Meeting death

Chapter 18- 1 more day

When i hear the bathroom door close, i fake sleep and hear Shade poke her head around the door. I move around and make sleep sounds and slowly open my eyes to make it believable. I see her eyes go glassy as she sees me looking at her. She opens the door a bit more and walks out not saying a word. I feel a pain in my chest that i've never felt before. I frown and slowly get up, feeling my muscles stretch. I walk into the bathroom and pee before going down stairs. Shade is in the kitchen cooking something, but i don't care.

"Shade-" she turns to me with hatred in her eyes.

"Do not....speak to me." The pain in my chest is back and i rub just above my heart, and a concerned look sparks through her eyes.

"Whats wrong?" she say quietly.

"There's this pain in my heart." A look of pain crosses her face before she gets back to cooking.

"You'll be fine." shes says. Her voice sounds off. I walk into the kitchen and sit at the table, rubbing my face.

"Tomorrow-"

"Will go as planned.....i will fight." she does not turn around. I frown.

"Is that it? what if you don't win? What if you die?!" she turns to me, her chest heaving.

"If i die then i die! If i win i win! It will be either or, and until tomorrow we wont know." She chucks the hot pan in the sink, it sizzles as it hits water.

"I'm going to practise." And she walks out with out a word. I feel a tingle in my gut telling me something was off. I shake it off and head for the shower.

Shade P.O.V

I start to run to the shed as i cant hold it in much longer. I shut the door and let my tears spill down my cheeks, wetting my shirt and staining my cheeks. I slide down the door and hold my head as i think of him and only him. His face, his eyes, his smile, everything. i rub my face and stand up slowly and sit in the middle of my pentagram. I feel a tingle in my skull immediately and ii frown. I focus on that tingle and pull it to the front of my mind. I hear a voice that has a thick Irish/welsh accent. I open my eyes and see a ghost the size of the tiny shed, and he's only sitting down.

"Litla, i would like to thank you for what you did today." I try to smile through my tears at the friendly Viking, but fail miserably. I sob and feel my chest heave as i try to control it. I feel a soft hand placed on my back and i jump slightly looking up.

"What's wrong Litla?" i feel his voice vibrate through the floor and up through my body.

"i.....I just cant deal with everything anymore! i was going to fight...i was, but now i know the truth. I know who he is... and what he will become. His father is a monster, and if his father dies he will become everything he hates....I will not let the man i love, become something he does not want to." I cry and feel the Viking scoot closer.

"i have heard of you before.. well not you, but your mothers....The were the light maidens, well that was their names to us. We would pray to them every morning before the sun had risen, giving thanks for the new day." He looks at me, his beard brown with flecks of grey. An ugly pink scar running from his eyebrow just past his nose. His brown doe eyes looking at me intently.

"You have a terrible fate that beholds you, and we ghosts still on the surface, know all about it. We know the fight well, and each of your mothers have not lived to tell the tale....but we have. Every time a maiden fights Hades, she does not fight with her fists, but her words. You, must change that. You must make a new chapter in history! be the one that fought! be the one that tried to live." I feel a spark of hope.

"You mean i die? Hayden doesn't become the new Hades?" The Viking shakes his head.

"Young Hayden has been alive for quite sometime. He has lived through three maidens." My eyes widen.

"How old is he?!" The viking thinks for a second.

"Well, his father took over the underworld about around the time i died, which was about the 11th century, and we are now in the 21st century. You do the maths." It astounded me how old Hayden was. I feel anger in my veins. He had watch three of my family members die at his fathers hand. I feel the vikings hand move a fraction, which makes me look up at him.

"I know what you are thinking but he could not do anything to stop his father....He was not at his full power,he still isn't, but he is trying to find how to reach his full power, all for you." I look away all of a sudden feeling tired.

"I just want it to end, i wish sometimes that i.....i was never born." I look down ashamed i even said it. I feel a weight on my shoulder.

"Litla, your are more than you think....im sorry to say this but you are not human. Your father was a dark creature. Your mother knew what he was and she loved him. You father was a of a deep line of magic and evil forces. Your mother knew that when she had you, she wouldn't have to worry about your safety." I get up and stretch my stiff legs pacing. I feel the vikings eyes on me as i pace. I stop and look at him.

"If i fight...i will need some help." He smiles.

"I like where you're going with this." And we planned and plotted until the sun set.

When the Viking finally left i finally figured out that his name was Aeskil, and that 'Litla' meant 'little one' in old norse. He had died in a war trying to save his village and was stabbed in the back by the enemy. We had a plan that only he and i knew, well us and Raeli. As he leaves, i dread walking back into the house,fearing Hayden will find out my secret. I get inside and there is a note on the table.

Gone for a walk, Dinner in the fridge, keep safe

Love you

Hayden.xx

I run my fingers through my hair as i toss the note on the table and open the oven. I pull out the food and slump down at the table. I hang my head in my hands and feel a cold chill run down my spine. I jump up and look around for the source. I walk into the lounge, and on the table, is a bunch of white, bluish flowers in a blue crystal vase. I stumble back and feel fear in the pit of my stomach. I look around and see nothing....but a white envelope catches my eye that is propped up on the vase and it has my name on it in fancy writing. I shake as i walk forward and pick up the envelope. I drop it three times before successfully opening it.

I will see you soon Mi Amor

Hades

I feel something other than fear rest in my stomach. I feel so much hatred for Hades...More than i know. I climb on the couch and oh so slowly...fall asleep.

Omg....i actually don't know how old Hayden would be, that's why i didn't say his age XD

if anyone does figure it out, can u please let me know? Plz and thank you!!!

Love you all :)