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Hope Andrea Mikaelson, had everything in life and would never complain, she loves her life and everything in it. Everything is perfect in her life, her parents, her aunts and uncles, her friends, her career and how life treats her. Everything is perfection, she is perfection. With the exception of Josette Saltzman and her mere existence, it wasn't normal for her to feel that way about anyone. She had never felt so much dislike and hatred for a person as she did for Josette, she didn't know what it was that caused all these emotions but it consumed her peace just to be near her.
Josette Lucas Saltzman had an extraordinary family that loves her and she loves them. Caroline Forbes and Stefan Salvatore adopted her and her sister when their mother died in a car accident and their father completely neglected them, disappearing from their lives and never returning. They had gained the best possible parents and aunts and uncles when they became part of the Salvatore-Forbes family. She was always a bit introverted and didn't have many friends. She met MG, Rafael, Landon, Cleo, Jed, Kaleb and had the group of friends she always wanted including a mortal enemy. Hope Mikaelson, daddy's princess who wants it all and gets it all. She was unbearable to her and she hated her mere existence with all her being.
"HOPE!"-Hope stopped as she walked away from Josette without taking her eyes off her, she had told them that it was a bad idea that they all went out together because she knew that something like this would happen, some comment from the future pediatrician would get her completely out of her mind, she knew it and Josette knew it too because as soon as she did she looked at Hope with a smirk waiting for her reaction. Before Kaleb could push her away completely Hope approached Josette grabbing her arms tightly and pulling her close.
"You don't know who you're messing with, Josette, I'll make you hate me the same way I hate you."-Josette smirked looking carefully into Hope's eyes.
"You don't have to exert yourself too much, I already hate you."
"I don't think you hate me any more than I hate you, Josette"-Hope let go of Josette with a little force causing her to stagger a little, Hope fixed her hair, looked at her friends and walked away without another word.
"Josie please, Hope is not my favorite person either but could you be cordial?, for everyone's sake, we are sick of your stupid fights and unpleasant encounters."-Josie shrugged her shoulders as she crossed her arms and looked at her sister.
"I'm sorry, I can't promise you something I know I can't keep, it's inevitable for me not to be the way I am with Mikaelson, I'm irritated by her presence and just listening to her talk makes my blood boil."-the others stared at Josie as Jed walked away in search of Hope.
Hope made her way to Jed's car since that was the one they went in, leaning back against it she closed her eyes as she breathed in and out several times, she needed to avoid another encounter with Josette ruining her night, she was sick of everything being ruined by that stupid girl and her presence.
"Hope!"-this one opened her eyes and saw Jed approaching-"Are you okay?"
"Perfectly, it takes a lot more for that jerk to affect me in any way."-Jed leaned back in the car next to her, arms crossed and looked at her totally serious.
"You are acting like a child."-Hope opened her eyes totally offended and looked at him. "You are both acting like children, could you please do your part and try to get along better, we are not asking you to be friends but be as cordial as you can, we don't want to have to stop spending time with either of you because the other one can't stand you. You're not like that, I've never seen you get along with anyone or address anyone that way, not even when Roman broke up with you."-Hope sighed, looked at Jed a bit angrily and frowned, "Why do you hate Josie so much, what did she do to you?
"I don't know, ok, I don't know but I can't stand her, I hate having her around, I hate hearing her talk, I hate seeing her even from afar, I hate having to share my friends with her, I hate going to the same college as her, I hate that my family loves her so much."-Jed ducked his head a little and looked away from Hope with a smirk.
"In conclusion...do you like Josie?"-Hope widened her eyes, then puckered her mouth in a displeased grimace, tapped Jed several times on the shoulder and then shoved him.
"Of course not, you idiot, what the hell are you saying? Like her? Right, I can barely hold back my puke just by looking at her, don't fuck with me, Jed, please. Josette would be the last person in the world I would like, you've completely lost your mind."-he shrugged and started to walk away from Hope without taking his eyes off her.
"I've always been told that those who hate each other like each other, and you hate each other as far as we all know, maybe you really do like each other or maybe the sexual tension is so much that this is the only way you express what you feel, I don't know, I'm no expert but you never know, I just know that the more you treat each other like this, the more weight this foundation takes."-Hope looked at Jed dumbfounded as he looked at her for the last time and walked away towards the others.
She likes Josette?, impossible, she has never thought about her romantically or sexually...Jed said all that just to play with her mind, of course he did.
Sure.