goodnight!
(seven)

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HOPE IS NOT THE GOAL
part two

THE TRIO CONTINUED TO glance around the room, trying to locate the creature. Yet so far, they had come up empty.

"I think he's still out there." Rafael whispered to the girls. A loud bang came from above them causing all of their heads to look up at the spider that now loomed over them. Both Josie and Guinevere let out screams of terror. The Elison girl latching onto Josie's hand, holding it in fear.

"Hey! Douchebag!" Came the tough sounding voice of Landon as he walked into the room, though once he saw the spider he quickly backed up, uttering the word, "Oh."

Hope walked in right after, fearlessness filled her posture as she faced the spider. "I hate spiders."

"You need to get us out of here." Rafael said to Josie who quickly nodded her head before turning to face the Elison girl once again and placing her lips upon hers once more.

"Uanascar." Josie uttered once had pulled back from the kiss, looking at the webs held her hands in place as she did. Once she was free, she repeated the same action for both Rafael and Guinevere, freeing them from the webs.

They all made their way down the stairs.

"Lizzie, I need your help! Josie. Guinevere. Take my hand." Hope spoke as she held out her hands for them to take. Guinevere quickly held onto Hope's hand while she held her own out for Josie to take.

"Repeat after me. Imperium fluctus malleus." The Mikaelson girl said, beginning the incantation. All of the girls uttered the spell multiple times, raising their hands towards the screeching creature as they did. Finally the spider flew back to one of the steal beams until it burst sending orange goo and dead spider chunks everywhere.

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After surviving the spider attack, Guinevere took a long hot shower, removing all of the gunk that she was covered in before changing into her most comfortable clothes.

Now she stood next to Josie and Rafael, as they all looked on at the werewolves who played basketball, quite violently if you asked her but who was she to judge.

"Are you sure that you want to do this?" Josie questioned the Waithe boy in front of her.

You saw what they did to me. I don't think going lone wolf's an option anymore. Do you?

"Don't look at me. I'm a twin. I don't do anything solo." The Saltzman girl said holding up her hands while Guinevere simply shook her head in reply.

"Look, after Cassie died, I thought Landon was the only pack that I'd ever have. "I didn't think that I needed anyone else. Be honest with me. Is this school, these people. Keeping Landon here, is it worth it?" Rafael asked, the question more aimed towards Josie who had obviously been at the school longer than the Elison girl.

This place is flawed. Every single person here is cursed in some way, whether it's blood or just life.
Everyone has issues of their own that they're dealing with. But we're all in this together. Every single person here, we look out for each other. So, yeah. It's worth it." Josie soulfully said, truly believing the words she spoke. Guinevere softly smiled at the optimism the Saltzman girl had.

A large ball came flying towards them, landing just in front of their feet. Josie had bent down to lift it, though due to the weight she was unable to do so. Rafael easily lifted the ball. "Medicine ball. Jed and his boys play for keeps."

The Waithe boy then walked into the room, the medicine ball in hand, leaving Josie and Guinevere behind to watch the interaction.

"Foster kid. You back for more?" Jed aggressively asked, ready to fight the omega.

Rafael handed them the ball before speaking. "I killed my girlfriend. It was an accident. I was behind the wheel, and I lost control. When I woke up, I was in the hospital. Landon had to tell me that she was dead, and I don't know anything else. Am I a part of the pack now?"

Jed glanced around for a second. "Take a knee."

"What?" The Waithe boy confusedly asked.

"If you're gonna submit to your alpha, you take a knee." As he spoke, Rafael looked back at Josie and Guinevere who held their breathe in fear.

"No, I'm just playing. It's your ball. You're in the next round." Jed said backing up from Rafael, throwing the ball back to him. Guinevere unclenched her fists and let out the breath she had been holding.

The Elison girl felt Josie move from beside her causing her to turn to see the Saltzman girl briskly walking away, trying to escape without having a conversation about what had happened earlier that day.

"Josie." Guinevere called out, a smile on her face at the Saltzman girls actions. Her voice caused Josie to freeze on the spot, before slowly turning around on her feet.

She sheepishly grinned in return. "Hey Guinevere."

The blonde let out a laugh in reply. "So you're talking to me now? Interesting. Wanna talk about what happened earlier?"

"Not really." Josie impishly said, an embarrassed expression dawning her face.

"Josie." Guinevere spoke, trying to urge a sentence out of the Saltzman girl.

Josie sighed in reply, beginning to wring her hands. "Look, I know it was out of line to kiss you like that but I needed to get magic from somewhere. I get it that you probably didn't want to kiss me and I'm sorry." The girl nervously ranted.

Guinevere moved forward placing her hands on the Saltzman girls shoulders. "Woah Josie calm down. It's okay. I know why you did it. I'm just happy you're talking to me."

"Really?" Josie said hopefully, her voice filled with anticipation.

The Elison girl lightly giggled at the girl. Nodding her head, she decided to take a leap of faith. "Yeah. But I hope you won't hate me if I do this."

She then lifted one of her hands, placing it lightly upon Josie's cheek before leaning in and ever so slightly brushing her lips across Josie's. Before she could pull back, Josie grabbed onto Guinevere's hips and leaned in, connecting their lips into a kiss.

Their lips moved against one another in harmony. After a few seconds they pulled back, letting go out the breath they had held in. The Elison girl lightly skimmed across Josie's cheekbone with her thumb as she took in the sight of the girl in front of her. Slowly, Guinevere let out a soft laugh, Josie soon joining. At least now they knew.

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