Hope doesn't even know how long she spends just holding Josie close to her. Her soulmate's wolf doesn't complain, she doesn't even move. The tribrid's face is buried in the brown fur, and Josie's scent is filling her nose. The tears stopped after a while and now she's just holding, not ready to let go. 

The auburn haired girl still doesn't comprehend how this is possible. None of this should have happened, and still… She's holding Josie's werewolf form in her arms. But Josie shouldn't be a werewolf. She doesn't have the gene and she didn't kill anyone. Deep down, she knows it must have something to do with this soulmate thing, or even with the claiming, but right now she doesn't wanna think about all that stuff.

Suddenly, a branch cracks from behind them and Hope feels the wolf in her arms tense. The tribrid loosen her hold on Josie to be able to look at her, and even comfort her, but as soon as Josie is out of Hope's embrace, she steps in front of her. The wolf bare its teeth, and growls lowly, daring anyone to come close. The Mikaelson girl turns around to face the intruder, and when she sees Dr. Saltzman trying to get close, Hope can't help but roll her eyes. She just wishes he'd mind his own business for once. 

When Josie's father tries to take another step closer, the brown wolf's growl gets louder and she looks even more mad than human Josie looked a couple of hours earlier. Hope watches as Alaric stops and frowns, he looks a little angry that the wolf won't let him get any closer. The tribrid smirks, feeling all too proud of her soulmate in this moment. 

The auburn haired girl stands up and walks until she stands by Josie's side. Gently, Hope pets Josie's head, hoping to calm her down a little. She knows how feelings can be overwhelming as a wolf, just as she knows how hard it is to not tear humans apart. Josie's head turns and she looks up at Hope, and at this moment Hope understands everything. The brown wolf wants everyone gone. This is their place, the four adults shouldn't be here.

Hope smiles softly as she pets Josie just behind her ear.

"You should all go." The tribrid says, her eyes never leaving the wolf. "I'll handle this."

"Hope-" The man tries.

The Mikaelson girl quickly glares at him. "I said : leave."

"What? No, Josie is my dau-"

"Are you stupid or what?" Keelin asks as she grabs him by the arm. "Your daughter is ready to tear you apart right now, the only thing that keeps her from doing so is Hope. So, you're gonna listen to her and go back to school." 

"But-"

This time it's Josie's loud growl that stops him. Hope has been able to feel Josie's tension since the begining, but right now it reached its peak. Gently, but firmly, the tribrid grips the brown wolf's snout and forces her to look up at her. 

"It's enough now." Hope says firmly.

For a moment Josie's eyes are full of defiance, the tribrid wonders if her soulmate will actually listen to her. The Alpha blood inside of her is boiling with dominance right now, but she doesn't want to impose that to Josie, not yet. However, she needs to make sure the brunette listens to her, even in this new form. Then suddenly, Josie's tail goes down and she gets her snout free of Hope's hold only to lick her hand and snuggle into it. The tribrid smiles down at Josie before going to scratch behind her ear again, showing her that it's okay. 

"I trust that you two will be careful. I want you both back at school as soon as the sun rises, is that clear Hope?" Freya says.

The auburn haired girl doesn't look up at her aunt. "We'll be there."

Hope faintly hears Caroline's worried voice, but she doesn't pay attention to it. She stares right into Josie's brown eyes, and in this moment it feels like her heart might explode. Somehow, having Josie in this form made everything a lot better than it was before, even if it was already amazing. Now, she gets to have Josie in everyway possible and it feels like the bond is complete. With the brown wolf, Hope finally has a pack, and that is something she'd never thought she'd get. She wasn't witch enough to have a coven and not werewolf enough to have a pack. She used to belong nowhere, and maybe it was simply because she just belonged with Josie all along.

The tribrid waits until she can't hear the adults anymore before tearing her eyes away from Josie. She quickly looks around, making sure they're finally alone. When she's sure, Hope doesn't even take the time to hide behind a tree to take off her clothes. She trips of her clothes quickly, and then starts transforming for the second time that night. It might be the fastest change she ever experienced. She barely feels her bones breaks, barely hears them crack. Hope is way too excited at the idea of running around the flower field with Josie. 

As soon as she's done shifting, the tribrid is attacked by the brown wolf. It's all done in fun though, she feels no aggression coming from Josie, only happiness. Then a thought crosses her mind. She used to not feel Josie's emotions when she was a wolf and Josie was human, but now she can. She wonders if they have to be in the same form to actually feel each other.

Suddenly, Hope feels Josie nipping her ear, desperately trying to get her attention. Hope quickly turns her head and licks Josie, now is not the time to think about anything than having fun. The white wolf quickly forces the brown one off of her and then she takes off running. From time to time, the tribrid takes a look behind her, making sure her soulmate manages to keep up. She grimaces mentally as she remembers her first night as a wolf, she was so damn clumsy. Josie doesn't seem to have this problem, it almost seemed as if she was always meant to be a wolf, and maybe she was. 

Again, she gets so lost in her head that the brown wolf catches up to her. Hope barely has time to register what is happening before she's being shoved to the side. She tumbles down, and for a second she's dizzy. Then, she gets up again and growls as her soulmate looks at her with a playful glint in her eyes. Josie wants to play? The tribrid will give her a run for her money. 

They play, run and cuddle for hours. Neither of them see the time pass, but soon enough the sun is rising and they have to go back. Josie tries to resist, tries to push Hope to play or run again, but the tribrid doesn't let her. She gave her word to her aunt, and she has every intention to keep it. The brown wolf whines, but still allows Hope to lead her back.

It takes a couples of seconds for Hope to change back to her human form, and then to starts putting her clothes back on. After she's done, Hope realizes Josie hasn't moved. She quickly looks at her soulmate, and is confused by the look in Josie's eyes. The tribrid groans, if only she could feel Josie's emotions now. When the brown wolf understands Hope's confusion, she quickly starts biting the Mikaelson girl's clothes. At first, Hope is annoyed. What is that even supposed to mean? But then, it dawns on her. Josie has no clothes to put back on. Her change was so unexpected that she didn't get her clothes off before it happened. 

"Uh, why don't you… like follow me to the school like this." Hope says. "We'll get you in a transition cell, and I'll go get you some clothes, okay?"

The wolfs whines, but when Hope gently pets her head she stops. Together, they walk back to school. Hope is thankfull for the empty walls as she walks inside with a werewolf Josie by her side. The wolf follows the tribrid down to the transition cells, willingly and with much control. Hope is really amazed by how well Josie is handling her wolf, and she can't wait to talk about it all with her. 

She wants to know if her soulmate loved the flower field as much as she does. 

She wants to know if Josie felt free as she was running around with her. 

Most importantly, Hope wants if she felt their connection grow incredibly deeper, just like she did. 

It pains the tribrid to close the door of the transition cell behind herself before leaving, but she knows she has to do it. Deep down, Hope knows Josie wouldn't hurt anyone, but she still can't take any chances. As quickly as she can, the auburn haired girl runs upstairs. She doesn't even bother going to Josie's room, instead she goes straight to her own. It takes her a couple of seconds to grab a big New Orleans hoodie and some sweat pants. Josie would be fine with that. Then, she runs back downstairs, or at least she tries to.

Instead, as soon as she's out of her room, Hope runs straight into someone, sending them butt first on the ground. 

"I'm so sorry!" Hope quickly says helping Keelin up. "I was in a rush, and I didn't see you."

"It's alright sweetie. I was just coming to see if you actually came back. Freya is keeping Josie's parents from running straight back into the forest."

"We wanted to come find you as soon as we got back, I swear." The tribrid quickly defends them. "But… Josie didn't have clothes. Hers got ripped apart when she shifted. So I brought her to a transition cell, and now I was heading there to give her these." Hope says as she shows the clothes in her hands. 

Keelin smiles softly. "Oh, it makes sense. I'll tell them that, join us when you're ready."

"Thanks aunt Keelin!" Hope smiles brightly and then she takes off running again. 

When the tribrid gets to the transition cells, she's really surprised to find her soulmate already in her human form. Josie is sitting down, and Hope feels all her exhaustion as if it was her own. 

"Hope… can you, like, look away?" Josie asks with a shy voice.

The tribrid's cheeks heat up and she quickly turns around. She didn't even think about the fact that the brunette is very much naked. She's mentally kicking her own ass, when Josie's beautiful laugh is heard from behind her. The auburn haired girl's grip on the clothes in her hands tightens, and she bites her lip, desperately keeping herself from turning around again. 

"Can I have the clothes in your hands?" The brunette adds.

Hope quickly throws them behind her, not even caring about where they land. She hears them land, and she's almost sure they didn't land in Josie's hands. The brunette sighs and the auburn haired girl hears her moving.

"Sorry…" Hope forces herself to say. 

"It's fine…" Josie says, her voice muffled. "I'm just so tired, and my whole body is aching."

"It's normal." Hope quickly says. "Your bones all broke like twice in a couple of hours. You'll get used to the pain. Oh, and superhealing, you know?"

Josie hums behind her, and Hope nods. She's wondering why it's taking her girlfriend so much time to put the clothes on, when a pair of arms circle around her waist. Hope doesn't tense, she'd recognize Josie any time. Then, the brunette buries her face in Hope's neck and inhales deeply. 

"You smell so good." Josie says, almost whining. "Why did I never noticed that before?"

"You'll have to deal with your new abilities." Hope replies with a giggle as Josie's nose tickles her neck. 

Josie smirks and brushes Hope's neck with her nose, but this time she does it on purpose. The laugh she gets out of her girlfriend is music to her ears after the eventful day they just had.

"Is the all powerful Hope Andrea Mikaelson ticklish ?"

Hope tries to push away Josie's hands from around her waist, she needs to escape this situation now , but the brunette doesn't let go, and Hope doesn't wanna hurt her. So, Josie keeps on attacking Hope's neck, brushing it with her nose and making the tribrid squirm in her grip.

"Josie…" Hope whines.

"You're adorable." Josie says as she stops, then she leaves a kiss on her girlfriend's neck.

The Mikaelson girl doesn't even try to hide the shiver that Josie's lips impose to her body. Instead, she closes her eyes and feels it. She feels how the brunette holds her tight, how her hands seems to have been made to touch her, how her lips practically burn her skin. Hope knows Josie must be feeling what's going on for her, but she can't seem to care, after all, those feelings are not entirely hers either. 

Suddenly, someone clears their throat near the door leading to the transition cells. Josie quickly step back, her lips leaving Hope's neck and her hands leaving Hope's waist. The tribrid doesn't even try to stop the glare she sends to the intruder.

"Oh my god, don't look at me like that! Dad sent me to get the both of you 'cause it was taking too long." 

"Thanks Lizzie, we'll be right there." Josie says to her sister with a shy smile. 

"Whatever…" The blonde says as she rolls her eyes and leaves. 

Josie chuckles as she watches her sister disappear. Then, she slips her hand into Hope's and starts to walk.

"Come on, I think we need answers."