ℜ𝔞𝔫𝔰𝔬𝔪|𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲

|𝒮𝒾𝓍|

𝒯𝑒𝒸𝒽𝓃𝑜𝒷𝓁𝒶𝒹𝑒

Athena wouldn't talk to me at all. I really don't blame her though.

I made her hope she would be free from the responsibilities of her royal home, but quickly changed my mind..

She wouldn't even talk to Phil, and she loved and respected him..

I sent Niki and Wilbur to go talk to her next. Wilbur was quite against it but Niki on the other hand would love nothing but to make sure Athena was doing alright.

They were the only girls, so it made sense.

"Captain she is talking to Niki right now, but she blatantly dismissed me."

"I expected that. The only guy she really like among us is Phil since he had never disappointed her."
I sigh.
"Has she been eating?"

"From the looks of her, not really. Tell me Captain, what did you do this time?"
Wilbur chuckled softly.
"It is like everyone knows Athena well but you."

"Seems so."
I cross my arms, glancing down at the exchange of letters I had been having with the Kingdom of Evermore. They were willing to pay the price I needed to get Tommy, and I would return Athena to them, and live out the rest of my life with no trouble.
"I told her she couldn't join our crew."

"But weren't we going to stop sailing after we got Tommy back Captain? She would be safe."
Wilbur looked up at me surprised.
"Are you afraid..history will repeat itself?"

"Wilbur-"

"You have grown Captain! You are smarter now! Andddd you have Phil as your right hand and me as your left!"

"Wil-"

"Captain!"
Niki busted into the room, her eyes full of tears.

"What?"
I stood up immediately and speed walked over to her.

"Athena climbed out of her window and is trying to escape but it's so dangerous!"

"And you left her unattended?!"
I quickly move past Niki and run down the hall to Athena's room.
"Athena!"

"Go away!" She screamed, she had her back pressed against the side of the wall by the window.

"Athena you are being an idiot right now! Do you want to die?"

"Death is better then marrying someone I don't even love and being forced to-"

"Athena I don't care about any of that right now just please take my hand and we can discuss this after!"
I try to reach her but she shuffled away a bit.

"Technoblade! All you have done for me is give me false hopes!"

"Athena I go back on my word with great reason! Remember what happened to Aurora! Do you know how terrifying it is for me to think I may lead you to the same fate?"

"And why do you even care if I die like her? You are giving me away! You don't care for me! If you actually cared you wouldn't let me go!"

I tensed up as I saw the ledge start to crumble beneath her,
"Athena please let's discuss this inside!"

"No I am sta-"
She lost her grip on the wall as the support beneath her gave out.

I move quickly, grabbing her arms and pulling her to the window, I didn't feel anything due to the put adrenaline pumping through me, all I wanted was for her to be safe.

Wilbur helped me pull her into the room, I sat against the wall below the window panting, Athena was being held in Niki's arms, shaking and crying.

"Athena..It's not what I want, it is what I need."
I take a deep breath.
"I don't want you to go. And I don't want you to be forced into marriage. I don't want to see you unhappy, but I don't make you happy either."

"But you do! You do make me happy! It's only when you do things like break promises or speak down to me that I get upset with you!"
She wiped her head around and started yelling at me, the river of tears fell from her eyes and stained her cheeks.
"Technoblade- We could be happy!"

We could be happy..

We..

"You just have to stop being selfish! I get it! Aurora died- but I'm not Aurora! I'm Athena!"

She isn't Aurora..

"How am I so alike her huh? Were we both red heads? Were we both living lives we didn't want until we met you? Huh? Technoblade, to you we may be similar but I bet you we are a hundred percent different! You loved her and you hate me! She was probably an angel while I am like a problem child! She was pretty and-!"

"Athena! Enough."
I raised my voice and she fell into silence.

Her face was red and she sniffled and tried to stop her tears as she looked into my eyes.

"I care about you. I don't hate you, I couldn't because there is nothing to hate."

"Lier."

"Listen."
I narrowed my eyes.
"Athena I'm a dangerous person that could get you hurt or even killed. You almost fell overboard when we first met. You fell off the edge of the rocks and hit your head. You almost fell to your death just now! All of that-"

"Technoblade the last two were my fault and the first one was something you could never predict! Stop blaming yourself and making excuses and pushing yourself away from me! I just want you to trust yourself and then me!"

Trust myself..

And then Trust her..

She was right about everything..I just didn't want to believe it..so I just sat there, quiet..dumbfounded.

"I'll be in Niki's room when you actually feel like talking."
She growled, standing up and pulling Niki out of the room with her, leaving Wilbur and I.

"Captain-"

"Please leave Wilbur. I need to collect my thoughts alone."

And so he left..