The Titan's Gifts

Chapter Eleven

After cleaning up our mess, King and I were up to my room relaxing a bit before dinner.

"You heard the creep voice again last night? What did it say?" King hugs Francois tightly.

"To be honest, I'm not really sure. All I can recall at the moment is find my symbols what ever that means."

I ruffle my hair in complete frustration as I tried to remember all of my dream last night but nothing. I guess my squirrel brain strikes again...worst timing ever.

I lean up against the wall and sigh," Have you heard of any strange ancient symbols by any chance King?"

"Luz, we are literally in a living breathing house that has Hooty as it's guardian that mom's great great great great grandmother Baba Yaga Clawthorne made with ancient runes..."

"So I'll take not the ancient symbols I'm looking for, damn this is going to take awhile." I look down at my hands and trace the faint scars I have around my wrist and palms.

King scoots over to me and gently places his small clawed hand on my forehead," Hey Luz?"

"Hm?"

"Why do you have so many scars?"

I look over at King as he grips onto his favorite bunny toy. Even when we have our nerd moments with demon biology and how he gets into the nitty gritty detail about it.

I sometimes forget he's only an eight year old who loves to play army and have cuddle time before bed.

"Before I came here to the Boiling Isles, I didn't live with the kindest of families. They were very bad people and would sometimes punish me if I did anything wrong..."

King tilts he head a bit and moves over to my lap to sit," Then they will feel the wrath of the King of Demons! No one hurts my second in command and big sister!!!"

I look at King in complete surpise," S-Sister?"

"Well duh!" King says as if it's one hundred percent obvious," You always accompany me during my campaigns, you teach me all sorts of cool stuff like music, and you always read to me at night before bed!!"

King stand up proudly and wraps his tiny arms around my neck, hugging me tightly," You're the best big sister I could ask for and mom thinks so too! She thinks of you as her own and calls you her kid all the time!!"

I gently wrap my arms around him and gave him a small squeeze as I feel tears building up," Then does my little brother want to help experiment with my new magic?"

"Titan yeah!!! Let's go!"

King quickly jumps off my bed and rushes to be the first one to the backyard.

"Hey no fair you got a head start!!!" I grab my instruments and ran after the little munchkin with a massive grin on my face.

Amity's P.O.V

"Amity!! Titan can you slow down!! You know I have weak musican legs!!"

Skara and I were walking, more like sprinting for me, up the dirt road towards the Owl house just as the sun was about to set.

After Boshca revealed what she wanted to do to Luz and informing Skara, both of us did some quick research about the performance last night and what we found out wasn't a very good sign.

Luz was rapidly starting to become the most popular topic in all of the Boiling Isles and its not just because she's a human, but  she was the first human who could use magic. News stations and the Bard Coven are on the hunt for her to get her to join their ranks. We are not even going to mention the massive fan club that literally formed this morning.

Even when Skara and I made our way through Bonesborough, everyone was talking about her and her amazing talent.

"Skara we need to get to Luz before-!"

"No one *pants* knows she lives with the *pants* Owl lady Amity!" I look over at my close friend and saw her bent over with her hands on her knees, panting hard.

"Titan! I need to train more or atleast go on walks more often!! Now can we please go at a normal pace? Because my legs can't take more punishment."

I quickly made my way to her and help sit her down," I'm so sorry Skara, it's just..."

"You're worried about the little ball of sunshine I know. Are you sure you don't have a thing for her~?" She teases.

I felt my cheeks heat up a bit and I poke her side in annoyance," Hush Skara."

"You're not denying it though~"

I gently push a bit," I don't know how I feel about Luz okay. I've never felt this way with anyone and besides we literally met her just yesterday for me to have a 'thing' for her."

She pushes back and giggles as I pout.

"Be that as it may," Skara says with a knowing smirk," Let's go see you ball of sunshine before it gets dark. You're lucky that my mom and your parents are away this weekend."

We were about to start walking up the dirt road again when.

Crash Crash Crash!

"Haha!! Fear my sick guitar rifts!!!" We heard a very familiar girl yell into the air.

Without a second thought, we ran at full speed to the owl house.