Dani Parthenopaeus

Chapter 9

Home. What is home now honestly? I feel like it's just another word for me now. One minute I'm in St.Louis, then I'm in New Orleans, now I'm in freaking Kalosis. Let me take a minute to explain to you the seriousness of this. Kal. O. Sis. Now you know that sounds foreign.
When he told me he had to go I thought he meant, wait till we got to the hospital and leave after the doctor checked on me to make sure nothing is broken. 'Cause right now my ribs are killing me.

Anyways that's not what happened. He climbed to the front said something to the emt, took my hand and we vanished. Not the slowly backing away into nothing vanish. I mean one second I'm in a car the next I was in a palace.

I doubled over feeling queasy from the whole trip that just happened. Acheron placed a gentle hand on my back to comfort me, but that didn't really help.

"The first time is rough on everyone. Some faint, some vomit, others are fine and then some.... Well I won't freak you out there," he explained leading me into a room with a huge tv in front of a huge couch.

The urge to jump over him to that couch and take a nap was so unbearable, I'm surprised I didn't. I'm guessing this is the entertainment room, but I could be wrong. Slowly making my way over to the couch I noticed someone laying on it with their feet in the air. I stopped walking afraid of what it was.

Like come on sneaking up on someone in a different realm just didn't sound like the right idea to me.

Acheron stood in front of me blocking from whatever it was vision.

"Hey Sim," Acheron said touching it's leg.

"Akri! You're finally home. Next time the Simi come with. Stupid bitch-goddess hogging all my Akri."

Acheron laughed while I tried to sneak a glance at whoever it was, but he wasn't letting me see. I grumbled low in my throat and he coughed trying to cover my noise.

"Aw you know I can't, but I haven't been there this whole time." he continued moving over to his side so that we were both looking at each other.

She had on a black corset, a red plaid skirt, knee high black socks and red dr.martens. Her hair was black with red strips, tied into pigtails. She kind of reminded me of an innocent goth girl who looks scary, but it really nice.

"Simi this is Dani," he said then turned to look at me. "Dani this is Simi." I didn't say anything for awhile, I was too nervous to. Simi crawled off the couch stalking me like I was her prey. "Simi, Dani, is your sister. You protect as well now. That means no trying to eat her."

She looked like she almost pouted, but sighed and went to go back to sleep on the couch. Acheron sighed shaking his head guiding me out of the room. I whimpered a little bit not wanting to leave comfy looking couch.

Please be more.

Nope the next place we went was below or what I thought was below. Acheron called it Katoteros, which so happens to mean below. Katoteros was another realm where my grandmother lived.

Believe it or not you don't have to literally flash out somewhere from where you stand. And if you didn't know, it doesn't make you want to hurl.

But all the walking was starting to catch up with me. Really wish I took gym more serious. I had to stop for a minute to breath, my ribs where seriously killing me.

"Acheron." I whispered trying to catch my breath unsuccessfully. He didn't hear me. I started coughing my heart out. "Acheron," I yelled.

He turned around and came over to my side quickly. I was still coughing up a storm and it was only getting worse, which was freaking me out.