a little shrug and a smirk. “I may have helped Kaleb and a few other vampires.”

ever since arriving to the city, caroline hadn’t been able to spend the time she would like with her girls. she had been busy with headmaster duties, getting everything in order. but now she was excited to spend the day with josie. “hi sweetheart.” caroline smiled at her, grabbing her bag. “what do we want to do today? whatever you want to start with we’ll do.”

“Well I’ve already done the whole sight seeing thing a few times, but the city is so beautiful and it’s such a nice day.” Josie said. “Maybe we could walk around, get some lunch?”

“I doubt that.” Of course there was one way. The easiest of, well, the only currently. “Unless you become a heretic.” He was sure it crossed their and Caroline’s mind once or twice. “Doubt your dear old dad would favour that option though.” 

Josie looked away briefly and crossed her arms. “Of course I have thought about that possibility. If lizzie or I turn then… but Lizzie doesn’t want that and I…” Josie shrugged. She knew if it came down to that and Lizzie asked her, Josie would turn. “My dad doesn’t really get to keep having a say in my life forever.”

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Now that her timeline was rapidly accelerated, making sure to tell the people closest to her about the impending addition to her family was vital. Telling the twins was a more difficult task, trying to make sure to tell them individually close together so that they didn’t find out from one and other. Lizzie she had lunch plans with, and Josie she had dinner plans with. Having picked up take out for her dinner with Josie, she crossed her fingers that this would go as well as she hoped it would. Arriving and getting set up, she heard a set of footsteps and tried to prepare herself for it. “Hope you’re feeling hungry… may have gone a little overboard with the ordering…”

Josie hadn’t seen Elena in awhile, so she had made sure to clear her schedule for dinner with her aunt. She was excited to do something away from the school. She hadn’t bothered knocking, and made her way into the kitchen. The food looked amazing. “Well it’s a good thing I haven’t eaten since breakfast then.” She said sitting her jacket on the counter. “Thanks for having me.” And that’s when she turned to really look at Elena, her eyes automatically going to her stomach.

“Well, if you need some help, I’m happy to lend a hand.” Andrew replied. He knew a great deal about magic and was always eager to learn more. “Do you have any leads so far?” 

“That would be awesome actually.” Josie shook her head. “Not really. I’ve been digging through old books trying to find anything, but I suspect my dad has some hidden.”

kitty nodded. a part of her couldn’t help but feel a little jealous. there were kids who hadn’t been ripped from their home and way of life. “i’m sure it’s nice to have a home like that, though,” she said. or a home at all.

“It has its moments.” She said honestly. Something told Josie the girl could use a friend. “Are you hungry? Or maybe some coffee?”

“yeah you too,” she replied, her smile small. kitty nodded. “ah. that’s cool, i guess. haven’t been in school for awhile,” she said with a shrug. “and i never went to a boarding school.”

Josie couldn’t help but laugh softly. “You know I don’t really think of it as a boarding school. It’s been my home since I was a kid. I don’t really know anything else.” And in some ways Josie hated that. She hated that she’s been sheltered.

“You don’t need to convince me more than you do yourself.” Enzo was far beyond the point of being convinced by anyone these days. “I already did.” The maze made that all clear. “I get it, you want to protect your sister, but only one of you is going to come out of the merge breathing but then again I don’t know much about family. I never had any myself.” 

“If I have any say the merge won’t happen. I plan to find a way to stop it, no matter the cost.” Josie was already sure if that. She wouldn’t kill Lizzie and she wouldn’t leave Lizzie with the guilt of killing her. “Maybe you can change that. Family doesn’t have to be blood you know.”

💨 ― “Yes, chef!” This felt nice. Normal. “And desert?  What say you?” 

“Hm, pie? Cookies? Both!” Josie declared with a small laugh.

👾 ― “You were saved a lot of the bullshit, trust me.” Even as it came out of their mouth, they knew they didn’t mean it when it came to Jo. It caused Liv to frown, but she doesn’t let it deter her from making her point: “We really are so fucked up.” 

Josie understand what they meant, she knew their past wasn’t the best. “I’m just sorry that our family history is so screwed up to begin with.” She said softly with a nod.

🌒️ ― “Tribrid versus Gemini Princess?  Sounds like a terrible headline for a cage match… that would probably sell.” It was almost a comfort, knowing Josie’s dark family history. It made Hope feel less alone. That and the fact her coven could be just as scary and powerful. The Mikaelson smirked. “What, like a heist?” It wasn’t her original thought, but she was considering it. 

“Oh we would totally sell out a show.” Josie laughed. “But I’d rather not have a rematch, yet.” Josie shrugged with a smirk. “I could be your distraction.”

“ it was…— “ she remembered the hollow and hayley. “ a trip down memory lane. i am fine, though. nothing i can’t handle. “ davina was probably being too cocky about it, but she felt the need to put a strong front before the young witch. “ if you girls need anything…– “ she let her words linger off, hoping the girl would catch on. 

Josie nodded. “Thank you.” She was silent for a moment, debating if she should say what she was thinking. “Hey, Davina. Can I ask you something?”