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A year ago

Somewhere in the mountains

A monastery was made at the end of the mountains. Few people's were gathered at the courtyard of the place, indulge in meditation
"Let the energy pass through you, feel it inside of you, we are all connected to the mother nature..." A female instructor was instructing the rest of the people there.
"We all complete each other that's the nature, we must obey the mother earth as it made" She walked between the rows as keeping eye on everyone.

The session ended and everyone take their leave. The instructor also going back to inside when a fire message appeared to her. She catches it and reads what written on it
"The tribrid is alive"

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Lauren was in Sweden, roaming around cities to cities in search of a person- 'Mavrik Blake'
The last time he was seen somewhere near Stockholm and Lauren was certain she would found him here. She believed this immature vampire would have what she wanted. After all this is what she saw in Sophia's memories-

"This is going to be hurt but I'll make sure to be less painful" Lauren assured Sophia
"If it would help me to get Josie back then I'm ready to endure this pain. Besides this isn't the first time you said such things to me" Sophia replied as she sat on the chair which Lauren circled with salt. Hope released Lauren from her cell as she to help them get the Saltzman back. Anything to get her mate out of the prison world as she was dying every moment to know what would've been Josie said to her if she didn't sent to the prism world.

Lauren smirked and hold the succubus head closing her eyes as she chants the spell...

Her memories were vague cause she was asleep for 700 years of her life. She was searching something... anything that could related to her family but her recent memories doesn't have any record of it. She remembered a ring on the succubus's index finger when she rescued her. The ring looked ancient but Sophia didn't have that ring with her now. She went through her every dark memories, the events and incidents the succubus was hiding herself from, the deaths of the people she regretted and some undeniable mistakes of her past Lauren also found out about the phoenix boy rejecting her. In her memories she found Sophia with some guy, as usual in a bed with him but she had her ring with her and she dropped it there when the man died in her arms as she couldn't control it and left the room in a rush... she couldn't found much about it but get the name- Mavrik.

She also recognized the other guy, Sophia bumped that night- 'Jay' cause the heretic remembered ripping his heart with her own hands.

Lauren went to an empty alleyway where a hoodie guy approached her
"It's been a while... the conflict between the witches and vampires still hasn't ended cause nobody knew it was you who killed their coven leader" The hoodie guy tells her. Lauren chuckled at him
"You guys could used a little help... Tell me you know him?" She asked him
"Straight to business... if someone found out that I'm helping you..."
"Then give me the information I need and I'll be out of here" she cuts him off and replied annoying making him scoffed at her
"Yeah I've seen him here, he owns a club at the end of the city"
He informed her
"See... that wasn't hard..." Lauren smirked "but you shouldn't have killed Maria, Jack" Lauren say while looking over him. Jack, the man with the hoodie turn around to found four other vampires as he understand that the heretic put the blamed on him killing the coven leader
"You bitch..." A other vampires grabbed him as Jack pushed him away
"She's lying... she killed Maria not me" he tried to tell them the truth
"You were there Jack and you knew this whole time, a traitor is a stain on our clan" the elder vampire came in front of them and when Jack turned around Lauren was out of sight.
"No... Dan let me explain I had a blood oath to her..." the other two vampires grabbed him while the one that seems to be their leader rip his head off of his body.

___Salvatore School___

Josie was packing her luggage while Lizzie just sit on her bed watching the brunette
"I don't understand why you're leaving again?" Lizzie asked her
"It's only for few days Lizzie"
"Yeah you don't have to go back because of some talks of unreasonable teens"
"Those aren't lies... besides I'm doing this for me Lizzie" Josie tried to make her understand
"Fine. Only because I believe you should take a break" Lizzie huffed. They heard a knock on the door and Lizzie opened the door with magic. Sophia was standing at their doorstep with a milkshake in her hands
"Can I come in?" She asked politely to the twins. Josie nodded as Lizzie only watched her waking inside
"I see you've already packed" Sophia tells her
"I remember I have something to talk with MG. I'll be back" Lizzie said and moved out of the room. After she left closing the door behind her, Josie looked at the succubus
"I brought you these... I know you like this" Sophia gave her the milkshake

"I didn't tell anyone..."
"Oh You know... I know you would want to go away from where you feel other people didn't want you, but you're wrong" Sophia says.
"You're right. Even if they all forget about this I can't. I don't know if I truly able to face all of them" Josie replied as she put the milkshake on the table beside her bed
"Well you just did. Standing up to the ground against Alyssa while you didn't have your magic. That's you Josie..." Sophia moved closer to the brunette sitting on her bed.
"How can you still believe that after everything I've done to you" Josie cut her off as she turned around to asked her in disbelief. She did hurt Sophia when she went dark. Sophia sit straight looking at the brown orbs as she answered
"That wasn't you Jo, you could never take my advantage it was all me"
" Sophia... I'm sorry for what I said..."
"It's okay, I forgive you Josie" She replied. Josie pulled the chain close as she set the suitcase aside of her bed.
"My flight is in the morning so we can get some time to say goodbye" Josie said as she picked up the cup drinking from it. She turned around to face the succubus who stand up from her sit as she looks nervous for some reasons and Josie noticed that
"Are you okay?" The brunette asked the succubus
"There's something going inside my mind and I really want to know your decision" the succubus tell her. Josie nods. Sophia comes closer to her and hold her hands
"I've been thinking about it for a while now... I like you Josie, not because I want to get over Landon because I do really like you" Sophia paused looking for any discomfort in brunette's eyes but she seemed to take this quite easy
"So when you come back from your trip, Will you go on a date with me?" Sophia asked making Josie speechless.
In her dark phase she came to found out that Sophia was in love with Landon and kissed Josie to make him jealous but Hope ruined her plan slamming her against the wall in middle of the hall. When Josie went dark she accused Sophia for choosing other even though she met Josie first and it's only because of her she found Landon. The guilt of hurting her friend hurts the succubus as well and then she decided to tried to move on from Landon. And here she is in the siphoner's room asking her on a date.

Josie stand in silence thinking about all the possible outcomes of her answer.
"Sophia... I.. I don't know what to do..." She answered and Sophia nodded at her getting closer, she squeezed her hands
"Just tell me you'll think about it Jo" She asks her trying to convince her. Josie released her hands and step back, throwing her hands at her hair
"Okay" she replied making the succubus looked at her with a tender smile on her face. She engulfed the brunette in a tight hug
"Just come back soon" She squealed in happiness.

Josie thought about seeing Hope before she leaves. She didn't remembered much when her dark self took over but she did remembered even behind the portrait of hate her darker self felt attached to the tribrid. She did hurt Hope in the process of getting herself back and she wanted to apologies for that and showing gratitude for saving her. Although with all the monsters lurking around the shadows of the Salvatore School Hope was busy as always playing the hero part. Not to deny that the tribrid and Landon still has some unfinished string to their relationship which saddens her to think about she would always be her second choice.

The unspoken things and last moment confession stopped her from starting a new relationship but it wouldn't changed the fact that Landon rejected Sophia to be with Hope just as Hope did with her. She don't feel the pain anymore due to being close to her mate but knowing she won't be with her pains her every time.

She left next day without interacting with other people as she was still not ready to face anyone. She went to Europe to spend some alone time with her mother.

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Present

"About time we met... old friend" The tribrid smirked seeing the brunette in front of her. It's been a while since they both saw each other.
Josie watched Mrs. Jones burning alive in front of her as she pushed the man who was holding her only to be grabbed by him again
"Don't fight it Josie" She heard the familiar voice and turned around to look at the guy behind her
"Ehtan...?how...?" She was confused to see an old friend with Hope. In a blink of an eye Hope was stood right behind her
"We need to move" She told them both
"Wait no..." Josie look over Hope to saw Mrs. Jones's scream faded and she fell limped on the floor.

Ethan grabs her tightly but the brunette casted a spell which made him flew back as he hits a shelve, making the books fall over the floor.
Before she could do anything else Hope castes a spell which made her freeze there.
"You're at the wrong place Josie" Hope tells her. Ethan bring himself together as he get up from the ground.
"Why did you kill her?" Josie asked abruptly.

"You knew her?" Hope asked.
"She's the librarian, of course I knew her" Josie snaps. The tribrid rolls her eyes
"The fire's spreading" Ethan say as he stood beside her
"What happened to you guys? Why are you even doing this?" Josie asked disappointed in their actions
"We gotta move. This place gonna be on the headlines tomorrow" Ethan says to Hope as they both looked at Josie.

They heard the footsteps closer to the room and turned to find a guard standing at the doorway.
"You killed her" The destroyed shelves and burned body of Mrs. Jones was enough evidence to made them the culprit as he pull out a gun and fire at them. The bullet hits Ethan. He groans but launches himself at the guard and sucks his fangs in his neck.
"There's a fire at the building. I need emergency services" An other guard just rushed to that side, he was talking to the officials as he saw the young vampire killing the guard. He stops few meters away from them as the realisation of them not being normal hits him
"Officer bring backup, we got a situation in here" he informs on the call. As he hide behind a shelve. He was afraid but prepared to handle a situation like this. He pull out his guns and changes its bullets.

''That's enough Ethan" Hope said as the vampire boy released the guy, he compelled the guard to forget about this.
"Let's move" Hope said to Josie but the was just freeze on her spot taking in everything. She glared at the tribrid as she siphoned the spell Hope did on her and the tribrid grabbed her arm dragging the brunette away with her. Josie protested but her efforts were no use cause Hope was right they have to get out of that place.

The trio rushed out when the guard fire at them. A bullet hit the tribrid on her hand as the pain of wood pierced through her skin. She winced in pain and turned to find a guard firing at them. Ethan pushed the tribrid to a side as another bullet hits the brunette on her left knee. Josie cried as she never felt the wooden bullets affects to a vampire. She heard and read about that but in reality it was worst. She wobbled to a side but another bullet hit her on the back. She fell on the floor, losing consciousness when she heard bone cracking sound, she tried to look in that direction but she felt weak. A part of reason because she haven't drink human blood for too long.

"Hey! hey! hey, look at me, you're gonna be fine" She heard the tribrid as Hope was there in a blink of an eye. Her eyes were tinting gold as her firm touch were soft. The tribrid looked worried for her, different from the one she saw few minutes ago.
The tribrid pull out the bullet from her leg. Josie gasped at the sudden relief but soon screamed when the tribrid removed the bullet from back which hit her spine.
"It's alright, you're safe" She remembered words of assurance before she passed out in a warm embrace.

'She was outside of the school campus, casting a barrier to spell to hold down any threat towards the school. She wasn't allowed to go out of her room let alone the school but she was worried about the consequences of the fight going outside. She wanted to help and she was willing to do everything to make sure the win will on their side.
A strong hands grabbed her arms which made her turned around. The blonde hair original vampire glaring at her "You're specifically instructed not to come here Josie"
"Rebekah... I want to help" She said with a determine voice.
"This isn't a fight you could win over Josie, Freya and Hope will take care of that" Rebekah stern voice held authority which gave no room for arguments to the brunette. She drag Josie towards the school. They both heard a scream as they stopped to look at direction.
The clouds were turning dark and blowing of wind states the collusion of two powerful sources.
The look on Rebekah's face tells that she was worried as well. Josie tried to get away but the original vampire was stronger than her.
"I can't let you go" Rebekah states
"I know you won't" Josie siphoned from her "I'm sorry" before Rebekah could do anything else Josie put her on a sleeping spell as she ran towards the direction.
She found an unconscious Davina by the side and tried to get her to wake up. She find a witch few meters away from her, grinning at the scene. Josie casted a spell which made her flew back from them. She turned her attention back to the lying witch which now gain her consciousness. They exchange few words of conversation when suddenly the brunette felt an wooden stake pierced through her chest. She looked at her chest which was now bleeding as the undeniable pain took over. She fell on the ground as she cough blood. She knew she couldn't survive now. The pain increased, as it wasn't like she didn't feel similar ache before but now there was an ending to it...'

Josie gasped for air as she wake up from a nightmare. She found she was snuggled up with the tribrid on a bed. She get up leaving space between her and Hope. Her sudden movements cause the tribrid wake up as well.
"You're awake" The tribrid said in a relief. She was waiting for her to wake up.
Josie moved away from the tribrid which made Hope disappoint for some reason.
"Why you are in bed with me?" The brunette asked. The tribrid pursed her lips as a red blush tint on her cheek
"You were having a nightmare" The tribrid replied truthfully. The brunette noticed her appearance, she wasn't in her clothes she wore earlier.
"And where are my clothes" She eyes skeptically at the tribrid.
"Your clothes were covered in blood, thought you could use a change" The tribrid answered
"You changed my clothes?"

"Of course I did. My eyes were closed. I think" The tribrid smirked. The brunette's tried to hide the heat covered her cheek but it does get noticed by the tribrid. Mentioned of blood, the events of the library flashed back in her brain.
"Where am I?" Josie asked her
"You passed out from exhaustion, couldn't leave you there to die" Hope tells her
"Thanks to you we made it out alive" the brunette replied sarcastically.
"Look you can..." Josie's phone rings and she looked for her phone placed on a table beside the bed. It was Lizzie
"Lizzie..."
"Where were you? I didn't know your classes took place at night" hearing her sister voice, she looked at her phone to read the time. It was 9 pm.
She thought Finch would've called her too
"Jo... are you there?" Lizzie asked again
"Lizzie I'm..." Her phone got snatched away from her hand as she looked at the figure in front of her
"She's with me" Hope said on the call as she can feel Lizzie gasped at the other end "You can tell your dad to stop tracking me cause I'm little busy over here"
"Hope... give me my phone back" Lizzie heard her sister shouted at the tribrid.
Josie tried to snatch her phone but Hope doesn't let her
"What are you doing with my sister?" Lizzie asked sternly.
"Oh You know... old friend reunion. We're just catching up"
"If you dare to..." before she could finished her sentence the tribrid disconnects the call. She looks at the wallpaper on her phone, it was a photo of Josie and Finch together. For some reason Hope dislikes the girl in the picture with Josie. Her phone just ring again. It was a message from Finch.
"Give me my phone" Josie said and this time she successfully took it from the tribrid.
"What's your problem?" Josie asked as she stood in front of the tribrid.
"I think you're trying to say thank you but it sounds more like a question?" The tribrid said.
"No. I did ask you a question. You suddenly dissappear from school and now I found you here... killing people" Josie asked. The tribrid bit her tounge but found herself surprisingly replying to Josie.
"When you have nothing to lose and lost yourself in the midst. You'll know exactly what I'm doing"

Ethan barged in holding two blood bags with him
"Oh you're awake. I brought you something to feed" he throws Josie a blood bag and one to Hope.
"And there's some sandwich in the fridge if you gets hungry" Ethan gives her a slight smile.

Josie looked at both of them. Not believing their actions.
"I know I'm a cute face but you don't have to stare" Ethan jokes at Josie. Hope sat on a couch near to the bed.
"I can't believe you guys... behaving like you didn't just kill someone few hours ago" Josie paced around the room. The two people she knew to be good and kind are now far different from what she knew.
"What do you want Josie? An eulogy?" Hope asked drinking from the blood bag.
"I want to get out of here" Josie said as she move towards the door when she felt the strong arms pulling her back. She turned around to face the tribrid. For a moment she saw Hope's eyes flickered between gold and blue.
"Look Jo... I'm not gonna hurt you if that's what you're worried about" the tribrid said looking directly in the young heretic's eyes.
"Then tell me why

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