Hosie ~ Remember me

Hope woke up to a knock on her door. "Hope wake up! We are going to be late!" Alaric  sounded annoyed. Hope groaned as she picked up her phone. The time read  06:43. She placed it back on the nightstand then rolled onto her back  and just lay there for a few minutes. Alaric knocked again but with more  force this time.

"For god sake." Hope muttered. "I'm awake!" Hope  responded. She threw the quilt over her head and squeezed her eyes  shut; though it didn't last long before she groaned again then sat up.  She could hear Alaric shuffling outside her door, she wished that he  would just leave, but she knew he wouldn't until she opened the door.

  Hope forced herself off the bed and made her way to the door. She yanked  it open with force just as Alaric was about to knock on it again, this  time instead of hitting the door Alaric's hand hit Hope in the face.

"Ouch! What the hell was that for?" Hope rubbed her head and just glared at him.

"Oh  my god, I am so, so sorry! I didn't mean to hit you in the face. The  door was closed... and then it wasn't. I... I didn't see you standing there.  Are you okay?" Alaric sounded panicked. He didn't know what to do,  he stood there for a few seconds before he pulled Hope into a hug. Hope  froze at the unexpected contact. Alaric soon released her.

"I'll go  downstairs and let you get ready. Do you want a bacon sandwich? I'll  make you two bacon sandwiches and a cup of coffee." Alaric voice trailed off, he quickly spun around on his feet then headed downstairs.

Hope  was still stood in the doorway when she heard Alaric reach the bottom  step. She was in a slight daze from what had just happened. She shook  her head then turned back into her room, kicking the door closed behind  her.

Hope reached into the dresser and pulled out her Timberwolves  uniform. She just stared at it. She didn't really want to wear it, and  she wasn't looking forward to seeing everyone today. She sighed and  threw the clothes on the bed. She pulled out a fresh set of underwear  then walked back over to the bed.

Once Hope had got finished  getting dressed, she went to the bathroom, had a wash then brushed her  teeth. She headed downstairs to join Alaric. As he had promised he had  made her 2 bacon sandwiches and a cup of coffee. Hope was grateful. She  headed over to the kitchen and sat down at the table. She scarfed down  her breakfast in record time. Clearly, she was hungry.

"I just  wanted to apologise to you again Hope. I really didn't mean to hit you  in the head. I just... I wasn't expecting you to open to door so fast. Or  get up so quickly. The Twins used to take ages to get up. So, banging on  the door is a force of habit." Alaric spoke softly. He looked sad and filled with regret.

"It's  fine. It didn't hurt that much anyways. I do have a thick skull after  all. The benefits of being part werewolf I guess, plus I heal fast too."  Hope laughed it off, rubbing her head slightly at the reminder of it. "What time is the game?" she asked in-between sipped of her coffee.

"Kick off is at 2:30pm" He replied.

Hope choked on her drink. "Why the hell did you wake me up at quarter to 7 then?!" she was slightly annoyed.

"I  need you to help me sort some things out at the school before the rest  of the kids turn up. They have been told to arrive at 12pm for a team  meeting beforehand and we need to head off at 1:30pm." Alaric shrugged and Hope just groaned and rolled her eyes in the process.

It was 9:30am when they arrived at Mystic Falls High School. Alaric  unlocked the front door and walked straight to his office; Hope shuffled  behind him. Alaric walked over to his desk and picked up some papers he  had left there yesterday.