Kidnapped by a Greek God

Chapter 11: The Stranger With a Villain Arc

I look over to Ana who looks like she's thinking the same thing, but she's an open book, so the stranger looks up with piercing green eyes, with a look of franticness on his face. Until he sees Ana's laughing smile then it vanishes and in it's place is a pure look of anger, whoever this dude was he has a lot of anger to sort through. I look over at Ana uneasy trying to tell her not to make him angry with pleading eyes, she picks up on my look and sobers up putting a serious face on. "Were you just laughing at me?" the stranger asks her, looking more and more piqued at the situation. "Hey dude, who are you even? What are you doing here?" I rapid fire off questions which he lifts up his hand in response, "I am Sisyphus, dude, and I am here to get what was once taken from me." With that last bit he locks his piercing green eyes on me. 

There's a pause in the room as two pair of eyes stare at me, I'm confused and hungry. I turn at walk to the refrigerator hoping for everyone's sake that there's food in there, and hoping for me a distraction. "Um, hello mere mortal, what are you doing? I was talking here." The stranger, Sisyphus calls out from behind me. "Yeah and who said I wasn't listening, you can continue with your villain arc, just let me find some food." I call back like I'm talking to a toddler who threw a fit that I wasn't looking directly at them. "Do you mortals always disrespect Gods?" I shrug finding a bowl of delicious looking fruit salad that  Karene must have made before she too disappeared, I grab it out and grab two plates out from the cabinet beside me. "Would you like some oh superior God of whatever you rule." He scoffs in response and I take it as a no and start to pile fruit salad on the two plates I did already have out. "Suit yourself, Karene made this and she knows how to cook." I start to explain to Sisyphus who rolls his eyes in exhaustion. "I know who Karene is, and I know how good her cooking is, can we just get back on track?" I kind of start to feel bad for him, but it's short lived as I smirk at Ana and hand her one of the plates.

"Yeah we can, once the boys get back, I mean this doesn't have anything to do with my sister and I so," I shrug to show how much I care about rambling backstories, "You so kindly can leave us out of whatever it is." and after my say I shove a big spoonful of the salad in my mouth and groan in pleasure. "Anyways you're missing out and I almost feel sorry for you." I look at the more angered than not man sitting down and shrug internally, almost. Whoever he is he looks kind, but in a weird way, it's very mendacious. 

Twenty more minutes of him silently fuming later. 

We don't hear a door open in the quiet house, but I look up at the hallway entrance just in time to see James barrel in with Alec hot on his heels, neither look too happy to see their visitor, as James slams Sisyphus out of his seat and up against the wall something inside me freezes. It's almost like seeing him. James has his hand wrapped around the man's throat, but he looks unbothered by the circumstances. "Hello James, such a pleasure to see you again, when was the last time we saw each other?" Sisyphus pauses for dramatics and then smiles sinisterly, "Ah, yes when you chained me up to punish me." James glares daggers into his soul as his grip tightens around Sisyphus's neck, something triggers me about the look in James's eyes, it terrifies me.  "What are you doing here Sisyphus?" This time it's Alec who speaks, he looks just as pissed as James does but he doesn't move from the hallway entrance, Sisyphus takes a flitting look at Alec and his smile deepens. "You guys should know, I want what is most precious to him." He looks between James and I, my heart skips a beat in apprehension. "But it appears this little interaction has been enough to warrant fear for you guys so I shall be leaving for now." 

He smiles my way one more time as if to say I'll be back for you and vanishes from where James had him. James punches the wall where Sisyphus's face was mere seconds ago and then turns to me fuming still. "How the hell did he get in here? Did you guys let him in, I swear if you guys just open the door for random people I will find somewhere to put you so you're not a hazard to you and my own." He's shaking in anger now, and a shiver runs down my spine. "He was just chilling in the kitchen when we came in." Ana says trying to defuse the situation on hand. "Sounds like we need to have security measures taken in effect." Alec informs the still seething James, but I on the other hand turn around and start to head for my room. Once there I close and lock the door feeling some comfort knowing that I am safe from whatever harm is to come of me, seeing James act like that gave me feelings of unease, what would've happen to Ana and I if it was because we opened a stupid door would he put hands on me like he did Sisyphus, or like Ryan, those thoughts alone made me shiver again. I climb into my bed and get under the covers immediately feeling warm I drift off to sleep. 

I wake up in a panic when I feel the mattress dip underneath me, sitting up I turn on my bedside lamp and see a very disheveled James, he looks down at me in worry and I look up at him in surprise, "How did you get in here? I locked the door." Fear rises inside of my chest and my palms start to sweat. "Are you scared of me?" That question alone is enough to make my heart drop in sadness. "Yes." I whisper and see his face mirror mine, his hand comes up to brush the hair off of my face, but he doesn't take it away after that. "I promise I will never lay a finger on you in a way that is harmful, I would kill myself if I ever thought that way towards you." His eyes meet mine as we stare into each other's eyes I feel his face get closer to mine, but before his lips can touch mine I pull away too quickly and he falls on top of my chest, before pushing himself off of me and off the bed, rushing out of the open door, the same  door that was locked before tonight. What the hell was that? I curse myself. I wanted to kiss him, but I don't. With more thoughts warping my brain I drift off to sleep.