Chapter 15

                                    

                                          
It's not till 6 that I finally decide to pick up the phone and call Dr. Salvatore
                          
"Sorry Dad," I say before I press the call button and hear it ring
                          
"Hello?" Damon answer and I have to force myself to breath
                          
"Hello Mr. Salvatore this is Hope Marshall we met at church Sunday I was hoping I could speak with Dr. Salvatore," I say and everything in me is screaming at me to hang up
                          
"Yeah hold on," he says and I hear him telling their youngest to take the phone to her mom
                          
"Hello?" Elena says 
                          
"Hello Dr. Salvatore this is Hope Marshall we met at church Sunday I was hoping I could talk to you," I say
                          
"Sure I'm making dinner why don't you come over and we can talk you said you live alone right so you're probably tired of fast food," she says
                          
"I don't want to intrude," I say 
                          
"Non-since we'd love to have you, dinners at 7 I'll text you the address," she says and hangs up before I could protest 
                          
"Guess we're going into the lion's den dad," I say and shake my head before I get dressed for dinner and start walking to the address and when I get there I take a deep breath and ring the bell
                          
"Hi sorry I'm late I don't have a car not that I can drive one," I say 
                          
"It's fine dinner's nearly ready," Damon says and purposely doesn't invite me it but steps aside so I can walk past him to the dining room
                          
"Thanks again for inviting me to dinner I don't know who to talk to," I say and notice their kids are not there
                          
"I figured you wouldn't want to talk in front of the girls so they are having dinner with their uncle Ric," Elena says and I nod
                          
"Thank you I need advice," I say
                          
"Boy advice?" Elena asks and I nod
                          
"Kind of but it's complected," I say and she nods
                          
"You're probably just overthinking it," Damon says and I smile
                          
"I wish um how did you tell people around you that you that vampires and stuff are real without them thinking your crazy," I say and they both look worried
                          
"I don't know what you're talking about," she says and I turn to Damon
                          
"In a perfect world, I'd have this conversation with Stefan what do I say how do I say it so I don't sound crazy how did you react I told Lizzie this was a bad idea but she thinks you can help me figure it out," I say and they relax a little
                          
"Lizzie Saltzman" Elena asks
                          
"Yeah she's one of only two people in this town who remember I exist," I say
                          
" Ok back up and start at the beginning," Damon says and I nod
                          
"Ok how far back because I can go pretty far you knew my mother once you know she stayed here in Mystic falls for a little while her name was Hayley Marshall," I say
                          
"Ok so your a wolf" Damon says
                          
"Kind of you knew my father once too he lived here with his family for a while," I say and pull out my Mikaelson necklace and they recognize the Mikaelson crest
                          
"That's impossible Vampires can't procreate," Damon says and I roll my eyes
                          
"My father wasn't just a vampire he was the original hybrid and I am a tribrid  the first and only of my kind," I say and they look shocked
                          
"OK, we can do your whole origin story another time why are you here?" Damon says and Elena hits his arm
                          
"He means why did Lizzie say I could help you?" She asks
                          
"I don't really have anyone else to turn to both my parents are dead they both sacrificed themselves for me. I could go to one of the other originals but Kol's solution for everything is murder and Bekah's is a shopping spree. They're my fun Aunt and Uncle they were never supposed to be the responsible advice-giving ones and Freya has a wife and son I don't want to worry her. Besides she is still a Mikaelson and kind of takes protecting family to the extream I don't want her to hurt anyone trying to help me" I say
                          
"Ok so why me?" she asks  and I smile
                          
"I've lived at The Salvatore School since I was 7 I grew up there learning all about you Stefan and Damon Caroline and Alaric practically raised me I've even met Bonnie and Jeremy a few times," I say and they nod
                          
"Then why not go to one of them?" Damon asks and I sigh
                          
"Do you know anything about Malivore?" I ask
                          
"No, we have been staying out of the supernatural world since Stephanie was born," Elena says and I nod
                          
"It's a black pit that can consume supernatural and human beings and wipes their existence from the collective conscience. Last year things started going crazy monsters that shouldn't exist started showing up and we were forced to rely on legends and myths to kill them long story short I thought I was the key to stopping Malivore so I jumped into the pit and everyone forgot me. I was both wrong and right I am they key but I'm not a vampire yet so it only shut temporarily.  I am safer now I declined going back to the Salvatore School there are too many memories. Then on my first day at Mystic Falls High, I met Ethan and Maya I wasn't planning on staying in town I was going to kill the Troll or Cyclopes or whatever and leave. Then I realized Mystic Falls is my home I love it here bad memories and I can be a normal high school student and still help when I'm absolutely needed Rafe remembering is a long story that I won't get into then a few days ago Jo hit Lizzie with a ton of dark magic to get rid of a demon that was possessing her and when she woke up she remembered everything" I say and they look at me shocked
                          
"Ok, so I'm going to ask what I'm sure we're both thinking why Elena?" Damon asks
                          
"Oh yeah sorry um I think I love Ethan and I don't know what to do or how he will react if I tell him or if I even should tell him what if he can't handle it and tells someone and we have another Triad situation oh they tried to kill everyone in the school back in April long story ask Ric he knows more then I do on that topic anyways what should I do about Ethan? I know if Ric remembered me he would say not to associate with the locals but I don't know" I say 




                          
A/N: Sorry this chapter took so long it's been a busy week and this chapter was difficult to write. I don't have any more chapters pre-written so updates will get slower but I am going to try to get at least one chapter out a week I hope you like the story so far thank you all for reading