My snake boy (Ajax Petropolus x Lydia Hudson)

Twelve

"The device isn't working anymore. Her powers are growing too strong. You need to do what I brought her here for and teach her to control them!" A woman's voice states, slightly aggravated

"You know we can't-"

"What is this school for then?" The woman scoffs
"It's built to help freaks learn who they are, help outcasts fit in with groups of people like them, help people like my daughter control what they were cursed with from birth!"

"We'll do all we can"

My eyes flutter open and I see a woman standing beside Weems. I squint my eyes and make out some of her features

"Mom...?" I whisper. She turns to face me and then looks back at Weems

"Do what I couldn't... help her" My mother walks out and I look over at Weems

"No..." I shake my head "She can't leave without saying goodbye. Not again..." I tell her. Weems nods and walks out

After a little while, the brunette woman who once stood with Weems at the end of my hospital bed walks in

"Lydia" She smiles, sadly

"Mother?" I state, more like a question. She looks different from the last time I saw her. Her skin was pale and her face was almost corpse like

She nods and walks over to sit at the edge of my bed. I pull myself up to lean against the headboard, scrunching my face at how weak I felt

"Why now?" I ask but she gives me a confused expression in response

"Why come back now if you haven't cared about me all these years?"

"I only did what was best for you" She sighs "Nevermore was meant to be your fresh start. After the incident at your normie school, Weems offered to give you a chance here" She explains

"I wasn't going to turn that down. She was meant to give you the chance I couldn't. The chance to learn and control your powers"

"After seeing you in this bed, I knew I had to step in and make sure that she was giving you that chance. You need to learn, Lydia... before it consumes you"

"What..." I say, not understanding what my mother is on about

"Promise me you won't let them take away what is yours" She says

"What do you mean?"

"Promise me!" She repeats

"I promise?!"

"Goodbye, Lydia.... I love you, my sweet... sweet girl" She kisses my head before standing up and walking out

"Wait! What?!" she's gone before I can even attempt to get up to chase her. Tears form in my eyes and make their way down my cheeks before dripping off my jaw onto the bed covers

I look back over at the door as someone's footsteps get closer and closer. The certain Gorgon I've been awaiting finally makes his appearance in the doorway

"Ajax" I smile, letting out a slight sigh

He gasps and runs over, suffocating me in a hug. I wrap my arms around his waist, causing him to fall forward slightly but he catches himself before he lands on me